Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ——

Before October, when Millwall were on an eight-game winning streak, nine in a row, the entire British media was calling for a team to stand up and stop Millwall.

Most football pundits believe that October will be the most likely time for Millwall, who have faced back-to-back opponents in the Premier League and back-to-back European champions AC Milan.

However, Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds United, and AC Milan all fell under the guns of Millwall's crazy firepower, and by the time the 17th round of the Premier League began, people should have had strong expectations for Manchester United.

United should rightfully be seen as the most likely to snipe Millwall's winning streak.

But now, the mentality of the outside audience has changed from anticipation to numbness, and then to being completely conquered by Millwall, and the vast majority of public opinion has turned against him.

Manchester United, Manchester United, hehe, Manchester United sniping Millwall?

No, it's Manchester United's turn, and finally, Millwall, who is unstoppable with all their firepower, has finally started to turn their guns on Manchester United!

The outside world was cheering for Millwall, and they were singing praises for them with praise and praise.

What is Manchester United?!

Now, it is the moment when everyone witnesses the record of consecutive wins in the five major leagues, and it is a magical moment when there may not be a team that can be surpassed in 10, 20, or 30 years!

To achieve 20 consecutive wins or more in the top five leagues, in the context of the rapid growth of clubs in the major major leagues, it is tantamount to climbing to the sky. And Millwall. The enemy now. It's heaven! It's on the road to the limit!

As of 16 rounds of the league, Manchester United ranks second in the league with 11 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 36 points, and Millwall has won all 16 games, with 48 points, with a 12-point gap with the second place.

Perhaps it is this huge gap that has made Manchester United and Alex Ferguson himself usher in such a crucial battle. Became calm, eerily calm.

There was no smoke of war of words, no change in posture, as if he was dealing with an ordinary league game, and Ferguson was expressionless at the pre-match press conference, and all that came out of his mouth was diplomatic rhetoric.

At the same time, Aldridge also faced this battle with a calm attitude, which is understandable to the outside world, if Millwall is provocative and proud, it will inevitably lead to the possibility of underestimating the enemy. If you deliberately put on a low posture, you will show that the enemy is weak. It is possible to pour cold water on your own team.

Aldridge's team has become so strong that they don't need to look at other people's eyes, and at the same time, they don't need to play intrigues, and the calm off the field is the best posture.

Over the weekend, Red Devils fans gathered at the Lions' Den from afar, and the Lions fans ignored them, just raised their heads and walked into the Lions' Den in an orderly manner to watch the game.

On this day, the sky was overcast and thick with clouds, but not a drop of rain could fall, which made people's mood also affected and slightly depressed.

When Aldridge walked into the stadium, he did not walk towards Ferguson, he walked to his place, and his expression was the same as Ferguson's, and there was no sadness or joy in it.

"The 17th round of the Premier League is coming, the defending champion Millwall faces Manchester United, this is the top battle, but the leader Millwall has already thrown off the second-place Manchester United by as many as 12 points, the league has not finished halfway, but this game has been regarded as the end of the suspense of the league championship, if Millwall wins at home, the 15-point gap ahead of Manchester United will hardly give the other side a chance of overturning, so, as a commentator who has been commenting on Millwall's games for the past few years, I, Martin Taylor, I hope today that United can keep the Premier League title race from ending early, and if they can beat Millwall and shrink the gap back to a single-digit nine points, then we can watch the title race for the remaining 21 league games. ”

"Martin, why bother? Although I like Millwall very much, and I don't want the Premier League title suspense to end before Christmas, but today's game must be a milestone, if Millwall wins, the winning streak will be refreshed to 21 games across the season, Manchester United draw or win, will end the opponent's record, and at the same time can at least suppress Millwall's momentum and keep the points gap from being further widened, so let's enjoy this game, hopefully, the two teams will not play too conservatively. ”

Aldridge watched the United players from the sidelines with a solemn expression.

The goalkeeper did not use the new signing Bosnich to use in the new season, that is a disappointing goalkeeper, judging from the media reports in recent months, this goalkeeper is not only not worthy of Manchester United, but also has a professional quality that is not flattering, and his personality is still very hot.

Manchester United used the substitute goalkeeper Van der Goo, this goalkeeper is a little older, and in other aspects of the lineup of the top teams, he can only be regarded as decent, and the substitute is no problem, and the long-term main force can not be considered.

Erwin was taken off at the back, Champions League winner Ronnie Johnson returned to the starting line-up, Silvestre was deployed at left wing-back, and the attacking line up front remained unchanged.

On Millwall's side, except for Claude Makelele who was recovering from an injury and Gattuso was replaced, the other main players all started.

Aldridge said to himself: Manchester United's group still can't solve the defensive problem.

He is full of confidence in the game, at least this time to play Manchester United, it is also a kind of mental stimulation for the players, if you play a midstream team that is not high or low, maybe the fighting spirit will decline, the last game against Newcastle United, Aldridge pressed the team state is the initiative to adjust, but the players in the game showed a decline in morale, especially after the two-goal lead, not waiting for Aldridge's tactical adjustment, they have signs of relaxation, if it is not for the strength of Newcastle United, there may be a big mess.

The referee's whistle blows, the game begins, the cheers in the stands are deafening, and the Lions fans are like doping, how can they not be excited that their beloved team is making history and getting the attention of the whole of Europe?

United kick off first, pass back and then laterally. It looks like it's going to get into the groove slowly.

When Millwall's players started to go forward and put pressure. Aldrich frowned suddenly.

He noticed something out of the ordinary. While he was still thinking, Manchester United's attack suddenly accelerated!

Neville passed directly to Beckham in the frontcourt, Beckham took the ball and turned around, not accelerating, behind him, Xiao Luo was chasing, within three seconds must be close to him, and there was Zambrotta in front of him. Becky opted for a pass, unsurprisingly short pass.

Scholes came over to pick up the ball and then passed to York, who pulled out of the box, who hit the ball before Gattuso pressed and then hit a through ball, the route was a reverse cut, a triangle pass.

Southgate kept an eye on Cole, and Materazzi, who had returned from injury, also defended Giggs's path with Schneider, but just between the two centre-backs, a figure went straight forward and met York's through ball. Led the ball forward and easily broke through Millwall's defence!

Single Knife Ball!

The man chose to shoot. With a burst shot from close range, Bout was powerless to return to the sky, and could only look at the ball and sigh.

"The opening 29 seconds! Manchester United have breached Millwall's goal! The scorer is Roy Keane! The United captain unexpectedly slotted into the box to score, Andy, you're right, it was a landmark game, and it should be the fastest Premier League goal conceded in Millwall's history! ”

Keane rushed to the visitors' stands after scoring and patted his chest at the jubilant United fans and pointed to the United emblem with a look of determination.

Crazy Lion, don't dream!

Want to set a new record on us, what are you Red Devils?!

This conceded goal made Millwall's players a little confused, the most regretful person is Nedved, he did not resolutely return to the penalty area at the last moment, after the opening in Manchester United attack, Keane stepped forward, Nedved returned to defend closely, Keane's B2B range of activities, Nedved has been used to marking defense in recent years, when Keane had a pause in front of the penalty area, it seemed that he was going to answer Scholes, Nedved also stopped to stabilize his center of gravity and prepared to destroy his response, but Scholes did not pass the ball to Keane, who was in a better position, Instead, he risked giving York, Keane started at the same time, and Nedved followed one step slower, a short-distance burst, a second or two slower, that is, a difference of 5,6 meters!

However, the players quickly picked themselves up, with Gareth Southgate taking the lead in boosting the morale of the players and making them forget about the goals they had just conceded, which was no big deal, even this season, they have almost forgotten what it feels like to concede.

Aldridge turned his head to look at Alex Ferguson, who was also cheering for the goal, but there was still a palpable look of nervousness, and the excitement was deeper than usual.

In a sense, Millwall's strength has reminded the old Scottish man of the pressure of not having a title when he first took over Manchester United, he can't be easy, he has to work hard all the time, racking his brains to make Manchester United stronger, and in this kind of crucial battle, don't look at his calm before the game, but the preparation, maybe more than the Champions League final.

When Alex Ferguson won his third Premier League title in four years in '96, he thought that if he could win a Champions League and bring this great team to the top of Europe, then he should retire and enjoy retirement, but when he won the Champions League in '99, he had no such thoughts at all.

Retire?

He will not consider retirement at all now, and if he does not trample the Millwall led by Aldridge under his feet, his retirement will only be a kind of retreat and timidity!

After applauding Keane's goal, Ferguson lifted his glasses and casually glanced at Aldridge, who smiled defiantly when he saw that the opponent was looking at him.

Aldrich, the war between us has just begun!

You've dragged my retirement plan back into the game!

This is probably a situation that Ferguson never imagined in the summer of '94 when he first met the young Aldridge at home.

The "child" who challenged the tradition in his eyes and should be eliminated by the mainstream has grown year by year to the strength of the current one-handed almost monopolistic one!

Aldridge saw Ferguson's smile and returned the same smile, which seemed very simple but exuded a taste of fun.

He withdrew his gaze.

Manchester United today is not Manchester United last season, nor Manchester United in the Charity Shield.

At least in terms of tactical play, there are indeed surprises.

The source of the change on the pitch that made Aldridge frown at the beginning was Keane, or rather, Manchester United's midfield and defensive system.

Ferguson probably knows that the conventional style of play has been figured out by Aldridge, one board and one eye, Giggs broke through, Beckham crossed, Scholes inserted, this kind of play that the whole Premier League knows, want to be wild in front of Millwall, and it is too underestimated to be angry at the 20-game winning mad lion!

As a result, United hid their attacking points today, leaving the attacking group unchanged and Keane being the key figure in the straight box.

He came straight to the door with a back midfield, which is really unexpected, which is more depth than his B2B range of movement.

But what about defense?

This is also where Aldridge was surprised, Johnson, Norwegian central defender, one of the best central defenders recognized in Europe in the past two years, if it were not for injury, he and Stam could ensure that Manchester United's backline was worry-free for five years, and he returned from injury today, after Keane attacked, he immediately moved to the back position, taking over Keane's defensive tasks, once he was counterattacked, he was the barrier of the back line, and then, Manchester United was left with three defenders.

The process of conceding the goal at least allowed Aldridge to figure out Manchester United's tactical arrangements today.

Alex Ferguson, calm before the game, during the game, it was his mother who came to fight for his life! (To be continued......)