1096 Late strike
In terms of the shape of this Champions League pinnacle battle, Millwall is like a mountain, and when attacking, it is like Mount Tai pressing on the top, crushing the city!
AC Milan, on the other hand, is as thin as flowing water, eroding opponents in a silent flow, and when the conditions are ripe, the streams converge into a river, and then develop and change, becoming a magnificent sea, setting off stormy waves, impacting this majestic mountain that will be pierced by drops!
Pirlo, who is cold and elegant, has made his way to Millwall's waistline.
Alonso, De Rossi is like a great enemy!
They are feeling the pressure like never before!
Because, in the past two years, they have never encountered an opponent's midfield pass so steady, so they have no idea where to start, and they dare not act rashly except for the most basic defensive essentials.
Two years ago, Millwall and AC Milan met in the UEFA Super Cup.
Two years have passed, Alonso, De Rossi, they think they are stronger than two years ago, and AC Milan's players are old, although Pirlo, Gattuso can not be said to be old, but the 33-year-old Rui Costa is obviously in the waning days, they take it for granted that the picture of being beaten by AC Milan two years ago will not appear, but at this moment, they know that it is wrong!
Absolutely wrong!
The people who thought wrong, not only the two of them, but also the players who were supposed to return to the defense in the front court to chase Pirlo in the first place and made the wrong defensive choice also woke up at this moment!
The aging AC Milan are shrewd as demons, and it is difficult to stop Millwall in a head-on confrontation, but they chose to use a more intelligent way to defeat Millwall!
Here we have to mention AC Milan's forward line in addition to the classic number 10 players forming a midfield.
Shevchenko needless to say, his abilities are known all over the world. Crespo, on the other hand, should have been capable of being a super-class striker. It's a pity. Wrong career planning, so that he ruined by frequent transfers, this "ruined" is a regret and regret sigh, the player who was able to reach the transfer value of 55 million euros in the past must be very close to the "world first", just like Vieri in a certain period, there is no doubt that he is the world's first center forward at a certain stage!
It can only be said that Crespo is outside the threshold of the "world first" competition, but it cannot be said that his strength has declined significantly. At this stage, there is no suspense in the top of the first-class level, in Serie A is not stable, but there are still 10 goals, in the low rate of Serie A, the efficiency is good, especially the AC Milan league goals itself is only in the early 60s, and he also has a stable scoring efficiency in the Champions League.
Shevchenko and Crespo were very calm when attacking in midfield.
They didn't run straight to the center of the box and wait for their chance, the style of running of the pillar center has nothing to do with them, if even one of them is directly in the center of the box, then Millwall will face this defensive pressure plummeting!
The reason for this is AC Milan's Christmas tree formation. In other words, Ancelotti's style of coaching AC Milan today is also criticized. That is, the wing seems to be a shortcoming.
In the case of Seedorf, it is difficult to imagine what a player without absolute acceleration can do on the wing, and without the tearing of the wing, the opponent's backline can naturally concentrate on the dangerous area of the penalty area and compress the space here.
Crespo and Shevchenko, one left and one right, like two sharp knives, are standing in the area in front of the penalty area that is on the edge but does not pull the side, always ready to cut inside!
That's where AC Milan's two strikers are smart!
Millwall's back four barely dared to move.
The full-backs can't tighten too tightly, the centre-backs can't top up the support line, and once they move, the few possibilities for the forwards to run will seize the gap exposed by the change in Millwall's back line.
It can be said that Shevchenko and Crespo are suppressing Millwall's back line with a "tiger's eye" posture, thus cutting the link between Millwall's midfielders and defenders.
Let Pirlo absolutely destroy Millwall's waistline in a limited time!
When the attack had to make a decision, Pirlo, a ruthless and elegant master, began to show his playmaking talent, first by passing the ball to Rui Costa, who was running on the right side of the midfield.
Rui Costa's position is bound to attract De Rossi's attention, and even if De Rossi does not lose his role as a barrier in the middle of the penalty area, he still has to move a few steps to the side of Rui Costa, and be wary of Rui Costa's next decision after receiving the ball.
Rui Costa kicked the ball out and passed it back to Pirlo.
Alonso is the most embarrassing, he didn't dare to grab, but he couldn't ignore the role of Pirlo in front of the penalty area, in fact, in the process of cultivating Alonso, there are some practical skills used, and Pirlo is one of the templates in the video essence.
He understands the role of the lions in front of the penalty area all too well, and it would be disastrous to let him charge forward from a long-range angle.
Pirlo sped up as he dealt with Rui Costa's return pass and kicked the ball straight towards Crespo in the ribs of the box.
After the pass, Pirlo immediately rushed forward, and between the lightning and flint, Alonso naturally had to follow Pirlo and block Pirlo's forward route.
However, he didn't realize that the corner of Pirlo's eye was on his left front.
And there, Alonso ignored, or rather, he had no choice, he couldn't beat four hands with two fists!
Crespo has a chance to receive the ball, and he is bound to arouse the vigilance of Schneider and Nesta, one is to block the outside line, the other is to block the inside line, as long as Crespo dares to stop the ball and turn around, or adjust the horizontal dribbling, he will inevitably be cut off by the Millwall defenders!
However, Crespo didn't stop the ball and kicked the ball out, more like he stopped the ball wide, and did it just right to the feet of a man who was in ambush behind him.
Seedorf!
Nesta screamed in her heart!
He came to block Crespo and exposed an open space that could have both movement and angle.
On the other side, Shevchenko did cut inside and Seedorf could have crossed a through ball but he didn't, and from almost 25 yards from goal, Millwall's goal was exposed, and the positioning of Alonso and De Rossi did not block his shot, and the two were held back by Rui Costa and Pirlo.
Silva stared at Shevchenko intently, not realizing that the distance between him and Nesta was widened, and the door to the middle was wide open!
It's like a road to heaven!
Seedorf was unmarked, and hit a world wave that shocked all four!
The ball flew towards Millwall's goal at a very fast speed, in a straight line, like a sharp sword, breaking through the air!
Bout flew to save to the extreme, but his fingertips failed to touch the ball, this ball was too tricky, almost into the dead end of absolute theory!
"AC Milan equalised! It was Seedorf who made the difference, and his long-range shot from the edge of the box blasted open the Millwall goal! Brilliant goals, wonderful aesthetics of violence! This goal is difficult to interpret more perfectly, Millwall has a problem with man-marking, no one harasses Seedorf at all, this mistake, if it will lead Millwall to miss the championship, then, this will not be forgiven! ”
The AC Milan squad celebrated passionately, and the Rossoneri fans in the stands regained their confidence and reimagined the great glory of being the first in history!
Ancelotti didn't smile, but his face tightened even more, as if he was overly nervous, he opened his suit, grabbed his belt with both hands, and well, lifted his pants.
Millwall defender Nesta sighed helplessly.
This goal, not so much a mistake in the back, but a complete defeat in the midfield of Millwall in this offensive and defensive battle!
From the basic formation, there can be a not vague interpretation.
AC Milan is 442.
Millwall was 433.
In midfield, Millwall has one less man than the opposition!
However, when attacking, AC Milan do not overly invest in Gattuso as a central midfielder, so Millwall should be able to compete evenly with the opposition.
In actual battles, such a comparison cannot be applied to the game, because Millwall's defensive philosophy is not to have three players in the midfield, but at least five people! Just like in their attack, the reason why the midfield is strong is that the full-backs play an insignificant role in coming forward and dropping back up the front.
In this defense, if Kaka, Villa, Ronaldo, no matter who of the three can return to the backfield in the first place, instead of going to Pirlo's point, Millwall will not end up looking suppressed by the opponent and dare not move.
In this season, Millwall's defensive line has established a new leader on at least two lines, the back line is led by Nesta, and the midfield is led by De Rossi.
However, with the advent of the new generation, Aldridge's thinking must also change, he can't make Kaka become Nedved, and the concept of the future team construction is also changing, the so-called offensive is picturesque, then the backfield must inject more power to give the front court a strong rear security.
But there should be no problems with the team's defensive philosophy, defensive ability is another matter, attitude and ability do not affect each other, just like Pirlo, he can't defend well, the world knows it, but he is still contributing to the defense.
Nesta spoke with De Rossi, and before the restart, De Rossi spoke with Villa and Kaka.
The content is actually very simple, De Rossi can't command Xiao Luo, what Henry should do, but to Kaka and Villa, he is not a command, just a very ordinary communication, simply summarize the problem of conceding the ball just now, so that teammates can be vigilant and avoid making the mistake just now.
At the same time, Xiao Luo and Henry are also communicating. (To be continued......)