"Don't relax in the second half. Bayern Munich hasn't made a move yet. We must be alert to their possible counterattack!"
Aldridge called on the players in the locker room to cheer up.
However, he did not give any instructions on actual tactical adjustments.
Millwall leads by two goals. This is a stable score, and it is also the score that makes people most likely to relax their vigilance.
Aldridge wants to make adjustments. As long as he makes adjustments, the players' attention will definitely be focused on the game and they will be fully committed to the execution.
However, Millwall performed perfectly in the first half. No matter how Aldridge adjusts, it may not improve the team's combat effectiveness in the second half. The winner remains unchanged. This is the basic law of the football field. To use a German proverb:
If something isn't broken, don't fix it.
To make adjustments at this time is to mess up the position, especially since Bayern Munich did not play an offense that made Aldrich feel ominous in the entire first half. Player movements and tactical routines were all prepared by the Millwall coaching staff before the game.
within expectations.
The players looked at each other and smiled. For them, Bayern Munich was leading by two goals in the first half, and it was estimated that their opponent would not be able to make any waves in the second half.
In the second half, Aldrich took a look at Bayern Munich's technical and tactical routines and was immediately stunned!
"It's really strange. Bayern Munich is obviously two goals behind, but they didn't invest more troops on the offensive end. Instead, they formed a deeper defensive formation!"
Yes, the adjustments made by Hitzfield in the midfield are to make Bayern Munich's tactics simple and rough.
The four defenders are parallel to each other and do not go beyond the penalty area line, which completely surrounds the penalty area and protects the goal. In addition, Hargreaves and Jerry Mays protect in front of the penalty area line. The 4+2 defense line can change at any time.
Six people were in parallel, and there was only one Effenberg left, who was sweeping back and forth throughout the entire lower back area.
This is the momentum of setting up a bus.
It's just not that thorough. Ballack is still an attacking midfielder, and Pizarro and Elber are partners on the front line.
Bayern Munich no longer needs midfielders!
Anyway, they couldn't control the midfield. Instead of losing ground in the midfield confrontation, they might as well retreat to the last line of defense.
Then the offense relies on long passes from the backcourt.
Ballack and Pizarro are all players with certain abilities in grabbing high ball placement. Combined with Elber's ability to capture opportunities, how will Bayern Munich play?
British traditional long pass!
Aldridge stood up and walked to the sidelines, turning to look at Heathfield in surprise.
What? Give up?
He didn't understand. Did Heathfield expect this to save the game?
Or do you want to say that you don’t want to lose too badly?
That actually means giving up.
He didn't know that this tactic would be used by Bayern Munich when they were in the lead. When they were leading, playing like this would minimize the chance of conceding goals. At the same time, Millwall would be forced to provide assists from the full-backs and increase the number of frontcourt players.
Pressure, then, Bayern Munich's counterattack does not only rely on long passes. In a suitable counterattack environment, Lizarazu and Sagnol's forward penetration from the wing will be a fatal threat.
Now two goals behind, with Bayern Munich playing like this, Hitzfield really has no choice but to try his luck, just like Blackburn did when they faced Millwall.
"Haha, the situation in the second half was very strange. Bayern Munich is more like a traditional British team, while Millwall is a typical European team. Such a scene is really dumbfounding."
Aldridge returned to the dugout, knowing Millwall's weaknesses better than anyone.
If you want to talk about what to be afraid of, long passes are one of them, especially targeted long passes.
What are you afraid of?
In the 58th minute of the second half, Lizarazu made a long pass from the backcourt. Ballack moved to the left side of the front waistline and over-headed the ball under the defense of Schneider and Gattuso. The ball bounced into the open area and Elber grabbed it.
He got the ball before Materazzi, and then decisively played a one-two with Pizarro. Elber rushed behind Materazzi, received the ball when he just entered the penalty area, adjusted his step and shot with one kick.
, the ball was shot impeccably, grazing the inside of the far corner post and flying into the goal.
This was Bayern Munich's first shot on target, and it was a goal.
"Wow, Bayern Munich recovered a goal, and the scorer was Elber. There was a problem with the defense on Millwall's side. Is it really miraculous for Bayern Munich to play like this? At least they have been able to shoot on target and score goals.
Got it!"
Aldrich gave a wry smile.
The reason why Millwall is afraid of targeted long passes is only local. If it is playing on the right side, it will not be a big problem, but Gattuso in the midfield and right back Schneider,
The inherent disadvantage of height cannot be changed. When the golf ball lands in this area, if you cannot seize the landing point, your opponent will basically be able to control the landing point.
This is why the central defender next to Schneider is Materazzi to complement each other. If Materazzi and Southgate change positions, the opponent will hit a long diagonal high ball from the other side. This area
The defense in the penalty area will definitely be overwhelmed.
Aldridge is still sitting on the coaching bench. He doesn't need to say anything to the players. The players themselves know what the problem is. He believes that the defense will make adjustments. This is not the first time this has happened, but it will not continue.
Happened, it was just that Bayern Munich suddenly launched such an attack, which once again sounded the alarm.
Henry, Larsson, and Ronaldinho were relatively depressed. Before kicking off and taking their positions, the offensive players took the initiative to communicate.
"Damn, they just scored a goal like that, it's so bullying!"
Well, in Ronaldinho's view, Bayern Munich's style of play is a bit bullying. Gattuso and Schneider can't grow taller, so they must grab and stick up. But Ballack
He directly headed the ball to pass, not even giving them a chance to defend. This ball was lost, and even his teammates couldn't stand it.
Henry put his hands on his hips and sighed: "There is no way. If we have such an advantage, we will also take advantage of it. Of course they will not miss it."
Compete on the field. Exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses. Be reasonable.
Larsson looked at the formation that Bayern Munich quickly set up before kick-off. He said thoughtfully: "If they are defending like this now, then we will shoot more long-range shots from outside the penalty area. You two try to mess with them."
Defense.”
Little Robbie made an OK gesture, and Henry nodded.
This conceded goal made the Millwall players angry and seemed to be unable to reason.
In their view, if they want to play in a wretched manner, they will definitely make Bayern Munich leave the stadium crying, but they are not wretched. If Bayern Munich is wretched, their side has conceded a goal, and it is natural to be extremely angry.
Hitzfield remained motionless after scoring the goal, with a trace of expectation in his heart.
Millwall, press on, press on!
As long as the formation is chaotic and the mentality is impatient, Bayern Munich may be able to create miracles with this simple and crude style of play!
At this time, he no longer cares about the negative impact of Bayern Munich, a German giant, playing in the away game and using a formation that would be hated by many German celebrities.
Anyway, there is no other way. If he loses the game, he will be criticized. Now that there is such a glimmer of hope, how could the result be any worse?
Maybe he evened the score or even won the game, then the criticism he received after the game would definitely be reduced a lot, and there would be voices of support for him.
However, he underestimated Millwall's psychological quality.
Anger is one of the sources of fighting spirit. When Millwall was 2:0, there was an invisible decline in fighting spirit on the field. After all, the score was comfortable, but a goal was pulled back in less than 60 minutes, which made their
The fighting spirit was reignited to its peak.
After the restart, Millwall faced the sight of Bayern Munich surrounding the penalty area and began to create opportunities from the outside to hit long shots.
Bayern Munich does not want a midfielder. What do Millwall players want to pass? Ground pass or high ball. There is not much space. Through balls cannot penetrate the back line of defense. Want to break through? You just dribble the ball in front of the penalty area. If you want to enter the penalty area, no matter what
No matter where you break through, you will at least face Bayern Munich's closed-door double-team defense.
Such scenes also test the players' abilities.
In the 72nd minute, Ronaldinho dribbled from the left side of the frontcourt. In front of the penalty area, he did not directly break through Bayern Munich's defense, but dribbled horizontally, giving the impression that Bayern Munich's goal was on the sidelines.
Effenberg returned to the defense to sweep. Ronaldinho suddenly stopped and changed direction and took a step back. Then he changed direction again and seemed to be trying to break out of the middle. Jeremys rushed up bravely. Ronaldinho suddenly stopped and spiked the ball inside.
Taking a step forward, Hargreaves was waiting for him, but Ronaldinho changed direction and accelerated and dribbled horizontally to the right.
Bayern Munich players were dumbfounded.
Where do you take the ball?
Larson moved forward, Kufuor retreated to block, Lizarazu filled in, Ronaldinho suddenly stepped on the ball in front of Lizarazu and turned around, and then Effenberg and Hargreave
When Si rushed forward, he passed the ball between the two of them. In the center of the penalty area, Pirlo appeared here, stopped the ball, and shot furiously!
A shocking long-range shot penetrated the gate of Bayern Munich, and Kahn could only watch the ball and sigh.
"Ronaldinho made a wonderful passing performance, and then gave Pirlo a very comfortable assist. Pirlo shot the ball so well, with good control of power and angle selection, Kahn was defeated by him, 3:
1, Millwall once again took a two-goal lead."
Heathfield lowered his head, his whole body weak.
What else can be done?
When Aldrich saw the goal, he stood up and applauded vigorously.
"He has completely matured and is now at his peak."
Aldrich was full of praise for Ronaldinho's performance.
As a saying goes: It takes three years to learn to speak, but a lifetime to learn to shut up.
The same goes for players. If you dribble the ball all the way to the end, you will always move forward. But you have to learn to stop and look back. This is very difficult. Players who can do this represent a fundamental change in strength.
If Ronaldinho had directly hit Bayern Munich's defense with the ball just now, he would have failed 80% of the time. However, he moved laterally, from left to right, overcoming Bayern Munich's defensive midfielder.
Devide's position moved, and he turned around and passed the ball to Pirlo, who was in front of Pirlo.
, almost no one blocked his shooting angle. This means that Ronaldinho's ability to read the game on the court has once again sublimated and completely reached the state of control. He alone upset Bayern Munich's defense and disrupted it.
It not only improves the opponent's man-to-man deployment, but also promotes the ability of teammates on the offensive end.
After losing the ball, Bayern Munich's players began to feel a little discouraged.
All kinds of methods have been tried, all tried!
However, it still can't stop Millwall from scoring, what else can it do?
Seeing that the defense had lost the ball again, Ballack took the initiative to go back and participate in the defense. Like the previous goal, Bayern Munich might not be able to pass it from the backcourt for 10 minutes. In the remaining time, Bayern Munich defended with all its strength.
Millwall began to slow down the pace and made several substitutions, running out of game time.
"Millwall defeated Bayern Munich 3:1 at home. They secured the top spot in the group and advanced to the top 8. Although Bayern Munich lost this game, the good news is that Galatasaray failed to win away from home.
Vesta, as long as Bayern Munich defeats Boavista in the last round, they can still advance to the top 8 by virtue of being second in the group."
Aldridge shook hands with Hitzfield after the game. The two talked for a long time and exchanged a lot of content. Over the years, Aldridge has convinced Hitzfield.
Compliment me and invite Heathfield to have a drink in the office. He is a rival on the court and a friend off the court. (To be continued...)
