Thanks to "Thieves" and "Qingqing Little Wolf" for the reward!
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At this time, European football is very famous, and there are three teams that have a clear gap with other teams: Millwall, AC Milan, and Real Madrid.
Real Madrid's Galacticos are famous all over the world, relying on individual superstars to pile them up one after another.
As for Millwall and AC Milan, there is no shortage of superstars in the team, and they also have competitive records to drive their reputation. AC Milan has a wealthy background, while Millwall has built a foundation of super popularity for several consecutive years.
Therefore, no matter who these three teams meet, it will arouse exciting expectations.
The European Super Cup is indeed worthless, but today's game has received a lot of attention, the game broadcasters are chasing it, and the prize money has increased by 30% compared to last year. Even the loser this year will get about the same prize as last year's champion.
The coaches of both sides stood on the sidelines, the players of both sides stepped into the court with their heads high and their chests high, and the commentator passionately introduced the lineups of both sides.
"Ac Milan, last season's Champions League champions, fielded their strongest lineup today.
Goalkeeper: Dida.
Defenders: Cafu, Costacurta, Maldini, Kaladze.
Midfielder: Seedorf, Gattuso, Pirlo, Rui Costa.
Forward: Inzaghi, Shevchenko.
Last season's UEFA Cup champion Millwall also fielded their strongest lineup today.
There is no doubt that this is a star-studded peak matchup! It is a match that will be called a legend duel in retrospect more than ten years later! The head coaches of the two teams did not disappoint fans around the world, and they did not underestimate the European Super League.
Cup, we hope that both sides will not be conservative during the game and try their best to provide fans with an open and passionate football feast!"
If Aldridge could hear the commentator, he would be laughing.
Why wait more than ten years?
Please!
Everything about AC Milan is perfect, but there is one flaw that cannot be reversed by human power: age!
Cafu is 33.
Maldini is 35.
Costacurta is 37 years old.
In the defense, only Kaladze is 25 years old.
Such a comparison. The three pillars of Millwall, Southgate, Larsson, and Nedvěd are just in their early 30s. The eldest Southgate will turn 33 in one week, which is nothing.
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And the more world-class players become legends, as long as they don't plummet all of a sudden, it's easy for people to ignore his age. This is the case with Maldini. 99% of the time, you will ignore his age, let alone think about it again.
Two or three years later, he is still fighting in the top European competitions. This is definitely a respectable legend!
Of course, it is also related to his position and AC Milan's future team building strategy. If he changes to a midfielder or forward, he wants to still be in the top European competitions at the age of 40 and have a place on the Champions League stage. Isn't this a fucking dream?
Galliani, who was in the VIP box, kept his eyes on a player in the Millwall team.
Nesta!
Seeing Nesta wearing a Millwall jersey, Galliani sighed.
If it hadn't been for Millwall's interference last year, he wouldn't have to worry about the team's defense now. With Laursen and Pancaro on the bench, why does this make people feel unreliable?
The battle began on the court. After Henry kicked off the ball, the atmosphere in the court was extremely heated. Not only fans from both sides were waving flags and cheering, but many French fans from Monaco also came to the scene to cheer for their favorite team or player.
In this Super Cup, Aldridge said it was tasteless, but in fact it was really tasteless. He would not fight with AC Milan for the championship trophy. What he cared about was that AC Milan was such a powerful opponent and was a good whetstone!
The most important thing is to hone the defensive and offensive aspects, just like they did against Chelsea. As long as the game is open and not boring and defensive by the opponent, then Millwall will not encounter too many difficulties at least on the offensive end.
The defense line with an average age of over 33 years old would still be difficult to shake if it were an ordinary attack. After all, Costacurta and Maldini are witnesses and participants of the AC Milan dynasty. They are experienced and experienced, and Cafu is not a softie either.
Persimmons grow stronger with age.
But since Millwall is a representative of offensive football, their offense is destined to be unique. As long as the opponent does not set up a bus and gives them space so that they can use the space to combine as a team, Aldridge believes that they are invincible.
At the beginning of the game, Millwall had not yet exerted its force and made two waves of tentative attacks. One was Nedvěd's long shot, and the other was when Henry received the ball in the penalty area and was intercepted by Maldini, which returned without success.
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AC Milan relied on its strong midfield control to destroy Millwall like a cocoon.
When Millwall does not fully invest in offense, they will not give their opponents obvious offensive space. Positional battles and defense are not a big problem for Millwall. Although the double midfielder is still growing, they can add Nedved's
Retracement ultimately increases the error tolerance rate.
Five minutes into the game, Millwall's attack exploded!
The starting positions of Ronaldinho and Larsson's offense are further back than in the league. This is a proactive change made by Aldridge after two consecutive draws in the league. Compared with before, with Pirlo's perfect dispatch, now
The team needs to take the initiative to create an offensive space. The winger is in front, which is equivalent to compressing the space. He retreats back, pretends to attack after getting the ball, and waits for the full-back to come up, and then all three directions attack!
Millwall's offensive routine of focusing on the wing this season happened to catch AC Milan off guard, especially Gattuso, who could not run to death!
Pirlo's defense is unreliable. He has to protect him and sit in the middle most of the time. Now with Nedvěd eyeing him in front, he naturally cannot easily help defend the wings, while Seedorf and Rui Costa defend.
His ability is really limited. Millwall's main focus is on the wing, which makes Gattuso uncomfortable. What he never expected is that Millwall will just go to the wing and never look back!
In the 6th minute, Schneider did a one-two with Nedved before crossing the center line. After rushing through Rui Costa's defense, both Gattuso and Pirlo were wary of Nedved's movement.
Waiting for Nedved to connect in the center and combine with the wing to penetrate.
However, Schneider and Larsson kept a distance of about five meters and moved forward. In front of Kaladze, there was a two-one staggered movement. Schneider came to the front of the penalty area and to the right, and Gattus made a move.
It's too late to help with defense!
Schneider made a half-high pass. The outer arc went around the back of the defender. The passing route was behind the defender and in front of the goalkeeper, right in the middle area. Dida did not dare to attack rashly and could only watch the ball fly to the penalty area.
Later, he moved over to prepare for the save.
Costacurta thought that he was targeting Ronaldinho and would not give Ronaldinho a chance to grab points, but to his disbelief, a figure quickly rushed out from behind Ronaldinho and ran towards the top left corner of the penalty area.
And go!
Ashley Cole met the ball and kicked the ball. He missed the kick!
However, the ball bounced off the ground and flew into AC Milan's goal. Dida was about to cry without tears. He flew to save the ball at the same height as Ashley Cole's starting position. If the opponent's shooting skills are superb, this
The ball was pushed half-high. Dida had an 80% chance of making a successful save, but he missed the kick. After the ball bounced off the ground, it bounced right above Dida's sideways body and into the goal!
"Millwall took the lead! Unbelievable, it was Schneider who assisted Ashley Cole to score! The full-back assisted the full-back!"
Ancelotti's eyes widened.
This, this, this!
Aldrich, are you kidding me or are you really desperate?
The full-back assists the full-back to score, and there are still 3 forwards. Do you want to become the second Bielsa?
No attack or death?
Turning his head to look at Aldrich, the young marshal applauded calmly.
Ancelotti loosened his tie and looked cold.
He is a good old man and will basically not scold the players on the court. Even when Juventus is very useless, he always looks like a doormat and is depressed, so as long as he keeps a straight face, he is expressing his dissatisfaction and needs the players.
Cheer up!
Cafu just now felt that he was targeting Ronaldinho and there was basically no threat, but he didn't expect Ashley Cole to break into the penalty area, which was really unexpected.
This AC Milan team has both the legacy of the previous generation's dynasty and the baptism of winning the Champions League last season. They will not be stunned by just one goal.
They controlled the ball more patiently and controlled the game steadily, but the situation they encountered was similar to when they met Millwall in the Champions League last season.
In a real positional battle, AC Milan may not have a particularly big advantage.
Millwall, on the other hand, seized the opportunity and rushed forward from both wings, rushing forward desperately, advancing the attack from the side directly to the parallel position of the opponent's penalty area, and then with a little cooperation, moved into the penalty area to create a threat.
Having learned the lesson of conceding the ball, AC Milan's mature guys will not be easily defeated by Millwall again.
On the contrary, Pirlo figured out Millwall's attitude today, and did not play the trick of boiling the frog in warm water with Sidofrui Costa. It was unrealistic to try to consume Millwall bit by bit.
Now that Millwall is playing fast and vigorously with a storm on the wing, they will follow the trend and change the rhythm of offense and defense. AC Milan has three master-level midfielders who can launch fatal attacks from long distances, Pirlo, Seedorf, and Ruud.
Icosta.
Originally they had never thought of playing like this, but Millwall's crazy wing attack made their backcourt more open. If AC Milan organized the attack slowly, wouldn't they just let a god-given opportunity slip away?
In the 16th minute, Costacurta blocked Ashley Cole's penetrating through ball to Ronaldinho, and played the ball directly forward. Pirlo turned around with the ball, and the moment he raised his head, he passed the ball through
It was handed over to Rui Costa, who was running forward just past half-way. The latter stopped the ball, observed, and released the ball in 1 second.
The ball passed between Alonso and De Rossi, and then rolled directly to Southgate's left area. Southgate was unable to intercept the ball. Rui Costa's masterful penetration was
The straight pass is simply amazing,
Shevchenko touched the ball while cutting into the penalty area from the outside. Southgate thought that the opponent would really cut in, so he focused inward. Unexpectedly, Shevchenko suddenly made a change of direction and had already scored.
It was in the penalty area, but he dribbled the ball towards the baseline!
The Ukrainian nuclear warhead got rid of Southgate, but the angle of his shot was already very small. I thought he would pass to Inzaghi, but he just kicked it himself!
The powerful and heavy shot hit Bute. Yes, Bute blocked the near corner of the goal. The ball, hitting the goal range, flew towards Bute.
But the ball is too fast!
It was like a nuclear warhead exploded, and the distance was so close. Bute blocked the ball subconsciously, and saw the ball bounce in the penalty area. Nesta was originally targeting Inzaghi, but Shevchenko shot, and it was just like that in an instant.
Being distracted and paying attention to the result of this shot allowed Inzaghi to get out of the way.
God knows what happened to Inzaghi. He seemed to be able to foresee the future. He stepped into a vacant position and happened to be where the ball bounced. Inzaghi poked the ball with his toes and the ball refracted and flew back to Millwall's gate.
, Bute was helpless.
"AC Milan quickly equalized the score! AC Milan successfully defended, Pirlo launched an attack from the backcourt, Rui Costa passed Millwall's midfielder with a pass, and Shevchenko changed direction to get rid of Southgate.
The shot was as fast as lightning. Inzaghi's follow-up shot did not let AC Milan's efforts go in vain. They showed the attitude of European champions and quickly responded to Millwall!"
Ancelotti clenched his fists and raised his arms and shouted wildly, while Aldrich gestured towards De Rossi and Alonso on the court, which meant that when the defensive distance was far away, he should block the opponent's passing line as much as possible.
However, Aldridge found it far-fetched. Millwall's offensive system has a large defensive space in the backcourt, the opponent's forwards are flexible in movement, and they have a passing master. It is reasonable to be penetrated, but for players, it should always be
You must have higher demands and cannot accept your fate! (To be continued)
