"The 10th round of the Premier League is about to begin, Millwall sits at the Lion King Stadium to face North London's neighbour Arsenal, the state of the two teams is worrying, the two teams have many foreign internationals, just returned from the national team competition, the fatigue caused by the journey is unavoidable, but today's game is very important, in addition to the six-point battle of the championship group, it may also be a milestone for Millwall Club. If Millwall can win or draw against Arsenal today, they will equal a great record: a record of 58 league games unbeaten in Europe's top five leagues! It was a great record set by AC Milan, the last European dynasty, and today, Millwall have the opportunity to write their name into the same chapter of the record as that team. ”

The Lion King Stadium is full today!

Millwall's home attendance has been above 99 per cent over the past few seasons, with an average attendance of just 91 per cent in one of the few home games this season.

It's not that the stadium is too big, it's not that the number of fans who want to come in to watch the stadium isn't enough to fill the stadium, it's that many wealthy middle- and upper-middle-class fans have bought season tickets, or because they live in remote areas or because home games are not attractive, and attendance has dropped.

Like today's home game against Arsenal, fans who bought season tickets will definitely not want to miss it, and if it is a relegation team, some fans who don't care about the loss of money will be absent.

Arthur, Puskash, Evan, the trio that had been fixed in the Millwall stands for the past few years have now moved to the box, and the spectators, two more, Arthur with Bert in his arms, and Evan with Earl.

Lions fans are in a more relaxed mood. They have too much confidence in the team. It's no longer like a league game a decade ago where three points are more important than life. I can't wait to go on the field and fight my opponent, whether I win or lose, the fans will not be overly nervous.

Now there is a joke circulating among fans:

It's Liverpool fans who start talking about next season every May. It was Manchester United fans who regretted the team's runners-up finish in May, and Millwall fans who celebrated their triumph in May.

It's not November yet. Millwall fans don't have to look at anything, the standings or whatever, it doesn't make sense, anyway, enjoy the game now, and when it comes next May, be ready to prepare, brew, and the team will bring them the great joy of winning the title.

In today's focus battle, Aldridge and Wenger sat in the coach's seat very tacitly, and the two even had the same posture. Bend down with your elbows on your thighs and your hands crossed with your fingers. He looked at the court with a half-dead expression on his face.

Both coaches are bitter in their hearts.

The FIFA virus is raging, and it is useless for the coach to shout and command on the sidelines, and the physical state of the players cannot be reversed by mental stimulation.

Arsene Wenger should be better, but the opponent is too strong and he is more worried.

Arsenal has gone two main players in the summer, and the formation has not changed much in the new season, and there are also excellent players on top.

It's still a 442 formation with two backs.

Goalkeeper: Seaman.

Defenders: Lauren, Adams, Keown, Silvinho.

Midfielders: Ljungberg, Parlol, Vieira, Pire.

Forwards: Bergkamp, Ibrahimovic.

Aldridge is much more bitter than Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal, at least Adams, Keown, Parlour, the three English players got a good rest, and Millwall almost all went to the national team to report, even if Materazzi, Bout, Gattuso did not play, but there was fatigue.

The most tragic thing is that Zambrotta went to report to the Italian national team intact and came back on the injury list, which required three weeks of recuperation.

Xiao Luo returned to the team at the latest, there are factors such as distance and schedule, the Brazilian national team's game ends at the latest, Xiao Luo crosses continents, crosses hemispheres, and has to reverse jet lag, and the climate is also contrasting between the northern and southern hemispheres. Why is the earth so big?

Aldridge simply did not include Ronaldo in the squad for the game.

The kid sat in the box next to Arthur today, dressed in a casual and avant-garde outfit, accompanied by a demure blonde beauty, and stood up and waved to the fans before the game

Aldridge brought on Glen Shial, Ashley Cole and Klose to replace players who were injured or needed to rest, still playing their usual 433.

From the very beginning of the game, the two teams could not raise the pace, as long as the tempo was slightly accelerated, the error rate in the most difficult part of the attack was very high.

Henry and Larsson repeatedly interspersed their runs to win the ball, but their performances were a little worse.

Aldridge turned to Klinsmann and whispered, "I think I should be mean." ”

"Huh?"

Klinsmann was confused.

Vile?

"I should have brought Keown and Parlour into the national team and then pleaded with Adams to come back to the national team, arguably for experience. You see, Adams and Keown were so energetic and how well they played today, and Patrick Vieira was a little bit out of standard, but they were a solid bolt at the back. ”

Klinsmann was speechless.

If it is really with the original intention of exhausting the main players of the Arsenal team into the national team and recruiting their England internationals into the national team, this, this is really despicable!

At Arsenal during this period, the defense was very tough.

In addition to the old and strong back line, on the back line, Vieira + Parlour, this is the foundation of Arsenal's glory in this period in the original history.

At the same time, the right midfielder, Ljungberg, the Swede who loves to change his hairstyle, is really offensive and defensive, and the number of defensive tackles is among the best in the Premier League all year round.

Arsenal's offensive is not very innovative, the wing attack is the mainstay, and before there is no pure organizational midfield, it is actually about speed and players inserting in the back.

In the 23rd minute, Aldridge stood up from the coach's bench, walked to the sideline and gestured to Gattuso with a serious face, and kept hitting his left palm with his right fist, meaning to make him harder!

Arsenal is now without Henry, but with Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic's physical fitness has nothing to say, there are really few defenders he can't bear, and his skills at his feet are quite flexible. Gattuso was forced by him to break through the past two times. It's a bit ugly.

I don't know if Gattuso went to the Italian national team for half a month. Brainwashed, he lost the signs of mad dog spirit on the court today, as if he was learning to emulate that kind of calm defense and accurate tackles.

The two times just now were, he lowered his center of gravity, Ibrahimovic took the ball with his back, and he waited for Ibrahimovic to turn around and kick out, but. His legs are short, Ibrahimovic has long legs, half of his body is stuck in position, the other foot controls the ball, Gattuso's leg sticks out, the ball doesn't touch, and then, losing his center of gravity, Ibrahimovic accelerates and erases him.

Although Millwall did not emphasize the blind rush of players, they had already reached the key area where they should be playing. You're going to go up and stick to the other person, forcing them to get past you in the process of getting rid of you. But the distance between the man and the ball will also be widened a little bit, creating space for teammates to intercept and you will fill in at the same time to ensure that there are no gaps in the defensive line.

For the time being, the team has not conceded a goal, but according to Gattuso's defensive posture, it is estimated that his position will be overwhelmed, after all, there is still a Bergkamp who has retired from the national team and rested for half a month.

Gattuso felt Aldridge's displeasure, and he himself realized that it was not very reliable for him to learn from the excellent defensive skills of his predecessors in Italy, so he immediately adjusted and changed back to the way he used to be, running non-stop on the back line, stalking opponents.

There were three Swedish national team players on the pitch today, Ibrahimovic, Larsson, Ljungberg.

Ljungberg and Ibrahimovic both play for Arsenal, and they work well together on the pitch, while Pire and Bergkamp have played together for a longer period of time, and they have a good understanding, which makes Arsenal's wide attack often create a big threat when playing in the middle.

Between 31 and 43 minutes of the first half, Arsenal dominated the game and pressed Millwall.

Aldridge stood in front of the dugout, covering his mouth and whispering to Jensen.

"I don't know if it's my delusion, but I always feel like I'm on the defensive end today, Andrea Pirlo is gone."

Jenson stood up and watched the game while whispering in Aldridge's ear: "I feel the same way, maybe he's too tired, maybe, it's Arsenal's main attack on the wing, fast, and in the process of advancing, he goes straight past Pirlo's area, so it's rare to see him when defending." ”

Aldridge looked back at the field and frowned, definitely speed is not Pirlo's forte, and the pace of the Premier League will be faster and faster in the future.

Playing Arsenal today, the opponent's double back, Pirlo has more space in front of him, as soon as he goes up, Arsenal is playing a whirlwind on the side, even if Pirlo has the heart to defend, his two legs are not fast enough.

Aldridge walked to the sideline and let Pirlo move back a bit.

Arsenal were conservative in the first half, and the two midfielders did not dare to stride forward, at best, they shot from a distance of about 35 yards from the goal, and immediately turned back to defend.

Arsene Wenger probably didn't expect that Arsenal was not too affected by the FIFA virus today.

But his pre-game worries are not unreasonable, the most critical Vieira is indeed in average condition, and full-back Lauren is also the most worrying point in defense, for fear of being blown up by Millwall.

Today, Millwall's attack is very average, the whole team has suffered from the FIFA virus on a large scale, if you play in the middle and lower teams, you may still be able to maintain the advantage, but against Arsenal, the error rate is more obvious.

If Arsene Wenger had dared to give it a go today, Millwall might have conceded the ball by now.

Will Arsenal's dominance at the end of the first half make Arsene Wenger realise he can walk away from home?

At the very least, the advantage is a sign.

If it weren't for the dizziness of the past two seasons against Millwall, Arsene Wenger might not have been so jealous, and Aldridge's priority now is to prevent the opposition from extending their advantage.

The first half was about to enter stoppage time, and it was a slightly dull game, with Arsenal being slightly conservative and Millwall having a high rate of errors in attack and only a handful of good shots on goal.

When there are fans in the stands, they have already left their seats to prepare for the halftime to take a break, go buy some food, eat and drink, pee and so on.

But at this moment, a big change happened on the field!

Arsenal have been on the offensive in the last 10 minutes, with Ibrahimovic impressive and Gattuso as to grapple with him.

Just 15 seconds into stoppage time, Ibrahimovic took the ball with his back again, Gattuso stuck behind him, and quickly stretched his foot from his feet to destroy the ball at his feet, Ibrahimovic used his body to resist Gattuso, and the inside of his foot smashed the ball to get rid of the other side, Gattuso's foot could not be contained, and the kick was on the outside of Ibrahimovic's foot where there were neither shoes nor shin guards to protect it.

Ievee screams and turns around angrily, but perhaps because of the leader, his arm falls to Gattuso's face, and Gattuso falls to the ground (to be continued......