The Young Lion

Schneider suddenly stood up and said with a firm face, Boss, we will definitely win the game today!

Yes! We are also holding back a breath of anger!

Let Barcelona clearly realize who is the strong!

Didn't Van Gaal just win the Champions League? What's the big deal! Crazy goal!

Down with Barcelona! We beat them half a year ago, and we will completely defeat them today!

Yes, defeat Barcelona!

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Aldridge didn't say a word, but the atmosphere in the locker room became heated.

It took three minutes for the players to shout slogans to express their determination, and then they suddenly shut their mouths, because Aldridge stood there calmly, even though they shouted for a long time, he remained unmoved.

Boss, are you okay?

Southgate asked worriedly, thinking that Aldrich's spirit could not be relieved after being hit.

Aldridge closed his eyes and lowered his head, chuckled lightly, then sighed: I am very satisfied that you have such a strong fighting spirit. However, I think your current state is not a good sign.

The players looked at each other in blank dismay, puzzled.

Is it wrong to be high-spirited?

Aldridge said softly: Sit down first, I don't think the angrier or more aggressive team on the football field will definitely win the game. Barcelona despise us. I think this is a very normal thing. All of Europe The top giants from all over the world will despise us and look down on us when they meet us, but some people hide this contempt in their hearts, and some people say it out loud. When I heard Van Gaal's remarks for the first time , I am also very angry, but calm down and think about it, even if this is the opponent's psychological warfare, I think it is a good thing, you have to remember one sentence, on the stage of the European Champions Cup. The more arrogant the ball Most teams will fall badly. Why have Italian teams been able to break into the Champions League final these years? Because they are low-key and pragmatic, and the outside world criticizes their conservative tactics, but they cannot question the excellent results achieved by the Italian team.

The players calmed down, and they were not ignorant people. When they first heard it, they really believed the statement that Van Gaal was playing psychological warfare.

Almost fooled, yeah, we're top of the table and Barcelona are going to die.

We are in a hurry.

Southgate touched his head and said. The other players nodded apprehensively.

Mentality is an important factor affecting the performance of the team. They felt that if they rushed out to compete with Barcelona like they did just now, they might be beaten into a sieve by their opponents. In all fairness, it was the final half a year ago. In the confrontation between the two teams, it was hard for Millwall to win, and the final score was 4:1, but this was related to the fact that Barcelona's defense was full of loopholes at the end.

Aldridge saw the reflections of the players, and smiled gratifiedly: Now is not the time to blame yourself and think, this is also a kind of experience, it is worth digesting slowly after the game, the mentality of the strong will not be External interference, especially not being interfered by the opponent, the more interference from the opponent, the less able to let the opponent succeed. Everyone knows how to play today's game. I just want to ask you a question, do you have any? Confidence wins?

Of course there is!

The whole Millwall team shouted in unison.

Aldridge turned and walked out of the locker room.

This is not the first time Aldridge came to Camp Nou, many years ago. He once came here to watch the game, and the shocking scene of the fans shouting Barcelona and Barcelona is still unforgettable in his memory.

However, when he appeared on the sidelines, fans in the nearby stands booed him.

When the live announcer said his name, the Nou Camp was booed even more.

He's not welcome here, that's normal.

If Millwall lost to Barcelona half a year ago, when Barcelona is a guest in London, the Wild Lions fans will not welcome Barcelona.

Although this kind of mentality is not positive, from the perspective of neutral fans, the side that lost the game before should welcome the arrival of the winner, so that they can have the opportunity to have another contest in a legitimate way and defeat the opponent openly.

Aldridge did not go to shake hands with Barcelona coach Van Gaal, the other party was sitting on the coaching bench, Robson was fired in the summer, but Mourinho stayed, but now Mourinho's status in the team has plummeted, like Van Gaal This kind of super control freak will not give others, especially Mourinho, whose title is translator, the power to intervene in the team.

Millwall's young coach stood on the sidelines, the weather turned cold, he was wearing a black Armani coat, stylish and cool.

The focus of the third round of Group C of the European Champions Cup will be staged at Camp Nou. Barcelona at home will face Millwall from England. It's in their own hands, as long as they beat Millwall in two rounds, their prospects are still optimistic.

Aldridge looked at the starting players of both sides. As for the formation, he can get a general idea after observing after the game starts.

Millwall played 4231 today. Except for Trezeguet's absence due to injury, the lineup is relatively neat. Van Nistelrooy replaced Trezeguet as the starting arrow. Behind the striker, the double midfielders are Makelele and Ballack, Schneider, Elguera, Southgate, and Zambrotta. This line of defense has also played a lot of games this season. There have been ups and downs in the Premier League, but the last two games have been quickly adjusted, which can be a little reassuring.

Barcelona's starting lineup looks like 451, but it can be changed to 442, 424, or 433 at any time.

Goalkeeper: Baia.

Defenders: Reziger, Cotto, Abelardo, Sergi.

Midfield: Guardiola, Giovanni, Rivaldo, Figo, Enrique.

Forward: Anderson.

Aldridge didn't say a word to him. In reality, Van Gaal, who looked at each other from a distance for the first time today, has turned against each other, but it is undeniable that the opponent is a famous coach and the number one in the history of Dutch football. characters.

Barcelona is also a great club and the war with Millwall is the most normal thing between clubs.

In the eyes of famous coaches, they will not be more serious about what the starting formation is, nor will they start to use their brains to decipher the starting formation just because of the opponent's starting formation.

Italian coaches can play 442, 433 and other seemingly balanced and aggressive formations, but in fact, in the game, the four avant-garde can devote more than 70% of their energy to defense. Who can say that such a 442 is balanced?

Barcelona's starting lineup is the same today. The key lies in the changes in the player's movement position during the game.

Rivaldo is obviously the key point. His running position determines the change of the formation. If he moves forward, the formation can become 442, or 4231, or 4141, etc.

It would be an irreparable mistake to ignore Rivaldo because he started behind two wingers and a striker.

The opponent is an invisible killer!

In the two World Cups in the next 5 years, the number one player in the Brazilian team is Ronaldo, but the person who scored only one goal less than Ronaldo in the two competitions is named Rivaldo. And goals are like gold.

Game start. As a guest, Millwall kicked off first. After Ruud van Nistelrooy kicked off, Larsson passed the ball back, and then the formation did not press forward, and Millwall played a simple long pass from one side. Shevchenko tried to break through after taking the ball from the wing and was resolved by Sergi. Barcelona counterattacked!

Guardiola, Giovanni, Figo, after three passes, the ball passed through Figo's feet and arrived in front of Rivaldo.

Aldridge watched from the sidelines, not surprisingly.

After taking the ball, Rivador broke forward and seemed to have passed Makelele, but the Frenchman obviously turned around after being wiped and put a shovel. The toe kicked the ball and Rivaldo fell to the ground.

The Barcelona player asked the referee for a foul, but the referee ignored it.

Makelele is so reassuring!

Even if his frontal interception fails, he will not be easily broken through, even if he is broken through. Will also quickly go back to fill the position, his contribution to the defense is simply irreplaceable.

Millwall turned from defense to offense. Zambrotta directly handed the ball to Larsson who ran out of space in front. Larsson took the ball and used his body to resist Guardiola, and then used pass fakes to confuse the opponent. Then he went it alone, broke through the opponent and then moved forward, but Reziger destroyed the ball.

After the opening, the two sides played relatively stalemate, with a fast pace.

Guardiola is still the hub of offensive and defensive transitions, but he has too much energy to focus on defense, so his offensive talent cannot be released.

Pele paid for a Brazilian to land in Europe. This player is Giovanni. He was placed from a forward to a midfielder. Van Gaal must have valued his passing skills.

Coupled with Rivaldo, who can move freely in the frontcourt, and Figo and Enrique, who can play both sides, Barcelona's offensive system is very threatening. This period is called the spiral system.

Ideals are always good. Van Gaal wants Barcelona to play the best offensive football. The spiral offensive system tears down the opponent's defense layer by layer. It is expected to be a three-dimensional comprehensive oppression.

However, this also requires world-class players to implement. Today, they met Millwall, who is quite tough in defense. They obviously couldn't control the situation in the front and rear of Millwall's midfield.

Figo tried to break through Schneider, but the latter kicked the ball out of the touchline.

Half a year later, Schneider became more mature in the position of right back. He could faintly keep up with Figo's rhythm and couldn't break the ball. As long as he broke the ball, he could also achieve the purpose of curbing the opponent's attack and slowing down the opponent's rhythm.

Rivaldo cooperated with his teammates in the midfield. The moment Enrique passed the ball back to his feet, Makelele hit it and stretched out his foot to block the ball. In the wrestling between the two, Makelele won, and the ball was switched again. Control.

Barcelona quickly realized: the opponent is still the wild lion half a year ago!

They don't have an absolute advantage in one-on-one. When the number of offensive players in the frontcourt is at a disadvantage compared to the number of opponents' defenders, it is difficult to penetrate the opponent's defense with small-scale cooperation.

And Millwall did not press forward, and the counterattack also relied on personal ability.

Neither team has a superstar who can single out the opponent's entire defense line. Even Ronaldo half a year ago had no bright spots in that game except for one goal.

This kind of game is not exciting enough, but Aldridge thinks this kind of game is more important to the team!

It will test their patience, overall view, mentality, will and other qualities.

Far more experience value than unrestrained mad attack.

The game lasted ten minutes without a single shot, and both teams focused on competing for control of the midfield.

Aldridge glanced at the Barcelona coach's bench intentionally or unintentionally. Van Gaal, who was watching the game with a blank face, seemed to be still full of confidence.

Van Gaal, let's make a killer move.

Now Barcelona has no unique skills at all! ()