2003~2004 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg.

San Siro Stadium, Milan.

The first half of the game was coming to an end, with the score still 1-0 and the home team AC Milan in front.

On the sidelines of the AC Milan coach's bench, Jiang Qi sat with his shoulders crossed, seemingly satisfied with the scene and the score, while the two uncles Ciascini and Tasotti were whispering, not knowing what they were discussing.

In this game, Lao Jiang discharged an unconventional diamond-shaped four-man position in the midfield.

There is no doubt that Pirlo is at the back, and the Italian controls the attacking and defensive tempo of the whole team, so he naturally stands on the point behind the diamond-shaped midfield.

The midfielder is Rui Costa, but today's Rui is not at all protruding, and even on the field many times the position is parallel to Pirlo who is pressing forward.

The left wing-back is Van der Vaart, and today's Fanfa classmates are standing very forward, almost in front of Deportivo LaCouna's right full-back Pablo, and the right midfielder is the Swede Ljungberg, who is still running in a wide range of indefinite fields.

It was clear on both sides of the midfield that AC Milan were looking to stretch their lateral attacking surface, with large shifts occurring more often than in previous games.

Rui is now dominating what was probably the last of AC Milan's first half, and he didn't dribble fast or watch his teammates' movements, but continued to attract Deportivo players in the dribble, and then combined with nearby teammates to find the best passing route.

Suddenly, Deportivo Duschel, who was known as the butcher in the back, finally couldn't hold back his passive waiting, and pounced on the Portuguese like a beast, and there seemed to be a gap behind him!

At the very moment when Duscher rushed forward, Rui Costa's pass seemed to have senses and went straight to the gap left by the Argentine, and at the end of the gap Drogba's strong body was already waiting there!

The corners of Duscher's mouth twitched slightly, and then he turned quickly, as if he had predicted, and by Drogba's side, another Deportivo midfielder Mauro Silva and central defender Bennett were interested in getting close to the African monster, which was obviously a preset "trap", aimed at blocking Drogba's turning and passing lanes, and snatching the ball from Milan!

Deportivo La Coruna's pockets were closing, just like Milan's striker had become a fish in a net, but what was surprising was that Drogba suddenly stepped forward and sent the football out of the other gap left before the pocket was tightened......

Rui's through ball had unwittingly shifted several of Deportivo defenders, especially Naibet being pulled closer to the right and Rui Costa's pass finding Van der Vaart on the left.

The most delicate technical details required in the passing are not only precision and strength, but more importantly, the landing point should be convenient for the teammates who receive the ball to make the next move, just like this pass of Lord Rui......

Van der Vaart, who started in an instant, directly rubbed Pablo with the instep of his foot, and the standard action can become an example of the division of the ball and the ball, and Deportivo Deportivo defender Andrade reacted quickly, and made up for it in front of the Dutch with a few steps!

This is the last 1vs1 duel between the two in the first half, and it is also a microcosm of the entire first-half timeline, because the two have had at least four chances to face each other before!

Van der Vaart did not pause at his feet, and he was about to dribble horizontally and then flash an empty single to shoot, because Naibet had not had time to return at this time, and there was a lot of space between the central defenders, which made the Portuguese subconsciously stretch the ligaments to slide to block the forward path of Milan's left midfielder.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Dutchman cut inside to the bottom line in the next moment, and Andrade forcibly retracted his center of gravity, which had already moved slightly, and then forcibly stepped on the right foot, which was not a supporting foot, and turned to accelerate!

But, even so, Van der Vaart still preempted him by nearly a position to cut into the penalty area!

Andrade followed two steps before the Dutchman had already made a leg swing for the pass, and a sliding tackle was in front of him!

The successive changes of direction and speed showed the physicality and solid defensive skills of Andrade, a Portuguese stalwart defence, and the final result was as he had hoped, keeping Van der Vaart's cross out of the line......

Corner kick!

From the point of view of the Spectators at the San Siro, it was a very good attack from the home team, from the conscious mobilization of the opponent's defensive system, to the unexpected transfer of the ball, and the Dutchman's blitzkrieg, but the black centre-back of the opposite team was so strong that there was a sigh in the stands.

However, it is not difficult for those who are interested to find that whether it is Van der Vaart, who led this attack, Rui Costa, who instigated this attack, or even Jiang Qi, who was standing on the sidelines and may have planned such an attack a long time ago, none of these people showed regret or regret on their faces, even if it was only a little ......

AC Milan's corner was also the last attack of the first half, and Naibet scrambled to head Pirlo's corner out of the box and also ushered in the referee's half-time whistle.

Andrade let out a long breath and calmed his mind before walking towards the players' tunnel in the direction of the halfway line. As soon as he took a step, he suddenly felt a faint pain when his right leg was supported, and he stopped, his brows furrowed slightly, knowing that he probably had a slight strain on the ligament when he was defending just now.

Fortunately, the injury was not serious, and the midfielder would be OK with the team doctor in the dressing room, and the Portuguese's brow gradually calmed down.

This walk and stop was actually only two or three seconds, but he was glanced at by Lao Jiang on the sidelines, and then the rookie head turned around and went straight to the locker room, with a slightly weird smile on the corner of his mouth.

The door of the locker room was pushed open, and the Milan players walked in in twos and threes, and Jiang Qi waited quietly for them to take care of themselves, or take off their wet jerseys, or ask the team doctor to help deal with minor injuries, or rejuvenate their bodies under the massage of the physiotherapist...... Lao Jiang got up and knocked on the tactical board, attracting everyone's attention to him.

"Even though the score was only one goal ahead, I would say, guys, you played a perfect first half!" He pointed to the circle marked on the Deportivo lineup on the tactical board, "One of the opponent's most tenacious bones is about to be gnawed off by us, so the time is not far before they completely collapse!" ”

He paused, as if brewing his emotions, "Guys, remember our goal for this game?" ”

The AC Milan players replied with unprecedented order, "Advance in one fight!" ”

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