With the referee's whistle, this much-anticipated Serie A focus battle began.
AC Milan's Ibrahimovic drove the ball back into his own half and then penetrated directly into the heart of Juventus.
After Kanter got the ball, he also distributed the ball to the right, allowing Salah to dribble forward.
As the ball moved forward, Milan's three lines followed.
Even the two full-backs Antonini and Gianluca Zambrotta have already passed the center line.
Apart from the goalkeeper, there are only two central defenders left in Milan's own half.
"Ah, today's Milan started to show a bit of a counter-attack. This is a bit different from our prediction before the game. Director Zhang, what do you think?"
In the CCTV5 live broadcast signal, Duan Xuan's commentary voice also echoed in the ears of all Dragon Kingdom fans.
For such an important game, the National Sports Station, which always broadcasts Serie A, will naturally not let it go.
Then Zhang Lu's voice said: "Hey, this is indeed a bit unexpected. Milan's aggressive momentum seems to be planning to seize the initiative in the Juventus Arena. We originally thought that AC Milan is now 4 points ahead in the standings.
points, today is an away game again, we should focus on defense, and getting one point is victory, but I didn’t expect..."
At this time on the field, Milan also completed its first attack after the opening.
Salah got the ball on the wing, first made an emergency stop, and then suddenly started, trying to force a breakthrough against Vidal who was returning to defense.
But the Chilean midfielder with a tough style fell to the ground and shoveled the general out of bounds, and took advantage of the situation to knock Salah to the ground.
Since there were no additional actions, Salah just stood up silently and gave the throw-in to Gianluca Zambrotta.
Zambrotta saw Juventus' tight defense in the midfield, so he directly used his big kick to find Ibrahimovic in the penalty area.
With Bonucci's close protection, Ibrahimovic reluctantly moved his head to attack the goal, and the ball was easily obtained by Buffon.
Zhang Lu: "Judging from this defense, Conte's Juventus is definitely the best in the world. The five midfielders completely restricted Milan's breakthrough space, and the three central defenders' air defense capabilities are also good. I feel that Milan's attack
It’s of no use.”
Duan Xuan: "I think so too. I heard that our country's coach Pan Yi is very involved in Milan's tactics now. Guardiola and even Allegri have mentioned this. Director Zhang, have you studied Pan Yi?"
His usual tactics? Was the attack at the beginning of today made by him?"
Zhang Lu: "Hey, it's not easy to see. I watched these games in Milan, and the only thing I felt was that there were a lot of changes, and the targeted arrangements in the game were also very detailed. But if you look at the young coach's unwillingness to admit defeat,
These two moments in the opening might really be Pan Yi’s suggestion. After all, if it were Allegri, he might be more stable..."
Milan's attack did not have much effect, but the players obviously played very patiently.
After several backcourt moves, the offense began to be organized again.
This time from the left, let Mane take the ball to the wing and prepare to cut in and shoot.
However, Juventus still defended very firmly. Lichtsteiner in the right midfield came to defend. Marchisio was paying attention to cutting off Mane's passing line, while Barzagli and Bonucci behind him were ready to defend at any time.
.
Manai had no choice but to try and force a breakthrough.
But Lichtsteiner's position was very good and he intercepted the ball in the corner of the penalty area.
Then, Juventus immediately launched a counterattack without hesitation.
This is exactly the opportunity Conte has been waiting for.
Lichtsteiner immediately handed the ball to their midfield engine, Pirlo.
Pirlo just observed it for a moment and then made a long pass to find Juventus' forward.
Pirlo's long pass was accurate, and Vucinic also grabbed the first spot in front, but Milan's Van Dijk had also squeezed in to interfere from behind.
Vucinic couldn't turn around for a while, so he had to return the ball to Pato.
At this time, Pato was about 35 meters away from Milan's goal, but he chose to kick it directly!
The ball flew high out of the stadium and landed in the fan area at the back, which also caused a burst of exclamations from the Juventus fans at the scene.
Conte, who was on the sidelines, shook his head.
He is a little confused. Why did this Brazilian boy, who was so spiritual last season, transfer to his team this year, suddenly become brainless and unhappy?
Obviously you can cooperate with Vucinic again, or use the speed to pass from the side, but why do you waste this hard-earned counterattack opportunity with such a kick?
From this distance, Pirlo may not be sure to hit him, let alone Pato, who is not good at long-range shots?
Conte was speechless, but Pan Yi was happy.
He could tell that Pato wanted to express himself today.
For a forward, scoring a goal is when the coaches, players and fans of his old club can take a serious look at his performance.
So when there is a shooting opportunity in front of Pato, he wants to seize it immediately and convert it into a real goal.
But it is precisely because of this mentality that young guys like Pato are a little impatient, and are unable to correctly judge the situation on the court, and even affect the control of their footwork.
This shot illustrates this point.
If Pato still plays on the court with this mentality, Juventus' two forwards will actually be useless, and Milan's defense pressure will be greatly reduced.
Another Montenegrin striker, Vucinic, has a good overall sense of coordination, good foot skills and flexibility, but his shooting skills are average.
Even in the season when Juventus won consecutive championships, it was difficult for him to score more than 10 goals in a season.
So his threat is actually not particularly great.
Juventus' real offensive power often comes from the midfield and backfield, especially Pirlo's long passing organization.
So Pan Yi's breakthrough point in this game is Pirlo.
Milan's attack attempt at the beginning was actually Pan Yi's test of Juventus' defensive focus today, and to see if they would still use Pirlo's point of attack during the counterattack.
After confirming this, Pan Yi's specific tactics for this game began to slowly unfold...
The two sides have begun to fight fiercely in the midfield, with the ball changing hands frequently.
Vidal passed the ball to Pirlo, but Milan's Kanter was well prepared, took the lead, intercepted the ball, and then passed the ball to Gattuso.
However, before Gattuso could control the ball well, the ball was poked away by Juventus' Marchisio.
Pirlo got the ball, took a few steps, and was about to pass the ball. Boateng behind him came over again and tackled him to the ground...
The time was spent between the two teams stealing the ball near the center line. The game was very intense and fast-paced, but since the two shots after the opening, no one was able to create another threatening shot.
Courtside.
Conte watched the game, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, thoughtfully:
"Why do I feel that Milan is a bit strange tonight?"
"In the past, they either fought back quickly or pushed forward as a whole."
"Today, we just attacked at the beginning, and then kept pestering us in the midfield. What on earth do you want to do?"