Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

"CCTV!"

"CCTV!"

"Dear viewers, you are now watching the live broadcast of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League final."

"I'm the commentator Zhang Lu!"

"I am the commentator Zhan Jun!"

Both commentators were very excited to be able to comment on the Champions League final live.

Although they have commented on many Champions League finals, there have been almost no finals involving their own country's players.

Although Feng Xiaoting participated in the Champions League final for Barcelona last season and even played, he became the first Chinese player to appear on the Champions League final stage.

It’s just that Feng Xiaoting came on the court during garbage time and the game was over after only a few minutes, so he didn’t have much chance to perform at all.

Lin Feng's situation is completely different. He leads the team as the starting main player and even the core of the team. The vast number of Chinese fans do not have to wait anxiously for his appearance, because they can see his heroic figure on the court as soon as the game starts.

In the player tunnel, players from both teams stood in their respective teams, quietly waiting to play.

The atmosphere seemed a bit depressing, and there was no communication between the two sides throughout the process.

Even though they are friends or teammates on the national team in private, they behave like strangers at this time.

The players on both sides had been waiting in the player tunnel for a while, but still had not received any notification to enter.

Before the game, some fans bought fake tickets to enter the stadium, resulting in thousands of fans who bought real tickets being stopped outside.

Angry fans clashed violently with security personnel responsible for maintaining order outside the stadium, which led to a large-scale riot.

As the scale of the riots continues to expand, UEFA sent people to inform the players of both teams that tonight's game is likely to be postponed or even cancelled.

This unexpected episode finally broke the almost frozen atmosphere between the two teams. Players from both sides were whispering and asking each other for news.

“Will the game be cancelled?”

"That shouldn't be the case, right? So many fans and reporters have already entered the stadium, and UEFA officials have also arrived. If it is cancelled now, there will be chaos!"

"I am UEFA and I cannot afford to lose face, so the match will definitely not be cancelled, at most it will be postponed for a while!"

Figo is very experienced, and he is the only one in the team who has played in the Champions League final, so everyone trusts what he says.

As expected, the riots outside the venue were quickly quelled with the arrival of a large number of riot police.

After a delay of fifteen minutes, the game is finally about to begin!

Led by the referee team, the players of both teams, each holding a ball boy, entered the Olympic Stadium.

As soon as they walked out of the player tunnel, screams and shouts from all directions rushed into everyone's ears like a flood.

The final has not started yet, but the fans are already extremely enthusiastic.

"Come on, Inter Milan!"

"AC Milan, come on!"

The fans of Inter Milan and AC Milan, occupying the north and south stands respectively, started a battle among fans with high morale.

Everyone was cheering for their own team at the top of their lungs, and since the numbers of people were equal, the two sides were evenly matched.

As for the neutral fans sitting in the east and west stands, their eyes were following the big-name stars on the court, shouting the names of their idols excitedly.

"Ahhhh, Kaka is so handsome!"

"Kaka, you are the best!"

When a group of girls saw Kaka appear, they screamed at the top of their lungs.

The sound was sharp enough to shatter the glass and caused other fans nearby to look at each other.

But when Lin Feng came on stage, there was a louder scream from the next stand:

"Ahhh, Lin Feng is so handsome, even more handsome than Leonardo Dicaprio!"

"Not only is he handsome, he also has a great body. I can't take it anymore. I feel like I'm about to fall for him!"

"Lin Feng, I love you!"

"Get lost, you son of the beach, Lin Feng is mine!"

As the people around them stared in astonishment, two girls with hot bodies and beautiful looks actually started fighting for the ownership of Lin Feng.

The two of us were fighting, one pulling my hair and the other tearing my clothes, and it was so intense that it was hard to stop.

The people around were so excited that some of the boys even started to bleed from their noses...

"Haha, the fans of these two teams are really crazy!"

In the live broadcast room at the stadium, the two commentators from CCTV were a little embarrassed after seeing this scene, and quickly asked the director to switch the broadcast camera to avoid teaching the children bad lessons.

"Let's first take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams today!"

"AC Milan still lined up Ancelotti's usual 4-3-2-1 "Christmas Tree Formation".

Guarding the goal is Dida, a 33-year-old veteran from Brazil with rich experience in major competitions.

The defense line is led by captain Maldini, who forms a central defender partnership with Nesta, while Jankulovski and Oddo serve as fullbacks on the left and right sides respectively.

In midfield, the combination of Pirlo and Gattuso still appeared in the starting lineup, and Ambrosini was next to them, forming AC Milan's second line of defense.

In the frontcourt, Seedorf and Kaka act as attacking midfielders, with Inzaghi being the only one on the front line.

The alien, who was highly praised before the game, was placed on the bench by Ancelotti in this game. Perhaps he will become a surprise weapon for Milan in the next game. "

This starting lineup of AC Milan is basically the most commonly used lineup in major competitions this season, and it is also the most competitive lineup they can currently send out.

"AC Milan's lineup is very balanced, capable of both attack and defense, with no obvious weaknesses."

After introducing AC Milan's starting lineup, Zhang Lu added his own comment:
"But this lineup is a bit old. According to the data we got before the game, the average age of this lineup is over 31 years old, which is the oldest lineup in the history of the Champions League final."

Zhan Jun continued: "In a high-intensity match like the Champions League final, whether the veterans' bodies can withstand the impact of their opponents will greatly affect the course of the game."

AC Milan's age problem had been talked about a lot before the game.

The reduction in team investment and the inability to find suitable replacements have forced Ancelotti to conquer the world with a group of veterans.

Why do so many people say this year is AC Milan’s last chance?

Because of the age of their lineup, there is no future for them at all.

For example, Maldini, who started the game, became the oldest non-goalkeeper player in the history of the Champions League final at the age of 38 years and 331 days.

It is shocking that he can still start in the Champions League at the age of almost 39.

Because most players have already retired by the time they reach his age.

If Ancelotti had any idea, he would not rely so much on a veteran who could retire at any time.

Like AC Milan, Inter Milan's starting lineup did not change much.

The goalkeeper is Cesar, and the four defenders are Maicon, Samuel, Materazzi and Grosso.

The four midfielders are Vieira, Zanetti, Lin Feng and Figo.

The forward line was composed of Torres and Cruz. Crespo was injured, and Mancini was afraid that his old injury would relapse, so he did not dare to let him start, and could only put him on the bench as a surprise.

“Both teams wore their classic uniforms today, and Inter Milan was the team attacking from the left side of the field to the right in blue and black.

"Wearing red and black jerseys, attacking from right to left is AC Milan."

"For Inter Milan, this is their first return to the finals after 35 years. I wonder if they can lift the coveted trophy tonight!"

"For AC Milan, this is also a battle of proof. Whether they can wash away the shame of two years ago depends on their performance tonight!"

At 20:45, with the referee's whistle, this much-anticipated game kicked off!
As soon as the whistle sounded, Inter Milan's frontcourt players rushed to the opponent's half collectively and launched a frantic pressing on the AC Milan player who had the ball!

"The game just started and Inter Milan launched a massive attack on AC Milan!"

"AC Milan was very uncomfortable being robbed and was forced to pass back!"

"Danger!"

"What a fast speed! Ambrosini's pass almost went astray!"

There was no testing, as the two teams were already very familiar with each other's strength and playing style.

So after the opening, Inter Milan skipped the probing phase and launched a massive attack on the opponent.

Mancini knows that his team's weakness is the lack of experience in major competitions and that the players' mentality is inferior to that of their opponents.

If we drag it out, we will most likely be defeated by our opponents who take advantage of their rich experience.

In this case, don't drag it out, take the initiative to speed up from the first minute of the game, increase intensity on the opponent, and let the game enter a fast pace that the opponent doesn't like!

Under his instructions, Inter Milan launched a high-pressure defense against AC Milan at the start of the game.

At the beginning of the game, when Ambrosini was passing the ball back to Pirlo, Lin Feng predicted his intention, touched the ball with his foot, and almost completed a steal.

"It was really dangerous for Milan just now. If Jankulovski hadn't been nearby and had destroyed the ball before Lin Feng, Inter Milan's counterattack might have been successful!"

Although the first attempt was unsuccessful, there was no trace of frustration or discouragement on Lin Feng's face.

When the opponent had the ball, he rushed forward without hesitation.

Inter Milan's pressing was not like a headless fly, but a very methodical one.

When the opponent's backcourt players get the ball, the forwards and midfielders will immediately press the formation forward, forcing the opponent to pass back.

When the opponent passed the ball back, the two players on the front line continued to press forward, pressing behind the opponent's two central defenders, making it impossible for them to continue passing the ball.

After pressing the opponent's back line, AC Milan didn't even have a chance to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper or pass it to the full-backs on both sides.

But just as Torres and Cruz moved forward to press the opponent's back line, Lin Feng and Figo pulled to the flank area, cutting off the opponent's winger's route to pass the ball to the midfield.

In this situation, Milan's full-backs have very little choice.

Or you can boldly dribble forward and take the ball out yourself.

Or make a long pass to find teammates in the frontcourt.

But no matter what, they had to make a choice as soon as possible, because if they hesitated for a moment, the Inter players who were well prepared would immediately rush over from all directions, surround the Milan full-back, and snatch the ball from his feet.

Seeing his team in chaos and in a mess due to the opponent's dominance, Ancelotti could no longer sit still.

He looked at Mancini deeply. It turned out that this old guy had not been idle these days. He actually came up with such a disgusting style of play to target him.

The opponent's tactics looked very aggressive, under the crazy pressing of Inter Milan players.

Milan players had to passively speed up along with the opponent, increasing the pace of passing and running, in order to avoid losing the ball due to being double-teamed by the opponent due to standing still in a fixed position.

But speeding up the pace of the game is what Inter Milan wants to see, not what AC Milan wants to see.

Especially when they first came on the court, they were not used to the opponent's fighting rhythm. After the sudden speed increase, the players made a lot of mistakes.

In the first five minutes of the game, AC Milan had made several mistakes under Inter Milan's high-pressure pressing.

If Nesta and Maldini hadn't tried their best to clean up their teammates' messes, Inter Milan might have scored a goal in the chaos.

"Is this the Champions League final? Why do both teams seem to be playing so chaotically?"

"Yeah, there were too many mistakes and fouls by both teams, right?"

The fierce competition made the game intermittent, and both teams were unable to organize a coherent attack.

This situation is completely different from what the fans have in mind.

Since both Inter Milan and AC Milan are teams with strong attacking power, the previous Milan derby was played with great intensity and was very exciting to watch.

So before the game, fans were looking forward to watching a wonderful offensive battle.

But to their disappointment, under the high-intensity pressing, counter-attacking and fouls of the two teams, the kind of aggressive attack they expected could not be launched at all.

There was no exciting cooperation on the field. All we saw were players from both teams falling down in the fight and the referee blowing the whistle from time to time.

……

In the first ten minutes of the game, the situation was clearly unfavorable to AC Milan.

Although Inter Milan did not score a goal, they had completed three shots.

One of the shots hit the target, forcing the Milan goalkeeper to make a crucial save.

Since the battle was always in AC Milan's half, Inter Milan had a chance to shoot as long as they intercepted the ball.

Even if the hit rate is not high, if you try a few more shots like this, you will score a goal sooner or later.

In order to push the front line forward, AC Milan was forced to kick the ball far from the backcourt to find the forward.

But Inzaghi was the only one in the front and couldn't get the ball at all.

Their long kicks seemed to be giving the ball to Inter Milan, who accepted the gift without hesitation, then passed the ball to the opponent's half with just a few kicks and launched another siege on Milan's goal.

However, Inter Milan's situation was not much better, because they were in the opponent's backcourt and were surrounded by AC Milan players.

Once they complete the steal, they will immediately be double-teamed by Milan players and fall into a worse situation than the Milan players who were just being pressed by them.

In this situation, let alone cooperating with teammates patiently, it would be amazing if you could pass the ball before the opponent completes the counterattack.

But there are always exceptions. There are always some geniuses who can do things that ordinary people can't do.

Take Lin Feng for example!

In the 15th minute of the first half, after more than ten minutes of high-intensity pressing, Inter Milan's pressing intensity began to decline.

The AC Milan players, who were almost numb from the robbing, breathed a sigh of relief and immediately realized that this was a great opportunity for them to counterattack.

Maldini decisively passed the ball to Pirlo, wanting the team's brain to plan the attack.

However, just as Pirlo was observing the situation in the frontcourt, Lin Feng suddenly rushed out from the side and snatched the ball from Pirlo's feet.

Pirlo's bodyguard Gattuso immediately counterattacked Lin Feng, but he was a step too late.

As soon as Lin Feng completed the steal, he passed the ball to the wing.

In an instant, the situation on the field changed suddenly. Inter Milan, which had already begun to retreat, suddenly launched a counterattack.

AC Milan's goal sounded the alarm! (End of this chapter)