Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 153 AC Milan's Championship
[Only defending against Ibrahimovic, this can be blown for a lifetime, right?]

[I can't believe that Ibrahimovic can't handle Chen Xiaoliang, it must be cheating]

[Mancini saw that Ibrahimovic has no temper at all today, and if he keeps defending like this, he will be scored by Ibrahimovic sooner or later]

[Ibanez is a bit tougher, but he is a bit short, but the opposite Kjaer is also a big colander]

[Rome defense relies on Chen Xiaoliang not once or twice, except for him, everyone else's defense is unreliable]

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Facing the barrage of discussions, Zhang Lu explained: "The ball just now really couldn't be shoveled. I was already the last defensive player. If I accidentally fouled, I would get a red card. Xiao Liang used the best defense way, destroying the balance of Ibrahimovic's center of gravity.

But it is also fair to say that Ibrahimovic is 40 after all. If this ball was in his peak period, he would have passed the ball by relying on his speed. If he really ran at a high speed, the bodies of both sides would not be able to exert force. "

He Wei: "Milan's performance today was very steady. Whether they fell behind after the start or tied 1-1 now, they played in no hurry."

Zhang Wei: "From the point of view of the maturity of the lineups of the two sides, the gap is quite obvious. Roma is indeed working hard. Judging from the recent rounds, the bloodiness has also risen, and the quality of will has also improved, but the offense is threatening. The point is still relatively simple.

Now Cesco's role on the field is obviously more than that of Abraham and Zaniolo.

On AC Milan's side, the positioning of the players is clearer and there are more offensive tricks.For example, Krunic, I came up to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic, as did Salmarcos on the right, with more indirect support than direct attack.

On the Roman side, Pellegrini, who is in the same position, always gives people a feeling that he wants to do it alone, and only consider passing the ball if he can't do it alone, so the offense is not systematic. "

When the game progressed to 42 minutes, AC Milan had 4 corner kicks and 8 shots.

If it weren't for Patricio's hard work and Milan's shot was far from the goal, otherwise the score would not have been 1 to 1 at this time.

Ibrahimovic's threat in the middle is too great, whether it is with the ball or without the ball.

It's a very different feeling from defending Harry Kane.

England's top card, who is at his peak, has better offensive methods, coping abilities, and running abilities than the 40-year-old Ibrahimovic.

But there is one thing in Ibrahimovic that other players rarely possess, and that is his unruly leadership temperament and strong spiritual attributes.

After returning to Milan this time, he immediately became the undisputed leader of the locker room of this team. Whether he plays or not, his opinions and words are extremely important in the hearts of the players.

In the eyes of opponents, this kind of temperament will invisibly increase their psychological burden - nervousness, fear, not daring to take the initiative to annoy Ibrahimovic, etc.

Based on the current situation on the field, Chen Xiaoliang completely gave up on the offense. As long as Ibrahimovic retreats, he will directly mark him. If Ibrahimovic goes forward, he will run to cut off the pass between Milan and Ibrahimovic as much as possible. route.

He secretly rejoiced that thanks to the addition of the speed attribute, he could more quickly keep up with the rhythm of Milan's lateral transfer of the ball.

In the stands, Roma fans watched their team being frequently threatened by AC Milan, but it seemed that it had nothing to do with them. The stands were still singing cheering songs in turn, and they were the most solid 12th man in the team.

Anyway, when encountering a strong team, Rome has always been like this, so there is nothing strange about it.

In addition, when Mourinho arrived, they had already expected that there would be an extra bus in front of the goal at the Olympic Stadium, and they were mentally prepared.

The scene is ugly?Ugly is also ranked third in the league, 2 points higher than the defending champion Inter Milan.

As long as the results look good.

Under Chen Xiaoliang's repeated lateral running, except for crosses from the wing, it was difficult for Ibrahimovic to get a direct pass in the penalty area.

Krunic, who was a little ahead, couldn't even find a chance to shoot from outside the penalty area, so he had to rely on Casey and Ben Nasser to get in and shoot from a farther place.

Special Olympics on the left holds the ball for more and more time, and almost every time he attacks the organization, the ball passes under his feet.On the right side, Salmachols and Calabria simply turned into midfielders to help transfer and support.

In the 43rd minute, Special Olympics dribbled the ball near the bottom line on the left to face Karlsdorp who followed all the way.

In the targeted training before the game, Mourinho asked Karlsdorp not to aim at steals, but to prevent Special Olympics from passing the ball in a comfortable situation as the main point of defense in this field.

To put it bluntly, you can pass it on, but you can't pass it on comfortably, you can pass it on, but you can't let you pass it on swagger.

After all, crossing is a skill that tests footwork. If the pass is too close to the goal, the goalkeeper will jump up and confiscate it; if the pass is too far away from the goal, the threat of attack will be reduced.

Although Karlsdorp is not a very spiritual player, he always implements Mourinho's requirements without compromise.

At this time, he was giving up a distance of about two meters to prevent Special Olympics from passing by with one step, and then observed his footsteps, and tried to block his route as long as he had the intention of crossing.

Theo took a few steps and tested Karlsdorp. Suddenly, he swung the ball to the right with his right foot, stepped on his left foot, and raised his right foot again, as if he was about to cross.

Karlsdorp took the bait and stretched out his left leg to block.

This is what Teo was waiting for.

Before Karlsdorp's foot hit the ground, he kicked his right foot and left, and forcibly overtook Special Olympics from the side of the baseline.

"Karlsdorp's defensive problems have been exposed this season, and now he is once again caught by Special Olympics."

"Special Olympics entered the left side of the penalty area along the baseline!"

"Knock on the middle!"

"Leo!"

"Danger!"

"Corner! Patricio saves Roma again!"

"Manic was too slow, Leo just turned around and ran back after Leo finished the tackle."

"Karlsdorp plays hard! But he is too easy to shake. This season has proved this countless times!"

"From the point that he took the initiative to keep a distance from Special Olympics, he himself knows that he is easy to be shaken, so he wants to use his speed to keep up with the opponent's breakthrough."

"If it weren't for Leo's shovel shot that was too direct and was saved by Patricio, AC Milan would have changed the score to 1-2 before halftime!"

"But now they have a corner!"

Seeing the team getting better and better, AC Milan fans who came from afar also began to cheer.

Chen Xiaoliang, who was standing in the middle, also sighed helplessly.

The defensive problems on the wing, especially Karlsdorp's defensive problems, are clear to the whole team.

But what is frustrating is that a right back like Karlsdorp is considered the best in Serie A.

Coupled with the fact that many threatening players in the opponent's team like to move on the left, such as Insigne, Immobile, and today's Special Olympics, Karlsdorp seems unable to deal with it.

When encountering a player with good skills and slow speed, he can still rely on speed to recover after losing his position.That's why he looks good defensively when he's playing against weaker teams and the opponents don't have strong wingers.

But when you encounter a strong team, especially Special Olympics, a non-traditional Italian-style French full-back with super fast speed and excellent personal skills, once Karlsdorp is shaken, it will be difficult to catch him back.

But still the same sentence, there are only a few usable guns in Rome, and Mourinho is also waiting for winter supplements.

At present, the full-time full-back is Calafioli on the bench, and he is still better at left-back.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, which is really embarrassing for Mourinho.

Pioli on the sidelines couldn't help feeling sorry for missing the goal.

But overall, he looks very relaxed today.

The team's performance is very good, and the offensive method is also very mature. He believes that Milan will not only score one goal in this game.

Although Ibrahimovic is focused on defense, they still have Special Olympics and Leo.

If it is not enough, Pioli can also replace another veteran Giroud and midfielder Tonali worth 5000 million euros to strengthen the offense.

This is the gap between Rome and the three giants of Serie A.

At least from the current point of view, this gap in lineup depth is still difficult to reverse in a short period of time!
Mourinho sat expressionless in the stands.

Joao asked him if he wanted to make adjustments, but he only replied "wait a minute".

Adjustment?How to adjust?

Karlsdorp is already the best choice at the moment.

And tonight's tactics were set and practiced by the team before the game.

Is it temporarily changed to three central defenders?Or let Chen Xiaoliang help defend Ibrahimovic less, and go to the side to help intercept Special Olympics?

This is obviously not a plan that will be adopted unless it is a last resort, because it will give the players a clear signal that the tactics before the game cannot adapt to the situation of the game.

Special Olympics is indeed very powerful, but after all, he still relies on passing and assists to threaten Rome's goal. Compared with the big fulcrum Ibrahimovic in the middle, his threat is still much smaller.

The corner kick was taken quickly, and it was still a tactical corner kick handed over to Special Olympics.

But this time Special Olympics used a little more power. The arc trajectory of the ball in the air has actually caused the ball to fly out of the baseline. The referee stopped it and awarded the goal to Rome.

At this time, it was 45 minutes, and there was 1 minute of stoppage time.

Roma won the last chance to take the initiative in the first half.

Patricio passed to Ibanez, and Ibanez passed to Binha on the left.

Salmachols immediately greeted him.

The offensive scene that the team had suppressed for a long time made Binia also feel impatient. Seeing that Salmachols had not yet returned to his position in the center just now, he immediately lowered his head and kicked his feet, and started to drive forward at full speed.

Seeing that his actions had been seen through, Salmarcos had no choice but to chase after Vinia.

Ben Nasser also did not have time to return to his position, and only Milan right back Calabria was left in front of Viña.

Seeing Viña plug in, the three forwards of Rome also spared no effort to push forward.

Abraham's inside cut took away Calabria, and in this way, Binha created a chance to make a cross!

The Uruguayan was not in a hurry to kick up, and kept dribbling the ball in, waiting for Zaniolo and Pellegrini to also rush up.

Seeing that Ben Nasser, who was back on defense, wanted to stick himself, Vigna passed the ball in an inverted triangle!
The ball was passed accurately to Pellegrini's feet!
Beside him was Casey, and Casey's hand was slightly around his waist!
But this is a restricted area, and Casey dare not make too obvious movements.

Pellegrini shoots!
too close!Tartarusanu could only stand near the near corner, while Tomori was already on the edge of the near post!

"oops!"

He Wei and Zhang Lu shouted.

According to the theory, football commentators should not have too obvious a tendency to support, but who made Roma be Chen Xiaoliang's team? This kind of subconscious tone of voice at critical moments cannot be deliberately concealed.

"Pellegrini missed an opportunity like this. The ball hit the outside of the post. After a cross from Viña, he lost his balance and fell outside the baseline. Seeing his chance to run wasted like this, he lay on the ground. , Looking up to the sky and sighing."

"Mourinho should now miss him very much in those teams in the past, the shooting skills of those stars and the ability to seize opportunities in front of goal!"

"Okay, the referee didn't give the two sides another chance, and directly blew the whistle to end the first half of the game."

"From our point of view, Zaniolo seems to be still discussing the ball with Pellegrini just now, and seems to be saying that if he makes another horizontal pass and passes it to himself, it will be an empty goal."

"However, the football game changes rapidly, there are not so many ifs! Roma finally defended the 1-1 score."

"The home team was at the front. In the first half, the ball possession rate was 47 to 53, the shooting rate was 6 to 10, and the pass success rate was 87 to 85. On the contrary, Roma was two percentage points higher. From the score and these data, it seems that the two teams in the first half The team played back and forth, evenly divided."

"But the data does not represent the scene. Generally speaking, AC Milan has a clear advantage in the first 45 minutes. Roma has no good way to attack the side attack led by Special Olympics, and can only rely on the center defense."

"Fortunately, Milan only has Ibrahimovic as a high point in the penalty area. Roma's defense is still very targeted. It depends on how Mourinho adjusts in the second half."

Back in the locker room, the faces of the Roma players were not good.

Pioli's Milan is very pragmatic. It can be seen from their ball possession rate that they are not pursuing siege today, but still play when they have the opportunity.

In this way, Rome does not have much space to fight back.

If it is said that against Naples and Juventus before, they could rely on the defensive defense to attract the opponent's formation to press across the board, maintain possession of the ball, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Obviously, this trick has no effect against Milan.

"Everyone played well in the first half!"

It took Mourinho twice as long to return from the stands to the dressing room than from the coach's bench, and he had to deal with the greetings of enthusiastic fans.

When he spoke, the players didn't buy it.

This is called playing well?
Obviously, Mourinho also saw that the players were not satisfied with the situation on the field.

"Last season, we were ranked 7th, and today's opponents are ranked 2nd. This season, we are ranked 3rd, and they continue to be ranked 2nd. Don't forget, we are the chasers."

"Their team is worth 5.71 million euros, while we are currently worth about 4.2 million euros."

"You are all professionals and know what a difference of 1.5 million euros means."

"I know you're aggrieved and you don't think it's good, but at the end of the season, when we're in the Champions League next season, who cares?"

"Hold on, this game is about who is impatient and who makes mistakes first! The two goals in the first half have actually shown that whoever is distracted or negligent will be seized by the opponent overnight!"

After finishing speaking, Mourinho asked Mkhitaryan to replace Zaniolo and form a double midfielder with Pellegrini, while Abraham returned to the center and acted as a shadow striker behind Sesco.

He ordered everyone, including Sesco, to participate in the defense. If Milan does not press up, they will rush to the midfield line and start pressing them.

Mourinho's plan is very simple. Once the attack starts on the center line, it will be more difficult for Milan's defensive midfielders and defenders to advance with the ball, and more supporting players will be needed to appear nearby as a safe point of exit.

If this is the case, Milan's defense will have to consider pressing up to keep the lineup compact and ensure that the pass does not make mistakes.

Once the pressure is on, there will be room for counterattack. If the pressure is not on, the possibility of the pass being interrupted or being forced to pass forward will increase significantly.

The advantage of pressing is obvious, the only disadvantage is that it requires a lot of physical strength.

In Mourinho's eyes, this Milan team played confidently and steadily. Although they are currently ranked second in the league, compared to Naples and Inter Milan, they have already shown a full-fledged champion appearance.

"Beep!"

The second half begins!
Milan kicks off!
Still advancing on the left as always.

Special Olympics dribbled the ball from the left to the middle, and Leo ran on the left to attract defensive attention.

Ibrahimovic retreated to the top of the penalty area to respond, and Chen Xiaoliang posted it!

The second half just started, and I don't know if it was a coincidence or on purpose, the two met!

The experienced Ibrahimovic deliberately punched Chen Xiaoliang with his body without the ball.

Firstly, it was a kind of counterattack against himself in the first half of the single defense, and secondly, he wanted to try again where this kid got such great strength.

He gradually discovered that Chen Xiaoliang was very good at close-up marking, and after being stuck close to him, he always felt an indescribable discomfort.

It was as if something was placed in his body, and the switch was on Chen Xiaoliang's body. Every time he touched his body, it was like pressing the switch, and he would feel uncomfortable!
Well, when Ibrahimovic thought of this, he also felt that this metaphor was quite appropriate.

He has been with Mourinho. Although the next season after he left Inter Milan, Mourinho led the team to create a triple crown, but he has no regrets. Instead, he admires the Portuguese extremely.

So when he first saw that Mourinho, who came to Rome, chose to use a 17-year-old kid as the main midfielder, he just felt incomprehensible.

Who was behind Sneijder when he was at Inter Milan?Cambiasso and Zanetti!

Occasionally, the old and solid Figo will be rotated.

It shows the importance of the defensive midfielder in Mourinho's football philosophy.

Just thinking of this, Special Olympics passed the ball over!
Ibrahimovic leaned against Chen Xiaoliang with his back, and still had a blocking movement in his hands to ensure that Chen Xiaoliang could not go around, and then stretched out his right leg to catch the ball.

Ibrahimovic tried again, trying to push Chen Xiaoliang away and then turned around to attack.

Unexpectedly, after pushing twice, I almost lost my balance again!Had to pass the ball back to Ben Nasser!
Now Ibrahimovic understood that when his left foot was used as a supporting foot and his right foot was controlling the ball, Chen Xiaoliang exerted force on the right side of his body.

Although his strength and strength are not as good as his own, but when he focuses all his strength on his weak point, it can produce almost double the effect!

"You did a good job. Although I don't know who taught you, you did a good job. But the teaching stage ends here, and I will be serious next."

After speaking, Ibrahimovic ran back to the penalty area!
Without the ball, Chen Xiaoliang couldn't take the initiative to stop him.

Ben Nasser saw Ibrahimovic running back, and immediately passed the ball to the penalty area after receiving the ball!
Mancini top, Ibrahimovic take off!
Mancini just felt like a big truck hit him head-on, and his whole body was leaning back!

The result is that Patricio strikes ahead of schedule!Hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists before Ibrahimovic hits the ball!
Barrage:

[These two guards can't defend against the fast ones, and they can't defend against the tall ones, top quality]

[Currently, Chen Xiaoliang is protecting the front of the penalty area alone, and Christian is basically invisible, and he can't keep up with the speed of the ball transfer at all]

[I really don't know how this team won Naples. Spalletti watched today's game and probably fainted in the toilet. Hurry up and place an order for a high center forward]

[Juventus has basically finalized, 8000 million euros to buy Vlahovic]

[Winter window, 8000 million euros, Juventus is crazy, hesitant to do things, if I buy it in summer, I won’t be so far behind now]

[Boldly predict, today 1 to 3, the big brother reversed and won - the third brother fans stay]

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