The time on the Old Trafford scoreboard jumped and changed second by second. There were 3 minutes of injury time, and now 2 minutes have passed.
Millwall was still attacking, and Manchester United couldn't control the ball at all. Every time they defused the opponent's attack, they could only make a hasty clearance, and then were controlled by Millwall's midfielders and launched continuous attacks.
Ronaldinho became the focus of attention in front of the penalty area, and Pirlo was also closely watched.
Seeing that the time was reaching the last moment, Southgate didn't care so much. If he couldn't score, conceding another one wouldn't make much difference.
He strode forward and Ronaldinho noticed his movement. He knocked the ball with his heel and handed the ball to Southgate. Southgate rushed up and disrupted Manchester United's defense. He dribbled the ball directly past Beckham.
past, and then when Bart came to help defend, he distributed the ball to Pirlo, who was now unmarked on the other side.
Keane was marking Ronaldinho, and Bart was marking Pirlo. It was like this two seconds ago, but now, Pirlo was unmarked and looked at the situation in the penalty area before taking the ball.
Even if Henry, Klose, and Larsson interspersed their movements, the space in the penalty area was too narrow.
Pirlo did not hesitate. While stopping the ball, he adjusted the space for a long shot. He took off his foot and aimed at the lower left corner of the opponent's goal and shot the ball.
This was a low, long-range shot. Although Pirlo was aiming at the blind spot, he still aimed it slightly towards the center in order to ensure that it hit the goal.
Barthez fell to the ground and pounced, his right hand touched the ball and blocked it.
Just when the Red Devils goalkeeper wanted to applaud Barthez, the ball bounced to the left side of the penalty area and was caught by Zambrotta who cut in from the wing. Neville immediately moved over to block it. Henry behind him ran out to catch the ball.
In the space, Zambrotta passed the ball to Henry with a short pass.
Henry stopped the ball, pulled it horizontally, and then what?
If there is enough space, he will perform a scene that people are used to, starting an explosion and getting rid of the defense. That is his specialty.
But now, everyone thinks that he will definitely turn around and volley directly!
Brown thought so too. So he stretched out his foot to block the opponent's next shot.
However, Henry unexpectedly spiked the ball and turned around!
He and Brown were almost touching each other's bodies. Henry forcefully passed the opponent after he stretched his foot to block and lost his center of gravity. Where was the ball? It rolled from under Brown's crotch to behind him!
After Brown finished the action, he turned around. He had completely lost his position. Henry had his back turned to him, giving him no chance to make a move. If he forced a move, it would probably be a foul!
Suddenly he dunked past Brown, and it was a flash of lightning. Henry connected his movements very well, facing the goal sideways. At a very small angle, Henry pushed the shot steadily. He was very close to Barthez, about 5 meters away.
By the time Barthez realized the trajectory of the ball, it was already too late.
The ball rolled between his legs and directly into the goal behind him.
After completing the shot and seeing the ball go in, Henry turned around and ran towards the corner flag area, nodding his head as he ran with a grim expression, and finally came to the sideline in a sliding manner, with his fists clenched and constantly swinging up and down in front of him.
"Millwall, the countdown equalized the score! It was a perfect tie at the buzzer! Pirlo's long shot was the first wave of attack. After this attack, Millwall launched a second attack by controlling the outside position. At this time, Manchester United came behind
The defense had become somewhat loose. Henry was no longer guarded by Neville and Brown. He got a one-on-one opportunity with Brown. In the penalty area, Henry pulled the ball and spun around. He passed Brown in a coherent movement and then shot from a small angle.
have to
Hand, it is worth mentioning that Henry scored through three doors! Brown and Barthez's wickets, and, most importantly, Manchester United's goal! 3:3, two of England's strongest goals
The competition between the teams, regardless of the occasion, place and time, can always bring us a passionate peak showdown. This time, judging from the results, Hall's team can win at Old Trafford under the influence of various unfavorable factors.
Virtue escaped unscathed, and he won again!"
The entire Manchester United team stood stunned on the spot, and Ferguson even slightly bent over and slapped his hands on his thighs. This goal made the 3 points they had obtained fly away again!
Hey, why again?
Aldridge clenched his fists and nodded repeatedly with his eyes closed. It was disappointing not to get all three points, but it was disappointing to take one point away from home instead of losing, no matter it was against the background of the festive Christmas day.
, or the impact on the team’s morale in the future schedule, are both positive.
This is the home court of Manchester United. Although after this goal and the team's celebration, the game time has come to an end, the referee will definitely give Manchester United almost 30 seconds.
Aldridge didn't do anything, and directly used the remaining two substitutions, taking Ronaldinho and Henry off the field, and using Lampard and Pedretti to strengthen the defense.
It's not that he doesn't want to score another goal in the remaining 30 seconds to stage a reversal, but the initiative after kick-off lies with Manchester United. If Millwall kicks off, he will definitely not make a substitution.
Manchester United patiently organized the offensive after the restart, but when the last pass came, it still turned into a cross from the wing. After Materazzi made a header to clear the ball, the whistle sounded to end the game, 3:3.
The two teams shook hands and ended in a draw, with Millwall still 1 point behind Manchester United in the standings.
Aldridge walked over to shake hands with Ferguson. The two had nothing to talk about, and Ferguson gave up the idea of inviting Aldridge for a drink.
Every time he played against Millwall, it was like a military parade, which allowed him to discover the team's problems, and then the idea of reforming lingered in his mind.
Today was a special day. It was Christmas Eve. Aldridge didn't want to delay the players' time to go home and reunite with their families. Before leaving the game, he directly told Klinsmann that the team was leaving Manchester directly.
There was no training session in the locker room after the game. The team will have a day off tomorrow for Christmas, and some players may not be in London for the holidays and have plans to catch a flight in the evening, so let them seize the time to arrange their schedules.
Aldridge walked to attend the postgame press conference.
The reporters' questions were simple, direct and to the point.
"If Butt had not been injured unexpectedly, would Millwall be able to take away three points in the away game? After all, one of Manchester United's goals was due to a direct error by the substitute goalkeeper."
"I won't make this assumption. If we do it again, if Butt is not injured, the situation on the field will not change? Of course it will be a different scene. There are many accidents on the football field. There are no ifs."
"If Bute's situation is very bad, will Millwall count on Keller next? You are still lagging behind in the league, and the Champions League has reached the second group stage."
Aldrich was silent for three seconds and then said: "No ifs, I will go check on Butt's situation first and then think about it. It's too early to say anything now."
In fact, Aldrich already has the idea of introducing a goalkeeper. In addition to ensuring the strength of the substitutes, it is also because of Butt's injury. The reporters are right. If Butt is absent for a long time, Keller really can't expect to be the starter.
, usually playing cup games or league games
For lower-tier teams, there is no problem for Keller to start. The offensive pressure is not great, and the strength requirements are not so high. However, if it is playing in the Champions League and there are key battles in the upper reaches of the Premier League, a performance like Keller's today may be.
Ruining the entire Millwall team's efforts throughout the season.
Aldridge will not shirk the responsibility to the players, in all fairness. The players are not strong enough, and the responsibility after failure is his. Therefore, he needs to see Butt's injury first, and then make a decision, but
The preliminary diagnosis by the team doctor has already given Aldridge the confidence that he will be sidelined for at least a month. If it is serious, the time span from treatment, recovery, and recovery may be more than 3-6 months. After all, the goalkeeper is injured.
Injuring his arm is almost as important as a striker injuring his leg.
When asked about the significance of the tie in this game, Aldrich replied seriously: "First of all, we have not been widened in points. If Manchester United wins, they will start the second half of the season with a 4-point advantage. 4 points
, it doesn’t sound like much, but for our level of competition, this is a very big gap. Although I regret that the team failed to win, at least it did not lose and kept 1 point with Manchester United.
gap, this is an acceptable result. If the analysis is over
In the next few years, we will find a phenomenon in Manchester United. In the second half of the season after Christmas, Manchester United can always show strong combat effectiveness and rarely make mistakes. In the second half of the season, they will definitely work hard to maintain their leading position, but I want to say
The only thing is that Millwall won't give them the chance to lift the league title in May. Manchester United better cherish their position at the top of the table. They don't have much time to sit there. Before the end of the season, we will
There is nothing to discuss about catching up with them."
Manchester United is the half-time champion of the league. Yes, they are sitting on the leader's throne. Aldridge didn't even leave Old Trafford, but they directly launched a psychological war, putting huge pressure on Manchester United.
As for Millwall itself, they have developed a championship temperament and a big heart. The championship should be ours!
If the outside world doubts us, it will anger our aggressiveness.
On the contrary, whether Manchester United can secure the first place will be a huge test for them. In every round of the game, they will inevitably wonder: Will they be overtaken by Millwall?
In terms of player performance, Aldridge focused on praising Klose. Although the little carpenter who worked very hard in this game did not perform well in the first half, after Millwall blew the offensive horn in the second half, he was the most outstanding performer in the team.
Players, intuitive data of one pass and one shot are good evidence. As for Ronaldinho, Aldridge believes that his performance has only recovered from the poor performance in the first half to its due level.
The reporters focused on asking about Henry.
Throughout the game, Henry seemed to be climbing up from the bottom little by little, all the way from the first minute, until he reached the peak in the 93rd minute, and then scored to help the team equalize the score.
Aldrich responded to the media with an understatement.
"Henry scored a goal, a very important goal, which is convincing."
The fate of a forward is completely opposite to that of a defender. He failed to perform most of the time. As long as he can score goals, he can offset his previous poor performance. The defender has a highlight of 89 minutes. If he is bad for one minute, he may be criticized completely.
Aldridge flew back to London alone, and the club's dedicated passenger plane took the team away first.
He took a taxi outside the airport and went to his parents' house in the eastern suburbs. On Christmas Eve, his parents carefully prepared a table of delicious food at home. It was a rare occasion for the Hall family to get together for the holiday, plus the two little guys Bert and Earl. On Christmas Eve,
It's fun.
The eldest brother, Barnett, has frequently made headlines in American business magazines recently, and outside sources have been reporting on the disastrous failure of this British investment businessman!
The year 2000 was a year of depression for the Internet. The so-called development was too fast, expectations were too high, and the bubble collapsed.
During this process, Barnett was also frequently reorganizing his investment companies. Along with the overall market trend, some of his investment behaviors were understood to be failures.
But in fact, the people at the forefront of the Internet industry, the worst losers, will make more profits than the winners who are lagging behind.
When Netscape was acquired, Visual Sense ended badly, but what was the final price of Netscape? 10 billion U.S. dollars! If it weren't for the Internet industry, who could have imagined that a browser product could sell for such a sky-high price? The founder of Netscape
How can you have a bulging pocket?
Barnett's company, like the industry giant Microsoft, is making a series of failed investments that others seem to be a "waste of resources." This process is essential, otherwise, how can it survive in the future? In this case
During the huge turmoil brought about by the industrial revolution, those who do not participate or withdraw will inevitably regret it in the future. Only those who bravely participate and become the protagonist can gain the greatest benefits. Instead of worrying, it is better to move forward bravely.
Barnett was originally barefoot, and the courage to take risks and fights was the basis for survival. He was very low-key in the United States, but became public after returning to the UK. As a Christmas gift, he gave Aldridge a ship worth 200 million
Luxury cruise ship in US dollars.
Being able to spend so generously, did this failed tycoon who was ridiculed by Wall Street make a profit or a loss? (To be continued...)
