"After Bayern Munich scored the goal, the two sides entered a balanced state. Once the offense advanced to the midfield and frontcourt, it would be blocked by the opponent's tight defense. The first half of the game was about to end. Bayern Munich and Millwall always
The score was 1:1, and neither side scored away goals.”
Aldrich is troubled by today's situation.
It's not that he didn't expect that the team would concede a goal, but he definitely didn't expect that the opponent would score the equalizing goal in less than 10 minutes.
The two teams entered into a mutually restrictive rhythm, which was more intense and conservative than the first round confrontation, and rarely even gave the other side long-range shooting opportunities.
Everyone is afraid!
Especially Bayern Munich, if they give Millwall an away goal, they will have to score two more goals. That situation will be too difficult.
In fact, Millwall has been passive.
Dilemma.
If the opponent does not invest more troops in attacking, we will not dare to take it lightly.
Even if Millwall plays conservatively to lure the snake out of its hole, Bayern Munich will not be fooled.
At the end of the first half, Aldridge turned and walked into the tunnel.
The problem before him was actually the same as Heathfield's.
Only by scoring another goal can the opponent be eliminated within regular time.
Then Millwall only relies on the five-man attack group in the frontcourt, and Pirlo does not dare to take the risk of intervening. It is actually four players who are put into the front line.
Bayern Munich only relies on Elber, Jankel, Basler and Effenberg who is running all over the field. These four people can hardly do anything in front of Millwall's defense.
To score goals, we must create better opportunities. In today's confrontation situation, we must invest more offensive forces.
If offensive troops can be invested, the defense will definitely be weakened.
Who moves first?
Aldrich was worried, he lowered his head and thought about it and walked forward, almost hitting the wall head first.
He worried that this was a ploy by Heathfield to lure his enemies.
If Millwall attacks in an away game, the two full-backs who can provide support in the backcourt are the two full-backs. Once the full-backs attack is counterattacked, the gap in the defense will be very obvious.
Now is not the time to make a desperate move. When it is time to take risks, Aldridge can risk his life, but the total score is a draw, and Millwall has not yet reached the edge of the cliff.
In the locker room, the players were sweating profusely. They were playing away games and their physical energy was depleted quickly.
Ronaldinho is very depressed today. When he meets Bayern Munich, he is always suppressed. In the last confrontation, he had no highlights except a few long-range shots. The one-on-one success rate has plummeted compared to the Premier League.
, even in today’s first half, the dribble success rate was 0!
Babel used his experience and knowledge from the previous confrontation to completely freeze Ronaldinho today.
Aldridge has nothing to adjust to the tactics. If it were last year's lineup, he could make the team play a little more wretchedly, but the current offensive system relies on small-scale cooperation. If he lets the team take back a little more, maybe the offense will be better.
Relying entirely on individual combat would be self-defeating.
He stood in the middle of the locker room and spoke slowly and calmly.
"The European Champions League is the highest honor for European clubs. All teams, whether grassroots teams or wealthy clubs, dream of this championship. We won the championship of this event last year. At that time, we encountered many difficulties.
But through willpower and belief, we finally won the championship. I don't want you to think that the championship will come to us automatically. Every club will give everything to fight for the championship. We are, and so is Bayern Munich. In today's game, you are in
We can feel the power of Bayern Munich on the field. What should we do? First, calm down and stay focused. Second, fighting spirit. Don’t let yourself relax for a minute or a second. I hope to see you in the second half.
Be able to show the qualities I require, because I am sure that Bayern Munich's players will not stop running and chasing victory unless they break their legs. If you want to defeat them, you must be technical and tactical.
Defeat them in external competition!"
At this level of competition, no one has a clear advantage on the technical and tactical level. If you want to win, you must defeat your opponent on the spiritual level.
Most of the players present understand this deeply.
Like last season's stunning victory over Juventus, it was the power of the team's belief that paid off at the last moment.
The defeat of Monaco to advance to the final was a strategic mistake made by Monaco after getting a good result in the first round. If Monaco can play a slightly conservative game like Bayern Munich at home and make the defense watertight, what will the final result be? Who
Don't know either.
"Guys, come on in the second half, we worked hard. We all want to go to Camp Nou, and so do Bayern Munich. The last time they won the championship was more than 20 years ago. They may be hungrier, but we will tell them with actions that we
Have a stronger determination to defend the title!”
Southgate stood up and encouraged the whole team. Everyone nodded and their mental outlook took on a new look, as if the fatigue from the first half had disappeared.
Aldridge watched Bayern Munich's changes from the sidelines in the second half.
If there is any change, it is that Bayern Munich's tactical discipline has become stronger, they are not anxious, and they are stable and scary.
Although Bayern Munich has not won the Champions League for more than 20 years, most of their players have international honors, rich experience, and a calm mentality. They will not be as eager for quick success and unbalanced mentality as Monaco.
"This is a game where players from both sides compete on the court to see who is more stable and who makes the first mistake. To be honest, this game is less exciting than the first round. The two teams played for an hour, and the combined shots
The number of times is less than 10 times. They put more energy on how to limit their opponents. This is understandable. Millwall has Henry, Larsson, Nedved, and Ronaldinho in attack.
Sharp weapon, Bayern Munich also has Egypt
Formidable players such as Erber, Yankel, Baszler and Effenberg. They are all afraid of being torn apart by the opponent's defense line. Therefore, their offensive investment is weakened. At the same time, this is also the reason why Hall
In the off-court battle with Hitzfield, the two are competing for endurance and mentality to see who can lose their composure and who can't help but make adjustments first. Adjusting the team at this time will undoubtedly be a gamble, and it may improve the probability of victory.
.but also increases the risk of failure.”
The game time passed minute by second, and Aldridge was still standing on the sidelines. He did not pace back and forth anxiously, which would affect the players.
What medicine is Bayern Munich selling in the gourd?
The opening blitz was effective and brought the game back to the starting point.
But then, they kept playing defensive counterattacks, did not speed up the attack, and relied on individual operations. The cooperation between two or three players could not penetrate Millwall's defense. Millwall passively attacked because the opponent's defense was calm.
Lack of room to move forward, especially Matt
Us played extremely well. Originally, the competition between Millwall's offensive players and Bayern Munich's defensive players in a one-on-one man-to-man match was evenly matched, but with the addition of Matthaus to disrupt the situation, he was always able to intercept the ball halfway.
Attacking, Millwall repeatedly failed.
But so what?
How did Bayern Munich advance to the final?
Aldrich didn't guess Hitzfield's plan until the end of the 90th minute of regular time.
"At the end of the 90-minute game, Bayern Munich and Millwall tied with a total score of 1:1, and it will enter overtime."
In the first half of overtime, Millwall and Bayern Munich were still locked in an inseparable battle. The physical fitness of the players on both sides had reached the limit, but neither side made any substitutions.
I don't dare to change, for fear that the player he replaces will not be able to enter the game state immediately, and there will be holes in the defensive area.
When the second half of overtime began, Aldridge's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Bayern Munich suddenly accelerated and launched a furious attack!
With double defenders, midfielder Effenberg, Basler plus Matthaus, and strikers, Bayern Munich's offensive forces have nearly doubled!
Aldrich gritted his teeth.
Does Bayern Munich really want to maximize its home court advantage?!
At the beginning of the first half, they entered the game faster and scored.
After 105 minutes of the game, Millwall's physical exhaustion in the away game was definitely more serious than that of their opponent. Although they were almost at their limit, the German tanks just had to grit their teeth and launch a period of pressing attack to destroy Millwall!
Bayern Munich lost the first leg and have a clear lead in the league. They have enough time to prepare for the second leg at home and should be ahead of Millwall in terms of physical fitness.
But do Millwall take it lightly?
In the battle against Manchester United and Derby County, Aldridge came on as a substitute, considering that the game might enter overtime, giving the players a short period of rest and physical preparation.
Lizarazu made a diagonal pass into the penalty area from the wing. Yankel was defeated by Materazzi in the scramble for a header. After the header was cleared, Basler took the ball from the outside and pushed it across to Effenberg who came in behind.
The latter took a long shot, but Butt chose his position well and made a sideways dive to collect the ball in his arms.
After making the save, Bute immediately stood up, strode forward, and threw the ball with great force from the edge of the penalty area directly to the wing near the center line.
Larson rushed forward to get the ball, and Lizarazu quickly chased back, but obviously not as fast as Larson.
Larsson dribbled the ball forward along the wing, and quickly cooperated with Henry in the middle to kick the wall 2-over-1. Then he reached the bottom of the penalty area and then hit the middle again. Nedvěd met the ball and shot hard, and the ball
Kufuor stretched his leg to block the baseline.
Nedved looked remorseful.
If he makes an emergency stop, he might be able to get past Kufuor's defense, and his shooting or passing could become better.
He was upset that he couldn't score the goal.
"Wow, the situation suddenly changed after the game entered the second half of overtime. The two teams each completed a threatening shot within 20 seconds."
Heathfield also stood up and walked to the sidelines, his face solemn.
I didn’t expect Millwall’s players to run so fast after 110 minutes of play!
In the attack just now, Larsson, Henry, Nedved, and Ronaldinho all rushed forward, and after a long sprint, they got rid of Bayern Munich's defensive players.
Wrong guess!
Of course, the schedule of the Premier League is denser than that of the Bundesliga, and there are more games. The physical training of these players is no problem. Although they have reached their limit, there is no problem in gritting their teeth and rushing forward when the time comes.
Aldrich put his hands on his hips and hesitated on the sidelines whether to make a substitution.
Pirlo couldn't run anymore. He was chasing Effenberg just now and failed to defend the opponent's long shot. He even couldn't even make a harassing move.
However, considering that a penalty kick may be taken less than 10 minutes later, Aldrich cannot replace him.
After nearly conceding a goal just now, although Bayern Munich still increased their offensive intensity, they did not dare to press forward significantly.
In the last 5 minutes, players from both teams suffered from cramps one after another, and the game was frequently interrupted.
Seeing this, Aldridge used substitutions to delay time and prepare for a penalty kick.
Lampard replaced Makelele as a penalty kick candidate, and Mills replaced Schneider who had calf cramps. (To be continued...)
