The game against Chelsea was a bold attempt by Ferguson. The backcourt was directed by captain Vidic, and the frontcourt was directed by Li Yu.
This division of labor is very clear. Defensively, the whole team listens to Vidic, and offensively, everyone listens to Li Yu!
The trial opponent is also very strong Chelsea.
It was under such circumstances that the Community Shield match kicked off.
A tasteless game serves as a venue to verify the two teams' preparations for the start of the season.[
There have been 156 historical encounters between the two sides, and Manchester United has the upper hand with 66 wins, 47 draws and 43 losses. Carrick, who just resumed training yesterday, passed the physical examination and played. Irving partnered with Li Yu on the striker. This was his first appearance since the League Cup final in February. An
Celotti announced the starting lineup a few days ago, with Drogba on the bench.
Chelsea played steadily at the beginning and were not in a hurry to attack.
They know that Li Yu's offense is very sharp and cannot leave any chance to Manchester United No. 9. They must deal with it carefully!
This cautious style of play made the fans in the audience very dissatisfied, and they constantly urged the Chelsea people to attack in the stands.
However, the players on the Manchester League field did not seem to be in a hurry at all, and Li Yu's patience made the entire team's offensive line appear not to be impatient.
Ferguson likes Li Yu's current style very much, taking his time and waiting for opportunities.
Taking the initiative on Manchester United's side makes the opponent cautious but also means giving up most of the offense.
The goal came relatively late, and it was not until the end of the first half that Manchester United broke the deadlock in the 41st minute. Scholes made a long pass, Li Yu made a pass from the right, and Valencia, who was defending, scored from 10 yards.
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Li Yu was suddenly pulled to the wing, and his precise passing was the biggest highlight of this goal. Manchester United's No. 9, whom Chelsea focused on defending, did not complete the goal, but became the assister, wide player Valencia.
Unexpectedly inserted into the middle and became a scorer.
It can be said that Manchester United seized the only opportunity in the first half with astonishing efficiency.
Ferguson stood in the coaching area on the sidelines and kept applauding. Obviously he also recognized this way of scoring goals. Manchester United's overall offense, Li Yu's assists, and Valencia's goals, everything seemed so perfect.
The Manchester United fans celebrated with a roar like a roaring tsunami, cheering for the team. The energy they had accumulated for almost 45 minutes burst out at this moment. At this moment, Wembley Stadium is the world of Manchester United.
1:0!
Manchester United went into halftime with a one-goal lead over Chelsea.
The first half of the game seemed dull, but in the last five minutes, Manchester United found a murderous opportunity in the dullness and took a one-goal lead, allowing people to see the terrifying efficiency of Manchester United's offensive end.
Scoring a goal seems so simple, pass the ball with two feet, shoot with one kick, and done!
The ball had already entered the goal before Chelsea even found a real threat.
If Ancelotti's Chelsea wants to finally win the Community Shield, they must attack aggressively in the second half.
Will Li Yu have more opportunities, and will Chelsea fall completely? [
In the second half, Chelsea finally stopped being conservative and turned from being cautious to attacking.
Manchester United made full use of the time in this test match and replaced two players at halftime. New aid Hernandez replaced Owen and Park Ji-sung was replaced by Nani.
The quick counterattack lineup has been constructed by Ferguson, come on Chelsea.
In the 51st minute, Lampard passed the ball and Malouda shot low with his left foot in front of the penalty area and missed the right post. One minute later, Scholes made a long pass, Hernandez passed through, and Li Yu left the penalty area.
The ball stopped in the ribs and was quickly tackled by the Chelsea central defender. Manchester United gradually began to control the situation, but crosses from both wings were cleared by the Blues.
The Manchester United offense directed by Li Yu was focused on the two wings. He wanted to ask Ferguson what to do now, but in the end he chose to control the ball first.
Manchester United played it safe, but Chelsea launched a series of fierce attacks.
Chelsea almost equalized the score in the 68th minute. Malouda passed back and Essien's 25-yard curve ball missed the right post. In the 69th minute, Drogbala passed the ball past two people and then sent a straight shot.
Pass, Van der Sar struck out in time and confiscated it before Malouda. In the 70th minute, Ferreira made a pass from the right. Van der Sar made a mistake in judgment and missed the ball. Ashley Cole poked it 10 yards away.
"Shoot" was confiscated by Van der Sar again.
After 10 dangerous minutes, Manchester United took advantage of Chelsea's crazy attack to take a breather and once again played beautiful cooperation.
The timing was so good, Chelsea people must not have thought that when they couldn't attack hard, they would fall behind again.
Manchester United expanded the score in the 76th minute. Valencia succeeded in countering offside on the right and then made a cross. Hernandez, who was defending, shot with his right foot. The ball hit his face and entered the empty goal. This was his first official appearance for Manchester United.
Scored a goal during the match.
It seems that the goal has nothing to do with Li Yu, but in fact, Manchester United's No. 9 played a big role in this goal. Chelsea people focused all their defensive attention on Manchester United's No. 9. Li Yu's
The movement took away Chelsea's two central defenders.
Hernandez's wonderful run made it easy to score another goal, but it was even harder if the defender failed to score.
2:0, Manchester United is already two goals ahead!
Before the game, no one would have thought that the main attacker today was not Li Yu, but other Manchester United players. Facts have proved that Li Yu did not score at all. This is very different from the situation of Manchester United No. 9 in the country. His teammates have changed.
It's so powerful. Li Yu has more options in attacking. There is no need for one person to challenge the entire defense line, but this way it looks more like a whole. Of course, Li Yu is much more relaxed and chic.
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In the 79th minute, Zhirkov and Bruma came off the bench, and Manchester United also replaced Carrick and Scholes with Giggs and Fletcher respectively.
The two teams in the Community Shield Cup can each make five substitutions. Otherwise, this is a formal cup match to warm up before the season!
Both teams still have one substitution available.
Chelsea regained the victory in the 83rd minute. Sturridge's shot from 20 yards from the right was barely saved by Edwin van der Sar. Kalou, who was guarding, shot from 8 yards in the left rib of the penalty area into the near corner.
2:1!
Manchester United still have a one-goal lead!
Chelsea continued to exert pressure, and Essien's shot from the front of the penalty area missed. In the 86th minute, Sturridge cut in from the right and passed the ball. Drogba's shot from the left edge of the small penalty area hit the side.
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In the 92nd minute of Manchester United, No. 9 of Manchester United stood up to seal the victory. Nani passed the ball directly. Li Yu easily got rid of Bruma and then shot a lofty shot from 20 yards into the empty net, 3-1.[
Li Yu's goal also concluded the entire game, and Manchester United won the final prize.
At the right time, someone will always stand up, and Li Yu deserves to be the best player in the game.
Be it Nani or Obertan, during the Red Devils and Manchester United's North American training trip this summer, these two wing wizards have used their goals and excellent form to "beg" Ferguson for the new season's main force.
Position. However, Valencia is missing only because, for no other reason, the Ecuadorian international did not go to North America with the team due to injury. Does this mean that he has already lost for a while in the competition for the main position in the new season?
? Not necessarily so! As the saying goes, "gold always shines." Ferguson is well aware of the strength of his favorite general, and naturally he will not be surprised by his "blowout" style.
Two weeks ago, Valencia beat the Irish Stars 7-1, and Valencia played the entire 90 minutes. He sat on the right and frequently created murderous opportunities, and provided the team with a pass and a shot. He deserved to be the best player in the game.
The situation is showing signs of breaking out.
Facing the more powerful Chelsea in this scene, Valencia also delivered a perfect answer of one pass and one shot within 90 minutes. However, the gold content was very different from a few days ago. In the 41st minute, Scot
Charles sent a precise long pass in the backcourt. Li Yu took the ball from the right and immediately passed it in. Valencia quickly moved forward to get rid of the defense and shot the ball into the net from 10 yards.
This goal was extremely beautiful, and it was a key goal that broke the deadlock and determined the course of the game. After the game, even head coach Ferguson praised Valencia's goal: "Excellent run.
, Gorgeous goal, when I saw the confidence on his face the moment he took the ball, I knew Valencia would not miss this opportunity, this goal must be scored." After the goal, Valencia continued
His true nature as a cold-blooded killer was revealed, and there was no smile on his face. However, he finally had a celebration move: he stretched out his right arm and pointed at the Manchester United fans in the stands.
In addition to the goal that broke the deadlock, the second goal that sealed the victory for Manchester United was also scored by the Ecuadorian. In the 76th minute, after Valencia successfully countered offside on the right, he immediately passed the ball to El who was outflanking him in the middle.
Nandez, the latter turned the ball into the net with his face. Most of the credit for this goal belongs to Valencia. After successfully countering offside, he accurately sent the ball in front of "Little Pea", and the latter
All it has to do is act as a wall and deflect the ball into the net.
Valencia played as a right midfielder throughout the game. It can be said that he almost had the upper hand in the direct competition with Ashley Cole, who is known as the world's number one left back with a salary of 25 million pounds.
Only 6 minutes into the game, Valencia found an opportunity in the frontcourt. After receiving a long pass from Li Yu, he broke through Ashley Cole's defense, but then his shot was shot by Hilario.
He caught it; 3 minutes later, he made a comeback on the right, but the cross he sent was volleyed away by Scholes; in the 20th minute, Valencia sent another exquisite cross from the right, and the man-marked Park Ji-sung took a penalty kick.
"Shoot" near the point, but the ball hit Ivanovic and was obtained by Hilario; in the 29th minute, Valencia's cross caused a corner kick, and then he personally took the penalty, and Scholes nodded in front
The attack was blocked by the opponent's defender and left the penalty area. In layman's terms, if Scholes is the "brain" of the team, then Valencia's "right arm" is the terminal executioner who killed Chelsea today.
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Last summer, Valencia was designated as "Ronaldo's successor" and joined Old Trafford. After one season, although his performance was still far from that of the superstar Ronaldo, it only cost Ferguson 17 million pounds in transfer fees.
The "cheap and high-quality" Valencia was the best signing last season: he played 34 times in the league, contributed 5 goals and 7 assists, plus created 1 penalty kick; and in the Champions League
On the field, Valencia also scored 1 goal and 3 assists, including 2 assists in the home game against Bayern. In addition, he also caused an own goal against his opponent; in the League Cup final, Valencia also scored 1 goal and 3 assists.
Sent 1 assist. In this way, the Ecuadorian scored a total of 19 goals for the team in the past season, 6 of which were direct goals, 11 assists, plus 1 own goal and 1
Create a penalty kick.
It should be said that Valencia's performance in his first season at Manchester United was already amazing.
Not only that, the sudden rise of Valencia may completely change Manchester United's weak midfield scoring ability.
You must know that in the past season, whether it was the 15 goals and 13 assists scored by Francesco in the league, or the 22 goals and 14 assists by Lampard in all competitions, Manchester United's midfielder could compete with them alone; maybe in a short time
, the Red Devils will not emerge with a master midfielder capable of matching the above two, but at least Valencia is already making up for this gap.
With 1 goal and 1 assist in two consecutive games, at least Valencia has given Manchester United's midfielder a good start in the new season. And since last season, Manchester United has won two Champions Leagues in one year.
In both the Cup and the Community Shield, Valencia provided killer assists. Among the 5 goals scored by the Red Devils in these two finals, Valencia contributed 1 goal and 2 assists. It is said that the Ecuadorian Flying Wings are
It is not an exaggeration to say that Manchester United brought two championships.
Of course, the media has not forgotten Li Yu, the best player in the game, but when interviewed by reporters, Ferguson always spoke very tactfully. In the eyes of the old man, players like Li Yu no longer need too much praise to build confidence.
Manchester United's No. 9 knows what to do on the field, and Ferguson doesn't want to reveal the experimental nature of this game to the media.
This is not the first time Ferguson has used this tactic of strengthening one player while weakening another player's role in the game, and he skillfully directed the media to other places.
Defeating Chelsea, the biggest rival in the league, the Red Devils Manchester United won a good start to the new season.
After the game, coach Ferguson expressed that he was very satisfied with the performance of the players in this game, and also looked forward to the upcoming new season. "There is no doubt that the new season will still be played by Manchester United and Chelsea. In this game, Chelsea won in the last 10 minutes.
They played very well. They wanted to dominate the game again and save the defeat, but it was too late." Sir Alex Ferguson said: "We came to Wembley just to win, and winning is our only way out. Of course, I am very happy that in the end we
We got what we wanted and we created some good opportunities during the game, so I think we fully deserved the win.”
"Valencia's goal was so beautiful. Seeing his confidence after getting the ball, I knew he would not miss this opportunity, and in the end he scored the ball magnificently." When talking about Valencia's first opener,
When recording the goal, Ferguson also praised him. Next he talked about Scholes. The veteran is moving towards his record of 650 appearances for Manchester United. "Last season, he once said to me, 'My last
Play for another year. Looking back on his entire career, he has suffered several injuries, large and small, but he survived in the end. He is a phenomenal player, and he gave us another perfect game today.
In the game, you know, he is almost 36 years old. He is really an incredible player to me."
When talking about why Carrick was sent to start, Ferguson also had something to say: "Last Friday I thought he would be absent for another two weeks, but yesterday he came back and told me that his physical condition is no longer there.
If there is any problem, I want to come back to training. And I made the decision to let him play after watching his state in training. I know
, he should participate in more games in order to recover as soon as possible. As for Rooney and Park Ji-sung, because they have to participate in the national team competition this week, I replaced them early or did not arrange the game. However, Vidic played the whole game
90 minutes. He played a fantastic game." Ferguson finally explained the substitution.
"It feels great to beat Chelsea. They are a strong team and beat us three times last season. However, we quickly took the initiative at the beginning of this game and we will do this against Chelsea in the future." Skol
Si was also very happy with the victory in this game. He continued to add: "Both our teams are very eager to win. This is a good game and we are very satisfied. The team will go further in the new season. Now
We are all very confident.”
Manchester United looks very good in the new season. The team is not too seriously affected by the aftermath of the World Cup. Many wealthy teams often suffer from injuries or poor results at the beginning of the season because there are too many countries in the team after the World Cup. Now, now
Manchester United doesn't seem to have fans to worry too much.
Manchester United is still strong in the new season, and looks better overall. Ferguson's great goal in the last year seems to be no problem. Now many people are talking about which team can block Manchester United's road to defending the title.
Many people will give a very different answer, Manchester United themselves.
Yes, as long as there are no major problems within the Manchester United team, many people are optimistic that Manchester United can at least defend the championship in the new season.
A luxury team like Manchester City, an upstart team that accumulates money and dollars, is not only inferior in terms of lineup, but also in its championship heritage. Players who have not won top-level trophies will not have the domineering attitude to choose anyone else.
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In a Community Shield match, the media once again attached many beautiful words to the Manchester United club. This is a giant club. Whether they win or lose, Manchester United is the focus of public opinion. There is a lot of loud voices, but no one knows about Manchester United's upcoming game in the new season.
