Philips Stadium, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

When the game was approaching, the audience stands were filled with fans.

Eindhoven fans have a very high level of support for the team.

From the perspective of attendance, Philips Stadium has 35,000 seats, but the average number of spectators last season reached 33,000, and the atmosphere was almost full of every game, which is enough to prove the loyalty of the fans.

In this game, the audience was filled with fans.

Three thousand of them were Millwall fans from London, and the remaining seats were all occupied by Eindhoven fans.

Eindhoven fans are looking forward to the game.

In recent years, Eindhoven has been firmly occupying the throne of the Eredivisie. Fans hope that Eindhoven can make progress in the Champions League. The championship is not a luxury, and entering the top four is also a kind of improvement.

Many fans came to watch the game on site, hoping that Eindhoven could win at home, and they were full of optimism about the game, because they eliminated Arsenal last month. Millwall and Arsenal are both England teams and are also in the London region. The league results are stronger, which does not mean that they can play well in the Champions League.

Eindhoven fans are optimistic that the team will defeat Mirwall.

The whole team of Eindhoven is also very confident, one is caused by defeating Arsenal, and the other is that head coach Koeman also showed confidence. They believe that as long as they play the game well, they will definitely be able to eliminate Mirwall and squeeze into the semi-finals of the Champions League in the near future.

Koeman formulated tactical styles of play focus on defense.

After Koeman studied Mirwall, he found that the team had strong offensive ability. He could score five goals in two rounds against Real Madrid. When encountering small balls in the league, he would basically sweep, and it is still necessary to pay attention to defense.

Koeman's goal is to 'not concede the goal'.

Victory is not the goal. In the first round, "not conceding a goal" ensures that the opponent does not score away goals. Then Eindhoven only scores one or two goals, which is enough to establish an advantage. Next, by the second round, Eindhoven's chances become very great.

Koeman is still confident in the team, and his source of confidence is to defeat Arsenal.

When Eindhoven met Arsenal, even the Dutch media believed that Eindhoven had little chance of entering the quarterfinals, but they eventually eliminated Arsenal with their solid defense.

Arsenal's offensive ability is definitely the top in England. Millwall is also very good and ranks first in the league, but it is not easy to break through Eindhoven's defense line.

Koeman's confidence lasted until ten minutes into the game.

He found that something was wrong.

Eindhoven and Mirwall are very unfamiliar with each other, and their channels for understanding each other are limited to media reports and game videos. After the game started, both teams played very conservatively.

After two or three waves of offensives, the two sides adapted and the game became intense.

Eindhoven is conservative in tactics, and even when playing at home, they are not too proactive; Mirwall is completely opposite, with the "dual core" as the center, and pressing almost step by step on the field.

Millwall quickly gained control of the midfield.

Next, Mirwall launched continuous offensives, while Eindhoven continued to defend, and the offense was mainly fast attacks on the flanks. The situation was once suppressed by Mirwall.

In fact, the game situation was as expected by Koeman.

Eindhoven focuses on defense, playing defensive counterattacks, and the offensive on the wing is just an offensive means, not that they have to take the initiative to launch an attack, and the situation will definitely be inclined toward Mirwall.

But the situation does not represent anything.

Eindhoven counterattacked with a steady defensive counterattack to deal with Mirwall's offensive. It is still an unknown number of which team is more likely to get opportunities.

Soon Koeman discovered that Millwall and Arsenal's attacks were different.

Millwall's overall offensive is not as fast as Arsenal's or as exquisite as Arsenal, but they pay more attention to the efficiency of front-passing, the pace is slower, and the efficiency of attacking to the front is higher.

From the fifth minute to the tenth minute, Millwall shot twice, one was a long shot from the outside and the other was a header in the penalty area, and both times directly threatened the goal.

Koeman was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

How could Millwall be so efficient?

Zhang Yang smiled slightly as he watched the game.

Before the game, the coaching team watched several videos of Eindhoven's game. They all thought Eindhoven would play against Mirwall in a balanced manner. Unexpectedly, Koeman would make such a mistake.

Defensive counterattack?

Millwall is not afraid of defensive counterattacks. You should know that in the Premier League, most teams use defensive counterattacks to play against Millwall.

If you face more, you will naturally have more experience.

The game was originally held normally, and the opening game would be a midfield competition. Unexpectedly, Eindhoven took the initiative to shrink his defense and gave all the midfield to Mirwall.

This is really great.

Unlike other teams, Millwall has two cores.

The two cores mean that the two technical midfielders can naturally create more opportunities for the forward line. The coordination between the two cores, the main road and the wing road, will also make it easier for other teammates to find opportunities.

This is the advantage of the dual core.

For example, AC Milan, their frontcourt core is Kaka, and one Kaka is very dangerous. If there are two Kakas, they will cooperate very well, and the opponent will let them play freely in the midfield... It is simply terrible!

This is a huge mistake in the tactical perspective.

Millwall doesn't have two Kakas, but the combination of Braniff and Simpson is also quite strong in offense, with Livermore, who threatens the goal from a long distance behind him.

It is extremely stupid to take the initiative to hand over control of the midfield.

Mirwall completely suppressed Eindhoven and frequently found opportunities in front of the goal. Anyone knows that it is only a matter of time before the goal is scored.

Zhang Yang felt no pressure.

Eindhoven's tactical mistakes, coupled with the result of "Shiren Divination" "Xiao Ji", what possibility of reversals are there? The next uncertainty is just how many goals Mirwall can score.

As the game continues, Eindhoven's goal is facing crisis again and again. Eindhoven's coach Koeman discovered the problem and finally found the cause.

Koeman had previously formulated tactics, considering that the styles of Millwall and Arsenal were not much different, so he tried his best to defend the goal with defense. Eindhoven could find an opportunity to launch a fast attack.

If the goal is not lost and another goal is scored, it means that the goal has been achieved.

After less than twenty minutes of the game, Koeman had already found that he had made a mistake. Millwall was similar to Arsenal. He used the so-called "dual core" tactics and focused on offense in terms of play, and it was a very efficient offense.

The two teams are different.

Arsenal mainly plays fast pace, Millwall's pace is slightly slower, but the midfield is much stronger than Arsenal. The strong midfielder's play will also bring more opportunities to the front line.

This is a little better.

Millwall only has Darren Bent, who defends Darren Bent's point, so the front line is naturally not a threat, but Millwall's midfielder has a greater threat, with two central defenders, midfielder, and two wing forwards, all have the ability to insert and shoot.

This also made it difficult for Eindhoven to limit the defense. They defended the left and shot on the right, defended Simpson, and Braniff could shoot. Even in front of the penalty area, he used the man-sea tactics to form a line, and the opponent was still defender Livermore, and he could kick out heavy artillery that threatened the goal with a swing of his feet for more than 20 meters.

Koeman carefully observed Millwall and found that the ability of the middle players was second. The key was that their left and right players had formed a whole with the two players Braniff and Simpson. The continuous coordination and connection were very smooth, which also made it very easy for the football to switch between the left and right sides.

This is very scary.

Ordinary teams cooperate and pass each other on the left and right paths. I don’t know how many feet you have to pass in the middle. Maybe I have to pass back and hand it over to the defender player for transmission to change from one road to another. Or there is another way, which is for the wing player to kick off the ball directly with a big foot and pass the ball farther to the other road.

The former method has almost no effect.

The latter method requires the ability of the players. For example, David Beckham, whose distance passes are extremely exquisite, has become his signature. Whether playing for Manchester United or Real Madrid, Beckham can directly give his opponent a fatal blow from afar.

Millwall's cooperation will definitely not be able to catch up with the cleanliness and neatness that Beckham's kick is coming from, but the speed of transmission is enough to prevent the opponent from changing defense in a short time. It is easy for the opponent to create opportunities between the shift of the defensive center of gravity.

Eindhoven players are still very active, and every player is running constantly, but no matter how active they are and how fast they run, they cannot keep up with the football transfer speed.

Most of the running became useless. Not only did they not contribute to the defense, but they also consumed a lot of physical fitness in vain. The key efforts were almost ineffective. Should Mirwall find opportunities or find opportunities. Their constant threats to Eindhoven goal are proof of this.

This will definitely not work!

"What should I do?" Koeman had a headache. He found that he had made a mistake. The team should not play a pure defensive counterattack, otherwise the midfield would not be controlled by the opponent.

It is definitely impossible to adjust the tactics significantly now.

"God bless! Millwall doesn't score!" Koeman began to pray, even though he was actually an atheist.

When one team completely suppresses another team, continues to siege and often finds opportunities, goals only lack a little luck.

Millwall is not lacking in luck.

When Braniff dribbled through Simmons and forced a hole from Eindhoven's defense line, he immediately realized that it was a good opportunity. Before Mendes came to press, Braniff handed the ball to Simpson.

Simpson took the opportunity to push it.

Braniff ran past Mendes and received the pass.

The two used their clever two-pass and one-on-one cooperation to leave Eindhoven's two midfielders behind. Then Braniff passed the diagonally to the left, and Smitcher followed up and pushed the penalty area with a kick.

This pass is quite smooth.

Eindhoven has only two central defenders left, one of whom is defending Darren Bent and the other is facing Braniff. Simpson has no idea where to run, so he can only mark Braniff nearby. Simpson receives the pass without defense.
Chapter completed!