By the time Pirlo stepped onto the pitch, his face had become scrappy, and his handsome face was full of heroism.

He stood with his teammates in front of him for a group photo of the final.

When Aldridge walked out of the players' tunnel, he immediately attracted the attention of the camera.

He stood on the sidelines and watched Pirlo's demeanor, which reassured him a little.

Unlike Trezeguet's return to Europe from Argentina, like coming from the countryside to the big city, his newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and only relies on a hard fight to break out of his own sky.

Pirlo is very calm in the atmosphere of Italian football, which affects his mentality, both pros and cons, this kind of player has a high ball quotient because he understands what kind of quality a good player should have, and the disadvantage is that sometimes he is too rational and lacks the momentum to ignore it.

He looked at himself and worried that he was not strong enough, especially today against traditional giants Liverpool.

Unlike Tottenham's Aldridge who started him, this game was also a final that decided the title.

Sometimes players get lost and when it matters most, someone needs to remind them.

If Aldridge says to Pirlo: yes, you're still young, wait, we're not in a hurry, I'm not putting pressure on you, you sit on the bench.

In this case, Aldridge felt that Pirlo would be on the bench forever.

You should bravely cross this hurdle in front of you, so that you can completely transform.

Is he young?

Young.

But what about being young?

Was Rooney young when he became famous? Was Owen young when he became famous? Shearer, Redknapp Jr., Ryan Giggs. Fowler. And later Fabregas and so on. These are not stars from other leagues, but in the Premier League.

In terms of ability and talent, Aldridge does not think that Pirlo loses to any contemporary or latecomer, in the past season, Pirlo has been integrated into Millwall's tactical system through more than half a year of training, Aldridge does not have high requirements for him, you just sort out the midfield, and the rest does not have to be pursued too much. Plug in a long-range shot or something, just do what you can, and no one blames you if you can't do it.

"The 95-96 English FA Cup final is about to start, the two teams that entered the final this year are Liverpool and Millwall, both are teams from the top league, if you look at the background and background, Liverpool is naturally known, but this season Millwall has made a storm of youth in the Premier League, they have won the league runner-up and the League Cup, every season. There are always promotions that surprise us, such as Leeds United in the last few years. Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, etc., Millwall shined this year, many of their players have grown into Premier League stars, under the coaching of Aldridge Hall, Millwall's tactics have also become the highlight of the Premier League, and now countless critics are analyzing Millwall's tactical play, and the debate is very fierce. ”

"We saw Millwall's starting line-up today and it seems that Hall has completely abandoned the 442 formation, and in the last two league games, we have seen a 433 formation, and it was the same today. Starting goalkeeper: Keller. Defenders: Thuram, Stam, Elgra, Zambrotta. Midfielders: Makelele, Pirlo, Nedved. Forwards: Larsson, Trezeguet, Shevchenko. Pire was not included in the squad due to a leg strain, with Larsson playing as left winger and Ukrainian teenager Andriy Shevchenko on the right. Liverpool's starter, goalkeeper: James. Defenders: Jones, Wright, Scalles, Ruddock. Midfielders: McAtier, Barnes, Redknapp, McManaman. Forwards: Fowler, Collymore. Liverpool, who are the second most attacking firepower in the league, will face Millwall, who are third in attacking firepower, and it looks like it will be a goal shootout today. ”

After the two players shook hands, Nedved, who was the captain of the field, walked up to the referee and waited for the kick-off.

The Liverpool fans in the stands finished singing and then began to cheer on the team, and the Millwall fans were not to be outdone.

But their singing voice changed.

"Everybody likes us, we still don't care!"

Hearing this kind of singing, Aldrich couldn't help but smile, this is Millwall's character.

Millwall kicked off first and the game kicked off.

In the first five minutes of the game, Millwall played a little conservatively, just backing their feet back and forth in central midfield, this is to familiarize themselves with the field and get familiar with the feeling of the ball, the ball rolls on different grass, there will be subtle differences in speed and trajectory, and the feeling of playing the ball is the deepest.

At the same time, it is also a kind of observation and testing to see what Liverpool is today.

Most of Liverpool's main players played hi yesterday, and today they were obviously slow to move as soon as they came on the field.

Aldridge sneered in his heart: If he loses to this group of sick donkeys, will Millwall still be called a mad lion?

He waved his hand lightly, and the instructions he gave on the field were clear: attack, no more ink.

Andrea Pirlo was a playmaker today and he was extremely focused, watching before receiving the ball, running off the ball and basically thinking about what to do next before he got the ball.

In the locker room, Aldrich's rant at him completely lifted him up, he not only needs confidence in himself, but also needs confidence from others, and Aldridge gives it to him!

Liverpool focused on Nedved, but Nedved often kicked the ball out of a wide range of runs, so that the tired Liverpool players couldn't even touch his shirt, and the ball was always at the feet of Pirlo, and when he didn't encounter crazy pressing, Pirlo was very easy to get the ball.

Zambrotta and Thuram stepped forward to assist, and Millwall's attacking superiority soon became apparent.

Liverpool clearly couldn't keep up with their pace.

Fat Rudok was chased by Thuram and Shevchenko's one-two but fell down, Thuram dribbled the ball down and crossed in no hurry, he went into the penalty area, forcing the Liverpool defense to press him, and after he attracted the defender, he kicked back and passed the ball to the top of the arc of the penalty area.

Shevchenko, who cut inside halfway, did not touch the ball and deliberately missed it, shaking the Liverpool defender again. That resulted in Nedved shooting from distance on the edge of the box going unmarked.

Facing the ball, a powerful volley flew out from under his feet. Nedved watched the ball fly out of the trail with a determined look.

David James stood stupidly in place. didn't react at all, he stared at Shevchenko just now, thinking that Thuram's pass, Shevchenko would take the ball, but the opponent leaked the ball, Nedved followed up with a long-range shot to the other side of the goal, James bent over and straightened up, helplessly spread his hands.

What is the defense doing?

"The ball is in! In the twelfth minute of the game, Deved knocked on Liverpool's door with a blast. Liverpool are obviously slow to enter the game, they don't seem to be able to run, Millwall create a local numerical advantage by interspersing running positions, it's unbelievable, Liverpool will have more players in front of goal, Nedved opened the scoring for Millwall, will they be the double cup champions this season?! ”

Nedved ran to the corner flag with his head held high, then kissed the shirt emblem in front of tens of thousands of Lions fans in the stands, and his teammates who caught up with him behind him clenched their fists and shouted.

Aldrich closed his eyes, clenched his fists heavily, and swung up and down in front of him slightly.

This game is actually the tactical style of play that Millwall will play next season.

Edge-to-edge bonding. In addition to the midfielders who are dragging behind, there are also full-backs. Able to break out globally in the side.

Nedved's playmaking role will be weakened, but his threat to the opposition goal will skyrocket, and he will have to score more often in the box! And his presence will also directly attract defensive attention for Pirlo, allowing Pirlo to play more space and complement each other.

Liverpool began to attack fiercely after conceding the ball, but their tactics of wide crosses, Millwall were not afraid at all, Redknapp tried to break through with the ball and was cut off by Makellele, Pirlo immediately rushed forward, and Makelele did not hesitate to pass the ball to his feet.

Pirlo dribbled forward, and after completing a collision with Nedved, he came to the front of the penalty area, the opposing defender Scalles came up, Pirlo calmly went straight into the box, Shevchenko, who rushed to the box from the right side, met the ball and shot angrily, James was caught off guard again, the save was a step late, and the ball rolled under his armpit into the net.

"In the opening twenty minutes, Millwall had a two-goal lead! What are Liverpool doing? They were completely out of form, but Millwall played amazingly, this counter-attack completely penetrated the Liverpool defence, and the Italian boy Andrea Pirlo, who was only nine days old and 17 years old, provided the assist to his team-mate with a calm through ball, and the Ukrainian Shevchenko chose to shoot himself, but luckily got the ball in, otherwise he would have wasted a golden chance, because on the other side, Trezeguet and Larsson were both outflanked, and as long as Shevchenko passed the ball, then the two team-mates could hit the empty net. Either way, Millwall is two goals ahead! ”

Shevchenko scored and rushed to Andrea Pirlo, who had assisted him, but Pirlo turned and ran towards the dugout.

Aldridge was surrounded by people, and in a crowd, Pirlo rushed to Aldrich, who hugged his head and asked frantically, "How is it?" What do you think? Can you do it? Tell me, can you afford a game like this? ”

Pirlo hugged Aldrich fiercely and shouted excitedly: "Boss, I'm fine!" I'm fine! ”

"Not only is it okay, but you have to enjoy the game! This is your stage! Tell the world that your name is Pirlo, you are not the next Baggio, you are you, Pirlo! ”

The whole team flocked to celebrate the second goal.

Liverpool's side was completely blinded.

Evans was helpless.

He couldn't even figure out who was the more dangerous of Millwall's attacking midfielders. Is it Nedved or Pirlo?

The former scored, the latter assisted.

Millwall's offense is unguardable, Mo said that after Redknapp Jr. was cut off, there was a defensive midfielder in the backfield, even if there were two defensive midfielders, they would only be played one by one.

After the celebration, Aldridge waved his arm to the stands from the sidelines: cheer it on.

This is London, and Liverpudlians are terrified here!

Liverpool still has to attack, and if you don't attack, it is equivalent to watching the opponent win the championship.

But today, Millwall's performance is top-notch, and the main players who have rested for more than ten days have performed well, and on the basis of team cooperation, the individual performance is also amazing!

Larsson cut inside with Zambrotta on the left side, deceived Wright with a fake move and then changed the line to dribble into the penalty area, facing the attacking James, he deftly pushed the shot, the ball rolled between James's legs, and the big and small goals were pierced together!

In the thirty-six minutes of the first half, Millwall led by three goals!

Liverpool was completely beaten to the point that they couldn't find the north!

The more they attacked, the more they fought in a disorderly manner.

Before the end of the first half, Millwall played a flurry of slick crosses and Trezeguet leaned on Scalles in the box and chested the ball back to Nedved, who again volleyed the ball into the Liverpool goal.

4:0

The first half has already played a crazy scoreline!

Nedved raced all over the field, and even took off his jersey, revealing his masculine muscular figure.

The flashing lights on the sidelines never stopped, and the eyes couldn't stand it.

Millwall's ambition and united efforts completely destroyed Liverpool in the first half! (To be continued......)