From the first second of the game, the tempo was very slow. Millwall, which is good at ground passing and cutting and fast advancement, lost its speedy characteristics. The players on both sides were more like gladiators, fighting for every inch of the pitch and relying on physical confrontation.
Decide the outcome.
The war between the fans in the stands continued, and the situation on the pitch was stalemate, but Aldridge was very calm, because even if they fight physically, Millwall has no reason to be afraid of West Ham United.
In the seventh minute of the game, Vieira dribbled the ball and tried to move forward. The young Williams from the opposite side rushed up bravely and tackled Vieira. He obviously kicked Vieira's foot. The referee Walton immediately stopped the play.
Contest.
Williams raised his hand at Vieira provocatively, signaling him not to pretend to be injured and to stand up quickly.
The Hammers fans in the stands followed suit, mocking Vieira for being so "weak".
Walton walked up to Williams and showed him a yellow card. No matter how Walton explained, he was given a stern warning by the referee.
The Football Association attaches great importance to this East London Derby and hopes that the game can be completed "safely" and smoothly. Naturally, the referee must control the foul scale of the game when danger signals appear to prevent it from getting worse and getting out of hand.
This yellow card is a benchmark.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines and did not go to the fourth official to complain. In fact, complaining to the referee is meaningless in many cases. Only when the team has status in England, the head coach has the right to speak.
As the game continued, Millwall's players were a little uncomfortable on the court because they were accustomed to running without the ball, running quickly, and kicking the ball out of the ball during training.
But today, they have to split the continuous movements in training into several movements.
Stand in a position, hold the ball under physical confrontation, ensure possession of the ball, and then release the ball. It is difficult to get out of the space because you can't sprint hard. The opponent's players will immediately mark them.
After more than 20 minutes of adaptation period, Millwall's feeling of possession of the ball was obviously much smoother.
As for West Ham United's offense, when the pace is slow, Millwall will always target Millwall with every pass they make.
Dumitre Sculla received the ball from the side. As soon as the ball stopped at his feet, Thuram squeezed him out of position and easily intercepted the ball.
In terms of muscle, I'm afraid there are few teams in the Premier League that are better than Millwall, but Millwall is not keen on the power football style.
Redknapp looked solemn. He felt that he had miscalculated. He felt that Millwall was a technical team with delicate and smooth footwork. Today, he planned to use the rough and violent British style of play to scare the opponent.
However, almost thirty minutes into the game, West Ham United did not have a shot, and the threatening ball could not be passed in. Millwall's steel barrier in front of the penalty area made their defense airtight.
Redknapp doesn't have any clever tricks and can only hope that the team can create some surprises in the set-piece attack.
The focus of the game does not mean that it is exciting. Sky TV's two top commentators are relatively depressed. They can only dryly talk about who stole who and whose attack was in vain. The pace of the game is not fast and there is no enthusiasm in the commentary.
However, the atmosphere in the stands has been very heated. Fans from both sides are yelling at each other and booing fans of the other side. When Millwall players take the ball, there will be loud boos in the Upton Park stadium.
Aldrich frowned. He found that Barak worked very hard today, but his energy was not used on the idea.
Taking advantage of a dead ball, Aldridge waved to Ballack and shouted: "Michael, Michael, come here!"
He was ready to propose a plan to Balakur.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred.
In the stands behind the West Ham United goal, a young male fan wearing a Hammers jersey climbed over the stands and took advantage of the security guard's distraction to rush into the stadium.
The Upton Park stadium was boiling with excitement, and the Hammers fans in the stands laughed and cheered for this "heroic" fan.
A male fan who looked to be in his twenties rushed into the stadium. The security guards who were not aware of it immediately rushed into the stadium to catch him. However, the British police security guards were not in good shape. One of them, a fat security guard, even fell.
One fall, the funny attitude is hilarious.
This fan obviously had a purpose when he rushed into the field. He sprinted at full speed. Millwall players passing by along the way raised their hands and raised their middle fingers and yelled "f-uck!"
Larsson and Trezeguet were the first to be humiliated. Trezeguet wanted to rush forward and grab the fan, but Larsson stretched out his hand to stop him.
Rushing from the field to Millwall's second half, this fan enjoyed it. Nedved, Vieira, and Makelele were all humiliated by him with his middle fingers.
A series of security guards behind him chased and intercepted him, but they couldn't catch him. He was like a slippery fish, swerving left and right and changing direction to get rid of the pursuers. In the end, his target was Olympus in front of the visiting team's coaching bench.
Derich.
The 19-year-old Ballack was stunned. He had never seen such a scene. The Hammers fans at Upton Park cheered at the same time. The fan who rushed into the stadium was simply their hero.
Humiliate Millwall!
Blow their assholes!
Aldrich was interrupted by this episode before he could say a word to Barak.
Seeing the fan rushing toward him, he probably wanted to raise his middle finger to humiliate him.
Seeing the other party's ferocious and fanatical expression, Aldrich had no expression on his face.
Five meters, three meters, one meter!
The fan braked suddenly. It seemed that he had reached the end of his wild run. He was about to raise his hands fiercely, and his mouth was already brewing insults. At this time, Aldrich made an astonishing move.
Snap!
coax!
There was a loud uproar at Upton Park, then a dead silence.
The fans who had been cheering before were stunned and stayed where they were.
what happened?
Aldridge took the lead, raised his right hand, and slapped the fan who rushed into the field to the ground with a clean slap!
Then, the world became peaceful!
"Wow! What did Hall do? This is the most explosive scene I have ever seen. Andy, did you see it? Did you see it? The fan who rushed into the stadium rushed to Hall, but was beaten by Huo instead.
I slapped him in the face and fell to the ground."
"What should we do? The head coach hits the opponent's fans, or is he playing away from home? What will the referee do? I think Hall has the right to protect himself, and he can physically assault the opponent's fans first. This, this creates a problem for the referee.
What a problem!”
After Aldrich slapped the fan to the ground, his face remained calm and composed. The police and security guards who were chasing the fan behind him panted and rushed over to subdue the dizzy fan with half of his face red and swollen. Then they looked at Aldrich with strange eyes.
Strange, while escorting the fan to leave the field.
"Michael, Michael!"
Aldrich turned around to communicate with Barak as if nothing had happened, but the other party was still in shock.
After Aldrich called both sides, Barak came back to his senses and said: "Boss, you say it, I'm listening."
Aldridge said to him in a deep voice: "Our forwards are being targeted in the penalty area. Because of the venue, it is difficult for them to break away and accelerate in a small area. Your previous activity area was from the penalty area line to the penalty area line. Now,
, your activity area has some prerequisites, from the midfield to the opponent's goal, do you understand? Actively intervene and directly pose a threat to the opponent's goal."
Ballack nodded to show his understanding, and Aldrich patted him on the shoulder and told him to go back to the game.
At this time, Upton Park recovered from its dead silence.
Millwall fans were jumping up and down, they were so proud of Aldridge's actions just now.
Oh shit!
Have you made a fool of yourself?
Rushing into the scene to humiliate us crazy lions is simply asking for humiliation!
There were signs of riots in the stands, and the Hammers fans at the bottom of the stands gave up and had the urge to rush onto the field.
Grass!
Dare to hit our Hammers fans!
Boy, don't even think about leaving here alive today!
For a time, police officers lined up around the stadium. They warned, resisted, and even partially strengthened their manpower to compete with the Hammers fans.
Seeing that the game was about to get out of control, referee Walton, after discussing with the referee team, hurriedly ran to Aldridge, took out a red card from his pocket and showed it to him.
Aldrich opened his palms and asked: "What did I do wrong? Why should I be given a red card?!"
The referee Walton walked up to him and whispered: "Mr. Hall, this is for your own good. Look around you. If you continue to appear in the sight of the fans, there is no guarantee that there will not be another fan attack in the next hour."
Dangerous incident inside the stadium, no matter what, you hit the fan, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the home team fans."
"But I was acting in self-defense! Who knows if that guy just now would come in front of me and take out a knife from his arms?!"
"You can explain these to the FA after the game. Now, in order for the game to continue, please leave the field and let the fans in the stands calm down. Please cooperate. Thank you."
Aldridge looked sulky, but the referee had already sent him off, so he could only accept it. The referee was not favoring West Ham United, and it was even out of consideration for his personal safety.
Before Aldridge left, he made a fist gesture to all the players on the court, then turned around and walked towards the player tunnel with his head held high. The stadium staff immediately came over with two umbrellas, one on the left and one on the right to greet Aldridge.
, held an umbrella over his head.
On the way into the players tunnel, it really "rained" from the sky.
Coins, lighters, watches, leather shoes...
The players on the Millwall field saw their coach being sent off, and they were humiliated by the middle finger from the fans earlier. Everyone was filled with anger.
East London derby, damn!
It’s impossible not to win!
This is no longer just about the dignity of the fans, the players on the field realize that it is more about their own dignity!
ps: Thanks to "Take off your slippers" for the tip!
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