Wang Ai and Makelele are two extremes. For the former, football equals: attack, attack, attack! For the latter, football equals: defense, defense, defense! Wang Ai can shoot, pass, and penetrate
, Makelele can block, steal, and make up positions. Wang Ai plays as an attacking midfielder, and his position is almost equal to that of a shadow forward. Makelele plays as a defensive midfielder, but his position is almost as high as the back line.
However, it cannot be said that Makelele does not have ambitions. He was born in Kinshasa and later became a French citizen. In the impetuous commercial football circle, he did not choose Essien's route of competing with offensive players.
He played the role of an engineer, doing dirty work and working hard without complaint. The club's senior management didn't take it seriously, and the fans didn't remember him. So much so that when he was the main player at Real Madrid, he only asked for half of Zidane's salary, but he still couldn't get it.
However, he does not steal the limelight, but ensures his position and playing time. No head coach can ignore a purely defensive but powerful defensive midfielder. This provides him, a "foreigner", with a foothold in the five major leagues.
, providing a strong guarantee based on the French national team. His three years at Real Madrid, his playing probability is almost the same as Zidane, Figo, Raul, Carlos, and even surpasses Guti.
Makelele is such an extreme, large role player that his position further back than the average defensive midfielder and his playing style have formed a proper term: "Makelele position"!
At Chelsea, Wang Ai and Makelele were not familiar with each other at first, and they are not friends off the court now, but they are the opponents who like to sparring in training. They are yin and yang, contradictory in one body.
Therefore, when Kaká, Shevchenko, and Gilardino were trapped by Makelele and even helpless, Wang Ai knew that with such high-intensity confrontation and efficient interception, Claude could not hold on for too long.
For a long time, half an hour at most. If I, the attacking midfielder Jose took risks with, could not change the score, the game would be handed over to AC Milan.
Kaka and the other three were beating Makelele angrily, grinning and causing sparks to fly. Wang Ai, who had high hopes for him, was also going to speed up.
Fortunately, after the first five or six minutes of testing, Gremi and Del Horno's assists had already wiped out the defensive energy of Seedorf and Gattuso. Wang Ai, Duff, Lampard, Robben
The situation against Pirlo, Stam and Serginho has been fixed.
Four on three! Sometimes Drogba's retreat becomes five on three! Before the stubborn Ancelotti changes course and withdraws Kaka, or before they occupy Makelele's position, this is Chelsea's most advantageous scoring opportunity
.Maybe Ancelotti is hoping that the Kaka trio can quickly consume Makelele's reserves and then come and go freely. Maybe Ancelotti trusts the defense he built to withstand Chelsea's numerical advantage.
In short, now this is a choice where both sides are betting that their own defensive system can use less to attack more and resist the opponent's pressure, but at the same time they hope that their own strong frontcourt can break through the opponent's defense first.
In the first ten minutes, the defensive players on both sides were sweating profusely. Jose's initiative and Makelele's stubbornness caused the main battle between the two sides to focus on the two wings. And the wings are what Chelsea are best at.
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The opportunity comes quietly.
At exactly three o'clock in the morning Beijing time and nine o'clock in the evening Italian time, in the 15th minute of the first leg of the European Champions Cup semi-finals, Kaka received Pirlo's through ball from the center and started quickly. After five or six steps, he was close to "taking off".
Shevchenko and Gilardino quickly passed Makelele, Shevchenko crossed between Terry and Gallas, and Gilardino was cruising in the corner of the penalty area, ready to respond at any time.
"Bang"!
When Kaká passed Makelele with confidence, the black-charcoal head snatched the ball away with one kick.
Shevchenko held his head in his hands in frustration. He had practiced anti-offside before the game, but he didn't use it at all. He couldn't really go back and fight Kaka two-on-one against Makelele, right?
Before Shevchenko could adjust his mentality, Makélélé had already passed the ball to Del Horno who was coming from the side. The tall Basque looked slightly and decisively passed the ball to the left midfielder Robben.
Gattuso kept an eye on Duff, and the two jumped up near the sideline one after another. In the end, Robben, who took off first, kept his head stable in a weird posture when he lost his center of gravity in the air after being hit by Gattuso.
, gave the ball to Lampard who stepped forward to respond.
Lampard ignored his teammates and Gattuso who fell together. Before Pirlo advanced, he passed the ball to his teammate Wang Ai. Wang Ai did not lead rashly under the gaze of Seedorf who retreated and the cautious Kaladze.
The ball advanced, but it was passed across again to Duff, who had already thrown away Serginho on the right.
Duff simply made a pass and returned with a cross near the baseline.
At this time, Drogba and Wang Ai had already rushed towards the goal, and Lampard moved behind them, preparing to grab the second shot with Pirlo! Even Robben had already climbed up and "led" him.
Gattuso quickly approached the corner of the left penalty area. If Duff was slower, three people would respond at the same time.
This is quite busy for Nesta and Kaladze!
Nesta pounced on Drogba, who was in the front position, and Karadze grabbed Wang Ai, who was in the back position.
In the noisy San Siro, every heart is beating faster! Staring at the result of this match between these seven or eight world-famous players.
The jumping Drogba missed the fast-flying football under the strong impact of Nesta, but successfully attracted Dida's attention, so that the second half of the goal was almost an empty goal.
Is Wang Ai going to score a goal? You won’t be able to seize such an opportunity, right?
Even veterans like Zhang Yin in the stands straightened up!
But people soon noticed that Karadze, who was defending the back point, immediately noticed Wang Ai's threat and grabbed Wang Ai's arm. During Wang Ai's powerful running, he was pulled and staggered.
As for Drogba, at the same time that Nesta jumped up, he couldn't control his steps and fell face-on.
But his pull finally forcibly stopped Wang Ai's charge. Wang Ai was even dragged by his gravity and fell on his back. No matter what, he was unable to adjust his center of gravity in the flash of lightning and complete the shot.
A sigh rose in the chest of the Chelsea man.
But before the breath could really come out of his mouth, under the spotlight of everyone, Wang Ai, who had lost his center of gravity, leaned back in a ventive manner, kicked the ground with his right foot, and then sent his left foot out with momentum.
The flying football hit the arch of Wang Ai's foot, turned suddenly, and flew over the goal line.
This chapter has been completed!