The Young Lion

In the first round of this semi-final with Monaco, Aldridge’s tactical arrangement was relatively straightforward, and he played a strong offensive. Monaco’s defense is definitely not at the level of Juventus. Millwall is at his disposal, as long as he can get two goals at home or With the above advantages and zero opponents, the promotion to the final is bright.

In fact, Aldridge still has a little selfishness in his heart. There is still a chase on the side of the league. There is not much difference between Manchester United and Arsenal. If there is one of the two games in the Champions League semi-finals that will let him breathe, then take a look at the league. Maybe it will be a last-minute reversal!

His thinking is similar to the two rounds of the European Super Cup in Dortmund.

In Monaco’s away game, since it was a steady counterattack, Millwall wanted to launch a blitz, and exerted full pressure from the opening to try to crush his opponent in the shortest time.

But perhaps Juventus was eliminated to build a huge confidence advantage and stunned the senses. The players' unprecedented attacks became unscrupulous. Aldridge discovered this sign at the beginning of the game. He didn’t have time to let the players lower the rhythm slightly. To maintain the rationality of the formation, Monaco gave Millwall a heavy blow!

Schneider assisted up with Shevchenko for a quick pass and cut. After the bottom pass, the ball was blocked by the opposing defender, and then Monaco turned from the defense to a big foot long pass on the frontcourt side.

It happened to be Schneider assisting the space behind him. There was a sharp knife on the side of Monaco. The ball control technique was very skillful to remove the ball and then go inward.

The crazy lion fans in the Wembley stands were dumbfounded.

Why is the opponent's winger so fast? why!

After cutting in from the side, riding a perfect dust, not only throwing away the distance of Makelele from the waistline, but also passing the ball directly over Elgra, Southgate saw that the other side would break through the entire back line. So the tackle from the side, the opponent fell heavily in front of the penalty area, the ball rolled out of the baseline.

Referee Nelson halted the game and walked without hesitation towards Southgate who was trying to pull down the Monaco player. On the ground was the talented young man: Henry!

Southgate just turned around and Nielsen's red card was already on top of his head.

"In the first 2 minutes, Millwall captain Southgate got a red card! The penalty is strictly uncontroversial. If it weren't Southgate's shovel that caught Henry's leg, the French winger would definitely go to the meeting alone! With a shocked expression on his face, he constantly explained to the referee that Millwall’s players were also pleading with the referee, but the referee’s penalty would certainly not change. Hall exchanged two sentences with the fourth official on the sidelines and went to the bench. Xi, he called up two players to warm up, it seems that he is about to change, this is an accidental accident, no one can guess the start, the top of the finals, Millwall, the nominal home, At the beginning of the game, one less player will be played. The situation is completely reversed, and all pre-match predictions will be overturned!"

Damn it!

Monaco's counterattack made people speechless. After the successful defense, the ball did not fly very high. Because it was not high, the speed was guaranteed. The ball fell just in front of Henry. After he started to accelerate, he took advantage of the trend. After winning the ball, he didn’t even give Makelele a chance to sweep horizontally. Elgra passed by Henry who was rushed. There was nothing to say. The speed winger really rushed. Not many defenders could block it from the front, but Henry was also too fast, causing Southgate to slow down even if he consciously dragged behind and waited for the opponent to pass Elgra and then intercepted. He could only put a shovel and wait for the opponent to enter the penalty area, that is a single-handed ball.

Wembley fell into a silence, Southgate was more inked before the end. He was warming up for the bench players to fight for more time. Larson was still communicating with the referee of the Nordic fellow, also to delay the time. Gate walked in front of Nedved, took off the captain's armband and put it on the opponent, and then bowed his head and slowly walked off the field.

Aldridge paid attention to the situation on the sidelines. When Southgate passed him, Aldridge raised his hand and patted lightly on his back, saying nothing.

Man, don't be too greedy or too proud.

Eliminating the powerful Juventus did indeed give Audridge a sense of pride, and at the same time, he also started the dream of going forward in the Champions League.

There is no such good thing in the world!

Reality poured cold water on him mercilessly.

But then again, the opening team gave a red card to the home team, the referee was really selfless.

Football is a closed circle, and there are many open fights in it, and the referee is also a territory where the forces compete.

Aldridge believes that if the referee who played against Juventus in the first round and today's Nelson change.

Then the penalty of these two games is likely to be all in favor of Millwall.

Torricelli's foul on Nedved will be shown a red card by Nielsen, and Southgate will knock down Henry, perhaps only a yellow card.

Of course, the referee has his own subjective will for each sentence, and the sentence is discretionary.

Nielsen enforced his law strictly, and no one could tell him anything.

Behind them is the UEFA President Johansson who is backing up. Nordic football is not strong, but there is a duty chairman. At least in the field of referees, the Nordic factions are extremely strong. Nelson and Frisco are representative. People and word of mouth are also good.

Millwall started with one less man, and Aldridge let Materazzi and Gattuso warm up.

He cannot simply fill the gap in the back line, but to change the tactical arrangement and goal pursuit of the game.

Do you want to attack a little less?

Defensive counterattack to fight character.

The first priority is to ensure that the opponent does not have an away goal.

After waiting for a free kick outside Monaco's penalty area, Millwall made a substitution.

"Hall replaced two players in one go. Is this necessary? Under normal circumstances, a guard is sent off, and the head coach will remove an offensive player and replace with a defender, but he does. Two forwards, a defender and a defensive midfielder. It seems that he has no hope of winning at home, but it also makes sense that Manchester United did not win Monaco at home and was also made a guest by the opponent. To score a goal, Hall must first ensure that the team does not lose the ball. Trezeguet and Shevchenko walked to the side of the court together. Their expressions were a bit depressed. In such a high-profile Champions League semi-final, they only They were replaced in less than 3 minutes. Although they were passive substitutions, they should understand Hall’s decision, but they felt uncomfortable in their hearts. The replacements were Materazzi and Gattuso. Millwall watched It's coming to play a 4311 formation."

It is normal for Trezeguet and Shevchenko to be unhappy. Instead, Aldridge was ready to go and was replaced within two minutes of playing. Of course, he was depressed and unhappy.

But unhappy, unhappy, Aldridge has no time to comfort them, they are professional players, they should have professional qualities.

At this time, you should adjust your mentality yourself. If it is tantrum or awkward, it is unprofessional performance.

Fortunately, the professional qualities of the two are no problem. After sitting down, they just looked at the stadium with frustration, without any extra words and deeds.

Aldridge played for ten minutes on the sidelines. After the two substitute players were fully in the state, he walked back to sit down.

After Southgate was sent off, if Aldridge changed to a defender, it was only to make up for the defense gap, but he also replaced a defensive midfielder, which is to change the team's attitude.

Mainly defensive.

It is also a means to lure the enemy.

Makelele and Gattuso have double backs. Pirlo moves up and down. Nedved is behind Larson. Both of them have a large range of activities. Now it is up to Monaco to give them no chance to fight back.

Aldridge couldn't help but looked at the visiting coach's seat, and Tigana sat there without any signs of directing on the sidelines.

Aldridge sighed, it seems that the other party is really unwavering.

Anti-guest-based, anti-guest-based, Monaco, you come up against anti-guest-based!

If there is one less team, the gorgeous offensive will definitely not be able to be played. This kind of strong contest, one less, is equivalent to a master's broken arm. Millwall can only respond to the opponent's rhythm under limited conditions.

In particular, there will be one less person in the opening. If you play unrestrainedly, the difference in physical fitness between the two sides will become larger and larger.

Millwall can only send his home to get rich and run off well.

The Fleet Street reporters who watched the ball all wanted to scold the street!

Malegobi, Millwall is now happy to play!

Really cheap.

In the Chelsea League Cup finals, the smoke bomb made Fleet Street a joke. The predictions came and went, even the most basic situation was not clear.

When playing Juventus, the outside world was not optimistic about the crazy lion, but the crazy lion played ups and downs and achieved an epic victory.

Now it’s good, everyone is optimistic that the mad lion can enter the finals, and your **** diarrhea at home!

The most hateful thing is that Millwall really counseled when there was one less fight!

You are fighting hemorrhagic with Monaco, kill!

Singing gradually started in the Wembley stands, and now the game has entered the "garbage viewing" stage. The fans of the crazy lions entertain themselves and start singing to inspire the team.

Even if the mad lion’s offense is not threatening at all, the overall formation shrinks in the midfield and backcourt, the offense relies on Larson, Nedved, Pirlo, and they often fall into the trap and declare the end of the offense. The same is true in Monaco. Millwall actively contracted. They attacked with patience when they attacked. Without a good chance, they did not pass the ball forward. Their investment in attacking force was very limited.

Since Monaco kicked a free kick outside the penalty area after the opening, the two teams had only a total of three shots before the end of the first half, and the two feet came from the positioning ball...

In the second half, the mad lion’s tactics remained unchanged, and he still played a defensive counterattack, but Aldridge reminded the players that once the formation of Monaco began to press forward and the strength of the attack increased, then there must be a sense of counterattack.

However, Tigana was determined to die with Aldridge. Even in the last ten minutes of the game, Monaco was still not under pressure. If they played one more person, they could not see the offensive advantage. The advantage in defense was obvious. It was very easy to resolve Millwall's offense.

The first round of a drowsy semi-final ended in Wembley.

0:0!

Both parties exchanged nothing.

Aldrich exchanged two sentences with Tigana, then walked to be interviewed.

Today he suffered a lot of public opinion pressure and failed to win the game in London, which made experts from all walks of life stunned and the voice for Millwall to advance to the final was also much lower.

This is a more conventional view. Can't you win opponents at home, do you want to go away and make waves?

Aldridge responded patiently to some extreme questions. He looked depressed and disappointed.

But when he left the press conference and went back to the locker room, he said with excitement to the listless players.

"Hey, be happy, give me happiness, what's wrong with 0:0? Everyone says there is an advantage before the guest, why don't I think? Monaco didn't score a goal on the road, when we went to visit their home, Have you ever thought that if we score one goal, they will score two of us, and if we score two, they will score three! Whose situation is more favorable?"

It sounds like this reason, as long as Millwall scores in the second round, the opponent must score one more than they can advance.

In fact, there are some strong words.

However, the players felt comfortable and were in a good mood. They regained their strength and waited for the second round to get the final ticket in France.