326 Men and Stress
Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ——
Although Millwall is ahead again, one goal is not safe, the fans in the stands are still very nervous, and the fans of Real Madrid are more worried, after all, the team is behind.
Aldridge stood on the sidelines, not pacing back and forth or making any extra body movements, which only made him look restless.
At this time, a stable mindset is needed!
Real Madrid started the second half of extra time with a large force, the full-back position, the midfielder, the two central defenders in front and back to set up a simple and fragile defensive line, no way, they had to sacrifice the defense to strengthen the attack!
The whole game was played to this point, except for the last few minutes of the 90th minute, when the two teams tacitly conservative, the rest of the time Millwall was attacking with ferocity to suppress Real Madrid.
Aldridge believes that when the second half of extra time comes, there are 15 minutes left in the game, and the physical strength of the two teams is almost exhausted.
But he was wrong, and when five minutes of extra-time were played, Aldridge regretted his decision to let his team shrink the half.
Real Madrid has indeed reached the limit of physical fitness, but Millwall's physical strength, which has reached the limit, is also quickly exhausted, and Real Madrid's advantage is shown, in this period, the best performer is Real Madrid's midfielder Seedorf, the Dutchman who won the European Champions Cup for Ajax three years ago.
Seedorf was unhurried in midfield, threatening with every pass. He took Real Madrid's attack to the next level.
113th minute. Seedorf played the ball through a gap to Raul, who had penetrated into the box. Raul's half-turned shot was brilliantly blocked by Bout and Real Madrid missed a great opportunity.
The ball was blocked and came to Southgate, and he turned and cleared the ball with a big foot!
Single arrow Trezeguet anti-offside successful, single goal!
It's a pity that Trezeguet, who started from the middle line, couldn't get up to speed at all after getting the ball, he was almost cramping, and Real Madrid's two central defenders were over 30 years old, but it was Redondo who ran back and cut off the ball at Trezeguet's feet from behind.
Trezeguet fell on the field. But no one paid attention to him, Real Madrid was in a hurry to attack, and Aldridge did not blame Trezeguet on the sidelines, he didn't even run to the big penalty area with the ball, and he couldn't run when the ball was broken.
The oppressive all-attack and all-defense style is too physically demanding.
The other two strikers, Larsson and Shevchenko, have become a barrier in front of the full-backs, and with Trezeguet on the verge of cramping, Millwall's attack was ruined.
In the time that followed, they defended with all their might, and Real Madrid's army pressed the border to bombard Millwall indiscriminately.
Karlumbu shoots from outside the box, Carlos crosses diagonally from the edge of the box and Raul heads in the middle. Redondo forced his kick to the goal
In just five minutes, Real Madrid had five shots on target. Fortunately, Bout played bravely, high and low blocking to protect the goal.
With the last minute of the game remaining, Lions fans were looking forward to watching their team reach the top of Europe, while Real Madrid launched the worst attack.
Real Madrid's centre-backs all rushed into Millwall's penalty area in an attempt to receive the ball high in the air, so that Millwall had to have more talent to defend in the penalty area, which was a knee-jerk choice for the players in the most tense moments.
Aldridge was very anxious to see this scene on the sidelines, the scene was a bit chaotic, and whether he could withstand the pressure at the last moment could no longer be viewed from the perspective of a normal moment.
Card Passing Route, Card Passing Route!
It doesn't matter how many people are in the box, what matters is how the ball passes!
Walking on the ground, going to the card passing route, walking in the air, and having defenders in the area compete for the top, it is not necessary to have a balanced number of people to mark one-on-one, that kind of defense, it is never possible to stare at the opponent, because the offensive side's running initiative will always have more advantages than the defending side!
Sure enough, Raul, Mijatovic, and Suker ran back and forth with two central defenders entering the penalty area to disrupt the defense, Redondo passed the ball to Raul, and Raul quickly kicked the wall and gave the ball to Suke!
Suker made a gesture in the penalty area, Materazzi stretched out his foot to block, but Suker took a step sideways, shook the gap and opened the bow with his left foot, which can only play the violin!
The ball flew like a cannonball towards Millwall's goal, and Aldridge had desperate thoughts in his heart, but Bout made an incredible save and saved the ball away!
Heroes!
The Lions fans in the stands were not excited for a few seconds, the ball that bounced out of the box fell at the feet of Carlos, he also made a long-range shot, in the chaos, the surrounding Millwall players all rushed up to block with their bodies, but Carlos calmly knocked the ball sideways, Seedorf took the ball and adjusted a step on the spot, followed by a long shot!
The ball was not fast, but the angle was very tricky, flying over the defender's head and falling to the right side of the goal, Bout had just gotten up from the ground, this time not ready enough, facing the ball sideways, but his fingertips could not touch the ball.
rumble
The Real Madrid fans in the stands at the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium are boiling!
"Seedorf helped Real Madrid equalise in the last moments! 3:3, 3:3, Millwall were originally only 10 seconds away from the top of Europe, or rather, as long as they successfully defended the attack, they could wait for the referee to blow the whistle and run to the championship, but Seedorf made the suspense of the championship return in the last moment! Penalty shootout, the two teams will play a penalty shootout! The referee confirmed the goal and ended extra time, and the next penalty shootout between the two teams will be! ”
Real Madrid's equaliser at the bottom of the game was too hard for morale!
The Lions fans in the stands struggled in disbelief.
Arthur hid his face in the box with his hands, barely daring to look at it.
It wasn't a good sign, as the team looked set to win the title only to be equalised at the bottom of the game.
There won't be much time to prepare for the penalty shoot-out either. Aldridge also suffered a strong shock in his heart. But his expression remained calm.
The expressions of the players varied. There are many people who have been affected by Seedorf's goal, and their eyes are a little distracted.
Aldridge had the 11 men still on the pitch stand in a circle, and then the players on the bench joined in, and he walked in the last one to walk in, and then bent down with his left and right hands on his back, and the players all bent over to listen to Aldridge's speech.
'That's how football is the case, maybe you score in the first minute. Maybe we have to face it with a calm mind when we were scored in the last minute, but if I say that and it doesn't cheer you up, then think back to last September, when we were drawn and Millwall were the favourites? No, but we're stepping on Barcelona. Dynamo Kyiv, PSV Eindhoven advanced to the knockout round. When we meet Juventus, are we favourites to advance? Neither is it! When we went to the Stade Louis II to face Monaco, the outside world still didn't look at us, but here we are, here we are, to compete for the trophy with Real Madrid, the six-time Champions League winner! We were never favored, but we proved ourselves, you made me proud, I was proud, I, Aldrich Hall, was worthless, and I was all thanks to you, because I have always had faith in you, and I still have! We are going to face the penalty shootout next, I won't tell you to forget the pressure, that's not realistic, you shouldn't deliberately ignore the pressure, we are men, men shoulder the world, men dominate the order, men defend the family, the race, men should have pressure, face the pressure, overcome the pressure! People who dare not face pressure are cowards and weaklings! You are not, you have to hold your chest up and go to the penalty spot to take the penalty, it doesn't matter whether you can score or not, the important thing is whether you dare or not, whether you can play at a normal level! Millwall? ”
"Rush Rush!"
All the players chanted in unison.
Aldrich's words quickly cheered them up, completely forgetting the heavy blow caused by Seedorf's equalizer!
Each player has a determined look in their eyes encouraging each other.
When the Wild Lions fans in the stands saw this scene, they all stubbornly raised their chins: even if they lose today, the Wild Lions are still the strongest in their hearts!
Aldridge walked to Real Madrid after submitting the list of penalty takers, he shook hands with Heynckes again, the two talked for a minute, expressing mutual respect, before the game was a greeting, and now the game is coming to an end, the two are not friends.
When the penalty shoot-out was about to begin, Millwall's players stood near the centre circle, all with their heads held high and solemn faces, their arms on the shoulders of their teammates.
On the sidelines, Aldridge also played in a row with all the members of the coaching staff, including the substitutes.
Such a scene was extremely shocking at the scene.
Through the live TV footage, Millwall's united and fearless side was shown to the world!
Millwall took the penalty first, and when the first man walked to the penalty spot, Real Madrid goalkeeper Ilgner spread his palms and shouted at the opponent: "Hey, you're mistaken, I'll keep the goal first!" ”
The commentators were all crazy, and there was not a single person on the scene who was not shocked except for the coach and players of Millwall!
"Millwall's first person to take the penalty was goalkeeper Bout! Goalkeeper! Goalkeeper! Grass! I've never seen a goalkeeper take a penalty in the first round of a penalty shootout! Is Hall crazy? Is he crazy? There are so many people in the team who have good footwork, what is the first Bout for Lu? For what? It's crazy, it's crazy! ”
The Real Madrid players were stunned when they saw that it was Bout who had taken the first penalty.
Millwall has a lot of trust in Bute, and he will practice penalty kicks outside of training, not saves, but shoots, and the standard is no worse than anyone else.
Ilgener faces the expressionless Bout, in terms of goalkeeper level, Ilgner should be above Bout, Bout is also self-aware, he knows that the outside world has been criticizing him for gradually not being worthy of Millwall's main goalkeeper, and the outside world has been giving Millwall ideas to buy better goalkeepers to replace him, but Aldridge has never had any signs of introducing goalkeepers.
Defending the goal is a fundamental task, and it is incumbent upon Bout to contribute to defending the team in the penalty shoot-out.
On the first ball, he ran as he normally does in training, and then steadily pushed the ball into the corner of the goal, Ilgner judged the direction of the ball, but the speed and angle of the ball made it impossible for him to guess correctly!
Millwall led 1-0 on penalties.
Bout went straight to the goal after taking the penalty kick and then he had to keep the goal.
His breezy attitude put a lot of pressure on Real Madrid's players.
This goalkeeper is too calm!
Aldridge didn't celebrate on the sidelines, but a big rock fell on his heart.
Penalty shootouts are sometimes a psychological war, and the more calm the side, the more psychological pressure is put on the opponent.
Millwall dared to be the goalkeeper, and he was the first, and the goalkeeper also scored a penalty, which will undoubtedly have a psychological impact on Real Madrid! (To be continued......)