Albertini stood in his own half, looking straight ahead.
Inzaghi and Shevchenko were standing on both sides of the ball in the middle circle of the court. The referee was standing on one side with the silver whistle in his mouth, looking at the watch on his wrist, waiting for the kick-off time.
In front of him is Rui Costa, the most creative forward in Serie A, who was transferred from Fiorentina for a record price last summer. At the same time, he is also the midfield core of the team.
On the left is Ambrosini, a very comprehensive midfield, and on the right is butcher Gattuso, who is good at running, covering and defending.
AC Milan''s midfield allocation division of labor is very clear. Albertini is responsible for organizing and sorting out the backwardness under the condition of doing his own defense work well. Ambrosini assists, Gattuso defends with all his strength, while Rui Costa supplies ammunition for the two super strikers in the attack line.
In theory, such a configuration and division of labor, coupled with the strength of the players, should be able to make AC Milan attack power soar.
But it didn''t.
This season''s AC Milan are the weakest in attack in the past few years. As for the reason
Albertini looked behind him, Captain Maldini is telling center back partner Lawson, left and right two full backs Kaladze and contella are also close enemies.
The old captain has suffered a lot of injuries this season. Players such as Lawson, junior and chamotte have never been able to stabilize the team''s back line, making it difficult for the team to attack safely.
It''s like a person, standing unsteadily, how to make a powerful punch?
But recently, with Maldini''s recovery, the defensive situation has improved a lot.
Maybe it''s psychological, maybe it''s something else. In short, looking back, seeing Maldini standing behind him, Albertini was relieved.
He cherishes this game because it will be his last game at AC Milan.
The management of the club has informed his agent that this summer he will have to find another way out.
Even if the team does not hesitate to subsidize the salary, it has to arrange him to leave the team to speed up the metabolism of the team.
"I can be 100% sure that Atletico Madrid will attack after the opening
"Therefore, we can''t be in a hurry in this game. First, we should be steady at the beginning, and then we should find a chance to fight back slowly."
"Don''t underestimate Atletico Madrid, this team has never been defeated this season!"
This is coach Ancelotti''s solemn account in the dressing room before playing.
Rui Costa, Albertini and Maldini all looked at each other and nodded tacitly.
At this moment, the court suddenly heard a clear whistle.
Then there was a deafening cheer.
The game finally started!
Shevchenko quickly passed the ball to big Inzaghi, who turned his back on the attacking direction and made a direct return.
Atletico Madrid is in the whistle at the moment, fast forward pressure, very decisive and resolute.
Torres and villa are like a sharp arrow, quickly into the defensive formation of AC Milan.
Gattuso received a return pass from Inzaghi and immediately crossed it to Albertini.
As soon as Albertini received the ball, he felt someone rushing towards him.
"Damn it, so fast?" The Italian midfield was secretly surprised.
Albertini, without thinking, turned and passed the ball back to the defence.
Then, he felt as if a hurricane was passing around him. Torres and villa had left him alone and rushed straight to the back line.
Lawson just received the ball, villa killed in front of him, scared him to quickly pass the ball to Maldini.
But Maldini did not dare to let the ball stay, again to the left Kaladze.
Kaladze quickly forward the ball to Ambrosini, but the latter back to the direction of attack, retreat, just received the ball, Kaka has killed behind him.
"Watch your back." Albertini yelled to remind his teammates.
Atletico Madrid''s closing down speed is too fast, isn''t it?
Ambrosini didn''t miss the ball, but he couldn''t turn around and could only quickly pass it back to the defence.
Maldini in Torres''s interference, startled a cold sweat, quickly back to pass the door, Abbiati out of the small penalty area, a big foot, the ball to the front court.
However, the press of Atletico Madrid continues.
Even before the game, I heard about it countless times from the media and watched it countless times on TV. I asked myself that I was ready for it. But at the beginning of the game, AC Milan were shocked by the fast-paced pressure of Atletico Madrid.
It''s so fast!
And it''s so organized!
No matter which area or player the ball is passed to, the defender of Atletico Madrid can always reach him at the first time, even if it can''t form effective defense, it can also form interference.
This kind of play, let alone in Serie A, is unprecedented even in the European League.
Even in the Premier League, which is famous for its fast pace, it''s hard to see such a team.
At least, although the pace of the Premier League is fast, it is not as good as Atletico Madrid in terms of overall cooperation.
When AC Milan were shocked by Atletico Madrid''s closing down, the ball was lost!
Contella wanted to cross to Lawson, but he didn''t pass well. Under the interference of villa, Lawson made a big break and kicked the ball out of the sideline. The ball changed hands.
At this time, the game only lasted less than a minute.
AC Milan are surprised, this is the rhythm of Atletico Madrid?
Can they really play 90 minutes at such a fast pace?
But very soon, Atletico Madrid by Jankulovski issued a foul, the ball in a row of fast one foot pass, fell to Guardiola''s feet, the rhythm of the sheet Corps slowed down.
Experienced AC Milan players feel the threat, they can see that in this slow pace, there are infinite opportunities.
"Be careful, don''t worry!" Maldini loudly reminded his teammates around him.
Losing the ball right is always making people uneasy and easy to become anxious.
Especially in this critical final.
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"This team not only has excellent closing ability, but also skillful ball control organization, which is very different from the traditional Atletico Madrid
Said Mauro Tassotti, frowning as he stood next to coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"Yes, in the past, Atletico Madrid was like a hooligan. No matter what you do, it''s a fat beating. In the double championship season of 1995-96, this kind of playing reached its peak."
Ancelotti also sighed with mixed feelings, "but now... They have added delicate passing and control to this kind of hooligan play. It''s really elusive and hard to start."
In fact, hooligans are not terrible. They are afraid that hooligans have culture.
Today''s Atletico Madrid is like a cultural hooligan, soft and hard, black and white, they do not eat.
This is the biggest headache of the sheet Corps.
The same is playing 431 World War II, Atletico Madrid overall faster, midfield control ability is also better.
The combination of Deco, Guardiola and Marcos Senna has never lost to Ambrosini, Albertini and Gattuso in defense, but is obviously better in passing and controlling the ball.
This makes AC Milan very passive.
"Now we have to wait patiently for our opponents to make mistakes." Muro tassoti sighed.
Although AC Milan''s identity, in the face of Atletico Madrid should not be so ambitious, there is no way, the Rossoneri really can not take effective offensive threat.
What''s more, defensive counterattack is the strength of AC Milan.
At this time, the stadium suddenly heard a cry of surprise.
Only to see Kaka on the court after receiving a pass from Deco, turning to wipe Ambrosini, with the ball forward.
This immediately excited the whole stadium.
But just as Kaka approached the defence and wanted to go straight behind him to find villa, the referee quickly whistled and the linesman raised the flag.
Offside!
There was a burst of booing again!
Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief, Maldini and Lawson offside trap set just right.
Although not as fast as Atletico Madrid, we still have the offside trap.
Ancelotti and Mauro Tassotti look at each other and smile.
But it also reflects the individual ability of the front court attackers of Atletico Madrid. Once they fall into individual combat, it is difficult for AC Milan''s defenders to effectively stop their opponents.
Therefore, Ancelotti also went to the sidelines, indicating that the team should keep the lines tight and not be stretched by the opponent.
After the adjustment, Ancelotti''s heart was temporarily released.
This should be able to hold it, right?
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"Offside!"
Gao Han stood on the edge of the court, watching the players return, but he laughed happily.
Just as he prepared before the game, AC Milan started with stability and focused on defense and counterattack.
But just as Sergio Garcia''s analysis, the Rossoneri are slow and not good at opening games, but Atletico Madrid are good at starting games.
So, there''s no reason for the sheet corps to miss the golden start.
What''s more, in the past nearly a month, alpine consciously practiced the team''s opening attack tactics, whether in training or in the game, in order to be useful in this final.
Now, it''s time!
Gaohan Leiting strides forward and comes to the sideline.
As soon as all the Atletico Madrid fans saw him, there was a burst of the most enthusiastic cheers since the beginning.
The players on the court looked to the sidelines as soon as they heard the cheers.
Gao Han made a very simple gesture towards the players, pressed up and continued to attack!
At the same time into the coach system, using the Samsung pass card and Samsung assist card, but also used the four-star attack card.
After that, Gao Han didn''t quit the coaching system. Instead, he paid close attention to the movement on the field and was ready for micro operation at any time. He switched the skill card effect according to the situation on the field.
The whole de kuipe stadium was overwhelmed by the cheers of Atletico Madrid fans.
As everyone knows, alpine is best at on-the-spot command, they are eager for the coach''s command to rewrite the game situation again.
Ancelotti seems to have heard about it for a long time. As soon as he heard the news of Atletico Madrid fans and saw the cold gestures, he immediately went to the sidelines and yelled at the players.
"Steady, steady."
For a moment, because of a cold gesture, the whole de kuipe stadium seemed to fall into a storm（ (to be continued.)