After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football! - Chapter 1855 - 494: Bale’s Hesitation
Drogba quickly stopped the ball, but Zambrotta didn’t fall for it.
Seeing that he couldn’t shake off the opponent, Drogba decisively kicked towards Zambrotta. Zambrotta couldn’t dodge it, and the ball bounced off his foot out of the baseline.
"A corner kick, honestly I am looking forward to today’s set pieces, as both teams have very high skill levels in set-pieces."
"Yes, Chelsea is originally very good at set pieces, Terry’s success rate in aerial duels is top-notch in Europe, and considering Huang Kaiwen played for Chelsea, their set-pieces should still carry variations from Huang Kaiwen’s era."
"This really is a great opportunity, a lot of Chelsea players have come forward, height-wise Chelsea seems to have the upper hand."
[Courtois], huh.
"It feels a bit difficult, Buffon’s aerial advantage is still quite evident."
"Not necessarily, I feel that since he transferred to AC Milan he’s not as strong as he was at Juventus."
"Weak teams produce goalkeepers, you know, AC Milan is too strong, Buffon doesn’t have many opportunities to showcase his skills."
"Actually, I feel Chelsea’s midfield combination is stronger."
"AC Milan actually uses a 4-5-1, Huang Kaiwen and Kaka are both midfielders, you see Kaka often acts as an attacking midfielder in central positions, the formation diagram is just a reference."
"There’s no comparison, with Huang Kaiwen there’s no need to compare at all."
"Actually, the team most likely to beat AC Milan is Chelsea."
"I feel Real Madrid can do it too, they played quite well this season, their counter-attack speed is really fast."
"Haha, no matter how fast, can it be faster than Huang Kaiwen, Torres, and Kaka? To play against AC Milan, you need a team like Chelsea, with tough players from the forwards to the defenders, except for an exceptionally strong goalkeeper. Look at Huntelaar, in Chelsea he’s bulked up a lot over the past two years."
Modric is already standing at the corner flag.
He’s observing the situation in the penalty area.
Chelsea’s height advantage is not that obvious, but many people think they are taller, mainly because Chelsea’s game style has a strong presence.
After looking at several positions, Modric still couldn’t start the play.
Because he is an outstanding player, he assesses both teams’ competitive abilities in his mind.
After observing several times, he found that his teammates didn’t have much of a chance.
Modric sighed, seems like he could only target Terry.
Hearing the whistle, Modric made a high spin shot, aimed towards the back post.
Standing beside Terry was Ramos.
The two are old teammates, both are excellent in aerial duels.
They knew each other very well.
Terry prepared to jump at the first opportunity.
Seeing the situation wasn’t good, Ramos quickly slightly stretched his arms and jumped first.
In terms of explosiveness, Ramos was stronger.
Terry was a step late in jumping, when he jumped he was affected by Ramos’s right arm, unable to reach the desired height.
The ball was headed by Ramos towards the top of the arc.
Players from both teams rushed towards the top of the arc.
Standing there originally, Kaka turned with the ball instantly, then kicked forward,
Rakitic, charging forward, looked at the situation in the forward area and decisively used his right foot for a long pass.
This pass was both high and fast.
Worrying Chelsea fans was Torres charging down the center.
What worried them even more was Huang Kaiwen, flying low at a speed of over 10 meters per second, almost immediately getting ahead of Ramires and successfully reaching Chelsea’s defense line.
"Wow, no matter how many times you see Huang Kaiwen’s sprint speed, it always feels quite exaggerated."
"Yeah, after all, he’s the world’s second fastest person. But I think Bolt is right, if Huang Kaiwen specifically trains for it, he might stand a chance against Bolt. The achievements he has in athletics already show Huang Kaiwen has this talent."
"That’s true, no one can deny that."
At this moment, the ball started to fall.
It was then that Ferreira realized it wasn’t good.
The ball was falling in front of him and Huang Kaiwen.
Right in between the two.
Currently, both he and Huang Kaiwen were about equally distanced from the ball.
But Ferreira knew well, Huang Kaiwen was maintaining his speed; if he makes a burst he would easily surpass him.
This time Ferreira suddenly had an idea.
He quickly reached out his hand forward, shifted his weight left to block Huang Kaiwen from suddenly charging ahead.
Since he couldn’t keep up with the speed, he would force the opponent to slow down.
Huang Kaiwen indeed couldn’t shake him off suddenly, Ferreira quietly exhaled in relief.
After the ball bounced, both rushed behind it.
But at this moment, Huang Kaiwen suddenly lifted his right foot.
The difference in explosiveness and stride frequency between the two was vividly clear.
Even though Ferreira tried everything to barely keep up with Huang Kaiwen’s speed, when Huang Kaiwen raised his foot, Ferreira couldn’t do anything because his right foot was still running forward, unable to block Huang Kaiwen’s shot.
Though he already sensed it was bad, Ferreira, with a bit of hope, followed the ball’s trajectory.
As soon as he glanced over.
Ferreira’s heart sank.
Damn!
Cech’s position was already far from the left post, completely ignoring Torres in the middle, focused only on defending against Huang Kaiwen.
In this case, Huang Kaiwen’s chip shot easily flew over Cech’s head and landed in the center-right of the goal.
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