Chapter 490
High-level pressing is actually a double-edged sword.
If your energy sources keep forcing your opponent to make mistakes in the midfield and backcourt, then you will succeed;
But once your high-pressure is cracked by your opponent and pass the ball to the frontcourt with three kicks, then you will face a quick counterattack, and then you may have to face your opponent's high-pressure.
The trident without Ronaldo in the counterattack will eventually be easier to deal with, which is also the reason why Ancelotti dares to attack Manchester United.
Look at Gattuso who is wandering around Vardy, and the central defender combination of Nesta and Maldini behind him, even Vardy may not be able to make any tricks when facing these three world's top defensive players.
Of course, there were too many lessons before, so today Gattuso's meat grinder turned off the motor directly, just simply defending Vardy, very honest and dared not do anything bad!
In the 16th minute of the first half, Inzagi tackled Evra and passed by Kaka. The Son of God dribbled the ball forward at high speed. He suddenly shot at the front of the penalty area, which once again tested Van der Sar's save skills.
Ferguson knew that this could not continue, otherwise Milan, who had more proactive tactics, would completely suppress Manchester United.
I walked to the sidelines and made a few gestures at Vardy, but the gesture was too obvious and everyone knew what it meant.
After receiving the instructions, Vardy nodded without hesitation and began to retreat, and retreated very deeply, even standing in the same line as the back.
This is not just a matter of increasing the ball point.
Going forward in a swarm of rushing towards the ball is not called high-level pressing, but it is called blind comparison. High-level pressing is a coordinated and coordinated overall pressing.
There is no doubt that in Ferguson's mind, if the backcourt player alone cannot break the high-pressure pressing, then fortunately, Manchester United has another Vardy, who is the solution for Manchester United in many cases.
When facing the opponent's high-level pressing, the ball holder usually only needs to face the pressure from one of the opponent's offensive players. So, as long as the ball holder can get rid of the opponent's pressing cleanly, the high-level pressing will be instantly cracked, and the next breakthrough will be a smooth road.
And who among Manchester United has the strongest breakthrough ability?
Of course it was Vardy!
Retreat to the midfielder position, Vardy ran into the air and received a pass from Van der Sar. Although Inzaghi was forced by him behind him, Vardy was not worried at all. He turned around and touched his feet, and cleaned up Inzaghi.
It seems that Ancelotti has already made a plan. When Vardy retreated, Gattuso and Ambrosini also had an instant position. After Vardy turned around and passed Inzaghi, she directly faced the double-team between them.
If you fail at this position, then Manchester United will face direct blows from their opponents, which is very dangerous.
Although Vardy doesn't think he will be intercepted, there can be a more direct way, so why not!
Before the two players closed, Vardy pushed the ball to Carrick on the right, then jumped out of the middle and threw them away. At this time, he had already received Carrick's tacit reply.
Two over two!
At this time, getting rid of Gattuso and Ambrosini, Milan's empty defense was directly exposed to Vardy.
What? You said Pirlo?
He is a passer master, but when it comes to defense, are you sure he has a defense?
After not being polite to the passer master, after the frying croquettes in an understatement, Pirlo began to doubt his life behind Vardy!
Milan has a strong defense, but they have a fatal weakness, that is, they are not young anymore!
Two full-backs are 30 and 31. The world's No. 1 central defender Nesta is also 30 years old. What's even more scary is that the team spirit Maldini is 39 this year. It's very suitable to be a grandpa at this age...
Nesta’s speed could not keep up with Vardy, and Maldini was even thrown so much that he could not even see the taillights of the car. This was the rhythm of eating raw every minute.
Facing Maldini who was rushing to catch up, Vardy was actually full of respect, but this does not mean that he had to let the water go. Sometimes, using all his strength is the greatest respect for his opponent.
He plucked the ball to the right without hesitation, his body flexibly flicked out of space, and passed Maldini directly without any delay!
At that moment, Maldini really felt a heroic feeling in her heart. Perhaps before he was 30 years old, he could really defend Vardy, but now, he could not even reach out for a foul.
After passing Maldini, Vardy had already arrived at the top of the penalty area. Before Nesta rushed up, he slammed his right foot and the ball shot out.
Go in!
No matter how beautiful a long-distance raid is, no goal is just a mere appearance and worthless.
This goal is very important to Manchester United. If Manchester United leads, then Milan must attack. At that time, it may be replaced by Manchester United to impose a high-pressure press on Milan.
As if with Valdi's belief, the ball roared straight into the dead corner of the goal. Dida's save power was beyond the reach, and Milan's goal was broken!
A goal has been scored!
The moment the goal was scored, the Athens Olympic Stadium completely broke out, and two completely different violent emotions gathered together and ignited the entire stadium.
Vardy roared passionately, turned around and rushed to the sidelines, fully releasing his explosive power. When the speed reached its fastest, he couldn't help but slid. Everything was unplanned, but it was just a temporary rise, which made the visual shock effect that the whole world climax.
The teammates rushed over excitedly, and also knelt on the ground and hugged each other, celebrating the goal passionately.
Everyone knows what this goal means. Any goal in any game may mean a victory. Perhaps, this is the goal that determines the Champions League trophy.
The Milan players were hit hard by Vardy's surprise attack. They were obviously taking the absolute initiative just now, but they didn't expect that Vardy retreated and caught the ball directly and directly broke through his goal for the first time. The beautiful raids all the way seemed to be exactly the same as Kaka, so sharp and so unsolvable.
It can be said that this goal directly reversed the situation on the court, and the next game will become more intense, and perhaps the white-hot will be directly present in front of the fans.
Indeed, the high-level press was broken and the team's goal was lost, which disrupted Ancelotti's arrangement, but for a master of tactics, it was impossible for him to not consider this situation before the game.
Therefore, after the game started again, Milan's style of playing changed. From giving up the ball and pressing high positions to more accustomed to oppressive attacks, what Milan has to do is to equalize the score in the first half as soon as possible, and not to enter the second half with a disadvantage.
Pirlo kept organizing Milan's attack through running passes, Kaka and Seedorf repeatedly penetrated Manchester United's defensive ribs, while Inzagi seemed to be a mess, running in Manchester United's penalty area with a wild run. This Christmas tree formation has strong frontal attack power, and few teams can directly compete.
A few minutes passed, and Milan continued to attack Manchester United's defense, making Manchester United feel extremely pressured, especially Kaka. Every time he took the ball, he seemed to be able to pose a threat to Manchester United.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Kaka dribbled the ball and flashed through Park Ji-sung's defense, but his iconic long-range shot hit the post, making people sigh with regret. The cry of regret floated over the Olympic Stadium and did not dissipate for a long time.
Neither Park Ji-sung nor Fletcher could limit Kaka's performance. Kaka at his peak was as unsolvable as Vardy. Even if the two joined forces, they were usually clean by Kaka's simple, smooth but extremely effective movements.
The name of an assassin is well-deserved!
Ferguson mobilized Alan Smith to defend Kaka, but Kaka was also embarrassed by Kaka, and there was no way to completely limit Kaka.
And just as Ferguson was thinking about how to deal with it, Kaka scored a goal!
In the 31st minute of the first half, Seidorf passed the cross from the left, and Inzaghi made a direct shot from the small penalty area line, but he flicked a shot and missed the ball. Manchester United's defense line suddenly had a loophole.
The ambush Kaka was inserted into the back point and scored in one go without anyone defending it.
Looking at Kaka who soared at the Olympic Stadium and celebrated his goals with his teammates, Valdi sighed that it was indeed difficult to deal with the peak Kaka.
Ronaldo has made considerable progress this season, and his overall strength has no problem rushing into the top five in the world football world. Although Rooney has made little progress, it is not difficult to maintain the top ten in the world.
Both Ronaldo and Rooney are still immature compared to Kaka. Kaka has outstanding style this season.
But this is the best. The height is so cold. Without an opponent, it is meaningless to kick yourself!
Vardy smiled, but few people could understand the meaning contained in her smile!
Today's Vardy is not the usually lazy Vardy, but a Vardy who is completely inspired by the peak Kaka. Such Vardy only qualifies in two extremely difficult games with Chelsea.
Then let's use this game to compete!
At least, please don’t leave any regrets!
Milan celebrated a lot, but after the game started again, the two teams seemed to have a very tacit understanding. No one made a big attack. The second half was the time to really decide the winner.
Sure enough, when the referee blew the whistle and ended the first half, neither team scored another goal and returned to the locker room with a score of 1:1, where the two coaches will set up the tactics for the second half to decide the outcome.
When Vardy walked off the stadium, he was still thinking about Kaka's goal in the first half and Milan's attack.
I have to admit that Milan is really strong this season. Even if it has weaknesses, it is covered up under Ancelotti's powerful tactics, making people unable to speak.
This kind of game is interesting, right?
Well, it’s meaningless to think about these things now. Kaka is idle, so I’ll go and hug one first!
Chapter completed!