320 Decisive Battle of Milan 3
Gattuso was in excellent form, and with less than two minutes to go, he broke Messi's dribble again, making a ferocious tackle, but with a precise foot, he shoveled the ball off the touchline.
Gattuso is a big player and he was excellent in the last Champions League final, but on one occasion he got too excited and gave Liverpool a penalty for a foul in the box to kick off Liverpool's counter-attack.
Trapani's single striker today is also a bit conservative tactically, Ballack's point does not put enough pressure on Milan, and Gattuso does not have to go to the penalty area frequently to help Maldini.
As the game progressed, some players from both sides began to improve their form, while others showed not particularly good form, and the game began to change a bit.
Milan's old demon Inzaghi is in good form, Inzaghi is the kind of striker who can deliver the ball to the opponent's goal from any angle in the box.
Milan's two passes didn't look like chances at all, but Inzaghi still found a way to shoot, and it was quite hidden, in the fourteenth minute, Seedorf passed, Inzaghi was like a spring, grabbed Samuel's chest and shot, this shot was like a stop, Inzaghi flew to cushion the ball.
It was a shot that was well concealed, not hitting Samuel's chest, but over Samuel's head and towards the goal, and it was a shot that went wide of the corner, but fortunately Kameni was attentive and moved fast, and flicked the ball over the crossbar with his fingertips.
Trapani's defenders broke out in a cold sweat, and Ranieri loudly expressed his displeasure on the sidelines, and he was unhappy that Trapani's two central defenders were not tight enough for Inzaghi.
However, in the first 20 minutes, Trapani's restrictions on Kaka have done a very good job, Kaka is a player who needs space, he is different from Messi in that Messi is small, and he can also rely on his skillful dribbling in a small space, move and reverse, and kill a bloody road, but Kaka can't, once the space is small, he is very difficult, but he has another advantage, that is, the running position is very good, called the front midfield, he can also grab points through running.
But until now, Kaka's performance can hardly be called outstanding and relatively flat.
Trapani's two defenders were a bit mediocre, but it was Ballack who really did well, with his drop-backs to assist the defence and a couple of long passes at the back.
Striker Adriano didn't have many chances to get the ball and only shot once, giving Dida a little less of a threat.
Half an hour had passed, each had a shot on goal, and Milan looked closer to the goal, but it was only a seem.
The scene looked a little anxious and stuffy, but the audience in the stands did not see it this way, and the audience made various sounds from time to time as the plot of a stage went through the ups and downs.
Hugo sat in the box, watching the game intently, without small talk, his mood was always nervous, and when he saw Inzaghi's shot, he would also hold on to the armrest tightly and sweat with his hands.
"It needs to change a little bit now, it would be nice to score a goal!" Hugo thought silently.
There will always be a turnaround in the game, and the key is to see who can grasp it first.
In the 37th minute, Milan ushered in a turnaround, Essien fouled Kaka at the edge of the penalty area, and was awarded a direct set-piece by Deville, which was in the middle, about 23 meters from the goal, which was quite good.
Trapani's side was like a big enemy, the human wall was densely packed, and Kameni was also nervous.
Andrea Pirlo was in front of the ball and he was ready to take the set-piece.
Pirlo's choice was unsurprisingly a direct shot, the ball crossed the wall, fell quickly, Kameni pounced sideways, but unfortunately the clearance was not far away, Seedorf picked up the ball on the right side and picked up the pass, Inzaghi shot again, this time Trapani catastrophe was inevitable, Kameni and Mascherano in front of the goal failed to block the ball, and the ball drilled into Trapani's net!
Milan take the lead 1-0!
Inzaghi got up from the ground and roared like crazy and ran to the sidelines!
This goal hit the hearts of the Trapani players and fans like a hammer!
Is it another failure?! Clouds are in the hearts of the people of Trapani!
Carlo Ancelotti cheered excitedly on the sidelines, while Ranieri kept muttering something, perhaps scolding the defenders for not concentrating and not moving fast enough for Milan's second attack.
"What shit! It's all fucking shit! Hugo shook his head weakly.
"Don't be discouraged! There's still time! The first to score may not win the championship! They also scored two years ago, but they didn't win the title! Julia, who was sitting next to Hugo, reached out and grabbed Hugo's arm and comforted her.
"Focus! Focus! Slow to move! Kameni clapped his hands and cheered his team-mates loudly, he did his best, Pirlo's free-kicks were of very high quality, Kameni couldn't get the ball off the line, it was completely instinctive.
The players on the wall did not spread out in time and made an effective defense, which was the core of the problem.
Messi did not return to his penalty area, he is the point responsible for counterattacking on the periphery, seeing Milan's goal, Messi felt uncomfortable, he knows the opposite team very well, if nothing else, Milan will be more cautious, relying on his technical strength in the midfield, control the football, slow down the pace of attack, so that Trapani has no way to eat!
"I need to get the ball!" Messi muttered silently in his heart, and instantly regained his fighting spirit, no one will admit defeat, and the game time is still early.
Re-kick-off, completely did not surprise Messi's expectations, Milan is very conscious of controlling the ball, slowing down the pace of attack, they prefer to spend time in the backfield, Messi and Adriano, Di Maria in the front court tired, keep surrounding them, but the effect is not ideal, high pressing requires the joint efforts of the whole team, relying only on three forwards is obviously not enough, Milan's defenders have average ability to play the ball, but there is no Pirlo position further back, he can send the ball to where it should go.
Trapani's three forwards are a little out of touch with the midfield, Milan instead concentrates on taking advantage of such loopholes, frequently sending the ball to the front, but Trapani has always maintained enough manpower in the backfield, Essien is quite a bit of a shameful back, several interceptions are in place, but the ball is always a trouble, Milan's formation is well maintained.
The game had reached the 43rd point, Pirlo sent another pass at the back, got rid of the pressure of Trapani's front, Seedorf took the ball, a through pass tried to play offside, but it was unsuccessful, Kameni made a timely attack to defuse the trouble.
After Kameni took the ball, he didn't pause, saw McCone asking for the ball, and threw the ball to attack, McCone took the ball and did a one-two cooperation with Ballack, and rushed along the side again, facing Kaka and Ambrosini's bag, McCone was in the chaos, and accidentally killed out of their encirclement, running all the way forward.
Gattuso was attracted by McConn, and planned to stage a good tackle again, where did he know that McConn, who was stuffy with the ball, was not a reckless man, felt that Gattuso was moving, and sensed Messi's position, Gattuso just moved, McCone gave the ball to Messi, and continued to run forward to cover Messi and attract Caradze's defensive attention.
When Messi received the ball, there was no one around to defend, Pirlo came to make up for it, obviously going to foul, but Messi wiped him, but he did not trip over him, stumbled, and regained his balance in two or three steps, Maldini never stepped forward, but retreated.
Messi took the ball to the middle of the penalty area, where the defence was weakest, and all it had to do was to get Maldini out of the way.
A good Messi, a fake shot, deceived Maldini to fall to the ground to block, but he made a pick-up pass, Adriano, who was very close, turned around Nesta, and the anti-offside position was successful, and Nesta's hand was also used, but he couldn't pull Adriano's momentum.
Messi's pick pass is very exquisite, Adriano is a left-footed general, just able to resist Nesta on the side volley, Adriano did not live up to Messi's wonderful pass, he carried Nesta, volleyed with his left foot, and volleyed to the backfoot.