Ferguson on the sidelines also realized the problem, especially when he saw Yin Jun shaking his head at him, the coach realized that he could no longer continue playing like this in the game, so he quickly made adjustments.

Manchester United failed to attack and the team entered the defensive counterattack stage early.

But even so, AC Milan was like hitting a snake and following the stick, refusing to let Manchester United retreat easily and slowly advance.

Soon, the home team created the most threatening attack since the start.

In the seventh minute, Odo made a cross from the right arc, and Kaka volleyed his right foot at the penalty point. Fortunately, Van der Sar had rich experience and performed well at the critical moment, and hugged the ball steadily.

After the opening, the expected attack did not work, but was created by AC Milan one after another. Manchester United seemed very passive on the scene, especially the defensive pressure in the midfield and backcourt was very high.

Fletcher and Carrick basically stood in front of the defense line and could not take a step forward. Even Yin Jun had to withdraw to the front of his defense line to help defend when the defense line was in a frequent emergency.

As Manchester United's offensive core, Yin Jun's retreat made it difficult for the frontcourt offense to create a threat. For example, Manchester United's attack in the 10th minute was very representative. At that time, Yin Jun passed the ball in the backcourt and found Ronaldo on the right. The Portuguese forced a breakthrough, but two Milan players doubled the team and Gattuso broke the ball.

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Just as Manchester United fell into an embarrassing situation of being completely passive on the court, something worsened to injury happened.

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As the game progresses, advanced age will become AC Milan's fatal weakness!

Yin Jun was exhausted from defense, which led to unprecedented weakness in Manchester United's offensive power, while Ronaldo was closely guarded, and as soon as he got the ball, two people came forward to double-team.

Today, the average age of the starting lineup between the two sides was AC Milan 31.6 years old, while Manchester United was only 26.5 years old, which is more than 5 years younger than AC Milan!

In fact, for Manchester United, except for 33-year-old Giggs and 36-year-old Van der Sar, none of the other players are even over 30 years old. Heinze, the oldest, just celebrated his 29th birthday just a week ago.

AC Milan almost expanded its advantage in the 41st minute. Sidov counterattacked in the middle and accurately divided the side. Odo made a low pass from the right. Inzaghi pushed the shot from 10 meters away from the goal and missed the near post!

Ronaldo broke his shoulder near Gattuso's sideline and broke his beautiful ball, which caused cheers on the stands.

In the 40th minute, Fletcher handball, Pirlo took the free kick 28 meters in front of the goal, but his support foot slipped and shot the ball high.

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This is not surprising. From leading one goal to falling behind, anyone will feel uncomfortable, and Yin Jun is the same.

As for the offensive end, he did not give a good performance. Giggs on the left is already 33 years old after all. Although he performed well this season, he still lacked sharp shortcomings. If the left side can create more pressure on AC Milan, then Ronaldo will be much easier on the right.

The experienced AC Milan then completely controlled the situation on the court, and Manchester United could only occasionally use fast counterattacks to threaten AC Milan's defense line. However, under the increasing rain, it is difficult for Manchester United players to show their speed advantages. In addition, they are single and lonely, so it is basically difficult to threaten AC Milan's goal.

This goal concealed has a great impact on the morale of both sides. Many people on Manchester United were very frustrated, but they felt that they were willing but not strong enough; the home team AC Milan took advantage of the storm to continue to attack Manchester United with the help of nearly 80,000 fans on the scene, and it was very likely to eat Manchester United in one bite.

In the 11th minute, Nesta made a long pass from the right side of the midfield, Seedorf headed the ball from the right side of the penalty area and returned to the middle. Kaka shot half a volley from 16 meters in front of the goal, and the ball hit the grass and rushed straight to the lower right corner. AC Milan's total score was 3:3, and the away goal was dominant!

The average age of these nine people is only 24.5 years old!

Especially in the offensive trident, Yin Jun and Ronaldo were only 22 years old in February, and Rooney was not even 22 years old!

If such a young lineup is dragged to a protracted battle, AC Milan will be very miserable!

In the first half, Manchester United only had Giggs shot a long shot within the goal frame!

The only thing that comforted Yin Jun was that when he almost gave up on the offense and helped the defense with all his might, coupled with some luck, Manchester United finally failed to concede the third goal in the first half.

2:0!

At halftime, the total score also changed from 3:2 to 3:4 behind. This 45-minute half made Manchester United seem to have fallen from heaven to hell.

Yin Jun felt that his teammates' mentality had collapsed a little. Under such circumstances, he was even more afraid to step forward and attack boldly. Because once AC Milan scored the third goal, it would be really over.

In the 30th minute of the game, Manchester United's defense made consecutive mistakes. Heinze made suicide passes across the penalty area under the pressing of the opponent's full-back Odo, who was pushing forward. Vidic stopped the ball and destroyed his big foot but accidentally slipped. Pirlo intercepted the ball from the right and turned around to get rid of Heinze. Although his baseline cross was pushed out by Vidic, Seidorf controlled the ball at the front of the penalty area and flashed two players in a row. He shot half a volley from 13 meters in front of the goal into the lower right corner.

In the total score of two rounds, AC Milan overtook 4:3!

In this half, Manchester United's performance was really bad. Especially on the back line, Heinze was really beaten up.

After returning to the locker room, Manchester United players looked depressed and indignant.

Among Milan's 16 goals in the Champions League this season, Kaka scored 10 goals. In the Champions League scorer list, the Brazilian is catching up with Yin Jun's pace. At present, the two are only 3 goals apart.

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Most of the AC Milan teams are experienced veterans. They know very well that compared to the younger Manchester United, if they cannot kill Manchester United in one go, and wait for Manchester United to recover and the game is delayed, the disadvantage will become themselves.

What he needs to do most now is to help defend, keep the current score until halftime, and then plan to change in the second half.

On the defensive end, Manchester United is not a very solid defense line, and under the pressure of AC Milan's strong attack, the pressure is getting greater and greater.

This has a lot to do with Ronaldo's own poor condition. The Portuguese was a little lost in the storm of San Siro Stadium.

Of course, the midfield he led could not escape responsibility. Under the heavy encirclement of AC Milan's four midfielders and Kaka, the Manchester United midfielder he led was completely at a disadvantage, and it was difficult to effectively transmit the football to the attack line.

But sometimes, football matches are like this.

Yin Jun couldn't use this to accuse his teammates, after all, they were either in poor condition or they tried their best.

At this moment, he also knew very well that the morale of the team must not be released!

I was breathing this time and there was really no need to play in the second half!
Chapter completed!