14. Battle of Milan
It was the seventh minute of the game, and it took only seven minutes for Trapani to break through the Milan goal, which was a surprise to everyone.
"Costacuta was looking old at this moment, he couldn't stop Klose from scoring with a header! Could it be that Ancelotti didn't think about such consequences before the game, he should have known that Klose's ability is very good! Di Marzio, a commentator on Stream TV, commented on Costa Kuta unscrupulously in the live broadcast room.
Italian football believes in empiricism, especially the giants, they believe that the experience of the old players can help the team, Costacuta should have retired a year ago, but still has not retired, and this game even put him in the main position.
Costacuta was not placed in the middle of the pitch and was useless in the face of Toni's onslaught the last time he faced Trapani, and this time Ancelotti used a combination of Nesta and Maldini.
But Klose told Ancelotti that the price of ignoring me was terrible!
Di Marzio is not simple, he is the first football person in Italy to disclose that Klose joined Trapani, the new sports even knew later than him, how did he get the news, even Hugo is not clear enough.
Di Marzio has been commentating on the game for many years and is much more familiar to Klose than his peers.
'Klose is a great runner and a great header, and Milan should be aware on the right side as well, Trapani's attack is not limited to the left!' Di Marzio analyzed in the live broadcast room.
So far, Trapani has taken a feint to attack the left, but used Miku's long pass to play on the right, leaving Klose to look for opportunities, but he didn't expect to achieve the most perfect result in the first trial.
Klose ran to the sidelines to do a somersault in celebration, and Trapani's players gathered around him to hug him, which was Trapani's first goal in Serie A history, and it was extremely memorable.
Milan's players have been beaten with a slap, they haven't been able to control the rhythm from the beginning to now, but the weak Trapani is more aggressive, Klose's goal makes the Milan players simply can't come back to their senses, this is the fucking Trapani's first shot, this is a score?!
Ancelotti frowned on the sidelines, but his heart was not calm at all, and Hugo, who was much younger than him, taught him a lesson.
The fans on the pitch were also happy, could there be a better start than this?! Without! Everyone cheered for Klose!
"Look, we've scored first! You're a lot more relieved now! I'll just say, Gigi is very smart, Trapani won't disarm easily! Hugo's father, Ricardo, said to his wife with a smile.
"Milan's strength doesn't look very good!" Leda gave such an evaluation, Ricardo didn't know how to say, he didn't know much about football, he only knew that there were many examples of the weak beating the strong on the pitch sometimes.
Trapani's celebrations lasted a bit longer, and when they returned to the pitch, the old Milan players had calmed down and accepted that Trapani was ahead of them, and when the kick-off resumed, Milan still intended to go at their own pace.
A strong team like Milan puts a special emphasis on rhythm, letting the rhythm of the game be controlled by themselves, their style of play seems to be more orderly, and a flash of star is enough to change the tide of the game.
But Hugo's strategy today was to resolutely not let Milan's control show, relying on what, running, relying on running, before the game he asked whoever it was, to run aggressively, to put strong pressure on Milan's players in local areas, to force them to play quickly.
The game is so stale, Milan has never been able to control the situation, their midfield may not be stronger than Trapani's midfield, after this period of adjustment, Trapani's midfield cooperation is also very tacit, especially between Miku and Guardiola to find the balance of the distribution of the ball, when the ball is at the foot of their feet whether they attack forward or control the ball to slow down the rhythm, there is a tacit understanding, which is very surprising to the Milan players.
Mascherano rarely stepped forward, Hugo didn't let him specifically target anyone, but the most important thing in his position is to take into account the Brazilian teenager Kaka, Kaka is older than Mascherano, but he is the first time in Serie A, he is still a little quiet in the game, playing more than 20 minutes and less highlights, Mascherano has been relatively immersed in Italian football for several years, and has a lot of ideas.
Carlo Ancelotti was already standing on the sidelines, he really didn't expect Trapani to cause them such a big problem, the possession rate of the two teams turned out to be comparable, Milan did not take advantage of the slightest advantage.
Of course, Milan is not without a chance, in the thirteenth minute, Trapani's offside failed, Inzaghi went to the meeting alone, but Trapani's goalkeeper Kameni was like a god, Inzaghi's single ball was saved, and Trapani's lead was maintained, otherwise it may be another scene.
The failure to make an offside position seems to be quite dangerous, but Hugo has no intention of changing the tactical arrangement, and there are generally two ideas against the strong team, one is to put the bus to defend and take advantage of the situation to counterattack, and the other is to do the opposite, attack against attack, use the attack to suppress the strong team, and give them a little taste.
Isn't it just a failure, what are you afraid of, continue to do this, you have to believe in your central defender!
Kaka didn't play in the middle, Ancelotti began to consciously let Kaka go to the wing to make a fuss, Trapani is characterized by the full-backs are pressed very high, they put more emphasis on the pressure on the side, but then there may be gaps on the side, Ancelotti hopes that Kaka can avoid the defense in the middle and go to the weak side.
After nearly half an hour, Trapani finally had to think about the distribution of physical strength and relaxed the pressure up front, and Milan finally controlled the tempo and began to threaten Trapani's goal.
In the 32nd minute, Cafu shot from a distance, missed!
In the 35th minute, Milan took a corner kick, and Nesta's header hit the goal, which was bravely defused by Kameni!
In the 41st minute, Mascherano fouled 26 meters in the front of the penalty area, Milan got a direct free kick, Shevchenko made another tricky shot, but Kameni also kept the ball away!
In the 43rd minute, Kaka swept in front of the goal, Victor fell to the ground, and the rescue was successful on the goal line!
It seems that Milan have been given a lot of opportunities to threaten Trapani, but let's not forget that Trapani is not a vegetarian either.
Milan can punch Trapani and Trapani can punch them back, Milan's attack is more disciplined, but Hugo's team has no discipline and no routine as soon as the ball is at the feet of the striker, especially on Ribery's side.
Ribery has many shortcomings, but there is one Hugo who is very good at taking advantage of it, that is, he can dribble the ball, although he is a little lacking in strength due to his short stature, but he is particularly able to dribble the ball, the ball seems to be stuck to his feet at his feet, he is worthy of being a street-born player, he is not afraid of Milan players at all, Cafu is right, Gattuso is right, and Nesta is also right!
It looks like there's no one he wouldn't dare!
However, this guy is not mature enough, the timing of the pass is not well mastered, many times a road goes to the dark, Milan's defense mostly relies on defensive positioning to resolve the opponent's attack, and Ribery tried to get closer to the penalty area several times and was easily defused by Milan.
Later, he also learned to be obedient, damn if he wants to lean on the middle lane, he will fight with you at the bottom of the speed, he has an advantage in this point, but the quality of this guy's cross is really not flattering, he was put in the position of the backfoot by Hugo, the habitual foot is the right foot, and the left foot is really still some distance to go!
It's good to say that there are always one or two feet that can enter the penalty area, at this time Milan's penalty area has two big air tyrants at the same time, what if Milan has Nesta, if Trapani always gets the opportunity to cross easily, Nesta Maldini can't guarantee success every time.
In the 19th minute, Ribery's cross hit the crossbar with Toney's header, and it was Nesta who was pressed under Tony, who was not invincible.
Trapani's real threat is Miku, Miku's interspersed runs are very powerful, coming to Trapani, he is nearly 30 years old, but he has increased his ball skills, especially the arrival of Guardiola to share his pressure, so that he has more opportunities to the front of the penalty area, both sides of the pull.
I have to say that this is still the political legacy of Lombardo and Barrias!
Gattuso is not unsatisfied, but he still can't prevent Miku's pass, Miku came out quickly when he arrived in the front, very weird, not sticky to the ball at all, Gattuso suffered Miku's loss in the 24th minute, Miku didn't mean to stop the ball at all, passed the ball directly, Gattuso shoveled and knocked down Miku, and was shown a yellow card by Collina.
In the 27th minute, Miku received a pass from Evra, collided with Toney, and fired a low shot at the edge of the penalty area.
Followed by another corner kick, Trapani is now considered to have a high point, Victor and Tony work together, and Victor almost slashes the old master!
In the 37th minute, Guardiola made a long pass and found the gap behind Cafu, Ribery completely relied on his speed advantage, successfully countered offside, and formed a single knife, but this guy took too long to adjust his feet, and he didn't adjust it at all, and his left-footed shot was weak and weak, and was easily confiscated by Dida!
The story of the first half was very exciting, and the first half was by no means the pressure of Trapani as predicted by the outside world, in fact, Trapani was not bad, the whistle blew in the middle of the field, the fans on the scene and the fans in front of the TV still had a feeling of unfinished, such a game time passed quickly!