After Trezeguet scored, he turned around and pointed at Larsson and ran over with a big smile on his face. The Millwall players gathered around to celebrate together.
Aldridge felt a little thirsty after being excited, so he walked back to get a bottle of water and drank a few sips. Although he was not the one playing football, he was directing the game from the sidelines and watching the progress of the game, stimulating his nerves all the time.
Mobilizing his adrenaline.
If he could listen to the TV commentary of the English League One broadcast at this moment, he would definitely be able to hear the commentator marveling at Millwall's goal.
"11 seconds! Incredible goal! A pleasing goal! Stam headed the ball to clear the ball. After receiving the ball, Pires only dribbled less than 20 meters and transferred the ball from the left side of the field to Schnee on the right.
At Germany's feet, the German young man made a decisive diagonal pass. Larsson played the ball to the center, and Trezeguet scored! During the process of scoring this goal, only five Millwall players touched the ball, and there was no sloppiness at all.
Their speed far left the Derby County players behind, and their precise passing made the game scene not go backwards at all. They moved forward until they sent the ball into the opponent's goal! We underestimated Aldrich, underestimated
Millwall, it is no accident that they can create such an exciting goal that I never tire of! Millwall, they are like a tornado, blowing up a storm of youth..."
Facing this goal, Derby County's coach looked blank and seemed to be shocked.
But at this moment, he is already riding a tiger. The team has one draw and one loss in the first two rounds. If they lose again in this game, then Derby County's ranking may not be as dangerous near the relegation zone, but at the bottom of the league!
He clapped his hands on the sidelines to encourage the players, hoping they would cheer up and strive to score goals.
"Hey, boys, the game is still long! Don't hang your head and cheer up. Last season we scored almost ten goals against them! We will score more goals than them!"
The Derby County coach's words inspired the Derby County players. They encouraged each other and continued to organize a threatening offensive after the kick-off in the center circle.
Probably the opponent's coach shouted too loudly, and Aldrich also heard it.
The history of last season is correct. In two encounters in the league, plus the collision in the first round of the promotion play-offs, Derby County scored nine goals against Millwall.
Aldrich put down his mineral water bottle, then walked to the sideline and shouted too.
"Their head coach said he could score ten goals against us! Did you hear that?"
He shouted towards Millwall's half-time, and except for Lucas Neal at the far end who couldn't hear it, all the other players heard it.
Suddenly, Millwall's players were more focused and defended cleanly without giving the opponent a chance.
The fans in the stands during this game were very conflicted.
The team is clearly leading by one goal, but almost all the players are concentrated in Millwall's half, and the ball is also moving back and forth in this half.
Their two forwards, Larsson and Trezeguet, were hovering near the center circle, seemingly too far away from the opponent's penalty area.
This is contrary to the development of England in the past ten years.
There is a theory in English football in this era. Tall forwards crowded in the penalty area directly threaten the opponent's goal, which is called the most efficient area. Therefore, the high-flying style is very popular. Staying away from the penalty area means that it is far away from scoring.
Trezeguet and Larsson were hanging around the center circle, looking lack of motivation and even laziness.
But they have been keeping an eye on Derby County's backline.
In their minds, the two of them clearly remembered the tactics Aldrich explained at yesterday's pre-game preparation meeting.
"Derby County is used to a fierce style of play such as high pressure and fighting. If this style of play suppresses the opponent and scores points at the beginning of the game, then the subsequent continued suppression will put pressure on the opponent until the opponent collapses. Their back line is used to
Stick close to the forward, and you will steal the ball at the first opportunity, or use fouls to stop the opponent. Henrik, David, listen up, don't get involved with the opponent physically, pull back to the midfield and pay attention to the opponent's back line
position, they may not follow you all the time, but they will definitely move forward and approach your position habitually at a certain period of time. At this time, there will be a very large gap behind them. When this opportunity arises, the two sides
From the first kick of the ball, he hit the ball directly behind the opponent's defense. With all the speed, there were not many defenders in the entire English League One and even the Premier League who could turn around and catch up with our forwards in a straight line. At that time, it was our party.
time."
Aldrich will always praise the players' strengths without leaving any trace when setting up tactics, which will make the players motivated to implement his tactics after receiving recognition.
But Derby County's high-pressure attack was very effective for a long time. They stared at Millwall's players in the backcourt to organize the offense. Although not every ball could be destroyed in time, they would never allow them to organize effectively.
attack.
Millwall's contraction of the half-time rhythm lasted until the 40th minute of the first half. Derby County, which had been unable to attack for a long time, was uncontrollably discouraged and showed signs of laxity in defense.
Southgate intercepted the opponent's forward trying to get past him on the edge of the penalty area, and then Southgate did not blindly clear the ball with his big feet.
Among the two central defenders, Southgate is obviously better than Stam in foot skills. In Aldridge's tactics, Southgate not only has to do a good job in defensive tasks, but also plays the ball after stealing the ball.
Nedvěd found space in the midfield and asked for the ball. Southgate passed the ball through the space in the crowd.
After receiving the ball, Nedvěd pulled the ball horizontally to avoid the interception by the Derby County players. Then he glanced at the front court, directly kicked the ball on the spot and hoisted the ball into the opponent's half.
In the past 30 minutes or so, after receiving the ball, Nedvěd had been looking for cooperation with the wing, allowing Pires or Schneider to complete the fatal pass, but the effect was not good because Derby County players faced off from the wing.
These two teammates were so defensive that even if they couldn't intercept the ball, they would use tactical fouls to halt Millwall's attack.
So Nedved did not distribute the ball to the wing this time, but directly completed the task of passing the threatening ball himself!
Aldridge, who was on the sidelines, saw Nedved's choice and exclaimed: What a smart player!
He will hope that the players will complete his tactical arrangements meticulously, but the occasional flash of inspiration is allowed, and he can understand the situation on the field and make the best choice. Such players can only be appreciated by Aldridge.
The ball crossed the midfielder in the air and flew over the heads of Derby County's entire defense.
The landing point will be about forty yards from the goal.
Derby County's defenders immediately turned around and chased back, preparing to use body collisions to block Millwall's forward.
But the two central defenders were in trouble.
After Larsson and Trezeguet took the ball from Nedved, the two of them completed a tacit exchange of positions and cross-running. They did not give the opponent's defender a chance to foul at close range, but instead created confusion for the opponent.
The moment the two started up, an astonishing start-up speed broke out, and at the same time they thought: The boss is crazy!
Derby County's back line paid a heavy price for pressing forward. In just a few seconds, Larsson and Trezeguet had opened a gap of more than one meter between them, and the gap was gradually widening.
Larsson was faster, and Trezeguet knew he couldn't grab the ball's landing spot, so he pulled to the side as a distraction.
Except for an outburst in the fifth minute of the first half, the Lion's Den gradually fell silent. However, at this second, seeing two Millwall players successfully countering offside and having a single goal in front of them, the two players were like beasts out of the cage.
Approaching Derby County's penalty area, the fans in the stands held their breath, as if a huge storm was brewing.
Larson caught up with the falling ball, and the opponent's goalkeeper chose to attack. The two were less than three meters apart. Larson did not choose to shoot, and once again selflessly knocked the ball horizontally to Trezeguet.
Trezeguet, who ran a step slower, was definitely not offside. After receiving the ball, he moved forward into the penalty area and had already passed the Derby County goalkeeper on the flat line.
The opposing goalkeeper turned and rushed towards Trezeguet, but he could no longer block the angle of the shot.
Trezeguet continued to dribble towards the bottom line and passed the goalkeeper. The empty goal gave him a 30-degree shooting angle. However, this time he returned the favor and kicked the ball back to the goal, where the player had slowed down.
Wilson didn't expect Trezeguet to pass the ball back, and he easily kicked the ball into the empty goal.
The fans sitting in the stands stood up and cheered wildly, applauding and waving their arms, their faces flushed with excitement.
Probably because the way he scored was too easy, Larson slowly walked towards Trezeguet, smiled and hugged each other.
Derby County's chasing players rushed into the goal and kicked the ball away angrily. The same anxious mood was spreading within their team.
Aldridge clenched his fists and waved them up and down in front of him on the sidelines, without any other celebration gestures.
Before the end of the first half, Millwall led by two goals!
Derby County conceded another goal before halftime, which had a huge impact on their morale and was almost devastating.
In the second half, when Aldridge replaced three players in succession and slowed down the pace, Solskjaer scored twice in 30 minutes as a substitute, helping Millwall to kill Derby County with four goals in the end.
The cheers of the fans echoed for a long time.
"Ole, Ole, Ole oh Ole..."
Millwall's revenge is successful!
After three rounds, Millwall occupied the top spot, winning all three games and scoring 10 goals and conceding 0 goals.
Millwall, who was not favored during the pre-season tour, finally attracted the attention of all opponents in the English League One!
