The Young Lion

1:0 seems to be a score with a weak advantage, but in the two-round knockout round of home and away, and the opponent can be defeated 1:0 at home, 1:0 is of great significance.

First of all, if the opponent does not get an away goal, then Millwall can play anti-reverse in the away game in the second round. As long as they can score one goal in the away game, Juventus will score three goals at home!

This is where Aldrich hesitated.

He is satisfied with the score of 1:0, but there are 45 minutes left in the game. Does the second half need to play defense from the beginning?

Benitez and Jenson each expressed their opinions.

They all believed that the 45-minute change was too big. If they retreated to defend against counterattacks at the beginning of the second half, if Juventus scored an away goal, Millwall would be powerless if they wanted to attack again.

After careful consideration, Aldrich felt that what they said made sense.

Just like playing against Chelsea in the League Cup, Chelsea attacked wildly at the beginning, and when the score began to shrink in the second half, they fell behind, and they wanted to attack again, but they couldn't get up to speed.

The players entered an excited state in the first half, suddenly dropped from the high speed, and all aspects of the body's functions cooled down, and it was not easy to mobilize them again in a short period of time. Once the score was equalized by the opponent, the psychological pressure With anxiety, it is very likely that the team will collapse.

When Aldridge walked into the locker room, the team doctor was re-treating Nedved's wound. Aldridge asked a few words. After getting reassuring results, he began to encourage the team and also made some tactics. Change.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. The Millwall team still maintained a high-frequency and fast-paced style of play. Every player is in good condition today, with accurate passes, quick shots, and clear thinking about passing and cutting.

After Juventus adapted to the first half of the game, they also began to exert force in the second half, but their force was obviously controlled, and they exerted force little by little.

It can be seen from their player movement and player participation in the offense that Zidane's shots are no longer forward. And more is to pull horizontally and split the side, so that other teammates who come up with assists can respond.

The game gradually heated up. Both sides set up a tight defensive line from the midfield. Compared with many teams' unstructured individual frantic pressing, both teams showed top-level defensive tactics. Serie A teams are good at chain defense. Mill Under the guidance of Aldridge, Wall never emphasized one-on-one sprinting in defense. Each defensive point was connected with the defensive line as a whole, and he would not give opponents a chance to break through one by one.

Neither side was able to create a better chance in the open battle.

Both teams began to frequently use set-pieces to create murderous intentions.

Juventus' two consecutive corner kicks came within a hair's breadth of a goal. This caused panicky exclamations from the fans in the stands.

Southgate yells at his teammates. Let everyone improve their attention, and they suffer a little from defending set-pieces, that is, the height of defense, which requires their more accurate predictions and more appropriate positions to contain opponents.

When the game came to the 70th minute. Aldridge was pacing back and forth on the sidelines, and at this point in time, Millwall's physical exhaustion had begun to run out.

Judging only from the perspective of observation, Aldrich knew that the players ran the distance of the usual 90-minute full-game in 70 minutes today. It is estimated that the average running distance has exceeded 10,000 meters.

However, Juventus played in the first half and gradually exerted strength in the second half. The comparison between the two. The gap between the two sides began to decline from Millwall's dominance, and now it has become balanced. If it continues to develop, it is very likely that Juventus will have an overall dominance.

The experienced Lippi probably planned this way from the beginning, and generally defend first and then attack. This is understandable, if it weren't for Millwall's surprise attack and goal in the opening stage of the first half, maybe at this moment Millwall would involuntarily press all the way because he couldn't score a goal, giving Juventus more offensive opportunities.

It's time to collect it.

1:0

This is an acceptable result!

Just as Aldridge was about to replace Trezeguet with Ballack, the situation on the court changed suddenly.

Millwall played a wave of attack**.

Trezeguet and Larson switched positions. Trezeguet, who was pulling on the left side outside the penalty area, made a rare pass to the right-wing ribs with a foot second to the top.

Shevchenko inserted the ball non-stop at high speed, and with Pesoto on his shoulders, he shot from a long distance!

The ball flew towards the goal of Juventus like a heavy artillery. Peruzzi flew towards him and blocked the ball with one hand, but the speed of the ball was too fast, and he could not control the trajectory of the saved ball. The ball bounced towards the small penalty area line nearby.

When Ferrara and Montero reacted, they wanted to clear the siege, but Larson jumped high between them and headed the ball to the other side of the goal!

Peruzzi was powerless and sighed at the ball!

Ferrara and other Juventus generals immediately raised their hands to signal Larson to shoot offside, but the flag in the hands of the linesman has been hanging down.

Larson's supplementary shot scored the goal! Millwall leads Juventus 2:0! This is a golden goal. If Juventus can be won by two goals at home, Millwall's promotion hope It will be very big, very big! Does anyone question Larsson's lack of aggressiveness now? He responded to all doubts from the outside world with goals in key games. He is the most important point in Millwall's front line. This attack It is the cooperation between Millwall's striker trident! Trezeguet, Shevchenko, Larsson, they work together to help the team expand the score!

The stands at Wembley were boiling, and the Wild Lions fans were jumping happily in the stands, leading by two goals, and the probability of advancing was greatly increased!

Aldridge also pumped his fist excitedly on the sidelines, and then quickly turned around to let Ballack complete the substitution, and at the same time let Gattuso also warm up. At this time, there is no need to hesitate, you can hold on to the score of 2:0!

With such a score, Millwall is a guest in Turin in the second round. As long as Juventus can score one goal in the away game, the opponent will score four!

Enter Ballack, exit Trezeguet.

Three minutes later, Gattuso came on and Shevchenko went off.

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Lippi walked to the sideline with a solemn expression and made adjustments, but they were tactical rather than personnel adjustments.

He knows that the difference of two goals is a very dangerous situation. According to Millwall's performance in three away games in the group stage, even if Juventus returns to the home court, it may not necessarily score at least three goals.

After adjusting according to Millwall's formation, Juventus saw their tricks, and the two full-backs boldly stepped forward to assist, and the three midfielders also advanced in a hierarchical manner. In the last ten minutes, Juventus turned against the guests and launched a Jedi counterattack!

By this time, although Millwall's players were still able to run, they had begun to lag behind Juventus in terms of speed. They spared no effort to run in the first 80 minutes, making them passive in this regard in the last 10 minutes.

Aldrich kept pressing his hand to signal, let the players stabilize, take more rest when they have the opportunity, adjust the breathing rhythm, even if it delays time.

However, Juventus did not give them a chance, and they had better physical fitness during this period. Almost adopted basketball tactics full-court pressing strategy. Crazy pressing.

Zidane shoots from distance. Inzaghi grabs the point, Davis breaks through and shoots from a long distance, Conte sends a wonderful pass, Piero shakes the ball and flies the ball. Torricelli's high ball cross, followed by Conte's header...

Juventus's attack wave after wave, playing in front of Millwall jittery, but fortunately did not give the opponent an excellent chance to score, otherwise Bout may not be able to withstand it.

Even if Millwall wants to use upside down to waste time, he can't hold back the opponent's midfielders who can fight and grab.

Deschamps broke the ball from Pirlo's feet, and then passed it straight. Del Piero took the ball and shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, which was blocked by Southgate. Use your body to block the ball out of the baseline.

The game time has come to the stoppage time stage, the Juventus army is under pressure, and the Millwall army retreats.

Juventus quickly took a corner kick, the ball reached Pesoto's feet, and Schneider defended him head-on. Pesoto unexpectedly did not pass the ball but cut in from the outside line, and chose a long shot at a 45-degree angle outside the penalty area!

No one thought that he would choose long shots from such a long distance in this position.

And the ball is a half-high ball, almost flying towards the goal quickly against the turf.

The penalty area was overcrowded. The ball hit Makelele's calf while rolling, and then changed direction and bounced towards the goal of the penalty area. The speed was still very fast. I don't know who touched it again on the line of the small penalty area. The ball was slow. rolled into the goal.

Bout, who was deceived by the two refractions, seemed to be unable to make a save!

Goal in! Juventus pulled one back in stoppage time, a goal that would have Lippi leaving London satisfied, 2:1, Millwall conceded an away goal, a result that left them The gold content of the second goal dropped slightly. It can even be said that the score of 2:1 is not as good as 1:0! Who scored this goal? In the slow motion replay of the goal, we see Pesso Thor's shot was blocked by Makelele, and Bout lost his center of gravity at that time. He went to the near corner of the goal. Foot, let the ball refracted, and Elguera, who was defending on the small penalty area line, was caught off guard. He swung his leg hastily to clear the siege but kicked flawedly. The ball slipped past his feet and rolled into his own gate! After losing the ball, Elguera Ergla covered his face and fell to the ground, appearing extremely remorseful!

When the Juventus soldiers wildly celebrated the goal, Lippi smiled on the coaching bench, and then talked and laughed with his colleagues in the coaching staff to celebrate.

Aldridge had the same expression as the fans in the stands, his expressionless and slightly pale.

The mood fell from heaven to hell!

Yes, 2:1 is far worse than 1:0.

The most intuitive interpretation is: with a score of 2:1, Juventus can advance as long as they return to home court by 1:0, and if it is 1:0, even if Juventus plays 1:0 at home, the two teams will still play extra. Time.

Southgate pulled Elguera up, said something in his ear, and then gently pushed his head to make Elguera cheer up quickly.

Injury time has come, and Millwall quickly played a wave of offense after re-kick-off. In the end, Pirlo missed a long shot and made the game come to an end.

The fans in the stands cheered up, anyway, they were quite optimistic.

At least to win is to welcome the second round with a leading score, not a tie or a total score behind.

The two teams did not play as earth-shattering confrontation today as they did against Barcelona in the group stage. The first ten minutes and the last ten minutes of the game were dominated by the two teams respectively, and the middle 70 minutes was a tug-of-war. There were not many opportunities. However, there are still many wonderful scenes between offense and defense.

Aldrich went to shake hands with Lippi, didn't say much, and then turned around to comfort the frustrated disciples on the field.

The last goal was judged to be an own goal. Aldridge was the first to go to Elguera, hugged him for a long time, and kept encouraging him in his ear to make him forget about the own goal.

Don't blame yourself, look forward, so that you can continue to move forward on the road to a world-class central defender. I have confidence in you. No one will blame you. On the contrary, you did a good job today and successfully limited Del Piero. , I am very satisfied with you!

Elguera got rid of the psychological shadow under the comfort of Aldrich.

Aldridge knew that he had to help Elguera immediately, otherwise, the seed of self-blame would take root in his heart.

At the end of the game, the Millwall players exchanged jerseys with the Juventus players, and then they came to the sidelines to thank the fans for their support. ()