Players from the home and away teams returned to the field with completely different moods.
The Manchester United players looked confident and performed quite easily.
What other expression can Manchester City players have besides a stern look on their faces!
At the beginning of the second half of the game, it seemed that Manchester City fans also felt the oppression of the players on the field. The most active people in the entire stadium were not the home fans, who were a little quiet now, but the few Manchester United fans who were unusually active in the stadium.
The first 5 minutes of the game were in the same situation as the fans. Manchester United played steadily and became more and more dangerous, especially Li Yu's counterattack, which almost succeeded.
Manchester United's style of play seems to be very clear about defensive counterattacks. This is not a passive counterattack. No one will say that Manchester United's counterattacks are not threatening, and Manchester City's offense cannot be free.
Tevez has been in a state of sleepwalking, and it seems that he has not yet entered the game. The performance of Manchester City players today is almost the same, either out of form or tied up!
What effect did Mancini's roar in midfield have?
Who knows?
Seeing that the game was going to turn into garbage time if it continued like this, Mancini had to make adjustments in the 55th minute.
Adam Johnson is ready to replace Milner.
Adebayor also started to warm up, and the person he replaced should be Tevez, the sleepwalker.
Soon after Manchester City's substitutions were completed, a conflict broke out on the field. It seems that in the derby, an indispensable scene is the fierce conflict between the players of the two teams.
Tevez, who knew he was about to be substituted, had a fierce conflict with the Manchester United youngster. This was the second time in the game that the two butted heads.
Fortunately, the referee was right next to the two of them and did not let the emotional two people escalate their words and actions.
Substitute immediately, when the substitution is completed.
Adebayor's first touch of the ball resulted in a goal.
Speaking of which, this was an accident. There are always some accidents in football matches. Manchester United's good luck came to an end today. Van der Sar made a famous mistake and ruined all Manchester United's previous advantages.
You can't have a buttery hand at this time. Adebayor's non-threatening shot was unexpectedly delayed by Van der Sar and even leaked into the back goal!
1:1!
A wonderful free kick, a classic butter hand!
The competition becomes very interesting!
The Manchester derby became a bit funny, but the subsequent scenes also became lackluster!
There was nothing to watch, and the score of 1:1 remained until the end!
In a city derby, the home team took 8 corner kicks but failed to create any decent header attack. On the contrary, the away team took 5 corner kicks, putting the home team's goal in danger several times. In today's Manchester derby, because of the presence of Vidic,
The Manchester City team's cross success rate was strictly limited to 21%. Although the two sides ended up in a goalless draw and shook hands, Vidic was the real "behind the scenes" person who led the draw.
In the last 4 games, Manchester United has 3 wins and 1 draw, and has kept clean sheets in 3 games.
In the 6 games played by Vidic in the past half month, Manchester United only conceded 2 goals, and the Red Devils defense has returned to the top level in Europe. The Manchester United defender is gradually getting out of the slump at the beginning of the season, leading the Red Devils to a low loss
ball and more stable
In the cycle. Although the number of goals conceded in the league is still the highest among the top four, it is the Serbian's increasingly stable performance in defense that ensures that Manchester United has conceded low goals in recent league games and gave Ferguson one goal.
A 12-match unbeaten start to the league campaign.
Manchester United got several corner kick opportunities before the end. Almost every time Nani passed the ball, he would directly look for Vidic who ran up from the defense line. The Serbian also made Mancini's defense break out in a cold sweat twice.
On the defensive end, facing the short center Carlos Tevez, Manchester United's iron gate was effortless and almost became the overlord in the Red Devils' penalty area.
In the 21st minute, Manchester United sent a free kick from the frontcourt to the penalty area. Vidic made a very threatening challenge and was promptly cleared by the opponent's defender. In the 25th minute, Silva made a direct pass to Milner in the penalty area, and Vidic 2
He took a big stride to catch up with the Englishman at the baseline and caught up with the opponent.
Fang quickly destroyed the ball before taking a shot. In the 42nd minute, Yaya Toure passed three Manchester United players in the midfield. Just when he was about to enter the penalty area to form a single attack, another Serbian stabbed out diagonally. The key was
The former Barcelona midfielder's thoughts of trying to go straight to Huanglong were stopped at this time.
In addition, when teammates from both sides fought fiercely, the captain of Manchester United always appeared in the camera. In the 63rd minute, Milner was fighting with Vidic in the frontcourt and was knocked down by the Manchester United defender with obvious physical advantages.
When he fell to the ground, his head hit Vidic's shin guard. In the 65th minute, Yaya Toure had another head-to-head confrontation with Vidic in the midfield. After the two people fought, they both
Fall to the ground.
It can be seen that the Serbian in the game was like a predator, appearing in every key place where he was needed.
After the game, "Sky Sports" gave Vidic a high score of 8 points for Manchester United, tied with Manchester City's Milner. The comment was: "The absolute rock of Manchester United's defense."
Fans also recognize this. In the fan ratings within one hour after the game, the Manchester United captain ranked first among the team with a high score of 8.2 points. The data provided by opta can better explain the irreplaceable role of the Serbian in Manchester United's defense.
.Whether it is the number of passes or the number of forward passes, Vidic is far ahead of his partner Ferdinand. The 6 clearances in the penalty area are twice as many as the latter's, and he also made 7 steals, 5 of which were successful, while the English iron defender
The statistics on this project are 0.
Although the data does not prove that Ferdinand is useless on the court, it is an indisputable fact that Vidic takes the initiative to take responsibility in defense and strives for the first place. His role has exceeded the former.
It is precisely because of Vidic and John Terry who play such defensive roles in the club and national team that Leo has the opportunity to "take a break" on the court. Manchester United's defense is not stable this season, and right back candidates are frequently changing.
After Evra on the left stepped forward with an assist, he was almost undefended.
After Ferdinand returned from injury, he has never found his peak form. The unfavorable interception in the midfield this season has turned Manchester United's defense into Vidic's "one-man defense". If it were not for Edwin van der Sar.
, I’m afraid that the new captain of the Red Devils will have a harder time on the court.
Five years ago, Ferguson only spent 7 million pounds to directly buy a mainstay who could support Manchester United's defense for 10 years. It must be said that it was a great deal.
Although it remains to be proven whether he or Nani is the best signing of the Red Devils in recent years, the Serbian, who has played for the team for 5 years, will continue to ensure Manchester United's high-quality defense in the next 5 years with his current form.
There is no suspense. Before Vidic, a Manchester United player won the English Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year as a central defender, and this dates back to the days when current Sunderland coach Bruce played for Manchester United.
Coincidentally, the latter was also the former captain of Manchester United. In the 1990-91 season, Bruce, who served as a central defender, scored 19 goals in one season for Manchester United. He stood out among the others with his scoring efficiency as a forward and became the most popular player.
A peer recognized by the players. However, Vidic is currently catching up with his predecessors. His partnership with Ferdinand has almost made people forget about the memorable pair of Bruce and Pallister who once swept England.
The central defenders are combined.
The right-back position, which was once considered Manchester United's biggest weakness this season, is no longer in trouble with Brown's comeback.
In Manchester United's last five Premier League and Champions League games, Rafael played full attendance in two games against Bursaspor, while Brown played the full 90 minutes in the challenge against Wolves.
But in the two highlight games of the five games, the home game against Tottenham and the away derby, Ferguson did not hesitate to let the young Rafael start. Brown only had the chance to be a substitute, and the Brazilian boy's performance was not good.
Disgrace the mission.
After 2 games, he successfully restricted Bale and Tevez, two talented players who have been gaining momentum in the Premier League recently.
Today's draw is not as popular as many Manchester derby scenes, but the conflicts will certainly not disappear.
Veteran Gary Neville stood aside, but this time it was the veteran's successor Rafael who stepped up for the Red Devils and started a battle with Tevez.
In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Rafael was tangled up with Carlos Tevez during a fight. After getting up, the "Beast" took the lead and fired directly at Rafael.
The Manchester United youngster was not intimidated. He retaliated verbally without saying a word. He even walked up to point at each other and started arguing with Tevez face to face. Although it is not known whether the two exchanged words in English or Latin.
"Greetings", but Tevez obviously did not expect that this former teammate was even more angry than Neville and could be called a true "Thunderbolt Man", so much so that Foy, the referee on duty, had to separate the two.
Separate the people and give them verbal warnings.
Judging from the title photo of "Sky Sports" after the game, Rafael seemed to be even more angry, and his expression was obviously more ferocious than that of Beatvis.
Rafael's strong character in this game was not only reflected in his words. After the game, "Sky Sports" gave him a score of 7 points, tied for second in the team. The comment was "another classic and eye-catching performance"
", this is certainly not just to praise his fight with Tevez.
In the 5th minute, Tevez was fighting for the top in the frontcourt. Rafael cleverly resisted with his back. The Argentine lost his support in mid-air and fell heavily to the ground, suffering from discomfort in his waist. In the 10th minute, Rafael failed to defend.
The ball was passed from behind by Barry, but the Brazilian youngster turned around and accelerated quickly, clearing the ball in time before Zabaleta could assist, and also caused Zabaleta to foul.
In the 16th minute, Rafael launched a long pass attack from the right, and Li Yu headed the ball in the penalty area, but due to lack of strength, he was eventually cleared by the defender.
When Manchester United defeated AC Milan in the Champions League knockout round at home last year, Rafael once sent out an assist that was the same as today's pass. The same pass position and the same landing point. At that time, he helped Fletcher head
The ball scores a goal.
In terms of his ability to cross from the right, Rafael's level tends to be closer to that of his senior Gary Neville.
In the 20th minute, Rafael made a breakthrough on the right, and Silva was forced to bring him down behind him and was called for a foul. Although Rafael was replaced by Brown due to injury in the 49th minute, the data cannot cover up Brazil.
People’s eye-catching performance today.
Opta told us that Rafael made 11 forward passes today, with a success rate of 73%, the highest among Manchester United's four defenders. In addition, he made 6 tackles, 5 of which were successful, and 4 of which resulted in opponent fouls, winning the position.
Given the ball opportunity, Rafael's performance in a series of statistics is particularly eye-catching.
From targeting Franck Ribery in the Champions League last year to successfully restricting Carlos Tevez and Silva in this year's Derby, Rafael performed well every time he faced strong opponents, but whenever he played hard, the Brazilian guy
You can’t always have fun. The last time Manchester United youngster was defeated by Franck Ribery
He "plotted" with the Bayern generals, and was shown a red card by the referee under pressure. Today he was unable to finish the game due to injury. As the only 90 player who made both Ribery and Tevez miserable at the same time,
After the young general, this is really a pity.
In the latest list of world football's rising stars under the age of 21 released by the authoritative media "France Football", Rafael, who was born in 1990, is not named among the 30 selected players. This is absolutely beyond everyone's expectation.
Somewhat incredible.
On this list, Tottenham youngster Bale, who has been gaining momentum recently, is only ranked 9th, and Theo Walcott and Rodwell are only valued at a minimum of less than 10 million pounds. It seems that the French really don't care about Premier League players.
Too cold. Judging from Rafael's ability and current experience in playing for a top club and having played in many competitions, the Brazilian should be able to make it into the top ten on this list.
Rafael is one of the most promising young players in the Manchester United team.
In the competition for the same position, neither Brown, O'Shea nor Gary Neville have the advantage of Rafal's potential.
The veteran Brown is on the decline. From a long-term perspective, Ferguson's decision to re-activate Rafael regardless of past suspicions is a shrewd decision. If the Brazilian youngster born in the 1990s can successfully take over this season and lock in a main position, then the Red Devils will be in the next 10 years.
You will definitely have peace of mind in this position, and Ferguson will be able to leave Old Trafford in a down-to-earth manner someday in the future.
This round of focus matches was intense but lacked excitement. Mancini’s conservative use of troops showed that Manchester City is aiming to compete for fourth place this season. Chelsea maintained a strong home victory, but Kalou missed many good opportunities and almost dragged down the team. Arsenal once again attacked in advance and overcame
Difficulties arose, and Liverpool was unable to do enough to ensure a draw.
After being "double-killed" by Manchester United in the Premier League for two consecutive seasons, and losing to Arsenal due to a mistake in the last home game, after finally stopping three consecutive losses in all competitions last weekend, Mancini did not dare to take risks in this game.
Manchester United appeared to be more aggressive and could not threaten the opponent's goalkeeper Joe Hart even more when controlling the ball.
At present, Manchester United has failed to maintain its "innocence" for the sixth time in the past 10 games in all competitions. Fortunately, people can see that its defense has stabilized.
Carrick returned to form after overcoming an Achilles tendon injury. The midfielder and Scholes and Fletcher performed well in offense and defense. The team started the season unbeaten for the first time in 12 rounds since the 1991-92 season, laying a solid foundation for the championship.
A good foundation is all that is needed to increase the speed of the attack line. To solve
To solve the problem of Berbatov not scoring in 8 games, and to drive Hernandez, whose performance has fluctuated, the Red Devils must wait for Rooney's return. Only when he returns to his heroic form last season can the attack in the midfield and frontcourt be able to
Opening up more space becomes more "deadly".
It is completely understandable that Mancini chose to stay in the front line, but compared with Manchester United, which was greatly affected by injuries and lack of personnel, Manchester City has more stars on the bench who can change the offensive rhythm and increase the intensity of the attack.
What's more, the opponent's two full-backs were replaced due to injuries in the second half. Mancini could have replaced Adam Johnson earlier to strengthen the wing breakthrough, and sent Adebayor to contain the opponent's central defender to liberate Tevez.
But he was content with a draw and lacked the spirit of adventure, and only allowed Adebayor to make a symbolic appearance at the last minute. This shows that Manchester City is still determined to maintain the top four, and has no ambition to advance to the top of the list. It has recently been with the city rivals Manchester United.
Compared to the fact that they repeatedly relied on their late-stage outbursts to defeat Stoke City and Wolves, and even defeated Wolves in the Carabao Cup as a substitute, they still lacked this characteristic of taking risks and winning in the championship.
Chelsea returned to home with Didier Drogba and Essien starting, and they have strong suppression capabilities in the midfield and frontcourt. Their opponent Fulham in West London is a well-known "away bug", with little offensive threat, and the defense is very difficult to deal with ground battles.
The situation was completely in favor of Chelsea, leading 1:0 in 30 minutes. However, Kalou, who replaced Anelka in the starting lineup in this game, missed too many opportunities in front of the goal, including two close-range shots in the penalty area.
.This gave Fulham, who was only one goal behind, hope, and created several dangerous situations during the counterattack in the second half.
If it weren't for the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Petr Cech, it would have been difficult for Drogba and the young players on the bench to reverse the situation once the tie was equalized.
Essien was subsequently fined and suspended for three games. Fortunately, Lampard is about to return, otherwise the midfield is not deep enough and it is easy to lose points. Malouda, the Premier League's top scorer, has only scored one goal in the last 9 games in all competitions. Drogba
Affected by his poor health due to malaria infection some time ago, the crazy scoring momentum at the beginning of the season is coming to an end. Fortunately, after this game, he set a new record of nine consecutive league home games without conceding a goal, and was able to maintain his undefeated home victory record in the Premier League this season.
The current top spot has a 4-point advantage and can rest easy.
In the last round, Arsenal failed to play the characteristic of attacking first this season. They were too lazy in the first half and lost the whole game.
This time against Wolves, who were in good form, they finally found their "magic weapon" for the new season. Chamakh scored 39 seconds into the game, setting a new record for the team's fastest goal in the Premier League.
In this way, he can firmly control the initiative and be able to use his good defensive counterattack to compete with the ferocious Wolves.
Ashavin, who was in a slump some time ago, has also begun to regain his feeling. He works with Rosicky and Fabian in the frontcourt to drive the team's offense. Since the opponent also mainly fights on the ground, the threat of high-altitude balls is not great, and goalkeeper Fabianski does not have any weaknesses.
After enduring too many tests, he was able to make many wonderful saves to ensure that the team did not concede a goal for the third time in the past four rounds.
It is not easy for the Gunners to overcome this difficulty, which relieves the pressure of losing in the last round, but Everton still needs to wake up to deal with the "header king" Cahill and strong physical confrontation ability at the weekend.
Liverpool's momentum of four consecutive wins in all competitions cannot be continued. It is indeed difficult to go on the road immediately after a fierce battle with Chelsea when the main players lack rotation.
They still rely on Torres and Gerrard for support. On the surface, they are only one point behind Newcastle United in fifth place, but the mid-table teams are very close in points. Stoke City, outside the relegation zone, is only three points behind them.
.We will face a more severe test on the weekend. It is very important whether Kyrgios can return to the team in time, otherwise he may not be able to withstand the opponent's high-altitude bombing.
