Although Millwall created 8 shots in the first half, they were ultimately unable to break through Aston Villa's goal.
At halftime, Aldridge returned to the locker room, clenched his fists and waved them in front of his eyes, speaking loudly to boost the team's morale.
"You have done a great job! But as long as we work harder and work harder, we will definitely score goals and win. Don't forget, you have been fighting for Millwall since the FA Cup.
If we can advance to the finals, you will be the biggest contributors!"
"Aston Villa is ranked seventh in the Premier League. They are also afraid of you. Did you see it? They only dare to counterattack and huddle in the backcourt. They only dare to invest three players at most when attacking. They are afraid, but we
There’s nothing to be afraid of! Don’t put pressure on yourself, I just need you to have the fighting spirit to fight.”
...
Aldridge treats young players and always appears in front of them in a motivational and encouraging manner. This is completely different from the mature first team. The old fritters in the first team expect them to look new in just a few words. That is unrealistic and has players with fighting spirit.
Players who have always been full of fighting spirit and have no fighting spirit are Liu Adou who cannot be helped. After all, their age has passed the point where they can be easily bewitched or infected by words.
Under Aldridge's mobilization, the players also encouraged each other. On the way to prove themselves and improve themselves, friends and comrades on the field are an indispensable part of this road. There is healthy competition between them, and
The unity and mutual encouragement when fighting side by side is an important factor in stimulating their success.
Aston Villa defended the first half, but their counterattack was unsatisfactory and there were few offensive points. Millwall also figured out the routine of counterattacking on the wing. Neil is not slow. He is aggressive in defense and steals the ball.
It doesn't matter if you can't come down, if you can break the ball out of the sideline or create a set piece with a foul, you can stifle Aston Villa's offense.
Occasionally, there were two occasions when Aston Villa counterattacked from the wing to the center. Barzagli and Metzelder did not miss the mark today. They did not withstand sustained impacts and made decisions while statically observing the situation on the field.
Calm judgment and tacit cooperation successfully suppressed the opponent's threatening offensive.
At the beginning of the second half, Millwall kicked off first. After the kick-off, they launched a fast break, pressing the midfield and frontcourt. The wing combination also quickly joined in.
Aston Villa were suddenly stunned.
Lampard and Neal played a one-two and then took the ball to the 45-yard area in front of the penalty area. The ball was passed to Ashley Cole who came in from the wing. The latter then passed the ball to the inside.
of Glenshire.
Grenchar wanted to smash the ball, but he got entangled with the opponent's defender. The ball was touched by the opponent's foot and fell behind his body. Seeing that he was about to lose the ball, someone quickly intervened from behind.
The player took the ball away, took a big step forward, and broke through Aston Villa's last line of defense.
Larmore!
His excellent game reading ability allowed him to move in advance to support Grenchar. His original intention was to cooperate with Grenchar by kicking the wall again. Grenchar passed the ball to him and then moved forward. He then passed through and let Grenchar pass.
Grenchar successfully countered the offside, but unfortunately Grenchar chose to go it alone, but the area where Larmour appeared happened to charge forward and posed a threat.
This may be an unintentional result, but the effect is good.
Larmore took a decisive step in the one-on-one situation and calmly chose to push the goalkeeper under the armpit. The Aston Villa goalkeeper fell to the ground not too slowly, but he still watched the ball pass under his elbow.
Rolled into the goal.
"Lamore's goal helped Millwall open the scoring! What a wonderful situation. As long as Millwall don't concede a goal, they will advance to the FA Cup final. They were looking forward to Millwall's Triple Crown last season, but they fell.
After entering the Champions League, will the fans who are looking forward to it be disappointed this season?
Sorry, I shouldn't say I'm disappointed. Millwall's achievement of winning the League and FA Cup double last season was already remarkable, but we can't refuse our dream. Lions fans must also be looking forward to the team completing this great feat, even if they can't do it.
Well, I don’t think anyone can criticize this fantastic team!”
Lamour, who officially completed his rebirth in the top arena this season, immediately took off his jersey after scoring the goal. He ran frantically to the coaching bench, hugged Aldridge fiercely, and even pushed Aldridge into his arms.
Qi hugged him...
Most of the players on the field also rushed over. Neil and Grenchar came together. They stood near the center circle and looked at the teammates and coaches gathered on the sidelines.
Glenchar put his hands on his hips and chuckled: "It seems that we have done this before."
"Of course I did."
Neil raised his eyebrows and smiled.
When the celebration was over, Aldridge and the players were still standing in a circle. He bent down and said to them passionately: "I knew we were going to score! You can score! What is the most important thing now?"
The game is not over yet. Aston Villa must think they still have a chance. No, they don’t have it! You will tell them with your actions that fate is in our hands! Who is going to the final? Who is it? Tell me loudly.
!”
"Millwall!"
"Millwall!"
"Millwall!"
Aldridge clapped and clenched his fists with them. When the players walked towards the court, his expression became more determined, and his eyes were so hot that they could burn the earth!
The referee showed Larmour a yellow card.
Aston Villa's players held their breath.
This is definitely a bad breath.
Not to mention competing against Millwall in the league, they are not even qualified to challenge!
But in the cup, the two teams really had a lot of conflicts.
What was the first championship trophy in Millwall club history?
League Cup champion.
Whose hands did you steal it from?
Aston Villa!
Originally, the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League were relatively rich in the league and could only try their luck in the cup. Therefore, Millwall competed with Chelsea, Leicester City, Aston Villa and other teams that were not competitive enough in the cup.
Encounters are frequent.
So what if Aston Villa is angry?
The first five minutes and the last five minutes of the first and second half of the game are the stages where it is easiest to lose the ball, because the players are either not in the state or are still mentally relaxed. Aston Villa fell exactly at this point. And this
On the contrary, Millwall focuses on asking the players in training. If the ball kicks off first after the first half, they will attack in a wave.
But this also depends on the occasion. For example, in away games, this is not required.
Today on the neutral ground, we must take advantage of this.
Aston Villa saw their ticket to the final slipping through their fingers. Unwilling to do so, they increased their efforts in attacking and at the same time, the on-field confrontation also increased to a higher level.
In the 63rd minute of the second half, Joaquin was knocked to the ground by the opponent. The opponent charged bravely, and Joaquin deliberately dodged. He jumped up and was hit in mid-air, causing his shoulder to be dislocated when he landed.
Joaquin looked disappointed. He felt very good today and created a lot of opportunities on the wing. It is easy for technical players to shine in the Premier League, but the problem they encountered is also the same: confrontation.
impact.
Once they cannot withstand confrontation, no matter how good a technical player they are, they will either become intimidated and perform abnormally, or they will be injured due to collisions.
The referee showed a yellow card to the opposing player for the foul as a warning, and Millwall was forced to make a substitution.
Aldridge called Joe Cole in front of him after he had finished warming up and gave him his tasks after playing.
"Millwall made a substitution. Joe Cole replaced Joaquin. This was a passive substitution. But it showed us how rich Millwall's talent reserve is. Even if they made passive substitutions, they could still not use their main players.
After Joe Cole came on, he went to the left, and Grenchar moved to the right. There was almost half an hour left in the game, so I don’t know if this substitution will have an impact on Millwall.”
There is definitely an impact.
When Aston Villa invested more players in the attack than in the first half, Millwall's two full-backs had to actively reduce their assists, and then the two wide players had to pose a threat when attacking.
Grenchar is liberated, and his space to play becomes larger. This has nothing to do with substitutions, but has to do with changing sides and the trend of the game.
The full-back on this side has just received a yellow card, so his defensive actions must be restrained. At the same time, Aston Villa wants to attack, and the defensive space in the backcourt becomes larger, which is suitable for the speedy players of Glenchard.
On the other side, Joe Cole repeatedly created threats through his excellent footwork and technical advantages.
Although he is not a traditional winger or is built as a modern winger, Aldridge gave him clear space for offensive activities when developing him.
In the 79th minute, Grenchar dribbled the ball in from the right and then moved laterally. Then when he had no chance to pass a through ball or a long shot, he passed the ball to the center.
Larmore was at that point, but Larmore did not catch the ball, and took the initiative to move forward into the space in the ribs. Joe Cole, who moved laterally from the other side to the center, took the ball and immediately went straight to Larmore. This was a good opportunity.
Just in time, Larmour got an opportunity that was almost the same as when he scored previously, but this time, Aston Villa's goalkeeper abandoned the goal. Larmour couldn't kick the shot and decisively knocked Klose across the middle.
Outflank the center and push the ball into the empty goal.
"2:0, Klose's goal helped Millwall seal the victory! This group of young players is really exciting. We can fully believe that Millwall has the best talent group in European football in the next ten years!"
After scoring, Klose pointed at Larmour with a smile on his face, then ran to the sidelines and did a graceful somersault with arms spread out to celebrate.
Carpenter has played more than 20 times on various fronts at Millwall this season, and his statistics are simply flawless, with 14 goals and 9 assists. He is the player with the most goals in the FA Cup this season, but the overall scorer list
, he is not ranked first.
Because before the Premier League team joined the FA Cup team, in the qualifying matches, the first round, and the second round, there were always a few games of low-level teams that ended with a disparity in scores. There was a single striker from the English Second Division on the scorer list.
He scored 5 goals per game, but the team stopped in the top 16, but he scored 11 goals...
Of course, there is no comparison between the goals scored in the games after the top 16 and the gold content is not of the same level.
Aston Villa's players suffered a huge blow, trailing by two goals and running out of time.
In the last ten minutes of the game, Aston Villa pressed forward from all sides, trying to create a miracle.
However, almost no team has created a miracle of reversal of more than 2 goals on Aldrich's team.
Today is no exception.
Aldridge withdrew Larmore after Klose scored, allowing Pedretti to come on and form a double midfielder with Neal to counterattack.
In the last five minutes, Millwall scored two goals through counterattack, Lampard and Joe Cole added the icing on the cake, and the 4:0 score remained until the end of the game.
Millwall advanced to the FA Cup final, one step closer to the championship.
