Chapter 491: Scalpel-like heel assist
Kaka is idle, I'll go and hug one first!
It's just that before Vardy could take a step, he was grabbed from behind.
"Jamie, your goal in the first half is beautiful, but if you want me to say, it's easier to grab a point and score!"
Inzaghi grabbed Vardy, and under Vardy's helpless expression, he began to cook again.
Vardy is about to cry, I'm going to hug Kaka, what are you doing again?
Now it seems that the reason why Inzaghi left Piero is not necessarily the conflict caused by the two because of the penalty kick, but most likely because Piero can't stand Inzaghi like Tang Seng......
Fans felt good when they saw this scene, and unconsciously, their perception of Inzaghi also improved to a whole level.
If two players have a similar exchange on the pitch, then usually the two players may be players of the same grade, when do you see the emperor superstar and a nobody talking and laughing?
And now that Inzaghi and Vardy are chatting all the way to the end, it is very telling.
Of course, Inzaghi rose to fame early and was famous enough to be the best of the opportunists, but he never became a superstar.
And now, it feels like Inzaghi has sublimated and become a star on the same level as Jamie Vardy, a superstar.
But then again, what everyone wants to see is Vardy and Kaka having a good conversation, what kind of scene did Inzaghi steal?
Back in the dressing room, Ferguson did not make any major changes to his team's tactics, other than to tell his players some details to watch out for in the second half, and at the same time, asked Vardy to increase his range of movement.
For Manchester United, Vardy can contribute to both attack and defence, and may even be a key figure, and Ferguson knows that the key to United's title in this game lies with Vardy.
At the beginning of the second half, sure enough, Milan did not continue to hold on to the tactics of pressing high, and Vardy's presence made Ancelotti's tactics useless, and An Shuai naturally would not be stubborn enough to hit the wall.
Milan pressed on the attack, United waited for an opportunity to counter-attack, and this seemed to be the scene everyone was looking forward to.
United did feel a lot of pressure when Milan were attacking at full strength, very much like against Chelsea.
Kaka is also world-class in positional battles, and perhaps getting rid of it in small areas is not his forte, but his consistent movement can make it impossible for the United defenders to do so.
In the 48th minute of the second half, Kaka broke through the defense of Carrick and Fletcher in the middle and slid a straight shot to the feet of Inzaghi, but Inzaghi wasted this opportunity and his shot was slightly wide of the goal.
Inzaghi's position was very sensitive from the moment Kaka passed, and when he received the ball, the United defenders all raised their hands to signal that Inzaghi was offside.
In fact, in games with Inzaghi, often the referees are not very willing to blow, especially the linesman, which is a torment for them at all.
A man who is on the offside line in life, old age, sickness and death, can you accurately judge whether he is offside or not?
It's not just a technical job, it's a test of willpower.
It's like just now, countless question marks flashed in the linesman's head?
Offside?
Not offside?
Offside pull?
Not offside?
......
hesitated for a long time, but finally did not raise the small flag in his hand.
The linesman can't see clearly, and the referee can't see it accurately, so he can only rely on the linesman's judgment.
Although Inzaghi's final shot did not score, the Manchester United players still protested to the referee angrily for a long time.
Of course, the Manchester United players will not think that the referee is deliberately biased towards Milan, and on the issue of offside, it is inevitable that the referee will make a mistake in judgment, let alone face the fox Inzaghi!
In the 52nd minute of the second half, Alan Smith broke the ball on the left side of the midfield, and a big foot was transferred to the feet of Park Ji-sung on the right, and after the South Korean took two steps forward, he crossed the penalty area diagonally at 45 degrees.
Rooney grabbed the first point in the confrontation with Maldini, but Maldini had already blocked the angle of the header, and Rooney had to head it back.
Vardy cut in suddenly, shook off Gattuso to grab the second spot, and before the ball hit the ground, he picked it up with his right foot and pumped it hard.
The ball roared towards the goal, and in the midst of everyone's exclamations, it smashed directly into the junction of the goal post and the crossbar.
Fans all over the world hugged Vardy's hair and roared in dismay, and the shot was just five centimeters away from the goal.
Both teams were able to threaten each other's attacks, and then both teams picked up the tempo in the hope of taking away their opponents in waves.
In the 56th minute of the second half, Seedorf's long-range shot was directly held by Van der Sar, who rushed two steps quickly and threw the ball far away to Alan Smith on the left side of the midfield to launch a fast attack.
Alan Smith broke through with the ball, but stumbled under Ambrosini's defence and ended up facing Andrea Pirlo head-on, with both men losing control of the ball.
Originally, Vardy was waiting nearby, waiting for Alan Smith to pass the ball, but unexpectedly, the irregular movement of the ball actually bounced at his feet.
Is this what Inzaghi said about "the more impossible the ball, the more likely it is to be there"?
Well, he laughed at the gift.
Jamie was already very careful to stop the ball with his right foot, but what he didn't expect was that the ball was spinning too strongly and irregularly, and he stopped the ball directly three meters in front of him.
Instant explosiveness turned on, and the two rushed into the opponent's penalty area, stepped on the ball and pulled the ball, and finally grabbed the ball before Nesta, and at the same time secretly called luck in their hearts.
This irregular goal, which did not stop in the arms of the opposing goalkeeper, was already considered a success.
However, by this time, several defenders of the opposing team had fanned Vardy around, and on the line of the penalty area, Vardy did not even have space to shoot.
Milan's defensive system is very solid, which is an important reason why Milan can go all the way to the Champions League final, even Vardy is feeling a lot of pressure.
Suddenly, out of the corner of Vardy's eye, Rooney suddenly stepped forward and smashed into the box on the right.
The long-term cooperation with Rooney made the tacit understanding between the two far beyond ordinary people's imagination, and Vardy's comprehension of pulling the ball and turning around gave everyone the feeling that he was going to pass back to the midfielder to organize a second attack, but in the next second, Vardy's actions made everyone dumbfounded.
As soon as he finished turning, Vardy suddenly knocked the ball with his heel and slammed the ball diagonally into the six-yard box, and the Milan defenders who followed him did not react at all and did not make any blocking moves.
Over there, Rooney had already been inserted against offside, and after receiving Vardy's pass, he made a slight adjustment to shoot with a burst shot, because of the concealment of Vardy's pass, no one had time to defend Rooney.
At such a close distance, Dida was powerless to return to the sky, except for a symbolic wave of his hand to show that he had done his best, nothing else was done.
The Athens Olympic Stadium was once again boiling with the ball in the Milan goal, and the passion of the United fans was overwhelmed, and the goal made everyone feel as if they had ascended to heaven.
The goal-scoring Rooney rushed straight at him and jumped onto Vardy, the two waving their fists in celebration of the goal, in stark contrast to the incredibly low expressions of the Milan players.
This goal did catch Milan off guard, obviously it was not a good chance to score, but because Vardy's genius really broke through Milan's goal, it was really unbelievable.
An imaginative pass crumbled Milan's defence in an instant, and the god-like assist crushed Milan head-on.
With a scalpel-like heel through-through, Jamie Vardy's performance would have put all the midfielders to shame as they couldn't get such a through-ball from the front.
It was Wayne Rooney who scored the goal, but more than 70 per cent of the credit for the goal went to Vardy.
United celebrated the goal, but at the same time, the faces of the Milan players were not so good-looking, and Vardy's goal was like a stab in their heart.
Everyone looked at Kaka, even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to admit that if there was anyone in Milan who could compete with Vardy, that person must be Kaka!
The smile on Kaka's face is gone, and he has a rare serious expression, and whoever is replaced by him, who is behind in the second half of the Champions League final, I am afraid that he will not be happy.
As it stands, Vardy has taken the lead in direct talks with Kaka, which has put him under tremendous pressure.
After the game restarted, Milan frantically saves towards Manchester United, although there is still a lot of time, but this is the case on the field, often inadvertently, there is not much time left, there is no delay at all.
Manchester United's formation is born for defence, although in the face of Milan's crazy attack, there is no panic, and the defense is carried out step by step.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Pirlo made a long pass, and Inzaghi suddenly hit a volley after picking up Gary Neville on the left, and his posture was very chic, but the ball flew directly into the stands;
Two minutes later, Kaka burst through with the ball, but his iconic long-range shot from the top of the box was blocked by Rio Ferdinand;
In the 65th minute, it was Kaka again, after receiving a corner kick outside the penalty area, he stopped the ball and volleyed, and the ball unfortunately was slightly higher than the crossbar;
Milan's furious offensive felt overwhelming, as if they could overturn United at any moment.
The real turning point of the game came in the 68th minute of the second half, when Kaka received the ball and got rid of Fletcher on the spot, pretending to break through with the ball, but suddenly sent a through ball into the penalty area.
The moment Inzaghi got the ball, the Manchester United defenders raised their right hands in unison, and this time Inzaghi's offside was more obvious than before.
But the whistle they had been waiting for was delayed, and Inzaghi faced Van der Sar and slotted home with ease.
Inzaghi celebrated the goal with an ecstatic sprint, and the Milan players roared passionately, offside? Inexistent!
All the United players looked at the referee and the anticipation in their eyes said it all.
The referee's whistle blew, however, it was the whistle that was valid for the goal, and at the same time the referee's hand reached for the midfielder!
No offside, the goal works!
This time, the Manchester United players are completely crazy!
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