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Bayern Munich still plays a 5-back formation today, which is a variant of the 352 formation. During this period, the 352 formation was actually very popular in European football. Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, and even some teams in the Premier League followed suit.
This is determined by the development environment of football. The reason for its popularity is that modern wingers have not yet become mainstream. For example, in the role of a winger like Beckham, 90% of the job on the wing is to pass the ball and deliver shells to the forward. So use
When three defenders defend and guard the most critical penalty area, the space compressed by two defenders is smaller.
But with the rise of modern wingers, such as the typical Robben-style winger who dribbles the ball and cuts inside, this three-back system is very easy to be broken down.
Bayern Munich suffered a double defeat last year and suffered such a loss. When they meet in the final this year, they will never dare to play a pure 352, that is, the two wide players in the midfield of 5 go straight up and down, both offensive and defensive.
Theoretically, in 352, the midfield and wide players can play all sides. They can become full midfielders when they advance, and they can become full backs when they retreat. But when the game is going on, you go up and you can't go back at the first time. Are there any full backs? There is an offense?
Threat, defense and no mistakes. To achieve this in a battle between top teams, the players' personal abilities must be world-class!
More than ten years later, Juventus dominated Serie A with 352, but its competitiveness in the European war was terrible. One of the reasons was that there were not many stars in Serie A at that time, let alone sharp modern wingers. Juventus's style of play
It could not withstand many tests on defense, but on the stage where there are many strong teams in the Champions League, the tactical level was suppressed by powerful modern wingers, and the overall situation fell into passivity.
Therefore, Bayern Munich does not give up the mature three-back system. Lizarazu and Sagnol still return to playing full-backs honestly, affecting the whole body with one move. Without the support of these two wing attacks,
Sauer and Salihamidzic could only retreat and become full midfielders.
On the Millwall bench, Ronaldinho is watching the game with a serious expression.
The starting lineup was decided at the last moment.
Although Ronaldinho insisted on playing, Aldrich decided to put him on the bench after consulting the team doctor's advice.
Once Aldrich makes a decision, it is final and cannot be changed.
However, Aldrich still made a promise to Ronaldinho and would replace him in the second half.
Grenjaer, who replaced Ronaldinho in the starting lineup, was very excited today. This is his first appearance in the Champions League final as a starting player. On the left, he cannot replace Ronaldinho, but he has his own characteristics. In Aldrich
After years of careful training, Glenchard has become more and more like a modern winger.
"Grunchard took the ball and cut in from the wing. He broke through Sagnol and walked inside. Effenberg and Kufuor guarded him. Grunchard passed the ball and Henry was in the middle.
After catching the ball, he tried to get rid of the defense of Anderson and Link, and behind him was the defense of Hargreaves. Oh, Henry reluctantly kicked off, and the result
The shot bounced off Anderson's leg. Millwall took the initiative from the start and had a very obvious advantage. However, it was almost impossible to get an excellent shooting opportunity in the penalty area. Bayern Munich's three central defenders formed
A tight wall effectively blocked Millwall's final attack."
From the opening, Bayern Munich was surrounded by dangers inside and outside the penalty area. Millwall frequently attacked this area, but was unable to form an effective direct threat to the goal.
Bayern Munich's five defenders narrowed the gaps in the defense, and their tacit cooperation allowed them to always use a zone defense strategy to double-team Millwall's offensive players.
Aldrich stared at the field calmly.
Hargreaves is still young and has just emerged at Bayern Munich this season. Jerry Mays will not be able to play in the final. He is a replacement and obviously cannot replace Jerry Mays' role.
This caused Tiger Effenberg to devote 80% of his energy to defense, forming a double midfielder in front of Bayern Munich's back line.
The function of the double midfielder is simply to increase the fault tolerance rate. If one person makes a mistake, the other person will make up for it.
Coupled with Bayern Munich's five defenders, this further increases the fault tolerance rate.
Compared with talent, Bayern Munich is obviously no match for Millwall. They are not afraid of being beaten by their opponents today, unless someone from Millwall can overcome the whole game!
Among Bayern Munich's five defenders, apart from Lizarazu, who is at a super first-rate level, the level of the others is actually uneven. Kufuor is the core of Ghana's defense and is not well-known, but his level is first-rate. Link,
Anderson and Sagnol can only
Counted as quasi-first-class or barely first-class, they are also substitutes in the national team. In this season when Bayern Munich won the league, which was considered a success, Emperor Beckenbauer still had times when he got angry and was criticized.
It is Anderson et al.
It is precisely because Bayern Munich does not have a defense line composed of absolutely first-class players that they are more determined to use numbers to make up for the gap in individual strength.
Like Henry, Larsson, and Ronaldinho, Millwall's powerful trident, Henry has reached a super first-class level. Larson is getting older and is not as powerful as he was three years ago, but he is still in a first-class state, and Xiao
Luo, on the other hand, is at the top of the first-class level. It is estimated that by next season, he will turn his accumulated experience into strength and will also reach the super-first-class level.
If Bayern Munich arranges a regular four-back, or plays 352, then the balance of victory and defeat will be tilted based on the direct confrontation of the players' individual abilities, because Millwall's trident is not only capable, but also has teamwork.
tacit agreement.
Heathfield watched secretly anxiously from the sidelines.
Ronaldinho did not play, which was a positive factor for Bayern Munich. He originally thought that Aldrich would send Klose. Referring to the game in the final game of the league, Henry played the winger and Klose played the center.
Klose has indeed performed well this season, but based on his personal strength, it can only be said that he has reached a quasi-first-class level, not yet a first-class level. Otherwise, he would not have been suppressed in front of Keane. Even so, Klose's progress is still limited.
It's already very fast.
And if Millwall plays Klose, Bayern Munich will still play the current formation. The difference is that Effenberg can focus more on offense, and Klose is not that big a threat at the center position.
The three defenders can flexibly push out one person to intercept, thus sharing the pressure on the backline.
But Heathfield never expected that Aldridge would set up Glenchard. The center wouldn't move!
This kind of troop formation was also carefully considered by Aldrich, and the strategy was similar to Tian Ji's horse racing.
Sagnol is definitely first-class. Wouldn't it be a waste to use Henry's super first-class ability to suppress Sagnol on the wing?
Just put Henry in the center position. This deterrent force will force Bayern Munich's back line not to act rashly. Coupled with the containment effect on the midfielder, it is definitely more intuitive than putting him on the wing.
Millwall's advantage on the field evolved from the game between the two sides.
Nedved absolutely suppressed Hargreaves, and Effenberg had to stay behind and participate more in defense.
Pirlo's superior position allows him to organize attacks in the midfield more freely, which is the source of Millwall's attack.
In the 21st minute, Bayern Munich counterattacked, and Millwall dominated the attack. There was a lot of space in the backcourt. Bayern Munich did have a large space to counterattack. However, if they wanted to play fast, the players had to move forward quickly. After a slight delay, Millwall's attack
Players will quickly return to defense.
Sauer dribbled the ball forward on the left. When his teammates did not return to their positions, Gattuso did not rush to intercept. He always maintained a reasonable distance from the back line and at the same time blocked Sauer from passing the ball through the ground.
Elber's route, and then blocked the key position when Sauer cut inside with the ball.
Sauer is a rare technical talent in German football at this stage. His playing style is very elegant. He calmly and quickly brought the ball to Gattuso. He was not looking for Gattuso, but Gattuso moved to him.
ahead.
Sauer pretended to swing to the right while dribbling the ball at high speed, and then spiked the ball to break through from the left. Gattuso did not stumble and directly used his body to block the position. Sauer actually bypassed half of his body and forced his way past. But that was all.
One step of running caused confusion in his dribbling rhythm. The next moment after touching the ball, Schneider shot diagonally and intercepted the ball.
Bayern Munich's counterattack failed.
"The first half lasted thirty minutes. Although Millwall had the advantage on the field, Bayern Munich's steel defense in the penalty area prevented them from getting an excellent shooting opportunity. Pirlo and Nedvěd made many attempts from the outside.
When trying a long shot, Kahn performed very steadily. Probably because of the excellent performance of the goalkeeper, Bayern Munich's defense players were not afraid of the opponent's long shot, and did not put the defense line in a precarious position or rush forward to intercept. On Bayern Munich's side, because most of the players
Mainly defensive, several counterattacks
, we can clearly see that whether Salihamidzic or Sauer, the more he dribbles the ball forward, the easier it is to be double-teamed and to fall into an isolated and helpless situation. Either the ball is intercepted or the ball is stolen.
Reluctantly kicking off the ball will not test Pagliuca at all. Generally speaking, Millwall's advantage is more obvious. If Bayern Munich cannot solve the offensive problem and make the offense more efficient and defend like this, will they lose the ball? Really
It's hard to say that Millwall has more chances, which is very dangerous."
The situation on the field actually fell into a kind of equilibrium.
A fuzzy analysis shows that Millwall's five-man offensive force held back Bayern Munich's seven-man defense, but Bayern Munich's three-man offense was unable to shake Millwall's five-man defensive line.
The two sides were engaged in an equal confrontation under such a situation.
Hitzfield was racking his brains from the beginning to find ways to improve his offense.
However, the defensive system of five defenders and two defensive midfielders can only be said to be tied with Millwall's five-man attack. Making rash adjustments from these seven people will inevitably break the balance and suddenly increase the risk of conceding goals.
As for the offensive combination of bilateral midfielders and forwards, the attack points are too scattered. In the absence of central support, the counterattack does not want to fall into a positional battle, so it becomes a one-man operation. Although Millwall does not have a top-notch defense line,
But if 5 defenses and 3 were defeated, Millwall would not be where it is today.
Heathfield decided to take another look and observe again.
He is actually happy for Millwall to attack mainly, just like Millwall against Manchester United. Let Manchester United attack and Millwall counterattack, which is a higher threat!
But what Heathfield didn't expect was that Millwall's offense could exert such terrifying suppressive power. He originally thought that 6 defenses and 5 would be able to achieve a balance, but now it has become 7 defenses and 5.
Ultimately, it's because Jeremys can't play.
No matter how strong Hargreaves is, he will be at least three points weaker than Nedved.
Millwall's God of War can't be suppressed by Bayern Munich's Tigers, and Effenberg is not a purely defensive player. In one-on-one situations, Nedved has the advantage.
Heathfield chose to stand still. Aldrich looked at his watch and felt that the time was about the same.
It’s time for Millwall to take the initiative and make changes!
