Stop the ball ten meters away, the goal depends on Meng

Chapter 349 The ghost of Old Trafford!

"Milan, Milan, I only want to support you~~
Milan, Milan, always for you~~~"

Late at night on April 4, the San Siro Stadium was brightly lit. More than 2 fans watched the red and black soldiers fighting hard on the field and sang happily from the bottom of their hearts.

"It was a good game today."

Sitting in the audience behind the bench, Su Changwei nodded slightly.

To his left sat De Sciglio, and on his right was Abate. Like him, Milan's second player Humha has been recovering from injuries for the past three weeks...

Today is the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals. AC Milan faces the challenge of the Red Devils Manchester United at home.

As we all know, Ferguson has retired, and his first successor is the little-known Scottish fellow Moyes.

Mo Tiancai coached Everton for 10 seasons before, turning this mid-to-lower team into a strong team that can compete for European qualifications. What really makes him loved by fans is that under his leadership, Everton For three seasons, Tottenham finished higher than their city rivals Liverpool in the standings.

With his outstanding record, he won the Premier League Coach of the Year three times and became the most promising young coach in British football.

But even so, when he was strongly recommended by his fellow countryman Ferguson and took over as Manchester United's coach, the entire football world was still deeply surprised.

Although Ferguson himself greatly appreciated Moyes' abilities, the high-spirited Moyes' coaching journey at Manchester United was not smooth.

He was double-killed by Manchester City, double-killed by Liverpool, and even double-killed by his old club Everton!

The only strong team that can let him score three points is Arsenal...

So far, the Premier League has played 32 rounds. As the defending champion, Manchester United is only ranked 7th, as many as 17 points away from the top Manchester City.

What makes him even more embarrassed is that his old club Everton is currently ranked 5th, 6 points more than his new club Manchester United...

The two domestic cup competitions - the FA Cup and the League Cup - were eliminated. As for the Champions League...even the most optimistic and naive Red Devils fans never thought that they could win the championship from the four giants: Milan, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Bayern!
Today's AC Milan is not the strongest lineup, but they still beat Manchester United 3:1!

In the 12th minute, Shalawi sent an inverted triangle cross from the left, and conventional weapon Muntari opened the scoring, 1:0.

In the 33rd minute, Kaka and Pazzini hit the wall and broke into the penalty area to easily push the ball. The score in the first half was already 2:0.

After entering the second half, Manchester United made adjustments. Valencia forcibly broke through Alonso on the right and sent a cross. Evra volleyed hard from the outside of the left rib of the penalty area. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced into the net. 1: 2!

Manchester United's morale was greatly boosted, but Lukaku, who had just come on as a substitute, dampened their momentum for counterattack. The little monster forced Phil Jones, causing the flying general to completely lose control of his expression. In panic, he even tackled the opponent. fall!
The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty kick. Facing the young De Gea, Kaka showed no signs of weakness, 3:1!

After 90 minutes, Manchester United lost to the San Siro and could only hope to create a miracle at Old Trafford a week later.
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When Milan defeated Manchester United, Su Changwei finally fully recovered from injury and began training with the team.

Just two days later, on April 2, AC Milan went away to challenge Genoa, their opponent in the 4nd round of the league.

The home team has two old Milan players, Gilardino and Antonini, so this game feels like a friendly match.

It wasn't even until the 20th minute that Milan completed its first shot...

Ambrosini passed the ball over the top into the penalty area, and Drogba passed the ball back. Salah, who was not qualified for the Champions League, exerted all his strength and blasted a super world wave of nearly 30 meters, 1:0!

Although Genoa took advantage of a corner kick in the second half to get a goal back, Milan did not lack opportunities.

In the 73rd minute, De Bruyne took a free kick in the frontcourt. Drogba showed amazing header skills and knocked away Antonini, who had only been his teammate for half a year, and rewritten the score to 2:1!

Originally, Allegri wanted to arrange for Su Changwei to come on as a substitute in the last 15 minutes, but Milan's No. 10 felt discomfort in his knee during warm-up activities, so he gave the opportunity to Zhang Chengdong.

Zhang Chengdong was very active after coming on the field. In the 85th minute, he made a wide move on the right and connected with Salah on the left. The Egyptian forward flexibly dunked past the defender and then cut inside to shoot. The ball was blocked by the goalkeeper. Suddenly, Ambrosini, who was actively pushing forward, shot a supplementary shot into the net!
3:1, AC Milan took all three points from the away game! -
Su Changwei did not have a recurrence of his old injury. After two days of rest, he was able to participate in the team's competition.

By the afternoon of April 4, he also entered the substitute list for the second round knockout match between Milan and Manchester United.

Although there is little hope of a comeback, Manchester United obviously cannot surrender at their own doorstep.

Moyes fielded the strongest lineup currently:
Goalkeeper: De Gea
Back four: Evra, Vidic (captain), Smalling, Phil Jones

Double defensive midfielders: Fletcher, Carrick
Three forwards: Giggs, Fellaini, Valencia

Solo striker: Rooney
On the bench, there are players such as Lindegaard (second goal), Ashley Young, Ferdinand, Januzaj, Nani, Hernandez, Shinji Kagawa and other players.

Milan has adopted a slightly more conservative 4321 formation:

Goalkeeper: Abbiati

Back four: Abate, Acerbi, Zapata, Alonso
Three defensive midfielders: Ambrosini (captain), Montolivo, Constant

Double midfielder: De Bruyne, Kaká

Single striker: Pazzini

The bench includes Amelia, Bonera, De Sciglio, De Jong, Shaarawy, Drogba, and Su Changwei.

The reason for changing to three midfielders was to strengthen the midfielder's control of the ball, but Allegri did not expect that Manchester United today had no intention of competing with Milan in the midfield!

Moyes directly gave up the strangulation in the middle and simplified the tactics to the extreme:
Long pass!

The focus of their offense is the slow left back Alonso!

The hard work paid off. In the 34th minute, Evra moved widely from the left. Valencia relied on speed to eat Alonso alive and sent a cross from the right!

As one of the "Four Dark Kings of Manchester United", Valencia has always been known for his physical strength and ability to make breakthroughs. As for the accuracy of his crosses, he may not be as accurate as Su Changwei a year ago.

Therefore, this cross did not find Rooney in the middle at all, but was easily pushed out by the tall Acerbi.

But Carrick grabbed the spot and put the ball back into the penalty area. Fellaini, who was the attacking midfielder, jumped high and beat Zapata to complete the header bombing!

Although Abbiati pounced in the right direction, he was still half a beat too late and could only watch the ball fly into the net!
1: 0!

Manchester United reduced the total score to 2:3!
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"Only one goal missing!"

Moyes trembled all over, he saw hope of reversal!
Manchester United scored a valuable away goal in the first round, so as long as they score one more goal and equalize the total score to 3:3, they can advance to the semi-finals!
The semi-finals of the Champions League... This result should be able to be explained to the club owners and the fans, right?
The hopes of the fans at the scene were also ignited. They temporarily put aside their dissatisfaction with the new head coach and sang the team song "Glory Belongs to Manchester United" loudly to cheer for the players on the field!
Manchester United, which received a home bonus, became more and more aggressive, and finally created another killing opportunity in the injury time of the first half.

Giggs sent a thrilling pass from the left. Zapata failed to create an offside trap. Valencia got into the penalty area and hit the ball with a sweep!
But the reputation of "Watt can't shoot" came true again at this moment. Facing Abbiati who failed to block the near corner in time, Valencia's shot from less than 10 meters actually hit the post!

Zapata quickly cleared the ball out of the penalty area, Alonso passed the ball straight into the frontcourt, De Bruyne drove straight in with the ball, and then made a curved pass.

The ball bypassed Manchester United captain Vidic and found Pazzini at the front!

Although Pazzini fought hard, his previous serious injury significantly reduced his explosive power. In the end, he was still unable to overtake the strong Smalling and was cleared by the opponent.But Montolivo, who arrived later, grabbed the spot and made a diagonal pass to find Kaka who was outflanking him on the left.

Milan's No. 22 took a step across the left side of Manchester United's penalty area, drew an arrow with his bow, and made a perfect arc with the inside of his foot!

The ball bypassed De Gea's fingers and accurately flew into the upper right corner of the goal!

1: 1!

The total score is 4:2!

The difference between the two sides is back to two goals again!
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Moyes made arrangements for a last-ditch battle.

Fellaini, who was originally an attacking midfielder, was pushed to the front line by him, and his position was even further forward than Rooney!

4231 becomes the traditional British 442!

As for Manchester United's tactics, it takes the British tradition of flying from both wings and crossing from the wing to the extreme!
Giggs, Valencia, Evra, Carrick, Jones, De Gea... As long as they have the opportunity, they will fly long passes to Fellaini, the beacon of explosive heads, creating murderous opportunities in the frontcourt. !
In the 65th minute, seeing that Phil Jones's passing skills were not quite up to par, Moyes replaced wing king Ashley Young again, hoping to further strengthen the power of cross bombing!
As soon as Yang Tianwang came on the field, he made a shocking pass. He raised his right foot in the backcourt and made a powerful pass. The ball flew directly from the right side to the left sideline and hit the away team's bench accurately. superior!
Su Changwei, who was chatting with De Sciglio, was caught off guard and was hit with a "boom" that made stars appear in his eyes!

"Team doctor! Team doctor!!!"

De Sciglio's little face turned pale with shock, and he screamed so clearly that even the audience in front of the TV could hear it clearly!
Allegri was almost scared to death by him, but fortunately Su Changwei covered his head and sat up immediately:

"Cao, who did this?"

Drogba, who had been watching the ball calmly, pointed to the helpless Professor Yang on the field:

"That number 18."

Su Changwei let go of his hand and stood up from his seat:
"Coach, is it my turn to play?"
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"Oh? Su Changwei, who just had his head smashed... seems to have been aroused, and he started to warm up on the sidelines!"

He Wei in the live broadcast room quickly cheered up and prepared for the real climax.

Although the previous game was back and forth and the rhythm was quite intense, as long as Su Changwei did not step onto the field, AC Milan would not be going all out!
Xu Yang said thoughtfully:
"Manchester United fans...you can turn off the TV!"

"I'm afraid that the next game will keep them awake!"
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The same idea emerged from the hearts of every Milan player, and the Manchester United in front of them became insignificant, even ridiculous.

As long as Su Changwei plays, he can chop melons and vegetables, making the Premier League hegemon of the past 20 years kneel down and beg for mercy!

But just when Su Changwei finished his warm-up activities and stood next to the fourth official for inspection, the situation on the court suddenly changed!

Evra broke through Abate and then made a cross. Fellaini used his body to hold Zapata and completed the header in front of the goal. Rooney met the ball and swept the ball. Abbiati broke the defense for the second time, 2:1!

The total score became 3:4!

Fellaini did not celebrate with Rooney, but rushed into the goal, picked up the ball, turned and ran towards the center circle!
One goal left! -
"Zapata is slacking off! He is obviously stuck in his position, why is Fellaini still taking the spot?"

Milan assistant coach Tassotti said with a frown.

Maldra also noticed this problem:
"This guy's concentration has always been a problem. If he can maintain a high level of concentration, he can indeed become a top defender!"

Seedorf heard their conversation and glanced at the head coach, only to find that Shuai sat down in his seat with a relaxed expression:

"Maximi, we just lost the ball! Why aren't you worried at all?"

Allegri took a bottle of sports drink from the equipment manager and took a sip happily:
"I was only worried that the boy lacked motivation, but now... this problem has been solved!"
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[beep~~~]

In the 71st minute, Su Changwei exchanged high-fives with Pazzini while randomly selecting a teammate.

[...Kaka (Friendliness MAX)]

[Reproducible Peak Strength: 104%]

[Injury probability: 5%]

The corners of Su Changwei's mouth turned up involuntarily:

[Finally not a defender anymore! 】
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If facing defensive teams like Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, Kaka may not be the best choice; but today's Manchester United is eager to equalize the score and will inevitably be unable to maintain a stable defense. It is best for an attacker like Kaká!
Su Changwei didn't wait too long, and the opportunity came as promised.

Within 3 minutes of his appearance, Ashley Young broke through Alonso and made a pass from the right.

This time, Professor Yang finally performed normally. He neither kicked the ball directly out of the sideline nor smashed the bird over Old Trafford.

The ball flew into the penalty area fairly accurately, aiming at Fellaini and starting to descend.

But Acerbi stepped forward and used his 1.9-meter-1.9 tall figure to get the ball out of the penalty area before the [-]-meter-[-] Belgian afro took off!

Left back Alonso didn't have time to observe the situation, half-turned his body and made a long pass!
Moyes' body suddenly went stiff!
He and everyone watched closely as the ball flew over half of the field and then landed in Manchester United's left half!

In the area under the ball, Smalling and Vidic were attacking Su Changwei from the left and right!
But Su Changwei, who had just appeared, was obviously faster than them. He caught up with the ball on the left side of the penalty area in one sprint, and then stretched out his foot to pick up the ball before Vidic blocked it!

Pick the ball!

Vidic, who missed the save, immediately turned back to defend, while Evra on the other side rushed forward to fill the position!
Seeing the third master of Manchester United kicking him in the air, Su Changwei felt blessed and calmly touched the ball with his forehead, dodging the opponent's sure-fire kick!

There was only a muffled sound of "bang", and Evra slammed into Vidic!

Manchester United's two major defenders suddenly fell on their backs, leaving only De Gea as a defensive player in front of Su Changwei!
De Gea, who ranks first in the Premier League in goal-line skills, did not abandon the goal, which gave Su Changwei time to adjust his steps!

When Su Changwei dribbled the ball into the penalty area, De Gea completely lost the initiative!

Su Changwei had no time to push the ball into the far corner. Although De Gea immediately made a goal-line split, he could not stop the ball from rolling into the goal!
2: 2!

The total score expanded to 5:3!

Old Trafford Stadium is silent at this moment!

Sitting in the stands, Ferguson's hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.

He seemed to be back 7 years ago.

On that rainy night, Kaka was like a god descending from heaven, single-handedly challenging Manchester United's entire defense!

At this moment, another Milan player smashed the Red Devils' defense into a sieve!

(End of this chapter)