Chapter 83: Evolve Early

When Salah dribbled into the box, Casillas was already on the lookout.

It's just that Pepe has come to make up for the defense, so Casillas did not abandon the goal, but stood on the goal line, watching the ball rolling intently.

And when Salah pulled the ball out, Casillas also rose to his feet and reached for it with his fingers.

However, he was still a little late.

Pepe's figure blocked Casillas' view a bit, which made his jump a little slower.

Maybe it's only 0.1 seconds, right?

But if the master makes a move, the 0.1-second gap is fatal.

When Casillas' fingers approached the ball that was spinning violently, his heart sank.

He knew that this time, he couldn't pounce.

Salah's curling shot went around Casillas' fingertips before smashing into the back of the net.

As Casillas's body landed heavily on the ground, he also heard the crisp sound of the ball going into the net.

"The ball went in again!!!!! Egyptian Salah !! Zhan Jun's voice also rang out.

"In the 42nd minute, at the end of the first half, Milan scored another goal!"

"It's a beautiful curling shot! It crossed the ten fingers of Real Madrid's goalkeeper Iker Casillas! ”

"It's two to zero! Who would have thought that Milan could lead Real Madrid by two goals at half-time? ”

"Although this goal was scored by Salah, if I want to say, most of the credit should be given to the French teenager N'Golo Kante."

'He scrambled for the ball, but he lost his balance and saw the space and stabbed the ball to Salahla's feet.

"We can also see that this is also due to the mentality of Real Madrid who are eager to equalise after conceding first. Their Real Madrid defence was too high, especially on this flank. ”

"And the Milan players also keenly grasped this hole in Real Madrid and tore through Real Madrid's defence with a hidden and clever pass."

"Now Real Madrid are two goals behind! Is there any way they can turn this around!? ……”

After the goal, Salah ran to the sidelines and made a "pharaoh" pose of standing on one foot with his hands folded to celebrate his crucial goal.

The Milan players who followed up were not so "calm", they all pounced on Salah one by one, ruining his appearance.

On the field, the captain Gattuso also roared at the camera on the sidelines, carrying out crazy catharsis.

Milan fans in the stands also shouted at the players in celebration, and some even set off red fireworks.

For a while, the San Siro stadium was smoky and lively.

And on the sidelines.

Pan Yi did not join the celebration army.

The moment Kante passed the ball, he was a little stunned.

So much so that after Salah's goal, he didn't quite react.

Kante this kid......

Yes!

Before Pan Yi could remind them of Real Madrid's vacancy on the wing, N'Golo Kante had already found out.

And the ball was really good, Salah received the ball very comfortably, and it went into the penalty area in a flash, which also laid the foundation for his shooting power.

This kind of God-like insight and accurate passing ability, Pan Yi may have seen it in Pirlo or De Bruyne in the future.

Pan Yi looked at the Milan players huddled together in the corner flag area.

Kante couldn't squeeze in and was smiling on the periphery clapping the fans.

This has not changed......

Pan Yi knows that Kante appeared as a pure defensive midfielder at the beginning of his career.

Including in the 2015/16 season, when he helped Leicester City win the Premier League, he was the Premier League's leading tackle leader.

Therefore, Pan Yi's tactical design of this Milan team is also carried out with Kante as a barrier in front of the back.

What I didn't expect was that it hadn't been a season before Kante's offensive attributes were developed?

In Pan Yi's previous life, Kante joined Chelsea for a transfer fee of 35.8 million euros after winning the title at Leicester City.

He began out as a ruthless ball-grabbing machine, but after manager Maurizio Sarri took charge at Stamford Bridge, N'Golo Kante was transformed into an attacking midfielder.

He may not have adapted to his new position, but it has also allowed him to be more balanced on both ends of the pitch.

Later, N'Golo Kante was already an all-round midfielder who could attack and defend in the eyes of everyone, and he also helped Chelsea win the Premier League and Champions League again through his positive performances.

"Was it because I threw him into this kind of high-level game early and stimulated his attacking potential early?" Pan Yi touched his chin and thought.

This is indeed possible.

Different environments, different levels of training, and different levels of competition can change the trajectory of a player's development.

For example, if Ronaldo, who became famous at a young age, had not met the careful guidance of Ferguson, he might have ended up as a Denilson-like cycling teenager.

Or swap Vardy, who only played in the Premier League at the age of 27, with Cristiano Ronaldo, so that Vardy received high-level guidance as a child, and perhaps his achievements are much higher than now.

But no matter what, now Kante's vision and passing ability have evolved earlier, which is a good thing for Milan.

This means that their tactical play in the future can be more varied.

Of course, Milan's ability to score these two goals now is not entirely the result of the efforts of the Milan players themselves.

At least, tonight's game won't go so well.

This is inseparable from the "cooperation" of the opponent.

If it weren't for Mourinho's insistence on playing against AC Milan at the San Siro, it would not have been so easy for Milan players to find so many holes in Real Madrid's back.

After all, everyone who understands the power of Muhammad's anti-anti-anti understands it.

Thinking of this, Pan Yi couldn't help but turn his head and look at the away team's bench.

But he found that Mourinho was no longer on the sidelines.

I don't know when, Mourinho has retreated to the bench and sat down, making it difficult to see his expression at this moment.

Perhaps, he is already preparing for the second half of the game, right?

But one thing is for sure, Mourinho must be depressed right now.

In this offensive battle, Real Madrid completely fell behind, which also made Mourinho's pre-match rhetoric feel like he was slapped in the face.

At the same time, the two-goal deficit also made Real Madrid's players even more impatient.

On one occasion when Ibrahimovic got the ball, the warrior monk Pepe came up with a whirlwind leg and tackled, knocking the Ibrahims to the ground with the ball.

Not to be outdone, Ibrahimovic grabbed Pepe by the collar when he got up.

Players from both sides gathered around, and the referee rushed over to calm the situation.

Pepe deservedly received a yellow card and the first half ended in a chaotic atmosphere.