After Nedved scored a goal, he was picked up by Ferdinand next to him, he clenched his fist with one hand and raised it high, and he tasted the taste of the championship as if he was addicted to drugs, victory, championship, honor, and never satisfied!

The players of Dynamo Kyiv were slightly disheartened.

The difference in strength is a bit big.

The opponent's attack relied on five people, behind them, Makellele, Zambrotta, Schneider just responded and did not press, and the counterattack after their successful defense could not be hit at all, and Rebrov's body was cold from beginning to end

The one-on-one defense is completely unguardable, and there must be teammates to help defend it, but it was suddenly broken by the opponent, and the opponent could only take fouls in a hurry, and the opponent attacked from consecutive set-pieces, and Dynamo Kyiv only lost a goal, which is considered lucky.

Two goals down, what's next?

Lobanovsky's instructions remained the same, and he was holding a steady counterattack.

Regardless of the fact that there were only five or six minutes left in the game, Lobanovski knew that if the team pressed up and attacked, they could concede another goal within a few minutes.

But this second goal is too demoralizing, the situation is completely different, they have to score at least two goals to hope to qualify when they return home, and once they are scored by the opponent, they have to score four!

Aldridge sat back, led by two goals, and was indeed secure.

One of the advantages of this tactic is that he doesn't need to make frequent on-the-spot adjustments.

The team's offense and defense are balanced, and under the premise of huge offensive power, if the defense is attacked by the opponent, in other words, a counterattack that turns around, Millwall can be devastated.

So he doesn't need to adjust. In response to all changes with the same, the other party wants to attack, and he welcomes it with both hands. Even if the opponent also puts on a balanced offensive and defensive posture, Millwall will occupy a greater offensive advantage and crush hard power!

Dynamo Kyiv was really calm, two goals behind still playing defense, a few minutes after the game, Millwall did not create too good chances, and the score did not change again.

"The game is over. In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the European Champions Cup, defending champion Millwall defeated Dynamo Kiev 2:0 at Wembley and had the opportunity to advance. The suspense of the second leg seems to be too much suspense, according to Millwall's current form, the probability of them advancing to the semi-finals is very high, and how far Millwall, who is known by the British media as the second generation of the Lions under Hall, will go in the Champions Cup this year. We'll see. ”

Aldridge and Lobanovsky shake each other's hands. They left without further conversation.

In the post-match press conference, Lobanovski was criticized by many European media for being too conservative.

In the eyes of many, it is normal for Dynamo Kyiv to lose, but the key is that the loss is a bit of a nest.

Lobanovsky was quite proud and disgraced at this age.

He calmly said that there is no doubt that there is a clear gap in the quality of the two teams, but back in Kiev, he is confident that his team will score at least two goals.

Aldridge was asked about Lobanovsky's excuse for defeat when he attended a press conference. He admitted: "There is a difference between the players of the two teams, Millwall is stronger on paper. We deserved to win, but Dynamo Kyiv actually caused us a lot of problems and maybe we wouldn't have gone to Kyiv with the advantage if it wasn't for the late set-pieces that extended the score. ”

The journalists were depressed.

Why is this young marshal still low-key?

I can't imagine what his expression would have been if he lost.

Aldridge just felt a little awkward in his position.

He has a good deck of cards, he plays it well, he wins, he doesn't win, if he loses, it's really not as good as others.

So to win, you can't be complacent, the fact is that his players are more capable, and individual ability becomes the decisive factor in the game.

"In the second leg against Dynamo Kyiv, Millwall has a two-goal lead, what kind of tactics will they adopt? As long as you score an away goal, it's killing the game. ”

"I don't think Millwall can easily score at the home of Dynamo Kyiv, but it's still March, the temperature in Kyiv at night is likely to be freezing, the players are playing away, the weather and the unfavourable factors on the pitch will seriously affect our performance, and I will watch the team form and choose the most suitable tactics to face the game."

The next afternoon, the players returned to the training ground for a recovery session, which was more relaxed, and Aldridge reviewed the game with them, summarized and analysed.

Players often have a coach-like mentality that when they win, they think they are doing impeccably, and emotionally, they really shouldn't be blamed for nitpicking, but in reality, Aldridge has to make them realize.

"Dynamo Kyiv limited our play by defending intensively, we were stronger one-on-one, forcing the opponent to have to defend 2-1, 3-2, but let's say that we have the best defensive team, and you don't have an overwhelming one-on-one advantage, will you still get so many chances? Will you still be able to dominate the game? ”

Aldridge's words made the players look at each other, and he also used Claude Makelele and Gattuso to demonstrate defending Thierry Henry.

Makelle defends Henry one-on-one, Gattuso doesn't need to get close to Henry, as long as he stands in the area, Henry fails one-on-one, and Gattuso can immediately instigate a counterattack.

"Being in a defensive area doesn't mean it weakens the attack, on the contrary, it makes it more unpredictable and difficult to mark when the players run forward. We have to continue to improve our teamwork in small areas, increase the range of runs and flexibly change the role we play in the game, otherwise, when we meet the top defence, especially the team with good one-on-one defense, we will not only be stifled in attack, but also double the pressure on the back line when we are beaten on the counter-attack. ”

The players nodded their heads with serious expressions, especially the attacking group of five, although it is also a means to create set-piece attacks through individual ability, but they prefer the kind of positional warfare with the attack, once that attack is played and finally scored, the personal sense of achievement is unparalleled.

There was a Champions League clash in midweek. In the league at the weekend, Aldridge sent on the bench.

At the Lions' Den Stadium, Millwall's substitutes thrashed the waning Magpies Newcastle United 4-0.

When Ruud van Nistelrooy staged a senior in the last minute of the race. The audience applauded, and the commentator was even more excited to cry out for him.

"Van Nistelrooy! He scored his fourth goal of the game, and the senior is happy! Happy seniors! Was he announcing his existence to Hall? When Henry squeezed out his main position after recovering from injury, he probably kept asking what he wanted?! He can score goals and score a lot! Unbelievable, really unbelievable, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has already scored 16 goals in the league, is number one in the scorer charts! Hasselbaink behind him. Owen, York, both scored at least 2 fewer goals than him! But Ruud van Nistelrooy couldn't play as a starting striker at Millwall! Hall. Is this your happy annoyance? ”

Aldrich has a headache, a real headache.

It's not that Ruud van Nistelrooy isn't good enough, it's not that he can't score.

But the manager is managing a team, not a player. It's not about staring at whether a player in a certain position is playing well.

The outside world saw that Ruud van Nistelrooy had a high number of individual goals. However, the statistics within the club show that the attacking quartet of Van Nistelrooy + Ronaldo + Nedved + another winger was not stable enough in the first half of the season, and in the new attack group, except for Pirlo, the other four have been completely activated, perhaps the individual goals are not as good as Vanney, but their combined goals are far greater than the attack group in the first half of the season, with an average of 3 goals per game. That's a lot higher than the average of 1.8 per game in the first half of the season!

Aldridge needs players who can achieve the effect of 1+1 greater than 2, with Ruud van Nistelrooy. That is the others who serve him.

Even Klose sacrificed to cover for Vanney and make the ball.

It was also at this time that Manchester United suddenly sent an inquiry asking about the possibility of Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer.

Ferguson hasn't admired Ruud van Nistelrooy for a day or two, but before the season he was completely dead, and he was basically the same as everyone in the outside world: Ruud van Nistelrooy is about to take the position!

I didn't expect the situation to change before the end of the season.

Aldridge prefers to use Henry rather than Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Ferguson understands it very well, and in his opinion, Henry's play as a central striker makes Millwall's attack rich and flexible, and it is a problem with Millwall's tactical system.

Ferguson, on the other hand, believes Ruud van Nistelrooy fits well with United's tactical system.

Ruud van Nistelrooy needs someone to do the ball and someone to cover, Manchester United's wings fly together, plus Scholes behind him, and the two forwards on the front line can pass and shoot, which is what is needed for a striker like Vanney who has a super ability to grasp opportunities.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was also thrilled to hear that United were interested in him.

It looks like the Dutchman, who had a hard time with Tony in the youth team, is also going to follow Tony's trajectory.

He was a little sad, but he couldn't raise his anger.

Millwall's new attacking group was unbeatable, with a spectacular game and plenty of goals, something he couldn't do when he played with Ronald Jr. in the first half of the season.

He also knows that his playing characteristics and talent influence the direction of development, and he cannot change to Thierry Henry's style of play.

United's mature wings flew together, Beckham crossed from the right, Ryan Giggs could burst through from the left, and Paul Scholes played in the middle, and they all played their part to deliver firepower to the striker, which was very suitable for him to play.

In order to get the soon-to-be-23-year-old Vanney in the summer, Ferguson even came to London to interview Aldridge in person.

The current situation is different from before, in the past, Manchester United only had to let out the rumors and do the work in private, and it was basically safe to poach people from Millwall, like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Stam, weren't they all poached from Millwall?

But now, whether Millwall sells or not, it depends on whether Aldridge lets go, if he is determined to keep a certain player, Manchester United may not be able to win the account even if he spends money, not that Aldridge is messing around to prevent players from going to Manchester United, or based on team building.

Manchester United wanted a player from Millwall, and Millwall's first consideration was whether the player was indispensable to the team.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is really not indispensable at the moment.

At least Aldridge's forward line, Henry, Ronaldo, Larsson are unlikely to transfer in the summer of 99, Ronaldo and Larsson are loyal, Henry has just arrived, and he will be recuperated from his injury for three months, can he play for four or five months and let him go?

Aldridge had an open and honest conversation with Ferguson.

He made it clear that Ruud van Nistelrooy was not for sale, but that the team would need him as a substitute.

If Manchester United can commit to the main position of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ruud van Nistelrooy will definitely be lured away and stay in the situation of contradictions in the team, and Aldridge does not want to see it, then it depends on the attitude of Manchester United.

Ferguson felt tricky again, Manchester United's forward line, the Black Wind Twins, he could not bring in Ruud van Nistelrooy to replace York or Cole, he also bought it to develop for a season or two, and then let Ruud van Nistelrooy take the lead, after all, Ruud van Nistelrooy is young.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has temporarily suppressed the idea of a move after learning that Manchester United could not make a commitment to the main position.

Going to Manchester United to play as a substitute?

It's better to stay at Millwall as a substitute, at least the value won't fall. (To be continued......)