In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Millwall was given two goals by Inter Milan!
The goal scorer is Adriano, now the "King" of Inter Milan.~
The recently lauded Brazilian striker seems to be on his way to becoming a superstar at just 23 years old.
The way the goal was scored was simple and crude.
Pedretti, Neal and Barzagli could hardly stop the strong Brazilian.
Manic was dumbfounded watching from the sidelines!
He never expected to beat Millwall 2:0 in 30 minutes at a home court with almost no advantage!
But after carefully observing Millwall's state, he suddenly realized.
Indeed, for Inter Milan, today's environment has weakened the home court advantage. If quantified, it may be 30%, because they have adapted to such an environment before.
What about Millwall?
On the contrary, they did not benefit from this. Their combat effectiveness was weakened even more! Including the factor of visiting from afar, it may have been weakened by 50%.
And they also played as substitutes!
After being scored on the second goal, Aldrich decisively changed his tactics and asked the team to return to defense as a whole and fight back!
Mancini was unable to cope with the situation, and Inter Milan's players themselves may not have been sufficiently excited, but after scoring two goals, their mentality was completely different.
Not everyone can act wild in front of Millwall, let alone beat the European king!
Now that they have this opportunity, how can they miss it?
So they attacked aggressively, hoping to end the suspense of the game in the first half.
But Millwall got one back with a counterattack.
Millwall's counterattack was also simple and direct, with three passes and two downs to find Villa at the forefront. His single goal changed the score.
At this time, Mancini broke into a cold sweat again. He was afraid that he would be overturned by the young marshal next door's sudden decision!
Fortunately, the situation saved him!
The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, allowing the two teams to return to the locker room. In other words, Inter Milan could take a breath and calm down and listen to Mancini's readjustment.
Aldridge regretted the timing of the goal. If the first goal had been scored 40 minutes ago and before Inter Milan had adjusted, Millwall might have been able to score the second goal and equalize the score in midfield.
Unfortunately, Villa scored the goal in the 43rd minute.
The right time, the right place and the right people. Millwall didn't care about anything. The situation was still at a disadvantage and the state was not good.
Aldrich knew that this game would be a comeback, and it would depend on his opponent's situation.
When the second half came out, Mancini actually put on a defensive posture after taking the lead. Inter Milan lost the ball in the last period of the first half. The players were blown by the cold wind and their minds were mostly clear.
What are you dreaming about?
Defeat the European king?
Have you ever weighed yourself?
It would be great to win!
Inter Milan lowered its profile and did not take the initiative at home. While Aldridge was helpless, he also had to fight with the opponent.
It's just that Inter Milan's overall strength at this stage, although it is not the top, is at least a first-class, mid-to-upper-class lineup.
Samuel, Zanetti, Materazzi, Gianluca Zambrotta on the defensive end, and Cambiasso in the midfield.
Millwall successfully counterattacked its opponent once in the first half, and took the initiative to attack in the second half, but Inter Milan counterattacked again and returned the favor.
3:1
Millwall defeated Meazza.
This game had a weird atmosphere, and even the ending felt weird.
The winner seems to be admiring himself, as if he is acting.
Mancini rushed into the field triumphantly, smiling from ear to ear. Combined with the deserted stands, it really made people feel that this was a rehearsal for a game.
Aldridge stood in front of the tunnel to greet the players as they came off the field, patting each player on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.
He will learn his lesson, but will try his best to forget about the game.
He also didn't blame the players for their emotions.
Even he himself felt that directing the game on the sidelines was a torment and uncomfortable, not to mention the players who felt like they were playing a practice match on the court and couldn't get excited?
When interviewed by the media after the game, Aldridge answered some questions lightly and then left in a hurry.
The team was the first to leave the city of Milan. Most of the players who played in the game felt that this Champions League group stage match was inexplicable.
Aldrich temporarily stayed in Milan and accepted the banquet hosted by Moratti and his wife.
Aldridge stayed in Italy for one night and spent the night at Moratti's house.
He and Moratti had a conversation, but did not discuss the Champions League game, and neither of them paid attention to it.
Inter Milan has won three consecutive games and has a bright prospect of qualifying for the Champions League.
Although Millwall has two wins and one loss, Porto and Rangers in the same group drew in this round. Both teams only have 1 point. Millwall does not need to worry too much about the qualifying situation.
Most of the exchanges between the two took place at the club level.
On the one hand, it is to strengthen cooperation. On the other hand, Moratti poured out his bitterness to Aldrich. The general meaning is that in Italy, the "Holy Alliance" between Inter Milan and Juventus and AC Milan is struggling. It has been difficult to win a championship for many years.
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Aldrich didn't say much other than sympathy.
According to the trajectory of historical development, the era of Inter Milan becoming king is coming soon. What is the saying?
If you come out to fool around, you will have to pay back sooner or later!
This night's exchange was of great significance to the two clubs. When Millwall decided to play a more important role in G14 and attack the leading position, Inter Milan took the initiative to join Millwall's camp and became Millwall's firm support.
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Moratti not only hopes to strengthen his friendship with Millwall, but also includes Aldridge's second brother, Andrew, who has created a huge transfer market network in Europe and South America.
The existence of the "Holy Alliance" in Italy suppresses Inter Milan not only because of what the media has said is manipulation of games, but in fact the most critical thing is the resistance in the construction and development of the club.
It is difficult for Inter Milan to buy the players they want in Italy, even if they have money. The Italian transfer market operates in a weird mode that normal people cannot understand. They can only wait for the most influential agent in the country
When the company GEA collapsed, the transfer market developed in a normal direction, that is: whoever has more money will be the boss.
This is a natural law, but in Italy now and in the past, it just doesn't work.
Aldridge returned to London and was insulted by Fleet Street.
What is strange is that Fleet Street did not make the same mainstream comments as when other European media reported the match report: Millwall underestimated the enemy!
Yes, he sent a substitute lineup and lost the game. Naturally, people felt that Aldridge was arrogant and underestimated the enemy.
But Fleet Street doesn't particularly care about that.
If you underestimate the enemy, you will underestimate the enemy. Can't Millwall qualify?
Now they are laughing at Aldridge for underestimating the opponent. Maybe they will play Inter Milan in the next round, and Aldridge will send a substitute lineup. What if they win?
What to do then?
You must know that the third and fourth games of the Champions League group stage are back-to-back games, and Millwall will still play Inter Milan in the fourth game.
Fleet Street seemed to be turning its elbows outward, and the Italian media sang praises for Adriano, hailing the Brazilian striker as the successor to Europe's number one striker!
He also dug up old scores and laughed at Aldridge for missing the opportunity to sign Adriano at a low price!
Fleet Street just followed the trend and echoed the voices of the Italian media. Most of them used Aldridge's mistakes as a selling point and criticized him for reaping the consequences of his mistakes in the transfer market.
When the weekend came, Aldridge led his team to visit Highbury. Before leaving for the game, he attended the pre-match press conference with an indifferent expression.
When a reporter combined the midweek Champions League defeat with Adriano's brilliance to ask him whether he regretted not signing Adriano, Aldridge asked indifferently.
"With Adriano's scoring efficiency over the years, can he start at Millwall?"
The whole place was silent.
This group of reporters, who were worried about the world being in chaos, were happy to complain, but when Aldrich counterattacked, they all withered again.
Adriano seems to be very strong, but in Aldrich's eyes he is not the strongest. Add to that other factors, why would he regret his decision back then?
Furthermore, it’s not like Millwall didn’t let go of good forwards?
The difference is that Millwall made money by selling forwards such as Trezeguet, Shevchenko, Van Nistelrooy, Tony, Rooney, Drogba and so on.
As for Adriano, Aldridge does not want him to appear in Millwall's team, not even as a substitute, reserve team, or youth team.
It's just that he doesn't want Ronaldinho to have a congenial and harmful friend around him, which will affect Ronaldinho's performance.
But even without Ronaldinho in the lineup, Aldridge doesn't want Adriano.
It's not worth spending energy on him.
No one in the audience spoke. Aldrich stood up and left. A reporter behind him tried to persuade him to stay, but Aldrich did not look back.
Fleet Street reporters knew that the midweek coverage of the Champions League had somewhat irritated the young coach, and there was nothing they could do now that the young coach was playing a big role.
As for the weekend's highlight game, the London derby, Millwall's visit to Highbury to challenge Arsenal, Aldridge didn't mention it at all.
If Millwall's poor start to the season was shocking, then Arsenal's start to this season has been disastrous!
After nine rounds, Arsenal had 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
A full 14 points away from Chelsea at the top of the table!
Arsenal have been kicked out of the title race, there is no doubt about it.
But the strange thing is that despite such a poor performance in the league, Arsenal actually won three consecutive wins in the Champions League group stage and is about to qualify!
This is completely opposite to their image of being strong internally and weak externally, with insiders fighting civil war and outsiders fighting externally.
Maybe it's all an illusion.
At least Arsenal's Champions League opponents are not strong.
Thun, Ajax, Sparta Prague.
Three consecutive wins in the Champions League made Wenger frown before he could be happy.
Millwall played in the Champions League in midweek, yes, but Millwall was on the bench.
Arsenal played with all their main players.
Moreover, they were also guests and went to damn Eastern Europe!
The energy consumption after this round trip, and the fact that Millwall will face the mad lion at home again, Wenger's head will explode! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
