novelhk Chapter 241
Chapter 241
Sure enough, as Jon said before the game, AC Milan launched a fierce attack on Leeds United's goal from the moment the referee blew the whistle!
Just one minute into the game, Jankulovsky made a long pass from the backcourt to find Kaka who ran out of space.
However, Kaka did not catch the ball when he jumped up, and Sun Jihai behind him did not expect Kaka to head the ball. Unprepared, Sun Jihai could only subconsciously stretch out his right foot to block the ball out of the sideline, but he did not touch the ball, but let the ball slip through.
As if Inzaghi had expected Sun Jihai to make such a mistake, when the ball flew past Sun Jihai, he rushed directly through the gap between Sun Jihai and Thiago Silva like a ghost, stopped the ball at the edge of the penalty area and took it into the Leeds United penalty area.
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"Oh my God! Inzaghi! Where did this guy rush out from?" Lineker exclaimed.
"This guy is so scary. He wasn't on the TV screen one second ago, and the next second he had already dribbled into the Leeds United penalty area! He's going to shoot! Be careful!" Jon was also unbelievable.
Just now I was saying that Leeds United's defense must pay attention and be careful of Inzaghi.
As a result, as soon as the game started, "Super Pippo" showed his ability..
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But Inzaghi also has a distinct characteristic. Fans say that his first touch is superb, his second touch is second-rate, and his third touch is not up to par.
Just as he entered the penalty area with the ball, Silva, who had already reacted, also returned to defense in time. Seeing this, Inzaghi did not hesitate and shot directly with his left foot. But the quality of this shot is a bit worrying.
The football rolled softly in front of the Leeds United goal, and Schmeichel didn't even make any saves, just let the football roll out of the baseline.
Although AC Milan's attack did not cause any substantial threat.
But for Li Shiguang, who stood on the sidelines and witnessed the whole process, he still felt quite angry!
When he saw Inzaghi, he repeatedly told the defense to stay focused and not let him catch loopholes!
But the game had just started, and Sun Jihai and Silva made such a big mistake.
Li Shiguang couldn't bear it, and before Schmeichel sent a goal kick, he quickly pointed at his head and shouted at Sun Jihai: "Jihai, focus! ! I told you and Thiago before the game that their attack today must focus on your defense zone, so don't take it lightly!"
Sun Jihai nodded when he heard the voice, and quickly ran to Silva to convey Li Shiguang's instructions to him.
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Li Shiguang was right, the absence of Alves and Cannavaro gave Ancelotti hope.
AC Milan's main attack today was on the right side of Leeds United. Kaka, who they relied on the most in the attack, was also active on the right side.
Leeds United also responded, and now it seems to be quite effective.
After the opening, their attacks were all launched from the two sides. Bale and Ribery could eat up the opponent's two full-backs at speed. In desperation, Ambrosini and Gattuso, who should have protected Pirlo from the ball in the midfield, had to go to the side in defense to help their teammates.
Even if Leeds United lost the ball, when AC Milan switched from defense to offense, Toure or Sneijder could immediately approach Pirlo to minimize his chances of getting the ball.
In this situation of both offense and defense, the game went on to the 4th minute.
Bale advanced from the left with the ball, but since it was not a quick counterattack, AC Milan's players had already been waiting in their respective defense areas.
Facing Gattuso in front of him, Bale felt that there was really no good chance to break through. After observing the positions of his teammates, he chose to run horizontally with the ball to the middle.
Gattuso also reacted quickly. As soon as Bale pushed the ball out, he immediately rushed up and tried to break the ball out.
There was no way, Bale could only poke the ball to Sneijder in front of him.
Sneijder was standing two or three meters away from the top of the AC Milan penalty area, so there was no defensive player around him at this time.
After receiving the ball, Sneijder looked up at the AC Milan players wearing red and black uniforms standing in the penalty area. In desperation, he had to push the ball to the right and kicked a long shot before Pirlo caught up with him.
The quality of this shot was slightly higher than that of Inzaghi's shot just now. It rubbed the goal post and flew out of the bottom line, but at least Dida made a save..
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"It seems that both sides have found a way to deal with their opponents,Jon, I must admit that your analysis seems to be quite accurate. "After Sneijder's shot slipped out of the baseline, Lineker commented.
Jon was also very pleased to hear the praise from his old partner. He nodded with a smile and said, "Of course, I asked you to study tactics more often and watch more video recordings of the two games before commentating, but you refused to listen."
"Hey! You kid, you don't have to talk if you don't know how to talk, but I..."
"Hahaha, just kidding, but there is a problem... I don't know if Li has noticed it." Jon smiled and stopped Lineker's retort. He changed the subject and seemed to have a new insight.
"Oh? What new questions do you have?"
Lineker looked at Jon in confusion.
After all, the game has just started for less than 5 minutes, and you can see the problem?
"Well! "Jon nodded and pointed at Ribery who was retreating on TV. "Did you notice that Li's tactics today made Bale and Ribery run a lot, although they are both young and have sufficient physical reserves. But this kind of up and down sprint is difficult to last until the end of the 90-minute game."
"Once they can't put enough pressure on AC Milan on the wing, Ambrosini and Gattuso will have plenty of space to respond and protect Pirlo. In this way, the fluency of AC Milan's offense will be greatly increased."
After Jon's analysis, Lineker smiled indifferently: "This is not a big problem, you can change players if you are not physically fit."
Looking at Kaka on the TV screen who had received the ball and rushed to the right side of Leeds United, Jon looked solemn.
"It's not that simple. "
"Let's not talk about whether Leeds United's other wingers have such strong impact as these two. If AC Milan continues to play like this, maybe the first thing Li will have to adjust is their right side defense! "