309 Not so
In the first half, Milan led by two goals, with a ratio of 56% to 44% possession, and the number of threats to the ball was also exceeded, and Milan had a significant lead over Barcelona in several key indicators.
Barcelona fans all over the world are not calm, what is the situation? They rarely see Barcelona lose possession to their opponents, especially at home, where they are almost always pressed against their opponents.
In the quarterfinals against Liverpool, Benitez held on to the counterattack, Barcelona also brushed 70% to 30% of the possession, and now facing Milan, even the most proud possession is behind.
Rijkaard tried hard to solve the problem, the team was beaten into a counterattack team, he had a lot of problems, he didn't correctly estimate the ability of the country, and now it's okay, and he has suffered.
"Substitutions, substitutions at the beginning of the second half." Rijkaard gritted his teeth, looked at the young Iniesta, thought for a while, still distrusted, it would be better to give the veteran a chance.
At this point, the team needs to stabilize the situation. 'Deco comes down and rests, Edmilson, you come on, play at the back. Pay attention to your position. β
Xavi thought for a moment and finally spoke, "I think we should increase the number of points on the ball, strengthen the attack, put Andres Iniesta on the pitch, he can change the situation. β
Rijkaard gave him a blank look, "Can you guarantee it?" I'm the manager. Iniesta is too young, and Jiangshan's tactical arrangement is very targeted, you don't understand. β
He wanted to press Xavi directly, but now that the team is behind, he still explained that the team can't be messed up.
Harvey didn't speak, pouted, and his eyes were full of disdain; Iniesta didn't speak, he thought the same thing as Xavi. They intend to embrace a new head coach whenever they get the chance.
At the beginning of the second half, Rijkaard's face changed again, blue and purple for a while, especially good-looking, Harvey sneered, "Hmph, hum, look at people, people are counted in front of you." β
Barcelona made substitutions, and Jiang Shan also made substitutions, replacing Vieri, who performed very well in the first half. In fact, it was not Jiangshan who wanted to replace him, but Jiangshan guessed that Rijkaard would work hard in the second half, and then let Iniesta play.
Therefore, he arranged for Volger to play against Iniesta. As if it weren't like that, Rijkaard's reaction was a little worse than he thought.
Jiang Shan was very disappointed, "This black swan, the strength is not enough, he is not my opponent." β
Vieri is already off the field, Rijkaard stomped his foot, "Vieri is down, Shevchenko and Kaka are there, they are equally strong in attack, they must defend." β
Tough defense, not a problem. Milan fans have been chanting the names of the country, as well as the names of the heroes, and at half-time, the away side led 2-0, a huge advantage that they did not expect.
Milan fans thought that this game would be the same as against Chelsea, starting from 2-0 down and then coming back to the Jedi to fight back!
Jiang Shan was very calm, looking at the situation on the field, and pointed out Simeone, "The tactics of two strikers, dealing with Barcelona's passing and control, are not conventional methods, just accidents, remember, don't be fooled." β
Simeone nodded, "Then how do you deal with the passers?" Is the best way to defend and counterattack? β
"Of course, it's the front-court pressing, the quick passing, and only the crazy pressing can make the pass-and-control tactics collapse. Of course, if you do that, the defensive pressure at the back is very high. You have to have players who can pass well to be able to play. β
Simeone thought so, "I understand, if I were coaching in La Liga, I would definitely face Barcelona, thank you!" Thank you, coach. β
"You were brought out by me, and my feelings will definitely tell you." Jiang Shan disagreed, "Some things are correct now, but in a few years, maybe they will change." β
"Football tactics are always evolving, and if you don't lead the way, sooner or later you'll be eliminated." Jiang Shan looked at Barcelona's tactics, "Do you see it?" Rijkaard doesn't really have much tactical innovation, passing for the sake of passing. β
Simone didn't seem to understand, he didn't understand very much, but he didn't dare to ask, Jiangshan had already explained to him, and if he didn't understand, he had to look at his understanding.
After the start of the second half, Milan did not have too high requirements for the rhythm of passing and control, but often fell in the backfield, quite relaxed, Messi and Eto'o, Gyuli continued to scramble, but the rhythm was very bad, unable to grab the ball.
Messi felt extremely depressed, "The country is like walking a bird, I am that little bird, hateful." β
Messi went crazy, suddenly got up and tackled Ambrosini. Ambrosini flew straight out and fell to the ground, rolling around constantly, and the team doctor rushed up to check on the injury.
Jiang Shan couldn't sit still, so he rushed to the sidelines as soon as possible and communicated with Ambrosini, worried that there would be problems with the team's generals.
Messi was stunned and at a loss, after all, he was still young, and when he saw the Milan players coming around, the whole person was trembling, "I, it's not me, I didn't kick him, he flew out by himself." β
"Referee, he didn't mean it. Give him a chance. Jiang Shan said that the little guy needs confidence, and he doesn't want to lose a genius in football because of this incident.
Messi looked at Jiang Shan in dismay, as if it wasn't so bad.
The referee finally opened the net, no red card, only a yellow card, no major problems. Ambrosini is not a big problem, and for the sake of safety, he is still replaced.
Inzaghi came on the pitch, Ambrosini came off the pitch and rested, "Well done, in the next game, you have to deal with Messi." β
"Wrapped around me, they're still a little too tender." Ambrosini hugged Jiangshan.
60 minutes have passed in the game, the score is still 2:0, Milan leads, and it continues, Barcelona has also slipped after Messi's yellow card, and the intensity of the counter-robbery has dropped a lot.
Did you throw in the towel early? Jiang Shan was a little bored, "Is this Barcelona?" I played really well when it was going well, but now, I don't play well! β
Rijkaard stood on the sidelines, asking the team to press boldly and not give up the game, but there was no way, Eto'o was instigated, he was taught by Nesta to be a man, and the whole game was very uncomfortable.
The veteran Stam stole Gyuli's pass, flew up and sent it to the front, Shevchenko took a step, crossed it, sent it out, and stuffed the ball through.
Here it is, a subtle through ball. Xavi drooled when he saw it, "What a good through ball performance, we should learn from Jiang Shan, if I control the rhythm of the midfield, I will definitely send countless through balls." β
Xavi followed the defense, it was too late, Kaka also passed past him, his speed, not fast at all. Harvey did his best.
Inzaghi didn't know when he had appeared in front of the penalty line, and suddenly dodged and met the ball, just a little bit, like stroking his lover's hair.
Supple, natural, relaxed, freehand. Fly towards the goal.
ValdΓ©s was on his knees, he didn't know why Puyol was passed by Inzaghi like the wee hours of the morning, and he didn't know how to defend the ball, at least, it was very difficult.
Inzaghi threw a knife away, and he was running to celebrate.