Valencia have developed a unique style of play, scoring goals and winning goals, but the threshold before the finish of the trophy is a quality they lack: shrewdness and sophistication.

Millwall didn't have this quality before, so Aldridge in the European Cup Winners' Cup final, the final against Real Madrid two years ago, he gave the team the order is to attack, forget all the pressure, attack wildly, play their own style, don't care about anything else, fortunately two years ago met Real Madrid, who has not had the Champions League for 30 years, and the other party is also nervous, pressured, and unable to take it easy.

The team that plays the final for the first time is the most taboo about winning and losing, Valencia may not have this kind of mood itself, but because of the team's congenital shortcomings, it will inevitably give rise to this kind of emotion when the score is behind.

Millwall, on the other hand, became very sophisticated today, dominating the game steadily, with a slow tempo for more than 70 per cent of the time, but suddenly playing faster and the impact of the change of tempo was difficult for Valencia to handle.

While celebrating Larsson's goal, Aldridge also spotted a detail, a situation that he hadn't thought of before the game.

He walked back to the dugout and said to Villas-Boas: "The opposing left wing-back, Garado, give me a brief introduction. ”

Boas stood up and whispered beside Aldridge: "He was born in Real Madrid, but he has never played for Real Madrid's official games, and then he came up from a low-level team, transferred to Valencia in the middle of the season, and made fewer appearances in La Liga, one-on-one, Ronaldinho broke him up!" ”

Boas's introduction was simple enough.

Aldrich nodded thoughtfully.

Gerrardo's appearance was not a surprise, as Carboni was suspended.

How old is Carbony? 35 years old.

How old is Gerado? 26 years old.

The former is obviously older, and the latter is in the age of fighting.

But for Valencia's defensive counter-attack. Defend first. Fight back again. If you can't defend well, you can fight back!

In their backline, if Carboni can play, then except for Pellegrino, who is 29 years old, the youngest is 34-year-old Djukic, and the remaining two defenders are both 35 years old.

What do they rely on to ensure defense?

Experience!

They can't run 10,000 meters at a time, 12,3 or even more like young people.

But a lot of young players run a good distance, which is above average. But in this, there may be 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters is running blindly, running indiscriminately, and it is wasting physical energy and doing useless work.

Veterans are different, veterans have experience and run less, but they are all on the right path, and they will be there when the team needs them!

Otherwise. With an aging defence, can Valencia make it to the final?

Boas not only evaluated the opponent's ability. And it also provides an important piece of information.

Gerrardo lacks experience at the top level!

He came all the way up from the lower divisions and moved to Valencia less than half a year ago.

What is today's game?

Champions League final!

Valencia itself as a whole lack of resilience at this level of competition, coupled with a lack of performance at some point, is definitely an important piece of information to draw on.

Aldridge didn't expect it before the game, because he didn't know much about Gerrardo, and no one could say whether the opponent was a god or a puddle of mud in the game.

In the first half an hour of the game, I didn't find out how vulnerable the opponent was, because Larsson is good at passing, Larsson himself is not too one-on-one to entangle with the opponent, and Gerrardo can't see whether the play is good or bad at this point.

But just now Schneider's assist easily wiped Gerrardo, and that scene made Aldridge fall in love.

He walked to the sidelines, told Schneider to kick off when a throw-in opportunity arose, called Larsson in front of him and said to him: "You switch positions with Thierry, let Thierry rush into the space between the opposing full-backs and centre-backs." ”

Larsson took the order and went back to talk to Henry, and the two places were swapped.

In the next game, Gerrardo was in a hurry.

First of all, he couldn't cut Henry's ball.

Secondly, if he rushes up and grabs, he will lose his position.

Henry's ability to get rid of it, explosiveness, and ball control is slightly stronger than Larsson's, and his one-man ability to blow up Gerrardo on the right flank.

This forced the midfielders to defend more against Glardo.

In the 44th minute, Henry faced the bag of Gerrardo and Farinos on the right flank, and he didn't do anything, knocking the ball back to Schneider who came up from the side, who played a straight ball to Larsson in the middle.

Larsson then crossed to Nedved, who was rushing forward at full speed, and Valencia was open in the middle due to Farinos' assistance, and Larsson's pass also surprised Pellegrino and Djukic, and Nedved fired a powerful shot into the penalty area line and into the gate guarded by Canizares.

“2:0！ Nedved's goal sent Lions fans into a frenzy in the stands! This long-range shot is really beautiful, Nedved is not a new Mr. Golden Ball, and it looks like he can win a new championship medal today! ”

With a two-goal lead and the first half was over at an imminent end, Millwall could go back to the dressing room for Aldridge to remind the rest of the squad to take their breath, while also making Valencia feel even heavier before he walked into the dressing room.

Aldridge applauded Nedved's goal with a smile on his face and no undue emotion.

Valencia as a whole performed much worse than he expected.

At least, they weren't as stunning and unstoppable as they were on their way to the finals.

Lacking championship temperament and the limitations of the lineup tactics, Valencia has begun to crumble!

I have to say that Millwall's control of the rhythm and high-pressure pressing make the opponent always close to collapse with the unfavorable situation, and the behavior on the field is to lose tactical discipline, rush crazy, and lose the defensive position in the key area.

The beginning of the second half is the stage of life and death, although it is not uncommon for the game to be reversed and turned over at the last moment, but the most critical time point in the regular is still the 20 minutes at the beginning of the second half, because it is the last 25 minutes. The less time. The lagging side is more likely to collapse. The leading side can also hold on to the win by delaying time and reducing offense and strengthening the defense.

At halftime, Aldridge told the team to play more steadily in the second half, maintain the overall formation, pay attention to the defense and not give the opponent's midfield space to cooperate, and cut the opponent's counterattack formation.

Cooper could only play on Garado, and maybe there was a little bit of worry before the game, but on a good side, he was optimistic that Lopez's attack on the left side of the front could also put pressure on the opponent and suppress the opponent's attack on the right side.

But the reality is that Flea López didn't get much of a chance to perform today.

Millwall pressed the midfield. Valencia's forward play became difficult, the striker rarely got the ball comfortably, the offensive advance became very difficult, the midfield could not hold on, and the forward line naturally did not have strong support.

In the 58th minute, Ronaldo controlled the ball on the left side, Nedved stepped forward, Larsson pulled out of the penalty area to cover Nedved, Valencia defenders were like big enemies, Ronaldo pulled the ball back in front of Angeloma and then suddenly crossed with his feet.

His crosses were of great quality. It is to find the back point directly.

The ball went around the centre-backs and straight to the back of the net, and Gerrardo had another problem!

He failed to keep up with Henry. Pellegrino went to chase the back post but was obviously a step too slow, he couldn't fly as fast as the ball, and Henry jumped up at the back post to head straight at the goal!

Canizares blocked the near corner, Henry's header headed towards the far post, Canizares opened his right hand and blocked it!

But the ball he blocked was in the box, and Nedved saw that he was about to make a follow-up shot, but he didn't step on the right point, and he fell to the ground and couldn't kick the ball.

But right behind Nedved, Larsson, who was one step faster than Ghrard, followed up and pushed the ball with the arch of his foot, and the half-high ball sent the ball into the goal!

Larsson scored twice and Millwall led 3-0! It's a game that you can feel like when you watch the game: there is no suspense! Millwall not only suppressed Valencia, but also destroyed Valencia with less than 3 goals in 60 minutes! The Valencia fans who painted the bat in the stands before the game must have been sad, while the Lions fans are now singing and dancing in the stands to celebrate their team's imminent victory in the club's second European Champions League and England's unprecedented treble! ”

The Valencia players held their heads on the pitch in disbelief, and in a final, they were powerless.

Mendieta's expression was blank, and he didn't know why it would become like this.

He led one of the best midfield pairings in Europe, and even if they lost to Millwall today, they were still one of the best, and that won't change.

The truth is, Millwall is stronger, it's as simple as that.

Cooper's grim expression only made people feel stubborn, sympathetic, and he was helpless.

Aldridge hugged Klinsmann, Jensen, and the trio to celebrate the team's third goal, and they can now give a small release.

Valencia didn't give up, fighting harder, making it impossible to believe that this was a La Liga team, they were more active in using physical confrontation to get the ball, and although the action was not rude, the two teams seemed to wear the opposite jersey compared to Millwall.

In the 70th minute of the game, Aldridge made a substitution.

Neil comes on for Southgate.

Six-year-old Neil, Aldridge can give him more time to enjoy the Champions League final today.

Southgate put the captain's armband on Nedved before leaving the pitch and then applauded the fans, and he did not delay the time, took the initiative to run to the sideline to hug Neil, walked out of the field and high-fived Aldridge, and sat on the bench to rest.

Valencia fought fiercely and grabbed fiercely, but this was not the rhythm of the game they were good at, but it led to frequent misalignment, disjointed defense, and in the 81st minute, the team suffered another blow.

Ronaldo slotted the ball back to the top of the box after entering the box, and Pirlo followed up with a long-range shot that blasted out of the world and penetrated the gate guarded by Canizares again.

4:0.

The game was completely one-sided.

Aldridge made another substitution, bringing on Keller for Bout.

Goalkeeper for goalkeeper, is it humiliation?

No, it was his reward for Keller, who as a backup goalkeeper had limited ability, but was conscientious and uncomplaining.

Five minutes later, he replaced Ronaldo and brought on Glen Char.

Valencia's defeat was a foregone conclusion, they had no ability to turn things around, and the whole team was deflated when time was running out.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines with a smug smile on his face, and next to him stood the Millwall coaching staff and other players, all waiting for the game to end before rushing into the field to party!

When the referee's whistle blew to announce the end of the game, most of Valencia's players sat on the ground, and the Stade de France resounded with the earth-shattering cheers of the Lions fans.

"The 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League final ended at the end of the game, Millwall 4:0 Valencia, Millwall's outstanding performance this season has been stable in both the league and the Champions League, they have created an unbeaten record in the league, and at the same time won the club's second Champions League trophy with an unbeaten record in the Champions League! This is now considered the strongest team in Europe! Their dominant win over Valencia in the final today was the epitome of their performance all season! Three league trophies in four years, three European trophies in four years, two Champions Leagues, one defunct European Cup Winners' Cup, countless trophies, Millwall, great team, Aldrich Hall, great young marshal, he made Millwall's name shine all over the world, he made the totem of the wild lion shock the whole Europe, he also brought Millwall a new and luxurious top stadium, starting next season, Millwall will play in their new home stadium, The new home called the Lion King Stadium ushered in the arrival of the real king, this is the era of the wild lions, this is the era of Millwall's dynasty, from today, please add a short introduction when mentioning Millwall, giants! The giants of Millwall are in Europe! ”

Volume 6: The Invincible Giants - The End

Next Volume: Reorganize the Mountains and Rivers! (To be continued......)