In the third round of the FA Cup, Millwall's home game against Arsenal officially begins!
The Lion's Den Stadium was packed, and Graham received huge boos from the fans when he entered the stadium because of today's publication of "The Times"!
For the fifty-year-old head coach, returning to the Lion's Den is by no means a homecoming, he is just a passing visitor here.
On the other hand, when Aldridge entered the stadium, the audience cheered.
There is only one owner of this stadium now: Aldridge.
After half a season of coaching performance, Aldrich quickly became the favorite here.
As usual, he signed autographs for the fans in the stands nearby when he came out, and then walked calmly to the home team's coach's bench.
The South Stand is now completely occupied by the "Roar" fan organization. Today, they ingeniously printed an extra-large English letter on the back of their jerseys and turned around to form a catchy sentence.
"We just love Aldrich!"
George Graham's eyes swept across the cheering stands. In his memory, the Millwall stands should not be what they are now, and all these changes came from the young man not far away.
Seeing Aldridge out of the corner of his eye, George Graham couldn't help but feel angry.
Is it because the other person is young?
Is it in the spotlight?
Or is it because of the other party’s unexpected words and deeds?
In other words, the way Aldridge dresses when directing a game makes people uncomfortable.
In the fall, Aldrich would wear a slim-fitting suit with a stand-up collar, and he looked elegant.
It's cold winter now, and the warm coat Aldridge is wearing feels particularly stylish. In the upper left corner of the coat, there is Millwall's team emblem, which is a dazzling blue lion.
The same is true for other members of the coaching staff. They are dressed in the same style and have a touch of elegance. On other occasions, if they were said to be male models on the catwalk, no one would doubt it.
There are various signs that Aldridge is an alternative in football and is rejected by traditional England.
Other coaches don't like Aldridge, but fans do, especially neutral fans. Like football and star chasing are combined. If you like a certain club, you will inevitably like the star players or coaches in the club.
Aldrich can tolerate other things, but he can't tolerate his clothing.
He has the aesthetics of twenty years later. Just like in the current English football world, big-name coaches such as Ferguson wear the club's warm clothes, but they look like the Glasgow Dockers.
Let’s not mention Kevin Keegan. When he visited Newcastle United in the League Cup, Kevin Keegan, who was still relatively young in the coaching profession, had long curly hair and wore a large crimson suit. He was described as a country bumpkin.
Never an exaggeration.
The suits Aldridge wore before were all custom-made after he personally communicated with the tailor. Before winter came, he directly ordered suitable slim-fitting coats for each member of the club's coaching staff. After the team logo was printed on them, they looked sharp.
A hundred times more elegant and elegant.
It is precisely this kind of off-the-edge approach that allows Aldridge to attract the attention of broadcast cameras just by standing on the sidelines of the court.
There is a reason for other coaches to hate Aldridge. He can overshadow others by standing silently. This is simply infuriating!
While Graham was thinking about something, Aldridge glanced at Arsenal's lineup with a slightly regretful look.
Graham is really destined to win this game.
Almost all the main players are in action!
Goalkeeper: David Seaman.
Defenders: Lee Dixon, Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Steve Bould, Nigel Winterbourne.
Midfielder: Paul Mason, Paul Davies, John Jensen.
Forwards: Ian Wright, Kevin Campbell.
In this lineup, except for the 34-year-old Paul Davis, a veteran who has been with the Gunners for fifteen years, the other players are still in their prime.
Twenty-seven-year-old Tony Adams, twenty-eight-year-old Martin Keown, twenty-six-year-old Paul Mason, twenty-nine-year-old John Jensen, even Ian Wright is only thirty
age.
Aldrich wanted to grab Graham's clothes and ask: What the hell are you doing?!
When he took charge of the Gunners, why were the young men under his command defeated?
Half a million pounds let go of Andy Cole. In less than three years, Andy Cole joined Manchester United half a month ago. Ferguson was ripped off by Kevin Keegan for six million pounds. Newcastle United
The team earned more than four million pounds!
A player who set a new transfer record in English football was let go by the Gunners three years ago.
In Graham's eight years, Arsenal, which could have created greater glory, only won two league championships, one League Cup, one FA Cup, plus last year's European Cup Winners' Cup, and then
, fell quickly.
In this season's Premier League, Arsenal can't even hold their head high in London, let alone challenge for the championship.
Aldrich shook his head. The ups and downs of this team are typical of the manager's responsibility, because after the arrival of the Frenchman who created a new generation of gunners, most of the players on the field were activated again. This is a question of the coach's level.
Graham's conservative tactics suppressed the talent and fighting spirit of the players, and due to neglect of management, these stars who became famous prematurely degenerated. Alcohol and women, squandering and indulgence, wasted their youth. By this season, the team
The team has long been disorganized, and many players are tired of being here and have considered leaving the team.
The referee's whistle brought Aldrich back to his senses.
The first half of the game begins.
Millwall played very calmly from the beginning of the game. They were not in a hurry to push the ball forward, but calmly and orderly moved the ball back and forth in the midfield, constantly transitioning the ball back and forth vertically.
The biggest change at Millwall today is in the midfield.
In the past, the configuration of two midfielders has become three midfielders today.
The fans in the stands unexpectedly discovered a new face on the court, the not tall but very strong Gattuso!
What role can he play on the court?
After observing for a period of time, fans discovered that unless it was absolutely safe, the two midfielders, Vieira and Ballack, would never hand the ball to Gattuso. Occasionally the ball would reach his feet, and they would do so in a very simple and precise manner.
Send the ball to a safe place quickly.
His characteristics and functions don't seem to be obvious at all, more like a dispensable person.
But there are some signs that can be seen in the position.
Ballack is further forward, Vieira is near the center circle, and Gattuso is trailing behind.
Glenjar and Beckham, as well as Solskjaer, all participated in the team's positional attack. Millwall played very patiently, often taking more than a dozen passes before hitting long shots from good angles.
Ballack and Solskjaer's long shots from outside the penalty area did not threaten Seaman. Arsenal's counterattack was very simple. They quickly passed through the midfield, opened up the wings, and then allowed the forwards to score through their personal abilities.
But in their counterattack, the ball was accurately and effectively intercepted by Millwall as it passed through the midfield.
When Gattuso stole the ball from John Jensen for the second time, the Millwall fans in the stands excitedly discovered: This is the second Makelele!
In daily training, Gattuso often exchanges defensive ideas with Makelele. The two defensive characteristics are somewhat similar, but they cannot be completely copied. Makelele's concise and clear delivery after stealing the ball is not something ordinary people can do.
What you learn is almost the subconscious reaction of your brain and makes correct judgments.
Vieira, who has been tempered for most of the season, is getting better and better. Coupled with the always-fighting Ballack, Millwall has created a steel barrier in the midfield!
This directly led to Arsenal's ground passing and cutting being unable to find their forwards. Therefore, Arsenal returned to the British style of long passes, and the ball wanted to cross the sky in the midfield and directly find the forwards in front of the penalty area.
But Richards and Materazzi are not easy people to fight for position. Arsenal's forwards have no advantage at all.
Thirty minutes into the first half, Millwall became more energetic and energetic, and the midfield cooperation was very smooth. On the contrary, Arsenal veteran Davis was panting from exhaustion.
Frequent long-range shots made Arsenal's defense very angry. Adams and Keown directed the team's defense to press forward. They were not afraid of openings behind them. Their defense was not only famous for its large number of people in the Premier League, but also made all European teams famous.
Boring, they also have another special skill, and that is causing offside!
The tacit understanding of this defensive line is difficult for other teams to copy, and therefore, their proud ability is to repeatedly successfully prevent offsides.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Tony Adams saw Ballack pass the ball to Beckham on the right. Seeing that Beckham had no intention of dribbling, he took a smart step forward and passed Solskjaer in front of him.
Ya placed behind him in an offside position.
The other two central defenders worked tacitly to let Solskjaer fall into the offside trap, and Beckham's long diagonal pass came as expected.
Tony Adams raised his hand to flag Solskjaer for offside!
But the linesman didn't raise his flag.
The ball had a strong spin and landed on the left side of the penalty area. There, the fast horse Glenchard sprinted and hit the center directly. Solskjaer met the ball and easily pushed the ball into the far corner to score!
Tony Adams is furious!
He rushed to the linesman and roared: "The kid in the middle is offside! This goal should be disallowed!"
At this time, the offside rule has not been further modified, so if Solskjaer is offside, even if Grenjaer is not offside when receiving the ball at the far end, he will be penalized for offside!
Only after the new offside rule was revised in 2003, players who are offside but do not participate in the offense will be ignored under the premise of encouraging offense.
The linesman said without changing his expression: "That player is not offside."
The slow motion of the TV broadcast showed that there was a loophole in Arsenal's defense line to prevent offside. Before Beckham passed the ball, Glenchard slowly moved from the wing to the penalty area, which caused Dixon, who was marking him, to follow him.
, Dixon was dragged at the back, parallel to Solskjaer in the middle. When Adams raised his hand, Dixon was misled, and a second of stagnation allowed Grenchar to leave him behind.
After Solskjaer scored, Millwall's players collectively ran to the sidelines to celebrate, and the familiar rhythm of the fans also sounded in the stands.
"Ole, ole, ole oh ole, ole, ole, ole oh ole..."
Graham's face was livid, and he roared on the sidelines, asking the players to attack in a big way!
Aldridge seemed very calm. He mentioned in the tactical arrangement of the goal just now that Arsenal's defense is used to causing offside. In fact, thanks to the current offside rule, as long as one person is offside, he will be penalized for offside.
, so there is a large space behind their defense.
Arsenal, accustomed to playing defense, fell behind!
