Although Wenger suffered a 0:4 defeat at home in the league, from an overall strategic perspective, Wenger's plan at this stage was successful. —{2}{3}{w}{x}]
Even if they win the rest of the league, they will not be able to win the championship. Unless they lose all the games and their competitors win all the games, Arsenal will fall from fourth place in the standings. They have already secured the Champions League spot.
Therefore, excluding the confrontational mood, Arsenal's overall focus has shifted to the FA Cup, and they defeated their opponents in the semi-finals and advanced to the final first.
The match between Millwall and Manchester United takes place a day later.
The match venue is a neutral ground, Middlesbrough's home ground: the Riverside Stadium.
Before this game, Millwall's momentum was rapid, just like Fleet Street's propaganda: the Lions have a chance to create the Triple Crown again!
The league is the leader, and both the Champions League and the FA Cup have reached the semi-finals.
If they can win the remaining games in one go, there is no doubt that they will become the Triple Crown champions.
Aldridge did not let the temptation go to his head. When he came to the Riverside Stadium, Millwall sent out a substitute lineup. Among them, Southgate, who had been injured for most of the season, started the game for the first time as a substitute at the end of the season.
Ferguson led the Red Devils to the Riverside Stadium, and he seemed quieter than at the beginning of the season.
Manchester United's replacement for the new season is not particularly successful, at least not as strong as Arsenal seems to be.
The status of the league is erratic, the Champions League has been eliminated, and the only trophy left that is possible to win is the FA Cup.
The Red Devils' efforts throughout the season will all be concentrated in the FA Cup.
"The 2004-2005 FA Cup semi-finals are about to begin. In the semi-finals held yesterday, Arsenal won the game and advanced to the final first. They are now waiting for the final opponent to be announced. Manchester United or Millwall? Wenger said after the game
He said he is not afraid of any opponent, but many people think that Wenger lacked confidence when he said this. Whether it is Millwall or Manchester United, the FA Cup final will definitely be a showdown between giants. Today, from the formations of both sides
Come and see,
Manchester United, who was originally not optimistic about the outside world, has a card advantage. They sent all the main players who can play, but Millwall placed many of the main players on the bench. Millwall wants to stay in the Premier League and Champions League, and there are
In less than a month, the season is coming to an end and May is coming. In terms of importance, the FA Cup is the lowest trophy for Millwall. They have tradition and the confidence to use their substitute lineup to compete for tickets to the final.
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Manchester United started 4231.
Goalkeeper: Carroll.
Defenders: Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Sylvester Heinze.
Midfielder: Joaquin, Kean Scholes, Rooney, Giggs.
Forward: Ruud Ruud.
Millwall started 433.
Goalkeeper: But.
Defenders: Ramos, Neal, Southgate, Baines.
Midfielder: Pedretti, Moutinho, Larmour.
Forwards: Larsson, Villa, Grenjaer.”
If other giants' coaches had sent out a starting lineup like Millwall's in a game of this level, they would have been scolded by the fans. But when Aldridge did this, no one would criticize him. Perhaps it was because he won the
Too many, too many, some methods that others think are unbelievable are criticized as unpredictable and sophisticated when they are finally successful.
It’s not like Millwall has never used its substitute lineup to defeat strong opponents in cup matches. The past performances against Arsenal and Manchester United are still fresh in their minds. Many Lions fans are optimistic that they will relive their old dream today.
Ferguson looked sullen, losing to Aldridge in the league, and his performance in the Champions League had declined significantly since reaching the final three years ago.
Today, in the FA Cup semi-finals, Millwall sent out a substitute lineup as if looking down upon others. From an objective standpoint, he can understand Aldridge's approach.
The level of competition for the Premier League title has reached an extreme level.
According to Chelsea's current points, it is higher than the league leader Arsenal in the same period last year!
However, Chelsea is still lagging behind Millwall.
There is no room for failure in the league. There is no carelessness and credulity. Wishful thinking to stimulate the team mentally, but it is difficult to reverse the physical fatigue of the team. In addition, Millwall also reached the Champions League semi-finals at the same time and will go to Turin in a week.
Challenging Juventus, under such circumstances, it is reasonable for Aldridge to come on as a substitute and let the main players rest.
But this "reasonableness" put Ferguson and Manchester United in a very embarrassing situation. It can be said that they were forced to the edge of the cliff before the game started.
If Manchester United loses to such a Millwall team, where is the dignity of Ferguson and the Red Devils?
It will simply ruin your reputation.
Because of this, Ferguson's face was a little gloomy, and he was lying if he said he wasn't nervous. If he was really eliminated from Millwall's substitute lineup, why would he have the nerve to return to Manchester?
Aldridge is not as much as Ferguson thought. In terms of paper strength, Millwall's substitute lineup is definitely weaker than Manchester United, and the gap is obvious, especially in the midfield, which has a high probability of being suppressed.
It is inevitable that there are gaps in the lineup. In any game, there is always a gap between strong and weak. Millwall has half a team of world-class players, but world-class players do not mean they are iron men. They are required to not only be able to attend fully, but also
Playing at a world-class level is not realistic at all!
Standing on the sidelines with his head held high, Aldridge's positioning for this game was very simple.
If we talk about counterattacks, Manchester United must have guessed this. At least they have been roughly prepared after seeing Millwall's starting lineup.
After all, it is too difficult to keep up with Manchester United in the midfield.
When we used the substitute lineup to defeat Manchester United and Arsenal, we used counterattacks.
The applicability of counterattack prevention is very wide, and it is also an effective means to use tactics to bridge the gap between the weak side and the strong side.
Then, if the opponent can guess and be prepared, the effect of such a fight may not be very good. After all, the opponent is guarding against your attack.
Therefore, Aldridge will face Manchester United on the wing today.
The defense maintains the most basic five players, two defenders, two defensive midfielders, and Larmore, who starts in the attacking midfielder and actually plays as a central midfielder.
Moutinho and Lamore rely on Moutinho and Ramour to deliver the ball in the middle. If you rely on only one person, you will be marked and restricted.
Playing on the wing, with two forwards, two defenders transforming into forwards, plus a center forward, this is the five-man group invested in the offense.
The basis for counterattacks is to focus on wingers, and the transition from fullback to forward is a surprise backhand.
This can be considered targeted. Ferguson began to move Scholes back and play a role in sorting out the midfield. On the one hand, Keane was getting older, and on the other hand, Aldridge used Scholes in this way in the national team.
Coles has had relatively good results.
Manchester United's wing attack is a tradition. It has been adhered to in the past, present and future. The key point is to fly together on both wings. Even if the full-backs do not assist, the area with the largest space in the midfield is still on the wing. Millwall wants to attack.
Just take advantage of this.
When the game was about to start, Ferguson also left his seat and walked to the sidelines to supervise the game.
Ferguson, who looked grim, knew this was a game that could not be lost.
It doesn't even matter whether we advance to the FA Cup final or not.
It's just in a purely competitive sense.
If Manchester United's main force loses to Millwall's substitutes, it may be a fatal blow to Manchester United's confidence in this period, and it will become a nightmare or inner demon. If they meet Millwall in the future, they may feel scared before the war begins.
The game started. The pace of the game was a bit slow in the first five minutes. Both sides were getting into the game. Manchester United lost to Chelsea in the last league game, which can be regarded as saving energy for this game. However, since it was a loss, today is another cup game.
There is nothing wrong with being more prudent and cautious when deciding the outcome.
In terms of the pace of the game, Millwall was led by the opponent. Aldridge watched for a while and then made a gesture to let the team take the initiative to accelerate and use the impact of the wing to change the rhythm of the game.
If you don't destroy Manchester United's control of the rhythm of the game, then Millwall may not have any chance, because by the time you react to destroy the rhythm, the score may have already fallen behind, and you have accumulated a disadvantage that is difficult to reverse.
In the 9th minute, Ramos passed the ball to Larmore in the middle. When Scholes came to press, Larmore knocked the ball back to Moutinho, who passed the ball diagonally to the wing.
, Baynes crossed the midfield line, touched the ball and cooperated with Grenchar on the wing.
Baynes did not dare to confront Neville head-on for fear of losing the ball, so he quickly passed the ball.
Villa, who was outflanking in the middle, jumped high to head the ball towards the goal, but because the ball was passed a bit high, Villa jumped to the extreme height but could only feel the ball flying past his head.
Just when Villa was feeling regretful, he heard another bang and someone headed the ball.
Is it a relief?
No, it's a goal attack.
Larsson cut into the penalty area and headed in front of Sylvester.
It's a pity that the ball was slightly missed.
"Millwall took the lead in blowing the attack horn, and Larsson, who was quick in movement, almost scored with a header!"
Ferguson watched from the sidelines and his heart suddenly tightened.
Millwall are not here to fight back!
It can't be said that Millwall's offense is so aggressive. At any rate, there will be 6 players after halftime when attacking.
Ferguson was afraid that if Millwall scored first, the trend of the game would completely change.
For this game, Manchester United actually wants to play fast. Not playing fast at the beginning and slowing down the tempo is a way to paralyze the enemy, create an illusion, and then suddenly use force to catch the opponent off guard.
Although Aldridge also made targeted arrangements for the game, due to the player's level, when Manchester United premeditatedly showed weakness before exerting strength, Millwall's defense exposed the problem of young players' slow response to a sudden increase in pace.
Tinho's protection of the penalty area was not timely enough.
At the same time, veteran Southgate made a mistake on the field that made the Lions fans very uncomfortable. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
