Manchester United play in a 442 formation.

The two players in the middle of the midfield are Scholes and Alan Smith, the four midfielders are in a diamond-shaped position, Scholes is the core of the attack, which can be said to be the central midfielder, and Alan Smith is the team's back midfielder, taking care of defensive tasks.

However, the position is only a theoretical division of labor, and in the real game, the game situation will also lead to some changes in tactical coordination, such as the current game, Manchester United has been suppressing Millwall with attack, and the continuous cooperation allows Millwall to only shrink the formation defense, most of the time, football is controlled by the feet of Manchester United players, their attack continues, and the tactical division of labor is not so clear.

When Manchester United attacked, Alan Smith was on the left side, working closely with Fred on the left wing, and not with Cristiano Ronaldo on the other side.

Scholes was on the right, but was heavily defended by Millwall.

After two seasons, C-Ronaldo has grown a lot, his ability is recognized by everyone, many times Manchester United attacks are also played around him, C-Ronaldo will become the initiator of the attack, and will also be the finisher of the attack, he shoulders the main offensive task, and can be said to be the 'super player' in the game.

Now Cristiano Ronaldo is in a bit of trouble.

When Scholes is restricted, there are fewer passes handed to him, and it is not easy for C-Ronaldo to cooperate with Scholes, he can only break through with the ball several times in a row, his foot skills are very gorgeous, and his explosiveness is not comparable to ordinary people, Joey Healy has been shaken in a row, and can only cooperate with left-back Konchesky to defend C-Ronaldo, and the defense of the two also makes C-Ronaldo very uncomfortable, every time he wades past Joey Healy, he has to face the front and back packs of Joey Healy and Konchesky, Cutting inside will also face a fairly dense defense, long balls are not what he is good at, and the right side has to rely on short passes to penetrate the Millwall defence, which is a bit too difficult.

Manchester United's attack on the right was blocked and they began to look for an attack on the left.

Twenty-five minutes into the game, Manchester United have been playing around Millwall in the half, Millwall has rarely even fought back, but from the beginning to the present, Manchester United have not had any good chances, which is still surprising.

It's normal to not score for more than 20 minutes, but not even finding a chance is enough to prove Millwall's defensive ability.

A lot of the media has started to talk about it --

"Millwall defended well!"

'Manchester United haven't had a chance, Paul Scholes doesn't seem to be doing very well, he's been targeted a little bit!'

"C-Ronaldo is also very defended!"

"Millwall's defensive focus is Cristiano Ronaldo's way, Manchester United is looking for opportunities or the other way!"

“……”

While the media was talking, United also began to try to find opportunities from the left, and the backfield players began to look to get the ball to the left after getting the ball.

That's the way to play.

Millwall's defense is mainly aimed at the right side, Paul Scholes must be limited, and Cristiano Ronaldo must also pay attention to the ball forward.

These two players were the main defensive targets for Millwall.

When the defense of the left and middle is taken care of, the defense on the right side is sparse, there are only eleven players in the football game, it is impossible to take care of every defensive line, not to mention, the basic ability of the players on both sides is obviously different, and it is impossible to defend all positions.

Millwall can only rely on two players on the right side: right-back Josh Simpson and right-back Alan Hutton, because it is difficult for the centre-back to make up for it if the right is penetrated.

Alan Hutton's play becomes very important.

If you compare other players, Alan Hutton is not bad, he is the main full-back of Glasgow Rangers, and he can also perform in the Premier League, but Alan Hutton is still a little too young, only 21 years old is not enough to have much experience in major competitions, not to mention, the opponent is Manchester United, when facing one star after another, Alan Hutton can perform is very uncertain.

Zhang Yang hopes Alan Hutton can withstand the pressure.

The only thing to be thankful for in this game against Manchester United is that Manchester United's left-back Ryan Giggs was injured and was unable to represent the team, and it was Fletcher from Manchester United's academy who replaced him.

Alan Hutton's player against him is also Fletcher.

Fletcher was a little haughty.

Fletcher is just an ordinary player in the entire Manchester United squad.

If the main players are not injured, or the team needs to rotate, Fletcher rarely has the opportunity to start, but he is still arrogant, and many players from Manchester United's academy can be promoted to the first team, and the future is promising: they will definitely grow into Manchester United's main team, and soon become world-renowned stars.

Fletcher is one of them.

Manchester United's youth team has a number of talented stars, all worth hundreds of thousands of pounds or more than a million pounds, but most of them are unable to break into the Manchester United first team, and are old enough to either choose to go on loan or leave the club to join other clubs.

That's the brutal aspect of professional football.

Fletcher is better than most of his 'former team-mates', not many can be promoted to the first team as a midfielder, only Richardson has done it in the same period, everyone else has stayed in the youth team, or simply chose to leave, and because of this, Fletcher has a high capital, many media have regarded him as a star, and Manchester United fans also agree that he will be the future support of Manchester United.

In the star-studded Manchester United team, Fletcher has nothing to be proud of, most of his teammates around him are better than him, such as C-Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, who are of the same age, have already become big stars, and other teammates have more opportunities to play than him, and their fame is greater than him, not to mention the salary or something.

But against Millwall's players, especially a Millwall player of his age, Fletcher is proud enough.

He's going to be a big star of the future!

What about the other party?

This guy who doesn't know the name seems to have seen the name before the game...... Well, the impression is a Scottish? That's all there is to this guy. Playing in the Premier League with Millwall would be the pinnacle of his career, and the opposition has already reached the pinnacle and his brilliant achievements are just beginning.

The gap between the two is so big!

When United tried to play down the left, Fletcher knew he had his chance, and when he had more touches on the ball, he had more chances to perform.

Then Fletcher started to attack Millwall's left flank!

Fletcher was a great technique, and when he met Josh Simpson with the ball, he left Simpson behind with a single acceleration.

Fletcher suddenly became even more proud!

Check it out!

Josh Simpson, who is constantly praised by the media in the Millwall team, and the so-called 'David Beckham successor', is just hype, and when he meets him, it is easy to let him follow behind and eat ashes.

Next up for Fletcher is Alan Hutton.

Fletcher didn't take Alan Hutton seriously at all, and once he got the ball in the opening game, the opponent was easily thrown away.

Alan Hutton is just a newcomer to the Premier League, he has no quality at all, not to mention defensive experience, and he is already quite lucky to be able to play in the Premier League with Millwall, and now he will let him know the gap between them.

At the same time, there is an opportunity to perform!

As long as you get past Alan Hutton, you can burst into the box with the ball, even along the wing, and you can pass the ball to the middle to create chances for your teammates. It's hard to say the result of an attack, but as long as you keep impacting with the ball, completing breakthroughs and passes again and again, it is enough to bring countless opportunities to your teammates and make yourself the focus of the whole game.

Fletcher thought beautifully.

What Fletcher didn't expect was that Alan Hutton was very tough defensively, and as soon as he got close, the opponent took the initiative to scramble with his feet, and at the same time pressed his body over, and suddenly he felt bad, and he also realized the difficulty he had to face: it was difficult to make room for his feet unless he quickly shook off the opponent.

Fletcher did his best to protect the ball, but he managed to take it over the line.

As he turned to walk back, Fletcher gritted his teeth, knowing that not only did he not perform well, but he also wasted an offensive opportunity.

"Damn!"

"Boy, wait for the next time!"

Fletcher said trash talk fiercely, and glanced at the referee secretly after speaking, a little afraid that the trash talk would be heard by the referee, if he got a yellow card like this, it would be worth the loss.

Alan Hutton ignored Fletcher and only shrugged his shoulders slightly.

Alan Hutton found a very interesting thing: he originally thought that Manchester United were all big stars, and his technical strength was definitely not bad, and he had to defend cautiously, but this guy in front of him seemed to be different.

Maybe this is your chance?

In previous games, Millwall have always had a few front-line players who have performed well, he is just a full-back, and he has to defend most of the time, so it is difficult to have any chances.

But now, it seems like an opportunity?

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Manchester United's attack continued.

Millwall's rare counter-attacks were also difficult to play too far forward, and they could only focus most of their energy on defending.

The game highlighted the gap between the two sides.

After a successive run down the right flank, United focused on the left and found a void in Millwall's defence on the right.

Manchester United's left side corresponds to Millwall's right side.

Josh Simpson wasn't very strong defensively, with most of the defensive pressure concentrated on Alan Hutton alone, and for a 21-year-old player who had just arrived in the Premier League, the offensive pressure against the big clubs was a bit too brutal.

The reporters in the media box noticed this, and they began to discuss, "That Scottish player is almost unbearable!" ”

"The Simpson should pull back some!"

"Simpson's defensive ability is so poor, he is always easily passed time and time again!"

"Millwall is still thinking about counterattacking, so I let Simpson stay on the field! But the situation is optimistic, the Scottish player seems to be surnamed Hutton, right? ”

"Yes, at Rangers last season!"

"Poor fellow!"

"Probably he's going to be taught a lesson! If Hutton is breached, Millwall's goal is also in danger! It looks like the goal is close to it! ”

“……”

With the analysis of reporters in the media gallery, Manchester United has also looked for opportunities on the left side again and again.

Fletcher was rather annoyed when he broke through and failed, but turned on a second attack and Alan Smith asked for the ball, which he could only pass.

This time Fletcher got the ball again.

Smith defended the opponent's back, Fletcher has the choice, he can come with a long pass, can also cooperate with his teammates behind him, and can also break through with the ball himself, Fletcher did not hesitate to choose the latter, he has already had an experience, just now the opponent was very decisive, so this time he also wanted to deceive the opponent's kick, take the opportunity to accelerate the other party.

But Fletcher was disappointed again.

Alan Hutton followed all the way to the baseline and did not choose to kick, but clung to it with his body, not even giving him a chance to pass, and as a result, Fletcher took the ball out of the baseline again.

Fletcher glared at Alan Hutton fiercely, and finally realized that the other party was a little difficult to deal with.

"It should be more serious." Fletcher said to himself.

After two consecutive dribbles out of the baseline, not only Fletcher himself was disappointed, but the rest of his teammates were dissatisfied, so Smith ran over and shouted, "Pay attention to the pass!" ”

"Okay."

Fletcher replied helplessly.

In United's dressing room, a fringe young midfielder has little to say, and Fletcher doesn't dare to contradict Smith.

Soon the next opportunity came.

Fletcher learned his lesson and instead of dribbling the ball recklessly, he controlled the ball and looked for opportunities to break through while observing the position of his teammates.

Alan Hutton didn't rush forward, just ran slowly and got closer, seemingly letting Fletcher pass.

Fletcher was a bit surprised, he had wanted to wait for Alan Hutton to rush over before handing the ball to his team-mates. He didn't dare to continue to break through, but it was also interesting to play with the other party. But the other party didn't rush over, he hesitated for a while, and at the moment of hesitation, he found that a figure appeared behind him, and the football under his feet was kicked away, and when he realized that it was not good, the football had been kicked to the feet of Alan Hutton.

Fletcher realized that he had been caught between the front and back!

"Bastard!"

Fletcher was a little annoyed, attacking three times in a row, dribbling the ball out of the line twice, and being tackled once, which is not a good performance.

Probably the coach will be disappointed, right?

Fletcher didn't dare to look at the coach's seat, lest he see the angry face!

Neither did anyone expect Fletcher to perform so poorly, or to say that Millwall's Scottish full-backs were so good and able to deal with each other calmly, and Fletcher was completely inferior to his encounters.

Fletcher is considered to be the 'future pillar of Manchester United', his strength will definitely be analyzed by many people, his technical ability is quite good, although it is not enough to play Manchester United's main qualifications, but if it is a general Premier League team, it is enough to occupy a main place.

It was only then that many realised that Millwall's young right-back Alan Hutton was also a player to be taken seriously.