Chapter 300: Leading
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Under this rogue tactic of Fiorentina, the game seems extremely boring, it has been a full ten minutes since the referee blew the opening whistle, and the two sides still did not even have a shot on goal, and the players of the home team were in their own half of the defense, not daring to take a step beyond the thunder pool, as if they were afraid that they would be dismantled by the opponent as soon as they attacked; Fiorentina, on the other hand, were also practicing passing in their own half, Fortunato passed to Nesta, Nesta passed to Tacchinadi, and Tacchinadi passed to Costa, who had already run to the center circle and did not continue to pass forward, but gave the ball to Billindeli in the back with a return pass, and then continued to fall in the backfield......
Seeing the Fiorentina players so leisurely in the backfield, AC Milan, who put on a defensive counterattack at the beginning of the game, began to sit still, after all, their purpose is to defeat Fiorentina and prevent the opponent from winning the championship in advance at the San Siro Stadium, and according to the current situation, if Milan really plays according to Capello's pre-game tactical arrangement, it is very likely that there will be zero shots from both sides in the whole game, and the possession rate of the Fiorentina side is as high as 90% or more...... The result of Zuihou was naturally Fiorentina defending the league title with a point away from home.
At the same time, the Milan players have to be on guard against Fiorentina's surprise attack - in case they are passing at the back and making a surprise attack while they are slipping away, then AC Milan will really be in the cup.
Therefore, when the game reached the fifteenth minute, Capello decided to change his tactics and waved his hand widely, signaling his players to press the attack, and pressing to put Fiorentina's backfield players under more pressure.
After seeing the gesture of the manager, the AC Milan players no longer cowered in their own half, and finally crossed the halfway line of the stadium, and launched an attack on Fiorentina with the cheers of tens of thousands of Milan fans in the stadium!
Weah, who had sprinted past half-time, pressed towards Rui Costa, who had just received the ball from Tachinadi, and it looked like the Liberian star had been suffocated for the first ten minutes.
When the Milan players finally rushed out of their own half to attack Fiorentina, a smile flashed on the corner of Ranieri's mouth standing on the sidelines - finally hooked, I've been waiting for you for a long time!
Ranieri's strategy is actually very simple, that is, to fight patiently with the opponent to see who can't hold on first, AC Milan will not say much if he takes the lead in attacking, just do a good job of defending and counterattacking on his side, with Robert Baggio and Rui Costa, Fiorentina can be said to be very powerful in counterattacking; If the home team doesn't take the initiative to attack, then the Fiorentina players will need to seduce the opponent for a long time at the back!
After all, Fiorentina only need to pick up a point in this game to secure the league title, so they have plenty of confidence to play like this, and AC Milan will have to take the initiative to attack if they want to stop Fiorentina, which is the main reason why Ranieri dares to use this rogue tactic.
If this game is just an ordinary league game, the tinkerer believes that with Capello's character and undisciplined level, it is really possible to cooperate with his side to come to an embarrassing draw with zero shots on goal in the last game......
Ranieri may be criticised for being too utilitarian, but what manager would make an attacking choice in such a situation? You must know that Fiorentina's opponent in this game is AC Milan, which is famous all over Europe for its defensive counterattack! Who can guarantee that the team will not be penetrated by a counterattack from the home team when they press the attack?
After the AC Milan players began to attack, the game finally began to look good, although the ball was still passed at the feet of the Fiorentina players, but under the pressure of the Milan players in the red and black sword stripes, the Fiorentina side also began to change their tactics, no longer frequently downed in the backfield, but increased the speed of the pass, and began to look for holes in the Milan back line that is, opportunities to launch counterattacks.
It's no wonder, after all, Fiorentina is on the defensive, and if they still fall in the backfield like they did at the beginning, if the defender accidentally makes a passing error, it will be equivalent to giving the home team a single knife for nothing.
Seeing the opposition attacking, Rui Costa felt it was time to launch a counter-attack to test the solidity of the opposition defence, so after receiving a pass from Kripa, the Portuguese sent a through ball before Boban rushed over to defend himself!
The 30-meter-long thrust flew through the middle of the heavy Milan players and flew directly into the AC Milan half, and a purple figure began to kick in, rushing towards the ball!
It's Robert Baggio!
Baggio showed his sharp fangs at this moment, and although Baresi, who was closest to him, noticed Baggio's movements at the first moment and tried to stop him, the 36-year-old Baresi was clearly unable to keep up with Baggio.
It was just a simple acceleration, and Franco Baresi, who was once the best homegrown central defender in Serie A, was left far behind by Baggio!
Seeing Baggio get the ball and form a one-handed momentum, the Milan fans watching the game from the stands of the San Siro Stadium couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation!
Maldini, who has played alongside the veteran captain for many years, naturally knows what Baresi's weaknesses are, so when he saw Baggio break through Baresi's defense, the "Shijie best left-back was the first to rush" to defend Baggio.
Facing Maldini from the side, Baggio first paused slightly, changed the direction of the ball slightly with his left foot, and then accelerated again!
Maldini, who followed in Baggio's footsteps, also hit first, but it would be quite troublesome for him to make any defensive moves, because Baggio, who had changed the direction of his run, was completely away from him at this time, and if Maldini really did something to Baggio, I believe the referee would not be stingy to take out the red card in his jacket pocket.
Maldini hesitated a little, after all, he didn't want to get a red card for such a goal, and such a price would be too heavy for him.
As soon as Maldini hesitated, his reaction was naturally a step slower, and Baggio naturally would not let go of such an opportunity, and rushed into the AC Milan penalty area with the ball!
Facing the attacking Rossi, Baggio did not rush to shoot, but made a feint shot to shake the old Rossi to the ground, and then got up with his right foot to push the ball into the empty net before Costacuta could return to the defense!
“Gooooal! 1 to 0! It was Fiorentina's first shot of the game! A goal was scored with the first shot! Their luck is really, really good! ”
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