138. Onward! Only forward!
Boban's basis for saying this is very simple, because Milan's midfielders have a common surname, speed!
Van der Vaart has played as a striker and winger, not to mention the diminutive full-back, Kaka's high-speed dribbling is the strongest of his many skills, Ljungberg is not only explosive but also endurance, and as for Sheva, the speed of Ukraine's nuclear warhead is undoubtedly one of the fastest among Milan's strikers.
Together, there are only six words to describe these people.
"I can run, especially if I can run!"
But everyone has a new question, Inter Milan was able to play a quick counterattack and succeed, but it withstood Arsenal's indiscriminate bombardment in the first 20 minutes to get the result of bitterness, not to mention that a large part of the credit should be credited to Toldo, who is like a god!
Although AC Milan's aging defense looks more reliable than Inter Milan, it is still unknown whether it can withstand Arsenal's onslaught without a tough midfield defense, especially when Arsenal is strong and has almost no significant attrition, the outcome is really unpredictable. And once Arsenal take the lead in the scoreline, then AC Milan's squad will be even more passive.
The main whistle of this focus battle is the German golden whistle Markus Merck, with his whistle, Highbury instantly erupted into a huge wave of sound, the flash lights connected like a large ball of lightning swept over the stands, even the audience in front of the screen was infected by the atmosphere in the stadium at this moment, and the blood boiled all of a sudden!
Arsenal's home stadium is amazing, and the Gunners seem to have drawn strength from it, and they seem to have crossed the halfway line without any scruples, which is similar to the home stadium of Bayern Munich at the beginning!
"If you want to beat AC Milan, you have to fight hard to get started!"
Arsene Wenger clearly saw this, and even said those words in his pre-match interview with Sky Sports to set the stage for this moment!
At the end of each season, any strong conversation means that there is no secret between each other, whether there has been a previous meeting or not, but the game footage of most of the season is there, and every set will become an important reference.
So, come up with the biggest hole card, that's courage!
Thierry Henry picked up the ball on the left side of the pitch, and Cafu and Lahm were quickly tightening the space for King Highbury, the first of the rules for defending the Gunners that Coach had set out before the game, "Be mindful of the space that Arsenal can play in the half, especially within 30 metres." ”
However, the Frenchman did not rush to break through, but pulled the ball at his feet and leaned towards the touchline, and then looked to the outside of Cafu, as if considering the possibility of forcing a breakthrough from the outside.
Although they know that Henry is most likely feintting, for this kind of top offensive player, the virtual reality is in their thoughts, and if you don't respond, the feint may become extremely real in the next moment.
The veteran Brazilian beckoned Lahm to pay attention to the inside protection, and he shifted his weight with Henry's footsteps - suddenly, the Frenchman quickly shoved the ball sideways, and another red figure was already quickly inserted behind him - it was Bergkamp!
Although the Dutchman is getting older, the instant acceleration still bursts out of amazing energy, and the ball is calmly led over is a stride forward, fortunately, Pirlo was on guard, and reluctantly pasted over, blocking Bergkamp's line from the ribs into the penalty area, but the Dutchman stepped up to tiptoe a little, and broke through along the straight line, and Lucio in the middle immediately followed, trying to block Bergkamp's cross.
Arsenal are arguably the closest team in Europe to the moment of fast passing and interspersed running, and although the Gunners, Milan and even Barcelona in the following years were all teams with a possession style, the differences are still obvious. Arsenal's players are more closely positioned, the attacking area is within 30 to 40 meters in the front, and the area of possession seems to be slightly narrow, but compared to Milan and Barcelona, who use the sudden change of tempo to attack in the half, the Gunners are better at interspersing runs to gain attacking space, the pace is much faster, and the attack is also more impactful, once launched, it is like a tide.
So Bergkamp didn't slow down the pace from the first step of acceleration, and after breaking deep, he didn't force a cross to try to get past Lucio's defence, but passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area, where his Dutchman Seedorf was impressively connected!
In the previous Champions League game, Nishihei, who had already made three long-range shots, naturally did not hesitate, and did not stop the ball and hit the goal directly, Ljungberg, who was rushed back by the oblique stab, rubbed it slightly with the spikes at the bottom of the boots, with a slight change of line and force reduction, Dida was very focused, and hit the ball sideways with a double fist, which was taken by Maldini.
"Have you noticed that even under such a big offensive pressure at the beginning of Arsenal, AC Milan still left at least two attacking players in the front, and when Seedorf shot just now, Shevchenko and Kaka stayed in Arsenal's half, which shows how resolute Jiang's intention to counterattack is!" Andy Gray frowned and said, "It's just that you take a lot of risk to do that. ”
Before he could finish his sentence, Maldini's side was already quickly playing the ball and passing it to Van der Vaart, who turned to get rid of Pire's disturbance and strode towards the open field in the middle, while Kaka and Sheva in the front field immediately dispersed and changed the route of the run while accelerating.
Arsenal also seemed to respond to AC Milan's counter-attack, with Patrick Vieira quickly moving towards Van der Vaart, while Gilberto's return route deliberately snuffed out a point of contact for the Dutchman's pass, leaving Van der Vaart faced with the choice of either passing to the only point of contact or choosing to get away from Patrick Vieira's defence and open up again......
The receiving point Sheva was targeted by Gilberto, and Kaka's side had Toure waiting for him, plus Campbell who was delayed at any time, Van der Vaart changed direction instantly with the ball, obviously a decision has been made, but Vieira is more decisive, and the timing of the crisp and fierce tackle can only be described by the word "precision", and at the same time as shoveling the ball, Van der Vaart was also picked up!
The captain of the Gunners actually had a better way to deal with it, his strength and flexibility could calmly keep up with Van der Vaart's change of direction, and then gain the upper hand in the confrontation, which naturally blocked this counterattack, but he chose the most ferocious way, which was a psychological demonstration!
Because the tackle action was well controlled, Merck did not whistle, Gilberto held the football to stabilize the rhythm, Van der Vaart under the effect of the reverse growth card physique is very different from the past, quickly got up and started to counter-rob, as if the fierce tackle just now did not exist, there is not even a trace of fear in his eyes.
This is the pinnacle of the Champions League, no matter which side can not have a little back, they have only one common belief in their hearts: "Forward!" Kill your opponents! Forward! ”
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