"The third round of Group H of the European Champions Cup is about to begin. Millwall, the group leader, will face Serie A giant AC Milan at Wembley. Millwall's starting lineup today is still 433, and AC Milan's starting lineup is 352. Before the game, Italian media pointed out that 6
If AC Milan, which has conceded 10 goals in the first round of the league, still uses 352 to face Millwall, it will be very disadvantageous. The number of goals they have conceded is the same as the number of goals conceded by Millwall in all competitions in the new season combined...
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Millwall today, except for Materazzi who is still recovering from injury and Neal starting the game, other players have received sufficient rest time and their condition has been adjusted to a level that satisfies the coaching staff.
Sometimes 352 is just a word game. In fact, it is no different from other formations when the full-back comes forward to assist. 352, 532, one offense and one defense. Flexible switching during the game, but there are higher requirements for the speed of offense and defense transition. Just
Like 361, it's actually 541 when defending.
But Zaccheroni’s 352 looks like it’s really 352, or an asymmetrical 442.
The Brazilian Serginho, who has attracted much attention after joining in the new season, plays all the roles on the left.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines with one hand in his pocket and looked calmly at the court.
When the game started, Millwall's formation moved forward, and the ball began to move at high speed, rolling back and forth on the turf. Millwall first passed the ball back, and then transferred it laterally. All players who touched the ball shot out with one kick.
Ball, this process is dizzying.
AC Milan's players came up to press, but the overall formation did not press forward excessively. Their midfielder expanded the interception surface with their numerical advantage, but Millwall's forward pass started from the side. The ball was passed almost close to the sideline.
Ronaldinho's feet.
Ronaldinho dribbled the ball forward, cut in front of Sala, then dribbled the ball down to the bottom, then passed the ball in an inverted triangle, and handed the ball to Nedved who was penetrating forward. Ambrosini interfered with Nedved, Czech Republic
The player chose to kick the ball. Then he kicked the ball back to the wing. Zambrotta, who came up from the side, met the ball and kicked the ball again. The ball was returned to Nedved.
At this time, Nedved passed the ball through again and passed it back to Zambrotta just now. It was just to buy time for Ronaldinho to run back from the offside position. But this time he passed the ball through again, and Ronaldinho succeeded in countering the offside.
Go deeper into the center of the penalty area and get closer to the opponent's goal.
Costacurta came to press, Ronaldinho calmly smashed the ball, and then unexpectedly passed the ball to Nedvěd when Ambrosini returned to defense. Henry attracted Albertini's shot in front of the goal.
Defensively, Nedvěd was facing the goal and there was no one to mark him. He hit the ball with a push. Abbiati moved two steps to the right from the left side of the goal and then flew to save him. However, he was still slow and watched the ball roll.
Into the dead center of the goal.
"In the first 36 seconds, Millwall scored in a blitzkrieg! After 23 passes, they broke through the door of AC Milan! Classic coordination, classic passing and cutting movements, classic team performance! Nedvěd became the terminator,
AC Milan's 3-back system could not hold on for even one minute under Millwall's powerful firepower!"
After scoring the goal, Nedved rushed towards Ronaldinho, jumped on him, raised his fists and roared.
Other teammates also rushed over, including the backcourt players. They were all directly involved in the attack. Perhaps, only Southgate and Butt were a little depressed. They were the only two who did not touch the ball in 23 passes.
Pass the ball.
Aldrich smiled faintly and then regained his composure. It was a good thing to score a goal right after the start, but it would be too early to be complacent now.
AC Milan is strong in the midfield. Although each of the three defenders has special skills, the natural conditions cannot break through.
The field is only so wide. If four defenders stand there, the defensive space will be narrow. If three defenders stand on parallel lines of the same width, can the spaces be the same?
Millwall started the attack and did not deal with the opponent's center, but went to the wing. They just bypassed the midfield and directly hit the opponent's back line, and then combined the wing and center to find space. Ronaldinho's anti-offside and dunk past Costacurta were
A stroke of genius, so wonderful that I couldn't ask for more.
AC Milan entered the state slowly and stabilized their position after the restart. Millwall took the lead. They were not in a hurry and settled back.
Take it once and don't be cowardly.
The opponent's three-back system allows the opponent to attack, and the space behind it is larger than that of the four-back system!
AC Milan had the upper hand in the midfield. Even if their positional attack was frustrated, their quick counterattack and expanded horizontal interception area caused the two teams to start a tug-of-war in the midfield for a period of time.
Millwall still continued the tactic of passing through the midfield and directly looking for the forwards. However, with three forwards facing off against three defenders, and coupled with the opponent's defensive midfielder, they really couldn't find any good opportunities for a while.
After 25 minutes, Aldrich made a gesture, asking Larson and Ronaldinho to retreat in a wide range to respond.
If you directly cross the midfield line to find the striker, you will always be isolated and helpless.
Before the game, the forwards were told to reduce the number of solitary fights, especially on Larsson's side. Against Maldini, if the opponent gets close to him, it will basically mean that the midfielder and backfielder will enter a defensive state and prepare for a counterattack.
To destroy AC Milan's defense, we still need to rely on the coordination of passing and cutting from point to surface as in the opening game. The offense should be more detailed and patient. If we hope to take away the opponent with a burst of flow, we really underestimated AC Milan.
At this time, Pirlo's metronome function began to show its power.
He methodically controlled the rhythm, making the opponent think that Millwall was slowly losing ground with AC Milan. But ten minutes later, when Schneider came in from the wing at high speed, Pirlo decisively diverted the attack with a long diagonal pass. He observed
When the positions of the offensive players in the frontcourt are dispersed reasonably, there is room for the offensive point to advance, and the speed suddenly increases!
Schneider got the ball from the wing, got rid of Serginho while running, and then passed the ball to Larsson.
Larsson dribbled the ball inside, Maldini blocked the inside line and moved in front of Larsson. Larsson passed the ball decisively to Schneider on the wing.
The German's big-footed long pass was transferred laterally, catching Milan's defensive players off guard. They were moving to the right to compress the area there, but Schneider's long pass suddenly made them turn around to observe the other side.
side situation.
After stopping the ball, Ronaldinho didn't wait for Sala to defend him, and directly hit the opponent's central defender with a ball on the ground. Costacurta's turning speed was originally criticized. Henry came out from behind him, and when he turned around again, he didn't even have the chance to foul.
No.
Henry ran diagonally from right to left. After getting the ball in the penalty area, he chose to shoot low from a small angle. The ball was knocked down by Abbiati, but the ball rolled slowly in front of the goal line in the center of the goal. Marr
Tiny and Larsson chased this point at the same time. Larsson, who had already consciously outflanked the ball, was faster than Maldini. He fell to the ground and slid the ball into the goal.
"2:0! Millwall expanded the score to 2:0 in the 36th minute of the first half. Larsson scored the ball with a supplementary shot. If AC Milan had one more central defender, would they have avoided conceding the goal? We
I don’t know. But the problem Zaccheroni is facing now is that the three defenders can’t defend Millwall’s offense at all! Even though they have one of the best defenders in the world.”
After Larsson scored, he and his teammates jogged to the sidelines easily and blew kisses to the stands...
The Lions fans who cheered for Millwall at Wembley were extremely excited every time they saw Larsson score.
Regardless of any game. As long as Larsson scores a goal now, he is refreshing the club's history. In the past five seasons with the Lions, he has become the player with the most goals in the history of the Millwall club. Now,
It means to keep raising this number, raising it, and raising it again, so that those who come after you can look up to it.
Moreover, he is also breaking another record of his own: the number of goals scored in the European War.
Aldrich called Pirlo in front of him and told him that the next game would be like just now. There is no need to deliberately pursue counterattack speed. As long as the rhythm acceleration is grasped well, the opportunity will be more effective than blindly pursuing speed.
Pirlo nodded and ran back to the court.
AC Milan is two goals behind and is in a precarious position in qualifying for the Champions League group. They will inevitably intensify their pressing efforts, but this is what Millwall is least afraid of. They are not afraid of you coming to attack, but they are afraid that you will not attack and instead defend intensively in a static manner!
Zaccheroni looked stern and said nothing on the sidelines, while Aldridge looked calm and calm, which even made people wonder if he was in a trance.
"People always ask why Millwall is so strong? Why? Because they have a lot of stars? Don't those giants have a group of stars? But if you watch every game of Millwall carefully and pay attention to the details on the field,
You will know that Hall's attitude and work efficiency towards each game, on-the-spot command, and tactical adjustments are the reasons why Millwall is stronger than expected. Yes, we rarely see him celebrating passionately now.
I wish him the best, because for him, his job is different from before. In the past, a victory may seem hard-won, but now, he must ensure that the team can continue to win. This is his pursuit and his
The first half of this game is almost over. I believe that no matter what the result of the game is, this first half will still be reviewed by many professional football critics after the game.
focus."
At the end of the first half, Aldridge showed a slight lack of interest.
Millwall and AC Milan have different cards, but the head coach has these cards and it is his own idea how to play them.
Zaccheroni failed to surprise Aldrich.
He hopes that the opponent can cause some trouble for Millwall, some changes that are unexpected before the game and can have a strong impact on the game during the game.
However, he didn't see this.
Bierhoff took a walk for 45 minutes. Shevchenko wandered between being intercepted while retreating to receive the ball and being isolated while waiting for the ball on the front line. Serginho and Guli were not on the wing for 45 minutes.
It can create problems for Zambrotta and Schneider. Albertini did not perform as expected under the double-teaming of Henry and Nedvěd. Boban can bully Pirlo, but he was completely defeated against Makelele.
Aldridge does not think that the 3-back system can bring more changes than the 4-back system. The 4-back system seems to have more defenders, but when changes are needed in the offense, it is very important for the full-backs to come forward. AC Milan played
With 3 defenders and the addition of midfielders, in fact, when offensive players are restricted, they can provide fewer points of change.
As he walked into the locker room, Aldrich expected Zaccheroni to surprise him in the second half.
This is not that he is looking for abuse, but that he is still on the road of learning. He hopes that those famous coaches can "teach" him in actual combat and let him learn something new, especially like now, AC Milan
Trailing, if Zaccheroni can turn things around tactically, Aldridge would be happy to see it. In that way, he can discover the shortcomings of his team. It is better to find problems in the group stage than in the knockout rounds.
