Chapter 0577: War of Atrition
When Milan's players were brought out, their intended tactics had already failed.
According to the current way of playing, in the second half, the physical strength of Milan's veterans will definitely collapse!
Yes, by all means!
Milan's players, five years ago, were all at the best level in the world.
But the years are unforgiving, and the advantage of youth can always make the popular rookie defeat the old king.
Tactics must be adjusted!
Ancelotti was aware of this.
However, he fell into hesitation.
Substitutions on the spot are not what he is good at.
His favorite thing is to sit leisurely in his boss's chair, pick up a delicious pastry on the table, and think slowly about what to do.
That kind of slow rhythm is what he likes most, and in this rhythm, he can often think about countermeasures to get twice the result with half the effort.
And on the field, in such a anxious environment, Ancelotti has not been able to adapt.
The more important the moment, the easier it is to get nervous!
In a hurry, you will make some mistakes that you don't usually make.
After barely composing himself, Ancelotti came to the sidelines and signaled his players to retreat quickly and defend first!
There wasn't much time left until the end of the first half, and as long as he could hold on, he would have 15 minutes to think about what to do.
It's not a long time, minus the time spent on the pitch and explaining to the players, and there's really not much time left for him to think.
But it is not easy to have such an opportunity.
Carlo Ancelotti was even a little glad that Barcelona had exploded before the end of the first half.
In this way, there is not much time before the break, and the players can relax a lot and have the opportunity to adjust.
So, will the Barcelona players be unaware of this?
Of course not!
It's just that, as everyone knows, they need to consume the physical strength of the Milan players to a greater extent, and only in this way can they have a greater advantage in the second half!
With the current scoreline, Barcelona need to score at least two goals and go away to have a chance of winning.
Otherwise, you can't even have an advantage at home, so what can you do away from home?
The first goal conceded in this one was really hurtful!
In order to make up for the disadvantage caused by this goal, the Barcelona players can only work harder!
In the 44th minute, Xiao Luo carried the ball for an assault, but Stam and Cafu surrounded him, and Xiao Luo had no way to break through, so he could only kick the ball to Cafu's thigh.
Cafu was caught off guard and was kicked and the ball flew off the line.
Corner kick! Zhuo Cunzhi is the main penalty!
Milan now have nine men in the box, with Puyol and Samuel Eto'o both heavily guarded.
At this time, Rijkaard sighed again-
Larsson is injured, Lopes is overwhelmed, and the team's header attack is reliable, and only central defender Puyol is reliable!
It's a really uncomfortable feeling!
Glancing at López, who was doing nothing on the bench, Rijkaard could only sigh.
Barcelona is looking for guns, naturally not to find a Larsson-level player, but to use it temporarily.
After all, a really tough player would not risk becoming a spare tire and come to Barcelona to gamble.
As long as it is not a brain-dead fan of Barcelona, this will basically not happen.
But even so, even according to the requirements of the substitute players, López is not qualified.
Barcelona brought him in for his header, but his header was inconsistent.
As a center forward, he is tall, but his effect as a fulcrum is not obvious.
His header is not bad, but his timing is always a little wrong.
In the end, he became the chicken rib of the team.
He is the only center in the team, but he is very unreliable as a center.
Just like now, even if he knew that Barcelona needed a center forward, Rijkaard groaned and still did not choose to replace Lopez.
That young man really couldn't be trusted by Rijkaard.
What made him shake his head even more secretly was López's performance at this time.
At this moment, the impact of Barcelona's lack of a high striker is extremely obvious.
However, when López saw this, he was still laughing with Messi.
He doesn't see the situation? Or did he not desire victory in the slightest?
Whatever the true outcome, Rijkaard was already disappointed in him.
This scene proves that López either lacks ball intelligence or fighting spirit.
Either way, it's not his favorite type.
"Larson, you're coming back......"
On the field, Zhuo Cunzhi decisively gave up kicking the high ball and passed the ball to the near point.
In the crowd, Ronaldo received the ball and immediately moved sideways to the left, escaping Stam's defense.
Taking advantage of Dida's failure to make a good move, Xiao Luo shot directly!
Dida was far away from the goal, and he thought the ball would go to Puyol, and all he needed to do was sound the air raid siren.
However, now it seems that he was really too arbitrary!
Looking at the ball that was three meters away from him, Dida was slow and desperate.
“duang!!!”
Hearing this familiar voice, Dida was stunned for a moment, and then breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Doorposts!"
"The goalpost denied Ronaldo's shot!"
"It's a pity, Zhuo Cunzhi's corner kick, Xiao Luo's stop ball control and even the final decisive shot, that is a super-giant performance!"
It's a pity that I didn't make it in the end......
At this time, even Xiao Luo couldn't help but shake his head.
Zhuo Cunzhi did not give up, after the ball was rejected by the post, rolled to the penalty area and was cleared by Stam and kicked out of the boundary.
Zhuo Cunzhi didn't want to waste time, he ran to the border, he wanted to send this hand-tossed ball!
He hasn't given up yet!
Whether it's teammates or opponents, fans of any team, feel this very clearly!
Suddenly, the morale of the Barcelona players was a little higher, and the Milan players also tightened up their relaxed spirit again!
Sensing that the morale of his teammates was a little higher, even if it was just a little bit, Zhuo Cunzhi was a little surprised, and even more surprised.
However, this mood did not affect his performance, throwing the ball to Xiao Luo, Zhuo Cunzhi ran directly after throwing the ball, and hit the Milan backline.
However, seeing that the time was almost up, Cafu stopped him, and kept making small movements in his hands.
watched Xiao Luo pass the ball, and made a big move directly, putting Zhuo Cunzhi to the ground.
Kick!
Zhuo Cunzhi stood on the main penalty point and had a headache -
It's too close!
The free-kick ended up hitting the wall and after a scramble, it was cleared off by Kaladze.
Soon, the referee's whistle blew, and the Milan players suddenly relaxed a lot, feeling the emptiness in their bodies, and Maldini almost sat down on the ground!
Considering the morale of the team, as an example, Maldini forced his spirits and clapped with both hands.
"Let's go back to the locker room, be steady in the second half, we can win!" With that, Maldini led the way towards the players' tunnel.
His speed was not fast, not fast, to be exact, but he walked slowly, and his steps seemed weak.
It's not just him, but players like Cafu, Stam and Kaladze all have physical problems.
Therefore, even if the score is very favorable to them now, the Milan players know very well that the second half is the key! Still struggling with the latest chapter you can't find? Amway One or search for Hot/Degree/Net/Article "Remember to remove "/"Otherwise you won't be able to search", here is a young lady to help you find books and accompany you to chat!