Chapter 20: Send them to hell

For this first league match, the Millwall coaching team had some communication before the game, and the goal for the whole game was not high: not to lose.
And Aldridge's expectation for the team is to keep the draw in the first half, and then observe whether Xiu'an will attack impatiently in the second half, thus giving Millwall a chance to counterattack and succeed.
Unexpectedly, at the end of the first half, Millwall has achieved a two-ball lead, which makes Odridge particularly happy, but he is most satisfied with the team's performance on the defensive end.
Before entering the locker room, Aldridge greeted each player on the sidelines, patted their shoulders and then walked into the player's channel last.
When Peter whistled at the halftime, he went black and walked towards the visiting team's locker room. His players were discouraged when they walked off the court.
The fans in the stands easily talked to each other, and the emotions caused by the turbulence of the club before the season had disappeared. From the performance of the pre-season warm-up game to the 45 minutes of the official game now, Aldridge's team has gradually won the favor of the fans. .
The home team's locker room, the players' faces were filled with joy, and they did not feel tired. They had been on the defensive in the first half. They performed well, but instead the fierce offensive Xiu'an United players were exhausted and exhausted. After losing two goals, the blow was too great.
Before entering the locker room, Aldridge suddenly heard the sound of the visiting team’s locker room. The lion’s court was small and simple, and the soundproofing effect of the locker room was not good. Although he could not hear clearly, he knew that someone in the room was furious.
Aldridge smiled heartily, and then brewed a ecstatic look to open the door of the home team's dressing room. After pushing the door, Aldridge looked at the players with a smile.
The team members who sat down and rested in the locker room saw Aldridge standing at the door and did not close the door. They stayed there as if happy, and they stared at Aldridge intently.
Aldrich pointed to his ear and whispered: "Listen carefully."
The players kept quiet and raised their ears to start listening. Faintly, they could hear the roar from the visiting team's locker room.
Then every player seemed to be infected by Aldridge, and a smile of understanding appeared on his face.
Aldridge gently closed the locker room door like a thief, which made the coaches of the coaching staff endure.
Jenson frowned, trying to remind Aldridge not to be smug.
But Aldridge's next words made Jansen White worried.
I saw Aldridge smile with open arms: "You guys performed perfectly in the first half! See what your opponents have done? They didn't even have a shot on the front goal! Just now I saw their players come off, face The expression on the face is like the end of the world, fuck! You are the devil in the opponent's heart! So, in the second half, we want to let them cry home! Who started to sympathize with them, ready to release water in the second half?"
The players were shocked, shaking their heads involuntarily after looking at each other.
Drain?
joke!
Aldrich haha ​​said with a smile: "Yes! We want to let them go to hell! We must continue to turn them over in the second half! However, tactically, we need some changes to accelerate their death!"
The players cheered up and watched Aldridge as he came to the tactical board. He picked up the pen and drew the opponent's back line on the court pattern, and then used the number to indicate the position of the Millwall player.
Aldridge said in a deep voice: "The defensive side did a good job in the first half, and we must make persistent efforts in the second half. My request is simple. Since we did not concede a goal in the first half, there is no reason for them to steal any goal in the second half. But, Bernd, Robert, you two listen well."
Piray and Schneider stared straight up at Aldridge with their chests raised.
I saw Aldridge painted a large area on the left and right wings. This area is the frontcourt sidewalk and the position near the middle road. It does not include the area where the opponent's penalty area extends to the sideline.
"The opponent will fight back in the second half and will invest more offensive players than in the first half. Robert, you and Bernd can move closer to the center. In the offense, Pavel is responsible for the ball, from the left and the right. It’s up to him to decide, and after you receive the ball, your passing path is like this."
Aldridge draws a large arc from the left and right sides on the tactical board, which is his trajectory to indicate the flight of the ball.
"In the first half, Henrik received Robert's straight through record from the counter-offside. The second half will definitely learn from the lesson and beware of our same-side straight plug. If you still play like the first half, it will be difficult, so , Robert and Bernd, your pass in the second half is to pass the ball diagonally from the center and the full back of the opponent to the far side of the other side. Our forward has a clear advantage, that is, speed, David, Henrik, I hope to see your cooperation in the running position in the second half, so when such an opportunity arises, you come to a cross running position so that you can take away the defensive players instead of competing with the defensive players in a straight line Speed, try to be a smart player, not just rely on talent to play football, can you do it?"
The two strikers who scored in the first half nodded solemnly, Aldridge clapped his hands with satisfaction, and then urged a few defensive issues, such as Nedved as much as possible to pay attention to the left defense, through In the 45-minute half of the game, Peter must be able to see that even a fool, Millwall’s left defense is weaker than the right. After all, it is the young Lucas Neal who guards the left, not the black on the right. Block Thuram.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought.
Aldridge continued to stand on the sidelines and put his hands in the pockets after the players came on the court, while Peter on the other side looked dull and silent.
At this moment, Aldridge no longer wanted to have any conflicts with Peter, and he was not interested in provocative speech. On the contrary, he wandered around the world and put himself in Peter's position, expecting the two to be in a reverse situation, what should he do ?
What if an opponent coach challenges him before the game?
Or is it his team?
How should he cope?
Aldrich has at least learned a lesson from Peter. In any case, he cannot lose his calmness, nor can he impose personal emotions in the team's tactics.
Just when Aldridge lost his mind, there was a cry of exclamation in the stands that made him recover.
boom!
The goal beam on the side of the court made a loud noise, and even Aldridge could hear the trembling aftertaste.
I saw the ball hit Millwall's goal beam and flew out!
Millwall nearly conceded the ball at the beginning of the second half!
Aldrich secretly blamed himself for his cranky thoughts. He knew that in fact he was a little relaxed. After all, the 2-0 first half game made him feel that the winning ticket was in hand. The complacency before this game should be taken as a warning. He naturally knew it, but the emotion of pride grew uncontrollably from the heart.
Fortunately, the danger just sounded the alarm for him.
Aldridge turned back to beckon to Jenson. Jenson just relieved and walked to Aldridge, thinking he was going to be replaced, but unexpectedly heard Aldridge whispering and asked, "What happened just now?"
"What's going on?"
"The ball just now."
"Don't you just stand here? Didn't you see?"
"I was thinking about substitutions just now, not paying attention."
Jenson reluctantly described the situation just now to Aldridge.
After speaking, he returned to the coach seat and sat down.
Aldridge couldn't help but glanced at Peter Dawson, who was not far away, the other side was covering his face and regretting the ball just hitting the beam.
The old guy has two brushes!
Peter decisively adjusted Millwall's offense. Although it was still dominated by long passes and directly threatened from the high ball into the penalty area, it obviously increased the offensive players, allowing the forwards and midfielders to take turns and enter the penalty area to fight for the top. Break the door.
Just now the left forward lifted a high ball and hung into the penalty area. The strikers were stared to death by Stam and Southgate. The midfielder in the forward penalty area was also closely guarded by Makelele. Only the right forward was freed after the penalty area. Lucas Neal's defense almost headered without any interference, but he was unlucky and hit the crossbar.
After learning about this situation, Aldridge observed the situation on the court again, did not make any changes, and did not shout to the players, because Nedved had retreated very deep to help Lucas defend.
Ten minutes after the Xiu'an United attack, in addition to the header that initially hit the crossbar, Millwall's self-adjusting defense quickly became watertight again.
At this time, Makelele cut off the opponent's transformation offensive and attempted a straight pass from the ground, then a one-point pass to Schneider who withdrew the ball on the right.
When he took the ball and turned around, he found that there was a large unmanned area in the midfield. Xiu'an had a lot of attacking players in the frontcourt. Only the remaining midfielder also pulled back to increase the defensive manpower.
Schneider made a diagonal kick to kick the ball towards the left side of the middle circle. Nedved, who took part in the offense just after defense, ran into the position and easily took the ball. There was a player from Xiu'an Allied behind Going up, Nedved didn't get entangled and passed the ball directly to Pires in front.
Millwall fought back, three and five!
Larson is on the left and Trezeguet is on the right. Both of them have Xiu'an defenders closely following them, but they are a little far from the penalty area.
The two strikers understood the situation and started running. They did not run straight towards the penalty area. Larson moved forward to the right and Trezeguet moved forward to the left, like two sharp knives swapping diagonally into the enemy's ribs!
The Xiu'an United defender guarding the two men was overwhelmed. Especially Trezeguet's running direction was the area where Piret could go straight. There was no one there. The full-back was already prepared to interfere with Piret's dribbling.
The two central defenders hesitated to exchange their defensive goals after hesitation, but the speed was obviously one step behind.
Pire kicked a right-handed close-kick with his left foot before the opponent's full-back came up to defend himself.
The ball passed through the gap between the side guard and center defender of Xiu'an United, and quickly rolled to the back of the penalty area.
The Allianz defenders didn't expect Trezeguet to be a guise before running, but after the penalty area, Larson was chasing the collision with the football in front of him. Behind him, the central defender wanted to fly from behind Shoveling, but he was keenly aware that he had stepped into the penalty area, so he could only watch Larson get farther and farther away from him.
Just as the ball glides past the top of the small penalty area, a dark blue figure glides on the ground and kicks the ball towards the corner of the goal with a shovel shot!
Xiu'an United goalkeeper lowered his focus, but after Larson shoveled, he threw his hands and then spread his palms helplessly. When he reacted, the football had flew into a tricky corner, which was to roll against the goal post. Door.
Millwall 3: Allianz League!