The Young Lion

From the first minute of the game, Aldridge's heart was hanging.

It's not that Dynamo Kyiv performed too well, it is estimated that they only performed at a normal level.

But there are few normal players on Millwall's side.

At the beginning of the game, Zambrotta slipped and fell to the ground while defending on the side. If Lampard hadn't chased back and scooped the ball at Haskovic's feet out of the bottom line, I am afraid Haskovic would have been able to win the game. During the acceleration process, he broke through Millwall's entire defense line, and Rebrov also outflanked in front of the penalty area, only missing a deadly pass from his teammates.

Dynamo Kyiv then took a corner kick. The two defenders in Millwall's penalty area seemed to be slow to react, and their movements were obviously slower than usual. Schneider, who was in the back point, was about to head the ball to clear the siege, but was pressed by a man behind him. The ball hits the goal.

Kaladze's header! Bout did the job! He held the ball firmly in his arms. It was a world-class save!

According to past habits, as long as Bout controls the ball, he will inevitably choose to counterattack, but now he is more mature in the goalkeeper position. He noticed that his teammates were not performing properly, so he hugged the ball to slow down the rhythm first, so that his teammates There is a buffer space to breathe and calm.

Seeing this situation, Aldridge gestured to the players in the frontcourt with a serious face. The two front midfielders and the forwards all shrank back. The backcourt was used as the starting point, and the space between the fronts was compressed to strengthen the defense against danger. protection of the area.

Although the Millwall players were serious about warming up, after warming up, their bodies cooled down quickly under the cold temperature, which made them feel like they couldn't use their strength.

This is the most normal human body reaction. When ordinary people do strenuous exercise in cold weather, the frequency and rhythm will be deliberately controlled. This is the function of self-protection nerves. Millwall is not as familiar as the opponent. Leng Qiu's running is not as good as his opponent's on the one hand, and his fear of making large-scale movements is on the other hand, which limits their performance.

Worse. Because they could not show their strength, the players became a little anxious after the start.

I always feel as if I am not reconciled, as if the opponent is cheating, but I am put on a magic spell, how can this make them not anxious?

Aldridge conveyed instructions to the players, and it was impossible for the on-the-spot command to discuss the adjustment of mentality with the players at length.

But the head coach can adjust by letting the players act through the game.

The front line shrinks, pass the ball more first, it doesn't matter if you pass back, first make sure not to lose the ball, and run while passing and receiving the ball.

Run and pass like this. During the boring process of possession. Millwall twenty minutes before the game. The ball possession rate once exceeded 80%!

However, this 80% possession rate has no effect on the intuitive trend of the game.

The deep-seated impact is: During the 20 minutes of passing the ball, the players of Millwall became warmer and their mentality became more stable. Self-confidence is also back.

This kind of possession is not to threaten the opponent, but to adjust himself.

Dynamo Kyiv did not dare to press across the board, so when Millwall fell in the backcourt, making seemingly meaningless passes back and forth to cut and move, and then passed the ball back without success, Dynamo Kyiv The players didn't understand very much. They probably thought that Millwall was going to use up the time in the backcourt, and then left Ukraine with a draw.

Dynamo Kyiv fans quit, booing and jeering in the stands.

This is the Premier League champion?

You don't even dare to pass halftime?

This is the best team in Europe last season? My son's school team played better than them.

Let's pass it on. Shrinking turtle!

Wild Lions fans looked worried.

What's wrong with the team?

The starting lineup is conservative, and the style of play is also conservative. Are you really afraid of the Ukrainian class bully?

It wasn't until the twenty-sixth minute of the game that Millwall ushered in a threatening offensive.

Schneider stepped forward to participate in the attack on the wing, and Ballack had a premise in the attack. Nedved retreated from the front midfielder to respond, and the three completed consecutive passes in the midfield. After Schneider broke through Kosovsky's defense on the wing.

But Schneider couldn't take advantage of his speed today. He had an illusion that all the Ukrainians on the opposite side ran faster than him. Although he was not good at speed, when there was room for advancement, he aimed at the right time to explode and start. After rushing for 30 meters, not many people in the Premier League can catch up with him, because the opponent has to turn around and start again.

But today, after he passed Kosovsky, he still failed to widen the distance with the opponent. As a last resort, Schneider knocked the ball horizontally to Nedved again.

Nedved didn't stop the ball, and passed the ball accurately through the Dynamo Kyiv defense line between Karadze and Vashchuk, penetrating the entire defense line.

At the same time, Shevchenko, who entered the game the fastest today and played almost without any influence, inserted the ribs obliquely and got the ball from the bottom line. Vchenko returns the ball to the top of the penalty area.

Larson, who followed up, broke out from the double-teaming of Hu Xin and Kadash, and shot the ball hard!

It was a great chance, but last season's European top scorer kicked the ball away.

Playing in this unsuitable weather and field, Larsson also failed to perform at a normal level. At least this ball, even in poor form in the Premier League, can still hit the goal.

Aldridge applauded his disciples on the sidelines, praising the attack and telling them not to be discouraged.

After seeing this attack, Jansen stood up and walked to Aldrich, and said in a low voice, Why don't you let the players play like they did just now, it feels like a miracle.

Aldridge shook his head after hearing this and said: No, that's not our style. If we win the ball like this, the players will incorporate this into a tactical choice. I don't want that to happen. Moreover, this tactic Not necessarily able to penetrate the defense of the top teams.

After thinking about it for a while, Jansen didn't insist anymore, turned around and sat back.

In fact, Millwall's sudden attack after maintaining possession of the ball for a long time just now is a bit similar to Guardiola's Barcelona.

This has a completely different impact on the morale and mentality of the two teams.

The players of Millwall are in motion, and the rhythm of thinking is getting faster and faster, while Dynamo Kyiv's central and frontcourt players are fighting, but they fail once, fail twice, and lose their minds after three times. There will be loopholes in the link, and the distance between you and your teammates will also open up in the uncool fight. The players on the back line have been hypnotized.

They watched the ball pass back and forth in front of them, from left to right, from right to left, and their players couldn't touch the ball. Their fighting spirit was gradually worn away, and their bodies cooled down.

Under such circumstances, if Millwall suddenly launches a wave of forward penetration offensive, the opponent will suddenly be exposed by the accelerated rhythm.

Nedved's through ball just now is, if it is in the high-speed game rhythm, how can Karadze and Vashchuk watch the ball roll between them. Not to mention Shevchenko slanting into the ribs to catch the ball. Hrovka was at least two steps slower. When they reacted, the defense line was full of loopholes, and they all rushed to Shevchenko in a hurry, but missed Larson who followed up.

But such an offensive is based on twenty feet. Based on the 30-foot pass, Aldrich doesn't think this is a tactic that can be popularized or that the Wild Lions can use it now.

Pressing the ball alone is not enough to solve the problem.

Dream Three The reason why Barcelona is brilliant is that there is a Messi who can continuously break through anyone within one meter with the combination of man and ball. When Barcelona passes the ball without a threat, Messi always stands up and solves it alone. When Barcelona lose a crucial battle, the big question is not whether they will pass the ball, whether they will be able to keep the ball. It's about Messi being in shape, so whenever Barcelona loses, Messi is blamed by thousands of people, which is very strange because Messi is the core of the attack. But it is not the core of the tactics. Probably because this tactic has achieved incomparable brilliance in the Spanish national team, the outside world will not question the tactics, but question Messi, who should have solved the battle alone.

Now Millwall does not have Messi at his peak, or a player who can match his breakthrough skills. Larson is the core of the offense, because passing a threatening ball to him has the highest chance of scoring, but he does not have the ability to single-handedly challenge the entire defense line of the opponent. Aldridge can't let the team play this kind of ball-holding and oppressive tactics. If they encounter a world-class defense line, it will appear that the Wild Lions are incapable of scoring goals.

Lobanovsky stood up from his seat and gave instructions to the players.

Strengthen the pressing force in the midfield and cannot allow Millwall to comfortably control the ball.

With the alarm bell sounded by the emergency in the defensive line in the previous attack, the players of Dynamo Kyiv no longer dared to take it lightly. This led to a fierce battle between the two teams in the midfield.

The two teams lost the ball quickly. Nedved retreated to respond and had just cooperated with Ballack. As a result, he stopped the ball at his feet and tried to pass it again, but was cut off by Husin. Husin immediately went straight to Kosov on the wing. ski.

Kosovsky, who changed from a defensive midfielder to a full-back, made an emergency stop and changed direction the moment he touched the ball, and completed an inside cut in front of Schneider.

Schneider gritted his teeth and chased after him.

Today is really weird. Facing Figo, McManaman, Giggs and other top wide players, he can keep up with the opponent's rhythm on the premise of defending. The little-known Kossovs Ji was able to stop and go in front of him in one go. His thinking and consciousness kept up, but his body was just a beat slower.

Kosovsky saw that Berkovic was followed by Lampard, and Rebrov did not run out of space. He chose to take the ball by himself. Just after taking a step, Makelele killed him. He took the ball to the side again, and was squeezed out by Schneider, and the attack failed.

Aldridge nodded secretly on the sidelines, this is a successful team defense.

Millwall's configuration of three defensive midfielders today can make up for the weakness of the players' personal performance decline.

As for how Millwall's offense should be played, it largely depends on Dynamo Kyiv's offensive strategy.

If the opponent wants to rely on a small number of troops to solve the battle, as they did when they won against Barcelona, ​​then Millwall will not give the opponent such a chance, because Millwall can put down his body and forget his status as the Premier League champion. Play more conservatively.

If Dynamo Kyiv is determined to win at home, they must invest in the attack.

In this way, speeding up in offensive and defensive transitions and finding the opponent's flaws are what Millwall is good at.

This is the case in football games, where risks and opportunities coexist, whether offensive or defensive, both advantages and disadvantages are integrated.

The boring first half ended, and the first half could be divided into two parts. Millwall ruled the ball for the first 20 minutes, and the next 25 minutes. Counting, Kaladze's header and Larsson's shot missed were the best chances for the two teams. ()