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Chapter 406 This is our final! [Fifth update, please subscribe to monthly pass]

"Looking at the past few seasons, the losses experienced by Ancelotti's AC Milan can often be classified into three situations."

On the morning of the match day, in the conference room of the hotel where Ajax stayed, the coaching staff was conducting the last tactical preparation meeting before the game. Ronald Koeman and the coaching staff wanted to instill a unified idea for tonight's game to all players.

"The first is to play fast."

After Ronald Koeman finished speaking, he played a video immediately. It was the classic game in which Deportivo defeated AC Milan [-]-[-]. Irueta's team desperately caught AC Milan's right from the beginning.

Continuous fast breaks made AC Milan hard to defend.

"The second is the final of last season's Champions League. After AC Milan took a [-]-[-] lead, they became slack. Many people may think this is strange. After all, it was the final of the Champions League. But I want to tell everyone that this is not accidental."

"According to our collection and statistics, AC Milan often has this kind of problem. The performance difference between the first half and the second half will be quite obvious, and the reason for this is precisely their tactics."

"And the third situation is that the whole game played very well, and they were relatively stalemate with each other, and finally died of accidental factors."

"Let's focus on the first two now."

As soon as Ronald Koeman's voice fell, the following PPT immediately turned into some statistics of AC Milan.

"Last season, Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, ​​said that Ancelotti's AC Milan can be called an alternative to Italian football. Pirlo, as the front midfielder, was placed in the back midfielder. This is also regarded as a revolutionary change by the world. The partners Seedorf and Gattuso form a classic three-midfield configuration."

Pirlo, Seedorf and Gattuso have a very clear division of labor, a very balanced offense and defense, and their performance is indeed remarkable. It can also allow Pirlo to leave the opponent's key defense zone and focus on organization and passing.

It can be said that such a configuration is quite classic.

To some extent, this is the most classic and strongest midfielder in Europe right now.

Facing such a team, Ajax can't fight at all, they can only fight.

"In the past 20 years, AC Milan has produced three great teams. Sacchi is known for his offensive oppression, Capello is known for his overall defense, and Ancelotti is known for his overall pass control."

After hearing this, everyone present nodded their heads in agreement.

But anyone familiar with Italian football will agree with this point of view.

"But all of us know that there is a threshold for pass-and-control play. For any team that wants to play pass-and-control, in addition to having a group of technical players, the most important and most critical element is running."

"Only when players run can they have the opportunity to pass and receive the ball, and running is based on physical fitness. The average age of this group of players in AC Milan is the highest in the Champions League, so in many cases, they can only control the game Part of the time, such as the first half, or the second half."

When Yang Yang heard this, his eyes couldn't help but brighten up.

He thought of Arsenal.

When he played Arsenal for the first time, he noticed a very interesting phenomenon, that is, the Arsenal players were running very actively, and everyone was running.

At that time, Arsenal's midfield was a classic four midfielder, Pires, Vieira, Gilberto Silva and Ljungberg.

It stands to reason that such a configuration is a bit reluctant to play pass control, especially the double midfielder of Vieira and Gilberto Silva, but Arsenal has played well. A very important factor is that they Players run a great distance.

With the technical strength of players in the top European leagues, as long as the passing distance is controlled within ten meters, any team can play pass control, and can guarantee the team's pass success rate.

But don't underestimate the distance of ten meters, and don't think it's as simple as running to the distance of ten meters from the ball holder.

Wrong, this requires the team's overall off-ball running and support. Those without the ball not only have to run, but also consider the pass of the player.

It can be said that this is not only a test of physical fitness, but also a test of players' thinking ability.

After several games against Arsenal, Yang Yang clearly realized that the Gunners performed very well in the first half of each season, but collapsed in the second half. The main reason is their team's style of play.

To maintain this meticulous pass-and-control style of play, players have to pay an astonishing amount of running. The price is physical consumption and injuries. The physical fitness in the first half is not bad and can be maintained, but in the second half, they can't run immediately.

If the players can’t run, the mistakes in pass and control will increase. The more time the opponent holds the ball, the more pressure and pressure will naturally be required. This requires more running…

This is the case with Arsenal, and the same is true with AC Milan.

What's more terrible is that the average age of AC Milan players is a bit higher than that of Arsenal.

The player's body is very strange. Before the age of 30, there is no feeling, but after the age of 30, there will be a decline every year. This is not based on anyone's will or any technological means.

The reason why Maldini and others were able to serve as the main force in AC Milan was due to the team's pass and possession style in the frontcourt.

But in many cases, once the player's running can't keep up, AC Milan immediately reveals its true colors.

For example, against Liverpool in the Champions League final, many people wonder why AC Milan collapsed in the second half?
Not only did Liverpool perform too well, but also because of AC Milan's slackness and physical exertion, the second half was not as active as the first half, and the result was directly beaten.

Ajax itself is also a team that attaches great importance to pass control, so naturally it knows the tricks very well.

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"In fact, AC Milan's performance in the Champions League this season is far worse than in Serie A, and according to the data, their oppressive ball-handling style of play has also regressed a lot."

"Of course we want to see their [-]-[-] home defeat against Bayern Munich, but at the same time, we must also see that they were in a state of disarray in the group stage. Except for the [-]-[-] away defeat to Fenerbahce, AC Milan's group stage was completely out of standard. It can be said that their control has dropped very badly."

"The reason for the disparity between the Champions League and the league is also very simple. The opponents in the Champions League are stronger than the league. Therefore, we have reason to believe that in the Champions League, AC Milan gave up too much energy-consuming possession of the ball. Put your weight behind and use the counter attack to create a threat."

"And this style of play is most beneficial to players like Kaka!"

Yang Yang sat below, and when he heard Ronald Koeman unraveling AC Milan's tactics layer by layer, he couldn't help but feel suddenly enlightened.

Every player needs to be able to show his best side under the tactical framework that suits him best.

Now, AC Milan's style of play is undoubtedly the most suitable for Kaka, so he shines.

Ajax's style of play is also the most suitable for Yang Yang, so he also shines.

If the two teams change to another way of playing, they may disappear.

Therefore, Yang Yang has a particularly sense of crisis, and he is very clear that he needs to continue to improve his strength so that he can become the key core of the team, so he doesn't need to worry anymore.

At that time, all head coaches will organize tactics around him.

"According to this characteristic of AC Milan, we should adopt a more active and active play in the away game, and grab a wave after the opening."

When Ronald Koeman said this, AC Milan's tactical formation appeared on the screen behind him.

Although it is not clear how Ancelotti will play, one thing will not change, that is, the three midfielders of Seedorf, Pirlo and Gattuso will definitely start.

"AC Milan adopts Pirlo's single midfielder style of play. The two ribs will be the most deadly part of AC Milan. After the opening, we will use this area to create articles and strive to score a goal first."

"As long as there is a goal, AC Milan can't defend, they have to press out and play."

Ronald Koeman's strategy is very targeted, and it really hits the point of AC Milan.

As long as they give up the counter-attack style of play, AC Milan will undoubtedly die.

But this is also an ideal statement. Ancelotti will definitely be prepared, and may even be alert to Ajax's attack in advance. After all, this is also Ajax's consistent strategy.

However, before the game, no one knows what moves the opponent will make, so this requires the head coach to command on the spot during the game and make moves according to the changes of the opponent.

Ajax also has many problems. For example, the team's defense is relatively weak. If they defend and counterattack, they may not be able to defend away games. Moreover, AC Milan also has a powerful center Gilardino with excellent strength and header.

Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko is very comprehensive, and Gilardino is also very good. Inzaghi will be a good player in counter-attacking and anti-offside. It can be said that the three strikers of AC Milan have their own characteristics.

But what's interesting is that these three randomly combined double forwards, and the effect was not very good, which is indeed a bit strange.

Football is like this sometimes, it seems to be very complementary, but in fact it does not call for various reasons.

"If I'm not wrong, I think Ancelotti will let Gilardino play, after all, this is their home stadium."

This also means that Ancelotti is ready for a tough battle.

And Yang Yang thought to himself, fortunately Vieri went to Monaco during the winter break, otherwise, the Italian air fighter would be a nightmare for Ajax's defense.

With the small bodies of Heitinga and Vermaelen, it must be difficult to defend Vieri.

Of course, even if Vieri stays in the team, Ancelotti may not be able to use him, after all, his condition is really not good.

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"Everyone!"

When Ronald Koeman said this, he clapped his hands vigorously.

"It will be a difficult game, even, for us, it will be the Champions League final!"

Everyone also had serious faces, realizing the difficulty of the game.

This is the knockout round of the Champions League quarterfinals!

"But as I said earlier, AC Milan is not invincible, and we are not invincible!"

Everyone nodded.

"I believe that as long as we all work together, as long as we are united, we will have a chance to take away a victory from the away game!"

The players all stood up one after another, and they all cheered and responded!
(End of this chapter)