Two results on the same day brought the two Manchester teams back to the same starting line.
After the game, a reporter asked Ancelotti about selling Gibson (Everton's goal scorer) to the Toffees. Ancelotti smiled slyly: "It's all part of the plan."
Jokes apart, the courage to still catch up with Manchester City in the league after setbacks this season is indeed admirable. This is a team that has just been eliminated from the FA Cup by its old rival Liverpool.
Manchester United was once swept 6-1 by Blue Moon, which made people wonder whether Anshuai's days at Old Trafford were over.
But in the midst of stumbling, they have won 8 of the past ten games, and their points are not inferior to Manchester City, which was at its peak in the early stages of the league.
Stoke City, who are visiting this time, are good at playing high-altitude balls. Originally, Lindegaard was injured before the game and could not participate. The fans were worried about De Gea, who was struggling to prevent high balls; but the Spanish goalkeeper felt unwell in the training session on the same day.
After leaving the training base and being exempted from the competition on the day of the game, the burden fell entirely on the 21-year-old Amos.
Can the Red Devils defender, who was just tortured by high center forward Carroll in the FA Cup, resist the Potters who hit high? In the end, the three-pointer was just a routine matter.
Stoke City is Manchester United's point-delivery boy and has been doing so for a long time.
Since the Potters were promoted to the Premier League, they have faced the Red Devils eight times and have only scored one point.
In eight league games in four seasons, Stoke City has only broken through Manchester United three times and conceded 19 goals. Even Tony Pulis did not change this situation.[
The Potters can make Arsenal, Liverpool and other teams suffer a huge loss, but they can't help Ancelotti's Manchester United.
There seems to be a mysterious aura surrounding the city of Manchester. After being promoted to the Premier League for four years, he visited Manchester eight times, but all of them were defeated by opponents - whether it was Manchester United or Manchester City.
Worrying about De Gea and Amos' defense against high-altitude balls proved to be unnecessary. Stoke City did not have many players at the Theater of Dreams.
Decent attack. Amos received a Pennant cross early in the game and saved a Jerome header, but neither of them really threatened the goal. Other than that,
Young goalkeepers do everything. With such a potter, even if Kuszak, who has no longer been trusted by Sir Alex Ferguson, is put in, he may still be able to keep the opponent clean.
The 37-year-old Scholes has completely reappeared the ginger head he was before retiring. He is a rare master in the Premier League who can control the rhythm of the game just by passing the ball. He even repeated the reckless double-leg flying that was famous in his peak period.
Shoveled and received a yellow card.
Everything looked so familiar and beautiful. He and Carrick completely controlled the operation of football. Valencia and Park Ji-sung on both sides were the biggest beneficiaries. They received the wonderful pass and broke through on the wing, making the defensive speed slightly sluggish.
The potters were miserable.
Double penalty kick, this is the result of the referee's lenient decision.
From the very beginning, it was only a matter of time that a goal was scored. The Red Devils had an overwhelming advantage in passing and controlling the ball. Anshuai also rarely sat in his seat with a leisurely expression, preparing for another routine victory at the Dream Theater.
The Potters' tactics are not new. They hoard tall and strong defensive players in the backcourt to block the goal and wait for opportunities to counterattack.
Ancelotti's response was a quick breakthrough from the two wings, so the game became a cat and mouse game between a small speed player and a tall defender. If the referee Mike Jones hadn't whistled softly, the home team would have won
Four penalty kicks proved that Pulis's tactics were completely dead ends at Old Trafford.
In the first 26 minutes, Manchester United had a chance to break the deadlock. Evra broke through in the penalty area and was pulled down by Whitehead. The whistle did not sound and the game continued. However, the Potters' luck ran out soon after. Park Ji-sung broke into the penalty area and was pulled down by Pennant.
, this time Jones pointed to the penalty spot, and Hernandez, who had just returned from injury, scored in one stroke.
After the change of sides, it was Valencia's turn to create a penalty kick. He was brought down to the ground by Stoke City forward Walters - the latter once used his physical advantage to beat Carragher to get a penalty kick in the game against Liverpool -
This opportunity was given to Li Yu, and Manchester United's No. 9 team had a thrilling victory and locked the score at 2-0.
In the 71st minute, the unlucky Evra scored twice with a "suspected penalty kick". Unfortunately, he still did not win Jones' sympathy. He fell down in the penalty area and was watched by the referee again.
Last Saturday, Manchester United was eliminated by Liverpool in the FA Cup. However, the team that appeared at the Theater of Dreams on Tuesday had a completely different spirit and played "calm" and "confident", Anshuai commented. The number of passes they made during the game
Almost four times as many as their opponents, monopolizing the Potters. This is a Manchester United team with double-digit injured players. Goalkeeper Amos and forward Pogba each made their league debuts, and are a bit immature in terms of experience.
According to the current situation, it is definitely not a miracle to reverse Manchester City.[
After playing Stoke City, tying the points with Manchester City was already great news. But after the game, Ancelotti released more good news, "There are still injured players who will start training in mid-week and will return to the game soon. Among them, Klevi
Leigh is still two weeks late; Mata can return this week, and he has been training with the team on Monday and Tuesday. With these players back, the midfielder will have enough options to cope with any situation."
Before this round of league matches, Manchester United had 11 injured players in the first team, making it the club with the most injuries in the Premier League. Ferdinand had just stabilized the defense after his return, and Lindegaard and De Gea hung up their exemption cards at the same time, and the list of injured players continued to work hard.
Breaking through a new high, the injury camp of twelve people is enough to make any Premier League coach drink a pot.
If the young Manchester United, who are undergoing a change this season, reverse Manchester City and win the championship, looking back on the entire season, the smartest move may be Scholes' reappearance. Fletcher and Cleverley were absent for most of the season, leaving Manchester United's midfield tight.
Once Scholes comes back to relieve the pressure of the intensive winter schedule, and once Cleverley, a promising new star, returns to the game, it will be enough to cope with the two-front competition in the Europa League and the league.
Tottenham assistant coach Joe Jordan, who has played for Manchester United for four years, has his own views on the Premier League championship competition. "The last time Tottenham and Manchester United won the league championship dates back to the 1960s. It has been such a long time since we wanted to return."
The top is difficult for both teams.
In recent years, the Premier League championship has been basically monopolized by Manchester United and Chelsea, and they know better how to win this trophy.
Especially Manchester United, they have been questioned a lot this year, but there is no doubt that they have very good players, and more importantly, they know how to strike from behind and come from behind.
City rivals Manchester City, under ice and snow, defeated the powerful Fulham 3-0 at home cleanly. The Premier League leader Manchester City finally made some rebound after experiencing a recent big decline. Italian coach Mancini
I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and watch the fierce battle between Chelsea and Manchester United one day later in a relatively relaxed mood.
"The important thing is that we won and regained the initiative to win the championship. After winning this crucial 3 points, the pressure is equal to Manchester United." Adam Johnson, the hero of this game, said.
However, despite the big victory, Manchester City coach Mancini's mood is not getting better at all. The reason is for no other reason than that his disciples are "disobedient" again. From "Daily Star"
"News revealed that Manchester City players launched a mutiny against the Italians in the locker room!
"Daily Star" used the word "mutny" to describe the scene that happened at that time, and wrote bluntly: "The rebellion faced by Mancini may put Manchester City off the track of the championship.
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"lmnhesterty'sttlehnes)" The newspaper said that the cause of the matter was a charity friendly match: In order to raise funds for the Genoa floods, Mancini agreed to lead his team to Italy to compete with the league formed by Sampdoria and Genoa.
The team plays a friendly match.
To be distracted from an important charity match at such a critical period of the league championship has aroused great dissatisfaction among all the senior players and coaches in the Manchester City team.
It is well known that Italian coach Mancini has a strong Sampdoria background. His Manchester City team originally wanted to lead a group of fringe players and youth team players to form a "miscellaneous team", but was informed that they must use the first team lineup.
This made the entire Manchester City team, including Mancini, at a loss: You must know that this game was scheduled 4 days before Manchester City's away game against Villa!
In four days, he traveled across half of the European Mediterranean and returned to Manchester before visiting Villa. Such tiring travel will definitely affect Manchester City's championship plans. This move by Mancini caused strong dissatisfaction in the locker room!
"The players are all livid, and even the coaches are very disappointed and unhappy. Our team is already short of major generals due to injuries and the African Cup of Nations, and now we have to fly to Italy to play.
Charity match!" an internal Manchester City official revealed.
Lu said. "Some players expressed their opinions and revealed their concerns, but they found that all the protests were in vain because Mancini had no communication with them at all. A member of the coaching staff has already
I have directly decided not to go to Italy to play games."
The neighbors are very noisy, and Manchester United is preparing for a big battle with Chelsea.
Just like the first round clash between the two teams at Old Trafford, this game was also full of drama. Chelsea took a 3-0 lead in 50 minutes, just when most people thought that the Blues would easily achieve revenge.
, but Manchester United took over the game in the next game and equalized the score with Li Yu's two controversial penalty kicks and Hernandez's header.
From 3-0 to 3-3, what happened during this period? It can be said that it was Ancelotti's substitution that became the winner of the game. Ancelotti substituted Hernand in the 53rd minute of the game.
Si replaced Mata, who had just recovered from injury, to give it a try, and the Mexican forward did not live up to the coach's expectations for him.
After Hernandez came on the field, he immediately had a chemical reaction with Welbeck and Li Yu.
In the 67th minute, Li Yu and Hernandez played a wonderful match against the wall in front of the Chelsea penalty area, but Li Yu's shot was too forward and was confiscated by Cech; in the 68th minute, Li Yu passed the ball and Hernandez turned around at the edge of the penalty area.
After passing three Chelsea defenders and then making a cross, referee Weber penalized Ivanovic for tripping Welbeck, and Li Yu scored another penalty kick.
In the 74th minute, Romeu made a pass error. Hernandez received a pass from Giggs and passed David Luiz in the penalty area. The ball missed the far corner; in the 84th minute, Hernandez finally
Waiting for his own goal, Valencia broke through from the right and passed in. Li Yu's shot was saved by Cech. Giggs took the ball from the left side of the penalty area and passed in. Hernandez headed the ball in the small penalty area.
Break the door.
This is a typical "Hernandez-style" goal. When Giggs took the ball, "Little Pea" was originally behind David Luiz, who was defending him. He alertly went around to the Brazilian and raised his head high.
He jumped up and scored the ball, helping Manchester United tenaciously equalize the score. The Chelsea center back combination of Gary Cahill and David Luiz, worth a total of 32 million pounds, one was in the air and the other was not tight.
Become the best foil for Hernandez's goal scene.
After the game, Ancelotti also felt very lucky for his substitution that determined the outcome of the game. He said in an interview with "Sky Sports": "To be honest, I probably should have replaced Hernand from the beginning.
After he came on, it was like putting Chelsea players on the oven. He put a lot of pressure on them with his movement and movement. Welbeck has always been very good and he will definitely be in the future.
To be a top player, but when Hernandez came on in the second half, the whole game was different."
Playing 37 minutes, taking 2 shots, 1 shot on target and scoring 1 goal, Hernandez used his efficient performance to explain what a "super substitute" is. In the one-hour post-match scoring session of "Sky Sports", the substitute
Hernandez, who played, scored 7
The team tied for the third highest score, and in the post-match rating of "", Hernandez received a high score of 75. The comment from "" was: "His excellent running made David -
Luiz lost his way and scored an iconic header."
After experiencing a dream debut season, Hernandez's performance this season did not meet people's expectations. The Mexican forward seems to be facing "sophomore syndrome", but Ancelotti did not agree with this.
Don’t worry, he said in a previous interview: “Hernandez has encountered injury problems this season, but his current training status is very good, and it is always good to have more options at the forward position.
.If Hernandez can use his full firepower, it will bring us a lot of help."
To Ancelotti's satisfaction, Hernandez did it. After breaking his more than two-month goal drought with a penalty kick against Stoke City in the last round, Hernandez
Hernandez scored another goal in this game, and the number of goals in the league also rose to 8. Unknowingly, he has surpassed Welbeck and became the team's second goalscorer in the league after Li Yu. His recovery will definitely give
Manchester United provides considerable help on the road to the title.
Although he is only 23 years old, the young Hernandez has a "big heart" and is often able to score goals that turn the tide in the final stages of the game.
According to statistics, among the 21 league goals scored by Hernandez in two seasons, 10 goals occurred in the last 16 minutes of the game, accounting for nearly half (48%) of the total goals.
This ratio is the highest among the major strikers in the Premier League.
We have witnessed the miracle of "Little Pea" twice this season. In addition to this header in this game, in Manchester United's 1-1 away draw with Liverpool in the league, it was Hernandez who scored the 81st goal in the game.
Minutes' goal helped Manchester United escape from Anfield.
Little Pea is also the only player in the Premier League so far this season to score goals in away games at Anfield and away games at Stamford Bridge. It seems that the nickname "New Solskjaer" given to him by Manchester United fans is very appropriate.
, but if he wants to truly take over the mantle of his predecessor, Hernandez still needs to continue to work hard. Manchester United will face two key battles against Liverpool and Tottenham, and the "God Bean" will continue to be tested.
Although he has been in the Premier League for less than two years, Hernandez seems to have a special "destiny" with Chelsea. In the Mexican's first season in the Premier League, Hernandez scored against Chelsea three times, including the
The lightning goal that directly determined the championship in the 37th round of the season was also unlucky for David Luiz.
Will Hernandez's golden header play the same role in Manchester United's title race this season? Time will tell.
It is worth mentioning that this game is the third time in history that Manchester United has at least tied the score after falling behind by three goals since the establishment of the Premier League and remains unbeaten.
The first two occurred in the away games against Sheffield Wednesday in the 1992-93 season and against Tottenham in the 2001-02 season. Twenty years ago, the Red Devils scored three goals in a row in the second half after trailing 0-3 away from Sheffield Wednesday.
The ball is incredible
tied the opponent. Against Tottenham, the Red Devils reversed and won the opponent with the goals of Cole, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Blanco, Veron and Beckham. Beckham also scored in this game.
Scored his 50th goal in the Premier League.
Counting today's game, all 11 goals recovered were scored in the second half! Ferguson's training and scheduling in the midfield were indispensable.
After this game, Manchester United continues to closely follow Real Madrid in the away record rankings of the European League.
In the last 12 away games of the Premier League, the Red Devils achieved 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, leading all the giants with 27 away points. In this standings, the Red Devils are better than second-placed Manchester City (Weibo
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With 6 points, the foundation of a strong team can be seen. Currently in this standings, the leader in Europe is Real Madrid, with a record of 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, which is slightly better than Manchester United. And Serie A's away king Juventus is only
Just got 20 points.
After the draw with Chelsea, the English derby between the Red Devils and Liverpool is about to begin. Former Red Army legend Hansen recently said that "Manchester United's performance in the past eighteen months has been very bad" and said that he could not remember the last time Manchester United had two games in a row.
When did he have such a bad season?
In this regard, Ancelotti gave a firm response: "Hansen's role is that of a commentator, and he needs to be responsible for his words. He said these words before our game against Liverpool. I can understand it, and it doesn't matter to me...
Don’t forget, Manchester United won the title with a nine-point advantage last season and reached the Champions League final to win the title. We are not as bad as he said.”
If Hansen still remembers that Ferguson's "92 Golden Generation" were once ridiculed as the "Hansen Generation", then he should pay more attention to his wording in BB's "Match Day" program to avoid being the laughing stock of the world again.
