i want to be king

Chapter 579 Flying Over the Milan Nursing Home
Since winning the Champions League in [-], Bayern has had ups and downs in the Champions League in recent years.

To say that the team that hurt Bayern the most is none other than AC Milan.

In the past few seasons, Bayern met AC Milan three times, and they were defeated by AC Milan three times.

In [-], Bayern met the Rossoneri in the first stage of the group stage. As a result, in the home and away rounds, they were defeated by AC Milan with a score of [-] to [-]. This made Bayern an embarrassing elimination as the bottom of the group.

This fiasco completely shattered Bayern's ambition and self-confidence, and quickly fell from the ranks of the Champions League giants.

Recently, Bayern faced AC Milan in the knockout round of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons.

Bayern first drew [-]-[-] at home, then lost [-]-[-] away, and left the Champions League in despair.

Last season, Bayern lost [-]-[-] at home after a [-]-[-] draw away from AC Milan, and once again stopped in the quarter-finals.

It can be said that AC Milan dealt a huge blow to Bayern in the Champions League.

Times have changed, and when they met AC Milan in the semi-finals of the Champions League, it happened that Bayern had a winning streak all the way and was unstoppable. This made Bayern ambitious and wanted to avenge their shame this season.

But German football is very worried about Bayern's first-leg visit to the San Siro Stadium.

In the past six rounds, they have not won a game. This embarrassing record makes it difficult to raise confidence in Bayern.

However, in an interview with the media before the game, Su Dong rarely stated in a high-profile manner that he was full of confidence in the away game.

"We are indeed inferior to AC Milan in terms of past record and European experience, but we are younger and more energetic. This is the key to our victory!"

Facts have proved that Heynckes also arranged his troops according to this line of thinking.

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罗纳尔多32岁、埃莫森32岁、迪达33岁、塞尔吉尼奥36岁、卡福37岁、法瓦利39岁、菲奥雷39岁……

what?
Is this the roster for the nursing home football team?
No, this is the squad list for AC Milan's first team players.

oh?These are not the main players?
It's okay, look at the 11-man starting lineup for the game against Bayern.

Goalkeeper Karachi is 35 years old, the defense is from left to right, Karadze is 30 years old, Maldini will be 40 years old in June, Nesta is 33 years old and Ododo is also 33 years old.

Four three one two formation, the three midfielders are Ambrosini 31 years old, Pirlo 29 years old, and Gattuso 30 years old.

Kaka is 26, Inzaghi will be 35 in August and Pato is the youngest at 18.

Among the eleven starting lineups, as many as eight players are over 30 years old, and among the remaining seven substitute players, only Bonera, Gourcuff and Gilardino are under 30 years old, and all others are over 40 years old, and there are even veterans like Fiore and Favalli who are close to [-] years old.

This is the lineup that AC Milan played against Bayern.

In the past few years, the boss Berlusconi was unwilling to invest, coupled with the good results in the cup, AC Milan has been very conservative in its transfer strategy, and more of them are based on cost-effective signings, mostly veterans.

The Milan laboratory is also famous in European football.

But a veteran is still a veteran after all. It is true that he has rich experience, but the problem is also quite obvious.

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AC Milan took the lead in kicking off, but Bayern pulled up the tempo as soon as the game started.

After passing several consecutive kicks, AC Milan tried to pass the ball to the left side of the front court, allowing Pato and Kaka to cooperate and attack Bayern's right side of Lahm.

But as a result, Mascherano, Lahm, Modric, and Robben, who was actively returning to defense, formed a flank on the right, forcing AC Milan to make a pass error. After Bayern intercepted the ball, Modric quickly dribbled the ball and instigated a counterattack.

Just past the center line, the Croatian midfielder sent a through pass.

The ball accurately crossed the defense zone of Ambrosini and other midfielders and fell to Su Dong's feet.

Su Dong had already started at this time, and after getting the ball, he suddenly accelerated his speed and forcibly threw Maldini away.

Nesta desperately chased after Sudong, stuck in his position, but Sudong still dribbled the ball into the right side of AC Milan's penalty area. Before Nesta was in place, he shot angrily.

The ball went straight to AC Milan's goal, and Karachi made a beautiful save to save the ball from the baseline.

The entire San Siro stadium was shocked out of a cold sweat.

"Bayern's counterattack was very sharp."

"Su Dong's start speed was too fast, Maldini was thrown away at once, and Nesta almost couldn't keep him."

"Seeing Su Dong at this moment, we can't help but think of Ronaldo when he just joined Inter Milan. He also dribbled the ball like this, challenging the opponent's entire defense single-handedly."

"Look at this Bayern corner."

Modric quickly sent a corner kick, and there was a scuffle in the penalty area. Su Dong feinted a shot, and Lucio grabbed the spot from the front point, and directly hit the goal with a shake of his head, slightly wide of the goal, which shocked people again.

Ancelotti couldn't sit still anymore, and ran to the sidelines and kept gesturing to the players to stabilize and adjust the team's defense.

Soon, AC Milan crossed the center line, and Bayern launched a stormy press. After intercepting the ball at the front of the penalty area, they passed the ball continuously to Ribery's feet.

Facing Odo, Franck Ribery made a flexible emergency stop, smashed the ball inside, threw Odo away, and passed the ball diagonally to Su Dong at the front of the penalty area.

Su Dong received the ball with his back and blocked Nesta with his body. After stopping the ball, he flicked lightly.

Robben on the right followed up, facing Su Dong's pass, and hit the goal directly with his left foot.

Didn't hold down the ball, it's too high!

Robben shook his hand depressedly, really annoyed.

Su Dong didn't mind. When walking back, he reached out and touched his bald head.

It does feel bad, but comfort is still needed.

"Bayern played very fast after the start."

"AC Milan hasn't scored into Bayern's big penalty area so far, but the Bundesliga overlord has shot three times, and all of them have created a certain threat, especially the one at the beginning of Sudong, which is very scary."

"This is obviously Bayern's tactic tonight, and the opening must be the first to win."

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The narrator was right.

The tactic Heynckes developed for Bayern is to get the first start, but the purpose is not to score goals, but to speed up the pace of the game.

Everyone knows that fast-paced games are very demanding for players.

Bayern's players have an advantage in this regard, not only because they are young, but also because the Bundesliga has a long winter break. During winter training, Bayern has carried out sufficient physical reserve training for the second half. In addition, there are few Bundesliga games, so Bayern can devote more energy to the Champions League.

On the other hand, AC Milan is so old, there are so many games, and Serie A is a defensive team. Every game consumes a lot, which puts AC Milan at a physical disadvantage from the beginning.

To put it simply, Heynckes' tactic is to fight for consumption.

Relying on my youth, relying on my abundant physical strength, I will consume you to death!
Of course, it would be ideal if a goal can be scored in the opening game.

But obviously, AC Milan has long been prepared.

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Some people say that Italy specializes in tactical masters.

Ancelotti is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

He knows his team very well, and naturally knows what tactics Bayern will adopt. He has made sufficient plans before the game.

AC Milan's coping strategy is that after Bayern took the initiative to attack, they retracted appropriately to strive for more possession of the ball.

Don't you want to pull up the pace?

If I retreat to control the ball, then you have to take the initiative to press it out. The more you want to keep pressing on me, the more you have to press forward, and the greater the gap behind you will be. At this time, Pirlo's long pass and Kaka's speed are threatening.

Soon, after Bayern's opening attack for a while, AC Milan began to exert its strength.

After Kaka got the ball in the middle, he dribbled past Modric, rushed all the way to Bayern's 30-meter area, and passed it diagonally to Pato, who was pulled to the left.

Although it failed to create a threat, it also shocked Bayern into a cold sweat.

But AC Milan quickly launched a quick counterattack.

Pirlo made a precise long pass from the backcourt, directly behind Bayern's defense.

Dainzaghi succeeded in anti-offside, sprinting all the way, at the front of the penalty area, he chested Pirlo's long pass to the penalty area.

Seeing that the man who was born on the offside line was about to take a shot, Pepe, who was chasing desperately, suddenly made a diagonal stab, cut between Dainzaghi and the football from the side, and kicked the ball out of bounds first.

He stepped in and was about to go in, but was destroyed by Pepe, and Dainzaghi was so angry that he cursed.

He couldn't understand why this boy with a face full of flesh chased him back so fast?

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After the opening, Bayern had a certain advantage, but AC Milan quickly adjusted and quickly regained the advantage. They made targeted adjustments to Bayern's starting tactics and created a wave of threats in a row.

The battle of wits between the two teams was reflected on the court. The game went on very quickly, and the two sides fought back and forth.

When AC Milan reacted, the right to choose fell into the hands of Bayern.

Is it necessary to continue to stick to the tactics formulated at the beginning, continue to exert pressure, and speed up the pace of the game?
Or do you want to slow down the pace appropriately, let AC Milan control the ball, and then consolidate your defense?
The former is undoubtedly more radical, while the latter is relatively more mature and prudent.

How to choose?
Heynckes and Bayern players reached a consensus in the pre-match preparation meeting in the morning.

The vast majority of players agree that the team should adopt an active style of play, rather than passive defense.

Su Dong's words were echoed by his teammates in the locker room.

"AC Milan is a team for the elderly, and the San Siro Stadium is like a nursing home. Today we want to let them see clearly that Bayern is no longer the Bayern of the past. We will use the football and thinking of youthful, passionate young people to capture the old city of Milan!"

Therefore, even after AC Milan made counterattack threats several times in a row, Bayern still did not back down, but continued to maintain the pressure on AC Milan and continued to press up.

This not only surprised Ancelotti, because he felt that this was not like Heynckes' style.

Old man Hai is in his sixties, how could he be so radical?
How did he know that Heynckes himself was also terrified.

Are young people nowadays so ignorant of martial arts?

Xiaoan, you must have mouse tail juice!
(End of this chapter)