The Young Lion

The Lions Den Stadium echoed for a long time with Millwall fans cheering for a long time, and the game showed a one-sided situation after the start.

The Allianz United attack wave after wave, with the football flying around Millwall's second half most of the time.

Peter waved his arms on the sidelines and continued to give the players offensive orders, and he took a big breath to turn away and eat Millwall.

Aldridge stood motionlessly on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, and there was no sign of anxiety on his face.

At least the situation in the field in his eyes is not as disparate as it appears.

Xiu'an United plays the traditional 442 formation, the attack is launched from the midfield, and the winger or midfielder always throws the ball forward with a long pass, looking for their striker.

This is the most common tactic in English football, and it just so happens that Aldridge is also using this tactic now.

Many people criticized England's unchanging 442 tactics for being backward, but Aldridge didn't think so.

Because the players are not dead, and they don’t just stand still and don’t move after playing. On both offensive and defensive ends, 442 can generate many changes, and the tactics are very adjustable.

For example, one central midfielder advances forward and the other lags behind, 442 becomes a large diamond-shaped midfielder, and the two full-backs shrink, and can become a small diamond-shaped midfielder to make room for the full-backs. The avant-garde advances forward, and can become 4231 or 4141, 433, etc. It can be said that the 442 formation is so varied.

It is superficial to judge a team's tactics for the entire game from the starting formation. In Italian football, which is famous for its tactics, there are sometimes more than three or even four formation changes through tactical adjustments in a game. Different tactics The formation is constantly switched according to the situation on the field, which is one of the charms of football tactics.

Huh, that kid is really strong!

I know, I know, his name is Claude Makelele! He used to play in France!

Makelele! Makelele!

Suddenly there was a tidal wave of cheers in the stands, and the fanatical fans shouted Makelele's name, which surprised Makelele in the stadium.

Xiulian United coach Peter yelled anxiously on the sidelines.

His team seems to be on the offensive, but whenever the team takes the ball from the backcourt or the wing to find a forward, their double forwards block Southgate or Stam with their bodies, and the ball falls in front of them. But just waiting for the ball to hit the ground, the ball will always be snatched away from the side by a swift figure.

After a few downs, the striker of Xiulian United began to retreat. Even after turning around with the ball, a Millwall player with a lowered center of gravity and an expressionless face appeared in front of him: Makelele.

The Xiulian striker, who was trying to break through, would be accurately intercepted by Makelele with just one touch of the football. Because of this, the fans in the stands cheered for Makelele in just ten minutes!

This black guy's defense looks simply pleasing to the eye!

Aldridge was not surprised by this. Modern football pays attention to offense, and people will always talk about beautiful and gorgeous football, but on the defensive end, Makelele is the kind of top star who can deduce the destruction of football into an alternative aesthetic.

His stature is not tall, less than 175cm, and he does not have visually overwhelming muscles. His appearance has only two words: ugly.

But the strength of such an unknown character on the defensive end is shocking,

It is no exaggeration to say that his defensive awareness, anticipation, accurate interception, scrambling speed, filling awareness, defensive area, etc., are masters. Makelele at his peak can make a qualitative change in the team's defensive end. He is a star player, and his on-the-spot counterattack after a successful defense will always bring surprises.

This kind of Makelele made Casillas of the wealthy Real Madrid recall the first phase of the Galacticos and said: If there must be one person in that team who will always be my teammate, I don’t want Zidane, nor Figo, I don't even need Ronaldo, I just want Makelele.

It is with Makelele on the field that Xiulian’s attack will always end without a problem. If the forward takes the ball with his back, he will be snatched by Makelele; There is no chance of breakthrough!

So Xiulian began to try to kick the ball directly from the wing into the penalty area to find the striker's head, trying to knock on Millwall's door with a header bombing.

The current Stam is not mature enough. His biggest shortcoming is his frizzy attack, but with Makelele in front of him, Stam will never face an opposing striker who dribbles the ball from the front. An Xin had a physical confrontation with the opponent's striker, and then when the high ball fell from the air, he jumped up and pushed the football out.

After being unable to attack for a long time, Xiu'an United's coach Peter began to feel a little anxious. Although the strength of the team he led was average, Peter's coaching experience can be regarded as very rich. One of the most common characteristics of football games is: if you can't attack for a long time, you will lose. !

Xiu'an United in the away game must not concede the ball first!

On the field, Xiulian United tried another wide ball. Their right midfielder rushed the ball diagonally into Millwall's goal area before Lucas Neal posted it. Watch the trajectory of the ball. , The landing point is very good, it is near the penalty spot, and it is a very favorable position for the striker to jump to the top after sprinting.

The two forwards of Xiu'an United did indeed rush towards the football landing point. The fans in the stands held their breath and watched this attack nervously.

call......

The Millwall fans let out a long breath of relief as Southgate grabbed the ball and pushed it out of the penalty area, right at the feet of Makelele.

There was applause in the stands, and the applauding fans didn't expect that Millwall completed a counterattack just before their applause stopped.

After Makelele took the ball and turned around, the opponent's central midfielder stood forward and tried to grab the ball under his feet, but Makelele calmly made a fake move of shaking his body, and then distributed the ball to the forward on the left. Lucas-Neil's feet.

Lucas did not dribble after taking the ball, but passed it diagonally to Nedved near the center circle.

Peter saw Millwall's offense so clean, without any sloppiness, his heart tightened, and he shouted on the sidelines to let the players focus!

Nedved dribbled the ball a few steps in the midfield and passed the ball to Robert Pires in front of him from the left to the center before the opponent's defender posted it.

Pires cut from the wing to near the top corner of the opponent's penalty area. After catching the ball, Pires hesitated a little.

He still remembers Aldridge's tactical requirements in yesterday's training: before the first half 30 minutes, the two full-backs and the striker retreat as much as possible to get the ball. The avant-garde also tried a long shot after leaning towards the center to catch the ball!

Although Aldridge worked hard during the training and put forward many training requirements that were helpful to the players, Pires was deeply puzzled by Aldridge's tactical arrangements.

His position is a full-back, but Aldridge does not allow him to break through the bottom pass, and even prohibits him from dribbling and breaking through. Schneider on the other side also requires the same. Unable to play to their strength.

Pires hesitated for a moment.

In any case, just arrived at the team, whether this young head coach has the ability, let's just listen to his arrangement for the time being.

Even if his performance was not good, Pires didn't think it was his fault, it was just that the coach didn't use him well.

At the top of the arc outside the penalty area, Pires blasted a long shot with his right foot.

But he hit the angle a bit positively, and was easily embraced by the opponent's goalkeeper.

There was a sigh first from the stands, and then applause.

The coach of Xiulian United, Peter, was in a state of shock. With such a long shot, there were already four kicks in the first 20 minutes of the game. Larson and Trezeguet completed three kicks, and Pires completed one kick. , or missed the goal, the overall threat to Xiu'an is not high.

Aldridge showed no signs of frustration, but applauded from the sidelines, nodding in appreciation of the players' performance.

Seeing this scene, Peter felt disdainful: This kid thinks football is an archery game?

But the opponent's unscrupulous long-range shot, there is no guarantee that he will not get lucky and hit a world wave, so Peter gave the players an order: expand the defensive area! Don't give the opponent a chance to shoot from a long distance!

After Peter's adjustment, Millwall's offense was obviously hindered in the following time, especially Schneider's right flank. He cut in and approached the center, and both kicked long shots and hit the opponent. On the full back, there is no threat to the opponent's goal.

Peter found that his adjustment had worked, and he glanced at Aldridge with his hands in his pockets with a sneer.

Aldridge didn't feel sorry for Schneider's two long-range shots. Even at that time, the opponent's full-back pressed the defense and gave Schneider a chance to go down the side, but Schneider didn't do that. Oddly requested.

In the early stage of the team, the overall defense is very important. Every player is a part of the defensive system. If Aldridge allows the players to unleash the offense unscrupulously, then the defense will inevitably be out of touch. , the corresponding wing will expose a large area. Before the overall defensive awareness and tacit understanding are formed, the first thing Aldrich has to shape is the team's overall defensive distance. Players in each position cannot lose contact with teammates in nearby positions.

Thirty minutes into the game, Aldridge looked down at his watch, then took advantage of a dead ball and gestured towards the pitch to confirm that Nedved, Pires, Schneider and the two forwards were all watching. Arrived, let them realize that it is time to make changes according to the tactics deployed before the game.

After finishing all this, Aldrich turned his head and glanced at Peter who had calmed down from his anxiety, and said in his heart: Let me sacrifice the flag with a knife.