The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward!

After the game, the chaos outside the court began. Aldridge was prepared in his heart, knowing that before and after the game, there would be no peace outside the court, especially after the result came out.

There is always a winner or a loser in a game, even if it is a draw, it is still a victory for West Ham United. Therefore, the loser will be unwilling, and the winner will laugh at the loser, which will lead to conflict.

There will be security restrictions inside the stadium. Although there are police outside the stadium, it is impossible for the police to follow everyone closely. The East London rivals who have hated each other for hundreds of years, conflicts are inevitable. In another hundred years, as long as the club is still there , such things still happen.

Aldridge attended the post-match press conference, and the reporters had many questions waiting for him.

Asking him how he feels about his victory is a cliché.

Asking him to evaluate the game is also dull.

The game is clear at a glance, the winner is strong, and the strong also wins.

But there are still many media reporters eager to interview Aldridge.

Giancarlo, a senior reporter for Gazzetta dello Sport in the Premier League, is one of them.

Mr. Hall, Millwall played an eye-opening game today. I don't know if this is an appropriate description. Italy's chain defense is launched in the midfield to kill the opponent's offensive threat. Today, Millwall used a similar but more extreme method, which completely killed the opponent's offensive organization in the midfield, and then formed a continuous oppressive attack. Does this mean that Millwall has studied a A brand-new, epoch-making defensive strategy?

Giancarlo was greatly shocked after watching the game.

It turned out that he was not the reporter of Gazzetta dello Sport in the Premier League. But when Millwall burst onto the scene a few years ago. He focused on the team's skills and tactics. Then he recommended himself to come to England to follow up and report on the Premier League for a long time, with a focus on studying Millwall.

In his opinion, the root of Millwall's prosperity in the Premier League is not how powerful and gorgeous the offense is. Simply speaking of offense, 50% of the giants in the world can form a first-class attacking team. Play the attack of mercury flooding the ground. However, if the record is stable or higher, it still depends on defense. This is also the philosophy of Italian football, defense is paramount, because defense is more critical to victory.

Regardless of whether Manchester United or Arsenal, in terms of defense, they have not reached the height of Millwall. In the process of competing for the championship in the past few years, Giancarlo has published special articles. Explain in detail where the other championship teams lost,

He thinks United are second in a row. It's not that the offensive firepower is not strong enough. Perhaps in terms of statistics, Millwall scored more goals than them, but at critical times, the defense is playing a role.

Maybe Millwall wins the opponent 6:0, which means 6 goals and goal difference, but if Manchester United loses 0:1, the gap between the number of goals and goal difference is very big, but the standings are not The difference is only 3 points. If it is not for the goal difference, the most important thing is that the number of games won or lost plays a key role.

He believes that Manchester United lost some unexpected games, while Millwall is more stable, and the loss is very rare. The reason is the quality of defense. Are the players 100% stable? No, this is the credit of the head coach's defensive strategy, which improves the error tolerance rate and makes the defense more stable.

Among them, Giancarlo believes that the core figure is Southgate. Southgate, who has followed Aldridge for more than seven years, has his own weaknesses, but he will bring out his strengths and play a role in defense that cannot be ignored. It can be said that in Millwall's bench lineup, there is no candidate who can replace Southgate's role. It is not a difference in ability, but a difference in defensive tasks and taking on this role.

Therefore, whenever Millwall's defense continues to expose hidden dangers, it must be when Southgate is absent due to injury. Without him, the team's overall defensive strategy cannot be effectively operated. The effect of moving the whole body.

Millwall's original overall defensive strategy was a shadow of the Italian chain defense. Due to the different characteristics of the league, Aldridge did not copy it. It was not realistic, so he improved it, and Giancarlo naturally discovered this. , Southgate is more like a central defender, not only completing the defensive task, but also the task of stably delivering the ball, which allows Millwall to ensure that the ball will not be easily lost when switching from defense to offense.

But the subversive impact of today's game made Giancarlo extremely shocked.

High position pressing is a tactical change that Millwall had to make, because the opponent is defending. If the high position pressing is not carried out, then when the opponent turns from defense to offense, there is too much room for forward impact, and the overall formation retreats to make a position. Defense, it is easy to be penetrated when the opponent is constantly advancing.

Today, it can be considered that Millwall has brought the high-position pressing tactics to the extreme. The chain defense is in one's own half. The core role is two points. Offensive space, so the Italian team adopts chain defense and will not invest too much troops in the counterattack. There are two or three good players who can cooperate together and attack the city in the counterattack like walking on the ground.

As for Millwall's defense today, the defensive zone is in the midfield, and it is not stifling the opponent's final attack, but stifling the source of the opponent's attack.

The attack is roughly divided into two stages, the first is organization, and the second is to focus on the breakthrough.

The chain defense contained the second stage, but Millwall's high-position press contained the first stage. This is definitely more difficult and risky than the chain defense.

Giancarlo's question made the press conference scene quiet, and all the reporters were curious, while some reporters who worked on the ball commentary column were very excited.

They have just witnessed a classic battle that is enough to bring countless replays, because this is a technical and tactical confrontation that was firmly executed within 90 minutes and played an eye-popping effect.

Millwall completely suppressed West Ham United, and this suppression has reached its peak.

I think it's hard to be convincing when it comes to technical tactics simply because the influencing factors of a game are intricate. But to say that Millwall's tactics are successful. There is no need to argue. Scores, technical statistics, and scenes all have strong features. Convincing. However, I still want to point out that we need to be calm at this time. Millwall just defeated the Premier League relegation team. The defensive tactics adopted today have certain limitations, and are far less widely applicable than Italy’s chain defense .My tactics can’t be compared to chain defense, there’s no need to argue with that.”

Aldridge talked eloquently and was not dazzled by the victory.

Giancarlo nodded after thinking for a moment.

Indeed, as Aldridge said, Millwall's defensive tactics have great limitations and must be determined according to the opponent, the game environment, and their own player configuration, while the Italian chain defense is more widely applicable. The bottom line is still the same old topic: space.

The Italian chain defense takes its own half as the main defensive zone. The core of the defense is to limit the offensive space, such a defensive tactic. A strong team can use it, but a strong team can use it to make opponents who are not as strong as their own desperate.

As for Millwall's defensive tactics, first of all weak teams cannot use them, they can't afford them! Secondly, if the strong teams do not have a good tacit understanding and suitable players, such as Nedved's defensive ability, how many giants can deploy such a player on the front waistline? Then, they will not be able to achieve the goal of high-position pressing in defensive tactics, and there will be no way to talk about the latter.

Giancarlo admired Aldridge's calmness at this time, and he was able to point out the advantages and disadvantages of tactics by himself. He sighed sincerely: Anyway, Mr. Hall, you told many teams through actual combat today, what kind of thinking can be used Facing the dense defense, you also opened a new door in football tactics. At this point, you are very amazing.

The limitations belong to the limitations, but not only Millwall can use it, other teams will definitely not be able to use it, especially the rich teams, with a strong team of players, and all kinds of role players. If you are worried about how to break the dense defense, today Millwall Aldrich provided a very good idea. This is Aldridge's contribution and his personal contribution. If it can be carried forward, it will definitely be recorded in history forever in the future.

Thanks.

Received compliments from others, Aldridge thanked with a smile.

David Miller was the second to raise his hand to ask a question. Like Giancarlo, he didn't care much about the result of the game. Millwall won the opponent. Focus on aspects of observational research.

Pirlo served as a single midfielder, Gattuso served as a central midfielder, and Gattuso himself is a purely defensive midfielder, pushing him forward, achieving the tactical intention of the midfielder in front, making the midfielder counterattack More closely and aggressively, Millwall can dominate this game. In addition to the efficient counter-grab, there is also Pirlo who organizes the offensive steadily from the rear, with the front midfielder at the back and the rear midfielder at the front. In Millwall's technical and tactical system, does this mean that Millwall's technical and tactical strength in today's game has made the team's overall strength break through the limit again?

The strength of Millwall's top players is somewhat vague, that is, they are so strong that no one can beat them, and even if there is, it is upset in the traditional sense.

So is there room for Millwall to improve?

They are already number one, and if they go up, who will they surpass?

But in this game, David Miller realized that Millwall had once again completed a self-breakthrough!

And this breakthrough is very specific and visualized.

In the past, breaking the dense defense seemed to be a matter of course or luck. Maybe the 90-minute mad attack was a little unlucky, and the opponent got a draw.

Today, there is no element of luck, and Millwall's overwhelming advantage crushed the opponent. The most important point is that David Miller discovered that Millwall's defensive strategy today has great flexibility.

The front midfielder is placed at the back, and the midfielder is placed at the front. Pirlo and Gattuso, the two players in the midfield can switch flexibly to cope with different game situations. This means that Millwall's technical and tactical system has once again made breakthroughs and is flexible. In addition to variety, the choice is more abundant.

If the winning team does not change the tactical system that has proven successful, a change in a key position may trigger a series of immeasurable and disastrous consequences.

Because of this, Aldridge would not move the positions of Pirlo and Gattuso in the past. Gattuso escorted Pirlo, which proved to be successful. The continuation of this successful model.

On the road to success, thinking will inevitably become rigid, and you will not dare to act rashly.

The breakthrough of this step not only requires great courage, but also requires a long period of thinking and foundation. Change and change are only decided in an instant, but the accumulation of time for this decision may cause some head coaches to spend their entire lives. Can't think of it!

Facing David Miller's question, Aldridge said lightly: I am very happy that the team has perfectly implemented the tactics formulated by the coaching staff. As for whether there has been a breakthrough, it is difficult to draw conclusions now. At least we have gained something in this game. The new experience will definitely be of great help to the future. To be honest, we have a new way to break through dense defense. This is a good thing for the team. It proves our understanding of the game and our ability to control the game is stronger. You need innovation, and you need breakthroughs in your mouth, and we will continue to work hard for this.

After hearing this, David Miller began to applaud with a serious expression.

It is already difficult for a successful team to innovate again, because the risks it bears are huge, and perhaps a small change will bring about the negative impact of compromising strength and self-defeating martial arts.

Aldridge has the guts, Millwall has the pursuit, he deserves his applause for this great team, and his heartfelt respect.

The other reporters also applauded one after another, looking at Aldrich with reverence in their eyes.

At such a moment, as journalists, they also feel lucky.

Because they are likely to be witnessing a legendary history recorded in football. (to be continued...) ()