The Young Lion

The trend of the first UEFA B-level match did not exceed expectations. Millwall and Arsenal won the first place in the two groups and advanced to the knockout round.

However, there were jaw-dropping results in the A-level competition.

Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus all crashed in the group stage!

Of course, if you look at the teams that advanced to the knockout rounds, this result is not too surprising.

Bayern Munich, Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Chelsea.

The top 8 are out.

There is no evasion principle in the divisional draw. The first in the group can touch the first in the group, and the team of the same country does not avoid it.

No matter who touches anyone in the top eight, it will be an eye-catching battle!

After streamlining the schedule, in the second half of the season, the UEFA knockout round can focus on only one peak match on the match day! Maximize your benefits! Keep the outside world's continuous attention to the event.

It can be said that in addition to the winter break plus the time before and after, other competition periods, the first UEFA only looked at the income of the group stage, and the previous UEFA Champions League has been overwhelmed!

For these giants who have advanced to the knockout round, the challenge may not only be the difficulty of the knockout round.

It also includes those who have eliminated competitors from the same country in the group stage, put pressure on the league, and want to get tickets for the UEFA Super League next season. , if Bolton won the league runner-up, but Bolton is not a member of the European elite league, they are also not eligible for tickets, even if Bolton applies to join. It will take another season at the earliest. But first. He needs to be approved.

Fleet Street is all about the first UEFA Premier League!

why?

The prosperity of the Premier League!

The top 8 places, the Premier League accounted for four!

Although the fate of Arsenal in the A-level match may be similar to that of Liverpool, at any rate, Arsenal also advanced through a series of thrilling battles in the B-level match.

It is a pity that three of the four Premier League teams are divided into one and a half!

There is no way, the probability of encountering each other is very high.

Furthermore,

This at least sent a Premier League team into the semi-finals.

One and a half areas are the top three in the Premier League to encircle and suppress Inter Milan.

The other half is Millwall vs Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Milan.

The Millwall executives actually have a very good relationship with the Bayern Munich executives.

But in the mouth of the fans. This duel is definitely a narrow road for enemies!

Not to mention the grievances between the two teams in the Champions League in the past, just look at the coach, Aldridge and Van Gaal, and they belonged to the rivals in the media a long time ago.

end of February.

Millwall at the Allianz Stadium.

Bayern Munich is now also ushering in a strong period of upward momentum.

In addition to the growth of German local players such as Piglet and Budstuber, it also includes the top offensive combination after the acquisition of Ribery and Robben.

Millwall has gained and lost this season. The UEFA Super League b-level matches are frequent. They lost the League Cup line early at home, focusing on the league and the European war. Fortunately, other competitors had a lot of ups and downs in the league due to the brutal European competition in the early stage. Millwall also has ups and downs in record, but relatively less fluctuating and more stable than other teams. On the contrary, its advantage in the league is as obvious as ever.

Leading the fighting spirited Lions to the Allianz Arena, Aldridge didn't take Van Gaal seriously!

You have Ribery and Arjen Robben, I have Messi and Ronaldo.

What you have, I am stronger than you!

What you don't have, I have many, many more!

But it has to be said that since the failure of Klinsmann's reform last season, the arrival of Van Gaal marks the beginning of Bayern Munich's return to the top ranks.

But, they are still on the way!

Far from reaching the top.

Robben, Ribery and Olic played well at home, but the weakness in the midfield is too obvious!

Van Gaal decisively let the team counterattack at home, while Millwall turned away from home!

When Aldridge came to the first UEFA Super League, he completely abandoned utilitarian ideas.

It is conceivable that when he has a group of players like Ronaldo, Messi, and Kaka, if he plays utilitarian football, it will only limit the players instead of stimulating them better!

Over time, it is also not good for the development of the team. It could have been able to break through, break through, break through again at the limit!

But it may be because of utilitarianism that the team stayed at the limit height they thought.

Based on a strong midfield control, Millwall played a brilliant performance at the Allianz Arena!

In the 31st minute of the first half, Ramos made a pass from the wing, Villa feinted in the middle, and Ronaldo, who outflanked him, jumped into the goal and sent the ball into the goal. The goalkeeper position is flawed! Especially the chaotic situation in the restricted area was handled extremely badly!

But Bayern Munich counterattacked before the end of the first half, with Robben and Ribery close to the same side and played a small-scale exquisite cooperation.

Although Robben's final blow was blocked by Buffon, Olic, who was elusive, made up the ball and made Millwall lose the first goal in the last 5 European games.

In the second half, Millwall still didn't stop attacking. The most important part of the third-generation Wild Lion's skills and tactics was to attack east and west.

Left and right sides, continuous main attack all the way and then quickly shift. When that transfer is successful, whether it is Ronaldo or Messi, they have a greater degree of freedom. Sometimes, they need a personal explosion!

And when the threats from the two wings are played out, Kaka and Villa in the middle will play the role of unexpected killers. It can be said that Millwall can already achieve the tactical height of hiding attack points from all angles, and Use it flexibly and play freely.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Messi sent out an exquisite through pass after consecutive breakthroughs on the right. Villa and Kaka crossed positions, which made Van Buyten even more embarrassing. Villa scored a low shot from a small angle and regained the lead. score.

Bayern Munich, not to be outdone at home, then launched a mad attack. But 10 minutes later, after Ronaldo staged a long-distance attack, a large-scale oblique pass grounded the ball and gave Messi an assist!

Messi's goal looks unpretentious. But Ronaldo's assists are amazing!

Pass between the midfielder and the defender. The ball was still attached to the ground, and the speed was so fast that the defensive player was just one body short, and he couldn't reach it with his feet. Taking a step forward and intercepting it was half a second and a second too late!

Van Gaal looked sour at the end of the game, as Bayern Munich have improved considerably this season from last season, following Klinsmann's departure. Heynckes was in charge of the team temporarily and went to Leverkusen to take up his new post after helping the team win the thrilling championship. Wolfsburg, which was supposed to be able to counterattack, was recruited by European giants. Dzeko was dismissed in the summer of 2008. The high price poached away, which led to the difficulty of relying on Grafitt in the Bundesliga, and finally failed to counterattack Bayern Munich.

The Allianz battle came to an end. Millwall defeated Bayern Munich 3:1 away and entered the quarterfinals with one foot.

After beating a bunch of second-rate league champions in the group stage, Millwall has beheaded the Bundesliga champions again!

Bayern Munich lost by the same scoreline at the Lion King Stadium two weeks later. The aggregate score was eliminated by Millwall 6:2.

Dialogue with the other two strong teams in the same half, Barcelona defeated Milan and advanced to the semi-finals. Meet Millwall in the semi-finals.

In the other half, Mourinho led Inter Milan to eliminate his old club Chelsea, while Manchester United defeated Arsenal in the Premier League civil war.

At the end of March, Millwall ushered in the challenge of Barcelona at home.

At this time, the coach of Barcelona is Guardiola.

He single-handedly transformed Barcelona's technical and tactical system, which has undergone subversive changes.

This is a tactical system of success.

The same applies to the Spanish national team. Represented by Spain's victory in the 2008 European Cup, Barcelona has brought the pass and control tactics to the extreme.

However, this is definitely weaker than the original historical Barcelona.

The tactical system shaped by Guardiola is successful, but a successful technical and tactical system does not mean that it has brought an absolutely overwhelming advantage to the team.

Like, when Juventus dominated the Apennines, didn't they have a solid technical and tactical system?

Manchester United has not had a set of technical and tactical systems that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for so many years?

Are those technical and tactical systems unsuccessful?

Of course they were all successful.

The key still depends on the players.

For example, Barcelona's technical and tactical system remains the same, but if Harvey is replaced by another midfield playmaker, will the team's combat effectiveness be the same?

Of course not, and it will be greatly discounted.

In the same way, if Manchester United has half a team of world-class players, Ferguson's set of tactical play, which is always reminiscent of retro and traditional, will also be infinitely powerful.

As far as Barcelona's subversion is so violent, there is not too much impact now, because of Millwall, no matter how exquisite their teamwork or pass control oppression, Millwall's first generation, second generation of mad lions, Continuing to the third generation of Wild Lions, there are classics that are more brilliant than them. Naturally, it is difficult to launch a huge impact after the jewels are ahead. It is just that the success of this technical and tactical system is effective in the Spanish national team. , helped Spain lose the title of the king of the qualifiers, and truly stood on the pinnacle of European football. The huge response it caused was naturally different.

It is also because the technical and tactical system is important, but it has not yet reached a height that can absolutely dominate destiny. Aldridge has only put the importance of players first from the first day of coaching to the present, even in the future. hard power!

For Guardiola, Aldridge will not be excited about playing against him.

With Mourinho's previous experience in fighting, Aldridge understands a fact: born at the wrong time!

Well, this refers to Guardiola and Mourinho.

Aldridge started earlier than them, and this lead was huge. By the time everyone met to compete, Aldridge had become a behemoth, the ultimate goal that the opponent and even all contemporary coaches racked their brains to beat. (Want to know more exciting news about The Wild Lion and Young Marshal? Open WeChat now, click the + sign on the top right, select Add friends to add a public account, search for , follow the public account, and never miss every day update!) (to be continued..)

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