Louis II Stadium in Monaco.

This is the second time Leeds have visited the stadium, the same as last season, this time in the UEFA Super Cup. It's just that the opponent of the match has changed from Barcelona to AC Milan.

Compared with Barcelona, in fact, George Lee feels that this AC Milan team is more difficult to deal with.

Because whether it is Dream Two or Dream Three, without the help of external forces such as referees, Barcelona still does not have an advantage in the face of Premier League teams. They can dominate more than 60 per cent of the possession, but they struggle to open the door to Premier League teams.

But AC Milan is different, Carlo Ancelotti, who won the Champions League last season, has already perfected the use of the "Christmas tree" formation.

After losing Shevchenko, the top single arrow, Carlo Ancelotti found another key to victory.

If last season's Champions League final didn't say anything, Kaka in the second leg of the semi-finals told everyone that no one could weigh on his "son of God" in these two years.

It's like in today's game, just 5 minutes into the game, Kaka completed a wonderful solo performance.

After receiving a pass from Ambrosini, who captained the team today, Kaka made a way between Leeds' two midfielders in an accelerated way. Then, when facing Woodgate, who was on the up, he changed direction and flashed an angle before pushing with his right foot.

This shot is not very amplitude and is very hidden. If it weren't for Van der Sar's experience, who judged Kaka's intentions correctly and acted in advance, maybe he would have really kicked Kaka in.

The ball was aimed at the bottom right corner of the goal, and after Van der Sar pounced on the ball, the ball hit the post.

Shocked everyone at Leeds United in a cold sweat.

Even if George Lee took care of the players on the field before the game, he must keep an eye on Kaka and not give him any chance to start.

But the Leeds players on the pitch can't know how good the opponent is until they feel it for themselves.

On video, it is a different feeling from what I experienced on the field. In the Premier League, they have also learned some great dribbling masters, such as Little Ronaldo, Duff, and Arjen Robben, who has just become teammates. It's just that Kaka brought them a little more shock.

How can anyone do this so well with a human-ball combination?

"Hey, hey~"

Off the pitch, George Lee has come to the sidelines and started to remind his players to focus and not make the same mistake again.

As the captain of the team, Smith, who was deployed in midfield today, took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility. Coming to Parker and Barry, he said that he would limit Kaka as soon as possible and try not to give him a chance to start.

On the field today, George Lee did not discharge the 433 formation used in recent games, but took out the five defenders he has always used against strong teams, and what is even more excessive is that he left Kuyt as a striker today and changed to four midfielders.

Because of the "Christmas tree" against Ancelotti, George Lee can only fight with the opponent in the midfield.

Kuyt even retreated to midfield most of the time to harass Pirlo.

The offense depends on Kaka, and the organization depends on Pirlo. As long as AC Milan is firmly limited to these two points, then Leeds United can block the opponent's attack.

As for their own offense?

In the 15th minute of the game, Leeds United used a corner kick opportunity to pass Glenqvist's header and hit Sneijder's corner into the door guarded by Dida.

AC Milan, which was originally in the upper hand, panicked all of a sudden.

Ancelotti kept looking at George Li, who was 18 years younger than him, and his heart was extremely entangled.

Through these two seasons of European performances, teams from a number of other countries have also recognised this new rising team in the Premier League. Especially Sevilla and Roma, who have played against each other many times, are even more clear about this young England manager.

Playing cards not according to common sense, there are many ghost ideas, thinking about new tactics, new formations, and new ways of playing all day long.

Just like today, Ancelotti never thought that George Lee would put Robben, who has played well in the Premier League recently, on the bench and instead fight with himself in the midfield.

AC Milan only has one Gattuso, but Leeds United have Smith, Parker and Barry here constantly fighting.

Kaka was targeted, Pirlo was restricted, Ambrosini couldn't keep up, and Seedorf's proud big ass in Serie A didn't even squeeze Smith.

Coupled with the two tall Nordic centre-backs and Woodgate, Ancelotti has more than once felt that he was not playing Leeds United, but Chelsea with a "bus". Only that megalomaniacal Portuguese would do such a thing after taking the lead.

Carlo Ancelotti thought it would be best if he could pull one back in the first half, otherwise he would have to make adjustments at half-time.

In the 27th minute, Leeds United used a counter-attack to let Sneijder pass the ball behind Kaladze, and Kuyt's shot after receiving the ball was slightly wide of Nesta's interference.

In the 36th minute of the game, Seedorf's long-range shot was held by Van der Sar.

In the 39th minute, Smith's header from behind went just over the crossbar.

George Lee kept gesturing on the sidelines, shouting for his players, and he barely stopped for nearly 40 minutes.

Ancelotti, on the other hand, clasped his hands and frowned.

An Shuai now understands that the Leeds United bus is not placed in front of his goal, but in the midfield. AC Milan had the ball at the back, with Leeds United's Kuyt, Sneijder, Smith and even two full-backs Bynes and James Milner coming up to press. Anyway, AC Milan's two full-backs did not have a strong assist ability today, and Leeds United's two wings did not have much pressure to defend. If AC Milan had played a high ball at the back, Leeds' three centre-backs would have cleared the ball as soon as possible.

AC Milan finally pushed the ball forward and Leeds United's defense began to shrink, and the two midfielders would firmly protect their positions in front of the penalty area, not giving AC Milan's players any chance.

In stoppage time, AC Milan finally got their best chance to play.

Gattuso snatched the ball away in a scramble with Smith and passed it to Ambrosini.

The Italian spotted the gap behind Albchesten, and a through ball got past Barry and Albchesten.

Inzaghi, who had been overwhelmed by Leeds United defence for almost half of the pitch, finally waited for that opportunity. He glanced at Woodgate before Ambrosini passed the ball and then suddenly activated.

Stopping the ball, feintting, dunking past Van der Sar, pushing the empty net.

This kind of goal is what Inzaghi is best at, there is no speed, no body, but Inzaghi relies on this keen sense of smell at the back to kill invisibly.

But today Inzaghi met his opponent.

Before he could celebrate after the goal, he saw the flag raised by the linesman, signaling offside.

Inzaghi, who spread his hands and looked innocent, couldn't believe that he had taken a look at the opponent's defense before Ambrosini passed, and he would not forget this basic operation.

It's just that he didn't expect that at the moment he turned his head after reading it, Woodgate took a step forward.

"In addition to Pirlo and Kaka, there is another thing to note about Inzaghi. Jonathan, in addition to filling in the other two centre-backs today, you also have to pay attention to his anti-offside position. ”

Woodgate firmly remembered the manager's pre-match arrangement, and guessed that AC Milan was going to go straight here, and Inzaghi was going to be offside, so he hurriedly stepped forward.

Van der Sar, who took the ball out of the goal and prepared for the goal, gave Woodgate a thumbs up.

After all, if Woodgate hadn't succeeded in creating an offside position just now, the goal would have really been scored by the opponent.

On the other side, the AC Milan players who were behind were not satisfied with the referee's decision, Gattuso and Ambrosini approached the referee to start theorizing, and Inzaghi, who was whistled for a goal, also ran over to join the team.

"Arjan, don't go to the locker room for a while, just warm up."

George Lee called Robben directly, because according to the plan, he decided that the decisive moment with AC Milan was at the beginning of the second half, and Robben was a crucial card he prepared.

However, the situation was better than previously expected, and he originally expected Leeds United to ensure that they did not concede a goal through defense first, and then start a counterattack in the second half. But now he is 1-0 ahead, which makes him a little excited.

On the field, the referee finally drove away all the AC Milan players who surrounded him, or rather, the AC Milan players left on their own after seeing that the theory was fruitless. Because they saw that the referee was already a little impatient, and if they continued to talk about it, they might risk eating cards, and a few well-informed people hurriedly left.

Just after Van der Sar kicked the ball up front, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

George Lee slowly walked into the players' tunnel, and before walking in, he glanced at AC Milan's bench and saw that there was also a person on the other side who was preparing to warm up, and it was estimated that Ambrosini was also preparing to make a substitution in the midfield.