Chapter 474: We Achieved Our Season Goal Ahead of Schedule
Jamie Vardy's goal was a huge blow to Manchester United.
United were already one goal behind and felt that they could try to attack and score just one to equalise. The format of the game was also controlled by Manchester United for a while, they had more possession, more shots on goal, and constantly threatened the opposition goal, but it was Millwall who scored the goal.
Looking back on the whole game, many Manchester United players also thought about the record of the two sides -
United haven't beaten Millwall in two seasons, so with two goals down, do they really have a chance?
While every player is still working hard, most of them think they can't win.
The media see it that way, too.
It is still unknown whether United will be able to equalise, but it will be too difficult to score three goals to win, almost impossible.
After discussing the causal link between the flamboyant victory gesture and Jamie Vardy's goal, the media once again focused on the game, with the Sky Sports commentator analyzing: "The score is not good for Manchester United, and at this point in time, there is no point in trying to win. Manchester United should be more stable, not think about the score, insist on continuing to work hard, try to perform better, even if they can catch a goal, it can be regarded as the final victory, at least they have tried. ”
'With less than 20 minutes to go, it's not time for United to give up and we believe they won't disappoint and maybe get even better at the end......
on the field.
Manchester United played really hard.
What is the practical significance of the heritage of the big teams? Many people give different answers to this question, but 'pay attention to face' is definitely one of them.
The giants will pay attention to face, and the players who play for the giants will also pay great attention to face, and paying attention to face is not a negative word, no matter what situation the ghostwriter goes, the whole team will work hard until the last minute.
That's the case with Manchester United right now.
Even though many of the players on the pitch didn't think they had a chance to beat Millwall, they still worked very hard and even played better than before.
This also led to the resumption of the game, Millwall was once suppressed in the half, and could only defend the goal for most of the time, even if they occasionally attacked, they were quickly re-pressed.
At this time, the player with the best performance on the field has become Cristiano Ronaldo.
C-Ronaldo is not only technically outstanding, but also takes the game very seriously, even if the whole court is marked by death, he never gives up, and has been trying to keep running.
With the other teammates playing well, Rooney, Smith and Ryan Giggs have helped attract a lot of defensive attention, and the defense faced by Cristiano Ronaldo has also become a little looser, such as Darren Ward can no longer care about the right side, and Koncheski must also take care of the attack in the middle.
When facing only one Zambrotta, Cristiano Ronaldo felt relaxed and his performance became lively.
In the 79th minute, C-Ronaldo broke through Koncheski and made Zambrotta unable to defend directly with his super explosiveness and speed.
After cutting in from the wing to the middle, C-Ronaldo did not shoot with his own feet, but passed the ball to Rooney on the other side.
Rooney pulls out his leg and shoots angrily!
Graham made a flying save but was a little slower to react and clearly couldn't reach the ball, and Millwall let out a long breath when the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out of bounds.
Millwall escaped.
Seeing this dangerous attack, Zhang Yang also realized that he had to make a substitution, let Manchester United continue to attack, it may really be tied, anything can happen in a football game, the lead of two goals is not absolute, even if the score is only ten minutes, it is not 100% sure.
With a wave of his hand, Simpson and Vardy went off the field, and Traore and Morris came in place.
Traore is a full-back and Morris is a midfielder, and the two come on for the wing-back and the striker, and the message is clear.
Millwall no longer cared about formation, just to strengthen the defence.
Traore's defensive ability is much stronger than Simpson's, during his previous time at Liverpool, Traore made a lot of appearances in the league, and also made a few appearances in the Champions League, and he still has a lot of game experience, and his appearance can assist in marking Giggs and Rooney.
Morris came out in the middle and on the right.
C-Ronaldo is still a headache.
Having Morris on the floor to defend is enough to put a lot of pressure off Zambrotta.
The next game almost turned into a half-time offensive and defensive battle, with Manchester United constantly attacking, and Millwall using crowd tactics to defend.
United had good chances but failed to find the back of the net for a long time.
At this time, Manchester United has no way, the only thing to do is to keep attacking, but they seem to have forgotten that Millwall is not a soft persimmon, and the overall strength on the field is not much worse than Manchester United, especially in the front court, there is Darren Bent, as long as there is a good opportunity, it will definitely be able to create a position for Manchester United's goal.
In the 87th minute, a good chance came.
Ryan Giggs kicked a high ball from the side, several players on the penalty line were grabbing points, Livermore used his physical advantage to squeeze out other players and fight to clear the ball, and Traore, who ran on the side, met the ball with a big foot.
The soccer ball spanned more than 40 meters, flew diagonally over the center circle, smashed on the grass, and continued to roll forward.
A figure rushed out!
"Bent!"
The Sky Sports commentator called out the names of the players.
Darren Bent was so fast that full-back Brown started with him, but after a dozen metres he was thrown out of three or four positions and had no chance of catching up. Brown hoped that Darren Bent would not be able to chase it either, and that it would be better to roll the ball straight out of bounds, but unfortunately it could only be a good idea, and Darren Bent chased the ball into the corner of the box.
Manchester United had little to no defense.
In the previous attack, Ferdinand rushed forward, but Vidic stood at the back, but on the other side, he couldn't run back in the first place, and there was no time to run again.
Darren Bent just needs to face goalkeeper Kuczak.
Kuczak had a good chance because he was also in a high position, and after Darren Bent chased the ball, he also ran straight over.
The two met immediately.
Because the goalkeeper was so close, Darren Bent glanced in the direction of goal and did not dribble the ball across the penalty line.
It's a smart thing to do.
According to the rules of football, it is impossible for a goalkeeper to hold the ball outside the penalty area, that is, as long as he stays outside the penalty area, the goalkeeper is the same as any other player, and the goalkeeper relies on the ability of both feet to defend, and it is definitely not as good as the defender.
Kuczak had a headache, but he could only rush over, otherwise it would be easy for the other party to hang the door if a little gap was exposed.
But it didn't work either.
Darren Bent was like a child, he put the ball to the left in front of Kuczzak's eyes, Kuczzak followed, he pulled the ball to the right, dodged the space, and immediately followed the push.
The soccer ball slowly rolls past the goal.
Kuczzak reacted and ran back hard, but unfortunately no matter how slow the speed of the football was, it did not rely on running energy to catch up, and when he ran to the small penalty line, the football had already rolled into the goal.
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The scene sparked a frenzied cheer from the fans and silenced the entire United community, from the manager to the players to the fans.
Kuczak stretched out his hands helplessly at his team-mates, showing that he had done his best but was powerless to stop it, but it didn't matter at all because United were three goals behind.
With two minutes left in the game, and less than five minutes of stoppage time, United certainly have no chance.
Manchester United players value their time.
Nemanja Vidic ran into the goal, carried the ball to the centre circle and urged the referee to hurry up and start again, but everyone knew it was just a death throes.
Manchester United, defeated!
The Manchester United fans in the spectator stands began to leave the stadium early, and after the manager Alex Ferguson snorted coldly, he also turned around and left the game early, probably because he didn't want to continue watching.
Zhang Yang noticed Ferguson's movements, spread his hands to the camera lens, and showed an extremely helpless look, probably Ferguson didn't want to shake hands, right?
United didn't just lose one game, with just six league games remaining, a seven-point gap would be enough to secure Millwall's trophy.
Manchester United lost the league title.
This season's Manchester United, indeed lost at the hands of Millwall, anyone must admit this, after this game, the difference between the two is seven points, and Manchester United's two defeats to Millwall, which is equivalent to six points, in other words, compared with other games, Manchester United's performance is not worse than Millwall.
Millwall's league title was taken away at the hands of Manchester United.
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After the game, Millwall celebrated the victory wildly.
The Millwall fans in the spectator stands for a long time, they are all standing in their seats, celebrating the team's victory with others, the whole Millwall team, collectively bowed to thank the fans, and said that the league will continue, and it is not yet the time to celebrate the championship, so that the fans can leave 'peacefully'.
There are many media sourly saying, "I just won Manchester United, I don't know and I think I have won the championship." "That means crazy Millwall 'less knowledge'.
Of course, no one takes it seriously.
None of the media outlets that reported on it would support Millwall.
At the post-match press conference, Zhang Yang did not talk much about the game, but said, "To beat Manchester United and get all three points is a satisfactory result for the whole team, and we have achieved our season goal ahead of schedule." ”
What are the goals for the season?
"Top four!"
"Yes! We can now say that we have achieved our goals ahead of schedule and I'm happy about that, it's been a great season and it's been an early end for us. ”
A reporter asked in surprise, "Are Millwall planning to give up the next game and withdraw from the league title race?" ”
"We have never won the league championship, we just play every game seriously out of sportsmanship. It's a must-do for the team, and for the players, it's a matter of work ethic. I believe that every one of our players has a work ethic, so we take every game seriously. ”
“……”
Media reporters have nothing to say.
Zhang Yang didn't have time to talk to reporters, so after the press conference, he immediately returned to the club, and after explaining the work for the next few days, he immediately went home to pack his luggage.
The next morning, Zhang Yang boarded a plane to New York......
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