Red Rebels

"AC Milan's tactics were suppressed by us in the first half, but that was because they lacked a wide attacker, but have you noticed AC Milan's bench? Serginho is sitting on it, if I were Tassotti, I will bring him on in the second half as an attacking left winger!"

Mourinho drew his guess on the tactical board in the locker room. Only then did all the players realize with admiration that while they were immersed in the joy of taking the lead in the first half, Mourinho was already rational. The planning for the second half began.

"Thomason and Inzaghi are both very strong forwards, plus Palacio, you should know very well how capable this player is. Once AC Milan comes out to play, their offensive power is enough to defeat us. And the fighting spirit of this team has always been tenacious!”

It should be said that AC Milan's lineup is still very strong, especially the thickness of the bench. Costacurta, Serginho and others are all versatile. Mourinho does not know exactly how Tassotti will make adjustments. After all, he is not a god and cannot predict the movements of all his opponents.

But one thing is certain, that is, AC Milan's tactics will definitely become more active.

At this time, the game should undoubtedly be played in a more secure manner and played more patiently.

"Leo, we have to strengthen our defense in the second half. Although you did a good job in the first half, I'm sorry, you have to go off!" Mourinho said to Messi.

"I understand, sir!" Although Messi felt a little regretful, he still nodded in agreement.

In the first half, although Messi's assault on the right wing failed to kill Maldini, it still shared the pressure well between the center and left wing, allowing Kaká to score two goals in a row at the last moment to help the team take the lead. .

"Daniel, you come on in the second half and serve as the defensive midfielder!" Mourinho made a simple and concise substitution adjustment.

De Rossi was already ready and could play at any time. After hearing this, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"AC Milan will definitely counterattack in the second half. This is a 90-minute game. Tassotti will not allow his team to go crazy at the last moment. The remaining 45 minutes are his last chance. He has no reason not to attack. , unless he admits defeat in advance, but everyone knows that is impossible, so in the remaining 45 minutes, each of you must give me a 120,000-point spirit and fight for every ball, understand?"

"Understood, sir!" the players responded in unison.

But I'm afraid even Mourinho himself didn't think of it. Although he thought of AC Milan's counterattack during the halftime break, he still missed something.

After all, nothing that happens on the football field can be calculated.

…………”Tassotti adjusted the formation in the midfield, from the original 4312 to 352. Among them, Cafu was moved to the right midfielder position, and Seedorf was Arranged as the left midfielder, Maldini returned to the penalty area and formed a three-centre-back combination with Nesta and Kaladze. Palacio is still a free man in the frontcourt."

"At the beginning of the second half, AC Milan frequently made fuss on the two wings. Seedorf and Cafu formed a double wing, taking turns to attack the defense line, coupled with Palacio's support, even though Mourinho replaced Germany Rossi, playing three defensive midfielders, but the situation is still unfavorable."

AC Milan decided to press forward in the second half, which caused them to show a high desire to attack from the beginning, especially on the two wings, which caused a lot of trouble.

In the 47th minute, just 2 minutes into the second half, Cafu made a forward move on the right and cooperated with Palacio. The Argentine quickly dribbled the ball along the right and broke through. Evra had no choice but to let go of the tackle and even led the man. The ball was shoveled out of bounds.

The referee rushed up, called Evra over, showed him a yellow card, and then warned him, indicating that this was a set-piece opportunity for AC Milan.

Mourinho had a headache watching from the sidelines and kept beckoning the players to go back and participate in defense.

Before the game, Mourinho had specially arranged for AC Milan's set-piece tactics. After all, Pirlo's free-kick skills are also quite excellent, and the power of the Rossoneri's set-piece tactics is not lost at all.

But when Pirlo's free kick was smashed into the goal by Nesta, Mourinho was still so angry that he cursed on the spot because when he was practicing set-piece tactics, he kept reminding the players to pay close attention. Two players, Maldini and Nesta, who knew, were still scored!

However, Mourinho quickly woke up from conceding the ball and constantly signaled the players to stay steady. At the same time, he arranged for Essien and De Rossi to better protect the two wings. Kaka and Drogba frequently Drop back to participate in defense.

From the first minute of the second half, the tempo was raised to the fastest pace. Both sides worked hard, especially AC Milan, who worked hard to get back the score as soon as possible, especially when they got back a goal quickly after the opening.

This immediately puts you at a disadvantage on the field!

But Mourinho quickly adjusted the team, and the three midfielders were based on defense. Although AC Milan was very offensive, they could not break the goal for a while.

Unknowingly, time passed and Cafu was already 35 years old. In such a stressful game, he had been running back and forth for 60 minutes, and his physical fitness gradually failed to keep up. This caused AC Milan's right-side attack to gradually slow down. Slowly, the situation was slowly stabilized.

After scoring two goals in a row to take the lead in the first half, the second half naturally focused on more prudent tactics, and adjustments were made to stabilize the situation.

In the 70th minute, Mourinho replaced Kaka with Lahm, who performed well throughout the game. The Brazilian's dismissal was enthusiastically applauded and cheered by the fans. He scored 2 goals in the first half to help win the victory. Leading, but after AC Milan's change of formation, he was restricted and his role on the court was no longer significant.

After replacing Philipp Lahm, the tactics immediately changed to 4411. Essien stayed on the right, Lahm played as the left midfielder, leaving Drogba and Ronaldinho in front. The three lines were kept very compact.

AC Milan continued to strengthen its attack, replacing Seedorf with Serginho, and used the Brazilian's speed and personal skills to continuously attack the right wing.

Mourinho was constantly instructing the players to defend from the sidelines!

Don't blame Mourinho for being conservative. In fact, in a crucial final when one side is counterattacking wildly and the other side is leading, if you still choose to press out and fight at this time, you will definitely have your head stuck in the door. What a joke!

On the contrary, after replacing Philipp Lahm, the team started a better defensive counterattack, stabilized the situation, restricted AC Milan's offense, and constantly harassed AC Milan with sharp and fast counterattacks. .

In the 75th minute, Mourinho made another adjustment and replaced Drogba with Villa, showing his determination to keep the defensive counterattack low, but Ronaldinho is still active in AC Milan. Guard the right wing.

Tassotti watched from the sidelines as several counterattacks used Ronaldinho as the breakthrough point, and he was speechless.

If Maldini on the left is still going strong, then Cafu on the right has very obvious signs of decline this year compared to last year, but what has not changed is the Brazilian's love of assists.

However, as age increases and physical fitness declines, the Brazilian will definitely no longer be able to command the entire wing as before. This makes Cafu have to have someone behind him to fill the gap after he steps forward to assist. This is especially true against weak teams. It can be made up for when playing, but it will be difficult against strong teams like Juventus and Juventus.

In the two games, Juventus and Juventus used Cafu as a breakthrough point, and both scored goals!

On the bench, Costacurta, Pancaro and Simic can all play this position, but the first two have reached the end of their careers and are no longer as brave as they once were. Simic is not capable enough to take on the important task, forcing Tassotti can only continue to rely on Cafu at the right back position.

Tassotti had mentioned to Galliani before that Thiago Silva and Alves, who were on loan at Benfica, would be the most powerful additions to AC Milan's lineup. However, due to financial problems, AC Milan could only get Tassotti. Yago Silva temporarily relieves the central defender crisis, but the right back continues to rely on veterans such as Cafu and Pancaro.

When Kolo Toure recently applied for a transfer, AC Milan was also included in the wealthy teams that were interested. However, the Ivorian is currently very popular in the transfer market. Looking at many wealthy teams, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Teams such as Barcelona and AC Milan all need to supplement on the right.

This made Kolo Toure become very popular for a while. In addition, although the Ivorian submitted a transfer application, he kept releasing news and seemed to be trying to retain the Ivorian. This made the outside world pay more attention to Kolo Toure. Ray's bids kept getting higher and higher.

It is said that Chelsea has made an offer of 20 million pounds. The purpose is to hope that Kolo Toure will transfer to Chelsea and form a world-class defense line with Cannavaro, Stam and the already finalized Ashley Cole.

But Real Madrid also takes a fancy to this player, hoping that he can replace Salgado, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are also paying close attention to Sevilla's Ramos. The Spanish teenager has performed in Sevilla this season. Excellent, the biggest discovery in La Liga.

In addition, Benfica's Dani Alves has also received close attention, attracting the attention of many wealthy clubs.

…………As time went by, AC Milan players gradually felt the pressure, and they began to launch waves of crazy attacks, especially Serginho on the left, who was full of physical strength and became It has become the focus of AC Milan's key offense, and even Maldini frequently appears in the midfield and frontcourt to participate in assists.

However, if the attack cannot be made for a long time, the players' mentality will inevitably become anxious and they will inevitably make mistakes.

In the 82nd minute, AC Milan launched an attack from the left. Serginho's dribbling was intercepted by Essien and Maicon. The latter moved his big foot to the left. After Evra stopped the ball on his chest, he followed the trend along the left. Rush.

Cafu posted the ball, but Evra passed it to De Rossi, who stepped forward to support him, who then passed it to Beckham.

Beckham put in his standard passing posture. The moment after receiving and stopping the ball, he immediately passed a pass that seemed to have gone through satellite positioning, and accurately passed the ball to Ronaldinho on the left. underfoot.

The Portuguese teenager stopped the ball steadily. Facing the attacking Nesta, he calmly made a few fake moves, but he was unable to confuse the opponent and had to pass it back to Beckham who was attacking in the back row.

After stopping the ball, Beckham observed it and first dribbled the ball horizontally along the front edge of the penalty area, but suddenly passed a through ball from behind.

Villa, who had been ambushing in the penalty area, suddenly accelerated, caught the ball before Maldini and Kaladze, and shot low before Dida struck, scoring the ball, 3:1!

This was a goal that sentenced AC Milan to death. It was also a goal that completely destroyed the fighting spirit and will of AC Milan players!

When Villa scored the winning goal, Mourinho was so excited that he ran across the field. His expression was as if he was the hero of the goal, and the fans at the scene were completely crazy.

They never dreamed that their team could win the championship in the first season of participating in the Champions League!

This will undoubtedly create another legendary history in the Champions League!

"As everyone outside said, they are a team that continues to create miracles and create history. Now they have once again surprised people and become the European kings in the 2004/05 season!"

"Drogba, Villa, Ronaldinho, Messi, Kaká, Beckham, Essien, De Rossi, Evra, Lahm, Maicon, Terry, Vidic, Curtis , Cech...let us remember these names, because they will be engraved in the history of the Champions League because of this game."

"This is a great team, a team full of potential. We have reason to believe that this young team will dominate European football in the next few years!"