Chapter 388: Simple Fighting, Not Simple Might!

The stadium was filled with the shouts of the fans, every Millwall fan was shouting and cheering for Livermore's goal, many were shouting, they didn't know what to shout, they just wanted to vent their emotions, and some shouted the name of the team and Livermore.

The fans were thrilled.

It wasn't just a goal, it was a brilliant goal!

British BBC TV, responsible for commenting the Champions League game is Lineker, after Livermore completed the goal, Lineker said excitedly, "This is a very wonderful world wave!" It's hard to imagine that position can score the ball! ”

"This goal alone is enough to make Europe, and even the world, remember Livermore's name!"

After the slow-motion replay was over, Lineker continued, "Now we have the data, the position of the shot just now, 32 meters from the goal, and 30 meters more than expected!" ”

"This goal will definitely be one of the most exciting goals in this round and even in the Champions League, a direct shot of more than 30 meters, it is conceivable how difficult it is to score, let alone a dead corner that hits the post!"

"Livermore, who can score such a goal, is enough to shock the whole of Europe!"

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Lineker was not stingy with praise for Livermore, also because Livermore's goal was so spectacular.

For Rome, it's terrible!

More than 30 meters!

The big penalty area line is less than 17 meters away from the goal, and more than 30 meters is almost two penalty areas, and it is impossible for any team to push the dense defense so far, which means that it is impossible to defend that area too effectively, if there is a player who can play at such a distance, any defense will lose its effect, and it can be said that every time it is enough to threaten the goal.

Football is like that.

The longer you shoot, the less dangerous it is, but the longer you shoot, the harder it is to defend.

Suppose a player can take a dangerous shot at half time, 50 metres from goal.

So how do you defend it?

is like the movie "Shaolin Football" shot by the famous funny actor Stephen Chow, the game just opened in the middle circle and shot directly, and the opponent's 'defensive formation', 'defensive tactics', or 'defensive ability' completely lost its meaning.

The Roma players never imagined that they would encounter an opponent who could threaten the goal from such a distance, and now that they are facing it in real terms, they suddenly feel a sense of shock and worry.

Roma players can be described as 'stunned'!

When the goal was completed, Millwall celebrated excitedly, and Livermore was surrounded by a group of teammates, who kept talking about the goal, and the celebration was very exciting.

The Roma players are watching from afar.

Their eyes were only focused on Livermore standing in the middle, most of the players didn't care about Livermore, they didn't think this tall man with rough skills could pose a threat to the goal.

Some players have also heard of Livermore, and occasionally watched a small number of Italian media, and the analysis of Millwall's lineup, which will also have a sentence of Livermore's evaluation, "Excellent long-range shooting ability." ”

That's all.

There are too many players with excellent long-range shooting ability, there are not many Dollivermore, and there are many less Livermore, but now they finally know how far this 'good' has become.

It's shocking!

When they think that the opponent has such an opponent who can threaten the goal from a long distance, they start to worry about the defense.

Roma coach Spalletti opened his mouth in surprise.

When noticing the 'change' that Livermore kept inserting, Spalletti didn't feel anything, a back field with an assist, maybe the opponent hoped to complete the goal as soon as possible, but the opponent's back midfield, the technical ability is too poor, not to mention that compared with Pizarro and De Rossi, compared with ordinary players, it is much worse.

Spalletti believes that Roma's most marginal substitutes are much more technically capable than Livermore.

"How did such a player become a regular at Millwall?" Spalletti was puzzled, just because he was physically fit, physically strong, and ordinary defensive, he would be at most a fringe substitute in Rome, and he didn't have to think about playing as a midfielder, and there would be no place for a key central defender.

Now Spalletti understood.

Pizarro? De Rossi? Maybe the skills of the two are good, but to say that the contribution in the attack is just to make the middle play flexible, and by the way increase the intensity of the midfield, but there is absolutely no one who has the ability to break through the goal, the opponent's Livermore has it, his skills are very poor, but what is a kick on the periphery, it is greater than De Rossi and Pizarro's efforts for a long time.

That's a goal!

The whole Roma team has worked hard so far, but they have not been able to complete the goal, the opponent only kicked the ball in the past, and sent the ball directly into the goal, no matter how solid the defense is, there is nothing to do in the face of this 'unreasonable' shot.

Spalletti was a little flustered for a moment.

What's next?

You can't let this player go and keep threatening the goal on the perimeter, right?

Spalletti hopes that the goal just now is just a 'chance', not that the opponent is really capable of playing a threat from such a long distance, then the goal is just a goal.

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Spalletti's 'hope' is actually partly true.

It was just an accident.

Livermore can threaten the opposition goal from a distance, but it is a bit too difficult to score from a distance of 30 meters, and it is not necessary to score a single kick with ten kicks.

If it was within twenty-five meters, Livermore's threat increased considerably.

Zhang Yang noticed Livermore's shot in the 'foresight', and under normal circumstances, the football would fly out of the goal against the post, so he added a 'lucky blessing' aura to Livermore.

Although it was only twice as lucky, it still worked, and the trajectory of the football deviated a little, and it hit the goalpost and bounced in.

This goal is partly due to Livermore's individual ability, and partly to the 'lucky blessing' effect, which is almost impossible to replicate.

Zhang Yang was pleased that Livermore's goal proved his judgment.

How to break through the Roman defenses?

Play it simply!

The previous team's style of play was too complicated, or in other words, the players on the field spontaneously wanted to do more cooperation, so the team seemed to be accustomed to solving problems with technology, and always wanted to use the combination to penetrate the Roma defense.

This is not practical.

There may be a number of teams that can use their combinations to penetrate the Roma defence, and there is certainly no Millwall among them.

Millwall's combination is good, but the team's lineup is there, most of the players are very average in skill, and the midfield is also missing a pillar star, and there is a big gap between skills and top giants.

Judging by Millwall's player set-up, the team is still a traditional English style team, not really an 'international team'.

There are a lot of good technical players in the summer transfer, but among them, only one can be called 'good at playing technical football', such as Pire, who played for Arsenal and played in the Premier League for a long time, and his personal style has long been integrated into it, and Zambrotta is a defensive player who has little impact on the overall attacking style.

The other new additions are also from Premier League teams.

Therefore, Millwall's overall style has not changed, and the squad configuration is still a traditional English team.

Last season, on the other hand, Millwall did not have the problem of being unable to break through the opposition defence.

Of course, they didn't meet Italian teams last season, but no matter how tight Roma's defense is, it can't compare to some league opponents - some teams with poor strength will simply compress the defense and put up an 'iron bucket formation' to defend when they meet Millwall.

No matter how strong the Italian defense is, it is impossible to surpass the crowd tactics.

Therefore, there must be a problem with the technical style of play, and the team still needs to use the simple means of last season as the most important means of breaking the goal, and the so-called 'dual core' brings smooth coordination, but it is just an auxiliary means that the team can create more shooting opportunities.

The relationship between the host and the guest should not be chaotic.

This is the problem that Zhang Yang sees.

Now Livermore's goal can also let all players know that scoring goals does not necessarily rely on gorgeous cooperation, often a long-range shot is enough, and using a pass to break through the defense, how can a peripheral hanging pass be effective?

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Millwall celebrated the end and the game was soon restarted.

Roma were shocked by Livermore's long-range goal and had to step up their defence in the hope of equalising the score for a short time, but soon they had to contend with an 'unreasonable' style of play.

Livermore's goal showed other players the effect of simple play, and it was not that complicated to break down the Roma defence, so when the ball was passed to the front, the wide and midfielders saw the opportunity to come and make a hanging pass, and the football crossed the line and fell into the penalty area, and the teammates in front of him could fight for the point.

The long ball rush is not very efficient, but Millwall has other means such as long-range shots, such as individual dribbling and finding opportunities to create set-piece opportunities.

It's all a door-breaking tactic.

Millwall tried to attack with a simple style of play, and Roma didn't pay much attention at first, and it is likely that they found that Millwall's efficiency up front was increasing, as evidenced by three shots in 10 minutes, and it was certain that the threat to the Roma goal had increased considerably.

Roma boss Luciano Spalletti has finally realised what Millwall's real adjustment is, they are not just letting Livermore cut forward and threaten the goal with a long-range shot, others are also frequently using the simplest of ways to threaten the Roma goal.

With this simple, direct way of attacking, it is not difficult to defend.

If the average team and Roma play like this, Roma will definitely teach them what real football is, but Spalletti found that Millwall's simple style of play is really powerful, at least it can make Roma play very aggrieved, and they can't think of a way to deal with it for a while.