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Li Mo was also a little surprised.

He has never represented AC Milan in an official game.

He didn't expect that he would actually get cheers in this stadium.

Before that, his teammates in front of him were well entertained by the boos at the San Siro Stadium.

Although the San Siro is not known for its fanaticism.

But this does not mean that the atmosphere at the San Siro Stadium is not fanatical enough - but compared with the fanaticism in the stadium, the AC Milan team itself is famous enough.

When people mention AC Milan, they will say that they are one of the troika of Serie A, and they will say that they have seven Champions League champions. As for whether the San Siro stadium is not warm enough, when it comes to AC Milan, their ranking priority is indeed Not high enough.

So when the Arsenal players came out of the tunnel.

The atmosphere they felt really surprised them.

At this moment, the San Siro Stadium looks like an active volcano erupting hot magma.

The players who gave birth to it can feel the heat of it.

but.

After AC Milan opened the game, although they were the first to kick off, AC Milan did not launch an offensive from the beginning.

Instead, he seemed very cautious.

This somewhat calmed down the crazy atmosphere at San Siro Stadium.

Seedorf sat on the sidelines, not in a hurry.

Because he believes that every minute of the two-round knockout must be cautious.

Arsenal's offensive firepower is very strong, and Seedorf knows this very well, so he chooses to let the team control the situation first. Don't pass the ball forward easily if there is no chance. Even if the ball is lost, don't press forward to press. Stand firm on the fence in your own half.

Seedorf was well prepared for this game.

Naturally, he knew how powerful Li Mo was.

Therefore, he sent out a 4231 formation for this game.

Counting center defender Bonella as his partner, Lamy, who is 1.91 meters tall, has height and confrontation, while Bonera, who is only 1.83 meters tall, has very strong mobility and flexibility.

The combination of the two can create interference for Li Mo, whether on the ground or in the air.

Of course, Seedorf did not dare to expect that the two central defenders could restrain Li Mo.

In the defensive midfielder position, Essien, who transferred from Chelsea, is definitely a top defensive midfielder when healthy. When paired with De Jong, both of them have strong defensive coverage.

On the forward line, there are three people, Poli, Taarabut, and Shaarawy, plus a center Balotelli, the left and right full-backs are De Sciglio and Emmanuelson, and the goalkeeper is Abbiati.

This lineup is put out for defensive counterattack.

Moreover, just looking at the names of the players in this lineup will tell you how mediocre AC Milan's lineup is.

It’s hard to imagine that two seasons ago, AC Milan had a very star-studded lineup. On the offensive end, they had Ibrahimovic, Pato, Robinho, Ronaldinho, and Boateng. et al.

And now the offensive end is Balotelli and El Shaarawi.

It is a yes if consumption is downgraded.

It is said that the hardest thing for people to accept is their gradual mediocrity.

At least AC Milan fans find it difficult to accept that the dignified starting lineup of AC Milan has been evaluated as "mediocre".

But AC Milan coach Seedorf has accepted this; this is a mediocre formation.

therefore.

In these two rounds of the Champions League knockout rounds, AC Milan did not have any advantage against Arsenal.

AC Milan, which is in a weak position, will naturally take a defensive stance in order to have a chance to eliminate Arsenal and advance to the quarterfinals.

AC Milan's retreat defense made Arsenal's offensive organizers in the backcourt feel very relaxed.

Cazorla retreated to the defensive midfielder position and organized calmly. When the football entered the opponent's half, he suddenly accelerated again, looking for a fatal blow.

Because AC Milan's defense in the middle is very intensive.

The two central defenders and the two defensive midfielders are all eyeing Li Mo.

Therefore, Arsenal's offense goes more wide, and the two wingers Sanchez and Walcott are very critical.

"When Arsenal's attack started, the formation was adjusted from the 433 position at the beginning to the 343 position. The two full-backs spread out, Arteta retreated to the center back line, and the two full-backs pushed There are two wing-backs in the midfield, Cazorla and Xhaka as central midfielders, and three forwards at the forefront.”

The commentators are analyzing the current form of the game.

Due to AC Milan's active retreat, Arsenal switched to a strong attack formation of 343.

When people are discussing formations.

Often it's just a discussion of a team's initial position before the buzzer blows.

But actually.

In modern football, formations are no longer as rigid as they were in ancient times.

From position 1 to position 11, players in each position must be in their own position.

This kind of football has long gone out of fashion.

Modern football places great emphasis on the flexibility of player positions.

Actually.

The blurring of positions and wider running coverage are the most significant features of modern football.

Just twenty years ago.

After a race, if someone can run eight or nine kilometers, he can be called an Iron Man.

Now, if any player other than the goalkeeper runs less than 8 kilometers in a game, it is definitely a lazy walk.

Some football champions only run six kilometers in a game. If there were not enough fans to lick them cleanly, they would have been washed away long ago.

The current Arsenal is based on 433, pushing the two full-backs to the midfield position, and at the same time letting a midfielder return to the back line to take over the ball production and organization of the back line. The two wingers The position continues to be pushed forward until it is almost parallel to the center.

When necessary.

The two full-backs will also press up, forming a "double forward" position on both sides.

It can be said that switching the formation to 343 is a signal for a strong attack.

Although doing so seems to have many holes in the back line, it is a bit unsafe.

But because AC Milan is now cooperative enough, they shortened the half.

Therefore, if Arsenal allows too many players to stay in their own half, it will be a waste of their own strength.

It is better to push the two full-backs up and form a strong attack posture from the wing, which is based on AC Milan's dense defensive posture in the middle - if you defend intensively in the middle, there will naturally be space on the wing.

Arsenal intends to continuously attack the space on both sides.

"Cazorla controlled the ball. He didn't face the defense. Cazorla dribbled the ball past half-court, and a defensive player came up and passed the ball diagonally!"

The ball was passed from Cazorla to Xhaka.

After receiving the ball in the open space, Xhaka also took the ball a few steps forward. After encountering AC Milan's defense, he did not stick to the ball and gave the opponent a chance to pester him. Instead, he passed the ball directly.

He continued to pass diagonally.

The football moved forward close to the ground and found the feet of winger Sanchez who stepped on the sideline to widen the width.

"Sanchez carries the ball forward very quickly!"

The San Siro stadium started to be filled with boos.

After all, just now, Arsenal passed the ball continuously and controlled the ball, which made the AC Milan fans very impatient.

In this boo.

Sanchez dribbled the ball forward along the sideline and ran quickly with the ball in his hand.

The Chilean is in good form and has assisted or scored in these rounds - he is a strong contender for the Premier League assists title this season.

After all, there is a pie-eating expert Li Mo in the middle lane.

As long as Sanchez's pass is not too outrageous, Li Mo can always get it right.

therefore.

While Sanchez was dribbling the ball, he had already raised his head and looked towards the center.

But at this time, AC Milan's right midfielder Tarabut had already come up to defend.

However, Taarabt is not a defender after all, and his defensive skills are not enough to stop Sanchez's breakthrough.

Sanchez only had a physical pause when facing Tarabut, and successfully deceived the opponent by making a fake move to cut inward. After waiting for Tarabut to react, Sanchez dunked his right foot and continued to stick to the sideline. Breakthrough toward the bottom line!

The boos in the stands got louder.

AC Milan fans have a bad feeling in their hearts.

Fortunately, the full-back De Sciglio has already chosen his position at this time, and the position is stuck tightly. If Sanchez continues to rush forward, there is a high probability of losing the ball.

However, Sanchez is not the kind of winger who insists on fighting alone to break through to the bottom line and only throws a random kick when he can't continue to break through.

After he broke through Taarabut, he was already ready to pass the ball.

He swept the ball toward the arc of the penalty area with his left foot.

The person who responded there was Cazorla.

Cazorla didn't stop the ball and directly pushed the ball forward to Li Mo, who was suppressing Milan center back Rami in the penalty area.

Then after he passed the ball, he didn't stand and watch the show. Instead, he ran forward immediately after passing the ball.

No matter whether Li Mo passes the ball or not.

His runs are meaningful - at least, they can take away some of the defense.

Running is the basis of football tactics.

If everyone stands still, the tactics will never come out.

Li Mo faced the ball and made a move to stop the ball.

Lamy was behind him and strenuously arched his waist to push him out, while guarding Li Mo's turn.

Li Mo had already observed the surrounding situation when he caught the ball.

Both Sanchez and Walcott rushed into the penalty area to prepare for the response. They were like searchlights in the dark and were quickly arranged by AC Milan's defensive players.

After all, they are the forwards.

However, it is also dark under the light.

That's Cazorla going forward!

The forward penetration of midfielders can often break the balance between offense and defense.

Li Mo had already thought about what to do when he saw Cazorla's forward line.

He made a move to stop the ball, letting Lamy behind him know that he was there, and at the same time, he used more force to hold Li Mo's waist.

But just when the football rolled in front of him.

He suddenly raised his foot and knocked his heel.

The football suddenly changed direction and passed through Lamy's crotch.

"Li Mo...heel?!"

Amid the exclamations from all the commentators, the boos at San Siro reached their peak.

Cazorla moved forward and successfully received Li Mo's pass. Without hesitation, he directly pushed the arch of his left foot into the near corner!

The football sticks to the ground and rushes into the goal!

Because the distance was too close, even though goalkeeper Abbiati responded, he was still half a beat too late.