Chapter 149: Away Goals
The German TV commentator, who had complained about Cheng Hai's relatively unique game before, raised his voice the moment Cheng Hai suddenly passed the ball:
"Cheng Hai takes the ball!"
"I guess he's going to start working alone again."
"Ah, the pass !!"
"Cheng Hai actually passed the ball out and sent it to the feet of Shinji Kagawa!"
"Good ball, Cheng Hai divided the ball after attracting the defensive attention of several Milan players!"
"Lewandowski, Shinji Kagawa sent the ball to Lewandowski!"
"Divide the ball again!"
"Lewandowski split the ball on the side, full-back Owomoela got the ball and burst into the flank!"
"Lewandowski, Shinji Kagawa, and Grosskloitz fired three arrows at the same time, and three players from Dortmund rushed to the front in the middle, ready to fight for the top!"
"Owomoyela's cross !!"
“Toooooooooooooooooor……”
"The ball is in!"
'Grosskloitz headed Owomoella's cross into the net!'
"Borussia Dortmund pulled a goal back!"
'Before half-time, Borussia Dortmund finally pulled a goal back and were just one point behind AC Milan.
"And, Borussia Dortmund got an away goal!"
"The key point of this attack is Cheng Hai, Cheng Hai just got the pass from his teammates and did not try to break through AC Milan's defense alone as before, but paused for a while, attracted the defensive attention of the opponent Gattuso, Van Bommel and others, and sent the ball to the feet of Shinji Kagawa, who followed up in the middle."
"That's the result of Owomoyela's cross and Grosskloitz's unguarded header."
"Cheng Hai seems to realize his problem, and Dortmund's attack has begun."
"It's not over yet, Dortmund still have hope of winning."
Indeed, as the commentator said, this goal gave hope to everyone at Dortmund.
Cheng Hai was too lonely before, the ball came to his feet, although his breakthrough skills were perfect, he could break through one or two people every time, and even three or four at most.
But most of the time, Cheng Hai couldn't break through the defense line to form a shot. Even if you occasionally barely get up and shoot, you will not be able to form a real threat with the interference of the opposing defenders.
Now, Cheng Hai has come to his senses and is willing to divide the ball.
On the one hand, it gives other teammates who are in space a chance to shoot and score. On the other hand, Cheng Hai's offensive choice will have one more way, and the opponent will be more difficult to figure out, which will be greatly beneficial to Cheng Hai's own breakthrough attack.
Therefore, when everyone gathered around to celebrate the goal with Grosskloitz, who scored the goal, Lewandowski, who had a good relationship with Cheng Hai, said bluntly:
"Cheng Hai, you should have done this a long time ago! You see, if you're willing to split the ball, we can score goals. Moreover, in this way, the opponent will not be able to figure out your thoughts, and your own attack will seem easier. ”
Cheng Hai touched his head and smiled embarrassedly: "Don't be embarrassed, I was a little bit of a bull just now, but I won't be able to do it later, let's see my performance!" ”
When the game restarted, it was exactly as everyone expected.
Cheng Hai never fell into the trap of fighting alone, and when he found it difficult to break through, he would pass the ball out.
And Cheng Hai's full value of short passes, crosses, long passes in the air and other techniques can allow him to accurately deliver the ball to the feet of his teammates who are in the gap.
In this way, when Gattuso, Van Bommel and others defend Cheng Hai, in addition to defending his personal breakthrough, they also have to prevent him from passing.
This......
The difficulty of defending has more than doubled!
Even though Grosskloitz scored in the 41st minute of the first half, and time was running out until the end of the first half, Dortmund did it again in the 44th minute.
In the same routine as the previous goal, Cheng Hai took the ball, broke through Van Bommel's defense with a bull's tail, and after attracting the defense of Gattuso and Thiago Silva again, he sent the ball to the left rib of the penalty area with a long ball in the air.
Shinji Kagawa rushed into the box and headed the ball before the opposing defender cleared it.
It's a pity that at the moment of the top ball, Shinji Kagawa was still interfered with by the opposing defender, and the ball failed to hit the goal frame, slightly above the crossbar, but it was not too high, and almost flew out of the bottom line by grazing the crossbar.
Although the goal was not scored, it still scared the fans of AC Milan players into a cold sweat.
A goal was pulled back for Borussia Dortmund to get an away goal, and if Dortmund scored another goal before half-time, it would be a considerable morale blow to AC Milan.
Fortunately, Shinji Kagawa couldn't get in this ball after all.
One minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and the two sides went into the break with a 2-1 scoreline, with AC Milan leading by one goal at home.
At half-time, Jurgen Klopp gave Cheng Haihai a slashing criticism of his half-time performance.
This is an absolutely rare scene.
Cheng Hai is a player signed by Klopp personally, and he was personally promoted, he has the grace of knowing Cheng Hai, and Cheng Hai's road to fame is also the best proud work of Klopp's life.
The friendship between the two teachers and students has gone beyond the friendship between the general manager and the player, and Klopp usually treats Cheng Hai as a personal disciple, which can be seen from the fact that he let Cheng Hai go to participate in the Qatar Olympic Team VS the Chinese Olympic Team in the Olympic preliminaries some time ago.
No coach would approve of a player who travels around and plays three games in four days.
Before today, Klopp barely reprimanded Cheng Hai. Even if there was criticism, it was not as harsh as it is today.
Klopp's words today were quite serious: "You are extremely talented and skilled, but you are only an earthling, you are not really an alien." Look at what you did in the first half? For a full 40 minutes, as long as he got the ball, he went to fight against a bunch of defensive giants such as Gattuso, Van Bommel and Nesta. What do you want? Do you want to finish AC Milan's entire backline? Knock out the goalkeeper? And then hit the empty door? ”
Cheng Hai bowed his head in shame and didn't dare to say anything.
The angry Klopp took a slight breath and said: "Originally, I wanted to replace you directly at halftime and make you realize your mistake." However, in the 41st minute you came to your senses, split the ball and helped the team score, and the next few minutes were good. ”
"So, you don't have to go down for the time being."
"Think about it yourself, if it weren't for the pull and running of your teammates, would you be able to break through the opponent's 11 alone?"
"If it doesn't, then football is still a team sport, then you have to understand the role of your teammates and your own position, and don't get stuck in a situation of going it alone."
"AC Milan is a Serie A team with a reputation for defence, the top teams in the world, not the third-rate teams you meet in Asia. Gattuso, Van Bommel and Nesta are not the nobodies you encounter in Asia, who can let you score with a few shots in a row. ”
'Time is tight, so hopefully you realise your shortcomings and continue in the last few minutes of the second half.
"Alright, let's go rest!"
Cheng Hairu was amnestied, quickly replenished his saliva, and then ran to the stool that the physiotherapist had flattened to lie down, and after setting the time, he entered the system dream training for deep sleep rest.
After his own awakening and the coach's slap in the face, after the start of the second half, Cheng Hai began to become unpredictable like the last few minutes of the first half.
With the strength of Cheng Hai's more than 20 full-value skills, he can form a great threat whether he passes or breaks through.
Originally, Gattuso and the others could still be sure that he would only fight alone, so it was easier to defend. Even if one person can't prevent it, several people can take turns to grab it, and Cheng Hai can be stopped after all.
But now, that trick doesn't work.
Because Cheng Hai will pass the ball out when he encounters obstacles in the breakthrough.
Although Dortmund's players are not as famous as these superstars of AC Milan, they are much more powerful than AC Milan's old rivers and lakes in terms of youth and vigor, youth and vitality, physical fitness and impact.
With Cheng Hai attracting the defensive attention of two or three Milan players, the other Dortmund attacking players can always be in the unguarded gap and then receive the ball to form a very threatening attack.
Although their shooting skills are not as good as Cheng Hai's, they can't achieve a high goal frame hit rate like Cheng Hai. But with more shots on goal, you can still score goals.
In the 57th minute, Dortmund played a beautiful wave of small-range cooperation in the front, and finally Cheng Hai broke through Thiago Silva with a bulltail and sent the ball to the left corner of the small penalty area after an interception by Nesta.
Lewandowski, who cut into the box from the left, fired a shot into the bottom left corner of the net.
The distance was too close, the ball speed was too fast, and the goalkeeper Abbiati couldn't make a save, and he could only watch the ball fly into the goal.
"...... Uproar"
The Dortmund fans in person and in front of the TV were celebrating like crazy.
When they were 2-0 up in the first half, they felt that it was the end of the world, and Dortmund could even be eliminated by a superstar-studded AC Milan in the quarter-finals.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Hai woke up by himself, and then Dortmund's attack suddenly became smooth, and he pulled back two goals in succession, not only equalizing the score, but also getting two valuable away goals.
This is something I never expected.
Everyone thought that AC Milan's defense was indeed impregnable, leaving Cheng Hai with nothing to do, but they didn't expect it to be just a paper tiger.
Once Cheng Hai does not choose to fight with them alone, Gattuso, Van Bommel and others will lose their role.
This proves Cheng Hai's strength from the side, which is indeed extraordinary.
Although neither of these two goals was scored by Cheng Hai, and even the first goal was not Cheng Hai's assist, professionals can see that it was Cheng Hai who changed his solo style of play that allowed Dortmund to score two goals in a row to tie the score.
Even if they continue to play like this, AC Milan may lose at home.
However, just when Cheng Hai and his teammates were demoralized and ready to make persistent efforts to directly attack the San Siro stadium, AC Milan scored again.
Ibrahimovic, as he said before the game, wants to prove that he is better than Cheng Hai.
When Cheng Hai was besieged by Gattuso, Van Bommel and others in the first half without any performance, Ibrahimovic was still quite excited and had a feeling of schadenfreude.
Unexpectedly, before the end of the first half, Cheng Hai came to his senses, and then helped his teammates score twice in a row.
Although the first goal was not directly assisted by Cheng Hai, Ibrahimovic was not ball blind, and he knew that the key to that ball was Cheng Hai's sudden split.
Therefore, in Ibrahimovic's view, Cheng Hai's current performance is better than his, which makes him full of fighting spirit and wants to overpower Cheng Hai.
And he did.
The madman Eevee naturally has the capital to be crazy. Otherwise, you are not crazy, you are a fool!
Red rabbit in horses, Ibrahimovic in people, Chinese fans' evaluation of Ibrahimovic is not fun.
Less than 10 minutes after Cheng Hai assisted Robert Lewandowski to equalize for Borussia Dortmund, in the 65th minute, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Boateng in front of the field and performed a performance of four people in a row.
From outside the penalty area to inside the penalty area, Ibrahimovic, who is 195cm tall, is like Lingbo micro-step, constantly plucking the ball and smashing the ball, breaking through the defense of Grosskloitz, Kyle, Schmelzer, and Subotic in a row, and hitting the position two or three meters to the left of the penalty spot in the big penalty area.
The last centre-back to intercept Ibrahimovic may have had enough to endure and gave him a flying tackle as he was about to shoot with his feet, sending him straight down in the box.
There is no doubt that Hummels's action received the referee's yellow card + penalty penalty.
But the hot-tempered Ibrahimovic is no one to fight back, and he still wants to get up and get into trouble with Hummels.
If he hadn't been held back by his teammates, Ibrahimovic would have received a yellow card for revenge on Hummels.
Of course, it was also because his team-mates told him it was a penalty, and it was his chance to score that calmed down Ibrahimovic.
In front of the penalty that could be scored, Ibrahimovic finally chose to be calm.
Naturally, the penalty was taken by Ibrahimovic himself, and no one else dared to take the penalty he created.
Without any suspense, Ibrahimovic slotted the ball into the bottom left corner of the Dortmund with ease.
Weidenfeller, despite his correct prediction, was too powerful and fast to snatch the penalty into the back of the net before his palm was in place.
Ibrahimovic finally got on the back of the net and gave AC Milan a re-lead over Borussia Dortmund. Whether it is individual performance or team contribution, Ibrahimovic feels that he is stronger than Cheng Hai in this game.
Therefore, Ibrahimovic had an insolent celebration to demonstrate to Cheng Hai.
But how could Cheng Hai, who had already woken up, fall into the confrontation with Ibu and fight alone?
As long as the team wins, what does it matter if you don't score or not?
Therefore, in the next game, Cheng Hai continued his previous style of play, breaking through when he could break through, and passing and assisting his teammates if he couldn't break through.
It's a pity that Cheng Hai was almost lucky.
In the 72nd minute, Cheng Hai once broke through Seedorf and Van Bommel in a row and obtained a gap for a shot from outside the penalty area, and then shot decisively.
The full value of the shooting power allowed Cheng Hai to hit a powerful and violent shot about 26 meters away from the goal.
The ball flew into the air and flew towards the AC Milan goal like a sharp arrow, goalkeeper Abbiati had already surrendered, but he didn't expect the ball to "bang", smashed on the post, bounced back into the penalty area and was kicked out of the sideline by Nesta.
Cheng Hai, who was already about to celebrate the goal, couldn't help but hold his head and sigh to the sky.
Luck isn't on his side today!
Even a full-value shot didn't allow him to hit the long-range shot into the woodwork, but was blocked back by the post.
He deserves to be back today.
However, although Cheng Hai's shot did not score, it still made the AC Milan players tremble.
In the 75th minute, Cheng Hai once again broke through the defense of Seedorf and Van Bommel, and when he made a long-range shot outside the penalty area, he caused Gattuso's entire body on the side to fly over, trying to fly to block the gun's eye.
However, Gattuso, who was flying up, didn't pay attention, and after he flew up, the gap that was originally blocked by him leaked out.
So, Cheng Hai, who was making a gesture to hit the goal, fell down, but did not shoot, but pushed the ball and sent the ball to the right two meters of the penalty spot in the penalty area.
Grosskloitz struck the ball from the wing, causing Thiago Silva in the box to make a tackle.
Unexpectedly, Grosskloitz had the same routine as Cheng Hai, which was a fake shot and a real pass, and he did not shoot with his fallen foot, but pushed the ball to the left side of the penalty area.
His fake shot not only deflected Silva, but even goalkeeper Abbiati was tricked into rushing to the right.
As a result, captain Sebastian Kyle, who was cut in the back row, burst into the box and kicked Grosskloitz into the net without stopping.
Goalkeeper Abbiati, who had already pounced on the right, was too late to make a comeback at this time, and could only helplessly watch the ball fly into the goal.
Cheng Hai sent another key pass to help Grosskloitz assist Kyle to score, and Dortmund equalized the score again.
The score was 3-3 and Borussia Dortmund scored three away goals.
This score is naturally quite unfavorable for AC Milan, which is equivalent to a defeat.
Therefore, in the next game, AC Milan changed two people in a row, replaced two new forces, and launched a crazy counterattack.
It just so happened that Cheng Hai was also out of energy and was substituted in the 78th minute, losing his deterrent power against the AC Milan defense.
Without Cheng Hai's deterrence, AC Milan pressed all over the line, and with the cooperation of many superstars, they finally scored again in the 87th minute.
It was Seedorf who scored, and AC Milan finally re-locked the score at 4-3.
After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the full-time whistle as AC Milan won 4-3 in the first leg of the match.
However, AC Milan didn't feel much joy up and down.
They won by just one goal and allowed Borussia Dortmund to take away three away goals, casting a shadow over AC Milan's next leg away fixture.