Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 658 The first goal of the final

Millwall has dominated the Premier League for three consecutive seasons. As a direct competitor of Manchester United, 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.

'Dual core' is what many teams are pursuing. Two core representatives can play a smoother offensive, and naturally they are more threatening offensively, but it is very difficult to adapt.

Millwall did it.

Not only did Millwall do it, but this season he also changed his tricks to play double cores, with the forward and backward positions of the defensive midfielder and front midfielder, which greatly improved the front-to-back connection of the formation, allowing the offense to play faster.

To play head-to-head with Millwall, they must analyze their players. It must be clear which player should focus on defense and which player contributes more to the overall tactics.

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

There is no doubt about it.

At the same time, Millwall's most threatening players are also in the middle: Braniff and Livermore. The technology is quite outstanding. One is that the body is quite strong. The former can use technology to break through the opponent's defense, and can also find opportunities to shoot and pass threatening balls. The latter's peripheral shots are simply the most threatening in the world, with great strength and accuracy. High, even if the distance is 30 meters, the goalkeeper may score directly without paying attention.

Another midfield position seems to be somewhat neglected.

But in fact, another position is the focus of Millwall's overall smooth offensive. The newly introduced Dutch star Sneijder can do very well, but compared to the seasoned Morris, Sneijder is much worse.

What Sneijder lacks is not ability, but familiarity with tactics.

Morris is more critical.

When Millwall encounters a big game, many will choose Morris to start. The reason is that Morris has better organizational and offensive skills and is more skilled in cooperating with his teammates.

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

Morris is behind the midfielder.

Going forward is the front waist.

Morris and Braniff form a dual core. Standing forward is a parallel dual core, which can greatly improve the horizontal transmission ability. Pulling back is a front and rear dual core, which greatly improves the lineup's ability to connect front and rear.

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 extremely skillful coordination. The front and rear, left and right lineups are very closely connected.

Such an opponent is perfect!
Of course, they also have imperfections. For example, if Morris does not perform well, it will greatly affect the offensive operation of the entire team, but at least for now, Morris is in a very good state.

then……

Manchester United gradually became passive.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United did not play passively. They took the initiative to attack and had a higher ball possession rate than Millwall. At least it shows that you are not at a disadvantage.

As time goes by, it slowly changes.

It is difficult for Manchester United's offense to hit the hinterland of Millwall. They can find opportunities at the front of the penalty area at most. It is difficult to pass the ball near the penalty area or even in the penalty area. It is a pity that they do not have players like Livermore. Most of the long shots are in the penalty area. Just a waste of opportunity.

Millwall has almost the same number of attacks, but they have played consecutive threats, and every shot can scare Manchester United.

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

"You can't fight like this!"

Ferguson also found out, he made a decision, and hurriedly called Carrick, "Pay attention to Morris!"

"You are responsible for watching him and following him all the time. Don't let him cooperate at will, even in the backcourt!"

This request is a bit excessive.

If Morris is in the backcourt, the defense of a single player cannot be effective. Even if Carrick keeps up, it is just a needless waste of physical energy. The opponent can find a hundred ways to play him.

But Carrick got it.

Ferguson emphasized the importance of Morris when he focused on marking.

"I understand."

When Carrick returned to the game, he began to pester Morris constantly. 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 worry. If Carliss restricts Livermore like this, the latter really has few options. Morris is different. He has comprehensive abilities and is best at cooperating with his teammates.

It is not easy for Morris to get rid of Carrick, but the cooperation of the back position does not have a great impact.

In addition, Carrick's early impact on Manchester United's defense is also great.

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

Millwall's offense can still pose frequent threats.

This also made Manchester United passive.

The British BBC broadcaster Lineker pointed out, "Over time, Manchester United has become a little passive. Their cooperation efficiency is 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 90s, and the styles of play of the two sides are not at the same level at all. Need more running, more defense, this is the root cause of their passive play."

Many people know this.

The current situation on the court can be compared without tactics: Millwall is a team with a tacit understanding, while Manchester United is like a team that has found some stars and put together improvised.

The coordination gap between the two sides is just that big.

The fundamental reason for the coordination gap is that in terms of the tactics of the two sides, Manchester United's tactical foundation still relies on the most common style of play, without too detailed strategies, and relies heavily on the performance of the players on the field.

Millwall is like a precision machine, each position is just a part, working together brings higher efficiency.

"Manchester United's style of play is one dimension different from Millwall's...the two sides are not at the same level at all. After watching this game, we can understand why Millwall has been able to dominate the Premier League for three consecutive years..."

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

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On the field.

In order to regain the initiative, Manchester United also slowly increased their fights. They could occasionally grab once or twice, and they could also play a threatening counterattack.

In the No. 204 minute of the game, Manchester United played a wave of fast offensive. Scholes made a forward pass to find Rooney. Rooney tried to jump over Darren Ward forcibly, but failed in the end. Under Ward's interference, Rooney Can barely shoot.

The shot went out of bounds against the crossbar.

Although Rooney did not complete the goal, such a threatening offensive still gave Manchester United some confidence. They can also directly threaten Millwall's goal. If they play better, they will be able to score.

So what if it's passive?
Scoring goals is what matters!
But it is just an attack, it is difficult to change the overall passivity. When the game has passed 10 minutes, as long as people who pay attention to the game, it is difficult to say that Manchester United has any advantage, because the entire game situation is controlled by Millwall. There's more ball possession, more offense and more threats.

This situation made Zhang Yang feel at ease.

In the current game, Millwall is using continuous offense to interpret 'offense is the best defense'. As the game progresses, their advantage may become bigger and bigger.

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

In the 309th minute of the game, Millwall played a wave of quite rapid offensive. When the football passed to Simpson's feet, several players in the front and midfield were running forward. Opened Manchester United's tight blockade of the penalty area.

Simpson didn't move forward after receiving the ball. Even if the opponent's defense hadn't caught up, he had room to move forward, but he still chose to pass the ball.

This time to Braniff!
A cross pass!
Instead of stopping the ball, Braniff pushed the ball forward.

The football rolls past Carrick and Morris runs past Carrick to receive the pass.

Suddenly, the audience stands erupted!
"Morris!"

"Look at the ball! Morris drove the ball into the penalty area!"

If Morris enters the penalty area and finds opportunities by himself, Manchester United will definitely be happy, because there are still two central defenders in the penalty area. Even if Morris has good skills, it is very difficult to score the ball with personal ability. But Morris only took one step, and made a fake move in the second step, deceiving Carrick who rushed up.

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

"Valdy! Valdy!"

The moment Morris completed the pass, the voices of the surrounding stands suddenly rose to a higher level!
This is a great opportunity!
Vardy is looking back, with his back to the Manchester United goal. Many people think that Vardy will catch the ball and adjust it, and then shoot directly, but he may be affected by Vidic halfway, and even goalkeeper Van der Sar can catch it. The timing rushed out.

but……

Vardy didn't make any moves to stop the ball. He followed the direction of the football rolling, made a [-]-degree turn on the spot, and swung his right foot.

"Oh!"

A kick in the middle of the football!
This shot with turning force was amazingly fast. Coupled with the fact that it was so close to the goal, the goalkeeper Van der Sar could not make any response. He subconsciously waved his arm to block it, but when his right arm hit When he was in the position, the football had already rushed into the goal first.

The Luzhniki Stadium exploded!

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

"This is a clean volley! Vardy turned half of his body, he was on the spot, and he just volleyed! There was no adjustment! It made Vidic and goalkeeper Van der Sar next to him too late to react. !"

"Vardy! No. 40 minutes goal..."

The British BBC commentator Lineker excitedly explained 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 not an ordinary goal, it is the first goal of the Champions League final!
This goal can help Millwall lead Manchester United and make the game more inclined to Millwall.

Many fans saw the goal and began to look forward to the championship trophy...

(End of this chapter)