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Chapter 1922 - 507: Love Song 1999
When facing different defensive strategies, Mourinho’s tactics will also change.
Today, it’s evident that Adebayor is the pivot, with both fullbacks moving up to support the attack. Although the midfield leans towards defense, they are aggressively pushing forward, waiting for opportunities for a second attack.
That’s why when Milan counter-attacked, the Real Madrid players were positioned so high.
Do they think they can’t defend against Kevin, so they are trying to score more goals?
Guardiola also thinks this is the best approach.
Whoever says Mourinho doesn’t know how to adapt is an idiot.
Real Madrid’s style today, with a midfield of three tough men, a forward-pressing formation, and a combination of wings and center play, should be threatening to teams worldwide.
CRonaldo’s shot from the front was blocked by Thiago Silva and went out of bounds, and Guardiola immediately called Rakitic over to the sideline.
"Coach, you called me?"
Rakitic jogged over and asked.
"I’ll make it quick, we don’t have much time."
Guardiola pointed towards the field and said, "Xabi Alonso is the key link between Real Madrid’s front and back. I need you to keep pressuring his passes from a high position. You don’t need to tackle, just make sure he can’t send long passes right away. Go back!"
"I understand, coach!"
Rakitic quickly ran back onto the field.
Abeloa tried to throw the ball directly into the penalty area.
But Thiago Silva got into position early, and with a powerful header, beat Adebayor to clear the ball.
Rakitic seized the opportunity to rush forward, but Pepe, who was faster, came in with a sliding tackle.
Seeing Pepe’s studs, Rakitic yielded his position.
Kroos was about to receive the ball when CRonaldo, chasing back, suddenly hooked the ball away.
Nesta went up again, only to be outpaced by CRonaldo’s burst of speed.
Fortunately, this time CRonaldo’s shot hit Lars Bender and bounced into the penalty area, where Buffon claimed it first.
"Real Madrid’s attack is picking up."
"Yes, CRonaldo is getting anxious, since they’re still behind in score."
"Real Madrid’s counterattack ability with this lineup is very strong. Messi once said that Real Madrid can score in just 5 seconds from a counter, showing Barca’s ace’s apprehension towards Real Madrid."
"Buffon is getting anxious, starting to call out to his teammates."
"Yes, but mainly Guardiola’s three-man midfield’s defense is a bit lacking today."
Pirlo glanced towards the side of the pitch.
Guardiola smiled at him.
Pirlo could only sigh and continue forward.
He knows the coach has his own ideas, but Pirlo thinks this midfield combination is too aggressive.
After Buffon threw the ball, Pirlo took it and immediately surveyed the field.
He didn’t want the ball to stay in the back half.
Unfortunately, Real Madrid’s retreat was fast, and he couldn’t spot any gaps.
Pirlo passed the ball to Kroos.
Kroos observed and then carried the ball forward himself.
Although he always thought highly of himself, feeling overlooked at Bayern.
Yet, in his first UEFA Champions League final, Kroos was a bit nervous.
Seeing Kaka moving forward, Kroos immediately lofted a pass.
But this time, the pass was clearly underpowered, and Kaka realized it was landing behind him when he ran up.
At that moment, it was impossible for him to gain possession as Pepe extended his left arm to hold Kaka back, dipped his head, and powered the ball forward into Milan’s half.
Kroos wanted to make up for his mistake.
Pirlo rushed past him, lifted his right foot, and struck the ball together with Di Maria, who was ready to receive it.
The returning Huang Kaiwen was a bit frustrated.
He didn’t expect the ball to end up on the left side of the front half.
Why did he run back at all. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Luckily, Torres charged forward, so Abeloa didn’t dare to control the ball; he immediately lifted his right leg and sent the ball to midfield.
Opportunity!
Huang Kaiwen, having just come back to the half-field, suddenly accelerated, running past Xabi Alonso, lifting his left foot in stride, and chipped the ball forward with the outside of his foot.
"Beautiful!!!!!!"
"Huang Kaiwen didn’t even adjust his pace, nor did he make any special moves; he casually used the outside of his foot to place the ball at Kaka’s feet."
Watching Milan launch another offensive.
Cheers erupted once again at Wembley Stadium.
The Meringues in the stands were gnashing their teeth in frustration.
Because among them emerged a traitor who handed over the UEFA-allocated tickets for Real Madrid to the opponent’s fans.
This left them at an absolute disadvantage in terms of momentum.
After passing, Huang Kaiwen charged forward at high speed, and although Lass Diarra immediately gave chase, he could only trail two body lengths behind Huang Kaiwen.
Seeing this, Kaka turned smoothly and pushed the ball forward with the inside of his right foot, placing it in front of Huang Kaiwen.
Crack—
With the ball at his feet, Huang Kaiwen’s speed suddenly increased.
Earlier, he had merely been waiting for the ball, not because he couldn’t run.
In an instant.
Diarra was left trailing behind.
Marcelo saw this and quickly moved to cover the middle; Carvalho had been drawn away by Torres, leaving a large gap in the middle.
After a step, Marcelo decided to head towards Huang Kaiwen.
Because he thought Huang Kaiwen might directly shoot from a distance, rather than dribble at the defense.
As a former teammate, he sometimes saw how ridiculously accurate Huang Kaiwen’s long shots were in training.
Even when Kaka won the Ballon d’Or, he said Kaka had a powerful long shot.
But Marcelo felt that his National Team teammate was still far behind Huang Kaiwen.
As he was about to close in on Huang Kaiwen, Marcelo’s racing heart finally settled.
But the very next second.
Marcelo’s eyes widened.
Huang Kaiwen was slowing down, his steps switching to small quick steps!
He didn’t believe Huang Kaiwen was out of stamina after a burst.