090: Big words before the game, silence during the game

The people in Udinese are very angry now. They feel that this guy Tong Yi really underestimates them and is too arrogant. What does it mean to beat Udinese easily? Is your AC Milan strong now? You are also a relegation team!

Udinese head coach Spaniard Julio Velazquez said in an interview before the game, "Everything is very beneficial to us at Udinese, especially after hearing the words of the Chinese coach. After that, I felt that our Udinese game was stable and we would definitely win!”

Velazquez didn't mean to cheer up his players, that's what he thought.

The more Tong Yi despises them, the more chances Udinese will have.

And at present, AC Milan is really not strong. If Tong Yi despises it, they will definitely win.

The Udinese fans were very happy after hearing this and praised it one after another.

Udinese is still playing at home in this game. We can definitely win this game!

Udinese fans are full of endless expectations for this game. They feel that this game is really their festival and they are going to defeat AC Milan.

The battle to avoid relegation begins now!

Before the game, Romano and others once again expressed their opinions. They felt that AC Milan would definitely lose. Especially after this guy Tong Yi said these big words, they will definitely lose.

Under such circumstances, a game in the 11th round of the 2018-2019 Serie A season started.

AC Milan played against Udinese away from home. Tong Yi still performed a simple rotation in this game. But unlike what everyone imagined, Tong Yi did not rotate out Akanji, who has often made mistakes recently. Akanji still appeared in the starting position today.

The one who rotates is German Brandt, and the one who appears in the starting lineup is Italian Pellegrini!

This is a good opportunity for Pellegrini. Since the beginning of this season, he has been a substitute for Brandt. He has had several rotation opportunities and has also scored goals. Therefore, Tong Yi gave him the opportunity to start, and he was also the target of Tong Yi's key training.

Pellegrini was very excited when he started today. He clenched his fists and secretly encouraged himself. He must seize the opportunity and perform well. He doesn't believe that Tong Yi spent 30 million euros to bring him in just to serve as a rotation substitute for Brandt, so he must prove himself and prove that he is better than Brandt.

However, Brandt's recent performance has been very good, so he is still under a lot of pressure.

But compared to the pressure, he was more excited because he needed such an opportunity more.

At this time, the referee Marco DiBello blew the whistle to start the game.

The first to kick off is Udinese, who plays at home.

, although their pre-game speeches were relatively high-profile and fierce, after the game started, they were still very pragmatic and directly assumed a defensive posture.

Although Velasquez's tactics are also a three-center-back system, his formation is a 3142 formation, and more personnel are piled in the midfield and backfield. It can be seen that the head coach from Spain is also quite good. pragmatic.

Of course, many people claim that Velazquez's previous tactics were not very conservative. They still focused on passing, controlling and attacking. But this game was too important and he wanted to win so much that he became more secure. .

Tong Yi doesn't know much about Velasquez, but he knows that Velasquez was still coaching in the Spanish Second Division last season. This guy may have some ideas, otherwise Udinese wouldn't take a fancy to him.

But as soon as this game started, this guy gave in, gave up his advantage, and chose to defend, and half the battle was lost.

However, there are still some players in the Udinese lineup that make Tong Yi's eyes shine, such as DePaul, Mandragola, Fofana and other players. These guys also have great potential, too. A famous figure in world football in the future, he has something.

Therefore, there should be something to this Velasquez.

But, not much!

As soon as Udinese gave up the initiative, they basically lost the possibility of winning!

AC Milan were in very good shape in this game. As soon as Tong Yi came up, he waved his hand to signal the team to press high, and he was very aggressive. This made Udinese's players a little confused. They felt huge pressure and made frequent mistakes!

When the Udinese fans saw this, their eyes went dark and they felt danger.

Romano and others in the stands also frowned, feeling the different atmosphere and atmosphere today. Some people even felt a little bit worried, right?

However, although Udinese was very passive and often made mistakes, they did not concede a goal until the end of the first half and the score was still zero to zero, so it was still acceptable. In their opinion, if they can survive this half of the game, Udinese will have a hard time. In the second half, Udinese will counterattack.

But Velazquez knows very well that his team is currently in a very bad situation.

Because in the stadium, AC Milan not only suppressed them, but more importantly, they targeted DePaul, the core of their offense. At the same time, Fofana, the defensive gate in the midfield, also failed to respond. Some effects have caused them to fall into extreme passivity, completely passive and being beaten!

He could tell that this was definitely customized by Tong Yi.

for tactics.

In other words, Tong Yi is keeping their Udinese under control. If they continue to play like this, Udinese will fail sooner or later, and the best outcome is a draw!

So he was very worried at this time.

During the halftime break, he frantically reminded his players, especially De Paul, that in order for De Paul to become active, Udinese's counterattack must rely on him. And it also reminds Mandragola to rely on DePaul as much as possible, to respond as soon as possible, and then speed up the wing!

But to be honest, the effect is not very ideal.

After the start of the second half, Udinese was still suppressed crazily, and even the chance to counterattack was rare. DePaul is really severely restricted, which is what made Velazquez want to make substitutions, but who will organize the counterattack if DePaul is replaced?

Velasquez is very confused, DePaul is already the best!

At this time, he could only call De Paul to his side again, reminding him to pay attention to getting rid of the targets of AC Milan's defensive players. He should take the initiative to receive the ball, connect the team, and organize the offense.

DePaul nodded his head, but only he knew clearly that he might not be able to do it! .??.

In this game, AC Milan targeted him very carefully. He suspected that this guy Tong Yi must have studied the videos of hundreds of his games. Otherwise, they would not have guarded him so hard and not given him any chance. .

But at this time, he could only nod to show that he understood!

Because he knows very well that if he admits that he can't handle it, he will probably be replaced.

This is what he doesn't want to see.

So DePaul said he would not let the coach down, and then quickly rushed onto the court to start the next game. As the game progressed, Udinese's counterattack still did not improve much. Their only two attacks in the second half were long shots from the outside, one of which came from DePaul. Unfortunately, the angles were very biased. , did not threaten goalkeeper Courtois!

As for Udinese, they have no chance to target Akanji in this game because they don't have many chances to attack. Moreover, the rare opportunities were played very hastily, and there was no time to stop them carefully, so it was even less possible to target Akanji.

At this point in the game, the faces of Udinese fans were completely downcast. They all knew that they were in danger.

But Velasquez seemed to have a good idea. He made substitutions one after another, but still did not change the situation.

Instead, at this time, Pellegrini sent a precise through ball to AC Milan before the substitution, stuffing the football into the ribs of Udinese's penalty area. Lautaro, who pushed forward, directly swung his leg and blasted the football into the Udinese goal, helping

Help the team take the lead!

Pellegrini breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the goal scored. Fortunately, he still performed well today, otherwise his first start in this game would have been wasted.

Because before he assisted, he saw Brandt changing his equipment and waiting on the sidelines.

He knew he was going to be sent off, so he took the risk and passed the through ball. Fortunately, he made the right bet. The two defensive players on this line tried their best not to touch the football, missed the football, and then accurately rolled to the feet of Lautaro who was advancing forward, giving Lauta a chance to score. The space and angle for Luo's shot.

After the goal, Lautaro immediately turned around and gave Pellegrini a thumbs up, indicating a good game!

Tong Yi on the sidelines also applauded Pellegrini. This ball was indeed passed very thoughtfully and exquisitely, and deserves praise. It would be better if Pellegrini had more passes like this in the previous games!

Pellegrini felt instantly comfortable when he saw Tong Yi's likes.

However, he was substituted and Brandt came on in his place.

When he came off the field, Tong Yi gave Pellegrini a hug and encouraged him to play like this in the future, to be more bold when delivering threatening balls, and sometimes to take risks.

Pellegrini thought about the assist just now, and nodded slightly to express his understanding.

Tong Yi patted Pellegrini on the shoulder, and then motioned for Pellegrini to rest quickly. Pellegrini breathed a sigh of relief and was in a good mood. He performed well in this game and left a good impression on head coach Tong Yi. He felt that if he had this impression twice more, he might be able to replace Brandt and get the starting spot.

So he was very happy and in a great mood sitting on the bench!

It's a pity that he was not happy for long, and he became nervous again.

Because Brandt, who came on as his substitute, scored at this time, helping the team expand their lead and even completely seal the victory.

Brandt's goal was to continuously cooperate with Lautaro at the front of the penalty area, and then Brandt passed the ball to Haaland. Harland acted as a wall for Brandt and pushed the football directly in front of Brandt who was rushing forward. Brandt rushed forward and fired directly without stopping the ball. The football rolled into Udinese's goal.

Pellegrini fell silent instantly. It wasn't that he wasn't good enough, but that his competitors were too powerful.

This guy Brandt has only been on the court for a long time, and he scored a goal. This guy is really awesome!

And Pellegrini also understood clearly that Brandt and he are not the same type of players. Brandt is more aggressive and direct, while he is a midfielder who organizes some deflections and threatens the ball. players.

Seeing this, he sighed. It seemed that it would be difficult for him to compete with Brandt in the short term.