415 Nine crowns in four years
When Millwall's starters entered the pitch, the commentator focused on introducing the audience to the slightly surprising appearance.
'If you're only focusing on Millwall's focus this season, there's one player in the starting line-up who might be unfamiliar to you, his name is Miroslav Klose, he came to Millwall two years ago and has made 18 appearances in cup and league games for Millwall this season, scoring eight goals and providing 12 assists, so he is already a candidate for the next Millwall star to be watched in English football. But he has always been a two-striker partnership with Ruud van Nistelrooy, and has always played a role as a response or cover for Ruud van Nistelrooy, and today Hall put Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season, on the bench and chose Klose, which is puzzling, and it is hoped that his decision will not be the focus after the game. ”
Millwall played more like a 4222 today, with Thierry Henry and Klose up front, Donny van der Meyde and Larsson on the flanks, Glen Charles also on the bench and Makelele and Andrea Pirlo in midfield.
Aldridge believes that the quality is better than the opposition, Newcastle United must play defensive counter-attack, and Van der Meyde's crosses are of guaranteed quality and will be more effective than Glen Shire.
Before kick-off, the big brothers in the team walked up to Klose to encourage him, and some told him not to be nervous.
Klose's expression was serious, nervous?
No, it's excitement.
It was the first time he had been in the squad and he was able to play with some of the top players around him. It seems that his football dream has begun to come true.
Aldridge sat in the dugout and watched the field, he had high expectations for Klose, and Klose was pleased with the progress of the past two years, and even, because the opponent was focused on playing, Aldridge could not be more strict with him, but this does not mean that it is a kind of neglect.
It was also a kind of transformation for Klose, who was the same as Henry. They all come from playing as wingers.
The difference is. Thierry Henry played as a winger in Ligue 1 and Klose as a winger in the regional amateur league.
Therefore, there are obvious differences in technique, but fortunately, Klose was still young when he came to Millwall, and he deliberately strengthened his technical training in the past two years. Although it is impossible to run with the ball like Henry. But at least the ability to control the ball has improved a lot. The ability to play the ball has also been excellent this season with 12 assists.
At the beginning of the game, Millwall took the initiative on the field from the beginning and controlled the overall rhythm. Newcastle United can only defend passively.
The opponent is very hard, and it is often seen that there are opposing players doing 20-meter sprints to grab the ball, but Millwall is not in a hurry and controls the rhythm steadily, Pirlo and Schneider pass back and forth three times so that Shearer can only run back and forth in a pendulum, and then he suddenly passes diagonally to the side to Van der Meyde, and the acceleration from slow to fast pace is Millwall's most handy trick.
Van der Meyde saw the stitch and plugged it straight into the ribs to Henry, who stopped the ball and gave it back to Klose, who threw the ball away!
He wanted to pass the ball to Larsson, and Larsson did run forward, but not out of space, and Newcastle United's marking of Larsson was certainly the focus.
Aldridge watched 20 minutes off the pitch, with Klose touching the ball 11 times, opting for passes on all 11 occasions, completing seven passes and committing four errors, all of which were straight forward for Larsson or Thierry Henry.
Aldridge is also an experienced manager, and he immediately saw the crux of the problem.
He stood up and walked to the sideline, took advantage of the dead ball to call Klose in front of him, and said simply: "Put yourself in the front!" ”
With that, Aldridge turned around and walked back to the dugout and sat down again.
Klose took note of the words and turned and ran back to the front.
He has been a green leaf for a season, and he has been playing for Vanney.
If he wants to give Vanney a hand, then to Henry and Larsson, needless to say, it must also be to assist them.
This kind of playing mentality cannot be said to be wrong, on the contrary, it is emphasized in Millwall's training, which requires attacking players to have a strong sense of playing the ball and a sense of cooperation.
But again, there is also the need for goal awareness.
In the bench line-up, Klose and Ruud van Nistelrooy have a clear division of labor, with Ruud van Nistelrooy being the leading scorer, depending on Ruud van Nistelrooy's style of play.
In the first team, Klose doesn't have to play like that, as long as he is score-minded and runs to the right route and area, Larsson and Henry will give him an assist in return.
After Aldridge raised the spot, Klose would take the initiative to take the ball in attack, and then take the initiative to run forward to enter the threat zone after the ball, and Newcastle United obviously did not take him seriously enough.
In the 28th minute, Van der Meyde's cross from the right, Henry in front of the goal, and Larsson at the back post, were the key figures for Newcastle United, while Klose outflanked the front post, only one defender harassed him, scrambling for a header, Klose beat the opponent and beautifully headed the ball into the Newcastle United goal.
After the goal, Klose excitedly ran to the sideline and did a perfect front flip, and those who have practiced gymnastics are different, and the celebrations are unsurpassed even if they are imitated.
"Klose! Our pre-match highlight is Millwall's rising star Klose, who opened the scoring in the FA Cup final! He also did a nice front flip after scoring a goal! He is reminiscent of the FA Cup final two years ago, when Ronaldinho was born, and today, Millwall has another young star who stands out, and we are now going to write down his name, Miroslav Klose! It is likely that in the near future, he will shine in English and even European football! ”
Seeing this goal, Aldridge stood up and applauded Klose, he was very happy with a smile on his face, not only the team is ahead, Klose can score, but it is also very important for his growth, it is a kind of self-reward, it can help him grow faster.
Many teammates ran to celebrate with Klose, and Materazzi rushed up to Klose's forehead and smiled and asked, "Little carpenter, how does it feel to score in the final?" ”
Little carpenter?
Belch. Ever since Klose was spotted by his teammates when he climbed on the roof to repair a house after training, everyone knew about Klose's hobbies, so they nicknamed him Little Carpenter.
Klose smiled and replied, "Super! ”
Larson put his arms around his neck and laughed in his ear, "When you get used to this feeling, you won't say it's superb." ”
"What could that be?"
"That's drugs! It's addictive! ”
Millwall got off to a good start and the players remained fully engaged for the rest of the game, with the remainder of the season counting down the clock to the minute.
Newcastle United have averaged 1.24 goals per game and conceded 1.56 goals per game in the league this season, while Millwall have averaged 2.34 goals per game in the league this season. The average number of goals conceded per game is not as horrific as Arsenal's average of 0.5 per game. But there are only 0.73, and at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Millwall's statistics rank second in the Premier League and Manchester United is first in attack. Arsenal defended first. As a result, he lost to Millwall, who had both offense and defense. So, in this scene, Newcastle United is in a passive position. It's almost hard to create chances on goal, and it makes sense. Although Materazzi still has frizzy up or uncalm foul actions this season, the overall performance has exceeded people's expectations, and the combination of him and Southgate's central defenders is reassuring, especially the strengthening of air defense, as well as the confrontation against strong centers, Millwall's defensive iron triangle, Materazzi + Southgate + Makelele, speed, awareness, body and so on effectively complement each other, making the vast majority of opponents feel desperate in the face of them. Newcastle United played a counterattack, Shearer took the ball, he focused too much on Southgate, who was defending him head-on, and didn't notice Makelele's steal from behind, Millwall counterattacked, this was a good opportunity, Newcastle United had a lot of gaps in the defensive area, they just attacked, and now the speed of the defense is obviously not fast enough! ”
On this counter-attack, Van der Meyde dropped back and received a diagonal pass from Makelele and then played a triangle pass to Pirlo.
Andrea Pirlo turned on the spot and went straight to the wing, and Henry, who retreated to the side, ran forward with the ball and withdrew into the gap, and Larsson completed the role switch with him in the run, and now Larsson is the center forward.
Henry crossed the middle in front of the penalty area on the left side, Klose, who pulled out of the penalty area, kept the ball and made a diagonal pass, Larsson successfully cut inside and volleyed against offside, the ball hung in the corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper did not react.
"Fantastic goal! Millwall's classic quick counter-attack! As long as the opponent's overall formation is extended, Millwall can tear through the opponent's defense layer by layer when they rush forward, the running position of their attacking players, the calmness when handling the ball and the choice of passing route are impeccable, Klose's pass to Larsson is just right, Newcastle United's space is too big, but there is no way, they can't withstand the frontal impact of the opponent's counterattack, Gullitt has always claimed that he wants Newcastle United to play beautiful romantic football, maybe Hall's team is not romantic, But their speed and skill, as well as the team's beautiful football, have been imitated by too many teams but cannot be replicated! ”
Gullitt frowned on the sidelines, then stretched out again.
insisted on saying that his skills were not as good as others, but he was not convinced.
He believes that it is a disparity in strength.
How much is Newcastle United worth?
What is the combined value of the players on the Millwall field?
Aldridge didn't celebrate much about the second goal, just smiled happily and then had a good chat with Klinsmann.
This is a game that Millwall should have won.
There is neither the pressure of a dense schedule, nor the impact of a decline in fighting spirit, nor the factor of slacking off the enemy.
In the second half, Aldridge directly used up two substitutions, replacing Andrea Pirlo and Larsson.
Gattuso and Frank Lampard stepped up defensively, while Millwall tightened control in midfield and slowed down the tempo without giving the opposition any chance to attack quickly.
Newcastle United fought back frantically in the second half, but were completely destroyed by a wave of Millwall counter-attacks in the 71st minute of the game, Van der Meyde surprisingly succeeded in countering offside in the middle, and received Schneider's long overhead cross to send the ball into the opponent's goal to seal the victory.
Aldridge was the last to put Ashley Kerr on the pitch to get a feel for the game.
"Congratulations to Millwall at full-time, they beat Newcastle United 3-0 to claim their third FA Cup title in four years and become the league and FA Cup double this season! It was also Millwall's 12th major trophy since reaching the Premier League in the 95-96 season, and it was definitely a record for a dynasty team, and Aldridge Hall opened up a dynasty for Millwall, and how long can this dynasty last? We will witness it together in the future! ”
The Lions fans in the Wembley stands seemed to have made an organized agreement before the game, and at the moment when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the fans in the stands collectively bowed to the stadium, and the scene was extremely shocking.
Aldrich stood up and walked to the sidelines, still calmly sticking one hand in his pocket with a thoughtful expression.
Four years, the ninth major tournament championship trophy.
He didn't count two UEFA Super Cups and one Toyota Cup.
If he was really starting a dynasty, then that dynasty should not just rule England.
Aldrich looked up at the sky.
The skies of Europe.
Is there really no motivation?
No, I'm going to start a dynasty that will rule Europe! (To be continued......)