The Young Lion

Before the start of the game, Aldridge stood on the sidelines, just stood with his hands in his pockets and watched the game.

He wants to show an attitude, the importance he attaches to the game.

The players on the field are also used to Aldridge's posture, as if they are being watched by a solemn god invisibly, any laziness or distraction will have nowhere to hide, and they must devote themselves to the game.

After the start of the game, neither Millwall nor Middlesbrough immediately opened up their attacking posture. Most of the time, the ball was running back and forth in their respective backcourts. The pace of the game seemed a bit slow. passion.

A few minutes later, Aldridge frowned slightly. The several offensives organized by Millwall were all resolved by Middlesbrough's defense line. In terms of numbers and experience, the opponent's defense line had a clear advantage.

Aldridge thought in his heart: Middlesbrough played so conservatively, is it going to be a draw?

At this moment, Aldrich has some thoughts of judging others by himself. If he is Brian Robson, facing the deck in his hand and Millwall, who has good offensive firepower, he should be satisfied to get a draw, not to mention this A tactical formation is defensive.

Aldrich found it difficult to break through Middlesbrough's defense simply by relying on the previous wing attack routine. Whether it was Pires or Schneider, even if they broke through the full-back's defense and found a flaw on the wing, the opponent With three centre-backs, the defense in the box was able to freeze Millwall's double forwards.

Taking advantage of a boundary kick, Aldridge yelled at the frontcourt players from the sidelines. Seeing that they all turned their heads to look over, Aldridge made a gesture, pointed his head with two fingers, and then made a movement of separation , and then the two fists collided with each other.

The attacking quartet in the frontcourt nodded towards Aldrich, expressing their understanding of what to do next.

Bryan Robson looked a little weird in front of the home coach's bench.

He had an illusion: Aldridge had a wily air about him.

Millwall had the upper hand after the start, although it wasn't obvious, but the football was obviously more time at their feet.

Larsson and Trezeguet, the two forwards ambushing at the front of the penalty area, continued to retreat. After a cooperation with Pires in the middle, Larsson and Trezeguet advanced to the ribs on both sides of the penalty area respectively. Go, which made Middlesbrough's central defenders follow immediately.

Seeing this scene, Brian Robson on the sidelines felt bad.

Obviously, there is only one central defender left in the middle of the penalty area in Middlesbrough, Nigel Pearson.

Both Durek White and Steve Weeks were taken away by Larson and Trezeguet!

When midfielder Robbie Matos was hesitating whether to block Nedved's forward route or retreat, Pires cut in with the ball and directly approached the front of the penalty area, feigning a long shot to force Pearson to block it , he crossed the ball.

Middlesbrough's defense saw another unexpected player at the edge of the box: Bernd Schneider!

The two wide players actually cooperated in the middle, and Pearson turned around to block Schneider, otherwise the opponent would face the goalkeeper semi-single-handedly with the ball forward.

At the moment when Pearson turned around to chase after him, Schneider passed the rolling football near the penalty area. Pearson looked at the ball passing over his head, sweating. Out of the corner of his eye, he clearly saw a dark blue figure flying past him.

F-uck!

Robert Pires!

The two full-backs tacitly played Middlesbrough's defense in front of the penalty area,

After the football was picked into the penalty area, Pires went forward and only Middlesbrough goalkeeper Alan Miller was in front of him.

Facing the falling ball, Pires made no adjustments and shot furiously!

Aldridge watched this cooperation from the sidelines, as if he had seen Pires volley and score in front of his eyes.

However, Pires actually kicked a flaw!

A chic volley, but the ball did not make perfect contact with the instep, but the calf hit the ball instead.

Alan Miller made a prediction and threw himself to the left. He felt that Pires, a right-footed player, could either hit the right with the opportunity, or volley from the left. He chose one of the two. He chose to go to his left. Pires' right side jumped out.

However, no one thought that Pires' kick would have a dramatic effect.

Seeing the lightly flying ball, Aldridge held his head in disbelief, dumbfounded.

He couldn't see the specific situation in the penalty area, especially the reaction of the opponent's goalkeeper, but this kick, an amateur goalkeeper can save it, right?

But Alan Miller jumped to the right ahead of time. After he fell on the goal line, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and he slowly raised his head to look at the kick. Then he spun violently but as slowly as a light feather The ball fell from above towards the goal.

Alan Miller tried to raise his hand to touch the ball, but he leaned back more and more, and then rolled in a circle, holding the ball in his arms inside the net.

Alan Miller angrily threw the ball out of his arms!

Goal in! Pires opened the scoring for Millwall and he scored a really weird goal! He was on the penalty spot, had a golden chance, no one around him to interfere with his shot, and he put it on. A standard volleying posture, but he did not use his feet to shoot, but his calf! The ball drew an obvious arc in the air, and fell lightly into Middlesbrough's goal. I have to say, There was a lot of luck in that one goal...

After completing the shot, Pires was so heartbroken that he even slipped and fell to the ground because he failed to kick the ball with his strength. But when he sat down on the ground, he looked up at the trajectory of the ball with no expectations. , Looking at the opponent's goalkeeper again, I was completely stunned.

He really wanted to ask the opponent's goalkeeper: I have a flaw in my kick, what are you doing?

Alan Miller fell to the left on the goal line after the ball bounced, and then looked up with a dull expression like Pires.

There was a moment of dead silence at the Aiyasumi Park Stadium, and then joyful cheers erupted from the visiting stands.

The ball went in!

Our wild lions are ahead!

Bryan Robson clutched his forehead and didn't know what to say. He could only curse a few words in his heart, lamented his bad luck, and then he started shouting at the players on the court.

And Aldrich's state of mind also had ups and downs, from expectation to disappointment to surprise, it was like riding a roller coaster.

Facing this goal, he could only show an uncontrollable smile.

Pires got up from the ground, rubbing his buttocks as he greeted his teammates who ran up to celebrate his goal.

Robert, when did you learn to shoot with your calf?

Teach me when you have time!

Amidst the laughter, the Millwall players started walking towards the backcourt.

After calming down on the sidelines, Bryan Robson cheered the players on while also making adjustments on the court.

He could see that the old man Ferguson told him not to underestimate Millwall was not alarmist, but not only because Millwall had a pair of powerful strikers, the young coach who was nearly 20 years younger than him on the sidelines was definitely a worthy man. A strong head coach.

Before, no one thought that the two wide players of Millwall could move to the center to cooperate. Even in the previous Millwall game, the two wide players would participate in the attack in the center, but most of them were involved or supported. The real starting point of the attack is still on the side or the ribs of the penalty area. The two sides have never been in direct contact as before.

This is simply the Premier League level.

In terms of tactics, the Premier League team's two side kicks are not just hoisting into the penalty area, the precise transfer of large-scale long passes, or the mutual cooperation at the front of the penalty area is also the main theme, but in the rough and simple League One game, This kind of cooperation is very rare, which is limited by the ability of the players.

Temporarily taking the lead, Aldridge made the players more calm and had the advantage of a goal lead. He believed that the players would cope with the game more calmly.

In the next game, Aldridge had to look at Middlesbrough with admiration.

The disadvantage of conceding the ball first did not overwhelm their psychological defense. Middlesbrough's rhythm is still tepid. In response to the large-scale activity area of ​​​​Millwall's offensive combination, their defense line is also adjusted very quickly. The defender's replacement was quick and timely, and Millwall's several attacks were destroyed before penetrating the penalty area.

And Middlesbrough's offense seems simple. Although it is not a common long pass in the League One, it seems whimsical to use a ground through ball to penetrate Millwall's defense when the number is not dominant. some.

The two central midfielders, Hagnett and Blackmore, plus striker Kavanagh ran back and forth in the midfield, but after receiving the ball, they would always be entangled by Millwall's midfielder Makelele. The team players were marked to death, and then the retreated midfielders surrounded and lost the ball together.

Thirty-five minutes into the first half, Middlesbrough didn't even have a shot!

Even the narrator of the TV broadcast couldn't stand it anymore.

Millwall's defense is too good. They will always use the number advantage to resolve the penetration of Middlesbrough's position. Blackmore and Highgnight's several breakthroughs have been cleanly cleared by Millwall's defensive players. Cut off, obviously, such a tactic cannot bring Middlesbrough an advantage on the field. Bryan Robson should at least try a long pass, even though their arrow John Hendry's header is a terrible mess, But the 20-year-old Kavanagh can still play a supporting role. There is nothing wrong with trying, maybe there will be surprises? Just like Pires' goal...

Aldridge was still standing on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets. He was very curious at the moment, turning his head to look at Bryan Robson from time to time.

Middlesbrough's disadvantage on the field is very obvious, it is impossible for him not to see it?

Then why is he still so calm?

Near the end of the first half, Middlesbrough once again organized an offensive. The midfielder Masto passed the ball again to Blackmore, who was habitually edging. After catching the ball firmly, Blackmore did not wait for Luca. Si is close, and he passes the ball to the left with a long diagonal pass. Over there, Hegnett, who has a wide range of activities, uses a beautiful chest to stop the ball and unload the ball.

Makelele rushed over from the side, and Thuram blocked his way in front of him.

Aldrich was standing on the sidelines on this side, before his eyes, a red figure flew past, Aldrich was startled!

Who is that?

Aldridge took a closer look at the numbers and names on the players' backs, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.

Twenty-five-year-old Middlesbrough full-back Curtis Fleming!

The full-back, who had been defending in the backcourt for the first 40 minutes, suddenly stepped forward and rushed straight to the bottom line of Millwall's backcourt, which caught Makelele and Thuram by surprise and forced them When Hegnett was about to encircle and press to kill Middlesbrough's attack, Fleming sprinted at full speed and passed Thuram. At the same time, Makelele chose to put a shovel to delay the opponent's attack, but Hegnett Tete was prepared early, he pushed the ball forward lightly, and the ball rolled over two meters from Thuram's left.

Seeing this scene, Aldrich couldn't help turning his head to look at Brian Robson, and found that the other party's calm expression had long since disappeared, and his eyes were piercing, with a murderous intent to devour everything!

Fuck!

be cheated!

Middlesbrough didn't play a defensive 5-3-2 at all!

It's him-Mom 352!

When Aldridge looked back at his team's defense, he saw, as expected, that the full-back Fleming dribbled the ball to the bottom line, and Thuram chased back at full speed and the gap was not large.

Fleming almost volleyed the ball towards Millwall's goal before Thuram approached!

Carceri-Keller was well prepared and was sure to catch the shot, but when he bent down to hug the ball, a foot came into view in front of him, and the toe touched the ball like a sharp knife!

The ball changed direction just one meter in front of Keller, tearing through Millwall's steel defense!

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