After entering February, Millwall's players have recovered from the high-pressure rhythm of the Christmas Express, although many players in the team have occasional injuries, and the young players cannot play too much, but fortunately, Aldridge has more people in his hands and the rotation is not stretched.

Millwall have two games to play before the national team call-up in mid-February, one league and one FA Cup.

Both were tough battles.

The league opponent is a neighbour of north London, Tottenham Hotspur.

White Hart Lane, perhaps the most poetic stadium name in the Premier League.

And Tottenham does have a hint of fairy wind and bones.

In the past many years, Tottenham Hotspur is not the strongest team in the Premier League, not even a strong contender for the championship, nor the most watched team in the Premier League, but Tottenham is the most gorgeous style of play in England, which makes Tottenham fans very proud, they appreciate the best football, and the standard of judging the team is not based on victory, so they lose, they watch Arsenal win the cup, but they still sneer at Arsenal, and they are proud of Tottenham, It wasn't until another shrewd Jewish businessman took the helm that Tottenham took the helm for the moment: Danny Levy, whose requirements for managing the team were simple: Lao Tzu wanted trophies and money.

But Tottenham has begun to sink in recent years, considering that a few years ago Tottenham still had Lineker and Gascoigne in the team, plus the black and gold coach Vinables who was good at adjusting the attack, Tottenham at that time was comparable to Newcastle United today, and no matter what the result was, the attack must have played gorgeously in the Premier League.

Aldridge led the team to White Hart Lane, where Tottenham took away a draw at the Lions' Den at the start of the season, much to the dismay of the Millwall team, and now the lads have a strong sense of self-confidence, they are not afraid of any opponent and should be able to beat any enemy who stands in their way.

White Hart Lane was enthusiastic, and the two teams played sparks on the court.

Aldridge put Trezeguet on the bench to rest in this game, leaving energy to play against FA Cup opponents.

Instead of replacing him with other strikers, he began to prepare for next season.

The team put on a 433 formation, seventeen-year-old Pirlo started today, with Makelele behind him, Aldridge did not give him many tasks, firmly in the backfield to ensure the success rate of passes, and did not need him to go forward to attack, honestly stay in the area near the center circle to his own penalty area, and do the pivotal role of the front and back field series.

So Millwall's attacking group up front became four, Nedved in the midfield area, the trident: Pire-Larsson-Schneider.

It may seem that there are fewer attackers than before, but when the two full-backs assist up, Millwall's attacking numbers up front become six, and the two wingers cut diagonally into the box to form a front three.

Tottenham boss Gary Francis stood on the sidelines, frowning as if he could hear his heart pounding, watching the unfavourable situation on the pitch grow more and more tense, sensing the crisis but unable to think of a way to deal with it.

In the first leg of the league tie, Tottenham were able to take a point away at the Lion's Den Stadium, mainly because they successfully froze Nedved, and today at White Hart Lane, Tottenham repeated the same trick, with the midfielders firmly restricting Nedved's space to get the ball.

However, the Tottenham players found that they seemed to be targeting the wrong person!

After the absence of Klinsmann who went to Bayern and Pabisgu who went to Barcelona, Tottenham's strength plummeted, Sheringham was difficult to support on his own in the front line, Tottenham's attack could not run smoothly, and often after being intercepted by Millwall, their first task of defense was to stare at Nedved, but the ball began to be dispatched at the feet of Pirlo, Pirlo was like a sleeping rabbit, he felt careless when he ran, and he was not particularly fierce when he scrambled, even if he took the ball to organize the attack, he didn't seem to have any threat.

With Nedved in the spotlight, Pirlo played the ball from the two wings, then slowly ran from his own penalty area to the centre circle, made a one-two with the full-back, and then stopped coming forward.

Whenever he did this for the humble job, Millwall's attacking threat from the flanks showed its formality, with the full-backs pulling in with the ball and continuing to link up with the wingers on the wings, creating a numerical advantage on the flanks and sending in crosses or through passes to the wingers who cut inside.

Millwall dominated the attack, and the attack made Tottenham Hotspur a lot of noise in front of the goal.

Schneider's shot after cutting inside with both feet was ridiculously wide, Pire made a clever pass to Larsson, and Larsson, who had scored 17 goals in the league, faced the goalkeeper one-on-one, but the shot from close range was blocked by the goalkeeper with his body.

Nedved scrambled into the box and headed off the post.

Aldridge watched this scene of the offensive from the sidelines, and his mood was like a roller coaster with ups and downs.

He walked back to the dugout with a dry mouth, picked up a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap and took two sips, and then he asked Jenson helplessly: "When you played and coached at Ajax, did you see many players like Schneider?" ”

Jenson understood Aldrich's subtext.

Schneider's characteristics are very distinct, his foot skills are outstanding, and his team awareness is also first-class, although the cross does not have a unique skill of pointing where to play, but in the Premier League, his cross success rate is also second to none, but such a player with good footwork, the shooting rate in the sports battle is not flattering.

The two great chances just now, almost a half-single inside cut and then a shot, the ball was outrageously deflected.

scared the opposing goalkeeper out of a cold sweat, and also made Aldridge's mood fall from the clouds into the abyss.

Jenson smiled bitterly: "The problem of positional sense, you can't simply look at this matter with ball skills, there are a lot of such players, just like Peter Pan, who is very popular now, if you put him in the middle or go to the penalty area, he may not be able to pass the ball and kick the ball into the goal." ”

The current Peter Pan is named Overmars.

Aldridge just lamented the opportunity he had just wasted and complained twice, as a head coach, of course, he knew that the characteristics of the players should be judged comprehensively in combination with the position on the field.

For example, a wide player only needs to observe the side and the front after holding the ball, while a midfielder needs to focus on the overall situation before holding the ball, and the environment in all directions must be well understood.

Schneider plays on the right side, he only needs to observe his left and front, but when he cuts into the penalty area, it becomes a situation where he is trapped, and the player's subconscious tension and sense of crisis will increase sharply, and there will be a difference between good and bad play.

Aldridge decided to talk to Schneider after the game.

Just as he sat down, Millwall unleashed a wave of climactic attacks.

Thuram assisted, Schneider had teamed up with him before, and the Tottenham defence had a bit of a pattern, and the full-back was directly taken away by Schneider who cut inside.

Thuram is not looking black and hard, but he is not stupid, Schneider attracted defenders for him, and he adjusted slightly to volley from a 45-degree angle outside the box.

What a beautiful shot!

The ball doesn't spin and goes straight to the top right corner of the goal.

Tottenham goalkeeper Ian Walker has been in high spirits, and his previous bombardment by Millwall has made him more and more courageous, and this time he did the same, he swooped out and punched the ball into the back of the net.

There was a sigh of relief from the audience in White Hart Lane.

Walker's shot was a little off, and the ball bounced off the other side of the box.

The Tottenham defense line retreated near the line of the small penalty area, and Pire also shot from a distance just in front of the falling ball, and it was a handsome volley!

Bang!

Aldridge was going crazy on the sidelines.

F－uck！

The goalposts of White Hart Lane are indeed labeled as Tottenham.

The ball hit the post, and there were exclamations from the stands.

And that's not all!

The ball hit the post and bounced diagonally into the small penalty area, the chaotic Tottenham small penalty area was lively, defender Cowdelwood wanted to turn around and clear, but in a hurry, he kicked the air in a hurry, he himself fell to the ground and tripped his companion Kreck, the ball bounced twice on the line of the small penalty area, Larsson saw the stitch and fell to the ground and shot!

Walker has made another contribution!

He pounced on the ball without his hand touching it because he was just trying his luck to do it, but his thigh blocked Larsson's must-have goal.

The Tottenham fans in White Hart Lane are almost suffocated, and their hearts can't stand it!

The ball bounced out of the penalty area, and another parabola fell, like a rainbow, unfathomably beautiful.

The Tottenham players were rushing out when they saw someone coming in front of them, swinging their legs in the face of the falling ball and volleying hard.

Nedved!

This time, the ball went into the net and hit the top left corner of the goal!

"One foot, two feet, three feet, four feet! Nedved scored! Andy, Millwall's fifteenth shot of the first half finally scored! This game is so weird. ”

'yes, Martin, it's weird, we saw Millwall's attacking flow and delight, they created a lot of dangerous chances, but they were all wasted by the players, and at the end of the day, they knocked on Tottenham's door in an unreasonable and brutal way, and the contrast was stunning.

'Either way, Millwall took the lead, so the scoreline wasn't a surprise and they deserved it given the situation on the pitch.'

Nedved scored and sprinted his fists towards the corner flag and the Millwall players rushed over in a game they had too much fun playing.

But the repeated shots just didn't score, which made them start to get a little anxious, but now that they have scored, they are naturally happy.

Aldridge chuckled on the sidelines.

After playing Tai Chi for a long time, I played softness to overcome rigidity.

After the most remarkable, I found that the most reliable thing is to make a miracle!

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