1084 The Lion Wants to Be King!
The unsmiling Capello led Juventus to London with mixed feelings.
The joy is that in the battle of the Serie A Tianwang Mountain last weekend, he led Juventus to AC Milan in San Sirolic and won the inestimable value of three points in the title race! Thus leading AC Milan in the standings.
The worry is that Millwall has won the championship in advance, and last weekend the main team rested and recuperated to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
But no matter what, Capello still has high hopes from the Italian media!
Because the other semi-final is AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven, if AC Milan and Juventus both advance to the final, then the Champions League final will be a clash between the Serie A giants.
Aldridge was relaxed when he attended the pre-UEFA press conference, and many media reporters in the audience asked Millwall about their preparations for this game, Aldridge said simply: "The choice in front of us is simple: attack, score, beat the opponent!" So that we can qualify for the final and try to defend the Champions League again. ”
The 0:0 in the first leg of the semi-finals will make the second leg of the game very delicate, Juventus wants to advance, if they don't play a penalty shootout, then they will definitely score, but Millwall may not just want to score, if they and Juventus have the same number of goals, Millwall will be eliminated, so, on the scoreline, it is not necessarily Millwall superior, but external factors, the advantage of the home field, the atmosphere of the stadium. Preparation environment and so on. Millwall is going to have an absolute advantage!
Lions fans have the ease of watching games in the league take a closer look. When Juventus came to the Lion King Stadium to make their debut, the audience of 60,000 spectators, including 50,000 home fans, erupted in a tsunami of cheers, which really made the Bianconeri feel the terrifying pressure!
This kind of pressure will make people feel suffocated, as if a beast trapped in a cage will gradually lose its wildness, be worn off its sharpness, and become docile and dare not resist.
Aldridge and Capello officially shook hands for the second time, to be honest. He doesn't study Juventus too much, because Juventus is too stable!
Capello's conservatism makes him rarely take risks or use surprise soldiers, and the Juventus squad is also first-class in Europe, in the environment of Serie A, a conservative Capello, leading the utilitarian and even many fans denounced Juventus as ugly, playing a weak team is simply cutting vegetables, but. However, it is difficult to play a high-profile game in the European arena, if it is not for the opponents encountered on the way to the promotion are not strong. It will be difficult for them to get to the semi-finals.
Aldridge studied his opponent, and the most fearful thing was that the other party would give him some unexpected means, so when Stramaccioni handed him a small piece of information, he flipped through it and was interested.
He didn't know how to guard against Juventus's strange moves, because Capello had almost no surprise moves, or tactically unexpected moves, or even said that Capello was very "cowardly"!
Even if it is a simple and direct retreat from a defender to a forward like Bobby Robson, Capello is almost invisible.
So, if Juventus wins, then it wins, but if Juventus looks like it's going to lose, then in the end it loses, and the change in turning the tide of the game, especially in terms of manager adjustments, really doesn't see too many characteristics.
This is also more obvious in Capello's later coaching of other teams, the league is very stable, after all, it is a long-distance run, and it is more stable than a knockout game, whether it is the Champions League, or in international competitions, the European Cup, the World Cup, this is not what Capello is good at, 90 minutes, 180 minutes to determine life and death, the more conservative the coach, the more often he can't reach the end.
Before the game began, the stadium reverberated with the loud singing of Millwall fans, which was like a war song, making the Millwall players on the field blood rush and kill.
Their eyes are sharp, they are imposing, and they are not afraid of Juventus at all, even if the opponent's squad looks very strong.
They all know in their hearts that this season's Champions League means something extraordinary to the club.
Millwall has been in the Champions League for less than ten years, but they are only one Champions League title away from being able to become the team with the most Champions League titles, although it is one of them, but it is also extremely honorable!
Therefore, Juventus or Whoever, but all the opponents in front of them will be crushed!
The wild lion wants to be the king, swallowing mountains and rivers and sweeping the world!
"The game has just begun, Millwall at home did not have the slightest interest in testing the opponent, they launched a quick attack after the kick-off, Ronaldinho broke through Zebina on the left, but took the ball back a step, and when Zebina chased him again, Ronaldinho passed the ball with his heel, beautiful! Lahm entered the penalty area against offside and swept the ball to the middle of the penalty area, and Henry followed up to grab the point! Wow! Buffon! Fortunately, Buffon left the goal line and rushed out at the first time, he expanded the frontal defensive area, Henry had to choose to shoot directly under Cannavaro's interference, Buffon blocked the ball with his body! ”
From the start, Millwall quickly instigated the attack, the combination of the wings and the center was very good, and the full-backs also made bold assists, and they looked very aggressive.
Capello frowned on the sidelines, and he could have imagined that Millwall would burst into a strong fight at home, but judging by the momentum alone, it was very different from the scene they had in the first leg!
It seems that in the previous encounter, Millwall was a sleeping lion, and today, this lion has woken up!
The first leg was a 0:0 draw between the two teams, and the Italian media was optimistic on the whole, but some people criticized Capello for not daring to attack at home and missed the best opportunity to beat Millwall, because Millwall was the main player and half team substitute in the first half of the game.
In the second leg, if Juventus thought they could hold on for 120 minutes without conceding a goal, it would be a fool's dream.
Therefore, Capello is mainly counterattacking in the starting lineup, with three players in front of him who will be very dangerous in attack, Ibrahimovic, Trezeguet, two double strikers, and Piero playing forward behind them.
When Juventus got the opportunity to counterattack, Piero got the ball near the center circle, and was forced to interfere by Alonso as soon as he turned around, although he is no longer the aura-like zebra prince, but the ball control skills at his feet are still very unique, but Alonso's defensive skills have also grown a lot in the same period, close to him, will not give him the opportunity to pass head-on, mainly to delay and interfere, and Juventus does not dare to boldly press, so that the longer Piero controls the ball, the more unfavorable the offensive situation.
So he played the ball and passed to Trezeguet, and when he was close to Trezeguet behind Thiago Silva, the secret confrontation between the two began, Trezeguet did not retreat to take the ball, but focused more on the physical confrontation with Silva, which led De Rossi to move easily laterally in front of him and take the ball away one step ahead.
De Rossi calmly split the ball to the right flank, Schneider put it on, and quickly dribbled forward after receiving the ball.
After making a one-two with Ronaldo, Schneider cut inside with the ball, and completed another collision with Kaka, and Schneider unexpectedly entered the penalty area!
The 31-year-old German is like an old demon on the pitch, with a watertight defence that can hardly be found when he makes fatal mistakes, always attacking inconspicuously, but bursting out with terrifying power when it matters most.
Schneider in the penalty area pretended to make a cross, but he kicked the ball back, and the technique at his feet was very skillful, which made Cannavaro lose his center of gravity, at this time, Schneider calmly knocked the ball lightly, and Ronaldo, who also cut inside, rushed forward, walked the ball away at his feet, and already had a shooting angle, and he did not hesitate to complete a shot!
'Gianluigi Buffon made a brilliant save when he saved Cristiano Ronaldo's shot at the near post! After standing up, Buffon was very unhappy with his team-mates' defense! He roared and reminded his teammates to cheer up! ”
After Ronaldo's shot, Henry raised his hand to apologize to Henry, who had passed the ball just now, maybe Henry would have been able to hit the empty goal, but Henry was being marked by his compatriot Thuram, and it was difficult to say that Ronaldo's pass could be received by Henry.
Ronaldo ran for a corner, this time not with a tactical kick, but hoisted the ball directly to the front of the penalty area, Nesta nodded in front of the goal, only to see Thuram who was marking him also jumped, and Nesta's header bounced off Thuram's face.
Alonso, who was on the perimeter, rushed up to meet the ball before Piero and shot angrily!
Bang, a powerful long-range shot shot shot out.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the ball flew off the baseline, and Buffon was drenched in a cold sweat.
If the ball flies towards the goal, I'm afraid he won't be able to react.
Alonso's shot was followed by a shot that saw the ball fly off the line, and his expression did not change in the slightest and turned and ran backwards.
Juventus attacked, and their attack didn't seem to have much of a bright spot, especially the Millwall players had a very good rhythm and the whole team remained perfect, and when the frontcourt players recycled the press, Juventus lacked the acceleration point forward.
It's hard to break down Millwall's defence with passing alone, and he needs at least a point where the speed impact is very noticeable to disrupt Millwall's defensive rhythm, but sadly, they don't.
Ibrahimovic was about to turn on the ball when he was perfectly tackled by Nesta, who passed the ball to Alonso, who tapped the ball across the left flank without turning, and Lahm raced along the flank.
When the Juventus defenders focused on Xiao Luo, but unexpectedly, Henry pulled the side to the front of Ram and cooperated with Ram, and when Ram stepped forward to the edge of the penalty area, he suddenly knocked the ball back to Kaka in the middle, Kaka sent a straight kick again, Ronaldo cut the penalty area to win with speed, this time he crossed the ball to the middle of the penalty area, but the passing force was light, and Thuram was kicked out of the sideline directly by the defense.
Millwall's offensive wave after wave, Juventus penalty area is noisy, and Capello, who looks very calm with a blank face, is already a little frightened. (To be continued......)