"Mourinho's team seems to have really attacked today."
Zhan Jun's commentary voice sounded:
"I wonder if it was affected by the verbal spat before the game?"
"At the press conference, our country's coach Pan Yi also rarely mocked Mourinho's defensive counterattack style. Is this really effective?"
"We all know that Mourinho is a man of temperament. Maybe Pan Yi wants to take advantage of this and let Mourinho fight against him?"
"According to our understanding of coach Pan Yi, once the opponent falls into his trap, it may not be too easy..."
On the court now, Real Madrid seems to have taken control of the game.
Their players are very active in running, especially the stars in the midfield and frontcourt. They have even been pressing in Milan's half, pressing the Milan midfielder and defender in the frontcourt.
However, Milan's players don't seem to be panic.
They passed the ball skillfully.
Not just horizontally, but also vertically.
When Real Madrid's forwards press forward, Milan's central defender will pass the ball diagonally to the other side, which is the area where Real Madrid's defense is relatively weak.
At this time, Milan's midfielder will begin to cooperate with the wingers, and then wait for opportunities to attack.
Only one person is an exception.
Kanter.
Today he does not seem to be fixed in his deep-lying midfielder position, but has transformed into a ball-grabbing machine.
He ran tirelessly in the midfield, cutting off the passing lanes of Real Madrid players and pressing the ball carrier closely.
Especially for the opponent's No. 8 attacking midfielder Kaka.
Whenever Kaká gets the ball, Kante will immediately block it forward, making Kaká uncomfortable. It is difficult for Kaká to turn around and pass the ball, let alone create space for himself to break through - this is Kaká's original goal.
What cards do best.
"Why do I always feel like we seem to be controlling the game, but actually Milan wants us to do that?"
On the sidelines, Real Madrid's assistant coach said a little worriedly.
"Watch it for a while and then talk." Mourinho also frowned.
Of course he can see that although Real Madrid currently has a higher ball possession rate, the cooperation is a bit fragmented in the frontcourt, making it difficult to play an effective offense.
The main reason is that the connection between the attacking midfielder and the winger is completely severed.
According to Mourinho's vision, to deal with Milan's defensive system, supporting tactics have been developed around a specific player Kaká.
When the winger holds the ball on the wing, the attacking midfielder Kaka will move forward to the parallel height of the center, forming a double forward pivot. At the same time, they will tilt to the side with the ball, destroying the lateral balance of the opponent's defense.
At this time, center Benzema retreated to the midfield wide position to take over, taking the weak-side center back who was being marked behind him out of position, and at the same time opening up the space between him and the weak-side full-back.
Then Kaka's forward penetration from the wing took the center back on the ball side further away from the wing, causing the center back and full back on the ball side to compress and overlap to a certain extent.
After the winger, the center forward, and the defensive midfielder complete the triangle pass, they quickly cut in and move forward into the open area between the opponent's two central defenders, or into the open area behind the weak-side central defender, and receive a through ball from the defensive midfielder or an overhead ball.
Attack.
But the problem now is that when Kaka takes the ball or even runs without the ball, there is a dog-skin plaster sticking to his side, which prevents Kaka from completing the tactical instructions correctly, and the subsequent series of operations are also difficult.
There is no way to talk about it.
At this time, Real Madrid finally got a chance.
In the midfield, after Khedira intercepted the ball, he quickly counterattacked in the frontcourt.
Kaka took advantage of Kanter's absence and suddenly started to play after taking the ball. After traveling about ten meters, he distributed the ball to the right.
Ronaldo took the ball and faced Gianluca Zambrotta, made a fake move of riding a bicycle, then suddenly accelerated towards the baseline and passed the ball into the penalty area.
Benzema in the middle headed the ball towards the goal, but Ederson made a side dive and got the ball.
There was a round of applause in the San Siro Stadium, and of course it was dedicated to the Milan goalkeeper.
"It would be great if this goal was scored." Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief.
Indeed, Real Madrid now has the advantage. If they can advance by a goal, they can better control the situation in their own hands.
The assistant coach nodded.
But there was one thing he didn't dare to say.
That is: this offensive opportunity was created by their best counterattack.
It's because Milan was in an offensive state before. Although Kanter has been guarding Kaká, he will also adjust his position according to the direction of the ball's movement.
At this time, Milan was suddenly intercepted, and Kanter was unable to return to his position in time.
It was by taking advantage of this gap that Kaká comfortably held the ball and organized an effective attack.
It’s just that the assistant coach now knows that Mourinho is bent on using offense to defeat Milan tonight, so if he suggests counterattack or something, it will obviously be a bit inappropriate.
It is even possible to trigger Mourinho's rage - this temperamental coach may really lose his temper with his coach and even the team doctor on the court.
Moreover, after all, he is only an assistant coach. Although he is a little worried, he still believes in Mourinho's judgment, that is, Real Madrid will eventually get a scoring opportunity with such offensive tactics.
……
The game lasted 20 minutes.
During this period of time, although both sides seemed to be attacking each other, the footage showed more of a fight in the midfield, but in fact neither created an absolute scoring opportunity.
"We can consider attacking Ronaldo's side." Pan Yi suddenly said to Allegri.
Allegri squinted at the situation on the court and nodded.
Now Real Madrid's attacking midfielder Kaka is completely restricted by Kante, which makes it difficult for Ronaldo to get a comfortable through ball from Kaka.
And Milan's defenders were very concerned about Ronaldo's crosses, which also made Ronaldo's play very uncomfortable.
After trying several side breakthroughs without success, Ronaldo began to consciously move closer to the ribs and the center to catch the ball.
After he came over, Real Madrid's right back Arbeloa also moved in to seek cooperation with Ronaldo.
This makes Real Madrid's entire right corridor look a bit empty.
With Allegri's instructions, Pan Yi stood up.
Taking advantage of a foul ball, he conveyed the coaching staff's instructions to the court.
In the 25th minute, Ronaldo got the ball in the middle.
He moved the ball in the opposite direction and approached Milan's penalty area diagonally.
This is also his special skill, which is to cut inside and shoot directly.
But Gattuso was well prepared and got stuck in Ronaldo's path, stretching out his foot to intercept the ball.
As soon as Real Madrid lost the ball, all players quickly switched to defensive mode and took up positions one after another.
But Ronaldo and Arbeloa are a little far away from their defense line at this time.
Gattuso passed the ball to left winger Mane without hesitation.
Mane advanced with the ball, and it went straight to the corner of Real Madrid's penalty area.
Real Madrid defender Ramos quickly came to defend, but it was a bit late.
Mane had already taken a few steps laterally, and then he took a shot directly!