After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!-Chapter 1750 - 473: Kevin, Kevin, Kevin, Kevin the Pilot
Seedorf hooked the ball with his foot and turned around directly. Seeing De Ze Wu rushing towards him, he immediately turned towards his own goal and kicked the ball backward.
Suarez charged towards Pirlo with a shout.
Pirlo couldn’t help shuddering. He didn’t dare to stop the ball and passed it directly to Gattuso.
Gattuso, like a small tank, charged forward with the ball.
He was waiting for an opportunity!
Watching that number ten’s flash-like figure, Gattuso knew he wouldn’t have to wait long.
This time Eriksson was surrounded in the frontcourt, and Ajax had pressed up very deep, influenced by the total football mentality.
This resulted in only two players near the center line.
And they were the last line of defense!
Seeing Huang Kaiwen approaching the center line, Gattuso instantly sent a lob pass.
His pass wasn’t very precise, but it was enough.
While observing sideways, Huang Kaiwen didn’t slow down his pace.
The ball flew past Huang Kaiwen’s left side, landed in front of him on the left, and continued rolling forward after bouncing.
Huang Kaiwen and Vertonghen engaged in a speed contest.
Huang Kaiwen clearly had the edge in speed.
However, sometimes being too fast isn’t a good thing.
Unable to control his center of gravity when taking the ball, Huang Kaiwen’s body leaned towards Vertonghen.
In a split second, Huang Kaiwen figured out a solution.
He simply tapped with his left foot, slightly decelerating, allowing Vertonghen to rush ahead, while he brought the ball to Vertonghen’s back.
Vertonghen attempted to turn around to face off with Huang Kaiwen, but Huang Kaiwen immediately tapped forward with his right foot, sending the ball past Vertonghen and himself accelerated.
After two steps, Huang Kaiwen was the first to break into the penalty area.
Stekelemburg couldn’t respond in time to challenge him and stood on the edge of the six-yard box, waiting for an opportunity.
This was the only chance.
Even though he knew it wasn’t Vertonghen’s fault, he couldn’t help cursing him as useless; if that bastard could intercept, he wouldn’t be in this predicament.
Seeing Huang Kaiwen swing his leg, Stekelemburg, with his center of gravity lowered, quickly reached out.
Yet he didn’t expect he misjudged the direction again.
He thought Huang Kaiwen would aim for the left side of the goal, but the ball was headed straight for the right side of the goal. Although he barely controlled his body, Stekelemburg could only sit and symbolically stretch out his hand, watching the ball roll into the net.
After scoring, Huang Kaiwen raced towards the stands and slid on his knees in celebration.
Milan players followed suit, sliding on their knees under the stands one after another.
This display, in turn, brought a sense of relief to Stekelemburg.
"Huang Kaiwen stepped up at a crucial moment and made an immediate impact after coming on. Although the match isn’t over, it’s essentially over."
"Hehe, indeed. This Ajax team seems promising, and the talents of these players, such as Suarez and Eriksson, are apparent. They should become stars in top clubs in the future, but they are still too inexperienced now. With AC Milan recovering, Ajax will find it tough to handle!"
"Yes, the AC Milan players have rich experience in European competition, and at such times, the young players easily fall into their traps."
"Exactly! Though Ajax is a regular in the UEFA Champions League, their roster changes frequently, so they can’t compare to AC Milan. Any AC Milan player brought out has played in multiple UEFA Champions League finals. Buffon, for instance, can stay steady in adversity. Just now, when there was a close-up of Stekelemburg, even before Huang Kaiwen’s goal equalized the score, he was already struggling, illustrating the gap between the two teams."
Guardiola clapped his hands with a smile at the sidelines.
After much experience, he had become more composed.
Huang Kaiwen’s one-on-one was just that reliable!
The key point was the solo break starting from midfield.
If it were Bojan in this situation, he would likely lose the ball under pressure.
Barcelona has only a few players adept at long-range sprints.
Such players are rare in football, with few capable of carrying the ball over long distances, especially considering the conditions of central play and pressure making it even rarer.
Although Barcelona was strong before.
Other La Liga teams often had counterattack opportunities.
Barça stood high, and counterattacks almost always resulted in solo drives.
But Puyol could handle the opposition on his own.
Today, even if you replaced Vertonghen with Puyol, the situation wouldn’t change much.
He had witnessed similar scenes while coaching the youth team.
Whether it was the Barça captain defending against Huang Kaiwen himself or the entire Barça line defending against Huang Kaiwen, Huang Kaiwen always found a way to breach Barça’s goal.
Having such a player is truly great.
Guardiola wondered if it was possible to combine possession with counter-attacks?
However, the frightening thought of losing possession in defense made Guardiola think twice.
He had been dissatisfied with some Barça defenders who preferred dribbling out of the penalty area instead of quickly passing out.
Although he hadn’t figured out the tactics yet, not losing gave Guardiola confidence.
At this moment, Guardiola suddenly clapped his right hand fiercely against his left palm.
Oops!
With Huang Kaiwen in such great form, something was bound to happen.
Wondering if putting Jose’s photo in the alchemy box now would help.
Or simply playing it brutally, having Jose give commands from a wheelchair in the future?
Guardiola hurriedly turned back and extended his right hand.
Kroos, pleasantly pleased, took off his training jacket and walked to the sidelines.
