Chapter 17: I'm not just a trick
A few digressions before we begin.
Yesterday, I saw the news that Kaka has officially announced his return to AC Milan, a free transfer, with an annual salary of 4 million plus a floating bonus.
It's a really embarrassing moment.
In the forgetful world of football, even players like Raul are rarely mentioned after leaving the Bernabeu, but at Milan Kaka remains a favourite among the fans.
His return drew at least 5,000 fans to cheer him on Via Tulatti, and the moment was warm and moving.
When I see this picture, I can't help but think of a song: I have been thinking about you for 365 days, and I have read every sentence of comfort you have written......
If life is only as it first sees, what a beautiful picture it should be.
I don't want to speculate whether Kaka's return will be as sad as Sheva's, or whether he will rise again and lead the "black and hard" army to the top of Europe again. I just want to say: Galliani, you did a good job this time!
It's good to be back!
After the exclamation, let's look at Descartes.
The iron wall of the Milan junior team has caused great problems for Pavia, and although every player in the junior team is actively running and looking for opportunities, they can hardly find much space in the face of these reinforced concrete made up of some of the best players in the world of their age.
Of course, it is not that the defense of the Milan Juniors has been perfected, but with the ability of these young players of the Pavia Juniors, they really can't find more solutions.
The only team in this team that has the quality to break down the Milan defence is their core Descartes.
But since the assist goal, Descartes has been more closely watched.
With Milan retreating almost entirely, they have enough men at the back to contain and cut off Descartes' links with the rest of their team-mates.
Mr. Evani himself is an excellent defender in the Milan team, and he certainly has a good set of defensive adjustments. After conceding that goal, he quickly noticed a problem in the Milan backline and immediately made changes as quickly as he could.
Milan's two defences are no longer obsessed with parallel positions, they are starting to become more layered and more defined about their defensive areas.
When such a defensive system is established, even with Descartes' sense of smell, it is impossible to find the line to the ball for a while.
Because there were people everywhere, red and black figures everywhere, his teammates were like lonely boats submerged in the sea, and there was no trace of them at all.
However, the Pavia junior team did not dare to put more defenders into the attack, because Milan still left two "nails" in the front, one is called Andre. Petania, one named Palosky.
These two youngsters are strikers who excel at individual skill and speed, and if you leave them the slightest gap, they can kill you.
Pavia's defenders are not comparable to Milan's defenders, and even with two defenses and one defense, they may not be able to trap Milan's "future stars".
So they have to keep at least five men at the back, three defenders and two midfielders.
Therefore, they can only put in a maximum of 6 men in the front court.
Faced with Milan's eight-man defense and the occasional back-to-back of Petagna and Paloski, such a force seemed a bit stretched.
Seeing Milan's determination to cut off contact with his teammates, Descartes began to sneer in his heart, do you think I will do this?
It's true that Descartes' skills are not top-notch, but that doesn't mean he won't break through.
Breakthroughs are often determined by willpower, judgment of timing, and momentary explosiveness, and it is not technical fancy that can become a breakthrough expert.
Qi Bald didn't make any fancy moves for most of the game, but he was able to pull off flashy moves like Marseille slalom at crucial moments, because in this moment, he improved his judgment and explosiveness of the court situation to the extreme, and he knew what his breakthrough would bring to the team.
When he first arrived at Manchester United, he played a dazzling football, but at that time, he often attracted the roar of Lord Ferguson, because his breakthrough was mostly useless. It wasn't until he had the perfect blend of physicality, speed and breakthrough that he truly grew into the invincible world footballer of the year.
So the breakthrough is not that you want to break through, you can break if you want to.
Make the right breakthrough at the right time to make what you're doing seem reasonable.
Otherwise, Mr. Zhang will criticize you.
There is no doubt that in this situation, the Pavia Junior Team is the time when Descartes is most in need of a breakthrough.
Just like in basketball, when the opponent is in a good position and has a defensive zone in place, you have to have a good player to break through, disrupt the opponent's defense, and create space for your teammates, otherwise your team will struggle on the offensive end.
It's the same in football, no matter how beautiful the pass is, no matter how delicate the combination is, if you can't tear up the gaps, you can't get your teammates a chance to get their feet, because the defenders have more than the attacking players most of the time, and they won't let you get the chance to shoot unhindered.
Only one or two players who are good at breaking through, disrupting the opponent's defensive formation and attracting the opponent's forces to concentrate on themselves, can it be possible to create space for teammates to shoot and achieve the final goal.
Arsenal have told us that you can't get into the opposition goal just by passing; Barcelona also told us that passing + breaking is an invincible weapon.
So Descartes decided to go it alone and use his own strength to disrupt the Milan backline.
This is when the stars show their worth, and when Superman saves the planet.
Descartes quickly got the ball in the middle of midfield, with enemies in front of him and two or three of his team-mates on the side, but he still had to face at least three Milan defenders.
A midfielder who clings to him, a midfielder who blocks him head-on, and a defender who is ready to cut off his passing path on the move.
In fact, with the addition of the two Milan midfielders behind him, his route to the ball has been basically completely blocked.
In the experience of Milan players, Descartes is likely to choose to pass back or bring the ball back to pull out of Milan's defensive circle and then organize a new attack.
Only in this way, the attack ended without a hitch, and Milan also got another successful defense.
But Descartes didn't, he suddenly took the ball forward and swooped in with determination and force!
The assault was so sudden that even the midfielder who had been following him didn't expect that it would take Descartes one step to keep him out of his way, and then he would have to face the second midfielder who was waiting for him.
When Descartes played the ball, the distance between him and the midfielder was not too far, so when the ball rolled out, the distance between the two and the ball was actually half a catty, so the midfielder didn't think much at all, gritted his teeth and rushed directly to the football.
He didn't know how fast Descartes could run, but after twenty minutes of racing, he felt that Descartes was not a fast player.
Descartes' speed is indeed not fast, but his explosiveness is a little better than this midfielder, and most importantly, he is the one who takes the initiative to attack, his attention is always on the ball, and of course the reaction is a little faster than this midfielder, one step, only one step between the two sides!
Descartes poked the ball between the midfielder's legs and then brushed past him like the wind.
The midfielder originally wanted to reach out and pull him directly, but considering that there were two central defenders behind him, he couldn't apply for a yellow card for such an attack, so he stretched out half of his hand and quietly retracted it.
If time could be returned, the defender would have regretted it, and even if he got a red card, he should have pulled Descartes on the spot!
Because Descartes' breakthrough was too sudden, too fast, and the ball was moving forward in a straight line, he and the ball were straight between the two centre-backs when he got around the midfielder.
It's a fatal position, the two defenders are evenly separated from the football, and there is a hint of hesitation in their hearts at the same time, do they rush to the middle together? What to do if Descartes passes the ball? Even if it doesn't be transmitted, will the two of them collide together?
With this concern, the two centre-backs eventually chose to fight together in the middle. But maybe they were really afraid of bumping into each other, so they each left a little bit of strength and retracted themselves when they were about to meet.
At that moment, Descartes once again shoved the ball forward and stabbed it out of the feet of the two men, and then he jumped between them like a hurdler on their shoulders!
It was a strong performance not inferior to Ronaldo's performance against Valencia in the 96-97 season!
At that time, Ronaldo also kicked the ball straight away, and then used his speed and explosiveness to pass directly between the two Valencia defenders and score a thrilling goal.
Compared to that breakthrough, Descartes's breakthrough was obviously more shocking, because he attacked in an almost straight line, but no one could stop him!
This is a flash of inspiration that only top players have, but it is also a kind of domineering that ordinary players can't touch for a lifetime!
You know where I'm going, but you just can't stop me!
It's a performance that's exciting just from the moment of the breakthrough, and if you can score again, it's just perfect!
Descartes was clearly the perfect one in this moment.
He ended the show of genius with a blast that left the five Milan players in front of him and behind him stunned.
2:3, with 17 minutes left in the game, Milan's advantage was already in jeopardy.
What makes the Milan players even more frustrating is that even if they have done their best, they still can't stop the opponent's goal, is the guy who was returned by Milan really only ten years old?
The morale of the Milanese teenagers had hit a low point, and Mr. Evani was clearly aware of it. That's when he woke up: Why should I use such conservative tactics? Milan's strength is obviously above Pavia! Even if it's a confrontation, we don't necessarily lose!
So Mr. Evani hurried to the sideline and yelled, and he made a gesture of force forward, signaling the players to stop defending and let go of the attack.
There is only one Descartes in Pavia, and we have good players like Petagna and Paloski, so why should we be afraid of them?
The teenagers in Milan have already held back their anger, from the first half of the opponent to the second half of the opponent to be beaten by the opponent, the little ones have long had enough. What's even more infuriating is that even though they desperately covered their faces, they were still slapped twice by the other party with bows left and right.
It's a shame for the arrogant Milanese teenagers who have always looked up to their peers as superior.
So when Evani decided to let them go, the Milanese teenagers rushed to Pavia's position with red eyes like tigers.
The real decisive battle has just begun.