A tasteless European Super Cup, but it impacted the minds and souls of Millwall's newcomers every minute.
De Rossi and Alonso originally thought that they deserved their promotion this season and their performance in the league was pretty good. Even if the defense conceded three goals in the game against Blackburn, they could find reasons to comfort themselves: team rotation
The quality of Millwall's offense has declined, and the role of offense instead of defense has been weakened.
But in this game, facing AC Milan, they realized how ridiculous their idea was.
Not to mention how far they are from being world-class, they haven’t even secured a first-class position!
Conceding two goals in a row aroused their fighting spirit and forced them to face everything that was happening more calmly!
There is no time to be upset or frustrated. If you are immersed in negative emotions and lose control of yourself, the game will be over. Maybe Millwall lost a useless championship, but maybe their future as a team will undergo earth-shaking changes.
When AC Milan tried to repeat the same trick and use long-distance direct passes to defeat Millwall's defense, they found that the previous method did not work.
Nesta, Southgate, De Rossi, Alonso, if the four defenses and two defenses cannot be defended, then Millwall might as well surrender.
Facts have proved that Aldrich's decision was correct.
Discard the interception of the midfielder.
Because it’s useless!
Keep the defensive midfielder at the defensive waist line, who to intercept?
If Pirlo can dribble up from the center and backcourt, wouldn't Nedvěd, Schneider, and Ashley Cole be able to return to defense properly?
Although Seedorf and Rui Costa started in a higher forward position, they did not step into the midfielder. Their threat was ultimately a pass, not a one-on-one breakthrough, and Millwall still had no interception target.
Since there is no one to intercept, why leave a defensive midfielder there?
If AC Milan switches to the three No. 10s in the midfield to move forward, their speed is not fast!
If Pirlo can come up, Nedved will definitely be able to drop back to the midfielder line. If Seedorf and Rui Costa can advance to the front midfielder line, one of Millwall's two full-backs will definitely be able to drop back.
Arrive in front of the restricted area.
The two sides were attacking in waves. AC Milan's experienced defensive line did not give Millwall a chance to wreak havoc on the wing. Millwall adjusted its defensive strategy and retreated from the back waist line to the back line to compensate, destroying AC Milan.
The wishful thinking of wanting to succeed again.
Ancelotti looked at Millwall's embarrassing or chaotic back line defense at that time, secretly thinking, and suddenly thought: This is actually a 3-back defense!
The strategy of using 3 defenders plus a defensive midfielder to defend the opponent's counterattack immediately. If AC Milan cannot play quickly, Millwall's midfielders and frontcourt players will retreat. Then the defensive formation can be gradually adjusted to a defensive formation of 4 defenders and 2 defensive midfielders.
Regardless of the lead, Ancelotti still admires Aldridge.
This young coach is famous for not playing by common sense. If Millwall were a Serie A team, I'm afraid the Italian media would be beaten purple and swollen in the face again.
Why?
Over the years, I have been emphasizing that when meeting Millwall, don't play with a 3-back, don't play a 3-back, that is courting death.
But Millwall's weakest link, and its most dangerous moment, was its defensive posture of three defenders.
Ancelotti looked at De Rossi thoughtfully and then at Gattuso.
Aldrich's employment really varies from person to person!
De Rossi can take care of the back line and can freely switch to the role of defender. His body and technical characteristics seem to be good, and his height is not bad. However, Gattuso cannot. Gattuso's height is a natural disadvantage. Therefore, De Rossi
He is not succeeding Gattuso. Although the position looks the same, in terms of the use of players, Aldridge will still make changes to the tactical system based on the characteristics of the players.
With the score leading, Ancelotti's mentality was somewhat comfortable and he was still thinking about these things.
And the Millwall generals on the field are not willing to be easily defeated by AC Milan!
Wing storm is just a foundation, a very simple routine. Breeding more changes on a simple basis is Millwall's philosophy of offensive football.
In the 34th minute, Henry had switched positions with Larsson from 4 minutes ago. Larsson was in the center position and Henry was wide. The first attack did not achieve very good results. Larsson was also trying to move forward.
He was intercepted by Maldini while rushing into the penalty area.
AC Milan did not realize that this change was just the first step.
When Schneider and Henry passed the midfield on the right, Henry suddenly passed the ball back to Alonso, who kicked the ball and the attack shifted to the left!
Ronaldinho got the ball, and Ashley Cole quickly cut inside the penalty area, seemingly trying to catch his opponent off guard.
When Ronaldinho passed Pirlo, Gattuso followed his old habit and Pirlo moved the wall, and he suddenly attacked from behind. However, he probably forgot that Ronaldinho has been training in group training matches within the team for many years.
Then, the opponent will be Gattuso!
Of course he knew when Gattuso would appear, so when he passed Pirlo, he dribbled the ball outside, making the distance wider when Gattuso came to steal, giving Ronaldinho more time to make the next move.
deal with.
It was very easy for Ronaldinho to pass Pirlo. He basically got rid of it with a change of direction and acceleration. He had extra energy to observe Gattuso's movements. When he saw Gattuso moving this way, Ronaldinho inadvertently said:
It evokes a subtle arc.
Gattuso came to intercept Ronaldinho with full confidence. He also thought he was familiar with Ronaldinho and felt that after Ronaldinho passed Pirlo, he would cut to the middle and then proceed to the next step.
But when he left the middle and ran towards Ronaldinho, he was shocked to find that Ronaldinho took a dribbling step away from him and took a step away. He suddenly felt uncertain. An ominous premonition appeared in his heart without warning, and then turned into a chill that swept through his body.
Ronaldinho passed the ball across the middle, from behind Pirlo and in front of Gattuso, both of them were out of reach!
Although it cannot be compared with Rui Costa's exquisite 50-yard pass, the effect is the same. The two can only watch but cannot intercept.
Gattuso braked and stopped, but before he could turn his head back, he thought: Nedved!
Sure enough!
The mad lion rushed up like a god, and arrived just in time. When he received the ball, the murderous intention of Millwall's attack was fully exposed!
Ashley Cole, who was cutting in from the left wing, was guarded by Cafu and Costacurta in the penalty area. Center Larsson was between Costacurta and Maldini. At this time, Larsson broke out and started to move forward.
Since Costacurta was primarily wary of Ashley Cole, Maldini was more attentive to marking Larsson. When Maldini moved his focus towards Larsson, he was wary of Nedvěd.
When Ersson passed the ball through, Nedved's ball frightened all AC Milan's defensive players.
Cafu, Costacurta, and Maldini, three of them guarded two, and Maldini moved to the center to take care of Nedvěd's forward route. However, to the left of Maldini, he
The space between him and Kaladze suddenly appeared!
Perhaps this gap will not exist for more than 2 seconds, because Kaladze will inevitably shrink on its own initiative.
However, before they could adjust, Nedvěd hit the ball, and in that space, a figure flying through the green shade cut in like a rainbow in the sun!
Henry!
The moment the unstoppable Henry cut into the penalty area, Nedvěd's pass came as expected. Henry, who was galloping like the wind, led the ball forward perfectly. When Maldini turned around, Henry only let him
I saw a side view of the back!
The speed did not slow down and he went straight to the small penalty area. When Dida rushed forward and opened his arms to expand the defensive area, Henry didn't seem to swing his legs and there was no shooting action. He used his toes to gently poke the ball into the goal.
horn!
"Henry! Henry equalized the score for Millwall! 2:2, this is another wonderful goal! Millwall passed and cut quickly, and Ronaldinho made a breakthrough in the middle to attract
The defense serves as the biggest containment point to create space in the middle, allowing Nedvěd to take the ball comfortably and send a shot calmly and accurately.
A wonderful pass from the foot. The starting point of the attack was Henry. He passed the ball to Alonso on the right side of the midfield. Finally, he entered the penalty area and played the role of terminator. Looking back at this goal process, we can see that
Henry's movement and team awareness are so excellent! Inzaghi and Shevchenko scored respectively, and Millwall's top striker Henry also scored!"
Henry did not run to celebrate, which disappointed the fans at the scene.
Perhaps this stems from Millwall's unwritten tradition.
No leading, no celebrating!
At any other time, they would have seized the opportunity to let the opponent kick off the ball and get back into the game.
But today's game was a bit tasteless, so everyone just stopped celebrating and walked slowly to the backcourt.
On the way back, Henry high-fived Larsson, Nedved, Ronaldinho and other teammates to celebrate. The scene of them raising their arms and high-fiving above their heads was also firmly captured by the live broadcast camera.
It seems that they don't feel that they have accomplished such a wonderful goal achievement, as if they are as relaxed and confident as training.
Gattuso is very depressed. Few teams can make him so embarrassed. His cooperation with Pirlo can basically limit 90% of opponents' attacks in the middle, but the remaining 10% is the top team in European football.
However, the contribution of Rui Costa and Seedorf to the defense, or the defensive pressure they put on the opponent at critical moments, is really not expected.
Ancelotti's expression became extremely serious again.
AC Milan previously launched a counterattack from a distance, relying on precise long-distance passes to attack, but Millwall used its numerical advantage to compress the space in the back line and was destroyed. The center tried to advance with short passes, but these No. 10 players were not fast enough.
It stands out that the opponent's defensive players are very quick to defend without the ball. AC Milan needs to use other methods to deal with Millwall.
Aldrich didn't accept his fate, so how could Ancelotti?
Moreover, AC Milan has not really started taking risks on the offensive end.
The score was equalized, and Ancelotti began to prepare for a tit-for-tat dangerous move! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
