The result of the first half was 0-1, with AC Milan relying on Andrea Pirlo's goal to give Real Madrid an away lead.

The AC Milan players felt relaxed.

When the midfielders returned to the dressing room, they were talking about the game lightly, but they were still a little nervous in the second half, because the most dangerous player of the opposition was sitting on the bench.

"You say, will Zhen Shaolong appear?"

"Definitely."

"There's no reason why they shouldn't send Zhen Shaolong!"

"I hope not, that guy can't prevent it. But what can we do? ”

“……”

The locker room door was pushed open and Leonardo walked in, with a relaxed smile and a thumbs up to the room, "We did a good job!" Lead, it was a great half! ”

Leonardo approached the tactical board, picked up his usual signature pen, leaned against the wall on one side, dragged it with his fingers, and looked up at all the players, "I know what you're worried about, Zhen Shaolong, right?" Not only are you worried, but I'm also worried, that's such an unreasonable guy! ”

"Haha......"

Leonardo's description was very funny, and many people laughed along with it, which also made the atmosphere more relaxed.

Leonardo continued, "But no matter what, we have to face it, don't take chances, as long as we are ahead, he will definitely play, so we still have to face it. ”

Next, Leonardo began to arrange a defensive strategy, his arrangement is mainly for the lead, how to play after Zhen Shaolong is replaced, the strategy he thought of is to greatly strengthen the defense, block the entire penalty area, and arrange dense defense near the penalty area, no matter how high the opponent's level is, it is difficult to score, they can calmly play defensive counterattack.

Whether the game is exciting or not is no longer in the mind.

The other side.

Pellegrini is still struggling with whether to let Zhen Shaolong play, he has completed the tactical arrangement of the second half, and did not mention Zhen Shaolong halfway, but found that many players wanted to stop talking.

For example, Raul.

Raul looked at him with a 'why' look, obviously asking 'why not replace Zhen Shaolong'.

Pellegrini couldn't help but admire Raul, Zhen Shaolong was likely to replace Raul, but Raul wanted to ask Zhen Shaolong about his appearance, no wonder everyone in the team was very convinced of Raul, he was a player who really thought about Real Madrid's results.

But Pellegrini has more to think about.

Now Real Madrid's biggest problem is 'Zhen Shaolong dependence', in the case of Zhen Shaolong, others will obviously become very confident, and their performance will become very good.

On the contrary, it is very ordinary.

Pellegrini hopes to use the game to weaken Zhen Shaolong's impact on the performance of the whole team, similar effects are not good for the team at all, and there is almost no benefit to Zhen Shaolong himself, he is already the world's top star, and he does not need to rely on the influence of Real Madrid to increase his personal influence in the world.

If you want to reduce the impact, you have to let Real Madrid play without Zhen Shaolong, and let the players adapt to the normal game, instead of relying on a strong teammate in the game.

Manuel Pellegrini thought it through, but he found a big problem: in the process of adapting the whole team, results could suffer.

Like, now.

AC Milan is already ahead of Real Madrid, if Zhen Shaolong is not sent out for a long time, who will bear the responsibility for the loss?

No doubt.

He, Pellegrini, is the first person responsible for the loss, and the first thing the media and fans consider is that he let Zhen Shaolong sit on the bench, instead of sending Zhen Shaolong to play.

In recent times, Real Madrid has been in a post-outbreak slump, with the Copa del Rey eliminated, the league against Atletico Madrid in a difficult process, and the Champions League at home against AC Milan, and the half-time trail of the opponent.

What happens if you lose the game?

Maybe there will be calls from the outside world for 'Pellegrini is out of class'!

Manuel Pellegrini took a deep breath, he kept thinking, he kept measuring, and he didn't make a decision at the start of the second half.

Real Madrid can only play in the original lineup.

AC Milan were relieved when they found out that Real Madrid did not make any immediate substitutions, and their players on the pitch were in better spirits.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, is the opposite.

Most of the players frequently looked at the bench, and they had doubts in their hearts, "Why don't you let Zhen Shaolong play?" ”

That's the problem.

Some Real Madrid players were even distracted on the field, and the defense at the back was affected and made mistakes, but fortunately, AC Milan failed to seize the opportunity, and the magical Pato, the core Ronaldinho, failed to jump past Casillas's ten fingers with two shots.

"Hoo ......"

After AC Milan threatened Real Madrid again, the fans in the stands around them let out a long breath and then became very dissatisfied.

Fans are unhappy with the situation.

With AC Milan leading, it is not Real Madrid who shoots more on goal, it is still the opponent AC Milan, the game continues, does Real Madrid still have any hope of winning?

Real Madrid fans and their hope that the situation can improve, they immediately thought of Zhen Shaolong, and the shouts of Zhen Shaolong's name in the stands increased significantly--

"Zhen Shaolong!"

"We need Zhen Shaolong!"

"Let Zhen Shaolong appear!"

The shouts of the fans gradually increased in decibels, as if the entire stadium was cheering for Zhen Shaolong, and the games on the field were irrelevant, and some players were affected, frequently looking at the surrounding stands.

Real Madrid's bench has also become a key focus.

The camera of the live game kept switching to the Real Madrid bench, and the Spanish commentator said suspiciously, "Why not replace Zhen Shaolong?" I don't know what Pellegrini was thinking......"

"Maybe there are other reasons, maybe Zhen Shaolong is injured? Or is it something else that makes the physical condition not allow it? ”

"But he's in the squad......"

So many fan shouts, coupled with the fact that the score was behind, put Pellegrini under so much pressure that the Chileans didn't even dare to look into the fan stands, just staring intently at the game, and the two voices were constantly talking in their heads.

"Send Zhen Shaolong! It's all about winning the game. ”

'No team can rely too much on one player and that will have a big impact on the future.

"It's the current game that matters!"

"But you also need to think about it in the future, what if Zhen Shaolong is injured? Or next season......"

"No next season! If you lose the game and the team can't play well, maybe the season is gone! ”

"But ......"

"No but!"

Right!

No but!

When he saw AC Milan attacking again, and Pirlo's clever pass almost sent the ball into the box, Pellegrini finally made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and stood up, waving his hand behind him, "Substitution!" ”

"No but! Substitution! ”

"Now matters! Zhen, go warm up and get ready to play! ”

"Hula......"

With Pellegrini's movements, not only Zhen Shaolong reacted, but the fans in the surrounding stands also reacted, and they cheered excitedly, as if they were supporting Pellegrini, but everyone knew that they were looking forward to Zhen Shaolong's appearance.

Pellegrini took a long breath, and he was thinking about what he would do in the future, and he would still get through the game for now.

Either way, it's the grades that matter.

————

Zhen Shaolong's appearance has a very big impact.

AC Milan immediately adjusted its style of play to switch from offense to defense, and Leonardo explained very clearly, that is, to shrink the defensive line and use dense defense to stabilize the goal, not to leave a chance for Zhen Shaolong and Real Madrid, and rely on defense to achieve the final victory.

On the other hand.

Real Madrid seemed to have been injected with a booster, the momentum on the field became excited, and every player became much more positive.

On the whole, it is obvious that Real Madrid quickly turned defense into attack.

From the perspective of the surrounding grandstand fans and TV viewers, it can be seen more clearly that after Zhen Shaolong stepped on the playing field, AC Milan as a whole suddenly retreated, Real Madrid moved forward rapidly as a whole, and the game situation has completely changed.

The major change in the situation on the field made Real Madrid fans even more excited, "See? As soon as Zhen Shaolong appeared, AC Milan surrendered! ”

"That's deterrence!"

"Strength!"

"AC Milan is afraid of Zhen Shaolong! They didn't dare to attack at all! Now it's Real Madrid time! ”

The support for Zhen Shaolong in the surrounding stands became louder.

When Zhen Shaolong walked into the arena, with a peaceful smile on his face, he looked at the fans in the stands around him, and he still had some doubts in his heart, he found that recently, the fans' support for him has become more crazy.

Why?

Pellegrini struggled for a long time, and other Real Madrid teammates also expected him to play, but Zhen Shaolong didn't quite understand what was going on, and it was very normal for him not to play in a few games occasionally.

When playing for Newcastle United, the manager took into account his physical condition, and would not occasionally let him stay on the bench, or even not enter the squad, not playing has nothing to do with injuries, mainly considering physical fitness and energy, the former has a greater impact, and the latter has a greater impact.

Very few players can insist on playing every game, not only a matter of fitness, but also a matter of energy, long-term continuous games are very draining, will make players feel mentally exhausted, will directly affect the state of the game.

This is where you need to take a break and adjust.

Zhen Shaolong has played the whole game many times before, especially in La Liga, he played most of the games, plus the first three Champions League games, his playing time can rank in the top five of the team, only Casillas, Ramos, C-Ronaldo and Metzeld are more than him, three of them are defenders, one is the main goalkeeper, and C-Ronaldo does not play more than a few minutes than him.

In the last few games, Real Madrid's performance is not good, and Zhen Shaolong also thinks it is normal, but what he didn't expect is that Real Madrid is passive and has this kind of benefit, and he has just become a 'hero'.

It feels good to be a 'hero', the cheers of the fans are ringing in my ears, and Zhen Shaolong is also very motivated to play.

He ran aggressively to the front.

And then.

Zhen Shaolong encountered the dense defense of AC Milan, AC Milan is one of the best defensive teams in Europe, and when they pull down their skin to do dense defense, their defensive intensity is very amazing.

AC Milan focused on Zhen Shaolong, and the pressure faced by Zhen Shaolong can be imagined.

Not to mention looking for opportunities normally, he can't even run normally, no matter which direction he runs, he will be affected by the opposing defenders, and there will be opposing players in front of him.

"The space is so small that the ball can't be passed at all."

After running continuously for a period of time, Zhen Shaolong found it difficult to find opportunities normally, in the vicinity of the penalty area, he couldn't connect the ball, and he had to face the dense defense in front of him when he retreated to receive the ball.

Long distance...... Of course.

Zhen Shaolong can only continue to run hard, trying to seize the gap in the opponent's defense, and when he can't pass the ball over again and again, he can only watch his teammates perform.

Real Madrid's overall performance was not bad.

AC Milan's retreat to the goal sacrifices attacking ability, even the ability to fight in the midfield, and defending the goal will make the goal very stable, and at the same time, it will also give Real Madrid more attacking opportunities.

Real Madrid kept passing on the perimeter and tried to get the ball into the box, but it ended in failure again and again.

Zhen Shaolong has been reduced to a 'transparent person', and he can't receive the ball at all.

From the point of view of the AC Milan players, their defensive strategy has worked, and they have the advantage in the scoreline, and if they drag the game until the end of the game, they will be able to beat Real Madrid to win and secure the crucial three points in the Champions League group stage.

This made the mentality of the AC Milan players feel relaxed.

One of them is the new American defender Aguchi Oneu, who joined AC Milan on a free transfer in the summer because of his previous success at Standard Liege and the age of 27, he is expected to be the main centre-back of AC Milan by the Italian media.

However, Oguchi Oneu's performance can only be regarded as average, with a height of more than one meter nine and an extremely strong body, which gives him a great advantage in confrontation and air defense, and at the same time, the lack of physical flexibility also makes Oneu easy to become a breakthrough point for opponents.

AC Milan manager Leonardo prefers to use Augucci Oneu as a tactical defender who specializes in air defense.

Now Oguchi Oneu's main job is air defense, but AC Milan's formation compression is very backward, he has many opportunities to stand next to Zhen Shaolong, simply continue to defend Zhen Shaolong, and he also hopes to compete with the so-called 'world number one striker'.

After finding that Zhen Shaolong couldn't get the ball for a long time, Oguchi Oneu lowered his head with a smile and said, "It seems that you can't do it this time, with me, you don't want to get the ball." ”

He wanted to say a trash talk to ridicule Zhen Shaolong, and at the same time vent happily, it also affected the opponent's mentality.

This is a common tactic used in the game.

Zhen Shaolong glanced at the tall man next to him, changed the topic and asked, "You're not the main force, are you?" I'm talking about appearances, because ...... I don't even know your name, when did you join AC Milan? ”

“……”

Oguchi Oneu was suddenly a little sad, his fame was indeed a little smaller, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Today you can remember, my name is Oguchi Oneu!" ”

"England?"

"I'm from Florida!"

"The United States? All right. Zhen Shaolong said in surprise, "It's rare to see American players, sorry, I'm not discriminatory, it's true that it's rare to see, I don't know the second one at all." ”

"Chinese are even rarer!" August-Oneu replied a little angrily.

"You've got one right in front of you."

"That'...... I can say the same. ”

"You're talking so interestingly." Zhen Shaolong immediately corrected after speaking, "I deserve your accent, strange accent, not American, not British, it seems to have a bit of a local dialect, if you retire in the future, I suggest you become a talk show performer, there will definitely be ......"

Zhen Shaolong rambled on a lot, so that August-Oneu's attention was drawn to it.

He stopped talking abruptly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm going to go first." ”

“——？”

Oguchi Oneu didn't react immediately, and turned his head to notice that the football was kicked straight by the opponent's wide player in the route of a half-high ball, and he instantly made a judgment, "This ball, my position is better, I can clear it first!" ”

He moved.

Card slot!

Kick out!

Oguchi Oneu wanted to kick the ball back, but he didn't care about Zhen Shaolong on one side, but the moment he kicked out, he found that his judgment seemed to be a little advanced, and the football was delayed for a moment and rushed over and hit the side of his calf.

"Mistaken!"

Oguchi Oneu was taken aback.

Zhen Shaolong is more prepared, when the football rushed over, he had already decided to score goals at any cost, how to help the team tie Besides, the moment Oguchi Oneu waved his foot, he had decisively started "Attack".

"Assault"!

Football Forced to Follow!

The ball slammed into Oguchi Oneu's calf and quickly bounced to Zhen's side, where he 'just happened' to stop the ball with the inside of his instep as he ran.

At that moment, no one could react.

By the time Thiago Silva was about to rush through, Zhen Shaolong had already raised his right foot high.

Volley!

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound of contact between the foot and the football, the football quickly rushed to the near corner of the goal, because the distance was only about ten meters, goalkeeper Abbiati couldn't react at all, and could only watch the football enter the goal.

"Hula~~~"

The audience boiled.

“Goooooooal！！！ Zhen Shaolong helped Real Madrid equalize the score!! ”