Chapter 80 Ball grabbing machine
"Murinho's team seems to have really attacked today."
Zhan Jun's commentary voice sounded:
"I wonder if it was affected by the pre-match verbal battle?"
"At the press conference, Coach Pan Yi from our country was one of the few who mocked Mourinho's defensive counterattack style. Is this really effective?"
"We all know that Mourinho is a person with temperament. Perhaps Pan Yi wants to use this to make Mourinho fight against him?"
"According to our understanding of Coach Pan Yi, once the opponent falls into his trap, it may not be too good..."
On the court now, Real Madrid seems to have taken the initiative in the game.
Their players are all very active in running, especially several stars in the midfield and frontcourt, who have even been pressing in Milan's half, exerting pressure and pressure on Milan's midfield and defenders in the frontcourt.
However, the Milan players don't look panicked either.
They pass the ball skillfully.
Not only horizontal, but more in depth.
When Real Madrid's forward line comes, Milan's central defender will pass the ball to the other side, which is the area where Real Madrid's defense is relatively weak.
At this time, Milan's midfielder will start to cooperate with the winger and then wait for an opportunity to attack.
There is only one person who is the exception.
Kanter.
Today, he did not seem to be fixed in his back and forth position, but transformed into a ball grab machine.
He ran tirelessly in the midfield, cutting off Real Madrid players' passing routes and pressing the players with close proximity.
Especially for the opponent's No. 8 front midfielder Kaka.
Whenever Kaka gets the ball, Kante will block it forward as soon as possible, making Kaka very uncomfortable and it is not easy to turn around and pass the ball well, let alone create space for himself to make progress - this is what Kaka is best at doing.
"Why do I always feel like we are controlling the game, but in fact Milan just wants us to do that?"
On the sidelines, Real Madrid's assistant coach said with some concern.
"Look at it for a while, then talk about it." Mourinho also frowned.
Of course he could see that although Real Madrid currently has a higher ball possession rate, their cooperation is a bit fragmented when they arrive in the frontcourt, and it is difficult to make an effective attack.
The main reason is that the connection between the front midfielder and the winger has been completely cut off.
According to Mourinho's idea, this defensive system against Milan has been formulated with supporting tactics around specific players Kaka.
When the winger holds the ball on the wing, the front midfielder Kaka will penetrate forward to the parallel height of the center to form a double striker's fulcrum. At the same time, they will tilt to the side with the ball, destroying the lateral balance of the opponent's defense line.
At this time, center Benzema retreated to the midfield side position to respond, leading the weak side central defender who was guarding behind him away from the position, and at the same time opened up the gap between him and the weak side defender.
Then Kaka's forward side of the wing will further lead the central defender on the ball to the wing, causing the central defender on the ball to overlap with the fullback to a certain extent.
After the winger and the center forward and the midfielder complete the triangle pass, the midfielder quickly cut in and penetrated forward into the open area between the two central defenders of the opponent, or the open area behind the weak center back, and the midfielder receives the straight pass or overhead ball to complete the attack.
But the problem now is that when Kaka gets the ball or even runs without the ball, there is a dog skin plaster next to him, making Kaka unable to complete the tactical instructions correctly, so there is no way to start with the subsequent series of operations.
At this time, Real Madrid finally seized a chance.
In the midfield, after Khdira intercepted the ball, he quickly counterattacked in the frontcourt.
Kaka took advantage of Kante not being by his side and suddenly started after getting the ball. He traveled about ten meters before passing the ball to the right.
Ronaldo took the ball and faced Zambrota. After making a fake move of riding a bicycle, he suddenly accelerated and rushed to the bottom line, and passed the ball into the penalty area.
Benzema headed the ball in the middle, but Ederson saved the ball with a side save.
There was applause in the San Siro Stadium, of course it was dedicated to the Milan goalkeeper.
"That would be great if this ball was in." Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief.
Indeed, Real Madrid has the advantage in the game now. If they can score one goal first, they can better control the situation in their own hands.
The assistant coach nodded.
But he didn't dare to say a word.
That is: this offensive opportunity was the counterattack they were best at.
It is because Milan was in an offensive state before that although Kanter had been guarding against Kaka, he would also adjust his position according to the direction of the ball's movement.
At this time, Milan was suddenly intercepted, and Kante was unable to return to his position in time.
It was only through this gap that Kaka comfortably took the ball and organized an effective attack.
But the assistant coach now knows that Mourinho is determined to use offense to defeat Milan tonight, so if he suggests to prevent counter-attacks, it will obviously be a bit out of place.
It is possible that even arouses Mourinho's rage - this coach of temperament is really likely to lose his temper with his coach and even the team doctor on the court.
Moreover, he is just an assistant coach after all. Although he is a little worried, he still believes in Mourinho's judgment, that is, Real Madrid will eventually get a scoring opportunity with such offensive tactics.
...
The game took 20 minutes quickly.
During this period, although both sides seemed to be fighting against each other, the camera showed more of the midfield battle, and in fact, neither of them created an absolute scoring opportunity.
"You can consider attacking Ronaldo's side." Pan Yi suddenly said to Allegri.
Allegri squinted his eyes and nodded.
Now Real Madrid's front midfielder Kaka is completely restricted by Kante, which makes it difficult for Ronaldo to get a comfortable straight pass from Kaka.
Milan's defender was very terrified at Ronaldo's cross from the bottom, which also made Ronaldo's play very uncomfortable.
After trying several unsuccessful breakthroughs on the wing, Ronaldo began to consciously move closer to the ribs and the middle to catch the ball.
After he leaned over here, Real Madrid's right defender Aveloa also pulled in to seek cooperation with Ronaldo.
This makes Real Madrid's entire right corridor look a little empty.
After receiving Allegri's instructions, Pan Yi stood up.
Taking advantage of an out-of-bounds ball opportunity, he conveyed the coaching staff's instructions to the court.
In the 25th minute, Ronaldo got the ball in the middle.
He dribbled the ball in the opposite direction and approached Milan's penalty area diagonally.
This is also his specialty, which is to cut inward and shoot directly.
But Gattuso was prepared for a long time and got stuck on Ronaldo's route and stretched out his foot to intercept the ball.
As soon as Real Madrid lost the goal, all the players quickly switched to defensive mode and successively landed.
But Ronaldo and Aveloa were a little far from their defense at this time.
Gattuso passed the ball to left winger Mane without hesitation.
Mane dribbled the ball and pushed it straight to Real Madrid's penalty area.
Real Madrid centre-back Ramos rushed over to defend, but it was already a little late.
Mane had taken a few steps horizontally, and then directly shot!
Chapter completed!