The Young Lion

Many years ago, when the youthful Pirlo was watching the Super Bowl live in the United States, Aldridge explained to him the meaning and advantages of a delayed organization, as well as the importance of hiding offensive points in the game. .

At that time, he couldn't fully understand Aldridge's words, but as time passed, his game experience increased, and in actual combat, he began to understand Aldridge's original intention to shape him.

And from the second half of last season, he originally thought that he was good enough before, but from then to now, with the formation of Millwall's new generation of attacking group, he realized that he can really dominate the game.

He acts as a back-up organization and is not afraid of being heavily marked by the opponent. That is because of his position on the field. There are at least four teammates who seem to be threatening in front of him to cover him. In the list of objects that the opponent should focus on marking, he will never be One, even if an opponent does try to freeze him with a player or two, he can turn back and cover for the teammate in front of him.

Now, he is watching all directions on the field and directing. His every move will directly affect the team's offense.

Seeing the Arsenal players running back and forth in a hurry, afraid of his shots, Pirlo said that it was fake to feel unhappy, and when he didn't pass the threatening ball, the Arsenal players suddenly relaxed again, Pirlo wanted to laugh in his heart, Smile proudly.

You guys are so deceitful!

Arsenal played another strong attack. The attack ended in the connection between Bergkamp and Ibrahimovic. Passed with two feet, the ball came to Pirlo's feet.

Overmars ran directly towards Pirlo, Petit also rushed towards Pirlo, and Vieira retreated to find Nedved.

Three meters, two meters, one meter, just when Petit was about to catch up with Pirlo from the side, Pirlo passed the ball forward with a straight pass.

At that time, Nedved was running diagonally, and Vieira just moved, following the former teammate, the Czech, who has been regarded as an old opponent after a few years, but he just watched Ronaldinho pass him by , Completed the switch with Nedved, and received a pass from Pirlo in the middle.

Millwall's counterattack suddenly accelerated.

Ronaldinho dribbled the ball forward to face Arsenal's defense. When Keown made an attack before the **, Adams consciously helped defend Larson from cutting inside. .

Henry took the ball, turned around, Dixon assisted in the defense, and Vieira could only come to grab him, but Henry didn't give them a chance to get close, and made a short pass directly in front of him. The moment Nedved passed the ball from Pirlo The initial running trajectory is more like running a semi-circular arc,

From the middle to the left, after half a circle, he cut inside and entered the center. Vieira gave up chasing Nedved the moment Henry got the ball. According to his thinking, when he was going to grab Henry, Dixon should Against Nedved.

Can the 35-year-old Dixon catch up with Nedved?

Nedved, who got the ball in the center, took a step horizontally and chose to pump hard. The ball pierced through Arsenal's gate again without any suspense.

Keown, Dixon and other players raised their hands to indicate that Nedved was offside, but the linesman did not respond, and the referee pointed to the middle circle to indicate that the goal was valid.

3:0, 3:0! Millwall leads Arsenal 3:0, the goal is Nedved, his movement is really beautiful, this goal should have killed the suspense of the game, Millwall They will achieve ten consecutive victories in the league, and if we count two League Cup games, one Champions League game and one Charity Shield, they will win all official games in the new season!

After seeing the goal, Aldridge smiled and turned to the bench, called up Glenciel and Klose, picked up a tactics book at the same time, let the two go to warm up, and wrote in the tactics book himself Write and draw, circle the area of ​​activity of the two when attacking, the main responsibilities they are responsible for, the key positions when defending, and other information.

With his back to the court, he knew what the situation was going to be without looking at him.

Even though Arsenal have the ambition to equalize the score, they need a face-saving goal now.

Losing to Manchester United, they only lost 2:1. If they lost 3:0 to Millwall, they would really lose face and have no confidence to compete for the league championship. They lost directly to two competitors in the first ten rounds , fight? What are you fighting for? Count on Manchester United and Millwall to keep losing to weaker teams and overturn the gutter?

After Klose and Glenshire finished warming up, Aldridge called them to his side and arranged tasks for them on the field. After both of them understood, Millwall began to change players.

All Wild Lion fans stood up and applauded Larson and Henry. They performed really well today. Larson scored and Henry assisted. They are one of the guarantees for Millwall's victory.

Aldridge's substitution is an instruction, and he doesn't need to say anything more, the players on the field will understand that there will be some tactical adjustments.

They can't play like they did in the previous 70 minutes.

The phenomenon of crazy offensive players switching positions will not happen again.

If Pirlo is excluded from this generation of attacking groups, the power of the remaining four players will increase geometrically when they fuse together. However, if one is removed and they continue to fight according to the routine, the power will definitely be greatly reduced.

Klose is fixed at the center position, and Glenshire is also fixed at the right winger position. Millwall is starting now, playing 4231, and he really wants to play a defensive counterattack.

It is indeed time for Aldridge to prepare for the game as a guest in Turkey three days later.

The Wild Lions fans in the stands of the Lion's Den Stadium hooked up their shoulders and sang cheerful songs to celebrate, but the Gunners fans who came to watch the game away from home had already started to leave.

Arsenal's players still didn't give up on the field. Ibrahimovic and Bergkamp kept running actively, but the ball just couldn't pass to them. Running back and forth in vain made them more and more frustrated. Arsenal kept pressing forward trying to score. Instead, the scrambling hit Millwall's arms.

Defensive counterattack, defensive counterattack, defend first and then counterattack!

Sylvinho's long pass was headed by Neil to Schneider on the wing. The latter also made a long pass directly to Klose in the frontcourt. Turning around, he knocked directly to Grünschall on the wing, and the energetic Dane started a long-distance attack, dribbling the ball all the way forward from the position just past the center line.

Facing Sylvinho's defense is not strong, the ball is passed to the center, Nedved then transfers to Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho dribbles the ball inside and then crosses the ball diagonally into the final point , Klose followed up and hit the goal with a header before the back point. The ball was saved by Seaman. Keown hurriedly cleared the siege with a big foot, but the ball kicked Nedved and bounced towards the goal. Seaman He fell to the ground and watched the ball roll back, and it rolled towards the other end of the goal. He was unable to make a save. Dixon chased to the goal line and tried to sweep the ball out, but it was still a step late. He watched the ball roll into the goal. Inside the goal.

4:0! Millwall's goal is not over, not yet! God, Arsenal have completely collapsed, Keown's clearance ball hit Nedved and bounced into the goal, Millwall is strong The offensive firepower and skillful grasp of the overall rhythm made Arsenal suffocate themselves!

Wenger lowered his head and covered his forehead on the sidelines.

In fact, the score of 3:0 is not necessarily such a big disaster, but this process made Arsenal feel tremendous pressure. To be realistic, it is more appropriate to use despair.

To say that Millwall's defense is really not the top in Europe, but because they are afraid of their offense, the opponent has to weaken the offense, and once they take the risk of attacking with all their strength and cannot score a goal, Millwall will penetrate the defense again. , No matter from the psychological state of the players or the morale of the whole team, it will cause a huge blow.

It is this disparity experienced in the competition on the field that makes Arsenal's players feel unprecedented despair.

Aldridge had already sat down, watching the rest of the game with a calm expression.

In the final stage of the game, Millwall scored another goal from a corner kick. Klose scored the goal, and he did not score with a header. The first place in the center of the ball was not grabbed !

This is a big taboo for defending corner kicks before setting the ball. The ball landed, and Arsenal seemed to be showing signs of collapse. Even the corner kick defense had loopholes.

When the game ended, the Lion's Den Stadium erupted in cheers.

5:0, who would have thought that Millwall would wash Arsenal 5-0 in the same city derby before the game? This score is the same as Chelsea's bloodbath against Manchester United yesterday, but it has a completely different meaning to the situation of the entire Premier League. Three A week ago, Manchester United was right behind Millwall, and the point difference between the two teams was only 2 points. After three rounds, just entering October, Millwall has ushered in a ten-game winning streak in the league, while Manchester United has fallen behind after three rounds. Millwall has as many as 9 points, and there are still 28 rounds in the league, but the gap of 1 point between the championship teams seems very far away. We don't want the suspense of the Premier League championship to end prematurely, but we must admit that it is Millwall Paul's strength led to this situation. They used ten consecutive victories to tell all their competitors in the Premier League that if you want to take the championship from them, then you need to improve and work harder. I don't want my Christmas this year The wish would be to see a title race in the Premier League in May, but Hall's team seem to be forcing me to make that wish at Christmas, congratulations to Millwall, ten wins in a row, away from their record With 18 consecutive victories, there is still a long way to go in the top five European leagues, but we have reason to believe that they may be able to create a better record, obviously, they are stronger than they were back then.

The game was over, the rain stopped, the sky cleared up, the sun near dusk shot into the field, and the unscattered raindrops gave off a faint crystal light. Aldridge looked up at the sky, then turned his head to look at the visiting team's bench. Grid has long since disappeared. It seems that the post-match handshake between the two cannot be carried out.

He stood up and hugged Klinsmann, Jansen, Villas-Boas and other coach assistants. He heard the cheers of the fans in the stands behind him. He walked onto the field and hugged every player. Before leaving, The players walked around the field hand in hand to express their gratitude to the fans in the stands who did not want to leave and enjoyed the moment.

Aldridge walked into the player tunnel with one hand in his pocket, accepted the post-match interview with a natural expression and a slight smile.

In fact, the reason for Arsenal's defeat is not complicated, that is, the defense is aging and cannot withstand the full impact of Millwall, a world-class striker. From the midfield line to the forward line, they must support the defense, but Arsenal must attack. The speed between offense and defense cannot keep up, and it is reasonable to be blown up.

But in front of the camera, Aldridge can't be bothered to say that Dixon is old by name, and Sylvinho's newcomer has not yet integrated into the team. It will appear that he is domineering and slapping his face.

So he just said that Millwall played better at home, Arsenal failed to adapt to comments such as the rainy game, and the personal performance of the players, he also responded in diplomatic terms, unwilling to discuss in depth. (To be continued.) ()