The Young Lion

The second round of the Premier League in the new season is about to begin. Manchester United as a guest and Millwall at home today have both sent their strongest lineups. Although the new season has just started, the direct confrontation between the two teams may be the result of It will have an intuitive impact on the ranking at the end of the season. In the past three seasons of the Premier League, except for the season when Millwall won the championship, in the other two seasons, the point gap between Millwall and Manchester United was within one goal. In other words, If the two teams can beat their opponents, the precious three-pointers will be more valuable than other games.

Manchester United's starting lineup is still 442, while Millwall continues to use 433.

Aldridge stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle. Now Millwall's momentum against Manchester United is completely different from the past, especially compared with three years ago, when they faced Manchester United with the awareness of a challenger, and even faintly felt in their hearts: fight against Manchester United. Manchester United's game is more important than any final.

Today is different from the past. From players to fans, no one at Millwall thinks that Manchester United is a behemoth that cannot be shaken. In the past three years, they have proved that they can compete with Manchester United on the same level, and they also have an overwhelming record of defeating their opponents. , deep in my heart, no more fear, what is left is a majestic fighting spirit, to show myself to the fullest, only with high-level opponents can I reflect my high-level self!

The game started and Manchester United kicked off first.

Scholes calmly distributed the ball to Giggs on the left after catching the ball in the midfield. Giggs did not rush to attack, but kicked with his teammates first, let everyone touch the ball first, and stimulated the state come out.

Millwall is not aggressive for the time being. The two teams seem to have no gunpowder, and it seems that even their determination to win has faded a lot.

In fact, today's league is not a life-and-death battle. The two teams are on a balanced level. Winning is the desired result, but first of all, we must ensure that we do not lose. The phenomenon of aggressively attacking the offense will not happen until the score does not change.

Beckham got the ball on the right and Ronaldinho harassed him. The reaction of the fans in the stands of the Lion's Den Stadium was relatively flat, and fans from other stadiums were replaced. Maybe he won't be so polite to Beckham.

The lingering heat of the 1998 World Cup has not dissipated, and Beckham’s accusation of being a sinner has not been washed away. He just returned to Manchester United to play football with peace of mind. As for the Millwall fans, they did not blame him, because Aldridge said clearly in an interview: Beckham should be given Ham is a little tolerant, waiting for him to repay the national team with his actions in the future.

Beckham can only pass the ball when he is closely marked by Ronaldinho on the right, and the breakthrough is not his specialty. Today, Ronaldinho's defensive task is to stare at Beckham. No matter where the opponent goes, as long as he is defending, Ronaldinho will stick to the opponent like a dog's skin plaster.

Keane didn't dare to attack on a large scale. He always has to keep an eye on Nedved's running position. Scholes is not so much an attacking midfielder, but more like a central midfielder. Cole and Yorke are on the front line.

A protruding. One is slightly behind, and its position is responsible for the area and its role is basically the same as that of the contemporary mainstream 442. How important is York bought by Manchester United? When attacking in the middle, York can hold the ball and make it for his teammates. It can increase the power of Manchester United's offense infinitely. Cantona also did this kind of work in the past, and at the same time he also played the role of a spiritual leader. Now, at least Manchester United has reached an extreme level in terms of tactics.

Yorke took the ball and handed it to Giggs who cut inside. Giggs saw that Schneider was stuck inside and then turned to pass from the outside. Cole missed the front point, but York outflanked. Sgate retreated quickly and cleared the ball directly out of the baseline.

The performances of the two teams after the opening are both trying to be safe. The rhythm is tepid, and the style of play is to suddenly accelerate to create murderous intent. They will not pull the rhythm too fast at once. That is risky. Expose more flaws.

With Materazzi, Millwall's high-altitude ball against set-pieces is really reassuring. Beckham's corner kick was directly pushed out by Materazzi, which did not give Manchester United any chance of attacking players. .

There was applause from the stands, and the fans were very happy that the team's new main force was reassuring.

Aldridge looked serious on the sidelines. Whenever Millwall switched from defense to offense, their offense would go to Ronaldinho's side.

The reason is also simple. Keane and Scholes have to cover the defense in the middle of the midfield. If they help defend the wing, Pirlo and Nedved can blow up their defense in the middle.

At first Aldrich was worried that Ronaldinho would not be able to become the key point in today's tactics, but after watching for ten minutes, he was relieved.

Ronaldinho has the ball, Beckham goes back to defend, he goes to the route of the Cabasis inside, Neville lowers his center of gravity and prepares to block Ronaldinho's forward route. How will he choose? Back Pass to reorganize the attack? Ronaldinho made a wonderful dribble! He made a breakthrough to the right first, making Neville and Beckham's center of gravity close to the inside, and then a spike changed the line, he Drove the ball down the bottom and then a cross! Ruud van Nistelrooy headed the goal, but unfortunately the header was too direct and Schmeichel got the ball easily.

Aldridge applauded the attack on the sidelines.

Larson's threat on the other side requires Giggs to retreat in a wide range. Manchester United has long been familiar with Larson, and there is no need to say much about his importance. Therefore, Ronaldinho on the other side is the key figure to break the balance. At the same time, he As long as Neville can be overwhelmed one-on-one, it will force Beckham to devote more energy to defense. In this way, although Millwall may not have a greater advantage, at least it will greatly weaken the strength of Manchester United's two wings. power.

If it was against Manchester United last season, as long as Millwall suppressed the opponent's two sides, it would almost be equivalent to opening the legs of the goddess of victory, but this season's Manchester United has more Yorke who can hold the ball in the frontcourt. The two sides are suppressed, and there is still a center to play hard, and as long as Yorke controls the ball, Manchester United's two wings can attack again.

Ferguson also walked to the sidelines to give pointers to his disciples.

Manchester United's offensive advancement is too slow!

Beckham's speed is not fast, and when he rushes up from the backcourt, Millwall has already deployed his defense, and even if he catches the ball, the position of the ball is not very good.

Zambrotta is sticking to the dangerous area today, not letting Beckham approach. If the opponent enters the 35-yard area, he must stick to the opponent and steal the ball fiercely.

Beckham is far from the penalty area. No matter how threatening his cross is, the flight time of the ball is too long, and Millwall's defensive players only need to stay in place. Without missing anyone, his cross threat is close to zero.

Ronaldinho gave another wonderful performance on the left wing. When he took the ball forward, he stepped on his bicycle continuously and then swayed past Neville, but was knocked down by Beckham from behind.

The referee came over and showed Beckham a yellow card, and Ronaldinho stood up to pick up the ball.

After putting the ball away, both Ronaldinho and Pirlo stood in front of the ball, they bowed their heads and whispered to each other, and then Pirlo walked away.

Ronaldinho's eyes kept staring at the opponent's goal, everyone felt strange. Does this kid still have the skill to take a free kick?

He really has it, but he hasn't reached home yet, and he has planned to improve his free kick ability during training.

Pirlo stood in front of the arc top of the penalty area, and he stood like this. Manchester United must allocate energy to defend Pirlo, for fear that Ronaldinho will play the ball to the opponent.

When Ronaldinho stared firmly at the opponent's goal and drove the ball out, the Manchester United players were not surprised to see the ball rolling towards Pirlo.

The brazilian kid really scares people!

Ronaldinho didn't attack the goal directly, and passed the ball to Pirlo, who made a gesture. Keane has already made a blocking action in front of him.

However, Pirlo's thigh was slow when he opened the bow, and the ball rolled past his eyes.

Keane's eyes widened in disbelief, is Pirlo not ready?

When the Manchester United players saw the ball rolling, they suddenly fell into a panic.

Pirlo missed the ball on purpose. On his right, Schneider sprinted in, the position was very good, he had plenty of space and angles to shoot, almost exactly the same as the starting point he broke through the goal of Manchester United last time.

Manchester United's players swarmed forward to block, Schneider swung his legs but did not shoot a heavy cannon. Instead, he swung four or two, and the ball jumped up lightly, making an arc to the left side of the penalty area!

Pass the ball!

A Millwall player outflanked the falling ball and volleyed it into the net!

Ronaldinho helped Millwall open the scoring! This free kick was wonderful. After Ronaldinho took the free kick, he went forward. The players of Manchester United paid attention to the trajectory of the ball. Pirlo Deliberately passing the ball, Schneider unexpectedly did not take a long shot but passed the ball diagonally to the point where Ronaldinho advanced. The Brazilian teenager sent the ball cleanly into the goal without marking Inside. Millwall took the lead in the 28th minute of the first half.

After Ronaldinho scored, he ran to the corner flag and danced the samba. The audience in the nearby stands blushed and applauded him.

Aldridge scratched his head on the sidelines. The team took the lead. Although it was not a goal scored by a positional attack, at least the set-piece attack was also a threat.

Ferguson adjusted his tactics on the sidelines.

The Manchester United soldiers were depressed, but they were not discouraged. There was still more than an hour in the game. Even if it was an away game, it was impossible to surrender early.

Next, Manchester United's stance has been adjusted, and it has not been as aggressive as breaking the boat, focusing on the left side to make a fuss.

The two forwards and the midfield dispatch all lean to the left. Beckham has no speed advantage on the right, so he delays the ball and passes as much as possible. Offensive helps a lot.

Yorke moved on the left side of the penalty area, Scholes ambushed behind him, Cole moved horizontally in a small area of ​​the penalty area, and Giggs made a breakthrough on the left to create a threat. For a while, Millwall defended on the right Encountered a lot of pressure.

Seeing this scene, Aldridge knew that the test for his team was coming. The key to a master’s move was whether he could keep up with the opponent’s changes. Manchester United concentrated on the left, and Millwall’s defense had to respond in time and at the same time adjust. The focus of the attack.

When Cole tried to catch the ball in the penalty area and was squeezed out by Materazzi to steal it, Millwall launched a counterattack. Makelele made a direct pass to the left and Ronaldinho took the ball.

When he got the ball, Aldridge looked at Ronaldinho to see how he would make his next move.

As a result, Ronaldinho disappointed Aldridge with a personal breakthrough with the ball.

Now Ronaldinho is talented and capable, but lacks game experience. He should notice that Beckham is directly in front of him, and consciously formed a zone defense with Neville. Ronaldinho broke through Beckham, but was caught by the inside Weir looked at the right time and succeeded in stealing when he made an extraordinary success.

If Ronaldinho is mature enough, he should distribute the ball directly to the center as soon as he receives the ball. Manchester United is obviously deploying heavy troops on the right and focusing on the left, so there are loopholes in the defense on the left.

Aldridge had to point to Ronaldinho, and then gestured to him to pass the ball to the other side.

Ronaldinho gave him a thumbs up when he saw it, which meant he understood.

This is how the master and apprentice communicated during the training. As long as Ronaldinho could understand, he would point with his thumb. ()