Liverpool were in great momentum some time ago. Just after the game where they were defeated 4:2 by Millwall at Anfield, they had a series of wins. Assistant coach Phil Thompson replaced Houllier and temporarily took command of the team.
A wave of impressive results.
However, this wave of excellent results is not particularly worthy of attention in the eyes of football critics.
Because Liverpool's own skills and tactics have not made any breakthroughs, the reason for their consecutive wins is very simple: momentum!
The head coach went into the hospital, and the strong cohesion of the team came into play, and they worked hard to win several games to show the head coach.
This momentum ended in the Christmas Express battle. Firstly, they fought too hard before and could not keep up with their physical fitness for continuous combat. Secondly, after losing, this momentum dissipated again. They were bloodbathed by Chelsea 4:0 and lost 1:2 at home.
Arsenal, until the last round, had a difficult victory over Aston Villa away from home.
As for the unlucky team, it was Manchester United. It happened that they encountered Liverpool just after Houllier entered the hospital. Liverpool went to the English derby with crazy momentum, and Manchester United was given three goals.
Liverpool, who were touted before the season as being able to challenge the Premier League's dominant order, are halfway through the season. Sorry, we can't see Liverpool's name in the top four yet. They are ranked fifth.
Phil Thompson's coaching ability is not worth mentioning. However, after he took over the team, he first killed Manchester United and then won a winning streak. This had a huge personal impact on him. He may have changed his mentality.
From the role of assistant coach to the one who believes that he has the potential to be a coach and has the talent of an excellent coach!
Therefore, Liverpool's technical and tactical style of play has become very aggressive, which is also summed up by Thompson's lackluster experience. This is how they won against Manchester United!
This man was extremely low-key before the game. He complimented Aldridge and never mentioned how the game would be played.
But he probably gave an impassioned speech in the locker room before the game to boost Liverpool's fighting spirit.
Because from the beginning of the game, Aldridge saw that Liverpool was attacking very fiercely, which was very reminiscent of Liverpool's nickname: The Red Army.
Each one fights like a heroic warrior.
However, an army is an army, and an army that cannot win a battle has nothing to praise.
Aldridge still attaches great importance to the game, because today he still adopts the defensive strategy of midfielder in front. In the high position pressing, Millwall quickly received results.
Gattuso successfully intercepted the ball in the midfield, intercepted the ball passed by Gerrard to Smicer, and then passed it directly to Ronaldinho on the left. Ronaldinho single-handedly dribbled the ball down the bottom. Carragher is most afraid of encountering two people in the Premier League.
One person is Ryan Giggs and the other is Ronaldinho. When he meets these two people, his waist is almost broken. And he plays as a full-back and is fine in other games. But when he meets these two people, he becomes a
A weakness that invites condemnation.
It was the same this time. Carragher moved directly into the penalty area. He was afraid of being broken by Ronaldinho, so Ronaldinho made a pass without anyone harassing him. How to describe this pass? Well, it's a thief!
The pass was passed behind the central defender. The central defender was slow to turn around and make a clearance. He was also afraid of accidentally owning the ball. The speed was fast and the ball was low and flat. It bounced in the penalty area and passed by the central defender. When the two central defenders were in the space, Henry stretched out a foot pad.
Shot, the ball flew from Dudek into the goal.
"In the first 9 minutes, Millwall took the lead! This opportunity came from Gattuso's midfielder's steal. It seems that Hall's effect on Gattuso's position was unexpectedly good. Ronaldinho was
With the last assist, Henry's number of goals for the year has been refreshed again. Let's see if Henry can score a few more goals in today's game..."
After seeing the goal, Aldridge turned to Jenson and said: "With such a formation, it seems not as bad as we thought."
"There are definitely limitations, but it doesn't mean that a slightly stronger team can catch our defensive flaws. Let's look at it again. Anyway, I always think that this set of defensive tactics can only break through intensive defense, and that's not the case.
Just play against a very conservative team, and you must not let the players think that playing like this is foolproof, otherwise, they will definitely suffer big losses if they run into Manchester United, Arsenal, or other strong teams in Europe."
Jenson said with a serious expression.
Aldrich thought for a while and nodded, deciding to take another look.
Maybe the flaw is really not as big as he thought?
But just 10 minutes later, Aldridge smiled bitterly.
"Liverpool equalized the score, and the scorer was Owen! After receiving Heskey's header, Owen dribbled the ball away from Southgate, and then faced Bute who abandoned the goal alone. He calmly passed the ball
Push shot into the goal, good goal! Millwall's defense seems to be very fragile this time, is it too easy to penetrate?"
The whole Liverpool team is excited about the goal.
Millwall's players turned to look at Aldridge.
This ball is actually very simple.
Gerrard made a long pass from the backcourt to find Heskey, and Heskey headed the ball to Owen. Owen's running position and speed characteristics were brought into play, and there was a large space for him to rush. After all, Southgate could not outrun a forward with extremely fast speed.
, was beaten single-handedly by Owen.
Do you think Liverpool have really found the secret to defeating Millwall?
not necessarily.
Gerrard had no choice. He was blocked from the front, back, left and right. He couldn't find the ball release point in a short distance. Gattuso pressed forward like a wolf again, so he could only make a long pass to find Heskey in front.
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Pirlo was slow to catch up. Materazzi came up and was blocked by Heskey. Heskey just headed the ball and then rubbed it. Behind him, besides Materazzi, there were only three people, Owen and South.
Gate, Boot.
The space on the offensive side is unimaginably large. With Owen's speed and space, the full-backs have no chance to cover up.
This is where the shortcomings of high-post pressing and midfielder positioning come forward.
If the opponent does not play short passes on the ground, but uses traditional British long passes, Millwall's defense will have a very low fault tolerance rate.
But the requirements for opponents are not low either.
At least Gerrard's long pass just now was relatively accurate, Heskey's physical confrontation ability can hold up Materazzi, and he can also play the ball, plus Irving has an excellent ability to catch opportunities.
That's why Jenson said that Millwall's defensive tactics are better against weak teams that are particularly conservative, but it is too unsafe to play against strong teams.
For example, West Ham United will use the method of big feet in the backcourt because the midfield is suppressed and the ground is completely unable to advance. However, their big feet are really big feet to clear the ball, rather than long passes to find teammates.
Millwall's players looked to Aldridge, waiting for instructions.
At yesterday's pre-match preparation meeting, Aldridge made it very clear that today they will still use the same tactical system as against West Ham United, but if there is a problem, the team will have to switch back to its previous defensive routine, which is to add extra time.
Tusuo went back.
If any other coach had told the team like this, the players would probably start a revolution. Playing Liverpool, such an important game, are you going to test the tactics?
But Aldridge told these players that there was no problem at all, and the players were happy to accept it.
The players regard this as a kind of fun in their profession. They all want to open Aldrich's head to see what is inside.
Abandoning the classical winger, establishing a modern winger, playing the attacking midfielder behind, playing the defensive midfielder forward, pressing high, counterattacking... Aldrich's innovations in tactics over the years have reached an outrageous level.
It’s not that there are no other coaches who would do this. Maybe Aldridge is the only coach in Europe who can have such a huge effect on every tactical change within the team.
Aldridge stood up from the coaching bench and walked to the sidelines to gesture to the players.
The players saw it and understood.
Cut back as agreed before the game.
Gattuso escorted Pirlo.
After the game restarted, the commentator noticed the changes in Millwall players' positions and areas of responsibility on the field, and started chatting with interest.
"Millwall denied themselves. After the opening, Gattuso's defensive midfielder position was overturned. Now he returns to the defensive midfielder position. Pirlo moves in front of him. The two maintain close linkage."
"It seems that as Hall said after the last game, his defensive tactics have certain limitations. Liverpool just made a long pass directly to the frontcourt, and Millwall fell into a passive defensive position. Although the number of people accounted for
Excellent, but Pirlo's defensive ability is really unflattering. In fact, it was a 2vs2 offensive and defensive confrontation. Liverpool had the advantage of attacking space, and Owen got the single shot, which is not surprising."
Liverpool just scored a goal through a long pass, and then they repeated their old tricks, frequently passing long passes through the midfield and back to find Heskey in front.
But after Gattuso returned to the defensive midfielder position, Liverpool played like this and never succeeded again.
Of course, it is impossible for Gattuso to compete with Heskey for the header. How tall is Heskey and how tall is Gattuso? With a chance of 55, there is no suspense about Gattuso's complete defeat.
Gattuso has his own prediction when facing the opponent's long pass. If he can grab the point, he will grab it and use his position advantage to separate Heskey through confrontation. This point is more about strength than jumping.
, he does not fall behind.
If he predicts that he cannot grab the landing spot and Heskey takes the lead, then Gattuso will retreat towards the penalty area, and Materazzi will definitely go up to defend Heskey. Whether Heskey is stopping the ball
Turn around or head the ball directly. It is not so easy for Owen to get the ball. Not only does Gattuso follow him closely when he retreats, but Southgate also adds insurance. Millwall's defense will not have the same fault tolerance rate.
It was so low before, and it would not be penetrated by Irving as soon as he got the ball and accelerated his breakthrough.
But Liverpool equalized the score and gained momentum. Smicer's long-range shot was blocked by Bute. Through a corner kick opportunity, Liverpool made a second attack and Gerrard rewritten the score with a long-range shot from outside the penalty area.
"1:2! Oh my God, Liverpool reversed the score! Did you read that correctly? Millwall actually conceded two goals in a row and the score was reversed? If the game ends here, I don’t know how many records Millwall will end!"
The fans in the stands at Lion King Stadium were stunned.
Falling behind? Being reversed, this kind of thing is so damn new! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
