Chapter 621: Tactical Gap, Physical Gap
Millwall and Boca Juniors' World Club Cup final was very intense from the first minute of the game, and all fans and media were very surprised, because the two teams have no record of playing each other, and they certainly don't know each other.
It's all because Boca Juniors play aggressively.
Millwall plays a 352 formation, based on fast-break football, players spontaneously do not play slow-paced, no matter whether the opponent is fast or slow, their offensive speed will be fast, even if the opponent takes the ball, they will also use fast running, scrambling, so that the game into a fast-paced state.
Boca Juniors is different.
Boca Juniors were not aggressive, they could choose to be fast or slow, and they could have been tentative in the opening stages, but they were even more aggressive than Millwall, and the players on the pitch seemed to want to score in the first minute.
In fact, the Boca Juniors players are holding their breath.
What if Millwall were the European champions? In the World Club Cup, Boca Juniors is the traditional 'winning team', the former Toyota Cup, the current World Club Cup, the two events combined, Boca Juniors is the team that has won the most championships.
Boca Juniors are all convinced that they deserve to be treated as 'traditional champions'.
This year's World Club Cup, because there is no participation of the top European giants, they are the most powerful and famous team.
Millwall?
Boca Juniors does not underestimate Millwall, but Millwall's fame really cannot be compared with Boca Juniors.
Because Millwall defeated the host Urawa Ruby 10-0, they immediately enjoyed the highest standard treatment and were able to play an open training match at Yokohama Stadium.
Boca Juniors were not convinced.
Now in the final, they are holding their breath to prove which team is better in front of the fans.
Boca Juniors takes the game very seriously.
They didn't even care about the semi-finals, the Sahel star simply couldn't threaten Boca Juniors, and since arriving in Yokohama, Japan, they only have Millwall in their sights.
Ferguson was right when he said, "The Club World Cup is supposed to be a tournament between the South American champions and the European champions." β
It's a fact.
It is difficult for teams from other states to touch the status of South American and European clubs, the difference in strength is very large, and there are a few more games, which has no practical meaning for the championship, and is more of an increase in income.
Boca Juniors are indeed quite strong, not to mention the records of the Argentine League and the South American Champions League, their lineup is also quite gorgeous.
Striker Palermo is the star of the game, having played for Villarreal and scoring an average of 26 goals for Boca Juniors in a single season.
Palermo's partner Palacio is a famous talent of Boca Juniors, who scored 20 goals for Boca Juniors last season, and has long been in the eyes of European giants, Inter Milan, Valencia, and teams such as Porto and Sevilla are chasing him.
Boca Juniors' winger Banega has already decided to join Valencia in the winter, and some media have revealed that the transfer fee exceeds 18 million euros.
Other players, such as Batglia, Ledesma, Cardoso, Paranta, Morel and other teams, are also famous stars and rising stars.
Relying on this gorgeous squad, Boca Juniors dominated the Argentine league.
Boca Juniors is looking forward to the game.
Palacio is the one who is most looking forward to it, he has always considered himself a genius, he was selected for the Argentine national team in his early twenties, he has become a big star at the age of twenty-five, and there are many big clubs interested in him.
Millwall also have a talent up front β Jamie Vardy.
Compared to Vardy, who shines in European football, Palacio seems to be nothing, even if he is selected for the strong Argentine national team, because he is not on the highest stage, his fame is still not comparable to Vardy.
Vardy is five years younger than him......
Palacio is unbalanced and wants to prove in the game that he is no worse than any striker.
Jamie Vardy is a good place to compare.
In addition, Millwall are also a good team, they have a fantastic record enough to attract all the media attention, and if they can play for Millwall and perform well, they can quickly become a shining superstar.
There are quite a few Boca Juniors players who have similar ideas to Palacio.
Argentine clubs have always been a springboard to the Europa League, and Boca Juniors is no exception, and every year the income from the sale of players will be the majority of the club's income, they are the cradle of young talent, but if you want to keep the cradle going, you have to sell these talents.
With the exception of the veteran who has returned to Argentina, the rest of the players want to have a chance to play in Europe.
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Boca Juniors had a strong desire to perform, but they quickly discovered how difficult it was to gain an advantage in the game.
Millwall's magnificent record was not achieved by luck.
In attack, Millwall are prone to playing fast-paced, and the players adapt to the fast-paced, and when the pace increases, Boca Juniors may not be able to adapt.
Boca Juniors also have an advantage.
That's technology.
Every Argentine player has excellent skills individually, which is not just a compliment, the fact is that without skills in the Argentine league, it is impossible to mix.
There is a gap between Millwall and Boca Juniors compared to the technique at their feet.
After all, Millwall is an English team, and no matter how good they are, they will not give up their bodies.
So Millwall's strengths, one is to adapt to the fast-paced game, and the other is the ability to scramble.
Boca Juniors soon discovered that it was not only the speed that was difficult to adapt, but also the scramble of the opponent.
When Boca Juniors got the ball, they had to face a fierce battle in midfield, and the rest of the players were better, with Millwall's two midfielders, Livermore and Sneijder, both quite difficult players.
Livermore is very fond of using his body.
Sneijder's technique is good, but he's also a physically strong type, and his body is better than technique when defending.
In the face of such a defense, it is difficult for Boca Juniors.
At the beginning of the game, Boca Juniors could still rely on a hard work and not fall behind in the offensive battle, and as time slowly passed, the momentum of a drum of energy would also weaken, while Millwall just went to play normally, and did not speed up because of morale, or rely on fighting spirit to support something, Boca Juniors' 'qi' weakened, and Millwall immediately gained the upper hand.
Less than 20 minutes into the game, Boca Juniors' possession rate began to decline, from being more than Millwall at the beginning to only 45 percent.
If this situation continues, it will be very detrimental to Boca Juniors.
GonzΓ‘lez is the home of Boca Juniors, who has played in the Europa League and achieved some success, but after returning to the Argentine league, his performance has gone from strength to strength, and he has become the central support of Boca Juniors.
Now Gonzalez is playing very depressed and he feels the gap between the two teams.
It's a physical gap, it's a tactical gap.
Millwall was clearly the better performer in the fast-paced game, wanting to slow down his team-mates and deliberately delaying several attacks, but soon the tempo picked up again as the opposition scrambled.
This is the overall tactical awareness gap between the two sides.
Gonzalez knows this, and his teammates may know it, but he can't control the speed of the overall kick, and the opponent's defense is also a headache, especially the strong midfielder, after being defended twice, every time he sees his teammates rushing over, Gonzalez decisively chooses to pass.
It's the same this time.
Gonzalez shifted the ball to the wing, and Cardoso crossed it into the box.
Palermo is prevented from death!
Cardoso's pass was a bit reckless, Palermo couldn't catch the ball at all, and the ball was stopped by Darren Ward.
"Go back!"
"All back!"
"Hurry up!"
Seeing the opposing defender get the ball, Gonzalez shouted at his teammates as he desperately ran back, he had already seen Millwall's fast attack, and if he didn't seize all the time to retreat, they didn't even have time to defend.
But it's still too late!
Boca Juniors went a little up front and gave Millwall a big chance, and as soon as the ball was handed to Sneijder, he immediately passed it to Maxi.
Maxi is also an Argentine player, and he is better than most of Boca Juniors - he is the main winger of the Argentine national team.
The main force is reflected in the strength.
Maxey was very fast, he crossed the halfway line in a few steps and then instead of sticking to the ball like a Boca Juniors winger, he kicked the ball back into the middle and handed it to Morris in front.
Morris meets the ball and passes forward.
The pass broke through the Boca Juniors defence and Vardy received the ball in an offside position and had a one-on-one chance.
In the face of the attacking goalkeeper Caranta, Vardy did not hesitate to break through the Boca Juniors goal with a powerful shot.
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