Chapter 560: There are three left
"We didn't play badly in the first half, but you have to know that in a war of attrition like this, we have a lot of advantage...... Running can outrun them! It continued like that in the second half, and since they were inferior to us in terms of simplicity and brutality, then continue in that regard...... Keep running in the second half, don't be afraid of more fitness, Luis, don't worry, you can't run, there are still a lot of people on the bench who can go up and run instead of you! Dick laughed in the locker room.
Figo shrugged his shoulders: "Chief, to such an extent...... I can still hold on for fifteen minutes. ”
"Okay, I'll replace you in fifteen minutes, and I hope in fifteen minutes, you can bring us a goal." Dick nodded.
"I try." Figo replied.
After saying two sentences, Dick waved his hand and told everyone to rest and prepare for the second half of the game.
After scoring two goals away from home, Inter Milan is in a very good situation now, if Inter Milan scores another one in the second half, AC Milan will have to win by two goals to advance, otherwise it will be eliminated by Inter Milan, Dick does not plan to drag it to extra time or a penalty shootout, that is too draining, he wants to solve the battle in 90 minutes.
Ancelotti also guessed this, so at halftime, his tactics were to temporarily participate in the defense in the second half, wait until a period of time, and then slowly counterattack, try to drag the game into the rhythm of killing time between the two sides, as long as a goal can enter extra time, and continue to kill time with the opponent in extra time, when it comes to penalty shootouts, AC Milan is better than Inter Milan, although the goalkeepers on both sides are better at saving penalty kicks, However, AC Milan seem to have more penalty takers, and such battles are more dependent on luck, and AC Milan have been unlucky many times this season, and may not be able to rise in penalty shoot-outs.
Ancelotti can be said to have calculated everything that can be calculated, and in the case of strength and state being at a disadvantage, Ancelotti can be regarded as exhausted to be able to hold on until now.
After the start of the second half, Inter Milan launched wave after wave of fierce attacks against AC Milan under the noses of more than 60,000 AC Milan fans, and the fans of AC Milan were anxious, but there was not much way, and now they muster up the courage to attack the opponent, even if they score, it may not be a good thing, that will make the AC Milan players have more physical problems, you must know that there were signs of this in the last game, Maldini and Gattuso's successive injuries were more due to the decline in physical fitness, before this game, I consumed some physical energy in the league, and compared to Inter Milan, I am really at a disadvantage - the situation is stronger than people!
Berlusconi in the box was expressionless, he also regretted it a little now, he knew that he would invest a little more this summer, at least at such a critical moment there would be no problem like now, AC Milan's old guys are still very good, if the bench thickness can be better, the league will share a little more, and in the Champions Cup semifinals, Inter Milan will not be led by the nose.
And Moratti, who watched the game from the stands, was frowning, and now he firmly believes that Inter Milan can win the treble, and he is also relieved about whether Dick will leave at the end of the season. Still don't joke, it is estimated that after Dick leaves, many head coaches will rush to be the head coach of Inter Milan, the current honor, the future development, are moving towards a rather benign situation, how can you not make Moratti feel happy?
Under such a fierce attack, AC Milan began to shrink the defense to resist the fierce attack of Inter Milan, and Inter Milan relied on three points to continuously launch attacks, Sneijder in the back, Ibrahimovic in the middle, and Figo on the side, they were able to send good passes after receiving the ball, so that the entire Inter Milan attack ran smoothly.
Ten minutes passed quickly, but Dick had no intention of making substitutions, and Inter Milan had been suppressing the attack during this time, so although Figo was still running aggressively, his fitness did not decline as quickly as expected - he didn't want Figo to feel anxious.
Such an attitude brings back rich returns.
In the 62nd minute, Figo received a ball from Ibrahimovic on the left side, and he made a return pass to Sneijder, but quickly pulled the ball with a backheel, got rid of Ambrosini's defense, and directly broke through the ribs of AC Milan's penalty area!
AC Milan's defence is tight, but in such a situation, if one is breached, the others are likely to have a ripple effect – as is the case now.
After Figo broke through, Jankulovski hurriedly came to fill the position, but Figo raised his foot and passed the ball horizontally to McConn, who was inserted on the side to answer, McConn received the ball, observed the situation in the penalty area, and then raised his foot and crossed and flew forward, Toni jumped and collided with Karadze, the ball smashed on Tony's head, and flew over the head of Dida who was a little hasty to fly to the back point......
Sneijder, who was inserted in the back row, appeared ghostly at the landing point of the ball, and with a light header against the falling ball, he headed the ball into most of the empty goal!
Three to two! Inter Milan took the lead again, and the string that had been maintained was completely broken!
AC Milan will only have to score three goals in their next games to qualify on goal difference, and there is no way out for them!
'It seems like we can observe a moment of silence for AC Milan now...... They were so close to the final when they were 2-1 up to Inter Milan, but in the short time between the end of the first half and the start of the second half, qualification was already far from them...... To be honest, I'm not optimistic that AC Milan will be able to score three goals in the next half hour, and now AC Milan will probably only be able to fight for dignity......"
Dick began to make contented substitutions, with Perrotta coming on for Figo to maintain the movement and fitness of the midfield, after which Ibrahimovic would have more range of motion and the opportunity to get the ball, while the midfielder would start to be more involved in defence.
And Ancelotti also began to make substitutions - and three changes in one change, Cafu replaced Gattuso, who had not yet recovered and had been insisting on the game, to increase the impact on the right side, Gourcuff replaced Ambrosini to strengthen the organization and control of the midfield, and Gilardino replaced Odo to increase the impact on the front line......
It was an all-out effort from AC Milan, who stubbornly pulled a point back in the 79th minute when Andrea Pirlo picked up a cross and Gilardino headed it over, and Inzaghi slotted straight into the far corner to make it 5-6 on aggregate – but two goals away from progressing......
This goal gave AC Milan fans another glimmer of hope, although there are still two goals left, but if one more goal can be scored, Inter Milan will start to panic, right?
Although we know that this may not be a reality, at this time, people always want to be able to think on the bright side.
Dick used up his second substitution at this time, and Di Natale replaced Tony to increase the speed of the counter-attack.
Di Natale showed another kind of super substitute role after coming on the field, only five minutes into the game, he received a long pass from Sneijder and successfully countered offside, after controlling the ball on the side, he cleverly passed the ball to the middle, and the follow-up Perrotta faced the attacking Dida and pushed the near corner to exceed the score again!
Four to three! This is also the final score of this game! With such a scoreline, Inter Milan has completed four consecutive victories against their city rivals this season!
"Four kills! Two league games, two Champions Leagues! Now it seems that it is not a bad thing that AC Milan did not reach the final of the Coppa Italia, otherwise after four defeats to Inter Milan in the league and the Champions League, will AC Milan really have the fighting spirit to face an opponent who has lost to them by six goals in the past? If it goes from four to six, it will be a disaster for AC Milan, and it is not a bad thing not to give Inter Milan the opportunity to play two more Milan derbies now. ”
Ancelotti sighed regretfully, he had done his best, but still lost to Dick, who had a huge advantage, actually did only one thing from beginning to end of the two games, that is, not to let himself show his flaws, which made Inter Milan control the whole situation all the time, so that Ancelotti tried his best and failed to bring AC Milan to the final of the Champions Cup.
"I have to say, in these two games, you have also brought me a lot of pressure." Dick took the initiative to find Carlo Ancelotti to shake hands: "There are not many managers who can cause me problems in Italy, but you are certainly one of them, and if your boss can give you more support, maybe you can do a better job." Dick said to Ancelotti with some regret.
"What didn't happen, how can you say it." Carlo Ancelotti shook his head, he didn't look too depressed, in fact his personality is like this, he doesn't complain about anything to the boss, and he doesn't feel particularly upset about losing a title, so although he doesn't seem to be the top manager, he has always been very high-status.
"Do you really want to win the treble this season? But now you have a chance, in fact, there are only three games left for you to play......" Ancelotti sighed and said, winning the treble is the goal of all managers, but Ancelotti did not have such a chance before, but Dick is really moving towards such a goal, if he can have such a result, then his position will no longer be shaken.
"Of course, before I leave Serie A, I want to make a gift with a treble." Dick smiled and blinked, "If I can't get it, I'm afraid I'll have to stay in Italy for a while longer." ”
"You're leaving?" Ancelotti was really a little surprised at this time.
"It's not sure yet." Dick shrugged his shoulders: "But if I win the treble this season, then I don't have much to pursue in Italy, I have to go somewhere else to have fun." ”
Ancelotti was a little speechless, but he didn't think about spreading the news, in fact, Dick was not afraid of spreading it, it is typical that Mourinho did this kind of thing not once or twice, even if it was passed out, it would not have any impact on the team, Ancelotti was just thinking at this time, when Dick announced that he was leaving Inter Milan, how many teams would rush to ask for him? And in fact, there are only a few teams left that have the capital for Dick to coach......
After shaking hands with Carlo Ancelotti, Dick turned away and pounced on him by the Inter Milan players, who were now just three games away from the great treble!
Two Coppa Italia finals, one Champions Cup final.