The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

In the summer of 1994 when Aldridge entered Millwall, his arrival was a farce that was not expected at the time, but it turned out that he changed the fate of Millwall. At the same time, another player who changed the fate of the club At the same time, the character also entered a club in Serie A. This person's name is Zeman, and he is in charge of Lazio, the blue eagle who is now very popular in Serie A. .

Now many fans in Europe will say that Millwall's offensive football is a mess, but the neutral fans of Serie A or the Blue Eagles fans will never agree. Offensive football has sprung up in Serie A. With the status of Serie A in Europe at that time, its influence and the overall style of Serie A, there are not no teams that dare to play offensive football, but it is too difficult to achieve an impressive record. Ze Mann did just that, bringing Lazio into the Seven Sisters squad for the Little World Cup.

5:1 Naples, 4: Milan, 8:2 Fiorentina, 4:1 Inter Milan, 4:0 Genoa and other big scores appeared in the same season. How can such offensive football not make people fascinated and worship?

Although Lazio failed to win the league championship in the 94-95 season, it scored 9 league goals more than the champion Juventus. Against the background of only 18 teams.

Since then, Lazio has continued its offensive football style under the leadership of Zeman, but it is not difficult for the head coach to attack or defend. Attack and defense are integrated, and the hidden defensive risk behind offensive football is a year-on-year increase , And because of this, Lazio's games are shattered, often with big score results, but they are often beaten by the old Italians. The important factor for missing the trophy is that their games are either won or lost, and there are very few draws.

It wasn't until Zeman dismissed get out of class that Lazio's magical and offensive football charm began to decline greatly, and then after the Swede Eriksson took over, the Blue Eagles opened a new era.

In the summer of 1998, Lazio was identified as one of the four favorites to win the championship before the start of the new Serie A season. Hong frequently played a winning streak, and was able to end the season with a 6-game losing streak. Last season, Lazio was only one step away from the Serie A championship. In the penultimate round of the league, they handed over the championship to Milan. The final difference was one point. The most exciting part of this story is not Milan's amazing 7-game winning streak reversal at the end of the season, nor is it that Lazio ended with 4 wins and 1 draw but was ruined by that draw, but in the final sprint stage, the Rome City Derby In the middle, Lazio was attacked by Roma led by Zeman!

Last season, Lazio also only had the last European Cup Winners' Cup as a consolation, filling the gap of the league championship at the last moment.

Lazio's strong rise is directly related to the boss's burning of money at all costs.

And this phenomenon has become very common in Serie A. There are many people who gamble, and it is not difficult to understand that other people are ready to move when they see a winner.

Unfortunately, we only got one draw at home. We had more chances than Millwall in the whole game. We are not afraid of Millwall, even though they have just set a new record for winning streak in the top five European leagues.

They are a Premier League team, and we are a Serie A team. It is unfair to only compare domestic achievements. It is far more difficult to win the championship trophy in Serie A than the Premier League, and the competitiveness is not on the same level.

Hall is an excellent coach, but he is not invincible. We have ambitions for the Champions League. If we can win at Wembley, it will be a good inspiration for Lazio, even if Millwall plays in Europe. Undefeated in London.

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Eriksson talked a lot, a lot before the fifth game of the second group stage of the Champions League.

Maybe he was trying to upset Millwall, for instance by making Aldridge lose his cool.

Who knows.

In short, Fleet Street added fuel and vinegar to put the Swede's remarks in front of Aldrich as a provocation.

Aldridge did not make any response and left the press conference calmly.

In the group standings, Millwall has climbed to the first place in the group with 8 points.

Lazio lost unexpectedly to Feyenoord in the last round and still only has 7 points.

Bordeaux 4 points, Feyenoord 3 points.

Millwall's qualifying situation has been reversed after only one game. Now, as long as they don't lose in the last two games, they will steadily advance to the top 8.

At this time, Aldridge can't afford to argue with the coach of an Italian team, wasting words and wasting time.

Aldrich did not respond, but Fleet Street did not want to let go of this stunt.

Ever since, the silence of the Wild Lion Young Marshal turned into a kind of silent contempt.

Whether Eriksson or Lazio.

You are not qualified to run wild in front of the wild lion!

The weather was beautiful, the night sky was clear on the night of the game, and the temperature was very suitable for the players to play.

After Aldridge entered the stadium, he heard the fans of the Lions and the Blue Eagles in the stands pinching each other. The Lions fans made up songs to mock each other, and the few Blue Eagles fans also used the Italian national curse to fight back.

Aldridge put his hands in the pockets of his coat, went straight to the coach's bench and sat down, looking similar to the current situation of the team: sit back and relax.

In the last two games, we will play Lazio at home today, and then go to the Netherlands to play Feyenoord. If there is a draw with Feyenoord, Millwall will get the promotion no matter what the result of this game is, because they are tied with Bordeaux. has an advantage in the combat record.

Players from both sides began to enter the field, and the commentator introduced the starting lists of both sides in turn.

Millwall faced off with all the main force, and the personnel were neat.

Lazio is also strong.

Goalkeeper: Marchegiani

Defenders: Pancaro, Mihajlovic, Nesta, Favalli.

Midfield: Consicao, Veron, Simeone, Winter.

Forwards: Inzaghi Jr., Salas.

Compared with the original history of this lineup, there is only one change, and that is the left midfielder, which was originally where Nedved should appear, and now it is the Dutchman Wendt.

Winter returned to Lazio in the summer of 1998 and continued to play for the Blue Eagles. His original club status in Lazio was no less than that of Nedved. He was one of the important team members who led Zeman to lead Lazio to play offensive football.

Simeone is the Simeone who played against Millwall at Inter Milan last year, and also the Simeone who fell to the ground exaggeratedly after being violated by Beckham, a defensive champion.

Lazio is listed as the favorite team for the Serie A championship. The strength is guaranteed. The wizard Veron, the representative of Portugal's golden generation Consicao, and the world-class central defender Nesta are all famous and well-known figures in international football. Others such as Pancaro, Inzaghi Jr., Salas, Favalli and others are also well-known in European football.

At the beginning of the game, Millwall kicked off first. After the kick-off, we saw that Millwall speeded up the pace of the game, and the formation also pressed forward. It seems that Hall's tactical choice in this game is to use oppressive offensive play. No way, huh, huh, that's right, football is played on the field, not from the mouth. Eriksson is ambitious and long-winded before the game, so what? After 90 minutes of play, there is enough time to come back chat.

Millwall's qualifying situation is stable, but it cannot be taken lightly. If the game loses, Bordeaux and Feyenoord will decide the winner, and the situation will be reversed immediately.

It is reasonable to play at home and actively attack.

What's more, Aldrich was deployed against the surname.

Play fast today and wear down Lazio.

Simeone's defensive ability is indeed strong, and he still showed his clinging skills today. If he clings to him, the player will basically be frozen.

But Millwall has so many good offensive players in the frontcourt, Lazio can withstand one, two, and want to limit them all, it is a dream.

In the first half of the game, Lazio defended passively and kept up with the rhythm, but the scene was extremely ugly. Eriksson stood up from his seat and walked to the sidelines with his hands on his hips.

Lazio can't even organize a decent attack!

Millwall's high-pressure pressing tactics, the offensive players counterattack on the spot, leaving very little time for the opponent to organize the attack.

The midfield organizer Veron only succeeded in 3 out of 8 catches, 3 out of 5 missed balls were directly intercepted by Pirlo in advance, 2 times were due to teammate pass errors, and after 3 successful pick-ups, But it was directly destroyed after being double-teamed by Pirlo and Nedved.

Consicao and Winter are old, and the age of 33 and 34 is rich enough experience, but they can't resist the impact of Zambrotta and Schneider, who are in their prime, and there is Ersen and Ronaldinho's double-team defense was compressed in the midfield area. Millwall's extremely high tactical quality cut the Lazio formation to pieces when defending. The Lazio players who received the ball would fall into it in less than 3 seconds. In the isolated state, if the one-on-one breakthrough is defeated, the entire offensive will come to an end.

In the 26th minute, Simeone hung his feet directly from the backcourt to the frontcourt. He had experience in playing against Millwall in Inter Milan.

Unexpectedly, his long pass almost formed an assist.

Inzaghi saw that he left Materazzi and had a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but Bout had already prepared, ran out of the penalty area and headed the ball ahead of time to his compatriot Schneider on the wing.

Under the high-pressure pressing tactics, the goalkeeper must not just stay in front of the goal, but must expand the defensive area, become a free man, can be a pass receiving point, and can also play the role of a sweeper. If he sticks to the goal, he will become a team A fatal loophole in the tactical system.

Aldrich was very satisfied with what Bout did.

Gradually, Millwall's advantage in playing fast-paced and oppressive offense became more and more important. After the defensive strength of Veron, Concicao, and Winter declined significantly, Simeone was completely unable to stand in the middle.

In the 32nd minute, Pirlo got the ball from behind, and Veron chased back at a distance of three meters behind him.

Ronaldinho moved to the center and played two-for-one with Pirlo to break through Simeone's defense zone. Larson and Henry switched positions. In front of the goal, Larsson deliberately dragged Nesta and let the ball roll past him. Nedved made a sliding tackle from Mihajlovic and sent the ball into the goal from behind the goal.

Nedved helped the team open the scoring! This is a typical Millwall goal. The offensive player suddenly changes positions to interfere with the defensive player's marking. Pirlo passes the ball to tear the defense line. Then pass to the player who puts in behind, beautiful goal, never get tired of it! Eriksson, who made bold words before the game, should shut up now, his team has no power to fight back at Wembley!

Aldridge stood up and applauded, giving a thumbs up to the players on the field. (To be continued.) q ()