137 Chapter 137
The noisy Olympic Stadium is filled with three colours: red, yellow and black.
Some of the red and black belong to AC Milan, and some of the yellow and black belong to Dortmund, but there is a small pinch of red left, which is the color from China.
It's a hard-to-get ticket, and if you're not a member of both clubs, it's quite difficult to get a ticket, and you have to find a relationship in addition to money. Even so, in a small area of the stadium, there was still a figure of the Chinese support group holding high the five-star red flag, and no one knew how they got the tickets.
And these Chinese people came here for nothing else, just to cheer for Yan Jing.
The game was about to start, and the players of both teams had already taken to the pitch, and on the sidelines, the two managers were shaking hands.
Yan Jing spoke first, his tone was friendly, but he didn't intend to show weakness to the Italians.
"Mr. Ancenotti, I've been looking forward to playing against you for a long time, but I didn't expect our first showdown to be the Champions League final. ”
Anchenotti, who was a little fattered, nodded: "I have to say, Mr. Jing, I am really surprised by the results you have made this season, I hope this will be a game with no regrets." ”
No one is going to invite the opposing manager to have a drink after the Champions League final, after all, there will always be a losing mood at the end of the game.
Yan Jing finished his polite greeting with Ancenotti and walked back, the Champions League trophy placed in front of the exit of the players' tunnel made him slow down uncontrollably, he couldn't help but stare carefully at the silver glittering trophy, the gaze reflected on the silver appliance revealed a longing that Yan Jing had never seen before.
Yan Jing thought to himself, it is so charming, no wonder all the teams are fighting for their heads and want to possess it.
The theme song of the Champions League was played, and the voices of the specially invited musicians were majestic, stirring the hearts of everyone present.
In the media area, there are Chinese commentators sitting on the scene, but they are not CCTV personnel - CCTV sent a large number of reporters for this competition, but they did not send commentators without broadcasting rights.
"Dear fans and friends in front of the TV, the 2006/2007 Champions League final is about to begin, and the director has just sent the starting lists of the two teams, let me introduce you to ......"
Goalkeeper Dida, defender Odor, Nesta, Maldini, Jankulovski, midfielders Gattuso, Kaka, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Seedorf, lone striker Inzaghi ...... AC Milan fielded the oldest ever average age starting line-up in the Champions League final, at 31 years and 34 days.
Dortmund lost when a coin toss decided to pick the edge, and AC Milan captain Maldini chose to pick the edge to leave the kick-off to Dort.
Yan Jing stood on the sidelines, he felt that the new tie made it a little difficult for him to breathe, so he reached out and loosened it, and the tie was no longer the familiar yellow and black in the afterglow, which also made him feel irritated inexplicably - although he generally did not believe in superstitions, he still unconsciously decided that the tie that Götze gave him was his lucky object.
With the referee's whistle, the 2006/07 Champions League final officially began!
After kick-off, Dortmund unexpectedly chose to strike first, David Silva saw that AC Milan's formation was not stable, and when he looked up, he also received the understanding of striker Villa, so he was caught off guard and passed the ball to the opponent's half.
Villa won the ball and faced an entire AC Milan defence, and instead of forcing the ball, he moved slowly with the ball, controlling the tempo and waiting for his teammates to press and join the attack. Borussia Dortmund's other players were quick to put up the formation and put pressure on AC Milan with Villa.
Yan Jing was very satisfied with the team's cautious and active attack. He watched as AC Milan's defence changed and contracted as Dortmund's formation moved forward, and in the process, he didn't see the slightest hole in the process - several of AC Milan's defenders made few superfluous moves when defending, and they appeared calm and experienced in dealing with their attacks.
With Nesta firmly intercepting the ball from Villa, Dortmund's first attack came to naught.
It also made the Borussia Dortmund players look more serious, and in less than two minutes, they have realised that today's opponents are tougher than any other team they have faced before.
Yan Jing is not too worried about this, although AC Milan have a sophisticated defense, they also have a corresponding problem, that is, attack.
Perhaps some beginner teams will be surprised to watch the first few AC Milan games - Kaka's attack is so smooth that no one can stop it, what is wrong with AC Milan's attack?
After losing possession, Coentrão and Lichtsteiner kept their eyes on AC Milan's two full-backs, Odor and Jankulovski, respectively. After being entangled by Coentrão, Otto had to interrupt his plan to press the assist and pass the ball back to Gattuso in midfield.
Gattuso didn't push forward directly after receiving the ball, but passed back to the rest of AC Milan's midfielders, and the attacking tempo suddenly slowed down - this is the problem for AC Milan.
In fact, professional people understand that the attack power and width of AC Milan 4321 on both wings are more obvious. Since their midfield is composed of three defensive midfielders, it is inevitable that the attacking power of the back insert will be insufficient, and at this time, they can only rely on the assistance of full-backs to open up the situation and solve the problem of insufficient attacking width.
However, once the two full-backs are pinned, AC Milan will have to break the deadlock through the midfield or find Kaka through long passes, but the risk of the ball being intercepted in the middle of the battle increases in this way. Therefore, Yan Jing aimed at this and used the "3" in AC Milan's 4-3-2-1 formation as the first line of defense that they should focus on, allowing Coentrão and Lichtsteiner to put enough pressure on the Milan full-backs while maximizing the space for Gattuso, Seedorf and Pirlo, which is his first choice for how Dortmund defend in this game.
But...... Yan Jing looked at Kaka, who was retreating in front of him and actively responding, which was the problem that worried him the most in this game.
Although it may not be polite to describe it this way, Yan Jing feels that Kaka in this season's Champions League is simply a mad dog, and all the teams that tried to stop them were bitten by the sharp teeth of the Brazilians.
If it weren't for Kaka's miraculous performances, the aging AC Milan would have packed up and gone home long ago.
Even Yan Jing really can't come up with too many ways to suppress Kaka, after all, a Kaka is not terrible, but the terrible thing is that Kaka has Gattuso behind him, who is specially cleaning the portal for him, and Pirlo, who is crazy about transmitting cannonballs, which can't be a headache.
Therefore, Yan Jing decided to let Dortmund grasp the attacking rhythm on their own side and advance as retreat.
AC Milan's first attack didn't have much effect either, as they cautiously tested the scale of Dortmund's defence and were in no hurry to make a move, which ended in a long-range shot from Kaka deflecting off target.
By this time, the game had been going on for more than ten minutes, and the ball was moving back and forth in the middle of the AC Milan midfield.
The commentators in the stands were discussing with some disappointment that the pace of the game was as slow as if it weren't a Champions League final.
"So far, we haven't seen the kind of Mars vs. Earth showdown......"
However, at this moment, the situation changed dramatically, starting with an accurate long pass from Pirlo, and Kaka, who received the pass, suddenly activated, and rushed towards the Dortmund defence with the ball at a very different speed.
Yan Jing observed Dortmund's reaction speed, and almost all the players realized this at the moment when Kaka started, and immediately actively adjusted the defensive line to be ready for it, which did not disappoint Yan Jing.
Kaka picked up speed and dribbled past Sneijder, who had come to block him in an attempt to slow him down, and he saw Yaya Toure in front of him.
Toure has faced a lot of difficult opponents this season, but it was the first one who was in such good form - Kaka was faster than he expected, the first time he played against the Brazilian, Toure reached out for the first time to intercept the ball and failed to take the ball, and when he tried to make up for it, he found that Kaka had already left him behind with the ball.
Yan Jing watched Kaka easily pass Toure, the most solid in Dortmund's midfield this season, which still caused him a little psychological gap.
But now that he's the head coach, he can't panic first.
Yan Jing had to take a deep breath to calm down and command the team's defense.
"Fabio, don't give Otto a chance to respond! Yaya, you need to be tougher!"
Kaka's forward assault continued, and in the blink of an eye he entered the Dortmund penalty area like a striker, with Thiago Silva and Thuram rushing to stop the opposition from taking another step.
In a flash of lightning, Kaka suddenly got up and fired a powerful volley at the goal, which made the Dortmund players startled and turned their heads and ran towards the goal.
Kaka's ball bounced off the woodwork of Borussia Dortmund and Thiago Silva, who was eyeing Inzaghi, was a little slower to chase Inzaghi in the middle of the chaotic box.
Just one mistake allowed the Italians to seize their chance.
"The ball went in!! the goal went in!! Kaka's shot unfortunately hit the woodwork, but Filip Inzaghi rushed out of the chaotic crowd and accurately predicted the landing of the ball, and made a beautiful follow-up shot! The ball went in! The referee on the sideline signaled that the goal was not offside!!When the game was about 20 minutes old, AC Milan broke the deadlock first!!1-0!!"
After the goal, the AC Milan players hugged and celebrated excitedly, leaving only the Borussia Dortmund players on the sidelines to frustrate.
Damn! How did he get there!
Philippe Inzaghi...... Yan Jing looked solemn, in fact, his players did not make any mistakes in this defence, but Kaka's unreasonable dribbling and Inzaghi's unexpected movement still gave Dortmund a slap in the face.
"It's Inzaghi! No wonder even the football king Pele commented on him, 'He's not so much a striker as a ghost'! Look at this magical movement! Of course, Inzaghi was able to find this opportunity thanks to the breakthrough of Brazilian Kaka, let's take a look at the replay!"
Which side of Italy in the commentary table is clearly boiling.
"You can't say that Dortmund's defense is not good enough this time, but it's really Kaka is incredible! This season's Champions League has gone all the way, so far no one has been able to defend against Kaka! Now there is a common problem in front of all AC Milan opponents, how to defend against Kaka?!"