The Young Lion

On August 1, Wembley, one week before the opening of the new Premier League season, the Charity Shield took the lead as the opening match of the new English football season.

Fans from both sides poured into the stadium, looking forward to the strong dialogue between the Premier League champion Millwall and the Premier League runner-up Manchester United last season.

Since Millwall also won the FA Cup last season, it is necessary to have a pre-season contest with Manchester United, the league runner-up.

In the past ten days, Millwall played four warm-up matches, and the results are not bad, with 2 draws and 2 wins.

Klinsmann appeared on the sidelines to direct the team, and he was a little conflicted.

Aldridge was not there, so he took over the on-the-spot command of the team. He sat on the coach's bench during the warm-up matches, and spent four informal games relaxedly and happily.

Today's Charity Shield is almost a warm-up match. Should he sit? Or command from the sidelines?

Before the start of the new Premier League season, let's first enjoy a Charity Shield game. The Premier League plus FA Cup double winner Millwall played against last season's Champions League champion Manchester United at Wembley. Both teams stayed in the summer. The main lineup has not changed much in terms of personnel. We regret to not see Schmeichel in Manchester United's starting lineup today. Even though he played bravely in the second half of last season, he still decided to leave Manchester United in the summer. Ferguson The Jazz recruited Bosnich as a replacement. During the warm-up match, the goalkeeper did not undergo too much test. If Millwall shows his real skills today, will Bosnich be able to take over goalkeeper Schmeichel? This is the biggest question in the hearts of the Red Devils fans. Millwall, we can't see familiar figures on the sidelines, and Wild Lions fans don't have to worry. Hall can't be there to direct the game because of family matters. The assistant coach Klinsmann is in charge of on-the-spot command. Hehe, this is also a test for Klinsmann. His opponent is Sir Alex Ferguson, who won the Champions League last season. According to the past practice, both teams will play more openly in the Charity Shield , we hope that the two teams can deliver a wonderful game to the fans.”

Manchester United and Millwall are already recognized as the top teams in England in European football. In the new season, the major European giants will focus on their performance. The two teams not only have a reasonable lineup age, but also have top-notch players in Europe. However, Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds United, and Liverpool cannot enter the attention of European giants. , Because of the aging of Arsenal's defense, Chelsea's dressing room problems began to surface. Leeds United is just in the ascendant, and Liverpool began to rebuild under Houllier. The recovery of the king is far away.

Millwall's main lineup has not changed from last season.

Goalkeeper: Bout.

Defenders: Schneider, Materazzi, Southgate, Zambrotta.

Midfielder: Makelele,

Pirlo, Nedved.

Forwards: Larsson, Henry, Ronaldinho.

The winning team will not take the initiative to change, and the team as a whole is in an upward period, and there is no physiological possibility of aging and regression. Therefore, Millwall in the new season not only attracts attention, but at the same time, people are wary of their outbreak. Stronger energy than last season.

Although Manchester United's team achieved brilliance in the Champions League last season, and the overall lineup of the team seems reasonable and young, there are still some hidden worries.

Goalkeeper: Bosnich.

Defenders: Neville, Sylvester, Stam, Irwin.

Midfield: Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs.

Forwards: Yorke, Cole.

The offensive power of this lineup is unquestionable, but on the defense line, the goalkeeper and the defenders all have new faces, and Irwin's age will reach 34 in the fall. Last season, it was still a question of whether the stable performance of last season could be maintained.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams started to attack from the first second. Due to the nature of the game, although the fighting was active, the movements were not too big. No one wanted to be in such a game. The rate has increased, and the new season has not yet started in a strict sense!

Klinsmann finally chose to stand on the sidelines to show his attitude towards the game.

But he realized that standing here, he really had nothing to command.

The new tactical system that Aldridge single-handedly shaped halfway through last season has taken shape.

This set of 433 is mainly based on the balance of offense and defense. It seems that the defenders are defending, and the frontcourt players are attacking. This is a relatively old-fashioned tactical accusation arrangement for players.

The reason for this arrangement is clear at a glance: the offensive players are super capable!

When the attacking group of 5 players in the field can play the attack effect of other teams combining 6, 7, and 8 players, Millwall can certainly strengthen the defense, balance the offense and defense, and improve the stability of the defense line.

The tacit understanding reached after half a year of cooperation between the gorgeous attack group has begun to show its power.

Manchester United is strong on offense, and their defense really can't resist the attack group that Millwall has formed now.

In the 6th minute of the game, Henry took the ball from the side, changed the direction of the dribble to get rid of Neville, and when he entered the penalty area obliquely, Sylvester scrambled up to grab it, and Stam yelled at him: Don't go!

But it was too late. At the same time that Sylvester took a step forward, Ronaldinho inserted diagonally into the ribs of the penalty area from Henry's side. As expected, Henry passed through and Ronaldinho took the ball in the penalty area. Stam foresaw this time The development trajectory of the offense, he blocked Ronaldinho's shooting angle the next second after Ronaldinho took the ball, and posted it at the same time.

Ronaldinho stood still, and a second later, he kicked the ball lightly back to the top of the penalty area. Henry moved there after passing through. Keane was marking him. Henry flickered in front of the rolling ball, and the ball rolled away from him. However, when Keane reacted, he stretched his legs and failed to reach. Nedved came out from behind, met the ball and then went straight. Elson.

Facing Bosnich, Larson made a false shot and made a fake shot. After Bosnich was knocked off his center of gravity, he easily pushed the empty goal and succeeded.

Millwall scored in the seventh minute, it was Larsson who scored the goal so easily, he has to thank Nedved for the assist, and at the same time. Manchester United exposed in this goal. There are too many problems. Neville can't defend Henry one-on-one. Sylvester rushes up to give Ronaldinho a loose space to move forward. After Stam fills in, the other side of the penalty area is completely empty. Now, Irvine couldn't catch up with Larsson, who can blame him? Millwall's cooperation played smoothly, and their four offensive players penetrated the five-man defense line of Manchester United within 5 seconds. Sir Alex Ferguson It’s time to pay attention to this issue. You can’t blame Bosnich for the goal just now. Larsson handled the single-handed goal very calmly. Even if Schmeichel is still there, I’m afraid the goal cannot be avoided.”

There were thunderous cheers at Wembley, and most of the stands were wild lion fans, who cheered for the goal and cheered for the team.

Playing Manchester United today is a highly anticipated game. Didn't Manchester United win the Champions League last year?

Isn't Ferguson knighted?

It sounds awesome.

We just love playing against great teams.

Wild Lions fans who watched the final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich were a little bit disapproving.

It's not that I look down on Manchester United for winning the championship, but that Bayern Munich is not as good as expected.

Leading the game first, hitting two goal frames and finally losing the game, Wild Lions fans naturally thought of last year's Champions League final between Millwall and Real Madrid, Millwall has always had the advantage and attacked violently. There are also a lot of door frames and beams, which are definitely more than Bayern Munich's two times. In the end, Millwall still won the championship, which is an absolute manifestation of strength.

Ferguson, who was in a happy mood throughout the summer, realized at this moment: the good mood is completely over!

He felt a little weird today, not seeing Aldridge in front of Millwall's coaching bench, which made him feel awkward.

As for the loss of the ball just now, the problem exposed by the back line, he looked at it from another angle.

Now that the problem is exposed, it is better than losing the chain in key battles.

Like Sylvester, he was bought to make him a starter, but he didn't expect him to become the pinnacle of the defense all at once.

If there are problems, they are solved, and young people don't make mistakes. That's strange.

Ferguson couldn't be happy, but he remained calm.

However, after 10 minutes, he couldn't calm down anymore.

Wow! Pirlo's long shot to the middle of the goal actually went in! What is Bosnich doing? This kick is not threatening, there is no angle, and the speed is not fast. The ball rolls past the turf. If No matter how small the force is, this is a back pass from a defender! But Bosnich lowered his body to catch the ball, and the ball rolled between his palms, passed between his legs, and pierced through the Manchester United goal!

Ferguson was furious.

Damn, this buttery hand is too slippery, right? !

Mahler Gobi, I gave up on Van der Sar for you. Is this the first show of the official game, is I going to kill me? !

Manchester United had two choices in choosing Schmeichel's successor, a Ajax's Van der Sar and a free agent Bosnich. Ferguson gave up the former, and Van der Sar then moved to Juventus to play in Serie A. And Bosnich, the highly anticipated successor of the goalkeeper, made the Red Devils fans seem to be witnessing a disastrous disaster in his first performance.

Everyone in the audience, probably only Bosnich realized that the ball was going to miss the moment he touched the ball!

Others, including Pirlo, who came to try a long shot, didn't expect the goal to be scored.

Losing this kind of ball hurts morale too much. Even Manchester United players were hit by Bosnich's buttery hands with depressed expressions.

In less than 20 minutes, Manchester United fell behind by two goals. This is really using the charity shield as training, and it seems to be more training for Millwall.

Klinsmann didn't care what happened, saw the second goal scored, and enthusiastically pumped his fists on the sidelines to celebrate.

He is also under a lot of pressure. If the temporary commander loses the game, this makes him unable to explain to the fans and Aldridge. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is meat. If you can get it, try not to give it away.

Schneider sucks!

Pirlo didn't intend to celebrate the goal, but he ran to Pirlo and learned Bosnic's clumsy catch just now, and he learned it well.

He looked ahead solemnly, then suddenly lowered his body to kneel on one knee and hold the ball with both hands, but his expression changed and he bent down and looked down at his crotch

The Wild Lions fans in the stands were all happy and crazy.

Although our own goalkeeper has not been highly commented by the outside world, he will not miss any balls that should be saved, and he will rarely perform at a god-level level if he cannot save them.

Such low-level mistakes as butter hands have never been seen in Bout, and he has always maintained a level that is trustworthy but cannot be expected to be miraculous.

The fans think that's enough, we are very satisfied.

Bosnich made his Wembley debut in the Red Devils jersey. He heard the ridicule all over the sky, and his mentality began to lose his balance. (to be continued...) ()