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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Aldridge's midfield has not made major changes to the tactics, but there have been some changes in the details.

The Gunners' tactics in the second half did not change much, but the ball when switching from defense to attack was no longer blindly seeking speed, but seeking stability first.

Arsene Wenger certainly saw that the reason for Arsenal's extremely low success rate in counter-attacking in the first half was that the ball was quickly intercepted.

This is simply fatal to Arsenal's defense, because the attacking players who return to the defense are rushing forward, and the defenders are mentally slackened because of the success of the defense.

When Arsenal attacked, Millwall's overall formation shrank back, they played 433, which was already one less central striker than the mainstream 442, and when defending, two wingers retreated, and the forward midfielders retreated, at least in terms of the number of defenders, they were more dominant.

With more defense and less defense, in the Arsenal team, except for Overmars's individual ability, which has the upper hand against Capdevilla, the other players basically have no obvious advantage.

The pass and cut coordination is not able to form a multi-foot pass because the number of attackers is not large, and it is often wrong to pass six or seven feet and penetrate forward.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Millwall switched from defense to attack, and Anelka's shot from outside the box was easily picked up by Bute.

Millwall's attacking formation began to rise to the top, and the players spread out to receive the ball.

Whenever he encounters the end of the attack, Wenger's heart is tight. I urge the players to hurry up and go back to defense. Otherwise, Millwall rushed up and fought a quick counterattack. Most of the time it was a wave of takeaways.

But this time, Millwall really didn't play with speed, but slowly pushed up the pitch, and when the front trident reached the threat zone, the tempo was suddenly increased.

Claude Makelle stepped forward to meet and passed the ball to Pirlo, who split the side for Schneider, who dribbled past Piret and headed for the baseline. This forced Weinburn to come up and Schneider crossed diagonally into the ribs of the box.

This routine is all too familiar.

Arsenal's defensive players are familiar with the routine.

Larsson ran to the right again, and Adams gritted his teeth and still had to follow, otherwise the number of defenders there was obviously at a disadvantage, and letting Millwall play a one-two striker in a small area against offside would be tantamount to sending a one-shot ball to the opponent.

But Adams, before going to help, pointed to the space he had left behind, and he could no longer allow Nedved to easily cut into the box and score unguarded.

Petit went to make up for the void he had left, and Nedved ran there, holding the penalty line and standing in position without rushing forward.

Trezeguet received Schneider's diagonal pass and controlled the ball, but he couldn't turn around with his back to the ball. Take a step outside and cross to Nedved.

Vieira went to push Nedved, only to see the Czechs take a step back. After avoiding Vieira's interception, he gently removes the ball.

Arsenal's defenders were almost all pressed back into the penalty area, which made Pirlo's insertion unguarded, and in the face of this kick back to the ball, Pirlo did not make adjustments to a beautiful long-range shot!

Bang!

Seaman didn't move, the ball hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced into the back of the net.

"3:0, 3:0, Millwall destroyed Arsenal, the second consecutive meeting in the league, Wenger lost to Hall, there is no doubt, counting the second leg of the league last season, Wenger's Arsenal has conceded seven goals but not scored a goal!"

Andrea Pirlo scored and he raced all over the pitch with joy.

In his third year at Millwall, he has grown every year, switching to a playmaker midfielder in the first season, improving defensively in the second season, and in the third season, the long-range footwork he has honed has also begun to work, and the ability to insert assists will be slowly released.

Standing on the pitch with his arms outstretched and his eyes closed after Pirlo's wild run, the handsome Italian man left a moment for female fans to cherish.

I don't do a second Baggio, I am who I am, and the world will remember my name: Andrea Pirlo!

Arsene Wenger was expressionless on the sidelines and his third goal completely dispelled all Arsenal expectations of the game.

His desire to transform the arsenal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Facing the defending champions in the first round, or playing away, the opponent's main team left a central defender, and there was also Spaniard Elgra who did an excellent job of replacing Stam after leaving, Millwall's form entered the best from the beginning of the season, and it was evident from the warm-up games.

However, Arsenal's two new signings need to be run in, especially the double midfielders, the tacit understanding between Vieira and Petit, and Overmars's performance in attack is not ideal.

In the first 60 minutes of the game, Peter Pan performed well on the wing, but it was only his own performance, and he was not in the same rhythm as the rest of his team-mates, either he broke through the bottom and there was no one to answer in the middle, or when he had a chance to cross, Millwall had already set up a formation to mark Anelka and Bergkamp to death, and Peter Pan tried to cut inside, and was repeatedly intercepted by Makelele in the middle.

Aldrich crossed his arms and shook his head with a smile on his head, and the strong conversation always excites him, because the pleasure after the tension is more special.

He walked back to his seat and sat down, Benitez's unchanged facial expression that left Aldrich speechless.

"Can you have fun?"

Aldrich said to Benitez.

Benitez was still holding his little notebook to write and draw on it, and when he heard Aldrich's words, he turned his head and asked: "What do you think went wrong with Arsenal?" They don't have fewer defenders than we do. ”

'It's just what it looks like, like Overmars and Pire dropped back into the half, they didn't actually work hard, the people were in place, but the defensive role was almost negligible. Unless they run wide to help defend the penalty area, Millwall's strongest attack is in the middle, and if I want to talk about Arsenal's problem, it is Bergkamp and Anelka, who don't go back to defend. ”

"But Arsenal is a two-back configuration, do you want three backs?"

"It has nothing to do with how the formation is arranged. It's like Larsson started as a left winger. But when we scored three goals. He was in the right winger's area, scoring straight goals once and covering his team-mates on the other two occasions. The same goes for Nedved, who starts as a midfielder, strikes up front and retreats to the penalty area when defending. We play with an equal number of people in the middle, and the attackers cooperate tacitly, and the active running position naturally puts the defenders in a passive position. With the same number of people, how could they be able to defend against it? ”

'But if you get Bergkamp back in front of the box when you're defending, it's a bit of a tough guy, right?'

Benitez's words are not outrageous.

Let the forward midfielder return to the penalty area, how many forward midfielders can do it in this era? Not to mention letting a striker do that, especially a striker with a star rating.

Aldridge spread his hands and said helplessly: "So I said let me spend money to buy stars, but buying them may not meet my requirements, and it takes time to renovate, so why bother?" Furthermore, I think the bigger the stars, the more responsible they become. All three of Arsenal's goals conceded came from the middle, if the players on the pitch didn't realise where their defensive weaknesses were. That can only say that they don't deserve the word star, but maybe they realize that they don't want to go back to defense, because subconsciously that's not what they should do, especially offensive players, who don't like to do dirty work, but I think real stars should have the spirit of sacrifice. ”

The live camera focused on Aldridge and recorded him chatting with Benitez.

'It seems that Hall is already in control of the game, and it looks like it should be, the suspense is gone, and although there are still 30 minutes left, Arsenal have no hope of equalising, and even whether they can score a goal at the Lions' Den is a huge doubt.'

Arsenal were a bit annoyed by the beating, and immediately after the restart, they put together a frantic attack, and the backfield players also attacked, but this made Millwall even more excited.

The team that plays defense and counterattack needs them to constantly tear up the void to create opportunities through positional warfare, but the opponent who attacks is too big a void behind him.

Three minutes after the third goal was scored, Arsenal attacked from the side, Pire cut inside with the ball and was cut off by Schneider, Pire immediately went to grab the ball, Makelele easily passed the ball back to the front of the wing, Schneider set the side, and after observing the situation in the front court, it was a precise diagonal long pass.

The Arsenal backline had pressed out earlier, and there was a lot of space behind him, and Schneider's long pass was just the right height and fast speed.

Trezeguet ran to the left side of the penalty area after a successful offside call, waited for the ball to fall early, stopped it with his chest, and then volleyed it over.

The powerful shot sent the ball spinning without spinning and flying into the top corner of the net.

He hit this kick like an earth-shattering one, and the action was coherent and in one go, which stunned the entire stadium audience.

After Trezeguet scored a goal, he took off his shirt and threw it on the grass while running to the corner flag, and then kicked on the corner flagstick, clenching his fists in front of him, and the masculine and toned muscle lines were unobstructed, coupled with his hideous roar, which made him domineering!

"Who is the king of London!? Who's the boss! ”

Millwall once again crushed Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger sat in the dugout and rubbed his face, feeling as if he couldn't stand it anymore.

The Arsenal soldiers stood in place, with their hands on their hips, looking dazed.

Can the opposite team really be beaten?!

Arsenal's morale collapsed, Wenger made adjustments, replaced Bald and Parlour, or used Arsenal's veteran future to stabilize the situation, add a defender and midfielder, and remove Anelka and Pire.

Through these two substitutions, Aldridge knows that Wenger may not be able to attack now, as long as he doesn't concede goals again.

Seeing this, Aldridge showed no signs of relenting, replacing Trezeguet with Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then replacing Makelele with Ballack.

Andrea Pirlo was deployed at the back, Ballack and Nedved were joined in to provide the assists, and there was no need for Makelele to intercept in midfield.

Millwall had been holding Arsenal at bay for half-time transitions until the end of the game, with Bergkamp doing little other than walking around the centre circle.

In the 90th minute of the game, Ballack's long-range shot bounced off the opposing defender, and Pirlo followed up with another long-range shot, which hit the man again, but the ball changed direction and rolled into the other side of the penalty area.

Ruud van Nistelrooy caught the ball in a miraculous way and then slotted it into the near corner with the arch of his foot to lock the score at 5-0.

Two home games in two consecutive seasons, Millwall bloodied Arsenal!

When the game ended, Lions fans sang and danced in the stands, hooking their shoulders and singing their choreographed songs.

"We are the lions, we are the champions, we are the kings of London, we reign all over the world, everyone likes us, we still don't care, we only love Millwall, brave and tenacious to face difficulties, the roar of the lion will resound throughout the universe, and the footsteps of the lion will step on the world"

Aldridge and Arsene Wenger shook hands after the game, and the two acted exactly the same as they did in the last meeting, shaking hands, turning around, without saying a word, one expressionless, the other serious.

Arsene Wenger, who lost this game by a big score, will definitely face criticism from the media, Aldridge will not sympathize with the other party, because the other party does not need it at all, even if the two change positions, Aldridge does not need the pity and sympathy of others. (To be continued......)