391 Dynastic foundations
Rarely, there were boos from the stands at Highbury, not for the visiting Millwall, but for the home team Arsenal.
Arsenal fans are arguably the best fans in the Premier League, as they are too quiet, like academics watching literary films, and rarely keep cheering like other fans in the stands, but that doesn't negate their loyalty to the team.
Since Arsenal reversed Manchester United and Millwall to win the long-awaited top-flight title last season, Arsenal fans are convinced of Arsene Wenger, but today's game is like this, and the home team looks like it is going to lose to Millwall 2, Arsenal fans naturally can't accept it.
Arsene Wenger has the heart to kill the thief and has no power to return to the sky.
The brazen Aldridge set up the bus, so angry that Wenger wanted to rush directly in front of the other party and roar: show some grace!
He has always thought that the two of them play a bit of a gentleman's chess, or a duel between knights, winning or losing, above board, there is no need to use other tricks such as psychological warfare smoke bombs that belong to the side in his eyes.
But he really missaw Aldridge, this kid doesn't have any lofty ideals, and he hasn't thought about starting a sect in football, keeping a tactic or style from the same thing, he has no interest, and he can't do things that help the world, and he is satisfied when he wins the game and is happy to achieve his goal.
He has known Arsene Wenger for many years, and today Aldridge has "broken" the professor's heart.
Arsenal captain Adams stepped up and rushed to the front line when the team was in danger, and the front line was rushed.
I have to say. Tony Adams seems to be born with a kind of domineering, he killed this time, single-handedly stirred up the Millwall defense line to turn over, Pedretti was directly knocked to the ground by him, the referee did not award a foul, thought it was a reasonable collision, little Makelele is still young after all, moreover, Makelele does not belong to the burly type, and it is conceivable that Pedretti uses him as a template.
"Arsenal are playing long balls again? Remember the time of the Christmas war. Arsenal played long balls when they were behind. Bergkamp won a penalty and now they are doing it again, and it is unclear if they will reap the magic of the road. Adams heads the goal! By the fraction, Keller. Cunning Keller kicks off the ball quickly. Millwall fought back. Ronaldo lunged forward, got the ball, and he started a long run. ”
Xiao Luo passed half the game. First withstood Vieira's harassment with his body, then Duff's beautiful cross-running position made Petit hesitate defensively, Ronaldo changed direction to pass the opponent, and then Van Nistelroy opened the gap, and Ronaldo faked a flick past Arsenal's last central defender.
What about the others?
The full-back went up and crossed but Adams didn't run back with a header.
Seaman abandoned the door and walked out, and Xiao Luo's series of shocking actions were jaw-dropping.
Unsurprisingly, he shook off He-Man's defensive angle laterally, and then, with a shot!
Empty door!
Aldridge got up from the moment Ronaldo got past Petit and walked to the sidelines, feeling like it would be a classic individual heroism goal.
However, when Ronaldo shot, Aldridge almost fell to his knees, covering his face with his hands in disbelief.
"No entrance! Ronaldinho! What are you working on? We're all ready to cheer on your magical performance! You just have to push and shoot and you can hit the ball in! Uh, I'm a little bit out of control, as a commentator I should be neutral, but seeing Ronaldinho's performance just now getting rid of Vieira, breaking past Petit, past Keown and shaking off Seaman, I think everyone else will be like me except for the Arsenal fans. ”
Xiao Luo's most reluctantly shot sent a little force, but the ball deviated from the post by about 20 cm, he probably wanted to keep all his actions from touching the ball to shooting coherently, so he didn't adjust it after shaking off He-Man, but shot directly, this choice can't be said to be right or wrong, some shooters adjust to adjust, just can't shoot in, and some people can send the ball into the goal without adjusting the kick, anyway, Xiao Luo missed the empty goal.
After finishing the shooting action, he saw that the ball did not go in, and his body inertia moved forward, and he chose to kneel and slide, with a helpless smile on his face.
He didn't care, but he broke out in a cold sweat.
Seaman quickly got the ball, and then kicked the ball wide, probably not a tactical quick opening, but indeed a race against time.
Millwall's players were sighing for the ball that Ronaldo didn't hit, but the ball flew back immediately, past the midfield, Pedreti was closest to the landing point, he went to scramble, but a tall figure blocked in front of him, and then jumped up and knocked him away, Tony Adams, who ran back, turned back to attack, this goal kick came out just as he grabbed the landing point, and directly headed back, Anelka was in front of Mills, when the ball bounced towards him, he didn't take the ball, but turned around Mills, Mills misjudged the ball to land, bounced off the ground and flew past his zone and behind him.
Anelka didn't wait for Neil to fill in to block him, then half-turned and volleyed, the ball went straight into the corner of the goal, and Keller could only look at the ball and sigh.
"In the 81st minute of the second half, Arsenal pulled a goal back, Adams assisted Anelka, did it after a beautiful header, Anelka was really smart, he played Mills with a turn and run, and the shot was impeccable, there is no doubt that he is a reliable killer for Arsenal in the future!"
Arsene Wenger jumped up with excitement and then kept beckoning his players to hurry back and get ready for kick-off.
Aldrich was depressed, Xiao Luo did not enter, it was originally 2:5, but now it has become 3:4.
He glared at Xiao Luo with a fierce look in his eyes on the sidelines, and at the same time stretched out his hand to point at him, asking him to strengthen his defense.
Xiao Luo was speechless, why is Arsenal's luck so good, Adams can send assists with his back to the goal, why is he so unlucky, he didn't score an empty goal.
When there is a difference of two goals, the mentality of the players is more relaxed, but when the score becomes a difference of one goal, the players themselves will pay attention to it.
Fools know that the difference of one goal is that Arsenal only need to score another win and fly.
Then Millwall really retreated and put the bus. Arsenal pressed through half time except for Keown.
With each successful defence, Millwall would possess the ball and kick it into the opposition half, consciously kicking it higher and farther.
Arsene Wenger kept signaling to the referee to pay attention to stoppage time, and Aldridge couldn't help but laugh as he watched from the sidelines.
Millwall don't just put the bus on the bus, they also stall for time, and that delay is in possession rather than "lying on the grass" or "swindling".
There may be a lot of room for improvement in the technical ability and physical fitness and tactical literacy of these young players, but one thing is commendable, and that is the possession skills and mentality. Play "Walking Monkey". They came with it.
Pedreti took the ball to the touchline after a successful steal from Pire, who came to grab it and passed it to Ferreira behind him, who just moved. Ferreira then passed the ball back to Pedreti. The latter continued to protect the ball. Piret was so angry that he didn't get the ball on the ball, but Pedretti fell to the ground.
The referee blew the whistle for a foul. and showed Pireh a yellow card.
Pedreti was kicked to the top of his foot, which is considered a "hard" injury, and the pain will pass, and if it is a joint, it is easy to be injured.
"Three minutes of stoppage time, the Arsenal fans booed again, they thought there was too little stoppage time, but it's fair to say that the second half was very fluid, even if Millwall used delaying tactics in the final moments, but the game was not interrupted as often."
In these 3 minutes, the ball flew in the air, Arsenal had no space to play ground passes, and long-range shots would be blocked by people with their bodies, Keller expanded the defensive area, and the opponent had 30 seconds left in injury time when the high ball was hung in the penalty area and was caught by Keller running out directly with both hands, and then he was knocked to the ground by Bergkamp, and the referee awarded Bergkamp a foul on the goalkeeper.
He was also booked for 20 seconds after Keller had been in the ink and was convicted of delaying time before a big kick drove the ball out and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
"The English FA Cup 1/4 finals in Highbury a focus battle came to an end, Arsenal at home lost 3:4 to Millwall, according to today's pre-game predictions, the current result should be regarded as a small upset, after all, Millwall in addition to the substitute Ronaldinho, did not send a redundant main force, with a full substitute start against Arsenal full main lineup, but they got a ticket to advance to the semi-finals away from home, I think this victory will also make a debate in the outside world temporarily end, When Arsene Wenger led Arsenal to the Premier League last season, there was a discussion about who was the stronger coach between him and Hall, and if Hall can beat Arsene Wenger's Arsenal away from home with such a squad today, I think there should be more people supporting Hall, and besides, Hall himself shines more than Wenger in terms of honor. ”
Aldridge wanted to shake Wenger's hand after the game, but the other party walked away in anger.
He shook hands with Arsene Wenger's aides and turned his head to look at the young men celebrating the victory, Aldridge couldn't help but smile, but tried his best to keep a low profile and leave Highbry.
In an interview after the game, Aldridge said there were three reasons why he was able to win the game.
'Fitness, Arsenal's players have to cope with the league and they are certainly not as physical as my players, who are in their early 20s on average and have more energy. Fighting spirit, I think the Arsenal players may still be thinking about the league, but my players, they only think about one thing, and that is to win, they want to win every game, to give themselves confidence, to improve, to show themselves, and to prove in the future that they are capable of competing for the main team, to be the main team of Millwall, this kind of stimulation is very important for the fighting spirit of young players. The last reason is to play on the field, Vieira is not in form today, his position is crucial, if he is not in form, Arsenal will be in trouble, and Millwall have several players who have been particularly good, to be honest, I was also surprised, Glen Shire, Van der Meyde, Lampard, and Neil, Gattuso are decent, as for Ruud van Nistelrooy, hehe, I think two goals today are just his normal level. ”
Having eliminated Arsenal to advance to the FA Cup semi-finals, Fleet Street chanted in unison after the game: The Wild Lion Dynasty is about to be born!
Millwall is now strong, unlike last season when they won the Champions League, the main substitution gap is large, and now Millwall has a strong bench thickness, can deal with multi-front operations, and maintain an excellent record, coupled with the talented players in the main lineup, Millwall obviously has the foundation to start a dynasty. (To be continued......)