roccoschili Chapter 506 Tactical Corner Kick
Chapter 506 Tactical Corner Kick
Chapter 506 Tactical Corner Kick
During the re-kick-off period of AC Milan, the Valencia fans in the stands were still intoxicated by Ai Luo’s scoop penalty just now. In terms of viewing and key levels, it was no less than the scoop penalty scored by Zidane in the final of the World Cup in Germany last year. In terms of motivating morale, it was even worse.
The warm atmosphere in the stands soon spread to the Valencia players on the field, and now they are running at all costs, especially Marchena, Vicente and Morientes who came on in the second half.
Although Valencia only had Moretti, Albiol and Ayala as defenders on the defensive line, the physically fit Ballack and Marchena could complete the sweep ahead of the three centre-backs.
With the departure of Inzaghi, AC Milan's frontcourt is close to the trio of Seedorf, Kaka and Gilardino whose physical fitness has declined significantly. The aggressiveness has completely dropped a level. It is a bit difficult to threaten Valencia's five-man defensive system.
In addition, Ballack is not a purely defensive player. Compared with his excellent defensive ability, his offensive ability is even more impressive.
This makes Valencia's frontcourt more aggressive by two levels, with David Silva as the second striker, including the impact of the two wingers Aiello and Vicente, and David Villa and Morientes standing in the penalty area of AC Milan. When attacking, they can directly invest in six offensive players.
The pressure on the face made AC Milan's players a little bit overwhelmed.
Especially the players on the field who experienced the Istanbul night of the 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League final, a sense of fear swept through their bodies.
Pirlo got the football at the top of the center circle. In no time, David Silva and Morientes, who had just entered the field, surrounded him and wanted to steal the ball. At the same time, Aiello and Vicente also ran to AC Milan's two rib defensive positions. David Villa was between the two central defenders, leaving Pirlo no room to pass back.
In addition, Kaka and Seedorf's passing routes in the frontcourt were completely controlled, so Pirlo could only hastily choose to drive the ball forward, because as long as he hesitated a little, he would definitely be intercepted by David Villa or Morientes, and then counterattacked directly, and the result would definitely be very bad.
The football that hastily moved forward was naturally controlled by Valencia.
Wang Xiaolei, who ran outside the penalty area, stopped the ball, then passed it to Ayala who retreated to respond, and then through conduction, the football passed to Ballack's feet, allowing him to control the rhythm of the attack.
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"Valencia's current momentum is up. If AC Milan can't withstand the pressure during this period, it is very likely that it will be overturned by Valencia. At this time, it is time for AC Milan's veterans to play their role..."
Watching Pirlo hastily kick the football to Valencia's backcourt, the local commentator in Italy began to get nervous. In his impression, AC Milan is not good at playing games with this rhythm.
The opinion of the local commentator in Spain is another: "With the penalty kick scored by Ai just now, Valencia's momentum has completely risen. If a suitable opportunity can be created, it is not impossible to tie the score before the end of the game. At that time, AC Milan will encounter the final again and be reversed..."
The football quickly shifted to the left side of the attack, which is Aiello's wing.
As David Villa and Morientes pressed in front of the two central defenders, Maldini and Nesta were very uncomfortable, so Ambrosini had to take care of it from time to time, which also left no one at the front of the penalty area. As a result, Gattuso, who took care of Aiello full-time, and Pirlo, who basically couldn't defend, had to stand in that area to help defend David Silva and Ballack's long shots.
This also gave Ai Luo the opportunity to single out Odo. Odo was not at the same level as Ai Luo in terms of agility or speed. His reaction speed was more like an 80-year-old man. He could only use rude fouls to stop Ai Luo from continuing to advance.
Since Ai Luo's scoop penalty reduced the score to one goal, AC Milan's players have experienced cramp one after another, but it is not known whether it is real or fake.
Only knowing that there is physical contact, the AC Milan players will fall to the ground, completely lacking the demeanor of a world-class giant. Their performance naturally caused the neutral fans and Valencia fans in the stands to boo overwhelmingly.
But they don't care, what they care about is the championship.
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In the blink of an eye, it entered the 86th minute of the game.
Both the Valencia players and the AC Milan players on the field felt extremely nervous. The next 2 minutes were extremely important to them, especially the AC Milan players. They were afraid of being equalized at the last moment, and then the scene two years ago would repeat itself.
After two consecutive crosses from the side, AC Milan pushed the ball out of the penalty area or the bottom line, and the game time reached the 87th minute of regular time, which means that there are less than 3 minutes left.
At this moment, the cheers in the stands were even louder. Basically, none of the fans was quiet. They all shouted crazily with other fans. In addition, the fans outside the Athens Olympic Stadium who had no tickets to enter the stadium seemed to be cooperating with each other. The sky above the stadium was full of suffocating cheers.
David Silva took a corner kick from the right, and the football flew directly over the head of Aiello in the middle. However, Ambrosini and Gilardino pinched Aiello together.
But at this moment, the referee blew his whistle. When the Valencia players looked at a loss, the referee signaled the team doctor on the sidelines to come on the field. Now Ai Luo stopped doing it. He obviously didn’t have any intense physical contact with Ambrosini just now, and the opponent fell on the turf. This was obviously a time-delaying performance.
So he directly dragged Ambrosini who was covering his face, and now it was the turn of the AC Milan players to quit. Isn't it normal to have physical contact injuries in football games?Is it because you are behind that our players are not allowed to be injured?
So in the final, it was normal for the two sides to have a physical contact.
beep beep beep --
German referee Herbert van der blew the urgent whistle consecutively, and quickly separated Aiello and Karadze who had physical contact, and then gave Aiello and Kaladze each a yellow card, and each played [-] boards.
When Ai Luo saw the yellow card given to him by the referee, he came to his senses. If the opponent used this to make a fuss, it is not impossible to continue to delay the time.
At this time, the director of the Olympic Stadium in Athens cut the camera to the sidelines, and Flores seemed to have had an argument with Ancelotti, but they were soon separated under the intervention of the fourth official.
"It wasn't until the final moments of the game that there was an atmosphere of the Champions League final. The coaches of both sides had a quarrel because of this. It seems that this final will not end like this!"
Ai Luo turned his head and looked coldly at the pretending Ambrosini, pretend, keep pretending!You will pay the price later!
After spending nearly a minute, Ambrosini 'felt' a little better, and got up from the turf, ready to participate in the attack, but at this time, Aiello reminded the referee that according to the relevant rules of FIFA, as long as an injured player receives treatment from the team doctor, the player must leave the field and wait until the attack is over before entering the field.
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So Ambrosini walked out of the court very unhappy and stood outside the baseline.
Ancelotti, who had just been persuaded by the fourth official, felt a little uneasy when he saw Ambrosini kicked off the field by the referee, because Ambrosini occupied a very important position in the corner kick defense tactics, but...
But the referee's 'driving' Ambrosini out of the field is also in line with football rules. It is only now that Ambrosini begins to reflect. Is the delay just now really necessary?
At this moment, the referee blew the whistle in his mouth, indicating that David Silva could take a corner kick.
Immediately, AC Milan's penalty area was full of people. Aiello and Ballack, who had good headers in the Valencia team, were naturally the focus of AC Milan's defenders, so it was difficult for them to find space to head the ball.
So David Silva did not take a corner kick directly this time, but passed the ball directly to the feet of Vicente who suddenly pulled out from the penalty area.
Tactical corner kick!
Vicente, who got the ball, immediately passed the ball back to the running David Silva.
Valencia changed the previous direct corner kick to the current tactical corner kick, which made AC Milan's defenders a little stunned. Suddenly, they didn't know how to defend. The three high points of Aiello, Ballack and Albiol all retreated from the penalty area, and then the three formed a row.
The fixed defensive thinking of Nesta, Maldini and Karadze also came out, and they wanted to carry out the marking to the end, but the three of them did not realize that because of their departure, there was a vacuum in the penalty area.
David Silva, who took the ball, glanced at his teammates in the penalty area, then swung his left foot and made a pass.
Ballack and Albiol saw that Nesta, Maldini, and Karadze were all attracted by themselves, and then their bodies stagnated, changing from a line to a horizontal run, which is equivalent to a pick-and-roll on a basketball court. Both of them are 1 meters big, tall and wide, and they are covering for Aiello behind him.
Nesta's defensive awareness is excellent, so he feels that Ai Luo is the most dangerous part, and he is about to forcibly turn his center of gravity to pass through the pick-and-roll of Barack and Albiol.
At the same time, David Silva's football was also passed out.
Aiello leaped up calmly without being marked, and the Valencia fans behind the AC Milan goal saw this and shouted fiercely.
Dida, who was standing on the goal line, stared at Ai Luo jumping in mid-air, and witnessed him twisting his waist and shaking his head.
The football goes straight to the bottom right corner of the goal.
Dida fell to the ground subconsciously, but it was half a beat too late, and the football flew from his fingertips to the goal.
(End of this chapter)