Larson stood up and walked to Henry with a smile on his face. The two hooked each other's shoulders and walked in the direction of Gianluca Zambrotta.
As a striker, scoring goals is your first priority.
But no forward can guarantee to score in every game. The more top teams are, the less they can completely rely on forwards. In a sense, goal distribution is also a standard for measuring a team's offensive strength. It is easy to score a single point.
Being targeted and restricted by the opponent.
Larsson and Henry encountered huge difficulties in the two games against Valencia. The opponents compressed the space inside and outside the penalty area and closely monitored them. The opportunities they got were not excellent. In the last game, Henry passed the goalkeeper.
And Larsson's penalty kick was the best opportunity. In this game, the best opportunity was Schneider's cross just after the offside was reversed. Both of them were one step away. Fortunately, teammates made up for their missed opportunities.
Otherwise, if the team fails to advance in the end, they will definitely feel guilty.
After the goal that reversed the situation, Cooper had a similar expression to the Valencia players, unwilling to give in!
Nearly 180 minutes of hard work was wasted in the blink of an eye!
Cooper immediately wanted to mobilize his troops, but when he turned to go to the bench, he saw a scene that made him unbelievable.
Not far away, in front of the home team's coaching bench, the young coach who is famous in Europe has already taken two players to arrange their tasks after taking the field.
The players on the field are still celebrating. What has Aldridge been doing since the goal?
He didn't celebrate at all!
Instead, he turned around and called back the players who were warming up, and even got mad!
Pedretti and Neil almost ran to join in the celebration, but were almost called back by Aldrich's roar.
While the team was celebrating, Aldridge was already preparing for substitutions and adjusting tactics.
Cooper, when he lost to Aldrich in the final last year, he felt unwilling!
But when he saw this scene, he understood that the opponent's success was not accidental. Millwall trailed for such a long time. Aldridge did not show the slightest anxiety on the sidelines. After losing the first round, he diverted attention from the outside world to the team.
Protection, careful substitutions, etc.
For the second consecutive year of competition on the field, Cooper felt a chill in his heart.
In the position of head coach, it does not necessarily mean that you are strong if you have good cards. Cooper also led Valencia to defeat too many teams with a stronger lineup than theirs. Real Madrid and Barcelona in the same country league also became his defeats.
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But in the match against Millwall, if Valencia hadn't been lucky, they would have been beaten to a pulp. In the first round, only half of the goalposts and crossbars bounced into the goal. Valencia would have lost.
With nearly 180 minutes of game time, Valencia was simply unable to compete with Millwall. The defensive counterattacks that shocked Europe were 99% purely defensive, and there was no counterattack threat.
Cooper shook his head and threw away the distracting thoughts in his mind.
There is still time, and there is still room for a miracle in Valencia! It can definitely be done!
Aldridge was about to make a substitution. This was supposed to be the time for Valencia to adjust immediately, but instead, the opponent took another step ahead!
Cooper immediately asked Zahovich and Carew to go to the sidelines to prepare for the game.
Kalu adds a high point to the forward line. Zahovic is a talented player that has emerged in Slovenia in recent years. It is a pity that this person likes to cause conflicts, so he cannot be appreciated and reused. Now he has to use it. He definitely has the technical ability. It just depends on whether he can do it in this way.
Saved the team in adversity.
When Millwall's celebration ended, both teams made substitutions at the same time.
"After Millwall rewritten the total score to 3:2, Millwall and Valencia made substitutions at the same time. Both sides used the last two substitutions. Millwall sent Neil and Pedretti.
, Ronaldinho and Pirlo came off the field. Valencia removed the double defenders Carboni and Angeloma, and replaced Zahovic and Carew."
Ronaldinho and Pirlo received thunderous cheers and applause from the audience when they came off the field.
Aldrich also applauded the fate of the two men and gave them high-fives to celebrate.
Materazzi was withdrawn earlier, and now Neal moves up to play central defender.
Pedretti took over from Pirlo and partnered with Gattuso as a double midfielder. Nedvěd retreated from the attacking midfielder into the midfield. The formation was 451, with Henry and Larsson playing on the wings and Klose in the center position.
Valencia used to have 5 defenders, but now they have removed the two 36-year-old veteran full-backs and replaced them with two forwards, excluding the back line. In fact, the midfield and frontcourt are 222 positions, and the double midfielder premise has become double.
In the midfield, Gonzalez and Mendieta are on one side, and Carew and Zahovich are two forwards. Due to one player being sent off, the formation change actually means that one defender is missing.
The time has reached the 84th minute of the game, but Valencia has not aggressively attacked since the kick-off, and Millwall does not use high-pressure tactics at this time. It is too risky, especially when the opponent replaces two players.
They are a forward with plenty of physical ability and impact, but they do not shrink back in defense, they just move the defense slightly back on the basis of balance.
Valencia is good at counterattacking, but now it's a positional battle. They patiently passed the ball and tried to find the weak link in Millwall's defense.
They dare not lose the ball easily.
However, Millwall's defense is very good, especially now that they have one more player and two defensive midfielders to ensure the defense.
Valencia's offensive players gritted their teeth as they looked at the opponent's airtight defense. They couldn't find the point of the ball if they tried to penetrate the ground. The opponent's defensive position of cutting the offensive formation could be included in the textbook as a model!
Finally, what can be done?
The more the ball falls, the smaller the space becomes, and the more anxious one's side becomes.
Time waits for no one, it passes by minute by second.
Mendieta tried to break through Zambrotta on the wing and almost lost the ball. Zambrotta was annoyed with his defense.
He intercepted the opponent's attempt to break through and was about to seize the ball. However, his action of stopping the ball knocked the ball out of bounds.
After Valencia took the inbounds kick, it moved the ball to the other side. Gonzalez couldn't find the ball point.
Nedvěd stayed close to him to block the connection with Albelda in the middle. Pedretti stared closely at Zahovich again. There was only one point for the ball to be released, which was to pass the ball back to the defender from behind, and it also had to pass over the goalkeeper.
Erson!
Gonzalez had no choice but to see Schneider lowering his center of gravity to seal the inside line and approaching step by step. He could only pass the ball to find Carew at the high point in the penalty area.
Valencia has been lucky in these two games. In the last game, the goalkeeper kept a clean sheet. In this game, Gattuso scored an own goal. Gonzalez hopes that luck can be on Valencia's side again at this time.
On West Asia's side, let his cross turn into a killer!
After kicking the cross ball, Gonzalez was full of expectations. He felt it. The ball was of extremely high quality!
However, when he saw Neal grabbing the spot first and using his body to carry Carew, he jumped up and headed the ball away, and he gritted his teeth unwillingly.
Neal's header was not far away and fell at Gattuso's feet.
Nedvěd moved forward. Albelda was closely guarding Gattuso. No one was harassing him. He calmly looked up for a second and then kicked the ball to the left with a direct pass.
Henry, who was in the middle position on the left wing, waited for the ball to reach his feet and then moved forward. He immediately started to explode, and his speed increased to the fastest in an instant, driving forward with lightning speed.
The Lions fans in the stands roared and screamed with unparalleled passion.
"Thierry, come on!"
Although the game came to the final period, Henry, who rarely returned to participate in defense throughout the game, was in good physical condition and had no problem accelerating and sprinting in the half!
Along with the boiling stands, the live broadcast camera quickly moved forward, and even the audience in front of the TV had an illusion: Henry was moving the entire stadium!
Baraja was not close to Henry when he switched from offense to defense. After Henry started to accelerate, he obviously couldn't catch up when he chased back. Even when Henry came to the 40-yard line and started to go inside, Baraja still couldn't catch up.
Three meters behind Henry.
Ayala, Djukic, and Pellegrino lined up, facing three Millwall forwards, Henry with the ball, and Klose in the middle, cutting in from the right to follow up.
Larson.
Henry suddenly distributed the ball in front of Ayala. Klose deliberately rushed forward and then stopped, widening the distance between him and Dukic. At this time, he took the ball and Dukic rushed forward again, but it was too late!
Klose crossed the ball diagonally to the right, and Larsson came out from behind Pellegrino and kicked an outswinging half-high pass in front of the baseline.
After distributing the ball, Henry moved forward and passed Ayala to the left side of the center of the goal.
Larson's half-high ball was for Henry!
Although the timing of the pass and run was not perfect, the outward rotation of the ball made it impossible for Henry to stop the ball. He was too fast, but Henry did not miss this opportunity.
Without losing speed, he jumped up sideways, extended his right leg, straightened his feet and kicked the ball.
Volley and prone shot!
Cooper closed his eyes in despair on the sidelines.
It's completely over!
boom!
The crowd at the Lion King Stadium roared, and everyone opened their eyes to witness Henry's unstoppable volley and the ball into the door. Canizares just made a subconscious save and did not guess the direction of the ball at all. What is dramatic is that if
Canizares just stood still, maybe his shoulder could block the ball.
"Super perfect volley! Henry scored Millwall's fourth goal of the game. Now Millwall leads Valencia with a total score of 4:2. There should be no suspense. Henry's eye-catching goal
The ball ended the game! From the moment Henry touched the ball
At the beginning, Millwall's frontcourt offense was a 3-on-4 situation, but Henry's dribbling attack got rid of Baraja. Then, 3-on-3, Henry, Klose, Larsson, Millwall was concise and effective.
The deadly combination easily destroyed Valencia’s defense!”
Henry got up from the ground and jogged backwards, pointing his hands at Larsson and Klose respectively. After waiting for the two of them to pounce, all three of them fell to the ground. Then, Nedved also pressed forward, and Gatto
So, Zambrotta...
Aldridge was really worried that Henry would be crushed on the sidelines.
He let out a deep breath, raised his head and looked over the stadium. The clear night sky made him feel comfortable. The road to defending the Champions League was another step forward.
The game has entered stoppage time, and Valencia has completely lost its offensive potential. In this level of competition, the crowd tactic is not feasible. It does not mean that pressing everyone up can increase the offensive threat. Attack and defense are integrated. They
If you really dare to press forward, your defense will be crumbling if hit by a counterattack.
Limiting Millwall's offensive space is the focus of their efforts in the two games. The counterattack loss just now clearly told them how terrifying Millwall's power will be when they have offensive space, even if it is 3-on-3 with a balanced number of people, Millwall
Wall can still produce devastating power.
The referee blew the whistle to end the game, and the Valencia players left the field dejectedly. The entire Millwall team entered the field to celebrate each other's advancement to the semi-finals, and at the same time thank the fans. Without these loyalties, it would be cute and even a little scary.
The fans created a very shocking cheer today. Maybe the pressure of Valencia's game is not that great.
Aldridge walked up to Cooper and shook hands with him solemnly, without being overbearing.
Every top-level game is a test to temper Millwall, and it is also a valuable opportunity for Aldridge to enrich his coaching experience. He respects every opponent and is grateful to every hostile coach. Even if he has a bad relationship in front of the media, his inner feelings
