Chapter 441: They're Amazing!
The AC Milan players were in good form and they let go of their attacking play and did not attack City's defence.
In the 56th minute, AC Milan created a threat in front of the Manchester City goal, and after several attempts to pass the ball into the box in succession, Pirlo chose to pass the ball back.
The Manchester City players were relieved to see the return pass, thinking that AC Milan were planning to reorganise the attack.
What I didn't expect was that Seedorf, who was keeping up, shot directly from a distance!
Like a precise cannonball, the football flew straight towards the goal around the crowd in the penalty area!
"Danger!"
Ryan John shouted.
Such a shot is very threatening, because the goalkeeper is often easily blocked from view, but fortunately, goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei reacted quite quickly and saved the ball cleanly.
Wan Sheng couldn't help but applaud this save on the sidelines!
"King! King! King! β
Ryan John called Wang Xiaolei's name very strongly, and he immediately praised, "Under the interference of the dense crowd in the penalty area, Wang made the most correct judgment, his skill is very strong, and he successfully saved Seedorf's shot, and he has made a contribution to Manchester City!" This young Chinese goalkeeper has shown stability and excellence in the Champions League! β
AC Milan's attack isn't over yet.
Pirlo sent a corner kick, Pato jumped up and grazed the ball above his head, but Wang Xiaolei once again showed a steady performance, he jumped high from the crowd, stretched out his arms, and took the ball in the air safely.
Wang Xiaolei relied on his personal performance to help the team resolve the crisis in front of goal.
After this wave of attacks, AC Milan seemed to play with a feeling, they frequently completed the cooperation in front of the Manchester City penalty area, creating a threat to the Manchester City goal, and the Manchester City formation had to pull back a little to cope with the opposition's frequent attacks.
The situation on the pitch was once tilted in favor of AC Milan, and Manchester City defended a little passively.
So the pressure on Manchester City's defence was great.
The key figures were Morris and Copelle Ferreira, with Ferreira constantly running in the box to meet various positions, and Morris also retreating to the line to fend off AC Milan's attack.
The biggest pressure is still goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei.
Seedorf, Pato and Kaka, the three frequently attacked the Manchester City defence, they had the opportunity to shoot, they played better and better, and the threat to the goal became more and more, Wang Xiaolei concentrated on guarding the goal, and AC Milan almost scored a few times.
Wang Xiaolei didn't have the heart to think about anything else, he concentrated on guarding the goal, and became the player whose name was mentioned by the commentator the most during this time.
"It's the king again! Brilliant save! β
"King! He held the ball in his arms! β
"Seedorf shoots...... Oh, you're blocked...... Kaka Shoot Again! The king pounced on the ball! Well done! β
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"The information shows that Wang's age is only 18 years and 3 months, this young player, generally stays in the youth team, but Wang has become one of the best teams in Europe, Manchester City's main goalkeeper, and even squeezed out the position of England's former main goalkeeper James!"
"Now we see Wang's great performance and we know why. He's Gianluigi Buffon in the Premier League! Buffon became Parma's goalkeeper at the age of 20, and Wang is much younger than Buffon at that time, and now he has represented Manchester City in the quarterfinals of the Champions League! β
"It doesn't matter which team makes it to the quarter-finals between Manchester City and AC Milan, but with the performance we have now, we are sure that the future of the king is limitless!"
In the praise of the commentator, Wang Xiaolei guarded cautiously in front of the goal, he did not play too well in the high end, but the performance was very stable, and this stability also made the Manchester City players feel at ease.
Looking at Wang Xiaolei like this, Wan Sheng felt very relieved.
Wang Xiaolei can be said to be cultivated by him, as early as a few years ago, he brought Wang Xiaolei from Dalian to the United Kingdom, and then Wansheng gave him a training plan, and loaned him to the lower leagues to experience, after coaching Manchester City, Wang Xiaolei chose to follow Wansheng, more than two years in Manchester City, Wang Xiaolei has grown a lot, the most important thing is not ability, but experience, is mentality, for a goalkeeper under the age of 19, many times the performance will be affected, it is difficult to have a stable and outstanding performance, Most goalkeepers will be able to gradually play the main team after the age of 25, which is why only those special talents can become the goalkeeper of the top league team early.
Undoubtedly, Wang Xiaolei is one of the geniuses.
His ability is not the most important, there are many capable goalkeepers, such as former main goalkeeper David James, his ability is also good, occasionally he will perform quite well in the game, and those impossible saves can also be completed, but he has never had a stable mentality, so he will be considered a 'butter hand' by fans.
Wang Xiaolei is different.
Compared with other top goalkeepers in the world, Wang Xiaolei's ability is not outstanding, in fact, so far Wang Xiaolei's comprehensive ability evaluation is only '88' points, which is not too good among top goalkeepers, but Wang Xiaolei has been able to play steadily, and the latter is the most important.
Seeing his performance, even Diamares said to Wan Sheng, "No wonder you don't hire a professional goalkeeper coach...... I don't think anyone else can teach him at all, he's really matured. β
Wan Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard Diamares's praise, he turned his head to look at the team's goal and gave a thumbs up to that side.
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Although Wang Xiaolei performed well, the situation of Manchester City's game was not optimistic.
AC Milan's attack was a little too fierce, and Manchester City's defence was a little overwhelmed.
In the 71st minute, AC Milan found a good chance, and it should be said that AC Milan's star player Kaka found his senses.
When Kaka got the ball in the middle, he made a gesture to pass to Pirlo, which deceived Morris and made him deflect his weight to the side, but Kaka took advantage of the opportunity to slam the ball out and then accelerated!
Accelerate again!
Straight line breakout!
Kaka shook off Andrea Pirlo and dribbled the ball very quickly, and he quickly cut into the Manchester City backfield and quickly burst into the box.
"Good chance for AC Milan!"
"Kaka! Kaka! β
The Manchester City players were taken aback, and the only one who could defend was Kopelle Ferreira, but Kaka was so fast that he almost got shaken down when he ran past Kaka and changed direction.
Kopele Ferreira was worried about the goal and rushed straight back to the tackle...... Kaka threw his hands high and fell straight into the box.
Penalty kick!
No doubt.
The San Siro stadium was filled with shouts, "Penalty! Penalty kick! Penalty ......"
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'Copelle Ferreira brought down Kaka in the box and it was a no-brainer penalty and Kaka fell to the ground...... In front of the outbreak of Kaka, Ferreira had no choice, Kaka's speed was too fast. β
"It was a tactical foul, but it was also a serious foul ......"
While the commentator was talking, the referee had already run over.
Ferreira was still arguing, but the referee blew the whistle to point to the penalty spot, after which the referee's hand fumbled in the pocket behind his butt before ...... He held up a red card in his hand!
Ferreira is sent off!
"Manchester City are in danger! Not only were they awarded a penalty, but centre-back Pacos Ferreira was also sent off......"
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"Damn it!"
Wan Sheng directly put the mineral water bottle in his hand still on the ground, and then shouted to the fourth official, "How is it a red card, a penalty has been awarded!" β
Of course, this doesn't do anything.
AC Milan were much more relaxed, Ancelotti smiled and got up to applaud, he was worried about the goal just now, but he didn't expect Kaka to take the ball himself to help the team get a penalty opportunity, the opponent's only central defender was also sent off, the game suddenly became in the team's favor.
Carlo Ancelotti expressed his approval of the referee's decision with applause.
On the other side, Wan Sheng vented angrily, and at the same time worried about the situation of the team, he didn't expect that just because of Kaka's play, the game would become like this, AC Milan scored a goal and it was nothing.
Ferreira sent off...... The next 20 minutes were definitely going to be incredibly tough.
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Just as AC Milan was preparing to take a penalty, Wan Sheng was already thinking about substitutions.
Copelle Ferreira is the only centre-back on the pitch, the only barrier in front of goal defensively, the most important player and he will have to be replaced when he is sent off.
After some consideration, Wan Sheng chose to replace Torres.
Torres scored a goal and performed well, but the current team needs to defend, Torres has become unimportant, there are fewer strikers in front, and there are people such as Darren Bent and Ozil who can attack, as long as they control the midfield, the team has an advantage, and there are still opportunities to score, but the premise is that the defense must be done well, so Wansheng replaced Torres.
Dunn was replaced.
Wansheng originally wanted to let Sun Jihai play, but in this kind of game, Deng En is still up to the task, after all, there is only one central defender, and the stability of the central defender player has become the key.
Sun Jihai is also good, especially in one-on-one defense, even better than Dunn, but his running awareness is still slightly worse.
There is only one centre-back, and Dunn is always relieved to play.
When Wansheng was considering substitution adjustments, Kaka had already taken a penalty. Even if Wansheng activated the "Strong Barrier" skill, which increased goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei's reaction speed by 100%, in the face of Kaka's speed and angled shots, no matter how good the goalkeeper was, it was impossible to save.
Under the cheers of the San Siro Stadium, AC Milan relied on a goal to recover and the score became 1:1.
The AC Milan players were all celebrating their goals, and they were all behind until the first half, and even if they played well, the game was too depressing.
Now they are equalised, and this goal gives them confidence and fighting spirit, and it also makes them feel a lot easier.
At the same time, the Manchester City players are also unwilling.
Morris was the most reluctant one, thinking that this game would be his own, and he tried to perform better and hope to lead the team to beat AC Milan.
There's no better chance to prove yourself!
But in the second half, the team was a little suppressed, he had been defending no chances, and now the whole stadium is cheering for AC Milan, and he feels very unwilling.
As AC Milan celebrated their goal, Morris began to encourage his team-mates, "They just scored a goal, it's okay, there's still a chance!" After that, he thought about it, called Silva and Ozil, and discussed, "In a while, when the game starts, they will definitely relax, and we will go and attack." β
The two nodded in understanding.
AC Milan didn't realize anything, they were still thinking about the goal just now, and they were still thinking that the game would restart to continue to impact Manchester City's defense, so when Manchester City restarted, Pato and Seedorf rushed across the halfway line, and at this time, Morris, who had the ball, suddenly made a long pass, and the football flew high and rushed to the left front of the penalty area.
Many people's eyes followed the direction of the ball, only to see Ozil rushing there without knowing what to say.
It's too late for Kaladze to want to defend.
Mesut Ozil stepped into the squeezed position first, jumped up and slotted the ball into the middle.
Silva!
"Good opportunity! Silva! β
No one noticed Silva, who kicked off with Darren Bent and didn't touch the ball after that, but Silva was on the edge of the box directly in front of the goal, and he stepped on the line and was about to finish touching the ball.
Nesta scrambled over, but Silva didn't stop the ball and put it a little to the right again.
Ivan Crewe plugged in!
He was followed by AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini, but Maldini, who was a little slow to start, was already difficult to stop Ivan Crewe, and Nesta could only give up defending against Silva and run over to make up for it, but Ivan Crewe passed the ball again and kicked the ball to the left behind.
It was only at this time that everyone realized that Morris had followed!
"Maurice! He received a pass when he was unguarded! β
Ryan John shouted excitedly.
Morris didn't opt for a direct shot because he was still outside the box and had little chance of scoring a goal, and more importantly, he was unguarded and could take two steps forward.
That's what he did.
After receiving the pass, he took the ball forward, and everyone thought it was a pass, but Morris hurried to start and ran into the box to chase the ball.
No one can stop him!
Nesta, Kaladze, Maldini, and the retreating Seedorf and Ambrosini all watched as Morris swung his right leg hard-
Volley hard!
Zeliko Carraci stood cautiously in front of goal, he kept an eye on Morris's movements, and when he saw him swing his leg and shoot, he immediately had to judge the position, but when the football actually rushed over, Karachi knew that he was overthinking.
The ball speed is so fast!
He made a judgment, but his body couldn't keep up with the reaction, and he could barely watch the ball rush into the goal from the right side.
At that moment, Karachi felt very powerless.
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"The ball is in!"
"Just after Kaka took the penalty, and in less than two minutes, Morris helped Manchester City back into the lead!"
"Well done, 1-2, Manchester City leads again!"
In the excited shouts of Ryan John, Wan Sheng clapped his hands excitedly, he turned to Diamares and shouted, "It seems that we have nothing to worry about, they are much better than I thought on the court!" β
"Yes! They are fantastic! Diamares nodded excitedly. (To be continued.) )