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In the first half of the season, Newcastle United's performance was magical, but in the second half of the league, Hollywood-on-Tyne seemed to be starting to produce bad movies repeatedly.

Newcastle United went from a half-point sweep of Manchester United to the penultimate round of the league with only three points left, and if that three-point advantage doesn't exist, they will be overtaken by Manchester United immediately because of the obvious disadvantage on goal difference.

Aldridge led the team to St James' Park, and the Magpies fans looked a little anxious in the stands, hoping that the team could win the big game, because Millwall did not send a particularly strong line-up.

However, in the first half of the league meeting, Millwall relied on the semi-main lineup to send off the visiting Newcastle United with two goals.

Newcastle United's form is a cause for concern, with losses to Manchester United in March and Liverpool in April.

There is a trend that experts have come to the conclusion that whenever Newcastle United's performance looks like they are going to stabilise, they will lose in a strong conversation, dampening their rising morale.

If they can beat Manchester United or Liverpool, I am afraid they can directly win the title early, because the continuity of form and the impact of morale will have a completely different effect.

Aldridge entered the stadium and sat in the dugout quietly waiting for the game to start.

Kevin Keegan greeted him with the friendliness of a landlord and talked to him about the FA Cup final early next month.

Talking about Liverpool's bad deals.

He seemed to be cheering for his old club, but in fact he reminded Aldridge not to compete for the title. Let's go for the FA Cup.

Aldridge was false with him. Smile and say a few words. After chatting until the other party had nothing to say, the two separated.

"What do you have to talk to him?"

Jenson whispered with some disdain.

Aldridge said helplessly: "I don't want to say anything to him." ”

With both players on the pitch, Millwall's squad is noticeably younger, while Newcastle United have seen a noticeable change from the first half of the league meeting.

"Welcome to St James' Park, I'm Martin Taylor, and it's not an exaggeration to say that today's Premier League round 37 match will decide the title. If Newcastle United win against Millwall, then Keegan's team is likely to win the title early, and even if Manchester United win, at least the initiative is still in the hands of Newcastle United. As for Millwall, it's been a season of consistent performance, but they lost the initiative in the title race in the final moments, and my partner Andy Gray gives you an overview of the starting line-ups for both sides. ”

Keegan realised there was a problem with the team's defence, so he brought David Barty from Blackburn Rovers in the winter, a defensive ferocious midfielder who could add stiffness and interception to Newcastle United's defence. Up front, Keegan also found a reliable partner for Rio Ferdinand. The same Aspraira who ended AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten run. Newcastle United's starting formation today is 442 in midfield, goalkeeper: Srnisek. Defenders: Watson, Barton, Albert, Berryford. Midfielders: Beardsley, Barty, Ginola, Clark. Forwards: Rio Ferdinand, Asprilla. Millwall's side were all benches today, and those hoping to see the stars in the duel may be disappointed, with little familiar in the Lions' line-up. They played in a 433 formation today. Goalkeeper: Bout. Defenders: Zambrotta, Materazzi, Elguera, Capdevilla. Midfielders: Gattuso, Vieira, Ballack. Forwards: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Van Nistelrooy, Shevchenko. I don't know if Hall will play the defensive counterattack that won the last meeting today, let's wait and see. ”

Aldridge was more relaxed today, he just wanted to work on the team and play his style.

Kevin Keegan, on the other hand, was nervous, and he was only trying to calm down on the surface.

In his opinion, Millwall is playing defensive counterattacks when they are half the main force at home, so when they come to the away stadium and there is no main force to play, they will definitely shrink their defense.

Therefore, he did not follow the 4141 formation in the last meeting, but used 442, which is not too aggressive, the focus is to let the two wings, Beardsley and Ginola rely on their individual ability to create more opportunities, the one-on-one battle of the two forwards, Ferdinand and Asprilla VS Materazzi and Elgra, there is no reason to be at a disadvantage.

When the game started, Newcastle United naturally went all out in order to maintain the championship advantage, and did not intend to test the opponent at all.

Beardsley easily broke through Capdevilla and crossed low, while Materazzi also easily headed Asprila clear.

When the ball started to move at Millwall's feet, their dominance in midfield was immediately apparent.

Patrick Vieira and Gattuso dragged behind, with Ballack running wide in central midfield, plus two wings, Zambrotta and Capdevilla assisted, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Andriy Shevchenko dropped back to respond, and they quickly advanced forward after forming a numerical advantage in midfield.

Unlike many teams who play positional battles, Millwall's players use more back-up interspersed runs to confuse their opponents, and the attack is extremely fluid and dazzling to the crowd.

Aldridge didn't stand on the sidelines to supervise the game, firstly, because he didn't want to put pressure on the boys, and he was now standing on the sidelines like a gesture of winning every battle, which was an incentive for the main players, but it would be a huge pressure for the younger players.

Another reason is that he can't stand the enthusiasm of the Magpies fans.

It's not that the fans mock and abuse him.

After all, Millwall are five points behind Newcastle United, and Magpies fans don't care about the Lions at all.

The enthusiasm of the Magpies fans was evident in their support for Keegan, who shouted a name inside the stadium that sent Aldridge down the spine.

"King Keegan! King Keegan! ”

Keegan is being hailed as a savior by Magpie fans, and that's understandable, Aldridge just doesn't want to hear it.

Just as other fans can't stand the admiration of Millwall fans for Aldridge.

Keegan stood up. Clenched his fists and watched the situation on the field in disbelief.

What the?

Millwall come away for three points?

He got one thing wrong.

It's either a defensive or a negative attitude towards victory. It's not that offense necessarily undertakes defense.

Millwall today kept the tempo of the game firmly in their own hands through their powerful control in midfield.

Newcastle United only opened the scoring twice. Then they fell into a passive defense, and the disadvantages became more and more obvious.

With the aging Beardsley and the handsome Frenchman Ginola unable to drop back to defend widely, Millwall's midfield played too easily.

Patrick Vieira, Gattuso and Ballack almost occupied the turf between the two boxes through their runs, passing the ball fluidly and quickly, attacking from centre to side, left to right.

Aldridge sees Millwall's advantage off the pitch. Turning to Jenson lightly, he said: "The tactical concept of the guy next door has begun to fall behind, if the defensive concept is still on the field, then he will never win the championship, the future trend is that every inch of turf on the field counts." ”

As he spoke, Ballack and Ruud van Nistelrooy quickly cut in front of goal to destabilize the Newcastle United defence, with Patrick Vieira attacking and slotting the ball diagonally into the rib of the box before Batty could intercept him, where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stepped forward unmarked and fired a volley into the near corner.

"Millwall is ahead! The goal was scored by super substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who started today. And it was playing as a winger, but we saw more than 20 minutes in the first half. Millwall's two wingers frequently cut into the box to keep Newcastle United off guard, and Hall is showing off his impressive tactical change, but it has to be said that Newcastle United still haven't solved a core problem: will they defend at all? This is a very clear disadvantage against an attacking mature side, at home to Manchester United, away to Liverpool, and now they are dominated by Millwall. ”

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer smiled after his goal and hugged and celebrated with each of his team-mates, looking a little calmer, more like a farewell in the last moments.

Apart from Aldridge, no one in the team knew he would leave in the summer.

Magpies fans love Keegan, and liking often means being blinded by objective facts.

Critics have been chanting about Newcastle United's poor defence for months.

It is even ironic that Newcastle United's defense is American football defense, and the players will only pounce on the attacking players who have the ball, and they don't understand what a defensive system is.

Kevin Keegan also has a headache, and it has been reported that he has started looking for a defensive coach to make up for this shortcoming.

This makes the outside world feel even more ridiculous.

You ask a defensive coach, in the end you can only teach players defensive skills, but the problem with Newcastle United is not that players don't know how to defend skills, can you say that Barton, who was bought for £4 million last summer, doesn't know what it means to defend? Otherwise, why would you buy him! What Keegan should have done was teach the defensive players to make it whole, but he went to the defensive coach and apparently didn't realize his problem yet.

Keegan's face was pale, and he couldn't understand why Vieira passed the ball, why Barty was so far away from the opponent, why Barton and Albert let Solskjaer enter the box easily, why Watson didn't keep a close eye on Solskjaer

Too much for what was going on in Keegan's mind.

Aldridge just clapped and then held his chin and continued to watch the game.

The attacking players are constantly distracted by the interspersed runs of the defenders, and the slightest hint of wind and grass can make them feel like they are on their backs.

You can't blame Barty for following Ballack until the opposition was in the box and then turning back to mark Vieira, nor can you ask Watson to keep up with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when he was drawn to the flank by Capdevilla.

It can only be said that Newcastle United's defense is terrible.

Keegan should look at how Aston Villa defended and minimised Millwall's attacking power.

It was a one-sided game, with the ball running in Newcastle United's half, and not only did they struggle defensively, but they also struggled to move from defence to attack, as Millwall counter-attacked frantically, with the midfielders quickly dropping back to intercept the pass, and defending well after conceding the ball.

If it hadn't been for Ruud van Nistelrooy squandering two chances, I'm afraid the score would have been rewritten long before half-time.

In the second half, Kevin Keegan replaced Gillespie and removed a defender with the aim of attacking, attacking, attacking Lao Tzu!

He felt that if they didn't attack, they would lose the top spot if they lost the game at home.

At the very least, it's going to be a draw.

Aldridge replaced Ballack in the 60th minute of the game and sent Andrea Pirlo up front.

Aldridge wasn't going to play in that position, but Newcastle United were top-heavy, unlike in Italy, where a team would defend tightly at the back, Pirlo had a lot of space in front of him, and he used his pass to tear apart the opponent's defense, especially when the opponent also removed a defender.

Kevin Keegan ended up losing on the defensive end, and Andrea Pirlo played a clever pass to Shevchenko as soon as he came on the pitch, and the routine was basically the same, with Shevchenko cutting diagonally into the box to shake off the full-backs who turned and chased back, and then took the centre-backs off guard.

A beautiful volley sent the Magpies Gate down again.

It was a goal that knocked Newcastle United off the top spot.

Manchester United scored early to take a 1-0 lead over Leeds United, and although the score has not changed, when the news from this side passes, United may choose a more conservative approach to retain the top spot. (To be continued......)