After Millwall's midfield substitution, although this may be a humiliation in the eyes of Leeds United, Millwall was about to call it quits. With 45 minutes left in the game, they took the initiative to let the two main players take a rest because they had already
A very huge lead was achieved.
Whether it was due to his youth and arrogance or his stubbornness to admit defeat, when Smith recklessly tackled Makelele from behind and spat at the applauding Aldridge when he was sent off, his behavior angered all Millwall players.
The substitutes sitting on the bench, Ronaldinho and Pirlo who were substituted, and the members of the coaching staff were no longer talking and laughing, while the 11 players on the field had even colder expressions.
iceberg.
Originally, they really wanted to slow down the pace and stop playing. As long as they had the ball and defended well, it was enough for them to win. But now, they forgot about the score, 4:0, go to hell, the game is only now.
start!
"Alan Smith paid a red card for his uncool behavior. His tackle from behind was a clear flagrant foul and may have been given an additional penalty after the game, and he spat at Millwall manager Hall when he came off the field.
Shui's bad behavior will inevitably bring him more penalties. This kind of behavior will not be tolerated by the Football Association. O'Reilly made substitution adjustments and replaced Duff with Mills. Now they are playing 5
Defenders, 0 forwards.”
Aldridge took off his suit and threw it on the ground and was picked up by Leeds United stadium staff. He then walked over and placed it on the visiting team coach's seat. But as soon as he put it down, Klinsmann picked up the suit and threw it directly to the ground.
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The staff had no choice but to pick up the suit again and take it into the tunnel. No matter what, it couldn't be left so conspicuous on the grass. Audiences who witnessed the process would think of Smith's immoral behavior of spitting.
This will definitely have a negative impact on Leeds United.
Aldrich stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips and an expressionless expression. He didn't even look at O'Reilly next door.
Makelele was injured and Gattuso replaced him. Millwall's three substitutions have been used up. Aldridge has no cards to play. Now Leeds United uses five defenders to prevent conceding the ball and has no counterattack power at all.
We should have given it up. In the first half, we beat the opponent four times. In the second half, Millwall didn't have to fight with the opponent. The two teams are not at the same level. Millwall is more ambitious than the opponent. They want to compete for the championship.
At the same time, we also need to consider the European war. Aldrich must maintain the physical fitness of the players, but also maintain their condition, and try to prevent them from continuously breaking out on the court in the short term. This will easily affect the condition in the future.
decline.
But Leeds United only wanted to fight Millwall to the death. They held on to the illusory consciousness of being a strong team and were unwilling to be humiliated. However, within the rules, their abilities were limited, and outside the rules, they resorted to killing tactics.
This is intolerable, absolutely unacceptable!
It would be nice if Materazzi was on the pitch.
Aldridge was thinking this, not that he thought having a villain like Materazzi on the court would give Leeds United a bit of a look, but he was thinking more about tactical changes.
When Materazzi is on the court, he can directly rush to the front line. Aldrich only needs to point his finger at him and then point to the front line. Materazzi will immediately understand. His big height and header ability are just that.
The innate advantage of a pillar center is that it doesn't matter if you don't participate in defense.
Now Millwall controls the midfield and carries out a half-court pressing attack. Although Leeds United has one less player, they have one more defender. The defense is in turmoil, but they can rely on their numerical advantage to frequently make clearances.
In the 60th minute of the game, Aldridge didn't care that the game was still in progress and shouted directly to the court: "Lucas! Lucas!"
Neil and Southgate stayed in the back position of the center circle. They were quite free. Even if the opponent counterattacked, it was usually a clearance ball. They grabbed the spot for the high ball. Lampard and Lampard were on the ground to pass and cut.
Gattuso intercepted, and Leeds United were unable to organize an effective counterattack.
Neil heard Aldrich's shout and looked at the situation. He felt strange that the game was still in progress and the leader suddenly called him. Aren't you afraid that he would be distracted?
When he saw Aldrich waving to him, he jogged over.
Aldrich waited for him to come up to him and began to arrange the next tasks for him in detail.
He asked Neil to be a fixed striker on the front line. Regardless of whether it has any actual effect, multiple people can interfere with the Leeds United back line and provide a cover for Henry.
To put it bluntly, he is just a troublemaker...
He certainly couldn't have a high point like Materazzi to directly threaten the opponent's goal, but after understanding Aldridge's instructions and requirements, he rushed forward and moved around the area near Ferdinand and Radebe.
This adjustment was considered by Fleet Street after the game as another tactical adjustment by Aldrich.
Neil does not move deep on the front line, that is, he does not move forward. When Millwall's offense reaches the front of the penalty area, he does not care about the position of his teammates. His attention is only focused on the defensive area of Ferdinand and Radebe.
into the open space, and then run laterally towards the open area.
As soon as he runs, Ferdinand and Radebe will be distracted. Although they will not lose their positions easily, someone must follow Neal. Who will follow? The midfielder, Mark Bresciano, or Cahill
, or maybe Bowyer.
As a result, the barrier in front of the back line was loosened, and Aldrich's second adjustment after adjusting Neal took effect immediately.
Gianluca Zambrotta and Schneider were in good positions and pressed up, plus Lampard, forming a long-range shot threat from the three of them from different directions and angles outside the penalty area.
Glenchard dribbled the ball in from the left wing, passed Kelly, and took a long shot in front of Mills. The ball was blocked by Radebe. Lampard grabbed the second shot and nodded the ball to Zambu on the left.
Rota, who also followed up with a long shot, hit Mills again. The ball bounced back and was obtained by Grenchar. He did not take another kick and chose to cross the ball and handed it to Schneider.
Two consecutive long-range shots disrupted Leeds United's defense. They thought Schneider would also take a long-range shot, but the Germans missed the space and went straight into the penalty area. Larsson successfully reversed the offside and passed the ball in front of the baseline.
Henry overpowered Radebe and headed towards the goal. The ball flew between the hands of goalkeeper Martin and into the goal.
"In the 64th minute, Millwall scored the fifth goal of the game. 0:5. This is already a bloodbathed score. Every next minute will be torture and suffering against Leeds United.
Torture.”
After Henry scored, he turned around and walked towards the backcourt, raised one hand and extended a slap and five fingers.
After seeing the goal, Aldridge raised his chin with a defiant look on his face.
Leeds United, you brought this upon yourself!
Four minutes later, Bowyer received his second yellow card for consecutive fouls. Two yellows turned into one red, and he was dismissed!
"The referee has taken enough care of Leeds United. This is Bowyer's seventh foul in the whole game. He received a yellow card in the first half. Just now he hit Lampa with his body when he couldn't compete for the ball.
Germany, this is obviously a card-taking move. If the score is not 0:5, and Smith
He has also been sent off. He should have received a second yellow card for pushing down Grenchar from behind. This time, the referee cannot tolerate him anymore. Otherwise, I really don’t know what kind of situation the game will develop.
, with more than 20 minutes left in the game, Leeds United were five goals behind and had two fewer players to play."
O'Reilly, expressionless on the sidelines, replaced Kewell with Mateo and added a defender.
6 defenders!
Aldridge really wanted to applaud the other guy this time, good job, O'Reilly!
The Arsenal legend is different, he played with Graham, he is better than his master, 6 defenders!
If you can, just use the human wall to build the goal!
After the game, O'Reilly's two consecutive substitutions and adjustments were considered failures among failures. Despite the numerical disadvantage, the addition of defenders created an even greater disaster.
Without a midfield interception, Millwall's long-range shots from the outside became even more unscrupulous.
In the last 20 minutes of the game, the scene was simply a nightmare for Leeds United players.
Grenchar, Neal, Henry, Nedved and Larsson were on the front line and were marked by six defenders of the opponent.
Then, midfielders Cahill and Bresciano were played by Gianluca Zambrotta, Lampard and Schneider!
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
Millwall fired continuously from the outside, and most of the long-range shots were blocked by the opponent. After the long-range shots were missed, Leeds United's goal kick was stalling for time.
In the 81st minute, Lampard's long-range shot hit the world and once again made Leeds United's goal fall. He tried 5 shots and finally got something.
Three minutes later, Nedvěd's long-range shot in front of the penalty area was blocked, and the ball landed in the penalty area. Larsson's follow-up shot deceived the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the goal.
In the last minute of the game, Neil received Schneider's pass from behind the goal and used his knee to head the ball into the goal.
When the time on the big screen flashed from 89:59 to 90:00, the referee directly blew the whistle to end the game. Regardless of whether the fourth official called stoppage time or not, he chose to end the game.
At the beginning of the second half, the singing of Leeds United fans could still be heard in the stands. After 0:5 and Bowyer's dismissal, the atmosphere at Elland Road became very strange.
Dead silence!
Then, it turned into waves of cheers, which came from the crazy lion fans. They were cheering, playing, enjoying and reveling!
As long as Millwall's players touch the ball, there will be cheers in the stands, and even counting, one, two, three, four... As Millwall passes more passes, they are counting.
The sound got louder, and this counting sound like a wave always ended in an uproar. It was Millwall's shot.
At the end of the game, Aldridge didn't care about the lack of extra time with the referees. He raised his head and looked around the stands at Elland Road. Most of the stands were already empty.
Aldrich loosened his tie, turned around and walked into the tunnel with a grim expression.
In the stadium box, Ridsdale was stunned.
What did he witness in the past two hours?
What?!
massacre!
massacre!
shame!
The White Rose of Yorkshire, on this day, was severely ravaged by the mad lion from London. The score of 0:8 will also be recorded in the Leeds United club's stadium record and the Premier League record for a long time, unless they will encounter something bigger.
The score is a bloodbath, but that will definitely be another nightmare.
His shoulder was suddenly patted lightly, and he looked up at the owner of the plump palm with a bloodless face. What came into view was a picture that was quite joyful but made him extremely disgusted at the moment.
Year face.
The pot-bellied Arthur specially came to the away game to watch the game today and sat with Ridsdale.
He patted the other person's shoulder, as if to comfort him. Ridsdale looked up at Arthur blankly, only to see Arthur whistle as usual.
The melody of the whistle was familiar to his ears, and Ridsdale watched Arthur whistle and slowly wave goodbye to him.
Ridsdale clenched his fists with a ferocious look on his face when Arthur disappeared outside the box.
Perhaps, what irritated him the most was that the melody from Arthur's whistle was "Auld Lang Syne"... (To be continued...)
