Chapter 232: Lightning Overtake?

Borussia Dortmund showed their skill in the second half, and their high pressing tactics at the San Siro made the home team AC Milan very uncomfortable. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

Looking at AC Milan's starting lineup, the youngest player turned out to be K. Boateng in '87, and the oldest player was Seedorf who went off the field, and now Abbiati and Van Bommel in '77.

Dortmund is different, the youngest is Götze, who is not yet 20 years old in 92, and the oldest is Weidenfeller, who is 80 years old.

However, considering that goalkeepers have a relatively long peak period and that most of the goalkeepers who perform well are of this age, in fact, Dortmund's oldest player is right-back Piszczek, who is 26 years old.

Twenty-six years old is the golden age of your career, with body, technology, and experience.

The average age of Dortmund's players on the pitch is 22.9 years old, and if you don't count goalkeeper Weidenfeller, it is 22.1 years old.

On the other hand, AC Milan has an average age of 28.1 years old.

The average age difference between the two teams is 5.2 years.

Although it seems that the gap is not particularly large, and even AC Milan is more than a star and a half behind in terms of running ability.

And Serie A teams have never been known for their footwork, they are better at defending and counter-attacking.

The most typical is AC Milan in the 2006-2007 season, which won the last Champions League title of the Serie A team with this tactic.

With the development of world football, and according to Barcelona's two Champions League wins in three years and Spain's successive European Championships and World Cups, technical play is the future, and AC Milan's tactical play has become a little outdated.

Now this Dortmund team not only has super running ability, but also has strong technical ability in the midfield, and the small range is better than Barcelona.

AC Milan wanted to play their quick counter-attack, but Dortmund's high pressing left them with little time to watch and think about counter-attacks, and even a little slower movement could have lost control of the ball.

The commentator of Italian national television shook his head and said, "Perhaps...... This is tactical suppression!"

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's tactics of controlling the ball with his excellent body were effective at first, but with the help of centre-backs Hummels or Sven Bender, it was difficult for Ibrahimovic to control the ball again and wait for his team-mates to support him.

The ideal outcome for him would be to use his experience to win a free-kick up front and ease the team's troubles.

At a time when Ibrahimovic was in trouble, Robinho became the hope at the San Siro.

Robinho is very delicate at his feet, but his shortcomings are very obvious, that is, he has a poor confrontation ability, and it is difficult for him to maintain control of the football with the slightest physical contact.

AC Milan did not play their own characteristics under the cheers of the home fans, but the visiting Borussia Dortmund played like a fish in water.

In the 54th minute, the broadcasters played the match with possession between the two sides, and the visiting Borussia Dortmund led the home team AC Milan with 58% and 42%, which is infinitely close to four or six.

Sky England commentator Andy Gray is frustrated by this statistic: "AC Milan's ageing players are limiting them from achieving better results, especially Van Bommel, whose running ability has declined with age too significantly......

Allegri saw this, and saw that he didn't have a better hand in his hand, so he had to use it.

Flamini is younger and more capable of running, but Van Bommel is more experienced.

This is all the more important with Seedorf's unforced end.

There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure.

As important as Andrea Pirlo was at Dortmund.

However, in the second half, as Dortmund adapted to the original B2B style of play, AC Milan's defensive pressure became more and more intense.

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AC Milan's defensive pressure has increased, and danger in front of goal has occurred frequently.

Allegri wondered if he should stabilize the defensive situation first and then think about scoring goals.

This idea was automatically dismissed as soon as it came to his mind, because this is the San Siro Stadium, the home of AC Milan, how can the visiting team be allowed to show off here?

Borussia Dortmund have been quite aggressive during this period, and the fans in the stands are very unhappy with this, and they have stopped booing the visitors.

They don't even make a noise when the home team is attacking, and they use it to express their dissatisfaction with the team's performance.

The only thing that pleased the home fans was that Dortmund dominated but were slow to extend the score.

In the 63rd minute of the game, AC Milan made the second substitution of the game, and Shaarawy, who had some ability to break through on the wing, replaced K. Boateng.

Allegri's substitution was clear: he wanted Robinho and El Shaarawy to create chances on the flanks, and then Swedish god Tajbrahimovic would make the final decision.

Three minutes later, El Shaarawy, who lost to Götze in last year's European Golden Boy award, found a chance on the left side of the attack, where he was fouled by Sven Bender in the inside cut to give AC Milan a well-placed direct free-kick.

The distance given by the broadcaster is 28 meters, slightly to the left, suitable for right-footed players.

Immediately, the Italian national TV commentator had expectations: "Zlatan, Marc and Robinho all have a set-piece and I want to ...... This is a great opportunity to turn reactive into proactive!"

After discussion, Van Bommel left the penalty area, leaving Robinho and Ibrahimovic standing at the foul site.

Weidenfeller knew before the game that Ibrahimovic had a direct free-kick about 30 meters from the goal.

As for Robinho, who is standing next to Ibrahimovic, he is not worried, because Ibrahimovic has a higher status in the team, and in this kind of direct free kick with a chance to score, the self-proclaimed God Ibrahimovic will not give up easily.

Therefore, goalkeeper Weidenfeller felt the pressure, after all, the team was unable to score at such a time.

It's troublesome.

Even if the free kick was 28 meters away from the goal, Weidenfeller did not dare to slack off, and he discharged a wall of five people!

The home fans at the San Siro were slowly starting to react, especially as the referee blew the whistle and looked intently at Ibrahimovic as he prepared to take a set-piece.

When the team is in trouble, the most reliable thing is not the team attack, but the individual performance of the stars.

In the entire AC Milan team, only Ibrahimovic can change the situation with his individual ability.

Tang Zheng did not become a human wall, he had a more important task, that is, to prevent Robinho's pass.

Mex, Van Bommel are both tall and have a strong ability to grab points, so they have to defend.

On the human wall, there are Lewandowski, Reuss, Sven Bender, Piszczek and Subotic, which is quite reassuring.

However, what Tang Zheng didn't expect was that Ibrahimovic's direct free kick was too high-quality.

The ball flew over Piszczek's head and there was a noticeable drop, and even though goalkeeper Weidenfeller made the first move, he still moved slowly compared to the speed at which the ball flew away......

With the football hanging directly in the upper left corner of the goal, the San Siro stadium was boiling instantly!

“Gooooooooooooooooooal――”

The Italian national television announcer followed the shouts of the fans at the scene, and the excited voice was elongated.

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From an objective point of view, Ibrahimovic's direct free-kick is very beautiful and is a typical Ibrahimovic-style goal.

Great power, awkward angle!

Epee-free!

Ibrahimovic, who scored the goal, unleashed the thrill of scoring in a passive situation throughout the game, and he ran to the stands holding up his huge poster and excitedly took off his shirt, revealing his strong muscles.

"Zlatan!Zlatan!Zlatan!!"

AC Milan fans in the stands chanted Ibrahimovic's name in tacit agreement.

Of course, Ibrahimovic's strip celebration also earned him a yellow card.

FIFA's rules and regulations clearly stipulate that players are not allowed to strip to celebrate after scoring a goal, otherwise yellow cards will be served.

The referee's approach was in line with the relevant FIFA system, but it caused a strong resentment from the fans at the scene, and he was booed by the AC Milan fans in the stadium.

Dortmund was equalized by the home team AC Milan in a good situation, and the players on the field felt a little uncomfortable.

Goalkeeper Weidenfeller angrily hammered the turf, expressing his dissatisfaction with himself and venting on the frontcourt players for not taking advantage of their opportunities.

As the captain on the field, Tang Zheng perfectly reflected his value at this time.

Facing his teammates who were relatively depressed, he first slapped his palms hard, and then shouted at his teammates: "Brothers, this is just the first leg of our Champions League 1/8 finals, a draw, and no loss, let's talk about it...... They can score so passively, so why can't we come back to the top again with a huge advantage? We're Borussia Dortmund!

After that, Tang Zheng took advantage of the AC Milan players to celebrate the goal in excitement and hurriedly pulled Gundogan, Gotze, Reuss and Lewandowski.

"We'll kick off later, and that's ......"

AC Milan's celebratory goal did not last long, as a giant, they can't only pursue this point, and chasing the score with victory is king!

Allegri was very pleased with his substitutions, which were like a knife change, and the results were immediate.

El Shaarawy's introduction helped create good chances, but if one last substitution is made, will it be a comeback?

The draw with Borussia Dortmund at the San Siro was a bit ugly, and the only way to win is to make a difference!

However, the last substitution should not be used too soon, otherwise it will be troublesome if there is an accidental injury like Seedorf's......

The score of 1:1 remained until 80 minutes, and it was the time for the last effort!

The game was restarted at the referee's whistle and Lewandowski kicked the ball to Reuss.

Ibrahimovic had just scored and rushed towards Reuss like a doping.

But Royce didn't stick the ball, and directly knocked it to Tang Zheng outside the arc of the middle circle, and then ran to the right side according to Tang Zheng's requirements before kicking off, and didn't look back.

In addition, Shaarawy, who made outstanding contributions to the team on the field, accelerated to Tang Zheng on the spot, trying to form a circle with Ibrahimovic, who completed the change of direction.

However, the corners of Tang Zheng's mouth in the broadcast camera curved an arc, and at the same time, his right foot jerked the ball to the left to open up the space.

Ibrahimovic is tall and strong-legged, movement is a problem, and after running for more than an hour, his physical exertion is terrible, and his aggressive momentum looks brave and unscrupulous in Tang Zheng's light smash.

Shaarawy had just come on the field, full of energy, and turned a corner and rushed to Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng noticed Shaarawy who came forward impulsively, but he didn't look up directly.

This created the illusion that Tang Zheng was observing his teammate's position and ignoring his own approach.

With a beautiful vision for the future, Shaalawy stretched his right foot to break the ball at Tang Zheng's feet during the run.

At this moment, Tang Zheng moved, and his right foot toe lightly stubbed.

It seems to be very light, but it makes Shaarawy's face change greatly.

Because...... The soccer ball slipped between his legs.

"Small-" Yang 5 commentator He Wei was about to say 'be careful', but Tang Zheng completed a wonderful crotch piercing, and his voice was an octave higher: "Beautiful!!"

Emmanulsen was at the top of the position, and he rushed to Tang Zheng without hesitation.

Tang Zheng, who started on the spot, made an illusion that he wanted to play with the left front Gotze, and the center of gravity of Emmanuelsen's body shifted to the left in advance, Tang Zheng pushed the football to the right with the outside of his right foot.

At this time, Tang Zheng also crossed the middle line and came to Nocerino's defense area.

He didn't know what to choose, Tang Zheng helped him, and the football passed to Gotze's feet.

Lewandowski stepped in to take the attention of Mexes and Thiago Silva, which means that only Nocerino and Van Bommel were left behind in central defence.

Abate took in to pay attention to Gotze's dynamics, Van Bommel stuck to the defensive zone and had no intention of stepping forward, and Nocerino had to jam Gotze's inward angle.

The situation is changing rapidly, especially in the top competitions of the Champions League, and there is simply no time to think.

Moreover, Gotze did not give Nocerino a chance to be close, he shook his upper body forward, pulled the football back with the sole of his right foot, opened up the passing space, and the football reached Tang Zheng's feet again.

Tang Zheng did not take the ball in a straight line, but used the outside instep to stride the ball to the right front.

In this case, Van Bommel had to pay attention to Tang Zheng.

Because Nocerino has a spatial distance from Tang Zheng, and this distance needs time to make up, but Tang Zheng didn't give him this opportunity.

As the back midfielder who dragged behind, Van Bommel had to leave the defensive zone to defend Tang Zheng.

Considering Tang Zheng's speed, Van Bommel didn't dare to pounce, he was humiliated by Tang Zheng during his service for Bayern in the past, and his memory is still fresh!

Therefore, the chosen defensive strategy is to fight and retreat.

Reuss cut forward to keep Antonini out of the game and Van Bommel was isolated, with left-back Mexes and Thiago Silva glancing at each other to assist Van Bommel.

Seeing that Tang Zheng was about to enter the 30-meter area, a huge exclamation rang out at the San Siro Stadium.

Judging from the vision of the home fans, Dortmund turned out to be four to six!

They suddenly had a sense of foreboding, could it be...... Dortmund want a lightning overtake?