Chapter 879: The Last Forty-Five Minutes
"Zhang Shujie took the lead for AC Milan, and now the game is 1:0, which is the 48 league goals scored by Zhang Shujie this season, and the number of goals scored in all competitions has reached 66, and he is the top scorer in Europe!"
After Zhang Shujie scored the goal, he opened his arms, patted his heart lightly, and ran to the south stand, facing the fans. The fans were already cheering along with his goal, and the crowd could clearly hear the fans chanting his name in unison.
Chen Hui smiled in the press gallery and wrote down the goal, adding a sentence to the end: "With the birth of this goal, AC Milan is one step closer to the league title." ”
Inzaghi smiled and walked back to the coach's box, Zhang Shujie was really unambiguous at the critical moment, and he was a very reliable striker. Inzaghi is also desperate to win the title, and in the last two years, Milan have bought two superstars at sky-high prices, and if Inzaghi does not win a convincing collective honour this season, the consequences are likely to be sacked. Li Yonghong will not let him stay because he brought Milan a Coppa Italia or led the team to the final, let alone be kind to him because he is a Milan legend.
It's no wonder that Li Yonghong, although AC Milan is now willing to spend money, but Li Yonghong's money did not fall out of thin air, but through loans, which is different from Manchester City, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, the behind-the-scenes owners of these teams have enough cash flow, Li Yonghong can't take out so much, can only be in the form of loans, if it cannot be fully repaid in accordance with the agreement in the next three years, AC Milan will change hands again.
Selling players is only one way to get enough money, but it's a forced choice, and no team is willing to sell their core players. Once the championship is in hand, the team can get more prize money and more exposure, so as to attract more partners and get more financial sponsorship.
Judging by the current momentum of AC Milan, it should be possible to win. This is not because Milan are now 1-0 ahead, but in terms of the strength and morale of the team, AC Milan are far ahead of their opponents.
Bologna came close to equalising in the 34th minute when Destro's shot deflected off Locatelli and caused Donnarumma to misjudge the direction and the ball flew straight into the top left corner.
Inzaghi was so frightened that he got up from the dugout, and Donnarumma could only watch the ball fly towards goal, and at the crucial moment, Romagnoli stepped back to the goal, hooked sideways and hooked the ball out.
"Romagnoli saved AC Milan and made Milan ...... Oh wait, the ball was got by the Bologna players again. ”
Romagnoli's goalkeeper inadvertently kicked the ball in front of Verdi, and Verdi didn't stop the ball, a fish jumped to the top, Inzaghi and the fans in the stands saw it, and their hearts jumped when they saw it, thinking they were going to lose the goal, but at this moment, God favored Milan, and Verdi's header was high.
"Oh, Virdy, this header is actually over the crossbar, this is an empty goal, Virdi didn't go in, is it really going to be Milan tonight this year?"
Inzaghi sat back in a panic, and Donnarumma pulled Romagnoli up. Chen Hui was also quite frightened, he was really worried about what happened just now.
Wildie was also very annoyed, and he lay on the ground, reluctant to get up, as if he himself knew that he had no face to face his teammates. Donadoni crossed his arms on the sidelines, pursed his lips, and then walked to the dugout with his head down, muttering a few words to the assistant coach, not knowing what to say.
Thankfully, after Bologna's attack, AC Milan did not encounter any more surprises for the rest of the first half, and prepared for the second half with a 1-0 scoreline.
Chen Hui twisted his waist and moved his body, and with the last 45 minutes, it will be up to him to see if Milan can win the league title this season. He looked at the Milan fans around him and found that they were also very excited during the half-time break, which was not seen before, which shows that the fans have been looking forward to this championship for a long time.
Chen Hui moved his eyes to the field, the substitutes of both teams were warming up, Chen Hui saw that Baca seemed to be in a bad mood, no wonder, he was still Zhang Shujie's main partner last season, but he didn't think that this season with the growth of Suso and the arrival of Deulofeu, plus Baca himself is also constantly injured and in poor condition, in this championship bayonet, Inzaghi can only let him be a substitute.
The time for the second half was approaching, and the main players had already come out of the tunnel, and a group of substitutes from Baca had also returned to the bench. Baca was still unhappy and unhappy with his role as a substitute.
Having said that, in the forward line, who can Baca squeeze out? Suso? He doesn't have Suso's ability to hold the ball; Deulofeu? He doesn't have Deu's ability to break through; Zhang Shujie? Forget it, you can only dream about it.
There were no changes to the two players, and the line-up was the same as in the first half. Inzaghi intends to play a more secure approach in the final 45 minutes, focusing on possession. In the face of a team like Bologna in Serie A, the six players in the midfield have the ability to control the ball, Yan Tao and Romagnoli in the backfield are also good, and AC Milan, which already has a ball in hand, is no longer in a hurry to attack in front of the opponent's penalty area, but uses the width of the field to stabilize the ball at their feet.
"AC Milan are now dominated by possession, which will be less attacking, but it will ensure that there is less space at the back, and it will be difficult for Bologna to attack. After all, Milan has a top defender like Yan Tao, and if he goes head-to-head, Yan Tao will not be afraid of anyone. ”
Saying that he is not afraid of anyone is a slight exaggeration, Yan Tao himself admits that the people he is most afraid of are Zhang Shujie and Li Mu, and there is almost no way to freeze them. However, Yan Tao is also lucky, he and Zhang Shujie and Li Mu are all from the same country, and they play in the same club as Zhang Shujie, although Li Mu is not on the same team as Yan Tao, but Li Mu plays in the Premier League, and the two can only meet in the Champions League, and the chances are not large.
Yan Tao headed a cross from Mbaye to Destro, and Krejic shot from outside the box from distance, but Yan Tao blocked the ball with his body. Bologna got a corner.
"It's an opportunity for Bologna, and normally, if you don't play in the open game, then set-pieces are very valuable, so let's see how Bologna's corner will be taken and whether there will be any tactics. ”
(End of chapter)