Chapter 0476 Loopholes in the Layout
In the 15th minute of the game, Rijkaard's heart was heavy when Ronaldo's long-range shot from 30 meters out was blocked by Stam.
In the first 15 minutes, Barcelona almost pressed Milan to play!
Not to mention, during this time, Barcelona had 5 shots on goal, 2 of which were in the frame, while Milan, who were playing at home, only had 1 pitiful long-range shot and kicked away.
However, there was no joy on Rijkaard's face, only infinite worry.
Isn't this Barcelona pressing Milan to play?
No!
"Started the game and failed......" Rijkaard's mouth was full of bitterness.
"Milan's counteroffensive is coming." Tengkart looked solemn on the side.
In the face of Barcelona's attack, Milan chose to be safe.
It turns out that even with Barcelona's attacking lineup, it is difficult to make a contribution in the face of Milan's terrifying defense for a moment.
Milan's defensive lineup is historic, but what about their attacking lineup?
The answer is, not as exaggerated as the defensive lineup, but no worse than Barcelona!
Inzaghi is not weaker than Eto'o, Kaka and Zhuo Cunzhi are world-class, Pirlo will not be worse than Deco, and Seedorf is better than Xavi now.
The most important thing is that Shevchenko at the Golden Ball level is even better than Xiao Luo, who has not yet reached his peak!
To everyone's surprise, the best performance among the attacking players turned out to be Cafu!
Because Ronaldo spent more time in the midfield position, Cafu, as a right-back, had almost nothing to do.
So, can a full-back like Cafu be underestimated on the pitch?
No!
Logically, a full-back's contribution to a team is usually small.
Especially now, there has not been a strategy of using full-backs as the core and starting point of attack.
Even Inter Milan's Zanetti entered the superstar level early, and his performance in the team has been very strong and stable, but he can't drag Inter out of the abyss.
Is Zanetti not good enough?
It was his position that limited him!
However, there are always people in the world who can break the mold.
In 94, Cafu won the World Cup as the main right-back in Brazil, was the runner-up in 98, and won the championship in 02!
Played in three finals and won two World Cup titles!
Cafu's strength and experience are even more terrifying than Maldini's!
The most terrifying thing is that at the age of 34 this year, he can still be the main fullback in Milan.
Now before the right midfield, he kicked Van Bronckhorst out!
On Milan's backline, Maldini looked at the opponent's embarrassed appearance, and he felt a little worried in his heart.
You know, when Cafu was still at his peak, he once defeated him in the right midfield position!
It was the Toyota Cup in '93, and Cafu assisted Parinha for the first goal as Sao Paulo won against AC Milan.
It can be said that whether it is individual performance or overall results, that game was Cafu who defeated him.
It's better to say that Cafu played as a fullback for a while in his early years, and even Pele was full of praise, his offensive level was extremely strong!
Rijkaard only realized this at this moment, and then realized his mistake in the formation -
You shouldn't put Xiao Luo in the forward position.
Otherwise, there is a threat from Xiao Luo on the left side, and Cafu will never dare to be so arrogant!
Rijkaard stood up and was about to command Ronaldo to shift his position, but was stopped by Tenkatra.
"I think something is wrong." Tengkat said solemnly.
"How?" Rijkaard doesn't know why.
"Xiao Luo, he should be very clear about the tactical problem, why didn't he change positions?" Tengkart asked.
Truth be told, his question did stump Rijkaard.
Did Xiao Luo not find out?
No way!
As a former superstar, Rijkaard's level and vision are unquestionable.
Ronaldinho is a super player whose strength and technical quotient are above him, even if he is in the game, it is impossible to see the situation clearly.
In other words, he knew the big hole on the left flank, but he still didn't help the defence.
Why is that?
Rijkaard looked at it again, and at one point, his eyes widened suddenly—
"Midfielder!"
When Ronaldo moved to the left wing, the defensive weakness of the Milan midfield, namely Andrea Pirlo, was left untargeted.
As a result, Barcelona's attack will definitely be blocked.
The liberation of Pirlo is also equivalent to the liberation of Gattuso!
In the face of the butcher's pressing, can Harvey withstand it?
I'm afraid I can't stand it!
Originally, Barcelona was in a 532 formation today, and if you put Xiao Luo on the premise, it would be 523!
There are only two people in the midfield, how weak!
The next moment, as if blessed to the soul, Rijkaard suddenly looked to the other side, to the position of the Milan coach's box.
There, Ancelottien sat as if he were watching a play.
Everyone knows that Ancelotti is only good at using one lineup, and everyone knows that Ancelotti's scheduling is not strong, so why, Ancelotti is a world famous coach? Why has Milan been using him?
Because his tactical level is really high!
Especially in the arrangement of pre-match tactics, he can be said to be the number one in the world!
In other words, will everything that is happening now be expected by him?
Cold sweat broke out on Rijkaard's forehead, and his head suddenly became a mess.
"Frank! Frank! In the shaking of Tenkart, Rijkaard finally came to his senses.
“…… What happened? Rijkaard asked.
"What are you doing? In a daze? Tengkart questioned incredulously.
“?”
Why is there such a big anger?
"It's been ten minutes! Why are you in a daze all the time? Tengkart was in a hurry.
Originally, he thought that Rijkaard was seriously thinking about countermeasures, so he didn't bother.
As a result, it seems that now he is just in a daze?!
"Ten minutes?" Rijkaard was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the chronograph board.
30:51!
"It's all this time!" Rijkaard panicked.
Turning his head to look at the football field, the midfield was already in Milan's hands.
Andrea Pirlo controlled possession and allowed Barcelona to be dragged into Milan's rhythm.
And at the moment when Rijkaard looked at the field, Pirlo made a long pass and directly found Kaka!
In all fairness, the pace of Milan under Pirlo's control was not too slow, but when the ball reached Kaka's feet, Milan's rhythm suddenly changed and became extremely fast!
Comparing with each other, I just feel that the rhythm of the two is not at the same level at all!
Such an exaggerated change of pace that the Barcelona players failed to adapt.
Deco chased after Kaka, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Kaka, a player, looks even faster than running without the ball!
What makes him even more uncomfortable is that Kaka's steps have an indescribable sense of wonder, and fans always feel elegant and lethal when they watch him dribble the ball.
In Deco's opinion, he stepped on the most uncomfortable place step by step!
Such a Kaka is not the strongest period, and the strongest him can even choose to ride alone in this situation!
But now Kaka, observing the movement of his teammates, then found Shevchenko with a precise kick!
The latter dribbled past Max and faced goalkeeper Valdés.
The deterrent of Ukrainian nuclear warheads is there, and Valdés is nervous and almost trembling in his legs!
If it weren't for the fact that he was usually in a strong state of mind, he would have disarmed and surrendered at this moment!
Shevchenko doesn't need him to disarm and surrender, Ukrainian nuclear warheads can destroy all defenses!
Valdés stretched with all his might, but couldn't save Shevchenko's shot into the far corner.
He could only pray that Shevchenko's shot would bounce off the post.
His prayer was half successful when Shevchenko's shot hit the post.
It's a pity that it ended up popping into the door frame!
1:0!