The Young Lion

The predecessor of the Club World Cup, the Toyota Cup, only had one game a year. After it became the Club World Cup, it was a series of battles. {Top} Point {Small} say 3w.2wx.

Six teams of champions from all over the world have already appeared. After four games, none of the teams returned home.

On the 16th, Al Ahli and Sydney staged a 56th ranking battle. Sydney won a small goal and won the fifth place. Al Ahly ranked bottom in this Club World Cup.

On the 18th, Ittihad and Saprissa took the lead in the match in Yokohama, fighting for the 34th ranking.

Saprissa also defeated Ittihad with a score of 3:2 and won the third place in the Club World Cup.

In the end, the finale is naturally Millwall and Sao Paulo.

At the end of the semi-finals, the media began to criticize the commercial nature of the Club World Cup. Although there was a lot of booing, such as champions from all over the world, the scene after the reform is still the most important in the football landscape. The two great powers of the world are facing off: Europe and South America.

Other champions from Africa, Asia and other places are nothing more than studying with the prince, and even in terms of the quality of the game, it is not as good as the friendly match between the two giants in the European preseason.

Looking at the Club World Cup now, it is naturally insignificant.

But since Millwall is here, of course the goal is to win the championship.

Besides, who knows what will happen in the future.

What if, ten or twenty years from now, the Club World Cup is made to look good, and along with the development and progress of football around the world, there is really an interesting battle for the pinnacle of the world, then the Club World Cup The influence and attention will naturally rise.

Millwall are the kings of the Toyota Cup. Now it's the Club World Cup. If Millwall can win the title. The current influence is very limited, but it has been written into the history of the club's honor. Maybe 20 years later, when people pay attention to the Club World Cup, they will turn over the historical scroll and talk about it with enthusiasm after the first official reform. Who is the champion of the Club World Cup?

Yokohama International Sports Arena.

The final battle of the Club World Cup went around and went back to the match between South America and Europe.

The atmosphere of the event was also reached when the curtain was about to end.

The stadium stands were packed. Both Millwall and Sao Paulo have a considerable number of fans,

Millwall is due to the development of the Far East market over the years, and the fact that they come here for a game almost once a year on average, plus the team’s super popular attraction. Aldridge’s popularity in Japan is at the top level in the football circle. You know, His World Cup title was also won here.

As for Sao Paulo, because of historical and cultural relations, Japan has a deep relationship with Brazil, like when the Japanese J-League started. Many Brazilian superstars will come to Japan for a while when they are about to retire, and the Japanese national team will also think about naturalizing Brazilian players from time to time. So Sao Paulo from Brazil has no shortage of supporters.

The club relationship between Sao Paulo and Millwall is somewhat rigid at this stage. To put it bluntly, Sao Paulo felt that Kaka suffered a lot from being poached by Aldridge.

Kaka's spinal injury caused Sao Paulo's worries. Millwall launched an offensive in the transfer market in due course and brought Kaka to Europe at a low price. At this time, looking at Kaka's worth, at least 20 million pounds to start, And it is still rising rapidly. Sao Paulo feels wronged and even resentful. After the Club World Cup, Sao Paulo's group of players who won the Copa Libertadores, who can be said to have reached the pinnacle in South America, will go their separate ways.

Aldridge and Sao Paulo coach Ottorio had never met each other before the start of the final, and they just nodded and shook hands before passing by.

Millwall will send the strongest lineup today. After these players come to Japan, they can enjoy the scenery and enjoy the scenery. It’s enough to rest and relax. It’s time to get down to business!

The players are all aware of this, and Millwall's working habit of combining work and rest all year round has made them familiar with this law.

European Champions Cup champion Millwall, South American Copa Libertadores champion Sao Paulo, the final of the Club World Cup will stage a peak duel between the king of Europe and the king of South America! Before the game, many fans worried whether Millwall would retain its strength. Now We can rest assured that they have sent the strongest lineup to play! We have reason to believe that everyone will see a wonderful game today.

Millwall started 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Nesta, Silva, Ram.

Midfield: De Rossi, Alonso, Kaka.

Forwards: c Ronaldo, Henry, Ronaldinho.

Sao Paulo starts 352.

Goalkeeper: Rogelio Cheney.

Defenders: Fabon, Lugano, Ed Carlos.

Midfielders: Cicinho, Mineiro, Josue, Danilo, Junior.

Forwards: Amoruso, Aloisio.

I don't know if it's the dignity of the Copa Libertadores champion at work, or if Ottorio is playing tricks and has other preparations.

How dare he play a 352 formation against Millwall!

When predicting the game before the game, some media pointed out that Sao Paulo's 352 will be vulnerable to Millwall's 433!

In Europe, Millwall has proved countless times that a team that dares to put a 3-back in front of them will end in a terrible end.

But Aldridge doesn't care, the formation is always dead.

Who can guarantee that this 352 is not actually 532 or 541?

Now Sao Paulo is relatively well-known goalkeeper Cheney.

This goalkeeper is estimated to be recorded in the annals of history forever, and it will be difficult for future generations to surpass him.

Because he is a goalkeeper with excellent set-piece footwork and penalty kick ability, and is the penalty shooter in the Sao Paulo team.

A lot of goals have been scored so far.

And the reason why he is famous in history should be: the goalkeeper with the most goals in history!

This does not have much impact on Millwall's game.

Next is Cicinho, the starting wing back.

He became famous in the Dutch World Youth Championship this summer and became the focus of European giants. Millwall has also studied his technical and tactical characteristics. at the same time. Real Madrid are the most ardent suitors.

Aldridge just read the report collected by the scouts in the club and put it behind him. I didn't expect to see him up close here in the Club World Cup.

For Brazilian players to become famous, offense is almost a must.

Cicinho is no exception. He has excellent offense and outstanding ability, but the hidden danger is that his defensive awareness and sense of position are too weak!

It is simply a big colander, when the offense and defense transition. His weaknesses are almost immediately apparent.

That's why Aldridge lost interest in him after just one glance.

Why not just turn a winger into a full-back if he was only brought in for his attacking excellence?

The offensive ability is still excellent, the hidden dangers are similar, and the defense is weak.

And another well-known striker is the veteran forward Amoruso, but after all, he is 31 years old, and the threat is definitely not as strong as when he played in the Bundesliga and Serie A. Moreover, he is not a top striker himself. In the era when the Brazilian national team is full of monsters and gods.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, the two sides kicked off the battle.

Despite Millwall doing their best. But he was not in a hurry to speed up the pace, and he didn't show the momentum to eat up the opponent in one breath.

They entered the game step by step. Adapting to the next field, the whole team runs into the rhythm together.

The game was uneventful for the first 10 minutes.

However, Sao Paulo coach Ottorio kept frowning. He frequently turned around to discuss things with his assistants. He was very surprised by Millwall's formation today!

Let him feel like a bolt from the blue.

No!

What's wrong?

Millwall's starting lineup, with few problems.

Whoever should get on, will get on.

However, the players are not in the right position on the field!

Ronaldinho, the starter looks like a left winger, but he is actually playing as a midfielder!

Henry, the starter looks like a center forward, but he's playing left wing!

Who is that center forward?

Kaka!

At least it seems that Kaka is standing close to the center position!

In fact, Kaka's role today is a false center forward!

When stimulating Kaka's potential, Aldridge's positioning was relatively clear. First of all, it is impossible to let Kaka play on the side, or let Kaka leave the middle.

So how can it be used in the middle?

Attacking midfielder, shadow striker, this is the conventional usage.

It is impossible for Kaka to charge forward alone, he needs to be covered by his teammates, so when playing a shadow striker, it is easier for him to shine with Henry as a check in front.

And for him to play as a false center, he also needs teammates to cover him and contain the opponent's defense.

That is the two wingers, Henry and Ronaldo.

This kind of usage is not uncommon in the future. It can be said that it is another upgrade of the No. 9 and a half role. Even players like Ibrahimovic and Rooney who seem to be definitely center forwards will be regarded as pseudo-center forwards by the coach for a certain period of time. In use, and the most successful one should be Messi who was later in the original history.

But if we really want to talk about the existence of false centers, it also appeared half a century ago, but this kind of phenomenon is always repeated and caught in a cycle. A period of false centers shines brilliantly, and then suddenly disappears, like a dormant shadow in the world In the next period of time, it suddenly broke out!

It can be said that Aldridge made such a decision with good intentions.

His eyes are locked on the future Ronaldo and Messi!

To pave the way for these two geniuses and allow them to successfully rise to the pinnacle of dominance in an era, then the role of the center must be weakened in the Millwall team!

Divide the tasks and field power of the center forward into the hands of the two wingers.

As for whether Messi will become a false center in the future, Aldridge also has a decision in his mind.

no!

It is like a Pandora's box. Once Messi opens that box, he will surely become an unshakable absolute king, and other roles in the Millwall team will be eclipsed.

The biggest challenge for Aldridge in the future is how to make Ronaldo and Messi coexist while activating them!

Then in terms of status, the two must be equal!

Otherwise, Millwall may not be faced with a situation where there is only one choice between the fish and the bear's paw, but the end of nothing! (To be continued..)\u003c/dd\u003e

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