The Young Lion

After Nedved scored a goal, he was hugged by Ferdinand next to him. He clenched his fist with one hand and raised it high. After tasting the championship, he seemed to be addicted to drugs. Victory, championship, honor, never satisfied!

The players of Dynamo Kyiv were a bit disheartened.

The strength gap is a bit big.

The opponent's offense relies on five people. Behind them, Makelele, Zambrotta, and Schneider are just supporting and not pressing. After their successful defense, they can't counterattack at all. The body is cold...

One-on-one defense is completely unavoidable, you must have teammates to help defend, but suddenly the opponent breaks through, and in a hurry, you can only resort to fouls. The opponent continues to attack with set balls, and Dynamo Kyiv only conceded a goal, which is considered good luck. .

Two goals behind, what to do next?

Lobanovsky's instructions remained unchanged, and he stood firm and counterattacked.

Regardless of the fact that there are only five or six minutes left in the game, Lobanovsky knows that if the team presses forward to attack, it may lose the ball within a few minutes.

But this second conceded goal was too demoralizing. The situation was completely different. They had to score at least two goals at home to hope to advance. Once their opponent scored one, they would score four!

Aldridge sat back and took a two-goal lead, which was indeed stable.

One advantage of this tactic is that it does not require frequent on-the-spot adjustments.

The team's offense and defense are balanced, and under the premise of great offensive power, if the defense encounters the opponent's onslaught, in other words, a counterattack that turns around, Millwall can play terribly.

So he doesn't need to adjust, and he can adapt to all changes with the same. If the opponent wants to attack, he welcomes it with both hands. Even if the opponent also puts on a posture of offensive and defensive balance, Millwall will have a greater offensive advantage, crushing hard power!

Dynamo Kyiv is really calm, two goals behind and still playing defense. In the last few minutes of the game, Millwall did not create too good opportunities, and the score did not change again.

The whole game is over. In the first round of the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup, the defending champion Millwall defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 at Wembley and gained the opportunity to advance. The suspense in the second round seems to be over. Big. According to Millwall's current state, they have a very high probability of advancing to the semi-finals. We will wait and see how far Millwall, who is called by the British media as the second-generation mad lion under Hall, will go in the Champions League this year.

Aldrich and Lobanovsky shook hands with each other,

They left one after another without talking.

At the post-match press conference, Lobanovsky was criticized by many European media for being too conservative in tactics.

In the eyes of many. It is normal for Dynamo Kyiv to lose, but the key is that the loss is a bit useless.

At this age, Lobanovsky is quite honored and humiliated.

He calmly stated that there is a clear gap in the strength of the two teams, which is beyond doubt, but back in Kyiv, he is confident that the team will score at least two goals.

When Aldrich attended the press conference and was asked about Lobanovski’s excuse for failure, he said frankly: “There is indeed a gap between the players of the two teams. Millwall is stronger on paper, and we deserve to win. Dynamo Kyiv caused us a lot of trouble, if it wasn't for the set kick to expand the score in the final stage, maybe we wouldn't have gone to Kyiv with an advantage.

The reporters were depressed.

Why is this young handsome still keeping a low profile?

I can't imagine how he would look if he lost.

Aldridge just felt that his position was a bit awkward.

He had a good deck of cards, played well, and won. Victory is not martial, if you lose, it is really inferior to others.

Therefore, there is no need to be complacent about winning. The fact is that his players are more capable, and personal ability has become a decisive factor in the game.

Dynamo Kyiv in the second round, Millwall leads by two goals. What kind of tactics will you adopt? As long as you score an away goal, it will kill the game.

I don't think Millwall can score easily at Dynamo Kyiv's home ground, you know it's still March. The temperature in Kyiv at night is likely to be zero degrees, and the players are away. The adverse factors of the weather and the venue will be serious. Affect our performance, when the time comes I will observe the state of the team, so as to choose the most suitable tactics to face the game.

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In the afternoon of the next day, the players returned to the training field for restorative training. The content of the training was relatively relaxed. Aldridge then reviewed the game with them for summary and analysis.

Players often have a coach's resentment, that is, they think their performance is impeccable after winning the game. Emotionally, they really shouldn't be accused of being critical, but in fact, Aldridge must let them recognize the reality.

Dynamo Kyiv limited our performance through dense defense. We are stronger one-on-one, forcing the opponent to defend 2-1, 3-2. Suppose we meet a team with top defensive capabilities. Your pair If you don't have an overwhelming advantage, will you still get so many opportunities? Can you still dominate the game?

Aldridge's words made the players look at each other, and he asked Makelele and Gattuso to defend Henry as a demonstration.

Makelele defends Henry one-on-one, Gattuso does not need to approach Henry, as long as he stays in the area, if Henry fails one-on-one, Gattuso can immediately launch a counterattack.

A large number of people in the defensive area does not mean that it will weaken the offense. On the contrary, it makes the forward movement of the offensive players more unpredictable and difficult to mark. We must continue to improve the ability of teamwork in a small area and increase the running range. Flexibly change the role we play in the game, otherwise, when we encounter a top defensive team, especially a team with excellent one-on-one defense, not only will our offense be contained, but when we are counterattacked, we will also double the pressure on the defense.

The players all nodded with serious expressions, especially the five-man attack group. Although it is also a means to create a set-piece attack through personal ability, they are more yearning for the kind of positional battle with mercury pouring down the ground to cooperate with the attack. Once that kind of attack is played, and In the end, the goal is scored, and the personal sense of accomplishment is unparalleled.

After experiencing the Champions League battle in the middle of the week, Aldridge was put on the bench for the weekend league.

At the Lions Den Stadium, Millwall's bench team beat the declining Magpies Newcastle United 4-0.

When Ruud van Nistelrooy performed his big four in the last minute of the game, the audience cheered for him, and the commentator was even more excited to cry for his grievances.

Van Nistelrooy! He scored the fourth goal of the game, big four! Big four! Is he making his presence known to Hall? When Henry recovered from injury, he squeezed out His main position, I am afraid he has been asking why?! He can also score goals. Can score a lot of goals! Unbelievable, really unbelievable, Van Nistelrooy has scored 16 goals in the league. Ranked first on the list! Hasselbaink, Owen, and York behind him all scored at least 2 goals less than him! But Ruud van Nistelrooy can't play the starting striker at Millwall! Hall, Is this the trouble of your happiness?

Aldrich has a headache. Really headache.

It's not that Ruud van Nistelrooy isn't good enough, or that he can't score goals.

But what the head coach has to manage is a team, not a certain player, let alone whether a player in a certain position is performing well.

The outside world has seen the high number of personal goals scored by Van Nistelrooy, but the statistics within the club show that the offensive foursome of Van Nistelrooy + Ronaldinho + Nedved + another winger is in the top half. The performance of the season is not stable enough. In the new attacking group, except for Pirlo, the other four are completely activated. Maybe the number of individual goals is not as good as Ruud van Nistelrooy, but their combined number of goals is far higher than that of the attacking group in the first half of the season. The average goal per game can reach 3 goals, which is much higher than the average of 1.8 per game in the first half of the season!

Aldridge needs players to achieve the effect that 1+1 is greater than 2. With Van Nistelrooy, that's other people serving him.

Even Klose sacrificed, covering for Van Nistelrooy, making the ball.

At this time, Manchester United suddenly sent an inquiry, asking about the possibility of Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer.

It has not been a day or two since Ferguson admired Ruud Van Nistelrooy, but he completely gave up before the season. He and everyone in the outside world have basically the same opinion: Ruud Ruud is about to take over!

But I didn't expect that the season was not over yet. The situation has changed.

Aldridge prefers to use Henry instead of Van Nistelrooy. Ferguson understands it very well. In his opinion, Henry playing center makes Millwall's offense rich, flexible and powerful. This is a problem with Millwall's tactical system.

on the contrary. Ferguson believes that Ruud van Nistelrooy is very much in line with Manchester United's tactical system.

Van Nistelrooy needs someone on the ball, someone to cover, United's two wings together, with Scholes behind. For two forwards on the front line who can pass and shoot, they need a striker like Ruud van Nistelrooy with a strong ability to seize opportunities.

Van Nistelrooy was also quite moved after hearing the news that Manchester United was interested in him.

It seems that the Dutchman, who had a hard life with Tony in the youth team, is also on the same track as Tony.

He was really sad, but he couldn't get angry.

Millwall's new attacking group performed unparalleled. Not only did they play exciting games, they also scored a lot of goals. When he played with Ronaldinho in the first half of the season, he couldn't achieve this effect.

He also knows his own playing characteristics, talent affects the direction of development, and it is impossible for him to change to Henry's style of play.

Manchester United's mature two wings fly together, Beckham passes from the right, Giggs can make a sudden pass from the left, and Scholes dispatches in the middle. They each perform their duties to deliver firepower to the forward, which is very suitable for him to play.

In order to get the soon-to-be 23-year-old Van Nistelrooy in the summer, Ferguson even came to London to have an interview with Aldridge himself.

The current situation is different from before. In the past, Manchester United only needed to let the wind out and do some work in private. They were basically sure about poaching people from Millwall. Solskjaer and Stam were all poached from Millwall. of it?

But now, whether Millwall sells or not depends on whether Aldridge lets go. If he is determined to keep a certain player, Manchester United may not be able to win over even if they spend money. It’s not that Aldridge is messing around. If you want to prevent players from going to Manchester United, it is still based on team building.

Manchester United wanted a player from Millwall, and Millwall's first consideration was whether the player was indispensable to the team.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is really not an indispensable player now.

At least for Aldridge's striker, Henry, Ronaldinho, and Larson are unlikely to be transferred in the summer of 1999. Ronaldinho and Larson are loyal. Let go after five months of competition?

Aldridge had an open and honest conversation with Ferguson.

He clearly informed the other party that Ruud van Nistelrooy is not for sale, but the team will need him as a substitute.

If Manchester United can promise Ruud van Nistelrooy's main position, Ruud van Nistelrooy will definitely be seduced away, and Aldridge doesn't want to see conflicts in the team, so it depends on Manchester United's attitude.

But Ferguson found it tricky. Manchester United's striker, Black Wind Shuangsha, just started to show their power. It is impossible for him to introduce Ruud van Nistelrooy to replace Yorke or Cole. He bought it to train for a season or two, and then let Ruud van Nistelrooy provoke Daliang, after all, Fonny is young.

After Ruud van Nistelrooy learned that Manchester United could not make a commitment to the main position, he temporarily suppressed the idea of ​​​​a transfer.

Going to Manchester United to play as a substitute?

It's better to stay in Millwall as a substitute, at least his value will not drop. ()