Albertini stood in his half, looking straight ahead.

In the middle circle of the court, Da Inzagi and Shevchenko stood on both sides of the ball respectively. The referee stood aside, holding a silver whistle in his mouth, looking at the watch on his wrist, waiting for the time to kick off.

In front of him is Rui Costa, the most creative midfielder in the Serie A. He transferred from Fiorentina at a record-breaking price last summer and is also the midfield core who has high expectations for the team.

On the left is Ambrosini, a very comprehensive midfielder, and on the right is Butcher Gatuso, who is good at running coverage and defense.

The division of midfield configuration of AC Milan is very clear. Albertini is responsible for the drag-back organization and sorting out while doing his own defensive work. Ambrosini assists from the side, Gattuso has all the best to defend, and Rui Costa is delivering shells to the two super forwards on the front line.

Theoretically, such configuration and division of labor, coupled with the strength of the players, should make AC Milan's attack power soar.

But in fact, it doesn't.

AC Milan this season has the weakest attack power in the past few years, as for the reason...

Albertini looked back and looked behind him. Captain Maldini was reminding the central defender to partner Raulson, and the two full-backs, Karaze and Contra, were also facing a big enemy.

The old captain has suffered a lot of injuries this season. Players such as Raulson, Junior and Chamot have never been able to stabilize the team's defense, making it difficult for the team to play an offensive with confidence.

It’s like a person who can’t stand steadily, how can he punch a powerful punch?

But in recent times, with Maldini returning from injury, her defense has improved a lot.

Perhaps it was due to psychological factors, or perhaps something else, in short, looking back and seeing Maldini standing behind him, Albertini felt relieved.

He cherished this game very much because it will be his last fight in AC Milan.

The club management has informed his agent that this summer, he has to find another way out.

Even the team will not hesitate to subsidize his salary and arrange for him to leave the team to speed up the metabolism of the team's lineup.

"I can be 100% sure that after the opening, Atletico Madrid will definitely attack."

"So, we can't be anxious in this game. We must stabilize the game first, gain a foothold first, and then slowly find opportunities to fight back."

"Don't underestimate Atletico Madrid, this team has never been defeated this season!"

This is what head coach Ancelotti solemnly explained in the locker room before he came on the court.

Rui Costa, Albertini and Maldini looked at each other and nodded tacitly.

At this moment, a crisp whistle suddenly came from the stadium.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening cheer broke out in the audience.

The competition has finally begun!

Shevchenko quickly passed the ball to Dainzaji, who turned his back to the attack direction and passed it back directly.

Atletico Madrid quickly pressed forward at the moment when the whistle sounded, very decisive and determined.

Torres and Villa were like a sharp arrow, quickly rushing into AC Milan's defensive formation.

Gattuso received a return pass from Da Inzagi and immediately passed it to Albertini.

As soon as Albertini received the ball, he felt someone rushing towards him quickly.

"Damn it, so fast?" The Italian midfielder was secretly surprised.

Albertini turned around and passed the ball back to the back line without thinking.

Then, he felt like a hurricane was passing by around him, and Torres and Villa no longer cared about him and rushed directly to the back line.

As soon as Raulson received the ball, Villa came to him, scaring him so much that he quickly passed the ball to Maldini.

But Maldini didn't dare to let the ball stay, and passed it to Karaze on the left again.

Karaze quickly passed the ball forward to Ambrosini, but the latter turned his back to the attack direction. As soon as he pulled back, Kaka had already killed behind him.

"Be careful behind you." Albertini shouted and reminded his teammates.

Atletico Madrid's pressing speed is too fast, right?

Ambrosini did not concede the ball, but he could not turn around, so he could only quickly pass the ball back to the defense line.

Under Torres' interference, Maldini burst into a cold sweat and quickly passed the ball back to the goal. Abiati got out of the small penalty area and passed the ball to the center and frontcourt with a big foot.

However, Atletico Madrid's pressing continues.

Even before the game, I heard of it countless times in the media and watched the videos on TV countless times, and I asked myself that I was prepared for it, but when the game started, I was really shocked to face Atletico Madrid's fast-paced pressing and oppression.

It's really too fast!

And it's too organized!

No matter which area the ball is passed to or to which player, Atletico Madrid's defensive players can always come to him as soon as possible. Even if they cannot form an effective defense, they can always cause interference.

This style of playing is unprecedented in Serie A, even in the European League.

Even in the Premier League, which is known for its fast pace, it is difficult to see such a team.

At least, although the pace of the Premier League is fast, it is far inferior to Atletico Madrid in terms of overall coordinated combat.

Just as AC Milan was shocked by Atletico Madrid's opening press, the ball was lost!

Contra wanted to pass the ball to Raulson, but he didn't. Under Villa's interference, Raulson cleared the ball and kicked the ball out of the sideline, and the ball changed hands.

At this time, the game was only about one minute.

All AC Milan were surprised. Is this the rhythm of Atletico Madrid?

Can they really play for ninety minutes at such a fast pace?

But soon, Atletico Madrid was sent out by Yankulovski, and the ball passed in a row and quickly, landing at Guardiola's feet. The rhythm of the sheets slowed down.

The experienced AC Milan players felt the threat, and they could see that in this slow pace, there was infinite murderous intent.

"Be careful, don't be anxious!" Maldini loudly reminded his teammates around him.

Losing the ball rights is always uneasy and easy to become anxious and irritable.

Especially in this critical final.

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"This team not only has excellent pressing skills, but also has a very skilled ball control organization, which is very different from the traditional Atletico Madrid style of play."

Mauro Tassoti stood beside coach Ancelotti and said with a frown.

"Yes, in the past, Atletico Madrid's style of playing was like a gangster. No matter you are 21, you will be beaten up. In the double championship season of 9596, this style of playing reached its peak."

Ancelotti sighed in distracting feelings, "But now... they actually added delicate passes and control to this rogue style of play. This is really elusive and has no way to start."

Hooligans are actually not scary, they are afraid that hooligans are educated.

Today, Atletico Madrid is like a cultured hooligan, soft and hard, black and white, and they don’t eat anything.

This is the most troublesome thing about the bed sheet legion.

In the same way as playing the 4312 tactics, Atletico Madrid's overall speed is faster and its midfield ball control ability is also better.

The combination of Deco, Guardiola and Marcos Senna is not inferior to Ambrocini, Albertini and Gattuso in defense, but is obviously better in passing and possession.

This made AC Milan very passive.

"We can only wait patiently for our opponent to make a mistake now," sighed Mauro Tasotti.

Although as a giant AC Milan, you should not be so unafraid of facing Atletico Madrid, there is no way, the Red and Black Legion really cannot provide an effective offensive threat.

What's more, defensive counterattack is AC Milan's strength.

At this moment, a burst of exclamations suddenly came from the stadium.

I saw Kaka on the court receive a pass from Deco, turned around and wiped Ambrosini, and drove the ball forward.

This immediately made the entire court excited.

But just as Kaka approached the defense line and wanted to pass directly behind him to find Villa, the referee quickly blew the whistle and the lineman raised the flag.

Offside!

There was another booing sound from the audience!

Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief, and the offside traps of Maldini and Raulson were arranged just right.

Although we are not as fast as Atletico Madrid, we still have offside traps.

Ancelotti and Mauro Tasotti looked at each other and both smiled slightly.

But this also reflects the personal ability of Atletico Madrid's frontcourt attacker. Once he gets involved in a single-soldier battle, it will be difficult for AC Milan's defensive players to effectively stop the opponent.

Therefore, Ancelotti also walked to the sidelines and signaled that the team should keep all lines tight and not be pulled by the opponent for a long distance.

After adjustment, Ancelotti's heart was temporarily relieved.

It should be able to hold on now, right?

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"It's offside!"
To be continued...