158. Locker room

Taking advantage of the corner kick, Inzaghi walked up to Shevchenko's side and whispered a few words to the Ukrainian, while Rui Costa, who was supposed to be the messenger of the message, didn't seem to care if Jiuye's interpretation would be wrong.

Many people say that Inzaghi is almost pale apart from two skills, running and shooting. He is not good at long-range shots, has only scored one free-kick in his career, and his dribbling skills are not very good, and can even be described as mediocre...... Compared with Shevchenko, Henry, Mackay and other leading goalscorers, it seems difficult to compete, and even young people like Gilardino are much more comprehensive than Pippo.

However, Inzaghi's ability to score well in European goals is not just explained by his off-the-ball runs, but also proves that his ability to read the game is extraordinary.

That's why the Portuguese are able to make riddle-like gestures, and he believes that Inzaghi will not only be able to read the meaning, but also cooperate perfectly.

As the clock ticked to 42 minutes, the time left for the first half was limited, and AC Milan, who had been controlling the tempo, looked a bit mediocre after Rui Costa delivered a long ball over the top last time only to be disrupted by Costinha at the last minute.

Suddenly, Inzaghi, who had been cruising in the box, suddenly accelerated to shake off his follower and pulled towards the left side of the box, running almost in a way that replicated Rui Costa's last pass!

At the same time, Shevchenko, who was pulled to the side, was also quickly moving closer to the middle, and also brought Bosingwa to guard him.

At this moment, Inzaghi and Shevchenko almost ran in a straight line, but one was inside the penalty area, the other was outside the penalty area, and between the two was Porto's defender Kostigna, and his first reaction was to glance in the direction of Inzaghi......

In the position of the central midfield, Rui Costa's eyes, time seems to be carved out of the scale, the moment before Costinha subconsciously looked in the direction of Inzaghi's running, Rui's through ball has been sent, the ball is extremely fast, and it is not a ball over the top, but a straight ball close to the ground!

The direction of this direct plug to the ground is exactly the direction in which Shevchenko is moving!

And Costinha, who was supposed to make up the defense to intercept, focused on Inzaghi at this moment!

Observation, with a deceptive layout, and a passing method that exchanges time for space...... Rui Costa has all these factors combined!

Shevchenko obviously understood the role he was going to play in this tactical plan, the explosive power was instantly adjusted to the limit, almost one step to get rid of Bosingva, the football had been sent to his feet, the penalty line was at his feet, the goal was in front of him, no one was blocked, the only gap in Porto's defensive system at this moment was chiseled open by Rui Costa, giving the Ukrainians a good opportunity to face the goal directly!

Without the slightest hesitation, Sheva got up, the football whistled through Baia's ten fingers, and the proud Schalke suddenly erupted after a moment of silence!

Cheers, shouts, excitement mixed with a tidal wave of applause resounded throughout the audience, it was a very wonderful goal, and many of the commentators in the broadcast booth were repeating a word in different languages - incredible!

The pass that crossed the turf of the small half of the pitch undoubtedly won the praise of the people!

Scolari's eyes flashed with excitement in the stands, and Mourinho on the sidelines below the stands looked so solemn that AC Milan scored first, which was undoubtedly the last thing he wanted to see.

Thankfully, the referee from Spain soon blew the whistle for the end of the first half, and Jose Mourinho was the first to walk into the tunnel, and he needed to make the corresponding tactical adjustments as quickly as possible, as the 15 minutes of the break were probably his only chance of the game.

Jiang Qi came to the sidelines to high-five and hug the Milan players who came off the field, especially Rui Costa.

"The pass just now was a miracle, Manuel!" He can bet that Rui Costa must have been preparing for this pass for a long time, from the observation of the planning to the foreshadowing of the previous impromptu idea, until the gesture to Inzaghi at the end, Jiang Qi saw the whole process completely, and had to admire Lord Rui's legendary performance.

The Portuguese smiled and hugged Jiang Qi, "Actually, I'm not very sure, but Andre is very decisive, and he helped me complete this miracle." ”

Porto's dressing room was a bit dreary, and the only sound you could hear as soon as Mourinho walked in, the heavy gasps of the players.

"It's not a bad half, we still have a chance!" , Mourinho's first sentence attracted the attention of his disciples, he drew an elliptical shape on the tactical board, and a third of the upper edge of the ellipse was in the penalty area, and then gave Deco's name, "Anderson, find a way to try to break through in this area in the second half and create opportunities for set-pieces!" ”

Seeing that Deco seemed to be speechless, he added: "The referee's blowing scale was a bit loose today, so if you want to get a set-piece, you can try to play on Rui Costa's side. ”

Deco nodded silently, he also knew that Pirlo's defensive ability was not bad, but it was covered up by his offensive talent, and the body of the sleeping student was polished by the Milan coaching staff to be quite strong, and the solid technical skills also added points in defense, on the contrary, Rui Costa because of his age, physical strength, explosiveness and confrontation surname will definitely decline as the game deepens.

'Scolari called me yesterday and said he would be in the stands today. Deco chose to join the Portuguese national team in order to show himself on the stage of the continental and World Cup, and this summer's European Championship on home is the best opportunity, and this contest with Rui Costa is also a core battle in the national team......

On the other side, Jiang Qi had already put away the smile on his face, "After we scored first, many people felt that we had won, because Porto's attack was not as good as their defense, but I want to remind everyone that this is a wrong idea, terrible!" ”

"The man named Mourinho has an unknown desire to win** and ambition, this kind of person will never be discouraged by the difference in strength or the unfavorable situation, he will give 200% effort to try to create miracles, and we need to use 200% efforts to kill miracles!"

"Historically, the weak on the left side of the strength line want to fight against the strong on the right, and there are two magic weapons that they will definitely study carefully!" , the rookie head pursed his lips, "Counterattack and set-pieces!" ”

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