road to victory

Chapter 45 Challenge San Siro

"We won't" This time the players shouted more together, and Dogon also began to calm down.

"Can I trust you?" Fan Shang asked

"Yes", "No problem", "Of course", all kinds of answers, but the voice has calmed down and returned to its previous appearance.

"Very good, then can you go on the court to prove your courage? Do you know how to prove that you are not a coward?" Fan Shang continued to ask, and the players all stared at Fan Shang, "Go on the court and beat the Milanese, Shut up their fans!"

All the players didn't speak, just gritted their teeth and nodded.

"You don't need to be nervous after you play, just like in Ligue [-], this is an ordinary game, and it's only the first half." Fan Shang will also relieve the pressure for the players after the game.

After talking about some tactics, the players are ready to play.Vincent stopped Dogon at the door, "Jean, you are the captain of Bordeaux, your performance will directly affect the team, I trust you, don't be intimidated by the name of AC Milan and their fans. You Just play at your usual level and don’t think too much.” Fan Shang is still worried about Duo Gang. Fan Shang’s heart is still lingering because of Duo Gang’s many mistakes in warming up today. It was too big, Fan Shang didn't dare to do it.He can only give a few instructions to Dogando now, hoping that he will not be out of order on the court.

Today Vincent still hopes to focus on defense, so the lineup is still 451, the goalkeeper is Hual, the defenders are from left to right, Lizarazu, Dogan, Hansen and Toyes, and the two midfielders are Du Diai Paul and Lucas, left and right are Witzger and Castertan, midfielder Zidane, and forward Dugarry.The five people on the bench are Distin, Causi, Taolot, Gernay and substitute goalkeeper Fontaine.

Almost all of Milan's starting lineups today are well-known figures in the world football circle.Goalkeeper Ilbo, defenders from left to right, Milan flag Maldini, Costacurta, captain Baresi and Panucci, two midfielders are French, Vieira and Desailly, in front of them It was Eranio, Baggio and Savicevic, with Simeone up front.Sitting on the bench are: Rossi, Donadoni, Tassotti, Ambrosini and Di Canio.

In the 10th minute, Baggio cleverly distributed the ball to Simeone, who was inserted into the penalty area. The former Basten substitute showed his good shooting skills. Hitting the outside of the door frame popped the bottom line.

Milan took the lead at home 1:0, and there were huge cheers from the stands.

In the 43rd minute, it was Eranio again. He was getting more and more feeling. He cut in and shot after passing Toyes.

In the 25th minute, Bordeaux organized a counterattack. Lucas gave the ball to Zidane in the midfield. Zidane took the ball and turned around and found that the right midfielder Castertan had already advanced. Zidane did not hesitate. A through plug was sent.The ball passed skillfully between Maldini and Costacurta. Castetan got the ball comfortably and shot in the upper left corner of the Milan penalty area. .

In the 15th minute, Savicevic withdrew to take the ball and gave it to Maldini on the left. Maldini ran all the way and made a pass before Toyes tackled the ball.Hual hit the ball before Baggio, but Yual hit the ball in the wrong place, and the ball flew high after bouncing off the ground.Milan striker Simeone in the penalty area looked at the ball and made a volley, but the ball hit his outer instep when he was exerting force and then went high towards the goal.Fortunately, Yu Al reacted quickly after hitting the ball. When he was about to fall into the goal, he jumped up and grabbed the crossbar with one hand and pushed the ball out of the baseline with the other.

But the problem of Toyes' recovery came again. In the 40th minute, Eranio took the ball from the left. Toyes, who retreated too deep, did not keep up. Grabbed a point without defense, but unfortunately did not touch the ball.

After Fan Shang saw the goal, he kept patting his forehead.He could see that this conceded goal was ultimately caused by Dogan's misplacement.At that time, Dogon followed Simeone and ran out of the penalty area, leaving only Hansen in the penalty area. Although there was also a reason for the slowness of the right back Toyes to return to the defense, Dogon was mainly responsible. "This Duogang's ability to withstand stress is too bad. It's been three or ten minutes and he hasn't recovered yet." Fan Shang thought to himself.

Bordeaux served in the middle circle, and the game continued. AC Milan was still on the offensive, and Bordeaux was exhausted.Savicevic, who had tasted the sweetness of playing the ball with his back, returned two consecutive passes in the penalty area. Unfortunately, Milan's offensive players were not good at shooting and all flew out of the baseline.

In the 6th minute, Baggio shot after receiving a pass from Savicvic, and the ball was slightly higher.

Seeing this situation, Fan Shang quickly signaled Toyes to move closer to help defend the following Milan offensive players, which interrupted Savagevic's thoughts.

Facing AC Milan, the boss of the small World Cup Serie A, Bordeaux honestly retreated to their own half after the opening.Fan Shang just didn't want to concede the ball, and if he conceded the ball, he would count as one less.

"Beep...beep...beep..." The whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and Bordeaux, in the midst of the storm, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Capello is good at defense, but today he needs to break through the dense defense. Obviously he is not prepared. AC Milan, which focuses on offense, also sent two midfielders today, which obviously does not match the overall rhythm of the game.Although Capello was not good at attacking, the players on the field were good. When they saw Bordeaux shrinking their defense, they rushed towards Bordeaux's defense line like a tiger seeing a little white rabbit.

Milan can be considered proud in the league now. They have only lost one game in the previous games, and they are firmly sitting on the top spot in Serie A.

Vincent did not continue to motivate the players in the lounge. He kept telling the players to relax and take it easy.For the second half of the game, Fan Shang only said two words "foul". The rest is up to the players themselves.Before the second half, Fan Shang took Dogon to comfort him for a while, hoping that Dogon would not rush up too rashly.

In the 30th minute, Simeone and Savicevic switched positions. Simeone retreated to the outside of the penalty area, received the ball and passed it to Savicevic in the penalty area.Savicevic took the ball with his back to Hansen in the penalty area, then poked the ball back and passed it back to Eranio who came forward to respond.Eranio calmly shot without defense, and the ball hit the lower right corner of the goal. Hual could only look at the ball and sigh.

In the second half, Bordeaux continued on the road. The players still defended, but added some new elements to the defense, such as fouls and small moves.

Fan Shang knew that Baggio's skin was fragile and his body was covered with injuries, so Baggio was the one who received the most care.Although Fan Shang respects Baggio very much, but respect is meaningless in the game, only winning is the right reason.

In the constant fouls, the second half of the game was fragmented. By the 70th minute of the game, four Bordeaux players had already received yellow cards.But the effect of the foul was obvious, and AC Milan's threatening shots in the second half were significantly reduced.Only Baggio's direct free kick in the 4th minute was quite threatening, but the ball was too slow and was caught by Yual.

In the 75th minute, Dogon was taken out of the penalty area by Simeone, and then the two collided in a daze. The referee blew his whistle and gave AC Milan a free kick in the frontcourt very close to the goal.

(End of this chapter)