In the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Millwall took away a 1:0 victory in Munich, laying a good foundation for advancing to the top 8.**
Millwall seems to be changing their appearance in this game.
They no longer attack almost irrationally, and on the basis of pursuing "scoring one more goal than their opponents", they are closer to returning to their past dominance of controlling the game.
The outside world has no way of knowing that starting from the knockout rounds of the Champions League, this game will be a watershed in the transformation of the third generation of Millwall.
After half a season of running-in and transformation, Aldridge began to refine and sublimate the overall strength of the team.
First, instead, slow down the pace.
On the basis of "fast, fast, faster" in the past, the team's techniques and tactics have returned to a kind of cold and extreme silence in the static state.
Alonso will not become Pirlo, because both he and Pirlo are special and unique.
But in the pursuit of control and dominance, Aldridge created a new control philosophy in European football at Millwall!
Southgate, Schneider, De Rossi, Alonso.
Focus on these four people, carry out "dangerous" group cooperation in the midfield and backcourt, and skillfully control the ball.
Alonso is still the brains, but when attacking, he has many helpers, and the distribution range is reasonable.
There is De Rossi behind him, Nedvěd in front, Southgate on the left and back, and Schneider on the right who is in an advanced position when attacking.
As European football gradually entered the era of "whole-team defense", Millwall began to create a self-style of "whole-team offense, backcourt organization, and frontcourt assault."
In the offense, every player has to play a very important role. The responsibilities are clearly divided and the thinking is clear.
Dual-core still exists, but the responsibilities are more thorough and clear than before.
The core of the backcourt organization is headed by Alonso, which brings stability to the team!
Nedved is the lubricant of the team's offense and defense. Ronaldinho has more space to cut inside most of the time. Ronaldinho brings creativity as the core of the frontcourt!
This weakens Nedved's threat to the goal because Millwall has other offensive points that become variables.
Ashley Cole mainly attacks on the left, and he is one of the variables.
All Ronaldinho's activities in front of the opponent's penalty area are mainly to create and provide changes, while Henry, Larsson or Ronaldo Robben are also variables, and when there are players in the middle who cannot play, this system has been fine-tuned
There are still unexpected variables, that is, Ronaldo changes to the left winger, Kaká becomes the attacking midfielder, etc.
An excellent tactical system must have factors that make opponents unpredictable, and the third generation of Mad Lion will take this to the extreme.
Establishing a backcourt organization system. Controlling the game, that is, dominating the ball. It is also a last resort. The opponent sets up a bus to break the dense defense. Aldridge must "lure the enemy", as long as the opponent does not ignore all the 11 players who are ridiculed by the outside world.
Huddled in the second half, Millwall's midfielder
Possessing the ball has the effect of luring the enemy into tearing up the opponent's defensive space. When there is a gap in the frontcourt, Millwall has powerful offensive hidden points from the front line, midfield line, back line, and three lines. This is
The third generation of Mad Lions uses offensive football as the main means to break through dense defenses.
When Millwall completely destroyed Bayern Munich at home two weeks later at the Lion King Stadium, the entire European football world was re-examining Millwall's positioning.
Are they really weaker than before?
In the Lion King Stadium, Alonso showed determination and waved his fist after the game. De Rossi hugged him behind him. Millwall fans will be proud of this overwhelming victory.
The fans in the stands were reluctant to leave for a long time and celebrated like a party in the stands.
"3:0, total score 4:0, Millwall double beat Bayern Munich to advance to the quarterfinals. Compared with the one-goal victory at Munich Millwall in the previous round, people mistakenly think that the strength of the two teams is evenly matched.
, but after watching today’s game, we must overthrow that idea. Bayern Munich is known as a team team, but in front of Millwall, they seem to be a bit clumsy. Millwall’s midfielder
The backcourt is skilled in controlling the ball, and the passing and cutting cooperation is smooth, and there are sometimes thrilling scenes. However, when Butt also participates in passing and cooperating to tear Bayern Munich's formation vertically, they give their frontcourt teammates enough space to attack forward, often
The picture we see is that Millwall can have space for group coordination on the offensive end, but Bayern Munich cannot cooperate with the wing-center combination after halftime. Sir Hall
After improving for most of the season, he established an environment in which Alonso led the midfield and backcourt organizations to lay a stable offensive foundation. The frontcourt offense broke out with Ronaldinho as the core. Nedvěd performed most of the time today.
It's quite satisfactory, but when the opponent relaxes and ignores him, he will become an unpredictable firepower in the offense. On the last ball, Millwall passed the triangle in front of the penalty area and then broke through.
Then through the ball, Nedvěd was completely unmarked and single-handedly sent the ball into Bayern Munich's goal. This is a typical example. It can be said that Millwall has a new style based on the past deep-lying organization.
With development, they have strengthened the offensive support capabilities of the entire midfield and backfield! It seems that Sir Hall is full of ambitions for the future, and he hopes to use a new technical and tactical system to bring Millwall back to the heights of a dynasty!"
Sending away Bayern Munich and Hitzfield is very crucial to improve Millwall's morale. This is a kind of proof, especially for young players such as Alonso De Rossi, and Ronaldo, who started today.
Aldridge is satisfied with everything about the team. On this road to the impact of returning to the top, the players on the team are ambitious and have not been distracted by off-field matters.
The team's all-out sprint begins.
As for the FA Cup, which also lost in the 8-4 game, Aldridge thought it was a good thing. To put it bluntly, it was a burden.
In a season where the team is competing so fiercely for the championship and the Champions League is equally ambitious, the FA Cup is meant for training. If the conditions in the league are easy, it can distract him. Focusing on training is okay. But it should be taken care of at the end of the season.
A training front must be a burden.
At the end of March, Millwall ushered in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at home.
The opponent is Monaco!
On the evening of March 25th.
It's raining lightly in London.
In the drizzle, Aldridge welcomed an old friend in the roaring Lion King Stadium.
Monaco coach Deschamps.
He chatted with young coach Deschamps on the sidelines for a long time, which made him lament that he seemed really old.
When Deschamps was playing for Juventus, Aldridge was already coaching Millwall.
When he played for Chelsea, Aldridge was still coaching.
When Deschamps started coaching on his own and came to the Champions League stage to compete with Aldridge, no one could ignore the passage of time and wanted to ask: Where has the time gone?
Monaco seems to be a famous and handsome place. In the past ten years, there was Arsene Wenger in the past, Tigana in the middle, and Deschamps now!
Now Deschamps is in high spirits because the opponent he led Monaco to eliminate before was Real Madrid!
The three most popular teams in European football. Real Madrid, AC Milan and Millwall.
Monaco dropped one spot, while defending champions AC Milan looked unstoppable, beating Deportivo La Coruna 4-1 at the San Siro yesterday.
Today, Monaco faces another of the three super strong teams. Although the pressure is high, the outside world has high expectations for Deschamps.
As a coach, ambition is essential, and your ideals should always be set higher. What if you accidentally realize it?
If Deschamps can first reverse the Galacticos and then kill the mad lion, Monaco, the dark horse, will be too dazzling.
Deschamps is no stranger to England. After all, he briefly played for Chelsea. He is also no stranger to Millwall. Whether he plays for Juventus or Chelsea, Millwall has brought him memories that he does not want to look back on.
As for Aldridge's "affable" greetings with him, Deschamps is now the coach. When he was a player, he had no grudges with Aldridge. Now, it is to establish a friendly relationship. It should be noted that on the top stage of European football, in fact, he is familiar with Aldridge.
There are only so many faces, and it is better to be good than to be evil.
But Aldrich's words lamenting the passage of time still made Deschamps feel strange.
Why is it that it's not Aldridge's turn to sigh like this? Marshal, are you thirty years old?
In European football this season, wing flow is obviously stronger than center flow!
Among the top teams are Millwall, and among the top teams are Monaco, Porto, Deportivo and other teams active in the Champions League.
Monaco's two-round reversal of Real Madrid was a classic in which the wing flow overwhelmed the center. Deportivo's unilateral iron triangle's wing cooperation was also a classic. Arsenal's wing counterattack, Milvo's
With our winger storm, these representative teams are quietly changing the overall technical and tactical style of European football. Only successful teams can play a role in promoting history.
When the players from both sides entered the stadium, Deschamps held his head high. For him and Monaco, every step in the Champions League is creating a miracle. This has undergone earth-shaking changes from the European football pattern ten years ago. Ligue 1
The team is declining day by day. It is already a big achievement to reach the top eight. If it can advance to the semi-finals, it will definitely be a success.
Aldridge went through Monaco's lineup. Monaco's lineup is a typical 433, with Morientes as the center and two wingers, Giuly and Roten. The impact of speed on the wing is particularly obvious.
Monaco is a dark horse, and Aldridge is not afraid. On the contrary, he thinks Monaco is not difficult to deal with.
What Millwall is least afraid of is opponents who dare to attack. Only opponents who are pragmatic and utilitarian can cause trouble for them.
This Champions League showdown returns to the most essential competition: who scores more goals!
Monaco conceded an average of 1 goal per game in the group stage, and conceded 5 goals in two rounds with Real Madrid.
With this kind of defense, the opponent dared to play three forwards when they came to the away game. Aldrich didn't care what Deschamps was thinking. Maybe he defeated Real Madrid and made him think he was invincible.
Hit the mark.
Millwall still have to fight Arsenal in the league.
Aldridge wants to decide the situation in one battle, killing the opponent in 180 minutes of the game and 90 minutes, leaving the energy to catch up with Arsenal in the league. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
