The Young Lion

The Lion King Stadium, home of Millwall.

The whole Millwall team is waiting for work, and Valencia came from afar to play as a guest. From the beginning of the game, Millwall did not give the opponent time to adapt to the field and enter the game state.

The pace of the game is very fast from the first second!

Probing?

no!

At the beginning of the 180-minute game, it was true that each other was afraid of conceding the ball and would conduct a test.

In the 90-minute game, Millwall was only 0:1 behind with a total score, and theoretically there is time for testing.

However, Millwall, who has been tempered by countless top competitions, knows that if he is lucky and thinks that the 0:1 gap can be reversed naturally within 90 minutes, then the final result may be crying blind and unable to recover. sky.

Destroy all thoughts of planning and planning. Since the total score is behind, there is only one way to go.

After this game, one team is destined to advance with its head held high, and one team will fall to the top eight. From the first second, we will fight for our lives, either you die, or I die!

Valencia obviously did not enter the game as quickly as Millwall. Millwall's skillful short pass made them exhausted to defend.

In the 38th second of the game, Larson completed the first shot of the game, but unfortunately he kicked too hard and flew away.

Aldridge applauded the players on the sidelines. Whether the team is in shape or not. From the beginning of the game, it can be seen through the cooperation of the players' running and passing and receiving. As long as the team's own state is not a problem, he does not believe that the home game cannot be won. Valencia.

Even though Larson's shot didn't even hit the frame, there was still warm applause from the stands. Then the fans continued to chant Millwall. Wild Lion! to cheer.

When Canizares kicked the goal, he gestured for his teammates to hold on!

Millwall pressed high. The Valencia players did not dare to take the ball in the backcourt, and passed the ball forward in a hurry. Aimar learned from the experience of the previous game. He ran aggressively in this game. As long as he found a space, he would immediately play the ball without hesitation. Don't even try to show off your footwork in front of Gattuso.

Mendieta passes the ball forward under the close pressing of Zambrotta. As soon as the ball went out, Mendieta cried in his heart: lost!

Sanchez is running an anti-offside anti-cut route,

Mendieta's ball was almost sent directly to Southgate's feet. The latter did not stop the ball and knocked it across to Materazzi. Materazzi also did not stop the ball and swept the ball to the right.

Schneider took the ball and rushed forward along the sidewalk. When he met Gonzales, Schneider and Pirlo played two-for-one, and continued to rush forward without slowing down. When he got the ball again, he had already crossed the half court and reached the critical point of the forty-yard warning line. He is about to face the double-teaming of Carboni and Gonzalez, and he still chooses to pass the ball or give it to Pirlo.

In front of Baraja, Pirlo kicked the ball and transferred the ball in seconds.

Ronaldinho cut in from the left and rushed into the space between Albelda and Baraja. Pirlo's pass arrived as expected. After touching the ball, Ronaldinho wanted to go straight. As a result, Albelda knocked Ronaldinho to the ground fiercely from the side.

The referee whistled and awarded Millwall a free kick.

Ronaldinho slowly got up from the ground, Baraja blocked in front of the ball, trying to delay Millwall's free kick, and a teammate behind him was throwing a wall.

Pirlo walked up and bent down to help the ball. Ronaldinho rushed directly from behind Baraja into the penalty area. The foot kicked the ball out.

Ronaldinho's advance shocked Valencia who was setting up the defense. He attracted the attention of the defenders, but Ronaldinho was just a cover, he was covering for his teammates.

Nedved was suddenly unmarked in front of the penalty area line. After receiving the ball from Pirlo, he turned sideways to face the goal and blasted a long shot without hesitation.

Canizares hadn't stood up yet, and suddenly faced Millwall's long-range shot, he seemed to be too late to save and didn't make any moves!

The ball flew towards the Valencia goal like a cannonball. Nedved shot the ball in a straight line. The ball did not rotate during the flight, like a roaring lion.

when!

Wild Lions fans at The Lion King Stadium are already on the verge of becoming paralyzed by the sound of a football hitting the crossbar or goalpost.

This time, Nedved's shot still hit the post.

However, it hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal!

3 minutes! 3 minutes! Millwall equalized the total score in the first 3 minutes. The goal was Nedved! This is the goal of Millwall's banner figure, and the fans are proud to call it the mad lion. Since his comeback at the end of January, Deved's state has been improving. Recently, his state has returned to its peak. It was just when Millwall needed him the most. He came back! Wild Lion God of War blew Millwall with his iconic long shot Now, the total score is 1:1, and Valencia's 90-minute effort in the last game was smashed in an instant!

The atmosphere at the Lion King stadium quickly came to an end. Fans roared and roared in the stands, with ferocious or excited expressions, or joyful or maddened waved their fists, embraced each other, and then shouted Nedved's name in unison.

Nedved, with flowing blond hair, vibrating his fists up and down in front of him, roared and ran to the sidelines. When he was surrounded by his teammates, they faced each other and shouted.

Aldridge's heart skipped a beat the moment he saw Nedved's shot hit the post.

Mahler Gobi, playing heartbeat again?

Fortunately, this is London, the territory of Millwall, and the lair of wild lions!

The doorposts, or the ones bought by the family and placed there, have the Millwall label on them!

I have to say, this goal post goal really scared a lot of people.

If he was really rejected by the goal post, it is estimated that many Wild Lions fans will think that Valencia came to London with the Patronus of the Bat.

Cooper was expressionless when he saw the team lose the ball.

Having beaten Millwall at home a week earlier, the Spanish media boasted an epic victory for Valencia.

Blowing for a full week.

As a result, in 3 minutes, this epic victory could be thrown into the trash can.

before the team restarted. Cooper signaled to the team from the sidelines. Shouted a few words. Let the players on the field defend first, and don't panic!

The entire Valencia team probably did not expect that the total score would be tied in such a short period of time, and the two teams returned to the same starting line.

They haven't entered the game state yet!

Listen to the coach, do a good job of defense first, bring out the state first, and then make a good move against the wild lion.

In the past year, he went all the way to the final of the Champions Cup and regretted being runner-up. In addition, he also reached the top 8 this year. Valencia's team's psychological quality has at least been tempered. Millwall wins and enters the state faster. Valencia concedes the ball, but it will never be caught and collapsed.

Millwall was in control. After Valencia re-kicked off, they immediately launched a tight defense, guarding every key point, and then pressed high. Valencia has few ways to play a frontal position. Perhaps the players' outstanding personal abilities can play a key role in cooperating with the middle and lower reaches of the team. But in front of Millwall, one-on-one is not dominant at all. The offensive formation was cut by Millwall with a layered defensive position. Soon, Gonzalez couldn't find a pass point and had to break through by himself. Schneider got stuck in the inside position and intercepted the ball.

Schneider directly passed the ball to the front of the wing and handed it to Larson's feet. Larson knocked Nedved across and then turned around and went forward. Nedved kept the ball and passed Larsson forward. In the area, Larson stopped the ball in front of Caboni, pulled the ball horizontally and went inside, suddenly hit the middle, followed by Pirlo who stopped the ball, and just passed the ball, he was knocked down by Baraja.

The referee whistled Valencia for a foul.

Aldridge raised his right hand angrily on the sidelines in protest.

This is a good opportunity for Millwall to break fast. Pirlo passed it to Henry who pulled the ball out of the penalty area and took the ball with his back. Just before Henry received the ball, Nedved and Larsson were running into the penalty area. On the route, Ronaldinho also moved to the front of the penalty area. As long as Henry catches the ball, he can block left and right, and return to Ronaldinho. There are three options, no matter which one, it may pose a huge threat.

As a result, such a good opportunity was ruined by the opponent's foul.

Moreover, the referee hadn't played a card yet, probably thinking that Baraja was defending head-on, and his actions were not too outrageous, and the game had just started.

This time, Baraja learned his lesson. He still blocked the ball. The distance between his feet and the ball was less than 20 centimeters.

Valencia's conceded goals before were also related to their own mistakes.

Maybe it was just the beginning, the players were under a lot of pressure, just now when they were defending, they just patronized to set up the wall, doing this kind of standard task, but neglected to mark the man, especially after being attracted by Ronaldinho's running, Nedved was completely empty , Only then did Pirlo, who knew everything about the fire, seize the opportunity to directly assist.

With the lesson just now, Valencia not only prevented Millwall from taking free kicks quickly, but other players also marked the man first. After all, Baraja blocked the ball, and it was impossible for Millwall to shoot directly.

After all the frontcourt players have withdrawn, Valencia will set up the wall and do a good job of man-to-man defense at the same time.

As for Pirlo complaining to the referee that Baraja blocked the ball and prevented him from kicking off, Baraja pointed to the ball and explained to the referee: The opponent's ball was not placed on the foul spot!

This kind of wrangling is the most common on the football field.

After the referee calms down the verbal dispute between the two sides, the work that the defensive side should do is also ready.

The opportunity to open quickly is gone.

Pirlo took this free kick. He chose to attack the goal directly. Naturally, he wanted to take a direct free kick that bypassed the wall or drilled through the gap of the wall. Anyway, hitting the direction where the goalkeeper focuses on defense is generally not effective.

His free kick was taken, Valencia's wall jumped, someone's shoulder touched the ball, and the free kick came back without success.

The fans in the stands still gave Pirlo applause. Anyway, as long as there is a shot, they applaud, and the applause is like a wave.

The situation on the court has returned to the state when the two teams confronted each other in the first round.

Millwall attacked violently, and Valencia waited for an opportunity to counterattack.

When the total score became 1:1, in such a situation on the court, it may only be a matter of time before Millwall advances, which is what most viewers think.

Valencia stepped up its aggressiveness today, especially when Aimar, Mendieta, and Gonzalez came back to defend, they fouled frequently.

They have no choice. Although it is not desirable to set the ball for the opponent, it is better than letting Millwall advance the offense into the penalty area to form a shot.

Aldridge finally understood that this was Cooper’s targeted deployment, Mendieta’s three were cannon fodder, it doesn’t matter even if they received a card, as long as they were not directly shown a red card, Valencia could accept it, while Baraja and Al Belda tried his best to avoid taking cards. Once the double midfielder receives yellow cards, the defensive strategy must be adjusted.

There is nothing wrong with Valencia playing like this.

He is more concerned about how Valencia plans to fight back today?

In the last round, he got 4 shots at home. Will Cooper ignore it? (to be continued...) ()