Millwall have dominated the Premier League for three consecutive seasons, and Manchester United, as a direct competitor, Alex Ferguson and Manchester United's coaching staff have been studying Millwall's lineup and style of play.

Millwall's style of play is a little unbelievable.

The 'dual core' is what many teams are looking for, and the two cores represent a more fluid offensive and naturally more threatening offensively, but it is very difficult to adapt.

Millwall did.

Millwall not only did it, but also changed its tricks to play the double core this season, and the front and rear positions of the back and front waist greatly improved the front and rear cohesion of the formation, so that the offensive can play faster.

To go head-to-head with Millwall, you have to analyse their players, which players will focus on defending and which players will contribute more to the overall tactics.

The core of Millwall's overall style of play lies in the middle of the midfield.

There's no doubt about that.

At the same time, Millwall's most threatening players are also in the middle: Braniff, Livermore, the two are the main force that can not move, one is the front midfield, the other is the back midfield, the style is just the opposite, one is quite outstanding, the other is quite strong, the former can use technology to break through the opponent's defense, can also find opportunities to shoot, and can also pass the threat ball, the latter's peripheral shot, is simply the most threatening in the world, with great power and high accuracy, even if the distance is thirty meters, the goalkeeper may score directly if he does not pay attention.

The other midfield position seems to have been a bit overlooked.

But in fact, the other position is the focus of Millwall's overall offensive fluidity, and the newly introduced Dutch star Sneijder can do very well, but compared to the veteran Morris, Sneijder is much worse.

Sneijder's difference is not in ability, but in his familiarity with tactics.

Morris is more crucial.

When Millwall encounters a big game, many will choose to start Morris, because Morris is better organized and attacked, and he is more skilled in coordinating with his teammates.

Now Ferguson sees the key point: Morris is simply the perfect engine in Millwall!

Maurice is the back midfielder.

The front is the front waist.

Morris and Braniff form a double core, and he stands forward with a parallel double core, which can greatly improve the lateral transmission ability, and the back is the front and rear double core, which greatly improves the ability of the lineup to connect before and after.

In the constant change of the two styles of play, it is too difficult for Manchester United to defend.

Millwall's offense has speed and skillful coordination, and the lineup is very close to the front and back, left and right.

Such an opponent is perfect!

Of course, they also have imperfections, such as Morris's poor performance, which can greatly affect the offensive operation of the whole team, but at least for now, Morris is in good shape.

And then......

Manchester United have gradually become passive.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United did not play passively, they took the initiative to attack, and the possession rate was a little higher than Millwall, although it was only 'a little', but two teams of similar strength played a little higher possession, at least it shows that they are not at a disadvantage.

As time passes, it slowly becomes different.

United's attack struggled to reach Millwall's depth, they could find chances at the edge of the box at best, and it was difficult to get the ball around or even inside the box, but unfortunately they didn't have a player like Livermore, and most of their long-range shots were just wasted chances.

Millwall attacked about the same number of times, but they continued to threaten, and every shot on goal made United fearful.

If this situation continues, the Manchester United players on the field have consciously shrunk their defense.

"You can't fight like that!"

Ferguson also found out, and he made a decision, and hurriedly called Carrick, "Keep an eye on Morris!" ”

"You are responsible for keeping an eye on him, following him all the time, and don't let him cooperate at will, even in the backcourt!"

This is a bit excessive.

If Morris is in the backcourt, it is impossible for a single player's defense to be effective, and even if Carrick follows, it is just a useless waste of energy, and the opponent can find a hundred ways to play him.

But Carrick understood.

Ferguson was emphasising the importance of Morris when he was particularly focused on marking.

"I see."

Carrick returned to the playing field and began to pester Morris, as long as Morris was in the frontcourt, he would take the initiative to run over.

This made Morris a little distressed.

But it's just a frustration, if Carris tries to limit Livermore like this, the latter really doesn't have many ways, Morris is different, his ability is very comprehensive, and he is the best at cooperating with his teammates.

It was not easy for Morris to get rid of Carrick, but the impact of pulling the back position to cooperate was not very great.

In addition, Carrick has also had a big impact on Manchester United's defense in advance.

Carrick is a midfielder!

Manchester United has Carrick as a midfielder, and the other midfielder Scholes is not good at defending, Carrick goes to the front to limit Morris, and the defense at the edge of the penalty area will be weaker.

Millwall's offense is still a frequent threat.

It also makes United passive.

The British BBC broadcaster Lineker pointed out that "as time passed, Manchester United became a little passive, and their coordination efficiency was not as good as that of their opponent Millwall......"

The Italian commentator directly pointed out the root of the gap between the two sides - tactics, "Compared with Millwall's gorgeous style of play, Manchester United's tactics are still in the nineties, and the two sides are not at the same level at all, Manchester United wants to make up for the tactical gap, it needs more running, more defense, which is the fundamental reason why they play passive." ”

This is clear to many.

The current situation on the pitch can be compared to tactics: Millwall are a team that is skilful in coordination, and Manchester United are like a team that has found some stars and put them together on an improvised basis.

The gap between the two sides is so big.

The fundamental reason for the gap is that in terms of the tactics of the two sides, Manchester United's tactical foundation still relies on the most ordinary style of play, and does not have too detailed strategies, and relies very much on the performance of the players on the field.

Millwall, on the other hand, is like a sophisticated machine, where every position is just a part, working together to bring greater efficiency.

"Manchester United's style of play is a dimension apart from Millwall...... The two sides are not on the same level at all, and after watching this game, we can understand why Millwall have dominated the Premier League for three years in a row......

The Spanish media is also ruthless, but they don't want to say 'dominate the Champions League', because Real Madrid and Barcelona have fallen under Millwall.

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on the field.

In order to regain the initiative, Manchester United have slowly increased their scrambles, and they can occasionally grab one or two times, and they can also play a dangerous counter-attack.

In the 24th minute of the game, Manchester United launched a wave of rapid attack, Scholes crossed forward to Rooney, Rooney forced a jump past Darren Ward, but in the end it was unsuccessful, and Rooney could only barely shoot under Ward's interference.

The shot grazed the crossbar and flew out of bounds.

Although Wayne Rooney did not complete the goal, such a threatening attack still allowed United to regain some confidence, and they can also directly threaten the Millwall goal, and play better to be able to score.

Even if it's passive?

It's the scoring that counts!

But just one attack, it is difficult to change the overall passivity, when the game is 30 minutes later, as long as the people who follow the game, it is difficult to say that Manchester United have any advantage, because the whole game is in the hands of Millwall, they have more possession, more attacks, and create more threats.

This situation reassured Zhang Yang.

In the current game, Millwall are using constant attacking to interpret that 'attack is the best defense', and as the game progresses, their advantage may grow.

Of course, the most important thing is to score goals.

In the 39th minute of the game, Millwall played a wave of quite rapid attack, when the football passed to the feet of Simpson, several players in front and midfield were running forward, as if relying on the number of sprints, directly broke Manchester United's tight seal on the penalty area.

Simpson didn't take the ball forward, even if the opposing defense hadn't kept up, he had room to continue to move forward, but he still chose to pass.

This time it's to Braniff!

A cross!

Instead of stopping the ball, Braniff pushed it forward.

The ball rolled past Carrick and Morris ran past Carrick to receive the pass.

Suddenly the spectator stands exploded!

"Maurice!"

"Look at this ball! Morris dribbles into the box! ”

If Morris breaks into the penalty area and looks for opportunities by himself, Manchester United will definitely be happy, because there are two central defenders in the penalty area, even if Morris has good skills and wants to score the ball by his own ability, it is not easy, but Morris only took one step, and the second step made a feint to deceive Carrick who rushed up.

Morris then pushed the ball sideways and the ball rolled past Ferdinand.

"Vardy! Vardy! ”

The moment Morris completed his pass, the cries of the surrounding stands slammed up a step!

This is a great opportunity!

Jamie Vardy was looking behind him with his back to the United goal, and many thought Vardy would pick up the ball and adjust before taking a direct shot, but could be affected by Nemanja Vidic in the middle of the game, and even goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar could take the moment to rush out.

But......

Vardy didn't make any gestures to stop the ball, he made a 90-degree turn in the direction the ball was rolling, and swung his right foot in the same direction.

"Bang!"

A soccer ball in the middle of the ball!

This shot with turning power, the speed is amazing, coupled with the close to the goal, goalkeeper Van der Sar can not react, he subconsciously waved his arm to block, but when the right arm is thrown into position, the football has already rushed into the goal.

The Luzhniki Stadium erupted!

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Vardy! Vardy! In the first goal, he helped Millwall open the scoring, 1-0, Millwall led Manchester United! ”

"It was a clean volley! Vardy spun most of his body, he was in place, and it was a volley! Not even an adjustment! Let Vidic and goalkeeper Van der Sar next to him have no time to react! ”

"Vardy! Goal in the 40th minute......"

British BBC commentator Lineker excitedly commented on the goal, and those Millwall fans who watched the game on TV also gave a huge cheer at the moment of the goal.

This is no ordinary goal, the first goal of the Champions League final!

It was a goal that gave Millwall a lead over Manchester United and made the game even more in their favour.

Many fans are looking forward to the championship trophy when they see the goal......