On August 1st, Wembley, one week before the start of the new Premier League season, the Charity Shield took the lead as the opening game of the new season of English football.
Fans from both sides poured into the stadium, looking forward to the powerful dialogue between last season's Premier League champion Millwall and Premier League runner-up Manchester United.
Since Millwall also won the FA Cup last season, they will have a pre-season contest with Manchester United, the league runner-up.
In the past ten days, Millwall played four warm-up matches and the results were pretty decent, with 2 draws and 2 wins.
Klinsmann appeared on the sidelines to direct the team, and he was somewhat conflicted.
Aldridge was away, so he took over the on-the-spot command of the team. He sat on the coaching bench during the warm-up games and spent the four informal games with ease and joy.
Today's Charity Shield is almost like a warm-up match. Should he sit? Or direct from the sidelines?
"Before the start of the new Premier League season, let's first enjoy a Charity Shield match. Millwall, the double champion of the Premier League and FA Cup, will play against last season's Champions League champion Manchester United at Wembley. Both teams have retained their positions in the summer.
There are not many changes in the main lineup. Manchester United’s starting lineup today
, we unfortunately couldn’t see Schmeichel. Even though he played brilliantly in the second half of last season, he still decided to leave Manchester United in the summer. Sir Alex Ferguson brought in Bosnic as a replacement. During the warm-up match,
This goalkeeper has not withstood much test. If Millwall shows the real record today,
However, whether Bosnic can take over the position of goalkeeper Schmeichel is probably the biggest question in the minds of Red Devils fans. On Millwall's side, we can't see any familiar figures on the sidelines. Lions fans don't need to
Worried. Hall was unable to attend the game just because of family matters. Assistant coach Ke
Linsmann is responsible for on-the-spot command. Haha, this is also a test for Klinsmann. His opponent is Sir Alex Ferguson, who won the Champions League last season. According to past practice, both teams will play more open in Charity Shield games.
We hope that both teams can provide a wonderful game for the fans."
Manchester United and Millwall are already recognized as the top teams in England in European football. In the new season, major European clubs will focus on their performance. Not only do the two teams have reasonable lineups of reasonable ages, but their players are also top-notch in Europe. And like Assen
Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds United, and Liverpool are not on the radar of European giants because Arsenal's defense is aging and Chelsea's locker room problems are beginning to surface. Leeds United is only on the rise, and Liverpool is in the ascendant.
Houllier's men began to rebuild. The King's recovery is far away.
Millwall's main lineup remains unchanged from last season.
A winning team will not take the initiative to seek change. In addition, the team as a whole is on the rise and there is no physical possibility of aging and regression. Therefore, Millwall in the new season is not only attracting attention, but people are also wary of their outburst.
More energy than last season.
Although Manchester United achieved great success in the Champions League last season and the overall lineup seems reasonable and young, there are still some concerns.
Goalkeeper: Bosnic.
Defenders: Neville, Sylvester, Stam, Erwin.
Midfielder: Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs.
Forward: Yorke, Cole.
There is no doubt about the offensive power of this lineup, but there are new faces in the defense, including goalkeepers and defenders. In addition, Erwin will be 34 years old in the autumn. It is conceivable that Manchester United's defense cannot be said to be superior.
Last season, whether the stable performance of last season can be maintained is still a question.
At the beginning of the game, the two teams started to attack from the first second. Due to the nature of the game, although the fighting was active, the moves were not too big. No one wanted to be in such a tense situation that the possibility of injury would be high.
The magnitude has increased, and the new season has not technically started yet!
Klinsmann finally chose to stand on the sidelines to show his attitude of taking the game seriously.
But he found that he was standing here with nothing to command.
The new tactical system Aldridge single-handedly shaped during the middle of last season has taken shape.
This set of 433 focuses on the balance of offense and defense. It seems that the defenders defend and the frontcourt players attack. This is a relatively retro player tactical accusation arrangement.
The reason for this arrangement is clear at a glance: the offensive players are super capable!
When an attacking group of 5 players in the frontcourt can produce the same attack effect as other teams with 6, 7, or 8 players combined, Millwall can certainly strengthen its defense, balance offense and defense, and improve the stability of the defense.
The tacit understanding reached after half a year of cooperation between the gorgeous attack group has begun to show its power.
Manchester United is strong in offense, but their defense really cannot withstand Millwall's now formed attacking group.
In the 6th minute of the game, Henry pulled the ball to the side, changed the direction of the dribble and got rid of Neville. When he entered the penalty area diagonally, Sylvester rushed to the ground to grab the ball. Stam roared at him as soon as he saw it: "Don't go!"
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But it was too late. At the same time as Sylvester took a step forward, Ronaldinho crossed into the ribs of the penalty area from Henry's side. As expected, Henry passed through the ball. Ronaldinho got the ball in the penalty area. Stam had foreseen this time.
According to the development trajectory of the attack, he blocked Ronaldinho's shooting angle the next second after Ronaldinho took the ball, and at the same time, he blocked it.
Ronaldinho stood there, and a second later, he kicked the ball back to the top of the penalty area with ease. Henry moved there after passing through. Keane was marking him. Henry's figure flickered in front of the rolling ball, and the ball rolled past him.
However, when Keane reacted, he couldn't reach it with his legs. Nedvěd came out from behind, met the ball and then kicked the ball through. Larsson, who entered the penalty area from the right, cut inside to form a single goal. Irwin was completely unable to catch up.
Erson.
Facing Bosnich, Larsson faked a shot that was really bad. After Bosnic was knocked off his center, Larsson easily pushed the shot into the empty goal.
"Millwall scored in the seventh minute of the game. It was Larsson who scored the goal. He scored the goal too easily. He has to thank Nedved for the assist. At the same time, Manchester United was exposed in this goal.
There were too many problems. Neville couldn't guard Henry one-on-one. Sylvester rushed forward and gave Ronaldinho a loose space to move forward. After Stam filled in, the other side of the penalty area was completely blocked.
Empty, Erwin couldn't catch up with Larsson, who can blame him? Millwall's cooperation was flawless, and their four offensive players penetrated Manchester United's five-man defensive line within 5 seconds. Ferguson
The Jazz should pay attention to this issue. Bosnich cannot be blamed for conceding the ball just now. Larson handled the one-on-one ball very calmly. Even if Schmeichel is still there, I am afraid he cannot avoid conceding the ball."
There were thunderous cheers at Wembley, and most of the fans in the stands were cheering for the goal and the team.
Today's match against Manchester United is a much-anticipated game. Didn't Manchester United win the Champions League last year?
Wasn’t Ferguson knighted?
It sounds awesome.
We just love playing against good teams.
Lions fans who watched the final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich were a little disapproving.
It's not that I look down on Manchester United for winning the championship, but I think Bayern Munich is not as good as expected.
They took the lead first, hit two goal frames and finally lost the game. Lions fans naturally thought of last year's Champions League final between Millwall and Real Madrid. Millwall always had the advantage and attacked wildly. They also hit a lot of goal frames and crossbars.
, the number is definitely more than Bayern Munich's two. In the end, Millwall still won the championship, which is an absolute manifestation of strength.
Ferguson, who had been in a high mood all summer, realized at this moment: the good mood was completely over!
He felt a little strange today. He couldn't see Aldridge in front of the Millwall coaching bench, which made him feel awkward.
As for the problem he just conceded and the defense exposed, he looked at it from another angle.
Now that the problem is exposed, it is better than losing the key battle.
Like Sylvester, I bought him with the intention of starting him, but I didn't expect him to become the anchor of the defense all of a sudden.
If there are problems, they should be solved. It would be strange if young people do not make mistakes.
Ferguson couldn't be happy, but he remained calm.
However, after 10 minutes, he could no longer remain calm.
"Wow! Pirlo's long-range shot towards the center of the goal actually went in! What is Bosnic doing? There is no threat in this kick. It has no angle and is not fast. The ball rolls against the turf. If
If the intensity is smaller, this is a back pass from the defender! But Bosnic lowered his body to catch the ball, and the ball rolled between his hands, passed between his legs, and penetrated the door of Manchester United!
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Ferguson was furious.
Damn it, isn’t this butter too smooth for your hands?!
Mahler Gobi, I gave up Van der Sar for you. Are you trying to trick me into death in this first official match?!
Manchester United had two options in selecting Schmeichel's successor, Ajax's Edwin van der Sar and free agent Bosnich. Ferguson gave up on the former, and van der Sar subsequently moved to Juventus to compete in Serie A.
As for Bosnich, the goalkeeper's successor with high hopes, his first performance made the Red Devils fans seem to be witnessing a devastating disaster.
Of everyone in the audience, probably only Bosnic realized the ball was going to miss the moment he touched it!
No one else, including Pirlo, who came to try his hand at a long shot, didn't expect the goal to go in.
Throwing such a goal hurts morale so much that even Manchester United's players looked depressed after being hit by Bosnich's buttery hand.
In less than 20 minutes, Manchester United fell behind by two goals. This is really using the Charity Shield as a training exercise, and it seems to be even greater for Millwall.
Klinsmann didn't care, but when he saw the second goal scored, he celebrated passionately on the sidelines by pumping his fists.
He is also under a lot of pressure. If the temporary director loses the game, he will not be able to explain to the fans and Aldridge that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. If you can get the Charity Shield, try not to give it away.
Schneider is so bad!
Pirlo didn't even intend to celebrate the goal, but he ran up to Pirlo and imitated Bosnich's poor catching action just now, and he even imitated it very well.
He looked forward solemnly, then suddenly lowered his body to kneel on one knee and hold the ball with both hands, but his expression changed and he bent down to look down at his crotch...
The Lions fans in the stands were crazy with joy.
Although our own goalkeeper has never been highly praised by the outside world, he will not miss any ball that should be saved. If he cannot save the ball, he rarely performs at a god-level.
This kind of low-level mistake such as the butter hand has never been seen in Bute. He has always maintained a level that people can trust but cannot expect him to be magical.
The fans think this is enough and we are very satisfied.
Bosnic put on the Red Devils jersey for his first appearance at Wembley. He heard the ridicule, and his mentality began to lose balance. (To be continued...)
