The Young Lion

After finishing the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Millwall set off for the Toyota Cup in Tokyo, Japan.

On this trip, Millwall declined all business activities, and there was only one thing to go to Tokyo: playing games.

Business development and competitive competition are clubs that complement each other and also produce contradictions. If the two cannot be coordinated well, it may result in neither increase in business nor competition.

Millwall is still behind Manchester United in the league. Now it is not when he can spend his energy on the show. Aldridge is still clear-headed. The basis for the club to make money is competitive achievements. There is no guarantee of field performance. If you want to make money, it is impossible. .

In Tokyo, the arrival of Millwall still caused a huge sensation. In addition to the positive impact of the club’s development of the Far East market in recent years, the club’s record in the stadium, Aldridge also contributed to the English national team.

But this time Millwall did not give face, did not attend any commercial activities, even if the invitation letters piled up, and did not accept training interviews, it was completely closed training for the Toyota Cup.

The opponent of this year's Toyota Cup is the Boca Juniors from Argentina.

The strength difference between European and South American teams is constantly expanding, because the number of South American exports of outstanding players to Europe is increasing year by year, Millwall masters are like a cloud, and the team is very mature, facing such a strange opponent, they have to do The result is to take advantage of your own strength and characteristics and take the initiative to control the game.

Specific to the tactical arrangement of this game, Aldridge requires the team to make quick decisions and avoid excessive consumption. This requires players to work hard after the opening and strive for 60 minutes, or a shorter half. Time locks the game.

At the Tokyo National Arena, Japanese fans at the scene felt a bit disappointed.

Millwall did not send Ronaldinho, but replaced with Ramall, Ramall hit the midfield, Klose, Henry, Larson, Trident.

In such a platoon formation, Aldridge was thoughtful.

The most critical consideration is the characteristics of South American players and European players.

Ascending to the progress of UEFA, South American players have made an unparalleled contribution.

Their delicate and dexterous technology has an absolute impact on UEFA, making UEFA's defensive players improve their skills over the same period.

Some South American players mixed in Europe can show their might in front of European defenders. The opponents who play with their feet can't find North, but they are placed in South American stadiums. Encountered are opponents with dazzling skills at their feet, and one-on-one defense is more flexible.

However, European players also have their own advantages, that is, tactical discipline, integrity, teamwork and so on.

Ronaldinho's characteristic is to take points and face, establish an advantage from the local to tear the opponent's defense line, the ability to combine other people's **** is undoubted, but in today's game of playing the South American team's Liberation Cup champion, his power will actually be weakened. In layman's terms, he can pass opponents by stepping on two bicycles in the Premier League, but in the La Liga, he may need to step on four bicycles and change his direction twice to pass the opponent.

In addition, Ronaldinho played the entire Champions League before coming to Tokyo and gave him a break.

In this game, Aldrich's targeted deployment was to limit a Boka youth player in the midfield.

The only surviving classical front waist master in the future: Riquelme!

As for Palermo, the lunatic on the Boca youth front, Aldridge didn't care. The midfielder got the world, and the awesome striker, after all, relied on a powerful midfielder to transport shells.

The most impressive thing about Boca Juniors of this period is that in the original history of the Toyota Cup, they defeated Real Madrid. Riquelme had a masterful performance and made Maclele all embarrassed. Endlessly.

Of course, this does not rule out the problem of Real Madrid’s own tactics of attacking and defending lightly. There are a lot of piano players in the front field, but few people carry the piano.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines and lost his hand. The man who played with him today is the master Bianchi. The opponent also stood in front of the coach and observed the game seriously.

Soon, he frowned.

Ten minutes after the opening of the core of the organization, Riquelme, there were only 2 touches in the frontcourt!

Millwall's targeted restrictions on Riquelme were clear at a glance. Lamore and Pirlo both sandwiched Riquelme before and after, and Riquelme was twice brave after being touched by the ball. The ground steals and hits the ground, another time he easily broke through Pirlo, but Gattuso immediately followed the destruction.

Millwall is prepared!

After 10 minutes, Millwall's team completely entered the game and began to pull the rhythm of the game to play their special skills.

Physical fitness and team advantage are becoming more and more obvious.

Aldridge raised his chin slightly, and South America was gradually distanced from Europe. There is another important factor: physical fitness.

Many players who are born in South America are always accused of being unsatisfactory when they come to Europe. This has nothing to do with confrontation. It is the most intuitive. In the faster and faster pace of the game, the physical fitness of South American players follows the game. And the decline is very fast. The endless football news is to accuse a South American player of walking on the court. Sometimes, this is not a disciplinary problem of the player itself, but the physical decline is fast. It is really impossible to run when it is time to run.

Physical fitness does not only cause problems as the game time progresses.

Today, Millwall, the master of the king named "the strongest in Europe", is in the Toyota Cup, which has brought down Boca Juniors.

In the non-stop continuous running, Millwall's rhythm did not drop, and the Boka youth followed this rhythm. For 3 minutes and 5 minutes, there was no chance to breathe, and then, he couldn't keep up!

Today, Millwall is a team that pays close attention to the ball. The rhythm is maintained at a fast rate, and then the opponent is forced to follow the rhythm in the game.

In the 27th minute, Millwall launched an offensive, and Zambrotta set aside to take a cross from Pirlo. After Zambrotta Ramor Klose, Klose wanted to go straight to Henry, but the opposing defender Take the first step back to prevent successful interception.

Henry immediately rushed to the defender with the ball under his feet. At the same time, Larson, Klose and Ramor also blocked the front of him through the running position, and the ball path on the left and right sides, so he could only make a big foot.

Southgate rushed forward and headed the ball to the front of Pirlo. Pirlo then knocked the ball to Schneider from the right side. Schneider passed directly to Larsson on the edge. Larsson then Passing the forward Lamor, the latter kept the ball in the left rib of the penalty area. Klose failed to get the ball and was intercepted by the opposing defender.

Millwall once again used the same defensive tactics as before, forcing the opponent to make a big foot clearance, not even returning the goalkeeper.

This time the goal of the ball was controlled by Gattuso. He passed the ball to Zambrotta. Zambrotta observed it and passed the ball to Klose who retreated. The latter knocked back and pulled Moore, Ramall gently crossed the front right, and Pirlo, who inserted the ball, stopped the ball and made a pick.

In the penalty area, Larson and Henry crossed the position to confuse the opposing defender. Pirlo's pick pass seemed to be for Henry, but Henry gave Larson a cover after attracting the attention of the defensive player. Lar Sen diagonally inserted the middle of the penalty area and walked forward to the left in the direction of the ball rolling, and then passed the ball back to the other side when the goalkeeper attacked. Running a roundabout Henry was unmarked and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal. .

Millwall scored this attack. From the offensive segment, the three-wave attack of the same rhythm did not give the opponent time to breathe and adjust. The first two offensive routines were point-to-point, and the last fatal blow was Pirlo. The forwards provided changes, and he was also credited with cleverly picking the pass to match the two forwards' running positions. The Boca Juniors still failed to withstand under heavy pressure, declaring the city gate lost.

Bianchi saw a team losing the ball on the sidelines and suddenly felt a powerless feeling.

Milvolyan avoided shortcomings and played a kick today, using teamwork to break the Boka youth defense line, excellent off-ball running response consciousness, plus the player's physical strength, this is their strength, and they have deliberately avoided One-on-one with Boca Youth.

One-on-one. Compared with South American players, European players are obviously not dominant. Especially in the case of offense and defense, the former itself is not a special skill, and the latter encounters opponents in domestic leagues and intercontinental games. Technology is good, this kind of pure frontal defense, they are not only accustomed, but also tempered stronger technology, but the defense not only depends on technology, key pre-judgment and supplementary defense awareness, teamwork, in this regard, they and the top European There is still a big gap between defensive players.

Millwall broke the deadlock and scored a goal.

Aldrich gestured to the players on the sidelines.

Tactics, change.

After the Boca Juniors kicked off the ball again, they found that Millwall did not force them to rob them, the defense line retreated, and the positions of Klose and Henry also changed.

What is this for?

Shameless defense counterattack!

Bianchi, with the Governor-General's horn, turned his head and looked at Aldridge with his hands in pockets.

Europeans always tire of saying that South Americans are treacherous and cunning.

But in front of him, the record of the UEFA football team is enough to be an ancient and mad lion, he has used treacherous and cunning perfectly in the game tactics!

Aldridge inadvertently felt Bianchi's gaze. He didn't look at the other party, slightly bowed his head, his mouth raised, and the arc was not obvious.

Boca’s youth fell behind, and he must increase his offensive force. Millwall is not afraid of the opponent’s attack. Because of Riquelme’s position, Millwall can play a defensive counterattack, but he can still impose more on Riquelme. Big defensive pressure.

After 8 minutes, Millwall slammed into a whirlwind and widened the score.

Klose took a long pass from Schneider in the middle circle and knocked to Henry on the left without turning. Henry took the ball and drove on the left. Klose, Ramall in the middle and the right Larson started quickly.

However, during the halftime attack, Klose was obviously staring closely. He consciously took the defensive player. Henry did not do very well before coming to the penalty area. He crossed the middle to the completely unmarked Ramall, the latter After the ball was stopped, it went straight to the right. Larsson counter-offside successfully received the ball in the penalty area. He didn't stop the ball. He directly passed the other side of the goal. Henry hit it and pushed the ball easily.

The two shooters finished each other with one pass.

In fact, Millwall's offense is more powerful when playing a defensive counterattack.

But there is a premise that opponents must attack and give them counterattacks, like Henry and Larson, who can catch up with their defensive players, which is really a handful.

So Aldridge switched tactics when the score was leading, the Boca youth had to attack, and now, instead of losing the second goal.

Aldridge looked at the time and turned to the coach seat. He said to Ronaldo and Villa, who were placed on the bench today: "You don't have to enter the locker room during halftime to warm up outside."

When Ronaldo heard this, he immediately ran out and was grabbed by Villa. He smiled bitterly at him: "The boss said he would warm up at halftime, not now."