Chapter 108: You Actually Fell in Love with Him Too
With the latest directives from the Milan coaching staff on the pitch, Juventus' chances of securing set-pieces have been significantly reduced.
The Milan players also played smartly.
They didn't rush to get down when defending Juventus, but clinged to them so that they couldn't turn around smoothly before their teammates helped to cut the ball off.
And even if Juventus sometimes launch a quick counter-attack, the Milan players will choose to send them to the ground early before they have even crossed the halfway line and commit a tactical foul.
In this case, Juventus's carefully designed set-piece tactics before the game will have nowhere to be used, and they can only play a positional battle with Milan.
But now on Juve's forward line, the veteran Piero is old, and both speed and impact are not as good as before;
The other striker, Borriello himself, is a Milan outcast, who just came on loan from Roma in this winter window, and has not been able to play too many games at Juventus, and his feet are cold.
So it's easy to have the best centre-back combination in Serie A this season defend them.
The strikers can't break through head-on, and the midfielders struggle to support them, so the more they play, the less confidence they become.
The Juventus players are getting more and more eager and starting to fight on their own, and there is a lack of contact with each other, so naturally they cannot create more threats.
So, from the 20th minute of the game, the game completely went into the control of AC Milan.
In the 21st minute, Milan played a series of short passes in front, Mane dribbled the ball on the left side and sent a straight stopper, and Ibrahimovic failed to form a shot after adjusting the ball from a small angle in the penalty area.
In the 26th minute, Milan won a corner kick on the right side, Salah passed a corner into the penalty area, and Van Dijk shook his head in front of the goal to head the ball slightly high.
In the 31st minute, Milan crossed the penalty area diagonally at 45 degrees on the left side, Salah nodded the ball to the ferry, and Ibrahimovic was blown for a foul with a header in the middle.
In the 35th minute, Kante dribbled the ball in front of the field and sent a straight stopper, Mane was countered offside and stepped forward to shoot low in the penalty area from a small angle, breaking through the door guarded by Storari!
1:0!
AC Milan take the lead!
Juventus tried to fight back from behind, but were quickly held back by AC Milan.
On the field, Milan is still attacking and Juventus is defending.
In the 38th minute, Storari's serve was interfered with by Mane and then detached, and Salah pushed and scored. But then the referee signalled for Mane to run into the goalkeeper and the goal was disallowed.
In the 39th minute, Boateng won the ball on the right and sent a through pass, Salah sent a cross from the bottom, and Ibrahimovic jumped up in the box to head the goal, and the ball went slightly over the crossbar.
In the 43rd minute, Mane broke through the bottom cross penalty area with the ball on the left side, and the Milan player failed to touch it, and the ball slid past the goal.
At half-time, AC Milan temporarily led Juventus 1-0.
In the second half, Conte replaced the underperforming Borriello with Milan veteran Pato, hoping to use Pato's speed to improve the quality of quick counter-attacks.
The substitutions didn't change the situation on the pitch.
The main reason is that there is a clear gap between the players on the field on both sides in terms of individual ability, team cooperation, tactical familiarity, and morale.
When all the indicators are combined, they are fully reflected in the scene.
Milan continue their onslaught on Juventus.
After 60 minutes into the game, there was one more gap between the two teams: fitness.
AC Milan itself is dominated by young players, and they have been besieging with a ball in hand, so naturally the more they kick, the more they kick, the happier they are, and the way of playing with the ball under the ball makes the physical consumption smaller.
Juventus, on the other hand, had low morale and low confidence among the players, which led to their lack of motivation as they played.
What's more, the backward situation is still being pressed and beaten, and the physical consumption is greater when tired of defense.
In the 65th minute, this time it was a response from center forward Ibrahimovic, who leaned on Bonucci with his body and sent an assist, and Gattuso, who was inserted in the back, fired a burst shot for Milan, 2:0!
It can be said that at this moment in the game, the suspense of victory or defeat is basically gone.
Milan were in complete control of the game, and Juventus were almost helpless.
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The live commentator from Sky Sport Italia also began to say:
"Juventus fans are probably starting to get disappointed. The Bianconeri didn't look like an old team tonight, they looked a little lacking in confidence and lacking the desire to win. ”
"The young AC Milan showed a high level of technical and tactical skills, and they completely suppressed their opponents both in terms of the score and the field.
"Today's Stadio Olimpico in Rome should soon see Milan players lift the Coppa Italia trophy!"
"The last time AC Milan won the Coppa Italia was in the distant 2002-03 season."
"In fact, the total number of Coppa Italia titles in their history is only five."
"And with AC Milan winning the Serie A and Coppa Italia double this season, we have every reason to believe that Serie A is ushering in a new era, a new era for this group of young people!"
"We are also looking forward to the Champions League final on 26 May at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Can this AC Milan team become a force to be reckoned with in European football like their predecessors and win the trophy after a five-year absence? ”
"They will be the flag of Italian football......"
In the VIP stands, Juventus' technical director Marotta was also chatting with Galliani.
Juventus and AC Milan have always had a good relationship off the pitch, although they are rivals on the pitch.
The exchanges between the top management are very friendly, so there are many player and coach transfers between the two teams, known as the "Holy League".
"This youth army of yours is really interesting." Marotta smiled, "The team is very well kneaded and very combative. ”
Now that the big picture has been decided, Marotta's mentality has relaxed, and he is not as tense as he was at the beginning of the game.
"Where, where." Galliani said modestly.
Of course, he is modest on the surface, but he is happy in his heart.
In front of such a direct competitor, he can beat the other party, and he must have a light on his face in front of his peers.
"Your head coach Allegri is good, let us go." Marotta said half-jokingly again.
"Uh......" Galliani paused and laughed, "no kidding, we still have a few years left in our contract." Besides, you Conte are pretty good. ”
Marotta changed his words again: "What about your assistant coach named Pan Yi?" His contract seems to be expiring, right? ”
"You guys have a crush on him, too?" "But it's a pity that he wants to be the manager and he also has a lot of power, such as transfer decision-making...... So we can't keep him, and I've heard that Inter was also rejected by him, so don't worry about it. ”
"Ah...... That's right. Marotta turned her face back onto the pitch and stopped talking.
Transfer decisions, that's what he usually does as a director.
If there is a coach who wants to steal his job, then no matter how good the coach is, Marotta can easily make a choice.