Chapter 2173 - 559: Kevin Is Not a Bad Guy
Meanwhile, Lily was chatting with the younger crowd about gossip and fashion.
Kroos’s girlfriend Jessica curiously asked, "Aren’t you all worried about Kevin? That’s Gilly Hazel, she’s quite popular in Germany and often on the front pages."
"Yeah."
Antonella said.
Lily shook her head and said, "I’m not worried at all, she’s not Kevin’s type."
The young lady chatting about parenting experiences turned back and asked, "What type does Kevin like, does he like someone who can see their feet just by looking down?"
Lily:...
The players from both teams returned to the tunnel.
The fans at the scene started singing the team anthem: "Milan, Milan, only want to support you..."
"For today’s match, we can see that everyone is waiting for AC Milan to take the title."
"Yes, the atmosphere is quite heated; the intensity of the match might not be too high. The camera lens showed the trophy, and the officials from the Italian Football Federation are already prepared to present the award to AC Milan on the spot."
"Let’s first take a look at the starting line-up for both sides."
AC Milan 4-3-3 with double defensive midfielders:
Goalkeeper: Buffon,
Defenders: Zambrotta, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Ramos,
Midfielders: Van Bommel, Kaka, Gattuso,
Forwards: Huang Kaiwen, Ibrahimovic, Messi.
Atalanta 4-4-2 with double defensive midfielders:
Goalkeeper: Consigli,
Defenders: Federico Peruso, Lucini, Stendardo, Ferry,
Midfielders: Cazorla, Chigarini, Bonaventura, Lemondi,
Forwards: Simeone Tilipoki, Herman Denis.
"AC Milan still started many main players, probably wanting the starters to enjoy the cheers of the home fans."
"This season, Denis has scored 14 goals in the league; his performance has been quite impressive. Atalanta’s current ranking is closely tied to his crucial goals."
"Today, AC Milan’s formation and position are quite different. Huang Kaiwen appears on the right, Kaka on the left, and Messi stands in the middle, which seems to be some adjustments made."
At 1 PM, with the referee’s whistle.
Atalanta kicked off the game.
Tilipoki passed directly sideways to Denis, and Denis immediately took the ball forward.
As an Argentine striker, his footwork is still quite impressive.
Seeing that the person in front of him was not Huang Kaiwen but Kaka, Denis felt a little disappointed.
His career has already entered its late stage, and his biggest wish playing against AC Milan today was to get past Huang Kaiwen twice so he could find someone to clip it for keepsake later.
But Kaka is Kaka, after all.
Still, a Ballon d’Or Winner.
Denis nudged the ball with his left foot, his body swaying along.
Kaka moved out to follow immediately, but the opponent’s feint still deceived him.
Getting past Kaka so easily, Denis felt he still had some tricks, but he had just taken two steps forward when Van Bommel’s slide tackle was in front of him.
As a core player of a small team, he didn’t have the ability to dribble in place and jump over the tackle.
Denis’s mind already told him the danger, but he still couldn’t make a move to get past Van Bommel.
The ball was directly tackled behind Denis.
Kaka effortlessly took the ball, turned around, and charged toward Atalanta’s half.
Lemondi directly rushed toward Kaka.
But attacking Kaka is not the same as when he’s defending.
Even though he had only run about a meter, his speed was already up, and with an outside foot tap, Kaka strode past his opponent.
This stirred up a hornet’s nest.
The Atalanta players quickly converged on the left.
Originally, their plan today was to target Kevin’s defense, and changing it to target Kaka didn’t make much difference.
Kaka immediately made a sideways pass on the move.
Messi wanted to take the ball initially, but seeing Huang Kaiwen’s position, he deliberately ran past the ball.
Bonaventura nearly twisted his waist.
He had already stretched his leg to intercept Messi, only to find Messi didn’t touch the ball.
Huang Kaiwen received the ball on the right, accelerated, and directly charged forward.
Peruso and Lucini almost simultaneously took their positions.
But the two had different performances.
As the full-back, Peruso directly faced Huang Kaiwen; he couldn’t lower his center of gravity, so he wanted to stick close to Huang Kaiwen.
Whereas Lucini stood in the box, lowering his center of gravity, waiting to cooperate with his teammate to complete the steal.
Huang Kaiwen briefly adjusted to the [Ramos] template, realizing his good friend’s skills were better than expected.
Having undergone enhancement and with various talents of the Yellow Ball King added, he wasn’t fazed facing two defenders.
Huang Kaiwen feinted left with his shoulder; Peruso followed his movement, then he shifted his center of gravity and tapped the ball directly to the right.
Peruso could only adjust his center accordingly.
Unexpectedly, Huang Kaiwen made another feint, his right foot stylishly pushing the ball through the small gap between Peruso’s legs.
Though Peruso turned around immediately.
His turning speed was a tad slow.
Just that tiny bit of time, Huang Kaiwen had already successfully gotten the ball behind him, continuing his surge toward the box.
Lucini, who was waiting in the box, quickly charged towards Huang Kaiwen. Huang Kaiwen glanced, saw someone around Ibrahimovic, and decided to go for the baseline.
Another acceleration toward the baseline, and just as he was about to reach it, Huang Kaiwen swung his left foot around from behind his right foot.
Pa——
A rabona cross.
This move directly faked out Lucini, but goalkeeper Consigli anticipated the ball’s route, and standing by the post, he pushed and successfully deflected the ball out to the baseline.