"AC Milan seems to be playing very passively. What do you think of Zhang Lu's guidance?" Zhan Jun's commentary voice sounded.
"It feels like the goal conceded affected the mentality of the Milan players to some extent."
Zhang Lu explained:
"Robben was in great shape today. He dribbled the ball straight from the right, as if he was in a no-man's land, and his shooting power and angle were also very good."
"The whole scoring process was very fast, which can be said to be very surprising. After all, Milan's defense was still very good in the previous period."
"But this is Peter Pan Robben! He can use his inside shooting ability to seize such a rare opportunity!"
"On the other side of Bayern, Franck Ribery hasn't done much today and seems to be in average condition."
"From this point of view, whether Milan can restrain Robben's performance today and display his own offensive characteristics is the key to whether they can turn defeat into victory."
……
Robben is really difficult!
Every time Zambrotta defends Robben, he thinks this to himself.
Before the start of the game, the coaching staff, especially Pan Yi, approached Zambrotta many times and told him to guard against Robben's cuts. They also gave him a lot of information about Robben's videos and asked him to figure out Robben.
Commonly used technical movements.
But it’s still difficult.
Robben's inside cut seems simple, but he is not like other players who just go inside, but has many changes.
Sometimes it goes sideways, sometimes it passes vertically;
Sometimes the kick is taken and the ball is shot, sometimes the kick is taken and the ball is moved forward.
Moreover, Robben changes direction extremely quickly, which makes it difficult for people to guard against.
This was the case with the ball he just lost. Zambrotta thought that Robben's technical move was going towards the baseline, so he pounced on it with confidence.
But Robben was like a slippery loach, swaying past him and eventually leading to the loss of Milan's goal.
And that defensive mistake even made Zambrotta feel a slight pain in the root of his thigh.
Did you throw it too hard and got a little strained?
After gritting his teeth for ten minutes, Zambrotta felt the pain getting worse.
The defensive pressure forced him to keep running hard with Robben, but now he really can't stand it anymore.
He had no choice but to sit on the grass and made a substitution gesture to the sidelines.
"Ah... Zambrotta seems to be injured and unable to continue playing."
"We can see that Pan Yi on the sidelines is explaining something to De Sciglio. It seems that this 19-year-old Milan youth training youngster is about to come on as a substitute."
"It seems a bit difficult for Zambrotta to defend Robben. I wonder if there will be any changes after De Sciglio comes on?"
"But anyway, the game has just reached 30 minutes, which is not good news for Milan..."
Courtside.
Allegri was obviously a little annoyed with this passive injury substitution.
This is obviously to make one less card in his hand for no reason!
But Pan Yi didn't panic at all, and even wanted to laugh a little.
Because he was already planning to make substitutions to defend against Robben!
Zambrotta is already a 34-year-old veteran this year. He is not known for his speed, and now it is really difficult for him to face a fast winger like Robben.
Using the values in FM2012, Gianluca Zambrotta's current explosive speed is probably around 10 or 11, while Robben's is 18...
This gap is really too big.
Even though Gianluca Zambrotta had studied Robben’s characteristics and targeted them, his body just couldn’t keep up!
Although the young De Sciglio cannot reach Robben's level of speed, he is still around 15 or 16. If he cooperates with his teammates to guard, it should not be as painful as Zanrobuta.
And after this season of training, De Sciglio's strength has been further improved, his defensive position has become much more mature, and he has gained some experience in dealing with fast wingers like Robben.<
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Therefore, if it were not for the fact that the first half of the game was not over yet, Pan Yi might have suggested that Allegri make a substitution.
After all, Bayern's biggest threat now is from Robben!
As long as he can be guarded, Bayern's offensive power can be weakened to a great extent.
Therefore, now that Zambrotta is injured, he can complete this "passive substitution" in advance, thereby achieving targeted adjustments in the defense line.
This can be considered a blessing in disguise.
Of course, I still hope that Zambrotta's injury is not a serious injury. After all, he is so old and may have to retire if he undergoes major repairs.
……
After De Sciglio came on, Robben dribbled the ball through on his side as usual.
But he soon discovered that the young man in front of him seemed more difficult to deal with than Zambrotta before.
De Sciglio is faster and more athletic, and often even stops assisting in order to keep an eye on Robben.
After several times intercepting Robben's ball with Van Dijk, De Sciglio became more and more confident.
"When you go up and face Robben, you must be aggressive! When you need to seek physical contact at critical moments, you must be decisive, press closely and then steal and destroy!"
"But most of the time, don't get too close, leaving yourself room to react. When he wants to use speed to break through on the wing, he can retreat and not rush."
"If there is too much space for him, don't act recklessly, seek help from the central defender, and two or three people work together to cut him off."
"Believe me, no matter how strong a defender is, when facing Robben at his best, he will not have much chance of winning in a 1V1..."
Pan Yi's advice kept echoing in his mind.
These methods are indeed effective!
After Robben's originally unfavorable wing rush was blocked by De Sciglio and Van Dijk, Milan finally stabilized its position.
They also started to counterattack and had some good shot attempts.
In the 40th minute, De Sciglio saw through a collaboration between Robben and Lahm and successfully intercepted the ball. He glanced forward and kicked the ball diagonally forward.
The ball crossed the midfield line and flew forward, landing on the right side of Bayern's 30-meter area.
Salah rushed over and caught the ball.
Bayern's left back, young Austrian international Alaba, rushed over to defend.
But Salah was very quick with his feet. He first made a shoulder-sinking movement, and then immediately cut in along the line of the penalty area. These two moves immediately shook off Alaba's defense.
Then he did not choose to shoot, but picked up the ball with his left foot.
The ball passed over the heads of the players in the middle and flew directly to the back point.
There, a black lightning has appeared!
He didn't stop the ball, but faced the high-altitude ball from Salah and shot straight!
This shot was powerful and heavy, and the angle was very tricky, and it went directly into the blind spot of Bayern's goal!
Neuer fought hard to save, but his fingertips still couldn't touch the ball.
"The ball is here!!!"
"It's Mane!!! What a volley! So beautiful!"
"King Kong is burning with fire, Tai Sui is smoky!"
"In the 41st minute, Mane equalized the score for AC Milan!"