Godfather Of Champions

"This is the first time AC Milan has played against Nottingham Forest in the history, and it is also the first time they have played against Nottingham Forest in the Champions League final. For them, Forest is a strange opponent, even though they are from England like Liverpool. This game AC Milan wore a white jersey and attacked from the right to the left of the stadium. The white jersey always seemed to bring them good luck. AC Milan once wore a white jersey to win the Champions League in 1963, 1989, 1990 and 2003 respectively. And this stadium also has good memories for AC Milan, and even for the current Captain Albertini of the Forest team. In 1994, AC Milan beat Barcelona 4-0 here, which severely damaged Cruyff’s Barcelona dream. The team." After the game started, the commentator took time to introduce some background knowledge to the TV audience, and analyzed from the side which team of the two teams is more likely to win the championship.

"The referee in this game is the German Van der. He has not enforced the game that Nottingham Forest participated in, but the AC Milan game he enforced, AC Milan won all five games! These circumstances may show us this game. AC Milan has a bigger win?"

"I have a different opinion, Steve. If you analyze from the historical record, Nottingham Forest has reached the final three times and won the cup twice. Their success rate for winning the championship is a little higher than that of AC Milan. I don't think the historical data can explain any problems. , The winner of this game is not based on historical data, but their level of performance in this game. If AC Milan thinks they are sure to win, then it is likely to capsize...Such a situation appeared in this Champions Cup. It’s been many times, and of course it’s not AC Milan. I think both coaches have a deep understanding of this."

When guessing the side before the game, Maldini won Albertini, so the Forest team won the kick-off.

Before the game, everyone thought that the Forest team would continue to insist on the defensive counterattack they are good at in such an important game, but from the opening minutes, the Forest team was very proactive-it was against AC Milan's long kick-off The goal was sieged.

Two shots in five minutes, both within the frame. It has shown countless people that the Forest team is equally capable of playing a threatening offense.

Does the forest play offensive football and AC Milan in this game?

That's really rare. How could Tony Dunn, who has a "high reputation" in European football for his conservatism, abandon defense in such an important final and choose a risky offense?

Ancelotti decided to stand still. Judging from the performance of the Forest team in these five minutes, he still didn't know what Dunn had planned. Was this five-minute offense because the Forest team really planned to attack, or was it just a normal offensive that happened to be controlled by the Forest team players most of the time in these five minutes?

He needs to continue to observe.

What he had previously expected was that the Forest team would definitely perform a defensive counterattack in such an important final, just as they walked along the way, relying on solid overall defense and fast counterattack to defeat their opponents. This made him think twice.

AC Milan is not afraid of pressing out and opposing teams, but it has nothing to do with the teams that are stuck in the penalty area.

If the Forest team really wants to suppress the offense, Ancelotti can't help it, because it just accelerates the opponent's defeat. If the Forest team still insists on defensive counterattacks, Ancelotti has also made arrangements. What AC Milan has been doing for more than a week is to practice how to break the opponent's dense defense.

Before the game, Ancelotti warned his disciples that no matter what tactics the opponent uses, they only need to stick to their own football rhythm, patiently deal with the opponent, find the opportunity and make another fatal blow, and the game will be won.

This is very similar to what Dunn said to his team. Does it mean that the heroes of both sides see similarities?

Five minutes later, AC Milan regained control of the ball, and Ancelotti saw the Forest team retreat not as fast as he thought.

More often, Nottingham Forest counter-robbed the frontcourt. If the forwards did not succeed in counter-robbing, they would not be there waiting for their teammates to break the ball and pass it to them. Instead, they would turn around and run back as soon as possible. Continue to participate in defense. In addition to the on-the-spot counter-grab in the frontcourt, the midfielder was also very aggressive. George Wood did not hesitate to run physically. From this end to the other, the number 13 can be seen in almost every corner of the midfield. By his side, veteran Albertini was assisted.

"The audience is pressing?" Ancelotti frowned and muttered, but he was still not sure.

From his observation of the several games of the Forest team, the Forest team seems to be more accustomed to reclaiming the penalty area at once, and then shrinking to the 30-meter area, allowing the opponent to pass on the outside. It's no wonder that Dunn was criticized by the media for his "conservative playing style and ugly scenes." Although such a shrunken football can bring victory, many people really disdain it.

Ancelotti looked at the back of the Forest team again. Although the frontcourt and midfielders are very busy, the people on the back line did not want to come up to help. They stood still and waited quietly for AC Milan. The coming offensive.

It seems a bit out of touch?

Ancelotti thought so. The midfield and the frontcourt are very close, but the distance between the backcourt and the midfield is a bit big...Aren't they afraid of being used in this space?

The AC Milan coach carefully recalled the performance of each line of the Forest team after the opening five minutes. The frontcourt and midfielder were very active in the attack, making people think they were going to play offensive football. But the defensive line never crossed the center line, and the two full-backs did not attack forward... Dunn chose Leighton Barnes, who defended better at the left back position, instead of Gary, who he prefers. S. Bell.

It seems that defense is still the main theme?

Ancelotti is observing, AC Milan's field commander, brain, and midfielder Tapirlo are also observing. He also saw that there seemed to be a "fracture zone" between Nottingham Forest's midfield and defense line, which could be used...

Thinking of this, Pirlo took the opportunity of re-adjusting the football under his feet and winked at Kaka who looked back at him.

Kaka understood it and inserted it there.

At the same time, the football flew out from Pirlo's feet and quickly rolled towards Kaka against the turf. Ribery shoveled midway, but shoveled empty.

Kaka looked back and saw the football rolling towards him, but at the same time he saw another thing-a person.

The red jersey of Nottingham Forest was very eye-catching on the court, and George Wood rushed towards Kaka with the football.

The ball must be received, but this person does not seem difficult to avoid. Kaka decided to protect the football with his body.

He received the ball, used the skill to pass the football over, protect him, and then...then he was overthrown by Wood from behind...

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded along with the boos of AC Milan fans.

"George Wood's foul! It seems that this game will be Wood marking Kaka closely!"

Kaka lay on the ground, waiting for his teammate Inzaghi to pull him up, he was helpless. Although it is not obvious from the outside, the opponent is indeed stronger than he thought.

Pirlo ran over to prepare for a free kick. He had no regrets for the interruption of this attack. At any rate, he got a free kick in the frontcourt, and he seemed to know why the opposing coach dared to leave such a gap between the defense and the midfield...

Because there is the 13th who can't run and is strong.

With this person, the blank area is not a blank area.

After figuring this out, another question that puzzled Pirlo appeared: Tony Dunn actually didn't need to make Wood bear such a big responsibility, he only needed to shrink the overall team back. Why on the one hand he requires the frontcourt to press tight, on the other hand he does not let the defense line up to cooperate with the defense?

Pirlo decided to continue looking for answers in the game.

Let's take the free kick first.

Wood fouled in a timely manner. If he waited for Kaka to bring the ball up and fouled again, on the one hand, he was close to the goal, on the other hand, he might have to use his back tackle to stop the gusty Brazilian. Then he will not be a Something as simple as a free kick.

Dunn told him that he should put the foul spot far away from the danger zone, and Wood always kept it in mind.

The distance the free kick was shot on the TV screen-34 meters from the goal.

If you hit the goal directly, the success rate is not high, and Pirlo decides to pass.

Maldini appeared in the penalty area of ​​the Forest team. The last time AC Milan met Liverpool in the final, Maldini scored the first goal in the opening game, which was also a set kick.

This is the eighth time that Maldini has appeared in the final of the UEFA Champions League. He hopes to make this experience a legend and make another goal!

Maldini and Nes stepped in the crowd in the forest team's penalty area, waiting for the chance to header.

The forest team's reunion Van Nistelrooy has returned to defense in the penalty area. It seems that this is a full defense. But before everyone noticed, Ribery quietly lurked near the center line.

Dunn turned his head and smiled at Tang who was sitting next to him. He didn't say anything. Tang knew what he meant and didn't say anything.

Albertini took Ashley Young and Van der Vaart to form a three-person wall, blocking the ball, and everyone else returned to the penalty area to defend, especially George Wood, who followed Kaka without leaving.

Kaka has seen this kind of treatment a lot, he didn't take it seriously, and took Wood in circles. At this time, he is not the end point of the offense, the top of his head is the key.

After Pirlo placed the football and backed away, he found that the forest team was too close to the wall and waved to the referee to come over.

Van der saw it naturally, and he ran over to warn Albertini, asking them to back the wall by two steps.

Albertini dutifully complied. But when Van der Sar turned around and walked away, he and his two teammates smashed up again-this is the experience... I will not honestly retreat enough distance to let your free kick be with me It's over, that's the best thing!

As he said before the game, when the game started, he forgot his identity as an AC Milan player. In every detail, from every angle, he only considered the Forest team.

Pirlo has also seen a lot of things that the referee asks for the right to be wrong. Anyway, he didn't plan to shoot directly. If you move a free kick forward a little bit, move forward a little bit. If you kick the ball a little higher, it will be fine. It is really impossible to waste time and struggle with the opponent.

With a whistle, the referee signaled that Pirlo could take the free kick.

Pirlo intends to rub the football and bypass the wall, but he obviously underestimated Albertini's stadium wisdom. At the moment he played, Albertini led Ashley Young and Van der Vaart before a collective sprint. When the football flew out, the distance of ten yards (9.15 meters) had been shortened to eight yards. Pirlo's football is still on the rise, and has not reached the highest point. It is impossible to avoid this sudden advancement of the wall. The football hit Van der Vaart's head and jumped high. The football that had flown into the penalty area became straight up and down. ...

Pirlo raised his arms to protest to the referee against this behavior of the opponent's wall.

This poses a problem for the referee. Unless the slow motion is replayed, it is really hard to say whether the wall moved before Pirlo kicked the ball or after the kick... The referee chose to be silent. He thought it was after Pirlo kicked the ball, which is a reasonable use of the rules. ...

Pirlo sees that the protest is invalid, like rushing to grab the ball and launching an attack on the spot.

This time he was stuck in Albertini's position, and the spot no longer belonged to him.

Albertini restrained Pirlo, turned his head to observe the situation, then looked up and watched the football fall. He could know from his physical feelings that Pirlo was unwilling to do this, he was squeezing in desperately, trying to grab the spot. Albertini would not give him this kind of opportunity, he opened his arms to protect his position.

When he was still in AC Milan, Pirlo was regarded as his successor because the two of them played similar roles in midfield and their playing characteristics were similar. In normal training, Albertini is always happy to pass on his skills to the opponent, and he is also proud and proud that he can train another midfielder for the team.

At that time, he never thought that his students would become rivals on the court, and there would be such a fierce collision.

He did not expect that in the future he would teach another person how to be a "midfield commander" who mastered the rhythm of the game...

The ball fell and Albertini and Pirlo jumped up at the same time.

Pirlo already knew he was destined to not get the ball, but he could interfere with Albertini's possession of the ball and prevent him from comfortably holding the ball and launching a counterattack. This is an opportunity for the Forest team to counterattack, as fools can see, Captain Maldini, Nesta... his teammates are returning to defense, and he wants to buy them time.

As a former teammate, he certainly knows the power of the person in front of him. If he is in good condition, he must not have the opportunity to easily control the football. Let him control the football, which means to control the rhythm of the game...

Albertini felt the collision from behind in the air. He had to work hard to maintain his balance, otherwise he would lose it when he fell on the earth... For his current body, this was a bit difficult, and he could only make up for it with technology.

Pirlo wanted to force Albertini to get the ball out of the air with a header, so that his teammates would have a great chance of grabbing the ball, and those who returned to the defense would have time.

But Albertini chose to stop the ball with his chest, and he still used his chest to stop the football under Pirlo's close snatch. At this moment, his skills and experience played an important role.

But after all, his body is not as good as before. Under Pirlo's constant impact, he felt that he had to use his best to protect the ball, not to mention holding the ball and then passing...

He needs someone to help him share the burden.

Just when he couldn't hold on, he saw George Wood.

Without hesitation, he passed the football to his second "student".

Pirlo suddenly felt that there was no pressure in front of him, Albertini suddenly turned and ran away, the football is not under his feet! So where is it?

Number 13!

George Wood drove the ball and killed it. Pirlo didn't even have time to think, and relied on his body's instincts to react-he pounced on Wood again.

Wood saw Pirlo rushing up and passed the football. His goal was Albertini, who had already got rid of the defense.

For the Forest team to play fast break, the dribbling and adjustments are not allowed, because that will give the opponent the most time needed to defend.

After a clean pass, the football returned to Albertini's feet. Pirlo now had time to think about the problem with his brain-he found it was bad.

No one is marking Albertini right now!

"Defend him..." he shouted back, and at the same time he saw Gattuso rushing towards the target, the stone in his heart fell...

The Forest has George Wood, and we also have Gattuso!

Albertini was familiar with everyone in AC Milan, whether it was Pirlo or Gattuso. He saw Gattuso rushing up, and suddenly he kicked a long pass!

The football flew over Gattuso's head and flew to the side.

Frank Ribery, who was ambushing there before, received the football.

This seems to have been planned long ago. The forest team switched from defensive to offensive in just a short time, and three passes were completed. It perfectly demonstrates the efficient football concept that Dunn pursues. At this point, the AC Milan defenders have just ran through the middle circle-neither Maldini nor Nesta are defenders who are known for speed.

Ribery received the ball, but he didn't entangle with the opposing full-back Odo on the wing, waiting for his partner to plug in. The next moment he stopped the ball, he speeded up the breakthrough, and threw Odo who had just come up. Behind.

"Sharp breakthrough comes from Frank Ribery!" It is no longer necessary to make a fuss to announce that Ribery has successfully broken through Otto. The French has used his past few seasons and his performance in the World Cup to prove that he belongs to the world. Level players.

Break through Otto? Isn't that normal?

Ribery didn't break along the flank. After raising his speed, he slashed into the middle. This increases the difficulty for Otto to catch up. If he only breaks through the wing, he can push Ribery out of bounds, and the space that Ribery can use will be very narrow. Now that it’s in the middle, Odo has the final say to stop Ribery...

Because it is a hasty return to defense, there are not many AC Milan players entering the defensive position. There is enough running space in the front and rear, left and right, and Ribe has a bright front.

Nesta and Maldini have returned to the forefront of the penalty area. They can see that Ribery is lonely and deep, so they are not afraid that the other side will be offside. One is delayed to protect, the other is forward to force, forming enough strategic defense depth. It is most suitable to deal with forwards who rely on speed to pass through the barriers alone.

Having entered the 30-meter area, a stern alarm sounded over the AC's defense zone.

Maldini dragged behind, and Nesta pushed forward.

How could Ribery fail to see their thoughts? Nottingham Forest itself is an outlier in the Premier League. The coach takes pleasure in studying various defensive tactics. How could they as players not understand defense?

Ribery didn't give Nesta time to come up. He suddenly kicked and shot from the goal 25 meters away!

There was no preparatory work before, the speed in the high-speed dribbling became his approach force, and the football passed by the side of Nesta like a cannonball.

call--

A gust of wind.

The football bypassed Nesta and Mardini, who was building a strategic depth behind him. It drew an arc in the air that was clearly visible to the naked eye, and then passed the tip of the right finger of Brazilian goalkeeper Dida and hit the far end. The inside of the goalpost, then...

Everyone saw that the football bounced back into the net.

"Boom—" The Athens Olympic Stadium seemed as if a volcano filled with TNT explosives was instantly exploded.

"The opening was only eight minutes! Only eight minutes! Nottingham Forest took the lead! Who would have thought that AC Milan's defense could be so vulnerable? A long-range shot 26 meters from the goal actually penetrated Dida's fingers... God! Nottingham Forest showed their confidence in winning the championship with practical actions! Frank Ribery, at this moment he is the hero in the hearts of Nottingham Forest fans!"

Seeing the football enter the goal, Ancelotti turned around and punched the plastic baffle on the coach's bench. At the same time, on the other side, Tony Dunn was doing the same action as him.

The former is because of the annoyance and anger of losing the ball, while the latter is because of excitement and excitement.

"1:0! Only eight minutes into the game, we are ahead!!" The commentator from England became a fan of Nottingham Forest at this moment. "Great Frank Ribery, Zidane II!"

"0:1, AC Milan fell behind in just eight minutes, which is really unlucky...Although Ribery's long shot is wonderful, I want to say that Demi's long pass is the highlight of this attack!" The Italian narrator had an annoyed tone, but he still praised Albertini from their country. Perhaps this would make him feel better?

Maldini has no time to be annoyed by the loss of the ball. He sees many such scenes. He just stared at Dmitrio Albertini who was celebrating with the Foresters players.

He is also very familiar with the ball passed by Demi to Ribery. When he was in AC Milan, he didn't know how many passes to watch every season. Some of them turned into goals in the end, and some were a pity. Among those who received his pass were Basten, Marcelo, Bierhoff, Shepchenko, Robert Baggio... etc. Now it is Ribery.

Once he only passed this kind of ball to people wearing Milan jerseys and Italian national team jerseys. Now his passing objects have become Milan's enemies.

——I am serious about defeating Milan, and I am going all out to defeat you and help the Forest team become the champion. This is the farewell match I want, do you understand, Paul?

Of course I understand, Demi...

Okay, I'll give you the farewell game you want!

Paulo Maldini raised the collapsed captain's armband again, turned and walked back to the goal, ready to kick-off in the middle circle. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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