The Young Lion

Before Juventus went to London, the Italian media had expressed concerns and doubts about Juventus.

The reason is Lippi's tactics. After three consecutive victories at the beginning of the season, Juventus entered a wave of six rounds without victory. Lippi, the tactician, decisively changed his formation. Before this game, he changed from 442 to 352. , achieved a record of 1 win and 1 tie in Serie A. The record has improved, but it has not reached the level of great success. Whether 352 will work or not is still being explored and tested.

When Aldridge led the team to challenge other teams, as long as the opponent puts up a three-back formation, no matter how the center and front are positioned, Millwall's record is a complete victory. Of course, this excludes the away game with Bayern Munich. In the tie game, after all, Bayern's 3 defenders at the time, Matthaus among them, strictly speaking, was not a pure central defender.

It seems that Aldridge has a lot of experience in insight into the flaws of the three backs, and the Italian media is worried that Lippi's team may be defeated by the opponent.

Fortunately, Millwall did not send the main players to play, but at this time the score was still 1:0 with Millwall leading.

The Italian commentator on the scene said bluntly: Millwall took the lead in breaking through Juventus's goal with a substitute lineup. On the other hand, the defense is very weak. If Ferrara can have the world-class level of the year, he will definitely be able to move over to intercept Kaka in the first place, but after his serious injury, his strength is no longer what it used to be. Alas, Lippi If they are determined to play three defenders, Juventus may have to introduce another world-class central defender. Nesta is a very good candidate.

Lippi was also thinking about this in his heart at this time. From 442 to 352. It's not that he changed his tactics after careful consideration, but because 442 proved in a wave of six rounds that this tactic is not suitable for the current Juventus, so a change must be made. As for the best way to change, Lippi also needs to reconsider. Review the team.

Now 0:1 behind, Lippi was thinking about making some adjustments at halftime, but something unexpected happened to him soon.

Juventus' players on the field were scored by Millwall 2. The players are full of grievances on the field!

This is really going to lose, no face to see Jiang Dong's elders!

So they were red-eyed, eager to equalize the score and pressed heavily.

In a short period of time, the mentality has begun to become unbalanced.

Attack, attack madly, completely lost my mind!

Millwall tenaciously withstood Juventus' stormy offensive pressure. In the 32nd minute, Trezeguet shot diagonally towards the goal from a small angle and shot from a far corner.

Under the interference of Barzagli, the ball rubbed against the post and flew out of the baseline, which shocked the Millwall players into a cold sweat.

After 3 minutes, Del Piero cleverly grabbed the front point to attack the goal. Fortunately, Pagliuca went forward and used his body to expand the defensive area to block the ball, otherwise Millwall would be equalized.

Juventus' offensive wave after wave. From the 25th minute to the 40th minute, it was almost indiscriminate bombing in Millwall's half.

There are many dangers in the Millwall penalty area. Under today's big scene, De Rossi, a rookie, was quite satisfactory at the beginning, and gradually lost his position under the pressure. He lost his position frequently. He only had the ball in his eyes. Wherever the ball went, he rushed Where to intercept, it's more like a shit stick. If it weren't for Alonso's frequent filling for him, and there are too many people in the midfielder position, I am afraid that the back line will completely lose the protection of the barrier.

Aldridge was not surprised, and he didn't expect De Rossi to perform so well as soon as he came on the field. Defensive players are not like offensive players. Offensive players are often easy to shine in their first show, because opponents will despise them and don't understand the technical characteristics of rookies. , will be caught off guard.

Defensive players are the complete opposite. When they first started, they did not seek meritorious deeds, but it is not easy to say that they will not make mistakes in front of Juventus, a top-notch opponent.

That's why Aldridge used three defensive midfielders to increase the fault tolerance rate. At least two of the three play stably and there will be no major problems.

But Juventus was unable to attack this wave of madness for a long time, and Millwall once again hit a fatal counterattack.

This time it was Kaka who dribbled the ball from the backcourt and launched a counterattack. Along the way, he, Villa and Klose maintained a three-legged momentum to move forward. When encountering Juventus's siege and interception, they used a triangle pass to break it.

After the three passed seven times, the three came to the opponent's penalty area. Kaka had scored a goal before, and he was particularly noticeable. This time, Kaka went to the left side of the penalty area.

In an instant, Juventus's defense made a mistake. Both Thuram and Montero were about to block Kaka. Villa in front of Montero took advantage of the opponent's center of gravity and pulled the ball horizontally, swinging out of space. , Klose then slanted behind Montero, Villa went straight, Klose led the ball, Ferrara moved laterally to intercept, Klose smashed the ball back behind Ferrara, this rhythmic stop-and-go Suddenly, Klose passed Ferrara with the ball, then dribbled a step forward, and blasted out with a strong shot!

Buffon was brave, and he lay down and blocked Klose's inevitable shot!

In fact, the step taken by Klose made the angle smaller!

However, Klose, a shooter with a keen sense of smell, did not just watch after the shot. Buffon did not fully hug the ball. The ball was blocked by him and bounced three meters in front of him. Buffon got up and moved forward Press the ball under the body with the action of a hungry tiger, but Klose stretched out his foot first and poked the ball with his toe.

Buffon stared dumbfounded at the ball rolling past his armpit, then closed his eyes and lowered his head, he had already heard the cheers of the fans.

The ball also rolled into the goal without any suspense.

2:0! 2:0! Klose helped Millwall lead by two goals! If any fans must ask how strong Millwall is? Open your eyes and see! They didn't have a main player today, but Can take a two-goal lead over Juventus! Yes, it may seem that Millwall is passive on the scene, but they are making Juventus fall into the abyss through unswerving counterattacks! Millwall has Hall, a tactical master, has Klose, Villa, Kaka, Alonso and other young talents who are looking forward to! They can completely dominate European football for a long time. As an Englishman, we together Witness how long the glory of the Wild Lion Dynasty will last!

Aldrich looked at the young men who were celebrating and was also happy for them, he made his fist and waved it up and down slightly in front of him for a moment.

The Juventus players look dignified, and of course they will not be discouraged.

A superficial statement is that Millwall led the score by sneak attack.

The strength is definitely dominated by Juventus.

At the end of the first half, the score was 2-0, and Millwall surprisingly took a two-goal lead at home from the bench.

Juventus is not without a chance on the scene. But when it comes to the environment of the final blow, it is naturally not as good as the chances bred by Millwall in the counterattack.

Aldridge carefully arranged tactics during the halftime break, and at the same time gave De Rossier an order to let him stabilize his emotions and calm down first. Looking back at his performance in the first half, it cannot be said that he performed badly, even in today's situation , He lacks rich field experience, and his performance is already considered good.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Lippi returned to the coach's bench and sat down, his expression returned to normal.

Juventus main attack. This is understandable, the situation starts from the first minute. As long as they keep the tie, they can get a good result and have the advantage of advancing before the final round of the group stage. However, because Millwall sent a substitute lineup, they must take the initiative because of the face or dignity of the strong team, even if it is away.

After losing the ball, the offense cannot be stopped at all. If they lose this game, the final round might be tragic.

It's time to attack, and we still have to attack, but how to attack and how to turn the advantage into goals will test the ability of the head coach.

Lippi's adjustment in midfield was reflected in the second half.

Juventus still have the advantage and initiative on the field, but they are not impatient to play threatening balls. Millwall's four defenders and three midfielders protect the inside and outside of the penalty area tightly, and pass threatening balls rashly, with a very low success rate.

They patiently passed the ball on the outside, controlled the ball, made frequent transfer passes, and used the width of the field to tear apart Millwall's defensive formation.

Aldrich is not surprised to see this.

If Juventus played so patiently from the beginning, Millwall would be very passive today. This style of play is not new.

There are many similarities in football tactics. Millwall played away against Celtic in the last game. Juventus adopted the same strategy against Millwall in the second half. They did not blindly pursue a fast pace and ensure control of the ball. Patiently pass and cut, and when the opponent's defense line is slightly loosened and there are flaws, play a wave of sudden acceleration to create a threat.

This method of creating threats is actually similar to the essence of Barcelona's tactics.

In terms of the essence of tactics, it is to create offensive space by controlling the ball.

For example, when attacking on the left, the opponent's defense on this side will increase its strength. At this time, if it suddenly shifts to the right, the attacking space on the right will increase invisibly.

As for the short pass, it's just a means.

If the long pass can achieve a success rate of more than 85%, it will definitely use the long pass to control the ball. This ball control does not refer to dribbling, but to ensure possession of the ball. Barcelona, ​​Spain, why use short passes back and forth feet, which makes some fans feel boring, because the short pass is the most successful method of ball control on the football field. It is difficult to create bright spots, so some people think that watching Barcelona games is drowsy, and it can only be exciting when the stars shine.

It’s nonsense to say how shocking it is to find another way. In the offensive methods of top giants, there will be similar tactical choices. For example, Juventus is playing like this now, but the top giants prefer diversified offensive methods. Breakthroughs, passes and cuts in the middle, individual performances, long-range shots, rhythm changes, etc., are just Barcelona's practice to the extreme.

Aldridge sometimes thinks about how Millwall, which he is now coaching, will break the opponent's style of play when he encounters the Cosmos Barcelona. situation.

Especially when Barcelona play the ball to its peak, you can't ask the players to rush all over the court to press wildly, that will only expose more space, and the opponent is in possession of the ball more than 60% of the time, Milwaukee Seoul's offensive opportunities will also be invisible.

Just like now, Juventus is not in a hurry to play fast, Millwall's formation is pressed forty yards in front of the goal, and there is no chance to counterattack, because the opponent is not sure enough, and will not easily give you the ball. How do you counterattack without the ball? (to be continued...) ()