After scoring twice against Newcastle in the middle of last week, the Red Devils defense has scored 10 goals, becoming the most offensive defense among the 20 teams in the Premier League this season.
Evans and Evra contributed the most, with Evans scoring 3 goals and Evra 4 goals. However, in the 7 games throughout December, the Red Devils did not score in this game until Vidic came back and got better.
The game achieved a clean sheet. You must know that the Red Devils' previous clean sheet date back to a full month ago, when the opponent was the weak West Ham.
West Brom's away performance has always been poor, and they did not pose a threat to the Red Devils' defense in the first half. However, after they strengthened their pressing in the second half, the pressure on the Red Devils' defense immediately increased sharply.
Just one Lukaku left the Red Devils defense in a hurry. Vidic plus Evans was not enough. Smalling had to lean towards the center to be barely effective. Even so, Smalling still failed to suppress McAulay.
The player almost made up for it and tied with the Red Devils. If his header had not been blocked by the lintel, would there have been Robin van Persie's winning goal? It would have been a different story.
After the game, Ancelotti specifically mentioned Vidic. It is true that the Red Devils' defensive performance has improved significantly after the Serb returned, but it is not enough to have him as the mainstay.
The Christmas campaign has always been a traditional stage for Manchester United to expand its advantage. Although the Red Devils have won two consecutive victories, the defense problem has always been a serious problem for Anshuai. Last season, Anshuai was almost overturned by Manchester City when he led by 8 points. Of course, Anshuai did not dare to take it lightly.
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After all, the Red Devils' defense level has dropped significantly this season. They have been conceded 3 goals by opponents 3 times and conceded an average of 1.47 goals per game. They have conceded 12 more goals than Manchester City and are among the top 10 goals conceded per game.
They all have the worst results in the team.
In the two key games where Manchester City were chasing points last season, against Wigan and Everton, there were holes in the defense at the last moment, resulting in points lost. Although Manchester United has become accustomed to reversals this season, they will still have to rely on Vidic's defense in the future.
Last Saturday, in the final round of the Premier League in 2012, the strong teams that took the lead won one after another. Manchester United defeated West Brom 2-0 without a fight. Only Van Persie and his goal became the highlight of a mediocre game.
The match between Manchester City and Norwich City failed to score goals. If Nasri had not caused trouble, Blue Moon would have won more comfortably. Arsenal contributed 7 goals for the second time this season, but the ups and downs are always the Gunners.
A lingering heartache. The end is far away and the New Year is approaching. The powerful players join forces to perform the closing drama of 2012, condensing the first half of the season that they have gone through.
As the game against West Brom was drawing to a close, Ancelotti still looked anxious on the sideline. News came that Manchester City kept scoring goals, and at home, Manchester United had never been able to seal the victory. But as long as the second goal had not been scored, Manchester United
The points advantage may be reduced at any time after the game.
Manchester United rotated in this game, Welbeck led the striker, and Shinji Kagawa returned, but the team could only rely on Mata to force Macaulay to score an own goal to take the lead.
For most of the game, Manchester United failed to show the momentum of the previous games. Cleverley and Valencia worked hard, but unfortunately they lacked efficiency and creativity. West Brom sent the little monster Lukaku, and Manchester United's defense became even better.
After several warnings, fortunately Vidic was like a pinnacle in the defensive zone, but the ball was still difficult to hit the opponent's half.
As time slid towards the first minute of stoppage time, Robin van Persie, who came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, got the ball on the right side of the penalty area, ran horizontally, and then hit the net with a signature volley. 2 to 0!
Off the field, Ancelotti finally lost his heart, hugging his assistant like a child, laughing and dancing. Goals at the last moment have long been a symbol of Manchester United, and this has been especially obvious in the past half of the season, with 8 comebacks in 20 league games.
, such results are enough to make all opponents tremble.
Little Pea and Van Persie are Ancelotti's reassurance. Against the Magpies, the Dutchman scored the equalizer's third goal, completely demoralizing his opponent who had led three times on the spot. In the first half of the league, he scored many times in adversity for the team.
Show your strength and turn the tide from collapse.
After scoring a goal against West Brom, Robin has scored his 27th Premier League goal in 2012. So far this season, he has surpassed Michu with 14 goals and leads the scorer list. He has also become the first person after Shearer to win the award for two consecutive years.
The top scorer. Berbatov, who plays for Fulham, was voted the best of the half by fans, but the Dutchman may be the more powerful candidate.
It was precisely because of his firm belief in the Dutchman's ability that Ancelotti decisively sent him into battle to quell the chaos when the situation was unstable. After the game, Ancelotti did not hesitate to praise Van Persie: "Robin changed the situation for us.
After I put him and Scholes on, the game started to settle. He was unbelievable, he changed the situation immediately when he came on, and every time the ball came to his feet, he controlled it very well."
Van Persie's goal must be attributed to Mata who calmly distributed the ball from the outside after the previous shot failed. In addition to these two pillars with both ability and experience, Ancelotti also has Evra, who has scored consecutive goals recently.
Hernandez, who beat the Magpies, and Carrick, who showed his general style during the Christmas schedule.
Manchester United's midfielder's problem of mediocre passing and control gradually found its direction under Mata's performance. The defense was full of mistakes before Vidic's comeback. However, because there are winners in each of the three lines, the Red Devils can always rise when the trend goes against the trend.
Being mediocre, it could not stop the surprise attack, which became the key to its 7-point lead over Manchester City after 20 rounds.
Looking forward to the New Year, Ancelotti is full of confidence: "We are looking forward to playing Wigan (Tuesday), and hope that we will remain energetic by then. Phil Jones and Rafael will both be back by then. We have Hernandez today
There will be a rest and Giggs, so we will have a lot of physically strong players who can play."
Ancelotti also had kind words for Shinji Kagawa, who was replaced early. It was Ancelotti's lack of favoritism among his subordinates that helped him gather Manchester United into a strong team. He said after the game: "We are now only half the distance from the championship.
Journey! I'm even happier to have these players, they are as good as any generation of players I coached at Old Trafford."
Anshuai's praise for his men may sting Mancini's ears.
Because it was after the game last Saturday that Mancho started the hair dryer and gave Nasri a hard repair after he was sent off against Norwich: "I am very disappointed with Nasri, and he will pay the price for his actions.
Although the referee's decision was not correct..." By being dissatisfied with the referee, Mancini divided his anger towards Nasri into two parts, but the French midfielder's unwiseness almost caused the team to suffer. In this case,
This has been a common occurrence this half of the season.
Against the Canaries in the away game, Manchester City started well. In just 4 minutes, Dzeko scored twice. The home team then pulled a goal back, but failed to stop the Blue Moon offensive, but Nasri received a red card before half-time.
It almost destroyed the team's advantage. Fortunately, it was almost half-time, and the team had time to make psychological and tactical responses to the attrition.
Even so, the narrow victory of 4 to 3 will never make Mancini, who pays attention to defense, happy. Manchester City originally had one of the best defenses in the league, but after conceding three goals in this game, the title of best defense has fallen to Chelsea and
Stoke City. Since the middle of the game, Blue Moon has repeatedly destroyed the Great Wall and its players have provoked troubles, which has become the biggest obstacle to its own championship.
In terms of team, Manchester City leads the Premier League. So even though Carlos Tevez's mutiny broke out last season, they still almost won the championship.
However, after the first half of this year, the team lost the spirit of competing for the Premier League championship last season, and instead frequently suffered internal losses. Sitting in a golden armor, Mancini failed to lead the team, and was eliminated from the Champions League in disgrace, and the entire team was lifeless.
Following Carlos Tevez last year, Balotelli became the team's new "thorn": constant gimmicks off the field, and no sparkle on the field. Before the game against Norwich, Manchester City's front line was collectively muted, and Mancini lamented this: "
We deserved to win against Sunderland. We had about 23 or 24 good opportunities to score, but we didn't seize them." Toure said that Manchester City now has the undefeated style of the Gunners, but the team lost both home and away games.
Saying "becomes a laughing stock."
Fortunately, in this round, Dzeko and Aguero broke the fast, and Mancini finally saw the forwards starting to hit the road. But in terms of the joy of the offensive line, the biggest winner in this round is Arsenal.
At the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners cooked up a 7-goal package again this season after playing against Reading in the League Cup. The team took the lead three times, and the Magpies equalized three times, but they failed to stop Walcott from scoring a hat-trick. The Gunners had fierce firepower in this game, and they even grabbed the ball.
Giroud, who hit the post, almost wore another hat. With the help of the 7-goal victory in this game, the team scored 39 goals, ranking second after Manchester United; the goal difference was 18 and entered the top four, sweeping away the previous boring wins.
Wigan's embarrassment.
Wenger praised Walcott after the game: "What he played today is what I think he has. He will get better and better at the center position. He is determined to enter the penalty area and shoots well. I hope he renews his contract.
Belongs to Arsenal."
Robin van Persie last season and Theo Walcott this season have both become leaders in Arsenal's downturn.
Coincidentally, these two people have had contract renewal issues with the club, which reflects the embarrassment of the Gunners' continuous reconstruction in recent years. Although they scored 7 goals in this game, the team still had mixed feelings. The opponent fell behind three times and tied three times, which shows that Arsenal's defense
Unstable. If not for being tortured to death by Manchester United at Old Trafford, the Magpies may not have let the Gunners take it away last Saturday.
In addition to the great victory over the Magpies, the Gunners may also regret that they were unable to defeat their mid-to-lower opponents in the first half. It was precisely the loss of too many points against Villa, Fulham, Norwich and other opponents that led to the ups and downs in the first half.
The team is currently ranked fifth in points.
At the beginning of the new year, the Premier League giant Manchester United officially announced on its official website that the 20-year-old Norwegian striker Joshua King has transferred to Blackburn.
Manchester United stated on its official website: "Manchester United's first sale in 2013 has been officially completed, and 20-year-old forward Joshua King has officially transferred to Blackburn." Manchester United also announced that Joshua King will sign with Blackburn.
By 2015, there is an option to renew the contract for one year, but the specific transfer fee amount was not disclosed on its official website.
Joshua King signed with Manchester United to enter the youth team in January 2008 when he just turned 16 years old. However, in 5 years, he only played 2 games as a substitute for Manchester United's first team, and he was also loaned to Manchester United.
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Hu, Hull City and other teams, Joshua King joined Blackburn on loan at the end of November 2012. In the subsequent games, he played 8 times and scored 2 goals. His performance was pretty good, which also confirmed Blackburn's future.
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At the same time, the first game of the new year also has special meaning for the Manchester United midfielder.
For Manchester United player Carrick, this round of Manchester United's game against Wigan has a very special meaning, because this is his 200th Premier League game for Manchester United, and with this game, the player who only joined in 2006
Manchester United's English midfielder also tied his teammate in the number of league appearances for Manchester United, the Scottish meritorious midfielder Fletcher, who has played for Manchester United for 12 years.
In this meaningful game, Carrick's performance was worthy of the memorable significance of this game.
In the 67th minute, Carrick found Van Persie with a pass. The latter's left-footed shot in the penalty area was slightly higher, which almost allowed Carrick to receive an assist in this game. According to opta data, this game was stuck.
Rick sent a whopping 3 threatening passes in 69 minutes of playing time, ranking first in the game.
In the post-match ratings of "Sky Sports", Carrick's 7 points were second only to Robin van Persie and Hernandez, who scored two goals respectively, and "Sky Sports" gave him "Help Manchester United control."
The comment "lived in the midfield" also accurately summarized the Englishman's performance in this game.
This season's Premier League is only halfway through, but Carrick, who is sitting in the defensive midfield position, has already scored four league assists, which has already tied the number of assists he had in the entire season last season. And it is even more reflected.
In terms of the number of passes controlled by a midfielder, Carrick's performance even showed a higher level——
In the first half of the Premier League this season, Carrick completed a total of 1,698 passes, ranking second among all Premier League players; at the same time, Carrick completed 919 forward passes, the highest number among Premier League players.
No one can surpass him, and Yaya Toure, who ranks second in the number of forward passes, has only completed 785 forward passes in total, which is more than a hundred fewer than Kashen!
Looking at the entire year of 2012, Carrick, who completed 3,226 passes in the league throughout the year, was also the Premier League player who completed the most passes in 2012! Even Yaya Toure, who holds the first weekly salary in the Premier League, Art.
No top midfielder like Lampard can compare to him!
This player who is often underestimated by current reviews is actually the top midfield metronome of Manchester United and even the Premier League. However, Manchester United coach Ancelotti has always had a correct assessment of the value of his disciple. When Ancelotti was interviewed by the media at the beginning of this season,
I have said that Carrick is the most important guarantee for Manchester United to win the championship this season.
Because of this, it is actually not difficult for Carrick to set a new appearance record. So far this season, Carrick has played a total of 19 times for Manchester United in the Premier League, and the number of appearances is equal to that of Evra.
Tied for second place in the Manchester United team, second only to Van Persie who played 20 times; Carrick's 1,734 minutes of playing time this season is even more than "General Fan" who played 1,668 minutes, only more than Manchester United's playing time this season.
Evra, who has the most time (1800 minutes), has slightly less!
With such data displayed, Carrick's importance to Manchester United is self-evident.
You must know that Robin van Persie is Manchester United's undisputed goal creator this season, and Evra is Manchester United's vice-captain and main force at the left back position. In terms of playing time, he can keep pace with these two absolutely key players.
ball" columnist Vinesh Parmar even recently
pointed out that Carrick has actually become an excellent successor to Scholes: "Xavi praised Scholes for 'having everything he should have', but I think this evaluation also applies to Carrick.
He is a genuine player, a textbook midfielder, and his importance to Manchester United is increasing day by day."
Even if he is repeatedly ridiculed by fans as an "invisible man", how can you deny the indispensability of this player who is always "low-key and gorgeous" to Manchester United!
Manchester United is gradually becoming more stable, but another team from Manchester is in big trouble at the beginning of the new year.
Balotelli has been absent from Manchester City's lineup for 4 consecutive games. This "Super Mario" of the Blue Moon Army seems to be almost forgotten. In the last Premier League match, Manchester City defeated Stoke City 3-0.
Later, Manchester City assistant coach David Platt also claimed that Balotelli had to miss Manchester City's recent training due to a "viral infection" and said that the Italian would return in the short term.
However, who would have expected that Balotelli would be exposed to the world again after a few weeks. It was not that he had some amazing performances in the Manchester City game. On the contrary, he actually "got into trouble" again, and this time
It turned out that a physical conflict broke out directly with coach Mancini.
It was during the daytime training on January 3, local time in the UK. When the Manchester City team was preparing for the FA Cup against Watford, Balotelli actually started fighting directly with his "mentor" Mancini.
Come on, the two had a fierce confrontation and pushed each other. Balotelli directly took Mancini's hand, while Mancho angrily tried to push the other person away, and the two sides struggled into a ball.
"Daily Mail" stated that in the end, with the persuasion of a group of Manchester City staff, the angry Balotelli and Mancini were finally pulled away.
"Daily Mail" revealed that the reason why Mancini and Balotelli turned against each other was because of training. During training, Balotelli made a rough tackle on his teammate Sinclair ("
The Daily Mail first reported that
Richie (who then changed his name to Sinclair), was scolded by Mancini. However, Balotelli, who was holding back his anger, refused to accept Mancini's discipline. The angry Mancini pulled hard
wearing Balotelli's training vest and roaring loudly.
This time, the god of Barcelona was completely annoyed, and he unceremoniously attacked his mentor. In this way, Mancini and Balotelli, the master and apprentice pair, stood in front of all the players and coaches of Manchester City.
The players struggled with each other in front of each other and were eventually pulled away. However, the unyielding Mancini even shouted for Balotelli to leave directly from the training ground.
