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After the game started, Inter Milan, who kicked off first, controlled the ball very steadily and gradually passed the ball back to their own backcourt. When Manchester United pressed forward quickly, they divided the ball to the wing, and then continued to pass the ball to the midfielder.

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At this moment, the forwards did not rush towards Manchester United's hinterland quickly, but kept a closer distance to the midfield, echoed each other, and slowly advanced the three lines towards Manchester United's half.

Inter Milan passes the ball very quickly between players, because Manchester United's players press very hard, and they are easily intercepted if they don't pass the ball quickly. However, the overall formation does not advance very fast, like a bulldozer, because their legend

Mainly horizontal, supplemented by vertical.

Because Inter Milan was not in a hurry to attack, after the kick-off, it took 20 passes for a full minute before Manchester United forced the ball out of bounds. However, Inter Milan's three lines were closely integrated at the moment, and the players hardly needed to respond quickly.

Defend, and you can set up a defensive line step by step and wait for Manchester United's attack.

If Inter Milan's offense is like a bulldozer, then Manchester United's offense is like a Ferrari sports car. The ball is passed from Sylvester's hand to Giggs' feet, and then the ball moves at high speed. They also pass the ball more than a dozen times in a row, but it takes time

Only 30 seconds later, the pass was intercepted in the middle of Inter Milan's densely defended penalty area.

After the ball returned to Inter Milan's feet again, the speed immediately slowed down. The ball was continuously passed in the midfield and backcourt, and then slowly advanced. After being blocked in the front, it immediately returned to the backcourt and passed directly to goalkeeper Thor.

Many feet.

Because Manchester United only arranged Ruud van Nistelrooy as a forward for this game, they were unable to form a pressure on Inter Milan's defenders and goalkeepers in the frontcourt. Goalkeeper Toldo did not need to take big shots. He passed the ball to his teammates like a defender.

, and then continue to pass the ball in the backcourt, waiting for Manchester United players to come up and grab it.

If this style of play is played 10 years later, any fan will immediately be able to think of a team, that is Barcelona, ​​which focuses on possession of the ball and regards possession of the ball as a lifeline. This was the signature tactic of Barcelona, ​​the later Cosmos team, and

The current Jiang Mu is imitating Barcelona's tactics, and they also happen to have this kind of ball-controlling players to implement this kind of tactics. If there is any difference from the later Barcelona team, it is that the current Inter Milan lacks

The ability to press high and pass the ball is not that fast and familiar, more like the AC Milan team in 2007.

However, this was the first time Jiang Mu's ball control tactics had appeared. There was no precedent before. Sir Alex Ferguson didn't know how to deal with this tactic, and he didn't know the weakness of this tactic for a while.

No, this made Ferguson, who had always prided himself on commanding on the spot, frown.

"Their style of play is a bit weird, completely different from their original style of play, and our preparation cannot be used." Ferguson's assistant coach Roman finally couldn't stand it after five minutes of the game.

Ferguson looked stern and said: "Well, things are changing rapidly on the court, and we are encountering another extremely cunning Chinese. Let the players play according to the original arrangement, with me as the main player, regardless of the opponent's playing style."

Roman nodded repeatedly, staying the same and adapting to any changes. This is also the most correct approach for any experienced head coach when encountering unexpected situations. Making random changes at this time is better than waiting for changes.

Manchester United is carefully observing and actively looking for ways to break Inter Milan's tactics. Inter Milan is following the pre-match arrangements and drills, controlling the ball at its feet, looking for loopholes in the opponent's defense, and preparing to implement fatal

one strike.

Possessing the ball is a double-edged sword. The team that controls the ball controls the ball at their feet, like holding a sword high. The opponent does not know where the sword will strike, nor when it will strike.

, this will bring great psychological pressure to the side without the ball.

However, the disadvantage of the side with the ball is that once they are intercepted by the opponent when passing the ball in the backcourt, the opponent will immediately be able to directly face the back line of the side with the ball. Both the side that can control the ball and the side that grabs the ball have certain advantages.

Psychological pressure depends on which party has the stronger psychological endurance.

However, there is another point that is very disadvantageous for Manchester United. It is the first time they have faced this kind of tactics. They don’t know how to deal with it. Normal people have a sense of fear towards strange things, and Manchester United’s players don’t know how to deal with it.

Exception, so Manchester United players seemed a little less confident during the game.

Inter Milan had a full understanding of Manchester United's style of play before the game. They all knew how Manchester United's players moved, how they passed, and how they passed. This feeling of knowing everything made Inter Milan's players play well.

Very confident, the situation of the game was also firmly controlled by Inter Milan after the start. Manchester United, which had always won with momentum, gradually lost its sharpness due to Inter Milan's ball control style. The situation became very passive and could only rely on

Giggs, Van Nistelrooy, and Beckham have the personal abilities to complete a threatening attack.

After 15 minutes of the game, Inter Milan became more comfortable with this ball-control style. They now have more time to advance forward, their formation gradually presses forward, and they pass more at the front of Manchester United's penalty area.

Among Manchester United's three lines, the weakest is their back line. In fact, Manchester United's back line is not that bad, it is mainly unstable. The left back Sylvester is too young, the center back Blanco is too old, and the goalkeeper Butt

Sometimes there are god-level performances, but sometimes there are low-level butter players. In the group match, it was because of Butters' butter players that Manchester United lost to Deportivo La Coruña twice.

With such a group of defenders behind them, it is more than enough to deal with the Premier League forwards, because Manchester United's midfielders and forwards are very strong, but it is a bit difficult to deal with these powerful players in the Champions League. Manchester United encountered many problems in the group stage, and now they have scored

In the quarterfinals, facing world-class forwards and midfielders like Inter Milan, their defense seemed very difficult, so much so that their own midfielders and frontfielders did not dare to boldly invest in the attack.

Inter Milan began to pass the ball in its own midfield and backcourt, which did not have much impact on Manchester United's defense. When Inter Milan passed the ball near Manchester United's penalty area, Manchester United's defense could no longer bear it.

In the 17th minute of the game, Seedorf suddenly made a direct pass. Ronaldinho passed from behind Silvestre and formed a breakthrough. However, the linesman raised the offside flag, but you can watch it in slow motion replay.

This is a good goal. Ronaldinho was not offside at the moment Seedorf passed the ball.

Two minutes later, Inter Milan attacked the frontcourt along the left wing. Ronaldinho slanted into the penalty area and rushed at Ronaldo behind Blanco and Johansson at high speed. This time, Butters attacked and held the ball firmly.

In the 22nd minute of the game, Inter Milan passed the ball upfield during Manchester United's pressing. Ronaldinho held the ball to face Keane, who threatened to tackle his legs before the game.

Facing Keane who was rushing towards him like a ferocious spirit, Ronaldinho really didn't dare to make a fake move. He quickly changed direction and passed the ball to Zanetti who came up from the wing. He quickly rushed past Keane.

Pass.

However, Keane was very depressed in the first 20 minutes or so, because he, a master of interception and tackling, had almost nothing to do. Inter Milan did not do one-on-one dribbling at all. The main thing was to pass the ball constantly.

By that time, Inter Milan had already passed the ball to the wing or backcourt, leaving Keane with nowhere to use his strength.

Seeing Ronaldinho running past him, Keane bumped his body unceremoniously, knocking Ronaldinho to the ground.

However, the game was going on tensely and fiercely at this time. Zanetti singled out Silvestre with the ball, and Ronaldo stepped aside to help. Manchester United's defense was facing a major test. The eyes of referee Merck and the linesman were attracted.

On the wing, no one noticed that Ronaldinho was violated by Keane.

Silvestre's defensive ability is actually not bad, the only difference is his experience. The French guy learned from his previous breakthroughs. When Zanetti was about to break through, he suddenly made a bold tackle and kept the ball.

Manchester United's emphasis is on passing the ball. After Sylvester fell to the ground, he did not forget to kick the ball to his teammate Beckham. When the opponent attacked aggressively and pressed forward from three lines, if Sylvester

Being able to pass the ball to Beckham, and with Beckham's precise centimeter long pass, can completely create a threatening offense.

But Sylvester was lying on the ground with limited vision. When he passed the ball to Beckham, he did not notice that Ronaldo was running to the wing at high speed, and Phil Neville, who was marking Ronaldo, did not keep up with Ronaldo. In Beckham's case,

When Mu was about to get the ball, Ronaldo also rushed at high speed and stole the ball from behind.

At this moment, Manchester United is at a critical moment of transition between offense and defense. A wealthy team like Manchester United has a mature style of play and transitions between offense and defense very quickly. After Sylvester succeeded in stealing the ball, Manchester United's players have already begun to turn forward and pass the ball.

When Beckham arrived, the forwards and midfielders had already begun to move.

But at this time, Inter Milan's counterattack also started. Ronaldo took the ball and went down quickly. Zanetti moved to the center. Recoba and Seedorf inserted into the penalty area. Ronaldinho waited at the front of the penalty area. Inter Milan

A situation of besieging the restricted area was instantly formed.

Ronaldo completed the cross almost unguarded, and the ball drew a very fast arc and bypassed defender Blanco who was defending at the front point, and went to Recoba who was outflanking him in the middle.

Ordinary goalkeepers will not intercept such a cross, because it is too fast and too difficult to grasp. Once the interception fails, an empty goal will be exposed to the opponent, but Butters is not an ordinary person. This is a goalkeeper who wants to be a racing driver. This is a dare.

The guy behind the goal, he decisively attacked and got the ball at this time.

From a conscious point of view, Butters's judgment was correct, because Blanco obviously couldn't intercept it, and Recoba had a great chance of grabbing this spot. It was a risk for him to take the risk, but it was worth the risk.

But Ronaldo's pass was fast and spinning. Butters pounced on the ball but did not hold it. The ball slipped out of his hand again. Recoba, who had originally rushed to grab the point, felt that the good opportunity was lost and was regretting it.

Well, suddenly he saw the ball rolling towards his feet, and he almost subconsciously blocked it with his feet. This was enough, and the ball changed its direction and rolled slowly into the empty goal.