Chapter 53: Guarding the Middle and Letting Go of the Side

In the Vidimali Stadium, Moroni really saw a lot of Chinese.

Although for a typical Italian like Moroni, Asians are the same, but now he understands that most of these Asians are Chinese, and they are all coming for Pan Yi.

Even Moroni feels that there are now many more female fans sitting in the stadium than before.

And these female fans are not only Oriental faces, but also a lot of blondes.

Moroni shook his head, focusing on the visitors.

Now the game is about to start, some of the Milan players are warming up, while others are gathered around the coach and listening to the final instructions.

The tallest one was Eevee.

And the young coach beside him was Pan Yi, who was holding the tactical board and talking to Ibu with a smile.

Obviously, Ibu agreed with Pan Yi's instructions and kept nodding his head.

"It seems that there is something that can make the big stars obedient." Moroni took a bite of roast duck and muttered, "And it's really appealing to the fans, I really have to find a chance to talk to him." ”

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Allegri is now clear about the division of labor among the coaching staff.

The overall arrangement is, of course, him as the head coach.

And the team's specific defensive tactics, such as who to mark and who is responsible for which area, this is for Tasottti.

In terms of offense, it is to let Pan Yi make detailed deployments.

The current set of 433 tactics, the most familiar to the whole team is Pan Yi.

Especially in terms of attack, if Allegri is to speak, he must first get the latest target plan from Pan Yi, and then relay it to the strikers......

If you go around like this, it's better to let Pan Yi talk directly.

And now, Pan Yi is making some final explanations with the three forwards of Ibrahimovic, Salah, and Mane.

This is actually some temporary targeted deployment made after getting Lecce's starting lineup.

"After the opening, you have to pay attention to the middle and the side, forming the effect of pressing the strong side."

Pan Yi drew two points of off-ball cover and running on the left side on the tactical board, as well as a cover in the middle.

"Here's the strategy. Together, our three strikers cut off the passing path between the opposition's centre-backs and the midfielders, freed up the wing-backs on one side and forced the opposition to play to the other wing, Odo. ”

"Once the ball is on the wing, the winger, who is Salah, immediately pushes the ball carrier, and the other two strikers cut off the passing path to the middle, creating a local numerical advantage and establishing a strong side of pressing."

"Then it's about working with the midfielders to round up the opponent, steal the ball or force the opponent to make mistakes. Why play Otto's side? He is now older and slower, and his ball efficiency is lower, while Cuadrado, on the other side, is the opposite and is not easy to control. ”

"Of course, we may fail to encircle and suppress. But then the opponent can only push along the flank, and the threat is less, so this is up to our midfielders. ”

In the end, Pan Yi said to Ibrahim: "Zlatan, you have the most experience in the game, and you will be the one who will launch the rush when the time comes." Only three strikers acting together can maximize the effectiveness of this tactic. ”

Eevee patted his chest: "No problem. I love this tactic and I'm sure my two little brothers will do it well! ”

Mane and Salah also smiled and nodded.

Then it didn't take long for the game to begin.

Milan's side is the regular starter:

Forwards: Mane, Ibrahimovic, Salah.

Midfielders: N'Golo Kante, Boateng, Gattuso.

Defenders: Desiglio, Thiago Silva, Van Dijk, Abate.

Goalkeeper: Abbiati.

Lecce is a defensive-oriented 541:

Forward: Corvia

Midfielders: Obodo, Giacomazzi, Grosmuller, Strasse

Defenders: Odoro, Mesba, Esposito, Tomovic, Cuadrado

Goalkeeper: Benasi

As soon as the opening whistle blew, AC Milan's overall front pressed forward.

The forward line, led by Ibrahimovic, began to press Lecce's defenders, while at the same time, Milan's midfielders and defenders followed suit.

This is a scenario that both sides can expect before the game.

AC Milan are much better overall than Lecce, and it's almost a head-to-head battle.

Lecce's formation itself speaks volumes about Di Francisco's attitude towards the game: a point is a victory.

But it is clear that Milan don't like to pick up a point, even away from home.

Ibrahimovic has pounced on Lecce's centre-back.

Ibrahimovic is tall and rushes like a heavy tank, and the pressure that comes his face is so heavy that Lecce's players don't dare to let the ball stay at their feet for more than a second.

They quickly shifted the ball to the flank, trying to avoid Lu Bu, who seemed to be charging on a red rabbit horse.

At this time, Salah and Mane, who were on both sides of Ibrahimovic, also pressed together.

These two extremely fast wingers are also full of pressure when pressing, and at this moment, together with Ibrahimovic, they formed three flying arrows, straight into the hinterland of Lecce.

After these three arrows, there are three big players in Milan's midfield.

They also blocked Lecce's exit lanes and allowed the ball to move in the direction that the coaching staff had arranged before the game.

The pace of the opening game was so fast, which made the fans in the stadium can't help but let out bursts of cheers - it is estimated that more than half of the fans in the current Vidi Mari Stadium are supporting AC Milan, and it is no longer clear who is at home and who is away.

Now, the ball is at the feet of Otto.

The 34-year-old Italian international is actually also from Milan, but he gradually can't play in Milan as he gets older, so he was loaned to Lecce this season to play his spare time.

Now facing his old club, Otto naturally wants to perform well.

But now, he had just picked up the ball and was about to take two steps forward, only to find a black patch around him.

I don't know when, the other party's Salah has rushed in front of him and blocked his way.

On the other side, old teammates Gattuso and Boateng have also surrounded them.

Odo wanted to pass back to his own backfield, but found that the central defenders were there, Ibrahimovic and Mane were also eyeing him, so he couldn't pass it.

He hesitated, and then one foot reached out.

Gattuso breaks the ball!

The midfielder never sticks to the ball and immediately knocks it back to N'Golo Kante.

N'Golo Kante also gave the ball back to Salah.

Salah quickly cut forward down the left flank and strode forward with the ball.

Lecce's players came over to defend and Salah took the ball to his left foot and then curled a 45-degree cross.

At this time, Ibrahimovic was already holding the opponent's central defender, and now the ball flew over, of course, he took a step forward, pressed the opponent's defender, and hit the goal with a header.

The opposing goalkeeper raised his hand to lift the ball off the crossbar, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Although the shot did not go in, it still ignited the passion in the stadium of Vidimari, and the Milan fans began to shout hoarsely.

Because at this time, it was only less than a minute after leaving the field!