The Young Lion

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Aldridge's midfielder did not make major changes to his tactics, but there were some adjustments in details.

The Gunners' tactics in the second half have not changed much. However, when switching from defense to offense, they no longer blindly pursue speed, but first seek stability.

Of course, Wenger could see that the reason why Arsenal's counterattack success rate was extremely low in the first half was that the ball was quickly intercepted.

This is fatal to Arsenal's defense, because the offensive players who returned to the defense were all rushing forward, and the defensive players were mentally relaxed because of the successful defense. However, after Millwall successfully intercepted, he quickly made a second attack. It cost Arsenal dearly.

When Arsenal attacked, Millwall's overall formation shrunk back. They played 433, which was originally less than the mainstream 442. One forward in the middle, when defending, the two wingers retreated, and the midfielder retreated, at least in terms of defensive numbers They are more dominant.

With more defense than less, in Arsenal's formation, except for Overmars' individual ability, which has the upper hand when facing Capdevila, basically no other players have a clear advantage.

The combination of passing and cutting cannot form a multi-legged pass because the number of offensive players is not large. Often, after passing six or seven feet and penetrating forward, there will be a mistake.

In the fifty-seventh minute of the second half, Millwall turned from defense to offense. Anelka's shot from outside the penalty area was easily caught by Bute.

Millwall's attacking formation started to go up and the players spread out and ran out of the receiving position.

Whenever the attack ends, Wenger's heart is tense, and he urges the players to go back to defend quickly, otherwise they will be rushed by Millwall for a quick counterattack, and they will probably end up being taken away by a wave.

But this time, Millwall really didn't play fast, but slowly pushed upwards. After the striker trident reached the threat area, the rhythm was suddenly accelerated.

Makelele stepped forward to respond. The ball was passed to Pirlo, who split it to Schneider, who dribbled past Pires to the baseline, forcing Winterburn to defend and Schneider crossed the halfway of the penalty area.

This routine is too familiar.

Arsenal's defensive players are also familiar with this routine.

Larson ran to the right again,

Adams gritted his teeth and still had to follow, otherwise the defensive numbers over there were obviously at a disadvantage. Letting Millwall play a two-for-one striker in a small area to reverse offside would be tantamount to sending a single-handed ball to the opponent.

But before Adams went to assist in the defense, he pointed to the space left by him. He could no longer let Nedved easily slant into the penalty area and score without defense.

Pettit filled the gap he left. Nedved also ran there as expected. Pressing the restricted area line, he stood in a fixed position and did not rush forward.

Trezeguet takes control of the ball after receiving a diagonal pass from Schneider. He couldn't turn around with the ball behind his back, took a step outside and crossed Nedved.

Vieira went to press Nedved, only to see that the Czech also took a step back, avoiding Vieira's interception and returning the ball gently.

Almost all Arsenal's defensive players were pushed back to the penalty area. This made Pirlo's jump in unattended. Facing the ball back with this kick, Pirlo made no adjustments and shot a beautiful long shot!

boom!

Seaman didn't move, the ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the goal.

3-0, 3-0, Millwall destroyed Arsenal, second league meeting in a row, Arsene Wenger lost to Hall, no doubt counting last season's league second leg clash. Arsene Wenger Arsenal have conceded seven goals and scored none!

Pirlo scored a goal, and he ran around the field happily.

In the third year since he came to Millwall, he has grown every year. In the first season, he changed to play as a late playmaker, and in the second season he improved defensively. In the third season, the long-range shooting skills he honed also began to show off, and his ability to insert assists will also be slowly released.

After Pirlo ran wildly, he stood on the court with his arms open, his head raised and his eyes closed. The handsome Italian left a moment worth cherishing for the female fans.

I will not be the second Baggio, I am me, the world will remember my name: Andrea - Pirlo!

Wenger was expressionless on the sidelines, and the third ball completely dispelled all Arsenal's expectations for the game.

His desire to transform the arsenal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

In the first round, they met the defending champion, and it was still an away game. The opponent's main force left a central defender, and the Spaniard Elguera was able to replace Stam's position brilliantly. Millwall's state has improved since the beginning of the season. The best, as can be seen from the warm-up match.

But Arsenal's two new aids need to run in, especially the double midfielder, the tacit understanding between Vieira and Petit, and Overmars' performance in offense is not ideal.

Sixty minutes before the game, Peter Pan performed well on the wing, but that was only his personal performance, and he was not in the same rhythm as the other teammates. Either he broke through the bottom and there was no one to respond in the middle, or he had a chance to cross. At that time, Millwall had already set up a formation to mark Anelka and Bergkamp to death. Peter Pan tried to cut inside, but was repeatedly intercepted by Makelele in the middle.

Aldridge smiled and shook his head with his arms folded. Strong conversations always excite him, because the pleasure after tension is more special.

He walked back to his seat and sat down. Benitez's unchanging facial expression made Aldridge a little speechless.

Can you have fun?

Aldridge said to Benitez.

Benitez was still writing and drawing on it with his small notebook. Hearing what Aldridge said, he turned his head and asked, Which link do you think Arsenal has gone wrong? They are no less defensive than us. .”

That's just what it looks like. Overmars and Pires retreated halfway. In fact, they didn't work hard. The people are in place, but the defensive effect is almost negligible. Unless they run in a wide range to help defend In front of the penalty area, Millwall's strongest offensive is the middle, if I want to talk about Arsenal's problem, it's Bergkamp and Anelka, they don't return to defense.

But Arsenal is equipped with two midfielders. Do they need three midfielders?

It doesn't matter how the formation is arranged. It's like Larsson started as a left winger, but when we scored three goals, he was active in the area of ​​​​the right winger. He scored a direct goal once and attracted the defense as a teammate for the remaining two times. Covering. Nedved is the same, he starts as the attacking midfielder, and breaks the goal in the forward line when attacking. When defending, he can retreat to the front of the penalty area. We attack with equal numbers in the middle. The offensive team cooperates tacitly and takes the initiative. The running position naturally makes the defender passive, how can they defend against the same number of people?

But if you let Bergkamp go back to the penalty area when defending, it's a bit difficult, isn't it?

What Benitez said is not outrageous.

Let the midfielder return to the penalty area, how many midfielders can do it in this era? Let alone let a striker do this, especially a star striker.

Aldrich spread his hands and said helplessly: So I said that I should spend money to buy stars, but they may not meet my requirements, and it will take time to transform. Why bother? Besides, I think the bigger the star, the better it will be. Have a sense of responsibility. Arsenal’s three goals conceded all came from the central attack. If the players on the field don’t realize where their defensive weaknesses are, it can only be said that they are not worthy of the word star. But maybe they realized that they didn’t want to It’s just going back to defense, because subconsciously that’s not what they should do, especially offensive players, they don’t like to do dirty work, but I think real stars should have the spirit of sacrifice.”

The live broadcast camera was aimed at Aldridge, recording the screen of his chat with Benitez.

It seems that Hall has the chance to win the game, and it seems that it should be. Scoring a goal at Lions Den is a huge question mark.

Arsenal was a little bit annoyed by the beating, and immediately organized a crazy attack after the kick-off, and the backcourt players also attacked. But that's what excites Millwall even more.

The counter-defense team needs them to use positional warfare to constantly tear up the gaps to create opportunities, but the opponents who attack out have too many gaps behind them.

Three minutes after the third goal was scored, Arsenal attacked from the side. Pires cut in and was cut off by Schneider. Pires immediately went to grab the ball, and Makelele easily passed the ball back to the front of the side. , Schneider stepped up, observed the situation in the frontcourt, and then made a precise diagonal long pass.

Arsenal's defense line was pushed out earlier, and there was a lot of space behind him at this time. Schneider's long pass was of moderate height and fast speed.

Trezeguet ran to the left side of the penalty area after successfully countering offside, waited for the ball to fall early, stopped the ball with his chest, and then took advantage of the opportunity to volley.

The powerful shot caused the ball to fly erratically into the upper corner of the goal without any rotation.

He played this ball like a rock, and his movements were coherent and coherent, which stunned the audience in the entire stadium.

Trezeguet ran towards the corner flag after scoring a goal, took off his jersey and threw it on the grass, then kicked the corner flagpole with his fists clenched in front of him, showing his masculine and fit muscles. Seeing his ferocious roar made him extremely domineering!

Who is the king of London!? Who is the boss!

Millwall crushed Arsenal once again.

Wenger sat on the coach's bench and rubbed his face, feeling like he couldn't stand it anymore.

All the soldiers of Arsenal stood with their hands on their hips with a dazed look on their faces.

Can the opposing team really win? !

Arsenal's morale collapsed, Wenger made adjustments, replaced by Boulder and Parlor, or used Arsenal's veterans to stabilize the situation, added a defender and midfielder, and removed Anelka and Pires.

Through these two substitutions, Aldridge knew that Wenger probably knew that he would not be able to attack now, as long as he didn't concede the ball.

Seeing this situation, Aldridge did not show any mercy. He replaced Trezeguet with Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then replaced Makelele with Ballack.

Pirlo dispatched from the back, Ballack and Nedved put in the assists together, and Makelele was no longer needed to intercept in the midfield.

Millwall held down Arsenal in half-time transition until the end of the game, and Bergkamp did nothing but walk in the middle circle.

In the 90th minute of the game, Ballack's long-range shot hit the opponent's defender and popped out. Pirlo followed up with another long-range shot and hit him again, but the ball changed direction and rolled into the other side of the penalty area.

Ruud van Nistelrooy caught the ball in a mysterious way, and then pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal with his arch to seal the score at 5-0.

Two home games for two consecutive seasons, Millwall bloodbathed Arsenal!

When the game was over, Mad Lions fans sang and danced in the stands, hooking their shoulders and singing their choreographed songs.

We are the lions, we are the champions, we are the kings of London, we rule the world, everyone loves us, we don't care, we only love Millwall, brave and tenacious, face the difficulties, the roar of the lion will resound In the universe, the footsteps of the wild lion will flatten the world...

Aldridge and Wenger shook hands after the match, and the two moved exactly the same as the previous confrontation, shaking hands, turning around, without saying a word, one expressionless, the other trying to keep serious.

Wenger, who lost the game by a big score, will definitely face criticism from the media. Aldridge will not sympathize with the opponent, because the opponent does not need it at all. Even if the two change positions, Aldridge does not need pity and sympathy from others. ()