Chapter 557: Three Kills
"Remember what I said before the start of the race? There are always chances on the football field, and it is not necessary to win the game and move in the right direction and get bad results - just like we have now, we had an absolute advantage in the first half, with five times as many shots on goal and four times as many shots in the frame, but we didn't score a goal except for the first shot, and they only had four shots in total and scored two goals in three times the frame - so, Football is round. ”
"Why do you say it's round? Because round objects naturally roll irregularly, you can tell where a square object will fly, while a round object is much more difficult to judge. But as long as it is exercise, there will be a law to follow, we are now on the right path, we must not be shaken by two accidental factors on our own path and goals, if so, we really lose, understand? ”
Dick's words in the locker room were not loud, he just emphasized what he had said before the game - such words were just in case, but now that this case has become 10,000 and has become a reality, then it is necessary to consolidate the work he has done before.
The players of Inter Milan looked at Dick seriously, a goal behind is not enough to make them shake, even if they are scored two goals by AC Milan at home, it seems that they will not have too much worry, because Dick's results before convinced them, and the words Dick said before also played a role - Dick himself cares about this very much, and saying two more words will not be boring, but after something, it is more powerful than saying two hundred words afterwards.
"Actually, I'm very happy with the first half of your game. Don't look at me, what I'm saying is true. Don't look at AC Milan not playing well in the league this season, even a weak team like Reggina can bite them twice, but there are few who can kill them in the Champions Cup, you must know that although they have stumbled this season, they have not lost a game in the Champions Cup, not a single one, which is even better than us. Tradition is still useful, as the team that has won the most Champions League games in Italy has always been able to have a foundation in the Champions League. In the first half, we were so dominant that they didn't even have a chance to counter-attack...... Although they conceded two goals, it was more of Kaka's personal outburst than the rebound of the whole team, and to be able to suppress the impact of a team like AC Milan bottoming out, you are indeed the strongest team I have ever seen, there is no one. ”
To put it mildly, the morale of the whole team has been boosted again, the reason is simple, Dick's current status is enough to make him the best manager in the world, and he has won the Champions Cup with Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund before, and last year led Inter Milan to win the third Champions Cup, making him the only manager in history to lead three different teams to win the Champions Cup, and now he says that this Inter Milan is the strongest team he has ever seen, so it is the strongest team, What should the strongest team do? Deserved to be the champion, that's all.
With this emotion, the Inter players began to get out of the dressing room and prepare for the second half, yes, they did fall behind in the first half, but it was only a small obstacle on the right path, as long as you keep going, then you will definitely get the right result!
Ancelotti soon found out that something was wrong.
Originally, he was very satisfied with the first half, the team not only did not collapse under such pressure, but also used two wonderful counterattacks to achieve a comeback - what he regrets now is that Inter Milan is not the Inter Milan of the previous two years, and the first two seasons combined with eight championships have cultivated the foundation of this team, if it was changed a few years ago, this result alone would be enough to collapse the entire Inter Milan - otherwise how did the 6-0 that made everyone jaw-dropping come out?
However, even if Inter Milan is no longer the strong but still extremely fragile Inter Milan of a few years ago, this situation of dominating the first goal but being scored twice in a row is enough to make a strong team hesitate, even if it is adjusted in the next time, it is enough for AC Milan to achieve a pretty good result from the away side, such a result will add a lot of weight to Ancelotti's hands when he returns to home, and this is what he lacks.
However, from the beginning of the second half, the momentum shown by Inter Milan made Ancelotti find that the situation in the first half did not make Inter Milan hesitate and hesitate, but continued to attack along the rhythm of the first half - this is also the point that Ancelotti is most afraid of, in addition to luck, there are two central defenders Nesta and Maldini who fought hard to defend, it was a lot of luck to only concede one goal in the first half, can you really maintain such luck in the second half? What's more, this kind of attack also makes Maldini and Nesta have no room to breathe, Maldini is old, Nesta is often injured, they are already very fragile, such pressure may make them have problems faster, what will AC Milan take to fight with Inter Milan at that time?
Defend counterattack Defend counterattack, without defense, how to counterattack?
Ancelotti could hardly believe his eyes, because no matter how tenacious the team is, it is impossible to be so indifferent, and he did not expect that it was because of Dick's caution that these two words before the game seemed to be unchanged at this moment.
AC Milan continued to defend and Inter Milan continued to attack.
It's just that compared with the first half, Inter Milan paid more attention to AC Milan's counterattack, Mascherano followed Kaka inch by inch, not wanting to give this person a chance, although Dick did not make substitutions, but Inter Milan's players began to become more thorough in attack.
In such a ferocious attack, the AC Milan players did not collapse, but their bodies began to be a little unbearable - AC Milan's preparation before the start of this season was very bad, and they could not completely give up the league to play the Champions Cup, at least the top four positions they must strive for, in the case of conceding too many points before the season, they also paid a lot in the second half of the season, which made their players have some overdraft, under the rapid blow of Inter Milan, Their chances of injury are starting to get higher.
In the 48th minute, Maldini fell to the ground after a steal and cleared, strained his thigh and went off, and Bonella rushed in.
In the 52nd minute, Gattuso fell to the ground after a scramble in the penalty area and was replaced by Brockie.
Less than 10 minutes into the second half, two AC Milan players went off injured, Ancelotti's adjustment was only one last substitution, and Dick did not have any substitutions, he was waiting for his chance.
Such a series of injuries have affected the morale of AC Milan, and the decline in their strength on the field is also obvious, Brocki is not as good as Gattuso, and Bonella cannot be compared with Maldini, the departure of these two important players in the midfield and back line has also made AC Milan's defense begin to encounter more problems.
Kaka may still be the only one left to fight, and his breakthrough shot put Cesar to the test, but just when his breakthrough gave AC Milan fans more hope, Ibrahimovic equalized in the 59th minute!
In the midfield, Figo received a pass from Stankovic, and then he didn't look at the front, and directly picked up the AC Milan defense behind the back, Ibrahimovic successfully went straight into the offside position!
Before Bonella could get back into play, Ibrahimovic shot quickly with his feet! Dida reacted by falling to the ground and saving the ball, but he still couldn't stop it from rolling slowly into the goal!
2-to-2! Fifteen minutes into the second half, Inter equalised! Although a 2-2 score is not a good result for the home team, it is much better than 1-2, not to mention that with Inter's attacking ability, it may not be a problem to score another goal or even two goals in the next half hour.
A draw is better than a goal behind, and winning a goal is better than a draw, everyone understands this truth, but there are not many people who can not think too much when it is critical.
The commentators were getting excited, and they began to discuss who was better off the current situation, but the discussion was only hypothetical, and by the time they shifted their attention from the rhetoric to the game, the players on both sides had already collected their moods and fought for several more rounds with bayonets on the field.
It's still Inter Milan who is the main attacker, and AC Milan who is the main defender.
However, Ancelotti has completely lost his cool at this time, because the current situation is not favorable to AC Milan, if the score can be maintained to a draw, of course, it is good, but if it is 2-3, then the situation is not too good, and when it comes to the second leg, Inter Milan will definitely bring the rhythm faster, even if it is temporarily behind, it can also use physical strength to drag down AC Milan!
That's why he replaced Maldini, Maldini's injury is not that he can't hold on, but Ancelotti can't afford to have no Maldini in the next leg, so he would rather have an impact on the outcome of this match than let him rest a little more and consume a little less.
As for someone who says that 2-3 away is better than 2-2 away, Ancelotti will not listen, this kind of talk is okay, if it is true, then the consequences will be more ridiculous and pitiful.
Now he can only wait for the end of the game, hoping to support until the end of the second half, he replaced Gilardino with Gourcuff and continued to strengthen the possession and defense in midfield to keep such a draw, but unfortunately, this approach did not have much effect.
Ibrahimovic scored his seventh goal of the Champions League this season in the 78th minute, Figo accidentally cut off Gourcuff's pass in front of the field and then went straight in, Ibrahimovic once again went straight in, facing the attacking Dida, Ibrahimovic shook his ankle, a beautiful lob shot over Dida's head, and then fell into the goal behind Dida in the cheers of the Inter fans, 3-2, Inter Milan took the lead again in the game!
Dick didn't make any changes from start to finish in this game, Inter Milan was still bombarding AC Milan for the rest of the time, but unfortunately they couldn't score a fourth goal, but when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Inter fans still greeted the victory with a huge shout!
It was Inter's third win in a row in a Milan derby this season! Never in the entire history of Serie A have three Milan derbies been won by one team in a single season. Inter Milan has set another record that is not too big or too small!