So a Milan is naturally not afraid of Liverpool
But Liverpool’s performance is also quite tenacious.
The two teams fought fiercely in the midfield at the beginning, and they kept fighting for some advantages in the midfield competition. For Liverpool, both Milan and Barcelona are equally strong rivals. In fact, there is no difference in strength between the two opponents. In the end, the overall strength is much better than that of Liverpool. Compared with them, they are both in a weak position.
But a Milan is strong and Barcelona is strong.
Against Barcelona, Liverpool gave up the midfield and stayed in front of the penalty area, but against A Milan, they couldn’t do that. A Milan didn’t lack strong strikers. Whether it was Sepcenko or Gilardino, even Kaka was very good at grabbing points. They could play simple football as well as complex football.
Compared with Barcelona, their weakness is that they don’t have so strong ball control ability, but their strength lies in that they can play any tactics, and every player is excellent in body and technology, and their defense is very solid
In this way, the opponent can almost say that there is no weakness.
If you want to beat A Milan, Liverpool must take the initiative to fight, but it is not easy to take the initiative in the fight. A Milan quickly took some initiative and occupied some advantages by virtue of the average player ability over Liverpool.
In the first ten minutes, A Milan had three shots and the possession rate was 59%, while Liverpool had one shot and the possession rate was 41%.
Liverpool is in the wind.
Nevertheless, Benitez was not worried about this situation when he watched the game on the sidelines. He had long thought of really fighting for Liverpool’s positive method to gain an advantage, which is bound to be the strength gap between the two teams.
But Liverpool also have a chance to win.
In football match, the key is not to have an advantage, but there are goals. A Milan has an advantage, but it doesn’t mean that they score more goals. Liverpool’s advantage lies in the fact that there is a man of iron in the front line, and the goal efficiency is guaranteed. Although A Milan has Sepcenko and Gilardino’s winger Kaka, the efficiency of Zhang Tiehan and Fowler’s partnership in the front line is not worse than these three people.
Benitez firmly believes
However, if the advantage is still in A Milan, everyone in A Milan is doing very well in the cheering of Milan fans at the San Siro Stadium, while Liverpool seems to be getting into shape slowly, and some players have made several mistakes.
Alonso made a mistake this time.
Alonso didn’t notice Gattuso’s ball when he was attacking Liverpool. Just as he was trying to get the ball, Gattusoka knocked it off the main position and then he handed it to Pirlo.
Fortunately, Alonso is a little ahead, and other Liverpool players have not come back to defend with them.
A Milan also have no chance to fight back.
They pushed forward steadily and handed the ball to their feet, keeping the ball firmly on their own feet and slowly pressing the formation.
As Pirlo got the ball for the second time, he shifted the football to Kaka’s left foot with a straight plug.
The San Siro Stadium immediately warmed up!
Now Kaka is the most popular player in Milan. He is more popular than Sepcenko, who has performed well in Milan for several seasons. Compared with him, he also has the symbol of Milan. His father played in Maldini, but Kaka became the most popular star in Milan after all.
When Kaka took the ball a lot, Milan fans cheered him on.
Of course, it’s more than simply taking the ball. Pirlo’s ball was very tricky this time. The football opportunity directly penetrated Liverpool’s defensive area. When Kaka got the ball, he was a few meters in front of him and no one defended him.
This is a good opportunity!
Kaka calmly stopped the ball and took two steps forward. At this time, Warnock had followed. Kaka kicked the ball directly to the Liverpool penalty area without waiting for Warnock to come and grab the ball.
There’s Sepcenko going forward and then Gilardino going around!
Whether Sepcenko or Gilardino are top-notch, there is no doubt that Liverpool’s nerves are tense at this moment.
Sepcenko has little chance. Gilardino is in a better position!
Gilardino’s Excellence is obvious to all, but now Italians are proud that he is equivalent to Rooney in the hearts of English fans in Italy.
In the cross-century year, Gilardino was only 17 years old, but he had already made his first appearance on behalf of Piacenza in the Italian First Division. However, compared with Rooney, who has been doing well since he entered the Premier League at the age of 16, Gilardino’s career was not smooth sailing. Neither Piacenza nor Verona Gilardino showed his potential as a top striker.
It was not until he moved to Parma that he really reached the peak of his career.
Gilardino, aged 10,000 euros, joined Parma and met his mentor Prandelli here. At that time, Gilardino, a powerful player in Parma, scored four goals in four appearances in the first season.
However, Mutu left Parma in the summer of 3 years, which gave Gilardino more appearances, and Adriano was recalled to Gilardino before Inter Milan in the winter transfer period, which became the absolute main force of Parma’s front line.
Gilardino lived up to people’s expectations. In the 4411 formation specially built by coach Prandelli, he ushered in a big explosion in 34 seasons. In the 34 Serie A games he participated in, he scored 3 goals, only 1 goal behind Shevchenko, ranking second in the Serie A scorer list and was named the best rookie of the year.
In the following 45 seasons, the most memorable Italian football was Zhang man of iron. His goals eclipsed Sepcenko and Gilardino, but Gilardino actually performed well. He remained in a stable state and participated in 38 Serie A rounds and won the Bronze Boot Award with three goals again.
So Gilardino came to A Milan last summer
His performance here is still very stable. He has scored 16 goals so far this season. This figure may not be obvious, but you should know that Gilardino is not the absolute main force. A Milan’s main striker is Sepcenko, and Ancelotti’s favorite formation is 431 striker. If Sepcenko plays, Gilardino has to play as a winger. He has almost no other choice but to be a substitute for Sepcenko.
In this case, Gilardino can still score 16 goals, and the number of goals can exceed the core reputation of the team’s midfield and frontcourt. Kaka in Brazil is world-renowned, so his performance is absolutely excellent.
This is Gilardino.
Now he has outflanked the back of Liverpool and the football is flying in front of him. Gilardino is running forward at full speed. There is a Carragher beside him. The latter is a little behind the restricted area and dare not foul. If he can watch Gilardino run to the position.
And then … Kick and shoot!
Football rushes into Liverpool’s goal. The starting goalkeeper of Liverpool is Reina. In the summer, Reina came to Liverpool with a value of 60,000 euros. He is the key goalkeeper of the team. Another goalkeeper trained by the Liverpool youth team, Carson, has always been very immature. Benitez loaned him to Charlton Athletic in the winter. Before the main goalkeeper performed magically, he saved three penalty kicks in Istanbul night. Duddeck could be replaced because of his age.
So Reina became the first goalkeeper.
Although not too outstanding, Reina’s condition has been stable, and it will not be like Duddeck’s. Having a butterfingers also makes Liverpool fans feel at ease, but Reina is stable now, and he has not shown anything too outstanding.
In the face of Gilardino’s fierce shot, Reina also consciously pounced on the side, and he watched the football fly past his arm
It’s a goal!
The San Siro Stadium became a cheering sea. Milan fans were so happy. Although they thought the team was stronger, they didn’t expect that they could take the lead in just over ten minutes!
Happiness comes too fast!
“gal！ ! ! ! ! ! ！”
"Alberto-"
"-Gilardino! ！” Milan fans in the audience shouted wildly with the tone of the live commentator.
A Milan fans also celebrated the goal together.
Looking at the other side and cheering, Liverpool players are in a dim mood. A Milan scored suddenly. They thought the team would be deadlocked for a while, but the next moment A Milan penetrated the ball and found the opportunity to score it.
They were scored by mistake.
Alonso was the most upset. It was his mistake that gave the ball to A Milan. This attack should belong to Liverpool. He made a mistake and let Gattuso break the ball directly. Then A Milan scored the ball.
"I blame myself for losing the ball!" Alonso is annoyed.
However, most Liverpool players didn’t blame Alonso for this goal, and I really can’t blame Alonso. Just now, many of them made mistakes, but Alonso was not the only one who was worse. A Milan’s wave was not a quick counterattack, but a positive recommendation, which was responsible for failing to prevent the team.
Gattuso broke the ball to Pirlo, Kaka and Gilardino, and they all failed to defend the team.
At the same time, they also feel that A Milan is strong.
"Never mind" Zhang Tiehan went to Alonso to comfort him, and his eyes looked at the opposite half where A Milan players were celebrating the goal.
He clenched his fist tightly and smiled at the corners of his mouth.
It’s just a goal. What’s the big deal?