The Young Lion

The long-lost East London derby is staged again. The atmosphere at Upton Park Stadium today will surprise everyone. There is a small episode before the start of the game. Let’s talk about the situation of the two sides. Millwall is everyone’s favorite. Familiar, the leader of the Premier League with a huge advantage, West Ham United returned to the Premier League after four years. The Hammers led by Rodell will have a difficult relegation this season. Now they are ranked fifth from the bottom, only one 3 points, the result of this game will determine their ranking at the end of the first half of the Premier League and lay the foundation for the second half of the season.

Millwall and West Ham are both playing with the main force. We used to say that Millwall is a comprehensive and strong team. They can play offensive football with mercury pouring down the ground, making the offense beautiful and colorful. West Ham United's style under Rodel is very monotonous, which emphasizes confrontation and speed. Before the game, some people worried that the Wild Lions would encounter a muscular football attack in the away game today. Coupled with the influence of the East London derby, it is no wonder that Huo Hall warned West Ham United to be careful of their actions on the field before the game, but I believe West Ham United will definitely cause trouble for Millwall.

This game is really not one-sided optimistic about Millwall, the derby is a derby after all, different from the derby between other London teams, between Millwall and West Ham United's famous deadly rivals, on the field The competition is not about football skills. Looking back, there have been many serious injuries on the field, and bloody fights outside the field are common. Analysis and prediction of such games from a competitive perspective are all one-sided.

Millwall is still a 433 Millwall, which looks unchanged from before. West Ham United has a 451 formation. The defense relies on the tough interception of the midfield, and the offense relies on the side to counterattack. The strength is weak, and the tactical choice is inherently different If you think too much, it is easy to make more mistakes. If you honestly move the defense zone back, you will increase your aggressiveness, block the opponent's attack, and what kind of counterattack you can make depends on your performance on the spot.

At the beginning of the game, West Ham kicked off the ball. They launched a wing attack and played on the left. The left midfielder just took the ball into the defense zone of the full-back. The West Ham United players were terrified, but Schneider stood up and did not change his face to mark the defense.

Wow, Schneider actually made a clean tackle? This is not in line with his style of play. It seems that Millwall attaches great importance to today's game.

As soon as West Ham United's boundary ball was sent out, Gattuso knocked down the opponent's receiver from behind. The referee blew his whistle to signal a foul, and called Gattuso to the front for a little warning.

The referee wanted to control the emotions of the players on the field, and contrary to his expectations, the Wild Lions attacked away, but took the lead in attacking.

Seeing this scene, Rodel immediately cursed out of anger.

How despicable you are, Hall! You sanctimonious villain!

Aldridge heard the neighbor scolding him, turned around and took a step forward,

The fourth official immediately stepped forward to block him, signaling that he could not leave the command area of ​​the visiting team's coach bench.

Seeing the angry look on Rodel's face, Aldridge spread his palms and said proudly: It doesn't matter if you are despicable or shameless, this is one of the skills of the head coach. If you don't understand, you can ask me for advice. I won't be stingy. I will teach you patiently.

Rodel also took two steps forward, unable to speak, he was a bit of a gentleman, like Aldrich who was so nakedly provocative, he didn't know how to fight back, he fell into a disadvantage all of a sudden, he After walking two steps, the fourth official stood in front of him again and issued a warning to him. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth helplessly, turned around and walked back.

Aldridge warned West Ham United before the game to restrain their actions on the field. Rodell was really afraid that West Ham United would be punished by the FA for their excessive actions in the game. Leeds United’s overweight fine last season almost abolished Bo Ye's tragedy was vivid in his mind, so Rodel asked the players to pay attention to their movements during the game, and never go beyond the scope of competition.

However, Millwall came here as a guest. It is obviously the most gorgeous and delicate team in the Premier League, but it has obviously strengthened its aggressiveness in defense. From Schneider's tackle and Gattuso's foul, it is intuitively obvious It reflects the murderous spirit of Millwall in this game!

Only then did Rodel realize that he was fooled!

Aldridge did not put on a hypocritical face, he admitted frankly that this is a part of football, if you are fooled, it means that you are not strong enough, that's all.

Modern football is not a gentleman's sword, the morality of the world will be subverted bit by bit, and everything will be used to the extreme.

Even so, Aldridge’s approach has a bottom line. He can’t accept Herrera’s style beyond the moral bottom line in the big international era. He can play psychological warfare, play tricks, or mislead the enemy. Common trick.

After West Ham United lost the ball, it was Millwall's turn to organize an attack. They quickly retreated to the backcourt and made a tight defense. Millwall's posture was similar to other games, attacking tough!

It's just that West Ham is really a tough nut to crack.

On today's occasion, the atmosphere of the game can easily affect the players. West Ham United's players are good mercenaries, but they also have to please the fans of the home team. Then the anger of the fans is likely to make a player pack up and leave!

The confrontation in the midfield is very fierce. This is roughly the same as our pre-match analysis. In this kind of game, neither Ronaldinho nor Henry can play 100% of their strength, but Nedved Be the most eye-catching person on the field.

Nedved has a very high winning rate in the confrontation. He defeated his opponent in confrontation after confrontation, got stuck in the fight, and bravely smashed his opponent away. He won the cheers of Millwall fans like a tsunami.

At the critical moment, the Wild Lion God of War should be on the front line.

However, this alone was not enough to decide the game. West Ham United's defense was fierce and dense. Although the referee tried to control the game, he still couldn't suppress the aggressiveness of the extraordinary confrontation between the two teams.

Millwall is the main attacker, and West Ham United is the main defender.

In the process of finding a counterattack, West Ham United encountered a lot of trouble.

Millwall still adopts a high-pressure press, the technical and tactical system has not changed, but the positions of the players on the field have changed, and this is a very critical point.

Andy! Do you find Millwall's odd position today?

Found it! Gattuso and Pirlo!

Yes, Pirlo's position is further back. He looks like a pure midfielder, and he is a single midfielder. What about Gattuso? But he ran to the position of the front midfielder and the central midfielder!

Yeah, this, this...

Could it be Gattuso's first experience in the East London derby, and he got too excited all of a sudden?

I don't think so. If he really loses his position, there will be teammates around him to remind him, and now, Millwall is playing very smoothly!

Let's keep watching. If Hall did it on purpose, then there must be some intention. How will this arrangement of troops affect the game!

Why is the green field ever-changing?

Just like the formation of Millwall today, 433 is still 433, and the people are still the same group of people, but Gattuso and Pirlo have switched positions, becoming Gattuso in front and Pirlo in the back. The tactical system of the field has undergone earth-shaking changes, which in turn has made the game situation significantly changed from the past.

The biggest difference between the front waist area and the back waist area is that in the attack, the front waist area is facing the opponent's complete defense line, and the sprint distance is limited. The back waist area has less offensive pressure during the attack. The defense in the area is of a harassment nature, not an interception nature like the front midfielder area, and the degree of viciousness and defensive strength are completely different.

It is becoming more and more difficult for the traditional front midfielder to play in the front midfielder area, which means that the overall trend in football is that the defense in this area is getting stronger and stronger.

Pirlo was able to get the third place in the Ballon d'Or this year, precisely because the judges realized the significance of Pirlo's epoch-making impact on football tactical changes. It is not an exaggeration to say that Pirlo under Aldridge, In the past, the waist style shined brilliantly in the midfielder organization, which made many excellent players who had the skills of the midfielder but could not survive in the traditional midfielder position see a bright future.

Conversely, more and more attention is paid to the defense of the midfielder area, and the offensive side is restricted. Then when switching from defense to offense, the speed of play and the key instigation area are also in the midfielder area. This is how Millwall restrains opponents. High pressure pressing tactics, it can be said that because of Millwall's crushing oppressive attack, the opponent had to retreat the defense line and strengthen the protection in front of the penalty area, and because the opponent could only rely on quick counterattacks, Millwall had to adopt high pressure pressing, effectively Restricting the opponent's counterattack, Millwall is changing from the beginning to the end. They force the opponent to change, and then respond to the opponent's change. Therefore, Millwall's strength has shocked the football world. They have been fighting with the times. Advancement has been leading the tactical trend, and in essence, they are the root of everything, fighting against their own limits!

In this game, Nedved's spiritual leadership role was highlighted.

He fought bravely and confronted again and again, driving the morale of the whole team and infecting every teammate, making Millwall suppress the opponent in the away fighting spirit!

They are faster, fiercer and more fearless!

Aldridge knew very well that in this game, to suppress West Ham United, one cannot simply rely on tactics and tactics, but must first start from the spiritual level. Only by suppressing the opponent in terms of fighting spirit can there be room for tactics and tactics to suppress.

The atmosphere of hatred caused by this stadium will be the best source of mental stimulants. West Ham United has the home court advantage. It is not easy to suppress them. Without Nedved, Aldridge thinks this game will be very difficult. , other players are not as good as Nedved in terms of motivating the whole team to fight. The first is running. Nedved's position can be done by running all over the court. The second is the awareness of confrontation. The combination of these two points, In order to infect the whole team, in order to play the role of spiritual leaders.

After suppressing the opponent at the mental level, Millwall took the initiative in the game and began to use tactics to restrain the opponent. West Ham really suffered a lot in today's game. Now in the team, the last time they experienced the East London derby There were only three players, and they hadn't seen each other for four years. They didn't expect that Millwall was so strong that it was hopeless.

West Ham can't play any offense, they can only be exhausted on the defensive line!

Why?

It's not that Millwall has been passing the ball backwards, but that even if Millwall's offense is successfully defended by West Ham United, they want to launch a counterattack on the spot, but they are frequently succeeded by Millwall's crazy counterattacks.

Ronaldinho, Larsson counterattack on the wing, Nedved and Gattuso counterattack in the midfield, they walk on the wing, as long as the pass is given in advance, Schneider and Zambrotta must defend one-on-one If you succeed, if you take the middle road, you will definitely ask for a dead end.

Nedved is the front line. Gattuso is behind Nedved. The two have excellent physical fitness and a large sweeping area. West Ham will never pass the ball to organize a counterattack with more than three feet, and rush to the frontcourt. However, Materazzi and Southgate will never let them pass easily. Even if they pass the defender, their striker will not get the ball and will be firmly held by Bout.

Twenty-five minutes, although Millwall did not score, but the ball possession rate exceeded 70!

After watching the 25-minute game, Martin Taylor and Andy Gray exclaimed in unison in the commentary: Gattuso, the midfielder is forward! rs

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