Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 403 Suppressing Manchester United
In order to make the game more beneficial to Manchester United, Ferguson took the initiative to start the war of words that he is good at.

He does it a lot.

Every time before the start of a big game, Ferguson likes to comment on two opponents. For example, when he meets Mourinho’s Chelsea, he will sarcastically say, "Chelsea disrupts the transfer market" and "Chelsea relies on a large amount of money to invest. Keeping the club going, sooner or later something goes wrong" or something like that.

Arsenal, coached by Wenger, is Manchester United's old rival.

Ferguson will never let Arsenal go. Last season, he also satirized Arsenal's 'not taking the initiative to let go' Ashley Cole, "When a player is determined to leave, it is meaningless for the club to stay tough. Arsenal should do It’s about letting go.”

Ferguson didn't have good intentions, or he valued Ashley Cole. He just hoped that Ashley Cole's performance would be affected when he played against Arsenal.

It was the same against Millwall.

Ferguson talked about admiring Braniff. He rarely talked about admiring a player. At first it was only a war of words. If Braniff, who performed well, wanted to come to Manchester United, it would definitely be very beneficial to Manchester United. For example, if Braniff has no intention of continuing to stay at Millwall, he will have conflicts with the head coach Zhang Yang, and he will be refrigerated recently, and his appearance will be affected for a long time.

Ferguson would love to see that happen.

Next, under the analysis of the media and the coaching staff, Ferguson suddenly realized that Braniff was a good choice.

When Ferguson thought so, Braniff himself responded.

This is the beginning of the pre-match war of words.

The situation after that was beyond imagination. Braniff's "combat power" was too strong, and his magical brain circuit seemed to exist just to make Manchester United uncomfortable.

Manchester United lost the war of words.

This is the judgment of the media, because there are many players from Manchester United, but Braniff is the only one on the opposite side. The war of words is even, which proves that Manchester United has lost.

The current game is a continuation of 'losing the war of words'.

The Manchester United players gritted their teeth against Braniff. They focused on Braniff during the game, even to the point of not letting Braniff touch the ball, but Braniff was restricted and did not affect Milwaukee at all. Overall performance.

Ferguson saw the situation.

The reason why Ferguson didn't prevent players from focusing on Braniff before is because Braniff is the core of Millwall's midfield, and his position is similar to that of Scholes.

The core of the midfield is too important!

When a team's midfield core is restricted from performing, and even can't even catch the ball a few times, the team's state performance will definitely be affected.

Millwall's performance was unexpected. They didn't seem to be affected by Braniff. The offense launched by other players can also play a considerable threat.

why?

Ferguson didn't understand it before, but now he understands it: the opponent's tactical arrangement is to make Braniff attract the defense. The real core is not Braniff, but Josh Simpson!
In fact, it cannot be said that, Millwall is playing a 'dual-core' tactic, Braniff and Simpson are both cores, but any tactic cannot be played perfectly, two cores play, and a single core will play a very important role. Obviously, so Millwall must have made relevant arrangements to have such a good performance.

Manchester United fell for it!
Ferguson gritted his teeth with hatred, and realized that the game could not continue like this. He had to do something, otherwise Manchester United's defense would always be in danger.

While Millwall was celebrating the goal, Ferguson called C-Ronaldo over.

C-Ronaldo walked over with some anxiety, and was greeted with a slap in the face——
"What were you doing just now! You are a right midfielder, not a central defender. Who told you to defend in the middle? Did I say that? Or do you think you are doing the right thing?"

"idiot!"

"They just want you all to mark Braniff!"

"How many times have I said, you must take care of your position in the game, what have you done!"

"..."

Ferguson scolded C-Ronaldo for nothing.

No matter how high C-Ronaldo's reputation is in the team and among the fans, he can only lower his head and lower his head when facing Ferguson, praying in his heart that the cursing will end soon.

What a shame!

C-Ronaldo didn't dare to say anything at all.

In the entire Manchester United team, no player dared to challenge the majesty of Ferguson, not even a word. Those who did so have already left, such as David Beckham, such as Roy Keane, the reasons for their departure, and even It's all because of minor conflicts. They themselves hope to stay at Manchester United. What is the result?

Ferguson was not satisfied, they could only leave.

After Ferguson yelled at C-Ronaldo, his emotions seemed to be vented, and he said the main point of the conversation, "Don't help Braniff anymore! Your position is on the right, and your job is also on the right. Tell me Others, don't be affected by the pre-match news, go to the game normally, and pay more attention to the opponent's other midfielder, the player named Simpson!"

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Ferguson believed that Manchester United had 'fallen in the trap', and the players all went to defend Braniff, giving other Millwall players space.

Zhang Yang didn't think so.

Although he knew that Braniff would be closely defended, Millwall did not deliberately adjust anything. Braniff is still the core of the midfield, not a decoration placed there to attract firepower.

Millwall is a 'dual-core' tactic. Manchester United focuses on defending one core, and the other core will naturally have more room to play.

In fact, Millwall has many cards, but Simpson is not the only one.

In the middle, there is Darren Bent in front, Simpson and Braniff in the midfield, and Livermore who has long-range threats at the back.

Millwall can develop more points in the middle. Even if Manchester United is not affected, it is impossible to restrict all points with a targeted defense. In the wave of offensive just now, Braniff also played a role. The ball was returned to Quaresma, so that Quaresma could calmly hand it over to Simpson, which also disrupted Manchester United's defense.

After the game restarted, Manchester United players increased their defense against Simpson, and Braniff faced less defensive threats. He began to become flexible and cooperate with his teammates to do more.

In the next two waves of offensives, Millwall scored within 30 meters of Manchester United's goal.

Although it did not pose a direct threat to the goal, the advancement of the offensive is enough to see that Manchester United's transfer of defensive power did not have a direct effect.

The Manchester United players even found that the effect of their defensive transfer was the opposite. When Braniff came alive and Simpson pulled back, there was some cooperation between the two.

When the two cores cooperated, Millwall's offensive became much fiercer, football passed from left to right in a wide range became easier, and Manchester United's defense was also driven and could not be effectively restricted.

Millwall's offensive strength is not just a strong center.The two wingers, Pires and Quaresma, should not be underestimated. Often Millwall's offense starts with a test.

When football is in the midfield, the players will observe the opponent's defensive position, come from the side when there is a chance, and pass it slowly from the side to the middle if the side is not good for fast break.

This style of play has considerable flexibility.

This is also one of the effects of the 'dual-core' style of play.

If there is only one core player, the position of the core player is directly related to the direction of the attack, but in the case of two core players, the left, right, and center can all become the attack direction, and the center of gravity of the attack can also be adjusted according to the opponent's defense at any time. Layout adjustments.

Faced with such a flexible offense, Manchester United has a somewhat 'stubborn' defense line. Even with many stars, there are not many ways to do it.

In the 40th minute of the game, Millwall attacked from the right. Quaresma and Simpson made a two-for-one cooperation. After throwing away Scholes, Quaresma broke through to the bottom line, and then a The big foot hoisted the ball towards the goal.

The pass was a little high and a little outside. Darren Bent couldn't head the ball directly, so he simply shook his head and handed the ball to his teammates outside the penalty area.

Braniff pushed the ball across and followed Livermore, who used to be a big foot.

"Oh!"

The football rushed forward quickly, but it was a pity that the strength was not suppressed, and it flew high over the crossbar.

This attack made Manchester United fully appreciate the difficulty of Millwall's offense.

Millwall also relied on the recent offensive to suppress the home team Manchester United. In terms of ball possession rate, it has exceeded 50.00%, which is higher than Manchester United's ball possession rate.

It is very surprising that the game has progressed to this point. The reporters in the media seat discussed the game and also affirmed Millwall's performance--
"Millwall's performance was too good to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford!"

"Few teams can do it. I remember last season, Millwall was suppressed by Manchester United at home."

"The current Millwall seems to have changed a team, but their main lineup, except for the two wingers, has not changed much. The center is the center of gravity of Millwall."

"Maybe this is the effect of the 'dual-core' tactic?"

"Just relying on this set of tactics, Zhang Yang will be able to gain a foothold in world football."

"..."

Among the sighs of the media reporters, Ferguson also lamented the growth of Millwall.

If last season, Millwall still relied on luck and the underestimation and ignorance of his opponents to get good results in the league, then this season, Millwall has already gained a foothold by virtue of his strength.

Millwall's performance, compared to the lineup, is simply too good.

Looking at this Millwall team on the field, Ferguson must also admit, "That young Chinese is really amazing!"

But now it's the game.

Ferguson carefully watched the half-time game and had some ideas about how to deal with Millwall, with a relieved expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)