490 Strong Eindhoven
"Riester, congratulations. Valencia can't escape the palm of your hand this time. ”
Arneson looked at Rist and congratulated. Although Valencia has declined in the past two seasons, it is still a strong team with huge influence in La Liga. It is the only club in La Liga other than Real Madrid and Barcelona to have won the Champions League. With Reut's restoration, Rist's influence in Valencia must have been far greater than before. Being able to control Valencia would increase Rist's income by a large margin. That's why Arneson congratulates Lister.
"I've heard that, too. You've got a big bonus. ”
Although the Premier League is not over yet, Tottenham Hotspur has already finished third. Fourth place is left for Manchester United and Liverpool, with the two Premier League giants now left to fight for a Champions League spot. The Tottenham boss was so happy that he gave Arneson a very good sum of money. Although the exact number is not clear, it will be hundreds of thousands of pounds to say the least, and it is not impossible to be generous to a million pounds.
"What am I doing?"
Arneson was smug. It took just two years to help Tottenham secure a Champions League spot. Arneson is now thinking about how to make Tottenham a team in the Premier League that can compete with Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. At the end of the season, there is basically nothing left for the two men, so come and follow the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
"Pirlo, Park Ji-sung followed Pirlo closely."
PSV Eindhoven Milan's second leg of the semi-finals began. PSV Eindhoven were beaten 2-0 by Milan away from home, and from that scoreline it was basically a meaningless second leg. Because in the history of Champions League elimination, there are very few opportunities to turn the tables around. Of course, Hiddink doesn't think so.
"It looks like Coach Hiddink is letting Park Ji-sung defend Pirlo."
Historically, when Manchester United eliminated Milan and Barcelona, Ferguson took advantage of Park Ji-sung's ability to run and strong tactical ability. Specializing in the use of Park Ji-sung to mark the defense of Pirlo and Xavi, and both of them worked very well.
But in fact, this is not the first time that Ferguson has used Park Ji-sung in this way. The first one to use Park Ji-sung to keep an eye on Pirlo, and it was Hiddink who achieved good results. Historically, this season, PSV Eindhoven won 3-1 at home to Milan and were eliminated due to a lack of away goals. However, PSV Eindhoven played more than 60 per cent possession in that game and were just one step away from eliminating Milan. In that match, Park Ji-sung was very effective in marking Pirlo, and Pirlo did not show any performance throughout the game. This is the first time Park Ji-sung has been used in this way. Ferguson just followed.
The game Hius was a wreck. In the midfield, in addition to Cocu as a defender, Park Ji-sung replaced Van Bommel and specifically defended Pirlo. On the left flank is PSV Eindhoven's top talent Messi, on the right flank is the Peruvian prodigy Farfan who was introduced by PSV Eindhoven in the summer of '04, and on the front side is the young talent Afelai. Hiddink was a wreck, all for the offense.
"Pirlo, he has never been able to get rid of Park Ji-sung. Pirlo handed the ball to Ambrosini, Cocu, who snatched the ball. ”
Park Ji-sung couldn't even catch up with Pirlo's heels in terms of historical status, but he stuck to Pirlo like a dogskin plaster. Pirlo can't get rid of Park Ji-sung.
Pirlo is not as good as Park Ji-sung in terms of running ability, not as explosive as Park Ji-sung, and not as fast as Park Ji-sung. Because Pirlo is very troubled. Can't get rid of Park Ji-sung. So Pirlo handed the ball to Ambrosini next to him. Unexpectedly, the old and strong Coku stepped forward and broke the ball.
"Cocu, give the ball to Huntelaar...... Huntelaar, who couldn't get past Nesta, was poked by Nesta. ”
Huntelaar is a Eredivisie marksman. This season, he has scored 24 goals in the Eredivisie, plus 30 goals in the Champions League and the Dutch Cup. But what he's most powerful about is his ability to shoot, his ability to run, not his ability to dribble. Huntelaar is not too bad with the ball as a Dutch player. But compared to other Dutch players, their ability to dribble and control the ball is much worse.
What made Huntelaar even more unlucky was that he ran into a top defender like Nesta. Huntelaar's idea was to flash an open and shoot. But Nesta couldn't let him get his wish, and after only two steps of Huntelaar, Nesta stabbed the ball out of Huntelaar's feet. How many top strikers Nesta has encountered, Huntelaar's strength is simply not enough.
"This ball...... Park. Park Ji-sung came to the ball. Park Ji-sung, shoot! ”
When Huntelaar broke through with the ball, PSV Eindhoven's players started to press forward. There is Afelai in the middle, but Afelai is more difficult in the game because Gattuso is defending his position.
On the contrary, Park Ji-sung, who defended Pirlo, was more active. The ball has just been poked out. Park Ji-sung came to the ball. Pirlo didn't follow up at all, resulting in no one defending Park Ji-sung in this position. Coupled with Park Ji-sung's explosiveness and speed, Milan's defenders did not have time to fill the position. Park Ji-sung faced the ball and shot directly low.
“al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
"Four minutes, four minutes. PSV Eindhoven scored a goal in just four minutes of the opening period. 1-0, what an unexpected start. Many PSV Eindhoven fans have not even found their place yet, and PSV Eindhoven have already taken the lead over Milan thanks to Park Ji-sung's goal. ”
A slap in the head, this is a slap in the head. The game had only just started and PSV Eindhoven had already scored a goal. It should be said that the away team is two goals behind and not even a single away goal, which is very dangerous in the knockout round. Basically, no one is optimistic that PSV Eindhoven still has a chance. Even PSV Eindhoven's own players are the same. But a goal in the opening kick-off gave PSV Eindhoven players and fans a boost of confidence.
Carlo Ancelotti's Milan are known for their skill in European football. In this season's Champions League, whether it is facing the soaring dream two Barcelona, or facing the Premier League giant Manchester United, or meeting Villarreal, the big dark horse of the season, Riquelme, Milan is not lagging behind in possession, and even has an advantage. Because Milan is all about technology.
But today Eindhoven is crazy. Once the game started, the tempo of the game was firmly controlled, and Milan simply couldn't play the possession they used to have. Twenty minutes into the game, PSV Eindhoven were firmly in control of Milan with 66 per cent possession.
"This is the worst Milan we have seen. I've never seen Milan play with just over 30 per cent possession, this is the first time. ”
The narrators were surprised. Is this Milan? It is estimated that it is impossible for the Milan second team to play such a bad result when they come up to play. However, PSV Eindhoven were all about scoring goals and worked very hard from the start of the game. Keep looking for opportunities up front.
"Koku. Handed the ball to Farfan on the right. ”
In fact, although Koku is very strong, he is actually more explosive and fast midfielders like Kaka. Because Koku is old, his physical function has declined a lot. Koku's explosive power and speed have dropped a lot. The most feared thing is a player like Kaka. It's a pity that Pirlo, Milan's midfield engine, can't play normally, so Kaka can't get the ball in front. And even if he got the ball, he couldn't play his characteristics calmly. Therefore, Koku is very calm.
"Farfan, Farfan has good skills. Falfan, Farfan wants to force Maldini...... Maldini has a lot of experience, otherwise the goal would have let Farfan pass. ”
Farfan's technique is good and fast. This season was his first time in the Eredivisie, but Farfan was not at all stunned by Maldini. When Farfan faced Maldini, he used his speed to break through.
Farfan is only twenty years old. And Maldini was thirty-seven years old. If you talk about explosiveness and speed. Maldini simply couldn't catch up with Farfan. But Maldini is arguably the best left-back of the last two decades. Very experienced. Seeing that Farfan was going to use his speed to go to the outside line, Maldini did not follow Farfan's rhythm, but immediately blocked the inside line.
And Milan were compressed into the half by PSV Eindhoven, so there wasn't much space left for Farfan. Maldini completely blocked Farfan's breakthrough and cross in a matter of steps.
"Farfan. Handed the ball to Grigla in the back. ”
Farfan couldn't break past Maldini, so he had to give the ball to Grigla, who was following behind. In terms of strength, Grigra is a right-back who can establish himself in a strong team in European football. It is difficult to become the main force of the giants with his strength, but after all, he has won the European Championship and the World Cup with the Czech Republic, and won countless titles with PSV Eindhoven. Grigla is young, but in terms of experience alone, Grigla is definitely rich.
Twenty-five years old, but a veteran. Grigla didn't have the ability to fight on his own as Farfan, facing the ball from Farfan. It's just a cross. Grigra's cross was still quite okay.
'Grigra, cross...... Who is this, Koku! Koku! Koku, head at goal! ”
“al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Cocu is currently the most well-rounded player in European football. Kocu made his debut as a left-sided midfielder and then as a midfielder. Of course, he also played the position of second striker in his prime. He can play all positions in midfield. As you get older, you generally play in the lower back position. In the future, when you are getting older, you can still play at centre-back.
Of course, just because you play more positions doesn't mean that the players are good. This kind of well-rounded player is not just Kocu. Some even claim to be able to play anywhere except the goalkeeper. But the best thing about Kocu is that he is so good in every position. Playing as a second striker, he was able to score. Playing left midfield, he can assist. Hit the back he is a metronome, a sweeper. Playing centre-back, definitely one of the top centre-backs.
Now at PSV Eindhoven he's playing in a central midfield position, he's not just defending and controlling PSV Eindhoven's tempo, he's also being able to get up and shoot. This was the case this time, squeezing Milan into the half-time and Cocu went straight forward. In the face of Grigra's cross, the focus of Milan's defense was on the likes of Huntelaar and Afele and Park Ji-sung. But I didn't expect Cocu to start to step forward from the backfield, and directly found a gap and shook his head to attack the goal.
Koku, who will be thirty-five years old soon, does not tell that he is a thirty-four-year-old veteran at all. On the contrary, the physical strength is still very sufficient, and it is normal to run 11,000 kilometers or 12,000 kilometers in each race. It can be said that picking up the old demon, the current Coku is no worse than the later Scholes and Giggs.
"Two to zero, two to zero. PSV Eindhoven leveled the score at 2-2 on aggregate, with only 37 minutes of the first half played. In the 37th minute, PSV Eindhoven and Milan were tied at 2-2 on aggregate. ”
"The tragedy of Riazo last season is still vivid, is there going to be another Philippe tragedy in Milan."