Chapter 1037 Milner's Stability

Sanchez dribbled the ball in the frontcourt. He was interfered by Fellaini. He adjusted his feet twice in a row. After seeing that there was no chance to break through, he knocked the football to Modric.

After Modric received the football, he tried to pass the overhead ball, which was indeed successful. However, Lewandowski started a little slower by half a beat, and the football was obtained by Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea.

De Gea looked ahead. He tossed the ball vigorously and threw the football to Phil Jones. The latter faced Sanchez who rushed forward, and quickly passed the football to Valencia who came to meet him.

Valencia has the ball, he dribbles forward and observes the situation ahead.

Milner came up to intercept.

According to common sense, Valencia's safe choice is to pass the football back to his teammates, but he made a decision to pass Milner.

Milner is pressing too high. If he can pass Milner, then there is an open field ahead, which is an excellent opportunity to counterattack.

But in the next second, he realized how stupid his idea was.

Milner's attack was very quick, and his positioning and judgment were very accurate.

When he was in close contact with Valencia, he extended his foot from the side - he stabbed the football!

Then, Milner stepped forward in two steps, and before Valencia turned around to fight back, he passed the football to Modric who came over to respond.

This was a steal in Manchester United's half. Manchester United was just about to counterattack. At this time, their formation was just about to press out.

On Aston Villa's side, they still maintain the offensive posture just now. There are as many as four players forming an oppressive posture against Manchester United.

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Modric thought about what to do when he received the ball, he didn't choose to stop the ball.

Instead, rub the instep of the foot.

The football flew in the direction of Manchester United's penalty area.

Then, everyone saw Mane rushing out from behind all the Manchester United defenders at high speed.

Some Manchester United players raised their hands to signal that Mane was offside, but the linesman and referee were unmoved: Mane retreated half a step before starting, saying that this half step made him and Evans, the last defender of Manchester United. The position is parallel, not offside!

Manchester United's defense was in chaos, and the players swarmed towards Mane.

Someone is chasing after.

There are outflanking from the side.

Looking from the stands, Mane seemed to have stabbed a hornet's nest at this time, and Manchester United's defensive players swarmed towards him.

Then, people saw that the football rolled out from the cracks.

"Nice! Mane's pass!"

Lewandowski appeared in front of the door.

The Polish striker stopped the ball with his left foot and tapped his right foot. After deceiving the former Aston Villa goalkeeper De Gea to make a save, he directly pushed the football with his foot and the football rolled into the empty goal.

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"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!"

"Lewandowski! Lewandowski!! Robert Lewandowski! Aston Villa finally broke the deadlock! They lead Manchester United by one goal."

"One to zero, Milner tackles, Modric sends a precise pass, Mane attracts the entire Manchester United defense by himself, Lewandowski hits one! Aston Villa's counterattack is fast and efficient. !"

There was a huge cheer from the stands at the new Villa Park stadium.

The Aston Villa fans have waited too long for this goal. They have been expecting Aston Villa to score from the first minute.

However, although Aston Villa took the initiative on the field and attacked like a wave, they just couldn't break through Manchester United's goal.

Now, the goal has finally come, they can finally cheer and celebrate!

Fang Jue applauded from the sidelines, cheering for the team's goal.

What he is most satisfied with is that such an efficient counterattack is one of the tactics that Aston Villa focuses on in the usual training. The hard work and sweat on the training field are transformed into goals on the field, which makes him very successful sense.

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Saw the Aston Villa players celebrating a goal. Manchester United coach Van Gaal threw the tactical board in his hand to the ground very upset. He was just thinking about the tactics for the second half of the game.

This is based on the score basis of zero to zero in the first half of the game.

Now that Aston Villa scored a goal, Manchester United fell behind zero to one. The tactics he had just considered and thought immediately became useless.

An attack by Aston Villa did not pose a threat, which should have been a chance for Manchester United to counterattack!

Who would have thought that Valencia failed to force Milner, and was directly counterattacked by Aston Villa, which conceded the goal?

Van Gaal was furious.

In particular, Valencia's failure to succeed directly led to being intercepted and counterattacked, which made Van Gaal somewhat unacceptable.

Of course, Van Gaal also admitted that Milner's fighting ability and stealing ability are very good, and this steal is very beautiful.

It's just that this kind of beauty is based on his team and players as the background board, which is very bitter.

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Van Gaal can only reconsider the next tactics.

You can't enter the second half with a score behind zero to one!

Van Gaal immediately made a judgment and decision:

Maybe Fang Jue will think that Manchester United will continue to play more steadily and conservatively, and end the first half of the game with the goal of not conceding a goal.

Considering the comparison of the strengths of the two sides, this seems to be the most normal state of mind.

Now, however, Van Gaal has decided to do the opposite.

If Manchester United suddenly presses out and attacks in the remaining seven or eight minutes of the first half, it is very likely that Aston Villa, who has just scored a goal and may not be focused enough, will be caught off guard.

So, Van Gaal made a decision, attack!

Following Van Gaal's order, Manchester United immediately pressed across the board.

Fang Jue immediately noticed this change in Manchester United.

"It looked like Van Gaal was not reconciled to falling behind at half-time," Ceballos said. "United wanted to equalize before the conservative end of the first half."

"This is probably good news for us." Fang Jue said with a smile.

He understood Van Gaal's considerations. This was to equalize the score before the first half and start the second half with the same starting line.

Or, Van Gaal also had the idea of ​​suddenly pressing out to attack Aston Villa by surprise.

However, in Fang Jue's view, Van Gaal's adjustment was not calm.

Based on the current state and strength of the two teams, Manchester United is not Aston Villa's opponent in terms of attack.

Behind Manchester United's pressure is that the defensive space is bound to increase, which will definitely give Aston Villa more opportunities and opportunities to attack.

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Of course, objectively speaking, Manchester United's sudden onslaught still had some effect.

It also caught Aston Villa by surprise to a certain extent. This is not a lack of preparation, but a process of contingency. Manchester United suddenly pressed up to attack. Aston Villa really needs a reaction time. of.

Rooney suddenly took a long shot from outside the penalty area, and the football was saved by Aston Villa's German goalkeeper Ter Stegen.

Manchester United's corner kick.

Ashley Young stood at the penalty spot.

Ashley Young did not drive directly to the door, but played a tactical cooperation.

He took a short corner kick and kicked the football to Mata who stepped forward to meet him.

Then Matala turned the ball around, got rid of the defense, suddenly started, and dribbled the ball along the diagonal.

He made a long-range shot after crossing.

This immediately caused Clement to make an interception action.

Afterwards, Ashley Young dunked the football back and sent a through ball directly.

This caught the Aston Villa players by surprise.

Then people saw Rooney taking the ball along the sidewalk, he pulled back directly and swept the football towards the goal.

This time it was Senderos who made a contribution, squeezing away Wilson who wanted to catch the ball, and directly cleared the football with a kick in advance.

This ball was originally a clearance ball, but it just formed a counterattack opportunity for Aston Villa.

At a place close to 30 meters away from the goal, Modric, who was dribbling the ball, suddenly shot with a kick.

The quality of this ball is quite good, the football almost sticks to the inside of the post and goes out of the baseline.

"It's only a little bit worse. If the ball went a little bit to the left, it could be a wonderful world wave in nine out of ten." Lineker said, "This is another Aston Villa's counter-attack chance, but it's a pity that it's just a little short of scoring."

Fang Jue saw that Modric's shot was almost a hair's breadth away from the goal, and he shook his hand in frustration.

In recent games, both Modric, Kaka, and Sanchez have scored quite well from long-range shots. In this case, Fang Jue also let go of players with good long-range shots.

This is both an offensive means of scoring goals.

It is also a deterrent to the opponent's defense line. If the opponent wants to defend against long-range shots, they must press up and press down. After pressing up, their defense line will inevitably become open and loose.

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Subsequently, Manchester United also took a long shot and returned the favor.

Rooney's sudden long-range shot was blocked by Clement with his body.

The football bounced in front of Mata, and Fang Jue's former lover directly kicked the outside of his instep and rubbed the shot.

The football arced and spun towards Aston Villa's goal.

This time, Ter Stegen once again made a beautiful save, and he played the football.

This time, Falcao confirmed his sense of smell in front of the goal. The Colombian tiger quickly rushed to the ball and completed an unconventional shot with his heel.

If this goal is scored, it will be a very exciting goal.

This time, though, it was Kyle Walker who blocked the ball on the line.

"Kyle Walker! He's done it!"

"Manchester United's offensive seems to be up!"

"Aston Villa are in a bad situation right now."

Before the commentator finished speaking, Aston Villa launched a quick counterattack.

After Kyle Walker cleared the ball on the goal line, it fell right at the feet of Clement. Clement protected the ball and then went straight to find Modric.

"Aston Villa's counterattack is coming!"

The Croatian star immediately sent a long pass.

Then people see the football in the air.

And Mane, Sanchez, De Bruyne and Lewandowski, all four arrows!

"This is Aston Villa's counterattack, and the people who watched it were excited."

De Bruyne caught up to the football and he dribbled the ball down the wing and faced Evans who was defending him as he approached the penalty area.

With a light tap, he knocked the football to Sanchez.

Sanchez actually flicked the ball away, avoiding Carrick's tackle, and was about to enter the penalty area.

Carrick wanted to reach out to Sanchez, but Sanchez had already reached the penalty area line. He fouled at this time. It may be a free kick, but if he is unlucky, it will be a penalty kick.

Sanchez made a sudden pass.

Mane cut in laterally, and as soon as he got the ball, he collided with Phil Jones who jumped from the side, and the two fell together in the penalty area.

Immediately there was a huge uproar at the new Villa Park stadium.

The Aston Villa players raised their hands and cheered. They thought it was a foul by Phil Jones and a penalty should be given.

The Aston Villa fans in the stands were also shouting loudly: Penalty!

The Manchester United players kept waving their hands and rushed to the referee. They indicated that this was not a penalty, but that Mane was diving, and Mane should be given a yellow card.

The on-duty referee Haun shook his hand, and he signaled Mane to get up:

Not a penalty, not a dive.

However, at this moment, Haun suddenly changed his mind. He blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot at the same time.

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"Penalty kick! The referee Haun whistled a penalty kick. He didn't seem to think so at first, but the linesman reminded him through the headset. Then, Haun whistled a penalty kick. Jones has been shown a yellow card."

Manchester United coach Van Gaal seemed very angry. He thought that Mane was a flop, and it was Mane who should have received a yellow card. As for the penalty kick, it was even a wrong penalty.

Manchester United players are complaining and protesting around the referee.

The referee Haun's attitude was firm at this time, and the penalty was naturally impossible to change. Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney also received a yellow card for being emotional.

The slow-motion replay shows that Mane had just stopped the ball and was about to make the next move. Phil Jones, who came from the side, did touch Mane's calf. There is no problem with this penalty.

Penalty for Aston Villa.

Aston Villa's first penalty taker, James Milner, stands on the penalty spot.

The referee Haun's whistle sounded.

Milner runs up and shoots!

His former teammate De Gea is indeed familiar with him. He judged correctly and guessed the direction of Milner's shot. However, Milner obviously knew that this situation was very likely, so he deliberately pursued the shooting angle. , which avoided De Gea's save, and the football crashed into the net.

"Goooooooooaaal!"

"Beautiful, Milner's penalty is as solid as ever, and the goal is scored!"

"Milner! His penalty angle is extremely tricky. De Gea judged the right direction, but for such a shot, De Gea is powerless."

"Mane was tripped by Phil Jones in the penalty area, Aston Villa's penalty kick, Milner made a steady kick, 2-0, Aston Villa led Manchester United by two goals."

"Milner deserves to be the number one penalty shooter handpicked and trusted by Fang Jue. His penalty hit rate in the last two seasons is as high as 91%. Milner scored a penalty kick, 2-0! Astonville La lead United 2-0 before half-time!"

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