The Young Lion

Leeds United's tactical stance is quite proactive, but from a strategic perspective, it has fallen behind.

Elland Road is their home court. They will play at home first. If they can’t get a good result in 90 minutes, they will be a guest at the Lion King Stadium in the next round. Not to mention what the outside world thinks, at least they themselves may not believe that they can play at the Lion King Stadium. create a miracle.

Pirlo's performance in the initial area of ​​activity was limited. He took the initiative to make changes and made a decision to retreat and take the ball for organization. Fiction novel chapters are updated the fastest

When he was closer to the back line and almost took the ball in front of the back line to sort out the team's offense, Smith and Viduka did not dare to rush up and could only retreat to block the offensive line. The most important thing to compress was the midfield area. area.

In this way, Pirlo can hold the ball, and the success rate of the pass is guaranteed. What comes with it is: every attack by Millwall becomes a positional battle initiated from the back line.

In the hustle and bustle of the Elland Road Stadium, Aldridge found that the Leeds United players were actually quite afraid of Millwall on the field, actively fighting and running in a wide range. The characteristics of the Premier League team can be seen in them. However, When playing offensively, Leeds United was a little timid, for fear that the offensive investment would be too large and it would be too late to defend.

The inexplicable three long passes from the backcourt by the two fullbacks Kelly and Hart baffled Aldridge.

The long pass routine of the two is the same, they both hit from the full-back area to the full-back area, and immediately hit the attack in front of Millwall's full-back area, but the two full-backs of Leeds United are catching the ball After falling into isolation, he quickly lost the ball.

If the offensive team kicks the ball into a dead end, leaving teammates alone. Then there is the offensive routine first.

Aldridge was unaware of the way the full-backs played the ball so irresponsibly. Is it O'Reilly's permission.

But if Leeds United plays a non-threatening punching push like this. Millwall's defense can be much easier.

Aldridge pointed to Pirlo on the court and gestured to him.

Pirlo nodded after seeing it.

The opponent restricted his initial activity space, which does not mean that he was fixed in that area invariably. In the process of contingency, he chose to retreat. Now, Aldridge asked him to go forward. It was originally a two-choice choice. Pirlo asked for stability, and Aldridge gave him instructions to take risks.

In such a fierce game, the perfect double-teaming circle conceived by Leeds United itself has a certain effect.

To break this double-teaming circle, the most critical release point is Pirlo. If you make a fuss about the front line, almost the entire team of Leeds United will invest in defense in the positional battle, and the space for the front line itself to be compressed is extremely small. It's like hitting luck.

Pirlo's offensive position was premised on the 32nd minute. Gattuso passed the ball from behind Pirlo, and Pirlo suddenly did not retreat to take the ball, disrupting the man-to-man defense of Viduka and Smith.

Viduka saw Pirlo cross the center line, he gave up, Smith did not, but because Pirlo himself was moving forward and started earlier, Smith became chasing from behind.

After Pirlo got the ball after halftime, Nedved was originally under the double-team defense of Cahill and Dacourt. Instead, he did not support Pirlo. On the contrary, he ran farther away from Pirlo.

Cahill saw that Nedved hadn't gone to line up with Pirlo, so he took the initiative to intercept Pirlo. He just took two steps, and Pirlo would also face double-teaming. Cahill was in front, Smith was in the back, and Pirlo Still passed the ball, and the direction of the pass surprised Cahill.

The ball was still passed in the direction of Nedved, but it should be too late!

He came to help defend after confirming that Nedved was not there to respond, but he turned his head and regretted it immediately.

Nedved's running away was actually a way to confuse him. He saw Ronaldinho running towards the middle, so he switched positions with Ronaldinho. In this flash, Cahill, in order to stop Pirlo, instead Let Ronaldinho have the space to get rid of the ball.

Facing Dacourt, Ronaldinho didn't even have to do any work. He directly passed a ball through the crotch. The ball passed between the legs of the French giant. Surprisingly, the ball was passed to Henry. Henry was running back with the ball behind his back. Facing the incoming ball, he opened his legs and the ball rolled between his legs.

Mateo, who was following Henry, was stretching out his feet to destroy the ball when Henry leaked the ball, but was held by Henry with his body. His feet missed the ball, and the ball rolled behind them.

Ferdinand never dreamed that the ball would have such a trajectory and directly penetrated Mateo's defense zone. After he was shocked, he exclaimed in his heart: It's over!

If Henry slams the ball and goes straight, Nedved must be offside. Ferdinand saw Henry running back and Mateo followed, so he deliberately stepped forward and followed Nedved. Nedved was placed in an offside position.

But Henry didn't touch the ball, which means that Ronaldinho passed it directly, and Nedved was not offside at all!

Such a ball penetrated the defensive line, and Nedved rushed to the penalty spot to take the ball. Sen pushed the empty goal and succeeded!

The goal is in! The goal is in! Leeds United conceded a goal at home disastrously! Ronaldinho's wonderful pass pierced the Leeds United's defense, Nedved faced a single-handed selfless assist to Larson, Mill Wall scored a valuable away goal, the game didn't even finish half-time, Leeds United seemed to have come to the edge of the cliff!

There was no sound in the stands at Elland Road.

Conceding a goal at home first, this is really a heavy blow.

The corner of Aldrich's mouth raised slightly. Leeds United's idea was very good. The two forwards retreated to harass Pirlo's organization and restrict Pirlo, which was tantamount to destroying the core of Millwall's offensive and defensive transition.

But there is no double midfielder to protect the back line. As long as Millwall breaks the situation of Pirlo being double-teamed, the offense will immediately create chaos for the opponent after advancing to the frontcourt.

It is a risk to let Pirlo move forward, but the benefits in exchange for the risk are the most intuitive, as soon as he goes up. Leeds United's double-team defensive circle in front of the penalty area was cracked. Leeds United's defense split. The Millwall attack group gained more space, and in that fleeting moment, the Leeds United defense line was destroyed.

I have to say, Ronaldinho passed the ball, ****!

O'Reilly visibly lost his temper on the sidelines.

But his anger is obviously not aimed at the conceded goal. Before that, he was very excited on the sidelines and kept making various gestures. He shouted and reminded the disciples on the field, and Aldrich didn't understand what he was asking for, and the head coach did not have a uniform standard for the gestures of commanding on the spot.

O'Reilly's eyes glowed. The team's loss of the ball was indeed a blow, but he was even more dissatisfied with the team's offense.

The game lasted more than 30 minutes, and the offensive routine of Leeds United's established tactics has not actually been played once!

These players obviously have psychological burdens, either they are afraid of Millwall, or they are obsessed with entering the final and worry about gains and losses. Defense is instinctive, but the consistency of offense has divided.

O'Reilly is right to enter the Champions League final. Do you even have fantasies about holding a cup?

This is his third year officially coaching the team. Although he has not yet won a trophy, he is far inferior to the young coach next to him who has been compared many times. However, if he can lead Leeds United to the final and With the trophy, he, David O'Reilly, will be among the top coaches in Europe!

The top four in the Premier League and the top four in the Champions League. What is such a record in Europe? In the glorious resume of a coach, who can proudly declare: I am the coach of the top four in the Premier League and the semi-finals of the Champions League? That will only be a laughing stock!

The champion is the capital of rectification.

Top league champions, European champions, intercontinental international champions, these are the criteria for a top coach.

One step, two steps, success and fame!

On this penultimate step, who would give up easily? Who will face it hastily?

In order to prepare for these two games, O'Leary simply forgot to eat and sleep, frantically studying the Millwall game video. This kind of research has long gone beyond the scope of league competition. After all, there are only 2 games in the 38 rounds of the league. This will be a chance to rule the roost in World War I. Winning Millwall and getting tickets to the finals will be a decisive battle for fame!

O'Reilly will not be willing to fall here. Millwall can face these two games calmly, but Leeds United can't!

Not crazy, not crazy, what can be used to compete with Millwall, who is invincible in European football!

This conceded goal relieved the psychological burden of the Leeds United team, coupled with O'Reilly's excited body movements on the sidelines, the dead stands were revived, and everyone cheered Leeds United passionately.

In fact, if Leeds United fell to the semi-finals of the Champions League, it would be considered a glorious season for the club, but only for the Leeds United club itself. Looking at England and the entire European football world, how can there be no success if they do not reach the top or become kings? What feats to brag about?

Leeds United has kicked off again, and the pace of the game is still very fast. The Premier League teams, led by Millwall, represented by Manchester United, Liverpool and other teams, are restoring European football. At this stage, they do not rely on European football styles, but It is to promote their own characteristics, physical fitness, confrontation, high-tempo fighting, and art. They are far from the opponents of many European giants, but they can lay down a country that belongs to the color of the Premier League by using their strengths to the extreme.

After the goal, Millwall played a little relaxed and tried to control the game. This is what Pirlo is good at. The speed is moderate, and the opponent is caught off guard between one fast and one slow.

Millwall is playing the Premier League civil war today, and fierce physical confrontation is inevitable. Leeds United is quite fierce in this regard, and all players in the team are juese who are not afraid of confrontation.

It was not until the 43rd minute that Aldridge realized that the long pass between Kelly and Hart was not because they blindly passed the ball to a dead end, but because the Leeds United's offensive players failed to form a unified mind and did not play. tactical effect.

And this time, they made it.

Hart made a long pass from the backcourt. Schneider was originally to mark Kewell, but as a result, Kewell ran away, and Viduka, the striker, pulled to the side to meet the ball. Schneider was very depressed, and the opponent was strong and strong. Ten centimeters taller than himself, Viduka passed the ball to Smith who came over to respond after stopping the ball.

Gattuso followed, Smith didn't dare to stop the ball, he kicked the ball straight to the left, this is a triangle pass, Kewell dribbled the ball to the bottom, Materazzi stuck inside, Schneider also Turning around to defend, Kewell passed back outside the penalty area, Cahill suddenly inserted, broke through Pirlo's defense line and entered the penalty area, Gattuso just wanted to help defend, Cahill shot at a 45-degree kick.

This is a half-high ball with a tricky angle. Pagliuca flew to save the ball and blocked it with a single palm, but the distance was too far. When he flew to the extreme, his hand could not use his strength, and the ball was blocked on the left side of the penalty area near the baseline.

Kewell's own position has an advantage. At this time, he followed up with a volley before Schneider's sliding shovel blocked, and sent the ball into the upper corner of the goal at a narrow angle. (to be continued...) ()