After Alan Smith turned around, he took two more steps towards the center, and then pushed the ball to Graveson.
Then Graveson made a through ball directly to the left. Because Manchester United's right wing Gary Neville followed Smith, his back was now empty, and "Wild Boar" Davis seized this opportunity and inserted into Manchester United. of ribs.
It's just that because Graveson's pass was too strong for this through ball, Davis failed to catch up and went out of the baseline.
Davis, who is now 32 years old, although his physical condition is not bad, his speed dropped quickly when he exploded in the past. He really couldn't catch up with the ball just now.
After all, the two have cooperated for nearly two seasons, and both raised their hands to express their own problems. One said that he passed the ball too far, and the other said that he had not caught up.
Keane's termination, Scholes' vision problems, and season reimbursement suddenly left Manchester United's midfield empty. It was okay to play against a weak team, but when he played against a strong team, Ferguson felt that his hands were not enough.
It is still the sprint time for the league, and Ferguson is thinking about giving up the domestic cup competition.
Ferguson had this idea, but it is different here with George Lee. This year Leeds United is well-equipped and prosperous on many fronts. The health problems of the players in the second half of the season last year are still okay so far. Because of the rotation, none of the players have major problems. Injuries.
For the rest of the first half, Leeds United continued to press Manchester United through their numerical advantage in the midfield. At one point, Mathisen and Mills even took turns coming to Manchester United's penalty area to participate in the attack.
Robinson, who failed to save the penalty kick, also wanted to make up for it. Facing Leeds United's shot, he also connected high and low, resolving multiple shooting crises.
And Vidic can vaguely see the "command tower" feeling of later generations, cooperating with the defense line to deal with Leeds United's attack and waiting for opportunities to counterattack.
The two sides have been in a stalemate, and it is about to enter the halftime break.
At this time, someone stole the show.
Smith still got the ball on the left and didn't break through. He just kept the ball under his feet.
After Neville suffered a loss once, he didn't dare to play a second time. He always paid attention to his left side, and Wes Brown also subconsciously moved over to fill this position.
Smith started to go to the middle, but there were too many people in the middle and there was nowhere to go, so he passed the ball back to Parker.
After Parker got the ball, he moved to the right and passed it to the feet of Graveson, who was playing as a central midfielder today.
At this time, Manchester United's defensive focus began to shift from the right to the left, and people came closer one after another.
There were two central defenders in the penalty area and two defensive midfielders outside the penalty area, making it impossible to pass the ball in.
Graveson continued to pass the ball, trying to stretch Manchester United's defense.
The ball was passed by Graveson to Mills who had just arrived.
Then Mills stopped the ball under his feet. When he looked up, no one came up.
Then he took a step forward and looked up again, but no one came up.
He took another step forward and looked up again, but no one came up.
Mills discovered that he was almost in front of the penalty area, but no one had come up yet.
He just picked up his right foot and kicked it.
The ball drew an arc and flew to the back of the far post.
There was a quick drop in front of the door.
Paul Robinson was observing Leeds United's attack on Mills' side just now. He was standing a little close to the front post. He saw the ball flying towards the far post and quickly backed away.
But it was too late. Mills' ball flew directly into the goal and hit the side netting inside the goal.
2 to 0.
Mills scored a magical goal to expand the score.
After scoring, Mills stood there, still not believing that he had just scored a goal, until his teammates rushed to him, touched his bald head, and congratulated him.
"Good shot, win."
George Li stood off the field, pumping his fists excitedly.
Leading 2-0 in the first half, and Ferguson had no cards that could improve the midfield. George Lee felt that victory was already in sight.
"Don't be too confident. You forget that you were leading Manchester United that day and then got overturned in the second half." Kidd poured cold water on the edge.
"No, I will definitely stick to those two points of Manchester United today." George Li was talking about Ronaldinho and Rooney, two unreasonable points that can change the situation.
"What do you think Manchester United can do about this situation?" Kidd asked him.
"today?"
"No, the next game. Without Keane and without Scholes, what will Ferguson do?"
"If it were me, I would ask Rooney to retreat and play as an attacking midfielder or central midfielder. This kid has organizational skills."
"Isn't he already a shadow striker?"
"No, we have to go behind, otherwise the midfield and frontcourt will be disconnected, and we won't be able to get the ball at all from the front."
"Your ideas are always different. Alan Smith changed you to a midfielder, Robin van Persie changed from a left winger to a center, and this season you moved him to the right again. De Jong changed you from a frontcourt player to a center forward. As for Milner, I won’t talk about that kid. Sometimes I think you are really a weirdo."
George Li smiled and did not answer Kidd.
I can't tell you that I traveled through time and know everything that happened in the next ten years or so.
"How about I go talk to Ferguson later?" Kidd continued to tease Ferguson.
"Rooney retreats, is he willing to do so?"
^^^
Ten minutes after the second half started, George Lee looked at Kidd with wide eyes.
"I didn't say it, I really didn't say it." Kidd waved his hands desperately.
"Look at the field, can I believe it?"
After the start of the second half, for some reason, Ferguson actually asked Rooney to retreat and get the ball. Even though Rooney is strong, he is actually quite clever.
After getting the ball, you can play for the two wingers, or you can directly find Ruud van Nistelrooy in front.
That's right, in the second half, Ferguson directly replaced Saha and replaced him with the "king of the small penalty area" Ruud Ruud.
This time, it posed a great threat to Leeds United's defense. They no longer dared to press as unscrupulously as they did in the first half. After all, this was how they lost the last game against Manchester United.
Rooney also dared to play, pass and lead after receiving instructions from Ferguson. Anyway, he is not afraid of losing the ball. There are two defensive midfielders behind him to fill the hole for him.
It's also Rooney who hasn't found the feeling yet, otherwise it would be really difficult to say this game.
In the 77th minute of the second half, it was Rooney's attack.
After getting the ball in the midfield, he forced his way through Parker and De Jong, and then found Ronaldinho who stepped in. Ronaldinho made a pass from the wing, and Ruud van Nistelrooy succeeded in grabbing the point in front of the goal, bringing the score back. One goal.
2 to 1.
The situation became unclear again. Fortunately, George Lee made timely adjustments and stepped up his defense against Rooney, allowing the 2-1 score to be maintained until the end.
"Boy, you're lucky."
Ferguson said when the master and apprentice shook hands after the game.
I don’t know if he was referring to Mills’ goal, or to Manchester United’s several chances in the second half.
"Old man, I told you, I am determined to win today's game, and I am determined to win the League Cup."
"Hmph, I'll be the first to say it next time."
Ferguson was talking about the FA Cup, because in the fifth round of the FA Cup, the two teams were drawn together again. Before the match between Manchester United and Leeds United at home in the 27th round of the league on March 30, the two teams also There is a contest.
