In the seventh round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur's highlight battle against Millwall at White Hart Lane made everyone depressed.
This London derby was played with great passion, not even a spark could burst out.
Aldrich really felt that he had miscalculated.
He sent substitutes to play, but in the end, the substitutes were left to fight the tough battle!
After half an hour of the game, Tottenham showed no sign of their own strength, other than relying on their individual skills to cause trouble in the frontcourt. Only then did Aldridge suddenly realize: The opponent didn't know that I would be coming on as a substitute.
Francis probably wouldn't dare to bet on what lineup Millwall would send to play, he would just assume that the opponent would show its strongest strength to play in this league. After all, it was a London derby and Millwall was a guest.
But Aldrich boldly used the substitute lineup.
Fans from both sides in the stands felt very depressed.
Tottenham fans feel useless.
Damn your ancestors, Frances. The opponent is a group of young boys in their early twenties, but you are driving a bus at home. You are shameless. Don't let Tottenham have the shame to see people!
The home fans booed their manager in protest.
Francis forced himself to sit calmly, showing a calm demeanor.
I'm afraid what he is thinking more about is: If he loses to these young boys at home, he will be shameless!
The Lions fans came to White Hart Lane with the momentum of their midweek victory over PSV Eindhoven, and were full of joy to watch a wonderful offensive battle.
Don’t Tottenham fans always have a sense of superiority?
I think Tottenham's football is the most beautiful in England. Although we crazy lions cannot claim to be the most beautiful, we are definitely the most passionate football. As neighbors, let's have a good fight.
There is basically no animosity between Millwall and Tottenham. The best thing is that Tottenham despises Millwall's poor people, and Millwall's hatred of the rich counterattacks Tottenham.
Fans are generally in peace with each other.
But in the first half hour of the game, the Lions fans shouted until their voices became hoarse, and in the end they couldn't help but jeer at the Tottenham fans.
Tottenham, stop being such a coward, okay?
Tottenham fans were in tears, they were despised by the country bumpkins!
When the second half started, most of the Lions fans were almost crying: Mahler Gobi, please, come out, you are using human flesh to build the goal so that mosquitoes can't fly in, is that interesting? It's just you.
For this way of playing, the tickets are half as expensive as our Mad Lions. Are you sorry?
The Tottenham players were not tired from playing today, they were just in pain. Except for forward Ferdinand, who was relatively clean and whose jersey looked like new, the other players retreated inside and outside the penalty area. They were either doing the work of engineers or had the consciousness of sacrifice at any time to block the bullet hole.
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Aldrich nearly scratched his head on the sidelines.
Today, there is a trio of Duff Ruud and Grenjaer on the front line. Ruud can fish in troubled waters, but there are too many people around him. The king of the small penalty area has not yet reached the stage of ascending to the throne. Besides, Ruud himself is probably fainted.
, I can’t figure out which direction the goal is. When I raise my head, it’s all people. When I lower my head, it’s all feet. God knows which direction it is, southeast, northwest.
The abilities of Duff and Grunchar are currently not up to the level of breaking through dense defenses. Grunchar needs space, and Duff's skills still need to be honed.
Aldridge had a wonderful fantasy before the game. According to the way Tottenham played against Leicester City, Millwall did not need to use Tony as a bridgehead like Martin O'Neill. We have fast wingers. As long as Tottenham attacks,
When Millwall switches from defense to attack, both wings fly together. Isn't it smooth sailing?
But Tottenham are determined to fight Millwall to death today. Successful defense means a clearance. The brothers are all watching from the backcourt: Brother Rice, it’s up to you! One of the defensive players on the opposite side is your nephew. Let’s
Once he does it, you can give him half of your goal bonus when you go home!
Ferdinand fought and scrambled at the beginning of the first half, but then simply took a walk to avoid being fooled by the opponent.
The three midfielders today are Pavel Nedvěd, who is back from injury, and Lampard and Gennaro Gattuso. The 25-year-old steely Czech is a model pacesetter in the team. His professionalism is impeccable, so his physical reserves are naturally no problem.
In addition, he is naturally gifted and physically able to withstand continuous battles.
However, with Nedvěd alone leading this group of young men, their mental outlook was fine, and their teamwork resulted in little threat.
We can't blame them. Originally, Tottenham were frantically attacking in front of the penalty area. A group of engineers were working hard. Nedvěd was determined to kill the thieves but was unable to save them. However, he still found the opportunity and patiently fought with Duff, Grendel and Ruud Ruud.
, Lampard and other players communicated.
How much progress can be made just by talking and playing during the game?
Aldridge couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked to the sidelines and called Materazzi over.
Materazzi was also very clean. Except for Ferdinand's attempt to break through in the opening game, which was easily resolved by him, the rest of the time, he supported the ball in the midfield, or ran to the spot for the opponent's clearance ball.
"Marco, go up and play forward."
In fact, Materazzi had already anticipated what was going on when Aldridge called him over, and he excitedly ran to the front line without saying a word.
Aldrich gave the players a few more gestures to let them understand how to play next.
Glenchard moved closer to the center and took a long shot, leaving the wing to Mills behind him to cross. The same goes for the other side, Duff moved closer to the center and left the wing to Neil.
In this way, Millwall's formation almost became 1144.
The only defender left is Rio Ferdinand.
Midfielder Gattuso.
From left to right on the forward line are Neal, Nedved, Lampard and Mills.
The forward line is Duff, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Materazzi, and Grenchar.
Although the formation is set up like this, it is only a hierarchical arrangement during offense. If it is defensive, the forward line will definitely be quickly recovered.
Aldrich looked at the immovable Francis next door with resentful eyes: Brother, I have already reached this point. If you are a man, just attack him!
At least on the surface, Millwall gave their opponents a lot of space to attack.
This is risky, but Aldridge can't do anything about it. If the frontcourt players are not given more space, they will not be able to use it. Some players are originally young and weaker in confrontation, and then the space is compressed, and the advantage of foot skills is
They can't show off their speed, let alone their speed. They want to sprint, but where should they sprint? To the stands?
Commentators Martin Taylor and Andy Gray were also extremely depressed, feeling that the ninety-minute game was simply torture.
What comes and goes is Millwall's attack. Tottenham makes a clearance, Millwall takes a long shot, and Tottenham players block it...
When Millwall's twelfth long-range shot of the game was blocked by the opponent's defender, Martin Taylor almost wanted to smash the microphone!
This is completely beyond explanation.
If they were radio commentators and there was no TV screen for the audience, then eight out of ten sentences in their commentary would be Millwall's attack, pass, through ball, cross, and shot. An infinite loop.
Just listening to this explanation, I wonder if they are explaining Millwall's offensive training...
All the fans at White Hart Lane were almost numb. Their faces looked blank.
Instead, Aldridge became the most active figure besides the players on the court, constantly adjusting his formation.
Mills's cross was of poor quality, and although Grunchard's cross was not good either, it was at least better than Mills's, so Grunchard and Mills were asked to switch positions.
The same goes for the other side. Duff has no space in the penalty area. If the ball is given to him, he can't even touch it. He repeatedly falls into the penalty area and suffers from physical confrontation.
So Aldridge asked the more sturdy Neal to go to the penalty area, and Duff used his golden left foot to pass the ball outside.
At this time, Millwall had a very strange scene on the offensive end.
"Well, if we hadn't watched the development of the game, I'm afraid the audience would have thought that Millwall's players were all drunk today. Materazzi, Neil, and Mills, the three starting defenders rushed to the front to fight for it.
Headed the ball and acted as a forward."
"Hall really has no choice. On his bench today, there is only one forward player, Van der Meyde. It is estimated that the Dutch young man will not be able to make a difference in such a scene. It is better to let the defender use his body to expand the space in the penalty area, and he can still
If you grab a header, maybe a miracle will happen."
"A miracle...I think today's game is already a miracle."
There is no frontal penetration, and there is no room for personal breakthroughs. Even if you give Aldridge a Maradona, you can't give him an England half-court defensive formation to break through at every level!
There were no less than 15 long-range shots, and Millwall is expected to set a new record today for the number of shots and the number of shots that missed the goal frame.
When the game came to the last five minutes, Aldridge became angry and pointed at Rio Ferdinand, asking him to rush forward too.
Originally, after the game started, the audience discovered that Rio Ferdinand had appeared on the stage and thought that today's game would be particularly interesting.
Les Ferdinand is Leo's uncle. Not only do the two compete on the same court, but they also attack and defend against each other. This will definitely become a legend.
But when the game was about to end, everyone shook their heads and silently said in their hearts: This is a fucking joke!
The two of them were free enough to sit and play Landlords with Millwall goalkeeper Keller.
sports?
It's not much of a competition to see whose clothes are cleaner.
After Leo rushed forward, Gattuso retreated to play as a defender. What formation is Millwall in now?
145, maybe 127... It's definitely a retro formation.
Not to mention, as soon as Leo rushed forward, Millwall clearly had the upper hand.
There are many high points in the penalty area, and the threat of crosses suddenly increases.
Several consecutive passes shocked Tottenham's defense. They made a hasty clearance, and Nedved, who consciously grabbed the spot on the outside, gave Tottenham no chance to counterattack.
When the second minute of stoppage time came, Lampard moved to the wing and lobbed a high-quality diagonal pass into the penalty area.
Aldridge saw this cross coming from the sidelines, and it must have landed well. There were three tall players from Millwall fighting for the landing spot.
Ferdinand, Materazzi, Neil.
Good guy, the three defenders, if you had just turned on the TV, you would have thought it was a set-piece attack.
Materazzi overpowered the Tottenham defender to grab the point and hit the goal with a beautiful header.
Aldrich saw the ball flying towards the goal and his face suddenly lit up with joy.
But in less than a second, he fell from the paradise of celebrating to the abyss of despair.
Bang!
The ball actually hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced to the ground, where it was caught by the goalkeeper.
Aldridge kneels down for Tottenham.
Really on my knees.
He covered his face and knelt on the sidelines, unable to conceal his disappointment.
When the referee blew the full-time whistle, White Hart Lane booed loudly!
Aldridge adjusted his disappointed mood, and then walked directly into the players' tunnel without shaking hands with Francis.
After being interviewed in the mixed zone, he led the team to leave the sad place of White Hart Lane.
During the interview, without waiting for the reporter to ask questions, Aldridge said seriously: "Congratulations to Tottenham on their victory."
The BBC reporter was stunned and speechless.
He immediately asked the colleague next to him: "What is the score?"
"0:0."
"Sure?"
"The whole world is sure!"
The reporter then turned back to look for Aldrich, but Aldrich had already walked away. He immediately chased after him and said hurriedly: "Mr. Hall, you made a mistake. The game just now was a draw."
Aldridge turned back and said impatiently: "Yes, it's a draw. For Tottenham, a draw is a victory. In their eyes, there are two outcomes in football matches. Losing is a failure, and a draw is a victory. Winning?
What is that?"
After Aldrich said that, he turned around and left, not wanting to stay in White Hart Lane for another second.
The BBC reporter laughed, and he immediately said to the camera: "At Tottenham's home court, the defending champions suffered their fourth loss in seven league games in the new season. This was their third draw, although Hall's performance
Very unwilling, but Millwall's performance today should be respected, and Tottenham, perhaps as Hall said, Tottenham no longer know what winning is. Losing is not terrible, but losing the determination to win is terrible.
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