The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves and for your reward! ——

The third round of Group H of the European Champions Cup is about to start. The group leader Millwall will face the Serie A giants Milan at Wembley. Millwall's starting lineup today is still 433, Milan starting 352. Before the game, the Italian media pointed out that there are 6 league rounds If Milan, who conceded 10 goals, still use 352 to play against Millwall, it will be very disadvantageous. Their conceded goals are the same as the total number of goals conceded by Millwall in all competitions this season.”

Except for Materazzi who is still recuperating and Neal starting today, the other players in Millwall have had plenty of rest time and their condition has adjusted to a level that satisfies the coaching staff.

Starting 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Neil, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfield: Makelele, Pirlo, Nedved.

Forwards: Larsson, Henry, Ronaldinho.

Milan used a 352 formation.

Goalkeeper: Abbiati.

Defenders: Sala, Costacurta, Maldini.

Midfield: Ambrosini, Albertini, Boban, Gulli, Serginho.

Forwards: Bierhoff, Shevchenko.

Sometimes 352 is just a word game. In fact, it is no different from other formations when the full-back steps forward and assists. 352,532, one offense, one defense, flexible switching during the game. But there are higher requirements for the speed of offensive and defensive conversion. Just like 361. It's actually 541 when defending.

But Zaccheroni's 352 looks really 352, or an asymmetrical 442.

The Brazilian Serginho, who has received much attention after joining in the new season, is a side-eating player on the left.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines with one hand in his pocket, looking at the field calmly.

When the game started, Millwall's formation moved forward, and the ball began to rotate at high speed, rolling back and forth on the turf. Millwall first passed the ball back. Then shifted laterally, all players who touched the ball played with one kick, and this process was dazzling.

Milan's players came up to press,

But the overall formation did not press forward excessively. Their midfielder expanded the interception area with a numerical advantage, but Millwall's forward pass was initiated from the wing, almost passing the ball to Ronaldinho's feet close to the sideline.

Ronaldinho dribbles forward, cuts in front of Sala, dribbles the ball to the bottom, then passes the inverted triangle, and gives the ball to Nedved who advances forward. Ambrosini interfered with Nedved, and the Czech chose to take the ball. Then he kicked the ball back to the wing, and Zambrotta, who came up from the side, kicked the ball again, and the ball was returned to Nedved.

At this moment, Nedved put the ball through again, and passed it back to Zambrotta just now, just to buy time, let Ronaldinho run back from the offside position, and this time, Ronaldinho succeeded in turning offside. Go deeper into the middle of the penalty area and get closer to the opponent's goal.

Costacurta came to press, Ronaldinho calmly smashed the ball past, then unexpectedly passed the ball to Nedved when Ambrosini returned to cover, Henry attracted Albertini's goal in front of the goal Defensively, Nedved was facing the goal and was unmarked. When he met the ball, he pushed and shot. Abbiati moved two steps from the left side of the goal to the right and then flew to save him. However, he was still slow and watched the ball roll. Goal dead corner.

In the opening 36 seconds, Millwall blitzed and scored! After 23 passes, they broke the goal of Milan! Classic cooperation, classic passing and cutting moves, classic team performance! Nedved became the finisher, Milan The 3-back system did not last even a minute under the strong firepower of Millwall!

Nedved rushed to Ronaldinho after scoring a goal, jumped on the other side and raised his fists and roared.

The other teammates also rushed over, and the backcourt players were no exception. They all directly participated in the attack. Perhaps, only Southgate and Bout were a little depressed. They were the only ones who didn't touch the ball in the 23 passes. pass the ball.

Aldridge smiled faintly, and then regained his composure. It is a good thing to score a goal at the beginning of the game, but it is too early to be proud now.

Milan is strong in the midfield. Although the three defenders have unique skills, they cannot break through the natural conditions.

The field is so wide, if the four backs stand there, the defensive space will be narrow, but if the three backs stand on parallel lines of the same width, can the space be the same?

Millwall started the attack, instead of dealing with the opponent's center, he went to the side. As long as he bypassed the midfield, he directly hit the opponent's back line, and then combined with the center to find space. Ronaldinho's anti-offside and dunking Costacurta A stroke of genius, wonderful couldn't ask for more.

Milan entered the state slowly, and stabilized the situation after the re-kick-off. Millwall took the lead, and was not in a hurry, and closed back.

Take it away, don't be useless.

The opponent's three-back system, let the opponent attack, and the space behind is bigger than the four-back system!

Milan has the upper hand in the midfield. Even if their positional attack is frustrated, the rapid counter-grab and the expanded horizontal interception allow the two teams to start a tug-of-war in the midfield for a period of time.

Millwall still continued the tactic of crossing the midfield and went directly to the forwards, but with the three forwards facing the three defenders, and the opponent's midfielder supplementing the defense, there was really no good opportunity for a while.

After 25 minutes, Aldridge made a gesture to let Larson and Ronaldinho retreat in a wide range.

Going directly across the midfield line to find a striker will always fall into a state of isolation and helplessness.

Before the game, the forwards were told to reduce their solo fights, especially on Larson's side. If they get close to Maldini, they can basically announce that the midfielders are in a defensive state and ready to be counterattacked.

To destroy Milan's defense, it is still necessary to rely on the cooperation of passing and cutting from point to area as in the opening game. The offense should be more detailed and patient. The delusional attempt to take away the opponent with a burst of flow is really underestimating Milan.

At this time, Pirlo's metronome effect began to show its power.

He methodically controlled the rhythm, making the opponent think that Millwall was going to consume Milan slowly, but ten minutes later. When Schneider plugged in at high speed from the wing. Pirlo decisively diverted the offense with a long diagonal pass. He observed the rationality of the scattered positions of the offensive players in the frontcourt, and there was room for the advancement of the offensive point, so he suddenly accelerated!

Schneider took the ball on the wing, threw Serginho away during the run, and then passed the ball to Larson.

Larson took the ball to the inside, and Maldini closed the inside and moved to the front of Larson. Larson passed the ball decisively and passed it to Schneider on the wing.

The German made a long pass and moved laterally. The players who made Milan's return defense were caught off guard. They were moving to the right to compress the area there, but Schneider's long pass made them turn around and observe the situation on the other side.

After stopping the ball, Ronaldinho didn't wait for Sarah to defend, and directly slammed the ground behind the opponent's central defender. Costacurta's turning speed was already criticized by others. Henry came out from behind him, and he didn't even have a chance to foul when he turned again. No.

Henry ran diagonally from right to left. After getting the ball in the penalty area, he chose a low shot from a small angle. The ball was thrown by Abbiati. But the ball rolled slowly in front of the goal line in the middle of the goal, and Maldini and Larsson chased this point at the same time. Larsson, who had already consciously outflanked, was faster than Maldini, and slammed the ball into the goal with a sliding tackle on the ground.

2:0! Millwall expanded the score to 2:0 in the 36th minute of the first half. Larsson scored the ball with a supplementary shot. If Milan had an extra central defender, would they have avoided this conceded goal? We don't know. I know, but the problem Zaccheroni has now is that the back three can't stop Millwall at all! Even though they have one of the best defenders in the world.

Larsson jogs to the sidelines with his team-mates after scoring and blows kisses to the stands

The Lions fans who cheered for Millwall at Wembley were thrilled whenever they saw Larsson score.

Regardless of any game, as long as Larson scores a goal now, he is refreshing the history of the club. In the past five seasons of playing for the Wild Lions, he has become the player with the most goals in the history of the Millwall club. Now, It is to continuously increase this number, increase, and increase again, so that the latecomers can look up to them.

Moreover, he is also setting another record of his own: the number of goals scored in the European war.

Aldrich called Pirlo to the front and told him that the next game will be played just like before, and there is no need to deliberately pursue counterattack speed. As long as the acceleration of the rhythm is well grasped, opportunities will be more effective than blindly seeking speed.

Pirlo nodded and ran back to the court.

Milan is behind by two goals, and the Champions League qualifying situation is in jeopardy. They will inevitably increase their pressure, but this is what Millwall is least afraid of. They are not afraid of you coming to rob, but they are afraid that you will not rob but will defend intensively statically!

Zaccheroni looked stern and said nothing on the sidelines, while Aldridge looked calm, making people wonder if he was in a trance.

People always ask why Millwall is so strong? Why? Because they have a lot of stars? Don't those big clubs have a group of stars? But if you watch Millwall every game carefully, pay attention to the details on the pitch, You will know that Hall's attitude and work efficiency towards each game, on-the-spot command, and tactical adjustments are the reasons why Millwall is stronger than expected. Yes, we rarely see him celebrating passionately now, because For him, his job is different from before. In the past, a victory might seem hard-won, but now, he must ensure that the team can continue to win. This is his pursuit, and it is also what he wants to lead Mill Wall is a necessary condition for becoming a European giant. The first half of this game is about to end. I believe that no matter what the result of the game is, after the game, this first half will still become the focus of many professional football critics.

At the end of the first half, Aldridge was a little disappointed.

The cards of Millwall and Milan are different, but the head coach has these cards in his hand, how to play is his own idea.

Zaccheroni failed to surprise Aldridge.

He hopes that the opponent can create some troubles for Millwall, some unexpected changes before the game, which can have a strong impact on the game during the game.

However, he did not see these.

Bierhoff walked for 45 minutes, Shevchenko wandered for 45 minutes between dropping back and being intercepted forward and waiting for the ball in the front line to be isolated, Serginho and Gurley did not play on the wing. It can create problems for Zambrotta and Schneider. Albertini's performance under the double-teaming of Henry and Nedved is not satisfactory. Boban can bully Pirlo, but he is a complete failure against Makelele.

Aldridge does not think that the 3-back system can bring more changes than the 4-back system. The 4-back system seems to have a large number of defenders, but when changes are needed in the offense, it is very important for the full-back to step forward. Milan played 3 Defenders, adding midfielders, in fact, when offensive players are restricted, they can provide fewer points of change.

Walking into the dressing room, Aldridge expected Zaccheroni to surprise him in the second half.

It's not that he is looking for abuse, but that he is still on the way of learning. He hopes that those famous coaches can teach him in actual combat and let him learn some new things, especially like now, Milan's two goals Falling behind, if Zaccheroni can turn things around tactically, Aldridge would like to hear it, so that he can find out the shortcomings of his team. It is better to find problems in the group stage than in the knockout stage. (to be continued...) ()