When Larson volleyed the ball into the goal, the arc of the shot with astonishing kicks gave the audience a visual impact and shocked everyone's eyes!
After witnessing this goal, Aldridge first put his head in his hands with an expression of surprise and joy, then opened his hands and stretched toward the sky, with his open mouth unable to speak a word.
It was very much like Zidane's flying fairy. Regardless of the importance of the game and the environment, Aldrich was so excited to witness such a goal in the drizzle that he could not express it.
Larson rushed to the sidelines and slid to his knees, sliding his legs along the turf for a long distance with a wild and confident smile on his face. Teammates kept coming towards him behind him, and they all also used the sliding and kneeling movement.
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This goal made the audience forget about the rain, forget about the worries of strong dialogue, and completely immerse themselves in the celebration.
Wenger's face was expressionless, but his whole heart seemed to be falling in a bottomless pit, unable to reach the bottom, leaving him powerless but forced to suppress the panic.
Larsson's goal must have been said to be an accident by countless people afterwards.
Indeed, if he is given ten more chances, he may not be able to score with the same effect.
However, people will not be surprised by Millwall's goal in this way, thinking that it is due to luck.
Even relegation teams in the Premier League will always score a few wonderful goals that are endlessly memorable after a season. However, these goals are often not caused by opportunities derived from familiar offensive routines. Most of them are not caused by opportunities derived from familiar offensive routines.
They all belong to the kind of "world wave" that occurs without warning.
For this kind of goals, even Millwall will always be scored by opponents every year. When Aldridge summarized after the game, he would not criticize the team's defense. This is inevitable, football
There are too many accidental factors on the field, and no one can completely control the uncertain factors.
But Millwall's offensive system is mature and their tactics are clear. They can score many wonderful goals and create scoring opportunities that the audience is familiar with. The only difference is the method of scoring. It was Larsson's volley.
It is better to stop the ball first and adjust it before using an ordinary push shot. The head coach is often more concerned about the process of creating opportunities. How to seize the opportunity is just a matter of the individual player's ability.
So Wenger doesn't want to admit it, but he must face this reality: Millwall's ability to create opportunities is too terrifying!
Based on the player's ability, when they have reached the perfect balance point of integrating the awareness of teamwork and the performance of individual abilities, their offense appears to be mercury-filled on the surface, but in fact there are frequent threats. Arsenal defends once, twice, and three times. If it is just simply
Defense may still be able to limit Millwall. But once they cannot keep up with Millwall's speed in terms of offensive and defensive rhythm, the chance of being penetrated during the transition between offense and defense is very high.
This may be the most difficult moment for Wenger since he took over Arsenal. He racked his brains and could not figure out how to restrain Millwall today.
There is one way that is the simplest and most effective, and that is to pass the ball long. Instead of entangled with Millwall in the midfield, attack directly behind the opponent. As long as the forward runs fast and passes the ball accurately, he can overcome it simply and crudely.
Millwall's defense, but in fact, this requires Arsenal to have world-class forwards and passers. The pass is not accurate and the ball cannot be grabbed. The long pass is just a clearance to give the ball to the opponent.
Exactly, Arsenal don't have this type of forward or midfielder.
Wenger and Aldridge are like the same type of people, tactical Skywalkers, stubborn and unswervingly committed to realizing their football ideals. Therefore, this kind of people will refuse to bow to reality, even in the midst of a battle between trapped beasts.
In a bad situation, Wenger, too, cannot let the team abandon its original style. Even if he can see that Overmars and Pires can hardly exert any power of wing counterattack, Wenger still will not
Change has a kind of persistence, just like dignity, which can never be abandoned.
And Aldrich, who was directing the game from the sidelines, really didn't recognize his relatives!
At this moment, his mind is running fast. Arsenal is lagging behind. Millwall will definitely maintain its advantage if they continue to stick to their original style of play. However, this is not enough, far from enough!
Arsenal will not allow mermaids to be slaughtered. When the butcher's knife is placed on their necks, they will resist and fight to the death. Even if their hands and feet are cut off, they will open their mouths like wild beasts and use their teeth to fight back.
What changes will they make?
When the outside world is talking about France winning its first World Cup, Jacquet's classic tactical evolution of reducing forwards and strengthening the midfield, and Arsene Wenger's Arsenal winning the Premier League championship, what is it that is strengthened by withdrawing the attacking midfielder?
Side counterattack!
The side storm that was hailed by the outside world as being as gorgeous as poetry!
Hahaha, Pires, Overmars.
The corner of Aldrich's mouth raised, and he thought silently in his heart: Pires on the left, Overmars on the right.
He stretched out his hands flat and closed his eyes, as if entering an ethereal realm, making his senses more sensitive.
A raindrop fell first on the back of his right hand. He opened his eyes and smiled even more.
Then bet on Overmars!
Aldridge gestured to the players on the sidelines and pointed at Ronaldinho.
Ronaldinho was slightly confused after understanding Aldrich's gesture.
It wasn't that he didn't understand Aldrich's tactical adjustment instructions, but he was confused: Why did he change back again?
When the game restarted, Arsenal took the initiative to speed up their attack, but just like the previous situation, the faster they went, the more anxious and unsure they were, and at the same time, they were more likely to make mistakes!
Aldrich paid special attention to Overmars' position, and as expected, Overmars weakened the defensive support for Dixon.
This is not God's will.
Because Pires also weakened his support for Sylvinho, Arsenal wants to attack. Apart from attacking from the wing, they are not good at anything else. Vieira and Petit are both offensive and defensive, but they have never been able to break through in the middle.
It's just a support point to link up the attack in the middle.
Aldridge just made a choice, whether to press Pires' side or Overmars' side. God helped him make the decision.
After that, Millwall's offense focused on Dixon's side. Ronaldinho was not the only one-on-one. Nedved and Henry also came to support, which forced Arsenal's midfielders and defenders to focus on that side.
Arsenal's formation and offensive and defensive system were completely disrupted. The defense on the right was full of dangers. Due to the high-pressure press, when the defense was successful, they could only make big-footed clearances and return the ball to Millwall.
Petit made another clearance, but the ball did not go far. Makelele rushed in front of Bergkamp and kicked the ball back to the frontcourt with the arch of his foot. Nedved retreated and kicked the ball to Ronaldinho.
Five seconds ago, Arsenal had just completed a defense on this side. The midfielders and defenders were concentrated on this side. The formation had just dispersed. Suddenly, they saw Ronaldinho getting the ball here again, and subconsciously rushed over to defend again.
But this time Ronaldinho didn't pass anyone. He looked up for a second and then kicked a half-high ball across the pitch.
Pirlo, who was inserted in the middle, took the ball in a large open area in the penalty area and pretended to take a long shot, forcing Adams to rush up and block him. But he faked a shot and actually passed the ball, kicking the ball behind Adams.
Larsson made a horizontal move. Without giving Sylvinho any chance, he took a step after touching the ball and chose to push.
This didn't look any more shocking than the volley he shot when he scored his first goal. The ball drew a straight line and rolled against the turf towards the near corner of the goal. Seaman fell to the ground and jumped out, his fingertips just touching.
When he reached the ball, it refracted slightly and hit the inside of the goalpost, but still rolled into the goal.
This goal was a huge blow, and he completely defeated the goalkeeper with a tricky shooting angle, making Seaman unwilling but unable to do anything.
"Larson scored twice! Millwall scored another goal at the end of the first half. Arsenal could not withstand the opponent's attack!"
"Millwall can also continue to attack Arsenal and create huge pressure on their opponents. Pettit's clearance may be due to the rainy weather, or it may be a drop in performance due to a rush. Who knows, but Millwall
The calmness of the players when handling the ball is admirable. Ronaldinho crossed the middle and Pirlo assisted Larsson. This is the performance of a top player!"
When the first half ended, Wenger looked a little pale and walked into the tunnel first. It seemed that he might not have enough time for the halftime break.
Arsenal trailed by two goals at halftime. At the beginning of the second half, Wenger saw the position of Millwall's players and suddenly glanced at Aldridge standing on the sidelines in surprise.
Are Millwall going to defend?
The situation on the field looks like Millwall has retreated about fifteen yards in the key defensive area, which can be seen from the position of the back line. At the same time, they are not in a hurry when attacking, and there is no such thing as pressing down the opponent and beating the opponent to death.
momentum.
Are two goals safe?
At least judging from the scene in the first half, Arsenal had no chance at all.
In addition, Millwall will play a Champions League away game three days later, so it seems logical that they should start to reserve their strength.
Arsenal also has to play a Champions League match, but they are playing at home. At the same time, it is impossible for their players to think about the Champions League match in a few days in their minds!
Although this is just a London derby, not as full of hatred as the rival derby between them and Tottenham, but with Arsenal winning the championship the previous season and Millwall winning twice in the past three seasons, the two are direct competitors.
The attention, importance, value of the game, and direct impact on the competitive situation of the league cannot be compared to the same city derby. It is a straight upward trend.
Therefore, Arsenal's players cannot accept the defeat. They were defeated here in the final game of last season. Now, they are beaten without any power to fight back. It seems that Millwall is getting stronger and Arsenal is getting weaker. They
You cannot send such a signal to the outside world, absolutely not, it will have a great impact on morale!
Without any instructions from Wenger on the sidelines, Arsenal's players started fighting, grabbing, and pressing forward!
Otherwise?
Can it just rely on Ibrahimovic, Bergkamp, Pires and Overmars to turn things around?
Relying on them alone, they can't even break through Millwall's midfield defensive line, and they can't even see the goalkeeper's face!
Both defensive midfielders come up to support, and the full-backs must also come up to apply pressure. This is not about beating a weak team. You can create opportunities by playing less and more. Against Millwall, at least the difference in the number of attackers cannot be 2 or more!
Millwall played tepidly. Whenever the ball reached Pirlo's feet after a successful defense, Arsenal's players immediately rushed to the backcourt and took up defensive positions, fearing that Millwall would quickly counterattack.
But when they returned to their positions and took another look, Millwall's offense chose to play steadily again, with Pirlo taking control of the ball and not being in a hurry.
For three consecutive offensive and defensive transitions, Pirlo did not pass the threatening ball or increase the intensity of the forward pass. Arsenal's players did not retreat deeper when returning to defense, and chose to counterattack directly on the spot, but their thoughts could not be unified.
Some players returned to their positions, and some players went to intercept.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Aldrich suddenly said to himself: "It's time." (To be continued...)
