In the stands of the Love Song Stadium, which can only accommodate 30,000 spectators, the fans of the home team were very surprised by the trend of today's game.
Before the game, they expected that the crazy Lion of Millwall would give Villarreal a storm of attack. However, when the game actually started, the fans found that Millwall was far less sharp than they expected.
sharp!
It can even be said that Millwall made the game depressing and boring.
With heavy troops accumulated in the midfield, including full-backs, Millwall created an interlocking vertical and horizontal triangle passing system in the midfield.
These 7 people pass and run in the area, preventing the opponent from touching the ball at all!
But Villarreal couldn't let it go and still had to run back and forth to defend actively.
After shaping the game situation through passing and controlling, Millwall ensured that its defense was sound. Because the opponent's offensive players retreated in a wide range, even if there was an offensive opportunity, it was impossible for Millwall to suddenly suffer a fatal blow.
But Millwall's skillful passing and control knocked on the opponent's door in the 21st minute of the first half.
Lahm suddenly came forward from the wing and leaned directly towards the center. When Senna was focusing on Kaká, the little Lahm completed a fatal through ball two meters away from Kaká!
Cristiano Ronaldo cut into the penalty area on the other side. He had no room to counter offside, but after touching the ball in a small area, he almost played a one-two with Villa face to face. Villa knocked the ball back to Cristiano Ronaldo.
The old captain Alvarez's speed has slowed down. His explosive power has decreased. After his center of gravity has shifted, Ronaldo's forward thrust makes him unable to stop him. When he turned around, he could only witness Ronaldo pushing the ball from a small angle into the goal!
Pellegrini looked bitter on the sidelines. Perhaps only the coach involved would understand the deeper meaning of this game.
Millwall didn't forcefully snatch victory in the way they do best.
Instead, they suppressed Villarreal in a way that was supposed to be the best way for La Liga teams!
Why is this happening?
It may not be that Aldridge was targeting Pellegrini with a vicious intention to humiliate him.
In fact, this kind of playing style can greatly increase the probability of winning, not to mention it is also a very effective way to suppress Villarreal.
At the heart of Yellow Submarine is Riquelme.
Aldridge is no stranger to him and has accumulated enough experience in dealing with players like him.
Millwall compressed the midfield space, which was actually aimed at Riquelme.
In Villarreal's tactical system, Riquelme's ball control is very important. This classical master can give the team breathing space by controlling the ball, allowing the team to have space when switching from defense to offense.
He has enough time to move and spread out all points of the attack, and he also has a pass that often flashes of inspiration. His threat is not low, but how high is it? Not necessarily.
Since the classic attacking midfielder will disappear, it means that there is increasingly no room for survival in the contemporary era. It is not just that the new generation of players does not have such talent or talent. It is conceivable that when the new generation of players receive training, almost no coaches will let them
They want to learn how Riquelme plays football.
The pace is too slow!
There is no advantage in speed. In the increasingly fierce rhythm of confrontation, most coaches also need the attacking midfielder to contribute to defense!
Since Riquelme will not be used as a template to train a new generation of players, then it is logical that no second Riquelme will appear, or even if he does appear, he will be ignored by everyone and will not be taken seriously in the future.
Corresponding to this game, Millwall is stronger, but Millwall's big-name players can lower their posture and defend desperately. When Riquelme touches the ball, there are at least two players who double-team him, Kaká.
He will always harass him immediately. On the other hand, when Millwall passes the ball in the midfield, what is Riquelme doing? He takes two symbolic steps and the target passes the ball away, so he slows down, as if to
Waiting for his teammates to steal the ball successfully, he then concentrated on organizing the offense.
Villarreal tried to equalize the score in the first half, and the whole army pressed forward in the final period, but Millwall's pass was intercepted by Nedvěd in the midfield and then passed the ball.
Pass to Glenchard on the left wing.
The most mature part of Millwall is that the players know when to pass the ball on the field and when to use their personal abilities!
During this period, Aldrich's team-building efforts almost reached their peak.
Previously, Villarreal had a solid defense, with four backs and three midfielders, so there was almost no room for breakthrough.
After they pressed forward, a breakthrough space appeared. Grenchar no longer passed the ball in a regular manner, but directly used acceleration to blast Wenta on the wing. After breaking through the bottom, he turned inside and kicked high.
A quality half-high pass was delivered, and Villa grabbed a header in the middle and scored!
At the end of the 45th minute of the first half, Millwall led the home team 2-0 at the Love Song Stadium, one foot on the threshold of the Champions League semi-finals.
In the second half, Pellegrini simply sat on the coaching bench and remained motionless.
With an expressionless face, he seemed helpless about the situation and was completely beaten out of his temper by his opponent.
Perhaps even the audience can understand the bitterness in his heart.
The player team is not as strong as Millwall, and the overall technical and tactical strength in the game is not as good as that of the opponent. It is reasonable to be beaten at home.
Millwall changed their offensive approach in the 70th minute of the second half and began to use high-altitude bombing!
This is very uncomfortable for Villarreal. They seem to be quite afraid of preventing the English attack.
Nedved, Cristiano Ronaldo, Villa, and Millwall frequently kicked the ball from the wing through Grenjar, Lahm, and Ramos to create chaos in the opponent's penalty area. Kaká looked for a second attack from the outside.
The opportunity was finally blocked by Cristiano Ronaldo's header in the 78th minute. Nedved followed up with a follow-up shot to expand the score to 3:0.
At the end of the game, the Yellow Submarine fans at Love Song Stadium left sadly.
Millwall has almost locked in a spot in the Champions League semi-finals, continuing their strong performance in the Champions League.
A week later, Aldridge sent some substitutes at home. They defeated the Yellow Submarine with a score of 1:0 at the Lion King Stadium. They double defeated Villarreal in the Champions League quarter-finals and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals!
After the Champions League semi-finals are announced, the whole UK cheers!
The glory days of the Premier League.
Three of the top four spots come from the Premier League!
Millwall, Chelsea, Arsenal, AC Milan.
When Aldrich saw this result, he suddenly felt that something was strange.
Millwall blocked Chelsea last season, but this season Millwall helped Chelsea defeat Barcelona in the quarterfinals. Chelsea's path to promotion is quite smooth, but I don't know if they can get past AC Milan in the semifinals.
As for Millwall, they will stage a Champions League civil war in London with Arsenal!
Wenger really collapsed. He finally made a breakthrough in the Champions League, and it was under circumstances that absolutely surprised everyone!
Arsenal's situation in the league this season is precarious.
It used to be a very stable place in the Champions League. This season, after Liverpool returned to the first group of the Premier League, Arsenal's Champions League spot looks like it will be taken away by Liverpool!
In the standings, Arsenal is more than 10 points behind fourth-placed Liverpool!
As the league can be said to have entered its final stages, Arsenal will focus all their energy on the Champions League.
What if we win the championship?
Can't you continue to participate in the Champions League next season as the defending champion?
However, among the three opponents in the semi-finals, Arsenal had no idea who they were going to face. However, they met Millwall, who made them despair. Wenger was really on the verge of tears.
Everyone also understands that it sounds fair to say that the two rounds of Millwall are played at each other's home stadiums.
But Wenger would rather decide the outcome in a neutral game. In that case, there will be more accidental factors and the trend of the game will be even more uncontrollable. What now? Each of them will play a game of at least 180 minutes. Relatively speaking,
Millwall's odds of winning are actually better!
Before Millwall and Arsenal meet in the Champions League, the two teams have to play a game in the league!
On the eve of the Champions League semi-finals, Millwall faced Arsenal's challenge at the Lion King Stadium.
Arsenal's line-up drew jeers from Fleet Street.
They sent in full replacements!
Wenger's wishful thinking is to consume Millwall as much as possible!
But this is already the 35th round of the league. Millwall's lead over Chelsea has expanded to 9 points. Although Chelsea won this round, if Millwall can defeat Arsenal, it will almost declare that it has successfully defended the title three rounds in advance. Even if it loses at home, it will
Still 6 points ahead of Chelsea, defending the title is only a matter of time.
And what about Arsenal?
They first missed out on Champions League qualification in the league in April.
Manchester United and Liverpool are quite strong in the second half. Both teams now have more than 70 points. At the end of the season, they are likely to break the 80-point mark. However, these old enemies can only be third or third in the Premier League.
With four places, Chelsea is still expected to break the 90-point mark in the league, but they still have to watch Millwall successfully defend the league title!
It’s hard to say whether the Premier League is the world’s number one league boasted by Fleet Street, but it is definitely the most brutally competitive league in Europe, a league that even the richest clubs will despair of!
In the 35th round of the Premier League, Aldridge also sent all substitutes at home, and even transferred Aguero from the youth team to start!
Aldridge seems to have a tacit understanding with Wenger in training in this round of the league, going through the motions, retaining strength, and preparing for the Champions League semi-finals.
Wenger was helpless on the sidelines, and Aldridge's cunning, or stability, drove him crazy.
Why can't you be really arrogant?
Send all the main players to the home court to massacre the Gunners again!
Arsenal came here prepared to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment from Millwall. As a result, Millwall got a group of child soldiers, which was on par with Arsenal's young lineup. The child soldiers of the two teams fought fiercely on the field.
Various players were sent off with red cards, but after 90 minutes, the game ended with a handshake and a peace.
Millwall was chased by Chelsea by 2 points, but still led by 7 points. There are still three rounds of the Premier League. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
