Millwall dugout.

Seeing that the ball was not scored, Zhang Yang sighed with some regret, "It's just a little bit!" ”

"I didn't expect Darren to shoot, and in that position, I mean, there were people on both sides......" Wise took a different view.

Zhang Yang nodded in affirmation of Wise's words, Darren Bent is certainly excellent, 'potential identification' can see the talent of the player, Darren Bent has a talent that is direct - the ability to shoot on goal.

In other respects, Darren Bent is not too top-notch, his speed is still a little less than Vardy, and his explosiveness is about the same as Vardy, but considering that Vardy is still too young, Bent does not have any advantages, and in terms of technical ability and body, Bent is also very average, he is not the kind of player with super skills, nor is he a very strong player.

Under such conditions, Darren Bent can become the best striker, relying on his unique goalmouth ability.

Shot!

Shots are not aimed at the goal, Darren Bent is very flexible, as if he has a natural sense, and it is possible to shoot in any position in every position, without having to be like other players, who need to adjust their posture or something.

Of course, this ability has not reached the point of demonization.

Other players can finish with similar shots, but not as well as Darren Bent.

For example, in the case just now, Darren Bent has Nemanja Vidic in front of him and Rio Ferdinand on the left, and he makes a break to the right, and his body is a little tilted to the right, but he can still kick a reverse shot, which is quite remarkable.

Other players can do the same, but they are certainly not as dangerous as Darren Bent and it is a bit difficult to say whether they can finish in sudden situations.

That's Darren Bent's talent and why he's been able to score so many goals.

Of course, there is a more important reason - the tactics of freedom.

Millwall's tactics are based on the player's ability, in the team's tactical system, each player can have more freedom to play, can show what he is good at, if it is in other teams, it is difficult for Darren Bent to perform the same, but in Millwall, he can show the level of the world's top striker.

But Zhang Yang still regretted it, because in the field of vision of 'foresight', he judged the shot in advance, and the football was more than one meter away from the goal and flew out of bounds, so the moment Darren Bent shot the goal, he used the 'lucky blessing' to add a little luck to Darren Bent, but obviously only one and a half times lucky, it was difficult to make the football deviate from the track of one meter and fly into the goal.

That's the pity.

Attached to the column...... Actually, it was not bad, but apart from making Manchester United break out in a cold sweat, nothing changed the result.

Manchester United's thinking is completely different from Zhang Yang.

They're scared!

No one expected that Darren Bent would suddenly shoot at goal, they didn't have the slightest preparation, and the football almost flew into the goal.

Darren Bent couldn't score, but what if he did? With less than twenty minutes to play, United would be in a precarious position if Millwall had scored a goal.

In the upcoming game, United were more cautious in defending against Darren Bent.

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Darren Bent has a tough defense, and it's even harder for him to find his chances.

Millwall had one man in the team, who was more difficult to defend than Darren Bent, who had been taken care of from the start of the game and had fewer touches until now.

That's Braniff!

Manchester United 'hated' Braniff all over the place, and before the game, Braniff scolded Manchester United from the manager to the players, they couldn't let go of this breath and made up their minds to let Braniff know that it was great.

So Braniff was bleak.

Although Braniff has been running hard with the spirit of never admitting defeat, the power of one person is limited after all, and Manchester United has dispatched a 'luxury package' from strikers to defenders, focusing on targeting him.

It's not a tactical requirement, it's a spontaneous effort of the players.

For example, when the football crossed the halfway line, Carrick, who was considered an 'unknown player' by Branifer, went to get close to Braniv and was almost inseparable from Branif.

Facing the entanglement of a top midfielder, anyone will have a bit of a headache.

That's the tip of the iceberg.

Centre-back Rio Ferdinand always focused on 'taking care of' Branif, keeping his eyes on Braniv while completing his defensive duties, directing his team-mates whenever he had the slightest chance to get the ball, or running over to block it himself.

Braniff's position is on the left side of midfield, so he has also been 'cared for' by Manchester United's right-back Cristiano Ronaldo.

When Manchester United defend, Cristiano Ronaldo also has to be involved in the defense, and the Portuguese star is always in the past, and often stuck between football and Braniff.

One can imagine how bleak Braniff is.

From the first minute of the game to the 25th minute now, Braniff has only touched the ball four times in front, which is the same number as Darren Bent, but considering that Braniff is a midfielder, the stats are really pitiful.

If the whole game were to continue, Braniff would only have been able to touch the ball a dozen times, which was almost equivalent to becoming a glass man.

Paul Scott, the commentator of "Sky Sports", occasionally saw the figure of Braniff before remembering to say, "Braniff seems to be a little out of shape?" But maybe Manchester United defended him too tightly and we couldn't see the details clearly, but he didn't seem to have the arrogance he had before the game......"

Braniff ...... Wrong!

Braniff didn't feel arrogant at all, but felt that he had suffered a big loss, he was angry before the game, and when he got to the game, he obviously didn't wear the captain's armband, why did the opponent defend against him?

He couldn't figure it out.

In the spare time of a wave of offensives, he asked C-Ronaldo 'superior', "Portuguese boy, what are you always doing to defend me?" We're not in place, are we? ”

C-Ronaldo glanced at Braniff, and when he heard the 'kid' call him, he felt that he had nothing to say to the other party, so he glanced at him and ran away with a cold snort.

"Bastard!"

Braniff felt that he had been greatly insulted.

When Millwall's next wave of attack, Braniff is still under special care, C-Ronaldo still comes to help defend, and he feels more targeted, and sometimes even gives up marking Pire, especially between football and Braniff.

Braniff this is so depressed!

Although Braniff's brain is not normal, and his external tone is also very big, but in fact, he does not lack football wisdom, otherwise he would not become a star, he knows that he is alone, it is difficult to face the defense of several people, and there is no room to play if he continues like this, but there is no way to do it for the time being, he suddenly thought, "I have attracted so many defenses, other teammates should play very smoothly, right?" ”

It's also a contribution!

As Braniff thought, Millwall's players, with the exception of Braniff and Darren Bent, played well and didn't encounter too tight defending.

The attack of the whole Millwall is also quite sharp, as evidenced by the fact that they have not had much advantage in the nearly 30 minutes against Manchester United.

In terms of Millwall's quality, it's remarkable to play like this with Manchester United, and when you consider the venue is at Old Trafford, Millwall's performance is amazing.

The reporters in the media gallery were quite surprised, and they all sighed when they talked about the game.

"I didn't expect Millwall's strength to be so strong that they could play Manchester United head-to-head without falling behind!"

"Based on the current performance of the two teams, if it were to be changed to Neil Stadium, Manchester United would definitely not be able to play Millwall."

"Millwall are a bit better than Manchester United."

'A couple of players up front played well, except for Braniff...... This guy with a big mouth can't do it in the game. ”

“……”

While the media reporters were discussing, Millwall launched another wave of attacks.

Quaresma on the wing broke through Park Ji-sung with the ball and swept the midfield and kicked Braniff.

This time Braniff received the pass, but he was not in a good situation, Carrick next to him followed, and a Scholes rushed behind him, Braniff didn't think about it, and immediately kicked the ball back.

Quaresma receives the ball and hands it to Simpson.

Simpson took the ball and passed it back to Livermore, who followed up with a kick to Pire, and the move from right to left was successful, and United had to shift the defensive direction.

Pire took advantage of C-Ronaldo's lack of time to keep up, and immediately quickly led forward, and before the opposition full-back Heinze came up, he hoisted the ball into the penalty area.

Hang the pass!

There was some panic in the Manchester United penalty area.

Rio Ferdinand went to the penalty area to help defend before, but he didn't have time to come back, and there was only one Vidic next to Darren Bent, who had a hand to defend the ball in the air, but Darren Bent was in a better position, he was in the main position first, and jumped at the right time.

"Header ——!!"

Sky Sports commentator Paul Scott shouted, but the next moment he found Darren Bent not shooting, but flicking the ball towards the right side of the box.

"That's ......"

Paul Scott's voice was a little hesitant, and with the camera lens, he immediately spotted the player who was following --

Josh Simpson!

"Shoot! This time it's definitely a shot! Paul Scott shouted nervously.

The whole stadium became tense.

Simpson followed, unguarded.

In the face of such a good opportunity, Simpson did not hesitate and immediately swung his right foot when he ran into position.

"Bang!"

With the muffled sound of the collision between the top of the foot and the football, the football instantly rushed to the far corner of the goal.

United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar struggled to make a save, he spread his arms and stretched his body as far forward as he could, but he couldn't get his hands on the ball.

The soccer ball swooped headlong into the side-netting!

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“Goooooooooooooal！！！ The ball is in! Josh Simpson! Josh Simpson! Millwall opened the scoring in the 31st minute of the game, and Simpson scored the first goal of the game! ”

Amid the shouts of the commentators, the Millwall fans celebrated wildly.

The voices of the home United fans were a little murky, and they really didn't want to see Millwall take the lead at Old Trafford.

What few people noticed was that after Simpson finished scoring a goal, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson stood up suddenly, unconsciously let out a shout from his mouth, and his face had a look of sudden realization, "So that's the case!" Braniff ...... Simpsons plugged in ......"

Ferguson gritted his teeth as he spoke, and his face turned bad, because he suddenly realized that Manchester United had fallen for the opponent's trick!