Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 405 The reason why Manchester United lost

In the 65th minute of the game, Millwall made a substitution adjustment, and Braniff, who was targeted seriously, went off, and Jody Morris came off the bench.

This substitution was not unexpected.

From the perspective of the fans and the media, Braniff has not performed well since the start of the game. It is natural for him to be replaced, but in fact, from a tactical point of view, when Millwall attacked, Braniff The role of Laniff is still obvious. While attracting a lot of defensive attention, he can also cooperate with his teammates, and his contribution to the team is no less than that of other teammates.

Now Braniff is replaced because Millwall's focus is on defense. In many cases, to play a threatening attack, what is needed is a quick counterattack. Braniff is not the kind of fast player, and he is a bit defensive in the backcourt. If you can't keep up with the rhythm of the frontcourt, you should naturally be replaced.

Morris appeared on the scene as a matter of course.

Morris is the kind of all-round midfielder. Compared with Braniff and Simpson who are more offensive, Morris is also a qualified midfielder. While he has excellent personal defensive ability, he can also organize the defense in the backcourt.

He is a captain type player.

After Morris came on the field, Millwall's defense suddenly stabilized a lot. The center will no longer be frequently attacked by the opponent, and the entire defensive system has become more orderly.

However, Morris's appearance did not change the situation of Millwall's game much. Manchester United still has the advantage of suppressing.

C-Ronaldo shined in the audience, the constant breakthrough and cooperation on the right side made Millwall's right side useless, and he continued to create opportunities for other teammates. Regarding C-Ronaldo's defense, Zhang Yang's biggest request is, "Don't let him Cut inside!"

That's dangerous!

It would be better if C-Ronaldo passed the ball to his teammates. Rooney was defended very tightly. The other striker Saha was in mediocre condition. He failed to seize two good chances. The other Manchester United players were not good in front of goal. How about it.

In Zhang Yang's view, the striker is Manchester United's defect.

Last season, Manchester United had Dutch striker Van Nistelrooy on the front line. Van Nistelrooy was dominant in the penalty area. No matter in terms of personal ability or experience, Rooney could not compare.

Van Nistelrooy left for Real Madrid, and Manchester United's striker became a bit worse.

In the current Manchester United striker, there is only one Wayne Rooney who can provoke the mainstay. When Rooney is restricted to death, it is difficult for the striker to do anything. This can also be seen from Manchester United's past game data: Manchester United currently has the most goals The most popular player is C-Ronaldo. In the past ten league rounds and four Champions League group matches, C-Ronaldo has scored a total of eight goals, of which six are league goals and two are Champions League goals.

Manchester United's second most goalscorer is Wayne Rooney.

No.3 is Scholes, Alan Smith, Solskjaer, they all scored two goals.

There is no need to list the other players who scored one.

The above goal ranking data shows the situation of Manchester United. The striker only counts on Wayne Rooney, and the team's best performance is C-Ronaldo.

In the current game, Rooney is firmly marked by Livermore, Millwall is marked by C-Ronaldo on the left, and he is not allowed to cut in to the middle to find opportunities for himself. Manchester United's scoring ability is equivalent to being restricted. .

Manchester United has the advantage of suppressing the situation, but due to the weak striker, there are really not many ways to score in front of the goal.

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Manchester United coach Ferguson has also noticed the situation, but he knows more details than Zhang Yang.

During the preparations for the season, Ferguson didn't think there was any problem with the striker. Van Nistelrooy left and left. There was also Rooney on the striker. After a few seasons, Rooney has really grown up, plus Saha, Solskjaer and others Auxiliary and strikers must also have certain efficiency.

As the league went on round after round, Ferguson also discovered the problem. Saha really couldn't help him. So far in the league, he has helped the team score one goal in six appearances.

'Super Substitute' Solskjaer's state is also very average, perhaps affected by his age, he also played six times, a bit better than Saha, and only scored two goals.

Rooney has maintained his form, but Rooney is not the kind of player with excellent skills and excellent sensing in front of the goal. He does not yet have the dominance in the penalty area.

Rooney's grades can only be considered qualified.

Ferguson was very depressed to find that Van Nistelrooy left for Real Madrid, and the team's striker was in an embarrassing situation where no one was available.

This is the case at hand.

Manchester United had an advantage in the situation, but they were unable to break through Millwall's goal. As Millwall's defense became more stable, they even threatened to shoot very few times, but Ferguson never regretted the decision he made. The next decision was made, "This year's winter transfer, we must buy a strong shooter!"

Then Ferguson noticed that Millwall had made another substitution.

Exit Simpson, enter Vardy.

Vardy.

This is the shooter that Ferguson noticed before the start of the game. He is younger than Rooney, but his efficiency in front of the goal is enough to make Rooney ashamed, and even most of the Manchester United players. Only C-Ronaldo can compare with him The last one was compared.

Ferguson turned his head to look at Darren Bent on the field again. Unknowingly, there was also a kind of jealousy in his heart. He found that unknowingly, Millwall's striker had far surpassed the splendor of Manchester United.

Darren Bent, Jamie Vardy.

One league top scorer and one league top scorer.

The combination of the two can make the other [-] teams in the Premier League go crazy with envy. Even if the Chelsea striker, Shevchenko and Drogba, are just famous, the efficiency shown is completely behind.

Then Ferguson suddenly realized that Millwall had replaced a striker!
Put on the striker!

What is Millwall up to! ?

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Vardy is here.

When letting Vardy warm up, Zhang Yang hesitated a little, and did not send him on the field immediately, because Vardy's playing is a big change. If he replaces Darren Bent, it will be the same as not playing, Darren -Bent can also perform well in counterattacks, even stronger than Vardy. Vardy's skills and speed are good, but he has not fully grown up. Maybe he will have a chance to catch up with Darren Bent in the future, but definitely not Right now, he's a little too immature.

Vardy replaced Simpson.

This is the big change.

Simpson is a midfielder. After Vardy came on the field, Millwall's formation returned to 422. The dual-core tactics must be a big deal. The current lineup on the field is also to deal with the passivity of the situation and play a normal defensive counterattack.

Vardy still has advantages.

As I said before, Vardy's skills and speed are good, he can perform well in defensive counterattacks, he cooperates well with his teammates, and he is also capable of solving problems by himself.

Vardy's very excellent technical characteristics lie in his ability to touch the ball with the first foot.

The so-called ability to touch the ball with the first foot means the ability to quickly stop and control the ball. When teammates pass the ball, Vardy can control the ball in the fastest way.

This is the opportunity!
As long as you can get the first chance, it will make it difficult for the opponent's players to react, thus creating a good offensive environment for yourself.

Zhang Yang's purpose of letting Vardy play is very straightforward-to strengthen the ability to counterattack quickly.

Now Manchester United has the advantage on the field, but because of the weak striker, the two key positions, C-Ronaldo and Rooney, are defended to death. It is not easy for them to score goals.

When there are no major problems in defense, it is natural to pick up offense again.

Vardy's appearance made Millwall's counterattack threat bigger. Manchester United players soon realized the role of Vardy's appearance. Whenever Millwall counterattacked, they could no longer just pay attention to one Darren Bent, Vardy Di's speed is also quite fast, and his technique is quite good. If you don't pay attention carefully, Vardy will be the second Darren Bent, easily dribbling the ball quickly to create danger for Manchester United's goal.

In the next 7 minutes, Millwall played four waves of counterattacks, two of which were players' personal breakthroughs with the ball, one belonging to Darren Bent, one belonging to Vardy, Darren Bent and Vardy , also had a shot respectively.

This is quite a threat.

Vardy's shot was too wide, and Darren Bent's shot was within the range of the goal frame. If the goalkeeper Van der Sar hadn't counterattacked in time, the football would have rushed into the goal.

During this period, Manchester United had only one shot, Rooney's long-range shot from the outside, but it was not even threatening.

The game situation was very unfavorable for Manchester United. When the reporters in the media table discussed, they also began to worry about Manchester United--
"Manchester United seems to have a high ball possession rate and a lot of attacks, but they can't find opportunities when they pass to the front."

"In my opinion, Manchester United is missing Van Nistelrooy!"

"Yeah, if Van Nistelrooy was still there, Millwall's goal would have been broken many times!"

"The current situation is that Manchester United can't get the ball!"

"Manchester United is hanging!"

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Manchester United is still one goal behind and cannot break through Millwall's goal. The suppression of the situation is completely meaningless. With only 10 minutes left in the game, it is too difficult to beat Millwall.

Next, Manchester United still have to pay more attention to defense. The threat of Darren Bent and Vardy teaming up is too high. If there are only two or three players to deal with it, it is almost equivalent to opening the goal to welcome.

Many people lamented, "Millwall's defensive counterattack is still as sharp as last season!"

This season Millwall has performed strongly, and they have been able to suppress their opponents in most games. It seems that defensive counterattacks have nothing to do with them, but obviously defensive counterattacks are also Millwall's old line. It is still quite threatening to pick up again. Let Manchester United sit at home. Difficult to deal with.

The threats of Darren Bent and Vardy also prevented Manchester United from concentrating on offense.

Ferguson watched the game with a stern and helpless face. He knew that Manchester United had basically lost.Manchester United did not lose in fighting spirit, nor in on-the-spot performance or luck, but in the front line.

Manchester United's striker is too far behind Millwall, it seems that the striker must be strengthened!

(End of this chapter)