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"Bout rushed to the outside of the small penalty area and threw the ball into the goal, we clearly saw Zambrotta running forward on the left, Bout's hand ball was received by Zambrotta, Scholes ran over to force it, Zambrotta passed straight to Ramor in front, and then Zambrotta continued to move forward and quickly inserted, Scholes chased after Ramor, who played the ball to Zambrotta who flew past him, the Italian was so fast, it was past halftime, and he was speeding towards the Manchester United penalty area."
With Zambrotta dribbling forward, Millwall showed no signs of continuing forward with only Alonso in the middle of the pitch, and he was presumably trying to make a cross-linking connection here.
Zambrotta, meanwhile, moved down the flank, and Ramour next to him began to weave gaps between United's full-backs and centre-backs in the box.
At this time, there are only three defenders left in the Manchester United backline, Neville, Brown, Blank, and the back Barte, Keane, who is about to return to his position, he directs Bart to defend Ramour, and he guards the central area in front of the penalty area.
Aldridge witnessed this attack, held his breath, and couldn't help but get nervous, this is the attack of life and death, Millwall has accumulated nearly 20 minutes of outburst, if the previous efforts are wasted, the luck is bad, Manchester United can not waste a second of time to counterattack, Millwall defense does not count Alonso, there are only 4 people left.
Zambrotta dribbled the ball down the flank and looked like it was going to the baseline, and after attracting Phil Neville, he observed that Ramour had run into place and then stopped and ran back to open up the distance between Bart and Brown, and Zambrotta made a decisive stop and passed the ball to Ramour. At the same time, you run sideways on your own. Ramour before receiving the ball. Bart pressed up, and as soon as Ramour turned, or he stopped the ball, Bart could make a steal, but Ramour just kicked the ball out and tapped it back.
Zambrotta, who was running laterally, took the ball again and cut inside in the middle, Keane had to come over to defend him, and Keane moved. Zambrotta made a powerful direct cross, and Larsson and Schneider on the other side also ran up!
The defense of Sylvester and Giggs did not have a clear division of labor, they all went to stare at Larsson, close to the middle, but Larsson leaked the ball, Giggs and Sylvester were taken aback, the rhythm stopped and planned to defend Schneider, but saw Schneider pass the ball diagonally forward, Giggs and Sylvester looked at it again, and their hearts were as cold as ice!
Larsson enters the United penalty area. Received Schneider's diagonal pass to the bocce ball, which was decisive and effective. Played the Manchester United defenders with a bad rhythm, very exciting.
Larsson got the ball on the right side of the penalty area, stopped the ball, observed, Blank came to defend, he took a step to the bottom line, and then crossed in front of the goal, this attack Millwall was from left to right, initially Manchester United's defense was tilted to Zambrotta's side, and then hit back to the other side in a short time, the defender had a problem with people, Brown tried his best to interfere with Henry, but Henry still rushed to the goal point in front of him, and received Larsson's cross pass and swept the ball in the direction of the goal.
Barthez had already made a save as fast as he could, but he couldn't block the gap at the very edge of the post, and the ball grazed the inside of the post and rolled into the goal!
“4:2! 4:2! Millwall was sealed by Thierry Henry in the final moments! With less than 4 minutes left in injury time, the game will be over soon unless Manchester United can pull off the miracle of '99, and Millwall's counter-attack was obviously risky, but it was a golden goal in return! The Lions fans in the stands won't be worried if they will be reversed by Manchester United, who are now back two goals ahead! ”
Henry watched the ball roll into the goal, then his expression was contorted with excitement, and he ran towards the dugout with open arms, all the Millwall coaches and substitutes were standing on the sidelines, beside Aldridge, after seeing the goal, everyone was ecstatic, Aldridge raised his head and closed his eyes, as if he had been drained of all his strength in an instant.
At this moment, Aldridge suddenly realized that his shirt was soaked, and he didn't know whether it was from a cold sweat or a hot sweat from constantly walking around the sidelines to direct the game for a while
I am full of emotion, and I have a deep feeling like escaping death.
This is a job that you must not slack off, but you must not be complacent, complacent, or carried away!
I used to tell myself this, but when I said it, when I didn't have that proud capital, I could say anything, and when I really stepped on it above the crowd, who could keep my heart unchanged? Whose state of mind can be as light as water?
When Henry ran over, Aldridge hugged him with the others, everyone shouted and screamed as much as they could, and Millwall was terrified in the second half as if he had been beaten off all his royal temperament, and he was back again!
The only thing Aldridge can console himself with is that he didn't panic at the most critical moment, nor did he let Millwall lose the most determined adventurous spirit, if it hadn't been for the last moment to yell Schneider and Larsson to rush forward despite the defense, maybe without this goal, maybe the final fate is still very suspenseful.
Ferguson's face is like frost, and the old rivers and lakes have a tragic sense of the hero's end.
Manchester United is a crippled Manchester United, Millwall is also a Millwall that lacks two main players, and even in the game, two main players fell off the chain, and in the final gamble, Millwall won, Manchester United, lost.
Aldridge warned the players to defend well in the last few minutes, try to control the ball when they have it, try to avoid giving the opponent set-pieces when they don't have the ball, defend cleanly and decisively, and don't hesitate to think!
When the game resumed, the Hampton Park stadium was already resounding with the Lions' anthem, and Lions fans began to celebrate the team's victory.
The momentum on the field, Millwall was no longer suppressed by Manchester United, and when Manchester United's wave of attack did not succeed, Millwall midfielders began to play to their strengths: physicality!
Alonso, Pedreti, Ramour, plus the old spicy Larsson, the retreating Henry, they often poured their feet to consume Manchester United, Manchester United chased and intercepted at the beginning, but never ran the speed of the ball transfer, and the backfield players did not dare to rush up to grab it, they knew that they were waiting for Millwall to grab it, and as long as the back line was free, Henry would rush up, and then be beaten behind.
Every time Millwall's players pass the ball, there is a huge cheer from the stands.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, the stadium erupted in cheers that soared into the sky.
"The 2001-2002 UEFA Champions League final ended with defending champions Millwall beating Manchester United 4-2 to lift the European Cup for the fourth time in the club's history! And to achieve three consecutive Champions League titles! Millwall became England's team with the most Champions League titles, and they were tied with Liverpool, the most successful Premier League team in the Premier League era, Millwall deservedly became the number one team in the Premier League, and they are also the number one in Europe in modern times! This season, from August last year to May this year, Millwall has won the England Charity Shield, the UEFA Super Cup, the Toyota Cup, the English League Cup, the English FA Cup, the Premier League, the European Champions Cup, a total of seven championships! And he has completed a series of great records, unbeaten in all competitions throughout the season, winning all Champions League games, and scoring goals"
As the players rushed into the pitch to celebrate, the coaches hugged each other, and Aldridge turned and walked slowly towards Ferguson.
Seven years of bitter rivalry, Ferguson seemed exhausted by the never-ending war, and now he looked rather helpless and as if he were getting older.
When Aldrich shook his hand, Aldrich said calmly, "Alex, I almost fell into your hands today. ”
"I know, you're so proud, your players look like they want to go and celebrate with champagne early, and many years ago, Manchester United players did the same, you have to wake them up, you have to rebuke them in a strong and deep tone, you want Aldridge, you win again, F! Why did you win again? ”
Aldridge stepped forward and hugged Ferguson, Jiang is still old and spicy, this sentence is about experience, there is no doubt that in terms of experience, Ferguson must be richer than Aldridge, why has Aldridge not experienced it before, or such a profound escape from death, because the team has been changing blood in the past, as much as possible to avoid this situation, but in the past three or four years, although the team is stable, the mentality has also become arrogant because of continuous victories, and it is unstoppable, and it almost relaxed and collapsed at the last moment.
"Why? Alex, maybe I'm luckier than you because I have them. ”
Aldridge set his sights on the field, where Henry, Ronaldo, Larsson, Gattuso and their group gathered around to celebrate.
Ferguson shook his head slightly, didn't say anything more, and seemed to disagree with Aldrich's statement.
In Ferguson's eyes, Millwall is indeed strong on paper, but it is really not strong enough to be unbeaten all season and win all 17 games in the Champions League. If you arrange the lineup of European giants, you can't really find a few that can be a notch worse than Millwall.
Alex Ferguson walked into the field to comfort the Reds who had collapsed to the ground, unable to hide their loss.
Aldridge, who was already surrounded by cameras, stepped into the arena and was greeted by the Lions celebrating the championship.
He let out a long breath.
Although they almost missed the season, there is no denying the perfection of Millwall this season.
The achievements made this season may be difficult for any team to surpass, with the future development trend and trend of football, the strong are stronger, and it will be difficult to repeat the glory of this season.
The undefeated Golden Body Seven Crowns may become a legend from tomorrow, and in the future, it will become a legend
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