When the French referee Alain Sass blew the whistle to start the game, deafening cheers came from the Bernabeu Stadium, and more than 75,000 Real Madrid fans cheered for the team in unison.
Standing in the center circle, AC Milan forward Inzaghi, wearing a red and black jersey, quickly kicked the ball to Shevchenko.
Ukraine Nuclear Warhead got rid of the ball without stopping, passed the ball back to the midfield, and passed it directly to the deep position.
Kaka, who had just appeared on live TV with a handsome smile on his face, had not completely suppressed his smile when he saw three players from Real Madrid rushing forward from the center line and passing by him.
Raul, Ronaldo and Beckham!
Kaka was a little surprised and turned around to look behind him.
As soon as Pirlo received the ball, Ronaldo had already rushed in front of him. This surprised the Italian midfielder and immediately turned around and knocked the ball back.
But Ronaldo's speed did not slow down and he continued to rush forward, directly approaching Nesta and Kaladze behind Pirlo.
At the same time, Raul and Beckham have also approached AC Milan's defense.
Kaka glanced at the situation, and before he could fully understand it, he felt another white figure approaching.
Zidane!
Real Madrid actually pressed hard from the start.
When Ronaldo was approaching Nesta and Kaladze, Zidane was already approaching Pirlo, which made it difficult for AC Milan's two central defenders to pass the ball forward, while Raul and Beckham were approaching the two.
Full back.
Almost instantly, AC Milan's central defender chose to pass back.
But Ronaldo didn't slow down and rushed directly towards the penalty area.
Dida decisively abandoned the goal and did not dare to stop the ball. He kicked the ball forward with his big foot.
The quality of the big kick from the Milan goalkeeper was very poor. As soon as it reached the frontcourt, it was immediately snatched away by the Real Madrid defender.
Ronaldo slowed down outside the penalty area, smiled at his fellow Brazilians and showed his iconic rabbit teeth, but immediately turned around and ran back without any nostalgia.
Damn, I'm afraid of being offside!
Dida immediately shouted loudly to the teammates in front: "Be careful."
Soon, Real Madrid's attack came.
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As soon as the game whistle sounded, Real Madrid launched a furious attack to put the game on the fast track.
This is something no one thought of.
But in terms of tactical results, Gao Shen is very satisfied.
AC Milan follows a technical approach and is good at ball control, but the Rossoneri's ball control is actually different from Barcelona's ball control.
There are two very big differences.
The first is the midfield and frontcourt. Especially after losing the ball in the frontcourt, AC Milan rarely engages in counterattacks. Instead, they choose to position themselves immediately to maintain the order and stability of their defensive formation.
Ancelotti is still the same Ancelotti at heart.
At the same time, the technical abilities of AC Milan's players are not as refined as those of Barcelona. Even Brazilian players like Kaká, let alone Ronaldinho, even Iniesta, are
Not as good as.
Of course, what I’m talking about here is purely technical sophistication.
In other words, AC Milan's players' ball control ability is much weaker than that of Barcelona. Coupled with the age factor, their players' running skills are not as good as Barcelona's. So after grabbing the ball, what they have to do immediately is not
Instead of releasing the ball quickly, he makes short passes in the midfield and backcourt to advance.
Anyone familiar with Sacchi's tactical system back then knows that it was exactly the same as the Dutch Three Musketeers.
The advantage of doing this is to induce the opponent's midfielder and frontcourt to engage in counterattack on the spot, and then the defensive force in the backcourt will be weak.
After short-pass penetration and cooperation, find the loopholes and then counterattack.
During the counterattack, Pirlo's long pass and Kaka's dribbling breakthrough often played a key role.
It can be said that AC Milan can win the Champions League next season with a lineup with the oldest average age in history, and Kaká can win the Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year, thanks to Ancelotti's tactical play.
But this style of play is not impeccable.
There are two ways, one is to learn from Lyon, apply pressure in the frontcourt, cut off the connection between AC Milan's defenders and midfielders, so that they cannot organize an effective attack, and the key is to limit Kaka.
The other is to get into position immediately after losing the ball and organize a tight defense.
As a result, Milan slowly advanced to Real Madrid's half, only to find that two or three lines of Real Madrid's defense were already ready.
Gao Shen did not bet on the first option because it was too aggressive. Once the frontcourt pressure was weak and Pirlo and Kaka were given opportunities, the defense would be very dangerous. He also did not simply choose the second option because it would make the scene too passive.
Not conducive to offense.
He chose to combine the two.
Pirlo is actually easier to control, the key is Kaka.
Therefore, Gao Shen asked Graveson and Delaled to limit Kaka and protect the defense at the same time.
Once the pressure in the midfield and frontcourt is insufficient, then find a way to delay or even interrupt AC Milan's ball advancement, and decisively choose the second option.
The means include but are not limited to various technical fouls.
As for the effect, just look at Ancelotti's expression.
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Since the whistle sounded at the beginning of the game, Ancelotti has not returned to the visiting team's coaching bench, and the expression on his face has never relaxed for a moment.
He was always tense.
Although he believed that he had made sufficient mental preparations before the game, facts still proved that he underestimated Gao Shen's determination.
In other words, Gao Shen is even crazier than he imagined.
From the beginning of the game, he didn't hold back at all and directly put the game into the fast lane.
This kind of fast-paced offense and defense makes AC Milan very uncomfortable.
Everyone knows that Serie A does not have such a game rhythm.
What's even worse is that Gao Shen is almost attacking AC Milan's weak spots.
When Milan is in possession of the ball, Real Madrid increases its pressure and pressure, trying to seize the ball in the shortest possible time. However, since Milan's counterattack after losing the ball is not strong, after Real Madrid seizes the ball, if it can play as soon as possible
To counterattack, they will play fast break, otherwise, they will switch to possession.
When it comes to technology, Milan has no advantage over Real Madrid.
What is even more unbelievable is that Raul, Ronaldo, Beckham and Zidane, the world's top and most extravagant superstar lineup, are actually pressing AC Milan step by step under the command of Shen Shen.
"I wonder what Queiroz and Rosenberg will think when they see this scene?" Mauro Tassotti couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Real Madrid's poor performance in the past three years is because of its superstar frontcourt.
But now, the things that these famous marshals couldn't handle have been settled by Gao Shen.
Gao Shen really used the top superstars as engineers and used Ronaldo as Negredo, but the superstars were still happy with it. Can you imagine it?
"We are about ten points behind in possession," Mauro Tassotti reminded.
Fifty-five versus forty-five.
Ancelotti's frown deepened.
In fact, from the opening to the present, more than ten minutes have passed. Both teams have shot, but neither of them has posed a direct threat.
Real Madrid will take more shots. They have already had four shots and AC Milan has one.
"What on earth is this kid playing?" Ancelotti couldn't understand.
How long can Real Madrid keep running like this?
Especially people like Ronaldo and Zidane, who have consumed so much, can they last until the end of the first half?
"Could it be that he wants to compete with us in the second half..." Mauro Tassotti guessed.
But he soon realized that this was almost impossible.
If you really want to fight for consumption, you should go to Negredo, not Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is a sharp knife, used to score goals.
Just as Ancelotti and the two were thinking hard, a burst of exclamations suddenly erupted in the stadium.
I saw De La Red and Graveson flanking Kaka at the same time. Graveson was more flexible and intercepted the ball first before passing it to Zidane in the frontcourt.
Zidane blocked Pirlo with his body.
The Italian midfielder was almost unable to move when Zidane leaned against him, and he didn't even have the ability to resist.
The French midfielder stopped, picked up, turned around, passed again, and passed the ball to Raul.
After Raul pulled into the gap to receive the ball, he attracted the attention of Stam and Nesta and sent a diagonal pass into the penalty area.
Ronaldo threw away Kaladze and chased after him, but he was still too slow.
Dida struck first and saved the ball.
The Brazilian striker roared angrily, obviously very angry at his clumsiness and slowness.
If he wasn't so fat and if he was faster, this ball would be a sure shot.
The Real Madrid fans at the scene still gave warm applause to the players on the field and affirmed their performance.
Ancelotti walked to the sidelines excitedly and shouted the names of Stam and Nesta loudly, telling them to pay attention, and Kaladze to keep an eye on Ronaldo.
fat?
No matter how fat he is, he is still Ronaldo!
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Real Madrid gradually gained momentum.
Especially after Ronaldo's single attempt failed, it greatly improved the team's morale.
Everyone realized that AC Milan was really afraid of Real Madrid's frontcourt pressing.
This has been confirmed from the two rounds in Lyon to the Milan derby.
Tonight, at the Bernabeu, is no exception.
To a certain extent, this is Milan's Achilles' heel, and Ancelotti won't be able to change it for a while.
Especially if he has to use two forwards.
Real Madrid's press often put AC Milan's defenders into a panic, frequently chasing them near the penalty area.
For example, this time, after Real Madrid stole the ball near the midline, Felipe passed the ball to Raul, but Stam took the lead and headed the ball to Nesta.
Raul immediately rushed towards Nesta, who was forced to kick the ball forward.
The ball reached the frontcourt and was headed back by Delaled, falling towards the edge of Milan's penalty area.
On the right side of the top of the arc, Ronaldo retreated and blocked Kaladze with his body, desperately trying to stop the Milan central defender. Seedorf was in front of him, and the three of them were almost entangled together.
As a result, Seedorf was in the front position and jumped up but failed to grab the ball. Kaladze behind him also jumped up and pressed Ronaldo with his body. Unexpectedly, the timing was wrong and he jumped too early. When the ball came, he
His body is already falling.
On the contrary, Ronaldo, who was so pressed that he could not take off, saw Kaladze break away from his opponent as soon as he was on top and turned around to chase him forward.
But Kaladze is also very experienced and reacts quickly enough. When he landed, he fell directly to the ground and tackled Ronaldo to the ground.
