Chapter 264: You Should Hold It Now, Right?
Albertini stood in his own half, his eyes straight ahead. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the center circle of the stadium, Inzaghi and Shevchenko stood on either side of the ball, and the referee stood aside, with the silver whistle in his mouth, looking at the watch on his wrist, waiting for the kick-off time.
He is fed by Rui Costa, Serie A's most creative midfielder, who signed from Fiorentina last summer for a record-breaking price and is the heart of the team's highly-anticipated midfield.
On the left is Ambrosini, a very well-rounded midfielder, and on the right is the butcher Gattuso, who is known for his running coverage and defence.
AC Milan's midfield is clearly divided, with Albertini in charge of organizing and sorting out the back, Ambrosini assisting, Gattuso defending, and Rui Costa feeding the two super strikers up front.
Theoretically, such a configuration and division of labor, coupled with the strength of the players, should be able to make AC Milan's attack power skyrocket.
But in fact it is not.
AC Milan this season have been the weakest attacking force in the last few years, and as for the reason......
Albertini looked behind him, captain Maldini was telling his centre-back partner Laursen, while the two wing-backs on the left and right, Kaladze and Contra, were also close enemies.
The veteran captain has had a lot of injuries this season, and players such as Laursen, Júnior and Chamot have not been able to solidify the team's backline, making it difficult for the team to play with confidence.
It's like a person who can't stand steadily, how can he make a powerful punch?
However, in recent times, with Maldini returning from injury, the defensive situation has improved a lot.
Maybe it was due to psychological factors, or maybe it was something else, in short, looking back and seeing Maldini standing behind him, Albertini was relieved.
He cherishes this match very much because it will be his last game at AC Milan.
The club's management has informed his agent that he will have to find another way out this summer.
Even, the team did not hesitate to subsidize his salary, but also arranged for him to leave the team to speed up the metabolism of the team's lineup.
'I'm 100 per cent sure that after the opening kick-off, Atletico Madrid will go on the attack. ”
"So, we can't rush in this game, we should stabilize at the beginning, first gain a foothold, and then slowly look for opportunities to counterattack. ”
"Don't underestimate Atletico Madrid, a team that hasn't been beaten this season!"
This is what coach Carlo Ancelotti solemnly explained in the dressing room before he came on the pitch.
Rui Costa, Albertini, and Maldini all looked at each other and nodded knowingly.
At this moment, a crisp whistle suddenly sounded in the stadium.
Immediately after, the audience erupted in a deafening cheer.
The race has finally begun!
Shevchenko quickly passed the ball to Inzaghi, who turned his back to the attacking direction and struck it back.
Atletico Madrid pressed forward quickly at the moment of the whistle, very decisive and resolute.
Torres and Villa were like arrows off the string, quickly rushing into AC Milan's defence.
Gattuso received a return pass from Inzaghi and immediately crossed to Albertini.
As soon as Albertini received the ball, he felt someone rushing towards him.
"Damn, so fast?" the Italian midfielder was secretly taken aback.
Without thinking, Albertini turned and played the ball back to the backline.
Then, he felt like a hurricane around him, and Torres and Villa ignored him and rushed straight to the backline.
As soon as Laursen received the ball, Villa was in front of him, and he was so frightened that he quickly passed the ball to Maldini.
But Maldini didn't dare to let the ball linger and passed it to Kaladze on the left again.
Kaladze quickly played the ball forward and fed Ambrosini, but the latter had his back to the attack and had just received the ball when Kaka was already behind him.
"Watch out for your back. Albertini shouted to remind his teammates.
Atletico Madrid's pressing speed is too fast, right?
Ambrosini didn't concede the ball but couldn't turn around and had to quickly pass the ball back to the backline.
Maldini broke out in a cold sweat under the interference of Torres, and quickly returned to the goal, Abbiati went out of the small penalty area, took advantage of the situation, and passed the ball to the midfield.
However, Atletico Madrid's pressing continues.
Even before the game, I had heard about it countless times from the media and watched countless videos on TV, and I was already prepared, but when the game began, AC Milan was still shocked when facing the fast-paced pressing and pressing of Atletico Madrid.
It's so fast!
And it's so organized!
No matter which area the ball goes to or to which player, Atletico Madrid's defenders can always get in front of him first, if not to form an effective defense, they can always form a distraction.
This style of play is not to mention in Serie A, even in the European League, it has never been seen before.
Even in the Premier League, which is known for its fast pace, it is difficult to see such a team.
At the very least, the Premier League is fast-paced, but in terms of overall synergy, it is far inferior to Atletico Madrid.
Just when AC Milan was shocked by Atletico Madrid's opening press, the ball was lost!
Contras tried to cross to Laursen but couldn't, and under Villa's interference, Laursen cleared the ball with a big kick and kicked the ball off the touchline, and the ball changed hands.
At this point, the game was less than a minute into play.
AC Milan was taken by surprise, is this the rhythm of Atletico Madrid?
Can they really play the full 90 minutes at such a fast pace?
But soon, Atletico Madrid sent a throw-in from Jankulovski, and the ball fell to the feet of Pep Guardiola with a quick pass, and the pace of the Sheets slowed down.
The experienced AC Milan players are feeling threatened, and they can all see that there is a lot of killing potential in this slow pace.
"Be careful, don't rush!" Maldini reminded his teammates loudly.
Losing possession of the ball is always uneasy and easy to become anxious and irritable.
Especially in this kind of crucial final.
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"Not only is this team very good at pressing, but they are also very good at playing the ball, which is very different from the traditional Atletico Madrid style of play. ”
Mauro Tasotti said with a frown as he stood next to coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"Yes, in the past, Atletico Madrid's style of play was like a hooligan, no matter if you were thirty-seven twenty-one, it was a fat beating, and in the double-champion season of ninety-five-nine-six, this style of play reached its peak. ”
Ancelotti also sighed with mixed feelings, "But now...... They actually added delicate passing and possession to this rogue style of play, which is really elusive and unpredictable. ”
Hooligans are not actually scary, but they are afraid that hooligans are educated.
Today's Atletico Madrid is like a cultured hooligan, soft and hard, black and white, they don't eat anything.
This is the most frustrating part of the Sheet Corps.
The same tactic of playing 4312, Atletico Madrid is faster overall and has better ball control in the midfield.
The combination of Deco, Pep Guardiola and Marcos Senna was no less than Ambrosini, Albertini and Gattuso in defence, but was clearly superior in passing possession.
This makes AC Milan passive.
"We can only wait patiently for our opponents to make mistakes. Mauro Tassotti sighed.
Although as a giant of AC Milan, it should not be so unambitious in the face of Atletico Madrid, but there is no way, the Rossoneri really can't come up with an effective attacking threat.
What's more, defensive counter-attacks are originally AC Milan's strength.
At this moment, there was a sudden exclamation in the stadium.
I only saw that on the court, after Kaka received a pass from Deco, he turned and brushed Ambrosini and rushed forward with the ball.
This immediately made the whole stadium excited.
But just as Kaka was closing in on the defence and trying to go straight behind him to find Villa, the referee blew the whistle quickly and the linesman raised the flag.
Offside!
The audience erupted in boos again!
Carlo Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief that Maldini and Laursen's offside traps were set up just right.
Although not as fast as Atletico Madrid in terms of speed, we still have offside traps.
Ancelotti and Mauro Tassotti looked at each other and smiled.
However, it also reflects the individual ability of Atletico Madrid's attackers up front, and once they are caught up in a one-man battle, it is difficult for AC Milan's defenders to effectively stop their opponents.
Therefore, Ancelotti also walked to the sidelines and signaled the team to keep all lines compact and not be stretched by the opponent.
After the adjustment, Ancelotti's heart was temporarily put down.
You should be able to hold it now, right?
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"Make an offside!"
Gao Han stood on the sidelines, watching the players on the field go home, but he laughed happily.
As he had prepared before the game, AC Milan started the game with a steady start and focused on counter-attacking defences.
But as Sergio Garcia has analyzed, the Rossoneri are slow to heat up and are not good at opening the pitch, but what Atletico Madrid is best at is stealing the start.
So, there's no reason why the Sheets just missed the prime time of the opening game for nothing.
What's more, in the past nearly a month, Gao Han has consciously practiced the team's opening offensive tactics, whether in training or in the game, just to come in handy in this final.
Now, too, it's time!
Gao Han strode forward and came to the sidelines to stand still.
As soon as all the Atletico Madrid fans in the stadium saw him, they burst into the most enthusiastic cheers since the opening kick-off.
As soon as the players on the pitch heard the cheers, they also tacitly looked to the sidelines.
Gao Han made a very simple gesture towards the players, press up, and continue to attack!
At the same time, it entered the coaching system, using a three-star pass card and a three-star assist card, and also enabled a four-star attack card.
Then, Gao Han did not quit the coaching system, but paid close attention to the movements on the field, ready to perform micro-operations at any time, and switch the effect of skill cards according to the situation on the field.
The entire stadium was overwhelmed by the cheers of Atletico Madrid fans.
Everyone knows that Gao Han's best thing is on-the-spot command, and they are all eagerly looking forward to the head coach's command to rewrite the situation of the game again.
Ancelotti seems to have heard about it a long time ago, as soon as he heard the movement of Atletico Madrid fans, and then saw Gao Han's gesture, his heart tightened, and he immediately walked to the sidelines and shouted at the players.
"Steady, steady. ”
For a while, because of a gesture from the high cold, the entire De Kuyp stadium seemed to fall into a kind of storm and rain. (To be continued.) )