Chapter 513: Enlightenment
Because long before the start of the game, Milan coach Seedorf listed Feng Quan as the number one dangerous person in the front line of Atletico Madrid, coupled with the "personal heroism" after Feng Quan's opening, Abate and Essien, who were responsible for defending on the right side, were very embarrassed. Therefore, Seedorf immediately and decisively "ordered" Nigel de Jong to be ready to help his team-mates on the right side at any time.
Although the individual ability of the players of this AC Milan team is difficult to compare with that of the king team a few years ago, under the coordinated interference of the three Abate, even if Feng Quan barely found a chance to shoot with his super individual ability, it is difficult to really threaten the opponent's goal.
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Based on Feng Quan's technical characteristics, although Diego Simeone will not limit his offensive options, even in the league where "mistakes are allowed", he will never be unprincipled "albe" Feng Quan will do it alone on the pitch at will. What's more, this is still in the extremely important Champions League knockout round.
So, taking advantage of the opportunity for the opposing player to be injured and fall to the ground, Diego Simeone called the wind to his side.
"Feng, I am well aware of the feud between you and the Milan club last summer, and I am more aware of the importance of 'face' to you Chinese, so I can understand your desire to 'revenge' the other side by scoring goals."
After a pause, Diego Simeone said very solemnly: "But you must know that the victory or defeat of today's game is not only a matter of your own face, but also whether our team can go further in the Champions League." If you think your personal gains and losses are higher than the overall interests of the team, then you can go out early now. ”
Hearing this, Feng Quan suddenly said with an embarrassed face: "B, don't worry, I will never do it alone again like just now." ”
Although it was because of the latest task given by the system that Feng Quan had a rare "one-man" behavior, after Diego Simeone's suggestion, Feng Quan also realized his mistake. After all, if the team can't win, no amount of goals will help.
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Although his team is obviously inferior to the opposite Atletico Madrid in terms of overall strength, but through the first 15 minutes of the game, Seedorf found that the opponents except for the forward pair of Feng Quan and Diego Costa, and the midfielders Alda Turan and Koke often move forward to the 30-meter area of their side, the rest of the players are basically active in the middle and back.
"It seems that the individual abilities of Ricardo (Kaka) and Mario (Balotelli) are still very jealous of that guy Simeone."
Although Seedorf's pre-match goal is to keep a clean sheet and then try to "sneak up" in the second leg of the away game, or drag the opponent into a penalty shootout, but as an attacking midfielder in his playing days, how could he be willing to be beaten passively throughout the game?
Therefore, after seeing that the stronger Atletico Madrid did not attack as much as he expected before the game, and the coordinated operation of the three Abate basically limited Feng Quan's individual attack, he was ready to invest more troops to participate in the team's attack.
Taking advantage of his team's throw-in, Seedorf called Muntari in front of him.
"Sulaii, as long as Ricardo gets the ball in the middle, you have to be ready to get in front of the court at the first moment, and if you have the right opportunity, you can try to shoot from distance." Seedorf said, putting his arm around Muntari's shoulder.
Kevin Boateng received Abate's throw-in and passed it to Kaka in the middle.
Kaka received the ball and immediately changed direction to shake off Alda Turan's defence, but when he was ready to continue his run forward, Koke and Mario Suarez were in front of him.
If it was at the peak of his form six or seven years ago, even in the face of two or three people's siege, Kaka would not hesitate to choose to break through with the ball.
However, although Kaka, who has suffered many injuries, is still not to be underestimated, he has lost the speed advantage that made him famous.
As a result, Kaka had to temporarily hold the ball at his feet and wait for his teammates to respond. But Cork and Mario Suarez leaned in at this point.
Just when there was only two meters left between the two of them and Kaka, there was a voice from behind Kaka's side.
"Ricardo, pass."
The next moment, Kaka didn't hesitate to pass the ball sideways in front of Muntari, and then continued to run towards the penalty area after bypassing the two Gabi.
Muntari received the ball and took just two steps forward before being intercepted by Gabi.
Muntari, who was about to rush to the front to show his footwork, was not very sure to get rid of Gabi's defense, so he had to distribute the ball to De Sciglio, who stepped forward to assist.
However, De Sciglio's subsequent cross was directly knocked out of the penalty area by Courtois, who is nearly two meters tall.
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Although AC Milan's counter-attack seemed threatening, Diego Simeone was not worried about it, but a smile appeared on his face.
For Atletico Madrid, who are strong defensively, they are not afraid of the opponent's attack, and the more fierce the opponent's attack, the more chances they have to score.
Moreover, it can be seen from the attack of the Milan team just now that although the defensive ability of the opponent's three backs is not weak, the help for the team's attack is very limited.
Muntari was a more secure choice, but if he had been more decisive in his choice to break through Gabi's defence or send through balls for Kaka and Balotelli in front of him, he would have been more dangerous than a cross from the side of the game.
After seeing the number of attacking paths of the opposing team, Diego Simeone was ready to make a new setup when the ball was dead and put more troops into the attack.
However, before Diego Simeone could complete his latest set-up, Atletico Madrid was the first to break the deadlock on the pitch.
In the 26th minute of the first half, Feng Quan received a ball from Koke on the left side of the front field and broke forward along the sideline.
Since Feng Quan's previous attacks had been to cut inside from the wing, when he took the ball to the edge of the penalty area, Nigel de Jong and Essien, who were originally in the middle, moved closer to this side. At the same time, the overall formation of the Milan team also moved to the side where Feng Quan was.
Then, just as Nigel de Jong and Essien were about to form a circle with Abate, Feng Quan suddenly shifted the ball to the undefended area on the right side of the front. At the same time, Diego Costa, who had been ambushed at the top of the arc of the box, immediately rushed to the space on the right side of the box, and the wind that moved the ball to the right was all cut into the penalty spot.
Juanfran had the assist up front of the pitch and chested the ball in front of him, then took two more steps forward to deliver a swift cross to the back of the net.
As Diego Costa's tugging with Feng Quan caught the attention of several defenders in the Milan penalty area, Mario Suarez, who cut in to the back post, headed the ball into the near corner of the net almost without any interference.
Abbiati barely managed to block Mario and Suarez's header, but Feng Quan, who had already cut in front of the penalty spot, shook off his defender Mex, and then stabbed the ball into the net before Abbiati made a second save.
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