In the second half, AC Milan stepped up their attack.

AC Milan manager Julian Galliani said that he wanted to 'play with enough advantages', but he was not just arrogant, AC Milan did come with this goal.

Now that AC Milan are one goal behind and the score is at a downstring, they need to work harder to score goals and move the situation back, and they can't say 'play with enough advantages', but they have to 'play with an advantage', and that's actually very easy.

All it takes is one goal!

The Champions League is a two-legged match, AC Milan is playing away from home in the first leg, a draw is equivalent to a victory, if there is another away goal, the advantage is already out.

How hard will it be for Millwall to beat AC Milan at the San Siro?

As you can imagine.

Everyone knows this situation.

AC Milan as a whole are also working hard, and they continue to increase their attack, hoping to use the attack to suppress Millwall and turn back from a somewhat unfavorable situation in the first half.

Italian football gives the impression of a solid defense and a slow pace, but Italy's top clubs are good at playing rhythm.

Juventus, for example.

The term 'old woman' is enough to describe Juventus's style, but the term 'old woman' does not fully cover it, because Juventus is good at changing the rhythm and taking advantage of the opponent's discomfort to find opportunities to score.

In this regard, AC Milan are not as good as Juventus, but their attacking tempo is not slow either.

From slow-paced passes to sudden acceleration of attack, AC Milan used the change of tempo to play exquisite coordination, which made Millwall uncomfortable and the defense was a little loose.

Millwall's midfield is very controlling, and the players on the pitch are tough defensively, but focusing on one position will make the others weaker.

AC Milan just need to get past the midfield and find chances in front of goal to find chances.

After several waves of attacks, AC Milan is also more and more confident.

They found that Millwall's defence was not as solid as it felt in the first half, and perhaps it was just a little uncomfortable in the first half, but when they got used to it and knew how to break through the midfield, the attack became much easier.

AC Milan took advantage of the transition between attack and defense and began to attack quickly and frequently.

It's actually a counter-attacking style of play.

Whenever Millwall launches a wave of offensive, AC Milan follows up with a wave of fast attack, but there are also some active offensive meanings, because AC Milan's overall strength is stronger, the performance on the field is also good, and the ball possession rate is slightly higher than Millwall, so the situation can be said to occupy a big advantage.

The Italian media watched the game on the field, Millwall was very suppressed, the goal seemed to be lost at any time, and they felt very happy, and they finally had something to say--

"That's the normal game!"

"AC Milan have finally regained their feeling and it is only a matter of time before they equalise!"

"Millwall is revealed!"

"No matter how good the plan is, it works, AC Milan has already understood Millwall, and the next time should all belong to AC Milan."

"That's how the game should be!"

“……”

The Italian media said it well, but AC Milan did not have an 'absolute' advantage, they just had more possession, and Millwall's stable offensive was also a certain threat.

Therefore, the development of the game situation still depends on the performance of the players on both sides.

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The AC Milan players are in good form, they let go of the attack and continue to attack the Millwall defence, and they continue to find opportunities.

In the 53rd minute, AC Milan created a threat, and after several failed attempts to pass into the penalty area, Seedorf did not pass the ball forward again, but handed it horizontally to Pirlo, who was following him.

Pirlo continued to control the ball, got rid of Livermore and Vardy, and when he saw that he couldn't find a chance, he passed the ball back, and many people thought that AC Milan would reorganize the attack, but what they didn't expect was that Cafu, who kept up, was directly a long-range shot.

This long-range shot is too threatening!

The ball almost crossed a straight line, rushed past the players in the penalty area, and headed straight for the goal.

"Shot ——!"

"Dangerous ——!"

As the commentators representing the different camps shouted, goalkeeper Graham reacted quickly to save the ball.

"Graham has made a meritorious service! He saved Cafu's shot! This shot of about 30 meters just now is very threatening! It's so sudden! Graham reacted fairly quickly and saved the ball accurately! ”

Many fans in the audience were cheering for Graham's performance.

Lineker continued, "This kind of long-range threat is often not about speed and angle, 30 meters is a bit too far, even if the player with leg strength, such as Livermore, is difficult to really threaten, the real threat is actually from the goalkeeper's judgment, there are a lot of players in the penalty area, they may block the goalkeeper's view, the goalkeeper is not good to judge the first time, and when the football is in front of the goal, it will be too late to react." ”

"But Graham was very focused, he didn't take Pirlo's pass back, he reacted immediately and made accurate saves, and his performance was commendable......

AC Milan takes a corner.

Seedorf walked to the penalty spot and curled a shot straight to the front post, Gilardino jumped up to get his head on the ball, but the ball flew over the crossbar and off the line.

After the start of the second half, AC Milan's most dangerous attack came to an end.

The effects of this wave of attacks have not gone away.

AC Milan found their groove in attack and began to link up in key positions to create a direct threat to Millwall's goal, who had to shrink their formation and compress the space around the opposition box.

At one point, the game tilted in favor of AC Milan.

Millwall were under a lot of pressure at the back, with Livermore being Gattuso in the first half, passing the ball wherever he went, and Jamie Vardy, Braniff and Simpson on the wing all dropped back to help solidify the defence against AC Milan's hard-nosed attack.

It's the time now that poses the biggest challenge to Graham.

Graham felt a lot of pressure.

Last season, Millwall's main force was still Hislop, Graham began to gradually replace Hislop from this season, Heathrop gradually handed over the main position, but in fact, Graham did not face too much pressure, Millwall's results are too good, every game is solved by other players, the role of the goalkeeper is not very big, as long as there can be a normal play, it is enough for the team to defeat the opponent, and it is precisely because it has never faced huge pressure, Graham's ability is widely questioned by the media and fans.

Graham needs more time.

Graham also hopes to prove himself with the performance of the tournament, but when the opportunity comes, his brain does not have time to think about anything, just focus on dealing with possible threats, AC Milan front, Seedorf, Gilardino, Kaka, the three take turns to attack the Millwall defence, as long as there is a little chance, the impact may turn into a shot.

AC Milan seem to be playing better and better, threatening the goal more and more.

Graham concentrated on holding on, but there were a few times when it was very dangerous, but thankfully his reflexes, the reactions of his teammates, and his luck were passable.

The performance during this period also allowed Graham to be recognized by the media--

"The save just now was pretty solid!"

"Graham was very calm, he held the ball in his arms!"

"Kaka's surprise attack was hard to react to, but Graham still blocked it with his fists!"

“……”

The game finally had a gap time, and the commentator Lineker finally talked about Graham in detail, "He may be the least famous player on the Millwall field, but he is also a player who followed Millwall all the way up from the Championship, last season, Heathrop became the main goalkeeper, Graham had to be a substitute, he still needs more experience, but this season he gradually replaced Heathrop." Heathrop was too old after all. ”

'Now we've seen Graham's performance, the goalkeeper just needs to be consistent, in the big game, in the face of tension, to be calm at all times, to try to keep the goal in the net.

Graham's consistent performance also made Millwall's teammates feel at ease.

Sidelines.

Regarding Graham's performance, Zhang Yang can only be said to be quite satisfied, and there is no other special feeling.

Graham is Millwall's first-choice goalkeeper and has been through numerous big battles with the team for more than two seasons, and has also been promoted with many of his team-mates.

The position of goalkeeper can also be said to require talent, but compared to other positions, the demand is much smaller.

For example, a striker.

Without the support of talent, how hard a striker can work, let alone become a top star, and it is quite remarkable to be able to enter the professional league.

The goalkeeper is different.

What a goalkeeper needs is experience, a stable mentality, talent can only be said to be fast, the body is more flexible, some top goalkeepers also have some personal characteristics, but in any case, if you want to become a top goalkeeper, experience is several times more important than talent, dozens of times.

When many goalkeepers are in their twenties, they can't play the main position, so they can only serve as the second goalkeeper and the third goalkeeper, and when the other players have reached their prime, the goalkeeper can just get stable playing time.

It's the age difference between goalkeepers and other positions.

There are also talented goalkeepers in the world, such as the Italian genius Buffon, who has already started at club and national level at a young age, but talented goalkeepers are a minority after all, and most of the goalkeepers are accumulated by experience.

The same goes for Graham.

Graham's advantage over others is that he came up from the lower leagues, and he has a lot of game experience, and when he arrives in the Premier League, he can often get playing time, and his experience has improved a little bit, his talent can only be regarded as average, but the advantage is that he has a calm mentality, so far, he can't be regarded as the world's top, but it is enough to gain a foothold in the first-class goalkeeper.

This is one of the reasons why Millwall did not consider adding a goalkeeper last summer.

Graham is enough.

Although Graham's performance was stable, it did not make Millwall's situation optimistic, AC Milan's attack was too tough, and Millwall's defense was a little unsupportable.

In the 69th minute of the game, AC Milan found a good opportunity, perhaps it should be said that AC Milan's star player Kaka suddenly burst into strength.

After receiving a pass from a teammate, Kaka made a gesture to pass to Seedorf.

This action deceived Morris.

Morris's center of gravity shifted to the left, giving Kaka a good opportunity to break through, and he burst out with speed and slammed past Morris.

Hasten!

Accelerate again!

When Morris turned around and chased after a few steps, he could only see Kaka's back.

"Stop him!"

Morris nervously yelled at his teammates.

Kaka quickly led forward, rushed to the front ten meters of the penalty area line in a few steps, and then he could directly kick forward, Millwall's defense became tense, and the other teammates couldn't react at all, and the only one who could come over to defend was Livermore, who ran diagonally.

Seeing Kaka rushing forward at a fast speed, and then hearing Morris's exclamation, Livermore strode over to meet him, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think of the coach's explanation before the game--

"If you are really not sure about holding Kaka at a critical moment, use a foul! Do you understand? Stop him with a foul! But be careful not to get a red card, being able to stay on the pitch is more important than a goal! ”

Now is the moment of truth!

Livermore made the first judgment, rushed to Kaka's side, and before the latter could continue to accelerate forward, he seemed to 'can't stop the car', and his body collided with Kaka.

"Bang!"

It's chaos!

Kaka was knocked to the ground directly, and the inertia of running fast made him can't help but roll forward twice.

Livermore crossed Kaka, unsteady on the ground with one hand, also half-lying on the ground, his right hand protecting his ear, under the camera lens, you can clearly see blood flowing out, and after standing up, his face is also full of embarrassment.

Livermore has a good heart.

Livermore knew very well that the force of his collision was definitely unbearable in Kaka's high-speed running, and the opponent fell to the ground or second, if the body pressed Kaka in an instant, the other party was likely to suffer a 'second heavy injury', so at the moment of the collision, Livermore made a dodge posture and jumped over Kaka's body, but Kaka raised his leg high, and the spikes slashed into Livermore's cheek, cutting several wounds.

Livermore half-sat on the ground, covering his ears and grinning.

Kaka held his head and his face was full of pain.

The scene suddenly became chaotic, and almost all the media were paying attention to the clashes, and the TV footage of the various live broadcasts of the game was playing back in slow motion.

The referee ran over to check on the next two and shouted a few words over the intercom before signaling for the team doctors and staff from both sides to enter the pitch and quickly showing a yellow card to Livermore.

"Yellow card!"

"Just a yellow card?"

The AC Milan players were immediately very dissatisfied, and excitedly surrounded the referee and kept talking.

Gattuso used to argue with the referee, and seemed to be close to the referee, and the referee immediately pushed him on the chest with one hand, shouting, "Stay away from me!" ”

"It's my decision, and if you're not satisfied, you can appeal it after the game."

Gattuso was helpless.

The AC Milan players were also helpless.