Chapter 445 Time is a knife to kill pigs
At the end of the season, when it comes to the championship sprint, if Arsenal do release the water, then it will be good news for Manchester United.
England captain David Beckham continued to put pressure on Chelsea by giving his former club Manchester United a boost.
'Manchester United have been in excellent form of late, closing the gap on leaders Chelsea to two points and going head-to-head at Stamford Bridge at the start of May.
'I think Manchester United will continue to be on the rise, I do,' said Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham to the Daily Mirror, 'you never pay attention to it because Chelsea still have a two-point advantage, but I do think United have a good chance because they are so good. ”
"The team has been great, they've been scoring goals and they've got a lot of players in the team who can score, like Dong, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Park. The whole team has been outstanding," Beckham said of his former club, 'Chelsea are also a great team with a strong manager, but I think Manchester United, who are in better form at the moment, will keep it up and surprise people's surprises. I'll be waiting to see what happens in the future. ”
'Arsenal knocked us out last month and now they still have a good chance of beating Juventus and I don't think they need to have a big game against Manchester United after losing the league title unless they want to lose to Juventus on Wednesday.
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Arsene Wenger was quick to give the answer, he is not as laid-back as Benitez and it is clear that he only wants to focus on the Champions League.
He was quick to announce his starting line-up:
1 - Lyman; 27 - Eboue, 28 - Toure, 20 - Senderos, 16 - Flamini; 7 - Pire, 15 - Fabregas, 19 - Gilberto. Silva, 13-Hleb; 25-Adebayor, 11-Van Persie
Although this squad is also strong, it is missing Thierry Henry, Ljungberg, Edu, Campbell, Bergkamp, Reyes......
Ferguson saw that Thierry Henry did not play and also rotated several players.
19-Van der Sar; 26-Barnsley, 28-Pique, 27-Silvestre, 23-Richardson; 24-Fletcher, 16-Carrick, 25-Fuqiong; 7-Ronaldo, 10-Rooney, 9-Dong Fangzhuo.
But the front trident was not changed, and it was left as it was.
Of course, there were all the horses on the bench.
"Isn't Ferguson a little bit big? Although Arsenal have also withdrawn a few main players, it feels like Rio Ferdinand is more stable on the pitch, and although Henry is not there, this center-back combination still makes people feel uneasy. ”
'Arsenal captain Thierry Henry was surprisingly dropped off the bench by Arsene Wenger, with Robin van Persie and Bam Adebayor starting up front and Andreas Pire starting in place of Ljungberg. This is naturally a preparation for next week's Champions League. ”
Arsenal had the upper hand after the opening kick-off, with 58 per cent possession in the first 10 minutes. The reason for this is that Manchester United's back line is too tender, although Carrick is up front, but once the ball falls into the Manchester United backline, it looks a bit chaotic.
In the 3rd minute, Cesc Fabregas made a clever pass, Hleb passed straight into the box from the right, Adebayo tried to pass to Pire with his heel under pressure from Basley, and Pique panicked and rushed to clear the ball first. But the ball still fell to Cesc Fabregas, who fired a through ball and Van Persie's powerless left-footed shot from the edge of the box was parried by Van der Sar.
And when Van Persie shot, Silvestre seemed to be thinking about life again, but fortunately Van Persie's shot was of poor quality.
A minute later, Bam Adebayor leaned on Pique on the right and turned to pass the ball, and Eboue, who was cut in from 25 yards on the right, slashed a shot from 25 yards, but the defender was a defender after all and couldn't hit the woodwork.
"This line of defense doesn't work......"
"Let's hurry up to Vidic and Ferdinand."
"The main thing is that Sylvester is too pitiful, and Vidic and Ferdinand are not around, and Pique also looks a little flustered, counting on Sylvester to be Pique's leader? Dreaming, right? ”
Manchester United fans expressed their urgent concern that Ferguson dared to play, but their hearts could not afford to play.
Hleb and Cesc Fabregas were quite active, and new signing Bam Adebayor was also active, and United had to retreat. But Ferguson has already played Arsenal, Arsenal's seemingly gorgeous attack, in fact, the effect is not great, they always like to pass the ball into the goal, but without Henry in front of the needle and attack, where is it so easy?
In the first fifteen minutes, they were on the offensive and looked like they were about to finish Manchester United.
In the 7th minute, Hleb broke through the right side of the ball after a midfield steal, and Adebayo burst into the right side of the penalty area with the ball and was cut off by Silvestre, and finally couldn't get away with it. But as soon as he cleared the ball, Gilberto at the back hit the right side again, Van Persie took the ball and cut inside the middle, and then shot from distance, Van der Sar did not have any pressure to confiscate.
Gigilberto Silva then fired wide from 30 yards out on the right.
At this point, Arsenal's opening onslaught wilted.
It was United's turn to perform, and the Reds then gradually got into the game and managed to take control.
In the 13th minute, Basley rushed up to cooperate with Ronaldo, and then crossed from the right, Dong Fangzhuo couldn't grab the landing point in the middle, and the ball was cleared by Eboue's header.
Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand were absent, with only one central defender, Gerard Pique, rushing into Arsenal's penalty area to link up with Dong Fangzhuo.
Then Rooney took a corner kick from the left, the tall Pique really grabbed the spot, he nodded the ball in front of him, Dong Fangzhuo was interfered with by Toure, and finally Flamini pushed the ball out in time.
"Without Campbell, even Dong seems to be a little unexcited."
But before his words fell, Dong Fangzhuo slapped his face.
South African Fuqiong handed the ball to Dong Fangzhuo's feet, Gilberto Silva was eaten by Dong Fangzhuo in advance, let Dong Fang turn around, had to pull down Dong Fangzhuo, Ronaldo shot directly high from a free kick from 28 yards in the middle, completing Manchester United's first shot on goal.
Three minutes later, Rooney used his speed to eat Pire, who fouled Rooney in front of the penalty area.
Cristiano Ronaldo fired a direct free-kick from another free-kick that went around the wall but was punched out by Lehmann, and Rooney's through ball from the edge of the box was intercepted by Senderos.
In the 21st minute, Dong Fangzhuo pulled to the left, and it was his turn to dry Pi Lei with speed, and Pi Lei once again didn't want to, and finally he could only put down Dong Fangzhuo.
The nature is not serious, the referee did not take a card against Pire, but in just a few minutes, he was fouled twice, and Pire was clearly out of shape.
Rooney's free kick from the left side was rubbed into the penalty area by Eboue, and it was not far from clearing, Dong Fangzhuo escaped Toure's marking, rushed out of the penalty area and turned sideways to volley, Lehmann flew to save the ball.
Manchester United completed a multi-footed shot through a free kick, and Lineker instantly sighed: "It's still a lord who can see it thoroughly, although Arsenal still has a few bigwigs on the field, but they are all old." Looking at the scene of Dong, Rooney, and Ronaldo eating them raw, I really have to sigh that time is a pig-killing knife. Even if you have a skill, once you lose your speed, you will only be left to be slaughtered by the other party. ”
After the corner, Cesc Fabregas cleared the ball with a big foot in the box and finally temporarily defended the crisis.
Hleb in the middle got the ball and slotted straight through United's left flank, and Van Persie leaned on Pique to kick it on the run, but fired an anti-aircraft gun......
Then Manchester United continued to play against Arsenal.
Both Pire and Gilberto were a bit out of pace, especially when United counter-attacked, and their defensive pace was too slow.
As the long season enters its final stage, the fitness of these veterans is also worried.
Arsene Wenger frowned tightly on the sidelines, he knew the situation the team was facing, but what could a woman do without rice?