After scoring the goal, Giggs did not celebrate wildly and seemed a little calm.
Millwall did not use all the main players, but Manchester United attacked with a strong force. This was the equalizer goal and it is not worthy of celebration.
Beckham seemed even more excited. He sent assists and tried his best to prove himself, even though he had already secured his main position in Manchester United.
But no matter how outstanding he is, he cannot stop more talents emerging from Millwall. Players younger than him have received more praise from the outside world. As Millwall won the Premier League and FA Cup domestic double last season,
Champion, he was always outgunned in domestic player selections, and only when the British media selected the best team, Millwall did not.
As for the wide midfielders, Shevchenko and Larsson were naturally included among the forwards, which allowed Beckham to be selected into the best team of the Premier League. Among the best young players, Pirlo was elected without any controversy.
Even though his assist data is not as high as Beckham's, his contribution and role to the team are more irreplaceable than Beckham's.
It seems that the more successful Millwall becomes, the more Beckham feels that the bigger problem he had when he was kicked out of Millwall.
When Aldridge saw Manchester United score from the sidelines, his expression remained unchanged, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This group of players at Manchester United are making rapid progress.
Their rapid growth can be seen in all aspects from their running, enthusiasm for fighting, team chemistry, and the improvement of the players' personal abilities.
Giggs' threat to the goal has skyrocketed, and Beckham has used diligence to make up for his defense. Scholes has also learned something after switching from shadow striker to midfielder, and he has a calm atmosphere. Although his defensive tackle skills are appalling,
In addition to tackling, his defensive awareness and skills are also improving rapidly.
The first half ended quickly and the two teams returned to the locker room.
When the excitement resumed in the second half, Millwall's offense became more fluid and oppressive.
Millwall, who had completely entered the game, began their dazzling team performance again.
Gattuso and Barak Nedved passed the ball from penalty area to penalty area, causing Manchester United's formation to continuously expand and contract. At the same time, the two full-backs came up from time to time to participate in offensive support, and the wingers retreated to strengthen the midfield connection.
, and maximized the use of the width of the court between horizontal passes to tear apart the width of Manchester United's defense.
On average, Millwall creates a threatening goal for every ten passes.
In the first half, Glenchard went wide and went down, which forced Erwin to distract his breakthrough from the wing. However, in the second half, Glenchard performed more unpredictable. Sometimes he dribbled the ball laterally and cut inside, and sometimes he walked.
From outside, he challenged Ervin's nerves every time he got the ball.
In the first 60 minutes, Millwall's offense shifted obviously to the right, with Glenchard being the protagonist in the offense. Ruud van Nistelrooy was supported by crosses from the wing from time to time. But it was far from a goal.
This kind of attack is what Millwall is best at, attacking one side to shift the opponent's defensive focus, while also leaving holes in their defense on the other side.
Just when Grunciar started to move forward to rush into the ribs of Manchester United's defense, Nedvěd received Ballack's pass. He observed that Stam moved his position in advance to block Grenciar.
Cut the line, so he cleverly pushed the ball straight to the other side.
The ghostly running Larsson appeared there, and Neville and Pallister were immediately frightened.
This super shooter last season was silent for most of the game. Will he be seduced and killed when he suddenly sees him?!
Larson entered the penalty area and took the ball. Pallister went to block his shooting angle. Larson accelerated further towards the baseline, directly broke through Manchester United's entire defense line, and then passed the ball across the goal. Sta
Mu moved laterally and was a step late to make up for the mistake. Ruud van Nistelrooy got ahead of him and tipped the ball into the Manchester United goal with his toes!
"Millwall is back! The Millwall that never knew when the attack would start and which player would finish the opponent is back! Look at their attack, it's so smooth and pleasing to the eye. They use the ball to move the ball with purpose.
The opponent's defense tears open a gap, and then takes advantage of it
Unintentionally shifting the focus of the attack, Larsson originally had a chance to shoot, but he selflessly provided an assist to the young junior. The Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy did not waste this opportunity. He scored the ball cleanly in the small penalty area.
Throwing the ball into the goal, Millwall takes the lead again!"
After Van Nistelrooy scored, the time had reached the 64th minute of the game. Aldridge started to make substitutions. It was a warm-up match, so there was no need to fight with the opponent.
Moreover, he did not send all the main players today because they will face a strong opponent in the Premier League opening game in a few days: Arsenal.
Van der Meyde comes on. Replaces Grenchar.
Duff comes on, replacing Larsson.
Lampard comes on, replacing Nedved.
The basic formation changes to 4231, with Ballack and Gattuso playing as a double midfielder.
Red Devils fans gritted their teeth and looked angry in the stands.
In Male Desert, crazy lions look down on people too much.
It's just that after leading by one goal, he replaced two main players.
It is also a good thing to encounter Manchester United with all their main players today. Aldridge can let the rookie players defend well the first thing after the team's debut, so that they will not just attack when they are against a weak team.
"Is this your habit?"
Benitez asked with a smile after the substitutions.
Aldridge thought for a while and said: "That's right. Three years ago, Millwall started with defense. After that, no matter which player comes to the team, the first thing he has to do is to learn to defend. No matter what his defensive ability is.
At least there must be a sense of team defense.”
Without Benitez pointing it out, Aldridge really didn't realize that when he treats new players, the first thing he wants them to learn in the game is defense.
This is also one of his styles.
As soon as Millwall made a substitution, their formation immediately shrank, and Manchester United was not happy about it.
Last season, they played the opponent's full lineup and were beaten six times at home. Today, they played half the lineup and fell behind again. Now the opponent has almost no main force on the court. Except for Southgate and Schneider of the town team, they can hardly watch.
To a familiar face from last season.
If they lose this game again, the Red Devils will really lose all face.
So then Manchester United started to attack wildly, which played into Aldridge's plan.
Duff and Van der Meyde came on and defended the second half, forming a partial defensive system with the full-backs and midfielders.
But their personal defensive ability is really not flattering.
Especially Van der Meyde, he was easily broken through by Giggs as soon as he came on the field. However, as long as he stood in that position, after Giggs passed him, there was also a slight opening in controlling the ball, and Schneider could
He was waiting for Giggs to pass Van der Meyde in front of him. After the opponent had passed, he took advantage of the situation and broke the ball out of the sideline.
This is the commendable thing about Schneider's defense. Aldridge has always admired the German.
He started out as an offensive player. After switching to full-back, he lacked defensive ability, but he was smart enough to form a defensive combination with his teammates. The effect of 1+1 is greater than 2.
Unless you meet one-on-one with players who are particularly sharp on the wing, such as Giggs, Ginola, McManaman, Figo, etc.
But in such a situation, Schneider will also make himself into a wall. It is easy for the opponent to get past him, but behind his wall, there are his teammates who take the opportunity to complete consecutive interceptions, which reflects his
His ability to read the game is outstanding. If you replace other players without football IQ, they will only rush forward impatiently. If the interception fails and is passed, he will be passed cleanly. The distance between him and his teammates is very wide, causing the defense line to be layered.
layer breakthrough.
Millwall was besieged by Manchester United's strong firepower, but their formation was relatively deep and did not give Manchester United many opportunities. In particular, Manchester United lacked a strong center, which prevented their two-wing tactics from playing their best role.
Beckham's free kick slid out.
Scholes' long-range shot was blocked by Helgra.
Sheringham's penalty kick was in vain and Butt got the ball easily.
Keane stepped in, and Scholes broke into the penalty area to receive the ball and hit the goal directly. Butt made a world-class save and saved the ball from the baseline!
The Red Devils bombarded the Lions' goal indiscriminately, and their formation pressed higher and higher.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Millwall switched from defense to offense several times and was defused by the opponent's frontcourt pressure and defense, but this time, they finally had a chance.
Southgate's clearance ball went to the wing, and Duff and Beckham scrambled to get a position first. He headed the ball back to Gianluca Zambrotta, who then turned and rushed forward.
After Zambrotta received the ball, he made a long pass over the head. Duff faced Neville and came up to intercept the ball as he rushed forward. When the ball landed, Duff stopped the ball forward with his left foot. It seemed that it had stopped too far, but
The ball rolled behind Neville. When Neville braked and was about to turn around, Duff was already on par with him. Neville reached out to grab Duff's jersey, but Duff suddenly accelerated and threw the opponent away.
After rushing forward to get the ball, Duff's speed became faster and faster, and Manchester United's defense suddenly became turbulent.
When he brought the ball to the penalty area, Neville chased him from behind but was at least five meters away.
Pallister had to step forward to block it, and Stam was distressed.
He understands Millwall's tactical system better than any other Manchester United player.
At this time, if the central defender steps forward, the opponent will definitely pass the ball. In that case, the defense will be full of holes.
In the past, he had been filling up positions in defense, blocking many of Millwall's wonderful penetrating balls, but now he is being beaten on the counterattack, and Manchester United has a lot more defenders than Millwall!
Keane has already returned to the defense and followed Lampard. Irwin did not rush forward just now. Now he is guarding Van der Meyde. Between Stam and Pallister is Ruud Ruud. There is nothing wrong with Pallister blocking Duff, but
Stam felt that this was a wrong choice because it widened the space between the two central defenders.
As expected, Duff chose to pass the ball. After Lampard slowed down, Keane also consciously wanted to fill Pallister's position, which allowed Lampard to get the ball easily, and then knocked it to Van der Meyde.
After touching the ball, the Dutchman deceived Irwin's center of gravity with a swaying fake move, and then carried the ball down to the base with a coherent movement, followed by a beautiful cross.
This cross was really aimed at Ruud van Nistelrooy's head, but Schmeichel struck first and punched the ball out with one hand.
Just when the Red Devils thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the ball hit them like a bolt from the blue.
Just on the left side in front of the penalty area, Lampard faced the ball and violently volleyed it.
Schmeichel did not make a save this time. Watching the ball roll back from the net, he angrily kicked the ball away.
Lampard was tackled by Keane after shooting. Although the ball went in, it triggered a conflict between the players of the two teams.
Aldridge also pointed at the court angrily and shouted: "Oh! This kind of game actually has such an action! He had no chance to touch the ball, he just rushed towards people. Referee, remember my words, if the FA
If we don't punish him severely, we are shielding Manchester United! We will never give up!"
But the reality is that it is not Aldridge's turn to "never give up."
After Keane tackled Lampard, he hugged his knees and made a substitution gesture toward the Manchester United coaching bench with a heavy face.
Aldrich also froze after protesting.
What to do?
Lampard finally stood up and tried, then sat down again with a frustrated look on his face. It looked like he couldn't continue the game.
But Keane seemed to be injured more seriously. This kind of tough guy will not fall down easily. Once he falls down, he will definitely not be able to return to the game in a short period of time due to the injury.
Ferguson's face turned green...
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