Manchester United's home game against Arsenal is the focus of this round, and it is also the last game.
In the early games, another focus battle was held at White Hart Lane. Chelsea drew 1-1 away with Tottenham Hotspur. Pavlyuchenko took the lead, and Drogba came off the bench to equalize the score, but Drogba equalized the score.
Brazil missed the winning penalty kick in stoppage time. Chelsea, who had not won in the past five rounds, tied Manchester United with two games in hand. Tottenham remained unbeaten in six rounds.
The "Warcraft" Drogba who came on as a substitute became the protagonist of the White Hart Lane stadium. His powerful shot equalized the score for Chelsea, but the penalty kick "banquet" cost his team the victory. Chelsea was a guest and tied 1-1.
After tying with its opponent Tottenham in the 17th round of the Premier League, it has already suffered the embarrassment of five games without a win. It currently has 31 points, one point less than Arsenal and Manchester City. It has the same points as Manchester United, which has two games less, and is only fourth in the standings.
Tottenham took the lead that day when Russian Pavlyuchenko hit the near post with a low shot in the 15th minute.
After changing sides, Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti quickly sent the Ivorian Drogba to the field. The "Warcraft" lived up to expectations and scored from a small angle in the 70th minute to equalize the score. Seeing that the game was about to end, Tottenham goalkeeper Gomer
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He made a big mistake and brought down Ramirez in the penalty area, giving Chelsea a valuable penalty kick opportunity in the second minute of stoppage time. However, Gomez immediately made up for it and successfully saved Drogba's penalty kick.
The two teams ended the battle 1-1.
Head coach Carlo Ancelotti explained why Drogba was asked to take the last-minute penalty kick. In addition, when commenting on the Blues' performance, he believed that the team had shown signs of getting back on track.
Chelsea won a penalty in stoppage time, but Drogba took the penalty but it was saved. At that time, the fixed penalty kicker Lampard had come on as a substitute but did not take it. Regarding this question, Ancelotti explained: "Lampard
De can't take the free throw because he hasn't been able to practice."
Although Drogba missed the penalty kick, Ancelotti still praised him for his outstanding performance. After the appearance of Warcraft, he scored the equalizing goal. He also had some credit for the creation of the penalty kick. Ancelotti said: "Drogba missed the penalty kick."
He took a penalty kick, but he performed very well and scored a good goal."
Talking about the team's performance, the Italian believes there are positive signs. "Winning is important, we should have won, but we didn't. But I think we are on the right path and this game showed that we have come back."
We're on the right track."[
"We played well and didn't lose our composure and control of the game when we fell behind. We deserved to win, it was very close and we will win the next game (against Manchester United)."
Chelsea captain Terry also talked about the situation of this game. He said: "It is not clear who will take the penalty kick. Drogba is brave enough to take the penalty kick. That's how penalty kicks are. Sometimes you will score and sometimes you will miss."
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"I think we should have won, especially in the second half, when we were in complete control of the game and it was more like the Chelsea we know."
On the other side, before Monday's focus battle between Manchester United and Arsenal, the war of words between the two sides has become increasingly fierce. After Evra criticized Arsenal as a team that cannot win the championship, the Gunners' most recent French star Nasri
Stand up and say that the devilish stadium of Old Trafford has long ceased to be scary.
The last time Arsenal won at this venue was in 2006, but Nasri said that Manchester United's glory at home has long since faded. "In my opinion, Manchester United is no longer the team it used to be. Ronaldo and Tevez are the best team in the world."
Coming to Old Trafford was a bit daunting."
"And now, I think their offense isn't what it used to be. Maybe they're still a strong team, we'll see, but we're very confident that we can take something good out of this game."
Nasri is undoubtedly Arsenal's most popular character recently. His number of goals this season has reached 12. Talking about the outbreak, the 23-year-old Frenchman said: "This is the first time I have rested so well this summer. It's enough."
It has been two months. I have now adapted to the Premier League very well. I am confident and my teammates also have confidence in me. It feels good." Wenger believes that Nasri's biggest change is psychological. "If you are not confident in yourself.
If you can score goals, you will be affected. When you taste the taste of scoring goals, it will continue to strengthen your confidence. I think this is the biggest change in Nasri. He now knows that he can score goals in every game.
I firmly believe so."
In addition to Nasri, Arsenal's French defender Sagna also hit back at Evra. He said: "I will never allow myself to criticize another team. This shows disrespect for the opponent. Evra
Forla likes to provoke opponents and make the atmosphere tense, which is his way of doing things, but it doesn't affect us at all."
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger believes that the Gunners have the ability to perform well against Manchester United. "I know my team will be very motivated when the time comes. I am always confident in my players. Don't have any distracting thoughts before facing Manchester United."
, their weaknesses, our weaknesses, there is no need to think about these, just focus on the game, perform at your best, play with confidence, teammates fight for each other, and we have a good chance to beat anyone
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When visiting Old Trafford last season, Wenger was sent off for kicking a water bottle. However, without anyone else to guide him, the professor was forced to climb onto the roof of the tunnel. As a result, he was beaten by Manchester United fans there.
A loud boo.
After that game, Hackett, the head of the referee committee, personally wrote a letter to apologize to the professor. And for this Monday’s game, Dream Theater is also preparing to project a hospitable image to the outside world. Before the game, Ferguson asked the club’s fans in the game guide to
We must abide by politeness. Sir Alex Ferguson believes that insulting professors with embarrassing words (such as calling Wenger a pedophile) is equivalent to using the scars of the Munich air crash to provoke Manchester United. Manchester United is currently preparing to use heavy penalties against fans who persist in their incorrigibility. The penalties include
Canceling season tickets or barring admission.
Some Arsenal fans cautiously welcomed Manchester United's goodwill.
Wenger said that mutual respect should be based on consensus between both parties. The professor said: "Every time Manchester United visits Arsenal, we always encourage the fans to respect him (Ferguson) and his players. This is what I can do. Over the years, people
We all know what happened in the stands. We can't control what 70,000 or 80,000 fans will say. Individuals can only follow their own sense of responsibility. But the important thing is that this is not a game between Ferguson and Wenger, this is Manchester United.
For Arsenal, the key is how both teams can play to their own standards and contribute an exciting game."
Before the competition even started, Blackburn coach Allardyce, who was beaten 7:1 by Manchester United in the previous round, was relieved of his duties.
"Stupid! Ridiculous!" This was Ferguson's first reaction to Allardyce's dismissal. As we all know, Sir Alex Ferguson and Allardyce had a very happy personal relationship. Ferguson could not suppress his dissatisfaction. In order to vent his bad temper on his brother, he said to Blackburn
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"Allardyce called me at 3.10pm and asked me to have a drink after tonight's game because he was coming to the game. But at 4.30pm I got a call from him again and he told me 'I've been sacked.
'.I have never heard of such a stupid decision in my life. It's so ridiculous. I really don't know what they (Blackburn senior management) want to do. To be honest, this simply goes against common sense and rules. It's ridiculous.
, I don’t want to experience the same tragic experience as him.”
Allardyce is a veteran Premier League coach. Although he has never coached a wealthy club, he has achieved pretty good results in leading small and medium-sized teams. He has an excellent reputation in the Premier League circle. Even Capello is looking forward to his successor as England coach.
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Old Redknapp, who has led Tottenham with great results, is listed as the two candidates. This season, Blackburn is temporarily ranked 13th in the Premier League, still some distance from the relegation zone. They chose to fire Allardyce before the halfway point of the season. Blackburn
What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?
"Mirror" pointed out that Allardyce's dismissal was like a blindfolded chicken being slaughtered. In fact, he is planning the introduction of new players for the team in the transfer market, including Carlton-
Cole and Nzobia et al.
Allardyce said last night that he was very shocked and disappointed with the dismissal, but when Blackburn's senior management told him to play the game well, Allardyce should have been able to foresee that disaster was coming. In this kind of situation, Allardyce
In a way he was never good at, his team lost 1-7 to Manchester United. What the Blackburn boss wanted was beautiful football, but Allardyce was obviously not "sexy" enough.
According to "The Sun", Allardyce's dismissal also triggered the anger of Blackburn players.
Captain Nelson said: "I have nothing but praise for him and I feel sad that he was driven away like this. If we had beaten Bolton last weekend, the team would have been seventh, but Allardyce left at this time and the team
"Everyone is unhappy." Even forward Roberts, who has a bad relationship with Allardyce, thinks sacking Allardyce is a bad decision. "I feel sorry for him, I really didn't expect this. The dressing room is full of people now."
Feelings of shock and disappointment.”
The Mirror said that Allardyce will receive a liquidated damages of 1.5 million pounds as part of the breakup fee. The newspaper also revealed that another reason why they are eager to get rid of "Big Sam" is because Blackburn is targeting a major player.
Big fish - Maradona.
It is said that Blackburn's Indian boss is in talks with the Argentinian superstar, hoping that he will return to the game and lead Blackburn's once glorious team back to the top level.
Maradona led the Argentine national team to compete in the World Cup in South Africa this summer. Although he was dismissed because Argentina failed to reach the semi-finals, Blackburn's owner (India) Wenji Group still regarded him as the ideal candidate for the team's coach.
In their minds, at least Maradona has more personal charisma than Allardyce. Although Maradona has never had the experience of coaching in Europe, his great performances during his time with Barcelona and Naples still made him a popular player in Spain and Italy.
A god-like figure.
An insider revealed: "Maradona is the target selected by Wenji Group. He will be invited to become Blackburn's head coach or coach or even technical director." It is reported that Maradona will seriously consider Blackburn's invitation. At present,
Being unemployed at home, he also hopes to return to coaching as soon as possible.
Things come and go, and there is always no shortage of news of this kind in the Premier League.
Even the latest products endorsed by Li Yu can be hyped by the media, such as the launch of new Nike Tamron products.
However, the British media did not buy it very much and rated the latest Tamron boots as the ugliest boots.
They describe the new boots as impractical, and the so-called latest technology is just a gimmick in their opinion.
No matter what the British media says, in fact, combat boots are very popular in Europe and are sold out as soon as they are put on the shelves.
Facts speak louder than words, even more so in the China region that was released earlier!
Media from other countries mocked their British counterparts.
The Chinese media used a popular phrase nowadays, envy, jealousy and hate!
Li Yu's influence has long transcended the playing field, especially in Asia. If reporters randomly interview him on the street, they don't have to think that their favorite football star must be Li Yu.
Although he is still a little behind here in Europe, Li Yu is also loved by many fans, and it is certain that his new football boots will be a hot seller.
Before the start of the competition, Li Yu personally signed his name on a pair of new football boots on a Sky TV program the first day. This special pair of football boots will be auctioned online, and the proceeds from the auction will be donated to
Red Cross.
Of course Ferguson doesn't like doing some shows before the game, but now the old man doesn't express much opinions. Li Yu has always done an excellent job on the field, so he has no reason to say anything.
He is a pure football person and does not like entertainment and catwalks!
But Li Yu did not affect the performance of the game, and the old man never said much.
The master and the apprentice are getting along well with each other, and there are no rifts that people don't want to see again.
Manchester United double defeated Arsenal last season. The Gunners only won 1 game in the past 10 visits to Old Trafford, and the remaining 9 games were 2 draws and 7 losses. The two sides have met in 36 Premier League games, and Manchester United has the upper hand with 15 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, including at home.
10 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. This is the 210th meeting between the two sides.
, Manchester United had the upper hand with 86 wins, 46 draws and 77 losses. Wenger surprisingly arranged for the 20-year-old Szczesny to start in the Premier League for the first time. Fabregas returned from injury and entered the bench. He scored 5 goals against Blackburn two weeks ago.
Li Yu started, Edwin van der Sar returned, and Fletcher took the rotation.
The focus battle was also extremely heated.
Both sides have deployed heavy troops to compete for the midfield. Besides, the matches between the two teams are always full of passion. You can see people falling on their backs every few minutes.
It seems that the Premier League Referees Committee has foreseen this situation and appointed the referee Webb, who has always been known for his lenient penalties.
Of course, Arsenal have always criticized this. Webb is also known as Manchester United's lucky star in the British media. In the games he officiated, Manchester United's winning rate was extremely high.
But at the game, there were signs of losing control. Players from both teams kicked and shoved each other, and gradually they became angry.
The scene almost got out of control, and Manchester United fans were even more dissatisfied with the referee Webb's penalty, especially the yellow card warning given to Li Yu.
Sagna's dangerous tackle was not punished, but Li Yu came forward to complain and received a yellow card.
Ferguson began to be unable to sit still, and the iconic gesture of chewing gum and looking at his watch was performed on the sidelines again, and he quickly walked down the stairs from the home team's coaching bench to the sidelines.
Not to mention, the old man went to the sidelines to fight, and Manchester United immediately became much more stable.
Stability alone is not enough, Arsenal are not a vegetarian, and they did not come to Old Trafford to give away points.
It was still an anxious game, the two teams were still tied at 0:0 in the first half!
At the beginning of the second half, Manchester United accelerated their attacking pace and tried to take the initiative immediately.
As an old rival, Wenger's team is also familiar with Manchester United's offense.
Manchester United's opening three attacks did not work against Arsenal.
Li Yu has always been a little impatient during the game. After his cooperation with Rooney was blocked by Arsenal, he had to complete a series of actions by himself, but the effect was not good.
The game was fierce, but it was more intense than exciting. Both teams were restraining each other. Whether it was the head coach or the players, the two teams really understood each other very well.
The enemies who have been enemies for the past ten years have no secrets from each other.
In terms of advantages, the most obvious one is the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford. They are always singing and shouting. They are Manchester United's biggest advantage in this game.
Amid the constant cheers and cheers from Manchester United fans, Manchester United finally broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute.
The goal was scored by none other than King Li Yu in the second half, but this shot was quite comical.
Manchester United's No. 9 hit the ball into the goal with his left cheek.
But all this is really thanks to Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny, who made a clearance in advance. It was his mistake in the clearance with a boxer that led to a funny goal in such a fierce game.
Li Yu had a naturally dazed expression in the camera, as if he was not sure about everything yet.
Looking at the extremely annoyed Szczesny, who couldn't help but vent his anger after picking up a football, you can see how much this mistake had an impact on him.
1:0!
It has been a while since Li Yu scored such a weird goal. He had a few in Italy, but now he is really a little embarrassed.
However, the fans at the scene were extremely excited, laughing and excited. Sometimes luck is the key factor that determines the final outcome of the game.
At this time, it actually makes the fans more enjoyable, how dramatic it is!
A focused battle between strong rivals ended with a score of 1:0.
Manchester United led the way with 5 consecutive home wins, while Arsenal's 4 consecutive away wins were ended.
In the standings, Manchester United is already 2 points ahead of Chelsea with one game in hand and finally tops the league standings.
Followed closely by the city rivals Manchester City, they are 1 point behind Manchester United and ranked second.
