Chapter 204 The Bloodless English Derby
After Manchester United arrived in London, many media found scratches on Rooney's face. Soon, as soon as the issue of scratches became the focus of the interview.
Rooney also gave the original words given by Li Yu to the media.
Who would believe that a night owl suddenly rushed in while driving?
Who are you lying to? Obviously, it's the human brain!
But no matter how much the media questions, Rooney still said that. There is nothing wrong with the night owl scratching. Who doesn't believe it?
Rooney suddenly became popular, but Li Yu shared a lot of media attention. This away trip was Li Yu's most comfortable one recently.
Arsenal have only won 1 of the last 8 games between the two sides, and have fallen behind with 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 4 games. But Arsenal lost only one home game against Manchester United in the previous nine leagues. The two sides have played 35 games in the Premier League history. Manchester United has the upper hand with 14 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, including 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses away. In 208 historical games between the two sides, Manchester United has the upper hand with 85 wins, 46 draws and 77 losses. Alexander Song, who returned from the African Cup, entered the starting line-up, and Nasri replaced the injured Da Silva. Manchester United only used Park Ji-sung to rotate Giggs, and Brown replaced the banned Ferdinand to start.
Leaving aside the record of the two teams, the core grudges in the team are still talked about by the fans. What kind of sparks will Fabregas collide against Li Yu again?
Of course, Arsenal vs. Manchester United, people's topic is no longer just the enmity that can never be solved between the two Premier League sworn enemies, but also about who can win the game and continue to lead Chelsea or catch up with the opponent.
However, the significance of this game is far beyond the focus of the Premier League, because this is the first sports game broadcast by 3D technology in human history, which is a landmark milestone in both the history of sports and in the history of television.Of course, fans can't watch the game on the sofa at home. Sky Sports, which is responsible for the broadcast of Premier League events, has installed 3D screens in 9 bars in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin, and special glasses are prepared so that fans can see the wonderful broadcast through 3D technology. The competition.
According to Sky Sports TV, they have been preparing for more than two years to introduce 3D broadcasting technology. It is worth mentioning that the technical team also flew to the United States to ask James Cameron, a 3D film pioneer and director of Avatar. Darren Long, the manager in charge of the 3D project, said: "Cameron is a prophet of 3D imaging technology. He lives, breathes and eats in 3D technology, and he hopes to see the revitalization of 3D."
Of course, Sky Sports' ambition is more than just one game. They are going to open a special Sky Sports 3D platform in April this year. At that time, the current 1.6 million Sky HD users can watch at least one 3D event a week for free without changing the set-top box (built-in 3D standard).
The Rugby Six Nations has also previously announced that the football match between England and Wales, which will be held on February 6, will also be broadcast live in 40 3D cinemas across the UK. In addition, ESPN also made it clear earlier that they will conduct a full 3D live broadcast of the World Cup in South Africa this summer.
Chinese fans can't enjoy such a game broadcast, but with Li Yu, they have the same fun and gather in the bar waiting for the official kickoff of the game.
The game finally arrived as scheduled. After the beginning, the two teams played not conservatively. Compared with the familiarity of the two teams, it doesn't make any sense to be more conservative!
In the 3rd minute, Fabregas made a long pass, Brown's header was incompetent, Ashawen broke into the left side of the penalty area and made a low shot from the far corner, and the Russian failed to pass to Nasri, who was encircled in the middle.
In the 7th minute, Nani made a direct pass, and Fletcher's cross from the right side of the penalty area was grabbed by Garas on the edge of the penalty area before Rooney.
One minute later, Nani quickly got rid of Clichy and broke into the right side of the penalty area and made a cross. Park Ji-sung missed the ball at the front point, and Alexander Song cleared the bottom line before Carrick. Manchester United got the first corner kick, but Garras finally cleared.
On Manchester United's side, Nani was the first to exert his strength. The Portuguese, who was surrounded by a crisis in the team, finally broke out, and his ball on the right side was extremely active.
As for Arsenal, it is undoubtedly their captain Fabregas who stood up.
In the 13th minute, Fabregas passed the ball, and Ashavin broke into the left side of the penalty area and shook Brown, but the arc shot from the last 15 yards missed the far corner.
15 minutes before the game, it seemed that there was no threat from Manchester United's front line. Li Yu and Rooney's front line combination was surrounded by Arsenal's defensive line, but the midfielder got several shots.
Nani's activity had to tilt Arsenal's midfield defense to the right side of Manchester United, but after Alexander Song stepped on Nani's ankle and was warned with a yellow card, the defense became extremely passive.
Even Nani's excellent performance made Arsenal's defense begin to loosen.
Li Yu and Rooney ushered in the best opportunity after the opening.
Nani crossed the side road. After taking the ball, Li Yu directly turned around and ate Garas. This poor French central defender used to show off his power in front of Li Yu, but now he is quiet like a kitten. Li Yu really doesn't have a good way. Garas still has a psychological shadow now. How can he face Li Yu again? I can't stand it.
Wenger actually knew that the problem existed, but it was not as easy as he thought. The fear on the court was to find self-confidence on the court. Wenger encouraged Garras so much before the game, but looking at the effect, it was obviously not very good.
He was so easily thrown away by Li Yu that Garas had to use both hands and feet to try to put Li Yu down. The boy's threat was too big to let him get close to the restricted area again!
Li Yu did not let Garas succeed, unless Garas directly hugged Li Yu with the action of judo, and his submissive little action was not a threat to Li Yu.
As soon as he struggled his shoulders, he exerted his strength under his feet and easily took the ball away. If it hadn't been for Garas's black face, everyone would have seen a big red apple. Shame! I wanted to foul, but I didn't succeed!
Fabregas immediately came to make up for it. Who knew that Li Yu had no intention of fighting against him? The ball was knocked back to Nani on the right by Manchester United No. 9.
After Nani's beautiful breakthrough on the right side, Park Ji-sung passed the far point on the right side of the penalty area. Amunia tried to pull out the crossbar but put on his own goal.
1:0, Arsenal goalkeeper will give you a big gift!
It's simply a devastating blow. It's really frustrating to lose the ball in this way!
Arsenal fans at the scene made a huge startling sound!
Manchester United players don't celebrate too much, and the players run over and clap their hands with each other to celebrate.
It's really boring. Li Yu ran back.
"This goal is not exciting!" Rooney's words were exactly what Li Yu thought.
"Wild cat man, shall we give them an exciting one later?" Li Yu put her arms on Rooney's shoulder and called out the recently popular nickname.
"What the hell, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have such a nickname!" However, I reluctantly accepted your proposal and gave them something exciting!" Rooney showed no weakness. He said, and his hands were not honest. He ravaged Li Yu's hair before he agreed.
Except for the two parties, all of them thought it was a celebration of the goal between their teammates!
What's there? It didn't attract attention at all.
But in the following game, Arsenal players found that the Manchester United front line, which had just been relatively silent, began to run crazily after scoring the goal.
Isn't it time for us to attack? Why did their front line come down after Manchester United scored a goal?
Most Arsenal players can't understand this problem, but the situation on the field is like this. Manchester United's performance on the field is completely the rhythm of winning the game!
Manchester United immediately used a counterattack to expand the score in the 37th minute. Fabregas's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked and deflected, and Garas missed the ball from a long distance.
In the picture, it was as if the Arsenal central defender deliberately leaked it to Rooney. Rooney immediately launched a counterattack and passed it to Nani on the right side. Just now, all the members pressed the left side of Arsenal on the attack. Now it is a completely open place. The Portuguese pushed forward with the ball at high speed, and then he made a precise direct pass on the right side. Li Yu He made a low shot from the lower left corner for 14 yards, which was his 25th league goal of the season.
A 71-year-old veteran fan forgot the pain of the team's loss, but was excited about the broadcast technology. "I have been watching Arsenal for 60 years. Four weeks ago, I heard that Sky TV was going to broadcast the event with 3D stereo TV technology, so I've been waiting here for a long time. Its broadcast perspective is impressive and great.
"The best thing is the slow-motion playback provided by the camera behind the goal, and Li Yu's shot flew directly to me. I even think I'm the Gunner's goalkeeper Amunia, who can save this shot. Fan Alex still talked about it after the game.
Arsenal fans who saw the 3D broadcast seemed to have forgotten the concept of losing, but were surprised by the new technology.
Arsenal fans at the scene don't think so. Before the end of the first half, they are already two goals behind. No one will accept the current situation on the field!
Hush, they are expressing their dissatisfaction with the team, especially Garas. Is he sleepwalking on the field?
Ferguson is sitting firmly on the fishing platform. There is nothing to worry about in today's game. The players show that both their state and their desire to survive are enough to win the opponent.
At the end of the first half, the score was 2:0, and Manchester United led Arsenal away.
The situation in the second half is still the same, Arsenal's attack still lacks threat, and Manchester United's counterattack is even sharper.
In the 48th minute, Sarnia kicked Rooney's calf, and the latter continued to play after treatment.
In the 50th minute, Nani passed the ball, and Rooney's long shot from 30 yards from the left was confiscated after being blocked by Amunia.
Manchester United locked the victory in the 52nd minute. The ingenious cooperation between Carrick, Rooney and Li Yu opened the gap. Carrick made a direct pass. Li Yu, who succeeded in offside, broke into the left rib of the penalty area for 11 yards. After attracting all the attention of the opponent's goalkeeper Amunia, Manchester United No. 9 decisively crossed, and Rooney gently pushed the empty goal. The score became 3:0!
After scoring the goal, Rooney ran over and jumped on Li Yu's quilt. He rode Li Yu and shouted, "Go to hell, wild cats!"
Li Yu didn't expect that Rooney would still think about this after scoring the goal, but this is also a kind of vent. I don't think this boy will have anything to do with the wild cat for the rest of his life.
In the 54th minute, Sarnia passed the ball, and Fabregas shot slightly higher than the crossbar at 25 yards.
Two minutes later, Sarnia passed the ball, and Fabregas' low shot in the arc of the penalty area was confiscated by Van der Sar.
Then Alexander Song's long-range shot was also obtained by Van der Sar.
In the 60th minute, Ashavin's barb pass on the right side of the penalty area, and Alexander Song's shot from 15 yards missed the left post.
One minute later, Wal-Mart replaced De Nielsen.
Ferguson has understood Wenger's intention to replace people, and Arsenal gave up this game.
The old man was not polite. He replaced Li Yu and Rooney on the front line, and Owen and Valencia appeared.
Arsenal finally won a city in the 80th minute, which can be regarded as saving some face at home. Nasri's left cross was cleared, and the volley in the arc of Vermaren's penalty area hit Evans and deflected into the net.
In the end, Manchester United won 3-1 away against Arsenal. After the game, the media described the game as Manchester United's most relaxed battle.
Yes, although Arsenal is at home, its performance is completely suppressed by Manchester United. Today is more like a game at Old Trafford, and the opponent is the team in the middle of the points.
Being able to take down Arsenal without bloodshed is undoubtedly too good for Ferguson.
In an interview after the game, Ferguson came straight to the point: "We gave a great performance, and I am very happy." This victory not only made the Lord's team lead Chelsea by 2 points, but also widened the gap with the Arsenal points behind him by 6 points. At this time of the year, you need to drive at full power. I think Wednesday's victory (Manchester United's 3-1 elimination of their rival Manchester City in the second round of the League Cup semi-finals) once again gave each of us enough excitement. You can see today that the team is really ready to win the game.
Of the three goals, Rooney and Li Yu's goals were all from the counterattack. Ferguson did not shy away from this: "The counterattack has always been an important part of Manchester United's game, especially on the road. And we got enough opportunities to fight back today. Obviously, Ferguson focused on the team's counterattack before the game. Arsenal has created enough threats near our penalty area. If we can always break the ball and launch a quick counterattack, we will have enough chances to beat them. For the defeated gunman, the Manchester United coach affirmed it without saying anything.
Ferguson praised Nani, who made the first two goals: "He quickly found self-confidence after the injury, and his performance today is first-class. What he showed today is definitely his best condition. The Portuguese, who was once rumored to be washed away by the Red Devils for shelling Ferguson, completely reversed his image in Ferguson's mind with today's performance, and the Lord also hinted at the intention to reconcile: "He is 23 years old this year, and he should be mature. Although he is usually a little introverted in private, the weekly games can hone his character, which is good for him.
Hearing Ferguson's praise, the Portuguese also responded: "I think this should be my best performance. The whole team's performance is great, and I'm very happy to help (to the team). I don't know if the feud between the 23-year-old young general and the Lord will come to an end some time ago.
For Li Yu, who has been red recently, Ferguson will not fall behind: "I think he is the key to the team's victory. The opponent can't limit him at all. He participates in almost every attack. He is great today! The new contract between us is simply too timely, or we may have to raise the price after this game!"
When the old man talked about Li Yu, he joked with the media.
With two Niruni and Nani, as well as Li Yu's super performance, Manchester United easily defeated Arsenal 3-1 away. In this game, the three people led all the attacks of Manchester United. In front of such an attack combination, Arsenal is simply a mud wall. With a little stronger, the goal will appear.
According to the Daily Mail, Ferguson is going to sell Owen this summer, and the English Golden Boy has only joined the Red Devils for a little more than half a year. Owen's last start for Manchester United was in the league against Hull City at home. In that game, Li Yu and Rooney teamed up for the fourth year, but Owen did nothing.
According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United hopes to save Owen's £50,000 weekly salary and is ready to add this weekly salary to Rooney. If Owen decides to stay, he is likely to become the 7th striker of Manchester United next season, after Li Yu, Rooney, Diouf, Welbeck, Maceda and a striker who will join in the summer.
Ferguson's decision was undoubtedly a big blow to Owen, although according to Owen's performance in recent weeks, it is not surprising that the Lord made this decision.
This season, Irving has played for Manchester United 26 times. Only 10 games were the first game, scoring 7 goals in all competitions, but only 2 of them were scored in the league. The last league goal was the winning goal of Manchester United's 4-3 victory over Manchester City on September 20.
That is to say, Owen has not scored in the Premier League for nearly four and a half months. The delay in failure to play the main force is also a loss to Owen's income. The contract signed between Owen and Manchester United last summer stated that according to the number of Golden Boy's appearances in Manchester United, the weekly salary and bonus fluctuate accordingly.This season, Rooney and Li Yu's continuous performance has also compressed Owen's living space. Football is undoubtedly a cruel sport. No matter how brilliant your past is, the present is the most critical. Performance will not be cleaned up. This is what every football player has to face.
Last Sunday's League Cup semi-final home game against Manchester City, and this away game against Arsenal's league focus, Owen played less than 30 minutes in two games.
In the recent league against Birmingham, Ferguson sent Diouf Jr. at the last moment to win, and did not give Owen a chance to play. Because of his calm performance at Manchester United, Owen can almost conclude that he will miss the World Cup. The 2001 European Footballer of the Year will face a career choice at the end of this season. Football is his favorite profession, but his interest in horse racing has increased in recent years. The Daily Mirror said that if Owen could find a club and give him more opportunities to play, the Lord would not stop Owen from leaving the team.