Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

"Good opportunity, Lin Feng intercepted the ball in the frontcourt!"

"Inter Milan launched a counterattack on the spot!"

The commentator's tone suddenly rose, and along with it, the fans' expectations!

"Nice escape, Lin Feng passed Gattuso!"

"Nesta rushed over, and the two were neck and neck!"

"Maldini is already on high alert, and can't be taken away again!"

On the court, Lin Feng's mind was exceptionally calm as he dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

While he was physically confronting Nesta, he tried his best to protect the ball and not give the opponent a chance to steal the ball.

While observing the positions of teammates following on both sides, he seemed to be about to pass the ball.

There is Maldini in front and Nesta watching closely beside him.

In this situation, anyone in Lin Feng's position would probably choose to pass the ball.

But the Milan captain did not waver at all. He just pointed at Torres on the side and asked other teammates to keep an eye on him, while he focused all his attention on Lin Feng.

This is a very creative guy who can always come up with unexpected results. To deal with him, you cannot speculate based on common sense. You have to prevent him from making some decisions that seem unreasonable but can actually pose a huge threat to your team.

Lin Feng did have a plan to shoot after passing Maldini, but when he saw that the opponent was so stable, he immediately gave up the idea. Seeing that Nesta was about to make a tackle, Lin Feng suddenly slowed down, made a nimble turn, and passed the ball back to Vieira who was following up in the middle.

Everyone in Milan thought that Lin Feng would pass the ball to Torres on the side, but they neglected to mark the Inter players following up in the middle, allowing Vieira to receive Lin Feng's pass almost in an open position.

The Frenchman knew that the opportunity was rare, so he didn't waste even half a second after receiving the ball. He raised his foot and shot, making a powerful long shot.

Vieira's long shot was of extremely high quality. Not only was it fast, but the angle was also very tricky, almost hitting the blind spot of the goal!
The reason why I say almost is because it does not reach the level of a blind spot. Goalkeepers who are tall and have long arms and are good at dealing with long shots have the opportunity to save this kind of ball.

Unfortunately, AC Milan’s old goalkeeper Dida belongs to this type!

Standing at 1.95 meters tall, he has an excellent coverage range and is very good at saving shots from all kinds of tricky angles.

Sometimes Nesta and Maldini would even deliberately give up some shooting space to the forwards when defending.

Because they know that if the opponent really shoots towards this position, Dida will definitely be able to block it!

Dida was like a giant flying into the air. He stretched out his right hand and hit the ball out with one hand as if he was playing volleyball!

"Ooh!"

"Good job Dida!"

"Santida!"

After seeing Dida's heroic save, the AC Milan fans in the stands screamed excitedly, as if they had just scored a goal!

"I love you so much, Silva!"

"Well done, old man!"

"Haha, I knew you could do it!"

Several Milan defenders came forward to hug and high-five their goalkeeper, cheering for the opponent's brilliant save.

The other Milan players on the field were also greatly encouraged, and AC Milan's morale was greatly boosted.

Sometimes, a goalkeeper making a great save can also have the effect of boosting morale.

Because only when the back line is solid can they attack with confidence, and a good goalkeeper is worth half the defense line!
"Damn it, damn it!"

Vieira was a little annoyed at missing the opportunity and couldn't help but swear.

The ball might have gone in if another goalkeeper had been in, but it was Dida.

"Maybe you can try pushing the lower corner next time?"

Lin Feng, who was passing by him on his way back to defense, saw that he looked annoyed and gave him a suggestion.

Dida is good at dealing with high balls, but what about ground balls?
For a goalkeeper of his height, it is impossible for him to get down to the ground very quickly!

……

After Inter Milan's attack ended, AC Milan immediately responded with Kaka, who also tried a long shot outside Inter Milan's penalty area.

However, the quality of Kaka's long shot was not high. The ball was not controlled and went high.

But Ancelotti on the sidelines was not frustrated. Instead, he stood up and applauded him.

This is not the kind of applause that encourages others to try it a few more times?
Mancini couldn't make up his mind, so he had to ask his players to strengthen the protection of the front of the penalty area, especially the top of the arc, to prevent the opponent from taking any chances to shoot from long range.

Seeing this, Ancelotti quickly adjusted his strategy.

Let Kaka be a supporting role for Inzaghi, pass the ball to Inzaghi, and let him complete the shot.

Inzaghi is very good at grabbing points, and his movements are very erratic and agile.

If you are not careful and don't keep an eye on him, he can suddenly appear from where you least expect him and give you a fatal blow.

The easiest way to deal with a striker like Inzaghi is to assign him a player with strong one-on-one defense ability to just keep an eye on him.

It's you, Zanetti!
Come on, my captain!
Inzaghi was eager to try. After receiving the pass from Kaka, he tried a few shots and felt that he was not far from scoring.

But when Zanetti targeted him, Inzaghi's condition plummeted. He felt like he was entangled by a python and was almost suffocated.

The coaches on both sides countered each other's moves and the fight was difficult to resolve.

The 22 players on the field kept switching their roles between offense and defense.

The situation on the field was temporarily deadlocked, and neither side was able to score against the other.

In this game, the head coaches of both teams coincidentally focused their competition on the midfield, resulting in an extremely harsh living environment for the players in the midfield of both teams.

Even a midfielder like Lin Feng who has strong ball protection ability finds it difficult to hold on to the ball under the opponent's highly targeted attack.

The result of not being able to hold the ball is that both sides can only play quick cooperation in a small range in the frontcourt, not pursuing efficiency, but only pursuing speed and number of shots.

So after only 30 minutes of the game, both teams had already completed 13 shots.

Judging from the number of shots alone, this seems to be an offensive battle?
But look at the number of goals again, zero!

Something is wrong!
Let’s take another look at the number of shots on target: Inter Milan had 3 and AC Milan had 2!
Something is even more wrong!
"This game is so weird, is it really the Champions League final?"

"It feels like both sides are just shooting recklessly, regardless of whether the opportunity is good or not, they just shoot whenever they get a chance. It's too casual!"

"But given the level and tactical execution of these two teams, they shouldn't play like this, right?"

“Is this the highest realm in the legend, returning to nature?”

As time passed after thirty minutes, neither side had scored a goal, yet there were still so many shots, the fans began to come to their senses.

There was something wrong with this game, something very wrong! It was just that the attack and defense rhythm of both sides was very fast, and the number of shots was also very high, so even though neither side had even scored a goal, the fans still watched it with gusto and did not feel bored at all.

They enjoyed the show, but the players on the field were unlucky.

After Inter Milan took the lead in speeding up the pace of the game, AC Milan was forced to follow suit.

In the high-intensity, fast-paced game, the physical strength of the players on both teams was rapidly depleting.

After only half an hour of playing, you can see many players from both sides, especially the older players, resting their hands on their knees and breathing heavily.

On the sidelines, after seeing this scene, Mancini showed a sly smile of success on his face.

The plan goes through!
This was a deliberate design by Inter Milan, the purpose of which was to accelerate the physical consumption of AC Milan's veteran players so that they could take advantage of their own physical strength and make a sudden effort in the second half.

If the lineup is aging, then we have to bear the corresponding price.

Watch how I use the impact of young people in the second half to break down your defense in one fell swoop!

Ancelotti would naturally not sit idly by. In fact, more than 20 minutes ago, when he saw Inter Milan deliberately speeding up the game, and when AC Milan tried to control the rhythm and slow down the game, he picked up the speed again, he realized the opponent's intention.

Do you want to win the battle in the second half by relying on your physical advantage?
Haha, you wish!

In the 35th minute, Ancelotti stood on the sidelines and waved his hand, signaling to the players on the field that it was time!

AC Milan fans were excited: Are we finally going to launch a massive attack?
However, what surprised them was that after seeing Ancelotti's gesture, Milan's players not only did not increase their offensive strength, but instead began to shrink their formation, as if they were going to retreat to their own half and defend.

This made Milan's fans confused. They didn't know what Ancelotti was up to.

If we don’t attack now, when will we wait?
Do we have to wait until the second half, when our group of veteran players can no longer run, before launching an attack?

At that time, apart from Kaka, who else had the energy to sprint?
Does Ancelotti want to rely on Kaka alone to resolve the battle?

You know what, Ancelotti really thinks so.

However, the time for him to launch the attack is not in the second half, but now!

Seeing AC Milan shrinking their defense, Inter Milan naturally pressed forward without any hesitation.

AC Milan had tried to control the tempo of the game several times before, using this tactic, and Inter players thought this time would be the same as usual.

But when they pressed forward, they soon realized that they had been fooled!
Under Gattuso's cover, Pirlo used a long pass to sound the clarion call for Milan's counterattack.

Kaka received the ball and turned around, using his speed to break through Samuel's defense, then dodged Grosso's tackle, and finally dribbled the ball all the way to the penalty area. Under the gaze of more than 1 fans in the stadium, he calmly pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal, changing the score to 0:!

boom!
The moment Kaka scored the goal, the Athens Olympic Stadium was flooded with huge cheers.

More than 20,000 Milan fans in the stands celebrated this goal like crazy!
Countless Milan fans around the world cried with joy and shed tears of shame after Kaka scored this goal.

It’s been two years, two whole years!
In the past two years, they have been living in the shadow of the Istanbul game.

Now, we finally have the chance to turn the page!
As long as they can overcome the Inter Milan mountain and lift the Champions League trophy again, they will return to the top of Europe and will no longer be the laughing stock!

After scoring the goal, Kaka made an unusual celebration action - taking off his clothes to celebrate!
At this moment, he didn't want to care about yellow card warnings or anything that would damage his perfect image in the hearts of female fans.

At this moment, he just wanted to release all the negative emotions accumulated in his heart!
His teammates were even more excited than him. They rushed to the sidelines, stood on the billboards, and cheered to the Milan fans in the stands.

In response to them, there was a deafening roar from Milan fans!

At the edge of the court, Ancelotti happily jumped onto his assistant coach, wishing he could hug his old friend and give him a big kiss.

He was too excited. Even though he had designed such a tactic, when Kaka really scored the goal, Ancelotti couldn't control his excitement and lost his composure.

After recovering, Anpan immediately reviewed the process of scoring the goal in his mind.

Pirlo's pass was crucial, not only was the landing point accurate, but the timing was also very good.

It happened that the opponent's player was running forward, and the defense line was in the process of moving, so a long pass was sent out.

After receiving the ball, Kaka does not need to face Inter Milan's entire defense line. He can rely on his own speed and physical advantages to quickly break through a single point, and then maximize his speed and impact advantages.

Countless games have proved that as long as Kaka is given enough space to sprint, he is invincible in this state!

Unfortunately, there is only one such opportunity, and it will be difficult for them to replicate this tactic in the next game.

After all, Mancini is not a fool and will not trip over the same stone twice.

The goal conceded in the first half disrupted Mancini's deployment.

According to his plan, Inter Milan would wait until the second half before making a strong effort.

But now the score is behind. If the opponent parks the bus and starts defending in the second half, Inter Milan may not be able to break through the opponent's defense.

They are all Serie A teams. Who doesn’t know that Serie A teams are best at defense?

So should we launch an attack now?

Just when Mancini was hesitating, Lin Feng had already made the choice for him.

In the 37th minute, Lin Feng broke through on the right and passed the ball to the open space at the top of the arc.

After Cruz chested the ball, he volleyed with his right foot, but the ball went slightly over the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Lin Feng kicked the ball from the right again. This time he transferred the ball to the other side and found Torres.

After receiving the ball, Torres dribbled past Oddo who was trying to steal the ball, but when he continued to break through, Nesta cleanly shoveled the ball out of the baseline.

Nesta really has a big heart. He dares to make a tackle even in this situation.

If he accidentally made a mistake and touched the person first and then the ball, it would be a penalty kick!

After the corner kick, Cruz beat Nesta to get the first point.

But due to the interference of the opponent, his shot failed to exert force and was easily confiscated by the goalkeeper.

In the 42nd minute, Lin Feng once again launched an attack on the right.

After a series of feints and dribbles, Milan's left-back Jankulovski was almost doubting his life because of Lin Feng's deception!

Seeing that he was no match for Lin Feng, Milan captain Maldini immediately came over to assist in defense.

Lin Feng was waiting for this moment. He accelerated decisively, shook off Jankulovski, and dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area.

Seeing this, Maldini quickly slowed down and tried to block Lin Feng's dribbling route.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Feng did not continue to move into the penalty area, but suddenly went diagonally and headed towards the penalty area line.

Maldini was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether he should continue to follow.

Just this hesitation gave Lin Feng the opportunity to move away.

He made a decision almost instantly, and before AC Milan's defensive midfielder Gattuso could rush over, he used the outside of his left foot to complete a lob shot! (End of this chapter)