The Young Lion

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Millwall's threatening offensive almost broke the goal. The fans in the stands were still lamenting that Millwall missed the opportunity. Unexpectedly, Manchester United was very calm. Strong ability to withstand pressure, accustomed to this kind of situation.

Carroll opened the goal kick quickly, and Baynes’ return to defense was obviously slow after the assist. He ran back according to the normal rhythm, and even wanted to see if he could counterattack on the spot near the midfield line.

Scholes kicked the ball to the right with a precise long pass from the midfield position, Rooney ran sideways, controlled the ball under unmarked and then dribbled towards the penalty area, Pedretti defended frontally, Rooney When approaching the penalty area with the ball, he passed the ball to Joaquin who caught up from behind.

Joaquin dribbled the ball inside and switched to Southgate to defend him head-on. The area that should have been defended by Baynes was not defended at this time, so Southgate could only bite the bullet and do two jobs alone. The inner and outer lines must be sealed.

In other words, Joaquin can't pass, and he can't give Joaquin enough room to pass the ball so that the opponent can find a suitable passing line.

When Southgate was about to intercept Joaquin, he pointed to the penalty area behind him, hoping to get Moutinho and Pedretti back, Pedretti was close to Mark Rooney, and Moutinho was in Manchester United The reaction in the fast break was a step slower. Although the number of offensive and defensive players in the penalty area is not bad compared to Millwall, the space given to the opponent is a bit large, and more defensive players must be relied on to compress the space.

Joaquin dribbled the ball inside and Southgate mainly defended the inside line. At the moment the two met, Joaquin suddenly pushed the ball to the outside, and then accelerated to get rid of Southgate!

Change to the past. This is not an embarrassing situation for Southgate. Even if the opponent is still in possession of the ball, he is just changing from a frontal defense to a backside defense. Sticking to the opponent for a sufficient distance is equivalent to blocking The opponent has a lot of space to pass the ball. Then delay the opponent, waiting for the return of their own defensive players or recovering the penalty area.

But this time, when Southgate turned around and wanted to keep up with Joaquin, he obviously reacted faster with his mind than his body. As a result, his body failed to balance and slipped in the penalty area!

Joaquin originally planned to pass directly. But seeing Southgate slipping to the ground, he controlled the ball and cut inside from behind Southgate into the penalty area, forming a semi-single-handed situation.

Everyone in Millwall's defense was stunned by Southgate's slip, and Neal rushed to cover him immediately, preventing Joaquin from finishing his shot. As soon as he moved, before he got close to Joaquin, the latter made a cross pass and sent the ball to Ruud's feet behind Neil.

Stepping on the small penalty area line, Van Nistelrooy pushed and shot without stopping the ball. At such a short distance, the goalkeeper was powerless. There is no doubt about Van Nistelrooy's sense of smell and shooting skills.

Goal in! Manchester United opened the scoring! Southgate lost his balance and fell to the ground while defending Joaquin, exposing a huge space in the penalty area. It was his personal error, but it led to the team conceding the ball , As for Van Nistelrooy's goal, it wasn't Neil's fault, Neil had to fill up to defend Joaquin, and Joaquin handled the ball very calmly. He didn't try to force a shot, but gave Van Nistelrooy a nanny ball Ruud van Nistelrooy almost faced an empty goal in front of the goal, butt defended the angle of the near post. No way, Millwall conceded the ball and there is only one sentence summary: the captain made a mistake.

The moment Ruud van Nistelrooy finished scoring, Southgate had already stood up, his face was expressionless and his eyes were solemn, and he didn't try to explain anything to his teammates.

unnecessary!

He raised his head and walked towards the outside of the penalty area without saying a word, but no one felt the slightest ease in him.

The game has just begun.

He can't be out of balance, let alone show any panic in front of his teammates.

He is the captain!

Manchester United fans celebrate in the stands at the Riverside Stadium.

Millwall fans were collectively silent.

No one was going to blame Southgate for his mistakes, no one.

In 4 months, the old captain will be 35 years old.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines with a blank expression.

There was no sign of dissatisfaction with Southgate.

In fact, he only felt regret in his heart.

The serious injury in the European Cup has had too much impact on Southgate.

Many excellent players have experienced a significant decline in their state after serious injuries, and a considerable part of them will never be able to return to their peak state after the decline.

There may be psychological factors in it, there are restrictions on performance after a serious physical injury, and many are age reasons.

At a certain age, after a major repair, especially during a serious injury, you will need to rest for a long time and cannot maintain your physical condition. It may not be realistic to wait for the injury to recover.

Southgate has reached the end of his career. The serious injury in the European Cup did not surprise the outside world. He left Millwall's main lineup. He recovered from his injury two months ago, but he was not allowed to play until today. , before returning to form in the reserve team game.

It is difficult to say that the reserve team game can test 100% of the player's state.

Because although the reserve team pays attention to confrontation, there is no opponent like Joaquin who has explosive power and delicate skills to test you.

Southgate, who is now 34 years old, made such a mistake, which is also related to his experience. Because he knows how to deal with Joaquin's ball dribbling to the outside, his consciousness will drive him immediately. He turned around and followed, but the explosive power of his body dropped too significantly after the serious injury, so he lost his balance.

This kind of situation is also common in ordinary people. Sometimes the rhythm of running is out of order, and sometimes when going up the steps, they almost fall down. In the high-speed football game, once the body cannot keep up with consciousness, some players will appear self-consciousness In the case of a strain, some players may slip and fall like Southgate.

Not a venue factor.

Ferguson didn't look happy.

This is the eleventh year that Aldridge has coached Millwall, but it is the tenth year that Ferguson and Aldridge have played against each other.

Ten years of opponents, too much combat experience, so that Ferguson could not show half a smile at this moment.

Even, there was a hint of ferocity in his expression!

Against an opponent like Millwall, against a team coached by Aldridge, even if the lineup is a group of reserve players, never underestimate him!

When you have the chance, beat him! crush him! Keep him down all game time as much as you can!

No, you can't give him a chance!

Let him, the miracle worker, see no glimmer of hope!

Since you want to protect the league and the Champions League, then the FA Cup will never give you any chance!

After the re-kick-off, Millwall seemed a little scared.

Baynes was not in the defensive position just now, and he was a bit afraid to assist halftime. Ramos was also afraid of Giggs making troubles in his defensive area. Therefore, Millwall played on the side for 10 minutes. The defender did not overwhelm the half-court assist, and Lamor's execution in the middle was perfect. He was a central midfielder, partial to defense, and his main task was to deliver the ball.

As a result, Millwall's offense was messed up after missing the winger. Manchester United controlled the field steadily and carefully organized the offense. They wanted to penetrate the offense into Millwall's dangerous area and made several beautiful threats. offensive.

Aldridge got angry on the sidelines!

He pointed to Ramos to let him assist. At the same time, Southgate also gave orders to Baynes not far away: attack!

As for the replacement in the dangerous zone, it was handed over to Pedretti. Moutinho's ability to read the game still needs to be improved, so let his task be simpler and sweep Lamor in front of the penalty area.

Among the players on the field, no one knows Aldridge better than Southgate.

Others can say that Aldridge is cunning, but Southgate thinks it is wise.

Today, it is not impossible to lose to Manchester United.

If he absolutely didn't want to lose to Manchester United, Aldridge would just stick to it. He can give up this little face!

Or, use the main lineup to fight against the opponent!

Bet on luck and see if Millwall wins the Triple Crown at the end of the season, or loses all four, or wins 1 or 2 championships.

However, since he is on the bench, he will also play Manchester United at home three days later.

At the pre-match preparation meeting, Millwall asked both wings to fly together to attack, even if it was a tug-of-war with Manchester United.

In short, must attack!

Then, Southgate understands Aldridge's tactical purpose very well.

First, attack, maybe you can win it!

Second, if you can't win the fight, then you have to speed up the pace and play a threatening offensive, so that Manchester United's overall formation continues to move long distances during the game. This is consumption!

Pave the way for the league in three days!

This is not a simple FA Cup semi-final, we need to link this game with the next league game and prepare together, because the opponents are the same, both are Manchester United!

But before the game, Aldridge would not tell these words frankly to the substitute players, he would only say that the unwavering attack is for the victory of the game!

If you don’t invest in two full-backs to boldly insert assists, or want to create a threat by inserting midfielders, this is unrealistic. If the full-backs do not play, there are few offensive points, and the probability of being restricted is very high. The players in the middle, Larmore and Moutinho, obviously cannot take advantage of half a point in front of Vieira and Scholes, nor can they achieve the offensive depth and achieve the strategic purpose of consuming the opponent.

After Millwall got angry with Aldridge, the two full-backs boldly assisted. At first, Manchester United wanted to penetrate Millwall's defense from the side, but Neal blocked the two high-altitude balls. Pedretti blocked a penetrating direct pass from Scholes. Manchester United has not yet gotten used to Millwall's defensive adjustments and needs to readjust their offensive thinking after observation.

And Millwall took advantage of this opportunity to make a bold assist by the full-back and insert into the penalty area to form a threatening change of front to equalize the score! (to be continued)

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