305 Fight for your life in a desperate situation
Thank you for the reward of "Death of the Thief" and "Purple Sunrise"! ——
The roar of joy at the Alpi Stadium and the cheers of Juventus fans soared into the sky, which made the 11 players on the Millwall field feel like they have walked into a tiger's den, which is a feast for the beast of Juventus.
After the game restarted, Aldridge adjusted his tactics, and the team changed from 4231 defensive counterattack to 433 pressing attack, the most intuitive adjustment is that the two fullbacks are more involved in assisting, and the two back positions are also premised, the attack is forward, and the defensive pressing range is expanded.
At the same time, Aldridge asked all the players on the bench except the goalkeeper to warm up.
Juventus had anticipated what would happen after the goal, but they also changed their style of play and became more flexible.
Isn't Millwall going to attack?
We'll keep it!
And the defense is very deep, not giving depth to attack space, in this way, Millwall only need to make mistakes in the backfield, which is more conducive to the play of Juventus's offensive players, and there is no need to invest more troops, just the trident, Zidane is organized in the midfield, Inzaghi and Piero have more space, and they can improve their individual ability to play.
If Millwall doesn't grab fiercely and retreat to defend at the first time, then Juventus is more happy, kicking slowly, moving forward little by little, and the attack can't be hit, then retreat to reorganize the attack and patiently consume the opponent.
In just five minutes, from 55 to 60 minutes, Aldridge had an insight into Juventus' wishful thinking, which is not difficult to guess. It's him. And it will do. In other words, before being scored by Juventus, Millwall and Juventus were playing no differently.
You can't follow the rhythm of your opponent, you have to disrupt the rhythm first, even if Millwall can't control it, you can't let Juventus eat away at Millwall's will slowly.
Rob!
Crazy rush from the front line!
It's risky to do so, but there's no way, it has to be done.
Millwall changed his style of play to 433. Their own attack has not improved, but it has allowed Juventus to play like a fish in water, and the counterattack is full of success.
Piero plays unreasonably after taking the ball, and when he has space to start, Piero at this stage is one of the most ruthless among the strikers!
Slipping into the box, he got past Capdevilla and then scurried left and right on Southgate's edge to shoot, but Makelle slotted out from behind, cut the ball off and passed back to the goalkeeper, and Bout played the ball to Schneider on the other wing.
The German strode forward with the ball.
In the case of the opponent's tight defense. Millwall can't break the equilibrium by not passing the ball without attracting opposing defenders. There are players who have to play the role of involving and disrupting the opponent's defense.
Zidane's offense is world-class, and the defense is not flattering, after all, the characteristics of the players are there, there is no need to demand too much, God is always fair, a player cannot be a combination of Nesta and Maradona.
So he symbolically moved to the wing, and Schneider left Zidane behind as soon as he picked up speed, and Schneider was still dribbling forward, and he stepped forward to assist, which suddenly felt tricky.
Juventus's back line is very solid, four defenders plus three midfielders retreat to form a barrier, the two lines of defense form a tightly integrated iron chain, Schneider rushed along the side, just to attract the opponent's midfielders close to this side to force him, but people don't rob him, rely on compressing space, keep a distance from teammates, the defensive center of gravity is slightly tilted, Schneider dribbles to the bottom of the side, and then will face Pesoto's frontal interception, at this time, can only be a cross, but Juventus's defense is in a tight position, scrambling for a header, It's not a test for them at all.
Millwall's attacking players' fast-paced attacking routines of passing and cutting positions are completely unable to shake Juventus' chain defence, because the opposition simply does not give you room to tear through the layers of defence.
When the ball carrier is just out of the middle of the line, the opposing defender presses the receiver from behind, causing Millwall's pass to not flow smoothly.
On the contrary, Juventus's counterattack was more threatening each time, Zidane shook Pirlo in the midfield, and used a dazzling Marseille maneuver to avoid Makelele, and then handed the ball to Inzaghi, who was successful in anti-offside when he pushed forward.
Millwall's oppressive offense and defense require the goalkeeper not only to participate in the attack, but also to take into account the responsibility of the scavenger when defending, or in other words, the scavenger goalkeeper, when the opponent penetrates the defensive line, the goalkeeper must have a prediction, expand the defensive area, and play the role of a scavenger.
Bout had done a good job just now, but Aldridge didn't have time to praise his performance.
The game is 75 minutes and there are less than 15 minutes left.
He called Ballack in front of him, then put his arm around the other man's shoulders and began to lay out the tasks after he came on the field.
"When you come on the pitch, you and Nedved play as a double midfielder, our formation will be 4222, take 100 per cent attention to read the game, not only to observe the forward movement, but also to pay attention to Nedved's position, he rushes to the front line, you are the responder, if he receives the ball and does a tandem, you have to run forward to threaten the opponent's goal, understand?"
Barak nodded expressionlessly.
Aldridge replaced Shevchenko with Ballack, and Larsson and Trezeguet played as a double striker, with a formation of 4222, to strengthen the attack in the middle.
Originally, the wing attack is the state of the full-back and the opponent's full-back, but the opponent's full-back position is not pressed forward, if Millwall needs to cross, the full-back can complete the early cross in the full-back area, and there is no need to knock the opponent's full-back.
The standing position is 4222, and how to run the position is the key.
In particular, the two strikers Ballack and Nedved, swapping positions with the two strikers, and interspersing with each other, are the key points of Millwall's ability to score.
After that substitution, the next five minutes saw two of Millwall's full-backs threaten with crosses into the back of the net as they assisted.
The tactical purpose is clear. That is to lure the snake out of the hole.
After all, there are many better players who can head the ball in the middle. Larson. Trezeguet, Nedved, Ballack, these are all powerful characters who can head in front of goal.
However, Juventus' defence remained motionless, and even shrank even more, with the full-backs also shrinking the box and putting it on the side for Millwall.
If a cross can penetrate the top defense of Serie A, this is too contemptuous, right?
Lippi sat steadily. Smoking a cigar leisurely, he didn't seem to worry about the situation in the slightest.
Millwall's offensive thundered and rained, the real threat was negligible, and Lippi had no sense of urgency, on the contrary, there was another inexplicable determination in his treacherous and unsightly eyes.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Millwall hit the opponent's goal with another wave of attacks, but Larsson took the ball with his back and was fiercely tackled by Montero, and then followed. Juventus launched a seemingly devastating counterattack!
Deschamps and Conte used a one-two to get rid of Nedved's counter-attack, and then Zidane and Conte made a one-two to shake off Pirlo. Zinedine Zidane dribbled forward and passed the ball to Davies in front of Makelele, leaving Millwall with four men left in the defence and Capdevilla with the assist on the trail at full speed.
Zidane ran to the left, Inzaghi was at the front, Piero moved to the right side of Millwall's defense, Davies rushed with the ball, Makelele kept retreating, and he had to be distracted to take care of Conte, who was running up, Juventus played 5 to 4!
"Juventus strikes back! It was a great opportunity for them to suddenly come back to the point where Millwall was unable to defend before attacking, and it would be a crucial attack! ”
Makelele still did not grab, but retreated to protect the space according to the opponent's offensive focus, Davies had to pass the ball, otherwise Millwall even if there are only four defenders, but if they shrink in the penalty area, Juventus may not be able to play a better attack, that is, to play fast!
He saw where Piero was and played a ball with his feet to the other side, but in the way of the pass, Southgate burst out and cut it off with precision.
Piero was so angry that he spread his hands in a frenzied gesture.
Morning pass!
Southgate's steal was crucial, and he used the drop back to confuse Davis when he returned to the defense, and the timing was just right, and even looking back at the slow motion, he consciously stepped forward to intercept the pass before Davis passed.
"This attack didn't work, it's a pity, Juventus missed a chance to expand the score, Lippi stood up for the first time in the game, he was very dissatisfied with this counterattack, you can see from his expression, he knows that if this attack can be played, Juventus will destroy Millwall's will!"
With six or seven minutes left, it is estimated that it will not exceed 10 minutes including stoppage time, because the second half of the game was smooth and there were no fouls or delays.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips and seemed helpless in attack, while Millwall's attack looked ferocious but was not much of a threat in reality.
Desperate situation, desperate situation never experienced!
This feeling left him feeling helpless, lost, and overwhelmed.
What should he do?
Gave up?
Juventus is outrageously spicy.
Attacking and defending freely, the counterattack just now fell short, Lippi's anger is justified, Juventus has been brewing for so long, and it is also seducing Millwall to attack, pressing forward in formation, and then suddenly breaking out a wave of counterattack offensive, but in the end it was unsuccessful, and the opportunity just now is a hundred times better than their chance of scoring!
Aldridge didn't know if he should learn from Guardiola at this time, and went ahead to congratulate Lippi.
This confused thought only existed in his mind for a moment, and he shook his head, and his heart was ruthless: it, Lao Tzu didn't congratulate the other party, now is not the time to be hypocritical!
If the game is over, show your demeanor hypocritically, Aldrich is fine, but now the game is not over, and he has encountered unprecedented difficulties, Aldrich doesn't want to bow his head, he doesn't want to!
If God will give Millwall a miracle, then Aldrich will take the initiative to strive for this miracle to happen!
Millwall isn't all out yet!
Taking advantage of a dead ball, Aldridge rudely called Schneider to the sidelines, almost grabbing the opponent's jersey and dragging him in front of him.
Schneider was startled by Aldrich's movements, thinking that he had angered the leader by his poor performance.
"Bernd, from the next second, never cross, take the ball inside, cut inside, and then cooperate with his teammates and relay the same words to Capdevilla!"
Schneider nodded when he heard this, and then quickly ran to Elgra and repeated Aldrich's request, which Elgra conveyed to Southgate, who in turn conveyed it to Capdevilla.
With less than five minutes remaining, Aldridge loosened his tie and looked stubborn.
Juventus, let's bet on whose life is harder!
After Millwall makes adjustments, seven players will be put into the attack to press all the way, and in the defense, the double back plus a single back, against Juventus's double striker and single forward, so that if it is one-on-one, Juventus will inevitably have the absolute upper hand, even though Makelele is a master in defense, but against Zidane, it is definitely not as good as the other party, Elgra and Southgate, against Piero and Inzaghi, if the opponent is attacked, the speed alone is far behind, so much space in the backfield, Millwall's defense is incredibly populated.
Lippi saw Millwall's two fullbacks pressing the midline on defense, and still responded on the wing when attacking, only when the opponent jumped over the wall in a hurry, let the attacking players also recycle and strengthen the defense, but still have to maintain the deterrent effect of counterattack.
The competition has come to the climax of the worst. (To be continued......)