The Young Lion

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The fans in the Millennium Stadium were full of enthusiasm. The Wild Lions fans were not worried about the team at all. They were leading the score. The Blackburn fans were not discouraged either. Before the game was over, they were still thinking about it. In case, a miracle would be created. Woolen cloth?

The neutral Welsh fans were enjoying the game, but they were a little disappointed that Millwall did not play the main attacking group today.

Millwall's offensive quality has declined, Blackburn always let the ball fly in the sky, and the Welsh fans are having fun by themselves. Many fans are filming the scene on the sidelines with cameras. Now Aldridge is hugging the 17-year-old Ronaldo , it will especially interest them.

What will they be saying?

Blackburn played like this in the second half. Compared with their tactics in the first half, the probability of scoring goals should be improved. Do you know why?

Aldridge asked Ronaldo calmly.

Ronaldo shook his head. In fact, he didn't think there was much change. Blackburn just changed from passing and cutting the ground to a long pass and a long pass.

Look carefully, they gave up the midfield in the second half, leaving 3 people in the frontcourt, excluding the goalkeeper in the backcourt, four defenders plus three midfielders, and 7 people defending. The comparison between offense and defense is obvious. We attack 5vs7, and they attack 3vs5. Offense. If they still play ground passes and cuts, their efficiency will be reduced in the link of passing through the midfield zone. could suffer.”

After Aldrich finished speaking, Ronaldo curled his lips and said, It's not just luck.

Aldrich shook his head and did not correct Ronaldo's superficial statement.

The long pass really seems too simple and rude. But Souness was able to make such an adjustment after the intermission, which shows that he had some reasonable considerations.

Moreover, Souness's experience must have played an extremely important role in Blackburn's handling of the situation.

Millwall 5 years ago, 6 years ago. After taking the lead, you can play a defensive counterattack. But today's Millwall is ahead. You must also invest in the offense, and you can't withdraw too obviously, at least at the level of offensive and defensive balance, otherwise. This is too utilitarian. What is utilitarian is popular among the masses, and it will not appear so extraordinary and different.

Just like after Millwall led by two goals,

The defensive players in the backcourt do not attack, with midfielder Alonso as the watershed, when attacking. He must push up through the center line, plus the midfielder and trident, this is a 5-man offense, facing Blackburn's 7-man defense. In the absence of offensive space for these five players, it is difficult to play a very threatening offense, but it is not difficult to move.

The reason why Aldrich did not correct Ronaldo's statement is because there is a certain reason. Blackburn's long pass seems to be largely luck.

In Aldrich's words, it's a mixed goal.

This kind of mixing can be understood as an accidental goal.

For example, when there is no shooting angle, a long-range shot is forced to kick, hit the defensive player and change direction, and become an assist to score a teammate. This kind of goal is a mess, because the teammates are not looking for cooperation. A hundred times, a thousand times, a goal like this might not happen.

Another example is that a defensive player clears a siege and kicks a flaw, giving the opponent a chance to score. You can't summarize this as expected or the effect that the team's established tactics want to play.

The point is not what method they use, but that they have indeed increased the probability of equalizing the score. Let me ask you, do you know the relationship between the number of attacks and the scoring rate of Millwall?

Aldridge's question confused Ronaldo, and he asked back: Does it matter? Effective offense can score goals, and ineffective offense can't score goals.

No, you only saw the surface. Indeed, if the offense is successful, there will be goals, and if the offense is not successful, it will return without success, but I tell you that the average number of offenses per game for Millwall is 71 times. It is 39 times, and the scoring rate of ordinary offense is about 4.5%, that is to say, we can score one goal in 22 offenses on average, and Blackburn’s current tactical play may have an offensive efficiency of about 2%. That is, if they play 50 such attacks, they can score a goal, do you understand what that means?

Ronaldo is a smart kid, he immediately said: We want to limit the number of attacks they have.

Aldridge nodded. In fact, the statistics he mentioned do not represent all of football, and it is difficult to use them as benchmarks. However, such statistics can be used as a reference standard, at least to explain why Millwall is so popular. The average number of attacks ranks the highest in the Premier League, which represents their offensive strength and strength. The average number of threatening attacks per game is the highest, which represents their offensive quality and the highest offensive efficiency, which means that their offenses are converted into more goals. In layman's terms, they are on the scene Pleasing to the eye, the football elements that fans most want to see, they have the most.

We have two ways to deal with this situation. The first is to strengthen the defense and reduce Blackburn's offensive efficiency from 2% to 1%, or even lower. That is to say, they play like this, playing a hundred times. They can’t score goals. Then we have to shrink the formation and take the defensive area of ​​the backcourt into our own hands, making it more difficult for them to grab the landing point. The second way is to strengthen our offense and improve our offensive efficiency. Understand my point mean?

Aldridge said softly.

Ronaldo is not in a hurry to play now. He feels that this is a valuable lesson taught to him by Aldridge, which will allow him to quickly improve his game reading ability.

It is a commonplace to talk about the ability to read the game, which is very general, including the overall situation and a keen sense of the direction of the game.

After changing to other players, Ronaldo believed that Aldridge would not talk so much to those players.

But Ronaldo has strong self-confidence, and he also understands that Aldridge gave him the captain's armband, cultivated him patiently, and now guides him carefully. In fact, this is treating him with the standard of cultivating a team leader. He wants to be a leader on the football field , not only rely on temperament, spirit, and scoring goals, you must have the ability to lead the team. The ability to command the team, which includes a strong ability to read the game, knowing when the team is in danger, knowing when the team needs to make changes. Cope with different situations. From well-founded thinking.

Aldridge never thought of cultivating Ronaldo in this way before, but it's just that it's time to personally guide him. When cultivating him, it is inevitable to place higher expectations.

If it is simply to train a striker, he does not need to do so.

But every time I think that Ronaldo will communicate with his teammates' defenders, and even quarrel. As a bystander, you will have a thought: This kid is in charge of scoring goals and directing the team's defense. Does it have anything to do with you?

Now as the head coach, Aldridge knows that it is a sense of responsibility and dominance over the game**. It's not just scoring goals, it's not as simple as scoring goals, such a player is rare, so. In order to prevent him from directing and losing his temper when he has the heart in the future, Aldridge would rather spend more time to personally guide him.

Ronaldo smiled and said, Boss, let me go up and step up the attack!

Do you know the difference between you and Larmor? Aldridge asked.

I'm better than him.

No, you are not better than him now, you are players with different characteristics.

Why am I weaker than him?

C Luo was not convinced, curled his lips and said.

Speed, ball skills, strength confrontation, etc. Ronaldo thinks that Lamor can do it, and he can do it himself. At best, Lamor has some abilities on par with him, and his own advantages are more than Lamor.

Aldrich shook his head and said in a deep voice: In my eyes, excellent players are divided into three stages. The first stage is practical, which means you can use your strengths to help the team. The second stage is control. A certain experience is required. Like Ronaldinho and Pirlo, there are many players who are not inferior to them in terms of skills alone, but players who can control the game like them, change the rhythm of the game, and the overall situation. Not often. The third stage, which is the strongest, combines the first two. It is both practical and controllable. It can completely dominate the game. Basically no one can maintain this level throughout their careers, but occasionally someone They played super games of this level, such as Henry, Ronaldinho, Nedved, etc. After a season, they performed well overall, but the games with super super performances are just a slap in the face The number of games. Larmore, he's a good player, at the top level of the first stage in my eyes, and can play the second stage occasionally.

Ronaldo was silent.

Indeed, watching Lamour play football is concise and practical, and he can maximize his skills to help the team. Today, he can contribute two assists, which is considered to be a better performance than usual. Aldridge said that he can occasionally play level of the second stage.

Ronaldo suddenly thought of Aldridge's yelling at him. Now he understands that in Aldridge's eyes, he has not yet fully combined his skills with practicality, and only when he completely gets rid of his flashy style can he achieve level of the first stage.

Speaking of this, Aldridge paused for a moment, and then said earnestly: Cristiano, you have been in Millwall for almost 5 years. In the past few years, you have shown all the potential to become a superstar, so you are too. The best of your peers, but for you, your journey has only just begun, and I hope you stay on the right path and, ultimately, realize your dreams.

Ronaldo nodded fiercely and said, Boss, I know, I will remember everything you said.

Okay, let me tell you now, you will replace Lamor after you play, but you have different characteristics from him. You have to play your characteristics, speed, threat to the goal, and dribbling breakthrough. Now you can't Complete such a task alone, so you have to be smart, you have to form a relationship with Kaka, tacit understanding, your running line, it is like this.”

Aldridge stretched out his left hand and simply gestured four fingers, representing Blackburn's back four. His right index finger drew a trajectory on his left palm, explaining to Ronaldo the key areas to attack after playing.

After hearing this, Ronaldo asked: Boss, how do you control the game?

Aldrich smiled slightly. This kid is very ambitious. Before he learned how to walk, he wanted to learn how to run.

You lack experience, it's hard for me to explain to you, but if you want to do this and make your opponent feel uncomfortable, then, remember, don't just focus on the front, pay more attention to Alonso and Zambrotta behind you. s position.

Ronaldo nodded with firm eyes and took the order. Two minutes later, Millwall made a substitution.

Ronaldo replaced Lamor, who performed well today. After playing, Ronaldo went directly to Kaka and exchanged a few words with him. Kaka nodded frequently, knowing that this was the tactical requirement of the head coach.

Aldridge couldn't help smiling on the sidelines, watching the youthful Kaka and Ronaldo playing on the field, although not as good as when they became top stars, it just gave people a different kind of pleasure to watch. ()