Former Manchester United player Blackmore has a large area of activity in the frontcourt and is one of the most threatening starting points in Middlesbrough's offense. After receiving a pass from Neil Cowes in the backcourt, he made a move in the center circle
He took two steps with the ball nearby. Nedvěd had already blocked his path after retreating, but Blackmore still forced a long pass. It was originally just a large-scale transfer, but the ball hit
Nedved's calf quickly bounced toward the baseline, creating a corner kick.
Millwall's penalty area was overcrowded. Southgate called on his teammates to mark and defend. The game had reached a fever pitch. At this stage, it was a moment when everyone was highly nervous.
Hignett's corner kick flew towards the goal post, where Southgate had already followed Middlesbrough forward Graham Kavanagh.
Watching the ball flying in the distance, Southgate's body pressed against Kavanagh. The two were inseparable. Southgate predicted the trajectory of the football and was slightly relieved. Although the ball fell at the front point, he and Kavanagh were still inseparable.
There was no distance for their headers, and the two of them almost rushed towards the baseline, which was a bit too much.
But Kavanagh forced a jump, and Southgate also jumped up, obviously higher than Kavanagh. Even if Kavanagh headed the ball, Southgate would block the angle even with his face!
But Southgate watched in disbelief as Kavanagh shrank his neck, leaned back, and the ball hit his head and bounced out of the penalty area.
Is this a header pass? A back header?
Southgate doesn't know, but he thinks the threat in the penalty area has been removed.
However, the football bounced out of the penalty area and landed at a 45-degree angle, which happened to be an area with weak defense. Pires stepped forward to grab the dropped ball, but a Middlesbrough player rushed up to him: veteran Nigel Ni.
Ger-Pearson.
As a defender, Pearson directly swung his legs and volleyed!
After the ball was shot, the Middlesbrough fans in the stands were slightly disappointed.
The defender's footwork is ultimately used to clear the ball.
I saw the ball flying diagonally towards the penalty area. Judging from the trajectory, it would definitely go out of the baseline.
But no one expected that the volley that missed the goal was so powerful. In the crowded penalty area, Schneider, who was returning to defense, couldn't hide. The ball hit his calf, and then changed its direction.
, was reflected into Millwall's goal, and goalkeeper Keller had no reaction. It can be said that all Millwall players were dumbfounded.
"gooooooal! Middlesbrough took the lead! 2:1! 2:1! Middlesbrough is now at the top of League One! We thought Kavanagh was helping Millwall to clear the ball with a header, but something went wrong.
, the ball landed outside the penalty area, and Pearson followed up with a volley that missed the target, but the penalty area
Someone helped Middlesbrough, Schneider! The young German player blocked the ball into his own goal. It was an own goal, an own goal! What a pity for Millwall, they will lose because of this own goal.
Top position? There are twenty minutes left in the game, only twenty minutes left."
All Middlesbrough players involved in this corner kick attack rushed to the corner flag, where Pearson was receiving cheers from the fans. Unexpectedly, his clearance resulted in a goal.
Schneider held his head and his eyes were dull. He knew what this own goal meant.
Not only was the team reversed, but their top spot was also reversed.
The young man almost knelt on the ground.
At this time, two men took the initiative to walk up to him. Southgate and Nedved, the team's captain and vice-captain, put their arms around his shoulders.
"Bernde, cheer me up. It's not your fault. No one can blame you."
"Keep your head up, the game is not over yet!"
Under the comfort and encouragement of the two captains, Schneider gritted his teeth and raised his head. He subconsciously looked towards the sidelines, wondering how their leader would react at this time.
Will he be replaced in anger?
However, when he looked over, Aldridge was waving to him and pointed at Nedved. In front of Aldridge, Pires, Larsson, and Trezeguet were already standing there.
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As for how long Middlesbrough has to celebrate, Aldridge doesn't care.
Although there is not much time left, Aldridge needs to explain the next adjustments to the players in person.
When the goal happened, Aldridge was expressionless for a moment.
The state of mind seemed to have entered an ethereal state, and time passed very slowly. Bryan Robson and the Middlesbrough bench, who were not far away, rushed out of the bench to celebrate, which became an infinitely slow motion.
That goal loss was an accident, but it was also avoidable. Aldrich didn't realize he was wrong until this moment!
Although he said he would be satisfied if he could maintain a draw, for the first seventy minutes of the game, he had been thinking about tactics to win.
The good results in the first nine rounds of the league made him feel complacent, and he just pretended to be low-key on the surface.
Even when he came to the Aiya Sumei Park Stadium, he did not pay more attention to defense than before. This was due to his subconscious desire to win quickly and quickly.
On the other hand, Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough played very conservatively even though it was at home. That was truly serving victory.
If he could do it over again, Aldrich would never use the same tactics.
Middlesbrough is conservative, Millwall can be more conservative than the opponent, and their counterattack is sharper than positional warfare!
When time goes by, Middlesbrough will be the first to be unable to hold on. After all, this is their home court, and Millwall is the top team and the target of their pursuit. In the case of a draw, the side that will be hit will definitely be
It's Middlesbrough.
After realizing it later, Aldridge was filled with self-blame. He could relieve the pressure on the players and make them relax, but no one came to remind or correct him.
I once thought that I had the memories and experiences of the "future" and that I had already been tempered into steel, but unexpectedly, I was just a fledgling rookie!
The team was reversed, and it was an own goal that damaged morale. Aldridge knew that Millwall was pushed to the edge of the cliff. At this time, it was not only the game that had to be saved, but also morale.
Perhaps, as well as his own authority and trust as the head coach.
He could only take the risk.
In the blink of an eye, Aldridge figured everything out. He had no time to regret and blame himself, and he had no time to admire Robson's potential as a fox. He needed to respond and respond quickly. Fortunately, the plan on how to build the team had already been prepared for him.
In his mind, taking it out at this time might not work, let alone the right time, but he could only make this choice.
Schneider was still a little uneasy and came to Aldrich with Nedvěd. Aldrich didn't have much time to comfort him, so he just said to Schneider calmly: "Forget that goal, you performed very well today."
Excellent, but I hope you can continue this excellence until the end of the game."
Hearing these words, Schneider almost shed tears. He gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely. The heavy self-blame in his heart instantly turned into endless fighting spirit, which even made him forget the fatigue of the seventy-minute intense game.
To make a long story short, Aldrich assigned his next tactical adjustment to the frontcourt offensive five. Although such an adjustment is not earth-shaking, it requires the five people to execute it in unison and with tacit understanding.
The game restarted soon, and with a one-goal advantage, Middlesbrough were more calm and conservative in the rest of the game.
The stands rang with the singing of Middlesbrough fans. Although the "Roar" led by Brady also sang hard, they were drowned in the wave of singing from 20,000 Middlesbrough fans.
On the pitch, Nedvěd took the ball and passed it to Pires on the left without hesitation. Pires dribbled the ball into the middle and shot a long shot over the crossbar, shocking the Middlesbrough defense into a cold sweat.
Bryan Robson frowned.
Millwall started to act a little recklessly when they fell behind!
Trezeguet was at the front, Larsson pulled out of the penalty area to the left, Nedvěd was also close to the left in the frontcourt, and Pires soon became the core of Millwall's offense.
Nedved passed the ball, Pires received the ball and played a one-two with Larsson. Pires went straight into the penalty area and the ball was intercepted.
Pires dribbled the ball and cut inside. Trezeguet received the ball and returned to the center. Pires met the ball and shot from long range...
In the ten minutes after the restart, Pires was undoubtedly the protagonist of Millwall. He completed four shots, broke through three times, and created an average header opportunity for Trezeguet.
Pires' personal technical ability was fully demonstrated in these ten minutes, including getting rid of people, dribbling breakthroughs and exquisite passes, etc.
As a player who scored a goal for Millwall in the first half, Pires has naturally become a serious problem for Middlesbrough's defense. Marking him has reduced his range of activities, and he has naturally become Middlesbrough's top priority.
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As Millwall's attack continues to develop more and more on the left, Middlesbrough's defensive line inevitably tends to tilt to the right.
Aldrich stood on the sidelines and watched every move on the field. He was at least very pleased at the moment. His team did not lose its fighting spirit even when it fell behind.
Nedvěd, who organizes the attack in the midfield and moves the ball back and forth, runs tirelessly. This is like a benchmark, which invisibly affects every teammate.
Now Millwall focuses on playing on the left wing, even if they attack hard, they still play on the left wing, which suddenly makes the pace of the game very fast in the last twenty minutes!
Every time Middlesbrough players face Millwall's attack, they almost subconsciously focus on the right.
When Pires was already being double-teamed on the left wing and unable to perform, Aldrich looked up at the time on the scoreboard: 88:27, 88:28...
He looked solemnly and thought in his heart: The time for the decisive battle has arrived!
Middlesbrough fans were singing and laughing in the stands. When Pires received the ball on the left and was intercepted, they burst into loud cheers.
Cowes made a big-footed clearance. Blackmore, whose physical strength was obviously unable to keep up with the rhythm of the game, was waiting for the ball. Bryan Robson was also preparing to delay the ball through substitutions, waiting for the dead ball opportunity.
Just when Blackmore was about to stop playing football, a figure appeared in front of him.
Defensive hero Makelele!
He rushed up from behind to block the ball with his chest, and then passed the ball straight to Nedved in the frontcourt.
When Nedved got the ball, Middlesbrough's defense couldn't help but stare at Pires, but this time, Nedvěd hit the ball to the right with a very penetrating through ball.
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Middlesbrough's defense has shifted to the right, and the defensive players themselves didn't realize how big the space on their left side was!
Schneider, who has been invisible since the own goal, has been walking on the wing, but he has been pressing the opponent's defense.
Nedvěd's through ball completely penetrated Middlesbrough's defense. When Fleming came to his senses, Schneider had already firmly caught the ball in front of the baseline.
Schneider, who dribbled the ball from the baseline and cut into the penalty area, was extremely calm. The fighting spirit in his chest was stronger than ever before. He knew that his boss was watching him from the sidelines. This opportunity was created by the tireless efforts of his teammates.
, he cannot squander, otherwise he will not be able to forgive himself.
There was sudden chaos in Middlesbrough's penalty area. Pires rushed into the back of the penalty area from the right, Trezeguet rushed to the forward point, and Larsson also sprinted towards the goal from the penalty area line. This made Middlesbrough's defender
The defense line instinctively shrank and retreated step by step.
After Schneider stepped into the penalty area, Steve Weeks came up to block it, and then Fleming double-teamed him. He did not choose to dribble and calmly passed the ball out.
All the players in the Middlesbrough defense were shocked when they saw the trajectory of the ball.
It's not a cross-court pass, it's not a high pass.
That damn ball actually knocked back from Schneider's feet and headed towards the top of the penalty area.
The recovery of the back line created a large gap near the top of the penalty area.
A blond man with a majestic appearance rushed over, raised his sword and shot furiously!
Aldridge gritted his teeth and clenched his fists on the sidelines. He seemed to be able to see every detail of Nedvěd's shooting action. His splayed thighs were full of the beauty of power. He was like an elegant king, a golden lion.
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Bang!
A powerful and heavy shot came from Nedved's feet, and the ball hit the upper left corner of the goal like a cannonball!
"goooooooooal! Pavel Nedved! Pavel Nedved! Millwall equalized the score, now it's 2:2, 2:2! Millwall kicked Middlesbrough back behind again,
They are still the top team in League One!"
Seeing the ball flying into the Middlesbrough gate, Aldridge suddenly knelt on the spot with his legs bent, his fists vibrating up and down in front of him, his head held high, his eyes closed, and he roared to the sky!
This goal is of extraordinary significance!
Top of League One?
Go to hell!
The crazy lion Millwall has a soul!
ps: Thanks to "Take off your slippers" for the reward!
