Chapter 452 Falling away

Returning to the domestic arena, with the goals of Li Yu and Welbeck, Manchester United defeated Norwich 2-0 at home, and the Red Devils won 19 consecutive victories at home, which also set a new record for the club. Although he was a little disappointed with the game, Ancelotti was happy about the record after the game.

"You can't say that we have performed well today, but we will never give up. This is a valuable quality. Since last season, our home record has been excellent. We only scored 1 point last season against West Bromwich Albion, otherwise, it would be a truly magical record. Since we lost to Chelsea in April 2010, we have been unbeaten at home. I hope this home state will continue.

Lindgard hasn't played for two weeks. This is a good opportunity. Mata is a little injured and not worth the risk, because we will play Liverpool in two weeks. But I think it's okay for him to catch up with the Spanish team. He just can't play today.

"In the second half, we let Park Ji-sung get closer to the middle, and Nani moved to the left, allowing Valencia to make more forward assists on the right. We performed much better in the second half. We played faster and controlled the game better, but it was still difficult to create opportunities in the game because they retreated too deep. Each of them was defending in the penalty area, and two midfielders stood in front of the back line. I've seen them in many games before, and it's very, very difficult to be defeated. Today's game proves this.

"Norwich just hid in the penalty area and played long balls. They also got some counterattack opportunities, which caused us a lot of trouble. In fact, they may create opportunities in every counterattack. That puts us under a lot of pressure. Norwich's defensive counterattack may hurt us.

"Valencia once had a bit of a ball, and Pilgington got the ball, which was an incredible opportunity for them. You won't expect Anderson to make a header. After that, Norwich still has a chance. It's really an exciting game. I just feel that we need to control the ball in the front court. In this game, the little pea didn't get the space for the normal game, and Welbeck improved a lot after playing.

Phil Jones, who performed well in this game, said, "This is a difficult game. Norwich was prepared, which made it difficult for us to open the situation, but we showed the championship sign today and scored two goals at the last minute. This is an important victory for us. As a champion, fans always expect you to perform your best every week, but we know that football is not like this, and today's game proves it. I really enjoy my performance at this moment.

Manchester United, which is at the top of the table, played against the promoted Manovic at home, which was originally considered to be a game without suspense.

However, the "canary" put out layers of iron barrels, making it difficult for Manchester United to find a way to break through the opponent's goal in nearly 70 minutes. Fortunately, with two goals from Anderson and Welbeck, Manchester United struggled to get a valuable three-pointer at home. In the table, they still beat their sworn enemies with a goal difference and occupy the top of the table.

In this game, Manchester United sent the ace front line combination of Li Yu and Little Pea. Hernandez returned from injury and entered the game, which shows Ancelotti's trust in them. Before the game, An Shuai said that Manchester United's No. 9 and No. 14 will become the most powerful partner after the "Black Wind Double" in 1999.

Therefore, fans naturally have higher expectations for this game, and a "killing operation" against the "canary" seems to be inevitable. However, contrary to expectations, although the two main strikers worked very hard on the court, they did not create many threatening opportunities. On the contrary, Norwich, who insisted on defending and counterattack, repeatedly threatened the gate guarded by Lindgaard and taught Manchester United's defenders a lesson.

Until the 64th minute, Ancelotti, which the team had been unable to attack for a long time, finally couldn't help adjusting: Giggs replaced Nani, who was not in the best form, and Verbeck replaced Hernandez, who was not performing well.

It turned out that Ancelotti's replacement had a miraculous effect: only 4 minutes later, Giggs made a corner kick, Manchester United made two header relays in the penalty area, and finally Manchester United's No. 9 header broke the net at close range, breaking the deadlock on the court and stabilizing the team's heart. In the 87th minute, Manchester United continuously passed and cooperated on the right side of the front court. Valencia received Park Ji-sung's pass and handed it to Welbeck outside the penalty area. The young England general immediately passed it to the South Koreans in front of him, and also cleverly entered the hinterland of the restricted area. Park Ji-sung understood that he would pass to the middle. Welbeck easily shoveled the goal, completed the third league goal of the season, and also helped the team completely lock in the victory.

The substitute came out to kill the game, and England's post-90s striker's performance was well received: in the Sky Sports score, he scored 7 points and tied for the second place in the team. Manchester United's official website said that the performance of the local striker has attracted attention and provided fresh elements for the offensive end, and the England team going to Montenegro must have a place.

Yes, before the start of this season, no one expected that Welbeck, who returned on loan, would be in such a good state. I'm afraid that the little pea, which has firmly occupied the main position, will have a chill: Welbeck, who has scored 5 goals for Manchester United in the last six games, has completely surpassed the Mexican who has scored 2 goals in 7 games. Who dares to say that No. 19 must be the "thousand-year substitute"?

Judging from Werbeck's performance in many games, his ball-making ability and sense of grabbing points are not inferior to his competitors at the front line. His strong body gives him a favorable position in the penalty area, which is very suitable as a bridgehead to create a killing machine at the front end. Four of Werbeck's five goals are against Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and the Champions League against Basel. It can be seen that the bigger the scene, the better Welbeck's ability will be, and the younger player will not have stage fright.

What's more valuable is that Ancelotti, who is also cultivating young talents in England, is more continuing the tradition of Manchester United, but the harvest is likely to be a future leader.

Before the end of the game, Li Yu, who had a poor performance in this game, did not pass the ball to Welbeck in a better position after receiving a long pass from Giggs. As a result, the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar and lost an excellent scoring opportunity.

Seeing this scene, Welbeck waved vigorously to express his dissatisfaction with the big brother of the front line, showing his domineering spirit. How can Ancelotti not love such a meritorious player? If Phil Jones, born in 1992, is a piece of "naturally carved" pure jade, then Danny Welbeck in 1990 is a shining black pearl.

However, the media also pointed out that Li Yu still lacked a kind of domineering on the field. Even his teammates directly expressed their dissatisfaction, and Li Yu's time as the real core of Manchester United had to continue.

On the national match day, Li Yu did not go back to participate in the competition of the Huaxia Hong Kong team. Now it seems that under the arrangement of the Swedish leader, some warm-up matches and Asian qualifiers will not recruit Li Yu back to the national team in many cases.

It is believed that Eriksson is deliberately running into the existing lineup. After all, in world-wide competitions, Li Yu alone's performance does not guarantee that the Chinese Hong Kong team will defeat the traditional strong team.

Such a run-in is a must. Sometimes it is enough to recall Li Yu and maintain a certain tacit understanding!

Erickson did this, of course, which made Manchester United particularly happy. The core role of Manchester United No. 9 is too critical. It is definitely a good thing to see less national team games and reduce the possibility of affecting the state of players.

Last season, Ferguson tasted the sweetness in this regard. Li Yu, who was very healthy for a season, guaranteed Manchester United's final good results.

This season, this rule has been verified in the next double red meeting with Liverpool.

Let's get together and retreat! Manchester United, which has lost three games in a row at Anfield, relies on Manchester United's No. 9 Li Yu's substitute savior to avoid another embarrassment on their sworn enemy in this game.

Judging from the starting list formulated by Ancelotti, Manchester United have long focused on the English derby on the midfield fight and solid defense. Evra, the left-back as the captain, led Manchester United to hold the most important position with practical actions.

Shortly after the opening, the Liverpool obviously focused their attack on the Frenchman with ulterior motives: in the 3rd minute, Liverpool quickly cooperated on the right side of the front court, Gerard tried to break through and made a cross, and Evra struggled to shovel the ball out of the bottom line; in the 12th minute, Downing made a big foot on the right side, hoping to take advantage of the speed. Eat Evra, while the French pretended to stretch out their legs to defend Downing, but the latter fell to the ground. At this time, Evra immediately signaled the referee's behavior with his hand and made a "diving" gesture. At the end of the half, Evra and Ashley Young pinched Suarez, who broke through from the right. Although Ashley Young got a yellow card for a foul, he also defeated a very threatening attack.

In the second half, Evra's "spiritual strength" as the captain of Manchester United was vivid: in the 58th minute, Suarez kicked the Frenchman's knee in the fight, the latter covered his knee and fell to the ground in pain, while referee Marina did not show the Uruguayan a yellow card. Unexpectedly, Evra, who went out of the court for treatment with anger, heard some Liverpool fans booing at him and immediately kissed the Manchester United logo on the stands of Liverpool's loyal fans!

The unpopular Frenchman on the court was immediately booed more violently by more than 40,000 Liverpool fans, making the smell of gunpowder on the field stronger. In the 64th minute, during the Liverpool set-piece, the pair of "old enemies" had physical contact again. After both were warned by the referee, the "Pocket" provokedly touched the head of the "Black Whirlwind". Evra, who was nearly six years older than the Uruguayan, immediately blocked his opponent with his arm and fought back without showing weakness. Later, Evra received a yellow card for complaining too much about the opponent's fouls to the referee.

After the game, Evra revealed that the reason why she was emotional was that Suarez scolded him with words involving racial discrimination.

The Daily Mail revealed that Suarez called Evra a nigger. Evra said, "I'm very annoyed. It's 2011. You shouldn't have encountered this kind of thing. Suarez knows what he is talking about, and the referee knows it very well. I don't want to repeat it, but it's a racist word. He said it more than 10 times. He tried to disturb me. I was not too affected, but it was very annoying and disappointing. The latest news is that the FA is already investigating the matter.

Sky Sports gave Evra the team the highest 7 points after the game, believing that he "completed the defensive task better in the boos of Liverpool fans". Manchester United's official website commented on him as "There is no doubt that it is the best game of the season, and he is fully prepared for it. The opening tackle against Gerrard won the goal ball, and it was also very safe to stop De Gea's chest. The assist to Jones's cross was very good, but at the same time he got a yellow card because of the dispute with Suarez and Kuite.

However, OPTA's post-match data shows that Evra's performance is not so perfect, even slightly worse: 7 rounds, 1 threat pass, and 1 tackle. However, only 19 of the 32 passes were in place, and the pass success rate was 59.4%. The ball was successfully passed 12 times in the front court, and the success rate of passing the ball in the front court was only 57.1%. As many as 19 goals were lost in the game, and 4 rebounds were successful after losing the ball.

It can be seen that the sharp contrast between the shameful game data and the unruly on the court is reflected to the greatest extent on the Manchester United captain. This reminds people of Gary Neville, the veteran captain of Manchester United who has just retired and also hates Liverpool. The Manchester United legend never hides his dislike for Liverpool: "I can't stand Liverpool, I can't stand the Liverpool people, I can't stand anything about them."

In the last few years of Manchester United, Neville's state declined so fast that he was completely incompetable for the main position. Now that the New Year is over, Evra, who no longer has the ruling-level strength, has become an indisputable fact that her declining state. It's just that his encouragement to young players and playing experience on the field was very important to Ferguson's team at that time.

Before the game, Evra said in an interview with Sky Sports that he hoped that the whole Manchester United team could unite to welcome the game: "We should do our best to defend and become closer, and not give our opponents too many opportunities. Although I'm only 30 years old, I already feel like the oldest player here. I want young players to see that I'm still here to pay and eager to participate in every game.

It is worth mentioning that Evra advertised the betting company before the game and beat Ashley Young and Mata to win the championship in football bowling. I don't know if this way of relaxation made him get back in time.

It is really suitable to use the phrase "the heart is not old" to describe today's French left-back. Although he is not British, he pays as much attention to the "national derby" as any English player, even a Liverpool player.

Former Manchester United No. 10 Rooney claimed that his whole family were Everton fans, and he hated Liverpool since he was a child. Liverpool captain Gerrard even said in his autobiography: "In the 90-minute game, I want Manchester United to die." Obviously, the hatred between clubs can be described as "engraved in the heart".

So it is not difficult to understand why Ferguson was so "angry" when Heinze decided to leave Manchester United in 2007 and expressed his hope to join Liverpool.

In this game, Manchester United was able to retreat from Anfield. In addition to Li Yu's goal, there is another player.

The devastated performance at the beginning of the season made Manchester United's attackers win widespread praise. At the same time, De Gea, who joined in a high profile with the aura of "Van der Sar's successor", was sadly reduced to the focus of media criticism due to several low-level mistakes during the adaptation period.

But with the deepening of the season, De Gea has completely torn off the label of "dish goods" with his dominance performance, and its role in the team is becoming more and more obvious. In the battle with Chelsea's Tianwang Mountain, De Gea used two world-class saves to help the team defend the victory, against the tough Stoke City, De Gea Four pre-goal rescues helped the team stay undefeated. In this game with Liverpool's England derby, De Gea once again saved the team with a magical performance. In the words of Manchester United's official website, De Gea's several highlight moments are completely life-and-death rescue for Manchester United.

In the 34th minute, Charlie Adam carried Phil Jones and ran all the way to the penalty area for a long shot. The ball hit Evans's foot and rebounded to Suarez's feet. Suarez calmly buckled Evans, who returned to the defense, and fell to the ground and shot at the first time. De Gea subconsciously blocked the Uruguayan striker's must-goal goal.

Although at first glance, De Gea was able to block the shot, largely due to Suarez's right shooting angle, he was able to make such a quick response when he was half blocked by Evans, and chose the most reasonable defensive position in advance, all of which showed De Gea's outstanding defense. Talent of the door.

In the 82nd minute, De Gea completed the impossible task again. Downing made a cross from the left and shoveled the unguarded Kuit on the edge of the penalty area. The ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal, but the fast-moving De Gea caught up in time and jumped up in front of the ball about to fly into the goal and blocked the ball with one palm. Kuit's face was full of surprise and regret, as if he couldn't believe that this kind of ball could be thrown out.

The game entered the final injury stoppage time, and Liverpool's substitute player Henderson had a chance to make a final sound and become an Anfield hero. He received a pass from Suarez and volleyed vigorously 20 yards away from the goal. The ball went straight to the back corner of the goal with an obvious fall. De Gea stood slightly forward and saw that the ball was about to hang into the goal behind him, but the Spanish prodigy began to retreat at the moment Henderson's foot and was chasing back quickly. In the process, the ape flew the ball out of the bottom line to keep the team's hard-won draw.