In the world of football, there are some players like these.
At his peak, no matter how much effort his opponents put into limiting him, he could always find an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow on the football field!
Take Kaka in 2007, for example!
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The match was in the 26th minute.
Mascherano, receiving the ball in the middle, passed it to Ribery on the right under Seedorf's pressure. However, Ribery failed to control the ball immediately, and it was poked away by Ambrosini. The ball then landed right in front of Kaká.
Kaka moved quickly, turning and dribbling laterally towards Leeds United's penalty area before Sun Jihai could pounce on him.
"Danger! AC Milan intercepts the ball in the attacking third and launches a counter-attack in an instant!" Lineker's tone suddenly became tense as he saw Kaká advance with the ball.
Kaka had only taken a few steps when Mascherano moved in from the middle, trying to keep the ball or a player out of the danger zone.
But Kaka didn't give Mascherano that chance. He passed the ball directly to Seedorf, who had run to the edge of the Leeds United penalty area to receive him, and then continued running forward.
Seeing this, Mascherano didn't dare to be careless. After all, Li Shiguang had instructed him before the match to keep a close watch on Kaka. So he didn't go to Seedorf, who had received the ball, but stayed by Kaka's side, never leaving him.
Seedorf received a pass from Kaká at the edge of the penalty area and had already turned halfway around.
This position is actually within the Dutch's firing range!
Inside the penalty area, Kompany was closely marking Inzaghi. After being outmaneuvered by "Super Pippo" a few times at the start of the game, Kompany took the initiative to take on the task of marking him.
So when he saw Seedorf turn around and make a move to shoot, Silva, who didn't have any specific job at the moment, quickly rushed towards Seedorf to try to intercept the ball!
Seedorf was cunning; he made a shooting motion, but after seeing Silva charging towards him with all his might, he withdrew most of the force from his right foot that had already touched the ball.
The shooting motion has also been changed to a flicking motion.
Silva was completely fooled by Seedorf's feint, but he couldn't regain his balance. He could only watch helplessly as Seedorf flicked the ball to his side and then flashed past him!
Seeing Silva easily beaten, Kompany immediately abandoned Inzaghi and ran over to try to block Seedorf's shooting angle.
But Seedorf took a step into the penalty area without hesitation, adjusted his posture, and then swung his right foot, unleashing a powerful shot!
The ball was slightly dented by the blow, slipping between Kompany's outstretched legs and skimming along the grass towards the bottom left corner of the Leeds United goal!
Schmeichel's reaction was quite quick; as Seedorf dribbled past Silva, he anticipated Seedorf's shooting angle and lowered his center of gravity, slowly shifting to the left.
But the ball's speed clearly exceeded Schmeichel's expectations, and even though he had made a perfect save, he could still feel the ball at his fingertips.
But it still seemed a bit too slow compared to Seedorf's powerful shot...
The soccer ball grazed his fingers and flew into the goal...
0:1!
In the 26th minute, AC Milan took the lead away from home!
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"Oh!!! No!!!" Seeing Leeds United concede a goal, Lineker covered his face in anguish. "Seedorf's powerful shot! It breached Schmeichel's goal! AC Milan has taken the lead! They've got the lead at Elland Road!!!"
Jon's voice was calmer than Lineker's: "Yes! Seedorf's powerful shot was almost unstoppable. Even with Schmeichel's best efforts, he couldn't change the trajectory of the ball! After Silva was beaten, Leeds United were doomed!"
“Yes!” Lineker, who had gradually recovered, agreed with Jon’s statement. “But Leeds United still has a chance. There are still more than seventy minutes left in the game. They only need to score one goal to regain control of the game!”
“Gary, you’re right, but I don’t think it’s that simple.” Jon, who had been watching the TV replay, seemed to have a different opinion.
"Oh? Tell me more!" Lineker said, a little puzzled.
“Look at the replay. Although Seedorf scored the goal, the real organizer of AC Milan’s attack was actually Kaká,” Jon said, pointing to Kaká on the TV screen as he turned around immediately after receiving a pass from Ambrosini.
"Look, after Kaka turned, he chose to pass the ball to Seedorf at the top of the penalty area at the most opportune moment. At this time, Kompany was close to Inzaghi, and Silva was also far away from Seedorf and could not interfere with him. So he was able to easily receive the ball and turn around!"
"Kaka didn't stay still, but instead ran diagonally into Leeds United's penalty area. This forced Mascherano, who was originally going back to defend Seedorf, to continue marking him! Kaka was creating opportunities for Seedorf to get a shot off in this way!"
After delivering his analysis in one breath, Jon, a Chelsea fan, showed a hint of envy on his face: "His improvement this season has been tremendous! He can pass, dribble, shoot, and track back! He's practically the perfect attacking midfielder in the world! If only Abramovich could buy him to Chelsea..."
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If Li Shiguang, who was on the court, could hear Jon's analysis, he would definitely agree with it wholeheartedly!
The perfect attacking midfielder template!
This is Kaká in 2007!
Although Li Shiguang was also very upset after conceding the goal, he did not fly into a rage and blame his players.
In his view, apart from the initial mistake when Ribery was poked away by Ambrosini, the rest of the goals conceded were acceptable.
Every player strictly followed the tactical plan and marked the person they were supposed to mark, but in the end, the opponent still found an opportunity through individual ability, which was something that couldn't be helped!
As I always say, in competitive sports, being bad is the original sin!
Look at Kaká, who is embracing Seedorf to celebrate his goal.
Li Shiguang let out a soft breath and muttered to himself.
fine.
Next season, this perfect attacking midfielder position will belong to me!
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