Three Hundred and Eighty First New Diamond Attack Group

The Christmas game came to an end, and Millwall drew 1:1 with Arsenal away.

In the post-match press conference, Aldridge expressed his views on the penalty kick Arsenal got at the last moment. He did not target the referee. Maybe 10 referees, 5 will definitely award a penalty kick, and the remaining 3 will Give Arsenal a penalty because it's at Highbury, the last 2 will be hesitant.

He just vaguely hopes that the standard of referees will be improved and the judgments will be more convincing. Of course, this is his one-sided statement, which seems a bit wishful thinking.

After all, if a penalty kick is not awarded, Arsenal will definitely protest again.

This penalty incident became the focus after the game, but there was no conspiracy theory. In England's football programs, the discussion atmosphere was more about academic exchanges.

Some senior and prestigious referees tend to support Aldridge's remarks.

At least looking back at the slow motion of the game showed that Bergkamp made a mistake in stopping the ball. After the ball went out of the baseline, Ferdinand couldn't stop the car, and then kicked the opponent's foot.

The whole process took less than 3 seconds, so of course Zhuge Liang can talk about it after the fact. In the fierce competition at that time, the referee's judgment in a split second dominated.

Aldridge praised the team for their performance and sent them happy home for Christmas.

He himself was alone, and Christmas Eve was spent at his parents' house. On Christmas Eve, he returned to his apartment. In the community, some immigrant players' homes were lit. When he returned to the community, he happened to meet Villa Walking out with a girl about 16 years old, the two looked like a perfect match, and she was his first girlfriend. Aldridge greeted the two and went home.

Back home, Aldridge leaned back on the sofa, and after a while, the doorbell rang. He knew who it was without guessing, opened the door, and as expected, Yiwen was holding a large dinner plate with the lid on, and said with a pleasant smile, "I roasted a turkey, and I can't finish it."

Aldridge said nothing. He turned around and went to the kitchen to get the cutlery, and opened another bottle of good wine.

"Are you worried about the club?"

"Why? Because the team is behind in points?"

"I don't know, I am very unhappy to see you. The team has been doing well recently, and the Champions League draw has also drawn a good opponent."

Aldridge held his glass and thought for a while. Millwall's opponent in the quarter-finals was Dynamo Kyiv. He said it was a good signing, but he didn't think that this old opponent was more stable and stronger this year.

He was also worried that the team would underestimate the opponent because they had double-killed each other in the group stage last year.

"Sol organized an amateur cycling team and asked if you would be interested in joining. I usually exercise in my free time."

"Very good, count me in, it's best to come to some games once in a while."

As long as Aldrich now has positive social activities, he will participate in them, so that he will not worry about troubles.

Ivan cut off a large piece of chicken and put it on Aldrich's dinner plate, and said with a smile, "That's good. The event will officially start in two weeks, do you want me to help you choose clothes?"

"Go to the specialty store to buy a bicycle another day, and I bought it by the way."

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Three days later, Aldridge led his team to play against Coventry at home. The team blew the visiting Coventry 4-0. Henry scored a hat-trick, and Larsson, who returned from injury, also scored a goal to announce his return.

After this game is over, all Millwall's games in 1998 are over, and the next game will be the FA Cup a week later.

Aldridge and the coaching staff held a half-time summary meeting, and everyone analyzed all Millwall games in the first half. From tactics to player performance.

There is one phenomenon that he is not satisfied with, and that is the striker.

Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 10 league goals in the first half. This statistic is already remarkable in other teams, even in the giants, it is justified.

But Aldridge watched the game from the sidelines. Analyzing the game, he always felt that letting Van Nistelrooy play the center forward would sacrifice Millwall's sharpest double forward.

To put it simply, Van Nistelrooy's goals are acceptable, but when he plays as a center forward, the winger or his partner is not efficient in scoring goals, whether it is in the 433 or 442 system.

When everyone had a heated discussion, Aldridge went to the tactical board and wrote down five names.

Ronaldinho, Henry, Larsson, Nedved, Pirlo.

The first three are tridents, and Nedved and Pirlo are single in the back row.

He knocked on the table, the meeting room fell silent, and said, "Can these five people form the strongest offensive combination in Europe, or even in the world?"

If he asked such a question outside the media, he would probably be ridiculed.

Individually, the superposition of player abilities may not be the strongest in Europe, but the combination of the top three in Europe should be no problem.

But in the eyes of the coach, the issue is complex and must be approached very carefully.

There are not many teams hoarding strong troops, Inter Milan is a typical example, but is their offensive combination strong?

In the final analysis, team chemistry is the key point.

If 1+1 is less than 2, give him 5 gods, and the effect of kicking him may be 5 shit.

"If you want to play 433, I think Ruud's tacit understanding with the team should be stronger than Thierry."

Craig was the first to comment.

Jansen shook his head and said, "If Ruud van Nistelrooy plays as a center forward, he will basically die in the middle. Aldrich, are you planning to weaken the assists of the full backs by forming such a five-man team?"

Aldridge nodded and said, "That's right, I hope that the defensive aspect can be improved a bit more. Once the full-back assists too high and is counterattacked, the risk of conceding the ball is too great."

Klinsmann said thoughtfully: "If the defense is solid and we can achieve 5 defenses and 5 successes, then our offensive team must achieve 5-vs-5 success."

Aldridge said in a deep voice, "That's right, this offensive combination, I hope it can reach 5 vs 5, 5 vs 6, or even 5 vs 7 with a decent success rate."

"Ronaldinho, Henry, Larsson, Nedved, these four can pass and shoot on the offensive end, the most important thing is how to move."

What Jenson said was the key point for Aldrich to organize Pirlo after choosing these four players.

In terms of ability alone, Van Nistelrooy is definitely not as comprehensive as them. Precisely because Ruud van Nistelrooy's characteristics are a little single, he can't pull the edge, he can't complete the swap with the winger, and the offensive style of play cannot be rich.

so. Van Nistelrooy's best partners are Klose, van der Meyde, Glenciel or Duff.

Klose, Van der Meyer, Duff, Glenciel. From the wing, from the center to provide fire support for him, he is responsible for scoring goals.

"Larson, Pirlo, and Nedved are not a big problem. It depends on whether Ronaldinho and Henry can quickly integrate into this new attacking combination."

"Yes, let's try it now, specify the tasks assigned to them in the training, and instill in them the concept of role switching."

Aldrich made a final decision and started to create a new generation of "diamond attack line".

A new day in 99. In Millwall's injury list, only Southgate is still recovering from his injuries, and Pirlo also returned to the team to start training.

Ronaldinho, who came back from Brazil in a long way, appeared on the training ground, and he immediately ran to Aldrich to report his return to the team.

Everyone else was already training. Aldridge looked at his watch and said, "I'm 23 minutes late. Go run 5 laps first."

Ronaldinho smiled shyly. His vacation should have ended yesterday, and he started training today. Aldridge didn't say anything wrong, which meant that he was late.

After he finished running the circle, he had warmed up, and he came to Aldrich again, and said with a smile, "Boss, I brought you a lot of presents."

"Let's talk about that later. Have fun back in Brazil?"

"happy."

"Have you played enough?"

"Uh. Uh, enough."

"Are you going to ask for leave later?"

"No."

"Then focus on playing football."

"Obey!"

Aldridge nodded with satisfaction, and then put Ronaldinho, Henry, Nedved. Larson and Pirlo called to the front and began to tell them about the new tactical concept.

Pirlo's role has also changed slightly, and he also needs a role change. This role is swapped with Ronaldinho.

When the ball is in the midfield, Pirlo is responsible for the organization. The ball is at Ronaldinho’s feet, and when he has no chance to break through or go forward, he will be responsible for the organization. At this time, Pirlo needs to step forward and become a scorer. Or continue to keep the players organized to attack.

Henry and Larson are both fake centers. They can be called free forwards. They pull sideways to respond or score goals in the middle. This requires them to observe the game situation at any time. Make a correct judgment, whether to break through or pass the ball.

Nedved is already familiar with his role, pass when he needs to pass, move forward when he needs to go forward, and change flexibly in the game. The game data of the past year proves how good he has performed.

In addition to offense, there is also defense. It can be said that what Aldridge is instilling in them is not an unfamiliar tactic, that is, total attack and total defense!

It's just that this tactic is not carried out by the whole team. With just five of them, no matter how many there are, the team is likely to collapse.

And once this tactic is played well by these five players, the team's offensive power will be greatly reduced.

This is an extreme choice, either extremely gorgeous, or superficial.

Total defense requires a large number of world-class players. At least two and a half of these five players have met the ability requirements, and the rest are tactical awareness.

Aldridge began to let the five begin to practice this tactic in the training match.

When rehearsing, order them not to break through!

Just rely on passing and cutting to beat the defense.

In training, Aldridge was particularly harsh on Henry, calling him the most.

Needless to say, Pirlo, Larson, and Nedved have been under Aldridge all year round. Flexible movement is a basic skill, especially the ability to see stitches without the ball is world-class. The nickname did not come for nothing.

Ronaldinho has just returned from vacation and has been very active in training. Except that he sometimes gets scolded by Aldrich for sticking to the ball, there is no problem with his running position.

The most troublesome thing is Henry. He was originally a winger, and if he was asked to move to play a center forward, he really regarded himself as a center forward, and he was a little rigid in the center area.

Henry was a little bit aggrieved at the beginning. They had a 5-man offensive team against a 6-man defensive team. It should be a matter of course that it would be difficult to move around and find space, but he looked at the performance of the other four and found that he had indeed done a good job. Not good enough, so I can only strengthen my running to improve my performance.

On the other side of the training field, Van Nistelrooy was a little distracted. He watched Aldridge focus on training the five players, feeling very disappointed in his heart.

He realized that the boss was rebuilding a powerful offensive line, but he, who had been in the team for four and a half years, was not as good as Henry, who had been in the team for half a year, and he was excluded.

The competition within the team itself is fierce, and the first rule is for the strong to go to the top. No matter who subverts this rule, or employs nepotism, or employs people who are confused, the end will be very bleak.

Aldridge doesn't need to explain too much to the players. Whether it works or not depends on the actual performance. If Henry can't do it, Ruud van Nistelrooy can play. If the effect is not enough, he will give Klose a chance.

With the arrival of the new year, Marshal Aldridge started to build the diamond attack group that he had high hopes for! ()