King of the Zone

The German TV commentator who complained about Cheng Hai's independence in this game before raised his voice when Cheng Hai suddenly passed the ball:
"Cheng Hai takes the ball!"

"It is estimated that he will start working alone again."

"Ah, pass the ball!!!"

"Cheng Hai actually passed the ball to Shinji Kagawa's feet!"

"Good shot, Cheng Hai distributed the ball after attracting the defensive attention of several Milan players!"

"Lewandowski, Shinji Kagawa sent the ball to Lewandowski!"

"Split the ball again!"

"Lewandowski splits the ball and the winger Owomoyela gets the ball and drives in at high speed!"

"Lewandowski, Shinji Kagawa, and Gross Kreutz fired three arrows at once, and three players from Dortmund's center rushed to the frontcourt, ready to fight for the top!"

"Owomoyela cross!!!"

"Toooooooooooooooooooor..."

"The ball is in!"

"Gross Kreutz headed Owomoyela's cross!"

"Dortmund got it back!"

"Before the end of the first half, Dortmund finally got a goal back and were only one point behind AC Milan."

"And, Dortmund scored an away goal!"

"The key point of this attack is Cheng Hai. Cheng Hai didn't try to break through AC Milan's defense alone after getting the pass from his teammates just now. Instead, he paused for a while, attracted the defensive attention of the opponents Gattuso, Van Bommel and others, and then sent the ball to Shinji Kagawa who followed up in the middle."

"This is the result of Owomoyela's cross and Gross Kreutz's header without defense."

"Cheng Hai seems to have realized his problem, and Dortmund's offense has started."

"The game is not over yet, Dortmund still have hope of winning."

Indeed, as the commentator said, this goal gave everyone in Dortmund hope.

Before Cheng Hai was too independent, the ball was at his feet, even though his breakthrough skills were excellent, he could break through one or two people every time, and sometimes even three or four.

But most of the time, Cheng Hai was unable to penetrate the defense to form a shot.Even if he barely takes a shot occasionally, he will not be able to form a real threatening shot under the interference of the opposing defender.

Now, Cheng Hai has come to his senses and is willing to give the ball away.

On the one hand, this allows other teammates who are in the gap to get a chance to score a goal.On the other hand, Cheng Hai will have one more way to attack, the opponent will be more difficult to figure out, and it will be of great benefit to Cheng Hai's own breakthrough attack.

Therefore, when everyone gathered around to celebrate the goal with Gross Kreutz who scored the goal, Lewandowski, who has a better relationship with Cheng Hai, said bluntly:

"Cheng Hai, you should have done this a long time ago! You see, as long as you are willing to distribute the ball, we can score goals. Moreover, in this way, the opponent will not be able to understand your thoughts, and your own offense will appear easier."

Cheng Hai rubbed his head and said with an embarrassed smile: "Don't be shy, I was a little bit of a dead end just now, but I won't do it later, let's all watch my performance!"

After the game restarted, it was exactly as everyone expected.

Cheng Hai never fell into the trap of going it alone, and when he found it difficult to break through, he would pass the ball out.

And Cheng Hai's full-value short pass, cross, long pass in the air and other skills allow him to accurately send the ball to the feet of teammates who are in neutral.

In this way, when Gattuso, Van Bommel and others are defending Cheng Hai, in addition to defending his personal breakthrough, they must also guard against his pass.

This……

The difficulty of defense has more than doubled!

Even though it was the 41st minute of the first half when Gross Kreutz scored, and there was not much time left before the end of the first half, Dortmund still made another murderous attempt in the 44th minute.

The same routine as the last goal, or Cheng Hai took the ball, broke through Van Bommel's defense with his oxtail, attracted Gattuso and Thiago Silva's defense again, and sent the ball to the left rib of the penalty area with a long air pass.

Shinji Kagawa rushed into the penalty area and headed the ball before the opponent's defender made a clearance.

It is a pity that Shinji Kagawa was disturbed by the opponent's defender at the moment of hitting the ball. The ball failed to hit the goal frame and was slightly higher than the crossbar, but not much higher. It almost flew out of the baseline by rubbing against the crossbar.

Although the goal was missed, it still shocked the players and fans of AC Milan into a cold sweat.

A goal was already pulled back, allowing Dortmund to score an away goal. If Dortmund scored another goal before the end of the first half, it would be a considerable blow to AC Milan's morale.

Fortunately, Shinji Kagawa failed to hit the ball after all.

After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 2-1. AC Milan, who was playing at home, took the lead by one goal.

During the intermission, Klopp criticized Cheng Hai's performance in the first half.

This is an absolutely rare scene.

Cheng Hai is a player signed by Klopp himself, and he was also promoted by him. He has a kindness to Cheng Hai, and Cheng Hai's road to fame is also the best achievement of Klopp's life.

The teacher-student friendship between the two has surpassed the friendship between general coaches and players. Klopp usually treats Cheng Hai as a personal disciple. This can be seen from the fact that he released Cheng Hai to participate in the Olympian preliminaries of the Qatar National Olympics VS Hua Guo Olympic Team some time ago during the intense schedule.

It's not that they are spoiled to an extreme degree. No coach will agree to the behavior of players traveling around four places in four days and playing three games.

Before today, Klopp had hardly reprimanded Cheng Hai.Even if there is criticism, it is not as harsh as it is today.

What Klopp said today is quite serious: "You are talented and skilled, but you are just an earthling, you are not a real alien. Look at what you did in the first half? For 40 minutes, as long as you got the ball, you went against Gattuso, Van Bommel, Nesta and a bunch of defensive champions. What do you want to do? You want to break through the entire defense line of AC Milan? Take away the goalkeeper? And then hit an empty goal?"

Cheng Hai bowed his head in shame, not daring to say anything.

The angry Klopp took a breath, and then said: "I originally wanted to replace you directly during the intermission to make you realize your mistake. However, you came to your senses in the 41st minute and distributed the ball to help the team score a goal. Your performance in the next few minutes was also good."

"So, for the time being, you don't have to end."

"Think about it for yourself, if you don't have teammates to pull and run, can you break through 11 opponents by yourself?"

"If it doesn't work, it proves that football is still a team sport. Then you have to understand the role of your teammates and your own position, and don't fall into the predicament of fighting alone."

"AC Milan is a Serie A team known for its defense. It is the world's top giants, not the third-rate teams you encounter in Asia. People like Gattuso, Van Bommel, and Nesta are not the unknown people you encounter in Asia. They can make you unscrupulously pass several people and score goals."

"Time is tight, I hope you realize your own shortcomings, and continue the performance in the last few minutes in the second half."

"Okay, let's rest!"

Cheng Hai was amnestied, so he quickly drenched his saliva, then ran to lie down on the stool that the physical therapist had laid flat, and after setting the time, he entered the system dream training for a deep sleep rest.

After his own awakening and the coach's slap in the face, after the start of the second half, Cheng Hai became as unpredictable as the last few minutes of the first half.

With Cheng Hai's strength of more than 20 full-value skills, he can pose a great threat no matter whether he is passing the ball or breaking through.

Originally, Gattuso and others were sure that he would only fight alone, so it was easier to defend.Even if one person can't defend, several people can take turns to grab Cheng Hai, and finally stop Cheng Hai.

But now, this trick will not work.

Because Cheng Hai will pass the ball when the breakthrough is blocked.

Although Dortmund's players are not as famous as these AC Milan superstars, they are young, strong, youthful, and much stronger than these old players in AC Milan in terms of physical fitness and impact.

With Cheng Hai attracting the defensive attention of two or three Milan players, there will always be someone among the other Dortmund offensive players who can be in an undefended gap, and then receive the ball to form a very threatening attack.

Although their shooting skills were not as good as Cheng Hai's, they couldn't hit the goal frame as high as Cheng Hai's.But if you shoot more times, you can still score goals.

In the 57th minute, Dortmund played a beautiful small-scale cooperation in the frontcourt. In the end, Cheng Hai made a breakthrough with a oxtail and passed Thiago Silva. Afterwards, Nesta intercepted the ball and sent the ball to the left corner of the small penalty area.

Lewandowski, who entered the penalty area from the left, shot the ball into the lower left corner of the goal without stopping the ball.

The distance was too short and the speed of the ball was too fast. The goalkeeper Abbiati couldn't even make a save, so he could only watch the ball rush into the goal.

"Wow..."

Dortmund fans on the scene and in front of the TV celebrated like crazy.

When they were led 2-0 by their opponents in the first half, they felt that it was the end of the world. Dortmund might even be eliminated by the star-studded AC Milan in the 1/8 finals.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Hai woke up by himself, and then Dortmund's offense suddenly became smoother, scoring two goals in succession, not only equalizing the score, but also scoring two precious away goals.

This is something that I never thought of before.

Everyone thought that AC Milan's defense was really impregnable, leaving Cheng Hai helpless, but it was just a paper tiger.

Once Cheng Hai does not choose to fight alone with them, Gattuso, Van Bommel and others will be useless.

This proves from the side that Cheng Hai's strength is indeed extraordinary.

Although these two goals were not scored by Cheng Hai, and even the first goal was not Cheng Hai's assist, but professionals can tell that it was Cheng Hai who changed his way of playing alone that allowed Dortmund to pull two goals in a row to tie the score.

Even if they continue to play like this, AC Milan may lose at home.

However, just as Cheng Hai and his teammates were motivated and prepared to make persistent efforts to directly capture the San Siro Stadium, AC Milan scored another goal.

Ibrahimovic, as he said before the game, he wants to prove that he is better than Cheng Hai.

When Cheng Hai fell into the siege of Gattuso, Van Bommel and others and did not perform at halftime, Ibrahimovic was still quite excited and felt a little gloating.

Unexpectedly, before the end of the first half, Cheng Hai came to his senses, and then helped his teammates score twice in a row.

Although the first ball was not directly assisted by Cheng Hai, Ibrahimovic was not ball blind. He knew that the key to that ball was Cheng Hai's sudden pass.

Therefore, in Ibrahimovic's view, Cheng Hai's current performance is better than him, which makes him full of fighting spirit and wants to overwhelm Cheng Hai.

It turned out he did.

Crazy Ibrahimovic, naturally has the capital of his madness.Otherwise, it's not crazy, it's a fool!
Mazhong Chitu, Renzhong Ibrahimovic, Huaguo fans' evaluation of Ibrahimovic is not just for fun.

Less than 10 minutes after Cheng Hai assisted Lewandowski to equalize the score for Dortmund, in the 65th minute, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Boateng in the frontcourt and performed a four-man performance.

From outside the penalty area to the inside of the penalty area, the 195cm-tall Ibrahimovic is like a lingering wave. He keeps dialing and spiking the ball, breaking through the defenses of Gross Kreutz, Kyle, Schmelzer, and Subotic in succession, reaching the position two or three meters to the left of the penalty spot in the penalty area.

The last central defender who intercepted Ibrahimovic, Hummels, might not be able to bear it. He gave him a flying shovel the moment Ibrahimovic was about to take a shot, and directly put Ibrahimovic in the penalty area.

There is no doubt that Hummels' action received the referee's yellow card + penalty penalty.

But the hot-tempered Ibrahimovic is not someone who won't fight back after being beaten. He got up and wanted to trouble Hummels.

If it wasn't for being held back by his teammates, maybe Ibrahimovic himself would get a yellow card for revenge on Hummels.

Of course, Ibrahimovic calmed down because his teammates told him that this was a penalty kick and his chance to score.

In front of the penalty kick that could be scored, Ibrahimovic finally chose to be calm.

The penalty kick was naturally taken by Ibrahimovic himself, and no one else dared to take the penalty kick he created himself.

Without any suspense, Ibrahimovic made it overnight and easily kicked the ball into Dortmund's lower left corner.

Although Weidenfeller made the correct prediction, Ibrahimovic's penalty kick was too powerful and too fast, and he rushed into the goal before his palm was in place.

Ibrahimovic finally scored and helped AC Milan lead Dortmund again.Regardless of personal performance or team contribution, Ibrahimovic feels that he is stronger than Cheng Hai in this game.

Therefore, Ibrahimovic celebrated wildly to demonstrate to Cheng Hai.

But how could Cheng Hai, who had already come to his senses, fall into a confrontation with Ibrahimovic and fight alone?

As long as the team wins, what does it matter if you score or not?
Therefore, in the next game, Cheng Hai continued his previous style of play, breaking through when he could break through, and passing the ball to his teammates for assists if he couldn't break through.

Unfortunately, Cheng Hai was almost lucky.

In the 72nd minute, Cheng Hai broke through Seedorf and Van Bommel in a row and got a gap to shoot from outside the penalty area, and then shot decisively.

With full shooting power, Cheng Hai hit a powerful and violent shot about 26 meters away from the goal.

The ball soared into the air and flew towards AC Milan's goal like a sharp arrow. Goalkeeper Abbiati had already surrendered, but unexpectedly the ball hit the goalpost with a "bang" sound, bounced back to the penalty area and was kicked out of the sideline by Nesta to clear the siege.

Cheng Hai, who was about to celebrate his goal, couldn't help but let out a long sigh with his head in his arms.

Luck is not on his side today!

Even with his full-scale shooting skills, he couldn't let him hit the long shot within the range of the goal frame, but was blocked by the goal post.

Ibrahimovic deserved to be yelling today.

However, although Cheng Hai missed the goal this time, it still made the AC Milan players tremble with fear.

In the 75th minute, Cheng Hai once again broke through the defense of Seedorf and Van Bommel. When he made a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, Gattuso's whole body flew over from the side, trying to fly to block the hole of the gun.

However, Gattuso, who was flying up, didn't pay attention. After he flew up, the space that was originally blocked by him leaked out.

Therefore, Cheng Hai, who was posing to hit the goal, dropped his foot, but did not shoot. Instead, he pushed the ball and sent the ball to the right of the penalty spot in the penalty area two meters away.

Gross Kreutz, who entered the penalty area from the wing, made a gesture to hit the goal, which attracted Thiago Silva in the penalty area to also fly to block.

Unexpectedly, Gross Kreutz and Cheng Hai's routine was a fake shot and a real pass. His dropped foot did not shoot, but pushed the ball to the left of the penalty area.

His false shot and true pass not only deflected Silva, but even goalkeeper Abbiati was tricked into throwing himself to the right.

As a result, the captain Sebastian Kyle, who was plugged in from the back row, rushed into the penalty area and kicked the ball crossed by Gross Kreutz into the goal without stopping the ball.

Goalkeeper Abbiati, who had already pounced on the right, had no time to pounce back, and could only helplessly witness the ball flying into the goal.

Cheng Hai once again sent a key pass to help Gross Kreutz assist Kyle to score a goal, and Dortmund evened the score again.

The score between the two sides became a 3-3 tie, and Dortmund scored a full 3 away goals.

This score is naturally quite unfavorable to AC Milan, which is equivalent to losing.

Therefore, in the next game, AC Milan replaced two people in a row, put on two freshmen, and launched a crazy counterattack.

It just so happened that Cheng Hai was also exhausted and was replaced in the 78th minute, losing his deterrent power against AC Milan's defense.

Without Cheng Hai's deterrence, AC Milan pushed forward across the board. With the cooperation of many superstars, they finally scored again in the 87th minute.

It was Seedorf who scored the goal, and AC Milan finally re-locked the score at 4-3.

After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and AC Milan won 4-3 in the first round of the contest between the two sides.

However, AC Milan did not feel very happy up and down.

Because they only won by one goal and allowed Dortmund to take 3 away goals, this cast a shadow over AC Milan's next round of away games.