Chapter 377 Long pass...? ?

Ancelotti is very confident about this game.

Although Chelsea's offensive ability is strong, after watching many Chelsea's game videos this season, the Italian also has a general understanding of the Blues' offensive method. He is confident that it is difficult to break through AC Milan's defense with that simple process of attack, so he feels very lucky to meet Chelsea as an opponent.

It’s not all arrogance.

Italian defense is very solid, whether it is on the two sides or in the middle, the area defense is very tight. The players have a strong sense of defense, and their mutual attack and cooperation will suppress the attacking area of ​​the attacker, making the opponent handicapped. From this point of view, AC Milan is the top Italian team.

The team's four main defenders are incomparable to ordinary people in terms of experience and awareness. Coupled with Gattuso and other midfield stalwarts, Chelsea will inevitably be blocked whether it attacks from the middle or the two flanks.

All of the above applies to ordinary teams and ordinary players.

Ancelotti did not underestimate Wang Li. Although he appeared calm in front of the media, it was not actually the case.

In this game, he used 3 defensive midfielders just to contain Wang Li! !

Gattuso, Pirlo and Seedorf, any one of these three is difficult to deal with. Before the game, Ancelotti had already reminded them to always pay attention to the opponent's No. 21.

With three strong defensive midfielders blocking the front of the penalty area, it is very difficult for Wang Li to break through this blockade.

Among them, Pirlo is a little different. He is better at organizing attacks, while Seedorf and Gattuso are definitely very difficult to deal with. I am afraid that every player who has played against AC Milan will remember these two names deeply.

To put it in a metaphor, their playing style is not much different from that under Makelele, and this is especially obvious with Gattuso.

Gattuso has always been synonymous with crude skills, but he dares to fight and keep running on the field for 90 minutes. This kind of "blue-collar worker" on the football field is the most troublesome. Gattuso has more fighting spirit than Makelele, while Seedorf has better skills and plays decisively and ruthlessly. Perhaps the difference between him and Gattuso is the perseverance of fighting.

All of this made Ancelotti feel that victory was firmly in his hands.

But... after seeing Chelsea's starting lineup, the Italian suddenly had a bad feeling.

Even though he was very confident in his coaching skills, he still had to admit that the young Portuguese coach on the other side was definitely quite capable. But what did this starting lineup mean? Let the opponent's No. 21 black-haired kid face the entire AC Milan defense line alone? Or did the opponent give up attacking and focus on defense?

You know, this is Chelsea's home ground, unless they don't want to advance to the semi-finals, but is that possible! ?

But at this time, even if there is no point in being uneasy, there is no time for the Italian to adjust the team. In fact, he doesn't know how to adjust.

He could only say to himself silently: It's okay, this is just a smokescreen from the opponent... At this time, Stamford Bridge was already full. The victory against Barcelona in the last match gave the Blues fans endless confidence. They were full of enthusiasm for the team's Champions League match. What's more, this time the opponent was even more formidable - AC Milan, the leader of the 'Little World Cup'!

Last season, the Blues led by Lasse Lasse reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, but were defeated by Monaco in the end. This made the fans very unwilling. Although the schedule of this season is really a headache, why can't Chelsea, which has created one miracle after another, beat Barcelona and AC Milan in a row?

Blues fans have always believed that Chelsea is now the best team in the world.

After defeating Barcelona and then AC Milan, they will be able to prove this to all the fans around the world. Thinking of this, the Blues fans became even more enthusiastic.

However, compared with Arsenal and Manchester United fans, Chelsea fans give people a much more "gentlemanly" feeling. This may be related to the class of the fans. There are more wealthy areas in London next to Stamford Bridge. Even if these fans are infected by the atmosphere of the stadium, they will pay attention to their behavior.

But the Blues fans are more disciplined. They always cheer for the team in an organized way, such as singing team songs together, buying large celebration props together, etc.

It was the same this time. Before the game started, some fans had already started singing the Blues' team song, and many fans in the East Stand smeared the Blues' team logo on their faces. More than 10,000 people used cloth strips of various colors to form a large team logo icon that covered half of the East Stand. This scene was very shocking in the eyes of AC Milan fans.

Only fans know how difficult it is to do this!

The AC Milan players had never seen this kind of cheering method before. Generally speaking, the team logos, team flags, or various patterns on the stands of the stadium are hung by the club. Now this kind of cheering is specially organized by the fans themselves, with patterns composed of tens of thousands of colorful cloth pieces, which is really shocking.

This is more like a large-scale performance at the opening ceremony of an organized sports meeting.

The English Football Association is the most satisfied with this situation. You know, England is full of football hooligans. In order to improve the image of the Premier League in the eyes of fans around the world, the English Football Association has cracked down on any possible stadium violence. However, Chelsea fans rarely have this problem. Seeing this, the English Football Association officials even think that they should promote Chelsea Club more so that the image of the Premier League can be more positive.

On the court, led by the captains of the two teams, the starting players of both teams each walked into the court holding a child.

Wang Li was holding a little boy, who was the child of his neighbor, Mr. Johnson.

As the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first. The Johnson family are all loyal Chelsea fans. When Johnson saw Wang Li in the small park a few days ago, he asked him to let his children have the opportunity to walk into the Stamford Bridge stadium to feel the atmosphere of the game and gain some experience.

However, the child is just over 7 years old now. In the violent atmosphere at the scene, he was a little nervous and uneasy, and his little hands tightly held Wang Li.

After walking into the stadium and taking position, Wang Li smiled and patted him on the shoulder gently. The little boy turned his head to look at Wang Li, and his eyes gradually became firm.

At this time, the stadium was filled with cheers from the Blues fans from all directions. This feeling really excited the Chelsea players. The huge sound could even penetrate people's eardrums directly, which made Wang Li feel better. He felt that his condition today was better than ever before.

Of course, this is exactly the opposite for AC Milan players.

However, these sounds sounded extremely noisy to them, surrounding and squeezing them tightly, making them feel very irritated and uneasy.

However, AC Milan's players are all experienced veterans, and the effect of this trick is really pitiful.

At this time, Stamford Bridge's "official" commentator Creed Pesvak was also passionately introducing Chelsea's starting lineup to the fans. Every player's name would win thunderous cheers from the Blues fans.

With cheers again and again, the players on the field took their positions and prepared to kick off.

…………The tactics Mourinho set for the team was defensive counterattack.

There are five midfielders and only one striker, Wang Li, in Chelsea's lineup. Judging from the lineup, the team's offense is obviously much weaker. Although the starters on the two wingers are main players, Robben and Duff are also very good at attacking, but under the influence of the formation, unless the players in the middle press forward in large numbers, even if they attack on the wing they will only be fighting alone.

This style of play allowed AC Milan to gain the advantage in ball possession for a time.

At the beginning of the game, AC Milan launched a surprise attack while controlling the ball. The ball was passed between Seedorf, Pirlo and Kaka, and directly attacked behind Makelele. Finally, Shevchenko completed a long shot. However, the shot was really below standard. Thomas, who started the game, grabbed the ball with both hands and held it in his arms.

After Thomas threw the ball to Lampard, it was Chelsea's turn to attack.

AC Milan players reacted quickly. After Shevchenko shot, most of the players started running back. It seemed that they were gradually getting into the game state.

Lampard passed the ball to Scott. After Parker got the ball, he looked at the frontcourt. At this time, AC Milan players did not press too forward, so Parker did not pass the ball and slowly moved forward by himself.

After crossing the center line, Kaka came up to grab the ball, but before that, Parker passed the ball far to Arjen Robben on the wing.

Gattuso immediately came up to grab the ball. Robben raised his head and glanced in the direction of AC Milan's penalty area, then kicked the ball directly towards the penalty area.

This ball made the opposing players a little confused and puzzled. After the ball reached the penalty area line, it was easily taken away by Pirlo.

"The Dutch boy made a mistake!! This pass was so bad, it seems he hasn't entered the game state yet." Pesvak at the scene also shouted in disappointment at the same time.

The situation on the field was changing rapidly. When the Blues fans were still disappointed with the attack, AC Milan had already entered the penalty area. After Pirlo received the ball, he passed it to Crespo. The Argentine striker's skills were really outstanding. He easily got rid of Bridge with two dribbles. After entering Chelsea's half, he suddenly made a straight pass that made the Blues sweat! !

AC Milan's attack was too fast this time. Chelsea's players hadn't recovered from the attack and didn't have time to shrink their defense. This allowed Shevchenko to successfully counter-attack and get a single shot! !

"God!!!" Many fans couldn't help but express their concerns.

But immediately, thousands of players who came with AC Milan let out a huge sigh.

Facing the young Thomas Clark, the Ukrainian may have underestimated him. His seemingly easy shot to the far corner turned out to be very weak. Thomas rhythmically dived to the right and caught the ball directly under him.

"The game has just started and Chelsea's goal is in danger. The players on the field must be careful!!"

"It seems that what Ancelotti said before the game was not all empty talk. AC Milan's attack just now was too dangerous."

"From the situation on the scene, it seems that Chelsea players have not yet entered the game state. Robben's mistake gave AC Milan a chance, and the opponent found opportunities to shoot in both attacks. So far, Shevchenko has shot twice. If this continues, the situation is not optimistic. During this period, Allen seemed to have stayed in the front court. Three minutes into the game, he hadn't touched the ball. Mourinho may have made a tactical mistake today, but it is too early to say so. I hope Chelsea can perform better. If they play like this at home, it will be even more difficult to play in Milan."

Although the commentators of various sports TV stations in England were all worried about Chelsea's situation, in fact, Mourinho was sitting with his legs crossed and chewing gum in the Chelsea coaching booth on the sidelines. He did not seem nervous at all and was full of confidence in the game.

This scene of on-site switching made the fans feel much more at ease.

On the field, the ball was passed several times in Chelsea's backcourt. Crespo and Kaka came up to grab the ball, and captain John Terry quickly passed the ball to Lampard in the middle line.

Lampard received the ball and turned around to see Shevchenko close at hand. He was startled and quickly turned around to protect the ball tightly, looking to both sides for an opportunity to pass the ball. Shevchenko saw that his surprise attack did not work, so he could only stick to Lampard.

Lampard took two steps back and passed the ball directly to Bridge who then ran forward. The latter won the ball and kicked it to Damien Duff on the wing.

After Duff received the ball, he made several passes with Lampard and Parker. At this time, the ball had crossed the center line. While receiving the ball again, Duff looked at the black-haired figure in the direction of the penalty area and directly chose a long pass.

However, this time, as soon as the ball was lifted up, Gattuso jumped up and blocked it with his body! !

"Beautiful! Gattuso blocked the ball with his body. I have to say that this Italian is a real man. His fighting spirit on the court is worth learning from for many players!!"

The football went out of the sideline, Duff rushed to serve, but at this time AC Milan's defense on the right was very tight. Seeing the time passing by, he could only wave his hand and throw the ball in the direction of Lampard, but the ball was pushed to Gattuso by Shevchenko, who passed it to Pirlo.

After Pirlo got the ball, he kicked it to Kaka in the frontcourt.

In the summer of 2003, Kaka transferred from Sao Paulo to AC Milan for a transfer fee of 8.5 million euros, which was very good for a 21-year-old Brazilian teenager.

At AC Milan, Kaka's outstanding performance allowed him to squeeze out his competitor Rivaldo and win the starting position in a very short time.

Kaka's speed has accelerated AC Milan's offensive rhythm, and he has gradually become the offensive core of AC Milan. In the Serie A last season, Kaka scored 10 goals in 30 games and helped AC Milan win the championship. In view of his outstanding performance, Kaka was named the league's best player and best foreign player in his first season in Serie A.

Kaka's excellence made the Italian media very excited. They compared Kaka and Wang Li from time to time, and even said that Kaka was better than Wang Li. Of course, only the radical AC Milan media thought so.

However, Kaka's technical ability is unquestionable. After receiving the pass from Pirlo, he showed the dribbling ability that Brazilian players are particularly good at.

On the right, Kaka dribbled the ball at a very high speed. He dribbled past Robben, Bridge, and Paulo Ferreira, and cut inside the center line. The Blues fans exclaimed because Crespo was no longer guarded in the center! !

As long as Kaka can pass the ball, or even if he chooses to take a long shot, he will have a chance to score.

But the next moment, the rude French man Makelele directly interrupted this wonderful art of football... He kicked Kaka to the ground.

"Beep..." The referee showed Makelele the yellow card without hesitation.

AC Milan's free kick.

The free kick was taken by Pirlo. Under the gaze of all the fans, he did not look for a high point in the penalty area, but kicked a low ball. Just when everyone was puzzled, the veteran Maldini who was lurking on the periphery made a half-volley shot with his right foot 12 meters in front of the goal and the ball bounced off the ground. Thomas had no choice but to watch the ball go into the net.

AC Milan leads 1-0!!

"6 minutes and 17 seconds into the game, AC Milan's captain Makelele scored a goal with a tactical free kick!!"

After AC Milan scored first, the fans at the scene were a little confused. In the first few minutes, Chelsea's performance was really confusing. This was completely different from the previous Chelsea. Wang Li was almost nowhere to be found in the whole stadium! !

It can even be said that Chelsea's attack can't get past half court!!

What happened to Chelsea today!?

The players from both sides took their positions and Chelsea kicked off from the middle.

Wang Li passed the ball to Lampard with his heel and rushed towards AC Milan's penalty area. Lampard did not rush to attack after getting the ball, but cooperated with the players in the backcourt. Then Ferreira passed the ball to Robben on the wing, and the latter broke through with the ball, which announced the launch of the attack.

After easily breaking through Pirlo, Robben pushed the ball to Lampard who was running in the middle.

After Lampard and Scott Parker made a one-two combination, he kicked the ball high and passed it to the goal without hesitation! !

At this time, in the AC Milan penalty area, Stam followed Wang Li. In fact, from the beginning of the game, Chelsea retreated to their own half, and Wang Li never touched the ball. This made the powerful defender feel that the head coach was making a fuss out of nothing, and the black-haired boy next to him was not a big threat.

Therefore, his defense was not tight, he just followed Wang Li.

Seeing the ball flying towards him, Stam didn't care too much. He just used his body to block the position and prepared to clear the ball with a header.

But just as he was about to jump up to head the ball, he suddenly found a blue figure in front of him. In a trance, he could only see the big white word - '21'! !

Wang Li jumped up, lightly touched the ball with his head, and cushioned it with his chest, causing the ball to fall directly onto the grass. Then, while the Italian man behind him didn't react, he turned around and volleyed the ball! !

The ball passed Stam and rushed towards AC Milan's goal like a cannonball. Goalkeeper Dida couldn't react at all! !

"Goal..." Creed reacted and was about to announce the goal loudly.

But the football hit the goal post and flew out of the bottom line, making all AC Milan players break out in cold sweats. At this time they finally realized that they must not underestimate this black-haired boy No. 21. No one would believe that this genius who could score 49 goals in 31 league rounds did not have any skills!

"Long pass...???"

At this time, after a few minutes of the game, Ancelotti on the sidelines finally understood Chelsea's style of play, but he still felt incredible about the result.

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(To be continued)