The Young Lion

In the dressing room of the visiting team, the Millwall players sat down to rest. The masseuse came to relax the muscles of the players and asked them how they felt.

Aldridge did not enter the locker room for a long time, he lit a cigarette outside the bathroom.

He didn't have to go to the locker room to know that the players were tired.

Although today's first half was not the longest half they ran, nor was it the most intense 45 minutes of fighting, but it was their most exhausting first half. In addition to the physical load after the long-distance travel, the psychological pressure also Invisibly increased their physical consumption.

The situation was worse than he expected.

On the basis of not wanting to lose, the tactics should not be too unrestrained.

Even though Millwall controlled the midfield based on the three defensive midfielders and patiently created opportunities, they could not form effective continuous pressure, so the two teams began to strangle fiercely in the midfield at the end of the first half.

After smoking a cigarette, he had a general idea. Aldridge walked back to the locker room. The players all looked up at him in unison. In the quiet locker room, everyone was waiting for him.

All the players knew in their hearts that if Millwall really played their usual offensive football in this game, then the three lines would inevitably be out of touch, and the opponent would counterattack and destroy the city gate.

Under such circumstances, Millwall did not give the opponent too many opportunities in the first half, and it was successful in limiting the opponent, but they wanted to win, and the opponent must also think that the second half is the most critical decisive point!

Aldrich clapped his hands and said: Okay, I won't talk nonsense, we have to make some adjustments in the second half, everyone remember my words, when attacking in frontal positional battles. We play simpler. Some fifty-five Try to try as much as possible. But this is not the point. The point is that we have to contain the counterattack launched by the opponent after turning from defense to offense. Once we can resolve the opponent's counterattack in the first place, then attack by using the opponent's formation to press forward and backward. The most direct cooperation is to play in the air. In a word, we have to fight the counterattack of the opponent's counterattack!

Hit the opponent's counterattack?

The players understood and nodded one after another after understanding.

The first game of the new season. They played against Arsenal and there were a few goals that went through the opponent's defense like this.

When Arsenal turned from defense to attack and Millwall counterattacked, in those few seconds, the opponent made a mistake, or Millwall succeeded in defending, and quickly launched a second attack, directly destroying Arsenal.

Unlike that game, in the London derby,

In addition to catching the opponent's counterattack mistakes, Millwall will also use powerful offensive firepower to suppress the opponent at other times. Oppressing the opponent's nervous nerves, as long as a mistake is made. Will be taken advantage of by Millwall immediately.

But today, Millwall cannot continue to apply pressure. This kind of continuous pressure requires super physical fitness and precise interception in the midfield.

The energy of the players is limited, and today they must make the most of it.

Aldridge began laying out tasks on the tactical board and focusing on reminding the defenders of possible changes in the second half.

Dynamo Kyiv is bound to change as well.

Aldridge did not believe that Lobanovski would settle for a draw at home.

The biggest advantage of Eastern European teams is the home game. Dynamo Kyiv has not been able to participate in the Champions League in the past two years. The reason for stopping the qualifiers is that the away game is not good.

After the start of the second half of the game, the situation on the field changed suddenly. The cautious style of the two teams in the first half disappeared and was replaced by a more determined offensive intention.

Larsson got the ball in the front midfielder, got rid of Husin laterally and couldn't pass the second man, and gave the ball to Nedved. The Czech broke through Kadash and kicked directly before Luzny came to press Long-range shot, the ball is a bit outrageous.

Dynamo Kyiv launched a fast break, Kosovsky took the ball on the left side of the center line, cut inward and went to the center, just took the ball for two steps, and then gave the ball to the left side before Ballack came to block him, Karadze He came up from the sideline and just took a step with the ball, but Schneider cleanly destroyed the ball out of the sideline.

Kaladze threw the ball directly to Rebrov who dropped back wide, which surprised all the Millwall defenders. Rebrov chested the ball and lobbed the ball into the penalty area. He actually chose a header from outside the penalty area. Although there was no threat, it also surprised Southgate and Elguera. Players who knew where to come rushed forward.

Both teams started playing in an unreasonable way.

Larsson tried three times to get rid of the ball in front of the penalty area and then took a long shot. Nedved seemed to go straight to the goal with the ball, but was resolved by Vashchuk at the last minute twice in a row .

Dynamo Kyiv was even more exaggerated, and the long-range shot from forty yards was shocking.

Bout just blocked Rebrov's long-range shot, and Berkovic who followed up quickly rushed into the penalty area to prepare for a supplementary shot. Southgate flew out and scooped the ball away. He got up and exchanged a few words with Bout , I hope the opponent saves the ball outside, it is best not to block the ball in the penalty area.

Bout was very helpless. Just now Rebrov's long-range shot was a bit erratic, and he couldn't control where the ball landed. The goalkeeper was also most afraid of such long-range shots with erratic trajectories.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the two teams came and went, seeming to want to rely on their individual abilities to resolve the battle.

Shevchenko is the most pitiful on the front line, he almost disappeared from the camera, because he has been using his movement to create opportunities for his teammates.

Twenty-five minutes after the start of the second half, the Wild Lions never got a chance, never did.

Dynamo Kyiv does not seek to play fast, so even if they switch from defense to offense, they will always stabilize their position and move forward. In this way, Millwall will not find a good opportunity to fight the opponent's counterattack.

After 70 minutes, the pace of the game began to get faster and faster. Dynamo Kyiv couldn't hold back anymore. It was their pursuit to win at home. The further the game went, the more unfavorable the situation was for them.

Shevchenko's breakthrough with the ball was interrupted. Hrovka immediately handed the ball to the feet of Karadze on the wing. He split the ball to Berkovic in the middle. As a result, Berkovic was intercepted by Makelele from behind. He staggered to the ground and complained to the referee for a foul, but the referee ignored it.

At this moment, Makelele passed the ball to Ballack who had started running forward.

Ballack and Kaladze passed by, and Dynamo Kyiv had no defense on the left!

This is the opportunity that Millwall has been waiting for for a long time. The frontcourt players all know that at this moment, they can no longer rely on individual combat, and the Millwall team needs to work with precision.

Ballack moved forward with the ball, and he was about to catch up with him when he returned to the defense. Ballack took advantage of the opportunity to kick the ball forward, and Larsson actively lapped to respond, and at the same time attracted the attention of Kardash and Vashchuk.

After receiving the ball, Larson directly put the ball straight behind Dynamo Kyiv's defense line, and Shevchenko, who had already formed a tacit understanding, ran to the position, turned around after receiving the ball, and it was the entire defense line of Dynamo Kyiv When he contracted, he calmly knocked the ball back outside the penalty area. After passing the ball to Larson, Ballack, who ran towards the middle, was in place. Husin, who was marking Nedved, had to give up the Czech. When he came to Ballack When he was in front of him, he was shocked to find that the German took advantage of the opportunity to push the ball straight to the front left.

Hu Xin is like a light on his back. He desperately turned around and chased after him, but there was someone there. It's the dangerous person he gave up a second ago!

Nedved rushed forward, moved forward after touching the ball, and rushed directly one meter away from Hrovka, a single-handed ball!

Goalkeeper Shovkovsky abandoned the goal, and Nedved, who always liked to volley vigorously, poked his toe abnormally at this moment. The ball rolled from Shovkovski's side into Kyiv Di Namor's goal!

Seventy-nine minutes, the guest Millwall took the lead! It was Nedved who scored the goal! Millwall played an exquisite counterattack and played the teamwork to the fullest! Can Dynamo Kyiv tie the score? The two teams were evenly matched in the previous competition, and no one had a clear advantage, but it was Millwall who knocked on the opponent's gate first.

After scoring the goal, the players rushed towards Pavel Nedved. The Czech didn't go to the sidelines to celebrate. There weren't many fans of the visiting team here, and in order to save energy, he chose to stand still and celebrate with his teammates.

Aldridge saw the goal on the sidelines and immediately substituted.

Gattuso, who had been warming up for 20 minutes, came on and replaced Lampard, who was obviously unable to keep up.

After all, Lampard has just returned from injury, and in this difficult away game, he can persist until 80 minutes, and Aldridge is very satisfied with him.

Moreover, the opponent's offense is playing on the side. Berkovic can't organize and dispatch in the middle, and plays a role of supporting the side players in tandem.

With Gattuso on, the positions of the three midfielders were rearranged.

Makelele went to the right to assist Schneider to resist the impact of Karadze and Kosovsky, and Gattuso went to the left to assist Zambrotta against the wing combination of Luzny and Haskovic.

Ballack dispatched the organization in the middle, advancing and attacking, retreating and defending.

Hundreds of Wild Lions fans in the stands rejoiced and waved the flags of Wild Lions in celebration.

The fans of Dynamo Kyiv were more depressed.

They don't see what's so great about this champion team from England.

Except for the exquisite coordination of the goal just now, they don't have the shadow of a super strong team.

Like the European striker Larson, it's just a dribble, and the quality of the shot is not high. Shevchenko doesn't touch the ball many times, and he doesn't feel threatening.

They obviously forgot that even in the star-studded Barcelona, ​​no star can play so well at the Nou Camp, which is enough to show the excellent defense of Dynamo Kyiv.

Millwall only seized such an opportunity. If he misses it, there may not be a second chance in this game.

Just after Millwall's substitution, Dynamo Kyiv showed the determination to break the boat, and the midfielders came together, and the army was overwhelming!

However, the stadium is so big, and there are many people piled up, so the pass must be more accurate. Millwall's back line and front midfielder Pavel Nedved together recover the 30-yard area in front of the goal. When the opponent's attack hits a dangerous In the area, Millwall's ferocious interception ability was reflected.

Gattuso, Makelele, Ballack, plus Nedved, which one is not a defensive champion?

Dynamo Kyiv really couldn't find a point to get the ball out of, and they probably weren't used to this kind of play with the whole army on top.

Those who rushed up ran directly to the front line, with no sense of system hierarchy at all. Millwall's numbers were not at a disadvantage, and the defensive distribution was also targeted.

After Berkovic got the ball from the wing, he could only choose to pass the ball and gamble on luck!

Southgate and Elguera didn't touch the ball, but the ball was punched by Bout.

The ball bounced outside the penalty area and rolled forward. Larson, who ran back to respond, controlled the ball, and Vashchuk also pressed up behind him. Just when the opponent was about to steal the ball from him, Larson had already prepared for the opponent to rush up , flicked the ball horizontally, and then started to accelerate, Larson made a roundabout, but threw Vashchuk away faster.

Hrovka originally marked Shevchenko, but now he is the only one left in the backcourt. Seeing the opponent's striker rushing with the ball, before Larson was about to enter the penalty area, he gave up Shevchenko, and Shevchenko also moved laterally against the offside line. After Hrovka moved, Larsson deftly passed the ball over the header, and the ball fell firmly in front of Shevchenko. He faced the opponent of his old club. Gate, chose a very calm way to shoot the ball.

Push and shoot.

The speed of the ball was not fast, but Shovkowski failed to touch the ball, because the angle was too tricky, and the ball bounced inside the goal post on the other side.

After Shevchenko scored a goal, he lowered his head and walked slowly towards the backcourt. (to be continued..) ()