The Young Lion

Wenger was right about one thing before the game.

Millwall has a physical advantage. A few days ago in the Champions League, Arsenal just finished the Champions League. They only secured their qualification for the round of 16 in the last round. It is very unfavorable for them to return to London and play an away game. .

Coupled with their own technical and tactical style of play, Aldridge had foreseen what it would be like when they came to the away game.

In the dressing room before the game, Aldridge reminded the team with an understatement: Don't worry, play according to our plan in the preparatory meeting yesterday, don't worry about Arsenal, they dare not attack, they will only counterattack , because this stadium is called The Lion King, and we are called Wild Lions. When they come to our territory, they can only be beaten first, and they have a wonderful idea. As long as we can't beat them to death, they will fight back. Taking advantage of ourselves, we will let them find out after 90 minutes of the game that we are the only ones to beat them in the whole game, and they can't beat us even if they want to fight back.

Aldridge's words amused many players. Although they are used to Aldridge using boxing as a metaphor for the game, it is indeed very vivid, but they can't help laughing every time they hear it, because they always say that Aldridge The beating party.

Compared with the earth-shattering game against Manchester United, there were goals in the first 30 seconds, but no goals were scored in the first 30 minutes of this game!

Arsenal shot once. Ibrahimovic's header near the penalty area line did not look like an attack, but the ball flew to the bottom line. It was judged to be a shot and missed the goal.

Millwall has 8 shots. The offensive rhythm is generally slow. Because Millwall deliberately suppressed the rhythm. It is only when a good opportunity is found that the rhythm is suddenly accelerated.

Aldridge also has his own considerations for arranging tactics in this way.

Although there is more than 60% probability of suppressing Arsenal with a destructive and aggressive style of play, that is, pressing the opponent's nerves to the limit, and then defeating the opponent.

But Millwall should consider it for the future, especially since last season, even strong teams play against Millwall at home. Aldridge must let the team adjust their skills and tactics in a timely manner, which is not considered innovative, because I've done this before. It can be regarded as more proficient in honing, which really makes the team more flexible and changeable.

Fast pace, I can do it, slow down, I can do it!

The change between fast and slow rhythm on the field will contain infinite murderous opportunities.

There is another advantage to playing this way, weakening the power of the opponent's defense.

Therefore,

Wenger will helplessly look at Aldridge.

Arsenal can't counterattack, and the temporary defense is not too big a loophole. It is true that Millwall has a lot of shots. But no great opportunity.

The first half ended and the score was 0:0. Andy, do you think the two teams are based on a tie?

There is some truth in what you say. Millwall got a draw, and their advantage over Arsenal is still 13 points. Arsenal got a draw, which should be the satisfactory result that Wenger said before the game, but I don't think it's like that. It's Millwall's style. Millwall has enough space to give it a go, speed up the pace of the game, and invest more troops to attack. I think there are several opportunities in the first half. If Millwall can be ranked first If the full-backs or Pirlo are closer to the box, they will have a different situation in attack and create better chances.

Of course, we watch the game and naturally hope that the two teams will play against each other, like when Manchester United played Millwall at home.

What were you expecting? I know you're not an Arsenal fan.

Ha ha ha ha

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Arsenal's counterattack was still ineffective. With no obvious forward space and Millwall's tight defensive formation, the Arsenal players themselves felt that the ball was blocked. .

The further forward the offense is, the narrower the road and the smaller the space, there is no opportunity to pass the ball, and it becomes a positional battle again when passing back.

Unwilling to be lonely, Vieira came up with an assist and added excessive support points in the middle for Arsenal. Nedved followed like a shadow, and the confrontation between the two heroes became the focus of the game again.

It seemed that Millwall had only a slight advantage. However, when 70 minutes came, Millwall began to explode. The rhythm of the game changed suddenly. The threat of a pressing attack.

Wenger's eyebrows were twitching on the sidelines, and he guessed what kind of idea Aldridge was playing.

Boil the frogs in warm water!

Millwall used the first 70 minutes to kill Arsenal almost. When the physical fitness reached the watershed stage, Millwall originally had an advantage in physical fitness, and the gap would be intuitively and obviously widened.

Especially as a defender, Keown is too old.

In Millwall's stormy attack, Arsenal retreated across the board. Their physical disadvantages were intuitively affected in the game. Pirlo stepped forward and accelerated the frequency of offensive transfers under the cover of Nedved. The defender assisted and made full use of the width of the field to tear Arsenal's defense open.

Ljungberg gave Millwall a free kick for a reckless foul. The foul was on the left side. Ronaldinho got up from the ground and put his back on Ljungberg. Brotta stepped forward quickly, and Ronaldinho stood still. Ljungberg originally wanted to prevent Ronaldinho from taking a free kick, but unexpectedly, Ronaldinho not only took the free kick, but also acted as a wall, blocking He went to defend Zambrotta.

When Zambrotta rushed over, Ljungberg didn't keep up with the rhythm of thinking for a while, and went to find Zambrotta. After running two steps, he suddenly realized: Where is Ronaldinho?

That's right, Zambrotta dribbled the ball down and obviously entered Lauren's defense zone. Ljungberg came over at this time and became 2 defense 1, but he lost Ronaldinho!

Ronaldinho ran to the penalty area, but Zambrotta couldn't do it because there was Lauren in front and Ljungberg behind him. He looked at the situation in the penalty area and counted, only Ronaldinho could He received the ball, so he chose a cross and passed the ball to Ronaldinho, who was empty in the ribs at the penalty area line.

Ronaldinho was running, but he didn't run in place. He planned to catch the ball when he was parallel to Lauren. Gianluca Zambrotta passed it too early, so when he saw the ball flying directly towards his position, he braked suddenly and flashed the ball. Between the flints, Ronaldinho turned around halfway on the spot, stunned all the fans, and slammed the ball into the penalty area with his back!

The ball bounced into the penalty area, bounced in front of Campbell, and then bounced behind him from between his subconsciously raised thigh and arm.

Campbell was sweating profusely on his back.

Ronaldinho, this is definitely a stroke of genius!

And this kind of ball looks weak, but it is a nightmare for defenders!

Why?

Because it violates the rules!

Defenders rely on anticipation to defend. Forwards have a certain degree of predictability in how they hold the ball. They have experienced a lot of battles, stopping the ball, passing the ball, picking the ball, dribbling. Players' actions generally have a subconscious judgment, or predict it based on experience.

And like Ronaldinho, when the ball came over, he suddenly turned around and hit his back. From his turning to the ball changing direction, the whole process caught the defender by surprise, and Campbell was caught. The most highly paid central defender in the Premier League only made the most primitive, subconscious defensive action, raising his leg to kick the ball to clear the siege, just like a goalkeeper who was suddenly shot coldly and blocked the ball with his body, but he failed in his own defense zone Block the ball.

Behind him, Henry quickly went to grab a point. In fact, Henry could not have expected Ronaldinho to come, but he was facing the goal, Campbell was facing the goal, and the ball flew behind Campbell. Heading the ball from the back, the ball bounced off the ground, and the rolling force was greatly reduced. Henry and Campbell started at the same time. Campbell wanted to turn around, but Henry directly grabbed the point. When Campbell turned around, Henry’s back was in front of him. Waiting for him to make a defensive move, Henry half-turned and shot, pressing against the small penalty area line. This shot was very close to the goal. Seaman fell to the ground and stretched his legs to block it, but he was still a beat slower, unable to stop the ball from The near corner of the goal rolled into the goal.

After Henry scored the goal, he looked at Ronaldinho with a look of disbelief, while Ronaldinho rushed to jump on Henry and laughed.

The audience at the Lion King Stadium were dumbfounded. Ronaldinho's amazing assists will forever remain in the minds of the audience watching the game today. Maybe the previous game was not exciting, but with Ronaldinho Oh, this moment of performance, I think this game is worth the price of admission!

How did he think of playing the ball for his teammates in this way?

No, no, no, he definitely didn't think about it. This was definitely not planned in advance. After Zambrotta passed the ball, how much time did he have to think in the middle? No time! He just subconsciously used what he thought was the most appropriate. This also reflects his football talent! Genius, I believe, no one will doubt that Ronaldinho has become a world-class star, he has become a Millwall The most important one, Arsenal's defense has always been among the top three in the Premier League, which is related to their skills and tactics, but in Arsenal's game with a strong double midfielder combination, the importance of Ronaldinho It has been reflected, his creativity, the sudden inspiration in the game, breaking the rules and breaking the balance of the game, this is also the type of player that the top teams need, making the offense full of changes.

Yes, Pirlo's creativity in organization is unparalleled, and Ronaldinho's creativity in partial personal ability is also amazing. Millwall must be talented, tough and tough. There is another character who is What we have to mention is Henry, although Henry scored the goal just now, it was not too difficult, but his ability to catch the opportunity and grasp the opportunity is too strong.

Yes, it can be said that Ronaldinho's world-class creativity also needs a world-class shooter like Henry to cooperate. Otherwise, they will not be on the same rhythm. The opportunity just now changed to a different level. A slightly inferior striker probably won't go for points at all, because he will also be confused by Ronaldinho's actions.

Aldridge smiled and applauded the team on the sidelines, not only happy, but also proud! (to be continued...) ()