The Young Lion

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Liverpool fell behind by two goals, and the players on the field were like irritated beasts, launching a crazy counterattack.

In the 29th minute of the game, Liverpool gave up the established offensive tactics. Smicer's tactical role in this game was hardly played out. He was completely frozen by Gattuso.

So Liverpool simply played a long pass.

Murphy made a long pass from the midfielder, and Heskey retreated on the front line with his back to the goal. After taking off, he directly threw the ball to the back and inserted the player.

Owen and Smicer were completely marked to death. Nedved was marking Murphy forward, but Murphy played a long pass directly.

Pirlo failed to target the opponent's only remaining offensive point: Gerrard!

Gerrard received a header from Heskey, went forward to stop the ball with his chest, and at the same time broke through Pirlo's defense line, and shot a long-range shot from the penalty area line into the dead corner of the goal.

Pagliuca was powerless against the ball, and Gerrard hit the goal diagonally. Not to mention Pagliuca, it is rare in the world for a goalkeeper who can save this kind of shot that is almost close to the dead corner.

Liverpool pulled one back and it was Gerrard who scored!

Liverpool did not go to celebrate, Gerrard seemed to be frowning and beckoned his teammates to go back, and kicked off quickly.

Last season was the season when Gerrard was firmly established as the main force of Liverpool. He performed outstandingly. He contributed a lot to Liverpool's Little Triple Crown.

Aldrich, don't you think that Pirlo's defensive problems are becoming more and more obvious?.

Klinsmann said with a frown after the goal.

to be honest. The scene is not very good. Pirlo almost did not form a frontal defense against Gerrard. And there was no effective interference when the opponent kicked a long shot.

Aldrich said indifferently: I think Nedved is just being lazy.

Klinsmann frowned.

Even though they have worked with each other for many years, there are still differences in the entry points for observing the situation on the field.

Therefore, some people are head coaches, and some people can only be assistant coaches.

It's not that Aldrich insisted on refuting Klinsmann,

Rather, he thought so.

Pirlo's position on the court is in the midfielder area, and then moves forward freely.

But his role is defined as a delaying organization, not a defensive midfielder.

The defensive task he undertakes is usually one of the pawns to cut the opponent's offensive formation in positional warfare. Assist teammates.

Aldridge never thought of relying on Pirlo's frontal defensive ability.

God is fair, given Pirlo's organizational talent, will he be turned into a ball-grabbing machine or an intercepting barrier?

Gattuso is doing the dirty work, and Nedved also takes on this job after returning to his position. Pirlo is assisting, and his dedication is not even as good as Nedved, who is farther away from the penalty area. Characteristics, Nedved's physical fitness, running in a wide range is one of the advantages, so it is natural to make full use of it.

Liverpool's offense today is actually compressed in the middle.

Houllier does not want to give up the double striker. It is also necessary to intensively intercept Millwall's pass and cut in the middle, then the side will have to be sacrificed.

Riise couldn't get up. Murphy's side effect is average, with a small diamond-shaped midfielder and two forwards, this one-stop midfielder is very intuitive.

Maybe Nedved was really lazy and followed Murphy, but he didn't compress the backcourt area immediately. After all, the opponent's offensive players are densely packed in the middle.

Aldridge isn't worried either, he has his gains and losses. Liverpool play like this, and Millwall can't help it. Besides, it's not every time the opponent can find Heskey with a long pass, and it's not every time Heskey can get the ball. Just do it for the most suitable team-mate, and the team-mate can hit a tricky long-range shot like Gerrard.

On the contrary, Liverpool's weakness is clear at a glance.

Liverpool had just pulled back a goal, their morale was soaring, and they wanted to make another victory.

As a result, after 4 minutes, Zambrotta went all the way up the frontcourt from the wing and passed the ball to Ronaldinho in front of Carragher. After a through ball was passed, Larson cut inside and picked up the ball in the small penalty area, then rushed across in front of Dudek, passed the goalkeeper, and then pushed the empty goalkeeper to extend the lead to two goals.

Liverpool just recovered a goal, and the defense was hit hard again! 3:1, this game was so good, the first half was not over, and there were already four goals!

The fans are blessed, but the Liverpool players have mixed feelings in their hearts.

What's the matter?

After a lot of hard work to get one, the other party can get one quickly without any effort.

Aldridge was not at all surprised by the arrival of the third goal, and he raised an eyebrow at Klinsmann.

Even if Pirlo doesn't touch the ball, his threat can attract Liverpool to divide their troops into defense.

Generally speaking, the top teams' attack points will be evenly distributed. If they want to use the width of the field, they must attack from the side. Like Manchester United flying with both wings, Arsenal's side counterattack, etc., these are all using the width of the field to tear the A strategy to open the opponent's defense line, so that the distance between the opponent's defensive formation will expand virtually.

And because of the presence of Pirlo in the delaying organization at Millwall, the threat of attacking in the middle cannot be ignored. Therefore, many teams face Millwall and have to play five midfielders. The traditional two full-backs, central midfielders, The double midfielder can not only compress the space, but also harass Pirlo's organization.

This defense comes at the expense of offense, leaving only a single forward.

Liverpool are unwilling to sacrifice the offense on the front line and want to limit Pirlo. They are doing well. Pirlo rarely takes the ball to organize today.

But Millwall is not a team that can't play without Pirlo's organization, otherwise, how can it dominate?

Simple and direct side attack, the full back rushes forward, the threat is more intuitive and effective.

Houllier saw his team's third goal conceded and felt as if he had made a superficial mistake.

He figured out how to limit the source of Millwall's creation, which is the foundation of Millwall's ever-changing offense, Commander Pirlo!

However, Millwall's cracking method hardly required Aldrich to think about it.

Liverpool just made it impossible for Millwall to play complex and varied offensive coordination.

Vacancy may be exposed. Let Millwall beat Liverpool in the simplest and rudest way.

Liverpool's wing defense is weak. Millwall tore apart Liverpool's defense with two wing strikes. Zambrotta and Schneider made repeated attacks, and the threat was obvious to all.

Houllier stood up and walked to the sidelines, resigned to his fate.

To strengthen defense without sacrificing offense, playing Millwall is courting death. After thinking about it, Millwall can be restricted a little, but all offensive points cannot be restricted at all.

Charity Shield, there is no need to make early substitutions. In order to avoid internal conflicts caused by hitting the players, Houllier just let Heskey and Smicer retreat at the same time to strengthen the midfield defense, so that Gerrard and Murphy can help defend the wings more.

Before Liverpool's adjustments were completed, Millwall scored another goal before the end of the first half!

Nedved dribbled the ball into the penalty area and fell to the ground after being double-teamed by Harman and Hyypia. The referee judged that Harman tripped Nedved from behind and gave Millwall a penalty.

Larson made a shot and Millwall sealed the victory in the first half.

4:1

At the end of halftime, the Welsh fans in the stands applauded the two teams. Among other things, he scored more goals. It's worth buying a ticket to watch the game.

The Charity Shield has a large number of substitutions. Aldrich saw the changes in Liverpool in the last few minutes of the first half, thought about it, and decided to seduce the Red Army.

The two sides returned to the field in the second half.

Millwall had a huge lead of 4:1 in the first half. Hall believed that he had the chance to win and decided that Millwall would replace five main players at halftime. I don't know that Liverpool saw such a large-scale substitution of Millwall. How would you feel?

Larsson, Henry, Ronaldinho, Nedved, Pirlo.

All five of them went to rest.

Alonso, Kaka, Villa, Miroslav Klose and Larmor are five on stage.

Seeing Millwall's substitution, Houllier immediately became angry.

Aldridge, that's not kind!

He had already allowed Liverpool to play against counter-attacks in a targeted way at halftime.

As a result, this deployment will obviously be disrupted by Millwall's substitutions.

Irving, Gerrard, Smicer, Heskey, etc., faced the opponent withdrew half of the main force of the team, and then retreated back to defend?

Will they be happy?

There is nothing to be ashamed of losing to the famous Trident in Europe, God of War Nedved, etc., but if you face young players like Kaka, Villa, and Alonso, you will not be able to show a little momentum , It is estimated that returning to Liverpool will be scolded by the Red Army fans.

Millwall's formation basically remains the same, still with double midfielders, but the defensive hardness of this double midfielder is much stronger than Pirlo + Gattuso. Although Alonso's organizational talent is not as good as Pirlo's 60%, his defense The strength has surpassed Pirlo.

Aldridge sat on the coach's bench and laughed in his heart. Liverpool really couldn't hold back in the second half, took the offensive initiative, and the soldiers pressed the situation.

Millwall's style of play has actually changed. The lack of a playmaker is to fight back.

Counterattack tactics are simple, at least more direct than organizing teamwork. Pass when you have time, pass if your teammates are in a better position, and break through if you are sure. Anyway, it is a counterattack, and the space is much looser than that of positional warfare.

The young man brought in by Millwall in the summer is very characteristic of playing football. He got the ball from the midfield and then turned to break through Murphy's defense. The player called Kaka easily changed direction, and Kaka strode forward with the ball and gave the ball to Lamore in front of Harman. Then he continued to advance, and Lamore passed the ball back to him. Kaka shot! Unfortunately, it was blocked by Hyypia stretching his legs at close range.

This kind of environment where the opponent counterattacks is the most suitable for Kaka to play. Today, he made his debut, and let the Wild Lions fans remember this young man with a very distinctive playing style. Satisfied, the fans firmly believe that in time, Aldridge will definitely be able to train him to become a first-class star.

The entire second half was spent in the rhythm of Liverpool's mad attack and Millwall's counterattack.

Owen scored a goal in the second half, and Millwall won the Charity Shield with a total score of 6:2.

Although Kaka didn't score in his debut, he had an assist, and his start in Millwall was quite amazing, especially since this was also his first official game in his career.

After the game, Aldridge shook hands with Houllier first, and then walked into the field to praise Kaka face to face. For Kaka's 45-minute performance, among other things, Kaka's self-confidence in ball control is commendable. There are many Young players just set foot on the court and dare not take the ball or make moves. They belong to the kind of players who do not seek merit but seek no faults. Kaka dares to perform, and dares to drive straight in with the ball when he sees a lot of space. How is his ability? Not important for now, this courage and self-confidence are very important to the future development of his career.

Kaka was praised and showed a shy smile.

Go, celebrate with your teammates, take some photos, this is your first championship, er, forget it, go celebrate.

Aldrich originally wanted to say: Ronaldinho's career debut was the FA Cup final, which was also Ronaldinho's first championship. Compared with the Charity Shield, the Charity Shield is obviously not worth mentioning, so he didn't say it.

Watching Kaka being surprised by Ronaldinho when he went to celebrate with his teammates, Aldridge smiled knowingly.

Boy, your story has just begun today. (to be continued...) ()