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The ball quickly rolled into the penalty area between Naldo and Fahrinhearst.
The moment Huang Kaiwen received the ball, Owomoyela raised his hand to signal offside.
Not hearing a whistle, Huang Kaiwen was already prepared to shoot.
That’s when Inzaghi rushed over with an urgent look on his face.
Huang Kaiwen passed the ball sideways and Inzaghi followed through, pushing into the open goal.
“Inzaghi scores, helping Milan take the lead again.”
“Schultz was fooled by Sheva this time, staying at the back the whole time, so it wasn’t offside.”
“Kevin collected the ball on the right, broke into the penalty area, and after successfully teaming up with Kaka for a solo, he chose to give the shooting opportunity to Inzaghi.
Kevin is really selfless.”
“Assisting each of the two starting forwards once, it’s clear that Kevin is really paying attention to maintaining team harmony.”
After the goal, Inzaghi jumped on Huang Kaiwen.
He shouted excitedly, waving his arms: “See, I told you I could score!”
Huang Kaiwen had the impulse to throw the guy off him.
Schaaf called Leon Andreasen, who had finished warming up, over to his side.
Wrapping his arm around Andreasen, he instructed, “You don’t need to stop that number ten, just delay his attack speed and let your teammates support you.”
Schaaf put his arm around Leon Andreasen, walked to the sidelines, patted his shoulder, and then walked back.
He wasn’t like those fans.
Making fun of Bayern when they lose.
In fact, Thomas Schaaf had watched many of Milan’s games.
He had the players target Kaka.
But when it came to Huang Kaiwen, he really had no solution.
Having watched so many game videos and highlights, Schaaf couldn’t say whether Huang Kaiwen’s speed was under 10.5 seconds or not.
Huang Kaiwen’s playing style was even more unpredictable.
Favoring deep-fried meatballs in a few matches, then playing like he couldn’t play soccer at all in the next.
And then in another two games, playing the back-heel flick to perfection.
How could he instruct his protégés to defend against a player whose habits on the field can’t even be pinned down?
If he could choose, he would rather have Werder Bremen face Real Madrid than Milan.
Milan was the team he least wanted to face.
Although Leon Andreasen was young, he was full of drive.
On the Werder Bremen bench was Jiri Jarosik, who won the treble with Leverkusen.
But Jarosik couldn’t find his form at Werder Bremen at all.
So Schaaf thought it might be better to let the 22-year-old Andreasen have a go instead.
After all, it’s always the youngsters who can surprise people.
Didn’t Kaka burst onto the scene when he came off the bench during the Sao Paulo Intercontinental Championship to score twice and help Sao Paulo secure the title?
What if Andreasen hit a hot streak too?
The game restarted with the singing of Werder Bremen’s fans.
The home team Werder Bremen’s offense was still sharp.
Miku got the ball in the frontcourt, and when he saw Pirlo rushing towards him, Miku again flicked the ball with his right foot.
Pirlo obviously couldn’t use Gattuso’s technique of shielding the ball with both feet.
Miku got to the ball first on the left side and immediately passed it to the approaching Schultz.
As soon as Schultz received the ball, he sent a long pass into the penalty box, where Stam got ahead and headed the ball out of the penalty area.
Kaka and Frings both started moving towards the ball at the same time.
Frings, more balanced, knocked Kaka to the ground.
The fallen Kaka reached out a foot to trip Frings.
Disrupting Werder Bremen’s attacking opportunity.
Huang Kaiwen immediately rushed over to block Frings, persuading him, “Let it go, it wasn’t on purpose.”
The Werder Bremen players who ran up were also trying to calm things down.
Frings glared at Kaka then turned and walked away.
Huang Kaiwen bent down to pull Kaka up.
When he looked up, the one praising him was actually Miku.
Huang Kaiwen was thrilled.
Huang Kaiwen added with a smile: “I think you’re better than Zidane.”
Now it was Miku’s turn to be stunned.
After being left out of the European Cup 2004 squad, Miku announced he would no longer try to get into the national team, given he could only be a backup to Zidane even if selected.
Even as Werder Bremen’s core.
No teammate had ever told him he was better than Zidane.
It seemed like he was born to be Zidane’s backup.
Hearing an opponent say he was better than Zidane.
Miku had mixed feelings.
It felt as if his confidant turned out to be his opponent.
Kaka walked back with Huang Kaiwen.
Curious what the two had said.
Upon hearing Huang Kaiwen’s translation, Kaka’s eyes widened, asking, “Kevin, do you really think he’s better than Zidane?”
Huang Kaiwen said, smiling.
“Then why did you say that?
Are you trying to prevent him from staying focused in the game?”
Kaka asked suspiciously, looking at Huang Kaiwen.
“Ricardo, you actually think that!”
Huang Kaiwen said nervously, “I just wanted to encourage him a bit since living in the shadow of Zidane isn’t easy.”
“I’ve wronged you, Kevin, I’m sorry.”
Kaka said apologetically.
Kevin was indeed kindhearted.
Kaka felt very guilty for his suspicion.
Seeing Kaka not probing further.
Huang Kaiwen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Gosh, the kid had grown up and was getting harder to fool.
Werder Bremen became increasingly desperate in their offense.
If they couldn’t win at home, what hope did they have away?
In the 77th minute, after Nesta intercepted the ball, he passed it to Pirlo, who delivered a long pass accurately over to the left flank.
Facing a ball that had flown over 50 meters, Huang Kaiwen turned and lifted his right foot, cushioning the ball effortlessly.
Neymar’s ball control was indeed outstanding.
Seeing Huang Kaiwen with the ball, Andreasen had already charged over.