Chapter 448: Forty Years of Waiting
Manchester Municipal Stadium is boiling.
This goal is destined to go down in the history of Manchester City!
This is the first time in 40 years that Manchester City has scored again in the Champions League, 40 years of waiting!
The boy who was taken to the stadium by his father to watch the game has now become a father and even a grandfather, and he has been waiting for forty years, and finally waited for this moment to come!
Roberto Mancini also threw his fists in celebration and was able to equalise because it was too important for City. It's not just a goal, it's a goal for Manchester City, a Champions League rookie, and a sign of confidence!
Beside him, City's bench was huddled, and the goal came too late! They would have to go into the break with an o:1 scoreline, which would have a huge impact on Manchester City's morale and the trend of the whole game.
Yang Fan's goal was not only an equalizer, but more importantly, he greatly boosted the team's morale!
"Yang Fan's individual performance! Well done! He taught AC Milan one thing that nothing can stop him from scoring! He is the best striker in football today, he always has a way to pry open the opponent's closed door and bring goals to the team!"
"Yang Fan! A crucial goal! 1-1! He is in excellent form. Despite the opponent's strict defense against him, he still used his goals to tell everyone that he couldn't stop him!"
"A wonderful goal!" Yang Fan's solo performance! 1-1! Manchester City equalised!"
"This is Manchester City's second Champions League goal after 40 years, and this goal will still be talked about by Manchester City fans many years later, because it represents history, and this goal means so much to Manchester City fans, it means a miserable departure!"
"This is Yang Fan's second time scoring in the Champions League after a year! He has been away from the highest stage of European football for a year, and now, he is back!"
The commentators threw every conceivable word of praise at the Chinese striker. this game. The reason why Manchester City's oil tycoon boss is not the main reason, the most important reason is Yang Fan, it is precisely because of Yang Fan that Manchester City has the capital that can threaten AC Milan! He is the biggest capital that Manchester City can confront AC Milan.
Manchester City's players celebrated on the pitch, while AC Milan looked a little frustrated and frustrated.
Allegri flicked his arm angrily. In his plan, before the end of the first half. One more goal was scored to give us a 2-0 lead heading into the break. is the most perfect, in that case, AC Milan will confirm the victory of the game, in Allegri's plan, Manchester City's six points, it should be said that the plan!
Manchester City equalised, 1-1, which meant that AC Milan could not have scored another goal before the end of the first half. If they re-establish their lead, then AC Milan will have to attack Manchester City again in the second half until they establish the victory. This means that AC Milan will be in a tough battle!
This is clearly something Allegri has been trying to avoid, and there are plenty of veterans in this AC Milan team. Fitness is a problem that plagues AC Milan, so why fight hard if they can win the game easily?!
Allegri's schedule sees the first two matches of the Champions League group stage away at Manchester City and at home to Ajax. In these two games, AC Milan's goal is to win them all, so that in the third and fourth rounds of the group stage and the battle against Real Madrid, AC Milan can be more confident to play a two-legged match with Real Madrid.
At the same time, if they can qualify for the Champions League early, AC Milan will also be able to focus more on the league. AC Milan's 2-0 defeat away to Cesena in the last round of the league has been a wake-up call that they will have to put in more effort and energy if they are to challenge for the league title.
After the restart, Manchester City's players were still immersed in the goal just now, and some were not concentrating, which is also where the media has been criticizing Manchester City, this team is always habitually distracted on the field, distracted when leading, and more likely to collapse when behind, which is also an important reason why the media in England always look down on Manchester City.
After Yang Fan joined Manchester City, this old problem has improved to a certain extent, but, overall, Manchester City is still not mature enough.
In fact, the period after scoring a goal is often the time when it is easiest to concede a goal, which is also statistical.
AC Milan almost scored again in the 43rd minute of the game, it was Ronaldinho's pass that tore through the Manchester City defence, Ibrahimovic leaned on Kompany in the penalty area, and suddenly crossed, this pass was very exciting, but the final shot was not of high quality, it was a necessary scoring opportunity, Pato's shot was substandard, and the football slid past the goal.
AC Milan manager Allegri was clearly unhappy that Pato had squandered a great chance to score, waving his arms and yelling as he stood on the sidelines.
Ibrahimovic was also unhappy that Pato had wasted this opportunity, and he cursed in his mouth, but fortunately Pato could not understand Swedish, otherwise it would have hindered the harmony.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the score of the first half did not change again, and the scoreboard at Manchester Municipal Stadium:
Manchester City 1:1anetbsp; The goals for Manchester City and AC Milan were Yang Fan and Boateng respectively!
At half-time, AC Milan head coach Allegri returned to the dressing room before the whistle blew, suggesting that he was not happy with his team's performance in the first half.
And Robert. Roberto Mancini stayed on the sidelines and was tapped on the shoulder by any Manchester City player who came off the pitch past him.
It was not easy for Manchester City to keep a 1-1 score at the end of the first half. When Pato shot, Mancini thought that AC Milan must have had the goal, but he didn't expect Manchester City to escape.
In the dressing room of AC Milan, the atmosphere was a little depressing, and Manchester City equalized, and the score of 1-1 at half-time would not please these players. The Milan players know that when there are games that should be won, they have to win as much as they can, and it is clear that they think the game against Manchester City falls into the category of games that must be won.
Truth be told, the AC Milan players really didn't see Manchester City as an opponent! The veteran Serie A giants have declined in strength in recent seasons, but. In the Champions League, they have plenty of reasons to scorn Manchester City, a Champions League rookie.
Allegri sums up the first half. And admonishment.
'I wasn't happy with the goal we conceded in the first half. "You're all champions and you should understand the impact of a half-time lead on the whole game. ”
As he spoke, he looked at the player.
Swept by his eyes, Pato didn't dare to make eye contact with the manager.
"Don't think about the goal. I always have faith in your abilities. It's not difficult for us to score goals, it's not a problem for us to win, I believe that. Allegri knows that enough is enough, he is not a direct coach of AC Milan, but only because he had a good season in charge of Cagliari. He was strongly recommended by Galliani to have the opportunity to coach AC Milan, and it is rumored that Berlusconi has always looked down on Allegri.
In a word, Allegri has no qualifications, so before leading this AC Milan team to the title. He didn't really get to earn the respect and support of these proud stars. There are some things that can't be said too much.
'What makes me unhappy is that we could have scored more goals but we didn't take some of the chances. "In the second half, I don't want to see that again. We have to take advantage of our opportunities as much as possible. ”
Gattuso is the captain and faces the manager's anger. He had to speak for the team, and he raised his hand to signal that he had something to say.
"What are you going to say, Genaro?"
"Coach, I can guarantee that in the second half you will see a better Milan and it will not be a problem for us to win Manchester City. ”
"Hopefully. Allegri was expressionless, "I admit that I am very demanding, but it is precisely because you are a champion player that I am like this, and I hope you understand that." ”
"We understand. Gattuso said. Gattuso doesn't like Allegri as a manager, but he doesn't hate it. If Allegri can lead AC Milan to the title, Gattuso will genuinely support the former Cagliari coach.
On the other hand, in Manchester City's dressing room, head coach Mancini is also arranging the tactics for the second half.
"AC Milan are definitely going to win this game, so they will be even more aggressive in the second half than in the first half, so I would like to remind you to pay attention to your cards in the second half. You need to be smarter when it comes to the choice of fouls. Mancini said.
'In the second half, you will be under a lot of pressure defensively. He pointed to Zabaleta and Frenkie de Jong, both of whom and Kolarov had yellow cards, as well as the team's two full-backs and midfielders, which were fatal for the team.
Mancini's tactical arrangement mainly emphasizes how the team defends and how to deal with AC Milan's onslaught, but only emphasizes the degree and efficiency of the counterattack, and does not say too much.
Yang Fan sat in his seat, frowning slightly, not that he had any opinions on the team's counter-attacking tactics, but Yang Fan felt from the meaning of Mancini's words that the head coach seemed to be very satisfied with a draw in this game. Yang Fan doesn't like this kind of thinking of the head coach very much, maybe as a head coach, there are considerations for the head coach, but as a player, there are considerations for the players themselves. Yang Fan is a goalscorer, and he has offensive blood in his bones, so he naturally hopes that the team can maintain the determination to attack and pursue victory.
"He didn't think about a victory?" Yang Fan muttered to himself.
Although Yang Fan's voice was very small, David, who was sitting next to Yang Fan. Silva still heard it, he turned his head and glanced at Yang Fan in surprise, there was a bright light in his eyes.
Yang Fan rushed at David. Silva smiled, "I love to win. ”
"Nobody doesn't like it. "David. Silva smiled too.