To use a more popular word to describe it is: awesome!
This kind of "awesome" evaluation and admiration is not a star-chasing mentality from the perspective of an onlooker, but Aldridge regards the opponent as a living teaching material on the road to learning how to be an excellent head coach!
He once stayed in the Netherlands for the longest time, because in addition to personally observing Ajax's training and games, he also repeatedly studied the video of more than 200 Ajax games during the Van Gaal era.
Ajax built by Van Gaal upgraded the traditional 433 and established a system of large diamonds and small triangles. The three-dimensional front line connection makes the tactical advantages clear at a glance.
Ajax also has a No. 4 under him, but it is completely different from the quarterback in football and Barcelona's No. 4.
Ajax's fourth position is played by a defender or midfielder who can attack and defend. When defending, the fourth position is a defender, and when attacking, the fourth position is a midfielder. The formation has also changed from 433 to 343.
Van Gaal put forward the idea of the core of the playmaker retreating in the early 1990s, and it was bolder than Cruyff's theory of the core of the midfielder, using the central defender to organize the attack!
During that period, Ajax's formation on the field had four large diamonds and countless small triangles. All of them, including the goalkeeper, became passing points. They dominated the game through passing and could not allow any one player to pass the ball.
Holding the ball too much and breaking away from the tactical system.
In view of this, it is not difficult to understand why Van Gaal and Rivaldo have so many conflicts. The more free a superstar is, the more he will not be tolerated by Van Gaal. In this regard, Aldridge believes that Van Gaal is right
Yes, because he is also a head coach, and he also does not allow players to disrupt the team's tactical system.
Less than half a year after taking charge of Barcelona, what is the result of Van Gaal's transformation of Barcelona?
At least he didn't dare to let the team attack and score 343 against Millwall.
In the 13th minute of the game, Van Gaal stood up and gave orders to the Barcelona generals. They were about to start putting full pressure on them!
Soon, Aldrich saw that Barcelona's sense of hierarchy in attacking became clearer and clearer. The triangle system in a small area was clear at a glance. They wanted to use this closely connected passing to consume the opponent's physical energy, and at the same time, they also sought to tear apart.
Gaps in the defense.
But every time they go deep, the offense ends.
Millwall defends with at least four defenders and three midfielders retreating, and the wingers will also press the full-backs to harass the opponent's ball.
This tactic is inherently oppressive. Once Millwall's defensive formation shrinks, the opponent's back and forth passes from the outside are just useless.
As a result, the stars began to show their abilities. Figo cut in from the wing and Helguera bravely scooped the ball up front. After Schneider took the ball, he observed the situation in front and then passed the ball to the running back.
Devide.
The Czech passed the ball to Ballack who was lying behind before Guardiola came up to press.
Van Gaal asked the players to counterattack on the spot. So they pounced on the player where the ball was. Ballack thought about how to release the ball before receiving the ball. He made a long pass to the left wing, and Larsson retreated to get the ball.
, the unparalleled genius right back Reiziger hadn't pressed forward yet, but he was shocked.
They all know that the biggest threat to Millwall's front line is Larsson, not only because he was the top scorer in Europe last season. In Rotterdam half a year ago, the Swede destroyed Barcelona with two goals.
Therefore, they all focused on keeping an eye on Larson.
But the Swede was very cunning today. After he got the ball, he went straight behind Reiziger.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the small penalty area, rushed over to get the ball with understanding.
The biggest weakness of the pressing style of play is that there is too much space in the backcourt.
If the defender does not press up to form a ball release point, the pressing effect is greatly reduced. If the defender presses up, he will be counterattacked and there will be too much space behind him. This style of play requires top defenders and a graded defensive midfielder to protect the space.
Diola failed to block Nedvěd's pass in the first attempt, allowing Millwall's counterattack to brew, which laid hidden dangers for the subsequent series of passivities.
Van Nistelrooy touched the ball first from the left in front of the penalty area, and before Cotto came up to him, he turned around and hit the middle. After passing the ball, he fell to the ground, but he successfully passed the ball.
After knocking the ball back to Ballack during the counterattack, Nedved ran forward quickly and went straight into the ribs of Barcelona's penalty area. Ruud van Nistelrooy's pass was just right. When goalkeeper Baia and defender Abelardo blocked him
At the shooting angle, Nedved crossed the ball again.
Shevchenko rushed up and pushed the ball into the empty goal before Sergi.
Dead silence at Camp Nou!
"Shevchenko opened the scoring! Millwall's whirlwind counterattack destroyed Barcelona's defense! As a guest, Millwall took the lead by one goal, and Barcelona had one foot off the cliff! If they cannot reverse, they will fall
Abyss, desperate situation, desperate situation, Millwall has pushed Barcelona into desperate situation!"
After Shevchenko scored, she rushed towards Nedved, jumped up and was hugged by Nedved. They celebrated wildly in front of Barcelona's goal!
Van Gaal's expression remained unchanged, and Aldrich's expression also showed no change, not even smiling.
He stood calmly on the sidelines with his hands in his trench coat pockets.
The players habitually looked to the sidelines, and when they saw Aldrich's reaction, they all knew they couldn't take it lightly and couldn't get carried away just because they scored first.
The game only lasted twenty minutes.
The players encouraged each other and shook their fists. When they walked back to the half court and stood up in formation, everyone also reminded each other to increase their concentration and never let up at all.
Barcelona's offense became more intense, but Millwall was like an iron plate that was airtight.
The situation on the field gives people an intuitive feeling that Barcelona is more active, while Millwall is like a swamp. Whether it is a person or a ball, as long as it enters the dangerous zone, it will sink into the swamp.
After Aldrich studied Van Gaal's small triangle passing system, he did not transplant this offensive method. Instead, he applied this triangle system to defense on the basis of chain defense.
In terms of positions, Millwall's small-scale zone defense system is a small triangle, double-teaming the opponent. In the constantly changing game, players complement each other's positions to maintain this advantageous small-triangle system of confrontation.
They rarely use offside tactics, unless they encounter a team with a super midfielder organization. This will allow the midfield line to press the midfielder, making it easier to predict the moment the opponent releases the ball and the movement of the forward who receives the ball.
The chance of success is greater if the offside is committed, such as the first round match against Paris Saint-Germain last season.
Barcelona's spiral system offense requires opponents to rush out to fight for the ball in order to have more space in depth, but Millwall uses a slightly static defensive method to ensure the safety of the space in the dangerous area of 40 yards in front of the goal.
Besides, you can pass the ball however you like, and you can have fun with it. Anyway, it is Barcelona who must score, not Millwall.
Almost thirteen years later, Mourinho, who is sitting next to Van Gaal today, used almost the same method to make Van Gaal's Bayern Munich despair and watch Inter Milan ascend to the top of Europe.
Seventeen minutes later, Barcelona seemed to have the advantage, but they couldn't even get a decent shot. Giovanni made a mistake in passing the ball. After Makelele intercepted the ball, he directly passed the ball to the striker with a long pass.
Fanny.
The Dutchman took the ball near the center circle and flicked it horizontally, swaying away from the angle and then driving straight to the left wing.
Larsson cuts inside and goes hand in hand with Reiziger.
During the sprint, the distance between the two became wider and wider. Reiziger did not choose to foul because Cotto had already chased back to block Larson's path.
But Larson took the ball two steps and then went straight to the right. Shevchenko cut in from the other side and rushed up quickly. After receiving the ball, he went straight into the penalty area and chose to volley without interference!
The ball rolled against the turf towards the lower left corner of the goal. Baia was a step too late to pounce, and the ball went under his arm and rolled into the goal.
"Shevchenko scored twice! The Ukrainian forward performed really well today. A striker like him with superb shooting skills and fast speed is what Barcelona fears the most!"
Many fans in the Camp Nou stands held their heads in disbelief.
The first half is not over yet and we are two goals behind!
Shevchenko rushed towards Larson again this time, the two shooters hugged each other, and then opened their arms to embrace each other at the same time as Ruud Ruud ran over.
"Barcelona committed at least seven players in the attack, but they didn't even have a threatening shot. On the other hand, Millwall counterattacked with only two or three players, but they have already scored two goals. This is a typical pressing attack.
In the competition with defensive counterattack tactics, it seems that England's young coach Hall is superior at present."
The head coaches of both teams in today's game are very strange.
Barcelona conceded two goals and Van Gaal remained motionless.
Millwall took a two-goal lead, but Aldridge remained indifferent.
Leading by two goals is the most dangerous mentality. Aldrich still didn't make any celebration gestures, but raised his chin slightly.
It was as if he was defying the entire Camp Nou and assuming a strong posture.
Times make heroes. Aldrich believes that Van Gaal's great success at Ajax is due to the special background factors of the times.
The Ajax he led was still in the era before Bosman's Law. The club's absolute authority over the players allowed him to firmly control a large number of talents. When the players were in a weak position, they did not dare to make mistakes casually and acted as the only ones.
Fate is obedient.
Therefore, Van Gaal can perfectly implement his idealized tactical concepts by his players.
However, in the post-Bosman Law era, as stars become more and more powerful, his stubborn management style will find it difficult to operate smoothly.
In this era, Barcelona under the leadership of Louis van Gaal did suppress Real Madrid in the league, but Aldridge believes that it is not Barcelona that has become stronger, but Real Madrid that destroyed the Great Wall.
This season La Liga has entered a new era of 20 teams. Although Real Madrid has played four fewer games than last season, its points are nearly 30 points less than when Capello was coaching! Even if 12 points are subtracted from four games, it is still less than last season.
Over 15 minutes!
In the context of Barcelona overwhelming Real Madrid in a direct competition, Barcelona is still the team that has lost the most games among the top six in La Liga, and is also the team that has conceded the fourth most goals among the 20 teams! This shows how good their defense is.
Oops.
This kind of badness comes from the excessive opening of the defense line caused by the pressing style. Once the violent attack cannot suppress the situation, the opponent will collapse with a backhand blow.
As for the 3331 tactic that is talked about by fans, it is nothing more than a numbers game. The essence of the change still lies in the role switching of the same player between midfielder and defender. Once the player cannot be perfect in the role switching,
The already fragile defense line became even more vulnerable.
This pressing style of play requires a high degree of tacit understanding from the team, so after several years of running in, Ajax once reached the top of Europe, but still advanced to the final the following year and lost to Juventus.
The subsequent Dream 3 Barcelona team was deeply influenced by Dutch football, but only a group of players who have played together for several years or even more than ten years can achieve the best tactical results by working together.
Once this tactic encounters top teams when it is immature, it will encounter unprecedented difficulties. Van Gaal's performance in coaching Barcelona in the European War is the best proof.
However, offensive football is the most marketable, so fans like Barcelona like this.
In today's game, Aldrich will not compare who played better to the opponent.
Barcelona can take away the gorgeous praise, Millwall just wants to take away three points.
