The Young Lion

Manchester United conceded three goals in a row in 20 minutes, and the weakness of the back line was clear at a glance.

It’s hard to blame Blank. Manchester United’s introduction of him was a temporary scramble. After sending Stam away, they needed a suitable substitute. It happened that Brown was injured again. Blank had more chances to play this season, but he became the Premier League One of the objects ravaged by the heroes.

History is always vague, and Aldridge vaguely remembers that Blanc belongs to the rhythm of retirement at Manchester United. It is very close, and the influence of the hype on Fleet Street cannot be ruled out, but it is indeed due to the fact that Blank played for Manchester United and has the background of Ferguson's disciple. It's just that Ferguson likes to say that he plans to retire when he is fine, but there is always a wave of controversy. Waves, go to calm down by yourself, regret it and let it go.

Manchester United's offensive players found that the defense couldn't stand it, and the front line couldn't get the ball, so they all went back to defend honestly. On the scene, Millwall was suppressing Manchester United's attack.

There is one exception, and that is Veron, who is still obediently staying in the middle circle, waiting for his teammates to pass the ball to him.

In the case of Millwall's high-pressure press and the close connection of the three lines, Veron is more like a Manchester United striker.

Ferguson was speechless when he saw this scene from the sidelines.

Millwall is in control of the game, no doubt about it.

But Manchester United is not without a chance.

The key point of the game is the conversion of offense and defense!

Millwall succeeded in counter-robbing and continued to attack.

If Manchester United is too successful in transition from defense to offense, Manchester United will have a better chance of attacking!

Unfortunately, he placed high hopes on it. As the core of this offensive and defensive conversion, Veron's performance was horrible.

He has Millwall defenders ahead of him. There is Millwall's midfielder around him. take the ball? dream!

Veron is also a geek, and it seems that he can only display his talents in the midfielder position. You know, Veron, who joined Manchester United in the summer, has a halo on his head that is among the top three midfielders in the world!

But he can't find any feeling in Manchester United's central midfielder position, and occasionally has excellent performances, but they don't match his worth at all. Being denounced as a parallel import does not mean that he is worthless. It can only be said that he did not show the strength worthy of his worth, just like the Red Devils fans later criticized the handsome brother Berbatov, and also said that he is a parallel importer, but if the number of goals scored by Berbatov in the season is monetized, it is worth at least 1500 10,000 pounds, but he was still a parallel importer because the price was too high when he bought it.

If Veron was bought for 10 million pounds, then according to his performance, it is still worth it.

But for a club of Manchester United's level, the core midfielder. Is it worthy of the 10 million pound level?

Like Aldridge feeling sorry for letting Carrick go. But he still let him go. The reason is also here. Carrick's future peak value can reach more than 15 million pounds, but Millwall's wealthy configuration and midfield playmaker need at least 20 million pounds to start. This is the case. The value of defenders is generally lower, but like Schneider, his value starts at least 15 million pounds. Zambrotta is younger and his value will be even higher.

To compare the strength of a team, the first step is to first look at the total value of the players, and then study the soft power gain or decrease brought about by other technical and tactical aspects.

In the final analysis, it is still a question of the technical characteristics of the style of play. At least Veron is much better than fellow players like Riquelme and Aimar. He has at least reached the peak in Serie A and enjoyed glory.

But today's game is obviously not the game he wants to remember.

The Manchester United team retreated to defend, Millwall pressed and attacked, and there was danger in front of the goal.

In the 33rd minute, Henry almost staged a shocking upside-down golden hook in front of the goal, but unfortunately the ball was finally kicked away.

Keane was going crazy, taking advantage of a dead ball, he ran to Veron and yelled.

Solskjaer ran back to the penalty area to defend. Giggs and Beckham couldn't even pass the halftime. It wasn't that Millwall was pressing too hard, but that Manchester United's offensive and defensive transition hub could not be contacted!

For example, Beckham retreated to the right side of the penalty area when defending, and when he turned from defense to offense, as soon as he got the ball, Zambrotta immediately harassed him, and Ronaldinho came to pinch him behind him. The same is true for Giggs on one side. Millwall's crazy counter-attack is strategic. In this case, the full-back will wait for you to break through and then steal the ball.

Faced with such a predicament, Beckham had to pass the ball backwards, which was not safe, and passed to the center. Henry followed Keane, Nedved was in front of Keane, Solskjaer wanted the ball, but he was in the middle. Near Pirlo, besides, organizing offense is not what Solskjaer, a striker, should do. Give him the ball, and the conceded rate will definitely be much higher than giving it to the organizing midfielder in the established tactics.

At this time, Veron will definitely need to organize support in the middle.

Even if he doesn't pass the ball to him, he can distract Millwall's defensive attention, relieve the pressure on Keane and other teammates, pass the ball up and transfer it quickly, and Manchester United's offense will have a way out.

It was good for Veron, who stayed honestly in front like the uncle, was treated better than the striker, and also raised his hand to ask for the ball in a serious manner, making his teammates scold their mothers in anger.

Ferguson's patience with Veron is about to disappear. In this scene, if Veron can retreat like Pirlo, even if he is slow and not fast, he can pass a few kicks to his teammates stably. Control the situation so that it would not make it extremely difficult for Manchester United to switch from defense to offense and even pass the ball. Then, after Millwall's initial frantic counterattack failed, he immediately retreated and started a conventional defense, while Veron Can play his brilliant long pass.

Unfortunately, he just didn't perform as expected.

After being yelled at by Keane, Veron could only obey the captain's request to retreat.

However, the further back the position was, the more Veron seemed to lose himself.

In the 41st minute, Ronaldinho's long shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Neville with his body. Keane protected the ball and turned around and passed the ball to Veron who was not far away.

Veron took the ball with his back, perhaps because he was overconfident in his skills, he made a movement of pulling the ball and turning around. Pirlo is right behind. Right foot out. It was the side where Veron pulled the ball and turned around, the ball stayed, and Veron staggered and fell.

Pirlo stepped forward and passed Nedved in front of him, who also had his back to the United penalty area, but he directly kicked the ball and knocked the ball across to the left before Keane pressed.

The ball returned to Ronaldinho's feet, this time. He continued to make long-range shots. Neville blocked the hole of the gun just now. This time he planned to repeat the same trick and use his body to block it, but he was dunked by Ronaldinho's brisk fake move. Ronaldinho, who entered the penalty area, rubbed his foot. Shooting at the far corner of the pocket, Barthez looked at the ball and sighed. He didn't make any saves. He turned his head and looked. The ball went straight to the dead corner and hit the post.

4:1. Ronaldinho also scored twice. It seems that Millwall has completely restrained Manchester United tactically today. Their active counter-attack is very effective. It doesn't matter if one attack fails, the second attack opportunity Even better! I don’t know if tactics like Millwall’s will become mainstream. Now many teams are learning their style of play. They press wildly in the center and frontcourt, and immediately play fast breaks after success. Simple and effective, the threat is deadly!

Many fans at Old Trafford began to leave the field, wondering if they would come back to watch the second half, while the Wild Lions fans who came from afar hooked their shoulders and started the carnival.

Man United, Manchester United, who is the boss of England?

Since last season, Wild Lions fans like to sing the lyrics in unison when they face Manchester United. After the adaptation, it sounds cheerful and rhythmic. Plus they are bouncing in the stands, it really looks like they are coming to a party.

The Millwall players gathered together to celebrate, emotions aroused and smiles flirtatious.

The Manchester United players were speechless, and Keane didn't bother to blame Veron.

He is a sinkhole!

Blanc was blown up, and the Manchester United players couldn't bear to blame them. They were already old, and they were here to fight the fire, not to be the leader.

Veron, however, came with England's transfer record value. From top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, everyone in the club hoped that he could carry the banner of Manchester United.

It is not an exaggeration to say this, because Ferguson is changing Manchester United's technical and tactical style, which is an attempt at transformation.

The league suffered a three-game losing streak against strong opponents, and today's match against Millwall was beaten 1:4 before the end of the first half. Ferguson not only understood, but also bowed to reality.

Manchester United's transformation this season ended in failure!

Veron is 26 years old, waiting for him to adapt to the Premier League, or to make changes in his style of play, the difficulty itself is not small. Manchester United is a top club with a long history. rise!

At the end of the first half, Millwall walked into the dressing room with a 4:1 lead, Andy, what do you think of the first half?

Feng Shui turns around. Manchester United has always been a giant team that causes pain to other teams. Some clubs hate them.

For example, Ipswich Town was once slaughtered by Manchester United with 9 goals. Now it is Manchester United's turn to be slaughtered by a stronger team, haha.

I think the key point is that, first of all, Manchester United did not clarify their position. Their defense has hidden concerns. Gary Neville is a guest central defender. Blank is 36 years old. How can he keep up with the 24-year-old at his peak? The confrontation between Henry Keane and Nedved is evenly divided. He is unable to do more to protect the defense. If Manchester United can clearly realize that the strength of the two teams is poor, Ferguson should let Manchester United play conservatively. Maybe, This is the dignity of Manchester United's giants forcing Ferguson to let Manchester United show a strong posture at Old Trafford. Secondly, I have to say that Veron performed very poorly in today's game, although he had a beautiful long pass at the beginning Attacking to get Manchester United to score, but his lack of presence in the defense and conceding the ball after being tackled in a key area cannot be ignored. He still has not adapted to the fast pace of the Premier League. Perhaps, he should not look at the opposite Pirlo takes the ball with ease and keeps the ball at his feet longer because he is safe in his position, he should look at Nedved, Nedved is more similar to his position in attack, but inside De Ved kicks the ball out, the rhythm is quick, the attacking thinking is clear, the ball, the movement, the ball, the ball, the movement, this is the Premier League, the closer to the goal, the more quickly you need to handle the ball, of course, Ronald A player with a strong breakthrough ability like Dinho is another matter, just like Giggs of Manchester United has this ability, but Veron, he does not have the ability to get rid of the defense and break through.

I think all United fans are missing someone right now.

Yes, Scholes! Ferguson should regret that he tried to replace Scholes with Veron. Scholes is very low-key off the field, but his role on the field is irreplaceable. It is the kind of thing that you may have with him. I don't think he is the most important one, but without him, you will find that you have lost the most critical strength.

Martin Taylor and Andy Gray discussed the first half of the game enthusiastically at half-time, and their half-time discussion was confirmed as the second half was about to start.

Veron, was replaced, Scholes returned to the Red Devils! (to be continued...) ()