bigabreads Chapter 136 The Game Begins
Chapter 136 The Game Begins
Chapter 136 The Game Begins
Tomorrow is coming soon.
Outside the San Siro stadium gathered a lot of fans waiting to enter, as well as media from all over the world.
The strong dialogue between AC Milan and Manchester United is a very high-profile game among the top [-] of the Champions League, and, in addition, Chelsea will also meet their former coach here next week, Jose Mourinho Inter Milan.
Looking around, it was a sea of red and black, and Inter Milan had an absolute advantage in their away game.
And Manchester United wore white away jerseys in this game, and their fans also wore white jerseys, which were very eye-catching in the sea of red and black, but they were also sporadic, like a touch of ice and snow that would not be melted in the flames.
After the fans of both sides enter the field, the power distribution of the fans of both sides can be clearly seen in the stands.
Manchester United fans were arranged on the top floor of the San Siro Stadium. Looking at the stadium from there, it is basically impossible to see who each player is, and they can only watch the excitement.
The sound they make is also difficult to pass on the pitch for Manchester United players to perceive.
This is what many home fans do against visiting fans, so there is nothing to be surprised about.
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"Their midfield is not as strong as ours. But you must pay attention to one thing, that is, this rookie." Before the game, AC Milan's head coach Leonardo was giving his final instructions to his players. The theme of exhortations is on the whiteboard in AC Milan's dressing room, where Leonardo drew Li Xiaoming's name in a big circle.
"Super new star, everyone should have noticed. Although the opponent is a rookie, this player has been in surprisingly good form recently. He has scored and assisted against Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool in the league. Although the opponent is a rookie , but I hope you will pay more attention to him. After Scholes was gradually marginalized in the main lineup, Manchester United remained unbeaten in all competitions, and Li Xiaoming contributed a lot..."
Gattuso, who is known as the butcher, heard Mancini say this, lowered his head and curled his lips secretly, showing some disdain for Leonardo - to be frightened into such a state by a newcomer! What a shame! What is there to be afraid of? I But in midfield.
"If Rong is in the middle, be careful of his sudden advance, so there can't be too much space behind the defender. Offsides are strictly prohibited. That's creating opportunities for Li Xiaoming's pass."
Gattuso, who was sitting below, complained in his heart: Listen to such words...it seems to destroy one's own prestige and boost others' aspirations!
In this way, Leonardo emphasized how powerful Li Xiaoming is, and Gattuso complained about him for a long time in his heart.
Finally, he finally finished speaking, and it was time for the players to play.
The captain of the team, Nesta, stood up, slapped his hands vigorously, and said to everyone: "This is our home stadium. In San Siro, we are the real winners!"
He is boosting the morale of the team.
"Don't worry, I'll show him some color and tell him whose territory this is!" Gattuso stood up and said while clenching his fists and gnashing his teeth.
Then everyone stood up from their seats and prepared to go out.
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Meanwhile, in the United dressing room, Ferguson was putting the finishing touches on.
"We have analyzed Manchester United's tactics very thoroughly. They mainly rely on a strong midfielder to advance the offense, especially their ability to control the midfielder, especially their midfielder and playmaker. This method makes Pirlo very difficult to restrict, and Gattuso will escort him next to him, so this requires us not to stick the ball too much in the midfield, and try to pass the foot to the frontcourt in the simplest way. En creates opportunities, and Li, your task is to attract enough defensive attention. I hope you can be more active."
Everyone nodded.
At the beginning, it seemed that AC Milan’s midfield was indeed star-studded, but when Ferguson analyzed it for them, everyone was relieved. Although the two teams have fought 8 games in the history of the three major European cups, AC Milan won 5 3 losses dominated (14 times eliminated Manchester United in the Champions League knockout), scoring 6 goals and conceding 4 goals; among them, maintaining a complete victory record in 10 home games has an absolute advantage, scoring [-] goals without conceding a goal.
But Manchester United is not completely without chance in this game.
"The beginning of the game is the most critical, we have to start. AC Milan is the slowest team in Europe, and the veterans in their defense are all slow players. So in the 10 minutes of the game, the whole team You have to be [-] per cent focused during this period, the striker has to be on the lookout and try to get the goals."
Ferguson's last exhortation before the game did not say anything provocative, just talking about tactics.
Because it is only the quarter-finals now, it is not worth getting too excited.Manchester United reached the final last season.
If you want to be excited, you have to wait until the finals.
As for the mood of the Milanese, he didn't even mention it.Because he had never watched the Italian TV reports at all, and he didn't know that most of Milan City was very upset with Li Xiaoming.
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When Li Xiaoming was standing in the tunnel with his teammates, waiting to come out, he suddenly felt that someone was staring at him, and his gaze was like a materialized knife, it was not a kind gaze.
So he turned his head and looked away.
He found the owner of the gaze, and he and Gattuso looked at each other.
Gattuso was diagonally behind him, separated by a person. Gattuso, who was about the same height as Li Xiaoming, had a beard and looked fierce. He was looking at Li Xiaoming with a cannibalistic expression.
He did it on purpose.
The reason why he has this beard is that he can intimidate some players visually.
It seemed that Li Xiaoming was intimidated by his appearance.
He is very satisfied with the effect.In this he has already won.
Then he snorted, and slowly withdrew his gaze, staring straight ahead, not caring what happened to Li Xiaoming.
Li Xiaoming saw him look away, and then turned back.
"What's wrong?" I noticed something behind me.
"Gattuso." Li Xiaoming said.
Rooney glanced back at the Italian, then laughed: "Isn't that how you are watched every game?"
"how?"
"Do you remember Alexander Song? The Arsenal one."
Li Xiaoming was taken aback when he heard this.
He also thought that when she played against Arsenal last time, she also suffered some critical stares from the core players on the opposite side.
Doesn't this also mean that opponents value themselves?
"Then I won't lose." Li Xiaoming said.
"You are so ruthless..." Rooney joked with a relaxed smile. "To be fair, won't a rookie like you become a soft-footed shrimp in this kind of game? You have such fighting spirit and seem to be in good condition, so you have to pass me a few more goals."
"Of course!" Li Xiaoming's eyes bulged, "You just wait in front, Wayne, if you don't enter by then, you will be invited back."
Rooney shrugged, crossed himself on his chest, and said, "Then in order to make you spend a lot of money, I have to perform a hat-trick? Li, come here."
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Players from both sides quickly stepped onto the pitch to the Champions League theme song, and every AC Milan player was cheered wildly by the home fans.
Italian fans are very fanatical in football, and football hooligans cannot be born in a country that is not fanatical...
AC Milan fans lit white and red flares in the stands, and the smoke filled the stands, enveloping the San Siro stadium.
This scene can often be seen in the broadcast of Serie A.
Every country's league has its own characteristics. The Premier League is the singing of fans and shirtless men, and Serie A is the smoke bomb.
This is the signature of Serie A.
Li Xiaoming looked up at the smoke in the stands, and then looked away. He didn't care much about the performance of the enemy fans. It didn't matter whether they booed him or applauded him.
It doesn't affect his performance.
He doesn't rely on opposing fans to determine his performance.
Playing away games, he has never had any psychological pressure.
When players from both sides shake hands, it is the players from the visiting team who come up to shake hands.
When Li Xiaoming grabbed Gattuso, he heard the Italian say in Italian: "I will break your feet, young man who shows off his feet."
Li Xiaoming didn't understand Gattuso's words, but he thought of Ferdinand's words: "If you don't know how to answer, just smile.
So he smiled and nodded.
After speaking, Li Xiaoming voluntarily separated his hand to shake the hand of the AC Milan player next to him.
And Gattuso turned his head to look at Li Xiaoming, his lungs were about to explode!
Such a disdainful smile! You look down on yourself!I'm a butcher!
Damn, do you just look down on me like that!
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As Ferguson said, when the game started, AC Milan started its own midfield and began to attack Manchester United's goal step by step.Pirlo's passing was as if it had been precisely set by a computer program. He used the pass to organize Milan's midfield in an orderly manner.However, Seedorf, as a midfielder, did not perform particularly well under the joint strangling of Beckham and Carrick.
They are like a tight machine, quickly taking control of the midfield
Their strong control allowed the Milanese to take the initiative on the field, and AC Milan began to gradually move forward, compressing Manchester United's defense.
The AC fans in the stands were very excited. Seeing that AC Milan was constantly oppressing Manchester United's defense, they kept cheering, applauding every attack and even every pass of AC Milan.
The Italian narrator was also excited.
"This is AC Milan's powerful midfielder! Pirlo's pass is pleasing to the eye and dazzling! It seems that AC Milan is in very good form in this game. From the beginning of the game, they have entered the state!"
"It seems that AC Milan will score a goal sooner or later... It is difficult for a team to defend the goal in the attack of a team of AC Milan's level..."
England commentator Martin Taylor knows that Manchester United is going to use defensive counterattacks to break the situation on the field, minimize the confrontation in the midfield, and directly hit Milan's frontcourt. There is really a lot of space behind the defensive line.
But the problem now is not Manchester United's offense, but Manchester United's defense.
"Ronaldinho's bird just took a long shot and slipped out of the goal! It's really dangerous! AC Milan almost took the lead! It's not an option to keep defending like this. Manchester United is not a team that is good at defense. They We still have to attack..." Martin Taylor sounded anxious.
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Ferguson is now worried about whether Manchester United's defense can withstand AC Milan's rapid offensive, so he stood on the sidelines with a frown, not daring to sit back with confidence.
The young coach Leonardo looked like he was sure of winning, sitting on the coach's bench with his legs crossed.
The cheers of AC Milan fans have been loud for a long time, and they have no intention of weakening at all.Being able to overwhelm the Premier League overlord Manchester United at home is one of the few highlights they can see this season. After Mourinho's Inter Milan suppressed in the League Cup, the Champions League has become a point for them to vent their emotions.
Manchester United is indeed very thrilling. They are really not the kind of team that is good at playing defensive counterattacks. Manchester United's central defenders are not very reliable now. Although Ferdinand and Vidic are the best central defenders in England, the English have appeared. The phenomenon of mental inattention is gone, and it is no longer as stable as before, and Vidic often needs to help sweep behind.
Not to mention Vidic, he is tall and big, and has an excellent ability to intercept high-altitude balls, but he turns slowly. He is the only pinnacle in Manchester United's defense.
Van der Sar is getting older, and his reaction is not as good as before.
It is really dangerous for the back line of such a team to withstand the pressure given by AC Milan.
The Italian commentator kept applauding AC Milan's attack, while the England commentator would exclaim from time to time, and the Manchester United fans in front of the TV would be tense with his exclamation.
A full 5 minutes passed, Manchester United did not even have a shot, but AC Milan has already had four shots. It seems that they scored only recently.Ronaldinho performed very well, and his agility made Gary Neville unable to keep up with his rhythm.
At this moment, Gary Neville used a somewhat dangerous move to tackle the ball from Ronaldinho's feet. Ronaldinho barely avoided it, and then raised his hands to protest to the referee.
However, the referee ignored his protest.He thought it was a reasonable foul.
The AC Milan fans in the stands booed dissatisfied upon seeing this.
Their focus was on the referee, and few people noticed that the football rolled to the middle after being shoveled by Gary Neville.
Beckham quickly came up to receive the ball.
Then he raised his head and quickly found Li Xiaoming's location.Li Xiaoming was on the other side of a diagonal line, on the left side of the court.Because he often has to collaborate with Nani, that's where Li Xiaoming is often active and likes to do activities the most.
Then Beckham did not hesitate. Of course, the situation did not allow him to hesitate. AC Milan player Seedorf had rushed forward.
He swung his foot and kicked the big football to the front court, in the direction where Li Xiaoming was!
(End of this chapter)