Sitting in the visiting team's coaching bench at the Lion King Stadium, Benitez still has his unsmiling demeanor.[][]..[]
He returned to England and came to the Premier League to coach Liverpool, which was not qualified for the Champions League. The media did not describe it as a step back. In fact, the presence of Aldridge in the Premier League made it natural for many outstanding coaches to go to the Premier League.
Aldrich is a perfect stepping stone!
If he can end Aldridge's rule here and overthrow the Lions dynasty, this great achievement will be enough to elevate a coach's status to the pinnacle of contemporary football!
But Benitez also understands the principle of haste, waste in speed, and it is impossible to end Millwall in the short term.
However, he wants to rebuild Liverpool's temperament, confidence, and inner qualities in key battles!
Coming to the Lion King Stadium, it is difficult to say that this is a simple competition between him and Aldridge. What is more important is the polishing of posture.
Liverpool cannot tremble in the majesty of the lion like they did in the past. They must straighten their spine and dare to have a direct dialogue with Millwall head-on to make their heart beat stronger!
When the Red Army comes here, they are not just trying to make ends meet, and they will be satisfied if they take away just one point.
Benitez doesn't even care about the score!
In the long run of the league, Liverpool's "stamina" and "thickness of the bench" are not enough to support them in competing with Millwall and Chelsea in the short term.
What Benitez wants is the spirit, the quality of the game, and the score. That is just the result, which is not the most important thing in this period.
Today's Liverpool's lineup structure is very similar to Millwall's.
Leaving aside the back line, it has long been established that four backs have become the international mainstream. As for the configuration of the midfield line, defensive midfielder, organizing midfielder, attacking midfielder, Sissoko, Carrick, Gerrard, and Millwall
The role configuration of De Rossi, Alonso and Nedvěd here is almost the same.
It's just that at the front of the formation, Millwall uses 3 forwards. Liverpool cannot achieve the most extreme offense. The wingers have to take more care of defense, so the position is deeper. It can also be said to be a winger or a winger.
Avant-garde.
This match between the Lions and the Red Army showed a grand scene from the first minute!
At the beginning of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through Riise on the wing and then cut inside and passed the ball to the middle of the goal. Hyypia turned around and put a shovel to prevent the ball from rolling to Villa's feet, almost scoring an own goal. The ball rubbed the outside of the goal post.
Get out of line!
There was a sound of exclamation in the stands.
Hyypia did not change his expression after getting up, and his mentality was not affected at all. It seemed that he was very confident in his tackle and clearance.
Two minutes later, Liverpool counterattacked. Carrick and Gerrard made excessive passes up and down in the middle. Then Carrick passed the ball to the right wing. Garcia crossed the ball and cut inside. Lahm thought he was going to force it.
, Unexpectedly, this was an illusion. Garcia passed the ball to Gerrard in the middle, and then quickly ran behind Lahm. Gerrard did not dare to control the ball when De Rossi came up to defend, and kicked it directly.
The ball went straight into the space between Selam and Silva.
Garcia made a pass directly in front of the baseline on the right side of the penalty area.
Owen did not take off in front of the goal. Nesta marked him very well, but the ball was not passed to the middle of the goal, but to the back point!
Kewell almost outflanked him at the back point. Fortunately, the experienced Schneider followed him closely. He blocked Kewell with his body and then jumped to clear the ball with a header!
Millwall also counterattacked quickly. Alonso passed the ball to Ronaldinho, who passed the ball directly over the top!
There is not much room left for Villa to move forward. Ronaldinho's pass needs to be very accurate. Although Ronaldinho's pass is almost perfect, there are still some errors. Villa is about to rush into the penalty area to counter offside.
When he touched the ball, Reina had already rushed out!
Villa was unable to stop the ball and could only use his toes to shoot the ball toward the goal. However, Reina was almost in front of him, opening his arms to expand the defensive area. The ball hit Reina's shoulder and bounced into the air.
Don't be alarmed in the chaos, turn around, wait for the ball to fall, and easily collect the ball in your arms.
Villa turned around and pointed his thumb in the direction of Ronaldinho. If Reina had reacted slower and abandoned the goal decisively, Villa might have easily had a chance to score a one-on-one goal.
Perhaps, Reina has also been improving himself in a targeted manner over the years.
When he was abandoned by Barcelona, it was the era of Van Gaal. The reason why Van Gaal abandoned him was: Valdez's scope of activities was larger than that of Reina!
Aldrich looked thoughtful on the sidelines.
In terms of strength, Millwall is definitely much better than Liverpool.
However, it can be seen from the details of the scene that Liverpool used reasonable tactics to reduce the strength gap between the two teams.
The overall pace of the Premier League has become faster and faster in recent years, and the team's physical advantage has gradually become a major feature in European football.
Many teams play in the Premier League. Regardless of whether the tactics are reasonable or not, or what the condition of the players is, they will be frightened by the terrifying rhythm and speed of the Premier League!
This is also the foundation for the Premier League team to become the top group in European football during this period!
However, a few years later, when other top teams in the league also strengthened their physical fitness, adapted to the rhythm, or controlled it in other ways, the disadvantages of the Premier League team's rigid tactics and excessive pursuit of speed were once again exposed, which became a problem for Premier League teams.
An important reason for Europe's decline in status.
Benitez took over the team last season and this season, the results of the transformation have begun to pay off in real terms, on the one hand, the team's physical fitness, and on the other, their sensitivity to the rhythm of the game.
Although the two teams' lineups have similar role configurations, there are still huge differences in their use. Just like Millwall's wingers, the wingers and full-backs are more offensive, while Liverpool's full-backs and full-backs are mostly involved in defense, especially
Full backs don't dare to attack the frontcourt.
Therefore, we often see such a picture in the game.
When Millwall attacked Liverpool's half, Millwall had at least 5 players to beat at least 7 Liverpool players, and the space was small.
When Liverpool played a counterattack and fast break, their offense pushed past half-court, and it was three or four players who beat Millwall's defensive system of about four players, so the space was relatively large.
This is the biggest difference between main attack and counterattack, and reflects the advantages and disadvantages of space conditions.
Therefore, the two teams played with passion, fast break and fast defense, which was dizzying.
What tests Liverpool is the ability of their individual players. Their offensive style is wide-open and wide-ranging. Often the winger or attacking midfielder Gerrard can break through, and the offensive situation is extremely beneficial to them.
The test for Millwall is delicate skills and small-scale teamwork. After all, the space is relatively small and the opponent has more defensive players, so the offensive requirements are more refined.
Liverpool was the first to play a threatening attack. In the 17th minute, Kewell took advantage of Schneider's assist to go up and attack but failed. In turn, he moved forward rapidly along the way. It can be said that he chose the most advantageous direction for the offense in switching offense and defense.
, Benitez made key arrangements before the game. Whether Carrick or Gerrard made offensive plans and offensive transfers during the game, it was all "sharp and bloody"!
Kewell dribbled the ball along the wing and quickly advanced the attack to the edge of Millwall's penalty area. His timing of passing the ball was very good, and he kept adjusting the ball, allowing Nesta and Silva to still retreat when they were back.
There was a sudden pass, and it was passed to the back of the center. It would be too late for the two central defenders to brake and then rush out!
De Rossi's prediction of the landing point was correct, but he also had to adjust his body center of gravity. However, Gerrard, who was rushing forward quickly from behind, had a good grasp of the pace and jumped directly to meet the ball!
This header from behind the penalty spot is more like a volley!
And the angle at which the ball flies towards the goal is also a bit tricky!
Aldridge almost closed his eyes and prepared to listen to the celebrations of the Liverpool players, because as time went by, he became more and more worried about Butt. Pagliuca was about to retire. He would be 39 years old next month, and he really couldn't count on it.
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But this time, Bute made an amazing save. He pounced to the right side of the goal and touched the ball with the fingertips of his right hand at the extreme saving distance!
The ball refracted slightly, and then, bang!
It hit the outside of the goal post and popped out of the baseline!
Gerrard kneels in the Millwall penalty area with a look of disbelief on his face!
This is Liverpool's best chance since the start of the game!
"omg! Butt made a world-class save! He denied Gerrard's must-goal! Look, Benitez, who had been motionless on the coaching bench like a sculpture, has changed his expression. It's difficult.
To describe his expression at this moment, it doesn’t sound like anger, loss, or regret!”
Yes, Benitez should be sad and disappointed, but after thinking about it, he should be happy that the team can perform like this. After all, what he wants is the quality of the game and Liverpool needs to play the momentum of the Red Army!
Can't ask for too much!
If it were against an ordinary opponent, of course he would have other emotions, but against Millwall, he should be satisfied with such an attack, although he would still exercise restraint and not show his mental performance on his face.
Butt saved Gerrard's very threatening shot, which caused the atmosphere at the Lion King Stadium to suddenly rise, and the audience burst into applause.
Others may think it's nothing.
Aldrich's mood was up and down, and it was a false alarm.
In fact, the goal just now was considered a super performance by Bute, and it was a big challenge for top goalkeepers, but Bute made such a save.
In the past, Aldridge wouldn't have worried, he would have scored if he was scored, and he wouldn't have blamed the goalkeeper, but if Bute saved it, it would be a little surprise.
This is why Bout occasionally performs well on a stable basis.
But now, with the hidden danger of his instability, subconsciously, it seems that he has determined that it is impossible for him to perform at a super level. This is a wrong psychological reaction, but there is no way and cannot be controlled.
It would be great if he didn't make occasional low-level mistakes. Aldridge wouldn't have to think about the goalkeeper position all the time. He would have a headache from time to time, and give up the idea from time to time, as if there were ants crawling around in his heart, and
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