The stands where Tottenham fans were sitting at White Hart Lane were completely silent.
That kind of stormy offensive was supposed to be the football we played!
When did it become football that the hooligans like Millwall could play?
After Nedved scored, Brady was so excited that he took off his jersey in the visiting team's stands. It was only the beginning of February, and he was not afraid of the cold. He waved his jersey and shouted Nedved together with the roaring fans.
name.
"The crazy lion war god, Pavel Nedved! The crazy lion war god, Pavel Nedved!"
The away team fans chanted in unison.
After one and a half seasons, Nedvěd conquered all Millwall fans, and even many neutral fans regarded him as an idol.
Because he best fits the image of the player in the minds of English fans.
The number of Millwall fans has begun to surge this season. In addition to the team's pleasing style of play, their lightning-fast advancement and smooth footwork have attracted more and more attention to their games. This is of course also common on Premier League match days.
It is related to the live broadcast of Millwall games, and many stars in the team have become the targets of neutral fans.
Larsson, Nedvěd, Schneider, Pires, and Trezeguet, the five main players in this offense continued to perform brilliantly and their reputation quickly increased.
The only regret is that the 22-year-old Schneider performed so well, but the German national team has never called on him. This also made Aldrich occasionally express his regrets to the German Football Association before the FIFA match day.
However, there is an unreliable phenomenon in the German national team now, that is, based on seniority, it is difficult for young players, no matter how good they perform, to be recruited into the national team before they reach a certain age.
Tottenham coach Francis has a headache, and he sees the crux of the problem.
Tottenham's defense focused mainly on Nedvěd, which weakened their wing defense and gave the inconspicuous Italian handsome boy space to maneuver calmly.
Before kick-off, Francis gave his disciples instructions and asked them to limit Pirlo's performance.
In the last seven minutes of the first half, Tottenham compressed the midfield and focused on limiting Pirlo's space, causing the 17-year-old Pirlo to make three mistakes. Fortunately, Makelele was protecting him from behind, so he did not lose the ball.
At the end of the first half, Millwall walked into the dressing room with a one-goal lead.
Aldridge specially chatted with Pirlo in the locker room to let him have a psychological adaptation process. He played too easily at the beginning of the first half, no one was marking him, and his organization of offense after getting the ball was simply
It was like practicing, but when Tottenham began to pay attention to him, he did not keep up with the rhythm mentally. He was suddenly confused and was a little panicked when handling the ball.
He is still young, and Aldrich does not expect him to become a master all of a sudden in his first appearance. He will take his time. At this stage, mental state is far more important than technique.
Many talented players are suddenly destroyed by high-intensity competition. The big problem is psychological factors and has nothing to do with their own technical ability.
At the beginning of the second half, Tottenham thought they had found a recipe to restrain Millwall's offense and launched a high-pressure press on Pirlo.
Pirlo, the sleeping rabbit, woke up and played cat and mouse with the Tottenham players. He was a mouse, running back and forth in the midfield and backcourt.
There are more directions for the ball.
Makélélé provided support from the side, and Tottenham reduced the defensive pressure on Nedved, giving Nedved more space to move.
Pirlo passed the ball straight forward, and it happened to be passed in front of Nedvěd. Nedved strode forward with the ball. Millwall's four-man offensive team in the frontcourt was like a sophisticated machine and began to move reasonably.
Get up and running quickly.
The midfield defense rushed too hard in order to restrict Pirlo, but Pirlo passed through the midfield with a direct pass. Francis saw this scene and jumped in anger.
Nedvěd pretended to shoot and then passed the ball directly to the ribs of the penalty area. This kind of direct pass and diagonal penetration, they can play it with their eyes closed in training.
During this year and a half, Pires was trained by Aldrich to play simple and reasonable football, and he also developed the habit of crazy cutting inside.
He is not particularly fast, but he just hits the space behind the opponent. Before the defender turns around, he is already in position, meets the ball and shoots at a small angle.
The ball slid through an arc and would fly out of the baseline. Walker could not touch the ball even though he was flying to the extreme. However, the ball slipped in front of the far post and hit the net on the far side of the goal.
"It's so wonderful. Pires' shot is definitely qualified to compete for the best goal in this round of the Premier League, and the opponent may be Nedved's long-range shot just now. Andy, Millwall's tactics seem to have changed again today, please pay attention.
Got that seventeen-year-old Italian guy?”
"I have been paying attention to him for an hour. He seems to be invisible, but if Millwall does not have him in the midfield, you will not see so many pleasing offensive cooperations from Millwall later. He does not provide direct assists.
He doesn't score points either, but he has one of the most intuitive functions, which is to liberate Nedved. Nedved doesn't have to organize the offense from the middle and backcourt and then run all the way.
Go up and participate in the attack. Now Nedved is closer to the penalty area. His threat has been significantly improved. The assist just now penetrated Tottenham's defense. The most important reason is that Tottenham's defense is not ready. In the blink of an eye
Before, the ball was in the backcourt, but in the blink of an eye, the ball was at Nedvěd's feet. Before he could recover, the ball was passed behind him by Nedved, and Pires scored."
"Every football coach knows one thing, that is, football can run faster than people. Before, Millwall seemed to be subverting this theory. Their fast breaks and counterattacks were all racing against time. But now, they have returned to this theory.
, Nedved does not have to run from the back to the front to coordinate the attack, he directly appears in the dangerous area before the final blow, which makes Millwall's attack smoother and faster."
Millwall took a two-goal lead, and Pires also increased his Premier League goal tally to eight.
Aldridge stood calmly on the sidelines with a smile, while Francis had a gloomy look on his face.
His adjustment was like tearing down the eastern wall to make up for the western wall. After weakening the defense against Nedvěd, Pirlo was indeed not so relaxed and comfortable, but the threat of Nedved in the midfield and frontcourt was completely released, and the consequences
Also disastrous.
Damn, what should I do?!
In this era, it does not mean that there are no tactics for offensive players to return to defense in a wide range. The concept of total offense and total defense is the basis of this.
However, in English football, wide-scale retraction of full midfielders and forwards has not yet become mainstream.
Francis could only stand on the sidelines and shout, asking the players to actively return to defense. Even Sheringham had to at least participate in the defense against Pirlo near the center circle.
As a result, Tottenham's formation has completely shrunk.
For a long time, the performer on the field became Makelele.
Whenever Tottenham are attacking and want to penetrate in the midfield, Makelele will accurately predict and intercept him at the first time.
This made Martin Taylor marvel in the commentary.
"Makelele is a key player who has the ability to reshape the game!"
In defense, Makelele's role is to protect space. In offense, Makelele is to protect the ball. If we only look at the success rate regardless of the number of passes, Makelele has the highest passing success rate in the past year and a half.
The highest in the team, more than 84%, because he ensures that the ball is not lost after intercepting the ball. This makes Millwall's entire tactical system very stable between offense and defense.
Tottenham's overall formation was compressed a bit. In the last ten minutes of the game, Francis waved his hand to let the players release their speed. The offensive rhythm was accelerated and the offensive methods were rougher. The central defender stepped up to press the midfielder. Anyway, the opponent only had
A single arrow is inside the penalty area.
Several waves of passes came to nothing, and Millwall's quick counterattack also failed in the midfield.
With three minutes left before the end of the game, Millwall counterattacked again. Tottenham's rushing players had not yet run back, but the midfielder had already formed a mark on Nedved, and the full-backs also closely marked Pires and Schneider.
With.
Pirlo took the ball, looked up, then lowered his head and made a wonderful long pass.
The ball jumped up lightly, crossed the midfield, and landed near the line of Tottenham's penalty area.
Caldlewood turned around and gave chase, but Larson, who was one step ahead of him, had already rushed over.
Larsson was surprised by Pirlo. He had just started his diagonal pass to counter offside, and Pirlo's long diagonal pass came as expected.
One second later, Larsson is offside.
One second faster and Larson might have chased the ball instead of waiting for it to fall.
On the line of the penalty area, Larson met the ball and made a standard chest stop. Caldlewood rushed diagonally in front of him and braked suddenly, but was thrown away by Larson. He changed direction and dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area.
Larson faced the attacking goalkeeper Walker. Larson, who had previously wasted at least two must-goal opportunities, did not miss the opportunity again. He calmly pushed the shot into the far corner of the goal, then turned around and ran into the backcourt.
White Hart Lane was dead silent.
The Roar fans were so excited that they almost jumped over the stadium.
The Mad Lions scored three goals!
Tottenham, get down on your knees and lift up your anus!
Millwall fans are now more discerning. Apart from the Hammers and Chelsea, Charlton and Crystal Palace are not worth mentioning. Wimbledon are a thing of the past, and Queens Park Rangers are expected to be watched next season.
Gone. Arsenal and Tottenham are so superior in North London. We are also neighbors, and our game is also a local derby.
Great, we will crush you!
After Larsson scored, he ran towards Pirlo, pointed at him with a smile on his face.
Pirlo was more excited. He scored an assist in his debut today, which doubled his confidence.
Aldridge applauded from the sidelines and used two substitutions before the end of the game to consume the final time.
After the game, he shook hands with Frances in a friendly manner. They had a few words when they met in the first half of the season, but today Frances looked ugly, and the two shook hands without saying a word and left.
Millwall defeated White Hart Lane with three goals!
