The Young Lion

The FA Cup final on the 13th.

The Champions League final on the 18th.

On the second day after winning the championship, the team had a holiday, but the coaching staff held a meeting in the club conference room to discuss how to face the two finals.

They have also played in the finals in a row before, and even added the league, and continued to fight on different fronts.

But this season is different. Due to the imminent World Cup, European competitions end earlier, and the interval between games at the end of the season is shorter.

After inspecting the state of Liverpool in the final stage, Boas said not optimistically: We must send the main players to play, and we must not hold back. Liverpool qualified for the Champions League, and the semi-finals eliminated a strong opponent like Chelsea. , They will do everything for the last leg of the season! If we are a little careless, we may encounter Waterloo in this final and have a negative impact on the subsequent Champions League final.

Even though Millwall is the champion in the league, Liverpool only finished fourth in the league, but referring to the number of points Liverpool has scored this season, it has exceeded 80 points!

This is a point that was absolutely capable of competing for the championship in the past Premier League era. It can be seen that under the leadership of Benitez, Liverpool dare not say that it has regained its former glory, at least it has reached a peak for Liverpool in the past ten years.

Aldrich sat cross-legged at the top of the conference room. During the heated discussions among his colleagues in the coaching staff, he waved his hand to silence the conference room and said, There is a saying that times make heroes. We must do our job well. Not enough, it depends on the current situation and whether we can create an environment in which heroes emerge in large numbers. Liverpool and Chelsea are all opponents we are familiar with. In the worst case, we can foresee it and prepare for it psychologically, and then wait until the reality arrives Time. Let's deal with it on the spot.

The problem facing Millwall is: it is easier for opponents to target them, but it is difficult for them to target opponents!

Just like Chelsea is going to be played in the Champions League final, what is Millwall thinking about?

Break the dense defense!

Instead of thinking about how to limit Chelsea's offense.

In terms of attitude, Chelsea must be conservative. In this case, it is time to think about how to limit Chelsea. In fact, it is not difficult, but most of them are a waste of time. The other party will not take the initiative to attack. What is the point of trying to limit the other party?

What tricks will Benitez and Mourinho use against Aldridge in the game?

It's useless for him to guess. You can only focus on yourself,

The starting lineup of the two games has been determined, paying attention to the physical condition and physical condition of the players, and combining various factors as much as possible to send the strongest lineup.

On May 13, Millwall and Liverpool met at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

In the packed stands, the bloody red of the Red Army Liverpool fans, which seemed to dye the sky red, was particularly eye-catching!

Although he has won the UEFA Cup in the past, it is not as good as Millwall, the European overlord. They have never met in such a scene, like the promotion of status, the leap of strength. Finally able to truly stand in front of the king, draw out his sword, and declare war!

Before the game started, Aldridge and Benitez shook hands on the sidelines. Aldridge approached Benitez and whispered: Rafael, how about we solve the battle within 90 minutes today?

Benitez pushed up his glasses. Shen Sheng replied: What? Don't you think it's too late to play psychological warfare at this time?

Aldridge shrugged. He smiled indifferently and said: I'm just telling the truth, you know. It's impossible for Millwall to spend 120 minutes with Liverpool today, let alone how a penalty shootout will have a heavy impact on the players' psychology. It's okay to win, but it's really a loss. Oh, hehe, is Millwall going to France on his knees to fight Chelsea again?

These words are quite straightforward and to the point.

Benitez nodded subconsciously, and immediately became tense, staring at Aldrich vigilantly, with a suspicious sense of sight.

That's right, when Benitez figured out the opponent's mentality, there were favorable and unfavorable factors.

How he hopes that Millwall will play against Chelsea, and then Liverpool will play again!

Regardless of the success or failure of this game, Benitez feels that he is helping Mourinho, and he and Mourinho, huh, huh, just like Ferguson and Wenger, deadly rivals!

But there are also favorable factors. After all, the Champions League is more important than the FA Cup. Millwall has ideological burdens, and Liverpool can let go of everything and go all out for this game.

If Millwall wants to settle the fight in 90 minutes, come and try.

Benitez turned and walked to his coach's bench after throwing down the words.

Aldridge smiled.

The 2005-2006 FA Cup final is about to start. This year's final is the two giants of England, Millwall and Liverpool. Needless to say, Millwall is the top team in the world. Liverpool is a traditional giant. He has failed to produce good results for many years and has been absent from the Champions League for a long time. When the outside world believed that Liverpool might fall into the abyss like Nottingham Forest, Benitez took office in the second year and won the league title in the Premier League this season. Four, next season, the Red Army Liverpool will return to the Champions League! Benitez has regained the fans' confidence in Liverpool. Today, it is possible to give the fans a big gift: the FA Cup championship! Although Millwall still has one in 5 days The Champions League final, but as trophy harvesters, they should not let Liverpool take the trophy away easily!

With much attention, the FA Cup final officially kicked off.

Millwall launched a stormy attack from the first minute!

This surprised the outside world.

Because Millwall still has an FA Cup final, it stands to reason that this game should be more conservative.

Aldridge raised his chin. He really couldn't make Millwall go crazy for 90 minutes, and he might even go all out for 120 minutes.

He was just grabbing the start!

Sets the tone for the entire game.

In the first 30 minutes, do everything to decide the game!

If it can't be achieved, you have to take it back and be patient with Liverpool. As time goes by, as long as there is no problem with physical fitness, Aldridge believes that Millwall's championship temperament will definitely overwhelm Liverpool!

Benitez was caught off guard on the sidelines.

In fact, Aldridge said that the battle should be resolved within 90 minutes. Benitez listened to this remark in reverse. He even thought that Millwall would kill Liverpool from the very beginning and wait for Liverpool to show signs of impatience. force.

And the tactics he formulated for Liverpool are also to grab the start!

In terms of momentum, you can't lose to the Wild Lion!

Otherwise, the whole game will be under the shadow of the wild lion!

Chacha Millwall's worst fears did not materialize.

For Millwall, the FA Cup and the Champions League final, what was the most difficult situation in these two games?

Both Liverpool and Chelsea set up buses!

So if Millwall wants to win, he has to pay more physical fitness and patience, and the test of mentality is very critical.

But Benitez didn't set the bus, and Liverpool confronted Millwall head-on after the opening, opening up the scene to fight against each other!

Aldridge breathed a sigh of relief, although the situation is not very good, it is certainly not the worst!

The scene that worried Benitez the most appeared in the 14th minute of the first half.

The scene of Millwall destroying Liverpool's defensive system in the league reappeared!

In the 14th minute of the game, Lahm came near the midfield. After stopping the ball, he directly cut in the middle and pushed the offensive diagonally, disrupting the defensive system of Liverpool's midfield. After attracting many defensive players, he immediately handed the ball to another On one side of Ronaldo, at the same time, on the side of Ronaldinho, Kaka went forward, but Ronaldo dribbled the ball and also cut inside the middle and pushed diagonally. When he attracted Sissoko and Carrick to defend, he then ball Passed to Ronaldinho, the latter has a pass space in front of his eyes, and he accurately concealed the through pass and sent the ball to the ribs of the penalty area. At this time, Kaka outflanked the middle in front of the goal. At this critical point, Hyypia lost his center of gravity in order to block the passing line!

After Hypia made his center of gravity, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, because he saw that Henry kicked the ball back, and then took a sideways step, shaking Hypia away!

Diagonally facing the goal, Henry calmly pushed the ball into the goal!

Millwall took the lead after the opening! The cooperation between Ronaldinho and Henry, Henry passed Hyypia in the penalty area and succeeded in pushing. The game is going to be in trouble.

The Liverpool generals may have realized this conceded goal long ago, because no team in Europe dared to say that they would not concede a goal against Millwall!

Liverpool's morale has not been hit too much, and they continue to attack firmly!

The whole Millwall team hesitated.

In their pre-match preparations, the coaching staff's requirements for the game are to attack fiercely in the first 30 minutes, return to balance after leading, focus on control, and attack boldly when the opportunity to attack is better.

Now that the score is leading, they will naturally withdraw some, but Liverpool is like a prehistoric beast, regardless of being injured once, attacking wildly!

Under Millwall's restrained scruples, soon, the score was equalized by Liverpool 3 minutes later!

Gerrard, who played exceptionally well this season, took a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball was deflected and bounced on the leg of Schneider, who was defending in the penalty area. He immediately stepped forward to make a clearance, but Cowell stabbed the ball away first. In front of the goal, Irving, who was moving like a rabbit, stretched his foot in front of Bout and poked the ball into the goal!

The Millwall defender immediately raised his hand to indicate that Owen was offside. Judging from the slow-motion replay, Owen was suspected of being offside, but it was only a hair's breadth away, and it was hard to blame the referee.

Liverpool equalized the score! The scorer was Owen! The score changed twice in 3 minutes, 1:1. Liverpool's goal will boost their morale!

That's right, 0:0 and 1:1 have completely different impacts on Liverpool's morale. An equalizer is very effective in boosting morale, especially against opponents like Millwall. (to be continued)

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