After Kosic's goal was born, the live broadcast camera immediately began to capture the focus. In addition to Kosic who scored the goal and was pressed in front of the Millwall goal by his teammates, the expressions of the Millwall players were also swept by the camera.
Then, a crowd of people came out of the Aston Villa coaching bench, and Brian Little was naturally the protagonist. He clenched his fists with both hands and roared with a grin. He seemed extremely excited that his tactics were effective.
Finally, it was Aldridge, but the scene captured by the camera was incompatible with the heated atmosphere of the stadium.
Aldrich stood on the sidelines with a calm expression. In the past, he would show a bit of anxiety that could easily be interpreted when conducting, but now, he was as calm as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
The players would glance at the sidelines and see Aldridge's movements naturally leading them to kick off the ball. Each player quickly recovered from the blow of losing the ball.
Because seeing Aldridge's current actions, they naturally reminded them of what Aldridge said in the locker room before the game.
Falling behind is the worst possible situation, but we are not unprepared.
In fact, Aldrich was not at peace, not at all.
It even cursed the gods all over the sky. There are accidents on the football field. For example, if Milosevic's long shot just missed, there would be no corner kick attack.
Aldrich is just a mortal complaint. After venting his inner feelings, he needs to calm down quickly.
He can't panic. If he panics, not only will he not be able to help the players on the field, he will even spread panic to the players.
The goal conceded just now was avoidable. It can only be said that Millwall is still very young, and some details of defensive tactics have not yet been matured.
When appropriate, foul tactics can be enough to change the situation of the battle.
But most of Millwall's players are model players who "obey the law". Even Makelele, who is mainly responsible for defensive tasks, does not bother to stifle the offense with endless fouls. His defense is a
An art that destroys without losing elegance.
Millwall's players are not without fouls, but they are used to frontal defense. For example, Lucas Neal, who averages the most cards per game in the team, always gets his fouls from the aggressiveness of frontal defense. This kind of toughness
Temperament is often innate to players, rather than acquired. A counterexample is that many "nice gentlemen" want to be more aggressive, but they always give people the visual effect of being like a dog instead of a tiger.
Tactical fouls are also a key part of defensive training. Millwall also focuses on cultivating this awareness in players. However, this kind of lightning-fast judgment does not mean that the players can make it perfectly immediately after the coach says a few words.
In short, experience.
The Aston Villa fans in the stands were singing louder and louder than before. In contrast, the Millwall fans were a little confused and panicked.
Could it be that the one hundred and ten years of waiting are not over yet?
This loss of the ball stunned many fans. Even Brady, the leader of the fans organization, stayed in the stands for a moment. It was not until Yiwen beside him shouted Millwall's name in a clear and sweet voice that he was allowed to respond.
God came, and then with a ferocious look on his face, he clapped his hands and shouted Millwall's name like a beast.
Arthur was standing in the stands with his old friends. He had not sat down since he entered the field. He had a scarf around his neck and a Millwall jersey. When there was silence around him, he was a little heartless.
With a look on his face, he sarcastically said to the people around him: "Are you all so stupid? Why don't you just concede a goal? I've watched almost two thousand Millwall games. Isn't it weird to concede the goal first? Look at your cowards! Shame on you.
Show your eyes!"
"Arthur, f--uck! This is the League Cup final!"
A man who looked ten years older than Arthur said in a lecturing tone.
Arthur sneered without looking back: "What happened to the final? If Millwall loses today, will you take off your jersey and get out of East London? I'm curious, why don't you lick Arsenal?"
Butthole? They have played in many finals in the past and won many championships. Isn’t that what you want?"
"Arthur! Do you want to fight?"
"Thirty years ago, I beat you until you were full of teeth. I can do it today too! Do you want to try?"
"Shut up!"
The most prestigious among this group of old men is not the now wealthy Arthur, but an old man with white hair. He looks to be almost sixty years old. He is not tall and strong, and his face with clear wrinkles is not angry.
Wei, he was also in the same group back then
The old man was a little gang leader who lived on the streets. He served three years in prison before reforming his evil ways. However, his gangster spirit was not lost at all. His scolding immediately caused Arthur and the quarreling man to stop obediently. The boss still has the power.
.
bang bang
"Millwall"
bang bang
"Millwall"
The white-haired old man said nothing more, raised his hands high in the air and shouted Millwall's name.
Soon, the silent stands erupted in unanimous shouts.
Millwall resounded through the sky again.
Now this situation is the worst for Millwall.
Aston Villa took the lead, which proved that their tactics worked, and the players' tactics would be more consistent and they would not even think about attacking again.
Aldridge was thinking about countermeasures on the sidelines. Breaking the dense defense was nothing more than the three-point axe, breaking through the long-range set ball, and he couldn't help but think of the best team to break the dense defense in more than ten years: the Barcelona Dream Team.
But he quickly shook his head and dismissed the idea of imitating Barcelona's tactics.
The core of Barcelona's tactics is ball control. Guardiola is obsessed with ball control. This is of course inseparable from the words and deeds of Barcelona's godfather Cruyff.
"There is only one ball on the football field. When you firmly control the ball, your opponent will naturally not be able to score."
This is the core of Barcelona's football philosophy.
Millwall will also play short passes to penetrate, and they will also play wingers to move in, change positions of midfielders and other details, but the football philosophy is essentially different.
Aldridge does not pursue ball possession, but pursues shooting opportunities.
When players have opportunities in front of the penalty area, he encourages them to shoot without thinking too much or thinking about another pass in their mind, just shoot.
It cannot be said that football based on controlling the ball is boring. At least the players on the field play with their opponents through twenty or thirty passes and finally score goals. For the players who are involved,
It will be very fulfilling, it will be like art.
But from the perspective of many neutral fans, they spend money to watch football to enjoy themselves. They come to watch the shots, the exquisite long passes, the display of personal technical abilities, and the goalkeeper’s wonderful saves, rather than going back and forth to watch.
Short passes of 5 to 10 yards. When a shot within the goal range needs to be based on sixty or seventy passes or more, Aldrich feels that such football is difficult to survive in England because it will
It will reduce fans' enthusiasm and cause visual fatigue.
What he pursues is high-efficiency offensive football. If you can score the ball with one kick, don't use three kicks. Although this will reduce the time to control the ball and give the opponent more offensive opportunities, this is also football.
The charm lies in him, and he is not afraid of his opponent's attack. Risks always coexist with opportunities.
What he fears most is things like Aston Villa now.
Glancing back at the bench, Aldridge glanced at the substitute forward, Solskjaer.
The babyface who can edge and hit is what he uses to counterattack based on his lead.
Ballack and Vieira are in tandem, so if there is any problem in the midfield, there is a lot of room for maneuver.
Aldridge did not prepare a full-back, but substituted goalkeeper Bute and a central defender, Materazzi.
He did not put Richards and Helguera on the bench because he believed Materazzi was more ferocious. Whether it was replacing Southgate or Stam at the center back, he faced Milosevic.
, Materazzi's body and aggressiveness can produce impact.
Aldridge looked at the time. One minute of first-half stoppage time had passed, and the referee would soon blow the whistle to end the first half.
Aldridge walked to the bench and said calmly to Materazzi: "Marco, warm up here during halftime."
Everyone on the bench was stunned, staring at Aldrich in disbelief.
The team is lagging behind and you ask the central defender to warm up?
Southgate and Stam are not injured and have no yellow cards. Should they change to a central defender at this time?
It is difficult to blame the two central defenders for conceding the ball just now.
Why?
Materazzi didn't care, put on his vest and ran out, immediately doing warm-up exercises on the sidelines.
At the end of the first half, Aldrich and other players walked into the tunnel one by one. Then he stopped Neal and dragged him at the back to the locker room.
Neil was sweating profusely, and Aldrich didn't mind the sweat on his body. He put his arm around his shoulders and said seriously: "Lucas, you performed very well in the first half today, but I can only give you five minutes in the second half."
time."
Neil turned to look at Aldrich and asked: "Boss, is there anything I am dissatisfied with you about?"
"No, I said, you performed very well. Replacing you was a mistake in my pre-game tactical arrangement. If it had to happen again, you would still be the starter and play the whole game, but for the sake of the whole team, I must
You are substituting, this is for tactical reasons, not based on your performance, I hope you can understand and make sacrifices for the team."
Neil was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, five minutes, I will try my best."
"Lucas, thank you."
Aldrich could only explain a little. He didn't have more time to comfort or explain Neal. He could only have a frank and simple exchange. Fortunately, Neal accepted Aldrich's substitution decision. He is a precocious person.
Player, Aldrich admires his professional attitude very much.
He is not the kind of coach who has his own way. If he replaces Neil in the 50th minute of the game without saying a word, it will have a great psychological impact on the players. In a worse case, it will affect the relationship between the head coach and the players.
relation.
Aldridge felt guilty, so he took the initiative to apologize and explain, which allowed Neal to accept the head coach's decision calmly.
After deploying the tactics for the second half in the locker room, Aldridge did not give a morale boost during the halftime break because at this time, he needed the players to calm down and not just play blindly with a rush of energy. A calm mind.
Coupled with a calm mentality and unyielding fighting spirit, these are the most important qualities for making a comeback from adversity.
