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In the first round of the semi-final against Monaco, Aldridge's tactical arrangement was relatively straightforward, with a strong attack. Monaco's defense was definitely not at the level of Juventus. Millwall was waiting for work, as long as they could get two goals or more at home.
With the above advantages and a clean sheet, it will be bright to advance to the finals.
In fact, Aldridge still has a little selfishness in his heart. There is still pursuit in the league, and the gap with Manchester United and Arsenal is not big. If he can take a breather in one of the two Champions League semi-finals, then he can take the league into consideration.
Maybe we can achieve a last-minute reversal!
His idea was similar to the two rounds of the European Super Cup against Dortmund.
Monaco was playing away from home, so they were expected to play a defensive counterattack. Millwall wanted to launch a blitzkrieg, applying full pressure from the beginning, trying to defeat the opponent in the shortest possible time.
But perhaps the huge confidence advantage established by eliminating Juventus went away, and the players' attacks became unscrupulous. Aldrich discovered this sign at the beginning, before he had time to let the players slow down the rhythm a little.
, maintaining the rationality of the formation, Monaco gave Millwall a heavy blow!
Schneider made an assist and cooperated with Shevchenko in a quick pass. He made a pass and the ball was blocked by the opponent's defender. Then Monaco switched from defense to attack and made a long pass to the frontcourt.
It happened that Schneider assisted into the space behind him, and a sharp knife rushed quickly from the Monaco wing. He unloaded the ball with very skillful ball control skills, and then cut inside.
The Lions fans in the Wembley stands were dumbfounded.
Why is the opponent's winger so fast? Why!
After cutting in from the wing, he not only opened up the distance between Makelele in the defensive midfielder, but also passed the ball directly past Helguera. Southgate saw that the opponent was about to break through the entire defense line.
So he made a tackle from the side, the opponent fell heavily in front of the penalty area, and the ball rolled out of the baseline.
The referee Nelson stopped the game. Without hesitation, he walked towards Southgate who was trying to pull up the fallen Monaco player. What fell to the ground was the lightning-fast genius boy: Henry!
As soon as Southgate turned around, Nelson's red card was already shown above his head.
"In the first 2 minutes, Millwall captain Southgate received a red card! Strictly speaking, this penalty is not controversial. If Southgate hadn't hooked Henry's leg with his shovel, the French winger would definitely have gone to the meeting alone! Southgate would have gone to the meeting alone!
Te looked shocked. He kept explaining to the referee that Millwall's players were also pleading with the referee, but the referee's decision would definitely not be changed. Hall
After exchanging a few words with the fourth official on the sidelines, he walked to the bench. He called two players to warm up. It seemed that he was going to make a substitution. This was an unexpected change. No one could have guessed such a start.
, Millwall, the favorite to advance to the final, is at the nominal home court, and will have to play one less player at the beginning of the game. The situation is completely reversed, and all pre-match predictions will be overturned!"
Damn, I've seen a ghost.
Monaco's counterattack this time left people speechless. After a successful defense, the ball flew not high. Because it was not high, the speed was guaranteed. The ball landed right in front of Henry. He started to accelerate and took advantage of the situation.
Winning the ball and not even giving Makelele a chance to sweep horizontally, Helguera was
Henry had nothing to say when he rushed past. The speedy winger really charged and not many defenders could stop him, but Henry was too fast, causing Southgate to wait behind him even if he consciously waited for the opponent to pass.
Erguera was one step too slow to intercept again. He could only put in a shovel and wait for the opponent to enter the penalty area, which would be a one-on-one goal.
There was a dead silence at Wembley. Southgate was doing a lot of ink before leaving the field. He was trying to buy more time for the substitutes to warm up. Larsson was still communicating with the referee from his fellow Nordic country in order to delay time. Southgate
Gaet walked up to Nedvěd, took off the captain's armband and put it on the opponent with his own hands, then lowered his head and slowly walked off the field.
Aldridge was paying attention to the situation on the court from the sidelines. When Southgate passed by him, Aldridge raised his hand and patted him on the back without saying anything.
People, don't be too greedy, nor be too proud.
Eliminating the powerful Juventus really made Aldrich feel proud, and at the same time he also dreamed of advancing in the league and the Champions League simultaneously.
How can there be such a good thing in the world!
Reality poured cold water on him mercilessly.
But then again, the referee gave the home team a red card at the beginning, and the referee was really unselfish.
Football is a closed circle with many overt and covert struggles, and referees are also a part of the competition for power.
Aldridge believes that if the referee in the first round against Juventus were changed with Nelson today.
So the penalties in these two games are likely to be favorable to Millwall.
Torricelli's foul on Nedved will be shown a red card by Nelson, and Southgate's tackle on Henry may only be a yellow card.
Of course, every time the referee makes a penalty, he has his own subjective will and will decide the penalty as appropriate.
Nielsen enforces the law strictly, and no one can criticize him.
Behind them is the support of UEFA President Johansson. Nordic football is not strong, but there is a president on duty. At least in the field of refereeing, the Nordic faction is extremely strong. Nelson and Frisk are all representative.
The characters and reputation are also good.
Millwall started with one less player, and Aldridge asked Materazzi and Gattuso to warm up.
He cannot simply fill the vacancy in the back line, but must change the tactical arrangement of the game and the pursuit of goals.
Do you still have to attack like crazy when there is one less person to fight?
Let’s defend and counterattack to improve our character.
Making sure the opponent doesn't score away goals is the first priority.
After Monaco's free kick outside the penalty area was missed, Millwall made a substitution.
"Hall replaced two players at once. Is this necessary? Normally, when a defender is sent off, the head coach will remove an offensive player and replace him with a defender, but he replaced
He replaced two forwards and replaced them with a defender and a defensive midfielder. It seems that he has no hope of winning at home, but it makes sense. Manchester United did not win Monaco at home, and was defeated by the opponent as a guest.
Goal, Hall's first
The first thing to ensure is that the team does not concede goals. Trezeguet and Shevchenko walked to the sidelines together. Their expressions were a little depressed. In such a high-profile Champions League semi-final, they only played less than 3 games.
He was substituted in just minutes. Although it was a passive substitution, they should understand Hall's decision. But they definitely felt uncomfortable. Materazzi and Gattuso were replaced. It seemed that Millwall was going to fight.
The formation of 4311."
It's normal for Trezeguet and Shevchenko to be unhappy, but Aldridge was ready to go and was substituted within two minutes of playing. Of course he was depressed and couldn't be happy anymore.
But they were not happy, and Aldridge had no time to comfort them. They were professional players and they should have professional qualities.
At this time, you should adjust your mentality. If you lose your temper or get awkward, it is an unprofessional behavior.
Fortunately, the professionalism of the two was no problem. After sitting down, they just looked at the court gloomily without any unnecessary words or actions.
Aldrich supervised the game on the sidelines for ten minutes. After the two substitutes were fully in tune, he walked back and sat down.
After Southgate was sent off, if Aldridge replaced a defender, it would only make up for the gap in the defense, but he also replaced a defensive midfielder, which changed the team's posture.
Focus on defense.
It is also a means of luring the enemy.
Makelele and Gattuso are double midfielders, Pirlo is up and down, and Nedvěd is behind Larsson. Both of them have a wide range of movement. Now it depends on whether Monaco will give them a chance to counterattack.
Aldridge couldn't help but glance at the visiting team's coaching bench. Tigana was sitting there motionless, showing no signs of going to the sidelines to give instructions.
Aldrich sighed. It seemed that the other party was really unwavering.
The main thing is to fight against the guests, the main thing is to fight against the guests. Monaco, you come up and fight against the guests!
If the team is missing one person, it will definitely not be able to produce a gorgeous attack. This kind of strong competition. If one person is missing, it is equivalent to a broken arm. Millwall can only adapt to the opponent's rhythm under limited conditions.
Especially since there is one less player at the beginning, if the fight is unrestrained, the gap in physical fitness between the two sides will become wider and wider as the game progresses.
Millwall can only get rich and prosper with defensive counterattacks.
All the Fleet Street reporters watching the game wanted to curse!
Marler Gobi and Millwall are now enjoying themselves!
Really cheap.
During the Chelsea League Cup final, the smoke bomb made Fleet Street a laughing stock. Predictions were made, but even the most basic situation was not understood.
When playing against Juventus, the outside world was not optimistic about the Wild Lions, but the Wild Lions played with ups and downs and achieved an epic victory.
It's a good thing now, everyone is optimistic that the Mad Lion can advance to the finals, but you guys are having diarrhea at your doorstep!
The most hateful thing is that Millwall really got scared when they had one less player to play!
You should fight and kill Monaco with all your heart!
Singing gradually began to ring out in the Wembley stands. Now the game had entered the "garbage viewing" stage. The Lions fans entertained themselves and began to sing to encourage the team.
Even though the Lions' offense is not threatening at all now, the overall formation is shrunk in the midfield and the backcourt, and the offense relies on Larsson, Nedvěd, and Pirlo. They often fall into a double-team situation and then declare the end of the offense.
The same goes for Monaco. Millwall took the initiative to shrink, and they also patiently reversed the ball when attacking. They did not pass the ball forward if they didn't have a good opportunity, and the offensive forces they invested were very limited.
Since Monaco took a free kick outside the penalty area at the start of the game, the two teams had only three shots before the end of the first half, and two of them came from set kicks...
In the second half, the Lions' tactics remained unchanged and they still played defensive counterattacks. However, Aldrich reminded the players that once Monaco's formation starts to press forward and the number of troops increases during the attack, they must have the awareness to counterattack.
However, Tigana was determined to fight Aldrich to death. Even in the last ten minutes of the game, Monaco still did not press the situation with a large number of troops. With one more player, they could not see any offensive advantage at all. The advantage in defense was obvious.
It was very easy to neutralize Millwall's attack.
A sleepy semi-final first leg came to an end at Wembley.
0:0
Both sides ended in a goalless draw.
Aldrich exchanged a few words with Tigana and then went to be interviewed.
He was under greater pressure from public opinion today. He failed to win the game in London, which surprised experts from all walks of life. The call for Millwall to advance to the final has also been reduced a lot.
This is a relatively common view. If you can't beat your opponent at home, do you still want to make trouble in the away game?
Aldrich responded patiently to some radical questions. He looked a little depressed and disappointed.
But when he left the press conference and returned to the locker room, he spoke to the listless players in high spirits.
"Hey, get happy, get me happy, what's wrong with 0:0? Everyone says there is an advantage to visiting before home, why don't I think so? Monaco didn't score a goal in the away game, and when we go to their home court,
Have you ever thought that if we score one goal, they will score two of us, and if we score two, they will score three! Whose situation is more favorable?"
It sounds like this. As long as Millwall scores a goal in the second round, the opponent must score one more than them to advance.
In fact, there are some strong words.
However, the players felt comfortable and were in a better mood. They recharged their batteries and waited for the second round to go to France to get tickets for the final.
