218 Let's Fight for Your Life!
If Bobby Robson's substitutions were placed in ten years, the manager who would have made such crazy substitutions would most of the fans think of one person: the madman Mourinho.
At this time, Mourinho was learning how to be a coach by Robson's side, and Robson's bold and crazy shadow was no wonder that madmen occasionally showed up after that.
The team is behind and there is not much time, so Robson is not out of the box when he makes such a substitution.
In the two-legged match of the Copa del Rey in Spain this season, when Barcelona fell behind to Atletico Madrid by a large score, Robson used a similar crazy substitution, and in the end, Barcelona staged a miracle of a big reversal!
This is a substitution model with a precedent for success.
But in essence, it is nothing more than the accumulation of offensive players to achieve the effect of boosting morale, attacking advantage in the frontcourt, unity of thought in the team, and so on.
Everyone saw the manager change like this, and they all knew how to play.
The coach has a taboo, that is, he does not seek change in adversity, and if he does not change, he will surrender, and whether he wins or loses after change depends on ability and luck, at least he has worked hard and tried.
If you need a miracle, then in addition to prayer, you need to act yourself to provide space for the miracle to happen.
Aldridge also replaced three people, and his substitutions seemed to be even, but in fact, he was also fighting!
After changing other managers, when Barcelona changes three attacking players or strikers or strikers, the first thing must be to change the central defender to increase the defensive strength in the penalty area.
But Aldridge didn't do that, and the defensive system is a very mysterious existence. It's hard to sort out the intricate factors with the naked eye, will a three-centre-back be more reliable than a two-centre-back?
Not necessarily!
The tacit defensive double central defenders know their defensive areas, where the key positions are, and also know the trajectory of their partners, but what about the three central defenders? Suddenly add a defensive partner, I haven't practiced this defensive mode in training, the tacit understanding is almost zero, and one more person coming out is not necessarily an improvement in defensive strength, it may also be one more person to add to the chaos, even if the extra person will work hard. But it invisibly undermined the otherwise clear and solid defensive pattern.
But on the field. I have to admit that there is luck.
If Barcelona had scored quickly and equalised with six or seven attacking players up front, they would have gone into a frenzy. Commonly known as: Fight crazy!
So. This is also a test for Millwall.
Aldridge strengthened the interception side of the back line. The back four remain the same, with two midfielders in front and then forward. Nedved's defence has to press Pep Guardiola, don't look at the opponent's accumulation of so many strikers up front, but in the dense area of the front, it will be difficult to organize, if the defense against Guardiola is weakened, then Aldridge can even imagine what it will be: Guardiola calmly deployed around the center circle, and the other Barcelona attacking players charged forward to bombard the Millwall goal.
Larsson and Glen Charles retreated to defend, and Millwall was on the defensive, the formation was more like 4411, and they would never mess up because of the opponent's substitutions, and the skilled defensive system would not change.
Robson stood on the sidelines watching the game with a grim face, and Aldridge was calm and relaxed, but his eyes radiated a beastly light.
The game is now here, and it's really a matter of life and death!
The fans in the stands are excited, especially the neutral fans, the game has become extremely exciting at this time, watching Barcelona's momentum is a ruin, can Millwall withstand the pressure?!
Barcelona had three top players up front, Ronaldo, Pizzi, and Giovanni.
But at this time, Millwall's defense is already very dense, the distance between the defender and the back is about three meters, surrounded by people, Barcelona's attack from the side can not penetrate the ground at all, Figo and Enrique frequently use their personal ability to create a gap in the ball on the two wings, but the threat of a hasty cross is not great, but the most worrying thing is that it will create chaos, chaos when the crowd is dense, and it is most likely to lose the ball.
Figo passes back to Sergi, who crosses diagonally into the box.
Ergra pressed Pizzi's header clear, but the ball went straight out of the box, and Stoichkov, who was cut in from behind, chested the ball and raised his foot to shoot from distance without giving Ballack a chance to destroy the ball.
Fans of the Wild Lions couldn't have watched it!
Aldrich's heart was also stimulated.
"Bout has made a meritorious service! He steadily caught Stoichkov's inevitable long-range shot with both hands! Germany has another excellent goalkeeper! ”
Bout got up from the ground and immediately observed the situation on the field.
Millwall's players did not rejoice in the success of the defence and the formation immediately changed from shrinking to spreading.
Bout racled to the penalty line with the ball and then tossed it to Zambrotta on the left as the Barcelona players retreated sharply, who took the ball and passed it to Larsson on the left just past the halfway line.
On this side was a hole in Barcelona's defence, as Larsson had just won the ball and Pep Guardiola rushed over, but Larsson did not try to break through, but instead got up on the spot and crossed the ball diagonally to the right wing.
Due to the inertia of thinking, when Larsson got the ball, Barcelona's retreating defenders focused their attention on his side.
But the ball went to the right side, seeing that the ball was about to go out of bounds, Glen Charles strode the ball back into bounds, and then exploded at full speed, Sergi rushed over to shovel the ball diagonally, Glen Charles poked the ball forward with his toes, and then there was a pause in his rhythm to avoid being brought down by Sergi, and then rode towards the Barcelona penalty area.
At this time, Barcelona only had goalkeeper Baia and defender Couto left in the backline.
Kuto stepped back and stared at Shevchenko and consciously blocked the space for Glen Charles to cut inside with the ball.
The fans of the Wild Lions roared wildly: "Yespe! Kick the ball into the Barcelona goal! Kick that damn ball in! ”
The galloping Glen Charles dribbled into the box and he had a shot angle. Kuto alone couldn't block his shot angle, and at this moment, Kuto gave up Shevchenko and pressed up, Glen Charles raised his foot, Kuto blocked in front of him, but saw Glen Charles unexpectedly knock the ball across the middle, but Shevchenko stopped after sprinting to avoid being in an offside position.
The Czech, who couldn't run to his death, arrived at the horse, took a step forward after receiving the ball, and the gritted Baia once again abandoned the goal, and this time. Nedved just made a move at the goalkeeper. He immediately lifted his foot and shot at goal.
It was almost a penalty kick away, and Nedved's undisturbed calm volley was so powerful that the ball flew like a cannonball past Baia a metre in a trajectory from the bottom up. The ball flew into the goal in the blink of an eye. It's so fast that it's hard to see!
'Millwall have scored again! 3:1, 3:1, 3:1 Nedved helps Millwall score another goal! Will he help the team lift the trophy? There are only eight minutes left in the game. Barcelona are two goals behind! Two goals behind! ”
Nedved ran to the bench after the goal, Aldridge and all the coaches and players surrounded him, everyone hugged him and roared wildly.
"We're going to be champions! We will be champions! We're going to be the champions! ”
Aldridge hugged every player who came running. Then he held their faces against their foreheads, and said in a deep voice with a hideous face: "There are still ten minutes, and you are the champion!" Take out the will and performance of the champion, and persist until the last moment! ”
Although the players were excited, Aldrich's words were like "wizard hypnosis", and their expressions became serious and majestic when they returned to the field, like natural warriors.
As Nedved walked back onto the pitch with his last man, Aldridge gestured to his back and gave two thumbs up to the crowd with a proud face.
The Wild Lions fans chanted in unison: "The Wild Lion God of War!" Pavel Nedved! ”
Even more excited fans took off their clothes and stood on the shoulders of their companions with the help of their buddies, constantly waving their fists and roaring with hideous expressions.
"Does anyone regret it? Does anyone regret it? Journalists, coaches! Are you watching? Watching? See Larsson and Nedved in action? Grass mud horse's! Who would dare to say that they are not the best in Europe, the best in the world! Which team is not convinced? Our wild lion will step on you until you are served! ”
The emotions of the fans are selfish and simple, as long as the player he supports performs well, then he is the first in the world!
Barcelona's conceded goal took a heavy toll on their morale, with Pep Guardiola being stripped of the captain's armband this season, but still having the temperament of a leader, and he, along with Enrique, Couto and others, continued to cheer on their team-mates.
There is still time, we can do miracles!
Barcelona's strong belief is what keeps them going.
But Millwall did not relax in the slightest, except for Shevchenko, who was only dragged behind the centre circle, and the rest of the players went back to participate directly in the defence.
Aldridge's nerves were still tight, and even after Nedved's goal and a two-goal lead, he still thought the suspense was not over.
Is a one-goal lead insurance? Not insured!
But what's even more unsafe is a two-goal lead!
Is such a theory strange?
Not at all, because of the one-goal lead, all the players know that the opponent only needs to score a goal and the score will be equalised, and at this time the players will be more focused on the game and avoid conceding goals.
But a two-goal lead is different, and everyone may be relaxed in their hearts, because there is a way out: even if we lose a goal, we are still ahead, what are we afraid of?
So the psychological state of a two-goal lead and a one-goal lead is not the same, the former is better in terms of situation, but psychologically, the former is more dangerous.
Therefore, Aldridge did not celebrate with great joy, on the contrary, he reminded every player to continue to keep them motivated and not to slack off in the slightest.
Scoring goals on the football field is only a matter of the blink of an eye, once Barcelona is crazy, is it very unlikely that two goals will happen in a short period of time?
Stimulated by Aldridge, the players' concentration on the game did not decline, and the Barcelona players had their own thoughts of despair in the face of an opponent who had played well from start to finish.
It's as if they're not facing normal players.
The 11 people on the opposite side were grouped together, and invisibly, there seemed to be a roaring king lion totem hovering around their heads.
Barcelona's frenzy of attacking numbers continued, but the attacking tactics had become homogeneous, sending the ball straight into the most dangerous areas.
It's no longer clear what formation they are, and players in whatever position they are rushing into the box in search of a scoring opportunity.
Giovanni's header from inside the box headed the ball high and wide.
The game went into injury time, 4 minutes!
Barcelona hadn't given up yet, Southgate stretched out his foot to break the ball at the feet of De la Pena, who rushed into the box, and the opponent complained about the penalty after falling, but the referee ignored it.
Southgate drove the ball forward with a big kick.
Barcelona, who was empty in the rear, was surprised to find that Shevchenko had another chance to go alone!
Kuto was in a position to be forward, and judged the ball to fall wrong, and directly let Shevchenko turn and sprint to the meeting.
The Ukrainian burst forward with the ball, and Baia was definitely the unluckiest man today, with Barcelona's backline showing him the best.
Shevchenko opted to shoot on the edge of the penalty area because Baia had already attacked, and he opted for a safe push.
Watching the ball roll towards the bottom left corner of the goal, Shevchenko was ready to celebrate, but with a bang.
The ball actually hit the post and bounced out!
Stunned, Baia turned to pounce on the ball, but someone rushed in front of him and led it away with his feet.
Larson!
The Swedish striker easily kicked the ball into the empty net, then turned and walked towards Shevchenko, who missed the goal, Shevchenko was stunned and a little disappointed, but fortunately Larsson hit the ball in and didn't let his lone go to waste.
The two walked slowly towards the backfield with their shoulders and backs, and the whole stadium was already enveloped in Millwall's cries.
The king of the European Cup, about to be crowned! (To be continued......)