Speaking to the media, Ferguson expressed confidence in the game.

In fact, if you look at the answers to the interview, you can see that the old Scottish man is obviously lacking in confidence, and compared with his previous high-spirited speeches, he has shown weakness to Millwall.

There are many journalists who know Ferguson who have a feeling, "Ferguson, it's old." ”

Older than last year.

Older than the year before.

Old age is not just age, but mentality, the former Ferguson is full of fighting spirit, full of energy, even if he loses to Millwall again and again, he constantly emphasizes the victory, emphasizes the glory of Manchester United, and now it can be seen that he does not have firm confidence.

This may be because of the blow caused by the long-term loss, and there must be a real frustration with old age, but whatever the reason, the media has seen a 'old' trend and a 'declining' trend in Ferguson.

Actually, Ferguson does feel old.

In the face of this Champions League final, he does feel a lack of confidence, even with an ace star like C-Ronaldo, but Manchester United still lose to Millwall again and again, and Ferguson feels that he is running out of energy.

If he had faced an opponent like Millwall ten years ago, he would have been motivated, he would have mobilized the whole team, and every player would have been motivated to prepare for the game, and he would have the determination to beat Millwall.

Now, it's up to fate.

Before the start of the game, Ferguson had already considered, leading Manchester United to be suppressed for a long time, 03-04 season is Arsenal, 04-05 season is Chelsea, and then it belongs to Millwall's dynasty, even in the Champions League, Manchester United is the first time in recent years to reach the Champions League final, what if you lose this game?

Will Manchester United be eligible for the title next year?

Will they still be able to reach the Champions League final?

None of this is certain.

There is no doubt that the competition in the Premier League will become much fiercer next year, because Manchester United's sworn rivals Manchester City have been bought by foreign consortiums, and with a large investment, it may become the new Chelsea.

Manchester United will have more rivals, and they will be sworn enemies in the same city.

In addition, it is important to note that there is also uncertainty about whether Cristiano Ronaldo will stay, and if United lose the Champions League final, the Portuguese star is likely to choose to leave, as he prefers to join a team that can win the title.

It will be too difficult for Manchester United to keep C-Ronaldo.

Ferguson did not ask Cristiano Ronaldo himself for his opinion, but the outside world news one after another, Real Madrid have been chasing Cristiano Ronaldo, and for a Portuguese star, Real Madrid is more attractive than Manchester United.

These need to be considered.

If it had been ten years ago, Ferguson would have not thought about it at all, he could continue to lead Manchester United to fight, but even if he persisted, how many years would he still be able to coach?

He was over sixty-seven years old!

This age is a bit too old for a football coach, the elder Robson can continue to coach until the age of 70, but in the following years of coaching Newcastle United, he obviously has some lack of energy, and most of the work is handed over to the assistant coach.

Ferguson thought differently.

Even if he retires soon, he is the most famous manager in Manchester United's 100-year history, and all fans will remember his name, and in the next ten years or even longer, Manchester United will remember his name.

What's not to be satisfied with?

So Ferguson has already made a decision: if he can't lead the team to win the Champions League final, he will officially retire, as for what will happen to Manchester United in the future, let the successor have a headache, he is too old to think about these things.

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Zhang Yang didn't know that Ferguson had the idea of retiring early.

Yes, in advance.

In his previous life, Ferguson retired at the age of 72, and before he retired, he also led Manchester United to the Premier League title four rounds ahead of schedule, and he himself completed the glorious record of leading Manchester United to as many as 1,500 games.

Alex Ferguson is the perfect departure.

The brilliance he has created under Manchester United, and the contribution he has made to Manchester United, is truly enough to be remembered by any Manchester United fan.

He is the greatest manager in the world.

The "one" can be removed, because there are very few managers who can manage one of the world's top giants for more than ten years, and Ferguson has been in charge of Manchester United for 27 years.

Now it's different.

After failing to lead the team to the title and being suppressed by Millwall in successive succession, Ferguson was frustrated, and he was not sure if he could lead Manchester United back to the top of glory, even in the Premier League, United are not too competitive, because in recent years, the best team is only Millwall.

Ferguson and Zhang Yang are mortal enemies, but the Scots also have to admire Zhang Yang, such a young man led Millwall to play such a brilliant result, and completely suppressed all the top clubs in England.

That's unimaginable!

Now the two sides have met again, unlike Ferguson, Zhang Yang has great confidence in the game, and even the whole Millwall team is already looking forward to the moment of receiving the trophy, so what Zhang Yang has to do is diametrically opposed to Ferguson, he does not need to build confidence in the team, but tells them "don't be careless"!

"We've won a lot of times, but that doesn't mean we'll win again. It's the most critical of all, and I don't want to see you miss out on the championship because of your carelessness. ”

'Manchester United are traditional giants, they have a great history, they have the best squad and the best manager, and I want each of you to remember one thing: we are not better than Manchester United as a whole.

"If we're careless, we'll all lose!"

"Seriously! Put all your energy into the game and don't think about anything else, that's what you need to do! ”

In an interview with the media, Zhang Yang also said in a low-key manner, "We will work hard to win." Nothing else is on the table, Manchester United is one of the strongest opponents and we have to play 100 per cent. ”

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Manchester United are under pressure in the Champions League final, and Millwall are not without pressure, even if they have a lot of experience with Manchester United and have won back-to-back victories, but after all, they are facing the Champions League final.

It was the final of the Champions League!

This is the highest stage for European clubs, with more than 100 million fans around the world watching the game, and the influence of the tournament reaches hundreds of millions of people.

They're going to think --

If you can perform well in the competition, your fame will definitely rise quickly, and maybe you can win some awards.

What about poor performance?

Estimated to become the sinner of the team's loss? Even if they win the game, the poor performance will be criticized by a large number of media outlets.

These are the pressures.

But there is undoubtedly more pressure on Manchester United to deal with the pressure of the Champions League final, but on the smaller side, with the main pressure coming from past results, as they have not won against Millwall in three seasons.

Defeat after defeat has left Manchester United players with low confidence.

If there is a big difference in the strength of the two teams, it can still be forgiven, such as Fulham and Chelsea, there is a gap in historical results, even if they are playing in the Premier League at the same time, it is very difficult for Fulham to beat Chelsea, and the long-term winless spell has made Fulham fans accustomed to it.

Manchester United and Millwall, the difference in strength is not that big.

In terms of squad strength, Manchester United has no disadvantage, two seasons ago, their advantage was still very big, but until now, no one has said that Manchester United has a squad advantage, because Millwall's players have made a name for themselves by winning one by one, for example, Braniff in the midfield, two seasons ago, was not famous at all.

Now he is a big star, and his fame is not even worse than that of C-Ronaldo.

The rest of the players are similar.

Despite this, there is still no disadvantage in Manchester United's squad, as they are one of the strongest teams in the world, but why do they always lose? Many people don't understand, some media attribute the reason to the tactical gap, then the reason can be found in manager Alex Ferguson, and some people believe that Millwall played well because of the efficiency up front.

The reason behind it is based on the lineup.

It doesn't really mean much.

Manchester United's long-term winless run is ultimately due to Millwall's explosiveness and strength, as few other teams have won against Millwall. How do you play to have more hope of winning after losing to one team in a row?

The answer for many would probably be: defense.

In football, it's not an empty phrase when the defense wins.

Manchester United did not do this, they also played very freely in the game, the game just started, Manchester United towards the Millwall half, launched two waves of attacks in a row, although the attack could not play a direct threat, but Manchester United did not care, because their formation has not yet been deployed, just to carry out a tentative attack.

Many people can see that it seems that Manchester United is going to play an attacking battle!

On the contrary, Millwall is a little conservative, they put out the most familiar 451 formation, a Vardy in front, the middle of the midfield is more backward, Morris and Livermore form a double back combination, Braniff is in the front, but the frequent running also brings support to the defense, it seems that Manchester United has become the attacking side, Millwall has become the defensive side.

But Millwall is not conservative!

Here's the strategy!

When Morris received a pass in the middle, he couldn't help but think of Zhang Yang's words, "We play speed!" It's not control, remember you have to be fast, our lineup is 451, but it's just to increase the defensive intensity. We have 352 play, 451 play, you are familiar with it, the difference between the two is only to add a striker, but the middle is actually unchanged, you are the core, Kevin is also the core, as long as you can increase the connection between the front and back courts, 451 can also play speed! ”

That's tactics.

In the past two seasons, Millwall's use of tactics has been very pure, and the newly adapted 352 style of play is actually the same as 451, with two backs standing in parallel positions, front and back positions, and the only adjustment is just a change in the position of the players.

Morris is the key point.

As soon as Morris rushes to the front, it becomes a parallel position, and the pull back is a front and rear position.

When both styles of play are used maturely, the tactical style of play is not limited to the lineup itself, but there is only one Morris who can do this, not Braniff, and neither can Sneijder.

Manchester United are very mindful of defending against Braniv as one of the most dangerous players.

But Morris is the key.

Morris is also difficult to defend because most of the time, he is behind the formation, as if he is a midfielder.

When Morris got the ball, it was different.

He managed to dribble across the halfway line.

Later, in the face of Carrick, Morris didn't even try and passed the ball decisively.

He passed the ball to Simpson on the wing.

Simpson took two steps forward and passed the cross to Braniff, who didn't stop the ball before moving the ball to Morris.

That's when the time comes to test United's defence.

Morris received the pass from 10 metres in front of the penalty line, and could have taken a long-range shot if he had been replaced by Livermore, but Morris did not do that, taking two steps forward with the ball and then suddenly pushing the ball to the left before defenders could arrive.

Maxi keep up!

Volley!

The shot that pressed the penalty line was quite threatening, and the ball rushed straight to the near corner of the goal, but Van der Sar reacted in time to make a flying save and hold the ball in his arms.

Even if the goal didn't go in, Manchester United was still scared.

Ferguson sat back in his seat, frowning and sighing, "Sure enough, it's Morris." This player is the ...... the worst player to defend."