Chapter 102: Inter without a striker
"Guys, after this game, no matter what the result is, we will probably be able to lift the Serie A trophy."
In the locker room at halftime, Pan Yi just said a few simple words with a smile on his face:
"But to make our celebrations even more enjoyable, let's finish the second half in earnest!!"
There's really nothing more to emphasize.
At the tactical level, it seems that Stramaccioni on the opposite side is still a little tender, and there is no effective response to Milan's style of play.
In terms of morale, the opponent is Inter Milan, and if you win, you can win the championship...... For these substitute players who don't have many opportunities to play, there is no need to do too much mobilization and motivation at all.
So, as soon as the break came, the Milan players returned to the pitch one by one with a roar.
Sure enough, as soon as the second half began, Milan took the lead in the scramble with Inter.
The first is an attack from the middle.
Nesta, Mex, Desiglio and others first fell to the back, and then suddenly reached the midfield, and after a series of passes between Van Bommel, Ambrosini and Flamini, they quickly advanced to the edge of the Inter Milan penalty area.
Seedorf rubbed the ball up, and center forward Inzaghi gently unloaded the ball with the arch of his foot with his back, leaned on Inter central defender Lucio with his body, and then turned around and volleyed!
Fortunately, Inter goalkeeper Cesar focused and punched the ball with both fists.
But Milan got on the ball again at the top of the arc and Flamini took a sideways step to shake off the angle and fired a furious shot that grazed the post and went wide.
Although the goal was not scored, Milan's attack once again showed their superiority in the middle.
There are a large number of people, smooth crossing, and resolute shooting.
This also shows that the Milan players have a greater self-confidence improvement after taking a two-goal lead.
On the other hand, Inter Milan has increased the number of people involved in the attack, the team's offensive and defensive rhythm has also accelerated, and the pressing of Milan has also risen a notch.
Apparently Stramaccioni also made a certain set-up at half-time.
After all, they are now the lagging side, and if they don't want to see their rivals in the same city celebrate winning the championship at home, they can only let it go.
In this way, the two sides played in a fast-paced back and forth from the beginning of the second half, which was much more exciting than the lethargic scene at the beginning of the first half.
"Now the two teams are switching between attack and defense very quickly, and it's very addictive to watch."
CCTV5's commentator He Wei also said: "This is the Milan derby we like." Coach Zhang, what do you think of the changes at the beginning of the second half? ”
Zhang Lu's voice sounded: "Hehe." It was a good game, but it wasn't a good thing for Inter. ”
He Wei: "Oh? Did Director Zhang find anything? ”
Zhang Lu cleared his throat and said:
"In the second half, Stramaccioni wanted to get back the score, he wanted to take back control of the midfield, so he had to fight Milan for the ball."
"But the Christmas tree formation that Pan Yi used today is to concentrate the troops in the middle, and most of the ball transmission is also carried out in the middle of the midfield."
"In this way, Inter's players are also unconsciously leaning towards the middle, isn't this just falling into the hands of Pan Yi?"
"No matter how hard you fight, there are inherent disadvantages in the formation and personnel arrangement. Once the ball can't be grabbed and there is a hole in the back, Milan only needs to find Inzaghi's point again, and hit it accurately. ”
"I think the main reason is that Stramaccioni is in a hurry. He became the head coach of Inter Milan not long ago, and obviously wanted to prove his ability by beating Pan Yi. ”
"But now that the score is behind at half-time, it makes it even more difficult for him to think calmly. Playing like this, it's Milan's favorite. ”
He Wei: "Then according to Zhang's guidance, isn't Inter no longer a chance at all?" ”
Zhang Lu: "That's not really. After all, Milan's starting lineup today is still too old. It's still unknown how long they'll be able to sustain such a high-paced game. ”
"After 70 or even 60 minutes of the game, after the Milan players have lost their energy, maybe Inter will have a chance."
"It's just that the Inter players themselves are not young......"
"So, it still depends on the adjustment of the coaches of both sides, hehe."
……
On the field now, the situation is really as Zhang Lu said.
Although Inter fought fiercely, there were few real opportunities.
Milan set up along the halfway line and used the numerical advantage to pass non-stop in the central midfield, making Inter's forward pressing a little ineffective.
Inter Milan get the ball, often because Milan's attack is defused.
And when Inter attack, the frontcourt players often have to face layers of Milan's defense, and it is extremely difficult to advance.
This is also due to Stramaccioni's misjudgment of Milan's formation style of play early on.
Therefore, although Inter's formation is already a 4231, the two wingers Alvarez and McCone are considered "temporary workers", and they do not have the ability to break through and cut inside as a serious winger.
As a result, Inter's attack is still very reliant on the midfield deployment of Sneijder and Cambiaso, that is, breaking through the middle.
And to get into the middle of the Christmas tree, the difficulty can be imagined.
So for more than ten minutes in the second half, Inter Milan played lively on the field, but did not have even a single shot on goal!
Moreover, in this game, striker Milito was watched to death by Nesta on the opposite side, although it was not inaction, but there was not much performance.
A lot of the time, Milito started to deliberately avoid Nesta and hit Mex, but he didn't take advantage of it.
Without the support of two wingers, he was always alone in the front line, and he looked alone.
Finally, Stramaccioni couldn't stand it anymore and made a decisive substitution.
Pazzini above, McCon below.
Replace a striker, replace a "winger", and let Pazzini and Milito play as a double striker.
It also allowed Alvarez to return to his more familiar position as a full-back, and Inter's tactical formation became 442.
Pazzini is a good homegrown striker, but that's about it, and if you want to talk about the top, that's far from it.
This is also something that Stramaccioni can't do.
Because the current Inter, apart from Milito, has nothing to rely on as a striker.
Cameroon Cheetah Eto'o moved to Anzhi in Russia after playing in the Italian Super Cup at the start of the season, taking his world's first annual salary.
Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan, who brought in his replacement, has been a bit unsuitable, scoring just two goals in 20 appearances for the team in all competitions in a season.
So today he wasn't even in the squad.
As for Cassano, who was brought in from Milan at the beginning of the season......
He's in good form, but he recently got into a falling out with Stramaccioni in a training session and is now in the midst of a ban from the team.
It's hard for a good horse to cook without grass!
So you can only use Pazzini.
And now this 442 is the same formation that Stramaccioni has used in some previous games and has worked well.
He's going to use this formation to hit the Milan defence in the final minutes of the game!