Carlo Ancelotti's brow did not stretch after the start of the game, and he could clearly see the contrast between the situation between the two sides, and this style of play in Notts County was really a headache for AC Milan.

Because of the strong strength in the middle of the midfield, and the team does not have outstanding wide players, so Ancelotti can only slander Galliani, who does not understand the ball, while racking his brains to design Milan's attacking tactics, if he encounters a team with weak defensive strength in the midfield, then AC Milan will easily win.

But if the opponent's midfield is just as strong, then AC Milan don't have any advantage.

It's like when playing against Juventus, Milan doesn't have much advantage in the midfield, and the two teams that know the bottom line can only rely on luck to decide the winner.

The reason why we were able to play a penalty shootout with Juventus all the way to the Champions League final last season is precisely because neither side has too good wide players, and they can only make a fuss in the middle, and that kind of game is not extremely dull!

Notts County is different, the three players in the middle are all excellent players, and there is also a defensive midfielder on the bench who is not inferior to Gattuso, this midfield configuration is enough to compete with AC Milan's midfield without falling behind.

This is not the end, the most frustrating thing for Ancelotti is that Notts County's wide attack is still so sharp.

The two wide players, as if they had engines in their legs, were about to be able to see the exhaust air coming out of their furious spree, and these two players could make a mess of AC Milan's defence.

If you want to talk about AC Milan's lineup, it is the envy of the whole world, but it was restrained by the lineup of Notts County, you know, even when facing Juventus, Ancelotti has never been so troubled.

With another ten minutes to play, Notts County's attack was sharper, especially in the transition between attack and defence, which was really uncomfortable for Milan, which is exactly what the Premier League team does best.

If they continue to play in this pattern without making changes, it will be a matter of time before AC Milan concede goals.

In fact, Ancelotti doesn't have a very good way to deal with it, after all, the restrictions on the team's player configuration are here, and he doesn't know how to face it when he looks at the crooked melons and cracked dates on the bench.

After hesitating for a long time, Ancelotti could only let the team shrink back and play the most orthodox defensive counterattack in Italy, although it seems a bit of a loss to play defensive counterattack as a giant of Milan, but nothing is more important than victory and championship.

In fact, this tactic is also the most suitable for AC Milan, with long passers, two strikers in the front, one is an all-round striker, the other is an opportunist, this configuration is more threatening to fight back.

Also, when the game was more than 20 minutes into the game, AC Milan retreated, even if the Milan players were reluctant, but since it was Ancelotti's instructions, they had to follow.

No way, who told them to run into such a strange club in Notts County!

If the opponent is a super giant such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern, then AC Milan has to work more on defense, and even the most discerning fans will not forget the skills of Italian football.

But Notts County, a little-known team, has the strength of not inferior to the top giants, and more importantly, the tactics are very restrained, and the contradiction arises.

However, after AC Milan recovers, Notts County's attack will not threaten AC Milan's goal every time, and in this case, it is necessary to pay attention to Milan's counterattack, Notts County does not dare to press it with all its strength.

As a result, the two teams fell into a stalemate, Notts County did not dare to attack in a big way, and AC Milan did not have a good chance to counterattack, and for a while, the game on the field became dull and stalemate.

Loew has nothing to adjust, in such an important game, the first thing to ensure is not to concede a goal and not fall behind, at least Notts County do not need to worry about this now, as for what kind of adjustment to make at half-time, it will depend on the performance of both sides in the next 20 minutes.

AC Milan usually play a long ball through Andrea Pirlo to find the two strikers in front of them, while Rui Costa, a full-time striker, is less useful on the pitch at this time, because all he can do is harass the two playmakers in Notts County's possession, and he has nothing to do in attack.

When has it been so insignificant, Rui Costa felt so frustrated for the first time in his life, Deco's defense made him do nothing, but he couldn't defend Deco, and both offensive and defensive ends were fully exploded, is this still the master of forward playmaking on par with Zidane?

The first half was over, and neither side was able to score, but in terms of statistics, Notts County was very good-looking, with super high possession, but the two teams combined only had 5 shots on goal in the first half, which is like a UEFA Super Cup game!

The Notts County and AC Milan fans were as supportive of their clubs as ever, but Monaco fans were far from satisfied.

What kind of is this?

Such an expensive ticket price makes us look sleepy, and it is not as good as Monaco's game in Ligue 1!

But even if they slander again, they can't get their tickets back, so they can only vent their dissatisfaction through boos!

At halftime, Loew made the first adjustment directly, Mascherano replaced Sneijder, he did not believe that AC Milan would be willing to be passive and would definitely make appropriate adjustments in the second half to strengthen the attack, so at this time Mascherano came on the field, which can make the Notts County defense more solid.

Sneijder's role on the field is not particularly obvious, it is not a question of strength, but a problem of the tactics of both sides, and he himself knows this very well, so there is no particular unhappiness.

In fact, what made him uncomfortable was that Notts County signed Brazilian supernova Kaka, a formidable opponent to compete with him for the main midfield position, although he has great confidence in himself, but if he remains sane, this is definitely an opponent who does not dare to let up in any way.

In the other dressing room, Carlo Ancelotti is also making personnel changes, Rui Costa is completely useless on the field, and it is expected that he will be allowed to walk on the pitch rather than bring on players who are already more helpful to the team.

Looking at Milan's bench, there are actually few who can get their hands on it, and in the end, Ancelotti can only let the former lone wolf Rivaldo play, and Milan's formation has become a classic 433, and Milan must let go of the attack in the second half. (To be continued.) )