"Everyone, after this game, no matter what the result is, there is a high probability that we can win the Serie A championship trophy."
In the locker room at halftime, Pan Yi simply said a few words with a smile:
"But in order to make our celebration even happier, let's play the second half seriously!!!"
There is really nothing to emphasize.
At the tactical level, it seems that Stramaccioni on the opposite side is still a bit young and has no effective response to Milan's style of play.
In terms of morale, the opponent is Inter Milan. If you win, you can win the championship... For these substitute players who don't have many opportunities to play, there is no need to do too much mobilization and encouragement.
So, when the break time came, the Milan players all rushed back to the court screaming.
Sure enough, as soon as the second half started, Milan once again took the lead in the battle with Inter Milan.
The first is a central attack.
Nesta, Mexes, De Sciglio and others first kicked in the backcourt, and then suddenly reached the midfield. After a continuous pass between Van Bommel, Ambrosini and Flamini, they quickly
Advancing to the outside of Inter Milan's penalty area.
Seedorf picked up the ball. Center forward Inzaghi turned his back and used the arch of his feet to gently remove the ball. He leaned against Inter Milan center back Lucio, then turned around and volleyed!
Fortunately, Inter goalkeeper Cesar was focused and hit the ball with both fists.
But Milan got the ball again at the top of the arc. Flamini took a sideways step to get out of the way and then shot angrily. The ball missed the post and missed the goal.
Although the ball was not scored, Milan's attack once again showed their advantage in the middle.
There are many people, smooth passing and cutting, and decisive shooting.
This also reflects the greater improvement in the self-confidence of Milan players after taking a two-goal lead.
Looking back at Inter Milan, the number of people involved in the attack has increased, the team's offensive and defensive rhythm has also accelerated, and the pressing against Milan has also risen to a higher level.
Obviously Stramaccioni also made certain arrangements during the halftime break.
After all, they are the lagging side now. If they don't want to see their rivals in the same city celebrating the championship at home, they have to risk everything.
In this way, the two sides were engaged in a fast-paced back-and-forth from the beginning of the second half, which was much more exciting than the lethargic scene at the beginning of the first half.
"Now the two teams are switching offense and defense very quickly, which is really exciting to watch."
CCTV5 commentator He Wei also said: "This is the Milan Derby we like. Director Zhang, what do you think of the changes at the beginning of the second half?"
Zhang Lu's voice sounded: "Hehe. This game was good to watch, but it's not a good thing for Inter Milan."
He Wei: "Oh? Did Director Zhang discover anything?"
Zhang Lu cleared his throat and said:
"In the second half, Stramaccioni wanted to regain the score and regain control of the midfield, so he had to fight Milan for the ball."
"But the Christmas tree formation that Pan Yi used today is to concentrate his troops in the middle, and most of the ball is transmitted in the middle of the midfield."
"In this way, Inter Milan's players are also moving towards the center unknowingly. Isn't this playing into Pan Yi's hands?"
"No matter how hard you try, you will have inherent disadvantages in terms of formation and personnel arrangement. Once the ball cannot be grabbed and there are loopholes in the defense, Milan only needs to look for Inzaghi's point again and hit every one accurately."
"I think the main reason is that Stramaccioni was too anxious. Not long after he became the head coach of Inter Milan, he obviously wanted to prove his ability by defeating Pan Yi."
"But now that the score is behind at half-time, it makes him even more unable to think calmly. Playing like this is Milan's favorite."
He Wei: "Then according to what Director Zhang said, doesn't Inter Milan have no chance at all?"
Zhang Lu: "That's not the case. After all, Milan's lineup today is still on the older side. How long they can sustain such a high-tempo game is still unknown."
"After 70 minutes or even 60 minutes of the game, when the Milan players' physical strength has declined, maybe Inter Milan will have a chance."
"It's just that the Inter Milan players themselves are not young..."
"So, it still depends on the adjustments made by the coaches of both sides, hehe."
……
The situation on the current field is exactly as Zhang Lu said.
Although Inter Milan fought hard, they had few real opportunities.
Milan set up a formation along the center line and used their numerical advantage to pass the ball in the midfield and backcourt, making Inter Milan's frontcourt pressure somewhat ineffective.
When Inter Milan gets the ball, it's often because Milan's offense is neutralized.
When Inter Milan attacks, the frontcourt players often have to face layer after layer of Milan defense, making advancement extremely difficult.
This is due to Stramaccioni's misjudgment of Milan's formation early on.
Therefore, although Inter Milan's current formation is already a 4231, the two wingers Alvarez and Maicon are considered "temporary workers" and do not have the breakthrough and inside-cutting abilities of serious wingers.
This results in Inter Milan's offense still relying heavily on Sneijder and Cambiasso's midfield dispatch, that is, breaking through from the center.
But you can imagine how difficult it is to get in the middle of the Christmas tree.
So for more than ten minutes in the second half, Inter Milan was playing lively on the field, but there was not even a shot!
Moreover, in this game, striker Milito was watched closely by Nesta on the opposite side. Although he did not do nothing, he did not perform much.
Many times, Milito began to deliberately avoid Nesta and go to hit Mex's point, but he did not take any advantage.
Without the support of two wingers, he always fights alone on the front line, appearing alone.
Finally, Stramaccioni couldn't bear it anymore and made a decisive substitution.
Enter Pazzini, exit Maicon.
Replace a forward, replace a "winger", and let Pazzini and Milito play as a double forward.
At the same time, it also allowed Alvarez to return to his more familiar position as a full-back, and Inter Milan's tactical formation also changed to 442.
Pazzini is a good local striker, but that's all. When it comes to being top-notch, he's still far from it.
This is something Stramaccioni can't do anything about.
Because now, apart from Milito, Inter Milan has no forwards worth relying on.
Cameroon's cheetah Eto'o moved to Anzhi, Russia, after playing in the Italian Super Cup at the beginning of the season, earning his world's largest annual salary.
The Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan who was introduced to replace him was a bit unaccustomed to the situation. After one season, he played 20 times on behalf of the team in various competitions and only scored 2 goals.
So today he was not even selected for the team's roster.
As for Cassano, who was introduced from Milan at the beginning of the season...
He is in good condition, but he recently got into an argument with Stramaccioni during a training session and is currently suspended from the team, so let’s not mention it.
It’s hard for a good horse to cook without grass!
So I can only use Pazzini.
And now this 442 is exactly the formation that Stramaccioni has used in previous games with good results.
He just wants to use this formation to attack Milan's defense in the final seconds of the game!