Manchester United has entered the final critical moment. In the 32nd round of the Premier League, Manchester United will face Fulham at home. This is a game where all three points must be scored.
At home at Old Trafford, the Red Devils and Manchester United had no reason to lose the three points they got.
The Red Devils defeated their opponents with 2 goals at home, but Manchester United's No. 9 missed the goal. A magical performance by four people in a row, but it made a wedding dress for others; an attempt against an empty goal allowed teammates to unexpectedly gain an easy goal.
But when he walked off the field in the 87th minute, 75,339 people in the Dream Theater stood up and gave him more than ten seconds of applause, paying tribute to the "uncrowned king" for his achievements in this game.
Li Yu doesn't care whether he scores or not, he wants the league championship!
"Sky Sports" used only one phrase in its comments after the game for Li Yu, who scored the highest score in the game (9 points) - best of the game. There were many beautiful words to describe Manchester United's No. 9 strolling on the court today.
Somewhat redundant.
If it weren't for Fulham central defender Hughes's unsuccessful header clearance in the 32nd minute, which blocked Li Yu's empty goal opportunity and let the pie fall from the sky and hit Valencia, the Portuguese would have
Have a chance to complete his "goals + assists" double-double in the Premier League this season.
If half of Valencia's goal is luck and half is Li Yu's credit, then Rooney's goal in the 12th minute of the first half was mostly due to Li Yu's outstanding foot skills. Center
After receiving the ball, Manchester United's No. 9 first lightly jumped over Murphy, who was making a tackle, and then dunked away from Etuhu, facing the attacking center back Hughes.
He cleverly cooperated with Anderson in kicking the wall, and before Baird could grab the ball, he calmly passed the ball to Rooney. The only thing the Englishman had to do was to calmly send the ball into the dead corner in front of the goal. Rather than saying this
The goal is a reflection of Rooney's composure in front of the goal. It is better to regard it as another Li Yu's goal - dribble, dribble, dribble... single shot, empty goal!
Fulham's right back, Northern Ireland international Baird, was completely outplayed by Nani during the game. Manchester United's No. 9 even regarded his opponent as nothing, and never stumbled from passing to passing, which was really unreasonable.
In the 26th minute, when Li Yu was being marked by Baird in the penalty area, he passed the ball to Rooney behind him with his back and heel, and almost succeeded in sending the ball to his teammate.
4 minutes later, Li Yu received a long pass from Evra, used his strong explosive power to rush to the baseline, faked Baird and passed back to Rooney, but unfortunately he was cleared again. In the 40th minute, Li Yu rushed along the left
In the penalty area, the pass passed Baird twice and was intercepted.
The nightmare of the Northern Ireland defender did not end there. In the 54th minute of the second half, Li Yu received Anderson's through ball near the left corner flag. When facing Baird, he kept using fake moves to change directions and bring the ball in.
Entering the penalty area, at the moment when the former had no choice but to take a shot, Li Yu easily sent the ball to the unmarked feet of Gibson on the line of the penalty area. The latter's poor shot wasted a good opportunity.
10 minutes later, Li Yu once again provided the ball for Gibson, and the Irish once again squandered the opportunity. If it weren't for his teammates' incompetence in front of the goal, Manchester United's No. 9 would definitely not have ended the game with only 1 assist.
Although Li Yu's performance this season has made Manchester United fans happy that the Red Devils in the "post-Cristiano Ronaldo era" still have no shortage of world-class wingers, Li Yu's one-man show will always make people miss the old days when the two wings of the Red Devils flew together.
From Best Aston, to Beckham Giggs, to Cristiano Ronaldo, the standard configuration of Manchester United's wing always seems to be a dual-core driver.
Nowadays, whether it is Park Ji-sung, Giggs or Obertan, it seems difficult to meet the perfection requirements of their predecessors in terms of age or personal ability.
Before February, this problem seemed to be solved only through signings. But now, the flash Valencia, who has emerged from the shadow of a broken leg, has proven that he is fully capable of inserting another perfect magic card for the Red Devils.
wing.
Following the 4-2 reversal of West Ham in the last round of the league and his first assist of the season, Valencia scored his first goal since his comeback against Fulham in this round. The Ecuadorian winger’s recent form can be described as
It's so red it turns purple.
In the 32nd minute of the game, Li Yu received Evra's long pass from the left wing and broke into the penalty area. Facing the attacking Schwarzer, he lightly tipped the ball with his toes to complete the breakthrough. Then he cut inside and shot from a small angle. Aaron Hughes
He nodded the ball in front and changed the trajectory of the ball, but
Valencia on the other side had already outflanked him. Facing the empty goal, Valencia easily used his head to score his second personal goal of the season after the Community Shield. At the same time, he announced that he was born out of nowhere last season.
The talented winger has completely overcome the shadow of a broken leg.
If Valencia's header as a guest center was just an unexpected surprise for Manchester United fans, then the Ecuadorian's personal performance of frequently creating murderous opportunities on the right wing has become a signature performance in the Dream Theater at Old Trafford.
One of them.
In the 25th minute, Valencia kicked off the solo journey with a wonderful pick-up pass on the right wing. Then he played a one-two with his teammates, and then ran a long distance along the right wing, killing the opponent in one breath.
Defending the hinterland and facing the defender, Valencia used Nani's signature cut-back shot to complete the long-distance attack.
Although the ball was eventually blocked by the defensive player, Valencia's wonderful personal show won the applause of the fans. Before halftime, Valencia once again showed his skillful foot skills. He faced two
The defensive players double-teamed, using their speed to break through the gap between the two into the penalty area, and immediately fell to the ground and passed low to the middle. Berba and Nani had already outflanked them, but it was a pity that Hughes got the ball first.
Destroy the bottom line.
Fighting again in another location, Valencia's attack on the right still left Fulham players helpless. In the 48th minute, Schwarzer made a mistake in passing the ball from the backcourt. Valencia cleverly intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack on the spot.
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Li Yu in the forward position attracted two defenders. Valencia very calmly passed the ball diagonally to Anderson at the far end. The Brazilian youngster, completely unmarked, rashly chose to meet the ball directly outside the penalty area and shoot.
The near corner of the goal was blocked by Schwarzer without any suspense, and Valencia's wonderful pass was wasted.
In the 55th minute, Valencia sent another wonderful pass for Berba. He easily dodged Dempsey's interception at the edge of the penalty area, and then hit the midfielder with a half-high ball. Berba sideways hooked the small penalty area line, and his movements were extremely cool.
, but unfortunately the ball deviated from the goal.
Opta's post-match statistics showed that Valencia sent a game-high 4 threatening balls in 73 minutes of playing time. "Sky Sports" also ranked Valencia tied for third in the post-match rating.
The second highest score was 8 points. Valencia's outstanding performance conquered Old Trafford and won the applause of the fans when he was replaced by Owen. This contrasted with the loneliness of England's golden boy in the past.
Valencia, which is at its peak, has undoubtedly become the new darling of Manchester United fans. In fact, since returning to the game on March 12, Valencia has entered its best form almost immediately and quickly locked the team's main right side. As for the forward position, people had previously questioned his recovery from competitive condition after breaking his leg, but now it seems that the nightmare experience did not affect Valencia's level at all, but made it sharper like a tempered blade.
It is worth mentioning that Valencia participated in all 6 games of Manchester United after his comeback and helped the team achieve an impressive record of six wins, including a 2-0 victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup and 1 The -0 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League civil war can't help but make people sigh. If Valencia can come back earlier, Manchester United's previous tragic losses to Chelsea and Liverpool in the league may be rewritten.
Just six months ago, Valencia thought his career was over. "That was the darkest moment of my career. When I heard the sound of fractures, I even told myself that my career was over. , I felt the fear deeply. Fortunately, the doctor told me that it was not over yet, and the team did not give up on me, and chose my comeback date very carefully, but I really can’t wait to return to the game.” And when the passion that had been suppressed for six months burst out, Valencia used an almost perfect performance to explain the true meaning of "rebirth" to everyone.
As the competition for the season enters a fierce stage, Valencia's comeback has become a strong booster for Manchester United to hit the Triple Crown. As Ferguson said during the winter transfer period: "We don't need to sign, because we have Valencia." .”
2-0, Manchester United defeated the "away bug" Fulham without much effort, temporarily expanding the team's lead over Arsenal to 10 points. It was the same as West Ham's 4-2 reversal in the previous round of away games. Compared with the starting lineup, Manchester United made 5 substitutions in this campaign. O'Shea, Anderson and Scholes, Nani and Li Yu, who returned from injury, replaced Fabio, Giggs, Carrick and Park Ji-sung respectively. .
This season, Manchester United's winning rate is 89% in the leagues where Li Yu has started; in the leagues where Li Yu has not started, Manchester United's winning rate is only 45%. Although Manchester United has only won 1 of the past 4 league games with Fulham. Victory, but Fulham's away record is really poor. Since October 2003, Fulham has not defeated Manchester United in the league away from home.
After winning this game, Manchester United has achieved 12 consecutive home league wins.
This season, Manchester United has played 16 home games in the league, scoring 42 goals and conceding 9 goals and accumulating 46 points with 15 wins, 1 draw, and an average of 2.88 points per game. This league's home record has surpassed Real Madrid and ranked first in Europe. Manchester United's home record How much of a deterrent does the home team have against visiting teams? The last time Manchester United conceded a goal in the first half at home in a domestic competition was on April 3, 2010. At that time, Joe Cole took the lead for Chelsea at Old Trafford and won In the end, he helped Chelsea defeat Manchester United 2-1 in an away game, taking the initiative to win the championship. Currently, Real Madrid, which ranks second in the European League home record, has 14 wins and 1 loss, scoring 46 goals, conceding 7 goals and accumulating 42 points, averaging 2.8 points per game. Barcelona, which ranks third in home record, has 14 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at home in the league, scoring 42 goals, conceding 10 goals and accumulating 43 points, averaging 2.69 points per game.
In the Champions League in midweek, Ferdinand returned from injury. In this campaign, Manchester United has O'Shea, Anderson and Brown returning.
After the game, Ferguson confirmed that Rafael, who suffered a knee injury, should be able to make it to the second leg against Chelsea.
Not only that, Fletcher, who has been suffering from viral diseases since early March, is now in a much better physical condition. Ferguson confirmed that the 27-year-old Scotland captain is close to returning. Now, in addition to Lindegaard, who has undergone surgery,
With "Glass Man" Hargreaves and suspended Rooney, Manchester United has almost no injuries. It can be said that there are many soldiers and generals. This is a very gratifying phenomenon.
Luck is also on Manchester United's side. Although both Ferguson and Rooney were suspended for inappropriate remarks, objectively speaking, Manchester United's recent luck has been quite good.
In the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek, Evra's foul action of tripping Ramirez in the penalty area was let go by the referee; in this campaign, Rooney opened the door to victory for the Red Devils in just 12 minutes.
But in slow motion playback, this goal was 100% offside.
From escaping 100% penalty kicks to 100% offside in the opening goal, Manchester United's good luck continues. Perhaps this is what Ferdinand said, everyone has times when they suffer losses and gain advantages, but Manchester United
The good luck happened to appear in the final stage.
From now to the end of the season, Manchester United will play at least 8 games, which are 6 Premier League rounds, 1 FA Cup semi-final game and 1 Champions League quarter-final second leg game; they will have to play at most 12 games, possibly
The FA Cup final, the two-leg semi-finals and final of the Champions League. Although Arsenal have 2 games less, Manchester United has extended its lead over the Gunners to 10 points. This is a big win for Arsenal, who played away from home on Sunday night, Beijing time.
, there is no room for mistakes anymore.
Manchester United's current Premier League points are 69 points, which is still 13 points away from the 82-point championship line mentioned by Ferguson. In other words, as long as the Red Devils win 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 6 rounds, Sir Alex Ferguson believes that the championship is not enough.
will be thrown away.
Analyze Manchester United's schedule. In the last 6 league rounds, Manchester United has 3 home games and 3 away games. The away games are against Newcastle, Arsenal and Blackburn; the home games are against Everton, Chelsea and Blackpool.
Among them, the away game against Newcastle and the home game against Everton are not difficult. Newcastle and Everton have nothing to ask for now; the home game against the relegation team Blackpool is three points in the plan. Arsenal currently has 59 points
, there are 8 rounds left in the Gunners League, theoretically speaking
, the maximum score that can be obtained is 83 points, but to achieve complete victory in the last 8 rounds, the difficulty can be imagined. Don’t forget that in the last 3 rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal and Sunderland, West Brom and Blackburn respectively
Draw, lost 6 points in 3 games!
In other words, in the last six rounds, even if Manchester United loses to Arsenal on the road and draws with Chelsea at home, as long as they win the other four games, there is at least a 90% chance that they will eventually win the championship trophy.
The last time Manchester United won the Treble was in the 1998-99 season.
In the summer of 1998, Manchester United spent a huge sum of 12.6 million pounds to buy Dwight Yorke, 15 million pounds to buy Stam, and 4.4 million pounds to buy Blomqvist.
As a result, the first two became the absolute main force. Yorke scored 18 goals in Manchester United's Triple Crown season in the Premier League and became the first foreign player to win the Premier League Golden Boot. He scored 30 goals in all competitions; Stam became the backbone of Manchester United.
The mainstay of defense, and Blomqvist also became a qualified substitute for Giggs and started in the Champions League final against Bayern.
Last summer, Manchester United only purchased "Little Pea" Hernandez, who was not very famous at the time, at a low price, and purchased potential central defender Smallin with very limited experience in the Premier League. It was completely incomparable with the signings in the summer of 1998.
, but it is expected to achieve the Triple Crown again. It must be said that this is a miracle created by Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Champions League reignited the war in mid-week. The back-to-back quarter rounds divided the "week" starting from Tuesday into the two-line "sandwich" schedule of the Champions League-League-UEFA Champions League. In the first round, the eight teams faced each other.
There are winners and losers. Returning to their respective leagues last weekend, only Shakhtar among the eight teams missed the UFC Champions League, while the other seven teams all won, turning the league in the "sandwich" into plump mince.
In the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Fulham 2-0 "at will" (Ferguson's words). Chelsea narrowly defeated Wigan by 1 goal, which somewhat diluted the frustration of being defeated by Manchester United at home with a goal and also provided the basis for the return of defense on Tuesday.
Build up morale. At the White Hart Lane, Crouch, who was criticized by Lao Lei for his lack of composure, scored two goals to help the team narrowly beat Stoke City. Once the Champions League fails, Tottenham will still strive for the top four. This victory
Let them not fall behind in the league.
Because Manchester United was drawn against Chelsea and because Tottenham were beaten by Real Madrid in the first round, La Liga is very likely to account for half of the top four in the Champions League this season.
After two big wins last week, the top two teams in La Liga continued to advance in the league last Saturday. Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 as a guest, and Barcelona defeated Almeria 3-1 at home. Before ushering in the most likely Champions League
Before the "El Clasico", the winning advantages of the two teams in the Champions League and the progress of the league were very similar. As the makers of the most surprising results in the first round, Inter Milan and Schalke also won this round of the league, among which the Nerazzurri
The victory also wiped out two consecutive defeats in the league and Champions League.
The past weekend was the halftime break of the annual Champions League quarter-finals. During this break, the eight teams all rotated to varying degrees. Manchester United once rotated 8 people, and Kaká returned to score... After finishing the league
The "Meat Mince" takes a short break, and the "Second Half" continues this week!
The Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea remains the focus of the top eight knockout rounds.
