Chapter 581 This game is a sure win!
The first half ended with a score of 0-1.
Bayern temporarily took the lead thanks to Su Dong's long-range arc shot.
After returning to the locker room, although the Bayern players were in high spirits, they were also under a lot of pressure and exhausted. Everyone was panting and felt a little overwhelmed.
Heynckes had anticipated this situation. He had the players' data for the first half of the game on hand, including their passing, running distance, and whether their energy consumption was high. A quick look at the data gave him a basic understanding of the situation.
"Guys, I know everyone is working very hard now. The Champions League semi-finals are of this intensity. No game is easy. We have no other choice but to overcome it. Whoever survives will enter the final!"
Su Dong also spoke from his own experience, saying that no matter it was in Valencia or in Barcelona, he gritted his teeth and persevered. Even during Barcelona's peak period, it seemed that they had a clear advantage in strength, but in fact, when it came to the game, the pressure was still very great.
"No team that can make it to the knockout stage or the semi-finals is a weak team!"
Although Su Dong complained that AC Milan was a nursing home, this is only relative.
The Rossoneri are definitely strong enough to reach the quarterfinals. If they are lucky, they can reach the semi-finals. If they are even luckier, they may even reach the final.
Once AC Milan reaches the final, it will be hard to say whether they will win the championship.
In terms of morale and fighting spirit, Bayern has no problems, after all, they are leading now.
On the tactical level, Heynckes believes that the team should continue to maintain the momentum of the first half in the second half, continue to put pressure on AC Milan, and continue to use fast-paced and high-pressure tactics to drag down AC Milan.
This is an open conspiracy! Youth is Bayern's biggest advantage now.
I am faster than you, have stronger explosive power than you, have better physical fitness than you, have the upper hand over you in power confrontation, and even have an advantage over you in the application of technology. You can only be led by me and watch the rhythm of the game being controlled by me.
If you are passive, you will be beaten! Ancelotti is not unaware of this, but he has no choice.
On the one hand, AC Milan cannot play Barcelona's extremely skilled passing and controlling system, and Ancelotti dares not control the ball and let Bayern snatch it.
On the other hand, AC Milan had no way to compete with Bayern for control because their players were too old and lacked physical fitness, and they could not win by a race of consumption.
Even if they played at the same pace as in the first half, they might not be able to last the entire game.
Is AC Milan just sitting there waiting to die?
No, not necessarily!
The two people that Heynckes emphasized the most were Pirlo and Kaka.
He asked Bayern's defense to minimize mistakes or even avoid them.
People are not machines and it is impossible to achieve zero mistakes. AC Milan is barely holding on to the situation, just waiting for Bayern to make mistakes. As long as they seize the opportunity, Bayern may not be able to gain any benefits.
For example, Pirlo's long passes and Kaka's counterattacks were all aimed at achieving the greatest results with the least investment.
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Heynckes is indeed an old fox, but Ancelotti is equally cunning.
As an Italian tactical master, Ancelotti knows AC Milan's problems better than anyone else, and he is also very clear about Bayern's goals.
So, the fat guy very shamelessly replaced Pato with Emerson during the half-time break.
The 18-year-old Pato had several outstanding performances in the first half, but most of the time, he seemed to be isolated from the team. Even when he got the ball, he mostly fought alone and failed to connect with the team.
For example, when the team's midfield and backcourt were suppressed and Kaka was restricted, Ancelotti originally wanted Pato to retreat a little, connect the midfield and the frontcourt, and help Kaka take on more connecting tasks, but Pato did a very bad job in this regard.
Since he was isolated from the whole team, there was no point in keeping Pato on the field, so Ancelotti made a substitution during the halftime break, replacing Pato with Emerson.
This substitution was very unexpected and very bold, and it showed Ancelotti's decisive and ruthless side.
The effect of the substitution is also very obvious.
After Emerson came on the pitch, AC Milan had four midfielders, changing the passive situation in the midfield in the first half. They straightened their backs and improved their defense. Pirlo could also devote more energy to organization and passing. Emerson's own organizational ability was also excellent, which improved AC Milan's midfield.
Kaka was pushed to a position closer to the front line, cruising behind Inzaghi and investing more in the attack.
Less than five minutes into the second half, AC Milan launched a very threatening attack.
Kaka started from the center line, dribbled the ball straight into Bayern's penalty area from the left. Facing the double-team of two defensive players, Lahm and Mascherano, he still created a chance to shoot from between the two and shot from the left side of the penalty area.
Although he failed to create any threat, Kaka's performance was still very exciting.
The Brazilian superstar's personal ability should not be underestimated, especially in such a high-speed assault situation.
Bayern quickly responded.
The frontcourt players led by Su Dong increased their pressure on Bayern's back line and midfield. Su Dong, in particular, poked the ball from Pirlo's feet from the side during a counter-attack.
After successfully intercepting the ball, Su Dong was jointly marked by Nesta and Maldini, and immediately passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.
Robben decisively broke into the penalty area and since his left foot was unusable, he managed to shoot with his right foot.
Needless to say, everyone on earth knows that Robben's left foot is at the Ballon d'Or level, but his right foot can only be considered barely usable.
In this kind of hasty shot, it's good enough if you can aim the ball at the goal. Do you want to score a goal?
Disaster! ……
The two sides continued this stalemate battle.
No one was willing to make adjustments on their own initiative. They were all trying to consume each other's energy, waiting for their opponents to make mistakes when they could no longer hold on.
In the 70th minute, Ancelotti made his second substitution.
Gilardino replaced Inzaghi.
Inzaghi's physical strength has been exhausted, and Ancelotti replaced Gilardino at this time, hoping to use Gilardino's frontcourt fighting to free Kaka and allow Kaka to invest more in the attack.
After all, in AC Milan's current team, the only player in the frontcourt who has the ability to fight alone is Kaka.
AC Milan on the opposite side had already replaced two players before Heynckes started to make substitutions.
Toni Kroos replaced Modric.
Bayern continued to adopt high-pressure tactics, allowing the German midfielder to continue to pressure Pirlo.
Logically speaking, Van Bommel is more mature and experienced than Toni Kroos, but Heynckes thinks highly of Toni Kroos and often gives him opportunities, even to the point of favoritism. Toni Kroos also performed very well. Although he is young, he has the demeanor of a great general.
Although Toni Kroos is young, he has a stable temperament, a big heart and strong tactical execution ability.
Whatever Heynckes asks him to do, he does well.
More importantly, he has an accurate long pass.
When the midfield and backcourt were under pressure, Su Dong decisively retreated across the center line, received the pass from his teammate, made a transition, and passed the ball back to Schweinsteiger.
After passing the ball, Su Dong ran forward.
With Su Dong's transition, Bayern's passing became smoother.
Toni Kroos ran to the open space and raised his hand to ask for the ball. After stopping the ball, he looked forward and sent out an ultra-long pass, like a missile, from his own 30-meter area directly to the right side of the AC Milan penalty area.
Such a long pass was so accurate that even AC Milan was shocked.
Bayern's right winger Robben advanced at an extremely fast speed, crushing AC Milan's left back Kaladze with his speed, kicked the ball to the bottom line before the opponent, caught up with the ball in front of the bottom line, and dribbled the ball sideways into the penalty area.
This sudden change shocked AC Milan.
When Robben dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the bottom line, Maldini rushed over to defend immediately.
Robben didn't wait for Maldini to rush over and passed the ball to the front point.
Su Dong, who had been deliberately slowing down and waiting for Robben to deal with him, now understood what he meant and quickly moved forward, forcing himself in front of Nesta. Relying on his height and long legs, he took the lead and passed Robben's ball to the lower right corner of the AC Milan goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
"In the 74th minute, Bayern scored another goal!!!"
"Su Dong, it's still Su Dong!!!"
"A wonderful assist from Robben, Su Dong scored in front of the goal, and Bayern scored another goal, 2-0!!!"
After Su Dong scored the goal, he quickly ran towards Robben, picked him up by the waist, and then waved at Toni Kroos from a distance.
The Bayern youngster ran over happily and hugged Su Dong and Robben.
"We saw that Bayern's counterattack came from a long pass from Toni Kroos, who had just come on as a substitute."
"It's really beautiful and very accurate."
"Look at Robben again, he is still as fast as ever, it's like he's taking off."
"Robben forced an overtake, rushed into the penalty area before the baseline and passed the ball to the front of the goal, and Su Dong rushed to catch up."
"What a magical substitution by Heynckes!"
Bayern's players huddled together on the sidelines, especially Toni Kroos, whose long pass was so beautiful that he fully anticipated Robben's speed, allowing him to sprint just enough to overtake Kaladze.
But no one would believe that this was arranged by Heynckes.
It can only be said that Heynckes' favor for Toni Kroos is not without reason.
The German midfielder's footwork is simple and looks ordinary, but his long pass is truly unique.
Su Dong also had a special admiration for this younger brother and took special care of him.
He had deliberately created assists and scoring opportunities for Toni Kroos before, and Toni Kroos was very grateful to him.
Toni Kroos will definitely become famous for making such a wonderful long pass just after coming on as a substitute.
"You kid..." Su Dong grabbed Toni Kroos' head hard, not knowing how to praise him.
Toni Kroos laughed heartily, obviously in a very happy mood.
On the sidelines, Heynckes couldn't stop smiling.
Toni Kroos did not disappoint his expectations.
More importantly, Bayern was leading 2-0.
This game is a sure win!
(End of this chapter)
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