After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 37 How to Restrict Messi
After Milan broke through Barcelona's goal, the Barcelona players were a little depressed and doubted their lives.

But who is Guardiola, he reacted quickly and made adjustments immediately.

Adriano and Alves began to press frequently again, and Messi also returned to the midfield to receive the ball more, and then used his personal ability to break through and pass the ball.

One rises and the other disappears.

Milan's young players seemed a little overexcited after scoring goals, causing some players to lose their defensive positions, which also made Barcelona's offense more handy.

In the 44th minute of the game, the midfielder Xavi sent a through pass forward after getting rid of Boateng's close defense.

After Messi got the ball, he suddenly started and got between Kante and Gattuso.

Kanter and Gattuso hurriedly closed the door and attacked, but failed to prevent this nimble little flea.

Seeing that Messi was about to enter the penalty area, central defender Van Dijk hurried over to defend.

He saw the direction in which Messi was about to shake, and prepared to break the ball on the way Messi moved.

But what I didn't expect was that Messi chose to shoot directly with his left foot!
His leg swing is very small, and his shooting movements are also very subtle, but the kicked ball is fast and urgent, and it rushes directly into the lower right corner of the goal.

Abbiati didn't have any chance and just froze there.

1:1, Barcelona successfully equalized the score.

This immediately caused the entire Camp Nou stadium to fall into a carnival.

After all, this is a goal before halftime, which is particularly important for the morale of the entire team and the tactical choice in the second half.

And after waiting for the Barcelona players to celebrate, shortly after Milan re-kicked off, the referee blew the whistle for halftime.

……

AC Milan dressing room.

All the starters were sweating profusely and panting heavily.

When facing a team like Barcelona, ​​running and defending constantly will inevitably consume a lot of physical energy of the players.

It is this unremitting running that gives Milan the chance to defeat a strong enemy in the away game.

But it is a pity that they failed to hold the victory at the last moment and failed to enter the intermission with a leading advantage.

"After Ibrahimovic scored, our concentration was not enough." Tassotti spoke first, "Defending a player like Messi must maintain 100% concentration."

Allegri nodded in agreement, and he also said: "We can't make such mistakes again in the second half. In fact, we played very well in the first half. I hope everyone will keep it up!"

At this moment, Gattuso suddenly jumped up from his seat:

"My problem. I didn't guard Messi just now, and when he broke through just now, I should have brought him down immediately."

This straightforward boy recognized his mistake without any ambiguity.

Van Dijk also stood up: "I was the last defender, and I also had problems. I thought he would waft again, but I didn't expect to shoot directly."

Pan Yi smiled and said to Gattuso: "He is Messi. Even if you pull him down, can you guarantee that his free kick will not score?"

Then he turned to Van Dijk: "So it's not your fault for the ball. It's still not easy to defend Messi alone in that position."

With that said, Pan Yi went straight to the tactical board and pointed to the position of Barcelona's right winger, which is Messi:
"Messi's role is flexible. In theory, he's a striker, but he's not a striker. He often goes back low and gets the ball close to midfield."

"I've researched where he moves the most. The answer is the right flank, which is about 70% more active than the left."

“Obviously Messi likes it the most here, where he can show his talents, move around, cut inside – just like he did.”

"If he is on the left, then he basically can only rely on speed to get to the bottom."

"Therefore, the three of us in the midfield must always pay attention to their positions and keep an eye on the situation on the right. Mane must also come back to help, so that he can basically block his space for movement."

"We also have to prepare a five-man encirclement for him here, left back De Sciglio, left winger Mane, left midfielders Gattuso and Kante, and left center back Van Dijk."

"Once Messi enters this area, I ask that not only someone go up close to prevent him from turning around, but other people are also responsible for providing coverage and secondary defense."

"Messi is of course a fantastic player, but this many-on-one approach should still allow us to limit him and keep the situation under control..."

Finally, Pan Yi tapped the tactical board heavily, and clenched his fists again:

"As the two coaches said, as long as we stay focused, don't make mistakes, and make the defensive end airtight, we can create precious counterattack opportunities. Then, in the second half, regain the victory! We want, Not a draw!"

Allegri also applauded vigorously at everyone:
"Coach Pan Yi is right. We played as we said in the second half and completely restricted Messi! Remember, we have only one goal in this game, and that is to win!"

All the players stood up together and shouted loudly:
"Yes! Limit Messi! Beat Barcelona!!"

……

After the start of the second half, Barcelona still quickly controlled the ball and launched an attack on Milan's position.

But they soon found that their midfield operations were once again faltering, and even Messi's return possession became extremely difficult.

There seemed to be a stalemate on the scene, and it was difficult for both sides to create decent scoring opportunities.

When the game was boring to 70 minutes, Pan Yi looked at Allegri.

It's time for a substitution.

Allegri understood and immediately began to dispatch troops.

Ambrosini enters, Gattuso exits.

Aubameyang on, Mane off.

Both of these substitutions were on the left flank where the defensive pressure was greater.

After all, what they are facing may be the strongest wing attack line in Europe: Messi + Alves.

When Ambrosini came on the field, it was a match-up substitution between two equally determined veterans, which could maintain the vitality of the midfield and continue to strangle Barcelona's pass control.

On the other hand, Aubameyang can continue to press on the left without losing much forward speed, so as to maintain the mobility of the counterattack.

At the same time, Harvey on the opposite side is already a veteran in his 30s. After more than 70 minutes of fierce fighting, his physical fitness has also declined sharply, and he is not as comfortable passing and cutting the ball as he was at the beginning.

Therefore, Milan chose to change at this point in time, in order to try to catch the opponent's mistakes when Barcelona's control declined, and then give Barcelona a fatal blow.

After the substitution was over, Pan Yi couldn't help but glanced at the Barcelona bench.

Guardiola was still squatting there, looking at the field intently.

"Gua Shuai's ability to see and dismantle moves is really strong, he is worthy of being a world-class coach." Pan Yi muttered softly:

"I can only hope that luck is on our side... Bo Yibo, a bicycle becomes a motorcycle!"

(End of this chapter)