Chapter 925: Deulofeu
With a goal in hand, Inzaghi can play more defensively with confidence, and he believes that Barcelona will find a way to attack.
Under Lionel Messi, the Red and Blues were more aggressive than before, with four shots on goal in the space of 15 minutes compared to AC Milan's two, but none of those six attempts were on target, and the threat to the opposition was not great.
However, Barcelona was not impatient, the game only played for half an hour, and they were only one goal behind, with their ability, as long as they ensure that they do not concede goals, it is not difficult to overtake the score.
What's more, this is their home stadium, and tens of thousands of fans are shouting in unison, which is not comparable to AC Milan in terms of momentum. The on-site commentator also said: "It's not strange that Barcelona can score, but it would be strange if they can't score. This sentence alone speaks to the strength of Barcelona.
Sure enough, in the thirty-fourth minute of the game, Messi passed Bonucci in the front, and Yan Tao immediately made up for the defense, but Mei Tianwang still gave the ball to Deulofeu, and then deducted Kessie who retreated to the penalty area, and shot low with his right foot, the ball jumped into the far corner of the goal, and the score became 1:1.
"Barcelona really equalised, and it was said at the beginning that in any game, no matter who the opponent is, it is normal for Barcelona to be able to score, and it is not normal not to score. ”
After the goal, Deulofeu did not celebrate, but just waved in the direction of the Barcelona fans, and even though his teammates gathered around him, he still refused to celebrate his first Champions League goal for Barca. Even when Messi came up to congratulate him, he just walked silently to the backfield.
Inzaghi looked at Deulofeu with mixed feelings. Now AC Milan has brought in so many reinforcements, but there are still some flaws on the left side, only one Rodriguez, and Suso and Conte on the right, although Zhang Shujie can be competent in any position in the front court, and it is no problem to play left winger, but in Inzaghi's tactics, no matter which side Zhang Shujie is arranged, he will eventually approach the middle, so AC Milan still lacks a left winger, which also makes Inzaghi's 433 last season unable to form the first choice this season.
So for Deulofeu's departure, Inzaghi can be said to have mixed feelings. But nothing is perfect, and a strong midfielder and striker can give Inzaghi the option to choose another tactic that will allow him to look down on any opponent.
In the first half, the two sides fought 1:1, in the half-time statistics, Barcelona had the upper hand on the field, with 57% possession, AC Milan only 43%, 10 shots on goal for Barcelona, 7 for AC Milan, 3 for Barcelona on target, AC Milan also 3 times, overall, Barcelona with possession is better on the field, and AC Milan is more efficient in terms of defense.
In the second half, Milan did not speed up much, after Zhang Shujie completed a shot in the first minute, Milan began to shrink the formation and retreat, and Barcelona boldly attacked, they could not accept a draw at home, they needed a victory. Even if the opponent is the defending champion, they have to win!
Barcelona dominated the game for five minutes, with one of their two shots hitting the woodwork. In the 51st minute, Messi's pass was cut off by Yan Tao, and after knocking to Bonucci, Bonucci was assigned to the left side, and Rodriguez gave it to Silva, who faced Umtiti's post defense and passed the ball to Zhang Shujie.
At this moment, Zhang Shujie drove straight with the ball, his technique and speed were vividly displayed at the moment he started, not only Rakitic couldn't prevent him, Busquets couldn't even pull and drag him, and Pique, who stepped forward to assist, was crossed by Zhang Shujie through the crotch ball. Under the involvement of Silva and Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi, Zhang Shujie passed the ball to Conte, and the young Conte faced the attacking Ter Stegen and volleyed, Ter Stegen was powerless, but unfortunately, Conte's ball hit the crossbar.
"It's a shame. Zhang Shujie relied on his individual ability to create a chance, but the post denied Conte's first goal in the Champions League. This kind of goal is usually not the result of ability, but too bad luck. ”
Conte held his head and said something in his mouth, probably saying "how can this goal be so short".
Valverde watched Zhang Shujie's dribble just now, Milan No. 9 ran at least fifty meters away, and the three people along the way failed to stop him. Valverde knew that Zhang Shujie was very capable, and he also considered how to defend him, but he thought of several plans, but in the end they were not very good, so he could only choose the most mediocre joint defense, who knew that it was still useless.
If he weren't the head coach of Barcelona, he really wanted to publicly admit that Zhang Shujie's threat to the back was actually higher than Messi's. In fact, the outside world has also admitted that Zhang Shujie's comprehensive ability is above Messi, and the only gap between him and Messi is the number of Golden Ball Awards, and this year he is basically sure that he will win his second Golden Ball Award. Given his age, it wouldn't be a surprise to pick up a few more in the coming years.
This kind of double insurance of club and national team is very rare in world football, Messi and Ronaldo were playing in the two top clubs, but the strength of the national team is a pity that the strength of the national team is ...... Although Ronaldo won the European Cup, it is related to the division, almost avoiding all the strong teams, so on the World Cup stage, there are not many people who are optimistic about them winning the championship.
Zhang Shujie does not have this problem, whether in the club or the national team, the strength of the team is very strong. One thing that can be confirmed now is that after the Mero era, Zhang Shujie can dominate football for many years, and there are basically no opponents. Whether it is Li Mu or Neymar, there is a gap between them and Zhang Shujie.
When Valverde saw Zhang Shujie, he would also think how good it would be if this person was in Barcelona, if so, then he would have the courage to let the 30-year-old Messi go to the 26-year-old Zhang Shujie!
Zhang Shujie's dribbling in front of the court was knocked down by Deulofeu, who returned to the defense, and got a free kick in front. Although the two have only cooperated for half a year, the relationship is not bad, and Zhang Shujie is also very good to him, so Deulofeu pulled Zhang Shujie up very friendly, and the two smiled.
The position of the free kick is basically facing the goal, that is, it is far away from the goal, about 30 meters, and it is theoretically within Zhang Shujie's range. Of course, this distance is only for free kicks, and in sports battles, Zhang Shujie will not casually get up from such a distance.
(End of chapter)