Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

Chapter 535

"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"Welcome to watch the live broadcast of the first leg of the 2006-07 Champions League semi-final between Manchester City and AC Milan!"

"I am Zhan Jun, and this is my commentary partner for this game, Wang Tao!"

"I believe there are countless fans in front of the TV."

"I have been looking forward to this semi-final for a long time."

"I am also very excited at this moment!"

"Although Manchester City is a new team in the Champions League, they have quickly adapted to the European arena and played their dominance in the Premier League."

"They defeated Barcelona and Roma all the way to the semi-finals in the knockout stage!"

"They not only won a 6:5 miracle against Barcelona, ​​but also won without bloodshed against Roma, showing both resilience and strength. ”

“AC Milan, Manchester City’s rival, has also given Milan fans plenty of surprises in this Champions League.”

“From Kaka’s solo goal against Celtic in the round of 16 to a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich, they have been on the rise. Despite losing their main striker Shevchenko this season, they still performed beyond expectations!”

“Today!”

“No matter what the result of the game is, a draw or a win or loss, it won’t be a surprise!”

“Because both teams have the strength to beat each other!”

“The appearance ceremony is over!”

“The players from both sides are already standing in their respective half!”

“The game is about to start!”

“Let my partner Wang Tao introduce you to the starting lineups of both teams!”

“Okay, Mr. Zhan Jun, okay, screen Fans in front of the screen!"

"Hello, I'm Wang Tao!"

"First is the home team, wearing blue jerseys, the Blue Moon, Manchester City!"

"Starting goalkeeper: James!"

"Defenders: Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Dunn, Sun Jihai!"

"Defensive midfielder: Martinez!"

"Left and right midfielders: Modric, Knight!"

"Three forwards: Cassano, Su Fei, Podolski!"

"Manchester City's regular 4-3-3, all the injured players in the previous match against Roma have returned today, all the main players!"

"The other side!"

"The visiting team, wearing red and black striped jerseys, the Rossoneri, AC Milan!"

"Starting goalkeeper: Dida!"

"Defenders: Oddo, Nesta, Maldini, Jankulovs "

"Three defensive midfielders: Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini!"

"Double front midfielders: Kaka, Seedorf!"

"Forward: Inzaghi!"

"Ancelotti still played the most classic 3-2-1 Christmas tree formation, which is very distinctive."

"The three defensive midfielders provide a solid backcourt barrier, and protect the space in the middle through active pressing, making AC Milan's defense particularly layered."

"And the double front midfielders of Kaka and Seedorf are particularly flexible in their transitions on the court. They can provide shooting firepower when advancing and quickly participate in the team's defense when retreating."

"As a single striker, Inzaghi can pull the opponent's defense line with his excellent ability to advance and grab points."

"Beep!"

"With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!"

"AC Milan has the ball! ”

-【Here he comes, the match I’m looking forward to the most is finally here. Before Su Fei came out of nowhere, I had always been a fan of Milan. I didn’t expect to see my two favorite teams fighting in the Champions League semi-finals.】

-【So, brother upstairs, which side do you hope to win?】

-【Well, I can only say that it depends on each person’s ability. But with my dual fan identity and understanding, I think if Manchester City wants to win today, it mainly depends on the players’ individual abilities. After all, you know Manchester City, there really aren’t too many complicated tactics...】

-【Oh! There’s no way, the head coaches of the two teams are really not of the same level. Ancelotti’s Christmas tree lineup, even if he’s given Stuart a lifetime, he can’t do it. But the coach can only decide Determine the team's lower limit, and discuss the upper limit...Manchester City has Su Fei! 】

-[Stuart's tactics? Just cross the ball hahahaha! 】

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On the court!

Inzaghi, who kicked off, passed the ball directly back to Kaka behind him.

Kaka then passed the ball to Pirlo behind him.

Immediately afterwards.

AC Milan's formation maintained a very layered front line and advanced.

Inzaghi plunged into the front court.

Kaka and Seedorf followed up with their feet.

Gattuso and Ambrosini kept a parallel line with Pirlo who was dribbling the ball.

AC Milan's advancing style格, just like the three defensive midfielder formation they put out.

Manchester City.

Naturally, they will not give AC Milan such a comfortable opportunity to advance.

Su Fei led the charge.

High-position pressing.

Su Fei found Pirlo, Cassano found Gattuso, and Podolski found Ambrosini.

This is also part of the tactics that Stewart arranged for the team before the game.

AC Milan's midfield passing and control focuses on team cooperation, so Manchester City chooses one-on-one defense, from the area to the point, to each player.

This can ensure that when facing AC Milan's attack, it is orderly and will not be pulled into the defensive formation.

This point-to-point method has advantages.

Naturally, there are disadvantages.

The disadvantage is that Manchester City's frontcourt pressing formation is highly overlapped with AC Milan's advancing position.

Even if the frontcourt completes the counter-grab.

AC Milan's players can quickly copy and in turn contain Manchester City's players one-on-one.

Forced Manchester City to counterattack quickly.

Had to turn into a positional attack in the frontcourt.

But there was no other way.

This was the best defensive strategy that Stuart could come up with against AC Milan based on the characteristics and abilities of his own players.

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"AC Milan was very patient after the opening!"

"Facing Manchester City's high pressure!"

"Most players chose to retreat and participate in the team's backcourt pass!"

"Two minutes have passed in the game!"

"AC Milan's first attack has not yet sent the ball across the center line!"

"Hey!"

"It's coming!"

"Pirlo suddenly kicked the ball and sent a low long straight pass!"

"Kaka!!"

"Straight pass without stopping the ball!"

"The ball flew through the gap between Cannavaro and Dunn!"

"Inzaghi received the ball!"

"Not offside!"

"This ball is not offside, the linesman did not raise the flag!"

"Inzaghi got a chance to score alone!!"

On the court.

Inzaghi, like a ghost, picked the ball forward the moment he touched the ball and accelerated.

When Cannavaro and Dunn reacted,

Super Pippo had already opened up a body length distance from the two of them and approached Manchester City's penalty area.

Etihad Stadium.

The Blue Moon fans' breathing suddenly stopped.

Everyone.

All looked nervously at Inzaghi with the ball on the court.

But the next second.

The Blue Moon fans cheered loudly and breathed deeply.

Because James stood up!

Take the initiative!

At the moment when Inzaghi entered the penalty area and raised his foot to prepare for a shot, he fell to the ground and hugged the football.

"Amazing save!!"

"James's amazing save!!"

"Saved Manchester City!!"

"But this ball..."

"Look at the replay, Inzaghi's movement is too weird, it's a sudden attack on the offside line!"

"This goal replay perfectly summarizes Inzaghi's characteristics."

"The movement is erratic, and the ability to seize opportunities is superb, but at the same time..."

"The technique is still a bit rough."

"The final handling of this single-handed shot in front of the goal is still a bit lacking!"

"But even so!"

"I believe that the Manchester City fans in front of the TV were also scared by this ball just now."

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