The Young Lion

The Millwall team airborne to Japan, and the football frenzy was even more intense than before, for no reason. The World Cup of Korea and Japan entered the countdown. On December 1st, in Busan, South Korea, the World Cup group draw ceremony will be held.

In this trip to Japan, Millwall, in addition to all the first-team players, also included three young players who were temporarily added to the first team, Rooney, Ronaldo, and Ribery.

This year's Toyota Cup final was changed to Yokohama. Aldridge led his team to the hotel near the Yokohama International Arena. The team prepared for the game in an orderly manner and declined all commercial activities.

There will be another World Cup to play in half a year, and Aldridge needs to give players plenty of rest time during the season, so all activities outside the competition this season can be avoided.

At the pre-match press conference, Audridge was asked a headache by Asian reporters.

"Mr. Hall, there are no names for Southgate, Larson and Nedved in the 23-man Toyota Cup list submitted by Millwall this time. Why?"

"Because there are not enough places."

"How many places are needed for a final? If they are not on the big list, why would they come to Japan?"

"Because we are a united team."

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"Will you participate in the World Cup lottery ceremony held in South Korea four days later?"

"No, I will lead the team to prepare for the league with Manchester United."

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Asian journalists feel a bit lost.

As a world football feast for the World Cup, Aldridge, as the young coach of the famous Europe, regretted his absence even in the lottery ceremony.

The FA also hopes that Aldridge can enter the lottery delegation, a bit like an ambassador, PR diplomacy and popular.

However, Aldridge has no interest in the lottery. Furthermore, after returning to London after the Toyota Cup, he will play Manchester United, Arsenal, and East London Derby. His work is not easy. There is always one thing that he dare not throw away Behind the head.

The club is his foundation. If it is for the national team to despise the club work, it is easy to cause people to diverge.

Coincidentally, Millwall achieved the Champions League defending in Europe, and Boca Juniors also completed the honor of defending the Libertadores Cup in South America.

Following the confrontation with Boca Juniors last year, Millwall will meet the Toyota Cup again this year!

The young commander Aldridge will have another peak match with the governor Bianchi.

This time for the Toyota Cup, Aldridge intends to use the half-main and half-replacement lineup to face the Boca youth.

Today, the Toyota Cup is a game with honors greater than actual benefits. Millwall does not need to care too much about the outcome, even football style does not have to deliberately show the world.

Just like they used the bench lineup in the Champions League to defeat Juventus in the extreme anti-anti, no one will go after the game to slam Millwall to play conservatively, anti-football, or treat the game passively, etc., because in the outside impression Millwall’s impression of offensive football is deeply ingrained, and occasional changes will give this team extra points because they know how to be flexible, especially if they win the game.

The tacit agreement between the main force and the substitute may not be too big, but the young men who want to join the youth team have obvious problems of running in. Therefore, in preparing for the battle, Aldridge’s tactical choices are also very limited. Not to mention the teamwork of the best, only simple and uncomplicated tactics.

On the day of the game, Yokohama International Arena.

Aldridge shook hands with Bianchi before the game. Last year he gave Bianchi a defeat. Today the other party came here with the idea of ​​revenge.

Fortunately by chance, thank God for the arrangement, which can give Boka youth a chance for revenge.

Aldridge seemed calm and natural. From the comments before Bianchi, the opponent seemed to have a revenge obsession.

He is accustomed to making enemies on all sides in Europe. Which giant do you encounter now, is the other party clamoring for revenge?

Japanese fans are disappointed today.

Millwall's big-name stars, three of them are suits and leather boots, and the staff are sitting on the bench. Southgate, Larson, and Nedved did not enter the big game list. After training, but the game is not up, they do not care, the Toyota Cup has taken two seats, this tasteless champion, it does not matter, empty space for teammates, it seems high-spirited.

The other main players, the little guy Pirlo, also sat on the bench. Ronaldinho, Henry, and even Klose are not starting.

Millwall played 4231 today.

Goalkeeper: Palyuka.

Guards: Neil, Materazzi, Metzelder, Zambrotta.

Lower back: Alonso, Gattuso.

Midfielders: Ronaldo, Kaka, Ribery.

Forward: Villa.

This is a set of tactics based on tough defense to fight back.

For Boca Juniors, Rickelme, the biggest star player last year, was still in the lineup. Palermo landed in Europe but was not in the lineup. However, there were still new players on the front line, the beast Tevez.

Ronaldo, who appeared last year, is full of confidence today. From the hairstyle, I can see that a lot of hair spray is applied. The hair is like a hedgehog's thorn standing on the top of the head.

Millwall’s offensive combination was under 20 years old. Boca Juniors said that he would ignore the enemy. With the lesson of last year’s defeat, he would not be taken lightly today. Therefore, since the start of the game, Boca Juniors’ attitude was balanced and defensive. It is stable and stable, and the offensive does not dare to rush in.

Playing Boca Juniors, Aldridge’s pre-match requirements are still the same as last year.

Staring at Riquelme.

This classic midfielder shines in South America, but the frequency is too slow, single skill, can compete with Zidane, but under Gattuso and Alonso tacitly snatched close, he even took the ball All are pitiful.

Bianchi looked blank on the sidelines.

what happened?

Last year, Riquelme was frozen. Is this familiar rhythm this year?

The same thing happened a second time, it was certainly not accidental.

It wasn’t that Riquelme didn’t try his best, it wasn’t the opponent’s sudden tactical restraint. There was only one answer. Millwall’s focus on marking and defensive strategy worked.

This is a time when the classical front waist is dying in Europe. One after another, the classical front waist is disappearing, or away from Europe. Even if there are players with such characteristics in the future, they have to change the play and position, redefine it. The mainstream front waist organization era has come to an end.

In addition to the reasons for the speed and pace of the game, the type of player is also very important.

For example, Millwall now has a versatile Alonso in the midfield, Kaka can play as a shadow striker in the front, and the comprehensive tactical value of the classic front waist. In the face of these two types of players, it is difficult to say that there is a clear advantage.

The classical front waist has almost negligible defensive ability, and the weakness of slow speed is a big hidden danger for the team. Therefore, the French team needs to put a double back behind Zidane to protect the team. .

Another fatal reason is most vividly reflected in today's game: relying on a single core lacks diverse options!

Riquelme was restricted on the court, and the Boca youth's offense was completely paralyzed. The single attack core Mo said that in the future football, even in contemporary football, it has begun to fall behind.

In terms of overall strength, Millwall is still stronger than Boka youth, but today in this game, Millwall overwhelmed Boka youth with technical and tactical strength.

In the first 30 minutes, Millwall's attack was on the right. Neal and Ribery played on the right, but there was only one point in the penalty area, and Kaka could not do it like Ned. When Vader or Klose acted as a shadow striker like that, he saw the right time to get into the penalty area and beat his opponent by surprise.

Cristiano Ronaldo is also very young. Now Cristiano Ronaldo is just the supporting role of the team on the wing. He belongs to the role of delivering the shells to the striker, but he likes to show his skills.

After 30 minutes, Millwall then shifted the attack to the left. C Ronaldo cut the penalty area. Alonso accidentally went up. After receiving the Kaka pass, C Ronaldo scored the ball. This was a shot. Half-single ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo played too well, was blocked by the goalkeeper, Villa cleverly made up shots, and took the lead.

After Millwall scored, Aldridge called Ribery and Ronaldo in front of them, allowing them to change their kicks, or let them release themselves, and not to stick to the rules because they were young.

In the following time, even though Ribery and Ronaldo's breakthrough abilities were only average, they both disrupted the Boka youth's defensive system through a clear dribbling route.

Front corridor of the restricted area of ​​the modern winger!

As long as the two of them took the ball and never bottomed, they went to the middle. During the dribbling process, it caused chaos to the Boka youth defense system.

Why does Robben frequently stage a long-range play of Inner Middle Road before the penalty area?

In addition to his personal abilities, this modern winger's dribbling route itself will create a short-term chaos on the opponent's back line. Originally, the full-back was following the defense. As a result, the target ran to the middle and came to the center. The midfielder zone, but the central defender and midfielder may have their own mark-to-point tasks. In the end, is it to abandon the defensive goal, that is, to continue to stick to mark-to-point defense, or to use zone defense?

There is a conflict between the two. Mark-to-man defense. Choose one of the two. One should be placed. Regional defense. In this area, the number of people has a disadvantage and it is impossible to cover everything.

This is precisely the power of the modern winger. It is not just changing the dribbling route. The opponent seems to have greatly reduced its defensive ability. Essentially, it allows the opponent to adjust the defensive rhythm in a short period of time. It can not seize this opportunity to create Great threat.

In this way, the two modern wingers frequently create confusion in the defense of their opponents, even though it is impossible for a dragon to stage a good show alone, but the opportunity is like creating more.

As long as Ribery and Ronaldo cross the middle of the ball and come to the front of the penalty area, the opponent has a defender who comes up to defend. The area behind the defender is empty, and Kaka plugs in to play the role of a shadow forward.

In the 40th minute of the game, this was the routine. Kaka entered the penalty area after Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball in the middle. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a half-single shot. When another defender came over to assist, he knocked. On the other side, Villa, who has been unmarked, easily pushes and shoots to expand the score to 2:0.

Bianchi was dumbfounded on the sidelines.

Last year he was unwilling to lose because Millwall defeated the Boka youth with a defensive counterattack.

Today, although Millwall has a counter-defense formation, but under the condition that the Boka youth has not over-invested in the offense, Millwall’s offense is still not a perfect counterattack opportunity, and it is biased towards positional combat. The number is not dominant.

Millwall penetrated the Boka youth's defense line through advanced techniques and tactics. As for whether there is a chance to counterattack, that's second.

Bianchi looked at Audric next door, and a chill rose in his heart.

Millwall restricted Boca's youth's offense and was able to penetrate Boca's youth's defense.

If Millwall is to send all the main force to play, I am afraid there is no suspense in this game!