spnManchester United is about to usher in a championship match, the League Cup final.
But before that, the British media was tired of its old habit, and the transfer of Manchester United was reported in the news again. The old Chinese saying that famous people are mostly used in the Manchester United club is absolutely appropriate.
Manchester United has only introduced some young players in the winter transfer market. The media expects the Red Devils to make bigger moves in the summer. According to British media disclosures, Ferguson may have a battle with Real Madrid, targeting Wigan Athletic winger Antonio.
-Valencia.
There are rumors that in January, Manchester United made a 17 million pound offer to Wigan in the hope of acquiring Valencia, but it was rejected.
Li Yu's name came up, but no one spoke up. Li Yu would not let outsiders act as a weapon. The League Cup final was the key.
However, Li Yu thought so, but Ferguson obviously did not intend that. Li Yu's name was not included in the starting list announced the day before the game, which immediately caused an uproar. Welbeck and Tevez appeared on the front line and the goalkeeper position.
It is not the familiar Edwin van der Sar but substitute goalkeeper Foster. Youngster Evans also has to guard Manchester United's defense with Ferdinand. Oh my God!
Ferguson really has the courage to treat the League Cup final as an ordinary Premier League game and carry out a large-scale main rotation?
Where are the facts? You can’t help but believe it. Fortunately, Ronaldo’s name is there. Otherwise, Manchester United fans would think that Manchester United would take the initiative to give up the League Cup trophy. However, in this way, with such a rotating lineup against the main force
Tottenham, it’s really hard to say!
The concerns of the media and fans are definitely justified. There is a gap between Tottenham's strength and Manchester United's main force. But now that Manchester United has taken the initiative to equalize the strength of the two teams, it is hard to say who will win the final trophy!
Perhaps the recent battle record between the two teams is the biggest basis for Ferguson to make such an arrangement. Manchester United has remained unbeaten with 13 wins and 4 draws in the past 17 games between the two sides.
But there is no such disparity in the historical records of the two teams, especially in the League Cup. This is the 167th meeting between the two sides. Previously, Manchester United had the upper hand with 77 wins, 44 draws and 46 losses. The two sides met 6 times in the League Cup. Manchester United only
In September 1979, he won the second round and eliminated Tottenham, and Tottenham won the remaining five games.
Manchester United rotated 6 people, Foster, Scholes, Gibson, Nani, Tevez and Welbeck started. Rooney, who suffered from the flu, failed to enter the squad. Li Yu sat on the bench. Tottenham
Tottenham defender Woodgate, who injured a tendon in mid-training, is also out.
After reading the data, the fans couldn't help but tremble. Is Ferguson really so sure? We can only wait until the answer is revealed in the game.
At 15:00 local time in the UK, the 2008\09 English League Cup final begins at Wembley Stadium, and a red-white battle begins on time.
As soon as the game started, Manchester United took the initiative.
In the 3rd minute, Evra made a pass from the left, and Tevez's shot from 6 yards missed the near corner.
In the 6th minute, Zokola fouled Tevez in front of the penalty area, and Ronaldo's free kick from 25 yards directly shot over the crossbar.
One minute later, Nani intercepted the ball in the frontcourt, Tevez passed the ball back, and Ronaldo's shot from the edge of the penalty area was confiscated by Gomez.
In the first ten minutes, all the fans saw were the offensive performances of Manchester United players, and Tottenham had no performance at all. It seems that Ferguson's bold rotation still makes sense.
In the 13th minute, Tevez's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked, and Gibson's follow-up shot from 25 yards missed the right post.
In the 14th minute, Lennon passed the ball and Janus' shot from inside the penalty area was blocked by Ferdinand.
In the 16th minute, Tevez passed the ball and Nani shot from 25 yards from the left but Gomez saved it from the near corner.
In the 18th minute, Lennon received a direct pass and broke into the right side of the penalty area to cross. Ferdinand rushed to make a clearance before Pavlyuchenko.
In the 23rd minute, Ronaldo broke through and passed back from the right, Zocola made the first clearance. Then Tottenham made a corner kick, and Ferdinand's semi-volley from 25 yards missed the crossbar.[
In the 29th minute, Modric made a pass from the right, and Darren Bent's shot on the right side of the penalty area was deflected and confiscated by Foster.
In the next 20 minutes, the two teams began to enter a state of anxiety, attacking and defending each other, but no one could knock on the opponent's goal. At present, it seems that the goalkeepers of both teams are in good condition. Ronaldo and Modric are the two teams respectively.
The highlight of the game, without Li Yu on the field, the Portuguese is undoubtedly the most shining player in the Manchester League.
In the 35th minute, Lennon made a pass from the left, and Russian forward Pavlyuchenko's header from 8 yards went wide.
Manchester United seemed to lose their rhythm at the end of the half. Tottenham frequently opened gaps on the wing, and Joel Luka's cross was slightly higher than Darren Bent's head.
In the 42nd minute, O'Shea passed the ball from the right side of the penalty area, and Tevez's 12-yard shot was blocked by Ledley King.
In half-time injury time, Lennon made a direct pass into the right side of the penalty area and passed in. Ferdinand rushed to the edge of the penalty area to make a clearance before Darren Bent.
The fairly intense first half ended, and the 0:0 process was okay, but the score never changed. The fans present saw the big screen of the stadium cut to the scene of Li Yu walking to the locker room, and they all shouted, "Change to Li."
Jade, go to No. 9!"
It is understandable that fans want to see a goal, but Ferguson did not make any changes to Manchester United's starting lineup after halftime. The starting 11 people still started the second half of the game. It seems that they want to wait for Li Yu to come on.
Be patient and wait.
In the 47th minute, Modric fouled in front of the penalty area, and Ronaldo's free kick from 25 yards missed directly.
One minute later, Ronaldo broke into the right side of the penalty area and failed to choose to shoot. His cross was cleared by the Tottenham defender. In the 50th minute, Pavlyuchenko shot a high free kick from 30 yards.
In the 52nd minute, Gibson's shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Dawson.
In the 56th minute, Anderson replaced Welbeck. One minute later, Lennon passed the ball and Janus' shot in front of the penalty area missed.
Manchester United finally made an adjustment, but instead of a substitution, center defender Anderson came on.
In the 57th minute, O'Shea fouled Modric and was given a yellow card.
In the 60th minute, Tottenham quickly counterattacked, Zokora passed the ball, and Pavlyuchenko's shot from outside the edge of the left penalty area missed the near corner.
In the 61st minute, Gibson took a corner kick. Evans shot low from 16 yards in the melee. Tevez's shot from close range on the left side of the penalty area missed.
In the 64th minute, O'Shea almost received a second yellow card for a tackle foul on Modric. One minute later, Croatian winger Modric made a pass from the left, and Darren Bent's header from 12 yards lacked power.
O'Hara replaces Pavlyuchenko.
In the 66th minute, Tevez passed the ball and Ronaldo's shot from the right side of the penalty area was easily picked off by Gomez.
In the 67th minute, Ronaldo fell on the edge of the penalty area and was given a yellow card by referee Foy.
In the 71st minute, Ector broke into the left side of the penalty area and made a pass. Lennon's shot from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area was saved by Foster.
In the 75th minute, Tevez passed the ball and Anderson's left-footed shot from 25 yards was confiscated by Gomez.
In the 76th minute, Vidic replaced O'Shea.
Manchester United fans can't sit still. Manchester United's number 9 hasn't played yet. Are they planning to let Li Yu watch this game on the bench? What's the point of bringing Li Yu here?
In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Ronaldo almost staged a winning goal. He dribbled the ball from the right side of the penalty area and suddenly cut inside and then shot hard and hit the right post.
In the end, the two sides were tied in the 90th minute and entered overtime.
When the two sides were preparing to kick off again, the fourth official immediately raised the substitution card and finally saw the number 9. Li Yu came on and was replaced by Carlos Tevez. Ferguson did not want to put all his hopes to the end.
On penalty kicks, there is still half an hour of overtime, which can completely defeat the opponent.
After Li Yu came on the field, he was alone at the front. Tottenham players spent all their remaining energy on defending Li Yu. Lao Lei had suffered losses from Li Yu before. When he saw Li Yu come on the field this time, he
He has been directing the team's defense from the sidelines on how to defend. In fact, Tottenham's method is also very simple, causing offside.
But obviously, Tottenham must have practiced such tactics before the game. After Li Yu came on the field, he immediately fell into Tottenham's offside trap.
In the first half of overtime, Li Yu spent time constantly offside. It was also his fault that he was eager to make a contribution and was a little impatient.
The players on both sides did not rest and immediately switched places to start the second half. Li Yu finally calmed down this time and was no longer eager for success. In the midfield transition, veteran Scholes was already a little exhausted, as was Ronaldo, the Manchester United midfielder.
The help given to Li Yu is not big, but it is better than that. Li Yu also needs help from midfielders.
In the 115th minute, Zokola passed the ball, Modric broke into the penalty area and his shot was blocked by Ferdinand. Darren Bent's shot from 10 yards on the right side of the penalty area was saved by Foster.
Tottenham almost seized the opportunity and defeated Manchester United, but then it was Tottenham's turn to be unlucky. Evans made a subsequent clearance and finally made contact with Li Yu on the striker. Everyone could see that Evans was
A big-footed clearance at a critical moment, but facts have proved that this kind of unexpected clearance ball is the key to the final ownership of the trophy.
Li Yu finally waited for a good opportunity. With no Tottenham players marking him in the midfield, Li Yu headed the ball forward and immediately accelerated without being offside. Moreover, his speed finally picked up. How could the Tottenham players catch up?
When I had the physical strength, I might not be able to catch up, but now I just have to eat dust.
Foul? Then you have to touch Li Yu. Manchester United's No. 9 now looks like he is speeding along in the white crowd, as if he has been equipped with an additional feeder!
Looking at the Tottenham players, the white figures seemed to be slowing down, and Dawson couldn't hold the soles of his feet, so he fell on the grass in a hurry. They really tried their best, but they could only
I can only pin my hopes on goalkeeper Gomez.
Gomez didn't hesitate, he just looked at the right opportunity. As soon as Li Yugang entered the penalty area, he used his hands and feet to intercept Li Yu. At this time, it didn't matter whether it was a person or a ball. It didn't count!
Li Yu had a chance to shoot a long time ago and was waiting for you to attack. Gomez obviously jumped into the trap Li Yu dug in advance.
