In this way, Shevchenko’s provocative behavior against Heynckes made him angry and successfully aroused the fighting spirit of Florence players!
So after the game resumed, AC Milan players were surprised to find that Florence’s already tight defense actually became more oppressive at this time, which brought great difficulties to Costa and Seedorf in organizing work in the midfield!
Although Pirlo and albertini are not good at headon confrontation, they can stand on the Italian national team. Naturally, it is nothing to defend the black hole. Their excellent ability of coordination and accurate prediction is the root of their foothold on the defensive end. With Pirlo and albertini’s coordination and Makelele’s powerful super sweeper, Dinatale and Vincent’s withdrawal interference, Costa and others have to retreat to a more backward position to get the ball, and it is difficult to organize the offensive directly in the frontcourt as before.
Although Costa and others can still guarantee the accuracy of the ball after retreating, they can also reduce the probability of being intercepted by opponents and playing back, but the threat of the Rossoneri on the offensive end is greatly reduced. After all, although Costa and Seedorf still have a very penetrating long ball ability, it is obviously unrealistic to break through the Florence defense line by this longterm conventional offensive tactic.
The other reason that forced Costa to retreat to organize the attack was that Paolo Maldini and Hellwig, two older men, were firstclass in ability, but their physical fitness was far less than that at their peak. If they continued to maintain the offensive intensity at the field, they would probably not last until the end of the game.
In this way, the offensive in AC Milan was contained, and the Florence attack gradually showed its sharp fangsin the 35th minute, albertini stole the ball from Costa to Seedorf in the middle, and immediately distributed it to the left border line. After receiving the ball, Vincent forced himself to overtake and directly cut the ball into the restricted area of AC Milan. After attracting the attention of Dida and Maldini, the Spaniard wisely put the ball into the center of the restricted area!
Followup in the middle of the road vieri swung his left foot to meet the flying ball, which was a powerful volley. Grandoni’s interference behind him was nothing to him, and Dida’s remedy after waking up didn’t work. AC Milan players could watch the ball go into their own door one to one!
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Cut! Seeing vieri help Florence equalize the score, the good mood brought by Shevchenko’s unwilling to clench his fist before scoring has disappeared. If we can continue to maintain the offensive intensity before scoring, it is very likely to continue to expand the score and it is impossible for Florence to equalize the score so soon!
Having said that, Shevchenko also knows that this is just his wishful thinking. After all, according to the situation at that time, his hypothesis is impossible to be established, not to mention whether the physical strength of Paolo Maldini and Hellwig in the backcourt can support this highintensity game rhythm. It is also unrealistic for Florence players to show their desire to excel and defensive strength after the game is resumed. It is also unrealistic to want Costa and Seedorf to play football in the frontcourt like flowing water at the beginning of the game.
The most important point is that it is absolutely impossible for Ancelotti’s coaching idea to support Shevchenko’s idea. No matter how many master midfielders are put on the scene, Ancelotti’s game idea will always be the top priority for solid defense, instead of winning the goal first, continuing to attack and expand the lead to completely solve the opponent.
For example, in the previous game, after Shevchenko helped AC Milan gain a goal lead, Ancelotti just thought about shrinking the formation to lure Florence to attack, and then Costa and others hit the Viola with precision ball and Shevchenko’s speed. Where can we notice other means to win?
However, Shevchenko was depressed that despite being tied by Florence, Ancelotti still didn’t change his game strategy and intended to let them continue to stick to the counterattack tactics instead of attacking again to gain the initiative!
Carlo Ancelotti has his own reasons for this arrangement. In the coach’s vision, Florence will never be willing to just win a draw at home, and has long been angered by Shevchenko’s provocation of Heinks. How can Florence players be satisfied with just one goal? Therefore, they will definitely continue to take active offensive tactics in the coming games, so there is great hope for their own side to rely on Shevchenko and Rebrov to make a quick counterattack against the Ukrainian binary stars to gain goals and win the game.
Carlo Ancelotti’s idea is good, but obviously he ignores a very important thing, that is, will having two top organization midfielders, Pirlo and albertini, Carlos, Vincent and vieri, and other top attacking players, Florence really leave him room for a quick counterattack?
So after the game resumed, it was planned to lure opponents to attack AC Milan according to the head coach’s deployment of contraction defense line. The players were surprised to find that Florence’s offensive had become more violent than before. Vincent and Carlos joined forces to attack on the left, which made Hellwig, who was guarding this side, embarrassed and forced Ambrosini and others to go to the defense frequently. In addition, Pirlo, albertini and others just properly dispatch and transfer the ball, which consumes a lot of physical strength and energy on the defensive end. AC Milan players have no extra strength to carry out the counterattack tactics of Ann Cenotti and can struggle under the strong pressure of Florence!
To put it simply, it is actually more suitable to play offensive football than to send this starting lineup by Heynckes. However, vieri’s personal ability and Vincent’s speed give people the illusion that outsiders are better at playing defensive counterattacks, but when Ancelotti realizes this, it is too late, because the score of the stadium has changed again!
In the 54th minute, Pirlo and Carlos continued to hit the wall on the left, penetrating the right defense line of AC Milan, forcing the Rossoneri to shift their defense center to the right. Then, after Vincent’s transition and albertini’s threading, Florence quickly adjusted the main attack direction and put the ball to the right foot of Dinatale, who just ran into the penalty area!
Although Dinatale, Fa, vieri and other teammates are in the same breath in personal ability, the biggest advantage of this local striker is that his face, although it means moderation for many nontop players, brings obvious benefits, that is, Dinatale Theory has no obvious weaknesses in any respect and is almost average!
In the face of Maldini’s defense, Dinatale first kicked the ball to the baseline and made a false move to break through the baseline. After noticing that the opponent moved the center of gravity, the horse pulled the ball back and rushed over from Maldini’s other side!
Seeing that Dinatale broke through his defense with a change of direction, Maldini consciously wanted to stretch out his hand to hold the opponent’s jersey, but at the age of twentyfour, Dinatale was in his prime of life, far from his physical fitness, and Maldini could stop it, so the interception failed. AC Milan captain could watch Dinatale break through the past from his side and try his best to stop the opponent’s progress.
Although there is such a killing tactic as throwing a shovel on the ground, it is very likely that throwing a shovel in the back of the restricted area will lead to a red card and a severe penalty from the referee. Moreover, for Maldini, who has already made a name for himself, he should also consider the possible negative impact on his name, so he felt that there was no need to build his own reputation after a defense for more than ten years. Maldini finally gave up the idea of throwing a shovel.
After breaking through Maldini’s defense, Dinatale seized the opportunity that Grandoni was pinned down by vieri. He was in a state of being watched for a while. He observed Dida’s position, and then after a slight adjustment, he directly pushed the far corner of the goal! The Brazilian goalkeeper, who is tall and longarmed, tried his best to stretch his arm to stop the ball from getting into the net, but all he did was proved to be in vain.
Two to one! After resisting for nearly 20 minutes, the AC Milan defence was finally torn again by Fiorentina players and overtook by Viola in the score!
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Grandoni is such a fool! Seeing that Dinatale scored a goal to help Florence overtake the score, and AC Milan’s starting central defender Grandoni was blocked by vieri when he failed, he appeared in the live broadcast, and the special guest gullit couldn’t help but be angry. When Florence shifted his attack direction or Dinatale challenged Maldini oneonone, he should react at any time and be ready to make up for his teammates, instead of not making up for it when he shot in Dinatale because he was concerned about defending vieri.
Dinatale’s breakthrough against Maldini’s defense was really wonderful, but I think Florence’s goal was largely attributed to sending the last albertini. At this time, Roberto Baggio gave his own opinion and had special feelings for Florence. Of course, he wanted Viola to sing a hymn. If we look carefully at the slowmotion playback, we can find that if albertini’s ball is slow, Dinatale will be offside before catching the ball; And if the ball is half a beat faster, Maldini may be the first to clear the ball and destroy Florence’s attack.
Damn, I didn’t expect this guy’s ability to master fighter planes to be so keen. Although Ancelotti doesn’t like albertini because of historical problems, he also has to admit that the former AC Milan vice captain is really a good player at both ends of attack and defense, and he can afford to be listed as one of the top four talents in the 1990s by the media.
At this time, a wonderful assist was sent. albertini just turned his head and looked at the AC Milan coach’s seat. Ancelotti had an eye collision with him. Didn’t you tell Galliani and Berlusconi that I was unbearable? Now let you see if I’m really useless!
Notice that albertini’s eyes and expression theory is whether Ancelotti is sitting on the sidelines or watching Galliani in the box. Both of them look rather ugly at this time. After all, they are all involved in sending albertini away. Therefore, the better the former vice captain performs in this game, the more proof they have eyes!
Moreover, this will also have a considerable negative impact on the image of AC Milan Club and its attraction to the players. Imagine that a firstclass and loyal player like albertini can be sent away for some inexplicable reasons (in fact, everyone knows that this is mainly due to Ancelotti Berlusconi’s stingy). How many players will be willing to join such an inhuman team?
You know, because of Italy’s high tax rate, compared with most clubs of the same level, AC Milan still has a certain gap in terms of players’ salaries and other personal treatment during this period, so the material conditions are not as good as others’ human feelings and they have lost. What money does AC Milan have to invest heavily in Florence to compete for good players?
See the small? This is the quality that a top midfielder should have! At the same time, effenberg sat in the stands and watched the game, educating Derossi around him. Although I admire Claude (Makelele) and Gennaro (Gattuso), we could not have won so many championship trophies in the past few years without their dedicated dedication on the defensive end, but you should know that for a young man with good football talent like you, you should not put all your energy into the defensive end, which is really too reckless.
In the eyes of Florence’s coaching staff, Derossi showed great talent. He is very promising, like matthaeus, a superstar who can play at both ends of the offense and defense. That’s why Derossi was coached by effenberg and Lei Dongduo alone, such as Palombo, who is older than him and joined the team earlier. His friends are already playing in Leverkusen at this time, but Aquilani and others have not received such special treatment.
Good captain! Derossi is not a fool. Of course he knows that effenberg said so. He nodded and replied, But I still seem to have some shortcomings in grasping the timing of the attack. I wonder if you have any good suggestions …
Just as Galliani was gloomily staring at albertini, Derossi and effenberg in the box and discussing their future development plans in the stands, he was in a good mood. Carlo Ancelotti quickly adjusted the team array according to the actual situation of the field. He was inexperienced in the competition and didn’t perform well in the field. Serginho came on as a substitute in baronio to counter the powerful offensive of Florence’s two wings by strengthening the attack on the flank. Carlo Ancelotti arranged Seedorf to stay in the back of baronio. To take over, but then the Dutchman needs to move back to adapt to this change, which will naturally reduce the threat to Florence’s goal and Costa’s help.
I have to say that this AC Milan’s antipressure ability is still very strong. Although Florence overtook the score in the first goal, it did not crush the fighting spirit of AC Milan players. After the game resumed, the Rossoneri immediately launched an impact on Florence’s goal, and Seedorf changed the midfielder to tidy up the AC Milan backcourt. Serginho and Kaladze fought with Zambrotta Dinatale on the left to help the Rossoneri stabilize the left defense. These changes made Costa and others have to devote more energy to organizing the attack without being distracted by defense.
Let’s look at Florence. After pulling two goals in a row to overtake the score, Pirlo and albertini consciously slowed down the offensive rhythm and a set of tight defenses to deal with their opponents. After all, after nearly 20 minutes of storming, even young people and players in Florence are somewhat unable to cope with their physical fitness. Therefore, proper relaxation in the game will help the team win.
So the game entered a stalemate. During this period, the two teams each created several good scoring opportunities, but failed to turn them into goals.
Although it seems that AC Milan and Florence have already won each other, everyone can see that this stalemate scene is just the last silence before the storm.
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Although on the surface, the players who are facing Fiorentina and AC Milan at the stadium can’t create any good scoring opportunities, and there seems to be no extra energy to change the trend of the game, the actual situation is not so stupid. Now everyone can see that this scene is just an illusion.
Although the players on both sides seem to have done their best in the game, in fact, they are all secretly looking for loopholes in the other side’s defense line, ready to launch a fatal blow!
The first party to seize the opportunity was the away game against AC Milan. When the game went on for the 13th minute, Rui Costa keenly caught Stam’s small and mediumsized defensive mistake, and a scalpellike direct plug ball instantly penetrated the Dutch defense zone. Rebrov just inserted and received the ball from Costa, and then kicked and pushed the near corner of the goal before Buffon blocked it!
The goal! Rebrov helped AC Milan tie the score to 22! His goal successfully brought the two teams back to the same starting line! Seeing Rebrov shoot the ball into the door of Florence, gullit shouted excitedly in the live broadcast. Obviously, when we broke up, the former football superstar still had deep feelings for his old club. Now there are less than ten minutes before the end of the game. It is obviously very difficult for Florence to surpass the score again in such a short time. After all, it is too short for them.
Yeah, it’s really unlucky. vieri, an AC Milan player, spat gloomily when watching the goal celebrated on the sidelines. He also got several good shooting opportunities in the past, but he failed to grasp the interference in Grandoni. It seems that they have to work hard again. It really takes strength to get rid of them.
You can’t blame vieri for choosing to stay in the key match against AC Milan. You know, a power striker like him will always do some damage to his body in a game. Even if he is backed by the top sports medicine experts in Florence Physiotherapy Center, caring for him can reduce the probability of injuries, and vieri must rest for a while every once in a while. Therefore, in order to reduce the chance of hidden dangers in his body, vieri will not make efforts in the game until the key moment.
Shankly once said that football is more important than life and death, but for most professional players, they still value their lives more.
At the same time, Grandoni looked at vieri proudly. Although he didn’t perform very well in this game, vieri scored a goal in a oneonone situation, which made Grandoni quite proud. The central defender was now dreaming about all the wonderful things after the game and didn’t notice the changes in vieri.
As a result of vieri’s thorough seriousness, Fiorentina players quickly slapped gullit, who was singing praises from AC Milan, with a loud slap in the facejust five minutes after Rebrov’s equaliser goal, Viola surpassed the score again!
Pirlo forced the ball in Ambrosini and reluctantly gave it to vieri, who made a clean turn after receiving the ball, and then tried to steal it with his foot. Grandoni directly hit a fall, then crowded to make up for Maldini, and then after Dida and others chased and blocked, he suddenly knocked the ball sideways to the other side of the penalty area!
Vieri’s ball can be said to be just right. At this time, it was just inserted into the restricted area. albertini didn’t even need to adjust it. He pushed the ball ten meters in front of the door and should score three to two!
Florence fans didn’t give a deafening cheer when the referee motioned for albertini to score effectively in the standsthe game was too ups and downs for them, and now the fans finally saw a glimmer of victory for the team!
Albertini didn’t celebrate this goal with his teammates. Anyway, AC Milan is his favorite team and full of affection for the Rossoneri. He still can’t celebrate the goal in front of his old club.
Most of the credit for this goal is attributed to vieri, who had not forcibly broken through Grandoni’s defense from the front and attracted the attention of other defenders in AC Milan. At the same time, Roberto Baggio analyzed in the live broadcast that Florence had just scored a goal. Florence has always attached great importance to the midfielder’s back attack, just as if albertini had still played for AC Milan, Ancelotti would never have appeared and arranged this tactic.
Depend! I am a pawn! This is after seeing vieri assist albertini to score a goal, Carlo Ancelotti flashed a thought: This guy vieri didn’t face Grandoni facetoface in the whole game, but relied on the ball running and extraordinary strength to play the snatching point in the restricted area, which made me mistake Grandoni for having the ability to defend him alone and then blow him up at this critical moment, so I couldn’t make corresponding tactical adjustments. This is really cunning!