Starting with Real Madrid kicking the midfielder

Chapter 41 The last piece of the jigsaw puzzle

When you first arrive at a brand new team, what method should you use to integrate yourself into it as quickly as possible?

Low-key and friendly, cheerful and sunny, good at communication, and nice to speak?
These traits can indeed help you gain the goodwill of most of your new colleagues in private.

But in the professional field of work, only when you show your truly excellent skills, prove that you can do your job well, and even help other colleagues to reduce their workload.

You can really gain the respect and recognition of your new colleagues the fastest.

Li Ang is now the newcomer who has gained respect and recognition.

He was able to talk to Ibrahimovic within a day or two of arriving in Milan, and he was able to gain initial recognition from his teammates through his solid defensive ability during training.

But until just now, he actually "joined" AC Milan.

Because the coach's approval is the coach's business. Within the team, there is another set of applicable rules for the approval between players.

Ibrahimovic likes Li Ang's comfortable way of communicating with him, and also likes to hear Li Ang's praise of him.

So he didn't mind saying more good things about Li Ang to his teammates.

But there is only one way to let more Milan first-team players recognize and respect Li Ang from the bottom of their hearts.

It was Li Ang himself who showed that he was worthy of this starting position.

In training, Li Ang did it yesterday, and in the competition, Li Ang did it just now!
So the current Milan players don't mind showing friendliness or even "intimacy" to Li Ang.

Li Ang himself felt more at ease.

After taking this smooth first step, he will further consolidate his starting position.

In Real Madrid, there is a Las Diarra who is slightly stronger than him in terms of overall strength, there is a dead midfielder who wants to compete for playing time, and there is a face brother Khedira who is actively changing his defensive attitude.

But in AC Milan, after Ambrosini was reimbursed for the basic season, he only needed to compete with the old Seedorf or Gattuso.

Sometimes Pirlo can't play in rotation, and he is basically the first starting candidate in the midfielder position.

With such favorable conditions, he would be sorry for himself if he didn't hold the position of the main force tightly in his hands.

"Shall we strengthen our defense next, captain?"

While waiting for Cagliari to kick off again, Li Ang watched Uncle Jiong's tactical adjustment gesture on the sidelines, and confirmed it with Gattuso.

After touching his beard, Gattuso nodded slightly to Li Ang with a slightly serious expression.

"Next you have to work a little harder. I will try my best to protect the right side of Andrea in front of me, but sometimes I may not intercept in time, so when the opponent breaks through Andrea, the penalty area The leading edge of the top of the arc will have to be covered by your pursuit."

Gattuso reminded Li Ang again, and Li Ang nodded to indicate that he understood, and then he smiled at Gattuso.

"I will try my best to block them, don't worry, Captain."

Gattuso also grinned when he heard the words, and patted Li Ang on the shoulder hard, signaling him to go back and settle down and wait for the kick-off.

After the game resumed, in the face of Cagliari's obviously strengthened forward pressure offensive, the entire Milan team quickly turned into a rhythm of shrinking defense.

This can be regarded as a feature of Milan's tactical changes today.

Before Pirlo played uncomfortably and Ronaldinho's efficiency became increasingly low, Ah Jiong gave Ibrahimovic control of the offensive rhythm.

Ibrahimovic is both a father and a mother, and he has to catch goals and assists. He is a little tired, but Ibrahimovic insists on supporting Milan's attack line with his own system.

Several offensive players around him also performed well.

If you have to talk about routines, Allegri's offensive routine is to give the ball to Ibrahimovic, and if Ibrahimovic wins, Milan's offense will be smooth.

Regardless of whether it is XJBT or not, Milan's scoring efficiency is the highest in Serie A. Although it is less than two goals per game, it is completely enough in Serie A.

On the defensive end, Allegri reused Ambrosini, Gattuso, Seedorf and several veteran players to create a strong midfield defense line.

With a goal in front, Milan took the lead. Except for unnecessary counterattacks and forward moves, Milan basically chose to stick to the midfield.

If the ball is lost, the three giants in the midfield will fight back. In short, it is to erect a wall of interception in front of the central defender, and never let the opponent face their own central defender easily.

With this set of playing methods, Milan's defense is naturally getting better and better, and the victory is getting more and more stable. Naturally, Allegri is less and less willing to use Ronaldinho and Pirlo.

They can't run, they can't do the work of covering and mopping up, and they can't play the straightforward tactics he wants, so naturally they can only purge and leave the team.

But now there is Li Ang, a "running man" who can build a defensive line with Gattuso on the left side of the midfield.

If the defense is stable, then Allegri will naturally be willing to re-activate Pirlo.

After all, he won't use it anymore, and Ah Jiong knows that one more organizational daddy in the team can fully relieve the pressure of another big daddy on the front line.

And when "give the ball to Ibrahimovic" doesn't work, at least there's another offensive option to choose not to.

Pirlo's long pass is a sharp weapon for offensive changes, and it is wasted if not used.

Allegri will be in a great mood to ease the tension with Pirlo in time and continue to play his defensive-based "straight-forward" tactics.

Sitting on the coach's bench, he looked leisurely, as if he didn't care about the criticism of his "XJBT" tactics from outside public opinion.

Occasionally seeing Li Ang or Gattuso's wonderful interception and defense, he would happily applaud and shout a few words to motivate his players.

Of course, Uncle Jiong hopes that this game will be played "smoothly" to the end, and there is nothing wrong with winning 1-0.

But the Milan players on the field are still in defense and continue to look for the possible offensive opportunities.

At least in the midfield, neither Li Ang nor Pirlo gave up such opportunities.

In the No.209 minute of the first half, Milan, who defended Cagliari's offensive difficulties, once again completed a steal in their own half.

This time it was left-back Antonini who denied Cagliari striker Nene the ball.

He was thinking of passing the ball back directly to defender Thiago Silva as before, but at this moment Li Ang trotted over and raised his hand for the ball.

Antonini saw that Cagliari striker Matri, who was coming with Li Ang, was still some distance away, so he passed the ball directly to Li Ang.

"You can pass it on to me!"

Thiago Silva quickly adjusted his position, indicating that Li Ang can still pass back to him, and first stabilize the ball.

But this time, Li Ang acted as if he didn't hear it. The moment he touched the ball, he decisively led the ball and turned around to go forward!
Matri didn't expect that Li Ang, who had been calm before and had hardly procrastinated with the ball, would make such a sudden move.

He was cleared by Li Ang, and Li Ang, who was so successful, did not pass the ball forward immediately, but cut inside and walked in the middle of the midfield to continue forward!
Cagliari's midfield defense quickly mobilized. Nainggolan and Kosu immediately double-teamed Li Ang, and Cagliari's wings quickly began to retract.

Only then did Li Ang choose to pass the ball.

But it is still not going forward or splitting the side, but passing the ball directly back to Pirlo who followed forward and inserted to the top of his own circle!

Raising his arm slightly, Pirlo, who had finished his observations in advance, directly drove the football to the front right with a stretched and elegant posture.

Long pass without stopping the ball!
Ibrahimovic started, he ran without the ball in the middle, his eyes were full of desire to score.

And in front of him on the right, Pato, who was riding in the dust, had easily unloaded Pirlo's long pass, and continued to cut inward to the hinterland of Cagliari in the next second!
"Leon made a pass back?! Oh! Pirlo's long pass! Pato's start speed is too fast! Cagliari's full back was completely left behind by him! Pato entered the penalty area and made a pass back from the inverted triangle !Zlatan——!!!"

Concerned about the Sky Sports commentator's change of tone from bewilderment to excitement to passion, AC Milan has completed the first 99% of the preparations for this long pass counterattack.

And the remaining 1% will be judged by Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Cagliari!

Ibrahimovic looked at the pass back from Pato at the last moment, took a deep breath, and at the same time adjusted his pace calmly. Finally, he swung his legs and pumped!

Ibrahimovic's heavy bombardment on the edge of the penalty area seemed to be the final blow to Cagliari's head.

The goalkeeper Aghazi was not slow to react, he also made the saves he could do, but the speed was too slow, too slow!

While his body was still struggling to stretch in the air, the football hit the net behind the goal line roaring like a fired shell!

"GOAL——!!!!!! Zlatan! Milan's second goal! They have already achieved a two-goal lead in just 10 minutes of half time! And their opponent Naples is at the moment Already behind Inter Milan! The half-time champion is waving to Milan not far ahead, can they get this honor smoothly?!"

Zlatan Ibrahimovic turned around arrogantly and opened his arms, starting his exclusive celebration.

And Li Ang, who saw the football entering the net near the middle circle of the midfield, also hugged Pirlo subconsciously and passionately beside him!
The jubilant Milan fans, as well as the countless Milan fans who watched the game in front of the TV, accepted Li Ang completely and sincerely at this moment!

As Allegri said with a smile in an interview with the media a few days ago.

They believe that they have found the last and most suitable piece of the jigsaw puzzle for Milan!
(End of this chapter)