The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

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On the night of the game, Meazza was packed.

The start of the Serie A league is a bit late. Inter Milan just finished a league game and beat Cagliari with a goal away. Hodgson made a good start in his second debut in the palace.

Before the start of the game, Aldridge and Hodgson had a few conversations on the sidelines, but the atmosphere was not as warm as before the result of the draw.

From Hodgson's expression, it can be seen that he is more worried about today's game, with a solemn expression on his face. If Aldridge harbors hatred towards him, he will probably curse in his heart: that expression looks like he has just attended a funeral.

Aldridge in a suit and leather shoes sat down and quietly waited for the game to start.

Players from both sides began to enter the field.

The first round of the 98/99 European Champions Cup group stage is about to begin. The earlier matches on the first match day can be counted as the opening match of the new season's Champions League. The defending champion Millwall is a guest to challenge last season's Serie A runner-up. Inter Milan, it is indeed expected that such a strong dialogue will kick off the UEFA Champions League football feast. It is a pity that today's Millwall is already inferior to the Millwall who won the Champions League in Amsterdam four months ago. In the starting list, we can't see more than five starters who have played in the finals.

Millwall started 4231.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Double midfielders: Lampard, Makelele.

Avant-garde line: Glenshire. Nedved, Ronaldinho.

Forward: Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Aldrich Hall spent four years building a champion team that was dismembered by European giants in the summer, and now he is going to lead a new generation of youth army to start a new journey. Fortunately, there are Sole in his team Mainstay players such as Sgate and Nedved sit in charge.

Inter Milan's starting lineup today is 442.

Goalkeeper: Pagliuca.

Defenders: Zanetti, Bergomi, West. Galante.

Midfielder: Simeone,

Coe, Djorkaeff, Baggio.

Forwards: Ronaldo, Zamorano.

When Hodgson coached Inter Milan for the first time, in the first four seasons, Inter Milan, which was on the brink of the relegation zone, was brought to the seventh place in the league. In the second season, he won the third place in the league and the runner-up in the UEFA Cup. Milan, the previous league victory. It's a good start for the new season, but today even if it's sitting at home, facing the new generation of Millwall youth army. The England coach probably won't feel relaxed either. This is a very strange feeling. Although Millwall has left so many main players, you just can't underestimate him, and you can't change the strength of Millwall. It is such a young team that defeated the powerful team in the league. Manchester United. What kind of game will the two teams dedicate to the fans today? All right. The game starts immediately, and Inter Milan kicks off first.

After the referee blew the whistle, the game began. Inter Milan played fast as soon as they came up. Djorkaeff and Baggio quickly passed the midfield with two-to-one cooperation. Then Baggio directly wiped Lampard through his personal ability, and then passed the ball to Ronaldo with a short pass. The alien dribbled horizontally outside the penalty area and took a shot, only to hear a bang, and the shot hit the outside of the post and went wide.

Inter Milan almost opened the scoring! Ronaldo's shot and the goal are a hair's breadth away. If this goal is scored, it will break the record for the fastest goal in the Champions League! The opening time is less than 12 seconds!

Aldridge's heart skipped a beat just now, but fortunately Ronaldo missed the shot, otherwise the game would have been difficult.

After all, Lampard is still young, and in the Premier League, he rarely encounters opponents with particularly delicate skills. When he came up to face Baggio, coupled with the factor of the away game, he was easily broken by Baggio. That process was simply horrible, like a world champion punching a rookie in a boxing ring.

What is the strongest lineup of Inter Milan? No doubt, attack.

There is the alien Ronaldo on the front line, and the terrifying Ivan Zamorano.

How strong is Roberto Baggio's individual ability? He is a master who played well in the World Cup, the highest stage of football.

Djorkaeff, another star that Wenger trained in Monaco in the early days.

Coe is also a familiar opponent of Millwall. In the European Cup semi-finals two years ago, Coe was the main force of Paris Saint-Germain.

Argentina international Simeone, a strong defensive midfielder.

Just looking at Inter Milan's midfield and frontcourt, you will find a very intuitive problem: strong offense and weak defense.

Especially Baggio and Djorkaeff behind the striker, both of them are figures who can play forward.

Simeone has the strongest defense in the midfield, followed by Coe, and after that, the remaining four players with forward attributes are nothing to compare with.

As for the opponent's defense, Zanetti is really a young player now, and Bergomi is about to retire. This is the weak link in their defense, and it is also the tactical requirement for Aldridge to let Ronaldinho focus on the left.

Glenshire is just a cover on the right. The breakthrough of personal ability is to attract the opponent's defensive attention, and then as long as he can get the ball over, he will immediately transfer to the left.

Nedved competed with Simeone today. The two attack and defend, which is considered equal.

The game lasted fifteen minutes, and Millwall first focused on stabilizing the rhythm and adapting to the game.

Fifteen minutes later, Millwall began to attack gradually, but just after attacking, Inter Milan counterattacked.

Simeone cuts Nedved trying to catch a pass from Glenciel. Glenciel's pass is not good. It's a knife mountain. ball.

While Simeone steals the ball, he directly kicks the ball and passes it to Djorkaeff in front. The latter turns around with the ball and passes it to Baggio. Stepping back, Baggio faked the true pass, Djorkaeff did not compete with his national teammate Makelele, and passed the ball diagonally to Zamorano, who was leaning on Southgate with his back. After the latter got the ball, he knocked back to Baggio who was plugging in, and Baggio then passed the ball to Ronaldo.

This series of fast and small-scale passes was dazzling. After Ronaldo took the ball, he cheated Materazzi's center of gravity with two consecutive fake moves, and then faced Bout semi-single-handedly. The alien almost even made a fake shot. Action, when the ball rolled into the goal, Bout did not make a save action at all, because the opponent's shot did not look like a shot at all. With a poke of the toe, the ball hits the net, not to mention swinging the thigh to exert force, there is no movement of swinging the calf to exert force.

The goal! Inter Milan scored first at home, the goal was the alien Ronaldo, this goal is wonderful! Inter Milan sent the ball to Ronaldo through a series of beautiful small-scale cooperation. Ability beats Materazzi and Bout.

Ronaldo ran to the sidelines to celebrate with his arms outstretched, and his teammates surrounded him.

Aldridge walked to the sidelines and waved to Schneider, waiting for the other party to come to the front. Aldridge told him how to adjust next.

Inter Milan completely gave up the wing today!

Just hit the middle of the road fiercely, and it also received a good effect.

Say they are 442, more precisely 4222.

Hodgson probably also studied Millwall's recent state. Although Lampard's defense is stronger than Pirlo. However, when it is impossible to gain a strong advantage in midfield control, the number of times it will be tested will increase, especially when Millwall's tactics are defending, it is more important for the wide players to return to defense.

Aldridge's adjustment is to let the two full-backs shrink the penalty area. As long as Schneider has no pressure on the side defense, he has to fill in. What to fill? It is to fill in the gap after Ronaldo's extraordinary success. Or Baggio's forward area to intercept.

The Inter Milan fans at San Siro are thrilled. After nine years away from the Champions League, they are back on the highest stage of European clubs. Inter Milan has made a great start!

After Aldridge was adjusted, Millwall's defense in the center has been strengthened, but the offense has made him frown.

Underestimated the enemy!

Before the game, he felt that Ronaldinho would have the upper hand against Zanetti. In fact, Zanetti defended Ronaldinho very successfully today.

Zanetti, who played the main force at Inter Milan in the past three seasons, has been edified and tempered in Serie A, facing countless talented offensive players. Although his defense is not perfect, it has reached a very high level.

Ronaldinho seemed to be on the bar with Zanetti. After two consecutive breakthroughs, he had to pass Zanetti after he got the ball.

As a result, Ronaldinho's power plummeted!

The most critical quality of a defensive player is anticipation, while an offensive player is about change. Once Ronaldinho loses his unpredictable magic power, and Zanetti also knows that the opponent will surpass him, then the contest between the two can be known without thinking. Whoever wins loses.

Eight minutes after the first goal was conceded, Ronaldinho dribbled inside and was intercepted by Zanetti. Germany desperately ran to the backcourt, and Nedved also struggled to chase diagonally to harass Zanetti.

The Argentine teenager took the ball decisively. Djorkaeff took the ball in front of him and made a long pass over the top. The terrible Ivan ferryed the ball with his back. Ronaldo missed the ball, but Baggio, who shot from behind, was beautifully in the ball. The moment it hit the ground, the ball rolled past Materazzi's legs. At the same time, Baggio also rushed past him. Seeing that it was going to be a one-on-one goalkeeper, Schneider shoveled from the side. When he got to the ball, he brought Baggio down. The latter fell to the ground. The referee blew his whistle and pointed to a penalty.

Inter Milan won a penalty! Although Schneider's tackle touched the ball first, but four years ago, FIFA banned behind-the-back tackles and strictly enforced them in the just-concluded World Cup. UEFA A new penalty rule for tackles has also been introduced. Oblique tackles are also dangerous actions and are not allowed. UEFA has implemented this rule in the Champions League this season and will use it in the 2000 European Cup.”

The Millwall players explained to the referee, and Schneider got up and went to see Baggio first, and after confirming that the opponent was not injured, he stood there with his hands on his hips.

It's not that he didn't know that the action just now would be awarded a penalty kick. It was because of the situation that he forgot everything when his mind got hot, and he was eager to save him.

The referee's penalty will not be changed, and the Millwall players did not bother after explaining it. At least, Schneider was not shown a yellow card, which can be regarded as the referee's mercy.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines and did not protest to the fourth official. This is different from their match against Wimbledon. The penalty kick just now is not controversial from the perspective of UEFA's new policies and regulations. In other words, If a Millwall player is tackled from behind in the opponent's penalty area, the referee should also award a penalty kick, not whether the ball is tackled or not.

Regulations are regulations and are equal to each other.

Although this rule is very fucked.

Just like FIFA prohibits tackles from behind, ordinary people will clap their hands and applaud when they hear it. This is to protect the players, and it also protects the offensive team from being maliciously sabotaged.

However, how many top defensive players, especially those with superb tackle skills, want to cry?

Also in the contemporary era, the penalty scale for tackles has been constantly revised, which has directly led to a phenomenon: ten years later, there will be almost no defensive players with first-class tackle skills.

There is no way, the rules limit, the defenders basically don't work hard to practice, so what if they practice well? Those defensive players with first-class tackle skills in the Argentine national team can only watch Irving become a chasing boy? If the rules have not changed, let alone 100%, at least Irving will never be able to send the ball into Argentina's goal so easily.

Aldridge was not angry about the penalty, he didn't even care who took the penalty, he called Ronaldinho in front of him, Inter Milan took the penalty, as if it had nothing to do with him, he cared more about how long it took Ronaldinho's performance during the time. ()