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Chapter 135

Dutch Kung Fu Isn't All That

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"So beautiful!"

"Dejan This long-distance run is really beautiful!"

"Even if Rijkaard keeps fouling and pulling, it can't even stop Dejan from moving forward. When the defensive player is Rijkaard, we already feel that the offensive players are at a disadvantage. But facing Dejan, he kicked Dejan once in the back and once in front, and pulled Dejan's jersey, but he couldn't even stop Dejan from moving forward."

"Sometimes I really doubt who can stop Dejan from scoring goals."

"The referee didn't know if he was frightened by the ball and didn't mean to give Rijkaard a card. The Dutch fouled Dejan frequently today. Rijkaard has forgotten his performance after others fouled him in order to stop him. Of course, his actions also added legend to Dejan's goal."

"Whether it is him or Baresi, or Tassotti and Filippo·Galli, they will all become footnotes to this great goal."

At this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that Rossoneri is the first in Europe besides Sampdoria.

They only defended their titles Champions Cup and Toyota Cup last year.

It is no exaggeration to say that such dominance is the best in the world. After all, Toyota Cup is the World Club Cup.

Winning the championship once can be said to be accidental, but it must be due to strength for two consecutive years.

But the more powerful Rossoneri is, the more it can reflect the strength of Dejan Lu as a background board.

I guess Rossoneri fans and later Theatre of Dreams fans felt the same way.

"It's okay, it's just a ball."

Baresi said with a smile.

Tassotti looked at the captain and felt that there was bitterness behind his smile.

"Come on, it's halftime soon. Maybe the coach has any tactical adjustments that can help us build an advantage." Baresi said dryly.

Several defenders were dumbfounded.

Sacchi If there was a good way, wouldn't he use it?

Did they deliberately wait until the second half to counterattack and make a shocking comeback?

Although the captain's words are not very reliable, what these players lack most is mental strength.

Players who can play the main role in Sacchi's lineup will not be easily defeated.

They quickly returned to their respective positions to await kick-off.

Van Basten kicked off the ball quickly, and Gullit rushed forward with the ball.

Obviously he wanted to create some threat before the end of the first half.

Dejan Lu quickly ran to the middle to assist Redondo in defense. Gullit did not take more of the ball, but turned around and kicked it horizontally.

Van Basten immediately turned his heel after receiving the ball and gave the ball to Ancelotti.

Ancelotti immediately sent a pass, trying to cooperate with Van Basten for a one-two, but his intention was too obvious, and the ball was successfully blocked by the jumping Pari.

Ancelotti pressed forward, and Pari gave the ball directly to Dossena.

Dossena drove the ball towards the frontcourt with a big kick, and the referee blew the halftime whistle.

The game ends in forty-five minutes.

Players from both sides stopped and walked to the sidelines.

At this moment the exhaustion hit me overwhelmingly.

Physical fatigue is not serious, and every player has already adapted to the 90-minute game.

But in such an occasion, the Champions Cup finals are the most mentally draining.

So when they heard the whistle, many players showed expressions of relief.

"Are you okay, Dejan?"

Boskov asked, handing over the kettle and towel.

"It's okay, coach."

Dejan Lu said with a smile.

"That's good, that's good."

Boskov said with a smile.

The players headed to the locker room one after another.

"Today's game was really not easy. I couldn't find any opportunities."

Vialli said after sitting down.

"That's because you have a problem. Dejan scored two goals." Dossena joked, "If you can't score, think more about your own reasons."

Vialli raised his middle finger directly.

If compared with Dejan Lu, more than half of the players in Serie A would have to retire.

"They worked really hard today."

Pari rubbed his shoulders and said.

"After all, it's the finals. It would be strange if we don't try our best." Roberto Mancini said with a smile.

"That's true, I don't know what the club will do after winning the championship." Pagliuca said.

Chairman Mantovani often organizes group activities.

"By the way, I recently studied a new type of barbecue at home. It's the way to eat it in Africa. If you win, come to my house tomorrow." Vialli said.

"Africans also eat barbecue. I thought they were starving to death."

Pagliuca said a little strangely.

He kept seeing people on TV calling for donations to Africa.

"Africa is not a country, idiot!"

Vialli laughed and scolded, "You know South Africa is still quite wealthy, but that was before."

"Okay, kids."

Boskov clapped his hands and walked to the tactical board to write and draw and said, "You saw it in the first half. Today, AC Milan's offense is more concentrated on the right side where Donadoni and Paolo Maldini are. This is to take advantage of our left attack to launch a quick counterattack on this side. You must pay attention to more defense when defending."

"Got it, boss."

Verchowod shouted.

His location is next to Lanna.

"The other thing is to try to limit Gullit. He is too active in the midfield and frontcourt, which will pose some threats to us." Boskov said.

This time no one answered.

Mainly, it is not easy to completely restrict Gullit.

The Dutchman's athleticism is there.

Even if you keep following him, you may not be able to keep up when the ball comes.

It is difficult for everyone to want to be as good as Gullit in terms of physical fitness, confrontation ability, speed and strength.

Some players may be able to compare with Gullit in one or two aspects.

But Gullit is very good at every level. Even his shortcomings are only compared to the top players in that area.

"There are also Donadoni and Ancelotti. These two got the ball a lot today. We must create enough pressure for them and not let them organize calmly..."

For the first half, the coach made a lot of adjustments.

This is a game that neither side wants to lose nor can afford to lose.

Of course, it is more important for Sampdoria.

Breaking through from zero to one is always much more difficult.

If you want to become the champion of Xinke Champions Cup, you must work harder.

"Where do you want to go during the holidays?"

Mannini asked.

Recently he has been thinking about going on vacation.

"I don't know, maybe go to Catalonia. I heard the buildings there are very interesting." Roberto Mancini said.

"You play football at the beach and go on vacation to a coastal city. What's the difference between your vacation and not going there?" Vialli complained.

"Then where did you say you were going?"

Roberto Mancini asked.

"I don't know, I don't want to fly long distance. Maybe it would be good to go to Switzerland, just drive." Vialli said.

"It's better to ask Dejan."

Roberto Mancini complained.

"Me? I want to go to Soviet Union, do you want to go?"

Dejan Lu joked.

He is indeed already planning to open a store in Moscow.

The converts there are very fanatical. As long as they can become famous before McDonald's, they can grab a big market.

"Are you crazy? Be careful of being sent to Siberia."

Roberto Mancini exclaimed.

"Yes, Dejan, Soviet Union are not safe."

"Go to Soviet Union and they might detain you as a spy."

"..."

The locker room became lively for a while.

Teammates are trying to persuade Dejan Lu.

"I'm just saying."

Dejan Lu said.

This thing cannot change their views in a short time. After all, this is the effect of long-term propaganda by the European media.

Soon they will discover that Soviet Union is a better licker than Italy, the American godson.

If the Americans hadn't taken them to play, this time would have been very different. "Okay, kids, get ready to go out."

Pezzotti reminded.

Dejan Lu drank some more energy drinks before putting on his shoes and getting up.

The second half of the game will be more difficult than the first half.

The real battle begins.

"Both coaches have no intention of making substitutions, but AC Milan's substitutes are already warming up, and Sacchi also knows that when they fall behind, they must put enough pressure on their opponents. Otherwise, it will be difficult for a team of Sampdoria's strength to reveal its flaws."

Eight minutes after the game restarted, Sacchi replaced Carlo Ancelotti with Daniele Massaro.

This substitution is quite unexpected.

Massaro is the national team teammate of Pari, Dossena and Verchowod who won the World Cup championship in 1982, but he did not perform well in Fiorentina.

He didn't become famous until he was transferred to AC Milan.

The most important battle was Samp vs AC Milan. He scored a key goal, allowing AC Milan to steal the ticket to the second season UEFA Cup from Sampdoria.

Dejan Lu's impression of him is that of World Cup in 1994.

He was the fourth player to take the penalty kick. Massaro missed the penalty kick, which led to the subsequent tragedy of Baggio.

In fact, he is also Italy's sinner, at least not all of Baggio's responsibility, but Baggio is more famous and bears most of the responsibility.

Ancelotti was a little unhappy at the end, but he was also relieved.

As a 32-year-old player, his physical fitness has begun to decline.

It's okay if you focus on one aspect, but facing Sampdoria, both he and Rijkaard must perform adequately on both offense and defense.

This made him feel pressured.

After the substitution, AC Milan continued to pass the ball in the backcourt.

Sacchi saw it and immediately shouted to the court, "Try not to let the ball get too close to your own penalty area, otherwise you will lose the ball directly after being forced."

Sampdoria's pressing is very fierce.

This is rarely seen in other Serie A teams.

No wonder Cruyff has a good impression of Sampdoria.

Now Barcelona has the same tactical system as the Dutch, and their requirements for pressing are not low.

Vialli rushed towards Rijkaard, Rijkaard immediately kicked Daniele Massaro, who had just appeared, and Vialli rushed over again.

At this moment, there were four Sampdoria players from left to right in front of AC Milan's penalty area. Dejan Lu wanted to cooperate with Vialli to press. When he saw the ball being given to the front, he immediately ran towards Evani.

Evani turned around slowly. This time he turned around and was horrified to find Redondo rushing towards him.

He moved his right foot to avoid it, but Redondo had already poked behind the ball, and the ball rolled directly in front of Dejan Lu.

Evani and Redondo both had movements in their hands, so neither could run away. Instead, Dejan Lu could easily rush over to get the ball.

Vialli, who wanted to get the ball, stopped when he saw this.

Dejan Lu Once he gets the ball, he doesn't have to worry.

"Damn, hurry up and steal it!"

Sacchi shouted in horror.

Unexpectedly, such an accident would happen just after the substitution.

Even if the defense line is very neat, it can't give him much sense of security.

Baresi simply gave up his side and rushed towards Dejan Lu.

Dejan Lu dribbles the ball but goes to a crowded place.

Oh shit!

Upon seeing this, Paolo Maldini quickly ran towards Filippo·Galli, shortening the distance between the two people.

But even so, Dejan Lu still rushed up with the ball.

At such a moment, AC Milan's four defenders gathered around Dejan Lu.

On the front are Paolo Maldini and Filippo·Galli. Next to Galli is Tassotti.

Behind Dejan Lu is Milan captain Baresi.

Today Dejan Lu has taken personal heroism to the extreme.

The Rossoneris in the stands couldn't help but admire them. It would be great if the opponent was not their team.

In addition to Rossoneri fans, fans all over the world will only feel the excitement.

So cool!

Even though he saw the opponent right in front of him, he still rushed forward with the ball.

Dejan Lu didn't hesitate at all and deliberately knocked the ball forward.

Bang - a small-scale human ball passed.

The ball rolled directly behind Paolo Maldini and Galli.

Filippo·Galli was a little angry, because he didn't treat them as human beings.

The Milan defender chose to move quickly laterally, trying to pass the ball to Dejan Lu.

When Dejan Lu rushed between the two of them, Galli happened to bump into Dejan Lu.

However,

Paolo Maldini took on the role of unloading the force on the other side. Dejan Lu didn't even receive any impact. After being hit, it only took a moment, and he immediately came out of the crowd.

Crazy.

Fans all over the world are going crazy!

Unexpectedly, under such physical contact, Dejan Lu still won.

Filippo·Galli tried to hold Dejan Lu's arm but failed.

Tassotti took the opportunity to rush into the penalty area, looking for an opportunity to disrupt the attack.

But he discovered one thing to his horror. Even if his teammates helped slow down Dejan Lu, now he could only keep pace with Dejan Lu and couldn't find any chance to get by.

Both men rushed into the penalty area.

Sebastian Rossi chose to attack without any hesitation.

The goalkeeper decisively rushed out of the small penalty area and pounced at Dejan Lu's feet, but Dejan Lu did not give anyone a chance, whether it was Rossi or Tassotti.

When rushing towards the ball, he had already adjusted his steps in small steps. When Rossi rushed over, Dejan Lu directly pushed the ball out with the instep of his right foot.

Even though Rossi reacted quickly and pressed his arm immediately, the ball still hit his hand and flew into the goal behind him.

"Yeah yeah yeah..."

Pezzotti celebrated wildly on the sidelines.

He never thought that he would have the opportunity to become the Champions Cup championship assistant coach.

He has always wanted to train these children well.

But I didn't expect that the previous seeds would bear such flowers.

The fragrance spreads for ten miles and is famous in Luoyang.

Maybe this is God's reward for hardworking teaching assistants?

After scoring, Dejan Lu opened his arms in the corner flag area, and Samp players ran to him one after another.

"Goal!"

"Goal!"

"Goal!"

"Dejan Goal!"

"Dejan once again staged a half-court attack to challenge the AC Milan defense. The AC Milan defense was impenetrable in front of other forwards, but it had no effect in front of Dejan. Dejan can break through if he wants. As long as he gets the ball, he can pose a huge threat to AC Milan."

"Perhaps the one-on-one challenge against the AC Milan defense line at the beginning had already foreshadowed the direction of today's game. Dejan was just looking for a feeling in the beginning. After finding the feeling, he gave the AC Milan defense line a heavy blow again and again. Italian National Team's entire defense line has been kicked into pieces. I believe that after this game, Aze Leo·Vichini will reconsider recalling Verchowod and Mannini to Italian National Team."

Little Curly's eyes shined in the stands.

His eyes were almost stretched.

Although I really like Dejan Lu's acrobatic passing moves, it is so simple and crude, and the impact of using rhythm and body to hit the back line from the front is far greater than other methods.

This gave young Cristiano Ronaldo some new thoughts about football.

"Enrico."

After celebrating, Boskov immediately turned to look at Chiesa.

Chiesa nodded and took off his jacket, walked to the sidelines and started to warm up.

At this time, 20-year-old Chiesa realized the true meaning of life.

Every time Boskov's car had an accident, he would show more respect when asking him to get up and warm up.

Sure enough, people still have to experience some setbacks.

Chiesa looked at Roberto Mancini on the field.

I didn't find an opportunity before, so Roberto Mancini will definitely suffer some setbacks if there is an opportunity.

"This ball is really beautiful. You don't look that strong."

Roberto Mancini said with some excitement.

"That's because Dejan has better muscle control when breaking through." Vialli said with a smile, "Don't you see that his rhythm keeps changing when he runs? It's not as simple as taking the ball and rushing towards the defense line."

"It's so easy to play football with Dejan."

Redondo said with a smile, "I haven't felt any difficulties this season. The only one that worries me is Real Madrid. They were nailed to the pillar of shame. My dad called me and stopped watching Real Madrid games."

There was a burst of laughter on the court.

Paolo·Paolo Maldini looked back at Dejan Lu's back.

Scenes like this happened so often that he couldn't remember whether they were real or hallucinations.

He and his teammates stood in the penalty area licking their wounds. Dejan Lu was surrounded by his teammates and returned to the half court to talk and laugh.

Maybe too many times, it always feels like I have experienced it all.

In other words, every game with Sampdoria is a repeated experience.

Dejan Lu's way of scoring goals and even playing football are changing. The only thing that remains unchanged is that they will always be losers.

After a brief period of confusion, Paolo·Paolo Maldini patted his cheeks with both hands, waved his arms and said, "We haven't lost until the last second!"

"Of course, Paolo!"

Tassotti smiled and gave a thumbs up.

The old captain Baresi nodded with some relief.

It seems that Paolo·Paolo Maldini can also carry the team's banner after he retires.

The Milan Knights Table is considered by the outside world to be a symbol of old-fashioned and privileged status, but Baresi knows very well that it is these members of the Knights Table who carry the backbone of the team.

The birth of the Cavaliers table started when Tassotti transferred to AC Milan eleven years ago. It was formed by Italy defensive players.

The ones who have stood out in these years are not the big-name outsiders, but the members of the Knights' Table.

Gullit, who was very active today, was not recognized by them. It was not a matter of strength, but that the Dutchman was not friendly to his teammates in private.

And he didn't feel anything special when he lost.

This makes these local backbones less interested in Gullit.

We just have a normal relationship as colleagues.

Desailly's later autobiography also disclosed this matter. Old Berlusconi wanted to leave the team Gullit and return to Milan, but Paolo Maldini and the others firmly opposed it and drove Gullit away.

For these local players who love their teams deeply, loyalty is often more important than ability.

It doesn't matter if your teammates are close, they can make up for it with more effort.

But they couldn't accept the indifferent attitude of their teammates.

Baresi has always felt that Paolo·Paolo Maldini is more suitable to be the team captain than him.

He is not a person who talks a lot, and he is used to keeping a straight face.

But Paolo Maldini is kinder to everyone.

After seeing Paolo Maldini's performance today, Baresi believes that young man will become a better captain than him.

"AC Milan made another substitution. Sacchi replaced Donadoni with Marco·Simone. Now AC Milan has four forwards on the field. It can be seen that they are going to work hard."

"The score of 3:1 leaves Sacchi with no more options. Now it is better to try and see if he can score. If he can equalize the score, the remaining substitutions will play a key role. Later, he can also replace an offensive player to improve the team's defensive quality."

"Yes, you are talking about ideal circumstances, but I don't think AC Milan has the possibility of equalizing the score."

Simone, who just came on the field, was very active and immediately found Dejan Lu after catching the ball.

Dejan Lu smiled and nodded.

very good.

Two Marco per team, don't say we bully you.

This Marco·Simone seems to have not experienced the first-generation combined tackle. I will give him a try later and let him realize that Sampdoria's left wing is not something he can just come to if he wants to.

Simone obviously doesn't know what Dejan Lu is thinking, and is still immersed in the excitement of dribbling the ball and preparing to pass Dejan Lu.

Dejan Lu quickly greeted him and immediately stretched his legs to the side.

Ninety-nine percent of wingers will choose to take the sideline when encountering this situation, and Simone is naturally not surprised.

But just as he knocked the ball out, he saw Lanna shoveling over.

Simone was knocked down by Lanna as soon as he appeared on the stage.

Because he knocked the ball away when he kicked the ball, this time Lanna directly tackled his calf.

Beep——

The referee Bruno Galli trotted over, showed Lanna a yellow card and said, "Be careful when you tackle. If you tackle like this again, you will be off the field."

Lanna stood up and walked back.

He had no interest in arguing with the referee. No matter what he said, the referee could not cancel the yellow card.

AC Milan players ran towards the frontcourt.

Now they don't have many choices. If Donadoni doesn't come off the field, he should take the long-distance free kick and others grab the point.

If Donadoni is gone, Evani can only go.

You can't let Van Basten be responsible for taking free kicks into the penalty area. That is no different from letting Kane take the corner kick.

"This opportunity is very good. AC Milan must seize the free kick opportunity."

"Yes, AC Milan did not create too many opportunities in the positional battle today, so positioning the ball is very critical. The youngster Marco·Matracci has excellent air defense capabilities and will cause a lot of trouble to AC Milan at this time."

Evani drove the ball into the penalty area, and Matracci was the first to push the ball out of the baseline.

AC Milan won another corner kick.

Continuous set pieces made players on both sides tense up.

AC Milan really wanted to seize this opportunity to regain a point, so he made big moves when fighting for position.

In this case, Samp players will not give up their positions.

The referee could only blow the whistle and run into the penalty area to remind, "If you make another big move, I will give you a card directly."

Neither player cared.

Although the referee Switzerland said it harshly, his call was relatively lenient today.

As soon as Dejan Lu walked to the penalty area, Redondo smiled and waved his hand and said, "You should stay outside. Scoring goals is much more important than defense. If we let you come back to defend, then there will be no point for the defensive players to play."

Dejan Lu smiled and shook his head and walked outside the penalty area.

It's really not that Dejan the Football King is lazy, his teammates won't let him go back.

Evani took a corner kick after running up.

This time Gullit's take-off height was higher, but under the influence of Matracci, it did not reach the top position, and the ball reached the middle of the goal.

Massaro took the lead and tried to push the ball into the goal with his chest.

But the shot without speed was easily blocked sideways by Pagliuca.

The ball fell to the left, and Dossena took the lead and passed the ball to Dejan Lu.

Dejan Lu caught the ball and turned around to start, when Rijkaard knocked him down from behind.

Upon seeing this, the referee immediately stopped the Sampdoria player and shouted, "Calm down, otherwise I will give a red card directly."

Seeing Dejan Lu getting up, it seemed like nothing was wrong, and the Samp players did not make any next move.

"Kick off!"

Dejan Lu stood up and shouted.

Pari quickly bent down to place the ball and kicked it out.

Dejan Lu caught the ball, touched it with his left foot, passed the ball and rushed forward.

Rijkaard still wanted to get started, but Dejan Lu was not afraid at all from the front. He moved the ball with his left foot to his right foot, and Sombrero flick easily rushed behind Rijkaard.

Sacchi looked at the field coldly and had no intention of shouting to remind the players.

No matter what he did, he couldn't change the situation on the court.

Two-on-five in the frontcourt.

Because Dejan Lu fell to the ground just now, players from both sides were still concentrated in Samp's half.

This time he passed Rijkaard, leaving only five defensive players in AC Milan's backcourt.

This situation still makes Rossoneri people breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the number of people in the backcourt is still guaranteed.

Tassotti and Paolo Maldini rushed directly to Dejan Lu, wanting to cooperate with Massaro to complete the steal.

While running, Dejan Lu sent a diagonal pass. The ball quickly rolled past Massaro and found Roberto Mancini who was penetrating forward.

Roberto Mancini caught the ball and turned 270°. Before Baresi, who was chasing after him, could stretch his feet, he passed the ball out again.

Oops!

AC Milan Captain knew it was bad, but he didn't expect to see such a scene.

Roberto Mancini gave a pick ball, but the height of the ball was not high.

The forward Dejan Lu had no intention of stopping to get the ball, he just raised his right foot.

Snap - Dejan Lu's heel lightly hit the bottom of the ball, and the ball flew into the penalty area in a parabola. Filippo·Galli stood there and didn't even have time to react. He watched Dejan Lu take off in front of him and use his chest to knock the ball down again.

Tassotti, who bypassed Roberto Mancini, wanted to stretch out his foot to block the ball, but Dejan Lu pushed the ball with his left foot without adjusting at all. The ball quickly rolled from Rossi's hand into the right side of the goal.

Dejan Lu, who scored the goal, raised his hands in the shape of a heart and ran to the stands. His teammates followed him one after another and ran to the sidelines to celebrate.

Many fans couldn't help but turn to the stands where Monica and the others were sitting.

Everyone knows who the heroine of the action Dejan Lu is.

It's just that they don't know that the heroine is plural.

The Princess clamped his legs and stared at Monica, whispering, "Put your hands where they should be."

"I don't!"

The Princess could only glare at her again.

This expression turned into envy in the eyes of the British commentator.

"Our the Princess marriage failed. Obviously, he was a little annoyed by the sweetness of his good friend. I rarely see the Princess with such an expression. Speaking of which, the Princess looks more lively at this time."

In faraway Africa, Galliani is spraying champagne everywhere.

Over $200,000!

120,000 turned into more than 200,000, which is much easier than working for someone else.

Damn, while I was excited, I also felt a little regretful.

What a great opportunity he missed.

If he knew that Sampdoria could annihilate Real Madrid 16:2, that one game would be enough to make him a multi-millionaire.

Galliani wanted to rush to the TV and kiss Dejan Lu hard.

There was no deep hatred between them.

But now Dejan Lu is very important to him.

Galliani decided that work and life should be separated.

Supporting AC Milan is work, buying Dejan Lu and winning is life.

You can't give up your life just for work, right?

The name Dejan Lu resounded in the night sky of Bari, and this small town felt the charm of Dejan Lu live for the first time.

When they double-played Sampdoria this season, Dejan Lu didn't even play, or even make the roster.

Even the most ardent Bari fans admit that they have no chance if Dejan Lu plays.

Cassano was watching the game with his good friends. Originally, the two of them wanted to pick up a few tourists' wallets at the scene, but the excitement of the game completely attracted their attention.

"You said AC Milan can still score a goal later?"

"I don't know, but I think Dejan will definitely not end like this. Maybe he will score more exciting goals." Cassano said.

"What's a better goal?"

"I don't know either. Anyway, it must be very exciting."

While the two were chatting, AC Milan rushed the ball to the frontcourt. Marco·Simone passed the ball from the side and sent it to the penalty area. Van Basten failed to find it. When he got a chance to shoot, he and Verchowod, who was responsible for defending him, both fell to the ground. Rijkaard wanted to find a chance at two o'clock, and chased Redondo into the penalty area and kicked him on the chest after running up.

Rijkaard fell into the restricted area of Sampdoria.

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