Chapter 592: Super High Efficiency
Millwall's goal came in the 23rd minute, when Morris and Sneijder combined to find time to cross and Jamie Vardy followed up to complete the goal.
The goal came a little suddenly.
The situation felt too quick and Millwall suddenly hit a strong attack before finishing the scoring.
Olympiacos coach Soliaz was a little unacceptable, and he even had a feeling: Olympiacos played well at the beginning, but because the opponent deliberately "performed poorly", and then the opponent's performance improved, and the team was immediately suppressed continuously, and there was not much power to fight back.
In fact, no matter how strong Millwall is and how mature his tactics are, it is impossible for them to change so quickly.
Zhang Yang's decision to let Morris play is tantamount to a temporary change of formation and tactical play, which is a somewhat dangerous decision, because it is impossible for the players to change their playing style and habits on the court as a whole.
If it is placed on a player, suddenly from the "siege" style of play, to the "fight for the midfield" style of play, maybe it can also be quickly adapted, and it is different for the whole team, a team has eleven players, one person is always neat in the team, eleven people may have a pull, there is a front, it is easy to make the whole hole.
Millwall is not because of Morris's appearance, the lineup has fundamentally changed, and even because of the sudden adjustment in a short period of time, there has been a certain discomfort as a whole.
It's a pity that the gap between the two sides is too big.
Olympiacos failed to seize the opportunity, their attack can be described as monotonous, mostly relying on a strong middle, the two wings played a little scattered, and the support given was very little, O'Neal, Pire, relative to the opponent's wing players, strength and experience are very strong, and there is no room for the opponent to play, so that Olympiacos can only look for opportunities in the middle.
It's not easy to play in the middle!
After Morris came on, the two midfielders became a tough blocker, which immediately paralyzed Olympiacos's attack, and Millwall also took the opportunity to play a tailwind, and the forward and back fluidity brought by the change of formation allowed the attack to play wave after wave.
Olympiacos was unprepared for this, and it was the first time they had faced such a frantic attack.
Grabbed the ball, and was snatched down before it was passed.
The offense can't be played, and the defense can't keep up.
When this situation appeared, Olympiacos panicked as a whole, and Millwall took the opportunity to find an opportunity.
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It was difficult for Soliaz to read such a complex change of game for a short period of time, but he could see Millwall's attack and goals, and he knew that the situation was not good for the team.
It's not just a goal now, it's a complete inability to play against Millwall.
It's a huge challenge.
In the head-to-head confrontation between the two sides, they showed a huge overall strength and performance gap, and anyone only needs to look at the game a few times to be completely clear.
Millwall has the advantage across the board.
The ability of individual players, the overall coordination, the on-the-spot performance, coupled with the superior tactical control of the rhythm, Olympiacos felt a little unable to play.
When Millwall celebrated the goal and the game resumed, they were still in control.
The tactics of the two sides are theoretically to play against each other, but the football is under Millwall's control for most of the time, and they are not only in possession, but also attack with a fast frequency, averaging two to three minutes before one shot on goal.
Such a high frequency of shots also made the Olympiacos defense on the verge of collapse, and the strikers could not consider counterattacking, and all retreated to the goal to participate in the defense.
The game turned into a half-time battle of attack and defense.
Millwall's judgment of the game was to break the dense defense, and he also trained various ways to break the dense defense before the game, which can also come in handy.
In the 32nd minute, taking advantage of a corner kick opportunity, Luca Toney won the ball and sent the ball into the net to help Millwall score the second goal.
In the 41st minute, Simpson scored with a direct free kick.
At this point, it can be said that Olympiacos has collapsed a little.
Next, when Morris scored with a powerful shot from the outside, the fans in the audience were not surprised, and even the thoughts of celebration were much less.
The first half ended 4-0.
Olympiacos' mentality was a bit broken, and many of the players were a little numb when they heard the whistle, and they didn't know what the meaning of the second half was forty-five minutes.
Perhaps the media can help them find meaning, British BBC radio commentator Lineker, exaggerated, said, "Millwall and Real Madrid won five goals in the first round, this game is only 45 minutes, four goals have been scored, if the first half is over, maybe we can sympathize with other players who have a chance to compete for the top scorer, they didn't win the top scorer because they didn't play for Millwall." ”
'So far, Millwall, Jamie Vardy has scored three goals individually, Simpson has three, Luca Toney has two, and each of them has more goals than most teams in the first two rounds.
"Maybe Millwall have already booked a list of scorers, including first, second and third places, and other teams are good scorers and can only compete for fourth ......place at best"
Lineker's statement is certainly an exaggeration, but there is undoubtedly some truth to it, and it is hard to imagine that after only one and a half games in the Champions League group stage, three Millwall players have scored more than two goals.
After the end of this game, the three of them are likely to occupy the top three scorers, and one team will occupy the top three scorers, which is a bit scary.
The other teams should pray that Olympiacos will perform better.
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The game mode in the second half is not much different from the first half, Millwall still has the initiative, but it can be noted that Olympiacos's defense is much tighter than in the first half.
In that sense, Soliaz did a good job.
Even though the team played extremely passively and conceded four goals in the half was very irritating, Soliaz still remembers what the goal was before the game.
It's not about winning, it's not about a draw, it's about getting to know Millwall.
In the first half, Soliaz and the whole of Olympiacos were aware of Millwall's strong attack.
Now it's time to experiment with defense.
When Olympiacos stopped flustering and the defence was solid, it became difficult for Millwall to score goals.
In the entire Champions League round of 32, Olympiacos is one of the worst teams, but there are no weak teams in the Champions League, each of which is the top team in various European leagues, and it must be of a certain level.
Olympiacos is dedicated to defense, the goal cannot be said to be airtight, and it has become quite solid, and the Millwall players have a bit of a "show off their skills", the game has reached this point, the result has long been doomed, they are free to play.
Many players have become "alone", and occasionally the players will also carry out "cooperation training", completing a kick in a row and quickly, and the wonderful cooperation has caused cheers from the audience, but the intensity of scoring is much less.
Zhang Yang also let the players "relax" the game, the victory or defeat is the most important thing, and it is almost meaningless to defeat the opponent by a big score, and it may also "annoy" the opponent.
That's not good news.
This round is a match at Neil Stadium, and the next meeting will be to Greece, and Zhang Yang does not want to see the team encounter strong hostility in Greece.
But in line with the principle that skill is not wasted, when the game reached the 81st minute and noticed that Vardy had a chance, Zhang Yang still used words and Vardy also scored the last goal.
It was a classic goal.
Jamie Vardy received a pass from outside the box and he stepped forward to try to shake off the opposition centre-back, and then in a front and back round, he suddenly got up and fired at goal.
The ball passed between the two defenders and flew into the left corner of the goal against the post.
Five to zero!
In the end, Millwall defeated the visiting Olympiacos and won the second game of Group C of the Champions League group stage.
After the game, many media reports on Millwall were exaggerated, because Millwall created two 'five-to-zero' in a row, five to zero with Real Madrid and five to zero with Olympiacos.
Two games, ten goals, and not conceding a single goal, Millwall is the best performing team in the Champions League, and even the Greek media have to sigh, "Millwall played the strength and majesty of the defending champions!" ”
Vardy was also highlighted as his best performer as he scored two goals, which, combined with two against Real Madrid, put him at the top of the Champions League scorers list with an absolute score of four.
It should also be noted that Jamie Vardy is also top of the Premier League's top scorer charts, scoring two goals against Manchester City and Reading in eight appearances over the past nine league games, and three hat-tricks against Tottenham Hotspur.
Seven goals in eight league games!
Four goals in two games in the Champions League!
Such efficiency is reminiscent of Darren Bent, who left last season, and Bent is also very efficient, with a dominant goalscoring performance, and many believe that Bent's departure will affect Millwall's efficiency.
Now, it seems, there is no such thing as non-existent!
Vardy quickly took Bent's place and even performed better than him.
"Unthinkable!"
"The Times" used this word to describe Vardy's performance, but the analysis reason was not to praise Vardy, but to talk about Millwall's tactics and flamboyant use, "Any team's forward line, rotation can not be so fast, Henry's departure has an impact on Arsenal, before Van Nistelrooy's departure, has had a huge impact on Manchester United for a season, and Bent, the Champions League and league double goalscorer, left Millwall without any impact?" ”
"Why is this happening? We can only attribute the reason to Millwall's tactical style of play and overall strength, rather than the sudden outburst of individual players, after all, Bent's performance at Tottenham Hotspur has not been so outstanding and excellent. ”
"This question may only be found in the mouth of the head coach Zhang Yang!"