The Young Lion

During the preparation for the FA Cup, Schneider was clearly overworked. He sprained himself while practicing. This made Aldridge not know what to say about him. He could only calm him in the medical room and tell him not to rush Success, take your time.

Many of his team of players are still young, and there is room for the technical characteristics to be fully mature and flexible. Unlike many players who are over 25 years old, no obvious technical characteristics can be achieved by any training.

The game was over the weekend, and Audric prepared Vieira into the starting lineup to participate in the joint training.

At the weekend, the Lion’s Cave Stadium continued its full attendance, and Millwall was so vigorous that fans naturally enjoyed it.

The team that came to the Lion’s Cave Stadium as a guest was Blackburn. The defending Premier League champion has had a significant decline this season. The Champions League group stage is out of the bottom. The league is also hopelessly defending. The important factor affecting their performance is the away game. Last season they and Manchester United is the best team on the road, but the goal difference is not as good as Manchester United, and this season, Blackburn is hard to win on the road. If it is not relying on the home power, they may not even be able to maintain the upper position of the standings.

In the Premier League this season, the two rounds of confrontation between the two teams have ended and are two draws.

But Aldridge did not send the main force in these two games. Today in the cup, he put out the strongest lineup he can come up with.

The starting lineup followed last week's 433, Vieira replaced Pirlo's position, also to strengthen the hardness of the midfielder, after all, Blackburn started offense, the SAS combination on the front line is still not to be underestimated.

Neil replaced Zambrotta and returned to the starting lineup. Treze topped the front line, with Pires the left and Larsson the right.

Aldridge talked to Larson last year, hoping he can play the role of a winger in the future, but it is definitely not a pure winger, but a winger who can assist and score. Larson readily agreed that he is fast and has excellent technology. , The shot from the side of the penalty area inserted into the penalty area feels old, plus he often plays as a winger in the Swedish national team, there is no problem for him.

To change the player's position on the field, Aldridge doesn't think this is a big problem, because the formation itself is neutral, and the technique and tactics are a combination of formation and style.

If he asked Larson to work as a classical winger, Larson would definitely not be happy, because he has a strong desire to score, and Aldridge's requirement for a winger is that he can score in the first place. After all, from the point of view of formation, Millwall changed from a double forward to a single forward, and the power fell, but this is why he made the attack point hidden.

Before the game, Aldridge chatted with Blackburn coach Halford. The coach had a lot of pressure on his shoulders. After all, it was a championship team that took over Dalglish, but neither the European nor the league performance. It’s obvious that Black’s attendance has dropped significantly this season. It’s understandable that the small town where Blackburn is located has a population of 100,000. The team’s poor performance directly affects the attendance. Where is it like London? In the metropolis, fans often find it difficult to get a ticket to watch the game, and you can see the figure of the oxen party outside the stadium on the game day.

Halford made a bit of fun, teasing Aldridge to compete for the league title, Aldridge smiled and said nothing. The league title is largely not a matter of indisputability. Confidence is stronger, if you win, the champion is yours.

Millwall never gave up any game. Aldridge sent a young lineup to play. Regardless of the result of each game, he felt rewarded, not because of changes in the standings.

The game began, Aldridge stood on the sidelines with arms around his chest to watch the game.

Blackburn and Millwall had a draw in both matches. They came to the Lion's Cave Stadium today, playing a decisive mind. After the opening, they attacked fiercely.

But in the midfield stranglers of Makelele and Vieira, the Blackburn offensive was difficult to advance to the vicinity of the penalty area. Shearer made a hard chance from the gap between the people and barely kicked the shot. beam.

The two teams fought fiercely in the midfield from the beginning. The players of both sides entered the game very quickly, and they both showed a high level of competition.

However, Aldridge has confidence in his team. He feels that his tactical philosophy is leading, and the strength of the players is also there. There is no reason not to take advantage.

It's just that after the opening, everyone needs a tentative stage, and when they adapt to the rhythm, they will play more freely.

Vieira and Makelele are undoubtedly the top defensive team, and the World Cup finals ten years later are also the two men escorting behind Zidane.

Blackburn is getting more and more aggressive, and more and more people are investing in the offensive, and there is more and more room in the backcourt.

Southgate broke the ball at Sutton's foot, and passed Vieira on the right front. After taking the ball, Vieira turned and passed the ball straight to the right front. Thuram inserted the edge and Millwall's attack Swept away like a wind again.

Thuram played with Nedved, who ran over to pass Wilcox, Thuram took the ball and continued to rush forward, Larson retreated on the right side and did again with Thuram Two through one penetrated the defense of Soskos.

Larsson rushed into the penalty area. Thuram took the ball to cross the middle of the bottom. Larsson did not shoot after receiving the ball in the penalty area. Instead, he passed a reverse triangle to the top of the penalty area. Trezeguet took all the defensive players. Entering the restricted area creates a shooting space for Nedved who is plugged in later.

At the top of the penalty area, Nedved made a swinging shot to catch the ball, which caused the defensive players to press up again, intending to block with their bodies.

But Nedvěd made a one-foot pass and passed the ball in front of the left.

Pires diagonally inserted into the penalty area. After a successful anti-offside, a single-shot was directly formed. Blackburn goalkeeper Flores rushed away. Pire did not choose to shoot. He knocked the ball in front of the goal and was broken off the entire line of defense. Trezeguet easily pushed an empty goal to score.

"A wonderful goal that can't be described in words! Millwall is interpreting textbook-like team football in action! When fans relish how wonderful Newcastle United's game is, they should come and see Millwall's game, The smooth coordination is perfect. Every player is playing an important role. There is no doubt that Millwall is getting stronger. Their opponents should start to study how to prevent Millwall, because you don’t know what their offense will be in the next second. Wherever he hits, it seems that every point is quite threatening. Thuram, as a full-back, assisted the opponents to the bottom line of the other half. The ball quickly moved from the right to the left. Blackburn’s back line was dizzy and unable to resist."

Aldrich cheered his arms and turned to the stands to encourage the fans to cheer a little louder.

This goal is not only wonderful, but also a heavy blow to the morale of the visiting team.

Halford called his disciples on the sidelines and told them that the back defense was deeper. The midfielder had to compress the area of ​​30 meters in front of the door and hit the side where the opponent's full-back assist was needed in the counterattack.

However, the Blackburn players seemed unwilling to listen to him.

They are champions. If Dalglish is here, they may still listen, but Halford is obviously not as prestigious as the champion.

Black was going to counterattack strong. They played that set of side-crossing, midfield forward tactical style, but the one-to-one breakthrough effect was not ideal. Both Neil and Thuram were aggressive in defense. The extremely strong player did not give the opponent any chance of a successful breakthrough.

And Millwall’s on-site counter-attack after a successful defense is even more fatal, because they invested more troops, the full-backs assisted, and Vieira stepped forward to respond, so just watching live TV footage, you will find a weird phenomenon.

I always think Blackburn has fewer players than Millwall.

They play less when they attack, and they play more when they defend.

That's where the excellent physical strength of Millwall players plays a role, not only being able to retreat when defending, but also fast when attacking.

While preparing for a week's competition, Millwall completely defeated Blackburn in the first half.

Trezeguet took the ball on his back and passed the ball diagonally to the rear. Larsson, who succeeded in the offside, pushed forward easily and broke the goal. Before the end of the first half, Nedvide took Piret and passed the goal after the goal. He was unexpected. The ground appeared there and the header broke.

The three goals in the first half led the Blackburn players to lose their heads and felt today's game was a nightmare.

Halford taught his disciples when entering the player's tunnel, thinking that if the player listens to him, he will never lose so badly in the first half.

As a result, Blackburn staged an amazing mentoring apprenticeship in the player tunnel at the Lion's Cave Stadium.

Defender Hengdeli actually spat at Halford and despised the other's ability to coach.

In the end, the pair of masters and disciples fought.

The situation was getting worse. Aldridge hurriedly called the staff to pull them away. Black broke into a mess in the team. Aldrich did not know what to do next.

Don’t let Hengdeli enter the locker room?

But they still have to play in the second half.

Fortunately, Hendry solved the problem himself. He went straight into the locker room to pick up his luggage, and left the stadium without looking back.

After the fun, Aldridge walked back to the locker room and found his players gathered to talk about the conflict in the player's channel.

Aldridge didn't plan to say anything by leaning on the door. Black's heart was broken, and it was difficult for Halford. The first goal was conceded in the first half. Halford yelled anxiously on the sidelines. Let the players defend, defend, defend...

Aldridge suddenly felt that he should be lucky. He wanted to apply for coaching two years ago. If so, he might not have the authority now.

The benefits of being both the boss and the head coach are obvious, holding the player's income check in one hand and the professional lifeline of the player in the other.

Who dares to rebel against him, then the people who leave must be the players, but he will not have much sense of crisis.

Only in this way can all energy be put on the court.

In the second half Aldridge directly replaced the three main players.

Makelele, Stam, Larson, down.

Barak, Materazzi, Shevchenko, come on.

The main force went to rest, the formation was slightly adjusted, and Aldridge was sitting on the coach seat to watch the rest of the game.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score was fixed at 4:0.

Blackburn was halted by Halford in the midfield and learned a lesson. They played very conservatively in the second half. Millwall scored twice with Trezeguet's goal and finally defeated his opponent by four goals. He advanced to the next round of the FA Cup. .