The Young Lion

Nedved sat on the bench, swayed his injured leg in a comfortable position, wrapped the injured part with an ice pack, and watched the game intently from the sidelines, praying that his injured departure would not cause the team to lose ball.

At this time, he realized that he did not give the captain's armband to his teammates when he left the field, so he took off the captain's armband and asked Villa, who was sitting next to him, to give the captain's armband to Aldrich, and then pass it to the field at a suitable time.

Southgate was in the stands behind the bench, Nedved was on the bench, Millwall's captain and deputy captain were not on the field, Aldridge held the captain's armband in his hand, and had no chance to hand it to the players on the field. So I put it in my pocket, planning to wait until halftime before handing it to Larson.

Millwall still adopts high-pressure pressing tactics and conducts oppressive attacks in the frontcourt.

Larmor cannot replace Nedved. If he confronts Keane head-on, there will only be one end: being crushed.

As a result, Millwall's frontcourt offense tilted to the left, completely centered on Ronaldinho, and launched an offense against Manchester United.

Aldridge was already thinking about whether to change his tactics, but at this time, Manchester United took the lead in increasing their offensive enthusiasm. After a successful defense, they rushed forward and seemed to be racing against time to narrow the score gap.

This led to a disconnect between the backcourt and the frontcourt. The offensive end wanted to press up quickly, but the ball couldn't go up the backcourt. Millwall successfully defended, turned around, and Millwall pressed forward again. The offense is to directly attack Manchester United's back line and double midfielder defensive system.

In the 43rd minute, Veron and Scholes hit the wall and then took a step slower, Scholes did not pass to Veron again. Instead, a large-scale transfer of offense passed the ball to Giggs. Giggs wanted a ball behind him. He felt that Ferguson's on-the-spot command meant this, to play fast and seek wealth in danger, but Scholes gave him a ball under his feet, and the landing point became behind Giggs' running position.

Schneider rushed forward, stopped the ball with his chest and went straight forward to instigate a new wave of offense.

After reaching the 40-yard area, Schneider crossed Lamor, who didn't stick the ball and then gave the ball to Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho saw that both Bart and Keane were going back to the penalty area to reduce the space for him to cut in. He simply pulled it out and took a step back. He looked up at the situation in front of him. The line ball was thrown into the rear of Manchester United's penalty area. Blanc took off to fight for the top while retreating. The ball brushed his scalp and flew behind him. Almost at the same time, he heard a muffled sound.

Larsson headed the goal!

The ball flew into the Manchester United gate against the inside of the goal post!

Larson made it 3:0! Ronaldinho's fine cross.

Wonderful arc, wonderful movement. With a powerful header, Millwall sealed the victory, and they will achieve a great three consecutive Champions League feats!

This goal not only eased the heavy emotions in Aldridge's heart, but also made Millwall's entire bench boil and cheer.

They are releasing to their heart's content, cheering for the strength of the team.

Seven crowns, four consecutive league titles, and three Champions League titles!

who but me!

The players on the Millwall field were also excited, laughing and completely ignoring Manchester United.

Ferguson's face is as black as carbon, 0:3!

Perhaps it was because Ferguson was able to calm down in a situation where he had been completely killed. From an outsider, he was not affected by the atmosphere, situation, self-ambition, desire and other emotions on the field.

Combining the first two conceded goals, Ferguson wanted to understand Manchester United's weakness today and the reason for its weak attack.

First of all, the right attack is paralyzed, only relying on the left and center, Millwall is very easy to defend, knowing that your offense will develop here, how difficult will it be to defend? Manchester United has always been strong on the left and right sides, making full use of the width of the field, tearing the opponent's defense line, so that the horizontal area of ​​the opponent's defense line is enlarged in the swing, and then whether it is a pass from the side or a through pass from the center, even if it is a small area. The space can be used, but without the support and direct threat from the right, how can Millwall give Manchester United the opportunity to penetrate the left and center?

Secondly, Manchester United is too pursuing to play fast, the offense is from the back to the front, lack of back pass adjustment, cross pass support, which increases the risk of the offense losing the ball. It allows Millwall to wear down Manchester United's midfield defense line when he launches a fast break, which is why Scholes's defensive effect is hardly seen, because when he runs up, Manchester United's attack stops abruptly , he turned back to defend, Millwall had three passes and two downs and had already hit Manchester United's penalty area, and Scholes had no time to defend.

When the half-time ended, the Manchester United generals walked towards the player tunnel with no expression on their faces, while the Millwall players were extremely relaxed with smiles on their faces. Aldridge turned his head and walked into the player tunnel in high spirits.

With a 3:0 lead, Manchester United can't afford much trouble.

In the second half, as long as Millwall shrinks the defense and seeks to control the game steadily, then the championship trophy will be within reach.

Back in the locker room, Aldridge first handed the captain's armband to Larson, then looked at the smiling players and said: You guys performed very well in the first half! Perfect, it couldn't be more perfect Keep working hard in the second half, we are only 45 minutes away from creating a new history, don't relax, don't give Manchester United any chance, well, listen to me to arrange the second half of play.

Aldridge himself didn't realize that he didn't know how many times he said this before, and the players might have guessed what he would say, the tone he said at this time today, the smile that could not help appearing on his face, Subtle changes have taken place in the same situation as before, more like a joke, without any sense of urgency of reminders and exhortations.

The smiling faces of the players did not arouse his vigilance. Perhaps the whole team was waiting for the moment when they won the championship trophy. In the 45 minutes of the second half, it was probably just a formality, or Manchester United was defeated by them again. Step on more feet.

Came to the sidelines in the second half, although Aldridge was still standing, but his demeanor had changed a bit, and he did not hide the publicity between his brows.

The football field is full of ordinary people. Laughing and scolding all living beings. Aldridge feels proud at this time. But no one will criticize him, criticize him, or find fault with him.

If 10,000 people stood in his position and achieved the achievements he had, who would not be smug? Who can still put on a serious face, as if they really take a football match lasts until the last minute, and you never know what will happen as the truth.

Maybe someone can do it, and then these people can accuse Aldrich of the bad roots in his character. But Aldridge will ignore it, because first of all, you have to win three Champions League titles and successfully defend once.

Ferguson saw that Millwall retreated the formation as soon as he came out in the second half, from a dangerous high-pressing tactic to a balanced and controlled tactical system. Ferguson knew that Aldridge was trying to kill Manchester United and minimize the chances of Manchester United coming back. hope.

Ferguson's heart has also sunk to the bottom, but he still hopes that the Red Devils soldiers will be able to break out stronger combat effectiveness in desperate situations. At least this point, following Ferguson's main team for more than 5 years, Ferguson still firmly believes in this point.

Millwall's frontcourt offense is still dominated by Ronaldinho, who is extremely active on the left. There were a lot of wonderful things in the second half, but there were very few opportunities to create. After playing 10 minutes in the second half, Ronaldinho succeeded in breaking through 5 times, and only gave Henry a foot of the ball, giving Larson a chance to grab a point, but Henry had no chance, so he could only return the ball, and Larson fought hard. Tried my best and didn't get it.

Ronaldinho's performance won applause from the Wild Lions fans in the stands. Like the hype-loving Fleet Street, the Wild Lions fans expected Ronaldinho to be crowned the new generation champion. At least in the club, he scored goals repeatedly in key battles , his personal performance is extremely outstanding, he is nothing but a blockbuster on the court!

Seeing Ronaldinho's performance, although Aldrich was also happy, he always felt that something was wrong.

Yes, this feeling is very subtle, but I can't tell what's wrong.

With a three-goal lead and a good situation, Aldridge seems to have forgotten the request he made to the team 20 minutes ago.

control!

What a control!

Don't lose the ball easily!

Do not engage in actions that may increase the risk of conceding the ball!

And the more you control, the more you can irritate Manchester United, and the more you can make Manchester United's defense go wrong in anger. At that time, Millwall will have a better chance.

But now, Ronaldinho performed unrestrainedly on the court, and directly launched an undisguised attack on Manchester United's defense after getting the ball. Now Millwall's offense is the same as when Manchester United tried to counterattack in the first half, lacking more meticulous organization. There is a lack of practical offensive transfer, and the offensive points are too exposed.

Not every game Ronaldinho can single-handedly overthrow the opponent's defense. There was already one in the first half today. If he can change his thinking and actively play the ball for his teammates or control the rhythm in the second half, then Millwall may have scored. The fourth goal was scored.

However, Aldridge didn't think about it. Perhaps, it was due to his tolerance for the team. As the head coach, he couldn't make higher demands on the team in front of him. He has won so many awards with more than 80 unbeaten games. Honor, it seems cruel and unreasonable to even speak to them with a heavy tone!

In the 61st minute, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball in from the wing, and after a one-two with Larmor, he kicked a long shot from outside the penalty area and hit the goal. The ball was confiscated by Barthez, and the angle was too straight !

Ronaldinho looked at the long-range shot to no avail, he showed a wry smile, and then Barthez quickly threw the ball to Phil Neville. Ronaldinho turned around and walked slowly towards the backcourt. Going to take a break now.

Phil Neville dribbled the ball smoothly all the way to the frontcourt on the right.

He passed halftime, Millwall's trident was left behind, Phil was parallel with Lamour, and reached the 40-yard area, Lamour came over and pinched him with Zambrotta, Phil Neville stopped the ball and returned Pass to Keane who followed up.

Keane had already come up, Henry was three meters behind him, Larson ran to the right and Schneider pinched Giggs, while Ronaldinho was still walking back far behind.

Keane dribbled the ball forward and broke through Pirlo's defense with almost no resistance. When Gattuso came to defend him, he passed the ball to Veron in a parallel position. Veron, who was unmarked, began to show his playmaking talents , and Scholes, who was in front of Materazzi, made a short-distance collision with the wall, and Veron actually passed the ball behind Materazzi, over the top.

Materazzi stepped forward to cling to Scholes, not giving the opponent a chance to turn around, but behind him, Van Nistelrooy ran diagonally and went around to the area behind him.

The overhead ball landed in front of the small penalty area, and Van Nistelrooy had no chance to stop the ball. He knew that if he stopped the ball, Neil would definitely destroy the ball under his feet, so he did not stop the ball and directly shot with his arch.

Shooting with the arch of the foot can maximize the control of power and angle.

Boot blocked the near corner of the goal, Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the small penalty area, hit the far corner and sent the ball cleanly into Millwall's goal. (to be continued...)

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