The Young Lion

When Ronaldo sent the ball into Arsenal's goal in the 71st minute of the game, Aldridge didn't go to celebrate. The live camera locked on him and photographed him urging Gattuso with his arms around him.

Wenger frowned, wondering why Millwall was able to complete the attack this time.

The speed of fatal counterattack is really fast!

Kaka, Larmore, Ronaldo, there is almost no time for Arsenal's defense to adjust. Ronaldo's running position is a classic, but how did this running space come out?

The defense took it lightly? Or are you unprepared for such a fight against Millwall?

Yes, in the first 70 minutes, Millwall seldom had this kind of offensive cooperation, and he played steadily. After the substitution, the offense pursued danger!

Kaka, Ronaldo, the overall ability is not as good as Klose and Villa, regardless of experience, or the overall ability of forwards.

But Aldridge does not require Ronaldo to play the pivot role of Klose, nor does he require Ronaldo to support locally like Villa. Kaka replaced a striker, but his position on the field is not a striker Not to mention, what Aldridge wants them to play is the speed advantage. If they play like this at the beginning, Arsenal will definitely consume them to death, and let them use up their energy in running back and forth again and again. The so-called good steel is used wisely. This is Aldrich's tactical conspiracy in this game. He spent the first 60 minutes creating the most suitable environment for the appearance of Kaka and Ronaldo.

Millwall quickly used up the last substitution after the goal. It seems that Hall was extremely decisive and replaced Lamore with Gattuso. This is a signal to strengthen the defense again. As long as Millwall does not Let Arsenal score. Then they will lift their sixth trophy of the season!

The energetic Gattuso pointed at Alonso as soon as he played. Indicate the premise of letting the opponent's position, play a central midfielder, and hand over the position of the midfielder to Gattuso!

There is no doubt that Millwall's defensive hardness has been improved to a higher level, regardless of the compression of the defensive space of the formation or the defensive ability of the personnel combination.

Wenger was very anxious on the sidelines, and he had nothing to say about Aldridge's substitution this time. He had only played one main player. Now that there is one more player, it is normal to play conservatively, besides, there will be the Champions League final three days later!

After all three substitutions were used up, Arsenal counterattacked aggressively, but the effect in the positional battle was even more unsatisfactory. They did not have a classic No. 10 player, and they lacked in the overall organization of the positional battle.

Seeing that Arsenal's offense advanced past halftime, it was like a headless chicken not knowing how to develop, and the commentators expressed their views.

Arsenal's positional warfare capabilities in high-level confrontations still need to be improved.

It's a cliché and they're very dangerous on the counter-attack. Maybe the counterattack ability is only behind Millwall and stronger than Manchester United. But in positional battles, their ability is not as good as Manchester United and Millwall. Even if they fly on both wings like Manchester United, pass, run, cut, shoot, and score goals, they are very familiar with the routines of Manchester United. Insufficient, once the offensive space is compressed by the opponent, Arsenal's offense begins to become messy.

Yes, Andy, from the scene, we can clearly see that the rhythm of Millwall's offense has changed significantly before and after the substitution, and the forward impact of the offensive players is more determined. On the contrary, the short board that Arsenal has always had is that Wenger rarely makes changes in the game, unless the situation is very bad, for example, they are still behind at the end of the game, or they are playing. Weak teams are still tied. Arsenal built by Wenger is a stable team with clear tactical thinking. However, in specific games, there are no secrets in on-the-spot response and even pre-match preparations. Arsenal's style has not changed. , The rhythm of the team has rarely changed, 90 minutes, from the first minute to the last minute, it seems that they want to win the victory with firm self from the beginning to the end, but the reality will not be so easy.

Arsenal's poor performance in European competitions these years is the biggest reason why they have been criticized. Arsenal is a strong team in Europe, but they don't have any backup players, personnel, tactics, and all aspects are clearly presented in front of their opponents. We don't find it surprising that Arsenal will encounter difficulties when the opponents analyze them thoroughly and limit them in place. In this game, if Millwall can finally win, it is obvious that Hall beat Wenger again. We won at the level of on-the-spot command and tactical arrangement.

The game lasted almost 80 minutes, and Wenger had to fight.

He removed Parlor and replaced him with Wiltord, adding a forward on offense.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines and kept yelling at Ronaldo, gesturing to him, telling him not to be at the forefront of the striker, go back more often, and pull aside appropriately!

In the past few minutes, Millwall's counterattack was ineffective. The reason is that Ronaldo has been staying on the front line after scoring a goal. It is estimated that this kid wants to take another opportunity to run like before, and then make a final decision.

Ronaldo found that he couldn't get a chance recently, so he listened to Aldridge's words and ran back to respond appropriately, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

In the 83rd minute, Baynes received Southgate's successful defensive header on this side, and he passed the ball straight to Ronaldo on the front wing.

Ronaldo stopped the ball and turned around, and began to sprint along the wing. Arsenal had just played an attack. At this time, the backcourt was not particularly empty, except that Sylvinho on the other side had assisted and hadn't returned yet, and there were still three defenders. Plus Vieira.

Ronaldo walked from the side to the forty yards from the goal and then cut inward. Lauren blocked him in front, and Vieira moved over to block his diagonal entry into the penalty area.

C Ronaldo passed the ball to Kaka, and then he quickly advanced, Lauren and Keown double-teamed Ronaldo, Vieira turned around and moved to block Kaka's passing line. Kaka chose Dribbled, he dribbled to the right, a little way out of goal and Campbell went over to defend him.

Kaka’s forward space is already very narrow, so he pulled down to the side, attracted Campbell and then returned the ball to Alonso who assisted him. Alonso dared not go forward and hit Vieira head-on. , A long shot came from 35 yards away!

This long-range shot made Arsenal fans and Wenger break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he rubbed the goal post and got out of the bottom line.

Aldridge witnessed the attack and found out. If you rely on C Luo Kaka alone. With the addition of Alonso who has an assist but can't go deep into the penalty area, it will be very difficult to beat Arsenal again.

Arsenal suffered a loss from Ronaldo, and it is impossible for Ronaldo to find a good opportunity when they have the upper hand.

Do you want to take a gamble?

Counting injury time, the game may not even last 10 minutes, but Aldridge looked at Ibrahimovic's body, coupled with Wiltord, and finally Arsenal attacked again, it is really hard to say who will win.

He gestured to Neil and De Rossi respectively. It means to let them go up to support during the counterattack. The two nodded their heads. Physical fitness should be no problem for them. Neil is in the prime of life, while De Rossi did not attack much in the first 80 minutes of the game, and his physical energy consumption is not serious. Pedretti and Gattuso are kept in the back waistline. Both of them are intercepting players with a large range of activities. There are certain guarantees.

What are you afraid of? After 1 minute. Pires cross, Ibrahimovic header, almost piercing through Pagliuca's fingers.

Aldridge let out a sigh of relief. The scene was quite scary. If there were all the main players on the field, he would not be worried even if he was hit in front of the goal by Arsenal. Set up a substitute lineup, if the score is equalized, the next game will be really hard to say.

The speed advantage can be used once, and it may not be effective the second time. Moreover, using the speed advantage is not to overwhelm the opponent, but to catch the opponent by surprise. None of Wall's players on the field can gain the upper hand in a one-on-one confrontation. Therefore, to penetrate Vieira's defense, one cannot rely on one-on-one, but must rely on team cooperation.

As time passed, the time left for Arsenal became less and less. Arsenal invested more and more in offense, and the intensity of counter-grabbing in the frontcourt also rose sharply.

Wenger urged the players to attack, Aldridge's hands were on his hips, his face sank, Arsenal's counterattack was not tight, as long as the Millwall players played the ball calmly, instead of blindly clearing the siege, they would definitely be able to resolve it, and as long as they broke through the opponent The anti-grabbing encirclement, the frontcourt offense is flat.

In the 87th minute, Bergkamp's through pass in front of the penalty area was blocked by Metzelder. Metzelder's most obvious improvement this season is that he is very stable!

He won't go up to the frontal defense like in the past two seasons, which makes his improvement very obvious.

After the successful defense, Arsenal's frontcourt players immediately counterattacked. Metzelder passed the ball to Gattuso in front. Gattuso was depressed. He was surrounded by people in all directions. As a last resort, he had to kick the ball again. Gave it to Southgate at the back.

At the critical moment, Southgate is still clear-headed. At least as a defender, he is often harassed by forwards to press him. At the same time, he instigated a counterattack. Neil, who was on the edge, stopped the ball on the right side of the midfield, and then launched a fast break forward.

When Neal passed the ball to Kaka who ran over to respond, Millwall's offense directly advanced to the frontcourt within 40 yards of Arsenal's goal. Under such circumstances, the enthusiasm of Arsenal's offensive players to return to defense declined. A lot, because I feel that running back is useless, and I can't catch up!

Especially their physical strength is also close to exhaustion.

Kaka attracted Vieira. He was not in a hurry to make another move, but passed the ball back to Alonso who assisted him. De Rossi also ran up at the same time. With this pressure, Millwall On the contrary, the number of attackers is dominant!

Alonso first took the ball to the left and handed it to Ronaldo. De Rossi advanced, and Alonso was still in the middle. After Ronaldo went inside, he found that both De Rossi and Alonso had been completely stared to death. He chose a wide-range long pass and passed the ball to the right. Neil did not go back after the assist. There was some space on this side. Neil then dribbled the ball towards the penalty area. When Campbell took a step , Neil slanted behind Campbell, and Kaka got the ball forward. It was already a semi-single-handed opportunity!

Vieira came back to block Kaka's shooting angle. Kaka calmly passed the ball back to Alonso. At this time, Alonso took the ball forward and broke through Arsenal's back line. Only Vieira on the front right and the goalkeeper Seaman facing him were in front of him. The distance was so close, Alonso volleyed vigorously without hesitation and blasted the ball into the left side of the goal. Seaman was powerless. It was empty, he could only look at the ball and sigh.

The second goal! Millwall scored the second goal! Beautiful cooperation, completely tore Arsenal's defense line, Millwall sealed the victory! They did not dominate the game until the last 20 minutes. The situation has become a little more balanced, wait patiently, and then seize the few opportunities to drive Arsenal into the abyss!

There was joy on the Millwall bench, and Aldridge watched Alonso being thrown to the ground by his teammates to play arhat. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, then he closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

The next generation of Wild Lions has successors. (to be continued..) ()