Chapter 466 Unexpected New Aid

In the third round of the FA Cup, Manchester City played against the derby's sworn enemy Manchester United at the Itihad Stadium. Before the game, Manchester United officially announced the breaking news that the retired Scholes announced his official comeback, and he will become one of the substitutes in the Manchester United derby.

Manchester United officially announced that Scholes will return to the team. He will play for Manchester United this season, and the statement will take effect immediately. Ferguson said, "Scholes made a great decision. It is always sad to see such a great player retire, especially considering that he retired too early. But he is in good shape, and I always feel that he should play for another season. It's great to see his comeback.

It is not difficult to see who finally contributed to this matter after hearing Ferguson's words.

Ancelotti is also happy that at this time, a meritorious player will return to the team to help Manchester United tide over the difficulties.

Scholes said, "Since I hung up my boots, I have expressed the most clear meaning. I miss the time when I played football. I'm glad that Ancelotti still feels that I can contribute to the team. I look forward to playing my role and trying to bring more success to this great club.

It turned out that Scholes's return did play a positive role. Manchester United thrillingly eliminated Manchester City in the away game and advanced to the next round of the FA Cup.

However, the game was thrilling and the topic was endless.

Three goals led, the other side played one less person, but was finally chased by two goals in a row, and even almost let the cooked duck fly at the last moment... Yes, you're right. This is another frightening game. The protagonist is still Manchester United, which reassures many red devil fans.

After scoring three goals in the first half and Manchester City's main central defender Compani's red card, the players on Manchester United's back line were "unwilling to be lonely" and insisted on adding some suspense to the already settled game. Among them, the most "active" performance is the captain, the French left-back Evra, a Manchester United player who almost staged the "Infernal Affairs" drama.

Facing Manchester City, which is extremely powerful in the middle and front court, Manchester United, which has lost three goals in the last two games, can be said to be "like walking on thin ice". With only the devastated defense line, it is almost impossible to seal the opponent.

Although only 12 minutes after the start of the game, Manchester City's central defender Compani came off with a red card because the tackle was too dangerous, which made the team very passive for a period of time. Unexpectedly, Manchester United's defense, led by Evra, was very cooperative to provide the opponent with offensive opportunities again and again. The performance of the French left-back in this game is also full of ups and downs, which is completely unreassuring.

In the 8th minute, Evra was shaken on the left side by Adam Johnson, so he had to trip the opponent and give the opponent a free kick. In the 30th minute, the Frenchman received Nani's ball and passed it into the penalty area. The ball blocked by the opponent bounced to the foot of Welbeck through the change line, and the latter turned around and shot the goal. In the 47th minute, Evra knocked down Manchester City right-back Richards on the left side of his guard. While being fined a yellow card, he gave his opponent a good free kick. "Golden Left Foot" Kolarov scored an arc ball directly through Manchester United's goal, opening the prelude to the home team's counterattack.

In the 64th minute, the Frenchman made a mistake with Scholes when throwing the ball from the left side of the backfield and was intercepted by Milner, causing Aguero to score a goal; in the 71st minute, Giggs complained to Evra that the latter's pass was not in the right time; in the 84th minute, Manchester United appeared on the left side of the backcourt. In the air, Ferdinand defended Milner for Evra, causing the latter to fall to the ground and foul the ball. Then the English central defender turned around and cursed Evra, who had already lost his position, accusing him of weak defense and needed to "wipe his buttocks" by himself. The Frenchman wearing the captain's armband knew that he was wrong and looked embarrassed.

It was not until the final whistle that the hearts of Manchester United fans were really relieved. And almost all this is thanks to Evra.

Of course, such a bad performance can't escape the eyes of fans. In the post-match fan rating of Sky Sports, Manchester United's left-back scored only 6 points.

And the Manchester Evening News's evaluation of the French is straight to the nail on the head: if you always want to run forward, you should focus more on defense.

Roby Savage, a former Manchester United youth player and now a BBC football commentator, also rudely criticized the Manchester United captain: "Evra, as the captain, had a very bad afternoon." After the game, data from OPTA showed that Evra only cleared 3 times in the whole game and contributed 2 passes, including 1 effective cross, 1 threat ball, 10 one-on-one, 4 successful, plus 3 fouls and 1 yellow card.

After reviewing the performance of the French boss in the game, it is not difficult to see that today's Evra prefers to attack in the front court and play very high; but it lacks a focused attitude on the defensive end, and even frequently gives the opponent a good opportunity to score. I'm afraid it's difficult to reassure people in such a state.

As the most stable player in the main position on the back line this season, Patrice Evra has played 26 times after the core of the frontcourt core Nani and the new defender Phil Jones.

On the one hand, such frequent appearances are due to the lack of strong competitors on the left, and on the other hand, after O'Shea's transfer, substitute left-back Fabio has been injured for a long time, which makes Evra have to insist on playing and become the "attendance superman" in the team. It should be said that since the transfer from Monaco to Manchester United in 2006, in addition to facing competition with Argentine defender Heinze at the beginning of joining, Evra has been "sitting firmly on the fishing platform" and has long been the most suspenseful player in the team with fewer injuries. As long as he is not injured, he will almost never be rotated. .

Thinking about Manchester United's three consecutive Premier League championships from 2006 to 2009, Evra at that time was worthy of being the "world's first left-back". Both speed, endurance and explosive power are first-class, and frequent assists to the front court have also become one of Manchester United's offensive tools, and the domineeringness of eating the left side has made many players "sense" Frightened." Now that Evra's state has declined sharply, it can be said that he can't attack or defend back in the game. What attracts people's attention is more off-court factors, such as the recent "racial discrimination incident", which ended with the perpetrator Suarez being suspended for eight games.

As he grows older, Evra may be more difficult to find the feeling of that year than climbing to the sky.

Nowadays, Manchester United's most criticized position is mainly concentrated in the center-forward position, which can be said to be well-known. In terms of left-back, in addition to "Yu Yong Kejia" veteran Evera, it is difficult for Manchester United to find the second player to deserve the main position. Therefore, letting scouts stare at the midfielders in the transfer market while digging and discovering some powerful full-backs must also be something Ancelotti must do.

The ups and downs of the FA Cup Manchester derby slowly made a curtain call in the clutters of boos and applause. Manchester United dangerously defeated their sworn enemy in the same city to advance to the next round. At the same time, it was also the shame of being swept by their opponents 6-1 in the league. This should have been a happy result for Manchester United fans. After all, this is the first time in Manchester United's history that they have eliminated their opponents away from home in the FA Cup, and it is also the first time that the team has broken the door of Manchester City three times since April 1996. But for both Manchester United players and fans, this game is hard to be satisfied, because the victory is not It's supposed to be so awkward.

The referee Foy sent off Manchester City's captain and defense core Compani in just 12 minutes. This was a very controversial decision. As a result, a close-to-match peak confrontation quickly evolved into a one-sided goal performance. At the end of the first half of the game, the score on the scoreboard was 3-0 and Manchester United. With the advantage of one person, Manchester United fans are no longer satisfied with defeating their opponents, but begin to expect that the team can return all the humiliation suffered by 1-6 nights with a smooth and crazy victory.

As usual, Ancelotti asked the players to continue to score goals in the locker room. The fans shouted the slogan of 7-0. Gary Neville also expressed his optimistic expectation of the team's big goal with "There are still 45 minutes left, we are 4-6 behind" (1-6 and 3-0 added). However, after the change of war, Manchester United's performance disappointed everyone. The offensive end was small and rich, and the defensive end almost completed the brave Manchester City to complete a shocking reversal.

If the free-kick expert Kolarov's goal is a puzzle of personal ability, the subsequent performance of the two teams has completely exposed Manchester United's lack of control over the game.

Ancelotti, who has always been stable, hastily chosen to let Manchester United attack crazily. Scholes, who has not played for half a year, has just returned. In such an important game, he appeared as a substitute. It was his stop error that was seized by Milner. Aguero's two dragons went to sea to narrow the gap between the two sides to only one goal left. An ethical drama originally with the theme of slaughter has become an inspirational film of the Blue Moon Legion.

Seeing that the lead was quickly eroded, Manchester United's players seemed to have forgotten their numerical advantage, not only timid on the offensive end, but also flawed on the defensive end.

Scholes's cross pass error almost caused another disaster. Phil Jones's fall interception in the penalty area has created an opportunity for Foy to use the penalty to regain the law enforcement balance. Ferdinand's hasty foul in stoppage time almost made Kolarov use the free kick to complete the kill, and all 11 players shrank in the penalty area. The last blow was still scored by Manchester City goalkeeper Pantilimon. The calm and sophisticated Red Devil, who never gives up when he is behind and leads, has been completely overwhelmed by the "noisy neighbor" at this moment.

In such adversity, you can push your opponents to the edge of the cliff. Manchester City's soldiers can walk out of the Etihad Stadium with their heads held high. It can even be said that they have further consolidated their psychological advantages against Manchester United through a loss, while Manchester United players deeply feel the soul of the team. The lack of is a kind of self-confidence called domineering. It only belongs to the king on the court and is the most proud temperament of the Red Devils.

In the 6-1 game, Manchester City took advantage of the number of people to completely defeat the opponent. Mancini also said afterwards: "To deal with a team like Manchester United is to fight to the death. You can't give the opponent a chance to fight back. This is the pursuit of victory and respect for the opponent."

This time, Manchester United played more or less in 82 minutes, but failed to defeat the tenacious opponent in one fell swoop, and even almost made the opponent complete a reversal that went down in history. Such madness was once the patent of Manchester United before. After the game, the old lord sighed, "We played a little carelessly in the second half of the game. When we led 3-0, we should kill the game, but we made a mistake and paid the price for it."

Indeed, the former Manchester United made their opponents desperate. They can often reverse the decline at the last minute. They almost never make mistakes when they lead, and even their opponents sometimes disarm in advance. In the face of Manchester United, they choose to give up and recuperate against those teams that are hopeful to score points. At that time, Manchester United was the real British hegemon, with the magic of not fighting and convincing dominance, but it is obvious that the current Manchester United does not have such an aura.

Ancelotti stressed before the game: "The team's experience will play a huge role in the season sprint stage, which is the foundation accumulated after winning many championships." But without Foy's red card gift, if Phil Jones' upper limb interception is awarded a penalty, and if Lindgaard fails to stop Kolarov's last strong free kick, the result of this game will probably have a devastating blow to the so-called championship background of the Lord.

Ancelotti had to warn the players after the game: "I don't think this result will have any impact on our future games, but if we are still like this in the future, we will definitely pay for it."

Of course, in any case, Manchester United finally entered the fourth round of the FA Cup. They will continue their season journey in the league, FA Cup and UEFA Cup, but the championship aura lingering around the team emblem has faded, and the king's master with supreme spiritual strength has become history. Nowadays, the new generation of red demons in charge must start from scratch, forget those seemingly reasonable inertial achievements, and re-accumulate the glory of glory that once bloomed with red light bit by bit with new victories and champions.

The away game narrowly defeated derby rival Manchester City 3-2, avenging the 1-6 defeat in the league this season. At the same time, it also avoided the team's first three-game losing streak in the past decade. After the game, Ancelotti was obviously in a good mood: "Our performance is better than the last time."

In an interview with Manchester United's official website after the game, An Shuai said: "When the score became 3-0, we thought we had completed the promotion, but we relaxed too early. After that, we lost our possession of the ball and gave our opponent a good free kick. As a result, they scored."

"The opponent has taken a defensive counterattack for a period of time, expecting us to make mistakes. They did a good job, and our performance was somewhat hasty. We did make some mistakes. The score should not have been like this. The game was divided into three parts. First, we scored the goal in the stalemate, and then the red card of Compani - I don't think the referee's decision was wrong. If Nani didn't dodge the two-legged tackle, he would be in trouble. Then we led 3-0. There was no problem, but we made another mistake, and we had to bear the consequences. If we are always like this, we will still make mistakes.

Another highlight of this game is the return of Scholes, to which Ancelotti explained: "This matter has been brewing for several weeks. He has been playing well, and then he came to me and said that he really wanted to play. I didn't expect anything wrong with this - the fans will be happy and I will be satisfied. Everyone knows that he is one of the greatest players in Manchester United's history, and his form is not slipping.

Unfortunately, a pass error after Scholes' appearance indirectly led to Aguero's goal. In this regard, Ancelotti believes: "There is no doubt (it was the right decision to send him out). He was also injured for three or four months, so this comeback is no different from the past. He is in a very good state. I always think he can still play for a season. It's great that he can come back.

Scholes acted as a firefighter and Manchester United's midfielder was full of injuries, which made Ancelotti's platoon. However, the good news was that at the pre-match press conference, Ancelotti said that midfielder Clivelli would return to the field in a month.

"The loss of Fletcher and Cleverley is a huge loss for us. We haven't had a player like Cleverley for many years, and then Anderson was also injured. We can only expect that there will be no more injuries now... Cleverley can resume jogging in two weeks, and then join the training in the next week. He should be able to play in about a month.

However, Mancini's words smelled of gunpowder.

He is also the Italian leader. Obviously, after being eliminated, Mancini is still rooted.

In the 12th minute of the game, Compani tackled against Nani. After referee Foy whistled, Li Yu waved his arm and demanded a severe punishment for the Manchester City captain. And Foy directly took out the red card, which shocked Manchester City. Mancini accused the referee of taking out the cards according to Li Yu's instructions.

"That's not a red card. Manchester United No. 9 told the referee how to judge," Mancini said, "but this kind of tackle has happened many times on Leo Ferdinand and other Manchester United players. Compani red card? Not at all."

More people were involved in this red card debate. Manchester City striker Aguero, who has always been a little talker, couldn't help criticizing it. I rarely talk about referees and don't want to make excuses, but Compani was unfairly sent off, which affected the whole game.

Ancelotti supported the red card decision: "I have seen Compani shoveling like this many times. I have escaped punishment before. If there is contact, Nani will be miserable. Compani's intention is there. This is a tackle with his feet off the ground. It's a red card.