Allegri's wishful thinking was very clear, but once the game started, he realized something was wrong.
As soon as the whistle blew, Manchester City tried its best to attack AC Milan. AC Milan had no intention of retreating. Instead, they used attack to attack, adopted tit-for-tat tactics, and actively sought opportunities to counterattack, especially in
Midfielder.
The problem soon became apparent.
Manchester City has an absolute advantage in passing and controlling the ball, and they are playing at home. This allows Manchester City's players to lock in possession of the ball from the beginning. AC Milan can only defend through pressing and pressing, but the problem arises.
it's here.
Shaarawy and Ibrahimovic in the frontcourt are both relatively high up, running almost close to Manchester City's defense. Robinho's task is to hold back and pinch Busquets, but the Brazilian forward
He runs very inactively. Regardless of whether he has energy left to prepare for an attack, he is very passive on the defensive end anyway.
This made it easy for Busquets to gain freedom.
Everyone knows that the fourth position plays a vital role in Manchester City's tactical system, especially in the midfield passing and ball control system.
Once Busquets is alive, Manchester City's midfield ball control is basically alive.
After learning the lessons from the first round, Marcelo and Toni Kroos frequently pulled wide, David Silva retreated, getting rid of the constraints of AC Milan's three midfielders, and Su Dong's position was also very flexible and active.
Drop back, roam between the back three and the defense, ready to receive the ball at any time.
This made AC Milan's entire defense very divided.
There is an obvious defensive vacuum between the three players in the frontcourt and the three defensive midfielders, and in this area, Manchester City's passing and possession of the ball will not be much hindered.
The widening of Marcelo and Toni Kroos has turned the original small diamond in the midfield into a large flat diamond, forcing Ambrosini and Norio to play on both sides of AC Milan's three defensive midfielders.
Cellino had no choice but to step aside.
As a result, Van Bommel seemed a bit lonely sitting in the middle and trailing position.
At this time, Su Dong's retracement brought about a very serious problem.
Will the central defender follow?
If you don't follow, Van Bommel won't be able to deal with Su Dong.
Following, there was a gap in the back line. Sanchez and Di Maria did not retreat with Sudong, and were ready to slant into the penalty area at any time.
Not only that, but another very terrible thing is that after Robinho allowed Busquets to be free, Manchester City's entire midfield ball control was completely alive. They were like an engine, passing the ball and penetrating in a steady stream.
Deliver artillery shells in the front field.
The double forwards composed of Ibrahimovic and El Shaarawi were not aggressive enough in pressing and pressing, and it was difficult to restrict Manchester City's three defenders, whether it was Pepe, David Luiz, or the deep-lying Javi Martinez.
, all make Manchester City's ability to hold the ball in the backcourt very stable.
From the beginning of the game, AC Milan fell into a very passive situation.
Logically speaking, at this time, it is reasonable to adopt the tactics of the first round and fully retreat, but Allegri's strategy before the game was to strive for an away goal, forcing Manchester City to take risks and attack wildly.
But now, instead of stealing the chicken, he smashed his own leg.
Only five minutes into the game, David Silva dribbled the ball forward and played a one-two with the retreating Su Dong. Su Dong responded and David Silva dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area.
Van Bommel, who returned to defense, had no choice but to trip David Silva from behind, which was shown a yellow card by the referee.
The main defensive midfielder received a yellow card in the first five minutes, which shows how much defensive pressure AC Milan faces.
Fortunately, Su Dong's first direct free kick after the opening kick was not very good and he was unable to control the ball. There was no danger.
But just four minutes later, Manchester City created another opportunity.
Busquets suddenly moved forward, received a pass from Toni Kroos, dribbled the ball forward, and sent a through ball to the foot of Su Dong who was retreating.
Su Dong stopped the ball and turned around, dribbling the ball diagonally into the left side of the top of the penalty area. After attracting the attention of Thiago Silva and Bonera, he gave the ball to Di Maria. He suddenly accelerated and made a straight pass.
Left side of goal.
Di Maria received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, understood it, and without thinking, passed it with his left foot and passed it to the left post. At this time, Sudong also threw away Nesta and Van Bommel, and went straight
He rushed to the left side of the front edge of the small penalty area, jumped up high, overwhelmed Thiago Silva, and headed the goal from close range.
Poor Thiago Silva!
It was obvious that he had reached the position earlier, but as a result, Di Maria's pass was slightly higher. Su Dong was obviously slightly better than him in terms of height and jumping, so that he could not overtake Su Dong at all.
Dong, the whole person almost missed it.
The ball was headed into the left side of AC Milan's goal by Su Dong.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"In the first nine minutes, Manchester City scored first, 1-0!"
"Oh my god, Su Dong and Di Maria completed a beautiful cooperation between the two on the left side of the penalty area. The two seemed to be in perfect harmony."
"Manchester City scored first from the start."
Su Dong pointed at Di Maria from afar and quickly rushed out of the stadium. After rushing to the sidelines, he celebrated the goal with the fans at the scene, then turned around and hugged Di Maria who was running over.
The whole stadium was shouting his name crazily.
One to zero!
This goal is crucial for Manchester City and represents a good start.
Manchester City players also ran over to celebrate the goal with Su Dong and Di Maria.
This goal does not ensure that Manchester City has much advantage. To a certain extent, Manchester City is not safe now because it is its own home court.
"We have to try to score another goal, at least one more goal, understand?" Su Dong shouted loudly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The scene was full of people, but the players could still hear Su Dong's shouts.
In fact, even if Su Dong didn't shout, many of them would understand.
It would be too dangerous to be satisfied with a score of 1-0, because as long as AC Milan scores a goal in the final stage of the game, they will be able to eliminate Manchester City with away goals.
Therefore, for Manchester City now, a one-goal lead is really dangerous.
Only by scoring another goal can Manchester City feel relieved.
"Okay, let's go back and continue the attack!" Su Dong encouraged morale.
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From the beginning, Allegri regretted it.
He found that he had made a mistake, that is, he overestimated AC Milan's players.
In the past few days, he has repeatedly emphasized to Ibrahimovic, Shaarawi and Robinho how important it is for his own forward to press the opponent's midfielders and backcourt players.
Especially Robinho, who repeatedly emphasized before the game that he must keep an eye on Busquets.
Robinho also promised repeatedly that when he comes to the game, he will definitely pay attention to Busquets and will not give him a chance.
But what’s the result?
Once on the court, the Brazilian was so focused on attacking that he even forgot where Busquets was.
I really echo the words of the coaching circle. In terms of tactical execution, the Brazilian genius is so reliable that a sow can climb a tree.
Maybe, before taking the field, they were really determined to implement the head coach's tactics and help the team win, but when they got on the court, they let themselves go and completely forgot what the head coach said before the game.
If Kevin Boateng is here, at least he can limit Busquets.
Substitute?
Allegri quickly rejected this tempting impulse.
It's only ten minutes now. If you make a substitution, it will really offend the players to death.
Without making substitutions, Allegri also decisively adjusted his tactics and began to signal the team to retreat.
He is not stupid either. He clearly understands the advantage of a zero-0 home game in the first round, so it doesn't matter if he concedes one goal in the away game, as long as he doesn't concede a second one.
But even so, he was still not sure.
The most important thing is that AC Milan's midfield pressure against Manchester City tonight was not strong enough, especially against Busquets.
If Manchester City's midfielder cannot be suppressed, Manchester City's frontcourt will receive a steady stream of passes and constantly create opportunities, which makes AC Milan's defense difficult to guard against.
What's even worse is that Manchester City has Su Dong in the frontcourt.
Allegri kept walking to the sidelines and constantly reminding his players to pay special attention to Su Dong, Busquets and other players, especially Su Dong.
The two central defenders, Nesta and Thiago Silva, stayed close to him, fearing that he would create a threat again.
This caused a stalemate on the scene for more than 20 minutes.
In the 34th minute, Manchester City launched another attack.
After Marcelo dribbled the ball from the left, he pulled Nocerino out of the defensive zone. Sudong immediately retreated and ran towards Nocerino's defensive zone to raise his hand for the ball.
After receiving the pass from Marcelo, Su Dong turned around and passed the ball directly behind him and passed it to Di Maria on the left side of the penalty area.
The Argentine winger quickly moved forward and caught up with the ball before Bonera. He suddenly stopped in front of the baseline, dunked the ball back, and passed it back in an inverted triangle to Su Dong who came in behind.
At this time, Su Dong had already advanced into the penalty area. He stopped with his right foot and barely avoided Thiago Silva who turned to block him. He took a step to the right and struck again with his right foot.
The ball crossed a straight line and hit the right side of AC Milan's goal.
Abbiati stood on the left side and was helpless when facing Su Dong's shot from the right side. He could only watch the ball go into the net.
Two to zero!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
The fans at the Etihad Stadium once again rushed out of their seats and roared wildly.
In more than half an hour, Manchester City scored two goals.
If the first goal just now was not safe enough, then Su Dong's second goal now is equivalent to giving them a centering pin and giving Manchester City a decisive advantage.
If AC Milan wants to make a comeback, they must score at least two goals.
But is this possible?
Su Dong ran around the field excitedly, kissing the ring on his left hand vigorously and waving his arms towards the stands.
Nearly 50,000 fans in the stadium were shouting his name crazily, and he was finally surrounded by his teammates who were chasing him.
Two to zero, Manchester City finally scored a crucial goal!
