Millwall has played against Manchester United so many times that I can’t even remember. Manchester United looks particularly weak this season. Not only does the defense have hidden dangers, but because of the addition of Veron in the midfield, the entire offensive and defensive system has become less flexible than before. Therefore, facing
Against a familiar opponent, Millwall is both confident and relaxed. The chapters are updated the fastest
The players on the field believe that this will not be a difficult battle, and as long as they do their job well, the door to victory will be open to them.
Ferguson stopped using Veron in the second match in the league. Today, because the formation was stretched, he used Veron again. The game lasted 20 minutes, but the positive effect was not visible. Instead, he was frequently beaten in the midfield.
Stealing the ball caused huge pressure on our own defense. The most important thing was that Nedved returned to defend and formed a double-team block on Veron, which was extremely effective.
In the 27th minute, Manchester United had just resisted Henry's shot from the penalty area. They started to organize an attack, but the ball reached Veron's feet and was easily poked away by Pirlo. Veron took the ball with his back and focused on intercepting him from the front.
Nedvěd's turn to protect the ball was too obvious, and Pirlo destroyed the ball from behind.
Larsson actively came over to control the ball, and then quickly dribbled forward two steps. When Keane moved this way, he decisively passed the ball to Nedved.
Nedved controlled the ball and was not in a hurry. From the left, Zambrotta advanced wildly, attracting the attention of Phil Neville and Butt. When Keane counterattacked Nedved's side, Nedved
Passing the ball between Keane and Bart, Ronaldinho cut inside and came to the front of the penalty area near the middle. He stopped the ball steadily, and then made a move to take a long shot!
In front of him, Brown subconsciously made a blocking move. Unexpectedly, Ronaldinho was just a fake move. Ronaldinho took another horizontal dribbling step. He was trying to break through Blanc's side. Brown, who had adjusted his center of gravity, immediately came to block Ronaldinho again.
, he and Blanc squeezed into a spot.
Ronaldinho dunked the ball back to the side behind Brown, and then started at full speed!
Brown was faked twice, and it would take more time to adjust his center of gravity. At the same time, he blocked Blanc's route to fill the position!
Ronaldinho's two brilliant fake moves and reverse cuts made the Lions fans scream excitedly. After witnessing Ronaldinho entering the penalty area with a single shot and then easily pushing the shot into the lower right corner of the goal to score, Hampton Park
The stadium stands burst into loud cheers!
"Ronaldinho! Great Ronaldinho! He scored again in the Champions League final. Wonderful dribble, again, again, he made Manchester United's defense completely confused! We had to
To praise him again, Millwall's ability to reach such glorious heights in recent years is absolutely inseparable from Ronaldinho, who has magical abilities! In less than 30 minutes of the first half, Millwall led by two goals and Manchester United
You don’t even have a chance to fight back!”
Aldridge watched Ronaldinho dance the iconic samba on the sidelines and was very pleased. Ronaldinho's growth and tempering over the years are definitely completely different from the Ronaldinho in history. Of course, this is inseparable from Millwall's success.
The environment and Ronaldinho's own efforts. You know, in fact, in the original history, Ronaldinho was actually idle at Paris Saint-Germain for a period of time, because Paris Saint-Germain was firstly in internal turmoil, and secondly, the relationship between Ronaldinho and the coach was somewhat inconsistent.
After Ronaldinho finished dancing, he turned around and hugged Nedved. Just now, Nedved stopped, controlled, and passed. The timing was just right. The pass was too early. Ronaldinho might have quickly recovered after getting the ball.
Being restrained by Keane's return, the pass was late, and the opponent's full-back's inward movement may make it difficult for him to have a shot after entering the penalty area.
In such a battle, Millwall needs Nedved. His ability, experience, will, and temperament are all needed by the whole team, so Aldridge sending him to play is not completely fulfilling Nedved's personal needs.
Willingness, indeed the team needs him in a competition of this level.
The Manchester United fans in the stands have fallen into a sad mood and cannot extricate themselves. Millwall has been unbeaten in more than 80 games in all competitions across the season. Who would have believed that this team of kings would fail today?
The score was already 2:0, and Manchester United seemed to have no chance.
Ferguson said before the game that this was similar to the match between the Red Devils and Bayern in 1999. Was it similar? There was still a gap in level between Bayern in 1999 and the Lions in 2002.
Moreover, compared with Manchester United in 1999, Manchester United in 2002 has not become stronger, but has become weaker.
Ferguson didn't know what he could do tactically. The static defense was arranged beautifully. Scholes marked Pirlo, Keane marked Nedved, and the four-back Garbutt limited the Millwall Trident, but the ball was conceded just now.
, Veron was intercepted, who intercepted it? Where did Pirlo and Scholes go? Of course they were running to receive the ball and waiting for teammates to pass the ball. Could it be that when Manchester United attacked, Manchester United's offensive players were still following Millwall's players
Around you?
Millwall's high-pressure defense works, and defense and offense are linked and complement each other. This tactical system has reached its peak this season and has become a focus of research by mainstream European coaching training institutions.
Ferguson kept waving his hands on the sidelines to ask the team to play faster and try to avoid entangled with the opponent in the midfield and backcourt. Playing faster, even if the success rate is reduced, is much better than being intercepted directly in the midfield and backfield!
Someone in the Manchester United team is gritting his teeth and his heart is filled with surging fighting spirit, Keane!
This is the first Champions League final of his career. The last time Manchester United played in the Champions League final and won the trophy, sorry, he and Scholes were both sitting in the stands.
He and Nedvěd are actually similar. Neither of them comes from a football powerhouse. It is simply a fantasy for the national team to achieve good results in international competitions. Because of this, the Champions League final is equivalent to the pinnacle stage of their careers.
In the Premier League, people will talk about the comparison between Keane and Vieira, but the real dialogue between Nedvěd and Vieira and Keane on the court is more important and also
Naturally, it became the center of attention.
In the past few years, as Millwall has become more and more successful, Nedved has always been described as the winner in the battles with Vieira and Keane.
This is not a fair contest. Nedved attacks and Keane defends. Keane defended Nedved 7, 8, and 9 times, except that one time. Perhaps, the winner’s trophy will be awarded.
For Nedved, this is the fate of a defensive player. A hundred successes are not worth one fatal failure.
And Nedved is not a player who insists on confronting Keane. When there is a chance, he will try to avoid entanglement with the opponent. This also reflects Keane's strength. If he changes to a second-rate midfielder, Nedved can directly
Either use speed or strength to crush them.
Keane's main task today was still to freeze Nedved, but what he did after the start was not successful. After conceding two goals in a row, Keane ran wildly in the backcourt and his movements became obviously louder.
In the 35th minute, Nedvěd dribbled the ball in the frontcourt. He did not look back to observe the contact point. Pirlo was closely followed by Scholes. Henry, Larsson and Ronaldinho were all in the process of running.
He easily changed direction and broke through the useless Veron, and then planned to take a few steps diagonally to the left, thus widening the angle. In the middle of the penalty area, there will be Ronaldinho or Henry to respond and provide him with a path for the ball.
Keane got close at this time and rushed towards Nedved aggressively. Nedved fought with him physically, and then forced another step to take the ball. He wanted to get rid of Keane by accelerating, at least not force the ball.
lead to errors.
However, Nedved forced himself forward during the confrontation. He felt a tearing pain in his thigh. He slowed down and fell to the ground. He covered his eyes with one hand and clenched the other into a fist.
Slap the turf violently.
It’s over!
He knew that he could no longer persist in this game, and he didn't even finish half of this Champions League final!
Nedvěd fell to the ground, the ball was intercepted by Phil Neville, and then passed the ball to Keane, who turned around to start Manchester United's offensive.
The eyes of the Lions fans in the stands were filled with shock and worry.
Millwall's God of War, revered by thousands of people, has fallen!
Pirlo signaled to Keane, who was dribbling the ball forward, that one of their players was injured and the attack was terminated!
But Keane didn't care about this. He passed the ball to Veron. Veron just took a step forward. Gattuso fell to the ground fiercely and made a frontal tackle to clear the ball out of bounds. Then Gattuso stood up and faced angrily.
Veron yelled: "Fuck you, did you see any of our players fell to the ground and got injured? Are you blind?"
Veron was not a good person, and he got into a fight with Gattuso. Fortunately, the referee came over in time to separate the two and did not issue a card to warn both sides. After all, Gattuso did not commit a foul. The move looked big, but it was very clean.
The verbal conflict was also caused by Manchester United's failure to kick the ball out of bounds in time.
Aldridge's heart sank to the bottom. Looking at Nedvěd's movements, he knew that he had a strain, and it was probably a serious strain. He had just recovered from the injury and was here today without going through a "slow-heat" recovery stage.
In a fiercely competitive competition environment, not only is the probability of recurrence of old injuries greatly increased, but it is also possible for them to deteriorate further and become serious injuries.
The team doctor entered the field and helped Nedved off the field after a while. When he came to the sidelines, Nedved turned to look at Aldrich and found that Aldrich's expression was calm but full of remorse, and his eyes were full of guilt.
Wade said softly to Aldridge: "Boss, if I can't play today, I will regret it for the rest of my life. It's not your responsibility, it's my willfulness."
Aldrich patted him on the shoulder and nodded gently, then let Larmore come out after warming up.
"Millwall general Nedved left the field due to injury in the first half. This is definitely a very unfavorable situation for Millwall. You must know that both Millwall goals were related to Nedved. Zambrotta exits
The bottom pass led to Brown's own goal. It was Nedved who passed the ball to Zambu.
Rota and Ronaldinho's goals also came from Nedved's assist. His importance to Millwall is self-evident. Now he is replaced by teenager Larmour, which is a test for Larmour.
, in turn, maybe for Manchester United, they have a chance to reverse the unfavorable situation."
When Ferguson saw Nedved retired from injury, he stepped up his calls to his disciples, asking the Red Devils to play more aggressively and strengthen their offense!
The opponent's center lacks a tough guy who can defend in front of the penalty area, and the defensive strength will be reduced. This God-given opportunity must be seized!
However, in the rest of the first half, the situation of the game was completely different from what Ferguson expected. Manchester United's disadvantage was even more obvious than when they conceded two goals in a row! (To be continued...)
