Chapter 9 The back guard is tight

Although the two generals, Giggs and Carrick, stayed in Manchester, this does not mean that the Red Devils intend to be perfunctory about tonight's away game against Kruge.

Before this game, Manchester United won 99 victories in the restructured UEFA Champions League. If they can win today, Manchester United can join the "Baisheng Club" of the restructured UEFA Champions League.

After 90 minutes of the game, the Red Devils won this meaningful victory as they wished. However, the defensive problems that have not been solved so far this season still gave the Red Devils a bitter blow in this game.

In this game, Manchester United experienced the same trend as Tottenham Hotspur in the last round of the league. After the opening, the Red Devils' performance was extremely weak, and the defense made a big mistake and scored the opponent.

However, in the second half of the game, they were able to show a new performance and fight back against their opponents. Fortunately, unlike the last game against Tottenham Hotspur, today's Red Devils have Li Yu scored a lucky goal in the first half to equalize the score, so they only scored one goal in the second half and successfully reversed.

However, this is by no means accidental. After all, there are as many as 4 of Manchester United's six games that have lost the ball first this season, and the Red Devils have reversed the victory!

The back-time striker seems to have always been the nature of the Red Devils, and this nature is also very obvious in the data of Manchester United this season: Manchester United has participated in a total of 9 games this season, and Manchester United has only scored 7 goals in the first half of all 9 games, and in all the second half of these 9 games, Manchester United scored as many as 12 goals! If Manchester United's game time is subdivided into 15 minutes, then in the 75-90 minutes that have always been known as "Manchester United Time", Manchester United has scored a total of 4 goals in 9 games, which is also the time interval that has witnessed Manchester United's most goals this season, and Manchester United has been in all of this season. There is not a single ball lost in the time!

Of course, the significance of this game is not just about achieving another reversal of Manchester United.

This game is Manchester United's 100th victory in the Champions League since the change of the UEFA Champions League in 1992. In addition to Manchester United, only Real Madrid has won 100 games in the UEFA Champions League, and the number of wins of "Galaxy Battleship" is 100, and And according to the statistics of the well-known German football website "Transfer Market", Manchester United is still the team with the highest points accumulated after the restructuring of the Champions League. In the 18 UEFA Champions League they have participated in, the Red Devils with 100 wins, 48 draws and 36 losses scored a total of 348 points, 6 points more than the second place Barcelona and the third place. Real Madrid scored 13 points more, and their results in winning the Champions League twice are second only to Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan in Europe. The Red Devils deserve the title of "old team" in the Champions League.

But the joy of achieving milestones today still can't hide the fact that the Red Devils' defense line is weak.

You should know that today is the sixth time that Manchester United has conceded a goal ahead of their opponents in this season, and they have participated in only nine games in total this season.

And in these 9 games, Manchester United conceded a total of 11 goals, and the average loss of more than one goal per game should have been an intolerable stain for a giant. However, the Red Devils' defense is too generous this season, and they have made too many mistakes in front of their opponents, including in today's game. When Kruge's Sogu passed the bottom in the counterattack, Evra, who was supposed to rush forward, walked to see the ball being passed to the middle, and Evans, who was staring at the man in the middle. The interception was too amateur, which made Kru's front striker Capetanos break the door without pressure.

In an interview with Sky Sports before this game, Ancelotti has expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's defensive status and concerns about Krue's defensive counterattack: "If you have seen our first half against Southampton, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, you We should know that we still have room for improvement. The way we lost the ball in those games really made me feel a little strange. Last week, we paid attention to Kru's performance in Braga. They won that game, and in the qualifying match, they unexpectedly killed Basel, the team that eliminated us last season. Kruge's defense reacts quickly and is not afraid of physical confrontation, and defensive counterattack is their main advantage.

As Ancelotti expected, Manchester United suffered the loss of their opponent's defense in the game. It is true that the Red Devils are understaffed in the defense line now, but this does not become an excuse for the team's frequent defensive mistakes.

Does Manchester United have to rely on reversal to win? Despite the result of winning 4 reversals after 6 games, Manchester United's defense must be given due attention.

He only scored a penalty kick in three consecutive starts. In the last round of the league against Tottenham Hotspur, he even lost a key single shot. Perhaps people who have seen Li Yu's recent performance at Manchester United will begin to doubt whether the "honeymoon" period between China Shenfeng and Manchester United has passed?

Will "Li Yu" hover over the Dream Theater? However, today he went to Romania to challenge Cluj. The Red Devils, who were the first to be scored by their opponents in the first half, were finally able to reverse the 100th victory of the Champions League, relying on the two precious goals of Manchester United No. 9!

In this game against Cluj, although Nani and Valencia have never played, three strikers, Li Yu, Hernandez and Van Persie, have been sent to the starting lineup. An Shuai's intention to win the game is still very obvious, but due to the failure of the defense line so far this season has made another mistake. Manchester United fell behind earlier in the game.

After losing the ball, Manchester United tried to fight back, but the iron barrel array of Cluj, who tried to make a big hit at home, was also unambiguous.

However, at the critical moment, the Red Devils had Li Yu stand up and use a gold-like equalizer to let the Red Devils see a turn before the end of the first half: In the 29th minute, Hernandez won a free kick in the front court for Manchester United on the left. Mata picked up the ball and passed the ball, avoiding Li Yu, who was leaving the goal 1 The header hit the goal at 0 yards, and the ball bounced on Li Yu's shoulder, but it happened to draw a parabola to hang over the opponent's goalkeeper and fall into the door of Cluj, which was also Van Persie's first Champions League goal for Manchester United this season!

However, even if it can equalize the score in the first half, the task of Manchester United to win in the second half is still difficult, but in the 49th minute of the game, Li Yu scored twice to complete the task for the Red Devils: Mata's diagonal long pass on the right side, Li Yu succeeded in offside, and picked the ball lightly before the Cluj goalkeeper attacked, the ball Once again, Manchester United obediently flew across the goal line, and Manchester United, which successfully overtook the score, finally got three points as they wished, and pocketed the 100th victory of the restructured UEFA Champions League!

It is worth mentioning that in the 51st minute, Li Yu, who seemed to be docile, confronted his opponent rudely in a conflict with his opponent. The good domineeringness of Manchester United 9 can be seen!

This goal is also Li Yu's 60th goal in the Champions League, and the attribute of "Mr. Key" is even better!

Returning to the domestic arena, it was not too unexpected for Manchester United to win Newcastle 3-0, but the surprise was that the three players scored, all of whom were cold roles that could not be found in the goal list.

Evans, Evra and Cleverley, together, did not score ten goals for Manchester United, but today they teamed up to create a hearty victory for Manchester United. Northern Ireland central defender Evans, who scored the first goal, was tied for the highest 8 points in the game by Sky Sports after the game. The comments were simple and concise: "Excellent performance, the goal makes tonight's performance more satisfactory."

The 24-year-old Evans has played for Manchester United for a long time. Although there have been several out-of-the-goes in the middle, Evans has made 132 appearances for Manchester United since the 06/07 season, 81 appearances in the league, and 38 appearances in the last season. He is already a standing player of Manchester United's first team, but when it comes to goals, counting today's There are only two balls, and the scoring method is surprisingly similar.

It's the same corner kick, and it's the first record goal of the game. Last season against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the league, Evans received Carrick's corner ferry pass and shot from the ball. Today, against Newcastle, Evans directly held high and hit a header from Van Persie's corner in the penalty area. After scoring the goal, he also vented with a roar. The so-called different way, Evans' way of scoring goals is very old-fashioned - the most common set-piece in the central defender to grab points, but from getting a stable number of appearances to finding a continuous and effective way to score, Evans' progress is obvious to all.

There is a scene that makes people feel sad. When Manchester United is kicking a corner in the front court, Ferdinand, who is used to competing for the top, stays motionless in the backcourt.

It can be seen that he stayed in the backcourt to guard against the opponent's raid, but it can also be regarded as a veteran. Looking at the amazing bounce of Evans's ball today, do you still need Ferdinand to come forward to join in the fun?

Since joining Manchester United in 2006, Evans has been angryly criticized as a smuggled and soft egg. Evans has been an outstanding representative of Manchester United's middle-generation defender. After experiencing the nightmare of a 1-6 defeat to Manchester City last season, Evans gradually matured and finally vomited his resentment for six years in the second half of last season.

When Phil Jones, Smarling and others were injured and Leo was in a normal state, Evans alone supported Manchester United's entire defense like a backbone. According to the data, Evans had as many as 11 clearings and 1 interception in the whole game. In addition to scoring goals, there was also a good heel pass to Welbeck in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, the "Black Bay" was ridiculously light.

For now, both Leo and Evans are special people who must not be injured. Because they are injured again, Manchester United's central defender line can only find people from the reserve team and the youth team. Vidic and Phil Jones have been absent for a long time, and Smarin will not get better for a while. Evans injured his thigh against Tottenham and was helped out of the field. After barely making a comeback, he injured his thigh again against Cruz. However, considering the embarrasment on the Manchester United central defender line, Evans gritted his teeth and insisted on to the game. Fortunately, the Northern Patriots central defender was quite strong. Out of the best events he has won since joining Manchester United.

Manchester United's defense in the new season has been questioned, and the Red Devils are worth nearly 100 million pounds (according to the valuation of the transfer market network: Vidic 22.5 million, Ferdinand 5.3 million, Evra 13.5 million, Smaring 13 million, Jones 16 million, Bartner 5.3 million, Evans 8.4 million, Raphael 7.9 million, plus 91.9 million pounds.) What kind of performance can be achieved in the defense line? To a large extent, it depends on Evans' performance. If he is in the right state, what happens again, then Manchester United's defense line will really make people feel worried.

In the current environment where there is no competition at all, as long as Evans doesn't accidentally add trouble to his thighs, he and Leo's starting partner will obviously continue. Evans is also very optimistic about his prospects for this year. He foresaw that he will become a key player. Before the game, he He said, "When we enter the venue, we have to prove it to everyone. I think this season will be a significant season for me. Is it to quickly take advantage of the current good opportunity to temper himself into an indispensable absolute main central defender, or an ordinary rotating player who obediently gives way after the return of the competitors? Why don't Evans take advantage of the wind and waves now and make another move on, and when will he wait?

Although Manchester United beat Newcastle United away with a score of 3-0, some of the controversy in the game will still become a topic of discussion after the game. In addition to the pending case of the goal line made by Cise, Manchester United striker Van Persie is suspected of elbowing Newcastle midfielder Kabaye, and the Dutchman may be suspended for three games.

When the game reached the 83rd minute, Van Persie was entangled with Kabaye when he ran without a ball. The arm of the Dutch striker was suspected to hit Kabaye's face, and the latter then covered his face and stopped. The two then confronted each other and talked endlessly. In order to avoid the expansion of the situation, the referee Webb quickly put the two. Separated, but did not show a yellow card to Van Persie, who was suspected of fouling.

According to The Sun, Newcastle head coach Patu denounced Van Persie's malicious foul at the post-match press conference. Pardew said: "He glanced at Kabaye and elbowed him. I think it needs to be investigated after the game. Newcastle fans and Van Persie have some problems. I don't know if this is this factor. It affected him." Last season, in Arsenal's (Weibo) home game against Newcastle, there was a fierce confrontation between Van Persie and Krull, and Padu's "holiday" may be the matter.

Pardu said: "I don't think Kabaye would have stopped if he hadn't been hit by Van Persie, but I didn't see this picture myself. But through the video playback, I clearly saw that Van Persie did elbow Kabaye.

Weber, the referee on duty, did not say anything about Van Persie's move, but the Football Association will inquire about this matter and listen to his post-match report. According to the relevant regulations of the FA, if it is possible to confirm that Van Persie elbowed Kabaye, he will be suspended for three games.

According to the schedule, Manchester United's next three opponents are the league vs. Stoke City, the league vs. Chelsea and the league cup vs. Chelsea. If the charges against Van Persie are established, he may miss two key games against Chelsea.

Manchester United can beat Newcastle 3-0 on the road. On the one hand, the reason is that they have excellent ability, and on the other hand, the Red Devils have been favored by the goddess of luck in this game - Evans and Evra, two defenders, "Iron Tree Blossom" have made great achievements, and Newcastle's goal suspected of crossing the goal line was seen by the referee. For the air, even Van Persie's violent act of elbowing Newcastle midfielder Kabaye on the court finally succeeded in escaping the referee Weber's French eye and the additional punishment of the FA after the incident.

The controversial scene at that time took place in the second half of the game. Van Persie raised his arm and knocked down the Newcastle player Kabaye with his elbow without fighting for the ball.

Because the referee on duty Weber did not observe Van Persie's movements, even if Kabaye covered his face painfully and rolled on the ground, he did not make any penalty on the Dutch striker. The old lord Ferguson observed the emotional fluctuation of Van Persie, and replaced Van Persie four minutes after the incident.

After the game, Newcastle coach Padu publicly called on the FA to investigate after the game and give Van Persie a three-game suspension. At that time, he clearly observed the position of Kabaye, and then elbowed it. Otherwise, Kabaye would not have fallen to the ground for no reason.

However, the whole thing did not go in the direction Patu expected. On Monday local time, the FA said that they would not judge the three players who had caused controversy after the game according to the video evidence, and the three players were Huth, Theote and Van Persie.

Although Tiott, who maliciously stepped on Cleverley, also escaped the additional penalty, the whole Newcastle team was very angry after learning the news.

A club insider told the reporter of The Sun: "This is unbelievable. Is this kind of behavior still violent? There is no doubt that Van Persie elbowed Kabaye. The FA doesn't investigate such behavior. It's really hard to figure out. Manchester United can always escape in this situation..."

With controversy, Van Persie will return to the Netherlands this week to prepare for the next World Cup qualifiers with Van Gaal's national team. In the following two international match days, Manchester United's 34-year-old veteran defender Ferdinand, who played 81 times for England, could only stay alone in the training base of the Manchester United club to practice.

Although he did not publicly announce the decision to hang his boots in international competitions, the current head coach Hodgson of the England team has ended Ferdinand's international career for various reasons. Last week, Mrs. Huo also said in public that "he will not consider Ferdinand in the future". As a result, after media hype, the coach also caused himself a lot of trouble.

Ferdinand's experience was sympathized by Manchester United star Paris. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, the former Manchester United steel defender said: "I think Roy Hodgson's decision is completely wrong. I observe Ferdinand's performance every week, and he still has a very high standard. In my opinion, Ferdinand should still have a place in England. After Terry announced his retirement, you especially need Leo's game experience. Even if Ferdinand loses his speed advantage, he is still stronger than any England homeland central defender!"

There is no Ferdinand in Hodgson's "Three Lions" list, but it leaves another Manchester United young player, Cleverley, another chance to prove himself. Taking advantage of the league world wave to open Newcastle City's courage, Cleverley is also looking forward to his third adult national team game against San Marino this Friday.

"Despite the injury, I am still looking forward to the future." Manchester United's young player told the reporter, "Although the league has just begun, I have experienced a lot of big scenes. Playing on the full court makes me excited and helps me accumulate more game experience. I am proud of my achievements in Manchester United and England.