The Young Lion

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Leeds United's performance in the league this season is roughly the same as last year's. They are all four-finals at the end of the season. However, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League has written a brilliant chapter for the club. After passing the semi-finals, at least tie!

O'Reilly looked neither humble nor overbearing when looking forward to the semi-finals. He admitted that Millwall's strength is the favorite to advance, but at the same time he said that Leeds United also have a chance to fight for the final. Fiction novel chapters are updated the fastest

While Aldridge faced the reporters making things difficult in every possible way, Fleet Street tried to create an atmosphere of equal confrontation, describing Aldridge and O'Reilly as rivals.

The theoretical basis is fairly reliable.

Since Leeds United had one win and one draw against Millwall in the league last season, O'Reilly was at a slight disadvantage when counting the results of the confrontation, but it was not to the extent of one-sidedness.

Aldrich did not respond directly, but said something inexplicable.

A neighbor praised my son for being sensible at a young age and looking very smart, but no one said he was a genius. After all, he has never undergone an intelligence test.

Reporters understood Aldrich's subtext.

Mouth said, it is impossible to name any champion.

No matter how the outside world tries to narrow the difference in strength between Millwall and Leeds United, making the duel between the two teams quite interesting, the fact is that Leeds United is not worthy!

Aldrich tries to irritate O'Reilly. Create an imbalance in Leeds United's mentality. They added another fire.

Now everyone is saying that Leeds United has created brilliance. Compared with the historical achievements of the club itself, it is true. Congratulations to O'Reilly. He has become a well-known figure in the history of Leeds United, but that is Leeds United. They Reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League is something to celebrate, what about Millwall? This is the fourth season in a row we have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, we are very calm. Concentrate on these two semi-finals, if we don’t reach the final, it’s for us , just not a successful season.

Aldrich's remarks are not too big, it is the fact.

Even if you look at the European giants, if they can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for four consecutive years and already have two Champions League champions in their hands, no matter what the result is, they will definitely not be associated with the word failure, but Millwall’s standard is to be better than others. to be tall.

Game day. day and night cycle,

When the sky has not completely darkened. The local streets of Leeds are bustling, and at a glance, fans of the White Legion put on jerseys, scarves around their necks, and the fan groups also carried self-made slogans, flocking from all directions to one place: Elland Road Stadium.

Leeds United is not particularly favorable from the geographical situation of the whole of England, but they have their own advantages. In Leeds, there is only one professional football club in Leeds United, which allows local fans to devote all their enthusiasm to Leeds United without reservation. On the body, the local fans will not be divided, and they will gather together to form a huge energy.

Before the Champions League semi-final, fans flocked to the Elland Road Stadium like a tide, and the local bars were full. This kind of grand scene has not been seen in Leeds for more than 20 years. From the enthusiasm of the fans, it can also be seen that the Olympic Riley has indeed brought Leeds United to a peak in modern times!

In the stands at Elland Road, even though there were more than 3,000 Wild Lions fans who came and cheered hoarsely for the team, they were like inconspicuous waves splashing in the vast ocean, drowned in the overwhelming cheers of Leeds United fans.

In the VIP box, Ridsdale stood with his head held high and waited for the game to start. Beside him, Chairman Millwall, the potbellied Arthur was also standing there.

In the past year, Arthur has become more and more restrained, and he has behaved quite well when he was outside. In the past, he played wildly at the Premier League chairman's round table meeting, crushing Betts, riding on Edward's head, and Dane retreating. With Millwall's strength , Aldridge is also the coach of the England national team, and he also has Andrew's business contacts within the FA. Arthur has changed from being the oppressed person who first entered the game circle to Juese who has the right to speak. He doesn't like the chairman of the Premier League. The kind of intrigue at the negotiating table, if it is possible, and everyone is not on the right track, then grab your sleeves and fight for it.

No one messed with him, so he lived in peace with others.

Ridsdale was wild for a while, and he couldn't be mad again after Arthur hummed Auld Lang Syne in his ear last season.

Now, the two chairmen gathered at Elland Road to cheer on their respective teams.

Before the game started, the two extended their hands to each other, sat down to watch the game together, and chatted from time to time. Ridsdale really wants to learn from Arthur now. Leeds United’s management has appeared. The expectation two years ago has come this year. With the changes, Leeds United's record is not good, but the external economic environment cannot be stopped. The football economic bubble is bursting, and the club's current income is much less than previously expected.

As for running the club, Arthur is a layman, and he does not intervene in specific affairs. However, he has seen it a lot over the years, and he speaks it in a clear and logical way. Ridsdale nodded frequently, and occasionally showed a thoughtful expression. Ser laughed heartily.

When Aldridge came out of the player tunnel, the surrounding stands booed him, and there were many clamors and middle fingers.

His remarks before the game made Leeds United fans uncomfortable. The facts are the facts, but they are just annoying.

Aldridge doesn't care, the fans are comfortable or not, he doesn't care, as long as the Leeds United coach and players are uncomfortable, it's in his hands.

O'Reilly took the initiative to walk in front of Aldrich, and the two shook hands, with modest smiles on their faces.

Aldridge doesn't like the outside world to put him and O'Reilly together as a young coach. O'Reilly also resents his own comparison with Aldridge's trajectory, as if Aldridge is his goal. If he doesn't have enough air, he will become like Keegan in front of Ferguson, unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life.

The two patted each other's arms, then turned around and walked to the coach's bench.

Players from both sides entered the field, and the 22 starting players were full of energy. There is a strong fighting spirit in the eyes.

The UEFA Champions League semi-final match at Elland Road is about to begin. Leeds United, which has reached the semi-finals as a dark horse this season, will face the defending champion Millwall at home in the first leg. In the game, whether the two sides will be conservative.

Leeds United starting 442.

Goalkeeper: Martin.

Defenders: Kelly, Ferdinand, Matteo, Hart.

Midfield: Bowyer, Ducourt, Cahill. Cowell.

Forwards: Smith, Viduka.

Millwall started 433.

Goalkeeper: Pagliuca.

Defenders: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfield: Gattuso, Pirlo, Nedved.

Forwards: Larsson, Henry, Ronaldinho.

Although Leeds United's starting lineup is 442, Smith is a forward who invests a lot in defense. Therefore, the formation can be switched flexibly to ensure the defensive strength of the midfield.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines to observe the attitude of Leeds United after the opening. Even though Leeds United and Millwall are not competing at the same level in the league, the league and the cup are completely different environments. The league is all about stamina and stability, while the cup is all about on-the-spot performance and technical and tactical confrontation. 180 minutes of explosion, let's see who Can have the last laugh.

After watching for 5 minutes, when the general outline of the Leeds United players' offensive running positions and defensive strategies emerged, Aldridge had a bottom line in his mind.

Unlike Valencia's congenital inadequacy that can only play defensively, Leeds United is just the opposite. Their two full-backs are characterized by strong assists. In addition, Premier League teams have always focused on confrontation and have physical advantages. In the civil war, the control rhythm of Serie A cannot be played, and the delicate pass control of La Liga is fast-paced, strong confrontation, and every inch of ground is contested. Often, the two teams cannot play a threatening attack within a period of time, but they are caught in frequent strangulation. Among them, in the Premier League game, the pairing is the most intense. However, no matter how skilled you are, I will still make you unable to play with my body.

Leeds United is determined to play overall offense and defense with Millwall today!

Perhaps Valencia has given them a lesson from the past. In terms of counter-defense, there may not be a team in Europe that is more threatening than Valencia during this period. Boil it like a frog in warm water.

When Leeds United defended today, every player has a man-marking task.

Viduka and Smith focused on restricting Pirlo, sticking to him and not giving him a chance to get the ball. Gattuso wanted to play casually, anyway, he would definitely not be able to pass a threatening ball.

Cahill and Dacourt guard the penalty area, double-team Nedved, Kewell and Bowyer, stuck on the wing, advance to block Millwall's bilateral defenders, and retreat to form a full-back against Millwall's winger The remaining two central defenders are one close to Henry, and the other is used as a backhand to prevent the opponent's players from getting rid of the defense and advancing forward to pose a threat.

In doing this, Leeds United directly gave up the harassment of the double guards of Gattuso and Millwall.

Ideally, Leeds United's defense can form a perfect double-teaming trend for Millwall's offensive players. As the offense pushes forward and Leeds United's formation compresses backwards, such a double-team defense will become more and more restrictive. powerful.

Millwall, on the other hand, adopts a high-pressure press strategy, which in a sense is similar to the core of the opponent's defensive strategy. They are the main instigators of limiting threatening passes.

Due to the fast pace and strong confrontation, players do not have much space to hold the ball on the field. No matter which team attacks in the center of the midfield, when developing towards the opponent's half, there is no player with sufficient space to play, stop the ball, get rid of, adjust , or a breakthrough, at the same time must carry out fierce physical confrontation.

Pirlo's physical confrontation is not his strong point. Smith and Viduka are the kind of tough players. In the first 15 minutes, Pirlo fell to the ground twice and conceded the ball once. His performance was temporarily restricted. Living.

The entire Premier League, no, all of Europe is discussing how to crack the offensive tactics of Millwall, Pierre Logan, Nedved or Ronaldinho. Today, it seems that Leeds United has found the code to crack it. In the fast-paced confrontation, Pirlo's weakness was magnified, but Leeds United had the best opportunity to counterattack the striker to do this. Whether this play is effective or not, we are not yet able to draw conclusions. Maybe the result of the game is the Most convincing.

Leeds United's striker retreated to restrict Pirlo in a targeted manner. As a result, when Leeds United counterattacked, the forward's starting position was not in front of the penalty area, pressing against Millwall's back line, forming a threat point at the best time, giving Millwall Wall spends more time on defense, man-marking and limiting opponents' offense.

O'Leary's expression is firm, there is always a gap between strength and weakness, now Leeds United is weak against strength, no, it is not keneng to limit opponents, compared to some teams that use 5 defenders or double defensive midfielders with central midfielders, he just adopts Using a similar strategy, Smith is a false striker who defends as a central midfielder.

Hopefully, this will cause the failure of Millwall's offensive system, and then the collapse of the offensive and defensive system. (to be continued...) ()