The Young Lion

Rarely, the stands at Highbury were booed, not for the visiting Millwall, but for the home team Arsenal.

Arsenal fans are known as the highest-quality fans in the Premier League, because they are too quiet, like scholars watching a literary film, and rarely maintain a non-stop fanatical cheering momentum like other fans in the stands, but this does not negate their love for the team loyalty.

Since Arsenal reversed Manchester United and Millwall last season to win the long-awaited top league championship, Arsenal fans have been convinced by Wenger, but today's game is played like this, and it looks like they will lose to Millwall at home. 2 teams, Arsenal fans naturally cannot accept it.

Wenger wanted to kill the thief, but he was powerless.

The brazen Aldrich set up the bus, and Wenger was so angry that he wanted to rush directly in front of the opponent and shout: show some demeanor!

He has always thought that the fight between the two is a bit like a gentleman playing chess, or a duel between knights. If you win, you will win, and if you lose, you will lose. trick.

But he really misunderstood Aldridge, this kid has no lofty ideals, and he never thought about establishing a school in football, maintaining a tactic or style from one end to the end, he is not interested, and he is good for the world If things can’t be done, it’s enough to be alone, win the game and be happy to achieve the goal.

Having known Wenger for many years, Aldrich broke the professor's heart today.

Arsenal captain Adams stepped forward. When the team was in danger, he rushed to the front line without hesitation, and rushed to the front line of fire.

I have to say that Tony Adams seems to be born with a kind of domineering. When he went up, he single-handedly upset the Millwall defense line. Pedretti was directly knocked to the ground by him, and the referee did not call a foul. I think it is a reasonable collision, after all, little Makelele is still young, and besides, Makelele is not a burly type in the first place. Pedretti, who took him as a template, can also be imagined.

Arsenal started playing long balls again? I remember in the Christmas game, Arsenal played long balls when they were behind. Bergkamp won a penalty. Now they are doing it again. I don't know what will happen. No more miracles. Adams header! Close, Keller, cunning Keller kicks goal, Millwall counters, Ronaldinho goes forward. Got the ball. He goes on a long run.

Ronaldinho passed halftime. First, he used his body to withstand Vieira's harassment from behind, and then Duff's beautiful crossover made Pettit hesitate in defense, and Ronaldinho took advantage of the situation to pass the opponent. Farther on, Van Nistelrooy opened up. Ronaldinho faked a fax and broke through Arsenal's last central defender.

What about the rest?

The full-back went up and crossed,

Adams did not run back after the header was over.

Seaman abandoned the door and walked out. Ronaldinho's series of amazing moves were jaw-dropping.

Unsurprisingly, he swayed Seaman's defensive angle laterally, and then shot the goal!

Empty!

Aldridge stood up from the moment Ronaldinho passed Petit, and walked to the sidelines step by step, feeling that this would be a classic individual heroism goal.

However, when Ronaldinho shot, Aldridge almost knelt down on the ground, covering his face with his hands in disbelief.

No goal! Ronaldinho! What are you doing? We're all ready to applaud your magic! You just put the ball in! Ugh...sorry , I am a little bit out of control, as a commentator, I should remain neutral, but seeing the performance of Ronaldinho getting rid of Vieira, breaking through Petit, passing Keown and shaking Seaman just now, I think Other than the Arsenal fans, everyone else will be like me.

Ronaldinho made the last shot with a bit of force, but the ball deviated about 20 centimeters from the goal post. He probably wanted to keep all his movements from the touch of the ball to the goal coherent, so after shaking Seaman away, he didn't shoot again. Adjust, but shoot directly. This choice cannot be said to be right or wrong. Some shooters adjust and adjust, but they can’t shoot in. Some shooters can send the ball into the goal without adjusting the kick. Anyway, Ronaldinho missed it. empty door.

After he finished shooting, he saw that the ball missed, and his body moved forward inertially. He chose to kneel and slide, with a helpless smile on his face.

He didn't care, but Seaman was shocked into a cold sweat.

Seaman quickly got the ball, and then kicked the goal kick. It is probably not a quick tactic, but a race against time.

The Millwall players were all sighing because Ronaldinho didn't hit the ball, but the ball flew back immediately and passed the midfield. Pedretti was closest to the landing point. He went to fight for it, but it was a tall figure Blocked in front of him, then took off and knocked him away. Tony Adams, who was running back, turned back to attack. Originally in front of Mills, when the ball bounced towards him, he did not catch the ball, but turned around and bypassed Mills. Mills judged that the ball was wrong, and the ball bounced on the ground and flew over his defense zone. to the back.

Anelka didn't wait for Neil to block him, so he half-turned and volleyed. The ball hit the dead corner of the goal, and Keller could only look at the ball and sigh.

In the 81st minute of the second half, Arsenal recovered a goal, Adams assisted Anelka, followed by a beautiful header, Anelka was really smart, he played tricks on Mills with his turn and movement, and his shot was impeccable, There is no doubt that he is a reliable killer for Arsenal in the future!

Wenger jumped up excitedly, and then kept waving to let the players hurry back and prepare for the kick-off.

Aldridge was depressed, Ronaldinho didn't make the goal, it was originally 2:5, but now it has become 3:4.

He stared at Ronaldinho fiercely from the sidelines, and at the same time pointed at him, asking him to strengthen his defense.

Ronaldinho was speechless, why is Arsenal so lucky, Adams can send assists with his back to the goal, why is he so unlucky, he didn't score an empty goal.

When the difference between two goals, the mentality of the players will be more relaxed, but when the score becomes a difference of one goal, the players themselves will take it seriously.

Any fool knows the difference of one goal, Arsenal just need to score one more and the victory will fly away.

Next, Millwall really retreated to the bus across the board, except for Keown, Arsenal. Everyone else overwhelmed halftime.

Every time the defense is successful, Millwall will control the ball and drive the ball to the opponent's half, and consciously kick the ball higher and farther.

Wenger kept signaling to the referee to pay attention to stoppage time, and Aldridge couldn't help laughing watching from the sidelines.

Millwall doesn't just play the bus. And it is also delaying time. This kind of delaying time is by controlling the ball, not laying grass tactics or fraudulent injury.

Maybe these young players have a lot of room for improvement in terms of technical ability, physical fitness, and tactical literacy, but there is one thing that is worthy of praise. That is ball-handling skills and mentality, playing walking the monkey, they can do it easily.

Pedretti came to the sideline with the ball after successfully stealing Pires, Pires came to grab it, he passed the ball to Ferreira behind him, Pires just moved, Ferreira passed the ball back to Pedre Di, the latter continued to protect the ball, Pires became annoyed and kicked a little hard. Missed the ball with one kick. Pedretti fell to the ground.

The referee whistled for a foul. And showed Pires a yellow card.

Pedretti was kicked to the top of his foot, which was considered a hard injury, and the pain passed after a while. If it is a joint part, it is easy to be injured.

Three minutes of stoppage time, the Arsenal fans booed again. They thought stoppage time was too little, but to be fair, the second half of the game was very smooth, even if Millwall took the time at the end. , but the game was not interrupted frequently.

In these 3 minutes, the ball was flying around in the air. Arsenal had no space to pass and cut on the ground, and long-range shots would be blocked by people with their bodies. With 30 seconds left, Keller ran out to catch the high ball in the penalty area. Then, he was knocked to the ground by Bergkamp, ​​and the referee gave Bergkamp a foul for charging the goalkeeper.

After Keller was inked for 20 seconds, he also received a yellow card and was sentenced to delay time. Then he kicked the ball out with a big kick and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

The quarter-finals of the FA Cup at Highbury came to an end. Arsenal lost to Millwall 3:4 at home. According to the predictions before today's game, the current result should be regarded as a small upset. Well, after all, Millwall did not send any extra main players except for Ronaldinho who came off the bench. They started with all substitutes against Arsenal's full main lineup, but they got tickets to advance to the semi-finals away. I think this victory will temporarily put an end to a debate outside. When Wenger led Arsenal to the top of the Premier League last season, people were discussing who has better coaching ability, he or Hall. Today Hall can play with such a lineup. Arsenal defeated Wenger in the away game, I think there should be more people supporting Hall, and besides, Hall itself shines brighter than Wenger in terms of honor.

Aldridge wanted to shake Wenger's hand after the game, but the other party walked away in a huff.

He had no choice but to shake hands with Wenger's assistant, and turned his head to look at the boys celebrating the victory. Aldridge couldn't help smiling, but he still tried his best to keep a low profile and left Highbury.

In an interview after the game, Aldridge said there were three reasons why he could win the game.

Physical fitness, Arsenal's players have to cope with the league, and their physical fitness is definitely not as good as my players. They are in their early 20s on average, and they are more energetic. Fighting spirit, I think Arsenal's players may still be thinking about the league in their hearts, but my Players, there is only one thing they think about, and that is victory. They are eager to win every game, give themselves confidence, exercise and improve, show themselves, and prove that they have the ability to compete for the main force in the future and become the main force of Millwall. This kind of stimulation is very important for the fighting spirit of young players. The last reason is to play on the spot, Vieira is not in form today, his position is very important, if he is not in form, Arsenal will be in trouble, and Millwall has several players The players performed exceptionally well. To be honest, I was also surprised. Glenciel, Van der Meyde, Lampard, and Neil, Gattuso is quite satisfactory. As for Van Nistelrooy, hehe, I think today scored two goals. The ball is just his normal level.

Having eliminated Arsenal and advanced to the FA Cup semi-finals, Fleet Street shouted in unison after the game: The Lion Dynasty is about to be born!

Millwall is now strong and strong. Unlike last season when they won the Champions League, there is a big gap between the main substitutes. Now Millwall already has a strong bench thickness, can deal with multi-line operations, and maintain an excellent record. With such talented players, Millwall clearly has the foundation to start a dynasty. ()