"Millwall's poor record seems to be continuing, and they conceded the first goal again! This situation makes people confused why. It seems that they are not slacking off and lacking fighting spirit. It is easier to think that Manchester United suddenly
Become stronger!"
"The poor league record in August and the loss of the Community Shield are all excusable. We can say that Millwall has to fight on multiple fronts and the team's summer preparations have not done the best, etc., but Sir Hall
They say Millwall is getting better, but we haven't seen this yet. + I think they are starting to show signs of anxiety, as if they don't take Manchester United seriously, and they put too much pressure on them!"
Aldridge looked solemn on the sideline at Old Trafford.
The breeze blew by, making him sigh inwardly: Times have changed.
Millwall has always been the benchmark for technical and tactical innovation in Europe. All teams are studying them, and in the past era, they have continued to introduce new things.
Maybe their players are still getting stronger, but if they want to dominate for more than three years with a set of excellent skills and tactics, this is simply a fantasy.
In terms of the team's counter-attacking tactics, in the past they could press wildly and unrestrainedly throughout the court, causing the opponent to lose ground and be disoriented.
When the opponent once, twice, three times, and more times takes mental precautions in preparation for the game, knowing that Millwall will do this, Millwall will face the game like this, and its power and efficiency will become more and more powerful.
Low.
Today's game against Manchester United, it can be said that this defensive tactic of full-court pressure has become a weakness that the opponent can exploit!
The advantage turned into a disadvantage!
This is the fundamental reason why Aldridge deserves to pay attention to Ferguson every time he plays against him, instead of treating Ferguson as a passerby.
Thinking back to last season at this time, Aldridge should be wary. The master tactician Benitez, his old friend, taught him a lesson, but at that time Millwall was in full swing, and Liverpool used the same method to beat Millwall.
Wall, the gap in hard power did not turn the situation into a wake-up call.
Today, Millwall is not at its best, and Manchester United has the home advantage and momentum. Feedback from the situation tells Aldrich a clear signal: something must change!
Such a change is not to throw the defensive tactics of full-court pressure and counter-attack into the trash can, but to make detailed changes, shape, reshape and sublimate.
Just like people who don't understand football say that the changes in football tactics over the past century have always been excruciatingly slow. It changes bit by bit, but it seems like there is no change at all.
This is a typical layman's view.
Just like Aldrich placed Pirlo, an attacking midfielder, in the defensive midfielder position, it seemed to be only a very small change. Even the formation would not change. However, this created a new pattern in football. Now
Many teams use 4231. It is almost a general trend for the playmaker to retreat, which makes most teams follow it.
If you fight back, you must not throw it away.
However, you must not use full-court pressure when strong teams are facing off, trying to make the opponent completely collapse with crazy grabbing.
That is no longer realistic.
However, Aldrich had been prepared before, or in other words, he had been waiting for this day for a long time.
After gesturing to the players on the pitch, Millwall reduced the intensity of frontcourt pressure and counter-attacks. The team's counter-attack focus during defense will be placed in the midfield. This change has been seen in many on-the-spot commands in the past.
It has happened before, but starting from today, this will be finalized and become Millwall's main defensive strategy.
Manchester United scored and Millwall launched a strong attack after falling behind.
In such a pinnacle battle in the hearts of Manchester United players, they naturally went all out. Scholes and Keane protected the defensive midfielder very well. It was difficult for Henry to get a chance under tight marking.
Villa is actually a shadow striker on the midfielder line. He rushes forward but cannot pass the ball forward. He does lack the aura to make some wonderful passes.
Cristiano Ronaldo is still the same Cristiano Ronaldo who performed pretty well, but Aldrich suddenly discovered something in today's game.
Ronaldo, when will it break out?
He looks very stable. He has been very stable since he became the main player last season. He is stable to a certain extent, but it feels "mediocre"!
This is a relative term. If Grunchard had the performance of Ronaldo at his age, then Grunchard would never have left Millwall that year.
However, for Ronaldo, he should perform better. For a genius, if he cannot improve every day, it means declining!
After Aldridge made defensive changes, Manchester United's idea of catching Millwall to counterattack was shattered.
In the 20th minute of the game, Aldridge signaled to the midfielder to shift the focus of the attack!
When Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Villa did not pose a particularly effective threat in the frontcourt, it explained two things. First, Manchester United's defense was very successful. Second, Manchester United must have spent a lot of energy to mark them!
In a pure one-on-one and confrontational defense, Millwall's three offensive players dare not completely overwhelm Manchester United's defensive players, but the success rate should be more than 50%.
However, the success rate did not reach this figure because Manchester United used more defensive personnel, assist defense, and double defense to limit Millwall's key offensive players.
Then, in contrast, the energy that can be spent on marking Millwall's secondary threats will be weakened.
In the 24th minute, Alonso sent a diagonal pass from the midfielder. The ball passed diagonally through Manchester United's backline and rolled to the right side of the penalty area.
O'Shea wanted to rush forward to clear the ball, but he saw someone faster than him and touched the ball first, right in front of him!
It was a small player who was a head shorter than him, and his figure seemed thin. O'Shea was a little at a loss. The opponent was too flexible. When he touched the ball, he seemed to accelerate directly past him without pausing!
O'Shea even felt that if he reached out to foul, it would be a crime!
Messi looks so childish!
He followed Aldrich's suggestion and got a refreshing short haircut, making him look more like a middle school student, full of sunshine and vitality, rather than like a passionate man on the court.
After Messi passed O'Shea, he went directly into the penalty area. Sylvester rushed over to defend him immediately. Just before he and Messi were about to come into contact, Messi deftly moved the ball inside with his left foot.
, he dodged on the spot and away from Sylvester's interception of his feet. At that moment, Sylvester's eyes were blurred and he had no idea how the other party did it!
When he suddenly stops and changes direction at high speed, Messi seems not to be affected by physical inertia. His passing skills are not fancy at all, they are as simple as the basic skills in the textbook!
But, he just passed!
At this time, the goal was wide open and only Van der Sar was in front of Messi.
Ferdinand stared closely at Henry. He did not expect that O'Shea and Sylvester would be broken through by Messi in a short period of time. He wanted to save them, but it was too late!
Facing Van der Sar, everyone was expecting Messi to hit the goal with a heavy kick. However, Messi seemed to have never swung his leg to shoot. In the process of dribbling the ball, he gently pushed the ball forward, and the ball was accurate.
The ball rolled to the inside of the far post of the goal, a blind spot.
Van der Sar, no response!
He was shaken!
He was so focused that he was waiting for the moment when Messi's shot came out to predict accurately. As a result, he only reacted when the ball rolled halfway towards the goal. At that time, he also knew that he could not touch it even if he saved it.
When you get to the ball, just stand there and surrender!
"Goal! Millwall equalized the score! The goal was scored by teenager Messi! This goal was scored entirely by his personal ability, but we still have to praise Alonso's overall view and his direct pass.
The ball was accurately passed to Messi's cutting path. After touching the ball, Messi accelerated and passed O'Shea, changed direction in the penalty area and passed Sylvester, and finally calmly pushed the ball
Shot into the dead center of the goal and completely defeated Van der Sar!"
Old Trafford fell into silence.
Damn Millwall, even if they are in bad form, they can always create surprises!
Ferguson still looked expressionless.
In fact, he didn't know how to express his inner helplessness.
Messi is not a nobody.
Perhaps to the whole world, Messi's name is still a little unfamiliar.
However, in the circle of Premier League managers, some people were talking about a little genius named Messi in Millwall a few years ago.
The biggest star who helped Millwall break records all the way from the U15 level, sweep all the youth team honors, and even win the European Club Youth Champions League.
Messi is a player that many coaches want to poach and train to become the future core of the team.
Fleet Street calls geniuses cheap goods. It seems that as long as cats and dogs can play football, they can be touted as geniuses.
But in the circle of head coaches, Messi is a genuine genius. This evaluation is very pertinent, because watching him play, even watching the video, it can be clearly judged that Messi's ability is absolutely superior among his peers.
of.
Messi scored.
It was his first time scoring at Old Trafford, his first time scoring against a wealthy club. His celebration seemed very restrained and his smile looked very shy.
He is not Henry, the man with the aura of being the best striker in Europe.
He is not Ronaldo. He already drives a fancy car, lives in a mansion, and has become the new generation leader of the Portuguese national team.
He is just Messi, a Messi who is a little famous but has no real achievements or honors.
As he grows up, he cherishes every opportunity and tries his best to face everything that happens now with a normal mind.
On the green field, becoming a superstar is actually a process of accumulating honors.
Personal honor, team honor.
Winning it once is not enough to become a superstar.
Once, twice, three times, more times, in the process of continuous accumulation, you can embark on the road to superstardom.
With his feet on the turf of Old Trafford and being hugged by Henry, Messi pointed to the sky. He was doing a ritual of gratitude. His bright eyes were shining with the light of yearning for the superstar. (To be continued, please search for Piaotian Literature and Novels.
