"Leeds United equalized the score before the end of the first half! This is crucial for Leeds United. If they fall behind at half-time, it will be really difficult to play in the second half! Pagliuca blocked Cahill's long shot, but Unable to stop Kewell's follow-up shot, Kewell really dared to shoot the ball. He volleyed from almost zero angle and sent the ball into the top corner of the goal. However, because Pagliuca fell to the ground after the save, this The difficulty of the ball is only to grasp the angle, but not to beat the goalkeeper's defense."
Kewell's goal caused a wave of people in the stands, and O'Reilly almost rushed onto the field to celebrate.
Aldridge's expression remained normal, recalling Leeds United's entire offensive routine in his mind.
In fact, just saying how strong Millwall's defense is is nothing. After all, this team does not dominate Europe with a defense that makes opponents desperate. On the contrary, it is famous for its offense.
After all, the balance of offense and defense is the golden mean. It seems to be ever-changing, but in the end it is just that neither offense nor defense can evolve to the extreme.
Aldrich has also used a tactical play that balances offense and defense. 442 is a typical example. He can gain a foothold in top competitions, but it is difficult to achieve the dominance of reaching the top. That's why he advocates 433, which not only caters to the football market, but also conforms to the offensive advocated by football. major trends.
Integrating offense and defense, Millwall uses offense to suppress its opponents, forcing them to invest more troops on the defensive end, thereby weakening the offense. However, it would be unfair to say that the entire game does not give the opponent a chance, especially if a strong team competes with them. It's realistic.
The effect of such offensive suppression is clear at a glance. The opponent does have an opportunity to attack, but the means of attack become single. Because in the fleeting attack opportunity, the opponent has few attackers. They can only focus on one point, unlike Mill. There are many changes in Wall's pressing offense.
Aldridge glanced at the excited O'Reilly. This goal made Aldridge understand that O'Reilly must have worked hard to prepare for this game.
The first thing is to figure out Millwall's defensive routine.
Millwall, which adopts a high-pressure press, has four core defensive principles. First, delay. Start harassing the opponent from the front line during the transition between offense and defense, and prevent the opponent from organizing attacks. The best effect was achieved in the game against Valencia. , In the 180 minutes of the game, the opponent's counterattack threat was contained to the greatest extent. Second, balance, with the immediate harassment of the striker players. Other offensive players quickly returned to their positions and returned to the area where they were originally responsible for defense. Third, Concentration, after the defense returns to position, carry out reasonable defensive positions or crazy pressing, in an orderly manner. Fourth, control, this last link is when the opponent's offense advances to the dangerous zone, the defensive players must be calm and do a good job of man-to-man defense. .Forcing opponents to stay away from dangerous areas in a layered manner.
These four principles are the core of Millwall's defensive tactics and have been instilled in the players for many years.
The first three points are interlocking. Delay, balance, and concentration. If there is a problem in any one link, it will lead to gaps in the defense. It jumps directly to the last point, control, which means that the opponent's offense can advance to the dangerous zone in front of the penalty area. Defense. the final gate.
Under normal circumstances, after the opponent successfully defends, the offensive ball is forward, from the back line to the midfield line and then to the forward line. The specific method of passing and running depends on the playing style of each team, but the ball always comes from behind. Forward, even if it is adjusted, it is a short-distance transfer.
Millwall's defensive strategy is designed on this basis. The forwards harass the back line and pass the ball to the midfield line, which will fall into Millwall's defensive tactics that have reached the balance stage. The midfielder
The success rate of stealing the ball and counterattacking is relatively high, which leads to a direct second attack.
After O'Reilly studied this set thoroughly, he made changes in the offense and used a blindfold as a cover.
When switching from defense to attack, the back line passed the ball to the midfielder in a short distance. The midfielder took the initiative to take the ball but did not stop it, not giving Millwall a chance to counterattack, and quickly passed the ball to the full-back. It seemed like
A reverse kick in the backcourt and a return pass hit the target of balance and delay in Millwall's defensive strategy.
The transition is poor. The forward who is doing the delaying task sees the ball coming out from the back line, so he retreats, and the opponent's full-back is released. The midfielder does not organize the attack, but only responds and passes back to the full-back, allowing the full-back to launch a long-range attack.
In the passing attack, the key organizational points are the two full-backs Kelly and Hart.
They play the ball from the backcourt and don't dare to hit the middle. The traditional British long pass is far away and the forwards and defenders fight for the landing spot to get lucky. It is too old-fashioned.
However, O'Reilly allowed Viduka to use a center forward as a fulcrum. It was not ingenious, but it was a real threat. It caused chaos in Millwall's marking, put the local defense at a disadvantage, and penetrated the wing.
Leeds United's offense has limitations. They cannot fully spread their attack points and can only concentrate on attacking local areas. The routine is single, but it can be done suddenly and kill with one hit. This shows that the team has carefully practiced in training.
Previously, Kelly and Hart kicked the ball in the backcourt, causing their teammates to be trapped in a double-team and isolation situation. Aldrich only felt that the opponent was playing randomly. Now it seems that Leeds United were too nervous and conservative before losing the ball. O'Reilly was so excited and angry,
It comes from this.
Aldridge did not give any instructions to the team, and the first half ended immediately. The 1:1 score would not have a psychological impact on the Millwall team. The away goals were equal to two, and they still had the lead.
As for the back line being penetrated, Aldrich does not blame the defender. Defense on the football field is inherently passive, and offense is proactive. Only when offense takes the initiative to evolve into unpredictable changes can defense change from static to dynamic.
, even in Italy, a defensive country, it turns out that
AC Milan's defense, which historically boasts top defenders such as Kaladze, Maldini, and Nesta, will concede at least thirty goals in all competitions in a season. This is not a matter of player ability, but the possibility of the evolution of the offense.
Sex, a variable factor on the football field, is definitely beyond human control.
If we really want to pursue the ultimate defense, then Millwall's tactical system will undergo fundamental changes. Aldridge can learn from Mourinho and set up the same 433 formation but with a defensive-oriented tactical system.
Double midfielders plus a central midfielder. The type of holding a strong shield, waiting for the opponent to attack, and using the shield to block it. When the opponent's attack shows a flaw, the other hand lifts the sword and thrusts out from the side of the shield to kill the opponent. Speaking of England national team
The transformation is this routine.
The football field reaches the same goal by different routes, and Aldridge doesn't think he is pursuing his own style, but the current Millwall team has withdrawn to play the ultimate defense. I'm afraid many players are not happy.
At halftime, players from both sides walked into the tunnel. Leeds United players encouraged each other and strived for a comeback in the second half. Millwall players looked a little calmer. The score was a draw, but in fact they were leading. This was only 45 minutes of 180 minutes.
For top teams, the longer the time, the stronger the confidence in winning.
Give me 45 minutes, I'm strong.
Give me 90 minutes and I will be stronger.
Give me 180 minutes. I will win!
After returning to the locker room, Aldrich opened the tactical board and made targeted adjustments to Leeds United's offense. There was nothing to say about the offense, and the longer the time went by. If Leeds United couldn't hold back, the overall quality of offense and defense would decline.
.The stability of the performance of a strong team within 90 minutes is also one of the characteristics of why it is so strong.
Rushing for an attack in a hurry may lead to self-destruction. In the knockout stage, limiting the opponent to always being the first, and striving to score one more goal than the opponent will sooner or later lead to big losses.
In the second half, when the two sides returned to the court, O'Reilly saw Aldridge standing indifferently in front of the coach's bench, and he would be lying if he said he didn't admire him.
There has been a lot of difficulties in the past. In the position of head coach, Aldridge has experienced many more storms and waves than him. This is only the semi-finals of the Champions League. If it is not a defeat, otherwise Aldridge will lose his composure.
But O'Reilly's own heartbeat was always beating very fast. He wanted to calm down, but he couldn't. No matter who was attacking or defending on the court, he was always nervous.
Aldridge has also been excited and nervous. The emotional ups and downs like riding a roller coaster are actually very exciting. If he is addicted to adrenaline, it is like an addict getting drug-like pleasure, but he has also learned the lessons of failure and gained insight into the field.
Situation, timely substitutions, and accurate tactical adjustments all require a calm mind to make the most correct decision. If you can't calm down, then you really can only rely on the players themselves. A flash of inspiration, a flash,
If you have great fortune and great fortune, you can't escape, so you can only accept your fate.
The second half of the game only lasted 10 minutes, and O'Reilly was completely upset.
Millwall has obviously made tactical adjustments in the midfield.
Especially defensive adjustments.
In terms of delaying this link, Henry will still carry out harassment tasks between the defender and the defensive midfielder, but Ronaldinho and Larsson are staring at the two full-backs Kelly and Hart. At the same time, Millwall's double defenders are trying to
After Sgate changed to playing delaying, even if Leeds United's attack advanced to the wing and then moved to the center, even if Materazzi could not see the large area, Southgate could block it in time and accurately.
O'Reilly glanced in disbelief at Aldrich, who was supervising the battle with his hands in his pockets and a calm expression.
How long has it been?
Millwall conceded the goal before the end of the first half. To put it bluntly, within a few minutes, Aldridge not only adjusted the defensive tactics and strategies, but also had the players execute them effectively on the field.
That was O'Reilly's trump card that he spent half a month carefully preparing from research, thinking about countermeasures, and then conducting tactical drills!
O'Reilly felt as if he had charged up a blow and hit it on a towering mountain, unable to shake it.
It's not that he didn't expect Millwall to make adjustments, but he luckily believed that Aldridge would only strengthen the backcourt defense and increase the investment in defensive personnel, thus weakening the investment in offense. In this way, Leeds United would have other offensive points to release. It can be said that
With one clever chess move, the whole game is alive.
But Aldridge's adjustment to the defense is only a slight change, and Southgate's liberation is enough to limit the threat of Leeds United. The most important thing is to provide Leeds United with the source of offensive changes. Those two offensive full-backs, regardless of
Both offense and defense were suppressed by Ronaldinho and Larsson, which completely dismantled O'Reilly's tactical setup!
The highly motivated Leeds United players, who cheered each other on at halftime, fell into a state of anxiety.
The head coach's established tactics were no longer a threat. The full-backs had a poor landing spot when the ball was interfered with. Hart was even directly intercepted by Larson once. If Henry hadn't outflanked the ball in front of the goal and hit goalkeeper Martin, Leeds United would have lost the ball.
I'm afraid another goal will be lost.
They couldn't help but look at coach O'Reilly on the sidelines to see if the coach had made any tactical adjustments. It was not an option to continue playing like this.
At home, we have to win!
If we don't win, we will go to the Lion King Stadium and the momentum will be completely different, not to mention the opponent's ease of waiting and the advantages of the venue conditions.
However, the Leeds United players saw O'Reilly frowning and lowering his head, as if he was thinking of a way...
This scene really hurts the players' confidence.
At least, the head coach seems helpless now and can't help the team!
