After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

Chapter 2018 - 527: Van Bommel Is Not a Bad Guy

"Okay!"

Ramos shouted straightforwardly.

Kroos nodded along.

"Toni moving back will open up space, but I still hope the wings can spread out more to draw the opponents over before dealing with the ball, not cut in immediately after getting it."

Huang Kaiwen looked at van Persie.

Van Persie nodded and said, "I’ll try."

It’s not easy to change your playing habits.

"Also, pass the ball more, trust your teammates. With our high market value, we can’t just dribble until we’re dead, like the first half; you’d be on the bench at Arsenal playing like that."

Many chuckled.

Van Persie’s face turned slightly red.

He also realized he was a bit glued to the ball.

"Alright, let’s head out."

Huang Kaiwen waved and said, "Winning or losing isn’t that important to me, but the coach is coming back soon, and I’m almost recovered. Your recent performances will greatly impact your future positions."

The originally relaxed atmosphere in the locker room turned heavier.

Everyone knows how intense the competition at Milan is.

Not to mention Ambrosini, even the oldest like Inzaghi can still play.

Pirlo hasn’t played, there’s also De Bruyne waiting for an opportunity.

Plus, Lars Bender can play defensive midfield.

Competition from the frontline to midfield is not easy.

Milan players walked out of the locker room, Torres stayed back and asked, "Will I have a chance in the second half?"

"Not necessarily today, but you will definitely start the next match."

Huang Kaiwen replied.

Conte’s low defense almost gives no space for Torres to attack.

Letting Torres play against Juventus wouldn’t be very effective.

Hazard and van Persie are somewhat lesser than Yellow Ball King, unable to attract many defenders to one side, thus can’t forcefully create spaces.

Torres nodded disappointedly and left.

Huang Kaiwen also sighed.

This is the hardest part of being a coach.

Sometimes, due to tactical reasons, players don’t get to play, leaving them disappointed.

These players are hardworking and talented, seeing them like this, he also feels bad.

Huang Kaiwen walked out of the locker room.

Not long after the second half started, Conte substituted Matri.

Milan players frequently looked towards the sideline.

Huang Kaiwen chuckled and shook his head.

This was actually easy to guess.

Juventus was playing long balls, surely needing a pivot upfront.

Vucinic’s pivot role wasn’t clear, besides Matri, their bench had Old Piero.

At this point, they would definitely put Matri on.

"Is our attack somewhat not smooth?"

Old Maldini turned and asked.

"Yes, because players are restraining their desire to cut in, sometimes missing the timing."

Huang Kaiwen explained: "Antonio Conte’s defense in the middle is very tight, and they always defend deep. If we don’t utilize width, we’ll just get tangled in the middle with them, and without space, passing or dribbling is difficult, weakening our technical advantage."

"That’s true!"

Old Maldini thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I’m getting old, my brain isn’t as quick, you’ll have to understand."

Huang Kaiwen didn’t respond.

Old Maldini was intentionally flattering him.

What hasn’t he experienced at his age?

Claiming his brain is slow.

Before he returned to Milan for this job, he wasn’t slow.

So he was just doing it on purpose.

Trying to minimize his presence.

These old guys are all wise.

As the second half commenced, both sides stabilized quite a bit.

After probing in the first half, they were well aware of the opponent’s strength and tactics.

Milan’s attacking power far exceeded Juventus’s, Juventus’s wingers had retreated for defense, leaving only Matri at the front waiting for counterattack opportunities.

With no breakthroughs, Huang Kaiwen walked to the sideline and shouted: "Sergio, advance forward and pressure them!"

As long as Ramos moved forward, van Persie would surely move centrally.

Now there’s coverage both on the wings and in the middle, giving Milan the chance to pressure Juventus from all three routes.

Huang Kaiwen folded his arms and watched Barzagli on the field, this guy is truly Juventus’s defensive anchor, very tough when facing Juventus.

Huang Kaiwen considered recommending Barzagli to Chelsea during the winter break, having Abramovich take him away.

Milan and Juventus can’t openly poach each other.

But Yellow Ball King knows how to be indirect.

Milan continued pressing in Juventus’s half.

The fans at Alpi Stadium could only be anxious.

"Today, Milan players seem unfamiliar with the tactics."

In the Canale 5 studio, Crudeli said: "Kevin has already provided a fairly comprehensive tactic, we can see Kevin making several adjustments on the sideline, and the results have been quite apparent. But Clemente was dismissed only a few days ago, there’s hardly been enough time given to Kevin; and plus, it’s like someone drove a bus onto the field today."

"Antonio Conte as a player focused mainly on defense, without any fancy techniques, if we were to compare, his style is similar to early Gattuso, though now Gattuso has improved his organization and advance, Conte has not reached this level yet."

"So it’s easy to imagine what kind of tactics Conte would deploy as a coach, Juventus’s formation is extremely split, they hardly organize any attacks, they just defend, intercept, then hoof the ball upfield, where the striker fights for headers and the trident attempts a short combo to penetrate deep, only to pull back in defense once intercepted."

"If they weren’t Milan’s opponents, I wouldn’t even watch a single game of Conte’s, his football is filled with despair, embodying a typical one-nil philosophy."