Rarely, the Highbury stands booed, not for the visiting Millwall, but for the home team Arsenal.
Arsenal fans are known as the highest-quality fans in the Premier League because they are too quiet, like scholars watching literary films. They rarely maintain the non-stop enthusiastic cheering momentum like other fans in the stands, but this does not deny their support for the team.
of loyalty.
Ever since Arsenal reversed Manchester United and Millwall to win the long-awaited top league title last season, Arsenal fans have been convinced by Wenger, but with the way the game played today, it looked like they were going to lose to Millwall at home.
Team 2, Arsenal fans naturally cannot accept it.
Wenger wanted to kill the thief but was unable to save him.
The shameless Aldridge set up a bus, which made Wenger so angry that he wanted to rush directly in front of the opponent and yell: Show some grace!
He always thought that the fight between the two was a bit like a gentleman's game of chess, or a duel between knights. The winner wins, the loser loses, it's fair and aboveboard. There is no need to use other things such as psychological warfare smoke bombs, which in his eyes are heresy.
tricks.
But he really misjudged Aldridge. This kid has no lofty ideals, and he has never thought about starting a sect in football and maintaining one tactic or style. He has no interest in doing it for the world.
If you can't get things done, just be content with winning and being happy and achieving your goals.
Having known Wenger for many years, Aldrich "broke" the professor's heart today.
Arsenal captain Adams stepped forward. When the team was in crisis, he rushed to the front line without hesitation and rushed to support the front line.
It has to be said that Tony Adams seems to be born with a kind of domineering power. When he went up to kill him, he single-handedly upset Millwall's defense. Pedretti was directly knocked to the ground by him. The referee also
No foul was awarded, but it was considered a reasonable collision. Makelele was still young after all. Furthermore, Makelele was not the burly type in the first place, so it is understandable that Pedretti used him as a template.
"Is Arsenal starting to play long balls again? I remember in the Christmas game, Arsenal played long balls when they were lagging behind. Bergkamp won a penalty. Now they are doing it again. I don't know what will happen.
There will be no more miracles. Adams headers! It’s just a hair’s breadth. Keller, cunning Keller quickly takes the goal kick, Millwall counterattacks, Ronaldinho rushes forward, gets the ball, and he starts a long run.”
As soon as Ronaldinho passed half-time, he first withstood Vieira's harassment with his body, and then Duff's beautiful cross move made Pettit hesitate defensively. Ronaldinho changed direction and passed the opponent, and then
Moving forward, Ruud van Nistelrooy opened up space, and Ronaldinho made a fake pass to beat Arsenal's last central defender.
What about everyone else?
The full-back went up and passed the ball, but Adams still didn't come back after the header.
He-Man abandoned the door and walked out. Ronaldinho's series of moves that shocked everyone were jaw-dropping.
As expected, he swayed away from Seaman's defensive angle laterally, and then shot!
Empty door!
Aldrich stood up as soon as Ronaldinho passed Pettit and walked to the sideline step by step. He felt that this would be a classic individual heroic goal.
However, when Ronaldinho shot, Aldrich almost fell to his knees and covered his face with his hands in disbelief.
"No goal! Ronaldinho! What are you doing? We are all ready to cheer for your magical performance! You can hit the ball in with just a push! Uh... I'm sorry
.I lost control of my emotions a little bit. As a commentator, I should remain neutral, but seeing the performance of Ronaldinho just getting rid of Vieira, breaking through Pettit, passing Keown and getting rid of Seaman, I think
Apart from Arsenal fans, everyone else would be like me."
Ronaldinho's last shot was a little more powerful, but the ball missed the goal post by about 20 centimeters. He probably wanted to keep all his movements consistent from touching the ball to shooting, so he didn't make another move after shaking Seaman away.
Adjust. Instead, shoot directly. This choice cannot be said to be right or wrong. Some shooters adjust and adjust, but they just can't shoot. Some people can send the ball into the goal without adjusting the kick. Anyway, Ronaldinho missed it.
An empty door.
After he finished his shooting action and saw that the ball had not gone in, he moved his body forward with inertia and chose to kneel down with a helpless smile on his face.
He didn't care, but it shocked Seaman into a cold sweat.
Seaman quickly got the ball and then took the goal kick. It was probably not a quick start, but a race against time.
Millwall's players were all lamenting that Ronaldinho didn't score the ball. As a result, the ball immediately flew back and crossed the midfield. Pedretti was closest to the landing point. He went to fight for it, but a tall figure
Blocked in front of him, then jumped to knock him away. Tony Adams, who was running back, turned back to attack.
, this goal kick came out with his big kick, and he just grabbed the spot, and directly headed the ball back. Anelka was originally in front of Mills, but when the ball bounced towards him, he did not catch the ball, but turned around.
After passing Mills, Mills misjudged the placement of the ball. The ball bounced on the ground and then flew past his defense zone and behind him.
Anelka didn't wait for Neal to cover him, then half-turned and volleyed. The ball hit the dead center of the goal. Keller could only watch the ball and sigh.
"In the 81st minute of the second half, Arsenal recovered a goal. Adams assisted Anelka with a beautiful header. Anelka was really smart. He tricked Mills with his turn and move, and his shot was impeccable.
There is no doubt that he is Arsenal's trustworthy killer in the future!"
Wenger jumped up excitedly, and then kept waving to the players to hurry up and get back ready for kick-off.
Aldrich was depressed. Ronaldinho missed an empty goal. It was originally 2:5, but now it has become 3:4.
He glared at Ronaldinho fiercely from the sidelines and pointed at him, asking him to strengthen his defense.
Ronaldinho was speechless. Why was Arsenal so lucky? Adams could provide assists with his back to the goal. Why was he so unlucky that he didn't even score an empty goal?
When the difference is two goals, the players' mentality will be more relaxed, but when the score becomes one goal, the players themselves will pay more attention to it.
All fools know that the difference between one goal and Arsenal's victory will be gone as long as they score one more goal.
Next, Millwall really retreated and set up a bus. Arsenal, except Keown, everyone else passed the half.
Every time the defense was successful, Millwall would take possession of the ball and kick the ball into the opponent's half, and consciously kick the ball higher and farther.
Wenger kept telling the referee to pay attention to the stoppage time, and Aldridge couldn't help but laugh as he watched.
Millwall not only delayed the game, but also delayed the game. This delay was done by controlling the ball. It was not a "lay-on-the-grass tactic" or "fake injury."
Perhaps these young players have a lot of room for improvement in their technical ability, physical fitness, and tactical literacy, but one thing is worthy of praise, and that is their ball-handling skills and mentality. They can play "walking the monkey" at their fingertips.
After successfully stealing Pires, Pedretti brought the ball to the sideline. Pires came to grab it and passed the ball to Ferreira behind him. As soon as Pires moved, Ferreira passed the ball back to Pedre.
Pedretti, who continued to protect the ball, Pires became angry and kicked the ball hard, but Pedretti fell to the ground.
The referee blew the whistle to signal a foul and showed Pires a yellow card.
Pedretti was kicked on the foot, which is considered a "hard" injury. The pain will go away after a while. If it is a joint, it is easy to be injured.
"Arsenal fans booed again after 3 minutes of injury time. They thought the stoppage time was too little, but to be fair, the game was still very smooth in the second half, even if Millwall adopted time-delaying tactics at the last moment.
, but the game was not interrupted frequently."
In these 3 minutes, the ball was flying in the air. Arsenal had no space to pass and cut on the ground, and long-range shots would be blocked by others. Keller expanded the defensive area.
With 30 seconds left, Keller lobbed the ball into the penalty area and ran out to catch it with both hands. Immediately afterwards, he was knocked to the ground by Bergkamp, and the referee awarded Bergkamp a foul for charging the goalkeeper.
After Keller was inked for 20 seconds, he also received a yellow card and was sentenced to delay. Then he kicked the ball out with a big kick, and the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
"A high-profile battle in the quarter-finals of the English FA Cup came to an end at Highbury. Arsenal at home lost to Millwall 3:4. According to the predictions before today's game, the current result should be regarded as a slight upset.
Well, after all, except for Ronaldinho who came on as a substitute, Millwall did not send any extra main players. They started with all substitutes to face Arsenal's entire main lineup, but they were away from home.
Got the ticket to advance to the semi-finals. I think this victory will also temporarily put an end to a debate in the outside world. When Wenger led Arsenal to the Premier League last season, people were discussing who had better coaching ability between him and Hall.
"Today, Hall can beat Wenger's Arsenal away from home with such a lineup. I think there will be more people supporting Hall. Furthermore, in terms of honor, Hall himself shines brighter than Wenger."
Aldridge wanted to shake Wenger's hand after the game, but he walked away angrily.
He had no choice but to shake hands with Wenger's assistant and turned to look at the young men on the field who were celebrating their victory. Aldridge couldn't help but smile, but he still tried his best to keep a low profile and left Highbury.
In an interview after the game, Aldrich said there were three reasons why he was able to win the game.
"Physical fitness, Arsenal players have to cope with the league, and their physical fitness is definitely not as good as my players. They are in their early 20s on average and have more energy. Fighting morale, I think Arsenal players may still be thinking about the league, but my players
Players, they only think about one thing, and that is victory. They are eager to win every game, give themselves confidence, exercise and improve, show themselves, and prove in the future that they are capable of competing for the main force and becoming Millwall's main force.
This kind of stimulation is very important for the fighting spirit of young players. The last reason is on-the-spot performance. Vieira is not in form today. His position is very critical. If he is not in form, Arsenal will be in trouble, and Millwall has several
The players performed particularly well. To be honest, I was also surprised. Grenjaer, Van der Meyde, Lampard, and Neal, Gattuso was quite satisfactory. As for Ruud Ruud, haha, I think he scored two goals today.
The ball is just his normal level."
Eliminating Arsenal and advancing to the FA Cup semi-finals, Fleet Street shouted in unison after the game: The Lion Dynasty is about to be born!
Millwall now has a strong team. Unlike last season when they won the Champions League, there was a big gap between the main substitutes. Millwall now has a strong bench, which can cope with multi-line operations and maintain an excellent record. In addition, in the main lineup,
With talented players, Millwall clearly has the foundation to start a dynasty.
