When Villa passed the ball back to Kaka, the experienced Cafu knew that he could not assist the defense in the middle of the penalty area. The study of Kaka was also one of the foundations to support this prediction.
So when Lahm didn't rush forward and there was no Millwall offensive point on this side, Cafu simply rushed towards the goal, intending to act as a human wall to block the opponent's shooting angle, which was considered a chance.
But he became the key figure in saving the car!
Kaka and all the audience felt the same: unbelievable!
Cafu blocked his inevitable goal on the goal line!
If this goal is scored and the score becomes 4:1, AC Milan will be declared dead!
Kaka was shocked and also fell into extremely painful annoyance.
There are two blind spots on the left and right, why did he choose to shoot on the left side?
Why was Kafu given the chance to rescue him in danger?
Is it because the space between Maldini and Dida is slightly smaller, and he is worried that the push to the right side will be blocked by Maldini's long leg extension? Or is it because of inertia that he uses his right foot to hit the left side?
It is impossible to trace whether his choice at that moment was right or wrong. In short, Millwall missed a golden opportunity to completely kill the game.
Ancelotti almost lost strength and collapsed on the sidelines. That moment really shocked his heart and almost made him choose to accept his fate in despair!
Fortunately, Dida disarmed, but Cafu unexpectedly prevented the situation from developing in an absolutely dark direction.
The ball blocked by Cafu was still in the penalty area. Dida turned around and immediately caught the ball!
The Millwall players did not complain to the referee about the goalkeeper receiving a pass from a teammate with his hands. That was obviously an unreasonable act. Cafu's action on the goal line to block the goal could not have been a deliberate pass.
At this moment, Dida wanted to relieve the pressure, slow down the tempo, and allow the team to calm down, but Maldini yelled at him: "Quickly serve the goal kick! Quickly! Our people are still in front! This is us
Great opportunity!”
Dida suddenly woke up. Millwall's players also recovered from the bolt from the blue.
Yes, this attack can be said to be a fast break between Millwall and AC Milan.
Full-back Kaladze was in front, Rui Costa, Seedorf, and Pirlo were all left behind by them in the fast break. Now, the attack failed, and there was no set piece, and the game was still flowing.
AC Milan in turn got a golden opportunity.
This is the counterattack of counterattacks!
Dida quickly threw the ball away, and he threw the ball directly towards the midfield. Seedorf stopped the ball smoothly without being marked, turned around and passed the ball forward.
Rui Costa directly knocked the ball back under the defense and Pirlo ran forward to pass the ball. The parallel position had already passed Alonso.
Alonso moved towards Pirlo, and his movement made Nesta, who was further back, feel unhappy.
Because at this moment, the offensive and defensive situation was such that AC Milan did not have a complete advantage. However, after Alonso moved to Pirlo's side, the local situation on the other side changed drastically.
Perhaps Alonso overlooked someone.
Kaladze did not go back!
Sure enough, Pirlo passed the ball across, and the ball returned to Seedorf's feet. Seedorf had room to move forward, and he calmly dribbled the ball forward.
In order to prevent him from repeating his old trick and launching a shocking long-range shot, De Rossi had to move towards Seedorf, at least using his position to block his long-range shot from a certain angle.
The effect that affects the whole body is instantaneous, and Rui Costa's space for movement is released to a certain extent. Seedorf passes the ball to Rui Costa in front of the penalty area, and the latter stops the ball. Then he passes through and completes it in one go.
!
His through ball passed through Millwall's back line exquisitely. It passed between Nesta and Schneider, which can be called a scalpel through ball. Kaladze went down behind Schneider and kept the ball vigorously.
Sweeping the ball towards the goal, Nesta turned around to block it. His movement speed was not too fast, so in this deep offensive defense, he could only watch the ball roll past him, and in front of the goal
Point, Crespo jumped in front of Silva and shot!
It was too close to the goal, and Bute had no choice. Unless he was lucky, no goalkeeper in the world could stop such a goal.
There was a strange atmosphere in the stadium stands.
AC Milan fans were naturally ecstatic, while Lions fans were in a dream, as if a beautiful dream suddenly turned into a nightmare!
Because almost 10 seconds ago, they were already preparing to cheer for Kaka, celebrate his goal, celebrate Millwall's expansion of the score to 4:1, and the Champions League championship is close at hand!
But now, they can only watch as the score on the scoreboard becomes 3:2.
Everything happened too fast, too dramatic and reversal.
"AC Milan is not dead yet! Crespo's goal allows AC Milan to still dream of winning the championship! 3:2, 3:2, the score gap has returned to one goal. This is really an incredible offensive and defensive confrontation between the two sides. Obviously
Millwall was about to score the fourth goal of the game, but Cafu saved AC Milan on the goal line, and Crespo gave AC Milan hope with another goal. This is football, this is football, this
That’s damn football! Destiny can change drastically in an instant!”
Ancelotti was really about to have a heart attack. He didn't have time to sigh in his heart, "The ups and downs in life are so exciting!" After roaring in celebration of the goal, he made a gesture of pressing his hands down towards the players on the field to let the team stabilize.
stable!
Although AC Milan scored a goal, as the head coach, he could not ignore the fact that AC Milan was almost hanged by a mad lion with a rope around his neck just now.
Kaladze did not perform well in the first attack after being exposed. However, he played an important role in the second wave of attacks. He sent an assist. But if he continues to play like this, AC Milan will not be able to do it every time.
Every time, there were divine soldiers on the goal line to save them!
Must be steady!
Millwall will definitely not give Kaladze such an opportunity again, because time will be running out and Millwall is still leading.
Tactically, Ancelotti has no more preparations.
It cannot be said that he has no skills, but that it is a 90-minute game. Even for a 120-minute game, you cannot prepare n tricks for the team, which will cause the team to be extremely confused. You must know that any conceived tactic depends on the whole team.
Team. Even if the goalkeeper is excluded, it is the result of 10 people uniting their thoughts, executing the game in sync with the rhythm, and finally performing it.
However, the head coach is not just a superficial job like arranging tactics, nor is it only tactics that can affect the progress of the game. In the art of on-the-spot command, there is also the most important point: mentality!
After the game restarted, Millwall did not change their style of play, giving AC Milan enough offensive pressure and using active defense as the basis of the game to ensure that their lead would not be overturned.
At this point in the game, AC Milan was in a desperate situation.
They have almost exhausted all the tricks they can use, and the unexpected points in the offense no longer exist. If Kaladze dares to step forward and make a bold assist, Millwall dares to quickly shift the focus of the attack to the defensive area that Kaladze was originally responsible for!
This was a kind of postural suppression that made Kaladze no longer dare to act rashly.
At the same time, as the game progressed, AC Milan's physical disadvantage began to be revealed.
After all, they are still competing in Serie A at the same time, while Millwall won the championship two rounds ahead of schedule. The Premier League has also ended for 10 days, and they are even more energetic in preparing for this game.
AC Milan's disadvantages are becoming more and more obvious, stemming from midfield control.
However, Millwall did not have many unexpected attacks. AC Milan also had some experience with their style of play in actual combat. This is different from pre-game preparation. As the game progresses, they gradually adapt, at least in terms of awareness and anticipation.
The judgment will be slightly improved than if you prepare more.
Ancelotti was on the sidelines with a straight face. He was waiting.
Waiting time!
It is now the 63rd minute of the game, basically 12 minutes later. That is, at the 75th minute, the game situation will change subtly.
This change comes from mentality.
If there are only 15 minutes left in the game, Millwall will face a choice: keep the victory!
A score of 3:2 is dangerous.
But when time is running out, it's impossible for Millwall to continue to attack boldly and aggressively, right?
Even the seemingly balanced posture now will take another step back, that is defense, extreme defense!
Millwall cannot be extremely defensive. At least as a team that has been shaped by the arrogant Aldridge as an arrogant team, it will not use the utilitarian attitude of extreme defense to ascend to the throne of the king who is tied for first in the number of Champions League wins!
So, from balance to defense.
The players on the field at Millwall will need a mental adjustment.
This time of adjustment will be the best time for AC Milan to make a final desperate move!
Although Millwall is strong, it still has shortcomings.
For example, Villa and Kaká, how many such peak games have they participated in? In a game where mistakes are never allowed, can their mental changes make a perfect transition?
Ancelotti is thinking and looking forward to the moment when the game time is passing by.
Suddenly, a movement on the sidelines made his pupils shrink, and he stared blankly at the coaching bench on the other side, with shock and panic flashing in his eyes.
The picture that caught his eye made him seem to have lost the ability to think, lost his hearing, and everything was completely silent.
He could only be passive and helpless, and even he was unwilling to admit it. Deep down in his heart, he hoped that it was fake and an illusion!
Next to Aldridge, Nedvěd and Larsson took off their substitute players' sweaters, exchanged a few words with Aldridge with normal expressions, and then moved their muscles while easily walking to the center line of the sidelines.
Next to the fourth official.
Obviously, Millwall is going to make a substitution!
Moreover, change two at a time!
Ancelotti stared at the substitution card played by the fourth official with a slightly dull expression, staring intently at the substitution number printed on it.
After confirming that he had seen correctly, his facial expression changed ferociously and he closed his eyes in despair.
Kaká and Villa were both replaced!
Nedved and Larsson, two veteran Millwall veterans, came on as substitutes! (To be continued)
