After Trezeguet's goal, he rushed to the corner flag with his eyes closed and roared in celebration. His teammates swarmed over. Everyone knew that this goal caused a fundamental reversal of the situation. Millwall was originally at a slight disadvantage.
, the score was a draw, everyone was on the same starting line, but Millwall was playing away, so they were naturally at a disadvantage.
But after this goal, Monaco was directly forced into a desperate situation. Even if they scored an equalizer at home, it would not be enough. On the basis of Millwall not scoring next, they would have another chance.
Score a goal!
When Aldrich saw this goal, he took his right hand out of his pocket and made a fist and smashed it in front of his face. His eyes were extremely firm and bright. Other coaches and players were cheering for this goal. They took a solid step towards Amsterdam.
!
When the coaching staff was preparing for the game before the game, Aldridge resolutely removed Shevchenko and started Grunchar instead. Many coaches did not understand it and thought it was too risky. In the coach's evaluation,
A very intuitive point is that Grenchar's scoring ability is definitely not as good as Shevchenko, there is no doubt about this.
And even if they want to play someone with outstanding personal ability, the coaching staff is inclined to let Ronaldinho play, but Aldridge still firmly uses Grenciar.
When he wants to use a player, the purpose may not be particularly direct. He needs a player to serve the team's tactics rather than expecting one player to directly dominate the game after coming on the field.
Ronaldinho's comprehensive evaluation of his personal ability has surpassed that of Grenchar, but his invisible ability is still far behind Grenchar, that is: tacit teamwork!
To create a team chemical reaction and allow the individual abilities of the 11 players to be combined to produce strength beyond expectations. Team tacit understanding is particularly critical.
For example, the smooth offensive coordination and solid defense that Millwall has played in the past two seasons are all honed by these players playing together for two or three years, especially the sustained offense, multi-foot passing and running offense,
It takes a long time to play together to achieve the state of "heart-to-heart".
Grenjaer did not disappoint Aldrich. Not only did he force Monaco's defense to shrink through his personal ability, making the opponent pay attention to his presence, the defense was to distract his side, but he also passed the ball decisively when it was time to pass the ball. There was no delay.
, he has performed better than the classical winger in history, and he deserves to be in today's starting lineup!
After celebrating, Aldridge made a downward gesture towards the players on the field. Even when celebrating the goal, he never showed a smile. He just wanted to tell the players: Now is not the time to laugh!
Nedvěd retreated deeper, and then jumped in at high speed to cooperate with his teammates during the counterattack, mainly to strengthen defense.
Now Millwall is more determined to play defensive counterattack, and they are also more calm in terms of rhythm control.
Now, we can kick things off slowly!
Tigana looked grim after being scored. Only then did he realize that perhaps he had overestimated the strength gap between Monaco and Millwall.
Before the semi-final match, he did not think that Monaco and Millwall were on the same level. Millwall was stronger. There is no doubt that if Monaco were in Millwall's group, they would definitely not be able to achieve a complete victory record.
Go to Juventus, maybe go home.
However, the outside world does not see it that way.
The Monaco players didn’t think so either.
Millwall is a young team, a strong team composed of a large number of young talents. Monaco is not far behind, and there are many young talents who are appreciated and paid attention to by the outside world.
Moreover, when they played against Manchester United, Manchester United's traditional strong team was more impressive, and they suppressed Millwall in the league. They eliminated Manchester United. Do they still need to be afraid of Millwall?
Play more conservatively in the away game and get the draw you want. When you return to the home court, you will naturally open up your position and defeat your opponent.
Tigana held his forehead and pondered. If Monaco had used absolute defensive counterattack tactics from the beginning, and played more conservatively even at home, perhaps the probability of advancement would have been higher. However, it was precisely the miscalculation of the difference in strength between the two teams.
When Millwall used a more sophisticated way to push Monaco to the edge of the cliff on a stage that required more caution and caution.
Millwall learned from the over-the-top style of play from the beginning of the last home game, playing as a guest was extremely low-key, and the tactics were very targeted. The two wingers cut inside and compressed the center, leaving a lot of space on the wing. At the beginning, Monaco
The full-backs were still wary, but Millwall's full-backs did not boldly assist.
However, Millwall's tactical design must be premeditated.
Defensive counterattack, attacking 4 people.
Defensive counterattack, attacking 4 people.
Defensive counterattack, attacking 4 people...
For the first 20 minutes or so, Millwall had this rhythm, but Millwall suddenly came into force!
In the counterattack when the goal was scored, Millwall added a midfielder and full-back to rush to the dangerous area, and it was Capdevila's cover that attracted the Monaco defense to retreat quickly, and then Pirlo pressed in.
Near the line of the penalty area, Monaco's defense had to be premised. In this short period of time, fatal loopholes appeared in the defense adjustment. Pirlo, a passing master, easily assisted Trezeguet to score.
Tigana turned his head and glanced at Aldridge. Even though the opponent was younger than him, he was filled with admiration: The Aldridge whom we watched the European Cup with two years ago, most French coaches who are already thirty years old are still the seniors who watch the rising stars.
Mentality, but now Aldrich is more sophisticated than many famous coaches!
Now, Monaco is forced into a desperate situation, and Tigana has only one choice left: attack and rob!
The purpose of asking players to press wildly is to prevent Millwall from controlling the rhythm of the game, and to attack wildly is to score goals.
With one hour of game time left and Monaco trying to score two goals, there was really no room to take things slow.
In terms of personal ability, Millwall is not weaker than its opponents on every front. Under such circumstances, even if Monaco starts to grab the ball, they still have the initiative in the game.
Millwall will not use boring kicks to kill time, but they will increase the number of lateral passes, so that Monaco must have a tilted center of gravity no matter how they grab it. No matter how fast a person is, they can't outrun the ball.
Whenever Monaco fights hard and enters a short period of peak physical consumption and needs to take a breather, Millwall launches another wave of offensive and plays more threatening than before!
After Monaco successfully defended, they switched from defense to offense, but due to the fierce fighting, they were unable to start sprinting forward at the highest speed immediately. They could not counterattack and could only engage in positional warfare. This played into Millwall's plan, as they were not afraid of the opponent's frontal attack.
The first half ended quickly and Millwall returned to the dressing room with a one-goal lead.
At halftime, Aldrich mainly arranged the defensive tasks in the second half. With 45 minutes left, they would get a ticket to the finals. Even if they defended for 45 minutes, it would not be a bad idea.
Tigana significantly adjusted the team's tactics during the halftime break and also mobilized the team's morale.
In the second half, Monaco no longer pursued speed in positional battles, but instead tried to stabilize the rhythm and organize penetration offensives through patient counterattacks.
However, Millwall's defense strengthened, and Nedvěd almost turned into a defensive midfielder, allowing Pirlo to move forward. He and Makelele defended as a defensive midfielder. From defense to attack, Pirlo organized and dispatched forward.
Monaco couldn't penetrate the ball, so they began to frequently try to threaten their opponents with long-range shots. At the same time, they also hoped to lure Millwall's defense out.
This was foreseen. Millwall is not afraid of the opponent's long-range shots and is more calm in mentality. If the opponent can really reverse the situation with the help of two world waves, it will really be the goddess of luck who has become the opponent's crotch minister.
When the game reached the 65th minute, Tigana was on the verge of death.
He replaced a forward and removed a defender, and the offense became simple, rough and direct again!
As a result, the opponent's backcourt was empty, and Millwall took action. Aldridge replaced Pirlo with Ballack, and started a three-midfielder tactic, relying on two wings to attack.
Between offense and defense, Monaco's offense began to threaten. In front of the threat area, they used patience to organize the offense and move forward. When they got within 30 yards in front of the goal, they would either take a long shot and rely on luck to see if they could get it in the second time.
Get a great scoring opportunity when attacking. For example, if Bute makes a save and misses, the forward can shoot back, or like when Juventus played Millwall in the first round, the long-range shot will be refracted by someone on the path.
This depends on luck.
Either Monaco would have distributed the ball to the wing and passed the ball from a 45-degree angle, but today's cross obviously could not threaten Millwall's goal. Materazzi's air defense was absolutely no problem.
Millwall's counterattack was booming, and the threat became more and more serious. The opponent's formation began to press forward, and the midfield and backfield were disconnected, giving Millwall opportunities to break through one by one.
During a counterattack, Glenchard dribbled the ball down the right wing. He saw that as long as the forwards outflanked him, they would get an excellent opportunity. However, Trezeguet was carried by the opponent's center back and failed to get the ball in place.
Aldrich saw the crux and replaced Trezeguet with Shevchenko. In terms of speed, Shevchenko was faster than Trezeguet!
This substitution had an immediate effect. As soon as Shevchenko came on the field, Grenchar got the ball on the right, and the opponent came up to press him from behind. This time, he did not choose to go through, but gave him a direct kick.
After receiving the ball, Shevchenko inserted it into the right side of the ribs and then sprinted forward.
, he dribbled the ball towards the penalty area, and the Monaco defender desperately chased back. When the ball entered the penalty area, Shevchenko's position was on the right side of the penalty area. He did not try to force the shot, but crossed the ball to the center.
After passing the ball, Larsson rushed up from the left during the counterattack and rushed over.
Barthez abandoned the goal and Larson made a gesture to hit the goal. Barthez's center of gravity was deceived. Larson faked the shot and passed the ball diagonally. It passed the goalkeeper and faced the empty goal. He scored easily!
"Larsson killed the game! He calmly passed the goalkeeper and then pushed the shot into the empty goal. Millwall led Monaco 2:0 in the away game. With less than 10 minutes left, unless Monaco scored three goals in a row, otherwise
They will be locked out of the finals!"
After scoring the goal, Larson pointed at Shevchenko with a smile on his face. The two hugged each other, and then walked to the visiting team's fans' stands together, each waving an arm.
The Lions fans were extremely excited in the stands, with their faces flushed and waving their arms to Larsson, as if they were all on steroids.
Aldrich turned around and hugged Jenson.
2:0
2:0
We definitely want to go to Amsterdam and set foot on the highest level of intercontinental club competition!
This goal completely made Monaco lose their fighting spirit. They scored three goals in less than ten minutes. It is not impossible, but the hope is very slim. Especially if they continue to play like this, they may not be able to stop Millwall from playing next time.
Wave counter attack.
Millwall stopped, and two minutes later, Aldridge replaced Larsson with Gattuso, strengthening the defense more thoroughly.
In the final minutes of the game, Monaco's offense was a little weaker. After failing to achieve results, Millwall consumed the last time. (To be continued...)
