Chapter 82: New Vulnerabilities
Mourinho did not return to the visitors' bench after the restart.
He had been standing on the sidelines directing the game and had started giving his own commands to the players on the pitch, sometimes gesticulating, sometimes shouting.
Mu Shuai's heart was a little irritable.
In his vision, this away game can not be won, but it must not be lost!
If it is a situation where the two sides are attacking, a beautiful draw is played, such as 2:2 and the like, and all aspects are also explained in the past.
And after returning to the home stadium, with the support of the Bernabeu fans, it is natural for Real Madrid to win Milan in one fell swoop.
But now, the situation on the field is not what he had hoped it would be.
Therefore, Mourinho hopes to get the score back as soon as possible.
How to wrench?
Continue to intensify the attack, of course!
In the case of falling behind, it is even more pointless to convert into a defensive counterattack.
Besides, the dragon boy on the other side was clearly mocking himself, how could he swallow this breath?
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But now, Mourinho's anxiety seems to be contagious on the pitch as well.
After conceding the goal, the Real Madrid players did not try to control the ball and keep the rhythm steady, but continued to bury their heads and attack.
But with Milan's equally ferocious pressing, it became extremely difficult for Real Madrid to get the ball.
Real Madrid's players make a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, and the breakthrough with the ball is basically ineffective, in this case, their offensive efficiency can be imagined.
Especially Kaka, the core of the attack.
Under N'Golo Kante's meticulous care throughout, Kaka could hardly put any pressure on Milan's defence.
The long-distance running and subtle direct passing that he is best at can't play at all.
And on the defensive end, he has little to contribute.
This is a big headache for Mourinho.
On the bench at Real Madrid, there is also Turkish international Shahin, who was bought from Borussia Dortmund.
If Kaka is replaced and Shahin is replaced, then the formation can be reduced a little bit back to 433, which may be able to reverse the current situation on the field a little.
But the problem is that it's only the first half of the game and the substitutions are a bit inappropriate.
In addition, Shahin, who was mixed in the Bundesliga game, looked a little uncomfortable after arriving in Real Madrid, and his state was very average.
If you replace him, it's really hard to say whether it's positive feedback.
Mourinho pondered for a moment.
Now that Kaka's connection with the two wingers has been broken, Ronaldo often retreats to midfield to receive the ball before finding a way to burst into the box and shoot.
This is also the reason for the emptiness of Real Madrid's wide defense.
But what if Ronaldo and Di Maria were replaced?
Then they all play backfoot wingers, so Ronaldo doesn't need to run so widely.
After all, Ronaldo is right-footed, and if he wants to shoot when he gets the ball on the right, it is actually more awkward, and he needs to run more distance to the middle to get a better shooting angle.
And if Ronaldo is moved to the left, he only needs to cut inside when he gets the ball on his own flank.
This is in line with the current use of Milan's two wingers.
It's just that if you do this, Real Madrid's pre-match routine of two wingers getting the ball to Benzema will not work very well.
Mourinho hesitated a bit and decided to make the change.
If the initiative is not changed in time, Real Madrid's midfield will be forced to death by Milan.
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Mu Shuai is Mu Shuai after all.
After Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria swapped places, Real Madrid's attacking performance really improved.
Although the point of the front waist is still seen dead, the two wings are starting to come alive.
Left wing-back Marcelo pressed forward frequently, seeking to link up with left winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
And after Ronaldo got the ball, he also began to move non-stop in Milan's ribs, trying to hit the goal.
In the 35th minute, Real Madrid's defender Alonso found Ronaldo with a long pass, and Ronaldo saw Marcelo inserted in the back row after taking two steps, so he gave the ball to Marcelo with a hidden side heel.
Marcelo also doesn't carry the ball, and directly takes the ball with his left foot to find Benzema in the middle.
It's just that Benzema has been held by Van Dijk at this time, and he can't directly shake his head to attack the goal.
The ball was headed in by Virgil van Dijk and broke out of the box.
Mourinho clapped his hands vigorously and encouraged his disciples.
Because although this attack failed, a good routine was played.
"Coincidentally", this attack was exactly the same as the Milan goal, the same winger holding the ball, the same to the wing-back who cut in behind, and then the full-back completed the cross.
The difference is only that Real Madrid have fewer contact points, so Marcelo can only cross high in the middle.
That's how Mourinho's tweaks worked.
What if it's similar to Milan's style of play?
The individual ability of the players on the Real Madrid field is higher than that of Milan, and if they continue to play like this, they don't know who will die.
Sure enough, just three minutes later, Real Madrid created another chance.
Marcelo dribbled the ball and saw that Ronaldo was watched by Abate, so he didn't pass the ball, but rushed wildly with the ball.
Thiago Silva, who came to make up for the defense, made a sliding tackle to shovel the ball off the line, a corner.
Kaka sent the ball away and Ramos flicked his header at goal, but the angle was too good for Ederson to save.
N'Golo Kante grabbed the second spot and wanted to launch a quick counter-attack.
But he was just about to give the ball to Salah, who had already started in front of him, but was intercepted by Khedira next to him and immediately took a long shot.
The ball went just over the crossbar.
Even so, the attack shocked the Milan fans in a cold sweat.
The atmosphere inside the San Siro stadium suddenly became less high.
Everyone now understands that a one-goal lead against an opponent like Real Madrid is nothing......
Pan Yi also got up from his seat and stood on the sidelines with Allegri.
He saw Mourinho's mastery in directing on the spot.
But at the same time, he also sees a new hole in Real Madrid.
That's the huge void left behind Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo after they pressed forward.
So he just wanted to remind the Milan players on the pitch.
It's just that the game always changes a little bit faster.
After a midfield struggle, the ball was at the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Marcelo still leaned in, played a delicate one-two with Ronaldo, and once again pressed the front to the heart of Milan.
Marcelo dribbled forward, saw Abate defending, and passed the ball back to Ronaldo on the side.
But at this time, Kante seemed to have expected such a passing route, directly left Kaka behind him, and instantly ran to Ronaldo's side, a diagonal tackle to keep the ball in his control.
Cristiano Ronaldo scrambled back, while N'Golo Kante stabbed forward with his right foot while he was still lying on the ground.
The passing in this position was very subtle and completely unexpected.
The ball passed between Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo and slid straight to Milan's right side facing Real Madrid.
At this time, Salah, who was still close to the right side just now and seemed to have nothing to do with this scramble, did not know when it had suddenly started.
He cut in diagonally as fast as he could, and after getting the ball, he rushed straight into the Real Madrid penalty area.
It's a lot of open land.
Pepe hurried up to make up for the defense, but by this time Salah had already adjusted his body to the most comfortable position and fired a left-footed shot!