The Young Lion

For 38 league rounds in a season, 53 minutes may not be a big deal.

But for a 90-minute decisive battle.

In 53 minutes, the battle was not even half over.

Millwall took the lead, but Aldridge didn't let the team back to fight back.

Because there is still more time.

Moreover, although Millwall can play defensively, they are better at pressing and attacking. In such a tense and intense game, they give up their best playing style and settle for the second best. Perhaps defensive reaction should be a well-deserved first choice for utilitarian considerations. But football is not a science, not an arithmetic problem, even if there is a 1% probability, it will always appear on the field.

Aldridge didn't dare to let the team back. Now the team is running perfectly and can be retracted freely. The more they retreat, the more pressure will be on the two young stars in the midfield, Alonso and De Rossi, because The closer you are to your own penalty area, even if the opponent is on their defensive line, you don't need to break through. As long as there is space, you can create a threatening long-range shot.

So Aldridge didn't let the team play counter-defense.

Another consideration is that in this 90-minute game, Millwall's battle plan is divided into several stages. It is not yet time to play all the cards. The temporary lead in the score is an advantage. , Aldridge believes that Millwall's situation will be even better!

Regardless of whether it is a positional battle against Arsenal or a counterattack, it is very successful against /long/wind/literature before Bergkamp's marking.

But when Bergkamp took the initiative to retreat, Vieira's position conditions, in some areas, did exceed Aldrich's expectations.

According to the inertia of 99% forwards. When the score falls behind and a counterattack is needed. Basically the striker will choose to move forward!

Instead of retreating back!

so. Aldridge would not be surprised if Bergkamp's top striker is parallel to Ibrahimovic.

Even the premise of Vieira's position is predictable.

But Bergkamp's retracement was unexpected by Aldridge.

It is not uncommon for people to grow old and become monsters on the football field.

Although Bergkamp is a false No. 10 in the eyes of Aldridge, his range of activities and the main area of ​​​​instigating the offensive are within the interception circle of Alonso and De Rossi. And the back of the double defensive midfielder in the backcourt is inserted,

With Nedved following around to mark, harass and intercept, Millwall successfully cut off the connection between Vieira and Bergkamp, ​​which is the echo of Arsenal's central attack.

It also cuts off Bergkamp's connection to the wing unless he moves to the side.

Vieira can only send the ball to the side, so whether Arsenal counterattacks or positional battles, most of the wide players will be forced into a state of isolation and helplessness. Even with high-quality crosses, Nesta and Southgate Te can freeze Ibrahimovic very well.

Now that Bergkamp dropped wide, Millwall's midfield faced a predicament they used to get their opponents into.

That is, the core of the organization is far away from the defensive zone of the defensive midfielder. If the defensive midfielder boldly steps forward to press, it will expose the space behind him. But if you don't step forward, it will allow the opponent to gain a foothold in the midfield smoothly.

When Pirlo first played and dragged down the organization, I don’t know how many opponents pressed forward with impunity, and then Pirlo passed the ball easily to hit the space behind him and instigated a threatening attack.

De Rossi will definitely not take the initiative to step forward, Alonso will keep a certain distance from De Rossi, Nedved is distracted by Vieira, and Van Bronckhorst on the left side of Arsenal and Pires are front and back Staggered up, Pires cut inside and into the midfield, allowing the Arsenal midfielder to compete with Millwall.

In an attack in the 41st minute, Bergkamp, ​​Vieira, and Van Bronckhorst made a triangle pass, and then Bergkamp suddenly passed the ball to Ljungberg on the other side in a wide range.

Ibrahimovic withdrew to respond. After hitting the depth, he suddenly passed the ball back to Bergkamp who inserted it. When Alonso and De Rossi caught the eye and saw the success of the encirclement, Bergkamp suddenly kicked like a scalpel. The through pass passed the ball to the left wing.

Schneider originally defended Pires on the inside, but at this time Pires suddenly pulled the side forward, and Schneider chased back to give Pires room to catch the ball.

Pires got rid of the ball, changed direction and went inside. He didn't go to Ibrahimovic. At the moment of passing the ball, Schneider broke it with his foot. As soon as the ball left Pires' feet, it was blocked by Schneider's intercepted foot less than half a meter away. The ball was refracted and did not roll to Vieira again.

In the equal fight between Van Bronckhorst and De Rossi, De Rossi took the lead and stabbed the ball to the front right!

Ronaldo led the ball in the backcourt on the right, turned around, started to accelerate, and his forward speed suddenly exploded!

The fast-moving Portuguese boy seemed to be moving the whole of Highbury forward, striding around the ball while calmly observing the situation ahead.

The speed is very fast, Millwall is 3 on 4 this time!

C Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Henry.

Arsenal's defense is only left with a single midfielder and three defenders.

Silva follows Ronaldinho closely and must guard against Ronaldinho's back.

Ronaldo dribbled the ball and quickly came to the front of the penalty area and turned to cut inside.

The Wild Lions fans in the Highbury stands shouted passionately, and the crowd looked at Ronaldo passionately, hoping that this kid can help the team score another goal!

One more!

Arsenal are doomed!

Ronaldo dribbled the ball inside, but Silva still didn't dare to come over to block him, for fear that if he moved, Ronaldinho would be completely unmarked. If Ronaldinho directly charged to the line, Silva would have no worries, but Ronaldinho wisely An ambush oppression was formed on the periphery, which directly contained Silva.

Although Arsenal's defense has three backs, their three-back composition is very delicate.

Two centre-backs plus a full-back.

When Ronaldo cuts inside, Toure moves over to defend Ronaldo's oblique direction towards the goal. His move will inevitably open up the defensive space of the back line.

Henry's running position is very flexible and confusing. First, he followed Toure and approached Ronaldo. When Campbell followed him to move to this side, Henry suddenly stopped and changed to the space between Campbell and Lauren. , Pose forward!

Ronaldo saw this opportunity. He passed the ball diagonally into the Arsenal penalty area.

The ball rolled past Toure. And over behind Campbell. Campbell was unable to form an interception. At the same time, Lehmann did not abandon the goal and the ball rolled smoothly to the back point!

Trying to maintain his composure, Lehmann quickly moved to the back of the goal. Ronaldo wanted to ensure that Campbell could not intercept the ball, so he passed it a little deep. Henry, who was moving like a rabbit, didn't let the ball roll past him, but he could barely complete it. shoot. The whole person strode forward and shoveled and shot!

The toes barely kicked the ball towards the goal, but they couldn't perfectly control the strength and angle.

boom!

The ball hit the outside of the post and bounced off the baseline!

The Arsenal fans in Highbury were shocked, their hearts were beating like thunder, and the lingering fear was still there!

Ronaldo hugged his head and widened his eyes with regret, but also felt incredible.

Perhaps in his mind, Henry should be faster and never miss this opportunity.

Arsenal escaped! In order to tie the game, they risked their attacking force, which led to a flaw in the defensive end. C Ronaldo sent a wonderful pass. It's a pity that Henry missed this opportunity, just a little. Just a little bit One point, I can’t blame Henry, he tried his best with this ball, if the speed of the ball was slower, or the distance was closer, he would definitely be able to send the ball into Arsenal’s goal!”

While all the audience was still immersed in Millwall's miss to hit Arsenal's offense again, Lehmann received the ball thrown by the sideline ball boy immediately after the ball went out of the baseline, and then he put the ball down in the penalty area, a straight The pass passed the ball to Van Bronckhorst, who was not in place to return to the defense.

Aldridge called Ronaldo's name loudly on the sidelines, pointing to Van Bronckhorst and telling him to press.

Just now Van Bronckhorst chased Ronaldo all the way to no effect. Now, it was replaced by Ronaldo chasing him. Similarly, Van Bronckhorst couldn’t get up faster. Just sprinting back and chasing exhausted the strength of a sprint. It's about the same. He was dribbling and attacking with the ball just now, and now he is a little panting. After all, the first half is almost over.

He didn't stick to the ball too much, but when he took the ball forward, he waited for his teammates to move, dodged the encirclement of Millwall, and when he had a point to go, he immediately shot the ball.

Bergkamp quickly pulled the side, and it was close to Pires' side. When Schneider followed Pires closely, Bergkamp could receive the ball without interference.

After Bergkamp touched the ball, he dribbled the ball to the inside. After coming to the defense zone of Alonso and De Rossi, he crossed the ball to Vieira who was rushing up.

I thought that Vieira could get rid of Nedved when he was rushing forward. It didn't take long, even if it took a second or two, Bergkamp moved again and he could hit the attack to the front line.

However, Vieira was destroyed by a diagonal tackle from Nedved. However, as Vieira fell to the ground, the referee signaled Nedved to foul and blew the whistle.

Nedved pointed to the ball and told the referee loudly that he touched the ball first, and there was absolutely no dangerous action.

But the referee kept shaking his head, Nedved shoveled the ball away with his right foot, and then tripped Vieira with his left foot, which is why the referee gave the penalty.

Normally, Vieira would have to get up and reason with Nedved, but at this moment, he quickly got up from the ground, and after Bergkamp kicked the ball to him, he quickly bent down and pressed the ball Set, and then return the ball to Bergkamp.

Take the free kick!

A poor rhythm, Millwall's defense was shocked, and there was a little confusion. After Bergkamp stopped the ball, he kicked the ball to the right near the bottom line with a mid-range diagonal pass.

Ljungberg succeeded in anti-offside, leaving Ashley Cole behind, and quickly dribbled inside after stopping the ball at the bottom line. Millwall's back line quickly retreated.

At this time, Pires advanced into the penalty area and caused Nesta and Schneider to double-team. Bergkamp also made a strong charge. Southgate had to take care of both and deal with Ibrahimovic in front of him. Lonzo immediately followed Bergkamp into the penalty area, and Nedved also blocked Vieira's side, staring at him every step of the way.

At the moment when all eyes are on the nick of time, there is a point on the Arsenal striker that suddenly retreats!

Ibrahimovic!

Ljungberg knocked the ball back to the right of the top of the penalty area, and Ibrahimovic was suddenly unmarked. After he touched the ball, Alonso ran to the opponent's front to make a defensive posture, and Ibrahimovic pulled the ball to the right. One step, flashed the shooting angle, lifted the long legs, and blasted out with a heavy cannon!

The ball, like a meteor, flew into the dead corner of Millwall's goal in the blink of an eye!

That's definitely a shot at more than 100 kilometers per hour!

Bout was stunned, he didn't even have a chance to make a save!

Highbury, Arsenal fans stood up and cheered, as if they had regained the momentum at home!

The Arsenal generals ran wildly to celebrate, while Ibrahimovic, the person involved, stood on the spot and raised his arms with a domineering expression. He looked around slowly, quite defiantly, even if Ljungberg jumped Putting on his back can't make him bend down and lower his head!

Arsenal equalized! My God! Zlatan Ibrahimovic made a stunning shot! He fired at Millwall's goal from the penalty area line! The score became 1:1, 1:1, Millwall has only been at the top of the standings for 5 minutes! There are 2 minutes to the end of the first half, and it is likely that the final battle of this game will be in the second half! It will definitely be more intense!

Wenger waved his arms up and down as if exhaling and raising his eyebrows, with a happy expression on his face, as if he had returned to the image of a gentle and elegant professor in an instant.

Aldridge stood there with no change in expression. He didn't even go to the fourth official to discuss whether Nedved's tackle should be called a foul. He knew that if he argued, the team's attention would be distracted. .

And this decisive battle has officially kicked off, and the moment to really decide the outcome has not yet arrived.

Aldridge is waiting, looking at the time, paying close attention to the changes in Arsenal. The real struggle, the moment to test whether Arsenal can win the league title this season, is counting down in his heart (to be continued...) ( )