The league against Chelsea has given a strong contrast to the outside world, and in the past few years, there have always been very close games between Millwall and Chelsea, but in this game, the intensity has decreased and the hostile atmosphere has subsided, and the outside interpretation is that Millwall disdain to put Chelsea in the shoes of rivals, and Chelsea are more distracted by dressing room problems.

Aldridge was uninterested in the chaos at Chelsea and left the pitch early after the game when he said it was time to move on to the next game.

Aldridge will next lead the squad to Milan City, and he has announced his squad before Tuesday.

This time, instead of sending out all the main players or all the substitutes, he used a mix and match combination, with the frontcourt players as the main lineup and the backcourt lineup as the substitute lineup, intending to suppress AC Milan with attack, but also put the young defense to the test more fiercely and accelerate their growth.

On the morning of the expedition, Aldrich had just woken up when he heard the phone ring at home.

"Hey, hello, who is it?"

"Aldrich, can you guess who I am?"

"Jessica, did you deliberately lower your voice so you thought I couldn't hear it?"

"Hee-hee, Aldrich, my mother and I are also going to Milan, do you have time to play with us?"

Aldrich thought about it, Ms. Rowling has been busy in the past year, because the "Harry Potter" series has been a big hit, and she wants to continue to create follow-up works to continue this good momentum.

It's as it should be to relax once in a while.

"But I don't have a lot of time, I have a day at most after the game and I'm back in London on Thursday night."

"That's enough. We also only played in Milan for two days. Go on Wednesday morning. Go shopping during the day, go to your game at night, and on Thursday if you have time, we can wander around the rest of Italy and then go home in the evening. ”

"Well, it should be no problem, you guys go to Italy, be careful on the way."

"Yes. Xie Lu Xie cares, see you again, oh yes, I wish you to win the game! ”

"Xie Luxie, say hello to your mother on my behalf."

After hanging up the phone, Aldrich smiled, and his mood suddenly became good.

He led the team to Milan with a very relaxed mood.

However, the Italian media described this Champions League group stage between AC Milan and Millwall at the San Siro as a "decisive battle of life and death"!

AC Milan must win if they want to qualify!

Millwall have nine points in their hands and only need one more win to qualify, and they are in a very comfortable position.

When Millwall arrived in Milan. The Italian media followed the attention throughout the process, from the ease with which they prepared to the seriousness of stepping on the field. With every detail reported on Millwall, it seems that the Milan media are looking to support AC Milan and expect the Rossoneri to stage a comeback to beat this unbeatable team.

Aldridge stepped into San Siro on Wednesday night, dressed in a slim-fitting coat, and in the fashion capital, he is a football coach who is not left behind.

It's a habit for him to stand on the sidelines and look around the pitch, especially when he steps into a pitch for the first time.

In fact, this is his second time here, having last been last year, when Millwall staged a big comeback with Inter Milan.

The last time I visited, it was called Meazza and today, it's called San Siro, the stadium hasn't changed, but the atmosphere has changed, the colour has changed, from blue and black to red and black.

Before coming to Milan, Aldridge called Galliani and asked the other party for two VIP tickets for Rowling's mother and daughter, Galliani had sent them during the day, and now, the mother and daughter are sitting in the stands looking down on the field, the view of the seat position is good, but they can't see the details on the field at all, but they still saw Aldridge standing on the sidelines without moving, and the cameras or press cameras around him were pointed at him.

A man who is bound to be the focus of attention as soon as he steps into football.

Aldridge put his hands in the pockets of his coat and calmly observed the pitch before walking to the dugout and standing.

The Rossoneri fans made a big splash in the stands to cheer on their beloved team.

"The fourth round of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League Group H is about to begin, AC Milan, who are bottom of the three-game table, face Millwall, who have won all three games, two weeks ago, the two teams had a big battle at Wembley, Millwall won and AC Milan lost, and the result of that game led to the fact that if AC Milan could not win today, they would probably be out of the group, and even the theoretical chances of qualifying would become slim or disappear directly. We saw that Millwall did not send the strongest squad today, the midfield personnel combination did not change, Pirlo sat in the midfield as the commander, Nedved, Larsson, Henry, Ronaldinho in front of the attack, behind Pirlo for him to protect is Gattuso, Millwall the absolute main force in the back Makelele is injured and unable to play, and today the pressure on Gattuso will be extremely great, because he needs to protect a young line of defenders, Ferreira, Neil, Barzagli, Ashley Cole, This is Millwall's back four today, there is no player who is the absolute main force of Millwall, only Neil is over 20 years old, Bout is guarding the goal, today he has to be careful, there is no Southgate and Materazzi in front of him who can be trusted. ”

AC Milan are still in a strong position today, having played three league games after losing to Millwall two weeks ago, with two wins and one draw, notably beating Inter Milan in the Milan derby.

In terms of morale, AC Milan have not only been under great pressure, but at least the last three league games have allowed them to regain their confidence and form.

The Rossoneri were on their backs today, with Millwall without points pressure and Aldridge opting for an attacking intimidation tactic.

Zaccheroni's expression was serious, and Aldridge's face was calm.

When the game started, Zaccheroni's expression changed several times, regretting the missed opportunity of the team, disappointed or annoyed by the player's mistakes, but Aldridge's expression did not change from beginning to end, calmly observing the situation on the field, and not easily revealing his inner thoughts.

Galliani watched from the stands. He was also nervous. AC Milan will be eliminated if they are in the group stage. The face of the Serie A champion is too big, assuming that it is last year's qualifying rules, it is okay to say, but this year as long as the group is second, it can enter the round of 16 safely, but Millwall, the fans complain at most, but they can be squeezed out of the round of 16 by Hertha Berlin and Galatasaray, Milan fans. Who can accept it? Then Galliani, who is in charge of the transfer operation, will be in a situation of accusations and questions, who let him fail to help AC Milan in the summer to add stronger players.

AC Milan is still playing three defenders today, Aldridge doesn't understand, really doesn't understand, Zaccheroni doesn't have the courage to change the formation, or in the face of this AC Milan lineup, I don't know how to change.

Sometimes it's easier said than done, but it's actually very difficult, first of all, to have the right players after changing the formation, and secondly. Whether the team can adapt to the tactical system after the change is the most difficult. It is also necessary to consider the personal situation of the players after the change of formation, some players do not accept it, and some players are sacrificed because of the change of formation, resulting in conflicts and other factors.

What Aldridge doesn't understand is that the back three obviously can't defend against Millwall's attacking group, and since it has been proven that this play is a failure, what's wrong with changing it? Anyway, if it doesn't change, then it will be reasonable to fail again.

After the opening 10 minutes of testing and adaptation, the two teams opened up and moved in earnest.

In the 16th minute, AC Milan's back three system was broken through by Millwall.

Pirlo's scalpel-like through not only penetrated the midfield line, but also sent the ball directly to the ribs on the left side of the penalty area, and Xiao Luo stepped in front of the air to win the ball, and Sara suffered a loss under Xiao Luo in the last game, and today he deliberately kept his distance from the central defenders and shrank inward.

He defended Xiao Luo head-on, close to the bottom line of the penalty area, when he thought that Xiao Luo would move out with the ball to pull out a free pass or shoot, Xiao Luo did the opposite, less than a meter away from the bottom line, Xiao Luo chose to go straight to the bottom, when passing Sarah, Xiao Luo left the ball in the boundary, half of his body was out of the bottom line, that scene made everyone stunned.

Ronaldo's left half of his body was out of bounds, his right foot controlled the ball in bounds, and after brushing past Sala, the AC Milan defenders were stunned, attracting defenders to come and block, Ronaldo kicked the ball back to the top of the box in the gap, and Nedved met the ball with a volley into the goal.

It was a goal that was on almost the same trajectory as in the first leg, with Ronaldinho smashing into the box on the left to draw the attention of defenders, then passing down the top of the triangle at the right time, where Nedved stepped in to get on the ball before the AC Milan midfielder could break it down and fired a shot with his feet. AC Milan didn't seem to have learned the lessons of the heavy defeat in the previous leg, and the goal conceded was the most disappointing, being beaten twice in the same way, which also shows that the back three is simply the wrong choice at Millwall! ”

Aldridge smiled from the sidelines, then gave Ronaldo and Nedved a thumbs up.

Since AC Milan are still sticking with a back three, Millwall's goal was not unexpected.

A more intuitive interpretation is that if Sara is far away from the central defender Costacuta, Xiao Luo can step forward in the space between the two, Sara shrinks and Costacuta is close, and the side is very empty, if the full-back can not return to the defense in time to follow Xiao Luo, Xiao Luo will only have positive defensive pressure after taking the ball, kill Sarah, and the Milan defensive system will collapse.

If it is a back four, the space between the central defender and the full-back will become narrow, even if the winger is inserted, the central defender does not need to worry, the full-back is close, and can quickly assist the defense, forming a front and rear package for the winger.

AC Milan were on the verge of despair, but the blow to the players was not too heavy because they knew before the game that if they wanted to turn their fortunes around, they had to win, and one of the basic conditions for winning was to score goals.

Aldridge watched the game from the sidelines, frowning as he watched.

Although AC Milan's back three is not good in his eyes, when attacking, the midfield does have a great advantage, and this advantage comes from the increase in forward ball points.

Millwall's frontcourt players return to defend and mark, so they can't stare to death, if they can really stare to death, unless they use the kind of full-court pressing tactics on the basketball court, but this tactical unconventional means, it is impossible to use such a defensive strategy for the whole 90 minutes, in particular, man-to-man is very dangerous, and if one-on-one fails, it may be a full-line defense collapse.

AC Milan automatically adjusted the defensive strategy on the field, strengthened the control of the midfield, and never gave Pirlo the opportunity to calmly penetrate the defense line from a distance, if Millwall wants to attack fluently, the frontcourt players must retreat in a wide range, and Millwall's players also do this, the offense is very patient, AC Milan almost relies on the defensive numerical advantage and hard work to make up for the weakness of skills and tactics, and their offensive means seem a little monotonous, relying on the personal ability of the side players to make a fuss.

If it was two weeks ago, Millwall would not have been afraid of this kind of attack, and I would have liked the other side to play like this, but today Millwall's two full-backs are newcomers to the top game, and they really can't stop the impact of AC Milan's two wings. (To be continued......)