When the outside world exaggerated the hatred between Millwall and Bayern Munich, Millwall's players were inevitably affected.
Originally, they were the losing side last season, which makes it easier for them to lose their mentality.
On the plane departing for Munich, Aldridge spent an hour explaining the correct football values to the entire team, letting the players understand that they would not be able to go further on a stage like the Champions League with the determination of revenge. To become the king
, cannot rely on hatred to inspire motivation. Even if it is really full of anger and defeats Bayern Munich, it will not be beneficial to the long-term development of the team.
"Think about the first time we played against Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona and so on. What were you thinking at that time?"
The plane had already taken off, but Aldridge was baptizing the thoughts of the entire team.
Larson replied: "We want to prove that we are not weaker than the other side and that we can defeat the other side."
Aldrich said with approval: "Yes, Henrik stated our initial mentality, and that mentality is the most correct and what we should always maintain. We lost the game because we did not have the opponent."
Strong, we win the game, prove that we are stronger than the opponent, it is that simple, and now we have to become the strongest and continue to do so.
If we have always occupied this position, then when facing every opponent, our mentality should be the same. We will be strong because of victory, and we will win if we are not strong! I hope you will remember this. This time when we go to Munich, we will defeat Bayern Munich.
But it’s not because we lost to each other last year, it’s because we want to defeat all enemies that stand in front of us. That’s all.”
When the plane landed in Munich, a large number of Lions fans in Germany rushed to the airport to welcome them. Millwall established a club-recognized fan organization in Germany the year before last, and it also sown a lot of seeds throughout Europe. With the
Millwall's record was outstanding, stars flocked to it, and these seeds quickly took root, grew, and grew.
Aldrich led the team to stay at the hotel, and the team spent the preparation period quietly. They conducted a simple on-field training the next day, and the battle in the evening was about to begin.
Millwall and Bayern Munich, the two favorite teams to win the championship, met in the quarter-finals ahead of schedule. This directly caused the attention of the other six teams to compete against each other to plummet!
Media from Europe to all over the world stationed at Munich's Olympic Stadium, and even media organizations that did not have UEFA broadcast rights were updating the game progress on site in real time.
As night fell, the sky was cloudless, and the Munich Olympiastadion was packed with people. The star-studded stadium was waiting for the two protagonists to make their debut.
When Aldridge strolled out of the tunnel, the surrounding lights flashed. There were obviously more reporters on the sidelines than in other games on weekdays, and there were definitely a lot more cameras.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines and looked around the stadium. Speaking of which, Bayern fans had mixed feelings about facing Millwall again today.
Fortunately, the visitor is the defeated general.
The worrying thing is that this defeated team is obviously stronger than last year!
To them, the word revenge is just a joke.
Bayern has been in Europe for many years. Which giant club has it not played against? If they form a grudge after losing a game, then the list of enemies should not be filled with people.
"The first leg of the European Champions Cup quarter-finals between Bayern Munich and Millwall will start at the Munich Olympiad. Unexpectedly, the two teams that met in the semi-finals last season will meet in the quarter-finals a year later.
The finals met again. Last year, Bayern Munich drew 1:1 with Millwall in 210 minutes over two rounds. They eliminated Millwall through a penalty shootout, but in the end they lost to Manchester United in the final. This year's Millwall
You feel unstoppable and unstoppable
At least in the Premier League, they are still undefeated this season. Among all fronts, they have only been defeated by Arsenal in the League Cup. Will such a team with good condition and stable performance fall to Bayern Munich again?
?Bayern Munich also performed well this year. They are also the favorites to win the Champions League. This is a close contest, but after two rounds, one team must leave. This is definitely a problem for other ambitious top 8 teams.
It’s a good thing.”
The Champions League theme song started playing in the stadium, and players from both sides walked into the stadium and lined up.
I don’t know if there are any mistakes in the starting list we got. Nedvěd was placed at the left winger position, and the Brazilian Ronaldinho appeared at the attacking midfielder position. If the two were swapped, there would be no problem.
Already."
The game started quickly, Millwall kicked off first and was very lucky.
The away game kicks off first, and Millwall can drive the whole team into the game through skillful ball control.
After all, the time required for individual players to enter the game state is different. If the opponent kicks off the ball first to launch a fast break, if they have not entered the state at a certain point, mistakes will easily occur.
Millwall spread out their formation on the field, made reasonable use of the width of the field, and used the midfielder as the main center for back-passing and receiving.
Bayern Munich did not grab too aggressively, this is due to their formation.
Single forward Elber, bilateral midfielders Sauer and Salihamidzic, the pair of angel wings, plus Effenberg in the frontcourt, Bayern Munich only has 4 players at most to press, and Millwall has two defenders.
After reaching the sideline, can they grab it?
What's more, Effenberg didn't dare to press too much for fear of losing his midfield position.
Millwall kept Bayern Munich from touching the ball for three minutes, and then Millwall started to attack.
Pirlo dribbled the ball forward. Effenberg kept the distance from Jeremiah and entered the pressing rhythm. Pirlo passed the ball to Ronaldinho. The latter was approached by Jeremiah and took the initiative to miss the ball.
Afterwards, Nedvěd, who was behind him, took the initiative to run back to catch the ball. Without stopping the ball, he pushed the ball horizontally. After Ronaldinho missed the ball, he turned back and ran forward. He happened to receive Nedvěd's pass and faced him directly.
Bayern Munich's back three.
Ronaldinho decisively took a long shot and the ball went slightly over the crossbar.
"Ronaldinho's long shot slipped out. What a risk! Bayern Munich's midfield defense seemed not strong enough. When Millwall suddenly accelerated, Effenberg and Jeremys went 2-on-2.
There is no problem with defense, but once Millwall's strikers drop back to coordinate, they will miss someone in 2-on-3."
Heathfield's face was expressionless, but his heart trembled slightly.
Millwall is indeed stronger than last year, and the most intuitive reflection is Pirlo and Ronaldinho. One is superb in organizational skills, and the other is more unpredictable in team coordination.
Last season was the first time Ronaldinho started playing for Millwall as the main player. His performance at that time was amazing. Most of it was due to the performance of his personal abilities, but when his opponents were familiar with him and restricted him in advance.
Performance in key games cannot be said to be bad, but it will lose its magical power.
This season, he has become more integrated into the team. His tacit understanding with his teammates and the improvement of his own abilities, especially his game reading ability, have made his threat skyrocketing. His creativity is unpredictable, and he has surpassed Nedved in this regard.
, because his ability to control the ball is better than Nedved.
Bayern Munich attacked, Henry began to retreat, and Ronaldinho also retreated, but neither of them had specific defensive marking tasks.
Bayern Munich passed the ball forward through the full-back, and the ball came to Salihamidzic's feet. He realized that he was isolated before receiving the ball.
Nedvěd returned to defense and suppressed Babel who came up with an assist. Makelele and Pirlo in the middle were marking Effenberg one after another. Jeremys did not dare to come up because Ronaldinho and Henry were beside him.
There is one behind him. If he steps forward and is counterattacked, there will be almost no defense in front of the back line!
In front of Salihamidzic is Zambrotta. If he wants to pass the ball to find his teammates, it is basically impossible to pass the ball with a short pass. The long pass must either go to the opposite side Sauer or Elber, and both of them will be blocked.
Schneider and Materazzi stared.
He can only make a personal breakthrough.
The Angel Wings moved the ball to the outside, and then suddenly cut in in front of Zambrotta. Zambrotta defended the opponent, turned around, blocked his body, and pushed the ball back. The ball came
At the feet of Southgate.
Millwall defended successfully.
Southgate took the ball forward and when Salihamidzic made a move to run towards him, he immediately knocked the ball to Zambrotta who was running wide.
Zambrotta passed the ball directly to Nedvěd in front of him. Nedvěd also hit the ball across the ball to Pirlo, who made a slight adjustment and then passed the ball forward.
The ball went over Jerry Mays' head. Henry turned his back to meet the ball. Anderson pressed behind him. Henry jumped and headed the ball to his side.
Ronaldinho passed by Henry and Anderson, and cooperated seamlessly with Henry. He removed the ball with his chest and accelerated forward, facing the shrinking back line of Link and Kufuor alone.
In front of the penalty area, Ronaldinho once again fired from a distance. This long-range shot was extremely threatening, but it was a pity that Kahn, who was in full swing, made a flying save and blocked the ball.
"Kahn's world-class save! Ronaldinho almost penetrated Kahn's ten fingers!"
Heathfield stood up, looking solemn.
Bayern Munich's sports battle was too weak!
Compared to the match against Millwall last season, both offense and defense seemed to have dropped a level, even though they are still known as one of the top teams in Europe this season.
Originally, when the two teams played against each other last season, Bayern Munich never broke through Millwall's goal in sports matches, relying on opportunities created by set pieces.
Intuitively, Bayern Munich's formation has one less forward than last year, but it has strengthened its wing attack.
A back five is still a back five, but in completely different roles.
Matthaus has already decided on his next club and will move to the American Major League to seek gold. The Champions League farewell game will be staged in the second group stage.
Anderson cannot replace Matthaus. Although he looks almost the same as Matthaus in the starting position last season, his role on the field is definitely not the same.
One is a free man, who can attack and retreat, and the other is a central defender, who purely defends. He is firmly nailed to one position by the limited area and tasks of his own responsibilities. Bayern Munich lacks free men to plug in when attacking.
At the receiving point, there is a lack of Matthäus who can flexibly switch between intercepting central defender and sweeper when defending.
No matter how strong the outside world thinks Bayern Munich is, Aldridge will make Bayern Munich surrender to Millwall in this game! (To be continued...)
