Serie A started a little late. Inter Milan had just finished a league game, beating Cagliari with a goal away from home. Hodgson got off to a good start in his second-team debut.
Before the game started, Aldridge and Hodgson had a few words on the sidelines, and the atmosphere was not as lively as it was before the draw results came out.
It can be seen from Hodgson's expression that he is worried about today's game, with a solemn look on his face. If Aldridge had hatred for him, he would probably curse in his heart: His expression looked like he had just attended a funeral.
Aldrich, wearing a suit and tie, sat down and waited quietly for the game to start.
Players from both sides began to enter the field.
"The first round of the 1998/99 European Champions League group stage is about to begin. The earlier game on the first match day can be regarded as the opening game of the new season of the Champions League. The defending champion Millwall is a guest to challenge last season's Serie A runner-up.
Inter Milan, this kind of strong dialogue creates a great opportunity for Champions League football
The kickoff of the banquet is really exciting. Unfortunately, today's Millwall has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the Millwall that won the Champions League in Amsterdam four months ago. In the starting lineup, we
There are no starting players who have appeared in more than five finals.
The championship team that Aldrich Hall spent four years building was dismembered by the European giants in the summer. Now he has to lead a new generation of youth troops to start a new journey. Fortunately, there are still talents in his team.
Mainstay players such as Sgait and Nedvěd are in charge.
Inter Milan's starting number today is 442.
Goalkeeper: Pagliuca.
Defenders: Zanetti, Bergomi, West, Galante.
Midfielder: Simeone, Koël Djorkaeff, Baggio.
Forwards: Ronaldo, Zamorano.
When Hodgson coached Inter Milan for the first time, he brought Inter Milan, which was on the verge of relegation, to seventh place in the league in the first four seasons. In the second season, he won the third place in the league and the runner-up in the UEFA Cup. This was his second time coaching Inter Milan.
Milan had won the previous league, which was a good start for the new season. But today, even if they are sitting at home and facing the new generation of Millwall youth army, this Inge
Coach Lan probably won’t feel relaxed either. This is a very strange feeling. It’s clear that Millwall has lost so many of its main players. But you just can’t underestimate him and you can’t change the strength of Millwall. It’s such a young team.
The team defeated the powerful Manchester United in the league. What kind of game will the two teams present to the fans today? Well, the game will start soon. Inter Milan kicks off first."
After the referee blew his whistle, the game started. Inter Milan played fast as soon as they came up. Djorkaeff and Baggio quickly passed the midfield through a one-two, and then Baggio directly wiped out Lampard through his personal ability, and then
A short pass passed the ball to Ronaldo. The alien dribbled horizontally outside the penalty area to get into space and shot. There was a bang and the shot hit the outside of the post and missed.
"Inter Milan almost opened the scoring! Ronaldo's shot was just a hair's breadth away from the goal. If this goal was scored, it would set a new record for the fastest goal in the Champions League! It only took less than 12 seconds to start!"
Aldridge's heart was really pounding just now. Fortunately, Ronaldo's shot didn't go in, otherwise the game would have been difficult to play.
After all, Lampard is still young, and in the Premier League, he rarely encounters opponents with particularly delicate skills at his feet. When he came up to face Baggio, and with the factor of playing away from home, he was easily broken by Baggio.
The process was simply horrific, like a world champion knocking out a boxing rookie in a boxing ring.
What is the strongest thing about Inter Milan’s lineup? Without a doubt, the offense.
On the front line there is the alien Ronaldo and the terrifying Ivan Zamorano.
How strong is Roberto Baggio's individual ability? He is a great player who has played well in the World Cup, the highest stage of football.
Djorkaeff is another star trained by Wenger in his early days at Monaco.
Coe is also a familiar opponent to Millwall. Coe was the main force for Paris Saint-Germain in the European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals two years ago.
Argentina international Simeone, a strong defensive midfielder.
Just looking at Inter Milan's midfield and frontcourt, you will find a very intuitive problem: the offense is strong and the defense is weak.
Especially Baggio and Djorkaeff behind the striker, both of whom can play forward.
The strongest defensive player in the midfield is Simeone, followed by Coe, and after that, the remaining four players with forward attributes have nothing to compare with.
As for the opponent's defense, Zanetti is really a young player now, and Bergomi is about to retire. This is a weak link in their defense, and it is also the tactical requirement for Aldridge to let Ronaldinho focus on the left wing today.
Grenchar's presence on the right is just a cover. His breakthrough in personal ability is to attract the attention of the opponent's defense, and then as long as he can get the ball over, he will immediately move to the left.
Nedved faced off against Simeone today. The two were equally matched in attack and defense.
The game lasted fifteen minutes, and Millwall first focused on stabilizing the rhythm and adapting to the game.
After fifteen minutes, Millwall began to attack more and more, but as soon as they attacked, Inter Milan counterattacked.
Simeone intercepted Nedvěd's attempt to receive the pass from Grenjaer. Grenjaer's pass was not good and it was a knife. Nedvěd bravely went up to the knife but still failed to touch it.
ball.
When Simeone stole the ball, he directly kicked the ball and passed it to Djorkaeff in front. The latter took the ball and turned around and gave the ball to Baggio. Baggio continued to try to break through Lampard, and Lampard stepped forward.
Stepping back, Baggio faked a real pass. Djorkaeff did not compete with national team teammate Makelele and passed the ball diagonally to Zamorano, who was leaning on Southgate. The latter took the ball and knocked it back to
Baggio intervened, and Baggio passed the ball to Ronaldo.
This series of rapid passes in a small area was dazzling. After Ronaldo got the ball, he deceived Materazzi's center of gravity with two consecutive fake moves, and then faced Bute semi-lonely. The alien almost even faked his shot.
Action, when the ball rolled into the goal, Bute did not make a save action at all, because the opponent's shot was not like a shot at all. He poked the ball with his toes and the ball went into the net. Not to mention waving his thigh to exert force, his calf did not swing.
force action.
"The ball went in! Inter Milan scored the first goal at home. The scorer was the alien Ronaldo. This goal was wonderful! Inter Milan sent the ball to Ronaldo's feet through a series of beautiful small-scale cooperation, and the latter passed the ball through a personal
Ability beats Materazzi and Bute."
Ronaldo spread his arms and ran to the sideline to celebrate, and his teammates surrounded him.
Aldridge walked to the sidelines and waved to Schneider. When the opponent came up to him, Aldridge told him how to adjust next.
Inter Milan completely gave up on the wing today!
I just hit the middle and got very good results.
Say they are 442, more precisely 4222.
Hodgson probably has also studied Millwall's recent state. Although Lampard's defense is stronger than Pirlo, it will be tested more often when he is unable to control the midfield. Especially Millwall's tactics.
What is more critical when defending is for the wide players to return to defense.
Aldridge's adjustment is to let the two full-backs shrink the penalty area. As long as there is no pressure on the wing defense, Schneider has to fill in. Which position? It is to fill the space after Ronaldo succeeds, or Baggio moves forward.
intercept in the forward area.
Inter Milan fans in Meazza are very excited. After nine years away from the Champions League, Inter Milan has returned to the highest stage of European clubs. Inter Milan has had a wonderful start!
After Aldridge made adjustments, Millwall's defense in the middle was strengthened, but its offense was so frustrating that he frowned.
Underestimating the enemy!
Before the game, he felt that Ronaldinho would have the upper hand against Zanetti, but in fact Zanetti was very successful in defending Ronaldinho today.
Zanetti, who has played the main role at Inter Milan for the past three seasons, has been nurtured and tempered in Serie A. Facing countless talented offensive players, although his defense has not reached perfection, it has reached a very high level.
Ronaldinho seemed to be at odds with Zanetti. After two consecutive unsuccessful breakthroughs, he had to pass Zanetti after getting the ball.
As a result, Ronaldinho's power dropped sharply!
The most critical quality of a defensive player is anticipation, while that of an offensive player lies in change. Once Ronaldinho loses his unpredictable magic, and Zanetti also knows that the opponent is going to beat him, then there is no need to think about the contest between the two.
Whoever wins loses.
Eight minutes after the first goal was conceded, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball in and was intercepted by Zanetti. The latter dribbled the ball forward and rushed forward. Millwall's attack had just started, but it was suddenly counterattacked. Lampa
De ran desperately to the backcourt, and Nedvěd also chased diagonally to harass Zanetti.
The Argentine teenager decisively played the ball. Djorkaeff took the ball in front of him and made a long pass over the head. The terrifying Ivan turned his back and headed the ball. Ronaldo did not touch the ball, but Baggio who came from behind made a beautiful pass on the ball.
The moment it landed, the ball stopped and passed by.
It rolled between Materazzi's legs, and Baggio also rushed past him. Seeing that the goalkeeper was about to be one-on-one, Schneider made a tackle from the side. He touched the ball first, and then brought down Baggio.
Joe, who fell to the ground, the referee blew his whistle and pointed at the penalty spot.
"Inter Milan won a penalty! Although Schneider's tackle hit the ball first, FIFA banned behind-the-back tackles four years ago and strictly enforced it in the just-concluded World Cup. UEFA
It has also introduced new penalty rules for tackles. Diagonal tackles are also dangerous and are not allowed. UEFA will implement this rule in the Champions League this season and will also use it in the 2000 European Cup."
The Millwall players explained to the referee, and Schneider got up and went to check on Baggio first. After confirming that the opponent was not injured, he stood there with his hands on his hips.
It's not that he didn't know that his action just now would result in a penalty kick. It was because of the situation that he forgot everything as soon as his mind got hot and he was eager to save him.
The referee's decision will not be changed, and Millwall's players did not bother with the explanation. At the very least, Schneider was not shown a yellow card, which is considered to be merciful by the referee.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines and did not protest to the fourth official. This was different from their game against Wimbledon. The penalty kick just now was not controversial in terms of UEFA's new policies and regulations. In other words,
If a Millwall player is tackled from behind in the opponent's penalty area, the referee should also award a penalty kick regardless of whether the ball was tackled.
Regulations are regulations, and they are equal to each other.
Although this rule is fucked up.
Just like FIFA bans behind-the-back tackles, ordinary people will applaud when they hear it. This is to protect the players, and it also protects the offensive team's offense from being maliciously destroyed.
However, this has made many top defensive players, especially players with superb tackle skills, cry without tears?
In modern times, the penalty scale for tackles has been constantly modified, which has directly led to a phenomenon: ten years later, there will be almost no defensive players with first-rate tackle skills.
There is no way, due to the restrictions of the rules, the defenders basically don’t work hard to practice, so what if they practice well? The Argentine national team’s defensive players with top-notch tackle skills can only watch Irving achieve the beauty of a young boy who chases the wind.
Name? If the rules had not changed, let alone 100%, at least Irving would never have been able to send the ball into Argentina's goal so easily.
Aldridge wasn't angry about the penalty kick. He didn't even care who took the penalty kick. He called Ronaldinho in front of him and Inter Milan took the penalty kick as if it had nothing to do with him. He cared more about whether it was a long time ago.
