The Young Lion

On August 14, 1998, the new season Premier League kicked off.

The first round of the Millwall League guest visit Xie Wednesday.

Before the game started, the players warmed up and returned to the locker room. The starting and replacements were all in the locker room, waiting for Audric's training.

Aldridge is as smart as ever, he looks around the room, looks at each player's expression, and then speaks lightly: "This season, we must bring the league champion back to the Lions Stadium, this is my The requirement is also a requirement for yourself."

The players listened with a serious expression and nodded consciously.

Aldridge continued: "The outside world said that Millwall's strength has declined. I don't think so. Although some of you did not play in the Champions League last season, it does not mean that our success is all achieved by 11 main players. , We are a team, relying on only 11 players, no matter how good it is, it is impossible to create great success! Players who will get more opportunities in the new season, I hope you will put all your attention on the court and put you The best is shown, and for old players like Gareth, I hope you can set an example for young people, work hard, forget what honors you have won, and don’t stop chasing victory. Have a firm belief: We are far from the peak and far away! I am confident to continue to create glory with you, but it also requires you to have the same confidence and show me with action!"

Southgate laughed: "Boss, rest assured, the taste of the champion is like a drug, and it makes people want to stop!"

Nedved also nodded: "Yes, we will fight for the day when we can't kick!"

The young Ronaldo touched his nose and said softly: "Me too."

Other players have expressed their attitude one after another, seeming to make a military order, the atmosphere in the locker room is gradually rising, and the morale has suddenly increased.

Aldridge looked around again and said: "Okay, take the temperament of the champion to go to the game and tell everyone that Millwall is the league's biggest favorite. No matter who doubts, we will fight back with action!"

After all, Aldridge took the lead out of the locker room and walked into the court along the player tunnel.

When he appeared, the live camera was directed at him. There is no doubt that he is now the most popular among the Premier League coaches. In addition to the jaw-dropping record, his own image of the England coach also made him more concerned.

"The first round of the new season Premier League is about to start, Andy, what do you think of Millwall's prospects for the new season?"

"I think the most important thing is the performance of several players. Whether they can play well will determine Millwall's fate this season. I think the first important person is the Dutch Van Nistelrooy, who succeeds Trey. After Zegue left, his task as a center was to score goals. This criterion required him to score more goals than last season in order to guarantee Millwall’s offensive firepower. The second is Ronaldi Neo, from the perspective of Hall’s formation, he was placed on the left-wing position, Larson moved to the right, and after observing few games last season, I found that he and Shevchenko have significantly different characteristics. , Shevchenko does not stick the ball, the pass is passed, the first time when the running position is empty, but Ronaldinho is more like a midfielder, he likes to take the ball, likes to pass in the frontcourt Individual ability to tear the opponent's defense, alone, he is a very good player, but in the past four years, Millwall has been emphasizing the overall team, whether the Brazilian can play with Nedved, Larson, Pirlo, etc. The combination of the core players will be the key to affecting the quality of Millwall's offense. As for Henry, who transferred from £10 million, we have not seen his game in the Premier League, so we can't make a comment for the time being."

"Hall has made a bold statement. This season is to regain the lost league title last season. Do you think his remarks will put pressure on the players?"

"There must be pressure, and this group of players also needs pressure. Like Southgate and Makelele, they have won the league championship, the Champions League championship, the club has two of the highest honors. They have to give orders to the head coach. What do you want to do to keep them motivated? If, as in the past few years, Hall keeps a low profile and thinks that Millwall is not the hottest champion, it will hurt morale. What would the players think? We are already European champions Isn’t it comparable to other teams in the local league? Set a goal and work hard together. Although Millwall is not as old as new, the team has young power injected, Hall It also needs to stimulate the enthusiasm of young people."

"It seems that Hall's diplomatic rhetoric has a clear purpose, so we will wait and see to see how the new Champions League championship will perform in the new season."

Players from both sides began to enter the field, Millwall's main formation is still 433 last season.

Goalkeeper: Bute.

Guards: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfielders: Makelele, Pirlo, Nedved.

Forwards: Larson, Van Nistelrooy, Ronaldinho.

The formation is still that formation, but there must be some changes in the play style, because the player's personal characteristics are different, especially Ronaldinho Rodriguez on the offensive end, Aldrich can not let him copy Shevchenko's role in the winger position It is no exaggeration to say that because Ronaldinho entered the main lineup, the focus of the team work in the summer preparation for Aldridge is to tailor a new tactical system for him.

Xie is not a strong player on Wednesday. The middle and lower level teams have just started the new season at their home ground. They don't have to use the bus tactics, but they are definitely defensive.

When the game started, Aldridge stood on the sidelines with a full face.

Even though he achieved great success last season, at the beginning of the new season, his work is heavier than at the beginning of last season, and it is not easy to command the team on the spot. He needs to observe the performance of the new team of the team in the game. Insight into every drop.

Millwall played a fast break at the opening, and Zambrotta rushed along the left road, along with Makelele, Ronaldinho made two two-on-one crosses, Fan Nistelrooy failed to grab a point, and the ball that was released fell to Pirlo's feet. He then made a sublime straight through the opponent's defense. Larson cut the ball from the right and directly volleyed the ball. The ball hit Unfortunately, there was no score on the goal-side network.

"Milwall looks good in the new season, but Larsson changed from left to right, and the shot feels worse. If he cuts in on the left, in the same position, he has scored many wonderful goals. Ball, although this foot is not ugly, it is out of standard."

Xie Wednesday's offense can only rely on a long pass. Because of the ground coordination, the player's level gap is obvious. They need more time to pass the control organization. When the ball cannot reach a very precise level, Millwall The probability of interception is very high.

Millwall has Materazzi on the defense line this season. At least the air defense is no problem, and the long pass can't penetrate their defense line.

After playing the game for 20 minutes, Millwall was on the offensive, but only to no avail, Aldridge saw the crux of the problem.

Ronaldinho and Nedved lack a tacit understanding.

Unlike counterattacks, which have a large advantage in speed and forward speed, positional warfare requires higher precision in passing and cutting, and the tacit understanding of passing timing is also higher.

When Millwall is in control of the rhythm, Ronaldinho and Nedved often appear to "crash".

In other words, Ronaldinho took the ball, Nedved did not run, Nedved ran out of position, Ronaldinho thought that the other party would catch the ball in place, and vice versa, Nedved was used to closing in the smooth attack The eye gives the winger a straight shot, whether it is Larson or Shevchenko, as long as there is time, it will inevitably be in place from the side.

So when Nedved took the ball and wanted to get it out, Ronaldinho didn't run, he could only pass the ball. The attack was eventually pushed to the limit and ended in a simple and rough way, or the pass, Fanny closely guarded the opponent Nothing to show, or force shot, the quality is not high.

Xie fouled in the frontcourt on Wednesday, the opposing player was arguing with the referee, and Aldridge called Ronaldinho and Nedved on the sidelines.

When the two came in front of him, Aldridge simply said: "Before the first half, Ronaldinho, you take the ball, Nedved runs, Nedved takes the ball, Ronaldinho waits for the ball in place , Nedved passes the ball to you, he runs, you pass again, understand?"

Ronaldinho and Nedved nodded at the same time.

Aldridge can't expect them to have a tacit understanding from nothing. They can only stipulate the rules, let them cooperate in the most rigid way, first fight out the cooperation, and then wait for each other to become familiar with each other, so they can use it freely.

In essence, the role is fixed, no conversion.

Ronaldinho first fixed on the role of the tandem, Nedved was fixed on the role of the terminator after the break.

Whenever the two have a strong heart, they can tacitly complete the exchange of roles.

After such adjustments, Millwall's offensive end played much smoother, and the threat was more intuitive.

Ronaldinho and Nedvide pass and run one by one on the left. After Nedvide's speed advantage, inserting into the penalty area is like a sharp knife, which often threatens the opponent's goal.

In the thirty-ninth minute of the first half, Ronaldinho took the ball and Nedved forward. Xie Wednesday players also realized that the other side will pass to Nedved, so the card pass route, focusing on Nedved .

Ronaldinho pulled the ball backwards and made another cross. Pirlo, who was inserted later, received the ball in the middle. A delicate straight pass broke the opponent's defense. The opponent stared at Nedved, so he made a heavy effort on the left. Instead, the defense on the right is relatively loose. Ronaldinho shifts. Pirlo plays straight and plays extremely fast from left to right. Larson takes the ball in the right and only has a 30-degree shot space. Calmly knocking the ball back into the middle, Fanny just consciously withdrew from the opposing defender's mark, pushed the ball in front of the incoming ball, and the ball went straight into the bottom right corner of the goal.

"Millwall broke the deadlock in the end of the first half, and the goal scorer was their new main center Van Nistelrooy! Millwall played a subtle match, with the ball from Nedved, Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Larson, and then broke the ball at the foot of Fanny. The offensive players in the frontcourt were all involved in this attack. This is the way that Millwall is best at. The sudden straight plug after the lateral transfer is used to penetrate the opponent's defense line, as long as the opponent's rhythm follows Failure to do so will inevitably reveal flaws in the defense. Millwall’s goal is not unexpected, even later than expected.”

Aldridge applauded the team for a goal and then sat back.

Van Nistelrooy was very excited about the goal and he hugged Larson to the corner to celebrate.

He will also fight back the doubts of the outside world and tell everyone that he can not only take Trezeguet's position, but also do better than the other party!