The Young Lion

Thank you Thieves for your reward! ——

Before the arrival of October, when Millwall won 8 consecutive victories and 9 consecutive victories, the entire British media was calling for any team to stand up and stop Millwall.

According to the analysis of most football experts, after October will be the most likely time for Millwall to encounter Waterloo. Millwall has encountered strong enemies in the Premier League, and will also fight back-to-back with Serie A champion Milan in the European war.

However, Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds United, and Milan all fell under the guns of Millwall's crazy firepower. Before the 17th round of the Premier League started, people should have had strong expectations for Manchester United.

Manchester United should be regarded as the most likely to snipe Millwall's winning streak.

But now, the mentality of outside spectators has changed from anticipation to numbness, and then to being completely conquered by Millwall, and most public opinion tendencies have turned against them.

Manchester United, Manchester United, huh, Manchester United sniping Millwall?

No, it's Manchester United's turn. Finally, the unstoppable Millwall with full firepower finally started to aim at Manchester United!

The outside world is cheering for Millwall, singing their praises without hesitation.

What is Manchester United? !

Now is the moment for everyone to witness the winning streak of the five major leagues. It is a magical moment that may not be surpassed by a team in ten, twenty, or thirty years!

If you want to win 20 consecutive victories or even more in the five major leagues, in the context of the era when the strength of the major mainstream league clubs is advancing by leaps and bounds, achieving such an achievement is tantamount to a challenge. And Millwall. Enemy now. That's God! It is on the road of hitting the limit!

As of the 16th round of the league, Manchester United ranked second in the league with 11 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 36 points. Millwall won all 16 games, with 48 points, 12 points behind the second place.

Perhaps it is such a huge gap that made Manchester United and Ferguson himself usher in such a crucial battle. Became calm, eerily calm.

There was no gunpowder of war of words, no ups and downs in posture, as if treating an ordinary league game, Ferguson was expressionless at the pre-match press conference, and all he said were diplomatic rhetoric.

At the same time, Aldrich also faced this battle with a calm attitude, which is understandable to the outside world. If Millwall provokes and complacently, it will inevitably lead to the possibility of underestimating the enemy. If you deliberately put down your posture, you will show your weakness to the enemy. It is also possible to pour cold water on your own team.

The team created by Aldridge has become so strong that they don't need to look at others. At the same time, they don't need to play tricks. The calm outside the field is the best gesture.

Over the weekend, the Red Devils fans came from afar to gather at the Lion's Den Stadium. The Mad Lions fans turned a blind eye to them, but raised their heads high and walked into the Lion's Den Stadium in an orderly manner to watch the game.

On this day, the sky was gloomy and densely covered with thick clouds, but it never rained, which affected people's mood and made them feel a little depressed.

When Aldridge walked into the stadium, he didn't walk towards Ferguson. He walked to his place with the same expression as Ferguson, without any color of sadness or joy.

The focus of the 17th round of the Premier League is coming. The defending champion Millwall is facing Manchester United. This is the top battle, but the leader Millwall has already left the second-placed Manchester United by 12 points. The half of the league has not yet finished. , but this game has been regarded as the end of the suspense of the league championship. If Millwall wins at home, the 15-point gap ahead of Manchester United will hardly give the opponent a chance of a comeback. The commentator of the Wall game, I, Martin Taylor, I hope that Manchester United can make the Premier League title race not end early. If they can beat Millwall and narrow the points gap to single digits, then the remaining In the next 21 rounds of the league, we can fully witness the process of the championship.

Martin, why bother? Although I like Millwall very much, and I don't want the suspense of the Premier League championship to end before Christmas, but today's game must be a milestone. If Millwall wins, the winning streak Refreshed to 21 games across the season, Manchester United will end the opponent's record if they draw or win. At the same time, it can at least suppress Millwall's momentum and keep the point gap from being further expanded. Hopefully, the two teams will not play too conservatively.

Aldridge watched the Manchester United players solemnly on the sidelines.

The goalkeeper did not use the new aid Bosnich, who was launched in the new season. Not flattering, the character is also very hot.

Manchester United has used van der Gou as a substitute goalkeeper. Apart from being a bit older, this goalkeeper can only be regarded as quite satisfactory in the lineup of the top teams in other aspects.

Irwin was removed from the back line, the Champions League champion Ronnie Johnson, who returned from injury, returned to the starting lineup, Sylvester served as the left back, and the offensive line in the frontcourt remained unchanged.

Except for Makelele's recovery and Gattuso's replacement on Millwall's side, the other main players all started.

Aldridge thought: Manchester United's team still can't solve the defensive problem.

He is full of confidence in the game. At least at this time, playing Manchester United is also a kind of mental stimulation for the players. If he plays a mid-range team that is neither high nor low, his fighting spirit may drop instead. Aldrich's pressure on the team's state is an active adjustment, but the fighting spirit shown by the players in the game has declined, especially after leading by two goals. Before Aldrich's tactical adjustment, they will have signs of relaxing. The strength of the Newcastle United team is not good, and there may be big troubles.

The referee blew his whistle, and the game started. The cheers from the stands were deafening. The Wild Lions fans seemed to be on stimulants. Their beloved team was making history and receiving the attention of the whole of Europe. Are they not excited?

Manchester United kicked off the ball first, passed it back, and then passed it laterally. It seems to be slowly entering the state.

When the Millwall players started to press forward. Aldrich suddenly frowned.

He found something unusual. While he was still thinking, Manchester United's offense suddenly accelerated!

Neville made a direct pass to Beckham in the frontcourt. Beckham took the ball and turned around without speeding up. Behind him, Ronaldinho was chasing him. Within three seconds, he would be close to him. There was Zambrow in front of him. tower. Beckham chose to pass the ball, a short pass as expected.

Scholes came over to catch the ball, and then passed to York who pulled out of the penalty area. The latter kicked the ball before Gattuso pressed and then played a through ball. The route was a reverse cut and a triangle pass.

Southgate kept a close eye on Cole, and Materazzi, who returned from injury, also blocked Giggs' inward cut with Schneider, but between the two central defenders, a figure moved straight forward. Just received a through ball from Yorke. Taking advantage of the trend to lead the ball forward, he easily penetrated Millwall's defense!

One-handed ball!

The man chose to shoot. With a shot from close range, Bout was powerless and could only look at the ball and sigh.

Twenty-nine seconds into the game! Manchester United broke Millwall! Roy Keane scored the goal! The Manchester United captain unexpectedly entered the penalty area and scored. Andy, you are right, this is a milestone. This should be the record for the fastest goal conceded in the Premier League in the history of the Millwall club!

After scoring the goal, Keane rushed to the visiting team's stands, patted himself on the chest towards the jubilant Manchester United fans, and pointed at the Manchester United team emblem with a resolute look.

Mad Lion, don't be dreaming!

Want to set a new record on us, what are you Red Devils? !

This conceded goal made Millwall players a little confused. The person who regretted the most was Nedved. He did not resolutely return to the penalty area at the last moment. After the opening, when Manchester United attacked, Keane stepped forward and Nedved Germany's defense followed closely. Keane's b2b range of activities, Nedved has also become accustomed to man-to-man defense in recent years. When Keane paused in front of the penalty area, he seemed to be responding to Scholes. Nedved also stopped to stabilize his center of gravity and prepared to destroy his response, but Scholes did not pass the ball to Keane, who was in a better position, but gave it to York at a risk. Keane started at the same time, and Nedved followed. A step slower, a short-distance burst, a second or two slower, that is a gap of 5 or 6 meters!

However, the players cheered up quickly, and Southgate took the lead in boosting the morale of the players, letting them forget about the loss just now, it was no big deal, even this season, they have almost forgotten the taste of losing the ball.

Aldridge turned his head and glanced at Ferguson. Although the opponent was also cheering and celebrating the goal, there was still obvious tension, and the excitement was more profound than usual.

In a sense, the strength of Millwall made the old Scottish man revisit the pressure of not being crowned when he first took over Manchester United. He couldn't relax and had to work hard all the time to make Manchester United stronger. In this critical battle, despite his calmness before the game, the preparation work may be more sufficient than the Champions League final.

When Ferguson won the third Premier League title in four years in 1996, he thought that as long as he could win a Champions League and bring this great team to the top of Europe, then he should retire bravely and enjoy retirement. But when he won the Champions League in 1999, he had no such thoughts at all.

retire?

He will not consider retirement at all now, if he does not step on Millwall led by Aldridge, his retirement will only be a kind of retreat and timidity!

After applauding Keane's goal, Ferguson adjusted his glasses, glanced at Aldridge inadvertently, and found that the other party was looking at him, Ferguson showed a provocative smile.

Aldridge, the war between us has just begun!

You dragged my retirement plans back into the game!

This is probably a situation that Ferguson never expected when he first met the youthful Aldridge at home in the summer of 1994.

In his eyes, the kid who challenged the tradition and should be eliminated by the mainstream has grown year by year to the point where he is now almost dominating the sky with his hands!

Seeing Ferguson's smile, Aldridge returned the same smile, seemingly innocent but full of fun.

He looked away.

The Manchester United of today is not the Manchester United of last season, nor the Manchester United of the Charity Shield.

At least in terms of tactical play, there is indeed something unexpected.

The source of the changes on the field that made Aldridge frown at the beginning of the game was Keane, or to be precise, Manchester United's midfielder and defense system.

Ferguson probably knew that Aldridge had figured out the regular style of play. Giggs made a breakthrough, Beckham made a cross, and Scholes stepped in. This kind of style of play is well known in the Premier League. Playing wild in front of you is too underestimating the wild lion who has won 20 consecutive victories in anger!

Therefore, today Manchester United hid their offensive points, the frontcourt offensive group remained unchanged, and Keane became the key figure who went straight into the penalty area and scored.

He came directly to the door with a defensive midfielder, which is indeed unexpected, which strengthens the depth of his b2b range of activities.

But what about defense?

This is exactly where Aldridge was surprised. Johnson, a Norwegian central defender, has been recognized as one of the best central defenders in Europe in the past two years. If it were not for injuries, he and Stam could ensure that Manchester United's defense line will have no worries for five years. He recovered from his injury today. When he came back, after Keane attacked, he immediately moved to the midfielder position to take over Keane's defensive task. Once he was counterattacked, he was the barrier of the back line. Then, Manchester United was left with three backs.

The process of conceding the ball at least allowed Aldridge to figure out Manchester United's tactical arrangements today.

Ferguson was calm before the game, but during the game, he-mother came to fight for his life! (to be continued...) ()