Although he was replaced by De Gea from Van der Sar, Manchester United's door is still very stable.
After newly joining Manchester United, De Gea quickly became the main goalkeeper, pushing Kuszak, who once became Manchester United's main goalkeeper last season, to continue to suppress him on the bench.
This is normal. This goalkeeper from Atletico Madrid's youth training is tall, quick in reaction, and has top level and strength. Sometimes you can tell whether a goalkeeper is good or not by watching a few games.
Soon after the game started, he proved his level by making consecutive saves.
Klein completed a beautiful breakthrough on the wing, and then passed the ball. The ball flew to the back point. Jones made some deviations in judging the landing point and failed to touch the ball. Ronaldo grabbed the first landing point and then decisively started.
Foot shot!
Facing this close-range shot, De Gea sat down and blocked the ball with his legs. Jones immediately made a big kick to clear the ball.
Just two minutes later, Vidal passed to Willian, and Willian's cross was also very strange. Vidic barely made a clearance, and the ball fell to the edge of the penalty area. Dembele, who advanced forward, followed up with a shot. However, the quality of this shot
A very high long-range shot, but De Gea flew and saved the ball!
Two consecutive threatening shots at the beginning failed to score, which made the Southampton fans sigh, and then they quickly began to applaud, looking forward to the next attack.
But Manchester United will not let Southampton suppress it easily.
They quickly launched an attack.
Although Giggs theoretically plays in the middle, he and Park Ji-sung are constantly switching positions. This is also a feature of Manchester United's midfield tactics. After switching to the left, he received the ball from Rooney and then passed it beautifully.
He got past Klein's defense and sent the ball into the penalty area. Hernandez jumped in and shot from the front. Jenkinson's replacement was a step too late. Just as the ball was about to fly into the door, Navas made a beautiful side shot.
Pounce, and narrowly blocked the ball out of the baseline!
"Wonderful save! Navas is not far behind! His save saved Southampton!"
As the commentator shouted, Noriya waved his fist on the coaching bench.
Southampton has conceded a lot of goals since the beginning of this season, but Navas's performance is getting better and better - his reactions and his wingspan are beginning to show more and more top-level standards.
This Costa Rica national goalkeeper, who has almost no reputation, has gradually proven his level in the Premier League.
Although Southampton still concedes a lot of goals, this is related to their open offensive tactics. In fact, Navas can make an average of more than five effective saves per game, which is already an astonishing number.
With Southampton always showing gaps, Navas' save is the guarantee of Southampton's performance.
The two forwards of Manchester United are more dexterous, and Navas will definitely face more tests in this game.
Ji Ya waved his fist. He had never underestimated Navas' ability. Since the Costa Rican came to Southampton, it was no fluke that he quickly became Southampton's main force. Although he is not very tall,
However, with his excellent wingspan, strong jumping ability, quick foot movement and accurate judgment, his height will not be a flaw at all. Even in a stadium like the Premier League, which places more emphasis on high-altitude balls, his performance is outstanding.
No worse than those goalkeepers who are over 1.9 meters tall.
Without such a goalkeeper last season, it would have been almost impossible for Southampton to win the Europa League.
The game continues, and the two sides are constantly entangled in the midfield. Southampton can only have a slight advantage in the midfield. Compared with Manchester United's midfield, their overall offense and defense are still stronger. After all, Manchester United's midfielder has a little advantage.
Nick is always on the outside, and Giggs is old. It is still a bit taken for granted to rely on Carrick and Park Ji-sung to withstand Southampton's running and confrontation.
After gradually taking advantage in the midfield, Southampton's offense began to increase.
Their offensive methods are very diverse. Although Klose is not on the court, Giroud's strength and height can very well contain Ferdinand's attention.
As a result, Vidic was unable to react under Ronaldo's impact.
Of course Vidic is a top central defender, but he actually has flaws. His speed is slow and his turns are slow. When paired with Ferdinand, Ferdinand's speed and reactions can make up for his flaws, and his stability and complementarity can make up for it.
This ability can make up for Ferdinand's shortcomings of being too brave and sometimes distracted - so the two of them are the best partners, and there will always be some problems if they are separated.
Noriya took advantage of this and used the players' personal abilities to separate the opponent's two central defenders.
It seems to be working well now.
Ronaldo used his excellent foot skills to fool Vidic around, and he could rely on breakthroughs to create shooting opportunities every time. However, the next attack always failed to get past De Gea.
Although Vidic was beaten to death by J Ronaldo in terms of reaction and agility, he was always able to use his lateral movement to control J Ronaldo in a safer place due to his rich experience.
Relatively far away from the goal, even if Ronaldo creates a space for shooting, it is difficult to directly threaten the goal guarded by De Gea.
Ronaldo had two shots in the next minute, both of which hit the goal frame, but De Gea flew over and saved the ball.
Manchester United's offense was continuously launched from both wings, bypassing Southampton's relatively strong defense in the center and suppressing Klein's right wing.
The advantage of doing this is that Klein's defense is relatively poor, and secondly, it can suppress Klein's assists, thereby reducing his own pressure.
Evra began to frequently advance forward to assist. He is a full-back with excellent assist ability and good physical fitness. As a result, Klein, who was still a bit inexperienced, was suppressed by Evra.
However, when attacking from the wing, Manchester United also encountered a problem, that is, how to break Navas' defense...
It is also difficult for an offense from the wing to reach Southampton's penalty area. Jenkinson has average experience, but he is energetic enough to run around to intercept and put out fires, and he does not make rash moves.
With Wundt's replacement and assistance, they also put Southampton's penalty area in a relatively safe place.
Rooney and Evra shot two consecutive shots, but Navas also saved them very quickly.
Ferguson was chewing gum and looking at the field with some depression.
The offenses of both sides are good, but they are not enough to tear apart the opponent's defense. If this game continues, it will be really troublesome...
