Midfielder

In the Chelsea dressing room, during the ten minutes of rest, there was no silence from AC Milan. Everyone was immersed in the crazy state of overtaking their opponents, especially Terry and Lampard. It was time to start discussing who would be the first to lift the championship trophy later.

In their opinion, with the game played like this, the rhythm has been completely controlled by themselves. Even if the opponent is AC Milan, they will not be afraid at all. They must win this game.

Mourinho did not suppress the excitement of the players at this moment, but he still told them after the group of guys calmed down, "Don't think that a team like AC Milan can be beaten to death by us. They are not a mid-range player in the Premier League." The level of the team, those Italians will definitely fight back.”

"And I can guarantee that their counterattack will be very crazy, just like what they did in the opening stage, it will be very sharp. If you are not careful in defense, you will probably be killed by those Italians. Then you can Don’t tell me I’m going to yell at you from the sidelines.”

This is not Mourinho using his prophetic ability, but he knows very well that a wealthy team is not easily defeated, especially a team that has been in the Champions League for many years. Your ability to withstand stress may be greater than you imagine.

Now it is absolutely impossible for Chelsea to have smooth sailing after taking the lead like Porto last year. AC Milan is also not Monaco. They will not let their opponents control the game so unscrupulously.

Although those guys were at a disadvantage for a while, that didn't mean they were willing to stay like this.

It can only be said that Lin Yi grasped the timing of the goal very well. Before the end of the first half, he did not leave much time for the opponent to counterattack. Otherwise, the opponent's offense is likely to suddenly rush forward.

Those three or four minutes of confusion still did Chelsea a big favor. At least they now have enough time to adjust their mentality and make all preparations to face the wave of AC Milan's mad attack in the second half.

The opponent's offense will not change. Just as Mourinho will launch a desperate counterattack, the opponent will do the same. It is not an easy task to make AC Milan surrender like this.

Unless you can expand the score to three to one or four to one, the opponent may show frustration.

That's just a possibility. The Italians don't have much tenacity on the battlefield, but on the football field, they have always been the most patient group of people. Don't expect them to give up easily.

At least Mourinho has not thought about the problem in this way. Although he knows that Ancelotti will be interfered by his immediate boss, the fat man will not just let it go. He will fight back, for sure!

And the fat man Ancelotti is not easy to deal with. He will make full use of the ten minutes during the halftime break to adjust the team's status, or he will rearrange the tactics. The situation is not good for AC Milan. It's just a disadvantage now, not something that has reached the edge of despair.

Mourinho also miscalculated one thing. Although Berlusconi is now a little dissatisfied with the team's tactical arrangements and performance level in the first half, he did not interfere too much in the command.

The Italian Prime Minister also knew what he should do. The difference of one goal was not irreversible.

He didn't need to send his orders to the locker room just because he fell behind once. He didn't want any accidents to happen due to his control in this game. Professionally, he was not an expert yet.

This may be the most relaxed moment for Ancelotti now. He just needs to calm down and arrange tactics.

Mourinho cannot predict 100% what adjustments or tricks the opponent will make. He can only respond to changes by staying the same. Now he just wants to remind his players not to think that the game will end at this moment. It was over, and there were forty-five minutes of the second half waiting for them.

Negligence is a taboo for military strategists, especially in peak confrontations. Every mistake you make may be the reason why your opponent can eventually kill you. Mourinho does not want to make those mistakes.

"Boss, don't worry. We will definitely defeat each other like we did in the first half. Maybe Lin Yi can even score a hat trick!" Lampard patted Lin Yi on the shoulder with a bad look on his face. Laugh, because this guy is ready to exploit Lin Yi after the game.

Just like Lampard was thinking at the moment, many team members were looking at Lin Yi. That kid doesn't usually score goals. This is great. When it comes to such a big scene, he scored two goals at once. Not only It saved the team, and also put a wealthy team like AC Milan into a state of disarray.

Especially for the first goal, even Cech had his mouth opened when he saw that scene in front of the goal. He even forgot to shut up for two or three seconds and just stared blankly at the goal. Screen.

It is estimated that there were definitely many people who had the same expression as him at that time, especially the Italians, who must have looked so surprised, because that back-heel shot was so ecstatic.

Not only did he deceive Nesta, who is recognized as a world-class central defender, but even a goalkeeper like Dida was dazzled by Lin Yi, who could only watch Lin Yi complete that performance.

What is a big-time player? This fucking guy is a pure big-game player. He seems to be born for such a game. This kid doesn't seem to know what stage fright is at all.

Lin Yi's performance is indeed like this. He has been like this since the day he entered Porto. He doesn't know how to fear others. Except Mourinho, who can deal with him, the rest have to stand aside.

No matter who the opponent is, if this kid gets ruthless, he will be completely reckless. No matter how hard the defensive line is, he can still bite a gap for you, giving him enough space to pass the ball.

AC Milan's defense is already sophisticated enough, but it was still pierced back and forth by this kid twice.

Mourinho has nothing to say except to remind the defensive players to pay attention to the problem of retreat. After all, Ancelotti's trump card has not been revealed to him yet, but he and Lampard have the same idea that Lin Yi's performance in the offense today is indeed very crazy.

"Pay attention to the intensity of the opponent's defense against you in the second half. The opponent will not let you keep harassing their defense line like this. They will try every means to prevent you from breaking through. Be careful of Gattuso. If he gets crazy, he won't care whether he will be punished for his excessive actions."

Mourinho is not worried about anything else now, especially the performance of Lin Yi. He hardly needs to think too much, but he needs to remind Lin Yi that this is not an ordinary league. This is a decisive battle for the highest honor in Europe. No one is willing to give up the victory before touching the trophy.

Especially when Lin Yi performs so crazy, the opponent's midfield will definitely be ruthless to this kid. Gattuso, a tough guy, will definitely not allow Lin Yi to perform so unscrupulously.

Lin Yi didn't say much about Mourinho's warning, but just grinned slightly. He saw Gattuso's unfriendly expression before leaving the court, so he knew very well what the guy would do in the second half. In order to deal with him, the guy would definitely be very crazy and ruthless.

However, Lin Yi never worried about such things. Anyway, he had already been accustomed to such fierce interceptions in the confrontation with Keane's group of beasts. Now it was just a change of opponent. No matter what method the opponent would use to defend him, he did not intend to stop attacking.

Mourinho had no good way to deal with Lin Yi's personality. If the boy was stubborn, he could not pull him back. However, if Lin Yi had not been so stubborn, he would probably not have achieved such results now. This kind of toughness from the bones was his driving force to keep moving forward.

In addition to admonishing the players to concentrate, Mourinho did not make any tactical adjustments in the midfield. He just left the players to rest and maintain their physical strength for more than ten minutes. If they had to face the counterattack of the Italians in the second half, the physical consumption would definitely not be less.

However, this consumption is relative. If the Italians pounced, their physical consumption would only be faster than Chelsea. For AC Milan, which has many veterans, that is definitely not good news. In this kind of offensive battle, Mourinho is confident that he can use his physical strength to drag down the opponent.

Young, strong, good at physical confrontation, with strict defensive organization and sharp counterattack, this is the foundation of Mourinho's Chelsea. If you want to compete with him in this, then Mourinho is very welcome, and he is confident that he can kill the opponent with the advantage of physical confrontation.

In the second half of the game, you must let it play at its own pace. Mourinho is now ready to take over the game with the most familiar way of Italians, such as defensive counterattacks. This is the chess game Mourinho is now preparing to play for Ancelotti.

But when Mourinho walked out of the locker room and returned to the coaching seat on the sidelines, he finally saw the trump card that Ancelotti showed him. Philip Inzaghi was already standing near the arc of the center circle at this moment, and the slightly thin figure stood quietly.

Mourinho is not a rookie coach who has just entered the field, and I am afraid that no one will not know a guy like Philip Inzaghi, especially the coaches and players of the opponents, who will think that this thin guy is simply a Satan in front of the goal, a standard demon.

This is a natural killer. Before the game started, Mourinho looked at Philip Inzaghi's name and gave such an evaluation. Maybe that guy doesn't have Ronaldo's blade-like breakthrough, nor does he have Shevchenko's almost omnipotent performance on the front line.

But no one will doubt Philip Inzaghi's ability to score goals. Although this guy's skills can be explained as rough and simple, many times, he is not so flexible even in the penalty area to get rid of people, but Philip Inzaghi's existence is to score goals.

Philip Inzaghi's skills can be summed up in the word "snatching points". Most of the time, he always stands on the same horizontal line with the opponent's defender. At the moment when his teammates assist and pass the ball, he judges the trajectory and landing point of the ball before the opponent's defender, and starts quickly at the first time.

Then he will use a very simple and even a little crude but very practical action to shoot and score. In addition to his feet and head, this guy often uses other parts of his body to score goals, and his shooting efficiency is also very high.

It can be said that as long as Filippo Inzaghi stands near the penalty area, he is a pressure for any goalkeeper. If Romario was once the king of the penalty area in world football and an absolutely efficient shooter, then now Inzaghi can be said to be the king of the penalty area in the entire Apennines.

Vieri and Shevchenko have their own strengths, but in terms of shooting ability, Inzaghi is no worse than anyone else. He may not break through or pass, but he can shoot and score.

Seeing such a guy standing on the field, even Mourinho was a little wary. He knew that Ancelotti would definitely attack, which was the opponent's only choice. However, at this time, throwing Philip Inzaghi to the field to replace Crespo, Mourinho did not fully understand this tactical arrangement.

Yes, Philip Inzaghi is a very good shooter who grabs points. He is definitely a good scorer in the chaos. If AC Milan had used a three-forward formation at this time, Mourinho might have understood it, but using a forward to replace a forward does not seem to be a good idea.

At least Crespo's performance in the first half was not bad. It can be said that the existence of this guy made Terry very embarrassed for a while, especially in the competition for high-altitude balls. The Argentine completely became the offensive fulcrum of AC Milan in the frontcourt. He can even create offensive threats better than Shevchenko.

Replacing Crespo with Filippo Inzaghi doesn't look like a good move. A point-grabbing shooter needs more support, but without Crespo's high point, it is difficult for Inzaghi and Shevchenko to take any advantage under the defense of Terry and Carvalho.

Mourinho doesn't know whether Ancelotti understands this truth, but the fat man has made such a substitution adjustment. Now Mourinho can only wait and see what the opponent wants to do. As for how to deal with it, he still has to observe through the game. After all, AC Milan is now the main attacker.

Maybe attacking instead of defending is a good way, but when facing a team like AC Milan with very strong offensive capabilities, Mourinho is not prepared to take risks. Even if it is Lin Yi, he just arranges this kid to use his flexible running and passing to appropriately put some defensive pressure on the opponent.

Defensive counterattack, first defend the opponent, and then consider the counterattack. Mourinho is not considering beautiful football now. He just wants to make this game simpler, especially the process, as simple as possible. What he wants is the success rate, not the gorgeousness on the scene, which is useless.

When facing such a strong team, the most important thing is to stay stable, especially when leading. Don't follow the opponent's rhythm. How you play is your business, and how I play is my own problem. Mourinho is not going to play any offensive against AC Milan according to Ancelotti's intention.

Although Mourinho has not figured out why Ancelotti made such a substitution adjustment, he has already smelled the desperate feeling of the opponent. In the next 45 minutes of the game, the fat man will definitely urge AC Milan's strongest attack to squeeze himself.

Just as Mourinho expected, AC Milan's defense at the beginning of the second half also seemed much tougher. Originally, Chelsea kicked off, and their attack was still launched from Robben's side.

However, this time Robben did not get rid of Cafu's defense as he wished. His strong breakthrough on the wing lost speed under Cafu's close position, and his sprint seemed a bit weak.

But Robben still relied on his short-distance sprint to win the chance to cross the ball. His pass slipped over Cafu's body and flew into the air above AC Milan's penalty area. Drogba's high-altitude bombing came again.

But Drogba's header was the same as Robben's breakthrough. At the last moment, Stam intercepted it. The tall Dutchman used his shiny head to clear the ball with a header.

After blocking Chelsea's first offensive organization, AC Milan's advancement speed was also amazing at this moment. Kaka, who had been cruising in the middle in the first half, suddenly rushed to the right side guarded by Ferreira after receiving Pirlo's pass, which caught Ferreira off guard.

It was already a bit difficult for Ferreira to deal with Seedorf alone on the right side. Now Kaka's sudden insertion to his side did put him under greater defensive pressure.

Moreover, the speed of the Brazilian boy's breakthrough was too fast. He didn't give Ferreira any chance to react. He accelerated suddenly on the wing without any reason. Kaka used a not-so-gorgeous passing move to directly throw Ferreira behind him.

After the breakthrough, Kaka did not stop. He went straight into the penalty area, which forced Terry to choose to make up for the defense. However, Carvalho also filled the gap behind him.

Ferreira was also chasing behind Kaka, but his pace was obviously slower than Kaka. If he wanted to stop the opponent, he could only wait for the Brazilian boy to slow down on his own initiative.

But Kaka didn't have this plan. When he faced Terry's approach, he didn't choose to pass the ball as in the first half, but used his feet to knock the ball in front of Terry.

A simple knock with his feet made Terry lose the goal of stealing the ball at the moment he rushed over.

Get rid of it! Kaka used this simple and fast method to pass two levels in a row. After shaking off Terry, the kid barely took another step forward. He made a low cross at a very fast speed near the baseline, which swept directly from his feet to the edge of the small penalty area. Carvalho and Shevchenko rushed to the point at the same time.

At this moment, Mourinho on the sidelines seemed to see the bayonet of AC Milan flashing again. . .