Mister Legend

Chapter 211 Battle against Milan ([-])
This one-shot completely made Montella give up the idea of ​​​​getting a goal as soon as possible. He came to the sidelines again and directed the players to lower the rhythm of the game appropriately, and no longer took the risk of trying to pass more threatening balls. Can reduce the risk of being intercepted.He also asked the visiting team to fight hard and use fouls early when the home team counterattacked. This also allowed them to maintain almost the same number of fouls when they had twice the ball possession rate as their opponents.

In the following 10 minutes, both sides failed to play any threatening offensives on the field. After AC Milan reduced the penetration of direct passes, it was difficult to force the home team's defense to have loopholes through mobilization, so more can only be passed from the side. Neutralize long-range shots to put pressure on the opponent, but nothing is achieved.On the Turin side, because it was difficult to fight back and did not dare to invest too much troops in the positional battle, they did not achieve much on the offensive end. Only one missed shot was recorded.

However, after such a period of calm, Li Modi keenly noticed that the mentality of the Milan players was showing signs of slackening, and secretly hinted to Belotti and other offensive players to push forward appropriately to disrupt the opponent's previous control. The rhythm of the ball.This move really had an excellent effect. Facing the aggressive fighting of Turin players, the visiting team's defense had to choose to move back to find a space for passing the ball, which made their center field retreat five to eight meters. The distance reduces the pressure on the home team's defense.The two sides immediately fought in an area closer to the middle and long lines. The home team also took this opportunity to recover some gaps in ball possession time, and the offense and defense of the game were closer to a balanced state.

The Turin players who came over from the Christmas and New Year's holidays have recovered their physical condition at the beginning of the season, and after the last round of away games against Sassuolo, their competitive state has also returned to a very ideal state, so Even though today's temperature is a bit low, their movements are very flexible, which is completely different from the three-game losing streak before the winter break. No. In the 19th minute, Jesse hit the wall with Baselli and Belotti consecutively. The Spanish winger went all the way to the sideline of the small penalty area. Unfortunately, his pass and shot towards the goal did not touch anyone, and finally flew out to the other side. Bottom line on one side.But this ball did not attract enough attention from the players of the visiting team. They still wanted to regain control of the midfield and put more energy there.

Two minutes later, the home team played an unexpected cooperation. Their sudden pressure of soldiers made AC Milan's entire defense go wrong.Falke made a breakthrough on the right side of his side after receiving the ball from Benassi. Romagnoli was afraid that Bonaventura, who came back from the defense, would not be his opponent, so he hurried over to help double-team.But who knew that the dexterous Spaniard showed his magnificent footwork. He used the outside of his left foot to pass the ball through the opponent's frame at the moment Bonaventura robbed, and then accelerated from the gap between the two defensive players. The gap rushed through.

The Milan central defender had an ominous premonition in his heart, and subconsciously put his hands on Farke's shoulders to pull him down outside the penalty area, but he didn't expect the Turin right forward to get out of his way with an acceleration. Control the range, and pass the ball to the top of the arc in the middle of the penalty area before Calabria, who is running back, gets off.

Jesse, who had been waiting there for a long time, chose to attack the goal with his right foot without hesitation. However, due to the slight bounce of the ball, although he kicked out of an angle, he did not apply too much force. In terms of goal, it should not pose too much threat to Donnarumma.But who knew that the right leg that Abate stretched out in front to try to block the shot gave an own assist. The ball touched the shin guard and was slightly refracted, and it happened to land five meters in front of the goal. At the foot of Belotti who was unguarded.The Torino center forward immediately fell to the ground and sent his right foot. The ball hit the arch of his foot and bounced to the lower left corner of the goal. in the side netting. 1 to 0, the Red Bulls finally took the lead at No. 201 minutes after the start of the game.

When the home team players frantically ran to the sidelines to celebrate, the Milan players were all raising their hands to indicate that the ball was offside, but the linesman firmly determined that there was no problem.The slow-motion replay of the broadcaster also appeared on the broadcast interface in time. The moment Jesse took a shot, Paletta, the central defender who marked Baselli from the far end, was dragged to the last position, so Hong Beibei's shot There was no offside, and the line referee's penalty was discerning.

After conceding the goal, Montella became more and more irritable. He yelled to cheer up the players, continued to strengthen the fight in the midfield, and after getting the ball, he pushed the home team back to the half court again.With the issuance of this order, the players of the visiting team also became more aggressive. Locatelli and Bacca also received yellow cards.However, the Turin team, which was already leading by one goal, refused to back down at all. Instead, they took measures to counter violence with violence and confronted the opponent head-on. Baselli also moved too much when tackled the ball and received a yellow gem card.However, the purpose that Milan wanted to achieve with this adjustment was completely destroyed, but before the "little plane" could make the next reaction, the red bull raised its horns again.

No. In the 205th minute, after the pass from the left back Calabria of the visiting team was pushed out by Ranocchia for the nth time, Turin played a coordinated attack with multiple participation.Benassi split the ball to the right in the frontcourt, and Falci made a bottom fake and chose to cut inside. His long shot from the front of the penalty area was blocked by Bonaventura and bounced to the left side of the penalty area .Baselli, who was plugged in, rushed to the horse, took a step to avoid Bertolacci's tackle, and then tried to complete a supplementary shot in the small penalty area, but Donnarumma's attack was very timely. He took the lead The right hand held the ball out.

But the landing point was still taken by Belotti, who was actively running to find opportunities. Hong Beibei got the ball and took a step in the direction of his own field, and then made it back to Falk who was plugging in. The latter kicked directly to The goal failed to hit the power, and the ball came to the goal again, this time waiting there was replaced by Benassi.He unexpectedly chose to knock with the heel of his left foot under the flying block of the Milan goalkeeper. The ball passed Donnarumma's armpit and bounced into the visiting team's goal. 2 to 0, the Torino team scored two goals in 4 minutes, which severely hit the morale of the opponent.

Seeing that the opponent seems to be on the verge of collapse, Li Moody will naturally not miss the good opportunity to completely seal the victory. He instructed the players of the home team to continue to exert pressure on the opponent's possession of the ball, and strive to play an effective counterattack again. No. In 208 minutes, Jesse once again completed a wonderful one-stop breakthrough. He started from five meters behind the midfield line and went all the way to the corner of the opponent's penalty area. Unfortunately, he failed under the double-teaming of three players from the visiting team. Found a kicker opportunity and was intercepted.

However, 3 minutes later, he made a comeback again but achieved results. After attracting the attention of the opponent's defensive players, the King of Heqiu sent a through pass.Torino left-back Barreca made a high-speed drive from the outside, and then rushed into the penalty area after getting the ball. Abate, who returned to the defense, was not slow, and just intercepted the opponent on the sideline.Just when Barreca was about to hit the ball with his left foot to make a change of direction, the two had physical contact. Abate slightly hooked the foot of the Turin left back, and the latter fell to the ground. The players of AC Milan hurriedly raised their hands to signal the opponent to flop, but the referee Paolo Tagliavento still called a penalty very decisively.

After the referee chased away the visiting team players who came up to protest, Belotti, the top scorer of the Turin team, placed the ball at the penalty spot, then stepped back two steps, and started immediately as soon as he heard the whistle allowing free throws. The run-up kicked the ball hard to the middle.However, Donnarumma unexpectedly did not have time to choose a direction to save, but stayed in place after a shake in the center of gravity. If the speed of the ball was not so fast, maybe he might not be able to move his body. pull back.

However, it was precisely because of the power of the ball that the Milan goalkeeper subconsciously reached out to block the ball and failed to hit the ball far. Hong Beibei, who reacted very quickly, got the chance to make a supplementary shot.Faced with this even closer goal, Xiao Tang finally couldn't save the team anymore, and the ball flew into the upper corner of the goal from his left hand. 3 to 0, just over half an hour into the game, the Red Bulls had already led by three goals.

It is worthy of everyone's attention that this goal is also the No. 30 goal scored by local players for the Turin team in Serie A this season, and it is far ahead in the list of this data.

As soon as the goal was lost, basically no one believed that AC Milan could retreat from today's Olympic Stadium, and even the most die-hard Rossoneri fans didn't think that there would be another miracle in Istanbul today.However, I have to admit that they are indeed one of the two greatest teams in the history of the Apennine Peninsula. They are indeed very outstanding in terms of will and quality. Have the faith to die with dignity.So within 15 minutes before the end of the first half, the visiting team broke out with an unimaginable ability, completely suppressing the Turin players in their half, making the latter unable to complete a goal again .

No. 307 minutes, Suso started a series of individual performances. He first received a return pass from Abarth who broke into the right side of the penalty area. He outflanked the push and missed the near post, which shocked the fans of the home team. cold sweat.Then 1 minute later, he passed Barreca on the right. After cutting in, his long shot with his left foot was pushed out of the crossbar by Hart. Then he kicked the free kick he created directly at the front of the penalty area on the right. It missed the goal guarded by Joe Hart, but unfortunately it still missed the near corner.

No.40 In the second minute, Milan made consecutive kicks from the center of the penalty area. Bertolacci sent a through pass from the center. Bonaventura and Bacca used their heels to play the ball skillfully. The ball returned to Bell who entered the penalty area. Torrach's feet.It's a pity that his left-footed shot from 12 meters in front of the goal was weak and the angle was too straight. It was rejected by the England goalkeeper who did not make a move, and then Zampacosta cleared the ball out of the touchline. AC Milan almost pulled back a victory shortly before the half-time break, and at the same time sounded the alarm for the leading Torino team. The latter retreated in the next few minutes and finally survived this difficult period During the time period, he returned to his locker room with a three-goal advantage.

During the 15 minutes of the intermission, the members of the Turin team were in a very good mood, not only because they had avenged their narrow away loss in the first round, but also because the team's instant points had surpassed Atlanta and today The opponent AC Milan has returned to the fifth position, just in time to get tickets for the Europa League qualifying round.At this moment, their thoughts have already started to drift to the cup match three days later, even Li Moody is thinking that if the visiting team still fails to close the score gap at No. 60 five or seven 10 minutes, he should think about it Replace core players such as Belotti and Benassi.

Although he has been using rotation or even pure substitutes in the Coppa Italia before, but after reaching the main match, the opponent's strength is obviously stronger than his own. If he still does that, it is tantamount to admitting defeat.The Turin coach, who has always had the idea of ​​a cup champion who can go straight to the Europa League, will naturally not give up this second leg before the league has not secured the top five, and if he wants to use the main two-line battle, They must be protected when appropriate.

Just when the home team was holding the mentality of going through the motions, waiting for the final whistle to go to Milan City, and three days later won the same opponent again to advance to the top eight of the cup, the Rossoneri opened in the second half After that, they were given a disarming blow.After the kick-off, the Turin team simply passed twice in the midfield and then passed the ball to the front. Belotti took the ball and suddenly made a personal breakthrough. Romagnoli, who did not predict this, was squeezed by the former After half a body position, he had no choice but to kick Hong Beibei's calf. Tagliavento stopped the game without saying a word, and ran over to show a yellow card to the Milan central defender.The center forward of the home team, who was in unbearable pain, lay on the ground for a long time but failed to recover. He was supported by the team doctor and walked to the sideline. wet.The current Red Bulls are inseparable from this powerful center. Once he is injured for more than a month, then the qualification for the European war will definitely be gone.

After seeing Belotti slow down and the team doctor gave an answer that there was no serious problem, the coach of the home team and the fans who had been paying attention to the situation breathed out a sigh of relief.But this kid is also a good fighter. Within 2 minutes of returning to the court, he gave Romagnoli a flying shovel from the side and rear in a frontcourt pressing confrontation. Of course, no one but himself Know if the action was intentional or not.But in the eyes of the referee, this kind of action is absolutely not allowed. Fortunately, Hong Beibei is not a dirty player. His right foot was indeed running towards the ball, and it touched the ball first. Therefore, Tagliavento's sentence was still lighter, just a yellow card.And this pair of teammates of the national team each received a yellow card on each other within more than five minutes, which can be regarded as the tip of the needle and a more vigorous effort.

However, just when everyone thought that the confrontation between the two might further escalate, the Turin center forward, who had just been punished by the referee, walked up to the Milan central defender who was sitting on the ground arranging the shin guards, smiled and stretched out his hand to pull the opponent away. stand up.It seems that after the anger was vented, everyone's mentality was adjusted in time, otherwise it would really make people afraid that there would be disharmony in the following games.

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