The Young Lion

Former Manchester United star Blackmore has a large front area and is one of the most threatening attacking points in Middlesbrough's attack. After taking two steps with the ball nearby, Nedved has already blocked his advancing route after retreating, but Blackmore still forced a long pass. It was only a large-scale transfer, but the ball hit On Nedved's calf, he quickly bounced to the baseline and made a corner kick.

Millwall's penalty area was overcrowded. Southgate called on his teammates to man-to-man defense. The game has reached a fever pitch. At this stage, everyone is highly nervous.

Hegnett's corner flew towards the top of the post, where Southgate was already on the trail of Middlesbrough striker Graham Kavanagh.

Looking at the ball flying in the distance, Southgate's body oppressed Kavanagh, and the two were inseparable. Southgate predicted the trajectory of the football and felt a little relieved. Although the ball fell at the front point, he and Kavanagh There was no longer enough distance to head the ball, and the two almost rushed towards the baseline, a bit too far.

But Kavanagh forcibly took off, and Southgate also jumped up, obviously higher than Kavanagh. Even if Kavanagh headed the goal, Southgate would seal the angle even with his face!

But Southgate watched in disbelief as Kavanagh shrank his neck, then leaned back. The ball hit his head and bounced out of the penalty area.

This is a header ferry? Do the ball at the back?

Southgate doesn't know, but he thinks the threat in the box has been lifted.

But the football bounced out of the penalty area, and the landing area was at a 45-degree angle, which happened to be a weak defensive area. Pires stepped forward to grab the ball, but a Middlesbrough player rushed forward: Veteran Ni Gerr Pearson.

As a defender, Pearson swung his leg and volleyed directly!

After the ball was shot, the Middlesbrough fans in the stands were slightly disappointed.

The defender's footwork is ultimately used to clear the siege.

I saw the ball flying obliquely towards the penalty area. Judging from that trajectory, it will definitely go out of the bottom line.

But no one expected that the volley from the goal was too powerful. In the overcrowded penalty area, Schneider, who was returning to defense, couldn't dodge. The ball hit his calf, and then changed direction. , Refracted into Millwall's goal, goalkeeper Keller did not respond, it can be said that all Millwall players were dumbfounded.

GOOOOOOAL! Middlesbrough overtook the score! 2:1! 2:1! Middlesbrough is now at the top of League One! We thought Kavanagh was helping Millwall to clear the header, but it was wrong , the ball fell outside the penalty area, Pearson followed up with a volley and missed the target, but someone in the penalty area helped Middlesbrough, Schneider! The young German teenager blocked the ball into his own goal, It's an own goal, own goal! What a pity for Millwall, will they lose the top spot because of this own goal? Twenty minutes to the game, only twenty minutes to go.

All Middlesbrough players involved in this corner attack rushed to the corner flag, where Pearson was cheered by the fans, and even he himself did not expect it, but the clearance made a goal.

Schneider held his head and his eyes were dull. He knew what this own goal meant.

Not only the team was reversed, but also their top position.

The young man almost knelt on the ground.

at this time,

Two men took the initiative to walk to his side. Southgate and Nedved, the team's captain and deputy captain, hugged his shoulders from left to right.

Bernd, cheer me up, it's not your fault, no one will blame you.

Heads up, the game isn't over yet!

Under the comfort and encouragement of the two captains, Schneider gritted his teeth and raised his head. He subconsciously looked towards the sidelines, wondering how their leader would react at this time.

Will he be replaced in a fit of anger?

However, when he looked over, Aldridge was waving at him, and pointed at Nedved. In front of Aldrich, Pires, Larson, and Trezeguet were all standing there. .

As for how long Middlesbrough had to celebrate, Aldridge couldn't care less.

Although there is not much time left, Aldridge needs to explain the next adjustments to the players in person.

When that goal was produced, Aldridge was expressionless for a moment.

The state of mind seemed to have entered an ethereal state, and time passed very slowly. Bryan Robson and Middlesbrough's bench coaches who were not far away rushed out to celebrate and it became an infinitely slow slow motion.

The conceded goal was an accident, but it was also avoidable. Aldridge didn't realize that he was wrong until this moment!

Although he said that he was satisfied if he could keep the draw, but 70 minutes before the game, he had been thinking about tactics for winning.

The good record in the first nine rounds of the league made him feel complacent, and he just pretended to be low-key on the surface.

Even when he came to the Aiyasumi Park Stadium, he did not pay more attention to defense than before. This is the result of his subconscious desire to win the game.

On the other hand, Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough played very conservatively despite being at home. That is really serving the victory.

If he could do it all over again, Aldridge would definitely not use the same tactics.

Middlesbrough is conservative, Millwall can be more conservative than the opponent, but their counterattack is sharper than positional warfare!

When time goes by, Middlesbrough will be the first to lose. After all, this is their home ground, and Millwall is the top team, and they are the target of their pursuit. It's Middlesbrough.

Aldridge, who came to his senses with hindsight, was full of self-blame. He could decompress the players and let them relax, but no one came to remind him and correct him.

I used to think that I have the memory and experience of the future, and I have already been refined into steel, but unexpectedly, I am just a rookie who is just a fledgling!

The team was reversed, and it was a morale-destroying situation with an own goal. Aldridge knew that Millwall was pushed to the edge of the cliff. At this time, not only the game but also the morale must be saved. Perhaps, there is also my own authority and trust as a head coach.

He can only take a risk.

In a flash, Aldridge figured everything out. He didn't have time to regret and blame himself, and he didn't have time to admire Robson's potential as a fox. He needed to respond quickly. Fortunately, the plan of how to build the team was already in his hands. In his mind, taking it out at this time may not work, let alone the right time, but he can only make this choice.

Schneider came to Aldridge together with Nedved with some anxiety in his heart. Aldridge didn't have much time to comfort him, so he just said calmly to Schneider: Forget about the conceded goal, you performed very well today. Brilliant, but I want you to carry it through to the end of the game.

Hearing such words, Schneider almost shed tears. He gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely. The heavy self-blame in his heart instantly turned into infinite fighting spirit, and even made him forget the fatigue of the 70-minute fierce game.

To make a long story short, Aldrich assigned his next tactical adjustments to the frontcourt offensive five. Although such adjustments are not earth-shaking, they require the five players to execute in unison and with tacit understanding.

The game quickly restarted, holding a one-goal advantage, Middlesbrough was more calm and conservative in the next game.

The singing of Middlesbrough fans sounded in the stands, although the Lion Roar led by Brady was also singing hard, but it was submerged in the wave of singing of 20,000 Middlesbrough fans.

On the court, Nedved took the ball and gave it to Pires on the left without hesitation. Pires dribbled the ball in and cut into the middle, and directly shot a long-range shot over the crossbar, which shocked Middlesbrough's defense line into a cold sweat.

Brian Robson frowned.

When Millwall fell behind, he started to act recklessly!

With Trezeguet up front, Larsson pulling out to the left and Nedved up the left, Pires soon became the heart of Millwall's attack.

Nedved passed the ball, Pires received the ball and Larsson played a two-for-one, Pires went straight into the penalty area and the ball was broken.

Pires cuts in, Trezeguet catches the ball and goes back to the middle, Pires meets the ball and shoots from long distance...

In the ten minutes after kick-off, Pires was undoubtedly the protagonist of Millwall. He completed four shots, three breakthroughs, and created a mediocre header for Trezeguet.

Pires' personal technical ability is fully reflected in these ten minutes, getting rid of people, dribbling breakthroughs and exquisite passing and so on.

As the player who scored a goal for Millwall in the first half, Pires naturally became the confidant of Middlesbrough's defense line. Marking him and compressing his range of activities naturally became Middlesbrough's top priority event.

As Millwall's attack continued to develop and intensify on the left, Middlesbrough's defensive line inevitably had a tendency to tilt to the right.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines and watched every move on the field. He was at least very relieved at the moment that his team did not lose its fighting spirit when it fell behind.

Nedved, who organizes the offense in the midfield and moves the ball back and forth, runs tirelessly. This is like a benchmark, affecting every teammate invisibly.

Now Millwall focuses on playing on the left side, even if they attack strongly, they still play on the left side, which suddenly makes the pace of the game very fast in the last 20 minutes!

And every time the Middlesbrough players faced Millwall's offense, they almost subconsciously focused on the right.

When Pires was already double-teamed on the left side and unable to play, Aldridge looked up at the time on the scoreboard: 88:27, 88:28...

His eyes were full of solemnity, and he said in his heart: The time for the decisive battle has come!

The Middlesbrough fans were singing and laughing in the stands, and when Pires received the ball from the left wing and was intercepted, they burst into cheers.

Cows made a big clearance, Blackmore, who was obviously unable to keep up with the rhythm of the game, waited for the ball on the spot, and Bryan Robson was also planning to delay the time by making substitutions, waiting for a dead ball opportunity.

Just when Blackmore was about to stop the football, a figure appeared in front of him.

Defensive giant Makelele!

He rushed up from behind and blocked the ball with his chest, and then passed it directly to Nedved in the frontcourt.

When Nedved got the ball, Middlesbrough's defense couldn't help staring at Pires, but this time, Nedved hit the ball to the right with a penetrating through ball. .

Middlesbrough's defensive formation is already leaning to the right. The defensive players themselves don't realize how big the space on their left is!

Since making an own goal, Schneider, who has been invisible, has been walking on the wing, but he has been pressing the position of the opponent's defense.

Nedved's through pass completely penetrated Middlesbrough's defense. When Fleming came back to his senses, Schneider had firmly caught the ball in front of the baseline.

Schneider, who dribbled the ball from the baseline to the penalty area, was extremely calm, and the fighting spirit in his chest was stronger than ever. He knew that his boss was watching him from the sidelines. Now this opportunity was also created by the tireless efforts of his teammates. , he can't squander, otherwise he can't forgive himself.

There was a sudden chaos in Middlesbrough's penalty area. Pires entered the penalty area from the right and Trezeguet rushed forward. The line of defense shrank instinctively, retreating step by step.

After Schneider stepped into the penalty area, Steve Weeks came up to block, and then Fleming double-teamed. He did not choose to dribble, and passed the ball calmly.

All the players in Middlesbrough's defense looked shocked at the trajectory of the ball.

Not a cross in front of the goal, not a high ball cross.

The damn ball actually knocked back from Schneider's feet to the top of the arc in the penalty area.

The recovery of the back line left a lot of space near the top of the arc in the penalty area.

A blond-haired majestic figure rushed to the horse, slashed his sword immediately, and shot furiously!

Aldridge gritted his teeth and clenched his fists on the sidelines. He seemed to be able to see every detail of Nedved's shooting action. His thighs were full of power and beauty. He was like an elegant king, a golden lion. !

boom!

A powerful shot was born from Nedved's feet, and the ball blasted into the upper left corner of the goal like a shell fired!

GOOOOOOOOOAL! Pavel Nedved! Pavel Nedved! Millwall equalised, now 2:2, 2:2! Millwall kicked Middlesbrough back again, They are still at the top of League One!

Seeing the ball fly into the gate of Middlesbrough, Aldrich suddenly knelt down on the spot with his legs bent, his fists vibrating up and down in front of him, and he raised his head and closed his eyes and roared to the sky!

The significance of this goal is extraordinary!

Is it top of League One?

To hell!

The mad lion Millwall has a soul!

PS: Thanks to Take off your slippers for the reward!