No. 40 Perfect Return

Pirlo received a pass from Ambrosini, he took the ball head-on to Shunsuke Nakamura, and made a feint to break through with a left-hand pull, Shunsuke Nakamura rushed out, and then Pirlo calmly distributed the ball to the right wing, and Gattuso cut in from behind......

Seeing Gattuso get the ball, Naylor came up to defend. Breaking through is not Gattuso's forte, so he saw Kaka drop back and immediately passed the ball over. Naylor hurried to catch up with Kaka.

Kaka didn't break through Naylor, but passed the ball back after drawing Naylor near the baseline.

It was Jonker who had the ball!! He was tangled up in the box by McMalouss and had little chance to drop back to either attack the box again or make room for his team-mates.

"Watch out for that young man!" The Glasgow narrator exclaimed exaggeratedly.

Jonk didn't stop the ball, nor did he break through with the ball, but met Kaka's pass and crossed directly!

The soccer ball makes a precise arc in the air. Flew to the restricted area.

Then people saw a bald head, it was Ronaldo, who was not good at heading, scrambling for a header, he actually squeezed through Caldeville, who defended him, grabbed the landing point, and hit the goal with a beautiful 'lion shake' header.

"Ronaldo. He headed the ball!!! …… WOOOW! ”

This is a very beautiful header on goal, I'm afraid Ronaldo himself didn't expect to be able to top such a beautiful header, almost a must-score, but, it seems that God doesn't want Ronaldo's comeback battle to be too perfect, Celtic goalkeeper Boruc made an incredible save. He single-handedly lifted Ronaldo's header!

"What a pity! If this goal is scored...... "The commentator jumped to his feet regretfully.

Ronaldo covered his face in frustration, then he removed his palm and looked at Boruc who got up from it in disbelief. When the header was taken, Ronaldo was overjoyed, he really thought that the goal would definitely be scored.

He then gave a thumbs up to Jonker, who was passing the ball. The pass just now was beautiful.

Ancelotti on the sidelines also felt sorry when he saw Ronaldo's header saved. Seeing Ronaldo give a thumbs up to Jonker, the AC Milan manager touched his chin and thought, the Milan boy's passing level today is unusually good. And, and the number of passes is a bit more than usual. And Ronaldo also assisted a goal for Jonker, it seems. Whether it's Zhang or Ronnie, it seems that both of them are very satisfied with each other's partners.

In fact, this is the perfect time for a pair of strikers, who trust each other. Be willing to serve each other. Of course, it has to be really quite good. Force. You don't expect a genius to be sympathetic to scrap materials.

At this time, Tasotti said, "When did Jonker's passing footwork become so powerful?" Is he really only suitable for strikers? ”

I don't know if Jonker would cover his face if he heard this. He really played at a super level today, passing is not what he is best at, and today he may have subconsciously wanted to give Ronaldo a chance, so. The level of passing was unusually good.

In the end, at the end of the first half, the score did not change further. AC Milan were unable to continue to score, and Celtic were not able to score either, and the score was still 0-2 with AC Milan.

Away dressing room at Celtic Park.

"Haha! Well done, man! Your long pass is at the level of David! Ronaldo was in a pretty good mood to score, he and Jonk were hooking up and the two guys who didn't have much discipline were touting each other.

"Haha, Ronnie, your passing is great, too." Jonk laughed.

"Of course, we're the best match." Ronaldo smiled, showing his rabbit teeth.

"Of course." Milan lad hey hey straight music.

Everyone else in the dressing room laughed, most of the AC Milan stars were the kind of humble gentlemen, and there were very few such boastful guys, and everyone laughed at the sight of this pair of young and old strikers touting each other there.

"Oh, oh, oh, yes, you two steal the limelight from all of us." Gattuso said with a smile.

"That's right, Ronnie, congratulations. Jonker, your goal isn't bad either. ”

"Congratulations."

"The Socrates who bet with you have been ignored!"

"Is there anything more wonderful than ignoring the opponent and letting him explode chrysanthemums at the end!"

"Hey, hey." Jonk and Ronaldo were both laughing and laughing.

Carlo Ancelotti and Tassotti stood at the door of the dressing room and did not go up to disturb the players' celebrations. The team is leading 2-0, and now it seems that there is no problem in winning the game, and what makes Ancelotti even happier is that Ronaldo is back from injury, and he is in good form, and in addition, there seems to be no problem with the cooperation with Jonck. This made Ancelotti feel more confident, when there was only one striker in Junk, although Junck was in good shape, Ancelotti was always up and down in his heart. Well, now Ronaldo is back and in good form. A qiē is on the right path.

'Ronnie is back from injury and has been in good form, which is the best news. Tasotti said with a smile.

"That's right." Carlo Ancelotti nodded, he was actually thinking that if Inzaghi and Gilardino were in similar form, AC Milan might have a perfect attack. However, maybe at that time it should be a headache for who to send on the field, thinking like this, Ancelotti himself shook his head, and now that Ronaldo has just returned, he is thinking so much about what to do, thinking too far. We'll talk about that then. Are you still afraid that there are too many good players on hand?

Carlo Ancelotti walked in and coughed to draw the players' attention.

He summed up the first half of the game and praised the team's ability to hold their ground and take advantage of the opportunity to score in the opening game against Celtic's attack.

It's not just about giving praise to Jonk and Ronaldo. For the whole team of the table xiàn were given praise for the first half of the game. It's not as easy as a 2-0 score suggests. The team was able to keep a clean sheet and defended well. And Bonella, who made Ancelotti more worried before the game, actually started well today, which made Ancelotti a little surprised. He thought it was time to give Bonella more chances. After all, Nesta is getting older and older, and the team has hidden dangers in this part of the central defender.

There was laughter in the dressing room at AC Milan, and the stars were still in the mood to fight, while on the other side there was a complete opposite atmosphere.

Celtic Park players in the home team dressing room. The silence is terrible. Suddenly, Gordon. Strachan let out a roar, shattering the eerie calm.

"Shit! Shit! TMD shit! You guys. All of them are mules that have not been planted! You bastards! You've been scared by the AC Milan stars?! "Gordon. The more Strachan spoke, the more agitated he became, and he slapped the table vigorously as the players remained silent. The more this happened, the more energetic the head coach became, and he was so excited that he slammed his foot on the table. Actually kicked the corner of the table off. Then he didn't even glance at the table and continued to spit.

The players couldn't help but shudder.

Of course, they know the temper of the manager, in fact, the Scottish managers are all this virtue, the most representative of which is the godfather of Manchester United Ferguson, Lord Ferguson's hair dryer is world-famous, and in fact. The Scottish managers are all about this temper.

In addition, what made the Celtic players afraid to speak. Their manager, even as a player, is the one they look up to, and in Scottish football it is the pinnacle of the pyramid and deserves their respect.

Scottish football has long been dominated by Rangers and Celtic, but in the 80s, another Scottish team broke this pattern, won the Scottish championship many times, and became famous in Europe. That team is Aberdeen.

At that time, there were not many well-known stars in the Aberdeen team, the most famous was the Scottish Footballer of the Year in 1980, Gordon, who was only 1.65 meters tall? Strachan. Together with West Germany's Litbarski and England's Waddell and Barnes, he was called the best winger of the 80s.

As one of the few technical players in the Aberdeen squad, Strachan was the heart of the squad and was responsible for the organisational task of the team's attack. In the game, he often used his foot work to enter the no-man's land on the side, repeatedly breaking through the opponent's defense, and making great contributions to the team's victory.

In the three major European Cups in 1983, the English team did not do well. Liverpool (league champions), Aston Villa (last Champions League winners), Tottenham Hotspur (FA Cup winners), Manchester United, Southampton, Arsenal, Ipswich Town and other teams have all been defeated. The entire English football community was disappointed and mourned. Only Scotland's Aberdeen made it all the way to the Cup Winners' Cup final. Of course, even the Scots don't have much hope for them, as they will face a mighty Real Madrid side in the final. However, the result was a surprise as Aberdeen beat Real Madrid 2-1 under Strachan, becoming the third Scottish team to win the three major European cups after Rangers and Celtic. Holds several records for English teams in European football: winning at least one of the three major cups for eight consecutive years; For 17 consecutive years, at least one team has reached the finals of three major cups.

Then in the UEFA Super Cup final at the end of the year, Aberdeen faced Hamburg, the champions of that year's Champions League. Strachan sprinted left and right in the game, causing chaos in the opposition defence. The Germans were crushed in half the field and could barely fight back. Magath, the core of the Hamburg team, couldn't organize the attack at all, and was embarrassed. In the end, Aberdeen won 2-0. This, together with their Scottish title, gave Aberdeen the "Treble" in mid-1983. As the team's number one star, Strachan also made a name for himself in Europe, finishing fourth in that year's Ballon d'Or selection, behind Platini, Dalglish and Simonsen (Denmark), with only two and one votes behind the latter.

Perhaps because of the Scottish, Strachan has a very strong personality and often shouts on the pitch to encourage or reprimand other players. Even in the face of the coach, as long as he thinks the other party is unreasonable, he will fight for it. It happened that Aberdeen's manager at the time, Alex Alex Ferguson, was also a stubborn and stubborn Scottish, and the relationship between the two was very strained. Once. A team member was fined heavily for driving over Ferguson's car, which Strachan believes was unfair. confronted Ferguson in public, making Ferguson unbearable and decided to put him up for sale. Strachan, who was in his playing years, had nowhere to go, and Manchester United's scouts had been on the lookout for a long time, so the two sides hit it off, and Strachan became a Manchester United.

In his first season at Manchester United, Strachan was still full of glory. Not only in the club, but also in the national team, Strakan also played in the sè, in 1982 and 1986 two consecutive World Cups. The Scottish team has achieved great results under the leadership of Strachan.

But when Strachan returned to the club, bad news awaited him, and Aberdeen coach Alex Ferguson arrived at United. The two met here again. In terms of competence alone. They are all rare talents, and the combination of the best is nothing short of a tiger's wings, and in fact, as long as the two don't fall into conflict, United can always play some good goals. But two Scots who are equally strong and equally stubborn just can't work well together, and even some small things have to compete. Ferguson often played a cassette of his favorite music in the break room, although many of the team members tactfully suggested that it was not good. But in order to maintain his authority, the coach still went his own way. The rest is just that. However, Strachan's approach was to take out the tape and throw it directly into the trash. provoked Ferguson to be furious. The contradictions were irreconcilable, so Strachan transferred again. This time, he arrived at Leeds United.

At Leeds, Strachan's superb possession and agile movement won over Leeds United's owners, coaches, team-mates including Eric Cantona and the wider fans, and in 1991 he was named England Footballer of the Year. The following year, he led Leeds United to a new level of success, winning the English league title in one fell swoop. At this time, Ferguson's Manchester United team had not yet tasted the league title. It is said that Strachan also called Ferguson at the time and said, "I won the championship, you know what? ”

Ferguson's response was, "I never pay attention to the guys I've driven away." ”

The temper of the Scots is evident.

Without further ado, we head back to the home dressing room at Celtic Park. Strachan's rant continued.

"Can you still kick? If you can't, fuck me off! "Gordon. Strachan continued to curse loudly, he was so temperamental, bruss, irritable, he thought it was the glorious tradition of Scottish coaches, of course, the Scottish players have long been accustomed to this, they have been trained in this way since they were in the youth team, and they have long been rough-skinned. As for those from other countries who come to play in Scotland, those who are not used to it have long since rolled out, and those who remain are bearable.

"Coach, the second half will be different." As captain, McMalus had to stand up and take a stand.

Gordon. Strakan calmed down and said to the captain of the team, "In the second half of the game, show me that Chinese kid to death, don't give him another chance." I'll kill him! It doesn't matter what method you use. ”

McMalus nodded, almost gritting his teeth, "I know, no matter what." ”

Subsequently, Gordon. Strachan's spearhead was directed at the offensive end, "Can you still score?" Bring out your strength in the woman's belly, and if it doesn't work, get out of here." ”

"This is Celtic Park and it's rare for a Scottish team to surrender with a white flag." Sky TV commentator Trappattoni said, "So, although it is 2-0, AC Milan can't be careless, in the second half, Celtic will definitely fight back." ”

Flores was a little unhappy with Trapattoni's pre-game remark that the Scottish team was not easy to deal with, and he hid and said, "Celtic did cause some problems for Milan at the beginning of the first half, okay, let's talk about something else." For the duo of Jonk and Ronnie today's table, what do you think, Giovanni. He asked Trapattoni.

"Pretty good." Trapattoni expressed his appreciation, "Jonk is younger, more impactful, Ronaldo is experienced, as long as the Brazilian is healthy and the best goalscorer on the planet, the combination of these two will be terrifying." Today's race proved that. ”

"So, what do you think will stop the pair from scoring?" Flores asked.

"Injuries." Trapattoni said, "We all want Ronnie to stay healthy. ”

As soon as the second half began, as Trapattoni commented at half-time, Celtic showed everyone their unyielding and fighting spirit.

As at the start of the first half, the Scottish side even laid siege to AC Milan at one point.

In the 53rd minute, Celtic had a great chance to equalize, Shunsuke Nakamura successfully broke the ball from Kaka's feet in midfield, and they quickly launched an attack, Donati passed the ball to Scott. Brown, who played the ball down the wing, and the assist full-back Dhumby burst along the flank, collided with McGeadie, who came to pick up, and then made a beautiful change of direction to break through Bonella and cross with his feet.

McDonald shoveled in front of the goal, Nesta stretched his leg to block, the ball bounced and rolled to the side, which caused chaos in the AC Milan penalty area, Jankulovski cleared not far away, followed by Yarosik directly volleyed shè, the ball hit Gattuso's calf and changed direction, AC Milan goalkeeper Dida was powerless, it was Nesta again, he blocked the ball on the goal line, Ambrosini quickly cleared the ball with a big foot.

"Oh God, refraction! WOWOWOOOW, Nesta! He stopped Celtic from scoring again! The on-site commentator shook his head regretfully, "The ball on the body of the opposing player can be blocked by Nesta on the goal line, worthy of Nesta, but Celtic really owe bad luck today." ”

Carlo Ancelotti had been nervous when Celtic had just attacked, and when he saw Yarosic's shè door fold, he thought he was going to concede a goal, and in the end, Nesta once again proved that the world's number one defender was not in vain, saving the hearts of the Milanese.

"It's still too frizzy." Tassotti shook his head and said.

Ancelotti's face was also a little gloomy, he knew that Tasotti was talking about Bonella, indeed, when Doumbby broke through on the side just now, it was just a simple move to pass Bonella, and as a central defender, it was too easy to break through. Ancelotti rubbed his temples, he was still satisfied with Bonella's appearance at halftime, considering whether to give this guy more chances, now it seems that he still has to be cautious.

Shortly after this attack by the Celtics, there were a series of accidents on the field.

In the 61st minute, Gattuso fouled Donati and Celtic were given a chance to take a free-kick in front, which was not too threatening and Dida picked it up from the air.

This time, Dida didn't immediately throw the ball to launch a counterattack, and in the second half, Celtic were more aggressive, and he needed to take the opportunity to stabilize the situation. Moreover, now, it is AC Milan who are leading 2-0, and it is not them who are in a hurry, but Celtic is the most anxious.

The Celtic players ran back, ready to defend the Milanese's attack, and the AC Milan players also walked slowly.

At this time, the people heard a scream, followed by a shout, "Stop him." ”

Jonker, who was approaching the Celtics in the center circle, turned his head to see a man running, and behind him, several security guards, and then in the penalty area, Dida collapsed in front of the goal, covering his face and moaning in pain.

"What's going on?" Jonk was stunned, he saw the man running towards this side, and was about to go up to help, but was stopped by Pirlo. Milan Brain shook his head and signaled him not to be impulsive, in fact, when a fan came to the pitch to cause trouble, in general, UEFA discouraged players from coming up to help, players only need to interrupt the game and watch the security personnel work from the sidelines, this is to avoid injuries from players and fans clashing, but also to avoid the behavior of the visiting team players from provoking greater anger among the home fans and triggering further riots.

At this time, neither Jonker nor Pirlo, nor other Milan players saw the behavior of the fans who ran into the field, otherwise, they would not have been so calm, and the fans were still playing hide and seek with the security personnel in the game. (To be continued......)