Chapter 442: Relief and Powerlessness
Wansheng was excited.
He doesn't feel like he's had any more confidence in the team than he has now.
Since becoming the head coach, he has picked on himself the pressure on the team's games, the performance of the players, etc., and it is difficult for the assistant coach or the players in the team to share the pressure for him.
The current Manchester City was built by him.
Most of the players are cultivated by him, the tactics are created by him, even the state and performance of the players are within his plan, whenever there are some problems in the game, he has to analyze and think about how to solve them, he has never thought before, and there are people who can help him solve them.
Just like just now, when Copelle Ferreira was sent off, he has been thinking about how to change the situation to make the situation more beneficial to the team, and he feels that the pressure is his own and he should find a way to solve it.
But now, Wansheng found that there are still people who can share it for themselves.
The players on the pitch were much better than they expected, they were already mature professionals, and when the game was difficult, they didn't lose anything, but rose up to find opportunities and scored a goal for the team.
It's the players' own performance!
He didn't get involved and the team was able to do really well.
At this moment, Wansheng was extremely gratified.
This is the team that I brought out, this is the players I have cultivated, they are all very good, they have their own judgment on the field, and they will try to score goals by themselves, not all on their own.
That feeling...... It's like watching your child grow up and be able to accomplish some things on their own and be able to take on some heavy loads.
Wan Sheng smiled and sat back in the coach's seat, because there was nothing to worry about in the game, even if the team faced 10 men, he did not make any changes, and believed that the team could hold on to the end.
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AC Milan were stunned by Manchester City's goal.
They had just relied on Kaka's penalty to equalise, which was also the only goal from the beginning of the game to the present, but they never expected that just a difficult goal was scored, and Manchester City only used a wave of attacks to overtake again?
The feeling is that they worked hard for a goal for the whole game, and the opponent easily took away the ......
The AC Milan players were extremely depressed, and Maurice's goal was a huge blow to their morale.
When the game restarted, some of the players did not relent, and they even thought "it was an illusion just now, the score is still 1-1", but it was obviously a self-consoling thought.
But if you don't think about it that way, it's even more uncomfortable to face the reality.
1 to 2.
This is a worse score than 0-1, because in the two-legged game, away goals are very important, according to the rules of the UEFA Champions League knockout round, if the score is tied, it depends on the number of away goals, Manchester City has two away goals, then back to Manchester Stadium, even if AC Milan can play a 1-0 win, because there is one less away goal than Manchester City, they will still be eliminated.
British BBC radio commentator Ryan John also analyzed, "Manchester City scored the second goal and took the lead over AC Milan again. The score was not good for AC Milan. ”
'If the game ends 2-1, then back at the Manchester Stadium, Manchester City's chances of knocking out AC Milan will be very big.'
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As it turned out, Wansheng's trust in Morris was correct.
Morris was thrilled to score, but he wasn't carried away by the goal and as City celebrated, he had already figured out what to do next.
Attacking a wave of AC Milan defense just now and being able to score a goal is the result of everyone's best cooperation, but there is also AC Milan's carelessness and some luck.
Football is like that, luck is a big part of wanting to score.
But the team's luck can't always be so good, and the key point is that the team is currently one less man than the opposition, and they are still playing at the San Siro.
When AC Milan got serious, they had to prepare for a counter-attack, so Morris reminded everyone to be careful.
'We've got to step back, it's 1-2 and we're going to hold on.'
He said to his teammates.
After finishing speaking, Morris also glanced at the coach's seat, he has been playing under Wansheng for nearly five seasons, and he still knows Wansheng very well, and he believes that Wansheng will command like this if he is Wansheng.
If you have an advantage, you must hold the goal, you can't get carried away, and in a passive situation, it is the most correct choice to continue the advantage to the end.
That's what Morris thought.
So when the game resumed, AC Milan found that Manchester City began to retreat, the opponent's formation retreated, and several midfielders, including Mesut Ozil and Silva, retreated to the back.
AC Milan were looking to use the clock to equalise, but the first thing they had to do was City defended the line of the box, with a bunch of players at the edge of the box forming a very solid defence.
This defensive line made AC Milan's players feel that their heads were too big, and they could hardly rely on their cooperation to break through the defense, and the superb skills of players such as Kaka and Pirlo also lost their effect.
Wan Sheng sat in the coach's seat and immediately laughed after seeing the team retreat.
"He is truly my best disciple." He sighed at Diamares.
Diamares laughed too.
Now the two don't have to command anything, there is not much time for the game, the team is fully focused on defense, and the headache is AC Milan.
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AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is a real headache.
Manchester City's goal was unexpected, and after Kaka's goal, he wanted to let the team take advantage of the opportunity to score another goal, and the home game was 2-1, so that the team had a slight advantage, but Morris's goal turned the score around.
AC Milan will have to score before the end of the game if they want to have more hopes.
In fact, AC Milan's offensive ability has always been a problem, although the team has Kaka, Pirlo, and Pato and other excellent frontcourts, but the age of the veterans in the backfield is a big problem, only relying on a few frontcourt players to attack, it works well in the Italian domestic league, and in Europe, it is a little weaker than the English team and the Spanish team.
AC Milan have this problem right now, they have a hard time relying on a combination to play a sharp attack, and more often rely on the individual performance of the players.
But when opponents, like Manchester City now, are fully defensive, it is difficult for them to find opportunities in front of goal.
Ancelotti felt powerless.
He knows that no matter how much he adjusts, he can't change the situation on the pitch, and if he wants to score, it's a whole game, not just a few minutes, and now he can only hope that a miracle will happen.
Under the strict defense of Manchester City, perhaps miracles will have to stand aside.
The final time of the game was consumed by AC Milan's fierce attack and Manchester City's strict defense.
AC Milan were unable to find the back of the net until the final minute of the game, and the game ended 2-1, with Manchester City taking a goal difference advantage and two away goals from the San Siro.
Even the Italian media said, "...... AC Milan didn't play well and the second leg was going to be very tough for them......"
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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Manchester City players celebrated and cheered collectively, the Manchester City fans in the stands also cheered wildly, and the AC Milan players of the home team all hung their heads and couldn't believe they would lose at home.
Wan Sheng took the initiative to step forward and shook hands with Ancelotti with a smile.
He was so happy with the game.
In fact, he is not only satisfied with the scoreline, 1-2 is indeed good for Manchester City, but it cannot be said that AC Milan completely lost the opportunity, to the Manchester stadium, they won two goals, or won one, multiple away goals, and were able to eliminate Manchester City, which is not impossible to do.
Wansheng is most satisfied with the performance of the players on the field, or rather, the performance of Morris.
This game shaped a stronger Morris.
Wan Sheng believes that Morris will definitely be able to perform better in the future, and under his leadership, the team's performance will also be better, and at this moment, he has more confidence in the team's championship this season.
Ancelotti stood where he was, waiting for Wan Sheng to come over.
Lao Shuai also smiled, but the smile was also full of bitterness, he shook hands with Wan Sheng, then looked at Wan Sheng, shook his head and said, "It's hard to imagine...... You're too young! I'm still playing at my age, but we've played against each other twice since last year, right? I didn't expect your team to play so well. Morris, what a genius. ”
Wan Sheng smiled, "He's really good." ”
"You're better." Ancelotti said, "You're just over 30, aren't you?" ”
Wan Sheng nodded, "I will be 31 years old by May." ”
Carlo Ancelotti shook his head, "It's unimaginable, I thought we were playing at home. But we're not going to give up and I'm looking forward to going to Manchester. ”
"I'm looking forward to it, too." Wan Sheng laughed.
The two glanced at each other, and then walked into the court passage together.
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The European media has paid close attention to the match between Manchester City and AC Milan, and this one is also the most watched match in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
1-2, Manchester City won away.
This result came as a surprise to the media, even the British media who supported Manchester City, who thought that Manchester City had a chance to knock out AC Milan, but it must have been very difficult, and they did not expect Manchester City to win away from home.
Then back at home, Manchester City's chances are too great!
'It's hard to imagine that Manchester City had the advantage away from home in the first leg, AC Milan made a mistake and they only relied on Kaka to score a goal, compared to the same core Maurice who led Manchester City to suppress AC Milan at the San Siro for most of the time.
"In this game, Manchester City's tactics were a highlight, Wansheng arranged almost six midfielders, in addition to Petrov, Mesut Ozil, Silva, Morris, Ivan Crewe, Darren Bent can also be said to be a midfielder, he did not play a double striker parallel to Torres."
"Maybe it was also Manchester City's tactics that caught AC Milan off guard, and in the first half, you could see that Manchester City completely dominated the midfield and it was difficult for AC Milan to compete with them near the halfway line."
"After the game, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti also admitted that he lost in the tactical response, which also proves that Manchester City is quite ready to prepare for the game......
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