Aldridge realized this when the third goal was scored.
This is not to deny the opponent's coaching ability, but it is Zaccheroni who has been replaced. With two goals behind, there are not many options, especially considering the overall situation of qualifying for the Champions League group stage.
Of course, if he were to coach the current AC Milan team, they would play as a guest against Millwall, which was in full swing. Although it was impossible to set up a defensive formation of 5 defenders, the configuration of 4 defenders + 2 defensive midfielders was indispensable. In terms of tactics, in addition to defense
Are there any more options to fight back?
But maybe AC Milan came to London with the arrogance of being the world's number one league champion. Maybe it's just that Zaccheroni didn't dare to take the risk to change the team's mature techniques and tactics, even if this set has already been used in the new Serie A season.
It proves that the defense has a big problem.
If the time goes back 80 minutes and the game starts again, 80 minutes later, the situation may not be like it is now. Conceding the ball in less than a minute after the opening is a direct announcement that AC Milan has fallen into a comprehensive passivity.
With a three-goal lead, is there any suspense in the game?
There is a lot of time left, nearly 30 minutes.
Aldridge still stood on the sidelines watching the game. He wanted to see how the Rossoneri faced the last half hour.
Will you give up?
Will it actively shrink to avoid losing the next ball?
Or delay the game and escape from the nightmare Wembley as soon as possible?
The realistic picture is that AC Milan seems to be behind by one goal, or the score is a draw. They are trying hard to score goals. It seems that if they score a goal, they will win.
The midfielders ran up and down without any physical exertion, and their performance won the respect of the audience.
But on the football field, winning or losing has nothing to do with respect.
In the 81st minute of the game, AC Milan's defense was in crisis due to excessive running and physical problems.
Pirlo easily passed Boban in the midfield, then dribbled the ball forward and passed it diagonally in front of Albertini to Nedved who ran out of space.
Henry pulled to the right, and Larsson crossed paths with him. Nedvěd passed the ball diagonally to the right and handed the ball to Henry. Henry kept passing the ball in a triangle and passed it to Larsson. AC Milan's defense was unbearable.
In one blow, Costacurta was too eager to grab the ball. Larsson's extraordinary smashing rhythm paused and wiped him past him, and then shot hard into the far corner to score another victory.
"4:0, who could have imagined that the score would be like this before the game? The Premier League champion defeated the Serie A champion AC Milan at Wembley!"
Ronaldinho ran to Larson and knelt down on one knee, taking the initiative to shine his shoes in celebration.
Larson, who scored twice, was quickly replaced by Aldrich, and was greeted by cheers and tributes from the fans.
Aldrich replaced three people at once, the front three.
They still have an important league game to play on the weekend.
After the substitutions were completed, Aldridge turned and walked towards the coaching bench. In his eyes, AC Milan was just fighting like a trapped beast on the court, letting out bursts of lamentation.
"At the end of the game, the third round of the European Champions League Group H group stage is over. Millwall defeated AC Milan 4:0 at Wembley. They have won three games and accumulated 9 points. They have almost locked in a qualifying spot. AC Milan
Milan has only accumulated 1 point after three games, one draw and two losses. The next three rounds will be life and death battles for AC Milan. This is probably a situation that no one expected after the group draw results came out.
People think that AC Milan will join hands with Millwall to qualify, but now AC Milan is likely to be the first team to be eliminated in this group! Two weeks later, the two teams will meet again at San Siro, and the result of that game may be
It won’t have much impact on Millwall’s fate, but it will have a direct impact on AC Milan and the other two teams! We’ll see you at San Siro in two weeks!”
Aldridge calmly shook hands with Zaccheroni and then turned and walked into the tunnel.
The process was enjoyable, but the result did not give him a strong sense of accomplishment.
Originally, qualifying for the group was something we should do for granted. After three games, according to the current situation of this group, as long as we win one of the next three games, qualifying will be guaranteed.
This gives him more space in terms of formation and player arrangements, which is a positive factor.
But defeating AC Milan is not enough to make him proud and proud.
When he came to the post-match press conference, reporters asked him questions one after another.
"Millwall defeated AC Milan 4:0, has your team reached a perfect level?"
"The score of 4:0 is shocking, but in fact the score does not prove the gap between the two teams. I would say Millwall is stronger, but if we play 10 games against AC Milan, we can win 3 or 4 games.
That's obviously impossible. I thought it was just an ordinary win, a
c. Milan is passive regardless of the pressure of the qualifying situation, recent status, and coming from afar as a guest. If it is an equal environment for both parties, they will not have the pressure of points, and they will not have to spend time on expeditions.
I think the competition will be more intense and exciting.”
Aldrich remains as low-key as ever.
In fact, Fleet Street had already interpreted Aldrich's intention.
He does not want to boast in front of the media and sing praises for his team, which will cause the players to become complacent and have ups and downs in their mentality.
Be more modest and low-key. Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. Today you feel so proud that you can touch the sky with your hand, but tomorrow when you are defeated, you may not know how badly you will be hurt.
This attitude and tone accumulated over a long period of time is also a temperament that Aldrich needs to give to the team as the head coach: Never think that you are already the best, and work tirelessly to break through the peak boundaries set by others for you!
"Except for the factors you mentioned, what caused AC Milan to be defeated by a huge score?"
"We conceded a goal in less than a minute after the opening. That goal pushed AC Milan to the edge of the cliff. Next, we scored two more goals against them through counterattack. In the end, their physical fitness could not keep up and they conceded the fourth.
.If they hold 6 points, then even if they concede the goal in the first minute, they can still be calm. After all, they are playing away from home and there is still a chance when they return to home, but they have not scored in the previous two group matches.
The victory paved the way for today's defeat. However, I must praise my players. They performed very well today, both offensively and defensively. They all met my requirements. This is also the reason why we are strong. Players
Personal ability is just the foundation, tactical discipline, game commitment, team awareness and other factors invisible to the naked eye are the key to their ability to form a strong team."
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The next day, Millwall became the focus of the entire European football world.
It’s not because they won three consecutive games in the group stage, nor because they defeated AC Milan.
Instead, their two goals in the game were continuously broadcast by the football programs of major European media.
With 23 passes, Henry and Ronaldinho teamed up to break down the four-man defense of AC Milan. The process of these two goals was a joy to watch. It was like a rhythmic poem. It is difficult to appreciate the exciting and exciting feeling when watching it.
But with mercury's drastic cooperation, smooth movement, passing and cutting, the goal was like water.
When it comes to success, team football has been interpreted to the extreme. Many football critics have repeatedly reviewed and commented on the entire process of this goal, analyzing the individual player's route selection, field positioning, space utilization and other factors in each pass.
The detailed analysis is like studying Millwall as a precision machine.
The second goal, from Ronaldinho touching the ball to Henry scoring, took a total of 9.3 seconds. In less than 10 seconds, the two used their personal abilities and mutual cooperation to tear apart the opponent's defense with great speed.
It's clever and coupled with the collision between Maldini and Ambrosini, making this goal even more exciting to watch.
The commentary when the commentator bursts out with passion is also directly used as the background.
No matter what you want to see from a football game, the process of scoring a goal can satisfy you to the greatest extent.
The world of football will never be frozen in the past. No matter how exciting yesterday's game was, tomorrow, with a new game becoming the focus, the excitement of the past will be replaced. The battle between Millwall and AC Milan can continue after the game.
It is already rare to receive attention, but life goes on. The war has just come to an end, and a new war has quietly come, and the smoke will never be extinguished.
There are only 12 rounds of the Premier League this season, but after 12 rounds, bookmakers across Europe have lowered the winning odds of Millwall, the most popular team to win the Premier League, to an outrageous level, which is only higher than the regular bank interest rate.
With a return rate of 0.2 and the odds of winning the Champions League during the same period, Millwall also rose from the third favorite to win the pre-season ranking to the first place, and the odds of winning the championship plummeted!
Judging from the current situation of the Premier League, if Millwall fails to win the trophy at the end of the season, then this may be the most incredible reversal in the history of the Premier League.
At the end of the first 10 rounds, Millwall leads Manchester United by 9 points and leads Arsenal by 11 points.
After 12 rounds, Millwall led Manchester United by 12 points. Manchester United lost again. The defeat at White Hart Lane made Ferguson's team drift away from the league championship again. Arsenal won both games, especially at Stamford.
Bridge won the key battle with three points. They climbed to third place in the standings, but were still 11 points behind Millwall.
As the weekend approaches, Fleet Street begins to ignite new flames of war.
“The weekend of the No. 1 battle is coming!”
In the weekend's league, Millwall will have a battle for the top spot. Their opponent is the league runner-up. A team that should not be surprising now occupies the second place in the standings.
The White Rose of Yorkshire: Leeds United!
The Young Guards led by O'Reilly are in good form in the new season and once won 6 consecutive victories. After 12 rounds of league games, they have a record of 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 26 points, trailing Mill.
Wall has 10 points, which is relatively far behind the top team. This is obvious at a glance, but they have surpassed Manchester United and Arsenal, as well as Chelsea to occupy the second position in the league. This is much better than what they expected before the season. The outside world expected them to
We were fighting for the top four, now we may be fighting for the top spot to secure the top four!
In addition to the gimmick of the first place battle, this game attracted too much attention.
O'Reilly and Aldridge are both young representatives of English football, and the duel between the two young coaches is eye-catching enough.
Millwall had a draw and a loss against Leeds United last season. O'Reilly had the upper hand. The outside world regarded this game as Aldridge's revenge!
In the summer, the two companies reached a transfer deal worth 60 million pounds for up to 10 players. There is no hatred, but it is also a drama of old players turning against each other.
Moreover, it is not just one player, in Leeds United, there are many former Millwall players working together to compete against their old club.
The fierce confrontation between the youth army is about to break out! (To be continued...)
