Many league opponents have adopted a defensive counterattack style of play and played against Millwall, to a certain extent, it also represents the recognition of Millwall's strength, especially after the game between Millwall and Arsenal, some media proposed, "Millwall replaced Arsenal and became the representative of England's attacking football." ”

Arsenal supporters certainly disagree, but they are only paying lip service, Arsenal have chosen an extremely conservative style of play at home against Millwall, doesn't that tell the story?

Some people attribute the reason to Henry's departure, and some people attribute the reason to the decline of Arsenal, for example, this season, Arsenal did not qualify for the Champions League, but whatever the reason, there are now 20 teams in the Premier League, and Millwall is the most powerful in attacking football.

Many European teams are starting to be wary.

For example, in Group C, Millwall's opponents, the 'tsundere' Real Madrid may not care at all, but Olympiacos, who is about to play against Millwall, must be very concerned about Millwall's news.

The match between the two teams is approaching.

Olympiacos is also a team with a long history, the full name is "Piraeus Olympiacos Lovers Club", established more than 80 years ago, because of the long wearing of white jerseys, by fans called the "White Army".

Olympiacos has been a major force in Greek football since its inception, winning the domestic league and cup doubles far more times than Panathinaikos and AEK Athens.

In the 1998-99 season, Olympiacos made a historic run to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, when they were in a group with Ajax, Porto and Dinamo Zagreb, and in the quarterfinals against Juventus, they lost 1-2 away and drew 1-1 at home and were eliminated, which was also Olympiacos' best result in Europe.

Olympiacos is brilliant, after all, it is only a team in the Greek league, and there is still a gap between it and the big league.

So far, Olympiacos has maintained an embarrassing record in the UEFA Champions League: since the Champions League was restructured into the Champions League, Olympiacos has set a record of 31 consecutive away wins.

Thirty-one away games without a win!

Perhaps the text experts are interested in analyzing two pieces of information --

First, Olympic Kos often participates in the Champions League, almost every edition, in order to participate in so many competitions, considering that they have created an embarrassing record, it also shows that the UEFA Champions League is still more attentive to the minor league teams.

Second, the strength of Olympic Kos is not very strong, and it is difficult to play too well if it encounters an away game.

Now they face another away game.

Millwall's Neil Stadium is almost not famous in Europe, and English football is actually not very famous, and even some fans in other regions have never heard of the name of Neil Stadium, so naturally there will be no "devil" away from home.

In the past two seasons, Millwall's results have been very good, but Neil Stadium still has not played a famous role, because Millwall's victory or defeat has little to do with the stadium where the game is played.

It's true for other teams, it's not the same for Olympiacos.

Olympiacos happens to be "winless away from home", and no matter what kind of away game they encounter, it is a psychological challenge for them.

Millwall doesn't have to do anything at all, they have a congenital psychological advantage - the opponent is winless on the road!

Many media outlets have seized on this to show that Millwall basically won the game, and the media and fans who support Olympic Kos are of course unhappy, but sadly, even they have the same opinion.

Because the opponent is the defending champion of the Champions League, it is the team that beat Real Madrid!

At the start of the game, Olympiacos coach Soliaz also thought that the most difficult opponent in Group C was Real Madrid.

At that time, the group draw was over, and the goal set by Soliez was to "keep three and fight for two", that is, to ensure the third place in the group and strive for the second place in the group.

This statement is in line with the quality of Olympic Kos, and it is very unrealistic to want to appear in the group.

It is also difficult to "protect three and fight for two".

Real Madrid, Lazio, Millwall, among the three opponents, the most difficult opponent in Soliaz's judgment is Real Madrid, and the name of the Galaxy Battleship alone is very scary.

After that, Millwall, the defending champions are the defending champions.

Then there is Lazio.

Then the away from Real Madrid can be appropriately abandoned, and the away from Millwall can be fought for as much as possible, and the away from Lazio, and do your best to win.

Three home games, of course, have to fight.

In the first round, Olympic Kos suffered their first away game and the result went according to plan, with a 1-1 draw with Lazio, and although they did not win, one point is acceptable.

Now it's the second away game, so it's time to think about it again.

Until the start of the game, Soliaz was constantly hesitating, he didn't know whether to let the team give his best, there is a price to pay for it, the most basic thing is that the player's physical consumption is too large, which will affect the next domestic competition, if a player is injured, it will be even more worth the loss.

The point is, it's hard to get points after hard work.

Soliaz pondered for a long time before finally deciding to give the team a try, and Millwall were rumored to be strong in the media, and it can also be seen on video that they should try how strong they are.

Soliaz decided to give it a try!

This is not just an ordinary "experiment", but also to understand Millwall, the two teams still have to play the next game, the venue will be at the Careskakis Stadium, and Olympiacos will certainly pay the right at home.

That's how the game unfolds.

Olympiacos chose to play a real head-to-head battle with Millwall, not to win, but to see how strong Millwall's offensive ability is, and to formulate a strategy for the next game according to the situation.

At the same time, Soliaz also has a little hope that he can solve the embarrassment of "31 away games without a win".

In case of...... Won?

Zhang Yang felt quite surprised by Soliaz's choice, he didn't expect that he would encounter the "attacking" Olympia Koscos at home, and whoever thought that the two teams would play each other, the weak side would definitely choose to defend and counterattack.

Olympiacos aren't the kind of team that attack strongly.

How so?

The game lasted ten minutes, and after seeing Olympiacos' formation, player position and back line position, Zhang Yang determined that Olympiacos was indeed going to play against Millwall.

Zhang Yang didn't know what expression to have.

Millwall are used to dealing with the opponent's full line of defense, which is really a bit unprepared, and the starting formation is also 442, two central defenders to supplement the defense, two full-backs to step forward to assist, and the midfield is pressed across the board.

The core of this formation is that the front court is more fully pressed, and the ability to break the dense defense is stronger, if the offensive point is too scattered, it is not conducive to the midfield scramble.

Midfield is the foundation.

Taking control of the midfield often leads to dominating the game.

When he noticed that Olympiacos was going to fight Millwall, Zhang Yang immediately hesitated.

This is a small problem.

Zhang Yang watched the game seriously, thought about it carefully, and then checked the game in the next five minutes, but still made a decision.

Substitution!

In the thirteenth minute of the game, Millwall opted for a substitution, with Darren Ward coming on and Morris coming on.

"What's the situation?"

"Millwall substitution? Ward is off...... The game lasted only ten minutes. ”

"Could it be that Ward is hurt?"

"It seems to be okay to look at him, maybe there is some internal conflict in Millwall......"

"It's not a wise decision to change people in ten minutes."

“……”

There is a lot of media speculation.

It's no wonder that the media will think wildly that substitutions at the beginning of the game are very rare, and it is basically an accident that will take the initiative to make substitutions, otherwise it does not mean that the coach admits to making mistakes in preparing for the game?

Zhang Yang doesn't care.

Any coach makes mistakes, and rightfully so, and with so many games in a season, it's normal to make a small mistake.

Facing Olympiacos, who is also the weakest team in Group C, Millwall didn't prepare too much and took it for granted.

This is normal.

Olympiacos's strength is at most in the middle of the Premier League, even if you pay attention to the Champions League, the home game does not need to consume too much energy, rather than preparing for this game seriously, it is better to focus on the league.

So it doesn't matter if you make a small mistake, the key is to adjust decisively after the mistake and continue according to the way you played, there is not much of a problem, but the difficulty of the game has increased, because the midfield control ability is insufficient, and it is possible for the opponent to perform well and play an equal match with Millwall.

Even if Zhang Yang has control over the game, he doesn't want to see that happen.

Adjustment is the best.

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Olympiacos coach Soliaz was also very puzzled when he saw Millwall's substitutions.

He thinks more than the media thinks.

The media only speculated about the reason for the substitution, and did not think about the impact on the result, because Millwall was at home and Olympiacos had little chance.

Soliaz is different.

Soliaz felt that Olympiacos had a chance to win, and in the previous game, Olympiacos did not have much of a disadvantage, with a few percentage points less possession and one more shot on goal than Millwall.

Now that Millwall have made substitutions, what problems may arise within them, and the morale of the players on the pitch will also be affected, and Olympiacos has a good chance.

Just keep working hard and you have a chance to win!

Soliaz thought so, and he went to the scene to boost morale.

"Come on!"

"Keep running! Don't stop! ”

"Watch the location!" He was a hands-on guide to the team and a spiritual inspiration.

After only two waves of attack and defense, Soliaz became very silent, and he found that he had nothing to command.

Olympiacos no longer has the "so-called advantage" just now, and most of the time, football is controlled at the feet of Millwall.

Millwall is in full swing!

From the fifteenth minute to the twentieth minute, Millwall attacked for five minutes in a row, and Olympiacos grabbed the ball halfway through and was immediately snatched back.

It's a sad situation.

"I hope to hold on to these waves...... It will be fine in a while. Soliaz thought.

Two minutes later.

Seeing the football hovering in his goal, Soliaz's expression stiffened and he didn't understand, and then silently returned to his seat.

It's like saying, "I haven't done anything." ”