Before the end of the first half, the score did not change and the two teams entered the locker room.
At halftime, Aldridge didn't make too many adjustments, but just asked the offense to be more sophisticated.
There is nothing to mention defensively. The opponent did not even have a shot in the first half. Millwall completely suppressed the opponent in the away game.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Millwall still had the advantage on the field. Sheffield Wednesday intensified their marking and harassment of Ronaldinho. Physically, Ronaldinho still suffered a bit and was at a disadvantage in the confrontation, especially when the opponent used his body to collide unreasonably.
to disrupt Millwall's attack.
After discovering this situation, Nedved took the initiative to walk over and whisper to Ronaldinho.
The two swapped their roles in the first half. Nedvěd returned to the role of attacking midfielder, allowing Ronaldinho to return to the winger, less organized with the ball. Once forward, he is a direct threat to the opponent's goal. As long as he enters the penalty area, the opponent wants to
There will also be scruples for fouls.
With the leading offensive players being closely guarded, Millwall's full-backs stepped forward to assist and became the focus of the game. In addition, Pirlo was more mature than last season, and the rhythm of the field control has reached a qualitative change.
Millwall's offensive attack doesn't look like it right now.
It was as stormy as the previous two years, but through continuous control of the situation, even if the threatening attack was resolved by the opponent, it was able to launch two or three attacks in a row, constantly impacting the opponent's defense line and challenging the opponent's nerves. At this rhythm,
Well, Sheffield Wednesday soon couldn't stand it anymore.
Schneider is now very comfortable in the full-back position. Whenever he steps forward to assist, he has reached the point of proficiency.
Combining his skillful and delicate footwork with his efficient kicking style, he played very well on the right wing and continued to create threats on the right wing in the second half.
Sixty-three minutes. Schneider passed the opponent's full-back and hit the top of the penalty area. Nedvěd deliberately missed the ball. Pirlo followed up and seemed to be about to shoot, forcing Sheffield Wednesday's defense to press.
Coming up to block him, what stunned the audience was that Pirlo gently flicked the ball forward. When he missed the ball, Nedvěd, who was rushing forward, happened to miss the entire opponent's defense line. The ball,
Arrived as expected!
But the ball was thrown a bit high, and Nedvěd had to jump up and head the ball immediately. Otherwise, the attacking goalkeeper would not give Nedvěd a chance to readjust when the ball landed.
Nedvěd was facing the goal, and the ball was heading towards the goal. It was difficult for him to exert force, so he jumped up and headed the ball to Larsson, who was following up from the right and was completely unmarked.
Larson didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground before firing a volley!
The ball flew into the upper left corner of the goal like a shell. The goalkeeper looked at the ball and sighed, not even having time to react.
Larsson and Nedved hugged each other after scoring!
"This goal is brilliant! It's not surprising that Schneider knocked back at the top of the penalty area, and it's not surprising that Nedvěd didn't take a kick to hit the goal when there were players blocking the angle in front, but he missed the ball.
, we all thought that Pirlo, who followed up, would take a long shot, but Pirlo used a shocking pass to penetrate Sheffield Wednesday's entire defense. The most amazing thing is,
Nedved clearly had his back to Pirlo. After missing the ball, he went straight forward, as if he had eyes in the back of his head and knew that Pirlo would pass the ball to him. When facing the goalkeeper one-on-one, Nedved chose
He tipped the ball to Larsson, who was more confident. The Swedish super striker accepted the gift and blasted the ball into Sheffield Wednesday's goal with a violent volley! Millwall led Sheffield Wednesday 2:0!"
Aldridge sat and nodded, but he still felt a little regretful. Ronaldinho and Ruud van Nistelrooy were not involved in the whole process of scoring the goal. They were still the mainstay players in the team and completed it together.
However, this kind of thing should not be rushed. After playing more games, as long as the training is done properly, it will naturally fall into place.
When the game reached the 70th minute, Millwall made a substitution.
Aldrich replaced Nedved with Klose and replaced Larsson with Van der Meyde.
The formation changed to 442.
"It seems that Hall will focus on the next game after taking a two-goal lead, letting Nedvěd and Larsson go down to rest and prepare for the focus battle with Manchester United a week later."
As the commentator guessed, Aldridge did let the two main players off the field to rest. A week later, they will face Manchester United at home.
From 433 to 442, the formation becomes more balanced. Millwall can play in a closed position, and the full-backs do not have to go straight up and down. The attack relies on the two full-backs to instigate the attack.
Ronaldinho and Van der Meyde were on one side, feeding Klose and Ruud van Nistelrooy on the front line.
With two balls in hand, Ronaldinho began to play boldly, not treating his opponents as human beings on the wing, and using the ball at his feet to play with fancy skills.
Aldrich allowed Ronaldinho to play this way, but there was a prerequisite, that is, Ronaldinho must provide firepower for his teammates.
When Ronaldinho attracted two defensive players on the left, he stepped on a bicycle and quickly passed the ball back to the center. Because he was closely marked, the opponent's defense in other positions would have gaps. Pirlo did his same trick after receiving the ball.
Repeat and pass the ball to the right.
Van der Meyde is much stronger than when he first came to the team last year, and his foot skills have also been honed to be concise and efficient. When he catches the ball, he passes the ball directly, directly wiping the opponent's full-back, breaking through the bottom and passing a high ball.
, Klose grabbed the point in front of the goal, jumped high and headed the ball towards the goal, and the ball went into the net.
"3:0, does anyone else doubt that Millwall's strength has declined? Andy, have you noticed that Millwall's current playing style has become richer?"
"Martin, you are right. Millwall's style of play is more varied than before. This change comes from Ronaldinho. He can attract the attention of two or three opponent defenders on one side.
And he ensures not to lose the ball. After he passes the ball to his teammates, there will be holes in the opponent's defense. Coupled with today's debut forward Miroslav Klose, he makes Millwall's crosses even more threatening.
Van der Meyde also has his place."
After scoring, Klose ran to the sidelines and did a front flip to celebrate. This was his first goal in a professional league. Of course it is worth celebrating.
Aldridge asked Lampard to come on to replace Pirlo, and then sat quietly.
Jensen smiled next to him: "It seems that we have a tradition that forwards can score goals on their debut. Shevchenko also came on as a substitute, and Klose has also scored now."
"Haha, this is a good tradition, I hope it can be carried forward."
Aldrich replied with a smile.
Before the game was about to end, Klose controlled the ball in front of the penalty area and used his body to withstand the opponent's harassment. Before he was surrounded, he passed the ball to Lampard who came in behind. The latter made a long shot and scored.
Locked at 4:0.
"Klose, after seeing his performance today when he came off the bench for less than 20 minutes, we understand why Millwall dared to sell off two of their main strikers in the summer, and Hall dared to talk about winning the league. They lack
Forward? No, no, do they lack good forwards? Look at Klose, one pass and one shot.
It's not enough to describe his contribution to the team. If Ruud hadn't wasted two wonderful goals from Klose, maybe Klose would have scored a hat trick of assists, and he could also score. I remember
When Trezeguet played his first Premier League game three years ago, his performance was definitely not as good as Klose's."
At the end of the game, Aldridge shook hands with the opponent's coach with an unimpressed expression, and then walked into the tunnel.
Millwall's first away win in the league was no surprise.
Facing a team of Sheffield Wednesday's level, victory or big victory is not convincing enough. Especially when Millwall can easily control the rhythm of the game on the field, whether there is any problem with their defense cannot be seen from this game.
, the result cannot be obtained.
The real litmus test is the next round's home game against Manchester United.
After the game, Aldridge walked into the locker room to congratulate Klose, then hurriedly accepted an interview in the mixed zone and led the team back to London.
Millwall topped the standings with a 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the first round of the league.
The much-anticipated new Premier League season has begun, but the first round of the league was disappointing.
Five of the ten games were draws, four of which were 0:0.
The most exciting game was when Manchester United was almost defeated by Martin O'Neill's team at Old Trafford. The final result was 2:2. Martin O'Neill even claimed to be disappointed with the result in the post-match interview. He thought Lecce
Manchester City has every chance to take away the victory.
The league has just begun and the standings mean nothing.
When Aldridge was preparing for the game against Manchester United, he specially arranged small-scale cooperation between Ronaldinho and Nedvěd in offensive and defensive drills.
Before the start of the season, Aldrich regarded Manchester United as the biggest competitor in the league in the new season. Therefore, when the two teams would have direct talks in the second round, the press conference the day before the game was very lively.
"What do you think of Manchester United's near loss to Leicester City at home? Do you still think Manchester United is Millwall's biggest competitor?"
The journalists' tone has begun to be negative towards Manchester United.
Aldridge said lightly: "Manchester United underestimated their opponent. They did not correctly realize that Leicester City's strength has increased in the new season. If you don't pay enough attention to your opponent, you will be punished. Millwall will not make mistakes, Manchester United will
The results of the last round will not change the fact that Manchester United is strong. If I think that Manchester United cannot even win Leicester City, it means that Manchester United has become weak, then this is a very stupid idea, and
It will have a negative impact on the team."
"This is the fourth season you have played against Ferguson. In the past two years, Millwall sold important players such as Solskjaer and Stam to Manchester United. This summer, it is said that Ferguson is interested in acquiring Van Nistelrooy.
Yi, have you ever talked about this?"
The transfer window hasn't closed yet and anything can happen.
Klose has also attracted the attention of many teams.
Do Manchester United want Millwall players?
Of course I do, and there are more than one.
Faced with this problem, Aldridge said bluntly: "It is normal for my players to be pursued by other clubs because they are very good. Millwall had no choice but to sell players away before, but from our perspective
After winning the Champions League, the appeal of other clubs has decreased, and my players prefer to stay at Millwall, where they can achieve greater success and I trust each other with them."
"Although you say so, Millwall still let go of many important first-team players in the summer."
"That's different. Some players leave for no competitive reasons. I'm sure their departure will not cause a heavy blow to the team."
Aldridge's speech today expressed a gesture to the outside world.
Even if Millwall sells players, it will only be players they can let go.
Millwall has suitable replacements for main players such as Capdevila, Trezeguet, Shevchenko, and Helguera, and there will be no personnel gaps caused by the departure of players.
As for the absolute main players, even if Aldridge sells, he will not choose to sell to Manchester United.
Ferguson has been asking for Larsson every year, and Aldridge is too lazy to return him now. (To be continued...)
