Chapter 417 London's two-game winning streak

In April, Manchester United's horror field first challenged West Ham United away in London.

In the Premier League, Manchester United cannot afford to lose. Manchester United has lost three times in the last five visits to Bolin Stadium. This season, the League Cup has been slaughtered 4-0. However, Manchester United has defeated West Ham in the last six league matches, scoring 17 goals and conceding only one goal. The two sides played 31 games in the Premier League. West Ham was at a loss of 4 wins, 7 draws and 20 losses, and the Red Devils scored 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses away. The two sides have played 121 historical games, with Manchester United with 55 wins, 24 draws and 42 losses.

Van der Sar was absent from a groin injury, Vidic and Park Ji-sung both recovered from injuries, and Kurtzsak, Fabio and Gibson took turns to start.

In the 31st round, a focus battle was fought at Bohlin Stadium. Manchester United reversed the 4-2 away victory over West Ham, Carlton Cole earned two penalty kicks, and Noble hit one after another. Rooney then staged a hat-trick, and Li Yu, who appeared as a substitute, was the icing on the cake.

Every time Li Yu gets a break from the national team, he always brings surprise to Manchester United. In the past six international games, he has scored a total of five goals. This time, Manchester United No. 9 continued this fine tradition. His goal in the 84th minute helped the Red Devils beat the Axes West Ham United 4-2.

When the game reached the 84th minute of the second half, Manchester United launched a quick counterattack. Li Yu received the ball in front of the penalty area and protected the ball against the two people and passed it to Giggs on the left side. The latter vigorously swept into the penalty area. West Ham's central defender Upson made a mistake in the middle. Li Yu showed a top shot. The smell of the hand, his back shot helped Manchester United win the game 4-2.

This is the 8th goal scored by Li Yu in the last 10 games, the 31st goal in 26 games in the league this season, plus 38 goals in 31 games in the Champions League.

It is with such an efficient killer that Manchester United can still lead in the Premier League when Rooney feels bad about scoring goals recently.

The corresponding Chelsea luxury front line combination has fallen into a continuous offensive shortage. The four strikers, Drogba, Anelka, Torres and Carau, are worth nearly 100 million pounds, but they have not scored for two months before this round (Droppa has just broken the goal shortage in this round). Scored a goal).

A day ago, Ancelotti just said: " Rooney is an excellent player. I like him, but I have four excellent strikers. I won't exchange them for anyone..." But look at the efficiency of the goal. The Red Devil Light is a small pea bought for 7 million pounds last summer, which is enough to make the total value in Abu's hands. The front line combination of nearly 100 million pounds is ashamed.

Manchester United played quite hard against West Ham United in this round, falling behind the Axes 0-2 in the first half.

At halftime, Ferguson replaced Evra with Li Yusi to activate the double forward tactic. Manchester United put Manchester United No. 9 to the front, hoping to use his speed to suppress the opponent's defense.

Ferguson said that it was Manchester United's No. 9 appearance that changed the situation of the game. Li Yu activated the team's attack. "When Hernandez played in the second half, he brought us the speed that allowed him to hit their defense, which forced the opponent's defense to retract, and we got more space to enter. OK, cooperate."

In the 45-minute playing time, Li Yu successfully passed 22 times, with a success rate of 84.6%, and 19 passes in the front court. After the game, Sky Sports also praised Li Yu for "bringing a huge threat in the second half and scoring a goal" and giving him a high score of 7 points.

Li Yu's increasingly crazy performance has also made him the focus of other clubs. On the one hand, the teams that play against Manchester United want to suppress Li Yu's performance more closely, and on the other hand, giants like Real Madrid have never given up their pursuit of Li Yu.

The British Guardian also wrote a special article, "Is Li Yu the most valuable player in Manchester United?", believing that Li Yu has indeed had enough market value around the world.

In the previous six games, Li Yu's stadium strength has also been further confirmed. In any case, if Manchester United wants to win more championships, Li Yu must be healthy.

In this round, Manchester United topped the list with 66 points. The difference between Arsenal in the first round was increased to 7 points. Last season, they finally defeated Manchester United's Chelsea in the league battle. After being tied by Stoke City in this round away, although it was one less round, it has been thrown away by 11 points. The expectation of defending the Premier League champion has been very high. It's slim.

The Red Devils' failure to expand their lead this season is most to blame for their poor away record. They scored 14 wins and 1 draw in 15 games at home, scoring 43 points, 11 points more than Chelsea in second place. However, in the away rankings, Manchester United did not enter the top three. They only got 23 points in 16 league away games with 5 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, which is 3 points less than Arsenal in the first place. Therefore, during such a tense period of the season, it is important for Manchester United to win the next away game and get 3 points after falling behind 0-2.

Rooney knew how difficult West Ham United's away game was before the game: "I have walked into the visiting team's locker room countless times as an away player. The treatment of the visiting team is always uncomfortable. Sometimes you feel that you can't take anything away from other people's court at all." Manchester United wants to win the championship, West Ham wants to be relegated, and both teams must score 3 points in this game. Football is like this. The first laugh may not be the last laugh. West Ham United was not sure in the evening, let Manchester United score 4 goals in a row, and saw that his life-saving 3 points were taken away.

Ferguson's gambling was rewarded. He removed Evra, who had an abnormal performance in the first half, and let Giggs play left-back. Then he let Li Yu play and play the formation of 4 strikers. The final result also proved that in the face of the reality of weak midfield, Ferguson put Beba on the front line, but he could attack the offensive team. Weaving to the forefront. After the game, Rooney felt that Li Yu's appearance shared all the pressure on him: "No matter how much defensive pressure Li Yu faces, he can hold the ball and always do something unexpected."

This away win is the most difficult reversal of Manchester United's league this season.

In the 9th round of this season against Stoke City, Tonghai equalized the score for the home team in the 81st minute. Li Yu gave a thrilling final shot in the 86th minute. The Red Devils tasted the pleasure of getting 3 points in danger for the first time. On November 6, Manchester United defeated Wolves 2-1 at home, and Li Yu's super kill in the 90th minute made Manchester United. After completing Nirvana, this time's 3 points made Ferguson on the coach's seat ecstatic; and Blackpool's 3-2 away game on January 26 was simply a replica of this game. The home team led by two goals in the first half. Li Yu's goal in the 72nd minute sounded the assembly mark for Manchester United, and the Red Devils finally won in 16 minutes. He scored 3 goals and turned over successfully.

Due to the bad relationship between Ferguson and the Premier League referee, many Manchester United fans will more or less be involved in the two missed penalty kicks and the referee. But if you look carefully, although Evra's first handball was unintentional, his arms have been fully unfolded, 100% blocking the ball's way forward, and there is no doubt that he was sentenced to "extriminal punishment".

The controversial point was the second penalty. Cole shook Vidic's center of gravity with continuous fake movements. At the moment he broke into the penalty area from the left, he was put down by the former, and the referee pointed to the penalty point again. From the analysis of the camera playback, it is difficult to clearly judge whether the location of the foul is outside the penalty area or in the penalty area. In this case, the referee's decision in favor of the home team should be respected.

And from the 40th minute, Vidic, as the last defender, took down Don Baba from behind but only got a yellow card, the referee's law enforcement today did not favor the home team. You know, Upson's handball action for the penalty is much more restrained than Evra's. Don't you have a good life if you offend the referee? Judging from today's game, Manchester United, which has the advantage of the game, finally won the game, and the law enforcement of the Premier League referee is still trustworthy.

Magic will never retreat, and history often has amazing similarities under the light of magic.

In the 36th round of the 2006-07 season, Chelsea was tied 2-2 by Bolton at home, while Manchester United also fell behind two goals in the first half. In the 60th minute of the second half, the Jedi counterattacked and scored 4 goals in a row in 30 minutes. It not only won a big away victory, but also drew the gap with Chelsea. He hit 5 points, and in the end, Manchester United led Chelsea by 6 points to win the championship, leaving Mourinho Ogan, once proud, down.

Last season, Manchester United and Chelsea fought against Chelsea, but the 33rd round of home 1-2 loss to Chelsea became a turning point in the championship situation. Manchester United did not finish winning the cup until the end. The Blues Chelsea can only watch the Red Devils hold the championship trophy with hatred. Unfortunately, Chelsea's stamina is not enough this season. 11 points have been left in the first round after this round, and Manchester United's championship rival has also been replaced by Wenger's Arsenal.

Judging from the schedule of 32 rounds to 38 rounds of Manchester United and Arsenal, the next 7 games of Manchester United will be against Fulham, Everton, Chelsea and Blackburn at home, and Newcastle, Arsenal and Blackburn away; and Arsenal will play against Liverpool, Manchester United and Aston in turn. Villa, away against Blackpool, Bolton, Stoke City and Fulham.

Judging from the battle list alone, the difficulty encountered by the second team is not much different, but the factors that improve Manchester United's away fighting ability cannot be underestimated. After winning this away win, Manchester United has won two of the last four away games, and the two away wins averaged four goals per game, showing a strong away rebound momentum.

And Arsenal is currently in the trough of the team's morale. In the post-match words of Wenger, it is that "most of the players in the team lack motivation and the championship hegemony." Therefore, the ability and mentality of the players of the two teams at the last moment will be a decisive factor in the victory or defeat of the championship. The 35th round of Manchester United's away game against Arsenal is likely to become the decisive battle for the league championship this season.

After the game, Ferguson said that "there is a possibility to decide the championship with Arsenal by goal difference", but the premise of this sentence is that Arsenal won Blackburn today, but Wenger's team lost the chain at the critical moment. It is more and more difficult to surpass Manchester United. If the Arsenal Youth League continues to perform poorly, he Our second position is likely to be surpassed by Chelsea.

They won the league, and the next Manchester United game was still in London, but their opponent was replaced by their old enemy Chelsea, and the game also became the first round knockout match of the Champions League.

In the middle of this week, Manchester United visited Stamford Bridge to start the Premier League civil war in the Champions League. On the weekend, the mentality of the two teams is very different. It is the time for Manchester United to reverse West Ham by a big score in adversity. Chelsea was forced by Stoke City and failed to get rid of the fifth-ranked Tottenham Hotspur. There is still suspense about the qualification for the Champions League next season. But Manchester United's defense against West Ham still exposed weaknesses, which is why Ferguson hinted that he needed to buy a defender in the summer before the end of the season. Vidic's return before the key event is a great benefit. Unfortunately, Manchester United's defense is still short of major generals. The way to send two penalty kicks can be used as a breakthrough for Ancelotti to think about the Red Devils's loophole.

Ferdinand has been injured for a long time, and there are only two experienced players in the defense, Vidic and Evra. But it was these two people who sent the penalty in this game. Evra sent the first 12 yards in addition to the handball. The whole first half was like a sleepwalker. After half, Ferguson replaced him. He would rather use Giggs to play left-back than the French. Vidic should have played the role of the defensive leader, but when defending Carlton Cole, he exposed the problem of slow turning around and was shaken down by his opponent to send out the second penalty.

Although Torres still hasn't regained his state, his speed has always been Vidic's nightmare. The No. 9 substitute for the Blues in the weekend league is expected to appear in the first round of the Champions League on Tuesday night. However, Torres has not yet integrated into Chelsea's offensive system, which is a blessing for Manchester United's defense.

What makes Ferguson more gratified is the news that Ferdinand may return early. Manchester United central defender has been on the battlefield for a long time since he injured his calf in the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in February. Ferdinand has resumed training this week and the injury has not occurred. Ferguson will make a final decision on Monday whether to take the English to Stamford Bridge. Rafael, O'Shea, Brown and Fletcher could not go out with the team, and the Red Devils Defense Line could not withstand more injuries.

With Li Yu's calm shot in the first half, Manchester United ended the embarrassment of losing Chelsea in the away game for nine years. Even though "Red Flower" Li Yu has been extremely brave recently, he can easily stage a final kill, thanks to the "Green Leaf" Giggs for feeding the ball comfortably.

This is the second game of Giggs' starting game in the last 4 days, but Giggs' physical strength has not been affected at all. He, who played the central and forward in this game, has performed well in the whole game.

In the 16th minute, Giggs made a corner kick, Drogba headed the ball to relieve the siege, Park Ji-star shot the ball, and the ball hit Drogba and popped off the bottom line. In the 24th minute, Carrick made a diagonal pass to the left side. Giggs took the opportunity to get rid of Bosingwa while stopping the ball, cut into the left side of the penalty area and made an accurate pass. What the unguarded Li Yu did. It was to push the ball into more than half of the empty goal. When Li Yu was celebrating, Giggs' expression was very calm, although this was his second assist in four days.

In the 40th minute, Ivanovic broke through, and Giggs intercepted the Serbian shoes at the first time; in the 68th minute, Giggs cheated Lampard with a fake action, but was blocked by Ramirezka...

According to OPTA statistics, Giggs passed 42 times in 55 times in the whole game; 28 successful passes in the front court, ranking first in Manchester United and third in the whole game; 1 assist, 1 threatening pass, 3 passes, 1 successful tackle, 1 relief, and win 2 free kicks.

Two consecutive away games, two consecutive victories, and two consecutive 90-minute fights, the 37-year-old Prince of Wales still has enough ** to gallop on the court.

In this game, Giggs ran a distance of up to 11,000 meters, second only to Li Yu, who ran 12,320 meters in the team, and even ran more than the immortal Evra (10,200 meters) and Rooney (10,950 meters), who ran all over the field. He dragged his 37-year-old body and still worked so hard, which made people feel very much. Move. After this game, Giggs became the oldest player in Manchester United's history to play in the Champions League, 37 years and 128 days in addition to the goalkeeper. The previous record belonged to French defender Blanco.

Four days ago, in the away game against West Ham, Giggs once made a guest appearance as a left-back. In that game, the Prince of Wales sent the most 6 threat balls in the game; 1 successful tackle and 2 successful reliefs.

Not only that, but also actively participated in the attack at the last moment of the game, assisting Li Yu to win the game.

After the game, Giggs said, "We didn't give up. No matter what kind of game happens in the game, we will continue to play." He did not play his best position (left forward) in two consecutive games, but gave two assists in succession, which was not particularly unexpected for Giggs. You know, the 37-year-old Giggs still holds the record for the most assists in the Premier League (since 2002).

In this season's Manchester United's four seniors, Gary Neville has announced his retirement in the middle of the season; Van der Sar also announced that he will retire this summer in the middle of the season; Scholes has not yet decided whether to play for another year; and only Giggs, who is diligent in yoga and highly self-disciplined, has renewed his contract with Manchester United for a year.

Ferguson even thinks that Giggs can play for another two years, because the Lord thinks that his physical function is no problem to fight for another two years. Even the opponent admires Giggs very much. Chelsea's deputy Lampard regards Giggs as a benchmark figure. "I look forward to playing for the next ten years. I hope I can continue to play for the team like Giggs, Scholes and Maldini in my thirties, and I really want to do this.