The Young Lion

Many people think that the balance of 442 is an advantage. This advantage lies in the fact that there are many options for changing directions.

If you want to attack, you can aggressively invest in offensive forces, and if you want to defend, you can also shrink the formation.

In terms of tactical changes, we should first base ourselves on the balance point, while other formations are more offensive or conservative. If the changes are extreme changes, it is easy to tear the tactical system of our own team.

But Aldridge doesn't think so, even some people have criticized his bold and reckless tactical system this season for being too aggressive and lacking in control.

Just like the number of times they lost points in the league, they are approximately the same.

The opponent's extreme defense played Millwall's counterattack.

If the first goal is scored by the opponent, then Millwall's game will be very difficult.

Because you have played all your offensive cards, the strongest offensive pressure hits the opponent's defense from the very beginning, and the opponent will adapt and become more and more experienced. How can Millwall change? Do you want to invest in offensive forces again? No defense at all?

Aldrich never refuted a sentence to the outside world, because it was meaningless.

In his eyes, what Millwall lacks is the overall rhythm control, not whether the offense is too aggressive!

In today's 0:2 backward situation, Aldridge made changes in two aspects.

First, the back line, the offensive input of the full backs is weakened, a bold attack, a solid defense, the back line is normally a 3-back system.

Second, Nedved retreated to hit the midfielder, and Alonso and Pedretti supported the midfield control. At the same time, the defense in the middle is strengthened, and there are 3 midfielders in normal times.

Well, Millwall from 244. It became 334, or 343, because Ronaldinho has more space, and the cut in the middle will become a midfielder.

This is a passive use of the team to control the overall rhythm, rather than commanding the whole team through the organization core. The overall rhythm of the game will first drop, and then accelerate relying on a single point of explosion.

Aldridge didn't like this burst of rogue heroism accelerating to change the game. Because in the long run, such a pattern of rhythm changes. Lack of stability. After all, the state of top players will also decline or slump in stages. If you are used to this mode, there will be no heroes on the field. Maybe the team doesn't know how to win, how to activate the energy of the team to change the game.

The reality is that even if you don't like it,

Accept it too.

Wenger's pre-match preparations were very good, and Aldridge was caught off guard, but in terms of commanding the game on the spot, Aldridge claimed to be better than Wenger.

When Millwall made changes, Arsenal did not quickly adjust their offensive strategy. They continued to counterattack with flat pushes in the middle, and encountered Millwall's tit-for-tat intensive defensive sniping in the middle. With only Ljungberg pulling the side and tearing the width, Millwall's three defenders and three midfielders will not give Arsenal more space, especially. The connection between the midfield line and the back line became closer, and Arsenal's counterattack could not advance to the dangerous zone and was frequently strangled by Millwall.

Standing on the sidelines, Aldridge was expressionless, and the fans in the stands inevitably felt depressed. Last year's Christmas game, oh, it wasn't just a Christmas game. The whole of December last year, except for the Toyota Cup at the beginning of the month. Millwall's performance was simply disastrous. They were forced out in the last round of the Champions League and there was no win in the following games.

This year I finally felt like I wanted to have a good year. I didn't expect to be beaten 2:0 by Arsenal before the first half ended.

Some fans who are not firm enough may complain in their hearts: If the young coach plays more conservatively, the score may not be what it is now.

Arsenal are very strong in the league, but they are not invincible in the face of the constraints of innate and tactical inadequacy.

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, at home, Arsenal were beaten 3-0 by Inter Milan, which also defended against anti-ideology. Cooper had already dismissed get out of class in Italy, and that was after Moratti was tied in the sixth round of Serie A. As a killer, Cooper suffered far more pressure than Wenger in Italy. In addition to an impatient boss, the Italian media criticized Inter Milan, which was runner-up last season, because the team lacked control and The scene is ugly.

That is to say, in the Premier League, most teams will not place a bus in the face of public enemies, especially at home, they still have to take care of the fans watching the game and make the game more open. Arsenal’s living space is definitely more comfortable than Inter Milan However, at home, when Arsenal wanted to attack, they were destroyed by Inter Milan instead.

The Gunners also lost a game in the Champions League in October. They faced Dynamo Kiev in an away game. This must be due to the inherent advantages of the Ukrainian team. However, Arsenal, which only scored 1 point in three games, almost missed the Champions League round of 16.

Fortunately, the teams that played against Russia and Ukraine in the end were all at home, so they didn’t have to fight against the trend in the freezing environment. Another classic game was an away game that defeated Inter Milan 5:1, except for Inter Milan who experienced a coaching change Turbulence, in fact, is still the same old routine, Arsenal defends and counters, the opponent attacks out, Arsenal's counterattack power is unparalleled.

So in September, Inter Milan, who was still under the coach of Cooper, beat Arsenal in an away game, and in November, Arsenal went away to avenge their revenge.

Aldridge's evolution is a tried and tested skill in his on-the-spot command method: luring the enemy.

As long as the opponent is not absolutely utilitarian, when he scores a goal or takes the lead and retreats, he will set the bus, even if the opponent still fights back, his methods have room to play.

Let Arsenal counterattack, and then on the basis of the opponent's attack, there is space in the frontcourt. While the opponent's counterattack dies, Millwall switches offense and defense to speed up the attack!

Before the end of the first half, he took advantage of such an opportunity. When Ibrahimovic and Bergkamp cooperated in the middle and encountered Millwall's crazy press and made a mistake, Millwall quickly launched a wave of fast breaks. Nedvi De dribbled the ball straight in from the middle, and gave the ball to Ronaldinho when facing Vieira. The latter had room to start and immediately exploded to speed up.

Dribble horizontally to get rid of Lauren, and then go inside and cut the ribs directly, when Campbell and Vieira rushed to defend. Ronaldinho and Villa made a two-for-one cooperation. The pass-run cooperation was very tacit, and Ronaldinho went straight into the penalty area. With a low shot diagonally towards the goal, the ball rubbed against the inside of the near corner of the goal and rolled into the goal.

Millwall raced to recover a ball, but Aldridge's expression remained unchanged.

Wenger's face became a little nervous.

In the first half, the two sides had no achievements.

In the second half, Arsene Wenger's team tried to control the game, but this is not what they are good at, facing the pressure of the Millwall team pressing. Want to dominate the game at The Lion King? Obviously whimsical.

In the 60th minute of the game, Wenger saw that the team's strong attack in the middle had no effect. Immediately let the team switch back to the normal counterattack routine, combine the side and the center, and use the width of the court as much as possible.

Aldrich saw the tricks, and also brought the team back to the track of targeted deployment before the game. Their focus is to limit the opponent's dangerous zone of the penalty area to penetrate and cooperate with the side. Nesta blocked Ibrahimovic, and Neal and Pedretti, who retreated deeper, locked the ribs to prevent opponents who had advanced. This defense It worked very well in a short period of time, and Arsenal failed to fight back three times.

In the 70th minute, Aldridge withdrew Larson and replaced Larmor, and this substitution quickly received a miraculous effect.

Larmor did not take over Larson's position, but organized on the wing. Ronaldinho gave up the organization and directly transformed into a shadow front.

In an attack in the 76th minute, Lamor and Schneider, who was plugged in from behind, cooperated on the wing and then moved laterally to the center. Arsenal's backline focused on Ronaldinho and Nedved. Unexpectedly, Lamore would come to the middle. When Lamore kicked the ball through to Ronaldinho's feet, Ronaldinho was in the small penalty area. After Villa broke the goal with a cross assist outflanking the goal, the Lion King Stadium was completely boiling.

Aldridge still didn't smile, just waved the team back to kick off again. Strive for a reversal in the final stage!

Wenger was in a bad mood.

The two-goal lead was pulled back, and he no longer held on. Don't want to face a strong team, just let the team weaken the offense and strengthen the defense. This is their common posture in away games this season. As long as they can take the lead, play the ultimate defense and strengthen the defense, it is just facing Millwall itself. Offensively, he started defending in the first half. Wenger was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy. Now that there is not much time left, and the players' physical fitness has declined, he is also satisfied with scoring one point.

Because of the atmosphere at the Lion King Stadium and the morale comparison between the two teams on the field, it seemed that Millwall was about to go crazy.

That's right, in the first half of the game, Wenger had a strange move to create trouble for Aldridge. However, during the game, he made on-the-spot adjustments according to the game situation, and Wenger no longer performed magically. He is now afraid of Aldridge Another unexpected ultimate move, and the cards in his hand really don't have anything to back him up.

Aldridge is not always going to fight for his life.

To risk your life, you must also consider whether it is worth it.

It is also necessary to analyze the specific situation.

Millwall's full-back's physical condition is getting worse as the season progresses towards the second half of the game. This is not a matter of strengthening the physical fitness of the players, but a matter of controlling the team's rhythm and making more reasonable use of physical fitness.

Coupled with the weak defense in the midfield and backcourt today, it is really risky to press up. Even if Arsenal counterattacks with two or three players, they may kill Millwall in the end.

And is it worth the effort?

Halfway through the league is over, if they win this game, the gap with Arsenal will be reduced to 2 points, if they draw, they will still be 5 points, if they lose, it will be 8 points!

2 points, 5 points, 8 points, the gap is very obvious.

Especially considering that the match against Arsenal in the second half of the league is at Arsenal's home court. If it is 8 points behind Arsenal, it can almost be judged that the gap between the two sides has widened to a gap of 3 games!

With the momentum of Arsenal this season, it is almost impossible to pull back the 8-point gap in the second half.

Aldridge wants to win, but he can also accept a draw. It is true that Arsenal succeeded in the preemptive strike today, and there is nothing to complain about.

Millwall did not fight for their lives, and Arsenal also tried their best to hold on to the tie. This Christmas game was finally fixed on the result of 2:2.

Arsenal locked in the half-time championship in the last round. Today, they retreated at the Lion King Stadium, successfully defending the 5-point gap with Millwall, and completed the first half of the league with 13 wins, 6 draws and 45 points. Cheng, Millwall ranked second in the standings with 11 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. It is believed that the suspense of the championship this season will be maintained until the end of the season. It is expected that the variable that will have the greatest impact on the Premier League championship will be It will be the performance of the two teams in the European competition! In multi-line combat, let's see who can make the team's record more stable!

Aldridge shook hands with Wenger after the game, and the two said to each other: Happy New Year. (to be continued) ()