Chapter 500: Battle of life and death

London is brilliantly lit and Wembley is overcrowded.
The life-and-death match between Millwall and Real Madrid will begin in half an hour. The players who have warmed up on both sides have returned to the locker room.
Today, Wembley took the floor.
In addition to the importance of the event, this will also be Millwall’s last UEFA Champions League game at Wembley. Starting next season, they will play the Champions League at their own home, unless, in the future, Wembley can undertake In the Champions League final, and Millwall also successfully advanced to the final, then the crazy lion will return to this stadium to fight.
With such a background, fans of the crazy lion almost occupied the entire stadium stands, the stands were rendered into a blue ocean, various slogans and banners fluttered on the stands, and the scene was very hot and it was easy to make the participants excited In a state of madness.
Aldrich observed the spirit of the Real Madrid team before walking out of the player channel. Their various faces are serious, not to mention the grief soldiers. After all, the lineup is neat.
"The second round of the Champions League semi-final match is about to take place. Millwall faces Real Madrid at Wembley. The total score is 4:3. Millwall has a great advantage, but this game is not without opportunities for Real Madrid. They At Old Trafford, they beat Manchester United with a score of 3:2. Anything can happen on the football field. Let's take a look at the starting lineup of both sides in today's game.
Millwall 433.
Goalkeeper: Bute.
Guards: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.
Midfielders: Gattuso, Pirlo, Nedved.
Forwards: Larson, Henry, Ronaldinho.
Real Madrid 442.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Guards: Salgado, Hierro, Elgra, Carlos.
Midfielders: McManaman, Barack, Redondo, Raul.
Forwards: Anelka, Morientes.
In the last round in Bernabeu, Bosque’s 532 formation failed to suppress Millwall’s counterattack and came to the road. He chose to strengthen the midfield control and balance the 442 formation. Will this choice have a magic effect? Observe slowly during the game. "
Real Madrid has changed, which is not expected by Aldridge.
Moreover, this 442, just looking at the starting formation, you can guess that this is an asymmetric 442.
Raul looks like a symmetrical wing-back with McManaman. In fact, this is not the case. Raul will be active in the front waist area, leaving the side to Carlos alone. At the same time, he strengthened the midfield and Carlos assisted. In the future, Redondo's supplementary defense can also avoid worries. Barak's B2B coverage will not weaken them because of the lack of a defender.
Millwall returned to London, Aldridge chose to play his own style, 433, attack.
Such a decision was that he learned the lesson of Manchester United out. Manchester United got 0:0 on the road and returned to Old Trafford to control the situation on the field. As a result, Real Madrid was directly stunned.
At the beginning of the game, Millwall kicked off first and then attacked in the opening. In London, the situation was very favorable, and they were all in their favor. They tried to catch Real Madrid by surprise.
After a smooth pass in the midfield, the ball passed to Larsson's foot in the right side of the penalty area. He decisively chose to kick the goal, but the ball was missed under the interference of Redondo.
Aldridge observed Real Madrid's defensive position this time and realized that the game had a slight deviation from his pre-match situation.
Bosque really dare to take the risk and change the mature formation play, let Barak join the midfield, in a sense weakened Redondo's offense, but strengthened Redondo's defensive mission, and Barak is not That kind of pure offensive player, in the previous defense, Redondo interfered with Larson, and Barak guarded the frontier threat zone in the middle of the penalty area to prevent Millwall players from plugging in.
When Real Madrid organized the offensive, Redondo added a Barack who could cope with a wide range of activities in the midfield. The two can guarantee that the face of Millwall's high pressure and Real Madrid's attack will smoothly advance through the half.
Millwall's first offensive formed a shot, Real Madrid's first offensive was almost destructive.
Barak distributes the ball to McManaman who was on the sideline. The latter received a diagonal long pass before Zambrotta reached the ball and the ball crossed the top of Millwall's defender line.
Over the top straight!
Raul, Anelka, and Morientes all rushed forward, Materazzi and Southgate immediately retreated after McManaman's pass, and Schneider quickly retreated to shrink the penalty area.
Millwall withdrew very quickly, and this over-the-top straight was really over.
After all, Gattuso and Makelele are not a type of defensive midfielder. His ability to predict is not top, so he lost Raul and he can only fight back when he catches up. Fortunately, he has plenty of energy and can't die. , Dare to fight and dare to grab, never give up.
Raul just got the ball on the left in front of the penalty area. He still wanted to go forward to form a single shot, but he cleverly found that he had no room to move forward. Unexpectedly, Millwall's withdrawal speed was surprisingly fast. This originated from Mill. Wall's excellent tactical awareness.
Schneider contracted to block his forward line, Materazzi and Southgate countered Anelka and Morientes, and now they only need to hold Raul, and then they can create an interception for Gattuso. Timing, how long does it take? Only 2-3 seconds.
Raul unexpectedly passed the ball back, and then he continued to run forward, seeming to do an offside, and behind him, Carlos was the one who followed up to meet the ball. Shen's long shot.
Bute flew to save himself, blocking the ball with one hand, the ball refracted, but still flew to the goal.
boom!
The refracted ball hit the crossbeam hard and popped.
The popped ball flew straight out of the goal 40 yards away, one can imagine how powerful this shot was.
The audience was too late to exclaim and sigh, or wipe the cold sweat. Pirlo got the ball and turned to start a fast break, but Barak had a big foot to clear the ball. He handled it correctly because he was not sure of it. To break the ball and organize the offense, then in order to give the offensive players back time, destruction is the first priority.
After a threatening offensive between you and me in the opening, Aldridge immediately gestured to the players on the sidelines and used shouting to ensure that each player could understand his adjustments.
In Real Madrid's formation today, Millwall can't use high pressure to rob.
Raul, Anelka, even Morientes are actually not too slow, plus their midfielders, Redondo, Barack, McManaman, all have a fatal pass ability The role, like the attack just now, McManaman went over the ball without stopping the ball, and then his teammates quickly inserted, the empty back behind the center defender is very big, so if you play this way, Millwall may be beaten. sieve.
Millwall and Real Madrid have some similar characteristics. In the midfield, there are role players with excellent transmission and control. Especially today, the formation of the Bosque platoon has almost formed a pair. The comparison is that who can suppress the opponent Midfielder.
Aldrich's adjustment immediately after the opening offsets Millwall's advantage at the beginning of the opening, because they have to re-adapt themselves and unify their thinking, which loses the overall outbreak to take advantage of the beginning of the opening.
After Real Madrid gradually entered the state, the two teams opened the offense, because they were afraid of the opponent's penetration and the defense line was dragged behind, the midfield zone was empty, and the tacit cooperation between the midfielders was smooth and smooth. The offense advanced to the front line.
25 minutes before the game, the two teams completed a total of 13 shots, Millwall 7 times, Real Madrid 6 times, the scene is really beautiful.
Aldrich did not like this situation.
However, in the face of Real Madrid, Millwall has no advantage of completely suppressing, unless, they are another set of football philosophy: ball control.
Real Madrid can't get the ball, then Real Madrid's offense can not be discussed.
But that's not Millwall's philosophy or Aldridge's style.
When there is a 10% chance of making a goal, Millwall will not choose to ignore it, but choose to attack, attack, attack!
They just want to play a passionate attack in the continuous offensive and defensive transition.
Therefore, when the scene opportunities are equal, it is difficult for Millwall to say that they have a clear advantage. They can only say that they have equal opportunities with Real Madrid and are evenly matched.
This requires a higher level of player grasping ability, and missed golden opportunities are unforgivable.
"Hall showed a rare expression of disappointment and unwillingness on the sidelines. Larson missed an excellent opportunity. The unmarked supplementary shot in the penalty area was higher than the beam. If he is given the same chance ten more times, believe He can score at least eight."
Aldrich is naturally under pressure. In this situation, the first goal is crucial, and every opportunity is commendable.
He just stared at Real Madrid's penalty area with anticipation, watching Larsson unmarked for a supplementary shot inside the penalty area, Casillas had fallen to the ground, Larsson kicked the ball, Aldridge naturally bent down and bowed his head Sorrowful, shook his head slightly when he raised his head again, indicating incomprehensible.
In the 34th minute, Anelkara went out of the penalty area to shoot a cold arrow at the periphery, and a long shot was saved by Bout.
Real Madrid received a corner kick. They took a tactical corner kick and suddenly hit the goal. The ball bounced into the net after hitting the ground in the penalty area. McManaman didn't expect the ball to enter.
Butt incredulously asked the defensive players: "Why does the ball land!"
It is taboo for high-altitude to land in the penalty area!
Whether it is a high-ball pass or a corner kick, one of the defensive players’ responsibilities is not to allow the ball to bounce to the ground, to be precise, it must form damage on the landing point.
Gattuso lowered his head and walked forward. He was shaken by Morientes. The ball flew in front of him and flew back to the goal corner. Morientes made a header ferry, but he did not Did not touch the ball.
Real Madrid's players didn't celebrate the goal and immediately went back to set up their formation and ready to kick back.
"McManaman’s unexpected goal gave Real Madrid hope to advance to the final at Wembley. If they can guarantee that they will not lose the ball, then he only needs to score another goal to make a comeback and miraculously score. Champions League final!"
The Wembley enthusiasm was fierce in the stands, and the fans of the Lions had a brief disappointment after the team lost the ball, but soon they worked harder to cheer for the team.
They know what the team needs more now.
Aldridge loosened his tie, and then continued to encourage morale on the sidelines.
At this time, the team must maintain unity of thought, and there must be no division.
Do we not allow Real Madrid to score goals, or do we use goals to defeat each other?
If this kind of ideological disagreement occurs, the game is really over.