Pirlo made a very bold and courageous decision a year ago when he chose to leave Milan City, where he had been together for more than ten years, and left Italy, where he lived from childhood to adulthood, and went to the strange England full of unknown dangers.

In the past year, countless reporters have hoped to dig out the inside story of Pirlo's departure from AC Milan, but in the only few individual interviews, Pirlo said that the reason he chose to join Tottenham Hotspur was that he was eager to receive a brand new stimulus and challenges.

The most explained was to defend himself, saying that he joined Tottenham Hotspur not for money, because the salary he could get at Tottenham Hotspur and the salary given by other teams including Juventus was much lower because he had to accommodate Tottenham Hotspur's overall salary structure.

However, some media also disclosed that Pirlo did join Tottenham Hotspur with a salary cut of half, but under the business operation of Tottenham Hotspur, according to the team's usual salary plus commercial development salary model, Pirlo's income is not lower than when he was in AC Milan, and it will even be higher, because after joining the team for half a year, Tottenham Hotspur signed thirteen sponsorship contracts for him.

There is no doubt that in less than a year, Pirlo, who was considered to have grown old before the season, conquered Tottenham fans and the entire Premier League, relying on his football skills and his introverted and low-key personality.

Pirlo's arrival has continued Tottenham's overall style of play. His short passes and long passes are very accurate and excellent. He can control the ball, organize and use various means to change the team's rhythm. He made all Tottenham fans forget Fabregas, David Silva and Yaya and Toure.

When almost all media in the world evaluate the best transfer signings this season, Pirlo must be ranked first. There is no suspense, because a player who joins for free can play such a wonderful world-class level, who can ask for more?

Pirlo's outstanding performance in the Premier League even made AC Milan's Allegri have to admit one thing when he was criticized by AC Milan fans, "There is nothing to regret when he let Pirlo go, but he is a very excellent player."

Some media even disclosed that Galliani is still a little dissatisfied with Allegri for Pirlo's departure.

After the draw results of the Champions League quarterfinals knockout match were released, all reporters and media were excited because Pirlo returned to San Siro Stadium, this game will attract the attention and attention of the whole world.

What is unexpected is that two days before the game, Tottenham Hotspur decided to arrange for him to accept an exclusive interview with Milan Sports Daily two days before the game. In this interview, Pirlo mentioned the real reason for leaving AC Milan for the first time, that is, he had basically reached a renewal clause with AC Milan, but Allegri's attitude wavered the club, which eventually made him feel insulted, so he decided to leave the team.

"I believe that all professional players want to play in a team that recognizes our importance. When you realize that your team cannot give you such importance, you will definitely be disappointed, so I chose to leave, but my relationship with AC Milan is still very good. When we broke AC Milan's record of 58 unbeaten, I received congratulations from almost all of Milan's teammates."

"Will Berlusconi and Galliani have it?" asked the reporter.

"No" Pirlo shook his head, "but I respect them very much."

"Ye Qiu is a great head coach. I have experienced many head coaches in my career, but no one has ever been like him. He arranged almost everything very clearly and prepared very well. He even organized us to watch the opponent's analysis video before every game. It was a very detailed and targeted analysis."

"The moment we walked onto the court, we touched everything about our opponents very clearly and thoroughly. We had a very professional and huge team silently supported behind our backs, which made us invincible, but more importantly, this team has strong spiritual strength. Everyone is eager to keep working hard, constantly improve, defeat teammates, and defeat opponents. This strong belief allows us to play the best level in every game."

After hearing this, the reporter of Milan Sports nodded, "There are many Pirlo fans who have discovered a very interesting phenomenon. Pirlo has made very amazing data in the Premier League this season, and his goals and assists have set career highs. But more importantly, you are almost 33 years old, but your average pass count and success rate are amazing. You have not been bothered and affected by injuries throughout the season, and your average running distance has reached 11 kilometers, which is something you have never before."

After hearing this, Pirlo smiled and said, "Yes, as I said just now, we have a very large and very professional and advanced team behind our backs. They will tell me every day that if you want to continue to perform well, you should pay attention to what you should arrange training, etc. They are the most professional team I have ever seen."

"Are you talking about the Theobord Research Center?" the reporter tried to ask.

Pirlo smiled and said nothing. This was Tottenham Hotspur's core secret. After a pause, he continued: "I think I have to thank my teammates for being able to perform so well this season. I have a group of top teammates in the world. You know, when you are surrounded by such outstanding teammates, your pass will become easy."

"Of course, there is also our head coach, Mr. Ye Qiu, who is a genius, but not just a genius in the head coaching field. I know that he will change the entire football world one day. I firmly believe in this, and I am very honored and proud that I can be part of his entire plan. This is an honor for any professional player."

"I feel like I'm playing for a great team that has the opportunity to compete with Michels' all-off and defense era, or the Sachimilan dynasty era, and now, I feel that my career has never been as strong as it is today."

"Truthful?" the reporter tried to ask.

"Very sure" Pirlo nodded with a serious nod.

The remarks appeared on the front page of the Milan Sports Daily on the day before the game, before Tottenham came to Milan City, and immediately caused a huge response in the entire Milan City and the whole world. Many people affirmed it, but many people questioned it.

Affirmators believe that Pirlo has indeed reached the peak of his career in terms of data and performance this season, and more importantly, he has become the main midfielder of this history-making Tottenham Hotspur.

But some people also questioned that this is a psychological tactic of Tottenham Hotspur, and the purpose is to split AC Milan before the game, especially when Allegri is not in line with many players in the team, such as Nesta.

The AC Milan veteran's current situation is the same as Pirlo last season. Some media even revealed that he almost fought with Allegri in the locker room. Although Allegri was forced to rely on Nesta in some games, Allegri set up obstacles for Nesta on the team's renewal of the team.

Before the game, players from both sides lined up to leave the locker room passage. Pirlo and the only player who could speak in the AC Milan starting lineup, Nesta, were jokingly asking whether he also got a Cartier pen with the Milan team logo inlaid, and whether he was willing to switch to the Premier League like he did last summer.

"Don't worry, Alessandro, I'll help you revenge." Pirlo said with a smile and leaned against Nesta's ear.

"With me here, don't even think about it." The former world chief central defender responded with a provocative smile.

In fact, in the game, Nesta did play a very outstanding peak game. He used his outstanding performance against Tottenham Hotspur to prove one thing. He is indeed 36 years old, but he can continue to persevere because he has never been a central defender who relies on his body to make a living.

Maldini can play until she is forty, so can Nesta

This is not just to help AC Milan defeat his opponent and gain some bargaining chips for his contract renewal, but also a way for top superstars to prove their dignity. He wants to tell everyone that although he is old, he is still one of the strongest central defenders in the world.

So in the game, Nesta not only performed well himself, but also showed the excellent ability of the defensive commander. He commanded defensive partners such as Mex, Anthony Ni and Abbott, and combined with four midfielders in the frontcourt who both offense and defense, organized strict defense again and again, resolving Tottenham Hotspur's wave after wave of attacks.

As time passed by minute by minute, from the first half to the second half, Tottenham Hotspur had an overwhelming advantage and had an amazing ball possession rate, it never effectively broke AC Milan's goal.

Is it really necessary to end this game with a draw?

Pirlo was unwilling to give up. He had fantasized about his situation when he returned to San Siro many times. He even thought before the game that he would fight to beat AC Milan away anyway. He wanted to use a victory to tell Allegri that giving up himself a year ago was the biggest mistake he had made since coaching AC Milan.

But Pirlo is about to be thirty-three years old. He has passed the age of losing his mind because of anger. He knows very well that anger is his motivation, but he must not let anger control his thoughts, so he is patiently waiting for the opportunity.

Ye Qiu quickly made adjustments, replaced the poor left-back Marcelo and replaced Raul.

Although Raul performed very well after playing against Napoli before and became a hero for the team's promotion, Raul, who started again in this game, performed very sluggishly. Under the joint control of Nesta and Mex, Raul failed to gain room for performance similar to that of the game against Napoli.

This time Ye Qiu replaced Raul with Neymar and moved Messi to the middle, with Ribery and Neymar forming two wings.

The former Real Madrid captain also looked lonely when he left the court. He had fewer and fewer opportunities at Tottenham this season, and he himself was very clear about his situation. It was difficult for him to adapt to such intense Premier League events and Champions League. Before, Beckham told him that he would retire in the summer, and he also wanted to leave the team.

The team's sponsors in the Middle East have also been tempted, hoping to invite Raul to play in the Middle East and offer high salaries, which is also an option for Raul, after all, in this way he can continue to play football while he is semi-retired.

After a round of adjustments, Tottenham Hotspur's control over the game situation seemed to be loosened, and AC Milan began to have the opportunity to fight back, and all this was pushed by Pirlo behind the scenes, because Ye Qiu told him that the purpose of letting AC Milan fight back appropriately was to hope that AC Milan could fight out, so that the defense would be loose.

But it is obvious that Allegri was very careful. The counterattack was more dependent on three frontcourt players such as Pato, Casano and Boateng to complete it. He refused to invest more troops in the counterattack, which was obviously to ensure his backcourt defense.

Seeing this situation, Pirlo had to wait for another opportunity.

"It seems that Allegri really has a winning position when the draw is a win." Mauro Tassoti also felt a headache. Once the Italian team holds a firm attitude and defends it, it will be very difficult to break through.

The score of 00 at home is not necessarily a bad thing for both sides. Tottenham Hotspur did not score away goals. Although Milan could not defeat his opponent at home, he had the opportunity to do his best away. As long as he got an away goal, he would have the advantage.

The away goal mechanism of the Champions League knockout stage is indeed very complicated to the test against both sides, almost all-round, and it is this away goal machine that creates the suspense and viewing of the Champions League knockout stage.

Ye Qiu could certainly guess Allegri's attitude, "Since he plans to do this, then we will take a step forward."

After saying that, Ye Qiu walked to the white line in the visiting team's command area and shouted at the players on the court, changing his hand, indicating that the players should make more work on the two sides and continue to strengthen the attack on the sidelines.

After receiving Ye Qiu's instructions, Tottenham Hotspur began to launch an offensive on the wing.

Pirlo scored a long diagonal diagonal pass near the center circle, and landed accurately on the right. Ribe, who was on the right, rushed forward quickly in the attack direction. After removing the ball with his feet, left back Antonini quickly caught up and blocked Ribery's inward cutting route. Nesta also blocked Ribery's clever way between Ribery and Messi.

One-on-one, Ribery was sure to break through Anthonyni, but even if it went over, it would be trapped in the opponent's double-team, so Ribery felt that there was no chance and knocked the ball back. Kyle O Walker rushed up from behind, received the ball, and wanted to cross it, but AC Milan obviously had prepared for it. Kyle O Walker's cross landing point was very good, and Allegri asked the players to be careful before the game.

Van Bomel rushed up quickly, forcing Kyle or Walker to have no chance to cross. He stopped the ball and dunked it down and knocked it back to Pirlo who was dragged behind the middle.

When the man passed the middle circle, Pirlo was just outside the 30-meter area of ​​AC Milan. When he received a return pass from Kyle or Walker, he also glanced at the left side. This kind of offensive routine is not uncommon in Tottenham Hotspur's attack, especially after Pirlo joined this season, almost all his diagonal long passes were diagonal attacks, looking for two sides.

Neymar and Messi are in the penalty area. Because Tottenham Hotspur's attack just now, Ribery and Kyle O Walker launched an offensive on the right, AC Milan's defense tends to be on its own left, and there are some gaps on the right.

After stopping the ball, Pirlo turned to the left. Boateng rushed towards Pirlo immediately, but the latter made a long pass with an arc ball with his left foot, and the landing point was right in front of AC Milan's bottom line.

I saw the ball crossing the blockbuster half and landing accurately about ten meters away from the baseline. I don’t know when left back Alba, who was on the bench, quickly crossed the defense zone of right back Abat, rushed to the ball before the ball landed, and pulled it off and stopped very well.

Pirlo's long pass has his own characteristics, that is, the person who catches the ball is very comfortable.

Harvey Helongso should be regarded as the player with the longest precise long pass distance in today's football world after Beckham gradually withdrew. He can transfer the ball from his own penalty area to any point in the middle of the opponent's penalty area and complete a long transmission. However, although this kind of ball lands well, it is very difficult to catch the ball, so he has many long passes and good landing points, but the success rate is not high.

Barcelona's midfielder Xavi has another characteristic. He rarely uses long passes, so he is the player with the least number of long passes among the top midfielders in active service, but the success rate is the highest, reaching it. This cannot be said that Xavi has the strongest long passes, because he is the least dared to take risks, and he will not launch long passes without enough confidence.

Scholes is another player with excellent long pass ability. His long pass arc is not big, his speed is relatively fast, and his accurate distance is not as accurate as that of Harvey Helongso, but his accuracy rate is very high, which is mainly reflected in finding two wings in the middle, or crossing from two wings, which is considered a player with better standards between accurate distances and accuracy.

Pirlo's passing ability is very good, which is reflected in his long and short passes, but what he really excels is that he is not just passing the ball, he is using the pass to tell his teammates how to launch an attack.

It seems that sometimes he sees that there is a very dense defense zone in front of you. The defensive player is ready to double-team you, so he passes your drag position and makes you stop and turn around. The moment you catch the ball, you get rid of the defense. Sometimes he will feel that your position is too far behind, so he passes you forward and lets you rush forward, just breaking through the opponent's defense.

There are really not many players with this kind of passing awareness, and there are very few. Xavi is one of them, and there are also Riquelme, while Xavi Helongso, Scholes and others are just combing and passing the ball.

This is also why Pirlo was named one of the twenty players who influenced football history.

It was like he gave Alba a long diagonal pass. After the Spanish left back rushed forward, because the ball was passing from the middle to the left, Alba had to stop the ball and stop the ball to his right, that is, to lean towards the middle, and the landing position was very good. Behind the Abat defense zone, you can pass it as soon as you stop.
Chapter completed!