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Aldridge's request for defense before the game was to make the back line tighter. At the same time, Gattuso should not get mad and rush up to sweep the opponent when he sees the opponent attacking in the midfield, and always pay attention to protecting the back line.
This is done to prevent the full-back from being beaten. The full-back and the central defender are close to each other, and the defensive line forms a whole. It doesn't matter if the full-back is passed. There are teammates behind who can make up for the position in time. If the distance is widened, the opponent may be beaten.
Defeat them one by one.
For nearly 30 minutes after the opening, this defensive strategy was very successful. Even if AC Milan could successfully pass through the midfield, some delicate cooperation in front of the back line would be destroyed by the tight defense. If they made two more adjustments,
, Millwall's frontcourt players can completely end AC Milan's offense by returning to defense.
Zaccheroni thought of a way to deal with it and gave instructions to the team. He asked the team to play more carefully before the game because the players did not have an advantage in the one-on-one attack in the last round, but today Millwall
By deploying such a back line, the pre-game plan was in vain. Now their offensive players had a one-on-one advantage. Instead, they over-pursued coordination and failed to achieve the expected results before the back line intensively defended.
His adjustments quickly yielded good results.
Serginho took the ball on the left and moved forward. Millwall had just made an attack. Larsson went forward and failed to get the ball. Maldini accurately intercepted it and then handed the ball directly to Serge.
Ginio.
Now that Millwall's players are retreating, Pirlo will definitely not be able to catch up with Serginho. So when he retreats, he is staring at the opponent's forward midfielder Boban. Gattuso also retreats. Following the back line
Keep a distance of about three meters and beware of players such as Albertini and Ambrosini stepping forward to respond.
AC Milan had always played like this before, combining passing and coordination from the wing to the center, but this time, Serginho was unmarked on the wing. Ferreira did not go up to grab the opponent, but stood still and kept a distance from Neal. As long as the opponent dared
Come here, then press.
However, Serginho easily adjusted and observed on the left wing and then made a cross.
Bierhoff moved to the right from Neal. Barzagli was a step too slow when he reacted. The ball fell right on top of the German's head. Bierhoff made a reverse angle and the ball came from the left. He went to
While running to the right, he hit the left side of the goal. Compatriot Bute did not make a save. He also moved towards Bierhoff and blocked the near corner of the goal.
, there is no problem with this choice. The goalkeeper can be shot into the far corner to score. But it must not be shot into the near corner, otherwise it will be regarded as a mistake and a low-level performance. Of course, if he does not move his position, he saves Bierhoff instead.
The commentator would not think it was a divine save. It can only be said that Bierhoff's header was not at an angle.
"AC Milan equalized the score, Bierhoff's header, Serginho's beautiful cross, good goal!"
Aldridge wasn't upset about the missed goal.
The defensive choice does not give the opponent space to penetrate the penalty area. If you open the wing, you will bear the risk of crosses from the wing.
This goal was a bit ugly, not because Bierhoff's header was so beautiful, but because of Barzagli's problem.
When Bierhoff moved from Neal's side to Barzagli's side, Barzagli did not move in advance to block the landing point. As long as he stood still and took off again, Bierhoff would not be able to jump even if he jumped.
Can't get the ball.
This has nothing to do with Neil, the point is not with him.
It has little to do with the height of the central defender. Bierhoff is 1.91 meters, Neal is 1.85 meters, and Barzagli is 1.86 meters. The difference is really not obvious.
Losing the ball is ugly, but Aldridge is not angry. Barzagli cannot be expected to defend like a rock all of a sudden. It was just a lack of experience.
Take your time, 18-year-old boy, there is still a long way to go.
After thinking for a while, Aldridge called Gattuso in front of him and made some detailed adjustments.
Ask Ferreira and Ashley Cole not to shrink too much and increase their defense on the wing appropriately, while also asking Gattuso to increase his awareness of filling positions in the penalty area.
If Millwall is counterattacked, it will take time for the offensive players to retreat. AC Milan will directly cross from the wing. Bierhoff is indeed a great threat. The full-back must harass him. If he does not cross, he will use breakthrough and penetration.
, Gattuso's retracement in the penalty area is very critical, AC Milan's best opportunity,
In other words, the biggest loophole in Millwall's defense will become the midfielder line at the front of the penalty area. If Nedved can't return to defense quickly enough, Pirlo alone will probably be out of work, but the loophole will only appear within a few days.
Within seconds, once Nedved returned to defend in front of the penalty area, AC Milan's counterattack threat immediately dissipated.
Aldrich's hands were warm and sweaty in his pockets. He took out his hands and shook them, then put them behind his back.
Suppression, counter-suppression, opportunities, killing opportunities, that's how football matches are. Millwall will definitely have a lot of defensive problems today. It depends on whether AC Milan can seize them, but AC Milan also has to solve a fatal problem: defense.
After AC Milan equalized the score, they tried several more crosses from the wing, but the effect was average. When Gully and Serginho were pressed and harassed by the full-backs, the quality of the crosses would inevitably decrease.
The two sides drew 1:1 in the first half.
Before walking into the tunnel, the camera captured Aldridge smiling...
He walked into the locker room and waited for the players to come in one after another. Some of them were communicating with each other, and some were silent. For example, Barzagli also knew that it would be too much for him to let Bierhoff score a header.
It's ugly. Even though I was in a better position, I failed to guard the opponent.
Aldridge first encouraged Barzagli and told him not to worry about conceding the ball, and then he loudly said to the players: "I want to tell you something, an important message that can help us win on the road."
Everyone looked at Aldrich curiously and waited for the next step.
Aldrich wrote a number on the tactical board: 90.
"When the first half starts, the whole game is 90 minutes. What can be done in 90 minutes? We can create more than 30 shots. We can win 8-0 against Leeds United, we can win 5-0 against Arsenal. When
When the second half begins, how much time is left?"
Aldrich wrote another number on the tactical board: 45.
"45 minutes. You can't do as much in 45 minutes as in 90 minutes. Do you think I'm talking nonsense?"
Many players who didn't understand Aldridge's purpose in saying these words had weird expressions.
His remarks are easy to understand and are obvious facts.
"Think about it first, think about it quietly, if you were AC Milan, would your mentality be the same for 90 minutes as for 45 minutes?"
As soon as Aldridge finished speaking, the players in the locker room suddenly understood, as if they were enlightened.
90 minutes, you can also tell yourself to be patient.
But for 45 minutes, when time passes by one minute and one second, who can still calmly go on?
This is a game that AC Milan must win!
"I tell you this information so that you can better understand our tactical adjustments in the second half. Okay. Now listen carefully to my tactical arrangements for the second half. I hope that today we can lock in the place to advance to the top 16 of the Champions League."
Aldridge began to assign tasks, made some targeted adjustments, and asked the substitutes to warm up after walking out of the locker room.
At the beginning of the second half, Aldridge discovered that AC Milan was trying to speed up the tempo of the game. They were eager to score goals, and of course they had to play fast to increase the number of chances.
The biggest change in Millwall's second half was that Nedved returned to the midfielder instead of staying in the attacking midfielder position. Pirlo also moved deeper, and the formation changed to 42121 or 451.
In this way, AC Milan has completely turned into a tough battle.
Henry started the walk up front.
Nedved and Pirlo Gattuso protected the back line, while Ronaldinho and Larsson waited for opportunities to counterattack on the wing.
Zaccheroni was so angry that he gritted his teeth on the sidelines.
Millwall are starting to be shameless!
AC Milan must invest more offensive players to create opportunities, and once they fail to attack, they will be immediately counterattacked.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Larsson took the ball from the wing and dribbled forward until he was five meters away from Maldini. Then he passed the ball back to Nedved in midfield.
Nedvěd observed the situation and found that AC Milan players were running back to defend, so he simply made a long pass to find Henry on the striker.
Costacurta headed the ball to clear the ball. Ronaldinho was not rushing forward at first. At this time, he saw the ball coming to his side. He stopped the ball with his chest and cut inside to hit a long shot.
This long shot came out of the blue, Abbiati flew to block the ball, but Henry followed up and shot the ball into the goal.
AC Milan's defenders all raised their hands to signal that Henry was offside. Maldini ran directly to argue with the linesman, but the linesman ignored him.
Aldrich saw Henry score the goal with a supplementary shot from the sidelines, and burst into laughter.
To be honest, this was not what he expected after adjusting his tactics, but it was a surprise that the ball went in.
"The situation is very unfavorable for AC Milan. They need to score two goals in the next 30 minutes and ensure that they don't concede any more goals in order to hope to take all three points. Millwall is leading and can stabilize their position against AC Milan."
Already."
Next, AC Milan's offensive became more and more fierce. Millwall's offense was very monotonous. After switching from defense to offense, the ball was handed to Ronaldinho or Larsson. The two started dribbling the ball forward from the wing and kept dribbling the ball.
, bring it to the opponent's back line and slowly adjust it. At the same time, many AC Milan players will rush back from the front court to participate in the defense.
Zaccheroni's eyes were on fire.
He understood what Aldrich was planning after watching it for ten minutes.
This is going to consume AC Milan's physical energy.
Knowing that the other party is going to do this, how can AC Milan not be fooled?
If the offensive players really don't return to defense, if the opponent really accelerates suddenly and the midfielder cuts in, can he guarantee that he will not lose the ball again?
Especially Nedvěd, when Millwall counterattacked, he moved forward slowly. As long as he saw the AC Milan players running back, he stopped moving forward. But once the AC Milan players did not return to defense, who would
Are you sure that this slow-moving Czech won't suddenly explode and start running forward like a lion?
Aldridge has everything figured out, but there are too many uncertainties on the football field.
In the 71st minute, AC Milan made a long pass from the backcourt. Bierhoff blocked Neal with his back and headed the ball over. Shevchenko headed the ball into Millwall's goal.
Aldridge covered his eyes with one hand in response to the missed ball.
Shevchenko's header was beautiful.
But it was Gattuso that Aldridge couldn't bear to look at.
Bierhoff leaned against Neal with his back to the goal. What was Gattuso's choice?
Fight for the top!
He may have thought that he could overtake Bierhoff from the front and Neil from the back, one after the other by sandwiching Bierhoff.
After Aldrich hid his face, he turned back and shouted to Jenson: "When we go back, let Gattuso watch the process ten times, no, a hundred times!"
Stop teasing me!
Gattuso is 1.74 meters tall and is nearly 20 centimeters taller than Erhoff. Are you going to compete with him for a header?
Gattuso should have guarded against the running Shevchenko, or anticipated Bierhoff's choice. The opponent's back was to the goal. Could it be that he really headed the ball towards the goal?
Gattuso can move any way he wants to defend, and Aldridge won't be angry after losing the ball, but he made a choice that left Aldridge speechless.
San Siro was in a state of excitement because of Shevchenko's goal. The entire audience was looking forward to the Rossoneri's reversal. There was plenty of time!
