In the visiting team's locker room, Millwall's players sat down to rest. A masseur came over to relax the players' muscles and asked them how their bodies felt.
Aldridge did not enter the locker room for a long time. He lit a cigarette outside the bathroom.
He didn't have to go to the locker room to know that the players were tired.
Although today's first half was not the longest half they ran, nor was it the most intense 45 minutes, it was their most tiring first half. In addition to the physical load after the long trip, the psychological pressure was also
Invisibly increasing their physical energy consumption.
The situation was worse than he expected.
On the basis that you don’t want to lose, you can’t be too unrestrained in your tactics.
Even though Millwall controlled the midfield with three midfielders and patiently created opportunities, they were unable to form effective and sustained pressure, so the two teams began a fierce stranglehold in the midfield at the end of the first half.
After smoking a cigarette and having a general idea, Aldridge walked back to the locker room. The players all looked up at him. In the quiet locker room, everyone was waiting for him.
All the players knew in their hearts that if Millwall really played their usual offensive football in this game, the three lines would inevitably be disconnected and the opponent's counterattack would destroy the city gate.
Under such circumstances, Millwall did not give their opponents many chances in the first half and successfully restricted their opponents. However, if they want to win, the opponent must also think that the second half is the most critical decisive point!
Aldrich clapped his hands and said: "Okay, I won't talk nonsense. We have to make some adjustments in the second half. Everyone remember my words. When attacking in frontal positions, we will play simpler. Some fifty-fifty
We should try our best to take advantage of the opportunity, but this is not the point. The point is that we must contain the opponent's counterattack after switching from defense to attack. Once we can resolve the opponent's counterattack at the first time, then the subsequent offense will use the opponent's formation to press forward and behind.
The most direct cooperation is when we are free. In a word, we have to counterattack the opponent's counterattack!"
A counterattack to hit your opponent's counterattack?
The players all understood and nodded one after another after understanding.
In the first game of the new season, they played against Arsenal, and several goals penetrated the opponent's defense like this.
When Arsenal switched from defense to attack and Millwall counterattacked, in those few seconds, the opponent made a mistake, or Millwall successfully defended and quickly launched a second attack. Arsenal was directly destroyed.
The difference from that game is that in the London Derby, in addition to catching the opponent's counterattack errors, Millwall will also use strong offensive firepower to suppress the opponent at other times, suppressing the opponent's nervousness. As long as they make a mistake, they will immediately
Exploited by Millwall.
But today, Millwall is unable to apply sustained pressure. This kind of sustained pressure requires super physical fitness and precise interception in the midfield and back.
The players' energy is limited, and they must make the most of it today.
Aldrich began to arrange tasks on the tactical board and focused on reminding defensive players of possible changes in the second half.
Dynamo Kyiv is bound to change as well.
Aldrich didn't believe Lobanovski would settle for a draw at home.
The biggest advantage of Eastern European teams is their home court. Dynamo Kyiv has not been able to participate in the Champions League main matches in the past two years, and the reason for stopping in the qualifying rounds is that they did not play well in away games. At home, it is often a battle between gods and gods.
When the second half of the game started, the situation on the field suddenly changed. The cautious style of the two teams in the first half disappeared and was replaced by more determined offensive intentions.
Larsson got the ball in the front midfielder area, and after getting rid of Husin laterally, he was unable to pass the second person. He handed the ball to Nedved. The Czech broke through Kadash and kicked directly before Luzny came to press.
A long shot, the ball went a little too far.
Dynamo Kiev launched a fast break. Kossovsky took the ball from the left side of the center line, cut horizontally into the middle, took the ball for two steps, and handed the ball to the left side before Ballack came to block him. Kaladze
He came up from the side and took a step to get the ball, but Schneider cleanly knocked the ball out of the sideline.
Kaladze threw the inbounds ball directly to Rebrov, who retreated widely to support him. This surprised all Millwall defensive players. Rebrov stopped the ball on his chest and then hoisted the ball into the penalty area. Berkovich was
He actually chose to header the ball outside the penalty area. Although there was no threat, it also shocked Southgate and Helguera. What the defender was most afraid of was that the striker he was staring at disappeared and was replaced by another.
Players appeared out of nowhere and rushed forward.
Both teams started playing in an unreasonable way.
Larsson tried to stop the ball three times in front of the penalty area and then shot away with a long shot. Nedvěd seemed to be going directly to the goal with the ball, but was resolved by Vaschuk at the last moment twice in a row.
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Dynamo Kyiv was even more exaggerated, with a long-range shot from 40 yards that shocked everyone.
Just as Bute blocked Rebrov's long shot, Berkovich followed up and rushed into the penalty area to prepare for a follow-up shot. Southgate flew out to scoop the ball away. He got up and exchanged a few words with Bute.
, hoping that the opponent will save the ball outside, it is best not to block the ball in the penalty area.
Bute was very helpless. Rebrov's long-range shot just now was a bit drifting, and he couldn't control the ball's landing point. The goalkeeper was most afraid of such long-range shots with erratic trajectories.
Time passed by minute by second, and the two teams went back and forth, each seeming to want to rely on the ability of a single soldier to resolve the battle.
Shevchenko is the most pitiful on the front line. He almost disappears from the camera because he has been using his movements to create opportunities for his teammates.
For twenty-five minutes after the start of the second half, the Lions never had a chance. They never had a chance.
Dynamo Kyiv does not seek to play fast, so even if they counterattack after switching from defense to attack, they will always stabilize their position and move forward. As a result, Millwall will not be able to find good opportunities when they want to counterattack their opponents.
After seventy minutes, the pace of the game began to get faster and faster. Dynamo Kyiv could not hold back any longer. Victory at home was their pursuit. The further the game went, the more unfavorable the situation became for them.
Shevchenko's breakthrough with the ball was intercepted. Hrovka immediately handed the ball to the foot of Kaladze on the wing. Kaladze dribbled the ball forward. Before Ballack could help block him from the wing, he distributed the ball.
He went to the center and gave it to Berkovic. As a result, Berkovic was intercepted from behind by Makelele. He staggered to the ground and complained to the referee for a foul, but the referee ignored it.
At this moment, Makelele passed the ball to Ballack who had already started running forward.
Ballack passed by Kaladze, and Dynamo Kyiv had no one on the left to defend!
This is the opportunity that Millwall has been waiting for for a long time. The frontcourt players all know that at this moment they can no longer rely on one person to fight alone, and they need the Millwall team machine to operate with precision.
Ballack dribbled the ball forward. Seeing that Kaladze was about to catch up with him when he returned to defense, Ballack kicked the ball forward. Larson actively covered the ball and attracted the attention of Kadash and Vashchuk.
force.
After receiving the ball, Larson directly passed the ball into the space behind Dynamo Kiev's defense. Shevchenko, who had already formed a tacit understanding, ran into position. After receiving the ball, he turned around and it was the entire Dynamo Kyiv defense line.
When contracting, he calmly returns the ball
Knocking outside the penalty area, Ballack ran towards the center after passing the ball to Larsson. Husin, who was marking Nedved, had to give up the Czech. When he came to Ballack, he was shocked to find the German.
Take advantage of the situation and pass the ball straight to the left front.
Hu Xin was carrying a bright light at his back. He turned around and chased him without hesitation. There was someone there. He was the dangerous person he gave up a second ago!
Nedvěd rushed forward, touched the ball and rushed forward, one meter away from Hrovka, a single goal!
Goalkeeper Shovkovsky abandoned the goal. Nedved, who always likes to volley vigorously, unexpectedly poked with his toe at this moment. The ball stuck to the turf and rolled from Shovkovsky into Kiev Di
Namor's goal!
"In the 79th minute, visiting Millwall took the lead! It was Nedvěd who scored the goal! Millwall made an exquisite counterattack. It showed teamwork to the fullest! Can Dynamo Kiev tie the score?
The previous competition between the two teams was evenly matched, with no one having a clear advantage, but it was Millwall who knocked on the opponent's door first."
After the goal, the players rushed to Nedvěd. The Czech did not go to the sidelines to celebrate. There were not many visiting team fans here, and in order to save energy, he chose to stand where he was and celebrate with his teammates.
Aldridge saw the goal coming from the sidelines and immediately made a substitution.
Gattuso, who had been warming up for 20 minutes, came on to replace Lampard, whose physical strength was obviously unable to keep up.
After all, Lampard had just returned from injury, and in this difficult away game, he was able to last until 80 minutes. Aldrich was very satisfied with him.
Moreover, the opponent's attack is from the wing, and Berkovic cannot organize and coordinate in the middle, playing a supporting role in tandem with the wing players.
When Gattuso came on, the positions of the three defensive midfielders were rearranged.
Makelele went to the right to assist Schneider in resisting the impact of Kaladze and Kossovsky, and Gattuso went to the left to assist Zambrotta against the wing combination of Luzini and Haskovic.
Ballack arranges and organizes in the middle, advancing to attack and retreating to defend.
Hundreds of Lions fans in the stands rejoiced, waving Lions flags and celebrating wildly.
Dynamo Kiev fans are quite depressed.
They don't see what's so great about this championship team from England.
Except for the exquisite coordination of the goal just now, they don't have the shadow of a super team.
Like Larsson, the European top scorer, he can only pass one pass and the quality of his shots is not high. Shevchenko doesn't touch the ball many times and doesn't feel like a threat.
They have obviously forgotten that even Barcelona, which is full of stars, has no star who can perform very well at Camp Nou, which is enough to show the excellent defense of Dynamo Kiev.
Millwall only seizes this one opportunity. If it is missed, this game may not happen again.
Just after Millwall made the substitution, Dynamo Kiev showed determination to burn the boat, and the midfielders and defenders came together to suppress the situation!
However, the stadium is so big, and there are more people accumulated, so the pass must be more accurate. Millwall's defensive midfielder and front midfielder Nedvěd work together to recover the 30-yard area in front of the goal. When the opponent's attack is dangerous,
When in the zone, Millwall's ferocious interception ability is reflected.
Gattuso, Makelele, Ballack, plus Nedved, which one is not a strong defensive player?
Dynamo Kiev really couldn't find a point for the ball, and they probably weren't used to this type of play where the entire army presses forward.
Those who rushed directly ran to the front line, with no sense of hierarchy at all. Millwall's numbers were not at a disadvantage, and the defensive distribution was also targeted.
After Berkovic pulled the ball to the wing, he could only choose to pass the ball and gamble on his luck!
Neither Southgate nor Helguera touched the ball. The ball was knocked away by Butt's punch.
The ball bounced forward outside the penalty area. Larson, who ran back to receive the ball, controlled the ball. Washchuk also pressed up behind him. The moment the opponent was about to steal the ball, Larson was already ready for the opponent to rush forward.
, moved the ball laterally, and then started to accelerate again. Larson made a roundabout move, but threw Vaschuk away faster.
Hrovka was supposed to be marking Shevchenko, but now he was the only one left in the backcourt. Seeing the opponent's forward running with the ball, before Larson was about to enter the penalty area, he gave up Shevchenko, and
Shevchenko also pressed the offside line and moved laterally. After Hrovka moved, Larsson deftly passed the overhead ball. The ball landed steadily in front of Shevchenko. He faced the goal of his old club.
Gate, chose a very calm way to shoot the ball.
Push.
The ball was not very fast, but Shofkovsky was unable to touch it because the angle was too tricky. The ball hit the inside of the goal post on the other side and bounced in.
After Shevchenko scored, he lowered his head and walked slowly towards the backcourt.
