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Leeds United's league this season is roughly the same as last year's table xiàn, both of which are fighting for four at the end of the season, but reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League has written a glorious chapter for the club, which is only one step away from the peak record of the club's Champions League history in 75 years.

O'Reilly looked ahead to the semi-finals, acknowledging Millwall's strength and favourites, but also said Leeds also had a chance to reach the final.

Aldridge, on the other hand, faced the reporters with "all kinds of difficulties", and Fleet Street tried to create an atmosphere of equal confrontation, describing Aldridge and O'Reilly as rivals.

The theoretical basis is quite reliable.

Leeds United won one and drew one against Millwall in the league the previous season, which made O'Reilly, although slightly underdog, not one-sided, when calculating the head-to-head record.

Aldrich did not respond positively, but said something inexplicable.

"Some neighbors praised my son for being sensible at a young age and looking smart, but no one said he was a genius, after all, he had not undergone an intelligence test."

Reporters understand Aldrich's subtext.

The mouth says that there is no champion.

No matter how much the outside world tries to close the gap between Millwall and Leeds United, making the duel between the two teams quite interesting, the fact is that Leeds United is not worthy of it!

Aldrich tries to provoke O'Reilly. Create an imbalance in the Leeds mentality. And he added another fire.

"Now everybody is saying that Leeds United has created a brilliant zào. Compare the club's historical results, yes, congratulations to O'Reilly, he has become one of the biggest names in Leeds United's history, but that's Leeds United, their Champions League semi-final is something to celebrate, what about Millwall? It's the fourth season in a row that we've reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and we're calm. If we don't qualify for the final, it's not going to be a successful season for us. ”

Aldrich's remarks are not a big deal, and they are exactly what they are.

Even if you look at the European giants, if they can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League four years in a row, and already have two Champions League titles in hand, no matter what the result, it will certainly not be associated with the word defeat, but Millwall's standard is to be higher than others.

On the day of the match. Day and night turn, when the canopy is not completely dark. The streets of Leeds were bustling with supporters in their jerseys, scarves around their necks, and crowds of fans carrying homemade slogans flocking to one place from all directions: Elland Road Stadium.

Leeds United is not particularly advantageous from the geography of all England, but they have their own advantages, in Leeds, there is only one professional football club, Leeds United, which allows local fans to put all their passion into Leeds United without reservation, and the local fans will not be divided and condensed to form a huge energy.

Like the crowd that flocked to Elland Road before the Champions League semi-finals kicked off, and the local pubs were full, a spectacle that had not been seen in Leeds for 20 years, and it was clear from the enthusiasm of the fans that O'Reilly had indeed brought Leeds United to the pinnacle of the modern era!

In the stands on Elland Road, even though more than 3,000 Lions fans arrived, shouting hoarsely for the team, they were like inconspicuous splashes in the ocean, drowning in the monstrous cheers of Leeds United fans.

In the VIP box, Ritzdale stood with his chest high and waited for the game to begin, and beside him, the chairman of Millwall, the pot-bellied Arthur, was also standing.

Over the past year, Arthur has become more restrained, and he has been in a decent position when he is external, in the past, he was in the British presidential roundtable, crushed Bates, rode on Eduardo's head, Dane retreated, with Millwall's strength, Aldridge also served as the coach of the England national team, and Andrew managed his contacts within the FA, Arthur has become a character with the right to speak from the first time he entered the game circle, he doesn't like the British president's intrigue at the negotiating table, if you can, If you don't go the right way, then grab your sleeves and fight a fight.

No one messed with him, and he was at peace with others.

Ritzdale was insolent for a while, and couldn't go back after Arthur hummed in his ear last season "friendship lasts forever".

Now, the two presidents are cheering on their respective teams.

Before the start of the game, the two stretched out their hands to each other, sat down to watch the game together, and talked from time to time, Ritzdale now really wants to learn from Arthur, Leeds United has a problem in terms of management, the expectations of two years ago have changed this year, Leeds United's record is no problem, but it can't stop the external economic environment, the football economic bubble is bursting, and the club's income is now much less than expected.

For running the club, Arthur is a layman, and he does not interfere in specific affairs, but he has seen a lot over the years, and he has said it on his lips, but he is also the head, and Ritzdale nodded frequently when he listened, and occasionally showed a thoughtful expression, which made Arthur smile in his heart.

When Aldridge walked out of the tunnel, the surrounding stands booed him, and there were many shouts and middle fingers.

His pre-match remarks made Leeds United fans uncomfortable to listen to, the facts are facts, but they are infuriating.

Aldridge doesn't care, the fans are comfortable, he doesn't care, as long as the Leeds manager and players are uncomfortable, it's right in the game.

O'Reilly took the initiative to walk up to Aldrich, and the two shook hands, each with a confident but unassuming smile on their faces.

Aldridge doesn't like the outside world to put him and O'Reilly together to call him a young marshal dispute, and O'Reilly is also disgusted by comparing himself with Aldrich's trajectory, as if Aldridge is his target, if he is not open-minded enough, he will become like Keegan in front of Ferguson for the rest of his life.

The two patted each other's arms, then turned around and walked to the dugout.

Players from both sides entered, and 22 players were in good spirits. There is a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.

"The Champions League semi-final at Elland Road is about to begin. Leeds United, who have been the dark horses this season and have made it all the way to the semi-finals, host defending champions Millwall in the round. The two sides did their best today, but I don't know if the two sides will be conservative in this first leg of the match.

Leeds United 442.

Goalkeeper: Martin.

Defenders: Kelly, Ferdinand, Matteo, Hart.

Midfielders: Bowyer, Dacourt, Cahill. Cowell.

Forwards: Smith, Viduka.

Millwall, 433.

Goalkeeper: Pagliuca.

Defenders: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfielders: Gattuso, Pirlo, Nedved.

Forwards: Larsson, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho.

Although Leeds United have a 442 formation, Smith is a striker who has invested heavily defensively. Therefore, the formation can be flexibly switched to ensure the defensive strength of the midfield. ”

Aldridge stood on the sidelines to observe Leeds United after the kick-off. Although Leeds United and Millwall are not competing at the same level in the league, the league and the cup are completely different environments, the league is fighting for endurance and stability, and the cup is about fighting on the field and technical and tactical encounters, 18o minutes of explosion, to see who can have the last laugh.

After watching for 5 minutes, when the general outline of the attacking movement and defensive strategy of the Leeds United players emerged, Aldridge had a bottom in his heart.

Unlike Valencia's "congenital insufficiency" can only play defense, Leeds United is just the opposite, their two fullbacks are characterized by strong assist ability, plus the English team has always focused on confrontation, and the physical strength also has an advantage, this kind of English civil war, can not play the rhythm of Serie A's control, La Liga's delicate passing control, but is fast-paced, strong confrontation, every inch of land, often a period of time both teams can not play a threat to attack, but fell into frequent strangling and entanglement, in the English game, the pair is the most intense, people pass the ball but, No matter how good you are, I will still make you unable to play with my body.

Leeds United is determined to play an overall offensive and defensive game with Millwall today!

Perhaps Valencia has given them a lesson from the past, in terms of defense and counter-attack, I am afraid that Europe will not be able to find a more threatening team than Valencia in this period, and if Leeds United also plays defensive and counter-attack, they will be killed like a frog boiled in warm water.

When Leeds defended today, every player had a man-to-man taught.

Viduka and Smith focused on restricting Pirlo, sticking to him, not giving him a chance to get the ball, Gattuto wanted to play the ball, whatever, he definitely couldn't pass the ball anyway.

Cahill and Dacourt are in front of the penalty area, including Nedved, Colwill and Bowyer, stuck on the wing, can block Millwall's two-sided defenders, retreat can form a package with full-backs to help the Millwall wingers, and the remaining two central defenders are one close to Henry, and the other is used as a backhand to prevent the opposing player from getting rid of the defensive forward to form a threat.

In doing so, Leeds United simply gave up harassing Gattuso and Millwall's back duo.

Ideally, Leeds would be able to form the perfect trap on Millwall's attacking players, but as the attack pushes forward and Leeds form back to compress back, the defensive force of the pack will become more and more restrictive.

Millwall, on the other hand, adopts a high-pressure pressing strategy, which is in a sense similar to the core of the opponent's defensive strategy, both of which are the main instigators of limiting threatening passes, waiting for the attack to hit the front line, and intercepting and destroying before then.

Due to the fast pace and strong confrontation, the players do not have much space to take the ball on the field, and no matter which team attacks in the center of the midfield, when showing to the opponent's half, no player has enough space to swing, stop, get rid of, adjust, or break through, and at the same time have to engage in fierce physical confrontation.

Pirlo's physical confrontation is not a strong point, Smith and Viduka are the kind of characters with a strong style of play, in the first 15 minutes, Pirlo fell to the ground twice, and once lost the ball, his swing was temporarily limited.

"All England, no, all Europe is discussing how to crack Millwall Pirlo Garne Deved or Ronaldinho's attacking tactics before and after, today it seems that Leeds United has found a cracked code, in the fast-paced confrontation, Pirlo's weaknesses are magnified, but Leeds United is sacrificing the best opportunity to counterattack the front line to do this, whether this kind of play has any effect, we are not able to draw conclusions, maybe the result of the game is the most convincing."

Leeds United's forward line retreats to limit Pirlo, and the problem is that when Leeds United counterattack, the striker's starting position is not in front of the penalty area, pressing Millwall's back line to form the best time to threaten the point, giving Millwall more time to set up, keep in line with others, and limit the opponent's attack.

O'Reilly is determined, there is always a gap between strength and weakness, now Leeds United is weak against strong, without sacrifice, it is impossible to limit the opponent, compared to some teams will use five backs or two midfielders with central midfielders, he just adopted a similar strategy, Smith is a fake striker, defensive is a central midfielder.

Hopefully, this will lead to the failure of Millwall's offensive system, and then the collapse of the offensive and defensive system. (To be continued......)