355 Stress & Accelerated Growth
At the end of the first half, the score was not rewritten, and Inter Milan took a two-goal lead.
Aldridge turned around and walked into the players' tunnel with a nonchalant face, and in the dressing room, he waited for the players to return, then spread his palms and asked softly: "Does anyone think Inter Milan is unbeatable?" ”
The players looked at each other, there was too much attacking pressure on them today, there were many factors that conceded three goals in the first half, the most intuitive is the decline in strength at both the offensive and defensive ends, and any excuse for this is pale.
Larsson is simply more dangerous than Glen Charles on the pitch, and Pirlo's ability to control the situation on the pitch also allows Millwall to find the perfect balance in attack and defence rather than rushing back and forth.
No one answered, Aldridge said lightly: "You need such a game, you really need it, I'm glad that our opponent today is Inter Milan, it's not a secret, I hope that when the Champions League group stage draw, we can draw a group of death, the more strong opponents, what does it mean?" Is it difficult to qualify from the group? No, I don't care, I only care about your growth and improvement at this stage, and only by playing against more strong teams can you accelerate the growth of your team's strength. ”
The current stage of the team is to improve and grow rapidly, rather than carrying the pressure of performance as a hard indicator, especially in the Champions Cup, which is very different from the league, the league is about endurance and stability, the Champions Cup stage is full of masters, Millwall has to put a low profile, forget the identity of the defending champions, the experience gained from the game, young people to withstand the pressure to grow up, far more important than the victory or defeat of the game.
"As long as you don't show cowardice in your hearts, the game will be played, we can play better, the score in the first half is not a true reflection of the strength of the two teams, we had enough time in the second half to get the score back. But this requires you to show more fighting spirit and higher dedication to the game! ”
Aldridge looked around at each player, sweat dripping down their faces, but all eyes were on him, especially Frank Lampard, who knew that Pirlo's injury was the best opportunity for him, and although he knew he couldn't challenge for the main position, he could play more, especially against a team of Inter Milan's calibre. It's what he needs.
The dressing room was quiet at half-time today, with the players listening carefully to Aldridge's tactical adjustments and taking notes on his tasks.
After the break, the players from both teams were back on the pitch and the Inter players were now feeling very relaxed.
Able to score three goals in the first half for the defending champions. It gives them a strong sense of self-confidence.
Juventus only scored two goals against Millwall in 180 minutes, and one of them was an own goal.
Real Madrid also scored just three goals against Millwall in 120 minutes.
Inter did it in just 45 minutes.
Aldridge, who has been watching and directing the team from the sidelines for more than four years, has a lot of experience. He is used to watching the form of the opponent change in the second half. When he saw that the Inter Milan players could talk and laugh, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a sneer: Do you really think that Millwall is letting you abuse vegetables today?
At the start of the second half, Millwall kicked off first and Nedved played the ball back to Frank Lampard and Inter's formation began to press forward. Frank Lampard distributed the ball to Claude Makelele, who in turn fed Zambrotta, who cut in from the left.
The Italian burst forward with the ball down the left and went unchecked.
By the time he reached the danger zone with the ball, Zanetti was in front of him. Zambrotta crosses, Ronaldo takes the ball, Zambrotta continues to cut forward, Zanetti immediately turns back to chase Zambrotta, preventing the opponent from receiving Roaldo's pass in the penalty area.
However, after Xiao Luo took the ball, he took the inside line and moved to the middle.
At this time, Inter Milan's defense was very uncomfortable, Coe stepped forward to block, Xiao Luo stopped and turned sharply to throw off the opponent, Simeone had to block Xiao Luo's forward, otherwise the opponent directly walked into the penalty area, it would be dangerous.
But as soon as Simeone moved, Ronaldo immediately went straight into the box.
Vanney attracted West's defensive attention, Nedved stepped forward to block Bergomi with his body, and when Ronaldo's ball passed, Nedved just blocked Bergomi on the other side of his body, and with the trajectory of the ball rolling, Nedved led the ball forward, directly breaking through the entire defense line of Inter Milan, and singled the ball!
In the face of Pagliuca, Nedved didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and directly exploded!
Like a meteor passing in front of his eyes, Pagliuca was oozing cold sweat on his forehead, and his heart was hairy, he did not react, and the ball flew past his head and straight into the goal.
'Nedved's powerful close-range shot sent the ball into the back of the net for Inter Milan, and less than a minute into the second half, Millwall pulled another goal back, and now the score is 3-2, and Inter's lead has been reduced again!
Nedved's action after scoring was the same as Ruud van Nistelrooy's previous one, running into the goal to hold the ball and immediately running towards the centre circle, while also waving his team-mates to hurry back.
Hodgson's face was a little unpleasant, although Inter Milan was a little relaxed, but in fact, the bigger factor was Millwall's momentum and tactical change in the second half.
Ronaldinho became a variable, not clinging to the wing, but wandering in the middle from a full-back to a forward midfielder, Nedved instantly entered the penalty area, such a change, Inter Milan failed to keep up, and it is not surprising that it was broken through the defense.
Hodgson wondered what Ronaldinho's character was.
It's also understandable that until Ronaldinho is fully known in the world, no one knows where the limits of his abilities are and what he can do on the pitch.
When he plays well on the wing, people think of him as a wide player, a full-back, a winger.
When he was good in the midfield position, people thought he could play in the midfield.
When his ability is shown more and more, people will realize that Ronaldinho can do anything in the frontcourt!
Organising, tandem, breaking, assisting, scoring, he can do it all.
But this is Xiao Luo at the peak, not Xiao Luo now, Aldridge's use of Xiao Luo, of course, can't give him a lot of freedom at the beginning, then Xiao Luo is likely to play a mess in the game.
It is necessary to fix his role and position first, and change it little by little. Stimulate his ability little by little, just like leveling, accumulate enough experience in one stage, then level up to the next level.
He is glad that although Ronaldo occasionally showed his personal emotions in the game, just after the opening battle with Zanetti, he has a stronger fighting spirit and desire to win in such a high-level game, and he concentrates and tries to improve his performance as much as possible every time he touches the ball. Better, better is that with such continuous self-motivation, his contribution to the team is more intuitive.
Inter Milan were narrowed down and they immediately set up an attack as soon as they kicked off, with their superior attacking combination. They don't believe Millwall can hold them off.
Ronaldo tried again to break through Materazzi and he succeeded. Materazzi and Frank Lampard's problems are broadly similar. Even though he has played a lot of games in the past, there are not many opportunities to meet high-level opponents, and when he encounters people such as Ronaldo, who is recognized as the first striker in the world, Materazzi was shaken and almost collapsed.
However, after Ronaldo's success, Schneider cut off his ball like a needle.
In the second half, Millwall's two full-backs had to step up their efforts to defend the penalty area. You can't be continuously penetrated by the opponent.
Schneider passed back to goalkeeper Bout after breaking the ball successfully, and passed back to the goalkeeper in the penalty area, and when the opponent had an attacking player around, this was the goalkeeper's life!
But Bout unhurriedly received the ball and distributed it to Schneider, who was running on the side after passing the ball.
They've been playing together for a long time. Since Bout became the main goalkeeper, he needs to practice the same cooperation in training as the whole team, the goalkeeper is the offensive starting point, the point of receiving the ball, although it cannot be said that the goal can be attacked, retreated and defended, but Millwall's goalkeeper is by no means as simple as just keeping the goal.
This is also the reason why Aldridge is reluctant to go to the transfer market and spend a lot of money to put in a better goalkeeper, Mo said that the world-level goalkeeper has no price, even if the club agrees, the player may not be willing to come, even if the player is willing to come, Aldridge's requirements for the goalkeeper, the other party may not be adaptable.
With Bout, Aldridge doesn't want to have a big change in the goalkeeper position, what this position needs is stability, although Bout's ability is not super-first-class, but he can rank third in the German national team, the strength is obvious to all, plus he adapts to Millwall's tactical system, the requirements for Aldridge, he does his best to do the best within his ability, then Aldridge does not need to consider the change of goalkeeper candidates.
Schneider dribbled up the flank and handed the ball to Nedved near the centre circle.
Nedved kicked the ball out of the way before Simeone could harass him, and passed it to Glen Schal, who was inside on the right flank.
The Danish Goldwings picked up speed after touching the ball, and Nedved and Ronaldinho helped him draw away two defensive midfielders, and now he is facing only the deepest line of Inter Milan in front of goal.
He took the inside line a diagonal route, but in front of West, he suddenly stopped and changed direction, and his super explosiveness and speed advantage were vividly reflected in this moment.
It feels like he is like an extremely sharp knife, and the knife flashes brightly, and he sees the blood seal!
After Glen Charles changed direction and entered the penalty area, West turned a little slower, he hurriedly stretched out his foot to block, Glen Charles was hooked to the ground by the opponent's outstretched foot, and the referee blew a penalty for the first time!
"Millwall got a penalty! Glen Charles burst into the penalty area and was brought down by West's outstretched foot, this penalty is undisputed, Glen Charles is too fast, such a fast winger, the interception surface in front of Inter Milan's back line is completely insufficient! If Glen Schal were to face the back line, he would have been able to break through the line with his pace. But Inter will have to sacrifice their attack if they want to defend and if Millwall scores from the penalty spot, they will be in a dilemma. ”
As Glenschal got up from the ground, his team-mates rushed over to hug him and thank him for the penalty.
Nedved stood in front of the penalty spot, facing Pagliuca, and after the referee signaled that he could take the penalty, he calmly ran and followed up with a volley that was so powerful that Pagliuca pounced on his right, but he regretted it when he made the save.
Nedved played in the middle.
Pagliuca misjudged and turned his head to send the ball into the goal.
Nedved scored from the penalty spot and scored twice to help Millwall equalise just eight minutes into the second half! 3:3, 3:3, this is a wonderful offensive battle, both teams have excellent stars wonderful individual performances, there is more than half an hour left in the game, who knows what the result will be? (To be continued......)