The outside world does not know what changes are taking place within Millwall. Most of the attention focused on Ronaldinho is speculation that Ronaldinho is injured. When Millwall is exerting its strength in the final stage of this season, Ronaldinho's playing time
Instead, it dropped a lot.
In order to prepare for the game against Arsenal, Ronaldinho missed two league games and was out for more than ten days.
Before the first leg of this Champions League semi-final, Ronaldinho himself was fully prepared.
Such a change will have a chain reaction. Although it is not made public in the locker room, teammates will also have doubts about Ronaldinho being placed on the bench by Aldridge and not playing. Although when playing on the court, Millwall only needs to
If they don't lose, if they don't experience Waterloo, the players themselves won't care about many details about their teammates.
In order to avoid the doubtful glances of his teammates, and even the hesitant questions from teammates with whom he has good relationships, Ronaldinho will work hard to participate in the game and make the greatest contribution to the team on the court.
In this Champions League semi-final, Millwall's main lineup was intact, and Aldridge sent all his elite players at home to wait for the challenge from Gunners Arsenal.
At the Lion King Stadium, fans in the stands waved flags. They were not worried that Arsenal would create difficulties for Millwall. It was not that they turned a blind eye to Arsenal's stable performance in the European war, but that they had blind trust in Aldridge!
Under the leadership of this young coach, Millwall's strength has improved this season, and everyone even agrees that Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Villa have also begun to enter their peak period!
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Aldridge stood on the sidelines to greet Wenger. The two did not shake hands before the game. But Aldridge felt it was unnecessary.
We met in the same stadium just three days ago in the league. We are neighbors, and Arsenal was bloodbathed by Millwall at home in the first half of the season. Wenger is now somewhat avoiding the signs of Aldrich.
I guess I was depressed because of the loss!
Arsenal unexpectedly reached the semi-finals of the Champions League this season, due to their solid defense. Wenger's pragmatism in the Champions League began to have a relative contrast with his style in the Premier League. They maintained a scoreless streak in 8 consecutive games.
Arsenal, who conceded a goal, now really show their hope of creating a miracle.
Attack wins games and defense wins championships. This is the consensus of European football.
In the end, in order to win the championship, you still have to defend.
Millwall's elite performance prevented Arsenal, which had conceded no goals in 8 games, from shooting a single shot in the first half. Arsenal tried their best to keep the goal intact. Despite constant dangers in the penalty area, they still managed to get through without any danger.
First half.
Aldridge was confident in the battle with Wenger. Even after 45 minutes, it was still 0:0. But at least Arsenal did nothing offensively. They made up for their defensive strength at the expense of offense.
Of course, if they were given a chance to launch a fatal counterattack, Millwall might be killed by him.
But Arsenal not only sacrificed their offense, they also sacrificed more physical energy to prevent Millwall from scoring goals!
In the 70th minute of the second half, Millwall finally broke the deadlock. Ronaldinho fired a cold arrow 35 yards from the goal, catching Lehmann off guard. However, Lehmann still struggled to save the ball, but there was chaos in the penalty area.
, Ronaldinho did not follow common sense, and suddenly took a long shot that surprised everyone at Arsenal, but the Millwall players were mentally prepared!
Henry and Toure failed to control the ball during the fight. The ball bounced out but Kaka followed up and shot again unreasonably. Lehmann was unable to save the ball!
Thunderous cheers erupted at the Lion King Stadium as Millwall broke the deadlock!
"Arsenal's record of not conceding a goal in eight consecutive games in the Champions League is over! They really tried their best to defend in this game. Hleb, Cesc Fabregas, Gilberto Silva, Ljungberg, Pires, they all took the initiative.
To resist Millwall's penetrating attack before retracting the penalty area, Arsenal may feel unlucky to lose this ball, but we must admit that this is also where Millwall is strong. Conventional routines cannot defeat the opponent.
In the iron barrel formation, they will deliberately create chaos in the opponent's tight defensive system. Ronaldinho encountered dense defense in the dangerous zone and performed mediocrely. However, it happened that this place so far away from the goal made a magical kick that allowed Arsenal to
The defense was in chaos. After the second offensive opportunity appeared, Kaká succeeded in shooting from the crowd. Millwall led 1:0 at home. The balanced psychological state of the game will be broken!"
After the goal appeared, Aldrich asked the players to take a step back. He wanted to see what Arsenal would do next.
His eyes were set on Wenger.
After many years of fighting, Wenger is not as decisive as him in on-the-spot command and control, but Arsenal's life is hanging by a thread at this time. The League Cup is gone, and the FA Cup is gone. Not only is it impossible to compete for the league championship, but they can't even keep the top four!
The only way left is the Champions League.
Arsene Wenger, why don’t you fight for your life?
Aldridge decisively asked the team to retreat and give space to Arsenal, just to lure the snake out of its hole.
Of course Wenger could see that too.
But he was afraid that if Arsenal attacked, Millwall might play a fast break and concede the ball again!
Wenger gritted his teeth and made no adjustments.
Arsenal fought back steadily as always.
Seeing Arsenal's lack of change, Aldrich smiled faintly.
Attacking it will speed up your death. Not attacking it will be equivalent to fighting with a trapped beast, killing you to death.
If Arsenal thinks that the result of losing only 0:1 in the away game is not too bad, and if Aldridge goes along with the flow and accepts this result, then he is not Aldridge.
Three minutes later, Aldrich replaced Kaká and Henry, who were the leading scorers, and sent on Larsson and Nedved.
Instead, change the formation and play an asymmetrical 442.
Larsson and Ronaldo are the two forwards, with Nedvěd ambushing behind him.
Millwall changed its previous ground passing and cutting style, and suddenly changed to playing high and high, bombarding Arsenal's penalty area with crosses from the wing!
Arsenal suddenly faced a change in Millwall's playing style and did not adapt well.
This change is too drastic!
It's like an elegant swordsman suddenly turned into a rough guy wielding an axe!
In the 87th minute, Ronaldinho moved the ball from the wing and cut in the middle. Ramm crossed the ball from the side to the bottom. Cristiano Ronaldo took off from the back point and headed the ball. Larsson cleverly went around to
Campbell jumped up in front and shook his head to attack the goal, completing an alley-oop with Ronaldo!
When the ball flew into the goal from the right side of Lehmann, Wenger closed his eyes in pain on the sidelines!
In terms of on-the-spot adjustments, he lost again!
"2:0! Millwall veteran Larsson made a contribution! He helped Millwall get a golden goal. 1:0 and 2:0, for Millwall, the advantages are completely different, for Arsenal
The impact of Na's mentality will also make a huge difference! Imagine if Arsenal were only one goal behind, then back at Highbury, they would naturally be able to handle the game calmly, but if the gap is two goals, facing the European hegemon Millwall
, how can they stay calm? The choice then will be a double-edged sword, hard to choose!"
At the end of the game, Wenger still did not shake hands with Aldridge and turned directly into the tunnel.
Aldridge didn't care either. He walked slowly into the stadium to praise his disciples. The cheers of the fans in the stands were deafening.
There are no words to describe how much the fans love him here.
Millwall has given birth to many idol stars in the past ten years, and now many new generation football idols have emerged. However, in a survey of Millwall fans, the Millwall people who are most loved by fans are
Aldrich.
This young coach, who started to show off his mature image with a light beard this season, showed a strong temperament that is even more popular among fans. It seems that it is a symbol of faded youth and immaturity. He has an eternally strong beating heart and is as strong as a king.
With the control that can reach the sky, he controls the mad lions, the super strong team in contemporary football, to expand their territory step by step.
Aldridge spoke after the game.
In response to Arsenal's attempt to use extreme defense to bring away an acceptable result at the Lion King Stadium, Aldridge made a bitter mockery.
"Viewers who have watched the 90 minutes of the game will definitely understand what I am going to say next: Millwall is more worthy of going to France to participate in this season's Champions League final. Arsenal's performance is completely unworthy of advancing to the final. They did not show their ability to win.
desire, without the courage and willpower to make a desperate move, even if Millwall loses today, we will definitely be able to come back when we go to Highbury, because our desire to win and our persistence to win are already a strong force.
Very strong and tenacious faith
!We may not perform well for a while, but we will adjust quickly and continue to adhere to our tradition. So Arsenal were wrong from the beginning. Did they think Millwall would perform poorly in both games?
When Barcelona lost to us 1:4 in the first game, some media still said that Barcelona had hope of advancing when they returned to Camp Nou, because Barcelona would work tirelessly to score goals, but what about Arsenal? They would make Arsenal fans hopeful.
Are you looking forward to a comeback at Highbury?"
It sounds like Aldrich is adding insult to injury, but in fact, it is psychological warfare!
Wenger must be able to hear what Aldridge meant, but these remarks were not only addressed to Wenger, but also to Arsenal players.
Everything that happened at the Lion King Stadium has proven that sticking to it is ineffective. In the 90 minutes of the second round, will all the Arsenal players have a unified mind?
With a little more dispersion, the game would be more favorable to Millwall.
After ending the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Millwall's FA Cup journey also reached the semi-finals.
In this season's FA Cup journey, Millwall has had good luck in signing and has never encountered a traditional strong team. Even in the semi-finals, they can still sit back and watch the battle!
Chelsea and Liverpool compete for a ticket to the final.
Millwall competes with their mortal rival West Ham United for another final ticket. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
