The British people have entered the Christmas holiday, but the Premier League is in full swing. Highbury is packed with people. In addition to the festive carnival atmosphere, Gunners fans did not forget to mock Millwall at this time.
Millwall has been shrouded in scandal, and the aftermath is still lingering. Many Gunners fans in the stands put up slogans to mock Millwall, for example, describing the Lions as a promiscuous club...
"Hey Andy, the defending champion seems to be in big trouble, don't you think?"
"Maybe, they lost to Manchester United and were widened by 6 points. At the same time, there was a scandal in the team. Hall has punished the perpetrators. He seems ruthless. The three rising English stars are at least
They won't be playing at the top level for a month, so this might be a good opportunity for them to reflect."
"I think Hall still has his reasons for doing this. One is to protect the players. If those players appear on the court at this time, they will inevitably be violently ridiculed and criticized by the public. The second is discipline. Lampard, Ferdinand
, Mills, these are the main players of the England national youth team. If everything goes smoothly, they will also be the main players of the national team in the future. For such players, the head coach should be more strict. It depends on whether the three players can think
It's OK, I hope they won't be resentful towards the head coach."
"Judging from the information received so far, there should be no. The three players trained with the reserve team and had played a reserve league game with the Arsenal reserve team earlier. They performed well and helped the Millwall reserve team win.
It’s a big win, but I don’t know if such a big win can bring good luck to the Millwall first team.”
"Since Arsenal suffered a defeat at the Lion's Den Stadium at the beginning of the season, Wenger has quickly adjusted the team. He has no longer been aggressive and overused young players. After a period of adaptation, Arsenal has a good record, although it is now at a disadvantage with the leader Manchester United.
The 10-point gap is only 4 points away from Millwall, and it also leaves behind strong teams such as Liverpool, Chelsea, and Leeds United. In this way, Arsenal has a chance to compete for runner-up and enter the Champions League next season.
"
"Yes, especially as Millwall's schedule in the next few months will be extremely difficult. The disadvantage to Millwall is that the thickness of their squad is worrying. To be honest, their summer signings are aimed at the future.
, but they cannot guarantee their current results, and in the second half of the season, they will play many more games than Arsenal, except for the FA Cup.
In addition, they will have two League Cup semi-finals next month. If they reach the final, they will have one more League Cup final. Before the Champions League knockout rounds begin, Millwall will have to play two European Super Cup games against Borussia Dortmund.
, the further Millwall advances in the Champions League, the more difficult their situation will be when it comes to sprinting towards the end of the season."
Aldridge and Wenger chatted a few more words on the sidelines. Wenger did not expect that Millwall would have such a trouble at this time. Arsenal is waiting to work and is in excellent condition. Today's game will definitely be more beneficial to Arsenal.
favorable.
Aldrich did not discuss the party incident in depth, and the two quickly returned to their seats and waited for the game to begin.
Millwall's lineup was not complete, and they originally let Schneider rest today, but Mills went to the reserve team, so Schneider had to drag his tired body forward.
Larsson and Nedved are expected to return to the team after this game. Aldridge doesn't like to compress the players' schedule very tightly. The two of them are attending the Golden Globe Awards and it is so close to Christmas.
Let them take a break and have a good rest for the second half
Recharge your batteries during the season, so you don't have to rush back and forth to rush training, which may not necessarily lead to better performance. Especially since Larson's attendance rate was very high throughout 1997 and he traveled with the team all over the country, it is time to arrange his rest time more loosely.
Yes, the same goes for Nedved.
Ballack, who was in average condition, replaced Lampard, who started the last game. After 21 years old, Ballack's technical ability has become finalized. All that is left is to accumulate game experience, strengthen his physical fitness, and improve his ability to adjust his state.
A few days ago, when his condition was at a low point, Aldrich asked him to rest. It was not yet the planned comeback time, and Ballack's condition had not yet returned to its best, but today he had to force himself.
"Millwall obviously didn't have the strongest team today.
Arsenal's lineup has only one change compared to the last time the two teams met.
Goalkeeper: Seaman.
Defenders: Dixon, Adams, Keown, Winterbourne.
Midfielder: Overmars, Vieira, Petit, Pires.
Forwards: Wright, Bergkamp.
The referee blew his whistle and Arsenal kicked off first."
As the game started, Aldrich observed that Arsenal players entered the game very quickly, with clear awareness of running positions, a very high success rate of passing and receiving, and quick transitions in offensive and defensive rhythm...
Wenger has completely changed the Arsenal of the past, and it is impossible to think of the Arsenal in the Graham era from the hot team in front of them.
The biggest problem of the Arsenal team a few months ago was that the two defensive midfielders did not cooperate well. There would be flaws when switching from defense to offense against top teams. There was a lack of rhythm control. The cooperation of the frontcourt offensive players did not achieve a qualitative change.
level.
But a few months later, the Arsenal in front of me felt impeccable, with a top-notch defense. In the offense, there were both Overmars, an individual with great individual ability, and Bergcan, who attacked in series or solved the battle by himself.
As the cooperation between Pu, Vieira and Pettit matures, the sheer energy of this 11-man starting lineup can compete with any team in the Premier League.
It’s no wonder that several contemporary Manchester United stars in history later lamented that Arsenal in the 1997/98 season was the strongest, not the one in the 03/04 season!
Overmars picked up the ball on the right wing, turned around and dribbled forward to break through. Capdevila faced him in defense. Overmars easily used a change of direction to accelerate away and left Capdevila behind.
After succeeding in the bottom line, Peter Pan passed the ball in time, and the timing was just right. This was completely different from his performance outside the Gunners' tactical system a few months ago.
Ian Wright outflanked the ball in the middle and grabbed a header. Butt made a wonderful save and lifted the ball over the crossbar.
Aldrich saw this scene from the sidelines and pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache.
Capdevila was broken through by Overmars twice in a row, and it felt like his defense was ineffective.
The Spaniard's return from injury came earlier than planned, but Aldridge expected to let him play in January, but no one expected that in the last game at Old Trafford, Zambrotta
He was injured again, which forced Capdevila to start early, and his condition was indeed deeply worrying.
Damn Christmas Express. There are many foreign players, and the performance of foreign players often declines during the winter breaks of other leagues. In the past three years, Millwall's record has always fluctuated significantly around January.
Some older players gradually overcame this difficulty, but young players still began to fall into a slump at Christmas.
Arsenal continued to create pressure through two flanks, never being sloppy when switching from defense to offense, attacking at lightning speed, and attacking smoothly. Almost every counterattack could hit the Millwall goal, making the Lions' penalty area tremble.
The first half lasted for thirty minutes. Capdevila was obviously out of form and was almost completely beaten and teased by Overmars in various ways.
Jenson came up and suggested replacing Capdevila with Neal, fearing that the Spaniard's confidence would be shattered in this game.
Aldrich rejected this proposal. Players need to use games to regain their form after recovering from injury. If Capdevila is replaced in this game, it will be a heavy blow to his confidence.
He needs to keep up with the rhythm in the game and continue to improve his feeling.
In the final analysis, it was a bit of bad luck. In his first game after recovering from injury, he ran into Peter Pan, who was in full swing.
Aldridge kept shouting for Gudjohnsen to return to defense on the left to reduce the pressure on Capdevila. However, the Icelanders did not do a good enough job in the zone defense of two people on the same side, so Aldridge had to let
Shevchenko and Gudjohnsen changed positions, allowing Shevchenko to help defend the left wing.
This time, Overmars's threat dropped sharply. At least Shevchenko's large-scale retreat could block the opponent's inward route, and Capdevila could concentrate on guarding against the opponent's attack.
But as a result, Millwall's offense was almost paralyzed.
Arsenal shrunk deeper when defending. They learned the lesson from the last disastrous defeat. Six or seven defensive players alone were not enough to limit Millwall's overall advancement. Even Bergkamp returned to the second half to harass Pierre.
Low's organization directly led to Millwall's many passing and receiving errors in the frontcourt.
The whole first half was very passive, and the fans in the stands could see it. The most intuitive thing is that Arsenal's offense could hit Millwall's goal and form a threatening attack, but Millwall was
There is nothing you can do if you advance to the opponent's penalty area.
When Gunners fans saw this scene, their previous doubts about Wenger were weakening, which is not unreasonable.
Being able to suppress Millwall at home was just a matter of lack of luck, which is enough to show Wenger's skill, he has trained the team well, and he looks passionate and beautiful.
At halftime, the score was still 0:0.
Aldridge walked back to the locker room expressionlessly and directly adjusted the team's tactics.
The gorgeous offensive coordination that the frontcourt attackers used to play like they did in the past is completely impossible to do today!
In addition to the fact that Arsenal has a top defense and midfielder as well as the large-scale harassment of frontcourt players, Millwall itself has a lot of problems.
Gudjohnsen has good abilities, but he still lacks a tacit understanding with his teammates. His dazzling offensive coordination lacks a suitable puzzle piece in the frontcourt, and the offensive threat is greatly reduced. In addition, Ballack's performance is also poor. It's not ideal. Capdevila's side was suppressed and unable to step forward to assist. Schneider's physical strength is a hidden concern. The difficulties Millwall encountered today are far from what they seem.
Aldridge can no longer let the team pursue any gorgeous coordination. One kick, teammates running, passing and cutting coordination, and tearing apart the opponent's defense. It seems very simple, but in fact it requires a very high level of skills.
Millwall must play simpler and rougher in the second half. At the very least, it must be able to threaten the opponent's goal. It cannot always spin in front of the penalty area and then be counterattacked by the opponent!
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. After Aldrich's adjustments, the team's formation also changed, from 433 to 4231.
This adjustment quickly achieved miraculous results! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
