318 Kick another champion
At half-time in the Premier League finale, Aldridge took the lead and walked back to the dressing room, with the same tactics, but told the team to control the rhythm of the midfield in the second half and use Manchester United's mentality of rushing to equalize to play a targeted counterattack.
Strong competition, the most taboo to be guessed by the opponent intentions, Manchester United to attack, from before the start of the game is not a secret, this is similar to Millwall in the first half of the game and Manchester United situation, because of the points behind and eager to narrow the distance and away from home also weakened the defense, put more energy into the attack, between the other, although the frontal offensive pressure is high, but the opponent counterattack defensive pressure will also increase.
After the break, the players from both sides walked back to the field, while Aldridge sat still in the coach's box.
It was Ferguson's turn to sit still, and he stood on the sidelines from the start of the second half to point his players in position, allowing the United players to work tirelessly to attack the Millwall defence.
The Red Devils began to fight and launched a Jedi counterattack.
Millwall kept playing, and the opponent's pair of golden wings kept making a fuss on the wings, but fortunately, Manchester United's forward line was not strong and did not pose much of a threat.
Manchester United's three strikers, Cole, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, plus Sheringham who sat on the bench today, even if you count Scholes, the four of them have scored less than 40 goals, which is less than 60% of Manchester United's total goals. Sheringham's average of less than 0.3 goals per game is not a compliment, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's goal rate is similar to Sheringham's even if he has been plagued by injuries this season, Cole has done well, has scored 16 goals, and will be hoping to challenge the Premier League's top scorer if he scores a hat-trick in this game.
Millwall have been distracted from European competition this year and are on the Premier League scorer list. Larsson and Shevchenko have both fixed their goals on 18,17. Trezeguet is a little less. There are also 15, and the forward trident is significantly lower than last year's goal tally, but the goal efficiency is still amazing in terms of playing time.
When the game reached the sixtieth minute, there was a commotion in the stands.
Lions fans watched the game with a relaxed mind, and to be honest, they would be conflicted if they thought about the Premier League title today. Just leave it behind.
Manchester United came to the away stadium with close to 3,000 fans, who did not have that many tickets, and more fans bought tickets from the black market, and the scalpers took the opportunity to make a windfall.
The place where the commotion took place was in the stands of the visiting team, and the United fans got the latest news before starting a new round of louder cheers.
"Hehe, there's a goal from Villa Park."
"Let me guess, it's definitely not Arsenal, otherwise the United fans wouldn't have reacted like this."
"That's right, Aston Villa are 1-0 up at home to Arsenal. Arsene Wenger's side have been on a rampage since the second half of the season, but are at the end of the title race. They looked too nervous, and they were falling behind. ”
"They are actually the same as Manchester United, winning is the most stable, the draw is not safe, the away game may be too pressed and Aston Villa counterattacked, but this is what Aston Villa is best at."
"Manchester United should be happy that as long as they can equalise and the Villa Park game doesn't change the scoreline, then they will be level with Arsenal and then win the Premier League title on goal difference!"
Manchester United's coaching staff also got the news, and Ferguson urged his disciples to fight harder!
Millwall were originally on the bench, and if United couldn't win the game, it would be too much to say.
Now Aston Villa has also helped, for the time being, a draw will give the Red Devils a hope of the title, and as long as the Red Devils score an equalizer, Arsenal will get the news and will inevitably be hit, maybe Aston Villa can play a few more.
Manchester United launched a furious attack around Millwall's penalty area, unable to count on the forward line, Manchester United could only rely on two wings and Scholes's individual play to make a fuss, Giggs repeatedly cut inside to create a threat on the wing, Beckham also tried a few long-range shots, Scholes responded in the midfield and then stepped forward frequently, almost no different from the striker.
Millwall is in constant danger in front of goal, and Keller, who has been absent for a long time, has performed well, since becoming Millwall's No.2 goalkeeper, he has only played in cup competitions, but before today's game, his last appearance was in the FA Cup elimination game, the time interval is a little far, but he is in good shape, and there is no mistake in the successful save.
From 63 to 70 minutes, United's stormy attacks were fruitless, and as they pressed higher, Millwall's counter-attacking space grew larger.
In the 72nd minute, Scholes's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Ferdinand with his body, to be exact, with his shoulder, the Manchester United player raised his hand to signal for a penalty, the referee ignored it, but turned around and ran towards Manchester United's half, because the ball bounced out fell at the feet of Ballack, Millwall immediately launched a counterattack.
Bart consciously kept an eye on Ronaldo's position, but Ballack didn't pass the ball to Ronaldo, instead to Frank Lampard, who was running forward quickly.
The midfield was empty, United were undefended, defensive midfielder Bart stared at Ronaldo step by step, Frank Lampard rushed forward with the ball, no one came up to force him all the way, Beckham ran back from behind, and just as he was about to catch up, Lampard passed the ball to Gudjohnsen who retreated in front.
The Icelander took control of the ball and was not in a hurry to move forward, waiting for Ballack to rush up from the other side and crossed the ball to Ballack.
At this time, Millwall pressed five men in front of the Manchester United penalty area, and Manchester United defended with five men, but Millwall took the initiative to run through the opponent's defense through the cross.
Ballack wanted to break through into the penalty area, which made Bart have to give up Ronaldo, but as soon as Bart moved, Ballack immediately handed the ball to Ronaldo in front of the big penalty area.
Xiao Luo made a long shot, forcing the Manchester United defenders to press out, Stam came to grab, Xiao Luo faked a real pass, and it was a frontal pass, the ball rolled between Stam's legs, Gudjohnsen ran diagonally to take away the ball, attracting the attention of Palister, when Paliste's center of gravity tilted, Gudjohnsen passed the ball diagonally, and the king of the small penalty area, Van Nistelrooy successfully countered offside. Face Schmeichel. Beat the opponent with a powerful shot from close range!
"Ruud van Nistelrooy has scored! He has contributed 10 league goals to the team in his limited appearances this season. Compared to Manchester United's thin forward line, Millwall's forward line is really full of talent! The 2-0 scoreline made Manchester United smell death, Villa Park is still 1-0, today's Premier League title race is too dramatic, if Manchester United knew before the game that Arsenal would lose, they certainly wouldn't have played so aggressively away from home, but who can not know the prophet? Hehe, the current situation is reminiscent of a scene from two years ago. Andy. You tell me? ”
"Haha, do you mean Millwall's visit to St James' Park two years ago? In the final stage of the league, Newcastle United won the championship, but lost to Millwall at home, Keegan's dream league title was ruthlessly kicked away by Hall, and today's Manchester United seems to be shattered in front of Hall! ”
Aldridge stood up calmly and called Duff and Donny van der Meyde, who had finished their warm-ups, to face him and still hope to make it through the game against Manchester United with less than 20 minutes remaining. Especially in such a big scene, let the two of them clarify their tactical instructions. Play calmly when you get on the field.
No matter how much time is left and what the game looks like, the substitutes have to play well.
Millwall's substitutions did not delay the suspicion of time, because Aldridge made two changes at a time.
Gudjohnsen and Ballack were substituted.
After all, Ballack is the first substitute in the Champions League midfield, and he played more than 70 minutes today, so he still has to save some energy.
Ferguson also made a substitution at the same time, adding to the attack, bringing on Sheringham and replacing Palister.
Manchester United really fought hard, changed to 343, there are only four pure defensive players in the backfield, except for Stam, no one is a one-on-one absolutely hard Millwall attacker.
Millwall changed formation to 4231.
Manchester United want to break the kettle, Aldridge can fully predict, when the second goal appears, Manchester United has no way out, Millwall, with more than 15 minutes left, it is not a good choice to stick to the death, with more points in the midfield when counterattacking 4231 formation is more suitable.
United's substitution paid off five minutes later.
David Beckham lifted his foot to the far corner from the right side of the box, only to hit the crossbar and bounce into the six-yard box.
Manchester United had an extra striker, Millwall in the penalty area did not adapt to the man, missed a striker on the other side, and the opponent popped up after shooting, the two-point attack was already a relatively weak defensive line, and the striker of the Red Devils cleverly shot the ball into the goal.
"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer! He pulled a goal back for his team, with 10 minutes or so remaining, United only needed one more goal to equalise, the score at Villa Park remained unchanged, United were back from the line of death, at least, they saw a silver lining! ”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer grabbed the ball and ran back after the goal, while his United team-mates were panting and running backwards to cheer each other on.
After conceding the goal, Aldridge walked to the sidelines and calmly made a downward gesture towards the team, telling them to stabilize and not panic.
Millwall has nothing to panic about, and if they really let Manchester United equalize and win the title, it will be thanks to Arsenal.
Time was running out, and after Millwall's restart, United pressed heavily to attack, forcing Millwall's backfield players to start clearing the ball frequently.
Aldridge never forbade the players to open their feet, and although it is said that the style of play is dominated by ball passing, they can never face the game with a dead brain.
Materazzi's big foot drove high and far, and Aldridge appreciated his move in his heart.
This kind of clearance can ease the psychological pressure, and at the same time consume Manchester United's physical energy to retreat and run wildly, although not all the players retreated, at least the various fronts were separated, giving Millwall time to redeploy and cut the opponent's attacking formation.
As the game reached the last five minutes of normal time, United hoisted high balls into the box, with Millwall quickly adjusting after conceding the goal, with Frank Lampard dropping back deeper and the two full-backs closing in the box.
Neville assisted, and just wanted to receive a pass from Beckham to the bottom, but Zambrotta intercepted Beckham's through pass, and Zambrotta kicked a straight pass to Duff in front.
Duff crossed to Xiao Luo, Xiao Luo passed straight to the left wing, Duff broke through the half, started at full speed to get the ball on the sideline, and there were only three defenders left in the back of Manchester United, counting only four goalkeepers, and Millwall's counterattack was to play more and less.
Duff cut inside along the flank and had to come up and press when he was already shooting with his feet, and although he knew it was a dangerous move, he couldn't afford to watch the opposition shoot with his feet.
Sure enough, Stam moved, Duff passed the ball to Xiao Luo who was in front of him, Xiao Luo single-handedly, Schmeichel attacked, and Xiao Luo crossed in front of the goal.
Ruud van Nistelrooy easily pushes into the empty net.
"Ruud van Nistelrooy scored twice! Millwall leads Manchester United 3-1, and it seems that Manchester United has no hope left, and Hall will not let Manchester United lift the trophy on the doorstep of the Lions! ”
Ferguson, whose nose was red on the sidelines, remained motionless for a long time, and before the game restarted, he waved his hand and told the Red Devils a clear signal: attack!
No matter how much time is left, even if it's just a second, go for a miracle! (To be continued......)