Ronaldinho has left. In addition to being sent off due to a red card, it was also related to his injury. The specific situation will not be concluded until a few hours later.
Aldridge leaned against the door of the locker room with his arms crossed. He said nothing after returning to the locker room. He did not need to mobilize morale. He believed that every player felt the same as him.
There is anger in the silence.
As Ronaldinho's teammates, even Henry, who is also of black descent, did not even think about comforting Ronaldinho.
If it is for comfort, it will make Ronaldinho look fragile, and at the same time, the black and white of his skin color will be deliberately amplified.
It would be a huge compliment to take such a morbid lunatic like Bowyer seriously.
Someone from the referee team came to inform that the game would resume.
The players in the locker room stood up with sinking faces, as if they were filled with a strong fighting spirit, and Aldrich spoke at this time.
"All kinds of unexpected things happen in football matches. Some are deliberately done by our opponents to disrupt our concentration, and some are not. What we need to do is to never forget the rules on the football field, winner takes all.
!Whether you want to prove that you are stronger than your opponent, or simply want to teach your opponent a lesson, victory is the only way."
...
"The game has been interrupted for about 25 minutes. Now the players from both sides are back on the court. Bowyer and Ronaldinho were both sent off. Both teams played one less player and there were no substitutions on either side. During the regular time of the game
There is still half an hour left, let's see what happens in this half hour. When the game resumed, Millwall won a penalty. It was caused by Bowyer's foul on Ronaldinho in the penalty area before the game was interrupted.
."
The passionate atmosphere of the home team has faded away from the stands at Elland Road. Instead, it is the visiting team's Crazy Lions fans who are creating cheers that echo throughout the stadium.
Players from both teams enter the field and take penalty kicks directly.
Leeds United players stood in a row outside the penalty area, and goalkeeper Martin stood in the center of the goal to stretch his body.
Larsson was about to go to take a penalty kick, but someone grabbed his arm. When he turned around, he saw it was the handsome young man Pirlo.
Pirlo whispered: "Let me take the penalty kick, okay?"
Larson nodded without hesitation.
Pirlo walked into the penalty area, rearranged the ball, and then took a few steps back.
"Is it because Millwall suddenly changed the penalty kicker because Larsson missed the penalty against Valencia? Pirlo came to take the penalty kick."
Pirlo took a run-up and the moment he touched the ball, Martin pounced towards the right side of the goal.
The ball jumped up slightly, drew a beautiful parabola directly in the center of the goal, and then fell into the goal.
Elegant and light, just like Pirlo's chic playing style.
"Spoon penalty! Pirlo scored with a spoon penalty! A beautiful goal, but also a goal that demoralized Leeds United! Martin kicked the ball into the sky angrily, maybe he felt humiliated!"
Not to mention goalkeeper Martin, the Leeds United players on the field and the fans in the stands all felt that this impeccable penalty kick made Leeds United feel ashamed.
O'Reilly clapped to the players on the field to encourage morale and conceded the penalty kick. This was what everyone was aware of before the game resumed.
However, no one expected Millwall to score the penalty kick in such a way.
Penalty kicks are originally a test of psychological quality. Being able to defeat the opponent with a spoon penalty kick will inevitably cause a blow to the momentum. It represents one's own calmness.
Aldridge closed his eyes and looked expressionless. Originally, he and Leeds United were just a fair competition on the green field. However, due to unexpected events in today's game, the confrontation went beyond football itself. Millwall must win, and must do so mercilessly.
Defeat an opponent as a retaliation for the opponent's insulting words and deeds.
This actually disrupts the rhythm of the game that Millwall is already familiar with. When playing away games in the Champions League, caution is the priority. The first 45 minutes or even 90 minutes of a 180-minute game may be a stage to familiarize the opponent and limit the opponent. The following 90 minutes
Minutes are about using your strength to defeat your opponents on the basis of limitations, especially in the knockout rounds of major competitions. The head coach’s first consideration is not how to win the opponent, but how to remain invincible.
Leeds United restarted, Millwall's formation did not change, but Ronaldinho was missing, and the wing was left to Gianluca Zambrotta, while Leeds United asked Smith to retreat to the right midfielder, and the formation became 441.
Aldrich watched for three minutes and thought to himself: The semifinals are over.
Regardless of the morale and strength of the two teams, O'Reilly's current adjustments are only satisfactory, and the offensive threat to Millwall is zero.
Cooper can carefully arrange unilateral flying wing counterattack tactics and create a certain threat, but O'Reilly still considers balance at a high overall level. Perhaps the concept of so-called offensive and defensive balance in English football is deeply ingrained. Under the influence, he lacks the courage to take risks when responding.
Leeds United's 441, when they really attacked, there were only three people, Kewell, Smith, and Viduka. The two midfielders were suppressed and couldn't get up. Although Ronaldinho came off, Nedved and Henry's
The threat of pulling back cannot be ignored.
Leeds United can only invest three people in the offense. This is a reality. Therefore, if the offense wants to create a threat, how these three people contact each other and how to form a group coordination is the key. However, O'Reilly does not change the formation, and these three people stand in a tripod.
position, the distance was too far, and after getting the ball, they fell into a one-on-one fight with Millwall. At best, Viduka could help by pulling out to the side, but the offense still showed no improvement.
10 vs. 10, the two teams have a balanced number of players. But after changing from 11 vs. 11 to 10 vs. 10, the field space remains unchanged. In other words, the space for individual performance becomes larger. The defense has to be responsible for more areas, and the offense has more space to play.
use.
In this way, Millwall's offensive is stronger. The strength of a strong team lies in its many offensive methods and its unpredictable attacks. One of the foundations is space. Therefore, the root of the restriction of weak teams' bus placement is space.
In the 69th minute of the game, the situation in the midfield and frontcourt was still fierce, but Leeds United was suppressed in the middle, and their formation was to maintain a balance between the two wings. In fact, it weakened the middle.
Southgate just moved forward from the backcourt, crossing the midfield line to get the ball without looking back. Dribbling the ball forward, Cahill followed Pirlo, but Southgate easily reached the penalty area.
Kurt's Defense Zone.
Dacote directed the full-back to move in, and he stepped forward to intercept Southgate, but watched helplessly as Southgate passed the ball to Larsson, who approached the center from the right wing, and the latter then connected with Nedved.
After a one-two match, he countered offside and entered from the ribs of the penalty area on the right. After getting the ball, he pushed the ball from a small angle to the near corner. He sent the ball into the goal from Martin's armpit.
"Millwall scored another goal! Leading Leeds United 3:1 in the away game, they almost entered the final with one foot! Southgate's bold dribbling forward is the key to tearing apart Leeds United's defensive line in the midfield and backcourt.
The 7-year tacit understanding between Dewed and Larsson allows them to find each other with their eyes closed. Larsson's calm push reflects his true nature as a goalkeeper. Now, Leeds United has truly reached the edge of the cliff.
superior!"
After Larsson scored, he did not go to the sidelines to celebrate. He turned around and pointed one hand in the sky, hugged his teammates with a cold expression and walked towards the backcourt together.
Leeds United's morale was completely shattered by this goal. Their fighting spirit was completely shattered.
O'Reilly tried to cheer up the team on the sidelines, but found that no players were looking at him, and his shouts and body movements seemed pale and feeble.
He turned around silently, walked back to the coaching bench and sat down.
it's over.
Leeds United's Champions League journey ends here.
Even if we lost in the Champions League semi-finals, this should have been a brilliant season.
For it to end this way, no Leeds person would be proud of.
He looked to the other side, where Aldridge put his hands in his pockets and had the same expression of indifference. He seemed neither surprised nor happy about the goal.
Millwall, which is famous for its attack, is scoring crazy goals, is it already numbing?
O'Reilly knew in his heart that the war between him and Aldridge could be concluded. Leeds United had lost, and so had he.
Even if Leeds United scored the equalizing goal previously, from the situation and scene, it was not a trouble for Millwall at all. In just a few minutes, Millwall was restricted again and did nothing. O'Reilly felt chilling in his heart.
Sweeping throughout the body.
Suddenly, he suddenly thought: I regard this as a war, a contest, but in Aldrich's heart, perhaps this battle between dragons and tigers has never started at all!
The situation on the field, the tactical confrontation, the overall offensive and defensive status of the team, Aldridge had to rack his brains when he played against famous coaches such as Ferguson, Wenger, Heynckes, Lippi, Vicente del Bosque, and Robson.
Thinking about contingency and making radical changes by putting your life on the line
, but Millwall played Leeds United today, Aldridge never felt the slightest bit nervous, he didn’t even need to use his brain, he just observed the game step by step, and made habitual adjustments after knowing himself and the enemy. The game was at Millwall.
within the control of.
Bowyer's foul in the penalty area showed that Leeds United players collapsed under the mental pressure in this "dominated" situation, lost their minds, and were mentally crushed.
Leeds United's momentum was sluggish, their morale was shattered, and they were two goals behind. After the restart, they seemed to be actively running and fighting, and attacking without hesitation of physical strength. However, in Aldridge's eyes, they were just a group of disorganized soldiers.
The opponent's offensive and defensive system is out of the question. The defense is seriously out of position and the offense is chaotic and disorderly. Millwall is pursuing the victory. The more chaotic the opponent is, the less clear-headed the opponent is, the more opportunities there are.
In the 75th minute, Henry pulled away and relied on his personal ability to break through Leeds United's disorganized defense. After passing two people, he succeeded in shooting into the far corner from a 45-degree angle in the penalty area, expanding the score to 4:1.
Leeds United players began to complain to each other, then ignored each other with cold faces.
A large number of Leeds United fans in the stands were dejected and walked out silently.
"Henry's goal has made the suspense of the semi-finals disappear. Millwall leads Leeds United 4:1 away from home. If the game ends with such a score, no one believes that Leeds United can beat Millwall by 3 goals in the away game.
I'm afraid no team in Europe can do this. With Leeds United's strength, beating Millwall by one goal in an away game is definitely a huge upset. Winning two goals is simply a miracle. It can really win three unless
Their players are possessed by gods!”
O'Reilly saw the Leeds United fans leaving the stands in an orderly and quiet manner, as if the white roses of Yorkshire were withering.
In two years, it went from being in bud to showing its brilliance for a moment, but then it quickly withered and withered after being short-lived.
O'Reilly knows that this game is bound to be lost. Now, he just wants to end it in a decent way, at least not to completely dissipate the team's morale. In that case, his efforts in the past three years will be in vain.
O'Reilly started to make substitutions, but as soon as he called up three players, he saw Millwall making the first substitution. O'Reilly didn't know who would be substituted, but who would be substituted?
Klose, he is already standing on the sidelines.
O'Reilly's expression suddenly changed. A helpless humiliation made him feel angry. He turned to look at Aldrich. Aldrich happened to be looking at him too. O'Reilly met Aldrich's eyes, and his whole body was cold.
