No tactic can be perfect.

A team with a limited squad strength, using excellent tactical arrangements, has played beyond the strength of the squad, or the players are in excellent condition, otherwise the tactics must have certain flaws.

Millwall is such a team, their squad strength is much worse than Manchester United, but the level of play on the field has caught up with or even surpassed Manchester United.

It's incredible.

Ferguson watched the half, thought back to Millwall's game after game, and compared it to the game in front of him, and finally came to a conclusion: it is almost impossible to rely on defense and completely limit Millwall's attack.

Millwall's squad configuration is quite strong in attack, no worse than Manchester United.

Forward Darren Bent is in no worse form than Wayne Rooney.

The triangle combination of midfielders Braniff, Simpson, and Livermore is much stronger than Carrick and Scholes's configuration, not to mention the fact that there is one more player, and the offensive ability of each point is much stronger.

For example, Livermore.

Livermore is a midfielder and Carrick is also a midfielder.

Carrick is more famous, but his long-range threat to the goal is not on the same order of magnitude as Livermore.

Scholes is a team-friendly player who is not world-class in his individual ability, he is the heart of the team's midfield, but most of the time he cooperates with his team-mates and plays a role in the attack.

Simpson and Braniff are definitely better than him alone.

Millwall's wings are very strong, Quaresma and Pire, are much better than Park Ji-sung.

The only point where United have the advantage is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has the best individual quality and no other player can compare.

Millwall's frontcourt configuration, the lineup is not as luxurious as Manchester United, but the strength has surpassed Manchester United, their offensive ability is also quite strong, coupled with the midfield advantage brought by the 'double core' tactic, it is impossible to rely on defense for absolute limitation.

Manchester United's focus on defending alone yields little to no gain.

Whether it's focusing on defending Darren Bent, Braniff, taking care of Simpson, Quaresma, Pire, it is impossible to block all the points by relying on defense, and Millwall belongs to the kind of team where each point is quite threatening.

How to fight such an opponent?

Attack!

Ferguson always believes that Manchester United's squad is stronger and will not play worse than Millwall, and the disadvantage in the situation is only caused by too much emphasis on defense.

Actually, they don't need to be.

Manchester United can play a tough attack against Millwall. The opponent's attack is sharp, and the defense is definitely insufficient.

For example, they only have one midfielder, Livermore.

In the case of one less striker, only one back is arranged, just to increase the ability of the frontcourt, whether it is a 'single core' or a 'double core', the number of players on the field will not change, and Millwall's defense will definitely not be as strong as the attack.

It's already clear how Manchester United are going to play.

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Intermission.

When the United players returned to the dressing room, most of them were quiet, and the first half of the game was not good for Manchester United, and the situation at home made it clear to them that Ferguson would be very unhappy.

Manchester United is Alex Ferguson's team, and when Ferguson is dissatisfied, no one is going to do well.

The Manchester United players were ready for the storm, but they were waiting for Arsene Wenger's Alex Ferguson, who walked into the dressing room and didn't mention the first half, just told the players in a gentle tone how to play in the second half.

"We have to step up our offense and fight them directly!"

"Don't dwell too much on defending the opposing players, as long as we can press them down with our offense, we're half the win."

"Don't think about anything, we're lagging behind? It doesn't matter, we're Manchester United, I'm sure you can get it back, and the fans believe that everybody can do a good job! ”

“……”

While Ferguson explained the second half in detail, he also comforted all the players with words, telling them not to think about anything else, but to play seriously.

It worked.

The Manchester United players all breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking of Branif's pre-match arrogance, coupled with the passivity of the home team now, even the manager changed his usual temper and gently explained the tactical play, everyone was full of fighting spirit and determined to perform well.

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Millwall is a different story.

Zhang Yang walked into the locker room and praised the performance of all the players, and especially praised Braniff, "Kevin, you did a good job in the first half, you helped attract a lot of defense and give other teammates more room to play. ”

Braniff loved to be complimented, and he immediately relieved his frustration and put his head up again, smiling 'I'm the best'.

After that, Zhang Yang told the players to pay attention to defense, "In the second half, the opponent will definitely strengthen the attack, and what I hope you will do is not to continue to score, and it is more important to defend the goal than to attack." ”

These are the words of Zhang Yang's heart.

If the average manager doesn't say 'don't want to score', and extending the lead is what any team wants, giving players a 'don't want to score' may lead to players not taking the initiative to attack.

Zhang Yang didn't think so.

Millwall's away game against Manchester United is under pressure enough, they will definitely score if they can score, no player will give up the opportunity to score because the manager did not ask for a goal, perhaps also because several players in the front field are very familiar 'old men', Zhang Yang is not worried that saying this will affect their performance.

In the second half, Millwall's focus was also on defence.

With a goal advantage, defence is a top priority, and it is impossible to be too cautious against Manchester United, with the opposition stepping up their attack and playing against each other to make a goal advantage dispensable.

That is not a situation in Millwall's favour.

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As soon as the second half began, Manchester United launched a stormy attack towards Millwall's half.

Millwall had been prepared and immediately retreated at the kick-off, but they did not expect Manchester United's attack to be so fierce, the first wave of attack lasted nearly four minutes, they almost played around Millwall in the half, Millwall occasionally grabbed the ball, but was immediately counter-snatched back, and United also got two foot chances in the middle.

It wasn't until Carrick's long-range shot was saved in the arms of goalkeeper Graham that Millwall had a chance to breathe.

Millwall have finally come to appreciate United's struggles.

The game was too smooth from the start, in the first half as a whole, Manchester United was somewhat suppressed by Millwall, Millwall players have a feeling of playing at home, and the opponent is not a strong team, and now they finally realize that the other side is really a giant, the playing field is also the opponent's home stadium, and they have also found the feeling of 'away'.

When the game became fierce and Manchester United played a press, the Manchester United fans in the audience were immediately excited.

"That's the normal game!"

"That's how Manchester United should play! I don't even know what I'm doing in the first half! ”

"That's it, keep going! We're going to win! ”

“……”

As United returned to their strong position, the cheers of the fans in the crowd were loud again.

Manchester United's performance was really impressive.

One by one, Millwall could only choose to retreat, and the counterattack could not even start, and in the battle for the midfield, Millwall was also at a disadvantage.

Manchester United focused on the wings, and C-Ronaldo shone all over again.

C-Ronaldo is indeed very good, Millwall has made a targeted defensive arrangement, but it is still whimsical to completely block C-Ronaldo.

The most important thing is that C-Ronaldo is a right midfielder, the full-back is a little too far back from the middle and the forward line, and it is impossible for any team to give up the defense in front of the penalty area to mark the side of the side, which will shift the center of gravity of the entire defensive line, and it is not good to limit the defense in other positions.

Under the shine of C-Ronaldo, Manchester United's efficiency has also improved a lot.

In the 51st and 57th minutes, the right side led by C-Ronaldo made consecutive breakthroughs and exquisite coordination, and after breaking through the Millwall defense twice, he passed the ball to a dangerous position.

United also had two dangerous shots on goal.

One time was Rooney who carried Livermore's shot hard, and in the end Rooney failed in the confrontation, his body center of gravity was a little off, and the consequence of his tough kick was to hit an anti-aircraft gun.

The other was a direct shot from Cristiano Ronaldo and his team-mates, and goalkeeper Graham reacted quickly and made an accurate save towards the far corner.

Millwall fans let out a long breath.

From the beginning of the second half to the present, Millwall's goal has been dangerous, and Manchester United's crazy offensive has made Millwall's defense stretched and directly affected the offensive performance.

There is a saying in professional football that 'attacking is the best defence) and Manchester United is showing that to the fullest.

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Zhang Yang's face was very solemn, and the game was not good for Millwall.

Although the team has a goal advantage, it cannot withstand such a ferocious attack of Manchester United.

Now Manchester United is suppressing with absolute strength, their squad is stronger, the ability of individual players is better, and the overall attack is stronger.

Millwall has to face a three-way attack, and the biggest headache is the left, that is, Manchester United's right midfielder C-Ronaldo, and the Portuguese star has too much defensive energy involved.

If the game goes on like this, it really depends on luck.

Now, the team's main focus is on defense, with Braniff and Simpson both dropping back into their own half, and the 'duo' has lost its meaning.

Zhang Yang considered a substitution.

He took a closer look at the game, glanced at the bench, and finally made a decision, shouting at Morris, "Go warm up!" Get ready to play! ”

Then he thought about it and bowed his head to Vardian next to him, "You go too!" ”

"Me?"

Vardy didn't react for a while, but immediately pointed at himself excitedly, "Boss? I'm going to play too? ”

Zhang Yang frowned.

Vardy walked over and said excitedly, "That's right, boss, I went back and thought about the goal celebration I told you last time, I thought about it again and ......."

Zhang Yang pulled the corners of his mouth and stared at Vardy.

Wise stood up with a wry smile and almost pulled Vardy to warm up, and Vardy kept saying, "...... The second celebratory action...... I think I could change it to kiss the finger ......."

“……”

Zhang Yang took a deep breath, feeling that being angry with people with brains is really hindering the perfect gentlemanly demeanor, and players with this kind of brain circuit will be so angry that they vomit blood if they are more serious.

"Damn!"

In the end, he couldn't help but curse.

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