The Young Lion

There is not much suspense in this UEFA Cup final.

There is no ups and downs in the development process.

The reason is that the strength gap between the two teams is too great!

Even though there are many, many underestimated masters in Porto's formation, they are not well-known, but they have good strength.

However, compared with Millwall, as long as Millwall does not relax and does not relax, then Porto wants to turn around, and their overall strength is not enough.

No Millwall player is willing to accept the end of a season with all four players, the Community Shield, the Toyota Cup, and the Super Cup, all of which can be ignored, except for the UEFA Cup, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Besides, just like Aldridge encouraged As the players said: If you win the UEFA Cup, you will help the club achieve the Grand Slam of Honor!

In this way, Millwall's fighting spirit is beyond doubt.

Porto wanted to compete with Millwall at the peak level, but unfortunately, what was presented to them was an unacceptable fiasco.

In the 37th minute, Ronaldinho started from the midfielder to cut in with the ball and go to the center, first got rid of Deco and Alenichev, and then faced Costinha and made a smooth second pass with Nedved As soon as they cooperated, Henry and Larson were involved in running positions at the same time in front of the defense line. He forced his way into the middle, and after two changes of direction, he rushed to the small penalty area line and easily pushed and scored!

The fans in the audience, except for the Porto fans, stood up and applauded and cheered. Many people found it unbelievable and unbelievable.

And Millwall fans know: the elf king who is omnipotent on the pitch. came back!

Ronaldinho danced the samba on the sidelines, Aldridge laughed heartily, and the Millwall generals celebrated wildly.

Mourinho was expressionless on the sidelines. He seemed to be divorced from reality, and everything was silent. In the dead silence, he stared at the pale and dark world on the court from afar.

Open and aboveboard, dignified and upright, head-to-head confrontation.

This is what he has always believed in before the game, and he thinks he has worked hard. The whole team will be able to bring this team to the top with one heart. The UEFA Cup is not a big stage, but with Millwall as an opponent, defeating Millwall to win the championship may be more significant than winning the UEFA Cup!

But halftime was not over. The team has fallen behind by two goals.

The team he worked so hard to build,

The result of hard work in the past one and a half seasons, the carefully crafted technical and tactical system seems to be vulnerable to the wild lion of Millwall.

In the blink of an eye, it was wiped out!

Where did you lose?

In other words, what is particularly good about Porto that can gain an advantage in comparison with Millwall?

The personal ability of the players, not to mention the comparison of strikers, is difficult to compete. In the three-line duel, Porto has no advantage at all.

As for the characteristics of the players, the players of Millwall have the magic power of unforeseen changes.

Ronaldinho. Henry, Nedved, and Larson, this kind of magic power is fully reflected in them. Although the power is different, such a change effect. That is unpredictability, is on the court. The greatest charm in attacking football.

What advantages does Porto have in terms of team skills and tactics?

Side attack?

Comparable to Millwall?

Even the full-back assists, Millwall's Schneider and Ashley Cole, every time they stepped forward, they brought a terrifying threat.

Attack in the middle?

Porto has Deco?

Millwall has Nedved in front and Alonso in the back.

Team harmony?

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In some textbooks, what is the quality of the team that Porto can surpass Millwall?

Of course, football is not about the strong must win, but after the contest, the winner is stronger!

However, that kind of counterattack by the weak is a minority after all, and it is called unpopularity.

Today, Millwall clearly refused to be upset by Porto!

Mourinho still stood motionless on the sidelines, but in that vast black and white world, he was already curled up in a dark corner, thinking painfully.

As a coach, it is impossible for him to have the talent resources like Aldridge. Moreover, Millwall was once a dark horse and has created many miracles. Arrived in the world of rich and powerful families, and then stood on top of the world of rich and powerful families like forests!

Of course Mourinho has the worthless courage that ordinary people talk about, but what is the price of being upright? Is this how you become a stepping stone for your opponent? Become a foil on the road to success for the opponent? Then, what will he get?

Tragic loser?

Admirable courage?

What's the point?

Except for the champion, who will remember the loser at this moment ten years later? Who will go on admiring that ridiculous courage?

I would rather live with ease than die heroically!

This is a law of football survival, or, in the eyes of many people, this is a philosophy.

If Aldridge has no inherent advantages, and he enters this industry again, he will put into practice the experience he taught to many young coaches, and it will be more deeply reflected, which is the most basic survival.

Mourinho replaced a striker before the end of the first half and put on a double midfielder to strengthen the defense.

However, another problem arose. The hasty change of formation, Porto themselves could not switch well, and one person was missing from their familiar offensive system, and the offense that was not playing well at first became more chaotic and powerless.

Porto can't continue to defend. Are the players on the field willing to lose the game?

In the second half, they strengthened their side attack, and the center was completely impenetrable!

Although Deco's speed is not particularly conspicuously slow, but in terms of explosive power, he is obviously not at the top level, or even at the first-class level, so Porto's road attack cannot increase the speed. Chasing up from behind, this scene will make people feel that Deco's slowness is a bit exaggerated.

Porto simply plays on the wing, and will soon be double-teamed by Millwall's double midfielders plus a full-back. And their wide players don't have a particularly strong individual assault ability.

In other words, Ronaldinho, Henry. Larson, who can blast the opponent's wing defense alone on the wing, can not only throw off the opponent's full-back, but also break through the frontal defense of the opponent's full-back, but Porto's full-back turns around and hits Milwaukee. Schneider and Ashley Cole in Seoul, but it is difficult to do this.

Coupled with Deco's slow follow-up in the middle, their forwards are weak. The cooperation between the side and the middle cannot produce good results at all.

And tearing back and forth between defense and offense, they themselves appeared in chaos. Originating from the loss of control of the rhythm, the whole team is not at the same rhythm point, and naturally there are loopholes in some parts.

In the 58th minute of the second half, Henry pulled the side and switched positions with Larson. Once Schneider made a direct pass from the backcourt to the front. Henry switched positions with Larsson while dribbling the ball forward. When cutting inside, he and Larsson completed a two-for-one. The old Larsson Although his finishing ability has declined somewhat because of the decline in impact, he has better insight into the situation on the court, and his ability to play the ball has also been improved by his rich experience. He cleverly gave Henry a pick pass. When Henry entered the penalty area, he directly threw off Coster and Carvalho, after the ball bounced off the ground. Before the second touch landed, he volleyed directly and blasted the ball cleanly into Porto's goal.

Mourinho put his head in his hands, seemingly in disbelief.

Strong, stronger!

In his memory of Millwall, although he has the ability to make empty cuts. But the tacit exchange of positions between Henry and Larson directly made the defender flustered. The cooperation is very exquisite, based on individual ability, the group cooperation has been interpreted to a height that ordinary teams can't pursue at all.

Lost, crushed!

This will be the most memorable and painful loss in Mourinho's coaching career to this day.

Because of him, there was nothing he could do, the situation on the court was out of control, and no matter how to adjust it, it seemed pale and powerless.

If one could say that he had encountered all kinds of demons and monsters in the European competition before, then today in the UEFA Cup final, what he saw and what the team faced were wild beasts! It only exists in the legends they have heard, but they have never faced it in person!

Aldridge will not be proud of beating Mourinho.

Millwall is certainly not pleased.

For the entire Millwall team, Porto is just one of the countless opponents they beheaded. In a few days, they will forget it. They will only remember that they won a championship trophy on this day and remember the wonderfulness of today.

opponent? Is it important?

In their eyes, Porto is neither a top European team, nor does it have the historical glory or legend of European hegemons like Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Bayern Munich.

Why remember them?

If Aldrich was complacent, he would feel ashamed.

Neither feared Mourinho nor particularly excited about beating the other side.

For him, there is no coach he can challenge in European football.

Now, he is guarding the country.

It was someone else who challenged him!

Therefore, Mourinho may only be one of the most powerful challengers in the future, but he has not reached a special position, because Aldridge is confident of defeating all challengers!

My five league titles and four Champions League trophies are not for nothing.

Aldridge has never published any autobiography. However, his past and coaching career are naturally well known to the outside world. The story of traveling to Europe and visiting every corner of European football in his earliest youth is also familiar to Wild Lions fans. Those who are interested in Aldridge also know this, and this is part of the legend of this young marshal.

Mourinho was originally just an outsider, and he understood Aldridge with the mentality of learning from the experience, but today's game, specifically, before the game, when Aldridge repeated the sentence in his ear When speaking, Mourinho's mind was shaken like never before.

Back then, as a translator, he had already determined to make some achievements in football.

Combined with the stories surrounding Aldridge, he can guess that the young Aldridge must have traveled in Portugal. Although Portugal is a small country, Portuguese football has a certain weight in the European territory. Portuguese football style.

At that time, Aldridge, who was almost traveling, has become a world-renowned legendary coach today. How could Mourinho be reconciled?

He memorized everything today, before the game, during the game, and after the game, every detail, as long as he can see with the naked eye, he will remember it, then digest it all, and think deeply, even if he loses today 10:0, he will not forget, he firmly believes that any setback is the best motivation for himself!

Aldridge asked the substitutes to warm up when Henry scored the third goal. The game was sure, as the coach, he had to let some players come on the field to feel the atmosphere or enjoy the game.

For many Millwall players and all the fans, today is undoubtedly a happy day. In the final, leading the opponent 3:0, the opponent Porto was beaten helplessly, and the opponent was obviously unable to perform a miracle. The fans sang and danced in the stands. Just wait for the game to end and then party.

The most important thing is that everything has returned to the rhythm they are familiar with. Even if Aldridge does not steal the spotlight in this game, his presence can reassure all Wild Lions fans that everything is under control.

However, for the Millwall team, some people are not particularly happy.

For example, Lampard and Klose are warming up. (to be continued) ()