128. Waiting for a good harvest
It was probably from the 2004 UEFA Champions League that the Portuguese defenders began to emerge and became the hottest group in European football.
Carvalho, Pacos Ferreira, Andrade and even the younger Bosingva have the physicality and speed of movement, the finesse of the feet compared to traditional defenders, and the defensive awareness rarely found by African defenders who are equally physically gifted, which can be seen in Porto, in Deportivo La Coruna and in the Portuguese national team at Euro 2004.
In the case of the opponent Jiang Qi is now facing, Deportivo La Coruna's central defender Andrade, the Portuguese has become the backbone of Super Laco's defence, he is the most attendance player in the Laco team this season, he has helped Deportivo La Coruna concede a significant reduction in the number of goals conceded this season, and even better evidenced by the two legs of Deportivo La Coruna's two-legged double against the Old Lady and a clean sheet against the opponent's attack.
Therefore, aside from the 4:1 score that is deeply in Jiang Qi's memory, Deportivo La Coruna is definitely one of the most defensible teams in the Champions League this season, not inferior to Porto, who was supposed to become famous in the 2004 season and even deified Uncle Magic Bird!
This is the conclusion that Jiang Qi came to after facing Deportivo La Coruna in the small theater and repeatedly watching the footage of more than a dozen key matches of Super Laco this season.
The unguarded Laco in the small theater relied on the seams of Andrade, who was not at the peak of his form, to allow AC Milan to score only two goals, and it was when Sheva broke out in the small universe.
Andrade's recent form has been so good that it would be foolish to expect the Portuguese to suddenly short out on the pitch.
Therefore, Lao Jiang's strategy is to concentrate firepower to knock out the strongest point of the opponent's defense, and then break them with full ability!
Andrade has a fast movement speed, good physical condition, and a good reaction rate, and it is very difficult to force a breakthrough directly from the front, not to mention that Deportivo La Coruna is equipped with two midfielders. As a result, the rookie head coach decided to switch points and target Deportivo Pablo's right wing-back.
Rui Costa's play, in fact, the main purpose is to use the pass to mobilize the changes in the opponent's defensive system, so as to provide Van der Vaart on the left side with a chance to blitz the weak side, and killing Pablo will definitely attract Andrade's fill-in, so repeatedly creating the opportunity for his own team to meet Andrade 1vs1 will consume the energy and physical strength of such a central defender, and if the effect is better, it will also drag his physical condition down, just like the last burst of the Dutchman at the end of the first half!
In Jiang Qi's view, the tactics of the first half were very successful, Andrade's fatigue and hidden body were all shown in Jiang Qi's vision, and the free kick of the sleeping pig also gave the score lead. Lao Jiang feels that the tipping point of the collapse of Deportivo Riñari's defensive system seems to be getting closer and closer.
This also made him involuntarily think of the card that symbolizes "straw".
"Knock out their strongest point and Deportivo will be full of holes in Deportivo defence!" , Lao Jiang pointed at Drogba, "Mr. Warcraft, you can try to have more contact with Andra De in the second half, his physical condition is not good, I think you should have a lot of experience in this kind of confrontation!" ”
Andy Lau, a student from Africa, patted his chest humbly, full of confidence.
The rookie head turned to Van der Vaart, "Rafael, you can attack more freely in the second half, after containing Andrade, the distribution of football is up to you, the attrition tactics have basically achieved the goal, we don't need to spend more energy to attack, I believe that Andrade, who is in declining form, will be exhausted in front of you!" ”
The Dutch made an "OK" gesture.
In the end, Jiang Qi walked up to Mr. Shevchenko, a nuclear warhead, as if in the challenge plot of the Infinity Theater, and looked at him face to face, "If you want, I hope you can be the best version of yourself this season!" ”
It sounds like a no-end story, but the meaning can be understood by two people face to face.
In fact, at the time of the winter transfer, Shevchenko faintly revealed the idea of leaving, but the Ukrainians at that time only had such a thought.
However, as time passed, Lao Jiang and Sheva often talked to each other, and the rookie head could understand his thoughts.
AC Milan is the stage for Shevchenko to reach the pinnacle of his career, and his feelings here are undoubted, but the same player who takes off his shirt is also an ordinary person, and there is also a very important other half of life, just like - family.
Stamford Bridge's bear tycoon's thirst for Sheva's classmates is not a day or two, and the Ukrainian is to some extent equivalent to his "countryman", so Abramovich has never hidden his admiration for Shevchenko, not to mention that Rivaldo, who transferred from Milan, actually had a second spring in the Blues, although this is related to Ranieri's approach to personnel, but it is undoubtedly a successful precedent, so during the Christmas holidays, Abramovich specially invited Sheva and his girlfriend to go on vacation through his wife.
Human affection is always the most subtle catalyst in the world, and if you add a moderate amount of pillow wind......
In private, Sheva was actually very embarrassed, and did not avoid these factors that affected his hesitation in front of Jiang Qi, and Lao Jiang's answer was very simple, even if he wanted to leave, he would reach the top in Milan!
You don't see, how many cows with pig's feet halo are after climbing to the top step by step in a certain city, and then wave their hands to leave a back that needs to be looked up to by future generations, and then leave in style to start a new copy, ah, no...... It's a miracle journey.
So, the rookie head also sketched such a route to Sheva.
Double-crowned champions, defending the Champions League...... Together, these two honors are enough to build a mountain that countless people look up to!
Seeing that there was already a flickering flame in Shevchenko's eyes, Jiang Qi understood that at this point in time, everything he needed to explain had been explained, and there was only one thing waiting for - a bumper harvest!
At the beginning of the second half, AC Milan, who had the right to kick off, accelerated the speed and rhythm of the attack, and Rui Costa no longer struggled to mobilize Deportivo Lacoruna's defensive line, but directly tore the opponent's midfield barrier with a pass, and Ljungberg who stabbed in the diagonal stab rushed in, and after the lateral dribbling attracted the attention of Naibet and Capdevilla on the right, he lightly knocked to Shevchenko who pulled out of the penalty area, and the defender the Ukrainian is now facing is Andrade!
Without hesitation, the explosive power of the instant start caught Andrade a little off guard, and the faintly painful ligaments couldn't be taken care of, driving his legs to react immediately, but after all, he still couldn't completely block the line, Shevchenko seemed to be determined from the moment he started, and the gap that was not too big was enough for him to send the football with the inside of his right foot!
With a pronounced arc, the ball skimmed low over the turf, glided lightly over the outer edge of Molina's fallen fingertips, and then bounced headlong into the inside of the far post......
At the start of the second half, AC Milan extended their lead!