The predecessor of the Club World Cup, the Toyota Cup, had only one game a year, and after it became the Club World Cup, it was a series of "big battles".

Six champions from around the world have already made their debuts, and after four games, none of them have gone home.

On the 16th, Al Ahly and Sydney FC staged a 56th-place qualifying battle, with Sydney FC winning by one goal and finishing fifth, while Al Ahly finished bottom of the Club World Cup.

On the 18th, Ittihad and Saprisa took the lead in Yokohama and played a 34-place ranking match.

Saprisa also beat the Etihad by a goal of 3-2 to finish third in the Club World Cup.

In the end, the finale was Millwall and St Paulo.

At the end of the semi-finals, the media began to criticize the commercial nature of the Club World Cup, and although FIFA created a lot of boos, what won the division from all over the world, but the scene presented after the reform is still the main battle between the two main forces in the football map: Europe and South America.

Other champions from Africa, Asia and other places are nothing more than accompanying the prince to study, and even in terms of the quality of the game, it is not as good as the friendly match between the two giants in the European preseason.

Now looking at the Club World Cup, it is naturally insignificant.

But now that Millwall is here, of course, they want to aim for the title.

And what the future holds, who knows.

If, ten years from now, twenty years later, FIFA makes the Club World Cup look like it, and with the development and progress of football around the world, there is really an interesting battle for the top of the world, then the influence and attention of the Club World Cup will naturally increase.

Millwall is the king of the Toyota Cup. Now it's the Club World Cup. Millwall if they can win the title. The impact is limited at the moment, but it is written into the history of the club's honours, and it may be that 20 years from now, when people look at the Club World Cup, they will turn the scroll of history and talk with great interest about who won the Club World Cup after the first official reform.

Yokohama International Sports Arena.

In the final match of the Club World Cup, I went around and went back to the match between South America and Europe.

The atmosphere of the event also reached a climax at the end of the event.

The stadium stands were packed. Both Millwall and Sao Paulo have a considerable number of fans, Millwall is due to the development of the Far East market for many years, and the average number of games here once a year, plus the attraction of the team's super popularity, Aldridge's popularity in Japan is at the peak of the football circle, you know, his World Cup title, also won here.

São Paulo, on the other hand, has a deep history with Brazil because of its historical and cultural ties, like when the Japanese J-League started. Many Brazilian superstars come to Japan for a spin when they are about to retire, and the Japanese national team also thinks about naturalizing Brazilian players from time to time. So there is no shortage of supporters in São Paulo, Brazil.

The club relationship between Sao Paulo and Millwall is a bit rigid at this stage, and to put it bluntly, Sao Paulo feels that Kaka suffered a big loss when Aldridge poached Kaka.

Kaka due to a spinal injury caused concern in Sao Paulo, Millwall launched an offensive in the transfer market in a timely manner, and brought Kaka to Europe at a low price, at this time, looking at Kaka's value, at least 20 million pounds to start, and is still rising rapidly, Sao Paulo feels aggrieved, and even resentful, there is a reason, after all, at this time the Sao Paulo club is in external and internal troubles, the team is in arrears of wages, and the operation is in difficulty, it is not a secret, and there is even news that after the Club World Cup, Sao Paulo won the Copa Libertadores, a group of players who can be said to have reached the peak in South America will go their separate ways, and there is no way, the club's financial difficulties can only fly separately in the face of great difficulties.

Aldridge did not know Sao Paulo coach Oturio and only nodded and shook hands before the final.

Millwall will field the strongest squad today, this group of players will come to Japan to watch the flowers and scenery, rest and relax, it's time to get down to business!

The players are aware of this, and Millwall's perennial work habits of combining work and rest have made them familiar with this law.

"Millwall, the winner of the European Cup, São Paulo, the winner of the Copa Libertadores, the final of the Club World Cup will be the pinnacle of the king of Europe and the king of South America! There were a lot of fans who were worried about whether Millwall would retain their strength before the game, but now we can rest assured that they have sent their strongest squad out! We have reason to believe that today will be a great game for everyone.

Millwall started 433.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Nesta, Silva, Lahm.

Midfielders: De Rossi, Alonso, Kaka.

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho.

Sao Paulo started 352.

Goalkeeper: Rogrio Cheney.

Defenders: Fabon, Lugano, Edcarlos.

Midfielders: Siciño, Mineiro, Josue, Danilo, Júnior.

Forwards: Amoruso, Aloisio. ”

I don't know if it's the dignity of the Copa Libertadores champions who are playing tricks, or if Oturio is making other preparations.

He actually dared to play Millwall when he lined up a 352 formation!

When predicting the game before the game, some media pointed out that Sao Paulo's 352 will be vulnerable in front of Millwall's 433!

In Europe, Millwall have proven countless times that teams that dare to put a back three in front of them will end up miserable.

But Aldridge didn't care, the formation was always dead.

Who can guarantee that this 352 is not actually 532 or 541?

Now the more famous in the Sao Paulo team is goalkeeper Cheney.

This goalkeeper is expected to go down in history forever, and it will be difficult for future generations to surpass him.

Because he is a goalkeeper with very good set-piece footwork and penalty ability, and he is a penalty taker in the Sao Paulo team.

So far, a lot of goals have been scored.

And the reason why he will go down in history should be: the goalkeeper with the most goals in history!

That won't have much of an impact on Millwall's game.

Next up was Sicinho, who started wing-back.

He made a name for himself at this summer's World Junior Championships in the Netherlands, where he was the focus of attention by the European giants, and Millwall studied his technical and tactical characteristics. At the same time. Real Madrid is the most ardent suitor.

Aldridge only looked at the reports collected by scouts at the club and forgot about them. I didn't expect to see him up close here in the Club World Cup.

For a Brazilian player to become famous, attacking is almost a must.

Ciciño is no exception, he is very good in attack and has outstanding ability, but the hidden danger is that the defensive awareness and positional sense are too weak!

It's just a big colander, when it comes to switching between offense and defense. His weaknesses are almost immediately apparent.

That's why Aldrich lost interest in him after just one look.

If you bring him in just because he's attacking well, why not just turn a winger into a full-back?

The offensive ability is still excellent, the hidden dangers are similar, and the defense is weak.

Another famous striker is the veteran striker Amoruso, but after all, he is 31 years old, and the threat is certainly not as strong as when he played in the Bundesliga and Serie A, and he is not a top striker himself, especially in the era of the Brazilian national team.

In the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, the two sides kicked off.

Millwall, despite being at the best of their best. But he was not in a hurry to speed up the pace, and he did not take out one breath to eat the opponent's momentum.

They got into the game step by step. Adapt to the field, and the whole team runs in the rhythm together.

The first 10 minutes of the game were peaceful.

However, Sao Paulo coach Oturio has been frowning, he frequently turned back to discuss things with his assistants, and was very surprised by Millwall's lineup today!

Let him be like a bolt from the blue.

That's not right!

What's wrong?

Millwall started the line-up with few problems.

Whoever should be on it, will be on whomever it deserves.

However, the player is not in the right position on the field!

Xiao Luo, the starter looks like a left winger, but in fact he is playing as a midfielder!

Thierry Henry, who looks like a centre-forward in the starter, is playing on the left wing!

So who is the center?

Kaka!

At least it looks like Kaka is standing close to the center!

In fact, Kaka's role today is a pseudo-center!

When it comes to unlocking Kaka's more potential, Aldridge has a clear positioning for him, using Kaka first and making it impossible for him to play on the wing, or that letting Kaka leave the middle is a step backwards.

So how else can it be used in the mid lane?

Forwards, shadow strikers, that's the regular usage.

Kaka can't charge up front alone, he needs to have teammates to cover, so when playing a shadow striker, with Henry in front of him, it's easier for him to shine.

And for him to play as a pseudo-center, he also needs to have teammates to cover him and contain the opponent's defense.

That's the two wingers, Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo.

This kind of usage is not uncommon in the future, it can be said that it is another upgrade of the No. 9 and a half role, even if it is like Ibrahimovic and Rooney, players who seem to be absolutely in the role of center forward, will be used by the coach as a pseudo-center forward in a certain period, and the most successful should be Messi after the original history.

But if you really want to say that the existence of the pseudo-center also appeared half a century ago, but this phenomenon always falls into a circular state over and over again, and the pseudo-center shines in a period, and then suddenly disappears, like dormant in the shadow of the world, and then comes to a period of time, and suddenly explodes!

Aldrich made such a decision with good intentions.

His eyes are locked on the future Ronaldo and Messi!

To pave the way for these two geniuses and allow them to successfully rise to the top of an era that can be called dominant, then the role of center forward, within Millwall, must be weakened!

Divide the tasks of the center and the power on the field into the hands of two wingers.

As for whether Messi will become a pseudo-center forward in the future, Aldridge has also made a decision in his heart.

No way!

It's like a Pandora's box, once Messi opens that box, he is bound to become the unshakable absolute king, and the other roles in the Millwall team will be eclipsed.

The biggest challenge for Aldridge in the future is how to activate Ronaldo and Messi while still allowing the two to coexist!

Then in terms of status, the two must be equal!

Otherwise, Millwall may not face a situation where only one can be taken from the fish and the bear's paw, but the end of nothing! (To be continued......)