Spn's praise of Liverpool has ended. The British media is like a gust of wind, blowing here and there. Now this wind is blowing towards the FA Cup semi-finals. Three days after the end of the Premier League, the FA Cup semi-finals will begin. Manchester United
Against Everton, Arsenal against Chelsea.
Facing strong opponents one after another, can Manchester United get out of the shadow of the last big defeat, and can Li Yu score a goal against his old club from last season? Will the two teams meet in the FA Cup final?
All of this will be revealed in the game that day.
This is not the first time Li Yu has faced his old team Everton this season. He performed pretty well last time, but he didn't have any celebrations.
Manchester United's opponent, Everton, also performed well this year, reaching the top 8 in the Champions League. However, in the Premier League, it has opened a certain distance from the top four teams. It wants to gain something this season.
In other words, Moyes' most practical idea may be to win the FA Cup. As for the European Champions Cup, perhaps no one at the club has thought that they will be the owners of the Big Ears Cup in the end.[
The FA Cup is more practical, so Everton will definitely try their best to fight for this FA Cup semi-final. On the other hand, Manchester United has now exposed a problem. It is possible to get everything, and they don’t want anything.
Giving up, no choice, Manchester United has become a veritable tired team. Although Ferguson has been rotating, the game has been accumulating.
Players will also experience physical fatigue. Compared with physical exertion, they are actually more mentally fatigued. This is a physical thing, but it actually affects the performance of the players on the field. Compared with other teams, Manchester United
There will be at least one-third more games this season, and it is not impossible for Manchester United players to lose another game at home when their players are physically and mentally exhausted.
Ferguson did not go all out to hit the FA Cup as predicted by the British media. It may be that the last game of Liverpool brought the old man back to reality from his dream.
A person needs to learn to give up. Sir Alex Ferguson, who has lived for almost 70 years, must understand this truth. Manchester United has decided on a major matter sooner or later.
Even though the "six-time crown" is a great achievement of the ancients, the Red Devils are not real devils after all. Facing the more difficult Champions League and Premier League competitions, they can only make a wise decision to give up the FA Cup. In this way, almost
Manchester United, which started with all substitutes, appeared in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.
For Sir Alex Ferguson, the semi-finals of the FA Cup are probably an out-and-out tasteless match. Give it up. The world’s oldest tournament is still a championship, and it makes no sense to give up when it is possible to become a quadruple champion.
; Fight for it, Manchester United has already been overstretched on the fourth front, and the FA Cup is the least important.
When the playing list was sent to Everton coach Moyes, the young coach had already seen the hope of the team's promotion. Sir Alex only arranged for the two main central defenders Ferdinand and Vidic to start, and his intention was very clear.
, while ensuring the quality of defense, let the young players strive for goals. The recently popular Italian star Macheda, as well as the Da Silva brothers, Gibson, Welbeck... The average age of Manchester United's starting eleven
Only 22 years old.
Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggs and Van der Sar were not even included in the squad. Before the game, the camera showed not the Manchester United starting players on the field, but the Manchester United No. 9 player Li Yu sitting on the bench. Obviously he was the one.
The most shining star in this game is not on the field, but sitting on the bench. If Li Yu hadn't been in pretty good condition, maybe Ferguson wouldn't have let him appear on the bench.
Watching a bunch of juniors playing football on the field, Li Yu, a player who should be considered a junior, felt a little uncomfortable. He wanted to play, but the head coach Ferguson had already arranged the starting lineup, but he could not stand up and say anything openly.
, or switch to another team, not Everton, Li Yu will definitely fight for it. Nai is still his old club. If the media spreads the news, it will definitely cause some unnecessary noise. Li Yu will still be honest.
He actually sat on the bench.
"After the Champions League victory, we considered two lineups, one of which was to rest only two or three main players, but after watching the first semi-final between Chelsea and Arsenal yesterday, I think the quality of the turf at Wembley is very good.
Oops, very heavy." Ferguson said that because he was worried that the main players would be injured or consume too much energy during the game, he decided to send most of the substitutes."
I'm aware of the quality and energy of the young players and I think that's right, obviously I'm going to get some criticism but I think the fans know that this club is built on young people getting opportunities. We wanted to give that today
If they have a chance, I think no matter what game we play, we can put players like Macheda, Welbeck and Rafael on the field without any problem."
Ferguson fielded a rather strange lineup: half of the main players and most of the substitutes.
The defense uses a top central defender combination such as Vidic and Ferdinand to help the brothers Rafael and Fabio as full-backs; the front line uses Tevez to cooperate with Macheda, if the Argentinian can also be considered the main force; that is, the midfielder
There is a lot of moisture in the game, and neither Park Ji-sung nor Anderson can be considered the main force. With such a lineup to compete with Everton, who has used all the main players, it naturally cannot reflect the style of a wealthy team.
The second semi-final of the 128th English FA Cup begins, with Manchester United clashing with Everton at the new Wembley Stadium.
This game is the 11th FA Cup semi-final played at Wembley Stadium. It also happens to be the 11th match between the two clubs in the FA Cup. Previously, both sides had won 5 games each, even though Manchester United won 5 games each.
Everton was eliminated in the fifth round,
But in 1995, Everton defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the final at Wembley Stadium to win the championship. However, this was Everton's first visit to the new Wembley, and it was also Manchester United's first visit to the new Wembley after defeating Tottenham in the League Cup final on March 1.
Debut in a football mecca costing nearly 800 million.
Everton's Howard, Phil Neville and Saha started to face their former club.
Only one minute into the first half, Fellaini grabbed the ball from the frontcourt and crossed the ball. Osman's semi-volley shot from the edge of the penalty area was interfered by Gibson and Anderson, which was both wide and high.
In the 4th minute, Macheda grabbed a header, unloaded the ball with his chest and missed with a low shot from 20 yards.
In the first 10 minutes, the situation was basically even. Everton may have a slight advantage, but it is not obvious. It seems that Manchester United's young players have performed pretty well so far.
In the 11th minute, Fellaini made a direct pass, and Phil Neville hit the goal from 17 yards with Fabio close to him. However, the supporting foot slipped and kicked away. 2 minutes later, Macheda and Welbeck cooperated in the frontcourt.
, the latter moved the ball horizontally, Tevez stopped the ball too much, and reluctantly turned around and shot low.
In the 21st minute, Foster was playing with fire in the penalty area. When controlling the ball, he dragged his feet and was blocked by Saha. Fortunately, the ball just returned to Foster's arms. Two minutes later, Rafael made a diagonal pass from the right, and Welbeck took advantage of the situation.
Hitting the goal directly, the ball hit Lescott and changed the line, but was blocked by Howard.
Line. After Anderson's corner kick, Park Ji-sung's shot in the penalty area was blocked by Lescott in the wall. In the 27th minute, Rafael pulled down Baynes from the edge of the penalty area and was given a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Tevez
He also received a yellow card for knocking down Pienaar during the pursuit.[
In the first half of the game, Manchester United and Everton maintained a 0-0 tie and entered the halftime break.
Neither team changed the score in the first half. Ferguson maintained his usual composure. It is still a draw. The young man performed well. Not only was he able to stabilize the situation, but he was also a little dangerous. This situation was far higher than Ferguson's.
As expected before the game, this first half result was completely acceptable to Ferguson.
Li Yu couldn't help it. Seeing that Manchester United had a good chance but couldn't score, Li Yu couldn't wait to rush up and take a shot himself. Compared with playing the game and watching the game from the bench, the former is undoubtedly a different thing.
kind of enjoyment, and the latter is the greatest torture, otherwise you just do it
Just don't appear in the big list. Li Yu doesn't want to appear again when he is doing anxious things like this. Learning to fight for it and learn to exchange opinions with the head coach has become a brand new topic for Li Yu. It's not for anything else.
I just don’t want to sit on the bench and suffer like this.
At the beginning of the second half, Everton stepped up their attack right from the start, but failed to create a good shooting opportunity in the first 5 minutes.
In the 54th minute, Cahill shot a powerful shot from 25 yards from the right rib. Foster blocked it with a side dive. Ferdinand immediately made a big-footed clearance. Four minutes later, Anderson's free kick went far and went directly out of the baseline.
In the 63rd minute, Anderson scored the ball in the middle. Park Ji-sung received the ball from the right and cut inside 15 yards with his left foot and hit the post. Then Evra replaced the injured Fabio.
In the 67th minute, Gibson's right-footed shot from 24 yards out was saved by Howard.
Everton tried to attack, but Manchester United found many opportunities to score and shoot. Whether they are substitutes or main players, Manchester United is really good at quick counterattacks. According to the current situation on the field, maybe Manchester United's substitutes will still be able to score goals today.
Maybe a miracle can really happen.
Since the offense was gaining momentum, Ferguson replaced Park Ji-sung with Scholes to strengthen the midfield's sorting and delivery capabilities.
In the 68th minute, Welbeck cut into the penalty area from the left, Jagielka stretched his legs, and Welbeck fell, but Riley refused to award a penalty kick. Manchester United players were very dissatisfied with this penalty.
Ferdinand, the team’s captain for this game, said: “I don’t know why the referee didn’t award a penalty kick, but that’s the fact.” Leo even believed that Manchester United has always been treated differently in penalty kicks recently, “We have all been treated differently recently.
We didn't get a few penalties, the referees were stingy, maybe they were under pressure from the media, but that's not true."
The person involved, Welbeck, also believed that the referee was unfair: "This was a penalty kick. I had already broken through and was about to take a shot. At that time, I had already pulled away, but then the defender touched my heel. There is no need to fake it.
If he didn't fall down due to a kick, I would have scored. He disappointed me so much."
Before this game, Everton coach Moyes also complained that the FA arranged for a Manchester United fan to referee this semi-final, but he did not expect that the Red Devils' "referee" Riley actually helped the Toffees escape.
After the game, the Manchester United players were obviously still worried about the penalty kick. If you look at the excited performance of the Manchester United coach at the time, you will know why the Manchester United players said this after the game.
When Ferguson saw that referee Riley was so impressed, he got down from the coaching bench in two steps, rushed to the sidelines and yelled angrily and cursed. This meant that Ferguson, a big boss, dared to do this on the sidelines of the game. If there were other coaches, he would have been there long ago.
I don’t know where they were invited and what dirty words were said.
The fourth official could only bite the bullet and utter his warning words. The work that should be done must be done properly. No matter whether the angry old man listens or not, there must still be appropriate stopping actions and warnings. This in itself is
It was his duty, and he didn't care too much about whether it was effective or not. This old man had a good reputation and everyone knew it. There was no need for him to feel uncomfortable in the heat of the moment.
Ferguson was really awesome. The fourth official turned a blind eye and tried to persuade him. Referee Riley didn't even dare to fart and didn't even dare to look at the situation on the sidelines. He was stunned by the boos of tens of thousands of Manchester United fans.
, ignore the person and pretend to be fine and continue to whistle the game.
He is still an old Scottish man. Li Yu glanced at Moyes opposite. He also had the iconic Scots temper. But when Moyes met Ferguson, he had to endure his temper. Moyes pretended not to see it at this moment.
?
If a reporter asked after the game, you can tell with your knees how Moyes would answer, "The field was so chaotic at the time that I didn't notice what happened at that moment!"
This kind of answer is very popular among Premier League managers, especially the one who takes advantage. This is basically the official version of the answer. Even if the time is happening right in front of you, you still don’t see it clearly. Anyway, just keep silent and make a fortune.
Already.
In the 75th minute, Anderson burst in from the right and shot wide from 16 yards.
Ferguson continued to protest with the fourth official on the sidelines. The fourth official really admired the old man's perseverance. It has been almost ten minutes and you are still making trouble here. If he had the power of the referee to enforce the law, he would have something to think about.
Call the referee over and borrow the referee's red card to use first.[
Everton actually doesn't have any decent threat to the ball. Until now, Manchester United's second-tier team has a certain advantage. The counterattack is impressive, but it has not opened up the situation yet. Worry, it has already progressed to this point. Feide
Two teams of strength
There are a lot of them, especially Manchester United. They are about to play overtime and even the substitutes are exhausted. That is so unlucky. It is no wonder that Ferguson is still reluctant to accept the penalty just now. If there is
One penalty kick and the game immediately becomes different!
In the 83rd minute, Welbeck passed Hibbert on the left and then moved his right foot from the edge of the penalty area to the far corner. One minute later, Fellaini hit Ferdinand in the face with his left hand while fighting for a high ball and was given a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Howard
Manchester United hit a left corner kick, and Macheda's shot missed the target position and was easily picked off by Howard. Three minutes later, Lescott's shot in the penalty area was blocked by Gibson. At the end of the 90 minutes, the score on the field remained 0-
It was a draw at 0, so it could only go into overtime.
Overtime has just begun, and Manchester United No. 9 Li Yu is already standing on the edge of the field. From the moment she stood up and put on her warm-up vest, the Manchester United fans in the stands have been paying attention to Li Yu's activities on the sidelines, and quickly sent in the Zhengyin striker.
Well, this Chinese young man has the ability to score goals, and he will definitely help Manchester United turn the game around.
The substitution card is raised, Welbeck comes off and Li Yu comes on.
This black boy is far from Li Yu in shooting accuracy. Manchester United fans believe that if Welbeck's chance in the 90th minute of this game had been replaced by Li Yu, there might not have been an overtime game.
Already.
It's not too late now, it's really hard to predict when the penalty kick comes. There's still half an hour left, let's see if Tevez and Li Yu can end the game!
After a brief hug with Welbeck, Li Yu ran to the center circle and prepared to kick off.
Tevez wiped the sweat from his face and said, "You guys are always comfortable. It will be up to you after kick-off!"
Although there was some complaining in his mouth, Li Yu could still hear the Argentinian's trust in him and nodded to show that there was no problem.
When the whistle blew, Tevez tapped the ball to Li Yu. After Li Yu passed it back to Scholes, he pushed forward crazily.
As soon as he came up, Li Yu, who was full of physical energy, showed his old acquaintances at Everton that he could not keep up.
"This kid is still so fast, pay attention to intercept the pass to him!"
Beileni suffered a loss from Li Yu last time. Now he doesn't have much physical strength, let alone dare to show off. With the physical fitness of Everton's current players, it takes more than two people to intercept the pass to Li Yu. He counts himself.
One, and the other was the newly replaced Rodwell. The two exchanged glances and started their interception work.
This is the first time Rodwell has met Li Yu. He was born in 1991 and is only 18 years old this year. Although he and Li Yu are 2 years apart, Rodwell regards Li Yu as his idol. In his eyes, this
Manchester United's No. 9 is a living football miracle and an idol for young people. In less than three years, look at his performance, he also debuted at the age of 18 and became a real first-team professional player. If he could have half of Li Yu's achievements,
That's good.
On the field, it is not the time to sigh. Idols are idols, and Rodwell is unequivocal at all. It is exciting to play against an idol, so it would be even more exciting to completely freeze the idol. Maybe every part of the body is
The cells will beat excitedly.
Rodwell put all his energy into feeding and ran very hard, but Moyes on the sidelines began to worry. You can't chase Li Yu. If you are tired and vomit blood, nothing will happen to him.
Moyes ran to the sidelines to remind Rodwell to pay attention to intercepting the pass to Li Yu, instead of following him wherever Li Yu ran like he is now. It turned out that Moyes still found out a little late.
Li Yu had already knocked away Rodwell with the ball, "What a fucking idiot rookie!" Moyes also uttered a curse word casually.
