Millwall had an extremely difficult first half, and the players knew it.
This is probably the most difficult situation they have faced this season and even in the past two years.
In the games they faced in the past, no matter what, they could at least create good offensive opportunities and shooting opportunities. In this way, they are invincible based on quantity and the process of pursuing quality. It is inevitable that there will be times when they are in bad form or have bad luck.
That's unavoidable, that's the law of football.
But today, Bayern Munich really restricted them from a tactical level.
The players were playing suffocatingly, and the feeling of not being able to attack made them feel depressed. As the time went on, there were faint signs of going crazy.
The direct reason why Aldrich stood up was that he saw that Ronaldinho had begun to attack alone.
It's not that this won't work, but that he was successfully defended twice in a row, and the effect was obviously not good.
Furthermore, he can't just sit back and pray for Ronaldinho to burst out and help the team win the victory. It can be done once, twice, but can it continue like this?
Another reason is that he is about to start making moves.
The first move is to retreat first!
The players on the field saw Aldridge's gesture, which was simple and clear, and the players had different thoughts.
Villa and Klose were a little disappointed. Starting in a game of this level would inevitably lead to psychological pressure. After all, they were replacing Henry and Larsson. After seeing Aldridge's instructions, they thought they were not capable enough.
The inability to do anything in the attack forced Millwall to retreat and give up the mad attack, because even the mad attack was just a gesture. The actual effect was not great.
Ronaldinho felt a little resentful. If the game hadn't been suspended, he would have told Aldrich: Give us some more time, and we will definitely be able to break through Bayern Munich's goal!
The arrogance of the strong is a burden in this situation.
It's like climbing a ladder to heaven. Once you go up, you don't want to come down.
Millwall is used to taking control of the situation, used to pressuring the opponent, giving the opponent a storm of attacks, causing the opponent to collapse under the strong pressure.
Now the sudden retreat is difficult for the players to accept.
The players and the coach must have different ideas, and the players may misunderstand this as a sign of weakness, a self-denial, as if they really have nothing to do.
This step back will make Millwall fall down a notch from a god-level team!
However, Aldrich's strong authority meant that after he made the gesture, he turned around and walked back to the coaching bench to sit down. He knew that no player on the court would dare to disobey his instructions.
Sure enough, no matter what the players thought. Millwall retreated across the board, and Pirlo also took the initiative to slow down the offensive pace. The offensive posture suddenly changed from wolf-like to gentle, as if he was going to do Tai Chi with the opponent.
"The tactical adjustment made by Hall on the sidelines is very obvious, which is to let Millwall retreat. We see that their three lines are still closely connected, but the overall formation has retreated to the midfield and backfield. Could it be Bayern Munich's
Did the counterattack make them feel dangerous? Or, does this have a deeper meaning? We don't know, but one thing is certain, as long as Millwall does not lose this game, a draw is an acceptable result for them."
Others may still need to speculate and observe Aldridge's tactical adjustment this time, but the members of the Millwall coaching staff immediately understood Aldridge's intentions.
Janson smiled slyly at Klinsmann and said: "Haha, Hitzfeld will be very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable!"
Klinsmann said in surprise: "Fuck, why didn't I think of this? Damn it, it's so damn easy!"
Boas thought thoughtfully and said belatedly: "Could it be that Aldrich threw the difficult problem we had been pondering over to Heathfield?"
Klinsmann and Janson looked at Boas with smiles in their eyes and said nothing. Boas understood it and knew that he had guessed it right. He immediately smiled and said: "This move is indeed very simple, but if you think about it, you need to
He has a quick mind and Aldrich is amazing."
"So he is the coach, the crazy lion coach, hahaha."
After Jenson said this, Aldrich bumped him with his elbow, meaning to tell him not to flatter him so blatantly. However, the corners of Aldrich's mouth turned up slightly, and he was actually very happy inside.
This game process is his greatest pleasure as a coach.
Heathfield, do you want to treat the other person the same way he does it?
Haha, I'll accompany you!
With Millwall's withdrawal, the pressure on Bayern Munich's defense suddenly eased. From the defender to the midfielder, it was extremely relaxed in an instant, but the scene in front of them also changed.
There is no longer an open space in front of them, no space where they can attack at any time. Millwall's defensive line retreats and is spread out in a tight and orderly manner.
Heathfield suddenly failed to understand Aldrich's on-the-spot command intention.
He frowned and thought.
Millwall quit attacking?
That means Bayern Munich's defense is more secure!
Because there is no pressure and no risk.
But 3 minutes later, Heathfield's face was full of shock, his mind was swaying, and his whole body was on the verge of collapse.
He changed his expression and his eyes were filled with tears!
damn it!
If Millwall doesn't attack, how can Bayern Munich attack if they transplant the England national team's technical and tactical system?
Elber, Sauer, and Salihamidzic seemed to be drowning in the swamp in the frontcourt, with no room to perform.
Back waist, can't go up?!
Full back, can't he be used?!
But if we attack like this, wouldn't it be equivalent to a positional battle and the opponent will counterattack?
Investing the same offensive force, fighting the opponent's counterattack and fighting positional warfare are two completely different offensive environments.
In terms of risks, counterattacks catch the opponent off guard. In positional warfare, the difficulty first increases, and then the probability of being counterattacked increases.
Heathfield really didn't expect what would happen if Millwall retreated?
Because for a long time, Millwall has given the impression of a pressing attack, with a very high offensive tendency. When all opponents face Millwall, the first consideration is how to defend. The tone of the entire tactical strategy is based on the opponent.
Attack on the basis of your own defense!
Under this normal thinking mode, Bayern Munich's defense did very well today, very well!
It can be said that it was successful.
However, after Aldridge made on-the-spot adjustments, new problems arose for Bayern Munich.
If the status quo remains unchanged, Millwall seems to have nothing to do with them, and they cannot create good opportunities in attack. Then, the two sides shook hands and ended in a draw.
If this is the case, the result is not bad. At least Millwall can accept it. After all, it is an away game and the opponent is Bayern Munich.
But can Bayern Munich accept it?
Simply speaking, Bayern Munich should be able to accept the result. In the past three consecutive games, Bayern Munich was defeated by Millwall three times in a row!
Being able to get a draw today means that the results of the match are improving and the record is improving.
However, the game only lasted 35 minutes, and more than 80% of the Bayern Munich fans were watching them!
If you don't engage in offense at your home court, you are telling all fans and those who follow them from the outside: Bayern Munich has no idea of winning and will be satisfied with a draw.
Heathfield felt that his mind was confused for a moment.
I recall that almost half a year ago at this stadium, he had a vow with Emperor Beckenbauer, claiming that he had found a way to restrain Millwall, which was derived from the technical and tactical system of the England national team.
Ideally, yes, in the first 30 minutes of the game, if Bayern Munich can have a player like Scholes, they might be able to create many scoring opportunities in the counterattack.
But this was just Heathfield's own thinking. He overlooked one thing, that is, this set of techniques and tactics itself came from Aldridge.
In the whole world, who knows the advantages and disadvantages of this technique and tactics best, it is undoubtedly Aldrich.
Bayern Munich achieved 80 points, but they did well on the basis of reaching the standard. In Aldrich's eyes, Bayern Munich's counterattack effect is really not strong enough. This requires tempering, tacit understanding between the players, and games to practice, but Bayern Munich
Nihei has only passed the training run-in, and has not undergone actual combat exercises, so it is very good to get 80 points. The remaining 20 points, every step forward, requires paying a huge price, appropriate players, running-in, and actual combat exercises.
, experience, etc.
Aldridge also knows the flaws of this set of techniques and tactics best.
That is: when your opponent does not take the initiative to attack, you will not have the best space to counterattack. There will be no suitable soil for the attack in the first place, and the power will be impossible to talk about.
From the perspective of the overall environment, this tactic is more suitable for weak brigade, and has great limitations.
The national team and the club are at different levels. Rehagel's defensive myth. No strong team will try to replicate that miracle, because it does not apply. When the national team plays in the cup, life or death is determined by one game. The weak team defends and the strong team attacks.
Weak teams can only fight back. In 2004, the strong teams fell to Greece. It’s not unfair. Weak teams also have ways to survive.
This kind of tactic is most dangerous in league-type events, where everyone will score against each other. At the national team level, in international competitions, the most dangerous thing is actually the group stage. If the opponent does not take the initiative to attack, you also defend, and the first game ends in a draw.
, what if the other two teams in the same group are tied again in the second game? In the third game, it depends on who the opponent is, and they have already qualified.
If you go all out and go against the established tactics, you will be more likely to be eliminated. Therefore, the most dangerous moment for Greece in 2004 was actually in the group stage. After entering the knockout rounds, the underdogs basically faced people who were stronger than themselves.
opponent, and then the game will enter a rhythm that the whole team has been prepared for. Such a miracle is to break out of the gap.
Aldridge applies it to England, because England is not strong and cannot be high or low. Anyway, just treat this team as a weak team.
The Champions League is now in the second stage of the group stage, which is far from a matter of life and death.
Therefore, Millwall has enough room to give up the advantage of the main attack to Bayern Munich.
The gesture gives the impression that Millwall is seeking stability, which harsh people would say is a sign of weakness.
It doesn't matter, in today's competition environment, it is just a tactical strategy.
Bayern Munich players were stunned.
From the moment Millwall pulled back, the situation and environment of the game were beyond their expectations, disrupting their rhythm and impacting their thinking.
They are here to fight back.
But now there is no chance to fight back!
what to do?
This is Bayern Munich's home court, and the fans cheering them on in the stands eagerly hope they can attack, score goals, win, and defeat the invincible Millwall!
Originally, they also wanted to win and defeat their opponents with counterattacks.
Now, there is no chance to counterattack, so how to win?
Heathfield frowned and couldn't figure out how to make changes.
Millwall really takes a step back and the sky is brighter.
Now the problem is thrown to Hitzfeld. The Bayern Munich coach is thinking about countermeasures on the sidelines. The players on the field will not wait.
Effenberg and Ballack assisted at the same time. If only one of them stepped up, there would be no obvious effect at all.
After these two people went up, the ones on the wing also started to rush up.
Aldridge saw Bayern Munich starting to carry out regular attacks and smiled slightly. (To be continued...)
