Godfather Of Champions

Ancelotti is not a "Stone Buddha". When one goal is behind, he can still sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and watch the changes calmly on the coach's bench. Now that he still has a calm face when two goals are behind, it will make people suspect that he is a little abnormal.

What does it mean to lose two goals first in such an important final? If it weren't for AC Milan, you might want to raise your hand to surrender if you come to a general team.

Ancelotti stood up from his seat with an ugly face, he did not intend to make adjustments, because the first half was about to end. He wanted to tell the players in this way-he was a little angry.

Even if the opponent's defense is very tight, that George Wood has real talents, and our offense is under very heavy pressure. Nor is it an excuse for the defense to lose two goals in a row.

Defense is defense, offense is offense.

Of course, Ancelotti knows about AC Milan's defensive problems. In recent years, there are not many strong teams that have no defensive problems. The problem with AC Milan is that the back line is aging and injured frequently. Ancelotti asked Maldini to play as a central defender. Of course he knew that Paul was old and his slow turning speed was weak, so he arranged for Nesta to protect him.

Unexpectedly, the Forest team used a quick counterattack and a set kick to easily tear apart AC Milan's defense. The Forest team only got four offensive opportunities in the first half and scored two goals. This efficiency... In England, everyone says that Tony Dunn is a high-efficiency football coach and his team is an efficient killer. Ancelotti didn't believe it then, but now he has to believe it.

He just stood on the sidelines and looked inside with a cold face. At the same time, the brain is rapidly analyzing the current situation and figuring out what kind of targeted adjustments should be made during the intermission.

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The crazy celebration was forcibly terminated by the referee. When he pulled up the piled forest team players one by one, he saw Tony Dunn, who was lying on Albertini and wearing a suit, with a dumbfounded expression.

"Mr. Dunn, you shouldn't be here." He said to Dunn with a cold face.

Dunn, who was pulled up, tidyed up his suit, and said with a smile: "I am too emotional, I hope Mr. Referee will understand you."

"If you don't go back again, I will punish you on the stands." Van der made a gesture, and Dunn waved his hand and walked out quickly.

"I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now..."

Of course, he did not forget to give the players thumbs up along the way, and then kept waving his arms to make the Forest fans in the stands sing louder.

Every time he waved, the singing in the stands became louder. He is like a conductor of an orchestra, asking Forest fans at the Olympic Stadium to follow his instructions and cheer for the team.

"This kind of thing is generally done by the players when the ball is dead, but the Forest team is their head coach. Tony Dunn is an unusual head coach as rumored. Two goals ahead, His coaching level is also unusual!"

When Dunn walked back to the coach's bench, the whole stadium was only the singing and shouting of Nottingham Forest fans. AC Milan fans once thought of counterattack, and they were pressured back by the Englishman's singing as soon as they spoke.

This moment belongs to the fans of Nottingham Forest, they don't allow others to disturb their celebration banquet.

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Albertini finally escaped from the warm celebration of his teammates. Due to Dun En's sudden killing, he was still at the front of the opponent's restricted area at this time.

He stood up, just in time to see Maldini not far in front of him.

The joyful smile disappeared, and the two looked at each other for a while, until Maldini looked away and Albertini turned and walked away.

No matter how deep the friendship is usually in private, everyone meeting at this moment is the enemy. If the enemy is the enemy, don't talk so much nonsense.

If the Forest team wins, he will hug Maldini after the game. But now, I can't even give each other a smile.

The game restarted, Ancelotti did not return to the coaching bench, he stood on the sidelines, his face cold like an Italian sculpture. He put pressure on his players in this way.

As for Tony Dunn, he sat on the coach's bench and began to observe the game after he had recovered. There are nearly fifty minutes left, and now is not the time to take it lightly.

The overwhelming singing in the stands finally gradually stopped, and everyone can hear the voices of AC Milan fans. But don't think that the fans of Nottingham Forest are dead, they are just brewing another way to cheer for their team-hit their opponents.

After a while, as the game entered the 43rd minute, there was a burst of singing from the stands of Nottingham Forest fans.

This time the fans of the Forest team are using Joe Dolles’ fake Italian classical song "What’s wrong with your face" to stimulate Ancelotti standing on the sidelines. They believe Ancelotti will understand what it means. .

"What's wrong with you? Why do you look sad?"

Thousands of fans of the Forest team sang together, which was spectacular.

Only fans from England have this ability, and there are endless new methods to stimulate people. Don't think that only swearing and tree **** are fighting.

This singing continued until the end of the first half before it turned into a burst of laughter. The Forest fans were very happy to see their team lead by two goals and ended the first half.

The players of the Forest team kept waving and agitating the Forest fans in the stands when they left the field. Throughout the first half, they always felt that the fans were fighting side by side with them, and they were never alone. As players of the Forest team, they have become accustomed to such a game. No matter when, the fans always stand firmly behind them, cheer them up, and do everything possible to beat their opponents.

"The midfield whistle sounded! The first half of the game belonged to Nottingham Forest! In these forty-five minutes, although AC Milan had the upper hand in possession and time, it created scoring opportunities. And it was Nottingham Forest. To be fair, AC Milan had nothing but possession of the ball. They did not create any offensive opportunities that could threaten Van der Sar. Pirlo and Kaka were beaten by Albertini and George respectively. • Wood stared and froze, and the rest fell into the airtight defense of the Forest team. Tony Dunn’s tactical opponent suppressed Ancelotti. In the duel between the two coaches, Dunn took the lead temporarily ."

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Ancelotti sullen her face, bowed her head and quickly walked into the tunnel. Dunn deliberately let him go in front. He patted the shoulders with the players of the forest team outside the field before he walked back with him. Of course, before going in, he had not forgotten to applaud the fans in the stands.

When Dunn entered the locker room, everyone had already entered before him. Everyone was excited and excited about the first half of the game. Who could have thought before the game that they could lead AC Milan by two goals so easily?

You must know that their lead is not the average cat and dog, it is AC Milan who has won the Champions League six times!

Dunn didn't stop the excitement of these players. At this time, he really couldn't find anything to make them excited.

After waiting for a while, he coughed to signal that he had something to say, and the locker room immediately became quiet.

"I am proud of your performance in the first half!" Dunn's first words caused applause and whistles in the locker room.

"2:0!" He stretched out two fingers, which looked like a "V" representing victory. "I can't find the problem at all, and I believe those in front of the TV, in the stands, holding a magnifying glass. Opponents can’t find a problem! In the second half, continue this performance. If we finally win the game, no one has the guts to say that we won the championship by luck. Maybe before this game, some people think AC Milan deserves to win this game, because they have won six championships in history, we only have two. But you slapped them with the performance of the first half!"

After the players finished cheering, Dunn pressed his hands down: "But don't be too happy, our opponents are not those uninfluenced teams after all. Be careful to be bitten by them in the second half. In the second half, we still insisted on defensive counterattack and full court. Pressing tactics. Lost the ball in the frontcourt and grab it on the spot, and immediately stop the attack. But don’t blindly waste opportunities. Teams that waste opportunities will inevitably be punished. A two-ball lead I think is not enough. There will be in the second half. Don’t let go of the chance of scoring and play as if we were still in a tie. Score a few more goals until the opponent is completely desperate!"

Everyone says Tony Dunn is a conservative guy, his football is negative, ugly, and unproactive. But he always tells his players that "1:0" is the most unsafe score in the world. In the game, he always hopes his team will score as many goals as possible.

In fact, Dunn is not conservative, it's just that everyone misinterpreted the meaning of defensive counterattack. Dunn believes that the basis of offense is defense, which is like building a house and building a tall building. The higher the floor, the stronger the foundation. He doesn't believe that there are such things as castles in the sky in this world, he is very realistic. An offense without a solid defense as a foundation cannot withstand the real test, just as a building with an unstable foundation might collapse in a gust of wind, let alone disasters such as earthquakes.

Why did Barcelona fail in the league because their offense was so gorgeous that they forgot to defend. Barcelona's midfielder is often a defensive midfielder. Once they are blocked in front of the attack and can't open the situation for a long time, the problems in the defense will gradually be exposed, and finally a blowout will be formed.

Such offensive football is not what Dunn wants.

What he wants is stability, stability overwhelms everything. Defensively does not consolidate, resolutely not attack. Unless the situation is so critical that he can't help it, he will fight hard.

Now that the Forest team leads AC Milan by two goals, he can think of the pressure his team will face in the second half with his knees. AC Milan will definitely start a counterattack like going crazy, and the team's defensive pressure will further increase. At this time, more stable defense is needed. Then... the old rules, wait for the opportunity to sneak attack.

As long as you guard the beginning of the second half, as time goes by, the opponent will inevitably become more and more anxious. The gap between the two **** will press on their heads like a boulder, making them unable to sit down. At that time, when opponents are busy with frontline warfare, more and more loopholes will appear behind them, and catching loopholes is what Forest Team is best at.

"...So, the key to the second half of the game is not to lose the ball in the opening fifteen minutes. Even a ball will make them counterattack like a **** shark. So defend firmly..." Dunn raised his index finger. "It is the highest requirement, the first standard. During that time we can sacrifice offense and wait for these fifteen minutes to wait for an opportunity to attack."

"Finally, remember!" Dunn raised his voice, "Victory must belong to us!"

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Unlike the high spirited atmosphere in the dressing room of the Forest team, the atmosphere in AC Milan's dressing room is somewhat depressed.

Most people choose to spend the precious fifteen minutes in silence.

How many people can think of the first half of the Champions League final like this? They, the well-known AC Milan, were filled with two goals by Nottingham Forest in 45 minutes. What is even more shameful than this is that they were completely beaten, unable to find a direction, and not a threatening attack, as weak as they were in a quagmire.

What's wrong? Almost all AC Milan fans are asking questions in the stands, which is why they have never played against Forest fans.

At the same time, such questions are also circling in the minds of Milan players.

There was a problem with our offense and we couldn't find a specific direction. Once Pirlo and Kaka were stared to death, the team's offense seemed to have lost the ship guided by the lighthouse. This is not a matter of once or twice... But what can we do when facing such a tight defense against the opponent?

Ancelotti, who had been gloomy, finally spoke.

"Does anyone think the current situation is familiar?" He asked. Everyone looked up and tried to search in their memory. How many games they had to go through in their lives as professional players. There must be no less than dozens of familiar scenes. How did they know? Which game is the situation similar now?

Or Ancelotti announced the correct answer: "In the Champions League final in May 2005, we and Liverpool. Remember? We led them by three goals in the first half. What happened?"

Needless to say the rest, few people in this AC Milan currently do not know the situation. Maldini opened the record in that game. AC Milan had a good first half that could not be better. How similar is it to Nottingham Forest in today's game? At the intermission, the three-goal-leading AC Milan players couldn’t wait to celebrate the championship in the dressing room. The sound could not be blocked even by the brick walls. The Milanese’s carnival made Liverpool listen. , Inspiring their inner fighting spirit and madness.

As a result, in that game, AC Milan, who was supposed to have the winning ticket, was chased by their opponents for three consecutive goals in the second half. Their confidence and morale were greatly affected. They completely collapsed in the penalty shoot-out. They lost to Liverpool and gave up the champion. .

That game was a great humiliation for AC Milan, and it also made Liverpool the first reversal in the history of the 50-year Champions League final.

"We are only two goals behind. What should we worry about? The opponent can turn defeat into victory if we are behind by three goals. Why can't we?"

When he said this, everyone's eyes lit up again.

Yes, why should things that are reversed can only happen to us and not to others?

Do we lack the belief and strength to win? Have we lost interest in the championship? Don't we want to take this trophy in front of us?

Neither, so if so, why can't we reverse Nottingham Forest?

Ancelotti was very happy to see the players immediately regained their confidence. He believes in the strength of AC Milan and has never doubted it. Regardless of whether the opponent in front of him is Nottingham Forest, or Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona... he has the confidence to win. The key is whether the players have the confidence to win, as long as they are confident to win, then it is not a problem.

In the fight against Liverpool that year, it was because the opponents chased three goals in a period of time, which caused the players' confidence to be severely damaged. In the next game, even Kong Ming would not be able to make it...think Shepchenko , A world-class shooter, who would believe that he can appear to be unable to shoot in the face of almost empty goals? But that happened.

It is precisely because of such a lesson that Ancelotti is convinced that the important thing at this moment is not to tell the players what tactics we will adopt in the second half, which will not be listened to. The most important thing now is to restore the players' confidence and let them know that even if they are two goals behind, it is not the end of the world.

"We will continue to strengthen our offense in the second half." Ancelotti began to deploy specific tactics when the players were convinced that there was hope in the second half. "We have no other way to go except offensive. But we have to think behind us and don't give the Forest team a chance to counterattack quickly. If you lose the ball in the frontcourt, you will fight back on the spot. If you can't get it, you will foul!"

Pirlo looked up at the coach.

"Albertini is getting older and cannot keep up with your physical strength. You have to keep running and don't stay in one place. Run and throw him away! In addition, opponents can use set **** to get into our goal. We Why can't we also use set kicks? In the first half we won four free kicks in the frontcourt and you didn't catch any of them."

Pirlo faced Ancelotti's criticism and remained silent.

"In the second half, if we strengthen our offense, it will increase their defensive pressure, and we will also get more frontcourt set kicks. Don't waste me any more. Take the opportunity and score!"

In addition to the full court press, the Forest team also retraced very quickly. Facing the overcrowded 30-meter area, Kaka's breakthrough and speed did not even have the slightest room to play. This kind of time can only rely on Pirlo's scheduling and positioning the ball.

Ancelotti decided to do this for the time being, and in the second half made adjustments according to changes in the situation.

Who makes himself the lagging side, not the leader...

However, things are not as bad as people think.

In long-distance running, the most stressful is often the leader who takes the lead. Experienced long-distance runners will choose to follow the leader all the time, sprint to exert strength at the last moment, throw off the exhausted leader, and then raise their arms to cross the finish line.

For a football match, ninety minutes is undoubtedly a long run. Nottingham Forest has been inexperienced as the leader of the boundless scenery, but can they persist to the end? Who can guarantee that they will not be overwhelmed by the pressure of leading? Ancelotti decided to be a shadow lurking behind the front runner, waiting for the time to come, and always biting the front runner, so as not to let him have the slightest chance to relax, so that the pressure in his heart continued to accumulate until he could no longer bear it. When living...

At that time, it was when AC Milan became the champion.

I know what Tony Dunn said: One goal is the least secure.

So, Mr. Dunn, do you think that a two-goal lead is safe? (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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