"Welcome to Anfield!"

At the crowded Anfield stadium, the on-site commentator was shouting loudly in front of the headphones and microphones worn on his face.

"The 05/06 Champions League semi-finals are just around the corner, with the second leg of Liverpool's match against AC Milan, and Liverpool, who lost 2-0 at the San Siro a week ago, are back on their home turf looking for revenge."

"Following the camera, we can see that the Anfield stadium, which can accommodate 45,000 fans, is full, and the Liverpool fans all wore the red home jerseys this time, making the entire Anfield stadium stands a sea of red, especially in the KOP stands, where Liverpool fans have raised red cardboard to form a row of giant subtitles."

"You'll never go it alone!" The on-site commentator read the subtitles, "It is obvious that this is the support and encouragement of the Liverpool fans to the team, as early as before the game, the Reds fans kept saying that they would reverse AC Milan at home." ”

"Due to UEFA's refusal to lift Vidic's red card ban, Liverpool's backline combination for this game has been adjusted to a certain extent, the goalkeeper is still Reina, the left wing-back is Reiser, and the right wing-back is Glenn? Johnson, that's a strong offensive signal. ”

"In the center-back combination, Yang Cheng put out Liverpool's main lineup last season, Hyypia and Carragher, I believe that the defensive strength will not be affected too much, because in several appearances this season, Hyypia has shown strong strength, and I believe that his condition is very good."

'There have been some changes to Liverpool's midfield three, and Carrick has not been on the bench and replaced by Essien, Davies and Steven Gerrard, which is somewhat surprising because Carrick has been at the heart of Liverpool's playmaking and has been doing really well. But Yang Cheng left him on the bench in this game, what does this mean? ”

"The trident is still Ronaldo, Robben and Drogba, which is also the most feared trident attacking combination in Europe, and it is difficult to even lose to Barcelona's Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Messi, Ancelotti has repeatedly said before the game that Liverpool's trident is terrible!"

"AC Milan's lineup has not changed much, it is still a 442 diamond midfield position, Ancelotti did not play 4321 as expected, obviously he thinks. The 442 has been used the most this season, the players are the most skillful, and AC Milan's midfield characteristics can also be reflected to the greatest extent in the diamond four midfield. ”

"The goalkeeper is Dida, and the back line from left to right is Maldini, Kaladze, Stam and Costacuta, this back line is ridiculed by Yang Cheng as a grandfather, because the combined age of the four players is 138 years old, which is really surprising."

"The four midfielders are Rui? Costa was behind, Seedorf was on the left, Gattuso was on the right, and Kaka was in the midfield position. The two strikers are still the partner of Inzaghi and Gilardino. ”

But as the players of both teams appeared, especially seeing the big Inzaghi play, the Liverpool fans suddenly roared, and a huge banner was unfurled in the stands, with an image of the big Inzaghi painted on it, followed by a sentence. "You're a shameless liar!"

"Obviously, Liverpool is very dissatisfied with the fact that Inzaghi fell to the ground in the first leg of the game, which made Liverpool lose the first leg 0:2 for a long time, and they are using this way to retaliate against Inzaghi, and the latter has refused all interviews since the end of the game, I don't know if this is considered a thief?"

The live TV camera showed the referee, and unlike the referee of the first leg, this time the referee was from Germany.

"This is Merck, the German international referee. The referee of the second round is known as one of the most powerful and potential referees in Europe after Collina retired, and has been known as one of the top five gold medal referees in Europe along with Italy's Collina, Denmark's Nelson, Sweden's Frieske, and Switzerland's Mayer. ”

"With Corina's retirement. Merck has been heavily cultivated by UEFA, and it is said that he is likely to officiate in the final of the '06 World Cup in his home country, which will undoubtedly be the most glorious stroke of his career! ”

The live TV footage showed Yang Cheng walking out of the court. The entire Anfield stadium burst into thunderous cheers, with tens of thousands of Liverpool fans cheering and applauding the manager in unison. …,

Yang Cheng smiled and waved to the fans. Then he walked over to Ancelotti and said hello to Ancelotti and his assistant. As he walked back, he pointed to Merck in the distance and nodded with a smile. The live TV camera immediately turned to Merck, and the German kept a straight face, but still nodded in response.

"Yang Cheng has a very high status in German football, Merck himself admits that he respects Yang Cheng very much, they are very good friends, but this will not affect his law enforcement standards on the field, Ancelotti agreed with UEFA's selection of Merck, because the German referee is likely to referee the World Cup final, and the fairness is recognized by everyone!"

"After the first leg, although Yang Cheng did not bombard the referee in front of the media, he was very skeptical of the referee's impartiality, and Liverpool also appealed, and he kept calling on Weibo and other media, hoping to get a level playing field in the second leg."

"On the Internet, hundreds of thousands of Caesar and Liverpool fans issued a joint cry, rejecting all shady and unjust cases, hoping that UEFA can pay attention to fair play, instead of always using all kinds of excuses to cover up, and try to make excuses for miscalculations and misjudgments."

"It can be seen that UEFA is also paying great attention to the second leg of the match between Liverpool and AC Milan this time, because this game has attracted great attention, and even countless fans and reporters will stare at every penalty in the game to analyze and amplify, and if it is not handled properly, it will have an immeasurable impact on the Champions League."

Even Yang Cheng's sworn enemy Platini repeatedly denied that UEFA wanted to prevent Liverpool from defending the title, and he repeatedly said that he would give Liverpool and AC Milan a fair and just playing environment, but Yang Cheng's confidante, French beauty columnist Melissa? Trio sarcastically said in his column that UEFA felt that AC Milan had won, so they were relieved to make the game fair. ”

"But judging by the law enforcement of the last few years. Merck is very strict in law enforcement, but relatively speaking, it is fairly fair, and he is an internationally recognized head coach in Europe, and now it depends on how well he enforces this game! ”

With the words of the on-site commentator, the referee Merck was heard looking at the time and blowing the whistle for the start of the game.

The game started with AC Milan's Gilardino kicking off the ball first and Big Inzaghi passing the ball back to Kaka. Kaka replied...... "The on-site commentator spoke quickly, but as soon as he said this, he heard a beep on the court.

"Gerrard has fouled!" The on-site commentator shouted, "Is this a time to Ruy? Costa's aggression, Merck thought that Gerrard's movements were a little too big, and specially called him in front of him to remind him, apparently to ask the English not to move too much. ”

"Rui? Costa fell to the ground, didn't look hurt, quickly got up and the game was back up! ”

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But as the game progressed. Soon, AC Milan discovered a big problem.

Liverpool's three midfielders are in a triangular position, and they are pressed very high when defending, and even Liverpool's entire backline is pressed up, which makes AC Milan's formation compressed. Costa has been frequently cared for by Liverpool's players. Especially Gerald, who suddenly came forward, almost pestered Rui? Costa.

The Portuguese is a classic midfielder, and although he has dropped back, the problem is that he still retains the technical characteristics of his playing midfield.

Gerrard's mission in this game is to contain Rui? Costa, Yang Cheng has two requirements for him, first, to cut off all the passes to Rui as much as possible? Costa's ball, second, once the ball reaches Rui? Costa keeps the ball at his feet. Let him control the ball, but don't let him pass forward easily, and leave him alone.

In order to be able to make Gerard more aware of Rui? The technical characteristics of Costa, Yang Cheng and the technical team specially made Rui? Some highlights of Costa, then dedicated to Rui by the technical group? The characteristics of Costa are dissected. Help Gerrard defend against Rui? Costa.

It was as if this time, when Maldini was getting the ball forward, he was harassed by Robben. He immediately passed the ball to the middle and Kaladze passed to Rui? Costa. ..., for this kind of passing by a central defender. Gerrard certainly couldn't take care of it, so his first choice was to lean in. Limit Rui? Costa's pass and next move.

According to Moniz's analysis, Rui? Costa's technical characteristics of the forward midfielder are actually very similar to Riquelme, when they hold the ball, they will have a characteristic, that is, to control the ball within the range that they can reach at any time, which is what many people say, the ball sticks to the feet. "Generally speaking, as long as the ball is within one step of his feet, then it is very difficult to break the opponent's ball, and the reason why Robben is difficult to steal the ball in small steps is because his ball never goes too far beyond him, basically within one step, and Riquelme is the same."

'It's easy to say, but it's actually hard to do it on the pitch, and to do it skillfully, Zinedine Zidane, Rui? Costa, Riquelme and others can do this, so it's usually unlikely that a defender will succeed in breaking the ball from their feet. ”

"So when Rui? As soon as Costa gets the ball, the first step you have to do is not to break the ball, but to stick it, keep a certain distance, not to threaten the ball at his feet, but to predict his next route, for example, who will come around to pick him up, usually Seedorf, you block this line! ”

Gerald's mind came to mind the words of Yang Cheng and Moniz, who was in Rui? When Costa got the ball, he saw Seedorf running over, and he immediately chose to stand on the side of Rui? Costa's right side, blocked before him and Seedorf.

When Rui? Costa's first reaction when he realized that Gerrard was blocking his pass was not to pass, so he took two steps back and passed to Stam behind him, and the Dutchman passed to Gattuso, but Gattuso quickly passed back to Rui? Costa, as Essien and Davis are on a sweep.

In this way, it is equivalent to going around in a circle, and the ball is back to Rui? At the feet of Costa, but the Liverpool defence is already organised. The running positions of Kaka, Inzaghi and Gilardino in front of him just now have completely become useless.

'AC Milan were firmly in control of the ball at their feet, but Liverpool's midfield pressing was well organised, especially against Rui? Costa's defence, with Essien and Davies covering from behind, ensured that AC Milan struggled to get the ball out easily. ”

But it's clear that Liverpool are also adapting to this kind of center-and-midfield encirclement and coverage, especially against Rui? Costa's restrictions, so there was a bit of a stalemate on the pitch.

But the effect on the pitch is obvious, and Liverpool is pressed as a whole. AC Milan had a lot of possession in central midfield, but they couldn't find an effective way to get the ball forward, Kaka, Inzaghi and Gilardino wasted running and sprinting in front of them, but they never got the shells that came from behind.

"AC Milan's trident is equivalent to three toothless tigers, seemingly ferocious, but can't bite people, Liverpool has done a good job of suppressing AC Milan, especially against Rui? In terms of Costa's oppression, this is already a well-known secret, that is, to choke Rui? Costa. AC Milan's attack was curtailed, especially in terms of attacking speed. ”

Yang Cheng dared to press the entire backline, betting that Essien and Davies in the midfield could establish a solid interception zone, and Gerrard could choke Rui? Costa, if the midfield can't get it right, then Liverpool will be tragic.

Want to play Trapped Beast Fight. But the cage is not strong enough, and the result must be that the beast will break out of the cage and wreak havoc!

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"It's dangerous to keep the ball moving in our half!" Tasotti on the side said worriedly.

Carlo Ancelotti was sitting in the away dugout, and he didn't want to go out because Liverpool's crazy fans were always harassing him, throwing things at the top of his head, just as annoying as the damn Yang Cheng.

"Apparently they are going to strangle Rui? Costa and Seedorf, thus limiting our midfield! Tasotti looked at Ancelotti and felt a little depressed. Because he felt before that he should play a single striker and use Ambrosini to play five midfielders. ..., 4321 tactics can make AC Milan's midfield configuration not as monotonous as when the 442 diamond midfield is stationed, just like the current Liverpool, strangled Rui? Costa and Seedorf. AC Milan's midfield didn't work.

And Yang Cheng is obviously targeting AC Milan's lineup, and he knows that what AC Milan is best at is pressing play and sending the ball to the front. Then form an orderly inverted foot in the front court and look for suitable opportunities. Or is it by Rui? Costa passes the ball, the latter of which is threatened by Kaka's sudden dribbling forward.

But now it's good. He pressed directly in midfield and put Rui on the opening slate. Costa pressed in his own half, unleashing fierce midfield pressing and covering the defence, which was tantamount to suppressing AC Milan's sharpest attacking weapon.

If Cafu and Jankulovski are on the wings, can the full-backs be available to Rui? Costa has enough receiving points, but in order to defend Ronaldo and Robben, Ancelotti brought on Costacuta and Maldini, which is tantamount to taking the initiative to abolish the ability of full-backs to participate in the attack.

Looking at the home team's coach's bench in the distance, Yang Cheng was still standing on the sidelines as usual, Benitez and Paul? Bayer was in the dugout with Tim? Hank was talking about something.

Seeing this group of people, Tasotti couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Yang Cheng's excellence is not only him, but also his entire coaching team, at least he, Paul? Bayer and Benitez, if they really want to target the tactical duel, I am afraid that it is really difficult for any team to beat this pair.

Ancelotti didn't know this, but he was mentally prepared, and after smiling, "Yang Cheng always thought that he always planned for a rainy day, leaving a move, but he didn't expect that not only he would think so, but others would too!" ”

After finishing speaking, Ancelotti also deliberately smiled and patted Tassotti on the shoulder, "Mauro, play a long pass, find Gilardino!" ”

Gilardino was evaluated by the Italian media as cunning as Big Inzaghi and as strong as Vieri as a powerful center forward.

If you carefully analyze the signings of AC Milan last summer, it is not difficult to find that AC Milan brought in two strong center forwards, Vieri and Gilardino, the former tragically sat on the bench, and the latter became a trusted striker for Carlo Ancelotti.

Needless to say, Vieri's technical characteristics, although Gilardino is not as strong as the Italian media advertised and hyped, but it does reflect his characteristics in a certain way, that is, comprehensive, practical and dexterous.

Gilardino has proven himself to be a very good centre-forward at Parma, with a certain amount of physical ability, a good back-to-back ball, good running awareness, and a break-through, although he is better at his feet, but also good with his headers.

AC Milan's purpose is very clear, that is, to use these two players to fill the defect of AC Milan's forward line last season, that is, the lack of high-ball processing ability, so after Gilardino came to Milan, in order to adapt to Ancelotti's tactics, his speed and flexibility have decreased, but his physical confrontation ability has improved a lot, and his ability to hold the ball with his back has also been strengthened.

He is the most important fulcrum of Ancelotti's tactical map, the double striker, especially his ability to hold the ball with his back in the frontcourt, which can enrich AC Milan's offensive means to the greatest extent.

After arranging the adjustments and tasks, Ancelotti turned his head to look at Yang Cheng in front of the home team's coach's box, and he smiled coldly.

Don't you always laugh at me for being the second in 10,000 years?

In today's game, I want you to know that no one in this world will always be the winner!

Even you, Yang Cheng, will be trampled under my feet one day! (To be continued)