Judging from the on-field situation in this Champions League pinnacle battle, Millwall is like a mountain, and when attacking, it is as if Mount Tai is pressing down on top, crushing the city!
AC Milan, on the other hand, is as thin as flowing water, eroding its opponents in the silent flow. When conditions are ripe, the streams converge into rivers, and then develop and change, becoming a magnificent sea, setting off huge waves and impacting this towering mountain that will be pierced by water drops!
Pirlo, who interprets elegance in the cold, has arrived in front of Millwall's midfielder.````
Alonso and De Rossi are in danger!
They feel unprecedented pressure!
Because, in the past two years, they have never encountered an opponent whose midfield passing is so stable, which makes them unable to start. Apart from adhering to the most basic defensive essentials, they dare not have any other thoughts and act rashly.
Two years ago, Millwall and AC Milan faced off in the European Super Cup.
Two years have passed. Alonso and De Rossi believe that they are stronger than two years ago, while AC Milan's players are older. Although Pirlo and Gattuso cannot be considered old, they are 33
At the age of 30, Rui Costa was clearly in decline. They took it for granted that the embarrassing scene of being beaten by AC Milan two years ago would not happen. But at this moment, they realized that they were wrong!
Absolutely wrong!
Those who thought wrong were not just the two of them, the players in the frontcourt who should have returned to defense immediately pursued Pirlo and made the wrong defensive decision, also woke up at this moment!
The aging AC Milan is as shrewd as a demon, and it is difficult to stop Millwall in a head-on confrontation, but they chose to use a smarter way to defeat Millwall!
Here I have to mention AC Milan’s forward line in addition to the classic number 10 players forming the midfield.
Needless to say, Shevchenko's ability is well known to the world. Crespo should have been able to reach a super-class forward. It's a pity that wrong career planning caused him to be ruined by frequent transfers. This "destruction" is a
A sigh of regret and regret. In the past, players who could reach a transfer value of 55 million euros were definitely very close to the "world's number one". Just like Vieri at a certain period, there was no doubt that he was the world's number one at a certain stage.
A center forward!
It can only be said that Crespo has stopped outside the threshold of the competition for "No. 1 in the world", but it cannot be said that his strength has declined significantly. There is no suspense that he is still in the upper class of the first class at this stage. His appearances in Serie A are unstable, but
There are still 10 goals left. In Serie A, where the goal rate is low, the efficiency is pretty good, especially since AC Milan's league goals are only in the early 60s, and he also has a stable scoring efficiency in the Champions League.
Shevchenko and Crespo were very calm when cooperating with the midfield attack.
They did not run directly to the center of the penalty area and wait for an opportunity. The pillar-type center's running style had nothing to do with them. If even one of them was directly in the center of the penalty area, then Millwall would face a sudden drop in pressure from this defense!
The reason is AC Milan's Christmas tree formation. In other words, Ancelotti's current coaching style of AC Milan is also criticized for one thing. That is that the wing seems to be a shortcoming.
Taking Seedorf as an example, it is difficult to imagine what a player without absolute acceleration can do on the wing. Without the tearing of the wing, the opponent's defense can naturally focus on defending dangerous areas in the penalty area and compress the space here.
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Crespo and Shevchenko, one on the left and one on the right, are like two sharp knives. They stand in the area in front of the penalty area but not wide, ready to cut inside!
This is where the two forwards of AC Milan are smart!
Millwall's back four barely dared to move.
The full-backs cannot be too tight, and the center-backs cannot support the midfielder line. Once they move, several possibilities for the forwards to move will seize the gaps exposed by the changes in Millwall's back line.
It can be said that Shevchenko and Crespo suppressed Millwall's back line in a "eye-catching" manner, thereby cutting off the connection between Millwall's midfielder and defender.
Let Pirlo and the others absolutely destroy Millwall's backline in a limited time!
When the offense had to make a choice, Pirlo, the cold and elegant master, began to display his organizational talents. First, he passed the ball to Rui Costa, who was running to the right side of the midfielder.
Rui Costa's position will inevitably attract De Rossi's attention. Even if De Rossi does not lose the barrier function of guarding the middle of the penalty area, he still has to move a few steps to Rui Costa's side to be wary of Ruicos.
Tower’s next decision after catching the ball.
Rui Costa took the ball and passed it back to Pirlo.
Alonso was the most embarrassed. He didn't dare to attack, but he couldn't ignore Pirlo's role in advancing forward in the penalty area. In fact, in the process of training Alonso, some actual combat techniques were used. The reference video highlights
, Pirlo is one of the templates.
He understands the role of this senior Mad Lion too well in front of the penalty area. If he is allowed to rush forward and shoot from a long distance, it will be disastrous.
Pirlo suddenly accelerated when dealing with Rui Costa's return pass and kicked the ball directly towards Crespo in the ribs of the penalty area.
After passing the ball, Pirlo immediately rushed forward. In the blink of an eye, Alonso naturally had to keep up with Pirlo and block Pirlo's forward route.
However, he did not realize that the corner of Pirlo's eyes was looking at his left front.
But there, Alonso ignored it, or in other words, he had no choice, he could not defeat four hands with two fists!
Crespo has the opportunity to catch the ball, and he will inevitably arouse the vigilance of Schneider and Nesta. One is to block the outside line, and the other is to block the inside line. As long as Crespo dares to stop the ball and turn around, or make lateral dribbling adjustments,
He will definitely be double-teamed by Millwall defenders!
However, Crespo did not stop the ball and kicked the ball out. It was more like he stopped the ball too wide and passed the ball just right to the feet of a person who was ambushing behind him.
Seedorf!
Nesta felt miserable!
He came to block Crespo, exposing an opening that could be both a running position and a shooting angle.
Shevchenko on the other side did cut inside. Seedorf could have passed the ball through, but he didn't. From his position almost 25 yards away from the goal, in his field of vision, Millwall's goal had been exposed.
Coming out, the positions of Alonso and De Rossi did not block his shooting route. The two men were restrained by Rui Costa and Pirlo.
Silva was so focused on keeping an eye on Shevchenko that he didn't realize that the distance between him and Nesta had widened, and the door in the middle was wide open!
It’s like a road to the sky!
Seedorf, unmarked, hit a kick that shocked everyone around the world!
The ball flew towards Millwall's goal at an extremely fast speed, in a straight line, like a sharp sword, cutting through the air!
Bute made a flying save to the extreme, but his fingertips failed to touch the ball. This ball was so tricky that it almost hit the absolute blind spot!
"AC Milan equalized the score! The contributor was Seedorf, whose long shot from the outside of the penalty area opened Millwall's goal! A wonderful goal, a wonderful aesthetic of violence! This goal cannot be interpreted more perfectly,
There was a problem with Millwall's marking, and no one harassed Seedorf at all. If this mistake causes Millwall to miss the championship, then it will not be forgiven!"
The AC Milan players celebrated passionately, and the Rossoneri fans in the stands regained their confidence and once again looked forward to the great glory of being the first in history!
Ancelotti did not smile. Instead, his face became even more sullen, as if he was overly nervous. He opened his suit, held his belt with both hands, and, uh, lifted his pants.
Nesta, the leader of Millwall's defense, sighed helplessly.
This goal was not so much a fault of the defense as it was a complete defeat of Millwall's midfield in this offensive and defensive battle!
From the basic formation, we can have a not vague interpretation.
AC Milan is 442.
Millwall are 433.
In the midfield, Millwall has one less player than its opponent!
However, when attacking, AC Milan will not overly invest in Gattuso, the midfielder. Therefore, Millwall should be able to compete evenly with the opponent.
In actual battles, this comparison cannot be applied to the game, because Millwall's defensive concept is not that there are three players in the midfield, but at least five people! Just like in their offense, the reason why the midfielder is strong
It is the full-backs who play an extremely important role in supporting the forwards when they step back.
In this defense, if Kaká, Villa, Ronaldinho, whoever among the three can return to the backcourt immediately instead of attacking Pirlo, Millwall will not end up looking like it is suppressed by the opponent.
And dare not move.
This season, Millwall's defensive line has established new leaders on at least two lines. The back line is led by Nesta, and the midfield is led by De Rossi. Going forward, the defense of the three lines has no problem and is closely integrated.
It is precisely because the iron man Nedved serves as the defensive leader in the attacking midfielder position.
However, with the arrival of the new generation, Aldrich's thinking will also change. He cannot turn Kaka into Nedved, and the future team building concept is also changing. The so-called offensive is picturesque, so the backcourt
It is necessary to inject more power to give the frontcourt strong rear protection.
But there should be no problem with the concept of team defense. Defensive ability is another matter. Attitude and ability do not affect each other. Just like Pirlo, it is known to the world that he is not good at defense, but he is still making contributions to defense.
Nesta had a conversation with De Rossi, and before kick-off, De Rossi had a conversation with Villa and Kaká.
The content is actually very simple. It is impossible for De Rossi to instruct Ronaldinho and what Henry should do. But for Kaka and Villa, he is not giving orders. It is just a normal exchange and a brief summary of what he just conceded.
The problem lies in asking teammates to be more vigilant and avoid making the same mistake again.
At the same time, Ronaldinho and Henry are also communicating. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
