Manchester United dugout.

Coach Alex Ferguson's face was no longer relaxed, and his brows were already tightly furrowed.

Looking at the cheering Millwall players on the field, looking at the disappointed Manchester United players, and then noticing the depressed C-Ronaldo, he finally realized the problem.

C-Ronaldo is limited by the other party!

It's not surprising that opponents will focus on restricting C-Ronaldo, but this is definitely the first time this season that Millwall has taken it so seriously.

Zambrotta follows closely, and it's definitely a superstar-level treatment!

Ferguson doesn't know whether to be happy that C-Ronaldo has been taken seriously by his opponents, or to be depressed because C-Ronaldo is being scarred by the guard, but in any case, it is difficult for C-Ronaldo to perform.

Manchester United is in a 433 formation, and C-Ronaldo can be said to be a right forward.

The opponent is willing to pay the price to defend a right striker, and even loosen the defense on the left and in the middle, which is really unthinkable, and from the overall tactical point of view, C-Ronaldo has attracted so much defensive attention, has achieved the purpose of playing and made enough contributions.

But Rooney? Alan Smith?

Can they?

Ferguson is a little uncertain, but he believes that Manchester United has no disadvantage, because C-Ronaldo attracts enough defense, and there will be more opportunities for other players, as for C-Ronaldo's lack of performance, there is nothing to do, at least in the first half, he is powerless to change.

Ferguson only wants the other players to do well.

After the resumption of the game, Millwall and Manchester United continued to play each other fiercely.

Millwall has a chance.

Manchester United also have a chance.

The two sides fought fiercely, the rhythm was kept very fast, the audience and the fans in front of the TV watched it a lot, and the words of the TV commentator were full of ****, but Millwall could accept it, and Manchester United was a little unacceptable that until the end of the first half, there was no more goal.

The first half ended 1-0.

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Ferguson grimaced and returned to the dressing room first.

He figured out what to do.

Millwall's style of play is very targeted, sticking to C-Ronaldo's point, and the defense in other positions is relatively loose; Offensively, they relied on the play of Braniv in the middle to lead the entire offensive, performing well on the left, right and middle, but there is only one core, and that is Braniff.

Braniff was extremely good, and Millwall's overall offensive was naturally very good.

So Manchester United wants to adjust to focus on these two points.

The first is to help C-Ronaldo pull the attention of the defense, try to let go of C-Ronaldo's position, and give him enough space to play.

This is also a helpless choice.

In the first 45 minutes of the first half, Ferguson has completely figured out that C-Ronaldo is the most important, and it is difficult for other players to count on it.

Wayne Rooney and Alan Smith didn't play well defensively, but they continued to waste chances, even if they were in good positions, and at most they could threaten the opposition goal, and it would have been up to luck to score.

The performance of these two men was very disappointing.

Not to mention the midfield, in the face of Millwall's attack, it is a problem for the midfielder to defend well, Fletcher and Carrick, almost not involved in the attack, relying on a veteran Ryan Giggs, how much help can be imagined.

Giggs, old!

Ryan Giggs is not like a few years ago when he can really charge down the left flank, he can use his experience to match the opposition and give support up front, which is already remarkable.

Second, it is natural to stick to the middle lane.

Millwall's attacking attacks on the flanks are much less threatening, especially near the penalty area, and the attack always has to return to the middle, and the two strikers, Darren Bent and Jamie Vardy, will also cooperate with the middle most of the time, and rarely cooperate with their wide teammates.

Playing tight defence at the edge of the box is the best way to deal with Millwall.

After all the players returned to the dressing room, Ferguson didn't even have the usual 'roar' to express his dissatisfaction with the game, and directly seized the time and talked about the style of play in the second half.

The United players breathed a sigh of relief.

Ferguson was still terrible when he was angry, he could face one less time and he had one less time to face, and they all felt that the first half was not good, and they all felt shameless to face the manager.

Actually, Ferguson was a reasonable man.

The overall performance of Manchester United in the first half can not be said to be bad, of course, it is not very good, but the biggest reason is the preparation mistakes of the coaching staff, they only prepare for Millwall's 'double core' style of play, considering that 442 is only a defensive counterattack, and I didn't expect Millwall to suddenly change formations and play so well.

Of course.

Manchester United did not use the daily 'roaring' to vent when they fell behind the score, but talked to the players about the second half of the game in a good voice, not because they became 'reasonable', but because there was not much time, and the adjustment of changes was not enough for more than ten minutes.

Ahem......

Mr. Jazz, who is stubborn, old-fashioned, and irritable, will never admit this.

On the other side, Zhang Yang is asking for a stronger defense.

Millwall's targeted style of play is only applicable to the first half, and Manchester United will definitely make adjustments in the second half, and it is also necessary to strengthen the defense, Zhang Yang especially pointed out that when the team is suppressed, Braniff and Vardy have to retreat to participate in the defense.

The 442 formation has two strikers and one central midfielder, and it is a bit wasteful to stay in front.

Jamie Vardy and Braniff retreat to defend is still necessary, and Darren Bent has enough deterrent power to stand up front.

Zhang Yang is not worried.

Manchester United will make adjustments, but so what? Millwall's frontcourt is not afraid of Manchester United, and even, Millwall's frontcourt ability has surpassed Manchester United, especially Manchester United plays 433, and the midfield ability can be said to be unable to catch up with Millwall.

In addition, Manchester United's defense is weak.

Manchester United is not Chelsea, Carrick and Fletcher are still a little immature, and the 'double midfielder' has no actual power at all.

Manchester United's good results before relied more on C-Ronaldo.

Against Millwall, using a 433 formation was Ferguson's biggest failure.

What else is there to be afraid of?

The second half was sure to be a tough one, but Zhang Yang always believed that the final victory would belong to Millwall.

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As Zhang Yang judged, at the beginning of the second half, the two sides had a fierce confrontation, and Manchester United relied on the explosion of the midfield to somewhat suppress Millwall.

Millwall's defence has been put to the test.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo's play is still limited a lot, Manchester United still has Rooney, Ryan Giggs, and Alan Smith, they are not soft persimmons, and they can enter Manchester United and play the main team, they are definitely quite good players.

When United regained their form and were bent on equalising, Millwall's defence was a bit dangerous.

That's when a player's performance becomes very prominent.

David Livermore!

Livermore is a player full of contradictions, and any club, any manager, and even any fan must admit that Livermore is a very good player, and his long-range shots can give the opposition enough deterrent power and can be a very good means of scoring goals.

In the Champions League, Livermore has scored five goals and ranks third in the Champions League scorer list, and only AC Milan's Kaka and Darren Bent have scored more goals than Livermore.

A midfielder can squeeze into the top three scorers in the Champions League, which is unimaginable.

This is Livermore.

Similarly, Livermore is also very restrictive, his awareness, big picture, coordination and individual skills are different from other players, and he can complete the goal and rely more on his teammates to attract the defense, make the ball and other support.

In the Premier League, Livermore has played a lot of games and scored few goals, only five so far, because when opponents know Livermore, he is easily limited.

However, Livermore is still 'favored', and everyone must admit that he deserves to be 'favored', because Livermore's defensive ability is extremely strong, and being a pure defensive midfielder is also extremely good.

Defensively, Livermore has three strengths, one is that he is physically fit.

Physically fit to support Livermore's constant running, he is Millwall's Gattuso, and when he gets to the field, he can become the soul of running in front of the penalty area.

The second is that the body is extremely strong.

Very few players have bumped into Livermore, and it is not easy to use technique to deceive him when he comes to defend, and most of them can only choose to pass.

Physical strength also supports the third advantage – strong one-on-one defense.

Livermore, who has these three advantages, is quite strong in defense, he keeps running, constantly participating in defense and direct confrontation, which makes Manchester United's offense a headache, often encountering Livermore, they can only choose to pass, and their offensive rhythm is disrupted.

After seeing Livermore rely on his height advantage to push the ball out of the penalty area again, the "Sky Sports" commentator couldn't help but sigh, "Livermore can do anything!" Maybe Millwall's defense, one Livermore will be enough! ”

Of course, Livermore's excellent performance does not hide the passivity of Millwall's situation, and conversely, it is Livermore's excellence that proves that Millwall is passive.

Manchester United have been on the attack.

Livermore couldn't hold on every time, and every Millwall player had to face a lot of pressure, especially goalkeeper Graham, who was mentally tight and ready to deal with possible shots at any time.

The situation was unfavorable for Millwall.

In a gap, the camera pointed to the sideline coach's box, and Zhang Yang, as the manager of Millwall, seemed to be unconcerned about the situation.

His face was indifferent, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth......

The commentator of "Sky Sports" couldn't help but wonder, "Millwall's defense is very dangerous, Zhang Yang doesn't seem to care much, is it like a lot of 'Zhang fans' said, the game is under Zhang Yang's control?" ”

The latter sentence is a little ironic.

There is a 'Zhang Yang Fan Group' behind Zhang Yang, and the 'Zhang Yang Fan Group' is not small, with more than 50,000 members, most of whom are fans in the London area, and the boss of the fan group is the notorious football hooligan Melvin of Millwall.

Since recognizing Zhang Yang as the head coach, Melvin has 'reformed his ways' and devoted himself to supporting Zhang Yang, often organizing some activities, making the fan group prosperous, and also has some small cooperative relations with Millwall Club.

The 'Zhang Yang Fan Group' also set up a 'headquarters', which is located in a fan bar on the corner of Cromeer Street in North London, which seems to be a very formal fan group, which does not feel good to other people, because the public's impression of the 'Zhang Yang Fan Group' is that there are some extremely fanatical, even some brain-dead fans, who are crazy to support Zhang Yang, much more fanatical than normal star chasing, they think that Zhang Yang is omnipotent.

When it comes to the game, Zhang Yang always behaves calmly, and they think that everything is under Zhang Yang's control.

This is also where the narrator's sarcasm comes in.

Of course, others must not understand, the media reporters are more sensible, they don't think that everything is under Zhang Yang's control, because Zhang Yang always has this expression, and Millwall can't win all the games.

But after all, the media reporters are a minority, and most of them are ordinary fans, especially noticing Zhang Yang's indifferent attitude, they are immediately not worried about the game--

"See? Zhang Yang is not worried at all! Manchester United can't score! ”

"Sure enough, everything is under Zhang Yang's control!"

"Manchester United are no match at all, even if they attack hard, they can't beat Millwall!"

"Don't worry about it now!"

"To watch the game, just look at the flamboyant expression......"

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Manchester United dugout.

Head coach Ferguson also turned his head and noticed Zhang Yang's leisurely movements, his expression was a little unclear, but he didn't need to think about it to know that the other party must have put on a nasty appearance of 'not caring at all'.

The corners of Ferguson's mouth were very disdainful, but his heart was angry.

Generally speaking, when two teams play each other, the stronger and higher-level side will definitely perform easily; Against a manager, a manager with more experience and a higher level will definitely look calm.

When Manchester United played against other teams, even against Barcelona, Ferguson was calm.

When playing against Millwall, the situation seems to be reversed, not to talk about the past record or anything, but in the current game, Manchester United is one goal behind, but it has a great advantage on the field, and it seems that the Millwall goal can be broken in the next minute, but the other party put on a calm and calm look, as if to say, "Manchester United will definitely not score, everything is under control!" ”

Why does he think so!?

This is where Ferguson is most angry, logically speaking, it should be that he is strategizing, but the other party looks like he is 'in control', he can only sulk.

Is...... It's so unpleasant!

"He's just pretending to be like this on purpose!" Ferguson thought about it for a long time, and finally found a suitable word to describe it, and it felt much more refreshing to say it.

Ferguson didn't know that there is an internet buzzword in China called 'out-of-the-b'.

Two simple speeches can explain everything you want to express, and you can only say that English describes things, which is too lacking compared to the broad and profound Chinese.

Ferguson had been turning his head a little longer.

Zhang Yang didn't realize it at first, but then he felt the gaze coming from the side, so he looked back, and immediately made eye contact with Ferguson.

It was not affectionate, but sneering and glaring at each other, Ferguson was like an old child, if he didn't admit defeat, he wouldn't turn his head, and Zhang Yang would naturally continue to fight.

So the two looked at each other......

Eye ......

Keep looking at each other!

Finally, Zhang Yang noticed that his face didn't seem to be as thick as the old guy opposite, so he made an auxiliary action to help, he stretched out a middle finger and made an international gesture.

The next moment, Zhang Yang found out that he had won the plan!

Instead of an angry response, Ferguson stood up and shouted at the linesman and fourth officer, "Look at him!" ”

Zhang Yang was taken aback.

If this action is seen by the referee, it is not as simple as a warning, maybe the referee is biased towards Manchester United and will send him off with a red card.

In such a tense moment, lowering his hand is already the worst option, because both the fourth officer and the linesman saw his half-raised arm.

That's the time to fight for reaction speed!

Zhang Yang decisively stretched out another finger - the index finger, so the action of the middle finger turned into a 'V' gesture of 'victory'.

Fourth, the officials and linesmen were stunned.

Of course, they saw Zhang Yang's middle finger, but the other party raised another finger, how could they see it, and before they could react, Zhang Yang stood up and made a victory gesture openly.

The camera suddenly pointed over.

Several cameras captured the scene clearly, and the Millwall fans in the stadium also noticed, and they immediately let out cheers of support.

The reporters were stunned.

The Sky Sports commentator exclaimed in surprise, "Look! Publicity! Did he make a winning gesture to show that he had a lot of confidence in the game? But things aren't going well in Millwall right now......"

"What the hell is he trying to say?"

"Maybe it's a tactical adjustment? Let's take a closer look. Then the narrator looked into slow motion for a long time, but was unable to explain anything.

The fourth official finally reacted, and he forced the corners of his mouth to walk over and ask, "What the hell are you doing?" ”

Zhang Yang waved the POSS motionlessly, as if he had no intention of stopping, and the fourth official asked again with a dark face, "What the hell are you doing!" He seemed to realize that the fourth official stood beside him, continued to raise his arms high, and then turned his head to look like a fool, and explained, "This is a victory!" ”

"I-when-the-go!" The fourth official's face darkened slightly.

Zhang Yang coughed lightly and said, "I'm announcing to everyone that Millwall will win!" ”

"This ...... I know ...... too."

"Then what else do you ask! It's not illegal to do such an action, right? Zhang Yang asked with certainty.

The fourth official nodded decadently, and then stood next to him with a wry smile, he didn't know what to say, for the first time in his law enforcement life, he encountered a scene of 'I don't know what to do', but fortunately, Zhang Yang continued for a few seconds, then stopped moving, and then smiled kindly, "You don't have to do this, I just announce the victory to everyone, because I have the confidence to win, because I have seen that the team is going to win!" ”