Drogba's goal triggered the long-suppressed mood of the 20,000 Tottenham fans at the scene, and the Ataturk Stadium once again sounded the enthusiastic cheers of the fans. The aggressive attitude shown by the Ivorian after scoring the goal instantly conquered most of the fans watching the Champions League final - in most cases, a player with good abilities and an extremely correct attitude towards the game. Players always get the admiration and love of fans.
"This is trouble..." He was able to find a place in Serie A, which was known as the most difficult league at the time. He took the position of head coach of the Bianconeri when he was less than 40 years old, and led the Rossoneri to win the Big Ears Cup and the Serie A champion, Ancelotti's ability and vision are beyond doubt. Naturally, we can see the huge change in the momentum of the Tottenham team before and after Drogba scored, "Paul! Tell everyone to strengthen defense in the next period! Especially in the penalty area and the top of the arc, they must not be allowed to A chance to shoot directly!"
In Ancelotti's vision, he originally planned to let the players survive the period when Tottenham was at its peak. When the morale of Tottenham players began to decline due to the delay in scoring goals, they could take the opportunity to completely kill them. The suspense thus locks in the championship trophy. However, the game went beyond An's expectations at this time. Drogba succeeded in beating Stam at the critical moment and regained a victory for Tottenham. This not only boosted the morale of Tottenham, but also made Ancelotti A strong sense of crisis arose in my heart!
For those who had the experience of playing in the same team as Falcao (Brazilian superstar, known as Emperor VIII of Rome by fans, not the Colombian Tiger), the Dutch Three Musketeers and Roberto Baggio during his playing days, For Ancelotti, who personally trained famous stars such as Crespo and Kaká after becoming the head coach, he is very clear about the transformation that happened to Drogba. You know, last season, Kaka, who had just arrived, staged a similar scene. He led AC Milan, which was two goals behind at the time, to stage a three-goal comeback in the Milan Derby, and became famous in this battle!
With Kaka's experience, Ancelotti naturally dare not underestimate Drogba's power. Therefore, Ancelotti made such an arrangement after Drogba scored, in order to allow Stam and the others to have an adaptation process, instead of being suddenly beaten by the Ivorian whose strength has risen to a higher level. into a sieve.
However, although Ancelotti was not slow to react this time and immediately issued an order for the team to shrink the defense and fight Tottenham's counterattack, he still ignored a very important point, which was that the team was already on the verge of reaching its limit. AC Milan players, do they still have enough physical strength to resist Tottenham's offensive!
As a team dominated by young players, Tottenham's biggest feature is that its overall performance is not stable enough and is more susceptible to unexpected factors than those mature top teams. In other words, if Tottenham plays smoothly or develops confidence, it will basically be a rhythm of destroying whoever comes first, but if the footwork is not going smoothly, it will be extremely difficult for the entire team to adjust. The most typical examples are Tottenham's loss to Liverpool and their draw with West Bromwich Albion in the sprint stage of this season, and the fact that they have never played in a North London derby since George took over. Arsenal won a game.
Now, the Tottenham players, whose morale was boosted and confidence restored after Drogba scored, are obviously in the former state. Therefore, after the game restarted, the AC Milan players were preparing to stabilize the rhythm and consolidate the defense according to Ancelotti's plan, but before they could get into position, Tottenham's violent offensive came. It has descended on their heads!
"Attack! Keep attacking! You must not stop attacking without my order!" George yelled at the players on the sidelines regardless of his image, because he knew that Tottenham can be said to be the most powerful in this Champions League final. It will take some time to hope for a comeback.
If Tottenham don't seize this opportunity to rush closer or equalize the score, when AC Milan recovers and its own players begin to show signs of physical exhaustion, it will be difficult for their side to make a comeback like it is now. opportunity!
Under George's command, Tottenham gradually took the initiative in the game - Robben and Ronaldo constantly switched positions on the offensive end, using their physical advantages to wildly attack AC Milan's two wings; Baines and Stephen Carr also tried their best to get in, no longer worrying about the large space behind them, and providing support for the teammates in front; Mascherano, Alonso, and Davis can be seen in almost every corner of the midfield. Even Drogba's figure, they are all frantically sieging Pirlo, the core midfielder of the Rossoneri!
Tottenham players' almost crazy attack and frontcourt press completely disrupted AC Milan's position. Especially Maldini and Cafu, under the relentless attack of Robben, Ronaldo and others, the defense area they were responsible for guarding has been completely broken into a sieve!
Although Gattuso is a defensive warrior, in the end he is just a human being. Facing Tottenham, who were chasing and attacking from both sides of his side, he was unable to block so many holes because he was so incapacitated!
In the 61st minute of the game, Robben suddenly moved widely after attracting the defense on the right. Ronaldo received the ball and accelerated from the left to break through Cafu's defense and hit the middle. Drogba leaned on Stam in the penalty area. The Spaniard passed the ball back to Alonso who was inserted in. Under Gattuso's defense, the Spaniard passed the ball directly to Davis who followed up. The unguarded Dutch wild boar swung the ball 23 meters in front of the goal. The left foot was a powerful volley!
The ball flew past Nesta's feet and dived into the lower left corner of the goal before Dida made the save, two to three!
Only five minutes had passed since Drogba's goal. Tottenham once again broke through the door of AC Milan and narrowed the difference between the two sides to only one goal!
Seeing Tottenham score two goals in just five minutes, AC Milan was completely panicked. Faced with this extremely familiar scene, many people began to unconsciously connect this Champions League final with the four-goal reversal by Deportivo La Coruna last season, causing their already unsettled hearts to change. Got to be even more panicked!
As a result of the AC Milan players' confusion, Tottenham seized the opportunity to score another victory from Drogba in the 63rd minute - Robben was knocked unconscious by continuous sudden stops and changes of direction on the left and could no longer follow. The up-tempo Cafu then sent a low pass with his left foot. Drogba, who was ambushing in the penalty area, fell to the ground and scored with a shovel in the desperate eyes of Nesta and Stam, scoring the equalizer. A ball!
Just like that, in less than ten minutes, Tottenham players scored three goals in a row under everyone's stunned gaze, bringing the two teams back to the same starting line and completing an incredible counterattack!
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