The head coach may explain his tactical ideas to the players during training and instill a game philosophy into the players, but when it comes to a specific game, it is basically impossible for the head coach to tell the players in a long way why they should play like this and how to play.
Improve your chances of winning.
Because the game is changing rapidly, the pre-game layout may need to be adjusted once, twice, or even more during the game. The head coach does not have time to explain the reasons for the changes to the players. All he needs is the execution of the 11 people on the field.
To be precise, it is tactical literacy.
How I tell you to play, you play how you want me to play.
Regardless of winning or losing, the head coach must have the greatest responsibility, and therefore must have such authority.
Ferguson naturally has such authority at Manchester United, he is the ruler of Old Trafford.
He knew very well that today's game against Millwall and the away game would result in a loss and humiliation. Losing is not terrible, but the terrible thing is losing dignity. And Manchester United's dignity is to never defend under any circumstances. This is inconsistent with conservative tactics.
They are completely different concepts. To defend is to sacrifice all offense, while to be conservative is a tactical strategy.
What about defensive counterattacks?
Arsenal's defeat is the best failure example and must not be imitated.
Manchester United must attack, and they must take bold risks, risk everything, and attack with all their might without fear of conceding the ball!
Only by exerting offensive pressure and lengthening the front line can we have the possibility of competing with Millwall.
But maybe it was a two-goal lead in 10 minutes. This unprecedented and excellent situation made all the Manchester United soldiers worry about gain and loss.
Players are not puppets, nor are they virtual data in computer games that have no thoughts and absolutely obey orders. When their hearts fluctuate due to the trend of the game, they subconsciously choose the option they think is best based on their long-term game experience.
When Ferguson discovered this, he immediately rushed out and roared at the players. Remind them to attack and don't be afraid of conceding the ball!
The more you are afraid of something, the more likely it will come!
"Sir Alex Ferguson noticed something was wrong on the field, and he reminded the players, but the players understood it a little late. Millwall's goal proved Sir Alex Ferguson's insight into the game, but it failed to help Manchester United avoid losing.
ball."
Ferguson stood on the sidelines supervising the battle, and he had the majesty of leading the army to fight. In contrast, Aldrich looked calm and calm. He stood quietly on the sidelines with a normal expression.
This is quite in line with the life attitudes that the two of them should have at their respective ages.
After Manchester United lost the goal, the soldiers seemed to be awakened. Although they were still leading, Ferguson's roar reminded them of the tactical requirements before the game.
Attack, attack wildly, don't look at the score, if Ferguson doesn't wave the flag and change the combat strategy. They don't make any changes!
At this time, the competition scene became wide open.
It seems that both teams no longer need midfielders. It is almost impossible to see the two teams passing too many passes in the midfield. Basically, three-legged passes must go to the frontcourt.
It seems that the midfield is undefended, but in fact it is not.
Instead, the two teams entered into a confrontation. Manchester United had two forwards. The two forwards withstood Millwall's back line. Scholes and Keane, who came up with assists, withstood Nedved and Gattuso. Pierre
Due to the obvious speed gap between Luo, it is impossible for Luo to go straight up and down in a fast pace, so he is also trapped in the midfield and backfield areas.
At this time, the two teams attack each other, and the offensive threats all come from the opponent's quick counterattack after the opponent's attack fails. If you want to attack quickly, you must quickly cross the midfield. Because of this, the scene looks like the two teams' midfielders are undefended. Neither team is there.
The midfielder creates an obstacle to the opponent, unless a tactical foul is committed.
In this exciting situation, Millwall is not as threatening as Manchester United.
Aldrich watched for another ten minutes and finally made up his mind to make adjustments.
It won't work without adjustment.
Today Pirlo's defensive problems were exposed at a glance. At the same time, Millwall was not as aggressive as Manchester United. Both Larsson and Ronaldinho returned to defense. The starting position of the counterattack was in the midfield and backcourt, and then moved forward. Manchester United was obviously not equipped to deal with it.
Being prepared for this kind of counterattack with a small number of people means slowing down the rhythm or using fouls to disrupt the offense to buy time for the midfielders and frontcourt players to return to defense.
Taking advantage of a dead ball, Aldrich called Ronaldinho, who was nearest, in front of him.
Ronaldinho looked solemn, thinking that Aldrich would give him some secret tasks and let him serve as a surprise soldier!
But what Aldrich said made him think he had heard wrongly.
"From now on, you don't have to return to defense, you just stay in the midfield. Give the same instructions to Henrik and Thierry."
Ronaldinho looked confused. He really thought that he heard wrongly, maybe he heard the key words wrongly.
"Uh, boss, say it again."
"You, Henry, and Larsson, just stay in the frontcourt and move around freely. You don't need to participate in defense."
"Damn it! Boss! Why did you suddenly find your conscience at this time!"
Ronaldinho opened his mouth wide and exclaimed.
To be honest, with his abilities, Henry and Larsson's abilities, most teams have a lot of on-field privileges. Not participating in defense is one of them. Ronaldinho does not have a particularly important role in the Brazilian national team.
defensive tasks.
Only in Millwall, participation in defense is an important indicator. Offensive players are not required to score 100 points, but to get at least a passing 60 points, midfielders must start with 80 points, and defenders must be 100 points.
One hundred percent.
So Ronaldinho was very surprised.
Aldrich gave him a push on the head without expression. Ronaldinho ran back a step and turned back to look at Aldrich. Aldrich shouted to him impatiently: "Go!"
Ronaldinho grinned and extended his hand to give a thumbs up.
Ronaldinho ran back to convey Aldrich's instructions to Henry and Larson. The two still didn't believe it, thinking that Ronaldinho was falsely conveying the imperial edict.
Isn’t this nonsense!
Manchester United's attack is so fierce, we are not allowed to defend now.
Ronaldinho, buck-toothed boy, now is not the time to play with fire!
Henry and Larson didn't completely believe it until they looked to the sideline and received a nod from Aldrich.
20 seconds later, Aldridge conveyed tactical instructions to Nedved, a very simple sentence: You and Pirlo change positions.
Nedved not only has no doubts about this, but also fully supports Aldrich's adjustment.
The key to defense is man-marking. Pirlo is in that position. If there is a loophole in the man-marking or he is broken through one-on-one, then this is a huge hidden danger. As a teammate, if you see him defending, can you help him? So
Doubts will disturb you.
This situation is very rare. Because few teams will use such crazy pair-fighting tactics to face Millwall. Even if they do, they are not strong enough. But Manchester United is different. The frontcourt offense is ranked first in Europe.
In the front line, plus Keane who comes in from the back. Rather than letting Pirlo stand in that defensive position, which is worrying, it is better to simply release him and replace him with Nedved.
Such an adjustment can also allow Pirlo to maximize his power when switching from defense to offense.
Scholes and Keane both attack, with Pirlo behind them. When Millwall attacks, Pirlo's starting position, the ball area, is completely unguarded, and the possibility of being restricted is greatly reduced!
Yiwen, who was sitting in the VIP seats in the stands of the stadium, turned to Puskas and smiled: "Look, Aldridge has made on-the-spot adjustments again. Millwall will score soon."
Puskas smiled and said: "In football, anything is possible. Adjustments do not mean good results can be achieved."
"Otherwise, let's make a bet. The next goal will definitely be scored by Millwall and the score will be equalized."
"What are you betting on? Little girl."
"Well, let me think about it, dinner, autographed photos."
"Oh, I win, will you treat me to dinner?"
"Well, there's also Elizabeth."
"You win, do I just need to sign it for you?"
"Yes."
"It doesn't seem fair. I took advantage."
"I took advantage, hehe."
"Okay, the bet is established."
"Look, I will definitely win!"
Just when Yi Wen solemnly clenched his fists and raised his smile, the entire Lion's Den Stadium fell silent.
She turned around and took a look. Overlooking the stadium, all the Manchester United soldiers frantically ran towards the corner flag area to celebrate.
Puskas smiled and turned to look at Yiwen, who had a dull look on his face, and said, "I won this bet very easily."
"How is it possible..."
Yiwen murmured to himself, as if he didn't believe what he saw in front of him.
Unfortunately, there is no big TV screen at the Lion's Den Stadium, so we can't see the replay of the goal.
If Yiwen was watching TV, she would definitely hear Martin Taylor's crazy shouting right now.
"Scholes! Scholes! Scholes scored twice to help Manchester United lead by two goals again. Now they lead Millwall 3:1! There is still 1 minute left in the stoppage time of the first half. If half
Trailing by two goals, Millwall's winning streak may really end here today!"
In the replay of the TV camera, Scholes took a long shot from 40 yards in front of the penalty area. This long shot was originally a good shot, but Gattuso, who was three meters in front of Scholes, blocked it with his body.
, the ball hit his calf and was refracted, turning into a lob, and it was still lobbed into the blind corner of the goal. Bute sat on the goal line and was a little speechless.
Since the new season, the goal he is guarding has not only conceded three goals in a single game, but on average, he has only conceded 0.3 goals per game!
Millwall's frontcourt players looked at each other in confusion. Henry touched his head, walked up to Larson and asked in a low voice: "Is this really okay?"
"What?"
"The boss asked us not to participate in defense, but as a result, we conceded the ball again."
"This is not something we should think about."
Larsson's mentality is still very stable. He has followed Millwall for many years and has seen every scene. Before kick-off, he said to Henry: "If you have time, go and watch the videos of all our previous games against Manchester United."
It is not unexpected that Millwall and Manchester United played passionately and passionately. This is directly related to the playing style and strength of the two teams.
The first Premier League game in the history of the Millwall club was against Manchester United. The 5:5 match is still in Larson's memory. If he is uneasy and has doubts or denials because he is two goals behind, Millwall
How did Wall get to where he is today?
When the half-time whistle sounded, Ferguson's face was red, and Aldridge put his hands in his coat pockets and walked into the tunnel with a calm face.
The third goal conceded had nothing to do with tactics. He used a word he never wanted to use but had to use today: luck.
If a long-range shot from 40 yards away from the goal could ensure a goal-scoring rate, Manchester United would have already defied the odds.
The loss of the ball will not disturb his thinking. The score has changed, but the tactical confrontation on the field and the battle between the coach and the coach have not changed.
Millwall can score several goals of this kind in a season, but they never really pin their hopes on long-range shots from 40 yards away. Being able to score is one thing, but whether it can be used as a regular scoring method?
It's another thing. Most of the time, long-range shots are either for tactical purposes, or there is no chance to penetrate and try a shot.
Manchester United is leading by two goals again. With Ferguson's previous roar, it seems that at least the Manchester United players themselves will not take the initiative to adjust in the second half.
