"In the second half, Manchester United exchanged half-time with Millwall. Henry was the last to walk out of the tunnel. In the middle of winter, he actually poured water on his head when he came out. What did Hall say to him in the locker room? Did he want to
Calm down? At least judging from his sloppy and bad shots in the first half, he needs to be calmer when seizing opportunities."
Ferguson specifically watched Aldridge walk to the coach's bench. Both of them were standing on the sidelines. If it ended with Manchester United's victory, Ferguson would invite Aldridge to the office for a drink. At least Beckham would move to the back.
The miraculous effect of the waist can be attributed to Aldrich who inspired him.
It cannot be said that this can be listed as the first choice under normal circumstances, but when facing a situation with huge defensive pressure, it is indeed much better for Beckham to use it in this way than to let him stick to playing as a midfielder.
Before the second half started, Aldridge put his hands in his pockets and could hear sporadic humiliating sounds from the stands behind him. The Red Devils fans were putting pressure on him, disrupting his thinking and diverting his attention.
This is very common. If it is at the Lion King Stadium, some of the crazy Lions fans behind the away team's coaching bench will greet each other's family collectively.
Aldrich put his hands in his pockets and stood up straight, with his eyes closed and a touching smile on his lips.
Generally speaking, fans of strong teams have a sense of superiority. When they look down on their opponents, they will ignore them and show their gentlemanly character. However, when there is a dialogue between a strong team or the team they support is in a disadvantageous situation, the scene will become a chaotic situation.
Manchester United 2:0 Millwall.
Some fans are still verbally harassing Aldridge, why?
They have no idea!
They are guilty!
They are scared!
45 minute results. Never mean anything.
Was Aldrich angry? Insensitive? Calmly ignoring?
No, he enjoyed it.
Old Trafford. Nearly 70,000 Red Devils fans are afraid of him and the team of kings he leads!
Ferguson's expression suddenly changed, his pupils shrank, and he clearly saw an upward arc at the corner of Aldrich's mouth from the side.
Two goals behind, the arch-enemy he hated so much was actually laughing?
Midfield adjustments, what kind of changes has he made?
Ferguson's heart sank slightly. The winning team did not change. Manchester United's defense and offense were very effective in the first half. He had no reason to make special adjustments in the midfield.
At the beginning, both sides made their own moves. Manchester United restrained Millwall. In the second half, it was Millwall's turn to show off their moves.
Ferguson adjusted his glasses and planned to carefully observe Millwall's changes in the second half.
The second half of the game begins.
Judging from the scene, the changes made by Millwall are not major.
Klose is the center, Henry is the left winger, and Larsson is the right winger.
Ronaldinho's position is deep in the midfield area, leaning to the left.
Pirlo is on the right side of the midfielder.
This is exactly a measure to limit Manchester United.
Pirlo helps defend the right wing and flanks Giggs.
Ronaldinho was on the defensive to prevent Beckham from getting in.
There are no changes at all. This formation and positioning distribution are almost the same as Aldrich's adjustments in the second half of the first half.
But when Manchester United's attack failed, Millwall's offense suddenly felt like a dramatic change in style.
Southgate successfully stole the ball from Ruud van Nistelrooy and played the ball directly to the left.
Since Manchester United played an asymmetrical one-sided wing tactic today, Zambrotta's side shrunk when defending. When attacking, no one was on guard until halftime. Only Solskjaer chased to harass. But because the opponent was
Chasing, as long as Zambrotta consciously distances himself before catching the ball, he will be a very good catching point.
Zambrotta dribbled the ball forward and handed the ball to Ronaldinho after Ronaldinho ran out of space.
The first time Scholes defended was to chase Ronaldinho, Manchester United didn't care about Pirlo's instigation in the midfield and backcourt today, unless Pirlo pressed into the frontcourt.
Ronaldinho made a long pass just as Scholes was about to catch up with him.
Beckham and Keane looked up at the ball flying overhead as if their brains had stopped.
What a strange scene!
Yes, Millwall's past attacks in the frontcourt focused on ground coordination. Their characteristics were delicate and smooth short passes. Even if there were long passes, they would be horizontal ball transfers. Vertical long passes like Ronaldinho's directly lead to the goal.
Hitting the dangerous area behind you is very rare.
Ronaldinho had enough time to observe and adjust this long pass. Keane reacted faster than Beckham and immediately ran towards the penalty area. Before turning around, he realized the most unfavorable situation: Brown!
In the first half, Brown's performance at the back was quite satisfactory. Manchester United's defense arrangement of four defenders and two midfielders, coupled with Millwall's own poor condition and the fact that Klose, who started playing as an attacking midfielder, was suppressed by Keane, Brown did not make any mistakes.
mistake.
However, Millwall suddenly hit a long pass!
That's right, it's the long pass that England never gets tired of but makes the outside world hate it!
Brown is definitely a weakness.
Now Millwall's center forward is the tall Klose!
What Keane saw when he turned around confirmed his prediction.
Brown was chasing, and Klose succeeded in countering offside, but instead of rushing towards the center of the penalty area, Brown's side of the area was heading straight towards the bottom line. Whether it was Ronaldinho's long pass or Klose's movement, it did not matter.
He would naively think that he could break through Manchester United's defense by rushing directly in front of the opponent's goal. That is simply contempt for the Red Devils' defense.
But Brown's height and confrontational nature are definitely weaker than Stam's, which Millwall can take advantage of.
Playing long passes in depth, not aiming for a direct fatal blow, but using Klose as a fulcrum to coordinate the next offensive.
In the first half, Aldridge didn't just sit on the coaching bench and ignore the team's poor performance. He observed the opponent, thought about countermeasures, found the opponent's weak links, and exploited them as he saw them. This has long been his habitual thinking behavior when directing from the sidelines.
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Klose stopped suddenly in front of the baseline and turned around. His turn put Brown on his back.
What would he choose?
Stop the ball?
Brown is still rushing towards Klose. As long as Klose stops the ball, Brown will immediately steal the ball.
Klose jumped up on the spot. As soon as he jumped, Brown immediately stopped. Obviously, since Klose took off, it must be a header!
Yes, Klose knew what to do next in a short period of time. He was the most critical point in Aldrich's tactical adjustments in the midfield. Because he had to play a fulcrum role, and at the same time, he also understood other teammates
Where the running position will be at this time is deliberately arranged by the coach.
He headed the ball towards the rib area in front of the goal. A swift figure rushed into the Manchester United penalty area before Klose's header and came to the area in front of the goal. It happened that Brown rushed towards Klose and stayed behind.
There is space behind him.
Spirit Fox Larson!
Klose headed the ball to him. Larson rushed forward and faced a ball that fell diagonally. He didn't have to stop the ball at all and directly swung his legs to volley. As a forward, he likes this reverse direction best.
Volley ball. As long as you hit the right spot, the shot ball will be faster and more powerful!
BOOM!
The live broadcast on the sidelines recorded the sound of Larsson's shot. If you didn't watch the live footage, you would have thought something exploded!
The trajectory of the ball he volleyed couldn't be clearly seen because it was too fast. By the time everyone reacted, the ball had already bounced out of the goal.
"Just 3 minutes into the second half, Millwall got a goal back! Klose's header gave Larsson a very comfortable volley. Super striker Larsson made a flawless volley. What did we see? Like
It was a meteor that flew past the stadium in the blink of an eye and flew into the Manchester United goal from Larsson's feet. Barthez had no reaction and kept his goalkeeping posture. He didn't make any save action at all. Maybe it was
Stunned, maybe, scared..."
The most amazing scene was that after Larsson scored, the ball bounced off the goal and rolled in front of him. He just bent down to pick up the ball, waved to his teammates expressionlessly and ran towards the center circle.
Behind the score, no celebration when scoring a goal, Millwall's tradition.
Aldrich gritted his teeth and shook his fist heavily.
Old Trafford fell into silence, and many Red Devils fans looked worried.
Has it started yet?
Has it started again?
Ferguson closed his eyes the moment the team lost the ball, and when he opened them again, he pointed on the field and asked Keane to move back.
Finally, he looked at Aldrich again.
Among other things, he admired Aldrich's commanding ability on the spot.
Millwall, which has a complete main lineup, has almost no weaknesses in terms of integrity, teamwork, tacit understanding, player ability, etc. Even if there are individual weaknesses, relying on team complementation has minimized the negative impact of these weaknesses.
, it is difficult for opponents to have a strategy that focuses on weaknesses to defeat Millwall. Otherwise, how can they win the Triple Crown? How can they create the myth of being unbeaten in 65 games?
In this game, the Manchester United coaching staff focused on studying the hidden dangers caused by Millwall's incomplete personnel before the game.
Noting that Klose played as an attacking midfielder, Keane was very successful in restricting Klose in the first half, leaving Klose with no performance on both offense and defense.
At the same time, due to the absence of Gattuso, Neal's tacit understanding with Pirlo in the midfielder position is not enough, which is also a point that Manchester United can take advantage of by using Giggs to focus on raids.
Whether it was restriction or offense, Manchester United succeeded for 45 minutes. Although Butt's injury and departure were unexpected, Manchester United actually got more opportunities in the first 45 minutes, which were obviously more and better than in previous encounters. Butt
He was Millwall's best player in the first half, taking high passes and low blocks, resolving many dangerous situations.
In a strong dialogue, both sides put their best players on the court. Millwall was restrained in the first half but immediately made adjustments in the second half.
Ferguson never believed that Ronaldinho's sudden and abnormal long pass in the midfield was a flash of inspiration. This was definitely the head coach's "conspiracy"!
It's not that Millwall doesn't know how to play high balls, they are also very good at conventional methods such as crosses from the wing, but it is very rare to directly drop the ball into the penalty area with a long vertical pass.
In other words, if it weren't for the head coach's arrangement, even if Ronaldinho took the ball like this, Klose might not have the consciousness to move.
Moreover, he ran behind Brown. Ronaldinho passed the ball there. Larson also ran into the open area behind Brown. Klose assisted with a header and Larson scored.
This is a well-designed offensive tactic!
The routine is definitely not dead, but the idea is very obvious.
Looking at the weakest link in Manchester United's back line, Brown may not be afraid of Klose head-on, but when it comes to grabbing points with high balls, Brown can't beat Klose. Aldrich took advantage of this and Klose ran wherever Brown went.
, teammates pass it there!
What Ferguson is doing now is asking Keane to move back. Even if he is hit by such an attack again, Keane can at least immediately fill the space left by Brown after he goes to fight Klose.
In the first half, Millwall fell into a passive position, and in the second half, Manchester United began to make forced adjustments.
