The Young Lion

Valencia coach Cooper was born as a defender, and the bat army he created has become popular, and Mestalla has also become the burial ground of many powerful players.

His team doesn't have many secrets to speak of. The thickness of the lineup can be regarded as standard. It is not at the same level as the rich and powerful teams. There are only so many chess pieces that can fight and fight, and the tactical style is not flexible. It's changeable, but like a master in a martial arts novel, it's better to learn more than to learn well. Valencia has practiced defensive counterattacks well, and also killed the Quartet.

And Cooper used this set of defensive counterattacks to reach the Champions League final. The British media mocked Cooper in order to create momentum for Millwall. Aldridge disagreed with this, but admired Cooper.

Valencia's own lineup is inherently insufficient, and defensive counterattack is the most reasonable tactical choice.

The average age of their defensive main lineup is over 32, and the two full-backs are over 34 years old. If they don't play defensive counterattacks, can they really rush forward? It is reasonable to let the midfield line protect the back line and make the team as a whole consistent.

Valencia's number one star at this time is Claudio Lopez, the flea. He is the core of the team's counterattack tactics. It's like a ghost.

The leader of the team is the Basque tough guy Mendieta, who leads the Valencia midfield combination, which can be regarded as one of the best in Europe.

After all, football is played, not compared. What is important on the court is practicality and efficiency. There are many teams with big names in the midfield than Valencia, and there are also many teams with stronger assessments of strength, but the combination The effect of the game is still different from the fame and strength of a single player. This is the team chemistry.

After the start of the game, Valencia launched a wave of offense. Angulo was intercepted by Gattuso in front of the penalty area. Millwall switched from defense to offense, but they did not take the initiative to seek speed. Very steady.

La Liga teams pay attention to pass control. Integrating personal ball-handling skills with teamwork, in addition to being delicate, the offense can sometimes hit the ground with mercury. This is also in the context of the annihilation of Serie A in the Champions League semi-finals after the new millennium. One of the reasons why La Liga began to usurp the throne. From the perspective of the league environment, Serie A is not as good-looking as La Liga from the scene. Even though the Premier League has given birth to Manchester United and Millwall, the champions of the Champions League in the past two years, the overall appreciation of the league is not enough. , Most teams are still swinging the sledgehammer, focusing on physical confrontation, the tactical depth is not as good as Serie A, and the technical display is not as good as La Liga, because of this. Millwall ruled England and was sometimes belittled.

But today, Millwall has demonstrated better ball-handling ability and ability to cooperate with passing and cutting on the court.

Valencia is playing a defensive counterattack, and the key pressing areas will not be too high. This gave Pirlo the space to dominate the midfield.

Ronaldinho,

Larson, Nedved, and the three are not in a hurry to rush up. They are implementing Millwall's football philosophy with their actions.

If you rush to the front line too early, you will only be stared at, and you will reduce the scope of your activity space.

Withdraw back. Stabilize the rhythm, don't rush to attack violently, and suddenly increase the speed at the right time to create an excellent opportunity.

The game scene was quite different from what the audience expected. People were looking forward to Millwall's stormy attack and Valencia's all-conquering counterattack.

The reality was that Millwall dominated the midfield and attacked slowly. Valencia was unable to use his strength, and the players began to become frizzy.

In the 12th minute, Mendieta took the initiative to grab Pirlo, who decisively increased his speed and distributed the ball to the wing. Giving Zambrotta the amount of advance to charge forward, this is the signal, Mendieta is not in place, Zambrotta charges forward directly, the speed increases, and the straight line accelerates and goes forward at lightning speed.

The 35-year-old Angloma has been staring at Ronaldinho. Zambrotta dribbled the ball down and no one intercepted him. It was not until he made an inside cut without crossing that Angloma gave up on Ronaldinho and came to press. But as soon as he moved, Zambrotta passed the ball to Ronaldinho, and Ronaldinho dribbled the ball down and crossed in front of the goal. Canizares made the right prediction and fell to the ground ahead of time and pressed the ball under him. Henry One step away from a shot, he gave Ronaldinho a thumbs up, then turned back and ran back to defend.

Valencia launched an offensive, Millwall's offensive line retreated to the midfield for a crazy press, the midfield line guarded the key areas and marked the man, and the back line pressed forward and connected with the midfield line to form an encirclement.

After Farinos and Herald passed each other twice, they risked passing the ball to Lopez in the front left. The first touch of the little flea made people applaud and passed Schneider!

It's a pity that he just passed Schneider and didn't touch the ball again. Materazzi consciously filled the space between Schneider and him. After Lopez passed, the ball was a little far away from him. Materazzi Go up and half turn around and sweep the ball to the goalkeeper Bute.

Bout stopped the ball, kicked the ball to Southgate, and Zambrotara, who returned to his position, responded. Millwall organized an offensive again, with a slow pace.

Playing at a slow pace and trying to control is one of Aldrich's targeted arrangements before the game.

The opponent is good at playing defensive counterattacks. If Millwall deliberately plays a fast pace, even if it can increase the offensive pressure, it will easily give the opponent a chance to counterattack.

A slow pace can keep the overall formation reasonable, and it will not easily appear empty, and Aldridge believes that Millwall has an invisible advantage that Valencia does not have.

Champion temperament, calm in the finals.

Valencia played the Champions League final for the first time, and the pressure can be imagined.

And they haven't had a league title in the past 30 years. Against this background, Millwall has to be calm and slow down the pace. Millwall will attack in a rigid manner, and Valencia will be under more and more pressure because, The contradictions in their hearts will become more and more intense. They are eager to win, afraid of losing, have no possession of the ball, cannot control the offense, and cannot control their destiny. How can they win?

The intuitive manifestation of the situation on the court is that Pirlo has the ball, can Valencia grab it?

Rob, who will grab it?

The striker can't grab it, and the midfielder will lose his position if he presses it up.

When Pirlo leisurely controlled the midfielder, and then played the ball steadily from left to right, he was often able to catch Valencia by surprise after a penetrating penetration.

Especially after Millwall's offensive players made a sudden crossover.

Millwall's tactics today are very targeted and completely suppressed Valencia. The Bats were unable to play a threatening attack. Mendieta could only pass back under the pressure of Zambrotta. Pellegri Nuo moved forward with a big foot, and the ball returned to Millwall's feet. It seems that Hall's preparations are very sufficient, and he does not give the opponent a chance to counterattack.

Valencia's big breakout this season. It must have something to do with their background.

Just like Millwall's first season in the UEFA Champions League, the European giants underestimated the Wild Lions, and Aldridge used defensive counterattacks to still play powerfully.

To put it bluntly, it means that the opponent underestimates. He thought he could win the game with a strong attack, but he was caught off guard.

Aldridge is not in a hurry today, avoiding the team's excessive pressure and giving the opponent fertile ground for counterattacks, compressing the midfield, making crazy presses when Valencia is attacking, speed, Millwall's players are overall faster, the opponent can only rely on Aldridge is confident in passing the breakthrough. Millwall's tactical discipline and execution can limit the performance of the opponent.

In the 36th minute of the game, Keeley Gonzalez broke through Pirlo, but Gattuso intercepted the ball. Gonzalez went to keep an eye on Pirlo abnormally, and Gattuso was about to knock the ball to Pirlo The action stopped abruptly.

Gattuso seems to be a bit of a brain crash. I originally planned to pass the ball to Pirlo, but found that he didn't run out of space and was stared to death, so I didn't know what to do next.

Lopez was coming from behind Gattuso. Seeing that the situation was not good, Pirlo stretched out his hand and pointed to the right side. Gattuso almost closed his eyes and passed the ball there.

Schneider puts on the catch. Launch a quick counterattack directly.

Schneider, who suddenly speeded up on the wing, passed Gerard, and then easily dunked on the wing to pass Gerardo, who replaced the game due to the suspension of the main player Carboni.

The left-back played very few games in the league, and his performance on the court today was very average. Schneider made an emergency stop and smashed the ball horizontally, and entered the penalty area from Herardo.

Valencia's defense was shocked, but Schneider was quite calm. After observing his teammate's running position, he knocked the ball back to the top of the penalty area. Henry pulled out from the penalty area with a reverse running position.

Henry pulled out of the penalty area, and Larson inserted diagonally into the middle. The two had a tacit understanding of their running positions. Henry formed a cover for Larson, attracting the attention of the defenders. This time, he also sent a subtle assist.

Larsson seemed to face the goalkeeper single-handedly after leading the ball in the penalty area, but within a distance of less than two meters, Djukic and Pellegrino double-teamed him, and he didn't have much time to think.

Stop the ball steadily, swing your legs on the spot, and push the dead corner.

Larson's rhythm is just right. After he finished the shot, Djukic and Pellegrino stretched their legs at the same time to block him before they came to him. Larson stumbled and kept his eyes on the ball. Canizares He rushed out horizontally, but the angle was too tricky, he could only look at the ball and sigh.

Larson stabilized his body and ran towards the sidelines with open arms.

Henrik Larsson! Henrik Larsson! Henrik Larsson!!! Even though the number of goals this season is lower than that of Henry, Larsson is refreshing every goal The first scorer in the history of the Millwall club, how can he be missing in such a crucial game? This is his stage. At the end of the sixth season of playing for Millwall, he played for Millwall. Wall has scored more than 160 goals, the king of efficiency! This is a cooperation between Schneider, Henry and Larson. It is simple, fast and fatal. Valencia should not give Millwall this Not only did Larson catch the ball firmly in the penalty area, but he even had time to adjust his shot. Maybe it was less than two seconds, but for Larson, it was enough! Now, Millwall leads Valencia 1-0, the club's second Champions League trophy is waving to them, and the treble is just around the corner!

Larson came to the sidelines and stood in front of the Wild Lions fans with a smile on his face.

For him, it is too difficult for the national team to hit the honor, so that he will be 30 years old next year. He has the idea of ​​​​quitting the national team. He wants to devote all his energy to the club and contribute his best to Millwall the power of.

Looking at the wild lion fans cheering for him passionately, Larson thought to himself: Not enough, not enough.

What is not enough?

A second European Cup?

Not enough, not enough.

Millwall could get more, third, fourth, fifth...

He wants to bring more and more trophies to the club, to the fans and to himself here!

He is not as lucky as Henry to become the World Cup champion at the age of 20, but he also has a heart to become a legend, and surpass the many legends that are familiar in football!