Three Hundred and Fifty-Fourth Rise Like a Comet

San Siro, the second round of the Champions League group match between AC Milan and Hamburg showed an unequal pattern from the beginning.

Even though AC Milan put on a positive posture, the reality is that Hamburg is gradually gaining the upper hand in this stadium!

When AC Milan took away 1 point from the Nou Camp, people might think that AC Milan and Barcelona are evenly matched. In fact, it is not the case. AC Milan will play a defensive counterattack in the away game and try to take the initiative to attack Hamburg at home. There will be obvious differences in actual combat power. difference.

Even if Pato, the son-in-law of Milan, does not appear on the field, even if he is on the field, Hamburg will not give him the space to break through the Barcelona defense line. Forcibly passing the ball is just passing the ball to Navas.

Hamburg is not Barcelona, ​​and they will not force their opponents to stay away from their own goals.

At the same time, Hamburg's emphasis on defense has also achieved the effect of cutting AC Milan's formation.

Seedorf, who is not active enough to run, only needs Demel to block it, and Kanter can use his wide running coverage to attack from all sides!

Nocerino, Abate, Antonini, and AC Milan players who assisted to the frontcourt were all steals by Kanter inadvertently!

With the fire support of De Bruyne and Rakitic, Royce and Griezmann wantonly swayed their offensive passion, and Kanter was the reaper who swept the field frantically and made the opponent almost desperate!

But after 25 minutes of the game, Hamburg still failed to score!

The role played by Nesta to lead the defense line is not only the impeccable individual defense, but also his organization and mobilization of his teammates' defensive positions and zone defenses, which makes Hamburg's offensive firepower always seem a little weaker.

In the 27th minute of the game, Abate assisted to the frontcourt and passed the ball straight ahead before Kanter's help defense was in place. Cassano pulled the ball across the side and then changed direction and went outside to pass Matuidi. Tuidi was not cleaned up, but it also allowed Cassano to find a suitable route for passing the ball.

Ibrahimovic succeeded in responding in the right rib area of ​​the penalty area. He used his foot technique to deceive Boateng's center of gravity and then quickly kicked the ball to shoot. This shot was extremely sudden and concealed. The football went straight to the near corner of the goal. Navas blocked it He caught the near corner of the goal but was a little panicked, barely blocking the ball out of the baseline.

Ibrahimovic clapped his hands to boost the morale of the team, hoping that everyone can make persistent efforts.

But their threatening offense was more like a flash in the pan, and it was suddenly a brilliant work after a long silence.

In the 30th minute of the game, Rakitic hit the ball to the frontcourt, Thiago Silva pressed Griezmann on the penalty area line, Nesta let Abarth take back the middle, and he would choose to grab at any time A long-range threat to block Hamburg.

In the past period of time, Hamburg's repeated long-range shots have made AC Milan feel a huge threat. If it weren't for AC Milan's good luck, Hamburg hit two goalposts and failed to complete the goal. Otherwise, the score would have been rewritten at this time.

Long-range shooting is not necessarily the ultimate means for Hamburg to finally score. As long as the threat is played out, it will be effective tactically.

In order to strengthen the defense in front of the penalty area, AC Milan had to let the full-backs fill the space in the middle, and then the defenders could go forward to defend.

The advantage of doing this is that it can not only curb the threat of the opponent's long-range shot, but also avoid exposing the space behind him to pass and cooperate with the opponent.

But in this way, Hamburg was able to play an offensive depth advantage!

Because Matuidi's assist came up!

When Matuidi lapped the bottom,

Rakitic passed the ball shortly to De Bruyne under Nocerino's pressure, and the latter did not make any adjustments and sent the ball to the outside of the penalty area with an over-the-top diagonal pass.

Matuidi stopped the ball in front of the bottom line on the side, and then made a cross. At this time, Abate pulled out to block his cross line, but Matuidi made a false fax dunk and actually dunked Abate. The ball went into the penalty area!

Seeing this scene, Situ Yunbing couldn't help getting excited on the sidelines!

The real offensive is coming!

Rakitic and De Bruyne ran outside the penalty area to respond, and Griezmann pressed the area in front of the goal. At the very moment, when Matuidi passed the ball, Nesta keenly noticed that from behind him Matuidi's passing direction is also in front of the goal!

This is a narrower but more concealed passing line. Nesta turned around and fell to the ground decisively to block the ball out of the bottom line!

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The AC Milan fans in the stands showed reverence while cheering.

The 35-year-old Nesta was the busiest man on AC Milan's defense in the first half. He blocked Royce, cut off Griezmann, and blocked De Bruyne's long-range shot with his body. Now , he is still in rescue!

Although Hamburg does not measure the speed of the game as accurately as Barcelona does, and the fire of tearing the opponent's defense has not yet reached the level of perfection, but Hamburg is still more frequent in simplifying fast breaks and delivering threatening balls. They are simple and direct. , making no secret of his sharpness, it seems that his trick is killing him!

AC Milan has not conceded a goal until now. Nesta has contributed a lot. How much they expect Nesta to be a few years younger. Should wait for a suitable successor to partner Thiago Silva!

But the most ruthless thing on the green field is the years.

After Situ Yunbing saw that this threatening offensive was in vain again, he first closed his eyes in disappointment, and then opened his eyes even more sharply like a knife!

If the situation of AC Milan forces them to take all 3 points at home, then the real situation is that Hamburg has a stronger desire to win than AC Milan!

Hamburg quickly took a corner kick, and the short pass of the football went to the feet of Reus, who was on the sideline. Qi moved forward to the front of the penalty area and in the middle. At this time, Royce chose to cross without waiting for Van Bommel to press.

The football was hoisted to the back of the penalty area, Thiago Silva's defense area!

When Silva tried to clear the siege with a header, a stalwart figure appeared in front of him. He jumped at the same time as the opponent, but the opponent was obviously one position ahead of him!

Dutch defender Van Dijk!

There seems to be no suspense in the air contest in the penalty area of ​​AC Milan. There is a 10 cm height gap between Silva and Van Dijk, and Silva's take-off location is determined according to the limit height of his own jumping ability, while Van Dijk is closer than him football!

Because Van Dijk is taller, and Van Dijk is full of momentum!

Thiago Silva seems to be a head shorter than Van Dijk in the air!

The speed and position before take-off have already determined the outcome!

Van Dijk hit the ball into AC Milan's goal from behind the penalty area like a giant!

Abbiati could do nothing.

Thiago Silva is shocked!

Perhaps he had been under the impact of Griezmann, Royce, De Bruyne and other thin players before, and suddenly his opponent became the tall and burly Van Dijk. Some were caught off guard!

Although Van Dijk is only 20 years old, he has a hint of arrogance. He opened his mouth and roared during the celebration, which made the Hamburg fans extremely excited!

The Dutch central defender who rose like a comet under Situ Yunbing scored a goal in San Siro that he will never forget!

"Van Dijk! Van Dijk scored with a header! Thiago Silva lost the high-altitude ball this time!

Van Dijk accidentally went to the goal of AC Milan to complete the goal, Royce sent an assist!

Hamburg tried various methods, and finally opened the gate of AC Milan with a header from the defender!

AC Milan is at a bit of a disadvantage at home today. Their midfield is completely lost. Seedorf is invisible and walks most of the time. Nocerino worked hard but made many mistakes. What can the 34-year-old Van Bommel do? ? The successive attacks of De Bruyne and Rakitic made him difficult to think about! "

Situ Yunbing raised his fists with an extremely cold expression, this goal is too critical!

Will force AC Milan to continue to strengthen the offensive!

And their line of defense will expose more flaws!

It is no exaggeration to say that if AC Milan's last game as a guest at the Nou Camp was not for Pato's stunning breakthrough shortly after the opening, which resulted in a single-handed goal and a score advantage, AC Milan would not be able to take away 1 point from the Nou Camp !

Although AC Milan is now the champion of Serie A, if it weren't for the decline of Inter Milan's strength after Mourinho's departure, AC Milan might not have the chance to win the championship. Their current strength is completely impossible to gain the advantage in the top European confrontation !

Allegri should also understand that the most suitable way for their current lineup is to defend and counterattack.

Because defensive counterattacks can compress the space in the backcourt, for veterans like Van Bommel and Nesta, it can reduce the coverage and improve the quality of defense, and they also have speed forwards like Pato.

But if it is a head-on contest, the most intuitive change is that each player has more space to be responsible for. Like Van Bommel, he can only simply defend, and he may not be able to keep up with the opponent's rhythm. A midfielder who is already old and seems to be struggling to sprint is more likely to be contained by the opponent.

It is because of the decline in the overall strength of Serie A that AC Milan has no choice but to attack in most games, and they have Ibrahimovic, and Ibrahimovic's role in positional battles will be very significant.

It is a pity that the Champions League is not Serie A. The opponents in the Champions League will not play slow football with AC Milan. They only need to use a strong impact to defeat AC Milan.

Perhaps because of Barcelona in this group, the comparison effect is not very convincing, because the comparison team is indeed too strong.

But if you ask fans all over the world, 90% of the fans don’t think that the Serie A champion AC Milan can take advantage of the top four teams in the Premier League. If there are exceptions, it can only be Arsenal or Manchester City. The former is a decline in strength. The latter is inexperienced.

In the past 5 years, the rhythmic impact of the Premier League has promoted the development of modern football to a certain extent, but just as Serie A entered a trough, they failed to keep up with this wave. Now any mainstream European style of play will not slow down!

However, AC Milan has so many veterans, and they can't get up quickly.