Many years ago, when the young Pirlo was watching the Super Bowl live in the United States, Aldrich explained to him the significance and advantages of deep-lying organization, as well as the importance of hiding offensive points in the game.
At that time, he could not fully understand Aldridge's words, but as time passed and his game experience increased, in actual combat, he began to understand Aldridge's original intention of shaping him.
Starting from the second half of last season, he originally thought that he was good enough before. But from then to now, with the formation of Millwall's new generation attacking group, he knew that he could really dominate the game.
He serves as a deep-lying organizer and is not afraid of being focused on by his opponents. This is because of his position on the field. There are at least four teammates in front of him who are huge threats to provide him with cover. He will never be on the list of targets that opponents need to focus on.
First, even if an opponent does try to freeze him with one or two players, he can in turn cover the teammates in front of him.
Now, he is watching all directions on the court and taking command. Every move he makes will directly affect the team's offense.
Seeing the Arsenal players running back and forth in a hurry, fearing his ball, Pirlo said he was not satisfied, but that was false. But when he did not pass the threatening ball, the Arsenal players suddenly relaxed again, Pirlo wanted to laugh in his heart,
Smiling proudly.
You guys are so easy to deceive!
Arsenal played another strong attack, and the attack ended in the connection between Bergkamp and Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic's header passed to Bergkamp, passed Neal, missed Southgate, and Millwall passed
Passing between two feet, the ball came to Pirlo's feet.
Overmars ran directly towards Pirlo, and Petit also rushed towards Pirlo. Vieira retreated to find Nedved.
Three meters. Two meters. One meter. Just when Petit was about to catch up with Pirlo from the side, Pirlo passed the ball forward with a straight kick.
At that time, Nedvěd ran diagonally. Vieira just moved and followed the Czech, his former teammate and an old rival for several years. However, he watched Ronaldinho pass him by.
, completed the position change with Nedved. Received a pass from Pirlo in the middle.
Millwall's counterattack suddenly accelerated.
Ronaldinho dribbled the ball forward to face the Arsenal defense. When Keown came to the penalty area to grab the ball, Adams consciously helped to prevent Larson from cutting inside. Ronaldinho decisively handed the ball to Henry who moved laterally and opened the space.
Henry took the ball and turned around. Dixon came to help defend. Vieira could only come to grab him, but Henry did not give them a chance to get close. He made a short pass directly in front of him. The moment Nedvěd passed the ball from Pirlo
The running trajectory at the beginning was more like running
He made a semi-circular arc. He went from the center to the left, circled half a circle and then cut inside into the penalty area. Vieira gave up chasing Nedvěd the moment Henry got the ball. According to what he wanted, he went to grab Henry at this time.
, Dixon should guard Nedved.
Can the 35-year-old Dixon catch up with Nedved?
Nedvěd, who got the ball in the penalty area, took a step laterally and chose a powerful kick. The ball penetrated Arsenal's door again without any suspense.
Keown, Dixon and other players raised their hands to indicate that Nedved was offside, but the linesman had no reaction. The referee placed his finger in the circle to indicate that the goal was valid.
"3:0, 3:0! Millwall leads Arsenal 3:0. The scorer is Nedved. His movement is so beautiful. This goal should have killed the suspense of the game. Millwall
They will achieve ten consecutive league wins. If you include two League Cups, one Champions League and one Charity Shield, they will win all official games in the new season!"
After Aldridge saw the goal, he smiled and turned to the bench, called Grenciar and Klose, and at the same time picked up a tactical book and asked them to warm up. He wrote in the tactical book himself
Write a picture and circle the activity areas of the two people during offense, their main responsibilities, key positions during defense and other information.
His back is turned to the court, and he knows what the situation on the court will be like without looking at him.
Even though Arsenal has the ambition to equalize the score, they now need a face-saving goal.
Losing to Manchester United, they only lost 2:1. If they lost to Millwall 3:0, they would really lose face and have no confidence to compete for the league championship. They lost directly to two competitors in the first ten rounds.
, fight? What to fight for? Do you expect Manchester United and Millwall to constantly lose to weak teams and overturn in the gutter?
After Klose and Grenjar finished warming up, Aldridge called the two to his side and assigned them on-field tasks. After both of them understood, Millwall began to make substitutions.
"All the Lions fans stood up and applauded Larsson and Henry. They performed really well today. Larsson scored a goal and Henry had an assist. They are one of the guarantees for Millwall's victory."
Aldridge's substitution is an instruction. He doesn't need to say anything more. Players on the field will understand that there will be adjustments in tactics.
They can't play like they did the previous 70 minutes.
The phenomenon of offensive players switching positions like crazy will no longer happen.
If Pirlo is excluded from this generation's attack group, the power of the remaining four players will increase exponentially when combined. However, if one player is removed and the team continues to play according to that routine, the power will definitely be greatly reduced.
Klose is fixed at the center position, and Grenjar is also fixed at the right winger position. Millwall starts now, playing 4231, and really needs to play defensive counterattack.
It is indeed time for Aldridge to prepare for the away game in Turkey three days later.
The Lions fans in the stands of the Lion's Den were celebrating with arms around each other and singing cheerful songs, but the Gunners fans who came to watch the game in the away game had already begun to leave.
Arsenal's players still did not give up on the court. Ibrahimovic and Bergkamp continued to run actively, but the ball could not be passed to their feet. Their futile running back and forth made them more and more frustrated. Arsenal kept pressing forward in an attempt to score a goal.
The scramble played into Millwall's hands.
Defensive counterattack, defensive counterattack, defend first and then counterattack!
Sylvinho's long pass was headed by Neal to Schneider on the wing. The latter directly made a long pass to Klose in the frontcourt. Klose stopped the ball on his chest and did not turn around.
, directly hit the ball to Grenchar on the wing. The energetic Dane started a long-distance run. He dribbled the ball forward from just past the center line.
Facing Sylvinho's defense, he didn't make a strong breakthrough. Passing the ball to the center, Nedvěd then transferred it to Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho took the ball and cut inside, then passed the ball over the top and slanted the ball into the back of the penalty area.
Klose followed up with a header from the back post. The ball was saved by Seaman. Keown made a hasty clearance with his big foot, but the ball missed the goal.
The kick hit Nedved and bounced towards the goal. Seaman fell to the ground and watched the ball roll back. And it rolled towards the other end of the goal. He was unable to save it. Dixon chased to the goal line and tried to
He swept the ball out but was still a step too late and watched helplessly as the ball rolled into the goal.
"4:0! Millwall's goal is not over yet, not yet! Oh my God, Arsenal has completely collapsed. Keown's clearance ball hit Nedved and bounced into the goal. Millwall is strong.
His offensive firepower and skillful control of the overall rhythm made Arsenal suffocate and disorganize themselves!"
Wenger lowered his head and covered his forehead on the sidelines.
In fact, the 3:0 score was not necessarily such a big disaster, but the process put Arsenal under tremendous pressure. To put it more realistically, despair is more appropriate.
Millwall's defense is not really top-notch in Europe, but because they are afraid of their offense, they force their opponents to weaken their offense. If they take the risk of attacking with all their strength, they will not be able to score a goal and Millwall will break through the defense again.
, both in terms of the players' psychological state and the morale of the whole team, it will be a huge blow.
It is this gap experienced on the field that makes Arsenal's players feel unprecedented despair.
Aldrich had already sat down and watched the rest of the game with a calm expression.
At the end of the game, Millwall scored another goal through a corner kick. It was Klose who scored the goal, and he did not score it with a header. No one grabbed the first place where the ball landed in the penalty area!
This is a big taboo when defending corner kicks in front of the penalty area. When the ball landed, Arsenal seemed to be showing signs of collapse. Even the defense of corner kicks had loopholes. After the ball bounced to the ground, Klose fired it into the goal.
When the game ended, the Lion's Den Stadium erupted in loud cheers.
"5:0, before the game, who would have thought that Millwall would thrashed Arsenal 5:0 in the same city derby? This score is the same as Chelsea's thrashing of Manchester United yesterday, but it has completely different meanings for the entire Premier League situation. The three
A few weeks ago, Manchester United was closely behind Millwall. The difference between the two teams was only 2 points. After three rounds of games,
Afterwards, just after entering October, Millwall ushered in ten consecutive league victories, while Manchester United was already 9 points behind Millwall after three rounds of no wins. There are still 28 rounds in the league, but among the teams competing for the championship,
The gap of 1 point seems very far away. We don’t want the suspense of the Premier League championship to end prematurely, but we must admit that it is Mi
The strength of Erwall has led to the emergence of this situation. They have told all their competitors in the Premier League with their ten consecutive victories that if you want to steal the championship from them, you still need to improve and work harder. I don’t hope that I will win this year.
His Christmas wish would be to still see a Premier League title race in May, but Hall’s goal
The team seems to force me to make this wish at Christmas. Congratulations to Millwall for their ten consecutive wins. They are still far away from their record of eighteen consecutive league wins and the record of consecutive wins in the five major European leagues, but we have
There is reason to believe that they may be able to create a better record, and it is obvious that they are stronger than they were then."
The game is over, the rain has stopped, the sky has cleared up, the evening sun shines into the stadium, and the raindrops that have not dispersed emit a faint crystal light. Aldrich looked up at the sky, and then turned to look at the visiting team's coaching bench.
Ge has long since disappeared, and it seems that the post-match handshake between the two is impossible.
He stood up and hugged Klinsmann, Janson, Villas-Boas and other coaching assistants. With the cheers of the fans in the stands behind him lingering in his ears, he walked onto the court and hugged each player. Before leaving,
The players held hands and walked around the field to express their gratitude to the fans in the stands who refused to leave and enjoyed the moment.
Aldridge walked into the player tunnel with one hand in his bag and accepted the post-game interview with a slight smile on his face.
In fact, the reason for Arsenal's defeat is not complicated, that is, the defense is aging and cannot withstand the full impact of Millwall's world-class forward line. The defense must be supported from the midfield line to the forward line, but Arsenal must attack.
If you can't keep up with the speed between offense and defense, it is reasonable for you to be beaten.
However, in front of the camera, Aldridge doesn't have to mention Dixon by name and say that Dixon is old and the new guy Sylvinho has not yet integrated into the team. It will make him look domineering and slap in the face.
So he just said that Millwall played better at home, Arsenal failed to adapt to the rain game and other comments about the players' personal performance. He also responded diplomatically and did not want to go into depth. (To be continued...
