In the 65th minute, Millwall made a substitution and was taken off by the serious Braniff and Jody Morris came off the bench.

The substitution was not unexpected.

From the perspective of fans, spectators and media, Braniff has not performed decently since the start of the game, and it is natural that he was substituted, but in fact, from a tactical point of view, when Millwall attacked, Braniff's role was still obvious, he attracted a lot of defensive attention at the same time, he could also cooperate with his teammates, and his contribution to the team was no less than that of other teammates.

Now Braniff is replaced because Millwall's focus is on defense, and many times, to play a threatening attack, what is needed is a quick counterattack, Braniff is not the kind of player who is fast, and the defense in the backcourt is a little unable to keep up with the rhythm of the frontcourt, so he should naturally be replaced.

Morris came on and for good reason.

Morris is the kind of all-round midfielder, compared to Branifer and Simpson, who focus on attack, Morris is also a qualified midfielder, with excellent individual defensive ability and can also organize the backfield defense.

He's a captain-type player.

After Morris came on the field, Millwall's defense suddenly stabilized a lot, the middle was no longer frequently attacked by the opponent, and the entire defensive system became more orderly.

However, Morris's introduction did not make much of a difference to Millwall's game, and United still had the advantage of suppression, and they continued to attack Millwall in the half in search of a goal.

C-Ronaldo shines all over the field, the right side continues to break through and cooperate, making Millwall's right side useless, and constantly creating opportunities for other teammates. ”

That's dangerous!

It would have been better if Cristiano Ronaldo had passed the ball to his team-mates, Wayne Rooney was well defended, another striker Saha was in average form, failing to take two good chances, and the other United players were not very good in front of goal.

In Zhang Yang's view, the forward line is Manchester United's flaw.

Last season, United had Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy up front, and Ruud van Nistelrooy was dominant in the box, neither in terms of individual ability nor experience, which Rooney could match.

Ruud van Nistelrooy left for Real Madrid and the Reds forward line got a little bit worse.

The current Manchester United striker, there is only one Wayne Rooney who can provoke the beam, when Rooney is limited to death, it is difficult to do anything on the front, which can also be seen from Manchester United's past game data: the current Manchester United top scorer is C-Ronaldo, in the past ten league games and four Champions League group games, C-Ronaldo has scored a total of eight goals, of which six are league goals and two are Champions League goals.

Manchester United's second-highest scorer is Wayne Rooney.

Third place was Paul Scholes, Alan Smith and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who all scored two goals.

There is no need to list the other players who have made it to the next one.

The above goal ranking data can be seen from the situation of Manchester United, the forward line is only counting on Wayne Rooney, and the best performance in the team is Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the current game, Rooney is being stamped by Livermore, and Millwall's left side is marking C-Ronaldo, preventing him from cutting inside to the middle to find opportunities for himself, and Manchester United's ability to score goals is equivalent to being limited by most of them.

Manchester United have the advantage of pressing the situation, but due to the lack of a weak attack, there are really few ways to score in front of goal.

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Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has also noticed the situation, but he knows more than Zhang Yang.

During the season preparation period, Ferguson didn't think there was any problem with the front line, Van Nistelrooy left and left, there was Rooney on the front line, and in a few seasons, Rooney has really grown, plus Saha, Solskjaer and others assisted, the forward line must also have a certain efficiency.

As the league went round after round, Ferguson also found a problem, Saha really couldn't help it, and so far in the league, he has scored a goal in six appearances.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's form has also been mediocre, perhaps due to age, and he has also made six appearances, a little better than Saha, and has only scored two goals.

Rooney has maintained his form, but Rooney is not the kind of player who has excellent skills and sense in front of goal, and he does not have the dominance in the penalty area, but he will play the second striker in the back, and the efficiency will be much higher.

Wayne Rooney's results can only be considered passable.

Ferguson was frustrated to find that Ruud van Nistelrooy had left for Real Madrid, and the team's forward line was in an awkward position where there was no one available.

That's what we're looking for.

United had the advantage of the situation but could not find the Millwall goal, and as the Millwall defence became solid, they did not even threaten the number of shots on goal, but Ferguson never regretted the decision he made, he just made the next decision, "This year's winter transfer, you must buy a strong goalscorer!" ”

Ferguson then noticed that Millwall had made another substitution.

Simpson down, Vardy on.

Vardy.

This is the shooter that Ferguson noticed before the game started, he is younger than Rooney, but the efficiency in front of goal is enough to make Rooney embarrassed, and even the vast majority of players in the entire Manchester United are ashamed, and only C-Ronaldo can compare with him.

Ferguson turned his head to look at Darren Bent on the field, and unconsciously felt a jealousy in his heart, and he found that before he knew it, Millwall's forward line had far surpassed the magnificence of Manchester United.

Darren Bent, Jamie Vardy.

One league scorer is number one and a league scorer is number two.

The combination of the two can make the other 19 teams in the Premier League envious and crazy, even if they are as luxurious as Chelsea strikers, Shepchenko and Drogba, are only famous, and the efficiency shown is completely incomparable.

Ferguson suddenly reacted, Millwall was replaced by a striker!

Switch to a striker!

What is Millwall about!?

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Jamie Vardy is on the scene.

When warming up Vardy, Zhang Yang hesitated a little, and did not send him on the field for the first time, because Vardy's arrival is a big change, if he replaces Darren Bent, it will be the same as not playing, Darren Bent can perform well in the counterattack, and even stronger than Vardy, Vardy's technique and speed are good, but he has not fully grown up, maybe there is a chance to catch up with Darren Bent in the future, but it is definitely not now, he is still too immature.

Vardy replaces Simpson.

That's the big change.

Simpson is a midfielder, after Vardy played, Millwall's formation returned to 422, the dual-core tactics are definitely a big deal, and the current lineup on the field is also to deal with the passivity of the situation and play defensive counterattacks normally.

Vardy still has merit.

As mentioned earlier, Vardy's technique and speed are good, he can play well on the counter-attack, he works well with his team-mates, and he has the ability to solve problems on his own.

Vardy's excellent technical characteristics lie in his ability to touch the ball with his first kick.

The ability to touch the ball with the first kick means the ability to stop and control the ball quickly, and when a team-mate passes the ball over, Vardy can control the ball in the quickest way possible.

That's the opportunity!

As long as you can get the first opportunity, it will make it difficult for the opposing players to react, so as to create a good attacking environment for yourself.

The purpose of bringing Vardy on the pitch was straightforward – to strengthen his ability to counter-attack quickly.

Now Manchester United has the advantage on the field, but because of the weakness of the forward line, the two key positions, C-Ronaldo and Rooney are very defended to death, and it is not easy for them to score.

When there are no major problems in defense, it is natural to pick up the offense again.

Vardy's appearance made Millwall's counter-attacking threat bigger, and the Manchester United players quickly realized the role of Vardy's play, whenever Millwall counterattacked, they can no longer only pay attention to one Darren Bent, Vardy's speed is also quite fast, and the technique is quite good, if you don't pay careful attention, Vardy will be the second Darren Bent, easy to dribble quickly to create danger for Manchester United's goal.

In the next seven minutes, Millwall played four counter-attacks, two of which were individual dribble breakaways, one for Darren Bent and one for Jamie Vardy, with Darren Bent and Vardy each having a shot on goal.

That's quite a threat.

Jamie Vardy's shot was too wide and Darren Bent's shot hit the woodwork, and if it weren't for goalkeeper Van der Sar's timely counter-attack, the ball would have gone straight into the back of the net.

In that time, United had just one shot on goal, from the edge of the area, but it wasn't even a bit of a threat.

The game situation was very bad for Manchester United, and when the reporters in the media box discussed it, they began to worry about Manchester United.

"Manchester United seems to have a lot of possession and a lot of attacks, but they can't find any chances when they pass in front."

"If you want me to look at it, Manchester United just don't have a Ruud van Nistel!"

"yes, if Ruud van Nistelrooy was still around, Millwall's goal would have been breached many times!"

"The situation is that Manchester United can't get the ball!"

"Manchester United is hanging!"

“……”

Manchester United are still down by one goal and can't get past Millwall, so the pressure is completely meaningless, and with only ten minutes left in the game, it will be too difficult to beat Millwall.

The Reds will have to pay more attention to the defence and the threat of Darren Bent and Jamie Vardy is so high that if only two or three players can deal with it, it will almost be like opening the door to welcome.

Many people sighed, "Millwall is still as sharp as last season when it fights back defensively!" ”

Millwall have been strong this season, able to suppress their opponents for most of the game, and the counter-attack seems to have nothing to do with them, but obviously the counter-attack is also Millwall's old job, and there is still a considerable threat to pick it up, making it difficult for United to deal with it at home.

The threat of Darren Bent and Jamie Dardy has also kept United from focusing on attack.

Ferguson watched the game, his face was serious and there was a hint of helplessness, he knew that Manchester United had basically lost. Manchester United didn't lose in fighting spirit, or in play or luck, but in the front line.

Manchester United's forward line is too different from Millwall's, it seems that the forward strength must be strengthened!