Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 256 Serious and Vigilant

Neil Field.

The bus carrying the Manchester United players drove into the parking area of ​​the stadium through the side door, and the players came down one by one carrying their luggage. Everyone had a relaxed smile on their faces, and it could be seen that the game did not put much pressure on them.

Before leaving for London, Ferguson emphasized 'must win'.

The Manchester United players did not feel the pressure because the opponent was only Millwall. The latter's results were indeed good, but it was only a small club with few stars in the team. The difference in strength between the two sides was obvious. The players did not think that Millwall Qualified to challenge Manchester United.

This is not carelessness, but confidence in oneself.

The last time Manchester United and Millwall played against each other was in the FA Cup final of the 2003-2004 season. Millwall miraculously advanced to the FA Cup final, but at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Manchester United scored 10 goals in 3 minutes. 0 beat Millwall, won the 'easiest' FA Cup.

That game is still vivid.

Many players felt more relaxed when they recalled it. They looked left and right at the Neil Stadium.

Millwall is not an unfamiliar team, but the Neal Stadium is definitely unfamiliar. The last time Manchester United came to the Neil Stadium, it dates back to the League Cup in the 1995-1996 season. At that time, the two teams met on the fourth lap, and the result was also Naturally, it goes without saying that Manchester United easily beat Millwall away to the next round.

In the current Manchester United lineup, there is only one Gary Neville who participated in that game. Neville was still injured and did not come with the team, so Manchester United players are very strange to the Neil Stadium.

They looked around carefully.

Millwall will still be Manchester United's opponent next season, and it will definitely not be the last time they will come. Taking a good look at the opponent's home court may also help the game?

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Millwall side.

In the morning, the whole team conducted warm-up training, and Zhang Yang also arranged a short tactical training to familiarize the team with the style of play.

The war of words that erupted before the game did not seem to have affected Zhang Yang. He also hoped that the team could beat Manchester United, but the strength gap between the two sides is also obvious. Asking the players to "fight for victory" may also cause psychological pressure. In his heart, he didn't tell anyone about it, but his arrangements for the game have been extremely detailed.

Not only the tactical planning and the details of the game against Manchester United, Zhang Yang also took the initiative to ask Smicer about things that should be paid attention to against Manchester United.

Smicer is the most familiar with Manchester United in the team. During the few seasons in Liverpool, Smicer played against Manchester United many times. He has quite a lot of experience, and he must be able to say something different.

Smicer explained a few words, talked about Manchester United's regular advancing style of play, and also talked about the need to pay attention to players, such as forward Van Nistelrooy, winger Giggs, etc. Later, Zhang Yang simply asked the whole team to assemble, solemnly Ask Smicer to do an "experience sharing against Manchester United", Zhang Yang and other coaching staff members are also listening patiently.

This was interesting to Smicer.

Smicer is not a football coach, he has always been an ordinary player, and he was not taken seriously in Liverpool before. Although he performed well on weekdays, due to injuries, age and technical problems, most of the time. None of them are the core players in the team.

Now he has become a core player and has been recognized by the head coach to help the team share the experience of playing against Manchester United?
"really interesting!"

Smicer not only finds this interesting, but also thinks Zhang Yang’s decision is very interesting. The general head coach will not let the players stand up and say something. Even in the Liverpool team, Gerrard will not stand up. Share the game experience with teammates, or talk about how to play the game, because that is the job of the coaching staff.

Perhaps Gerrard could have said it better, but he was just a player.

Zhang Yang didn't care at all.

He won’t pretend to understand what he doesn’t know, that’s not good for the game. As for the face and the like, it’s not won by talking about the game. Everyone in the team knows his resume, and he didn’t become a professional player. He has only just served as the official head coach, and his knowledge of Manchester United only stays on the video of the game. It is no big deal for Smicer, who has rich experience in playing against Manchester United, to share his experience in playing against Manchester United. That would also serve as a direct reminder to other players.

This also shows that Zhang Yang attaches great importance to the game.

On the way to Neil Stadium, some players discussed privately——
"It seems that the boss really wants to win!"

"I haven't seen the boss so nervous when playing against Arsenal or Liverpool. He probably wants to win Manchester United and shut up that old Scottish man."

"The boss didn't say it, but I know that the boss won't be willing to lose!"

"I'm not reconciled either! I want to win!"

"I want to win too! What is Manchester United! We can definitely win today!"

"Hahaha... I didn't even think about losing!" Livermore's words attracted a lot of attention, and he continued to laugh, "We haven't lost until now, why did we lose this game? We will definitely lose Won it!"

This thoughtless remark made many teammates laugh.

They find it easy to think about things, and sometimes it’s a good thing. For example, they consider Manchester United’s strength, the gap between the two sides, and so on, and make a judgment on the game in their minds. But Livermore is different. He doesn’t consider the gap between the two sides. I don't think about things that are too complicated, I just know that it's good to work hard.

And that's exactly what they're supposed to do.

They are just Millwall players, not members of the coaching staff. How the game is played and how many chances they have to win has nothing to do with them. They just need to play hard.

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As the head coach of the team, Zhang Yang would not think so simple.

Manchester United is the strongest team that Millwall has ever encountered, and the previous Arsenal and Liverpool are incomparable.

The outside world is saying that 'Manchester United is going through a critical moment of changing from old to new'. In addition, Manchester United also has a lot of troubles. For example, it was just acquired by the Americans in the summer, and the top management has completed a major change. It must have a big impact on the team. But these do not mean that Manchester United's strength will deteriorate.

They have always been strong.

Old and new?
If a small club renews its lineup, it will really have a lot of impact, because the "newcomers" of the small club represent young players who are not well-known, and it is not easy for these players to kick out.

Manchester United is a giant club.

The so-called "new" in the Manchester United team refers to a group of newcomers such as Wayne Rooney, C-Ronaldo, Saha, Alan Smith, etc. They are beyond the imagination of other clubs. Better than the veterans.

'Old' isn't really old either.

For example, Giggs and Scholes, who are 'old and strong', are only in their early thirties, and Roy Keane, who has just left the team, is definitely not old. The deterrent Van Nistelluitt is also one of the best strikers in the world. He is almost 30 years old, but even if he transfers and leaves, there will be other wealthy clubs vying for it.

This is the old and new generations of Manchester United!
Whether it is the old generation or the new generation, the strength of every player is much stronger than Millwall.

The gap between the two teams can be seen.

But even the media dare not say that Manchester United will definitely win the game. Millwall has won too many games. The consecutive defeats of Arsenal and Liverpool have made many people realize that Millwall is not a traditional lineup. To evaluate the strength of the team, 'Millwall has a chance to win' is something all the media admits.

During the opening of the game, various commentators also analyzed the starting lineup. The commentator of "Sky Sports" was Kevin Brad. He explained the match between Liverpool and Millwall and had some understanding of Millwall's lineup. At the beginning, analyze the core players of both sides who may decide the game.

Josh Simpson was mentioned in the Millwall team. Brad's comment on Simpson is, "The free kick level is catching up with David Beckham. He is an important force for England's young generation!"

Jody Morris was also mentioned.

However, the reason Morris was mentioned was that he did not start the game on behalf of Millwall, but sat on the bench. "Morris should not have fully recovered from his injury, and Millwall used him as his hole card. If the situation Not good, probably Morris will come in."

There are more players to mention in Manchester United.

Recently, the players who have attracted attention include Alan Smith and C-Ronaldo. The striker Wayne Rooney is also more famous than Van Nistelrooy. It is not that Rooney performed better than Van Nistelrooy, because Rooney is an English player. , is also a young player who is just about to turn 20 years old, as long as he performs well, he will be noticed by the media.

When the game lasted less than 10 minutes, Kevin Bullard found that Millwall's defense seemed to be different from his own judgment.

Millwall did not restrict Rooney and C-Ronaldo too much. Alan Smith can be described as "letting go". .

Just watch the game carefully for a few minutes and it becomes apparent that Scholes is very limited. When Scholes is in the frontcourt, he will be followed by at least one defender, sometimes extended to two.

Such a targeted defense brought Scholes big trouble.

It is difficult for Scholes to perform personally, and it is not easy to cooperate with his teammates, because other Millwall defensive players block the passing line in a targeted manner. In many cases, Scholes can only choose to pass back.

"Scholes was targeted." Kevin Bullard sighed, "Choose to give up restrictions on young players such as Alan Smith and Rooney is probably Millwall's defensive targeting strategy, but it really does. Is it okay?"

While Kevin Bullard was analyzing, media reporters were also constantly discussing.

The players in the Manchester United team that received attention include Rooney, C-Ronaldo, and the newly promoted Alan Smith who performed well. Other players in the frontcourt received less attention, and Scholes was the least concerned. One.

Scholes?

Many people think of Scholes and feel that he is about to retire.

Although no one is saying that Scholes is not doing well, the number of times Scholes has been mentioned in various reports is indeed not much.

Manchester United's '92 Golden Generation' has many outstanding players, including two Nevilles, David Beckham, Scholes, Giggs, etc., among which Scholes is the least concerned, because in England In the national team, it is also difficult for him to compete with Gerrard and Lampard, and it is also difficult for him to play as the main force.

The standout player for Manchester United a few years ago was David Beckham.

After Beckham left, Manchester United's leading star became Van Nistelrooy. Since then, C-Ronaldo, Rooney and others have also performed well, but there is no time for Scholes. He can't even compare to his teammate Giggs, because Giggs also has the title of 'King of the Left'.

What is the purpose of Millwall's defense against Scholes?

These are just the thoughts of the media.

When he noticed that Millwall was putting his defensive energy on Scholes, Manchester United coach Ferguson immediately turned to look at Millwall's coaching bench.

The young man was sitting 'leisurely': playing a deck of cards in his hand, with a relaxed smile on his face, he didn't look like a steady head coach at all, but rather a neutral man who didn't care about winning or losing fan.

But Ferguson couldn't help but look up, "Restricting Scholes...is it this young man who made this decision, or the Millwall coaching staff?"

Ferguson frowned slightly.

As an experienced head coach, Ferguson will not underestimate any opponent who has made achievements. The opponent is just a young man in his early twenties, but he can lead an ordinary team in the British Championship to win the British Championship with miraculous results. The performance of the league in the new season is so good, it is definitely not brought by luck.

This young man must have some skills.

Now in the game, Millwall's defensive approach also happened to hit Manchester United's weakness.

Manchester United have a lot of great players.

Players like Wayne Rooney, C-Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy, etc., each taken individually, are famous big stars, but Manchester United is a team as a whole, as long as the team has corresponding tactics, the ability of a single star It's good, but when they get to the field, they have to play according to the tactics.

Scholes is the core point of Manchester United's offense.

No matter how skilled the other players are, no matter how outstanding their personal abilities are, they still have to play around Scholes. In most games, other players also attract more attention, such as C-Ronaldo's dribbling and cutting shots, Rooney came on the field Their rampage, clean explosive shots, Van Nistelrooy's dominance in the penalty area, etc., their performances all attracted the attention of fans, and their names frequently appeared in media reports.

Scholes is somewhat obscure by comparison.

But any attack is more than just a key finishing touch. Before that, there is a lot of work to be done. Scholes is the core of Manchester United's offensive organization. He will use his control of the overall situation and cooperate with his teammates to make Manchester United's offensive kick. More fluid, making it easier for teammates to get opportunities.

If Scholes is restricted to death, Manchester United will lose an arm.

"This young man is really good!" Ferguson smiled and thought about it, but he was also more vigilant.

(End of this chapter)