Valencia coach Cooper is a defender, and the Bat Army has become a climate, and Mestalla has become the backbone of many heroes.

His team doesn't have many secrets at all, the thickness of the squad is standard, and it is not at the same level as the giants and strong teams, there are so many chess pieces that can fight and win, and the tactical style is not flexible, but it is like a master in martial arts novels, it is better to learn more than to learn well, Valencia will practice defensive counterattacks well, and also kill all sides.

And Cooper used this defensive counterattack to reach the Champions League final, and the British media mocked Cooper in order to build momentum for Millwall, which Aldridge disagreed, but admired Cooper.

Valencia's own lineup is congenitally deficient, and defensive counterattacks are the most reasonable tactical choice.

The average age of their main defensive lineup is over 32, and the two full-backs are over 34 years old. It makes sense to have the midfield line protect the back line and make the team as a whole.

Valencia's number one star at this time is Flea Claudio López, who is the core of the team's counter-attacking tactics, often attacking on the left flank, turning the opponent's defense upside down, and even more so that the opposing defenders can see the ghosts.

The leader of the team is Basque tough guy Mendieta, who leads one of the best in Europe in Valencia's midfield.

After all, football is played, not compared, the field is about practicality and efficiency, there are many teams with big names than Valencia midfield combinations, and there are many stronger strength evaluations, but the effect of combining them is still different from the fame and strength of individual players. That's team chemistry.

After the start of the game, Valencia launched a wave of attacks. Angulo is tackled by Gattuso in front of the penalty area. Millwall switched from defending to attacking, but they didn't take the initiative to seek speed, played unhurried and controlled the ball steadily.

La Liga teams pay attention to passing and control, integrating individual ball control skills with team cooperation, in addition to delicacy, sometimes attacking can play mercury, which is also in the context of the total annihilation of Serie A in the Champions League semi-finals after the new millennium. One of the reasons why La Liga began to usurp the throne, from the league environment, Serie A has not been as good as La Liga in terms of the field, and even if the Premier League gave birth to Manchester United and Millwall, the Champions League hegemons in the past two years, the overall appreciation of the league is not enough, most teams are still sledgehammers, physical confrontation is the mainstay, the tactical depth is not as good as Serie A, and the technical display is not as good as La Liga, because of this. Millwall ruled England and was sometimes belittled.

But today. Millwall did a good job of showing more possession on the pitch, passing and cutting together.

Valencia is playing defensive counter-attacks, focusing on pressing areas without pressing too much, which gives Pirlo space to dominate the midfield.

Ronaldo, Larsson, Nedved, the trio are not in a hurry to rush up, they are implementing the Millwall football philosophy with their actions.

Rushing to the front line too early will only be stared at to death, and he will reduce the range of activity space.

Pull back, steady the tempo, don't rush to attack, and suddenly pick up speed at the right time to create a great opportunity.

The spectacle was a far cry from what the crowd had expected, with the expectation of Millwall's stormy assault and Valencia's unbreakable counter-attack.

The reality is that Millwall dominate the midfield and attack slowly and methodically, Valencia can't do it with force, and the players are starting to get frizzy.

In the 12th minute, Mendieta took the initiative to grab Pirlo, who decisively accelerated and distributed the ball to the side, giving Zambrotta the advance amount of the rush, this is the signal, Mendieta was not in place, Zambrotta rushed forward directly, the speed came together, and the straight line accelerated forward at a gallop.

The 35-year-old Angeloma has been staring at Xiao Luo, Zambrotta with the ball and no one intercepted, until he did not cross to make an inward action, Angeloma gave up Xiao Luo to come and force, but as soon as he moved, Zambrotta passed the ball to Xiao Luo, Xiao Luo then took the ball down to cross in front of the goal, Canizares predicted correctly, fell to the ground in advance and pressed the ball under him, Henry was one step away from forming a shot, he gave Xiao Luo a thumbs up, and then turned back and ran back to defend.

Valencia launched an offensive, Millwall's offensive line withdrew to the midfield for a frantic press, the midfield line held key areas to mark, and the back line pressed forward to form an encirclement with the midfield line.

Farinos and Gerard passed the ball twice to each other and then risked passing the ball to López in front left, and the little flea made a clap at the first touch of the ball, passing Schneider!

Unfortunately, as soon as he passed Schneider, he didn't touch the ball again, Materazzi consciously made up for the gap between Schneider and him, after Lopes passed, the ball was a little far away from him, Materazzi went up and swept the ball directly to goalkeeper Bout.

Bout stopped the ball and played it to Gareth Southgate, before Zambrotara, who was back in position, picked up the ball and Millwall again organised the attack, unhurried at the tempo.

Playing a slow pace and trying to control it is one of Aldrich's pre-match arrangements.

The opponent is good at playing defensive counter-attacks, and if Millwall deliberately plays fast-paced, even if it can increase the offensive pressure, it is easy to give the opponent a chance to counterattack.

The slow tempo keeps the overall formation reasonable and doesn't leave gaps easily, and Aldridge believes Millwall have an intangible advantage that Valencia don't have.

Champion temperament, composure in the final.

Valencia played their first Champions League final and the pressure was understandable.

And they have not won the league championship in the past 30 years, in this context, Millwall's mentality should be calm, slow down the pace, Millwall play attack at a glance, Valencia's pressure will be more and more intense, because, the contradictions in their hearts will become more and more intense, eager to win, afraid of losing, no possession, can't master the offense, can't dominate the fate, what to win?

The intuitive embodiment of the situation on the field is that Pirlo controls the ball, and Valencia grabs it?

Rob, who will rob?

The striker can't grab it, and the midfielder will lose his position if he presses it.

When Andrea Pirlo is in control of the midfield, his steady play from left to right can often catch Valencia off guard after a penetrating penetration.

Especially after Millwall's attacking players came to a cross-position swap with the cold.

"Millwall's tactics today were very targeted, completely keeping Valencia at bay and the Bats unable to play a threatening attack. Mendieta could only pass back under pressure from Zambrotta's pressing. Pellegrino kicks forward. The ball was back at Millwall's feet, and it seemed that Hall was very well prepared and did not give the opponent a chance to counter-attack at all. ”

Valencia's explosion this season certainly has something to do with their background.

Just like Millwall's first season in the Champions League, the continent despised the Lions, and Aldridge used defensive counterattacks to play the heroes.

To put it bluntly, it is the opponent's contempt. I thought I could win the game by attacking hard, but I was caught off guard.

Aldridge is not in a hurry today, to avoid the team overpressing and giving the opponent fertile ground for counterattacking, compressing the midfield, pressing crazy when Valencia is attacking, speed, Millwall's players are faster overall, and the opponent can only rely on passing to break through, which Aldridge is confident of. Millwall's tactical discipline and execution can limit the opponent's play.

In the 36th minute of the match, Killy Gonzalez broke through Pirlo. As a result, Gattuso cut off the ball, Gonzalez uncharacteristically stared at Pirlo, and Gattuso was about to knock the ball to Pirlo when his action came to an abrupt end.

Gattuso seemed to be a bit of a brain crash, originally planning to pass the ball to Pirlo, but found that he didn't run out of the space and was stared at death, so he didn't know what to do next.

López was coming from behind Gattuso, and Pirlo saw that the situation was not good, and directly reached out and pointed to the right, and Gattuso passed the ball to the other side almost with his eyes closed.

Schneider put on the catch and launched a quick counterattack directly.

Schneider, who suddenly picked up speed on the wing, got past Gerrard, and easily beat Gerrardo, who was replaced in this game due to the suspension of the main player Carboni, on the wing.

The left wing-back, who has made very few league appearances in the league, was average on the pitch today, with Schneider making a quick stop and smashing the ball sideways past Gerrardo into the box.

The Valencia backline was shocked, Schneider was quite calm, observed his team-mate's running and knocked the ball back to the top of the box, Henry pulled out of the box in the reverse run, knocked the instep of the incoming ball at the top of the arc, and then passed the ball into the heart of the box.

Henry pulled out of the penalty area, Larsson cut diagonally into the middle, and the two were in a tacit understanding, Henry formed a cover for Larsson, attracted the attention of the defenders, and delivered a subtle assist.

Larsson was one-on-one in front of the goalkeeper after receiving the ball in the box, but with less than two metres of space, Djukic and Pellegrino formed a trap on him and he didn't have much time to think.

Stop the ball, swing your leg on the spot, and push the dead corner.

Larsson had the right pace to shoot, Djukic and Pellegrino stretched out their legs at the same time to get in front of him, Larsson stumbled, his eyes were always on the ball, Canizares made a cross-pounce, but the angle was too tricky, he could only look at the ball and sigh.

Larsson steadied himself and ran towards the sideline with his arms outstretched.

"Henrik Larson! Henrik Larsson! Henrik Larsson!! Even though the number of goals scored this season is lower than Thierry Henry, Larsson, who has set a new record for the number of goals scored by Millwall FC's all-time leading scorer every goal, how can he be missing in such a crucial game? That's where he belongs, and at the end of his sixth season with Millwall, he has scored over 160 goals for him, the king of efficiency! This is a cooperation between Schneider, Henry, and Larsson, simple and fast, a lethal blow, Valencia should not give Millwall such a chance, not only let Larsson catch the ball firmly in the penalty area, and even he has time to adjust the shot, maybe it is less than two seconds, but for Larsson, enough! Now, Millwall lead Valencia 1-0 and the club's second Champions League trophy is beckoning, with a treble within reach! ”

Larsson came to the sidelines and stood in front of the Lions fan stands with a smile on his face.

It was so difficult for him to challenge for the national team that he would be 30 next year and he had the idea of quitting the national team, and he wanted to put all his energy into the club and give his best to Millwall.

Looking at the Lions fans who were cheering for him, Larson said to himself: It's not enough, it's not enough.

What's not enough?

A second European Cup?

Not enough, not enough.

Millwall has more, a third, a fourth, a fifth

He's here to bring more trophies to the club, to the fans, to himself!

He wasn't as lucky as Thierry Henry to become the World Cup champion at the age of 20, but he also had a heart to become a legend and surpass many legends in football! (To be continued......)