Arsenal recovered quickly, but AC Milan did not fight back, but resolutely played fast after forming a breakthrough, but was still very cautious about defense, so the contention between the two teams was withdrawn from AC Milan's half to the midfield, and the battle of control and counter-control was staged all the time.

Seeing that Jiang Qi also had some scruples, the situation fell into a stalemate and did not deteriorate, Wenger was a little relieved, but the idea of winning at home was still lingering in his heart.

The turning point of the game came at the end of the first half, when Milan's midfielder Andrea Pirlo suddenly shook off Gilberto Silva's entanglement in the attack and accelerated forward, which was so sudden that Vieira, who was still inseparable from his former teammate Ljungberg, had to give up his target to help defend his sleepy classmates.

And this is exactly the first time Pirlo has cut forward in this game, and it has penetrated deep into the heart of Arsenal.

Pirlo, who usually sees him in the game, actually spends more time getting rid of the spot, but when he is on the move, the rhythm of dribbling and possession is very difficult to interrupt, which is the benefit of the transformation of the former technical forward position, so Vieira finally chose to foul.

Merck's whistle blew and the free-kick was in a very good position, about 30 yards from the goal to the left, just right for Pirlo's right foot, and the penalty spot undoubtedly got Arsene Wenger from the dugout again.

Pirlo's free-kick is a comprehensive skill, unlike Beckham's free-kick, which is the interpretation of footwork to the extreme, unlike Robert Carlos's free-kick, which is the interpretation of power to the extreme, unlike Juninho Jr., which grasps the trajectory of the football flight to the extreme...... Pirlo's free-kicks may be played in a different way of footwork and in different lines, but they all represent his interpretation of the weakest points of the opposition's defence.

A few years later, Nike once filmed an advertisement in which Pirlo faced a wall of dozens or more people, almost completely covering the goal without dead ends, and he first used a pause in his feints to shake the thick wall in front of him, and then used his footwork to find a single dummy wall at the near post of the goal, and used its bounce to hit the goal, choosing a line that showed firstly his insight as a top midfielder, and secondly, the footwork and control of the ball from set-pieces.

If you look at the AC Milan roster this season and count the playing time of everyone, the top three players are the same three: Lucio, Pirlo and Nesta, which is the cornerstone of the team that Jiang Qi relies on the most, and the role of these three players on the field is almost irreplaceable like Maldini, the spiritual symbol of Milan.

Lehmann was nervously lining up the human wall, and across the human wall was Pirlo's calm face, patiently waiting for the opponent to weave a defensive fence, patiently waiting for the referee's whistle, and patiently waiting for the moment when the ball was touched.

"This should be the last chance for AC Milan in the first half!" Martin Taylor, who was a little nervous, said, "After Dida's miraculous save on Thierry Henry's penalty, AC Milan did not take the opportunity to increase morale as we expected to take the lead, and Arsenal's caution and caution plugged the holes in their defense in advance, which put the game in an unknown equilibrium, to see if Milan could gain anything from this set-piece opportunity." ”

Ian Wright suddenly asked Boban, "This ball is for you to take a penalty, what will you choose?" ”

Boban was noncommittal, "I should be looking for a combination, the distance of this set-piece is not easy to get the power, Arsenal's wall is very strong, it is not easy for the ball to go around the wall without slowing down, and the longer the distance, the more time the goalkeeper has to make a move." ”

The latter words Boban stopped and did not say anything, because Merck's whistle sounded!

Under everyone's gaze, Pirlo ran and then like a rainbow across the sky, from the moment he came to the walk in the blink of an eye.

"It's in!" , The king subconsciously rubbed his eyes, the ball speed was fast, but it was an indisputable fact that the ball in his eyes plunged into the net.

In the middle of the Highbury Stadium, the AC Milan players were also frantically chasing Pirlo's figure, but watched the sleepy classmates run all the way to the coach's box, and then pounced on the unprepared rookie coach, and then the classic pyramid of people was built.

"Let's look at the replay in slow motion. Wow! It was a textbook example of a free-kick with an inside instep, the control from the arc to the fall was perfect, Lehmann made a save, but the ball only started to fall moments before it got into the near corner of the goal, the German couldn't do anything about it, it was perfect! ”

Wenger shook his head in annoyance, obviously lamenting the luck of his team, and then as if he had woken up to something, he walked to the bench and called Wright Phillips to do the preparations, and Mr. Professor decided to change the formation!

For Jiang Qi, the free-kick goal came as a bit of a surprise, and in his prediction that a draw in the first half had already achieved most of his tactical goals, and that the period of time he had hoped for was to use his speed to score away goals after the Gunners' fitness dropped in the second half, paving the way for the second leg.

Therefore, in the 15 minutes of the break, he did not make any tactical adjustments, but only explained the attacking methods that Wenger might use one by one, so that his players could prepare and deal with it.

On the other side, Mr. Professor, who was forced to go up the cliff, directly changed the formation position!

At the beginning of the second half, the commentators and guests in the live broadcast room noticed the change in the Gunners. With Wright Phillips coming on as a right winger and Frenchman Pire switching from right to left, Henry has a lot of range but is more likely to be a finisher or playmaker in the middle.

Bergkamp retreated to better maintain his strength and act as a commander, with Seedorf at his side to provide support, Vieira behind the two to provide support, and the two wings to be more left to Ashley Cole and Lauren to plug in, a formation that completely unleashed the Gunners' attacking power, without reservation.

There are many times on the pitch that "substitutions are like changing knives", and sure enough, after the start of the second half, Arsenal's most active player was Wright. The small striker was incredibly explosive, forcing his way through Maldini's defensive underhand cross that Lucio cleared first, but after a few battles, the team's experience began to gain the upper hand and he found the distance that was best suited to defend Wright Phillips.

When Wright Jr. tried to force overtake again, Maldini quickly turned around and stuck in Wright's high-speed route, and in the physical battle, Wright Phillips had no choice but to get out, which made him realize that the line he had just opened was full of roadblocks. Arsene Wenger's first trick started to stop working......

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