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Chapter 256 The Swedish Tower

"Let's take a look at the whole process of this goal... Hoffenheim launched a fast attack, and Quaresma dribbled the ball from the side, and the two of their shooters Ibissevic and Van Nisstrui rushed to the front. They attracted the attention of the entire back line of AC Milan, so when Chu rushed up and shot, no AC Milan player could stop him at the first time... It was a beautiful shot! The arc was very big, and Abiarti had done a great job, but he couldn't save the ball, and he couldn't blame him for losing the ball."

The game has started again, and the goal just now is still being played on the TV broadcast, and the commentator also talks about it. However, everyone's commentary angles are different. The commentators from China and Germany are naturally praised Chu Zhongtian's performance, while the Italian commentator criticized Seidov for being too slow to return to defense - "He was slow, as if he was walking. Although he squeezed out Ronaldinho and became the main midfielder, he must understand that the main midfielder in this game does not mean that he can always sit firmly in the main position. He is as lazy as ever in this game, yes, lazy. This is the word we mentioned most recently about Seidov. Is Seidov still unclear about the situation? In AC Milan, he is no longer the core. He must work hard for his position, just like those young men. I think he should learn Boateng's attitude towards the game!"

Of course, Seedov couldn't hear these criticisms. In fact, after conceding the ball, he seemed to want to ask the referee to say something. Maybe he thought Quaresma's ball was out of bounds first? But from the slow motion, the overall football was not out of bounds, which was a good ball. He really had nothing to complain about. And even if he complained, it was not his turn.

After the game started again, AC Milan was obviously angry by the goal loss. The Milan fans in the stands sang AC Milan's team song to cheer for the team. On the court, AC Milan players also fought for the first place, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible.

The game seemed to be back to the situation before the goal - AC Milan besieged Hoffenheim.

But if you look closely, you will find that this is not the case. Although AC Milan does have an advantage in the scene, Hoffenheim's rapid counterattack is also very sharp. In fact, AC Milan is no longer besieging Hoffenheim, and the balance of the game is balancing it bit by bit.

In the 20th minute, AC Milan finally organized a decent attack, and Pirlo passed the football to Ibrahimovic in the penalty area. The Swedish God Tower turned around and shot, and the football was blocked by Nyema incredibly with his feet. This offense and defense made a huge sigh sound in the stands. Ibrahimovic was also very regretful that he did not score the ball. He hugged his head with both hands and sighed to the sky.

Before this game, he was actually very tired, but there was no way, he still had to grit his teeth and persevere. Who made AC Milan short of people this season? Pato, Pirlo and others spent more time in the stands than playing. Pato is still recovering from injuries, and Pirlo has just returned. Only Ibrahimovic can trust on the front line. Robinho is in poor condition... Faced with such a dilemma, AC Milan's club chairman Berlusconi has come to cause trouble, claiming that he can make

Robinho and Ronaldinho play forward together, so that Ibrahimovic can rest. Allegri is not a fool. He knows that these two Brazilians are not the materials to play centers at all. If the center who can hold the ball in the opponent's penalty area is missing, no matter how good the skills are, it will be useless. Robinho is the second striker, and Ronaldinho's most suitable positions are the front midfielder and the left winger. With such a stretch in the front line, Ibrahimovic has to continue gritting his teeth and pushing forward.

Head coach Allegri promised him that after playing this group stage, he would get a rest time. As long as he finished this game and successfully got the right to qualify for the Champions League group, the remaining leagues would be much easier, and Ibrahimovic could also take the opportunity to rest. This game is so important for AC Milan that Allegri dared not let Ibrahimovic, who has been seriously overdrawn, rest... Ibrahimovic worked hard to find opportunities, and so did Robinho.

Three minutes later, AC Milan's offensive made a comeback. This time, Boateng suddenly inserted and gave an assist. Robinho shot directly from the corner of the penalty area, and finally the football flew over the crossbar.

As a counterattack, Hoffenheim quickly organized a sharp counterattack. Chu Zhongtian directly teleported to Ibisekic's feet in the backcourt. Ibisekic did not rush to turn around after getting the ball. Even if he turned around, it was useless. Without support from his side, he could easily fall into the encirclement of two to three people by the opponent. So he leaned on Thiago Silva and waited for his teammates to come up. Thanks to Hoffenheim's overall rapid advancement, he didn't have to wait too long, which reduced the risk of the ball being cut off.

Soon Salihovic rushed up, Ibisevic distributed the football to Salihovic, and then turned around and ran forward. At this time, Salihovic had more pass points, not only Ibiseovitch alone. Van Nistruei, Quaresma and Chu Zhongtian all pressed up one after another.

He finally passed the football to Quaresma on the other side. Quaresma made another cross. Van Nistroy and Nesta followed up in the middle to compete for the top, and Nesta was pushed out.

Immediately after AC Milan launched an attack, Pirlo passed the football to Boateng and advanced.

Hoffenheim's people came up quickly when attacking and retreated quickly when defending. Only Chu Zhongtian was left in front to interfere with the opponent, and everyone else quickly returned to defense. This kind of sprinting back and forth is already common for Hoffenheim's players. They have no idea how many times they have practiced during training. Rangnick insists on allowing the team to conduct high-intensity training far exceeding the average level of the Bundesliga, and the effect is reflected in this aspect.

Chu Zhongtian interfered with Boateng, making it impossible for him to pass the football directly to the front. At the same time, Hoffenheim, who was retreating quickly, did not leave too many loopholes to exploit in the defense. So Boateng hesitated for a moment and passed the football back to goalkeeper Abiati.

Seeing that Chu Zhongtian achieved his goal, he did not waste time here. He turned around and ran back. If he had good luck, he could still compete with the opponent in the midfield to head the ball.

※※※In the 30th minute, the score was still 1:0, and the away team Hoffenheim led. However, from the technical statistics, AC Milan has the upper hand. Whether it is the ball control time ratio or the number of shots, they are more than Hoffenheim.

But no matter how advantage there is on the scene, it is useless. If it cannot be converted into a goal, it will be useless. Allegri stood on the sidelines anxiously, staring at the court. He was thinking hard about countermeasures. Of course, what he is thinking about now is not how to defend Hoffenheim's sharp attack, but how to score the goal as soon as possible.

He believed in his pre-match judgment that Hoffenheim was definitely not a team good at defense. In fact, judging from the fierce attacks during this period, their defense still had loopholes, and AC Milan players also caught a few, but they were not lucky... So as long as the pressure continued, Hoffenheim's defense would inevitably be broken!

Sidorf is in a bad state, and it can even be said to be very bad. He is not good at the front of the waist, has too few running, has a little slack attitude, and has many pass mistakes. It turns out that what he is best at is not played at all here. But he is not like replacing Sidorf. Allegri and Sidorf have a good personal relationship. He still hopes that with the help of Sidorf's experience, there are not many players who can win four European Champions Leagues in today's football world. This is experience. Experience can help Sidorf make important performances at important moments in important games, such as in this game... Although he does not intend to replace Sidorf, it does not mean that Allegri will wait for Sidorf to get angry so negatively and passively. He can make adjustments in other ways, and at the same time, he will continue to stay on the court and wait for his rich experience to play a role.

Allerig then gave his instructions. Through a dead ball opportunity, he called Zambrota who was close to him to his side to give him an opportunity, and then Zambrota passed his instructions to the court. His adjustment was to remove Sadov from the front midfielder position, return to the back, and form the 4312 three of Pirlo and Abat, the left one, and Boateng was pushed to the front midfielder position. This was not the first time Boateng played as a front midfielder, but he played as a front midfielder for two consecutive games. In the last round of Serie A, he played against Brescia.

This adjustment immediately produced an effect. AC Milan's offense had too much relied on Pirlo before, so Hoffenheim's defense became very simple, because Siddorf in the front midfielder position could not play a role at all, and he did not assist his teammates, but often assisted his opponents. Therefore, Hoffenheim did not have to spend time defending Siddorf. Boateng was different from that. He was young and impactful, and had a strong body, and could not be at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Sana. His existence gave AC Milan an extra fulcrum when attacking, and Pirlo had more pass targets to choose from.

However, Seidov, who retreated to the central forward position, was still lazy, which laid hidden dangers for AC Milan's defense.

Allegri didn't care about defense anymore. At this time, AC Milan was not qualified to think about "what if we were conceding the ball". They could only think about "we must score goals, score goals, and score more goals!"

With this idea, AC Milan launched a fierce attack on Hoffenheim's hinterland in the last fifteen minutes of the first half.

If they can't equalize the score before the end of the first half, forty-five minutes in the second half will be very painful for them, while Hoffenheim will gain great confidence and courage from this 1-0 first half, which can help them survive the last forty-five minutes.

The fans of San Siro also knew this, so they worked harder to create the atmosphere. The entire San Siro Stadium was like a crater that was about to be swelled.

In such a fanatical home atmosphere, AC Milan players were encouraged, while Hoffenheim players were under tremendous pressure.

Every touch of their ball will give them a deafening booing from the fans, and every shot of AC Milan won tsunami cheers, as if the football has already flown into the goal.

This psychological hint is indeed affecting the players on both sides. This home atmosphere reminds the AC Milan players instantly of the scene when they face Real Madrid here. Inzagi came on as a substitute and scored a goal to equalize the score. There was no problem with the goal. He scored his 69th European goal. After the goal, Inzagi, who was running passionately ignited the entire San Siro and encouraged the fighting spirit of his teammates. Then they scored another goal to help the team reverse and lead Real Madrid. Although they were equalized by the opponent in the last minute of the injury time period, this period in the middle of the game still made them feel excited when they think about it.

Yes, AC Milan is now in trouble and it is the time to feel this way.

AC Milan players seem more confident. They are constantly having physical contact with Hoffenheim players in the midfield, especially Boateng. This young midfielder is not at a disadvantage in the confrontation. He can catch the ball passed by Pirlo and other teammates, then withstand the opponent's impact, and then pass the football out. Although not every time, it is better than the lazy Siddorf.

In the 37th minute, Ibrahimovic received a cross from Zambrota in the penalty area, defeating Simunic and heading the ball, but heading was not his good offensive method, and he topped the ball a bit high.

Not long after, Boateng made a long shot outside the penalty area and missed slightly.

Although there are no goals, AC Milan's threatening shots are increasing, and Hoffenheim's defense does have loopholes that can be exploited.

※※※In the 41st minute, AC Milan finally got an excellent opportunity.

Boateng passed the football back to Pirlo, who did not pass the football back to him, but directly transferred it to the side. Robinho received the ball on the side.

Kolarov went up to defend Robinho, and Robinho started cycling. His continuous circling movements did not deceive Kolarov, but his purpose was not here. While everyone was focusing on Roninho's cycling movements, full-back Ambrosini quietly inserted from behind. Robinho took the opportunity to pick the football with his outer instep, which formed a breakthrough!

After receiving the ball, Ambrosini cut inside and wiped it into the penalty area. When Kolarov saw that he had entered the penalty area, he did not dare to act rashly. He could only raise his hands and try his best to stick to the body to interfere. Apart from that, he could not do anything.

No matter how Kolarov interfered with him behind his back, Ambrosini held Kolarov with his body, and then quickly looked up to observe the situation inside. Hoffenheim's defensive players were quickly approaching him, and he had no time to delay here. He noticed a gap at the back of the goal. But soon he couldn't see it because Pogattz had already killed, and goalkeeper Nyema also blocked the close-range. If he didn't pass the ball, he could only get a corner kick.

Kolarov pulled him behind him, but he simply refused to fight with Kolarov. He pulled him along with him and fell backwards. At the same time, he raised his right foot and passed the football directly!

Football rushed past between Pogattz and Nyema, and no one encountered it!

Pogattz dared not touch it. This position was too sensitive, and he was afraid that it would become an own goal when touched. Nyema did not react. Ambrosini's pass was too fast.

If no one touched the ball, that would be great. At most, the football was blocked out.

But just as the football was about to be out of the goal range, one foot hit the horse, and with a gentle touch of the toe, the football changed its flight trajectory and bounced into the goal... "Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh! 1:1! Ibrahimovic!!"

The crater at San Siro Stadium, which has been waiting for the eruption moment, finally really boiled this time. All AC Milan fans watched Ibrahimovic tackle the football into Hoffenheim's goal, jumped up from their seats, then raised their arms and shouted: "Forza, milan!!!"

"They equalized the score! Before the end of the first half, they equalized the score as they wished! Although Ibrahimovic said before the game that he was tired is not once or twice, at a critical moment, AC Milan still has to rely on this Swedish! Allegri must hope that the Swedish are the never-ending iron man!"

"Robinho, Robinho... Ambrosini! Ambrosini... goooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!! Ibrahi-Movie-Chi-!!" The Italian narrator was full of excitement. They had been waiting for the arrival of this moment since the beginning of the game. They originally thought they would not have to wait too long, but they had waited for nearly forty-two minutes.

"Yes! Yes! This is Milan! This is Milan!" The Italian commentator was really excited... he just equalized the score and yelled that he seemed to have won the game. But it is understandable that this game is definitely a game that cannot afford to lose and be peaceful for AC Milan. Apart from winning and winning with a big score, they have no other way to go. So now even if it is just a goal, they can be very happy. As long as there is a goal, there is hope.

After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic got up excitedly and ran wildly to celebrate. At this time, there was no sign of fatigue. Robinho even jumped from behind to him, and he was still running towards the bench with Robinho on his back.

Unlike the excited and ecstatic AC Milan players, Hoffenheim players were not very frustrated by the conceding of the ball. Most of them just shook their heads. Their situation is better than their opponents. Even if they tied this game, they would qualify. However, AC Milan needs more goals after equalizing the score, and they will increase their offense. At that time, there will naturally be many loopholes in the defense line. With Hoffenheim's fast and sharp style of playing, scoring another goal should not be a problem...
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