Nedved has the impact and confrontation advantage over Ronaldo.

But Rowe Jr. is more creative and capable of getting rid of it than Nedved.

Leeds United's midfield is a shortcoming, as long as Ronaldo is not lazily waiting for the ball, he and Pirlo not only greatly improve Millwall's control of the midfield, but also make the attack more unguardable.

In the 26th minute of the game, Ronaldo, Larsson, and Pirlo completed a shocking performance!

Larsson pulls open on the right flank and receives a high cross.

Perhaps, he made a mistake in the pass, because the cross was obviously not on the line where Henry and Nedved were running, but in front of the penalty area, where only Ronaldo was there.

Rio Ferdinand rushed out to block Ronaldo's on-the-ball shot or the next through ball.

However, Xiao Luo saw Ferdinand's action rushing out, and rushed at the other party abnormally!

"What is Ronaldinho doing? Won't he head the ball? ”

When Xiao Luo rushed towards Ferdinand, he obviously ran past the ball landing point, one step, one step!

Just as his head was half a metre ahead of the ball, he suddenly braked and smiled weirdly at Ferdinand.

Wow!

The audience exclaimed!

Xiao Luo turned sideways slightly and used his back to do the ball back!

He didn't use his head, but used his back, not only to let the ball fall and bounce on his back into a return pass, but also at the right angle, the ball slowly bounced back after the force was unloaded, Pirlo slapped the horse, no need to adjust at all, the ball is just right in terms of speed and spin, and it is better not to be stationary. for it was rolling towards him. It's easier to exert force.

Bang!

Andrea Pirlo smashed a powerful shot through the Leeds United goal from just outside the box. All the players in Leeds United's midfield were jaw-dropping.

"What a wonderful goal! What a brilliant goal! Pirlo received an assist from Ronaldinho to score a long-range goal, how should we describe Ronaldinho's assist? He finished the assist with his back, with his back! As we say about Millwall, they are a combination of a European core and a samba coat! There is not only strong tactical discipline and teamwork, but also full of free imagination and individual play! Come on, everyone, cheer for this goal and be intoxicated by the process of this goal! ”

Andrea Pirlo runs to Ronaldo after scoring a goal. Turn his back to him and touch the back of his head, as if to make sure if there are eyes there!

Aldridge was also obsessed with the goal, smiling with his mouth wide open, but his expression was full of incredulity.

There's no doubt that Robinedved Jr. is creative, but it's beyond imagination that he can assist Andrea Pirlo with precision in the back.

With Nedved, he wouldn't have been able to do that, even if he would have passed the ball back to Pirlo. The limit is the heel knock.

And Xiao Luo's creativity in this position is reflected in unpredictability, just for a moment. His movements caused confusion in Leeds' defence, and the Leeds players who gathered behind him were shocked by the action of Ronaldo making the ball with his back.

If you wait for the ball to hit the ground before making a move, the timing will give Leeds more leeway to defend.

Millwall played with ease, with Andrea Pirlo providing global consistency in midfield to ensure that Leeds did not fall into a passive rhythm change due to Leeds United's increased scrambling, and he maintained the team's stability on the pitch.

Junior Ronaldo, on the other hand, provides a change of tempo in attack, using his breakthroughs and imaginative passes to abruptly change the situation.

Leeds United has been recruiting heavily this season, and its hard power has been greatly improved, but with the addition of too many new signings, the stability of the team has problems, coupled with the rationality of the team's lineup, the lack of a strong midfielder, and the key points of defense are easy to be suppressed by strong teams.

In other words, they will either crush their opponents in one go, or they will be restrained by their opponents and suffer defeat, and it will be difficult to hold a draw.

O'Reilly, despite his ability to manage this team, has not been able to break through the gap of his own shortcomings, and even if they have lost more games, they still leave Chelsea and Liverpool behind.

But in the face of a strong team like Millwall, which is good at grasping the weaknesses of the opponent, Leeds United has fallen into a comprehensive passivity that cannot be compensated for by will and fighting spirit.

Before the end of the first half, Xiao Luo was focused on defense, so he did not stick to the ball too much, Pirlo in the premise of Xiao Luo's position after attracting the center of gravity of the defense, three meters next to Xiao Luo to receive Henry's return pass and then pass the reverse cut route through the ball, Nedved successfully countered offside and successfully sent the ball into the goal at 45 degrees, extending the lead.

In the second half, Thierry Henry, who squandered a few golden chances in the last league game, scored from a wonderful pass from Ronaldo, giving Aldridge confidence that he could continue to trust him.

In fact, Aldridge does not have many options, if Henry's form really declines uncontrollably and plays badly when he takes advantage of opportunities, then it will be disastrous for Millwall, he has to make changes to the lineup, Klose cannot replace Henry's role, the center must let Larsson play, this change, will form a whole body effect, in April and May, this is definitely a heavy blow.

Thankfully, Thierry Henry had a fresh look today, proving himself again with his efficiency in scoring goals and handling the ball in attack.

O'Reilly sat in the dugout, looking numb.

He should have realised by this time, and Ritzdale, the president of Leeds United, should have clearly understood: Rome cannot be built in a day.

The white roses of Yorkshire want to bloom like the lion in Europa, not only is the road long, but it is not necessarily successful with hard work, and there will be difficulties and countless challenges on the road.

The good news for Leeds United is that if they can adjust their mentality, they will be able to minimize the mental blow caused by Millwall's inevitable double kill.

On the bright side, at least before the season, their goal was neither to win the title nor to beat a particular opponent, but the winning streak at the start of the season gave the club and fans unrealistic expectations.

The initial goal was to qualify for the Champions League, get a huge share of the profits, and let the club succeed step by step. Right now. They haven't been left behind. Losing to Millwall is not the end of the world, as long as you play well in the last six rounds, you still have the initiative to get the top four.

After leading by three goals, Aldridge made a substitution to save time for the upcoming Champions League.

In the end, the full-time score was fixed at 3:0, and Millwall beat Leeds United twice this season, avenging the revenge of one draw and one loss in the two games last season.

In the stands of the Lion's Den Stadium, the fans cheered for the team's victory. At the same time, many fans also put up slogans to cheer for the team's upcoming trip to Munich again.

Aldridge and O'Reilly shook hands after the game and parted, and in the post-match interview, Aldridge responded with a formulaic tone, and United also won this round of games.

No one believes United can come back from 12 points down with six games remaining, and they are simply delaying Millwall's successful title defence.

Before leaving for Munich, Aldridge attended the official UEFA press conference.

Fleet Street and the German media are the protagonists, and they are looking forward to another confrontation between Aldridge and Heathfield.

Aldrich, however, was very faceless, and he answered any question that smelled of gunpowder lightly. Or divert the topic and answer the question.

Before the whole team left, Arthur ran to Aldrich's apartment. shouted and cheered Aldridge on, wishing Millwall success in revenge.

"Why do you want this?"

The suitcase for the expedition had been placed in the living room, and Aldrich stood in the middle of the hall looking at Arthur in bewilderment.

Arthur's expression was stunned, he had been clamoring to take out Bayern Munich just now, to avenge Millwall's outing last year.

"Son, did I do something wrong?"

Aldridge bowed his head and sighed, and said: "The media is like this, the fans are like this, and even you are like this, as if Millwall and Bayern Munich have a common enmity!" That's not right, it's not right at all. ”

Arthur rolled his eyes and said softly: "Sometimes, football is war, and the losing side will definitely want revenge. ”

Aldrich sneered and shook his head, saying, "Revenge? In fact, there is no hatred, there is just Millwall covering up the cowardice in his heart, you are like a fan, shouting and killing, revenge, hehe, it is better to say that you can't afford to lose! Is it because last year's game was our only European defeat in a few years that the blow was particularly heavy? ”

Arthur's mouth moved, as if unable to contradict Aldrich.

After a long while, he looked like a deflated ball, and asked, "Son, what do you think?" Did we lose last year as if nothing had happened? ”

Aldridge raised his eyebrows and said: "Of course it's impossible, but what kind of mentality to use to face defeat is the most important thing, the wrong mentality does us no good, if we lose a game to hate an opponent, then it will only make us lose more and more!" The strong are accustomed to victory, and at the same time, the strong are not afraid of failure, and they can get up when they fall and make themselves stronger, instead of hating their opponents and shouting for revenge, on the contrary, without strong opponents, there is no strong self! I don't want to hear any more words of revenge, I've gotten tired of hearing them these days, it's going to have an impact and it's misleading my team, especially since I don't want you, and the people around me, to mislead Millwall as well. ”

After the results of the draw for the round of 8 came out, the voice that hung over the heads of the entire Millwall team was revenge, revenge to Bayern Munich.

Aldrich resented this argument.

Although he admits that meeting Bayern Munich again in the knockout round is the best result, he is by no means with a revenge mentality, for Millwall, this mental stimulation is to get up where they fell! It doesn't have to be with Bayern Munich.

When normal competition is misguided into hatred, this will directly affect the mentality of the parties involved, and it is absolutely wrong to be blinded by hatred and overwhelmed by reason.

The media is not a big deal to watch the excitement, and they can't wait for Millwall and Bayern Munich to have a century-old feud, and the fans are simply venting their emotions.

As a party to Aldridge, he led the team to Munich this time, the purpose is not revenge, there is only one goal: to prove that Millwall is stronger than Bayern Munich! Prove it with the results!

Arthur figured out Aldrich's words, and said apologetically: "Son, I'm sorry that you didn't say anything to me, oh no, you still have to remember what I said: return with victory!" ”

Aldridge knew that Arthur was just a maniac and an avid fan, even in his position as club president.

He walked over and hugged Arthur and whispered in the other's ear: "My goal is to lead Millwall to become the true king of Europe, so I can't let hatred cloud my judgment and actions, I'll do my best." ”

Arthur closed his eyes and smiled, and said in a deep voice, "Make me even more proud." (To be continued......)