The Young Lion

Before the arrival of the fifth round of the Champions League, Millwall scored 1 win and 1 tie in their two league games.

What is more depressing for Wild Lion fans is that Lampard and Joe Cole teamed up to help Tottenham draw Millwall at the last moment.

Aldridge was made things difficult by reporters after the game, asking how it felt to be hit back by his own people?

Aldridge smiled and replied: Seeing that Lampard, Joe Cole, and Ashley Cole have performed steadily and well in Tottenham, you should ask Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Leeds United, etc. How the team feels.

Although Millwall lost 2 points to Tottenham, they have enough space to lose points. Leaving aside the game, the performance of the three of Lampard on loan to Tottenham has made other Premier League powerhouses admire and envy them Jealousy!

There is no doubt that Millwall's future is strongly guaranteed!

At the same time, in the League Cup, Millwall's substitute lineup eliminated the rival Chelsea in the quarter-finals, which made the fans feel very excited. They will have a two-round matchup with Tottenham in the semi-finals.

The fifth round of the Champions League came as scheduled. On the eve of Juventus' visit to the Lion King Stadium, the conflict between Aldridge and Moggi after the last game, or grievances, was once again hyped by Fleet Street.

Aldridge avoided talking about the incident, which itself had been downplayed, and made defiant remarks about the game itself.

Millwall will send a full substitute team to play tomorrow. We have already qualified ahead of schedule. We will go to Japan at the end of the month to participate in the Toyota Cup. I need to give the main players some rest time. And the last game was in Turin. Juventus did not cause us any trouble. , but. Now Juventus has 6 points. The other two teams are 3 points. Juventus is here to play away, I think they will definitely stick to it, as long as they get 1 point, they can ensure that they will start in the last round It doesn’t matter if they were in second place before, and they have a certain promotion advantage. Millwall’s goal is to train troops. I don’t care what Juventus think, anyway, they don’t have the courage and strength to take the victory in London.”

Speaking of Lippi, Aldridge's tone also became a little arrogant.

He is a champion coach and my predecessor. However, now that Juventus is under him, I don't see any signs of threatening Millwall. It's the same thing as it is, defending and counterattacking. Defense, counterattack. When Juventus can play a gorgeous attack at the level of Millwall, it is possible to cause us trouble. I have no intention of commenting on the style of football, but if the Premier League giants play conservatively, they will be criticized by the fans. Even so It will make it easier to win, but me, and my team Millwall, we are ambitious and determined.

If you want to play psychological warfare, you must offend people.

This is Aldrich's experience over the years,

It's just that rational opponents will understand that this is within the scope of their careers and should not be brought into personal relationships.

Just like when Aldridge played against Leicester City before, he also bluntly said that Leicester City played defensively too conservatively, and O'Neill counterattacked and satirized Aldridge for forgetting his roots: Didn't Millwall rely on defense to counterattack back then? Self-made?

In private, the relationship between the two is not affected by the competition at the work level.

In response, Lippi said: Aldrich Hall has been successful over the years, has become arrogant and disrespectful to his opponents. Millwall has a persistent pursuit, can't other teams have it? There is no unified team in football. Standard. If it weren’t for Millwall’s incomparable strength now, why would Aldridge have the confidence to say that?”

Aldridge was on the pitch 20 minutes before the game started, sitting in an empty seat in a nearby stand, chatting with a reporter who relayed Lippi's remarks to him.

Aldridge smiled and said: Hehe, when Millwall played against Juventus for the first time, Juventus was the champion of the Champions League in 1996 and the runner-up in the Champions League in 1997. How strong was Juventus at that time? I don't need to repeat it. Can I say more? But what? Juventus didn't play such a gorgeous attack at the time, and they were even a little conservative when facing us. At that time, we were not even the league champion.

Reporter Paul nodded with a smile. In the European War, the club’s highest competitive stage, England has been proud of it in recent years. Since 1998, 98, 99, 2000, and 2001, the Premier League team has won the championship for four consecutive years, Manchester United once, and Millwall. Three times, in the European war, Millwall is the most popular star team in England, and it is also the first battleground for Fleet Street to support, protect, and even argue with foreign media.

But Paul was still a little puzzled. He asked: Millwall has already qualified ahead of schedule, but you took the initiative to provoke the anger of Juventus under such a background. This is difficult to see in other teams, because under the same circumstances , other teams will face the game with a relaxed attitude, but you will send a substitute lineup, but put on a posture that you want to fight against Juventus, isn't this very contradictory?

If you want to fight, you must show your strongest strength.

But Millwall did just the opposite.

Aldridge smiled slightly and said: Millwall is not any other team. If Millwall wants to continue to succeed, it must create a suitable atmosphere for young people to grow up. At the same time, they must also cultivate their game temperament when they are young. You The answer to the question will be very complicated, let’s just watch the game.”

After speaking, Aldridge got up and left, signed autographs for some fans, and finally walked to the side of the court to stand still.

After Lippi appeared on the stage, the two shook hands like a superficial touch and parted ways.

Despite Aldridge's success, Lippi has an inexplicable contempt for Aldridge at the moment.

The other party is young after all!

After making some achievements, they get carried away.

He thought he could be invincible in the world, but he was defiant!

It's understandable to think about it, three consecutive league championships and a successful defense of the Champions League. With such feats, who can be calm?

Besides, Aldridge is still a young man less than 30 years old.

Millwall dispatched all substitutes to play at home, and Aldridge uttered wild words before the game.

Lippi was not angry but happy.

If Millwall plays at their best, they will naturally play extremely oppressive at home, and Juventus will be very dangerous.

But if Millwall thinks that the substitute lineup can also beat Juventus, this is a bit arrogant!

As long as Millwall attacks, Juventus' counterattack can make Millwall's defense full of holes at any time.

He has already got the starting list. Aldrich did not set off the smoke bomb. It made him feel a big stone fall to the ground.

As long as Juventus does not lose this game. The initiative to qualify is firmly in their own hands.

Players from both sides entered the field, and the Lions' lineup today made the fans in the stands seem to travel back in time, returning to the era when the Lions' youth storm swept across Europe.

From the beginning of the game, Lippi suddenly frowned.

The situation on the field is very strange.

Juventus' offense is slightly aggressive!

After watching the game for 10 minutes, his eyes widened.

One thing was missed!

Aldridge's pre-match provocation was not only aimed at coach Lippi!

In the last game in Turin, Juventus lost extremely uselessly. The team spent more than 100 million euros on signings in the summer. Crazy investment made the team's strength rise after Zidane and Inzaghi left, at least not significantly.

Aldridge said before the game that Juventus did not cause them trouble, which is obviously despising the strength of Juventus.

In this game, Juventus came to London with the determination of revenge, but Millwall was not in the main lineup at all, which made them even more resentful!

Facing the Wild Lions 2 team, what reason does Juventus have to shrink back? Is there any reason to play conservatively?

The players have the tone and the dignity of the strong, at least in Juventus. Buffon, Trezeguet. Del Piero, Thuram and other strong players, who would think that they need to play conservatively against Villa, Alonso, and Barzagli?

The wild lions are on the bench, they can't change, but since they are despised, they should clean up their opponents in the game, no, it's better to abuse them!

Let the wild lion learn a painful lesson!

The players in the Juventus team, even those with an effective Lions background like Trezeguet and Thuram, seem to have forgotten one thing.

Since 1996, Millwall has been undefeated at home in European competitions for more than 5 years!

During this period, Millwall's tradition has been followed, and they will also play as substitute players in European games. In the past few years, they will train after qualifying early, but at home, there is no opponent who can take away the victory!

After 20 minutes of the game, the score was still 0:0, Lippi stood up.

He feels the same as the live audience and the audience watching the live broadcast in front of the TV.

The situation is completely different from what was expected!

Aldridge was so crazy before the game, what happened?

Millwall's fucking home game is to play the ultimate defensive counterattack!

Three defensive midfielders were discharged, De Rossi, Pedretti, Alonso!

An attacking midfielder plus two forwards, Kaka as the attacking midfielder, the two forwards are Klose and Villa, they also return to halftime to participate in the defense!

Juventus' strength on paper is definitely stronger than Millwall's substitute lineup, and the gap is above one level. It is only at the top of the second-rate, but in the case of De Rossi and Kaka's lack of experience, the current starting 11 players are only at the second-rate mid-range.

It is also because of the obvious difference in strength that Juventus is mainly against the guest, and the more they play, the more aggressive they are, and the more they play, the more risky they are.

Metzelder and Barzagli's performance this season is stronger than last season. Although one-on-one will definitely not be able to stop Piero and Trezeguet, the victory is because Millwall has compressed the opponent's offensive space. At the same time, the three rears Two people in the waist frequently withdraw to the back line. Millwall is using the number of defenders to avoid being given an excellent opportunity by the opponent. In this way, Juventus's offense cannot be completely restricted, but the opponent's shooting opportunities are not particularly good. Pagliuca catches high and low blocks to keep the gate intact.

In the 23rd minute, Millwall counterattacked for the fifth time in the game after halftime and threatened!

Klose and Villa played two consecutive one-on-one cooperation at the front line of the offensive to advance the offense to the front of the Juventus penalty area. The Tus defense line was shocked.

Klose didn't pass the ball to Villa, but knocked horizontally. A fast-moving figure inserted from the back touched the ball and moved forward. He entered Juventus' penalty area with unparalleled momentum, fast and direct Break through the back line and face the goalkeeper Buffon.

Son of God, Kaka is here! (to be continued...) ()