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While the commentators were still excited about this wonderful offense and defense, the fans were in a constant uproar. www.biquge.info Kaka stood up from the ground, and not far in front of him, the Metz player who stopped his shot had been "buried" by his teammates.

He lay on the ground and didn't get up, and then he was crushed under him by the excited Metz players.

It looked like Metz had scored a goal...... Kaka stood still, stunned as he watched the scene in front of him.

AC Milan took advantage of the Champions League title and wanted to beat Metz cleanly in this game and become the undeserved king of Europe. Who would have thought that this small team from France would be so tough.

I almost broke my teeth when I bit it.

Inzaghi ran up and patted him on the shoulder: "It's nothing, Reiter." ”

Kaka's full name is Ricardo. Izeksen. Doss. Santos. Rett (ricardo_izecson_dos_santos_leite), Kaka is his nickname, and because the pronunciation of "Kaka" is similar to the Italian word for "poop", everyone still calls him by his name in private, not by his nickname.

Kaka glanced at Inzaghi, then smiled helplessly: "I thought it was a good opportunity......"

"There will be, there will be opportunities." Inzaghi tapped him on the shoulder again, turned and ran away. "Maybe this corner is just an opportunity?"

Kaka glanced at Chu Zhongtian, who was surrounded by the crowd, and ran away.

The AC Milan players were running up one after another, with Andrea Pirlo running straight to the corner flag area for a corner.

On the other side, the players of Metz gathered together, as if they were still celebrating Chu Zhongtian's beautiful clearance just now.

Chu Zhongtian was first pressed under his teammates, and then he was pulled up and touched on the shoulder by everyone. But he hasn't forgotten the task of this game.

Taking advantage of the fact that his teammates were gathered around him, he said to everyone: "Brothers, the game is not over yet, we still have to fight for goals!" ”

As soon as he said this, everyone reacted. Now they are lagging behind, and they really have no reason to be so happy...... "I think we can win!" It was Signorino who said this, just now he saw the whole process of Chu Zhongtian from chasing back to breaking the siege, and now he is boiling with enthusiasm. Full of fighting spirit, and speaking a lot louder.

"That's right, that's right! AC Milan is no different! As long as we work hard and score one more goal against them, the balance of victory will be in our favor! Captain Promans also slapped his face.

"Then do it, brothers. We're running out of time, so let's try to score another goal in the next time! Of course, it would have been nice to have scored two more goals! ”

Chu Zhongtian's last sentence amused his teammates.

"Alright, let's get ready to defend the corner!" Proman added, "Don't let them take advantage of this opportunity to score!" ”

Then Pierrol took a corner, the ball was pushed out by Traore, and it was Gourcuff who received the ball outside, who hastily got up in the face of Chu Zhongtian's interception and came with a long-range shot. As a result, the shot was high and wide, and there was no threat to the goal guarded by Umbi.

※※※Chu Zhongtian's long-distance run to chase back the defense greatly boosted the morale of the team, not only the players were encouraged, but the Metz fans in the stands also sang the songs they made for Chu.

"You should know that I'm Chu! for my body is strong like a pillar! Didn't you see me crushing my opponent? After tonight's game, you'll know I'm Chu! I'm Chu!! ”

The AC Milan players do know who Chu is.

Whether it is offensive or defensive, Chu Zhongtian can always appear where he is most needed, and he will be there in any corner of the court. When defending, he can make fierce tackles and kraft candy-like markers called Kaka, Gourcuff and others, and when attacking, he can either attack directly from the back with long passes, or cooperate with his teammates to pass to the front court and then pass directly to the striker in the most dangerous places.

Chu Zhongtian just kept running, running from one end of the court to the other, from one side to the other. Thirty-year-old Ambrosini gradually couldn't keep up with Chu Zhongtian's pace, and only Gattuso could continue to pester Chu Zhongtian.

※※※ In the world of football, there is such a term "box_to_box player", although this term is rarely used nowadays.

The "box" in "box_to_box" refers to the penalty area, and the literal interpretation of this phrase is "from one penalty area to another", as the name suggests, refers to the kind of player who is very physical and can run all over the field.

Players with good fitness are not uncommon in world football, but there are not many players who can "go from one penalty area to another". Note that "going from one penalty area to another" here does not only refer to good fitness, most of the defensive midfielders are also very physical, they have the ability to "go from one penalty area to another", but more often than not they can only move in the midfield area, or even only defend in the second half, they do not go from one penalty area to another very often.

So in fact, "box_to_box players" do not refer to players who are physically fit like aliens, but to all-round players. They can defend and attack, assist teammates and score goals on their own, and are offensive finishers – finishing their own offense with goals or finishing opponents with excellent defence.

Arrigo sitting in a VIP box. In the eyes of Saki (arrigo_sacchi), Chu Zhongtian, who tirelessly appeared anywhere on the court, prevented Kaka's must-score goal, and was able to organize an attack, was very close to that kind of "box_to_box player", except that his scoring ability was a little weaker...... He didn't know much about Chu Zhongtian before, and he only started to notice this player from this game, to be exact, after Chu Zhongtian blocked Kaka's kick and must score, he paid attention to Chu Zhongtian.

In his eyes, the number eight player in Metz has the physical fitness to ensure that he can run all over the field and be there wherever he is needed. In addition, he has good physical attributes, he is strong and can make physical contact with players like Gattuso without being at a disadvantage; His explosiveness is good, so he can still catch up and clear after chasing Kaka for 70 meters; He's flexible with his reflexes, he's not bad at his technique, and he's full of desire and motivation for the game...... None of this is the most important thing, the most important thing is that he has an "intuition about the game of football", in other words he "knows how to play football" (knowing_how_to_play_football).

This is the most important quality of a "box_to_box player". He can score and tackle, and he can lead the team on his own, and such a player can be called "great".

From the point of view of driving the whole team, Pirlo also has such a quality, but his physical condition is average, and he can't become a "box_to_box player".

However, in Chu Zhongtian, the former technical director of AC Milan and Real Madrid, Italian tactician Sacchi, saw some prototypes.

Generally speaking, a "box_to_box player" needs to be protected, because the characteristics of modern football and the modification of offside rules make a big gap between the back line and the midfield, if such a player is frequently inserted, it will leave a big gap in his own backline for the opponent to take advantage of. Football in Sachi's time was a three-line tightening, with a distance of no more than 25 meters from the back line to the forward line, and the "box_to_box players" did not have to worry about such a problem as the void behind them.

Modern football is a four-line football, the 4231 formation began to prevail, and the midfielder became a world of professionals, who were divided into "attackers" and "defenders". For example, Zidane will always not defend, so they need a Makelele. And in the Sacchi era of AC Milan, he had Rijkaard (frank_rijkaard) and Carlo Ancelotti (carlo_ancelotti) in midfield, although they did not have Bryan. Robson (bryan_robson) and Lothar. Mateus (lothar_matthaeus) has scoring ability, but both are good at destroying and creating.

Although the game now requires more and more versatility in players, it is often not enough to be a winger, playmaker and scorer – full-backs must learn how to attack. But this contradicts the fact that the most comprehensive "box_to_box player" is in decline.

It's actually easy to understand that although there is a need for a versatile player in the full-back and forward position, they can both attack and defend. However, in the most important part of the midfield, it is still polarised - the sapper midfielders who are good at defending are very popular, and the managers ask them to concentrate on the ball, take responsibility for grabbing the ball, and then hand it over to a midfield partner who is responsible for attacking, basically not defending, who is responsible for organising the attack or scoring the goal themselves.

Of course, this is not without exceptions. Ballack, Cesc Fabregas and Essien have played as both a midfielder and a midfielder, both in control and in attack. Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are also attacking and defensive, but they are nowhere near as high as their predecessors before the 80s in terms of the tactical thinking of modern football.

Because with the popularity of the single striker strategy, the team increasingly needs a midfielder to suppress the opponent's retreating striker, which also accelerates the gradual change from 442 formation to 4231. With the acceptance of such formations, midfielders are strictly divided into two categories - offensive or defensive. Although all-rounders can wear two hats, they are no longer considered a valuable asset by the team. After all, there is always no professional counterpart who is more valued.

All of the above are the reasons why the "box_to_box players" and "free man" players are gradually disappearing from the football field. The change of tactics gave birth to the emergence of "free men" and "box_to_box players", and the continuous change of tactics has caused them to gradually disappear into the long river of history.

In Arrigo. In Saki's view, Chu Zhongtian in Metz has a tendency to develop in this direction.

Under the tactical concept of modern football, in order for an all-round player to perform well, he must have a full-time midfielder to protect them, so as not to lose themselves in the frequent switching of attack and defence. For example, in the 2005 Champions League final, Benitez paired Gerrard with a midfielder Hamann, and Gerrard was completely liberated and finally led the team to an epic comeback. The victim was none other than AC Milan, who once had the likes of Rijkaard and Carlo Ancelotti.

Mace's tactics are the same, let. Fernandez arranged a Promans next to Chu Zhongtian, a player who was far stronger in defense than in attack. The former players of the French national youth team have now become Chu Zhongtian's personal bodyguard, with him, Chu Zhongtian can rest assured and bold and play freely, without worrying about his position at all. So you can see him everywhere on the pitch, whether it's attacking or defending, he's free to play and fully liberated.

Sacchi is no longer with AC Milan, but as an AC supporter, he is still habitually thinking about Milan.

He was thinking that when the game was over, he would remind Galliani and tell him that Metz's number eight was worth noting. If they could, AC Milan would do well to consider buying him. In his opinion, this number eight is more promising than Gourcuff.

※※※While Saki was pondering in the box, Chu Zhongtian was planning another round of Mace's new offensive.

The game has just reached the 80-minute mark. In the remaining ten minutes, Metz had to score at least one goal to send the game to extra time.

Gattuso followed Chu Zhongtian, who entered the AC Milan half. Although Chu Zhongtian was not afraid of a physical confrontation with Gattuso, it would slow down the pace and delay the fighter. So he passed the ball out, and then he cut into the empty position, and Gattuso followed inch. After this period of play, Gattuso has determined how much role Chu Zhongtian has for Metz, he has organized several attacks, if it weren't for the players of Metz who didn't catch it, the score must not be 1:1 now.

The football was soon passed back again.

Gattuso did not rush up to grab it, but stood behind Chu Zhongtian and did not let him turn around easily, as long as he couldn't turn around, he would not be able to complete the task of passing the ball.

Chu Zhongtian felt the pressure from behind. Gattuso is a member of the world championship team and an experienced player, and with his full strength, Chu Zhongtian is still a little difficult to deal with.

In desperation, he passed the ball to the back again.

Metz then did not organize the attack through him, but sent a long pass directly to the front from the defender to find Ibisevic and Menez.

The football was pushed out by Kaladze, and it flew over the area where Chu Zhongtian was located.

Chu Zhongtian and Gattuso looked up at the sky, only football in their eyes, and they both ignored each other. Then they jumped high for the header. The football hit Chu Zhongtian's shoulder and flew to the side, it was not where Chu Zhongtian wanted it to go, but there was no way, under Gattuso's interference, it would be good if he could reach the ball. And now he can't care where the football ends up.

He and Gattuso collided hard in the air, and because of the difference in height and bounce, Gattuso hit his shoulder, and blood suddenly oozed out of his forehead.

After Chu Zhongtian landed, he turned around and saw Gattuso covering the left half of his face with one hand, and red blood flowing out between his fingers, and hurriedly signaled to the referee and the other AC Milan players that they had a player injured.

AC Milan player Andrea Pirlo, who had originally got the ball, originally planned to attack, but seeing Gattuso's appearance, he quickly kicked the football out of the sideline.

The AC Milan team doctor ran up and checked Gattuso's injury before deciding to take him off the pitch, but Gattuso refused to be "carried" off the pitch and insisted on going on his own.

After Gattuso got off the field, the game restarted, because it was AC Milan who kicked the football out of the sideline, so Metz threw the throw-in, and the throw-in fell to Chu Zhongtian's feet, and there were no AC Milan players to defend, Chu Zhongtian did not want to attack, he kicked the football forward with a big foot, kicked the football to the AC Milan half, and the football rolled a few laps against the sideline and then went out of the sideline.

It wasn't until AC Milan took another throw-in that the game was back to normal.

Gattuso was treated to stop the bleeding below, and if the wound was relatively large, it might need to be stitched, and if it wasn't in the way, it was estimated that he would be able to wrap the bandage a few times.

Without Gattuso, Ambrosini couldn't keep up with Chu Zhongtian's rhythm due to physical reasons. Chu Zhongtian suddenly had a feeling that all the shackles had been removed, and he took a long breath, free and easy, and no one could stop him.

He knew it was the best chance and asked his teammates for the ball more actively and often.

Chu Zhongtian had just returned to the box to participate in a defensive attempt, forcing Inzaghi to shoot the ball off the line and Metz for a goal kick. Chu Zhongtian glanced outside the court, Gattuso's injury treatment had entered the end, and he was eager to return to the game. The pressure on him to come back is even greater, and this is not going to work, and he must hurry up and organize an efficient attack before he returns.

He retreated to the edge of the box and without making any moves, Wemby passed the ball to him. Chu Zhongtian began to dribble forward after a simple pass with the defenders in the backcourt.

When he entered the AC Milan half, Ambrosini ran up from one side, approached him and interfered with him on the side. Chu Zhongtian knew that the captain who decided AC Milan was actually unable to run, he decided to shake off Ambrosini, he strode the ball forward, and suddenly stepped forward!

Chu Zhongtian's step was resolute and powerful, Ambrosini couldn't react, and when he wanted to chase it, he felt weak under his feet when he kicked the ground, and he didn't make any effort, and when he restarted, he had already been pulled away by Chu Zhongtian.

If he wants to stop Chu Zhongtian now, he can only shovel Chu Zhongtian from behind and fly with the ball, but that will inevitably attract him a red card. Anyway, Chu Zhongtian still has the entire back line of Andrea Pirlo and AC Milan in front of him, and it hasn't reached the point where he will be scored without fouling, so let's wait for the opportunity to break the ball for the time being...... With this in mind, he did not take any further action, but simply followed.

Andrea Pirlo came up to intercept head-on, and Milan's defenders were shrinking down the middle. At that moment, he poked the ball to the right with the tip of his right foot, and the ball rolled almost to the tiptoe of the snatched Pirlo and landed at the feet of Obertan.

After passing the ball, Chu Zhongtian continued to want to step forward, and Pirlo hurriedly turned around to chase back.

Obertan did not cross directly after receiving the ball, but broke through with the ball inside.

At this point, the AC Milan backline turned their focus to their own left flank. The Italian team adjusted their defence very quickly, and Obertan almost took two steps before he could find himself unable to break through before he could enter the box.

At this time, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Chu Zhongtian who was following in the middle of the road.

He didn't hesitate to sweep the ball away.

Chu Zhongtian received the ball in the bag between Ambrosini and Pirlo. This is a dangerous area where opposing players cannot be allowed to take the ball in stride. Ambrosini didn't wait any longer, he jerked forward and squeezed up from behind, intending to interfere with Chu Zhongtian's handling of the ball. Pirlo, meanwhile, was also going to come up from the side to break the ball.

With two people at the same time, they must end this attack of Mace here!

Chu Zhongtian had already anticipated the situation he might face in this position, so he didn't let the football stay at his feet longer, and as soon as he received the ball, he passed the football to the other side with the outside of his instep.

Menez didn't stand in place and wait to stop the ball, he began to turn around the moment Chu Zhongtian passed the ball, turning from his back to the offensive direction to facing the offensive direction, and at the same time turning, his right foot poked lightly, smoothed the incoming ball, and avoided Karaze's grabbing with the ball!

When he turned around completely, there was AC Milan's penalty area in front of him, almost empty!

Dida didn't expect Kaladze to be given by the other party so easily, and attacked in a hurry. At the same time, Nesta also dropped Ibisevic to save on Menez, and at this time he didn't think about what would happen if Menez crossed the ball to Ibisevic. Whoever gets the ball is the most threatened.

Menez took a step inside and then suddenly got up and shot when Nesta made up for it!

The ball scurried past Nesta's feet and Dida's fingertips and headed straight for the far corner of the goal...... "But! but！ buuuuuuuuuuuut！！ The French narrator yelled.

"Wow! The ball is in!! The ball is in! Assist from Chu Zhongtian! In the 81st minute, Metz equalized! 2:2！ The CCTV commentator was just as excited. The first UEFA Super Cup for Chinese players is a show!

Seeing this goal, Saki couldn't help but applaud Chu Zhongtian's performance. What a good player...... Although a scout had mentioned this person to him before, Chu Zhongtian's ability could not be described in words, and it was far less shocking and convincing than seeing his performance with his own eyes......

(To be continued)