The Magpies' five-man frontcourt attack faced Millwall's seven-man chain defense formation. There was no space for positional warfare to penetrate, and their personal abilities did not have the upper hand in one-on-one situations. Newcastle United's proud offense was
It's like a fist and leg hit an iron plate.
They walked around and changed places and ran back and forth, which was dazzling to watch, but it only made them panting and exhausted and sweating profusely, and it had no actual effect at all.
Midfielder Robert Lee also stepped forward to participate in the attack. The number of offense vs. defense was 6 vs. 7, but it still had no effect. Newcastle United cooperated as they pleased in the midfield and frontcourt. Millwall never took the initiative to attack and just waited.
After they approached the first thirty meters of the penalty area, they relied on teamwork to resolve their attack.
Keegan stood up and pointed to the player in the backcourt, who was also a talented player in Newcastle United, John Beresford, full-back!
In this era of English football tactics where defenders do not attack and forwards do not defend, John Beresford is an assist-oriented full-back, which makes him a star on the field, especially since he will do it every season.
There are eye-popping world-wide goals!
Beresford rushed forward and could not penetrate through the positional battle. His accidental insertion and long-range shot would be a good way to attack the enemy.
As soon as he came up, a long-range shot passed through the door, causing an uproar in the stands.
Aldridge didn't care. It was a blessing and a curse. Newcastle United's offensive frenzy hit him like this, which was exactly what he wanted!
Millwall has 7 defensive players and only 3 offensive players in the midfield.
Today, Aldridge chose to use Schneider. It seems that the player's activity area is not large. Schneider is a wide player. Although he can move close to the center, it is not his usual position after all.
But this is exactly what Aldrich intended in hiring people.
Beresford once again took a long shot, and the ball was firmly held by Keller. Although Keller has limited abilities as a goalkeeper and no expectations for his potential, he is very obedient. He has always been able to complete the tasks assigned by the coaches during training.
Good finish.
The execution of tactics depends crucially on the awareness of the players.
The tactical concept that Keller was instilled in is very simple. In the goalkeeper position, he is one of the starting points of the attack. In this era, such a concept sounds a bit fanciful. Should the goalkeeper launch the attack?
But Keller wouldn't ask, he would just do what he was told.
He has developed a good habit. Whenever he holds the ball, he immediately observes the position of his teammates. His ball release point is from two wings, so it only takes him less than two seconds to adjust.
He threw the ball to Thuram on the wing.
Thuram stopped the ball and passed it directly in front of him. Right in front of him, Schneider was already running forward at full speed.
The area in front of him was vast and smooth!
Where are the opposing full-backs?
Beresford is running towards the back from Millwall's half!
Schneider let the ball roll in front of him and then continued to dribble forward. When Aldridge saw Newcastle United center back Felipe Albert rushing towards Schneider, he showed a ferocious smile.
, clenched his fists tightly.
Don't look at Kevin Keegan's success now. Five years later, he will become a laughing stock. Almost all fans know that Keegan's team's defense is terrible!
This is not to say that Kevin Keegan does not have good defensive players. Not to mention the four central defenders Campbell-Adams-Keown-Southgate in the England team in 2000, just look at the current Newcastle United defense line.
The Premier League deserves its place.
The Belgian Albert is a central defender who can be selected into the top 30 stars in Newcastle's century-old history. His strength is naturally obvious to all. Walton-Button is a product of the Mad Gang. Newcastle spent 4 million pounds to introduce him in the summer. He was transferred to England in 1995.
One can imagine the strength of a central defender whose market value reaches 4 million pounds.
But football is a team sport, and offense requires coordination, as does defense.
Millwall is counterattacking at this moment, and the number of players is the same as Newcastle, 3 versus 3.
But Albert took the initiative to run over and intercept Schneider. Seeing his move, Aldridge knew how bad Newcastle's defense was. There was no tactics at all. The correct move should be for the three defenders to return to the penalty area.
Form a zone defense to compress Millwall's offensive space.
Albert rushed towards Schneider, which invisibly enlarged the space inside and outside the penalty area. Not surprisingly, Schneider passed the ball across to Larsson before Albert got close.
Newcastle United's defense is like a rugby match, with defenders chasing down attackers one-on-one.
Button rushed towards Larson, but Larson led the ball in one go and left Button behind as he sprinted and accelerated. At this moment, Watson, who was rushing from the other side, fell to the ground and shoveled, trying to shovel Larson away.
The ball came from Larsson's feet, but Larsson quickly passed the ball to the goal in advance.
Goalkeeper Srnicek abandoned the goal in frustration. There was no defender in front of him!
But the ball rolled to the feet of Solskjaer, who was unguarded.
Facing the goalkeeper's attack, Solskjaer lightly dribbled the ball forward to the left. Slnicek, who was passed by, fell to the ground and stretched out his hand. He was in a panic when he couldn't reach the ball. Solskjaer easily pushed the ball into the empty goal and scored.
Carnival and singing at Lion’s Den Stadium!
"Ole, Ole, Ole oh Ole!"
Even commentator Martin Taylor is familiar with the rhythm of Millwall fans celebrating goals.
He shouted excitedly: "Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, super Solskjaer! Today he scored a goal in his first appearance, although most of the credit for this goal went to Larsson, who assisted him.
, However, this is Millwall's victory, the result of their team's hard work. Newcastle United's defense is really unflattering, and it makes people unable to see any shadow of teamwork. Keegan held his forehead and lowered his head, O.
Delic just smiled and clapped, and it seemed like he was not surprised by the goal."
Aldridge doesn't like Millwall's tactics today, and the tactics of individual combat in the future will gradually deviate from the mainstream. However, he is a head coach who knows how to adapt. When nearly half of the main players cannot play, if he can still
It would be a bit rigid to just play offensive football.
Moreover, the three midfielders of Ballack, Vieira and Gattuso naturally had to hone their defensive skills and sense of teamwork in their early stages of growth. However, this game suppressed Zambrotta and Thuram.
It’s just talent to step forward and assist.
In the case of equal numbers, Newcastle United has only three players to defend in the second half, and Millwall has only three players to attack. As long as a single player can break through one of the opponent's defensive players during the counterattack, then the single-handed opportunity will be there.
It's easy for Larson to get rid of Button. If Watson doesn't come to intercept, Larson goes to the meeting alone. Watson comes to defend, Larson passes the ball, and Solskjaer faces the goalkeeper one-on-one. Anyway,
The attacking space is unimaginably large.
Going up to Schneider, he not only plays against the space after Beresford's assist, but also uses his precise passing as an offensive link.
But this kind of tactics cannot be used for a long time. After the midfielders and backfield players get used to this kind of tactics, they will be motivated and exhausted, their talents will be suppressed, and it may even affect their future career achievements.
Keegan is now stuck on a tiger, what should he do?
The team is behind!
Millwall is so damn shameless. Why should they be so shameless when they have to huddle up and defend in their own home court?
He scolded Aldridge in every possible way, but Keegan could only bite the bullet and ask the players to step up their offense.
retreat?
There is no way back!
Now there is only one road to Huashan, go up!
Millwall's players were extremely excited. They didn't think too much about the conservative tactics for just a few dozen minutes. They just felt that there was magic in Aldridge on the sidelines.
The four main players were unable to play, and they were facing the league leader again, but they took the lead easily.
The boss is simply awesome!
The Newcastle United players were unwilling to give up. Their jerseys were soaked with sweat. They were busy for most of the game. Although they only had a few long-range shots, Millwall stole a goal with one counterattack. This time
Where to reason?
The most hateful thing is that they were fully armed and showed off their various martial arts to compete with Millwall, but Millwall set up a turtle shell formation, with 7 people and two defense lines closely connected. Looking down, if the lines were drawn
, it’s really similar to the texture of a turtle shell.
Keegan's midfield adjustments have no effect, and they are nothing more than strengthening the offense.
He was born to live for offense. His offense is gorgeous when playing football, and he is also impressive when coaching. However, offense requires space and a stage.
In the second half, Newcastle United became more and more anxious as they played, and began to use unreasonable personal breakthroughs and long passes. Millwall's counterattacks were still extremely efficient, and they almost penetrated the opponent's door several times.
Larsson seemed to have forgotten to bring his shooting boots today, and he wasted one and a half single-shot opportunities in the second half.
Schneider was gradually being targeted, and Aldrich replaced him with another card, Kevin Phillips.
Let Phillips be at the front, with Larsson and Solskjaer delivering cannonballs for him behind him.
Millwall changes 4321.
Newcastle United immediately suffered a heavy blow from this change.
After Solskjaer retreated to get the ball, he played a one-two with Larsson. Then Solskjaer drove the ball all the way to the baseline, almost replicating the goal in the first half. When Button came to defend him,
The cross was passed to the unguarded Phillips, who easily pushed the ball into the goal, sealing the victory for Millwall.
When the full-time whistle sounded, Kevin Keegan stayed where he was and looked pale.
Aldridge walked over to him without being arrogant and smiled: "I wish Newcastle United can win the league championship this season."
