The rhythm of the game in the early part of the second half was the same as the entire first half, dull.
When the game reached the 60th minute, the Gunners fans in the stands became slightly anxious.
Millwall is their biggest rival for the title, and their strength has declined in the new season. In addition, Nedvěd and Ronaldinho are absent from today's game. This is a good time for Arsenal to win a key battle. This battle is of great value.
6 points!
The Lions fans are comforting themselves in their hearts. Our strength has declined, but we have not fallen behind on the field. Today, the team performed well in the away game.
Wenger was confused and looked at Aldridge frequently. He wanted Millwall to attack.
If you are lagging behind in points, why don't you strive for the half-distance championship?
Arsenal has no advantage in the midfield in positional warfare. The two teams are completely matched up in the midfield. Millwall strengthens the midfield and lacks a forward. Arsenal does not have much space whether it is positional warfare or counterattack.
, can't pose any threat.
The same is true for Millwall, who have fewer troops on the offensive end and are tightly restricted by Arsenal's defense.
After another 5 minutes, Millwall made substitutions, two at a time.
Aldridge was still sitting, and Klinsmann took Henry and Larsson to the sidelines to prepare for substitutions. He held a tactical book and reminded the two of their tasks after taking the field. The two listened carefully and nodded.
Seeing this scene, the narrator became excited.
"Millwall is going to replace two heavyweight players. Larsson is back from injury. Hall is going to give him about 25 minutes to see what he can do. Henry is in good form recently and he is a threat on the court.
It's very intuitive. It seems that Millwall is going to exert its strength in the final stage."
Even more excited than the commentator was Arsene Wenger.
He stood up and warned the defense to pay attention.
Millwall finally couldn't hold back and wanted to attack!
Is this a good thing?
Wenger seems to be doing a good job. As long as the opponent attacks and provides firepower to the striker, Arsenal only needs to withstand the attack. The counterattack after switching from defense to offense is their specialty.
Larsson comes on to replace Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Henry comes on to replace Glenchard.
"Hall seems to have made a matchup substitution, but there should be changes in the offense. Larson will be the center and Henry will be the winger. The two can switch positions during the offense, and Van der Meyde will provide firepower for the two on the other side.
support."
Wenger thought that Millwall would attack aggressively after the substitution, but he was wrong. He stood on the sidelines frowning and feeling depressed.
Millwall really just made substitutions, with no change in tactics.
Henry's role in replacing Gruncharr is no different. He relies on a single soldier to fight. Larsson is on the front line and the mediocre Ruud van Nistelrooy has no fire support. As for Van der Meyde, his pass
It's no use having the ball hit the right spot. Larson was double-teamed, how could he get the spot?
Wenger doesn't understand. If they don't change their style of play and don't invest more troops in the attack, why are Millwall making substitutions?
The game time was getting shorter and shorter, and Aldrich watched the game with a lukewarm look from beginning to end.
He found that as long as he set his goals lower, he would not feel any pressure.
Let’s see who can keep calm!
Millwall's first goal today is not to concede a goal. So what if Arsenal is ahead? When the depth of the bench is tested in the second half of the season, Millwall's main players will return to the team one after another. Arsenal will rely on this group of people. Let's see who can survive.
To the end!
Wenger is really a little anxious. Arsenal cannot beat Millwall at home and may be distanced by Manchester United.
Even if Aldridge declares in front of Fleet Street that he will win the league title this season, does Wenger believe it? Who knows if this is psychological warfare!
In order to boost the morale of the team, Aldridge set a high goal for the players to strive for. In fact, this season is just to train young people?
Let Ronaldinho, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Van der Meyde, Duff and other players further grow and improve, and next season will be truly strong, both in terms of player ability and technical and tactical maturity.
If Arsenal wants to defend their title, they must win this game. They need to win both morale and points!
Wenger made the team play more adventurous and direct.
However, Millwall's seven-man defense was airtight. In the 83rd minute, Arsenal advanced from the wing and turned to attack in the middle. Pires' pass was successfully intercepted by Gattuso. He turned around and Millwall's counterattack came!
After Lampard handed the ball to Van der Meyde, he immediately moved forward. In front of him, only Pettit was the defensive midfielder. Vieira failed to connect in the center and was chasing back at full speed.
After receiving the ball, Van der Meyde immediately hit the ball to the center. Larsson, who retreated, received the ball. Arsenal's defense was facing a formidable enemy.
Larson didn't wait for Adams to come forward and passed the ball back to Lampard, who stepped in. The latter kicked the ball and hit it to the left side of the penalty area.
Henry!
Henry cut inside and took the ball, and the Arsenal fans in the stands seemed to smell death.
But Henry passed the ball diagonally to the other side of the penalty area. Who was the ball for?
Adams stared closely at Larson, but his eyes were full of disbelief. Henry's ball was not passed to Larson!
Aldrich's eyes flashed and he watched this attack with all his attention.
Larsson's position as center forward is just a cover. He has just returned from injury, so the actual threat will be greatly reduced. However, as long as he plays, he can attract the opponent's heavy defense. It may be difficult for him to directly threaten Arsenal's goal.
So Aldrich actually played him to provide support in the middle.
As for Henry, who was promoted by Wenger in Monaco, wouldn't Wenger focus on reminding the defense before the game?
There are only a few threats left in Millwall's attack. Will Henry, the top summer transfer target, be ignored?
When Henry gets the ball, Arsenal's defense will definitely pay attention to him.
It is easy for this golden line of defense to defend against one person. It is no problem to defend against two persons. But in terms of attention, with Larsson and Henry as cover, Millwall’s real killer will only be created when the third person appears.
A real threat!
Henry's diagonal pass hit the back of Arsenal's defense and rolled directly to the back of the goal.
There, someone outflanked him and pushed the ball into the top corner of the goal.
"The ball was scored! Van der Meyde became a hero! The Dutchman did not enter the penalty area once for more than 80 minutes! Not even once! But this time, he outflanked the goal and scored the ball from the back point. Millwall's away game
The goal is ahead of defending champion Arsenal. This goal is really unexpected, but this goal reflects the characteristics of Millwall's quick counterattack. The team cooperates tacitly and the attack points are outstanding.
Unexpectedly, we all thought that Henry or Larsson would be the terminator, and even Lampard who intervened might be focused on by Arsenal. However, it was Van der Meyde who usually prefers assists, who became the terminator. This is definitely
It was Hall's tactical arrangement before the game, otherwise Van der Meyde would not have risked leaving a large space behind him to enter the penalty area. They know how fast Arsenal can counterattack!"
After scoring the goal, Aldridge finally stood up and vibrated his arms up and down in front of him.
Wenger kept shaking his head in anger.
Millwall's tactics have not changed, but their offensive focus has changed.
No one could have imagined that Aldridge replacing Henry and Larsson was actually covering for Vandermeyde!
The Gunners fans were depressed in the stands at Highbury.
Is this Christmas going to be a tragedy?
Lions fans are excited.
Boy, this is not a bad Christmas gift.
They thought a draw would be good, since it was a guest match and the team did lack a few generals.
But now there are less than 10 minutes left in the game and victory is in sight, which makes them overjoyed.
After taking a one-goal lead, Aldridge gave a signal to the team. He told them to hold on tight and concentrate on their defense. At the same time, they should be more cautious in attacking. If there is no good opportunity, they should control the ball first and wait for Arsenal to press forward and grab it.
The more time there is, the more space there will be.
Wenger stood on the sidelines with his arms folded across his chest and a serious look on his face, his mind running rapidly.
Arsenal played according to their normal style and seemed unable to break through Millwall's gate.
In terms of the thickness of the bench, Arsenal is not as good as the opponent, especially the rare players who can play.
There are not many personnel changes he can make, so he can only change his tactics.
He signaled to the players.
In the last three minutes of the game, Arsenal's style of play completely changed.
Aldridge saw the situation on the court and rushed directly to the sidelines to signal Lampard to return to the penalty area!
Arsenal actually played long passes again!
Moreover, their players have good footwork. The ball is not passed over someone's head, but directly to the area behind the central defender, allowing Bergkamp to grab the spot. Bergkamp's ball stopping skills are master-level.
If it were normal times, Millwall would not be afraid of the opponent's long pass at all.
However, in the first 85 minutes of the game, Arsenal had been playing pass-and-cut coordination. The Millwall players were subconsciously used to the opponent's style of play. The opponent's sudden change would definitely make Millwall uncomfortable, just like Arsenal.
Suddenly faced with Van der Meyde's forward thrust, he was caught off guard!
Just three seconds after Aldridge made the adjustment, before Lampard could run back to the penalty area, Pires made a diagonal pass from the left wing. The half-high ball bypassed the space between the defenders. Seeing that the ball was about to go out of the baseline, the forward forward
Bergkamp touched the ball. Ferdinand, who was eager to defend, rushed over and stretched out his foot to destroy the ball. However, Bergkamp's kick stopped too much and the ball rolled out of the baseline. Ferdinand kicked Bergkamp.
On Pu's feet.
Bergkamp fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot!
"Arsenal got a penalty! The game was about to end and they got a penalty! Ferdinand was complaining to the referee. He thought Bergkamp made a mistake in stopping the ball and it was not a foul on his part."
Aldridge went to argue with the fourth official, who also felt that it was not a penalty kick.
"The ball goes out of bounds first. The referee can give Ferdinand a foul without the ball, but it is not a penalty kick. He can be given a red card! But the game should be at a standstill!"
Not all fouls in the penalty area are penalty kicks. For example, if it is a foul kick, the ball is not released, and there is a foul between players in the penalty area, the referee can award a foul, but it is not a penalty kick.
This is a matter of opinion. If the referee thinks the ball is out of bounds, then the game will enter a timeout. At this time, Ferdinand's foul will not interfere with the progress of the game, but simply cause damage to Bergkamp.
However, in a flash of lightning, the referee pointed to the penalty spot.
Aldridge couldn't accept it, argued with the fourth official for a long time, and finally talked to Wenger on the sidelines.
"The level of referees in the Premier League must be improved, it must be, otherwise it will hinder the improvement of the overall league level."
"I agree with this."
He didn't want to argue with Wenger about the penalty kick, it was meaningless, and neither of them were the kind of people who were making trouble without reason.
Bergkamp took charge himself and the penalty kick was scored in one go.
Both teams were slightly conservative in the final stoppage time, and no one was afraid of conceding another goal. The two teams finally shook hands and settled for a draw at 1:1.
Aldridge waited for the referee to leave the field after the game. They communicated with each other. The referee insisted on his judgment. He determined that the foul occurred before the ball went out of bounds. At the same time, the action between Bergkamp and Ferdinand was
The technical fouls occurred consecutively and were not independent technical fouls.
Aldridge had nothing to say about this. He couldn't tell the referee: You go watch the replay.
