264: 0153 I’m not Torres (seeking subscription)_3 264: 0153 I’m not Torres (seeking subscription)_3 With Ljungberg by his side and Gilberto Silva closing in, Huang Kaiwen did not insist on dribbling and twisted his body to pass the ball back to his own half.
Pirlo received the ball and passed it to the right flank, where Seedorf took the ball and immediately made a through pass to the middle.
Kaka received the ball, accelerated, and used his speed to forcibly break through Fabregas.
Boos sounded once again in Highbury Stadium.
Kaka’s dribbling made the Arsenal fans feel scared.
In a blink of an eye, Kaka had already carried the ball to the edge of the penalty area.
Senderos did not press him immediately, and Kaka had already wound up his right foot for a long shot.
Lehmann flew to the side and deflected the ball out for a corner.
Seedorf ran towards the corner flag to take the corner kick.
Seeing the ball boy throw the ball onto the pitch, Flamini stretched out his foot to stop the ball and fell in front of Seedorf.
Seedorf was dumbfounded and quickly raised his hands to indicate he did not touch Flamini.
Seedorf just couldn’t understand.
Where’s the trust between people?
Why do they dive at every opportunity?
The Arsenal players quickly ran over to check.
Finding that Flamini could not continue, they swiftly signaled to the sidelines.
Wenger could only grimace as he instructed Clichy to warm up.
“Arsenal has had quite a few injuries lately,”
“Yes, but today Arsenal is really unlucky.
Both players pulled muscles without any contact; Wenger had to use two substitutions without making any tactical adjustments.”
“After Shevchenko went off, both AC Milan and Arsenal switched to a 4231 formation, but AC Milan’s version isn’t quite a standard 4231.
Gattuso and Seedorf both cover a lot of ground, often moving into different areas.”
“Right, Pirlo stands in the middle, Gattuso actually plays on the right.
Ancelotti might have substituted Seedorf to bolster the defense and compensate for Costacurta’s lack of support in attack.
However, Seedorf and Gattuso are a bit overlapping, and Seedorf doesn’t feel as comfortable on the right as on the left.”
“There’s no choice, Huang Kaiwen likes to play on the left.
As Milan’s primary attacking point today, Ancelotti still has to ensure Huang Kaiwen is comfortable.”
After a run-up, Seedorf took the corner kick.
Huang Kaiwen jumped but failed to reach the ball, which Senderos headed out of the penalty area.
Fabregas took control of the ball at the edge of the penalty area, turned, and launched a long pass.
“Arsenal on the counter!”
“Henry has gotten behind Costacurta to receive the ball.”
“Henry enters the penalty area, shoots low at the far post…and it’s a goal!”
“Arsenal’s swift counterattack scores another goal, leading Milan 3:2!”
“There’s a big problem with the AC Milan defense.”
Watching the sprinting Henry, Huang Kaiwen was a bit puzzled.
Southampton and Sochaux concede goals after substitutions.
Sochaux even lost the UEFA Cup championship because of it.
How come when it comes to Wenger, subbing doesn’t lead to conceding but scoring instead?
This damned rule about conceding goals after substitutions, but who concedes is not set in stone, right?
As Highbury Stadium erupted in cheer, fans began singing a spontaneously composed tune: “There’s only one Henry in the world, and that’s Thierry Henry…
There’s only one Henry in the world, and that’s Thierry Henry.”
Premier League fans are particularly good at this kind of repetitive chant to celebrate.
Clearly, Arsenal fans seeing their team lead were taunting Huang Kaiwen.
Wenger, with a pained expression, walked to the sideline.
He called Fabregas over and instructed, “Tell them to withdraw more thoroughly, we’ll play on the counter.”
“Alright, boss,” Fabregas reluctantly nodded.
Wenger sighed to himself.
Thinking how young Cesc still was.
Is AC Milan just any team?
They are capable of tearing Juventus and Bayern Munich apart!
From his experience watching AC Milan’s game tapes,
Wenger was certain Huang Kaiwen particularly liked to retaliate with his feet.
The fans start provoking as soon as they take the lead.
If the version of Huang Kaiwen who played against Juventus comes alive, Arsenal might as well not bother playing the second leg.
That kid Fabregas is still thinking of competing.
Youths are youths, completely unable to see the big picture.
After the game restarted,
Milan’s several attempts at attacking were ineffective.
Wenger used his last substitution, Diaby replaced Ljungberg.
Diaby, tasked specifically with marking Huang Kaiwen, caused significant trouble.
Today, Huang Kaiwen always tried to rely on sudden bursts of speed to beat his man, which took a toll on his stamina.
Combined with Arsenal’s tight defensive play, he couldn’t find many good opportunities.
In the 87th minute, Ancelotti substituted Inzaghi for Gattuso,
adopting an attitude of trying anything in desperation.
having two away goals kept Milan in the game.
Going home, they still had a good chance of advancing.
They say Arsenal play beautiful offense,
but even against Milan they switch to defensive counterattacks.
Ancelotti gave a contemptuous snort through his nose, expressing his disdain for Wenger’s tactics.
Kaka received the ball in midfield but was surrounded, so he passed to the left wing.
Huang Kaiwen received the ball and attempted to break through forcibly, but was blocked by Lauren, and the pursuing Diaby swept the ball clear, with Toure sending a long ball back towards Milan’s half.
“There are 5 minutes of stoppage time, not much time left for AC Milan.”
“Heh, the fresh legs of Diaby are indeed giving Huang Kaiwen a tough time.”
“Huang Kaiwen’s stamina is depleted, he’s gone to the side of the pitch and is retching, which often happens when overexerting.”
“Yes, Huang Kaiwen has been exceptional today, but due to the fast pace of the game and his frequent tracking back, his exhaustion is even greater than usual.”
“Milan push forward again with Seedorf attempting a shot from 40 meters out, but that shot…
why did he even shoot, isn’t that just trying his luck?”