Chapter 1,245 Double Kill
Gao Xiaodong's goal not only did not dampen Arsenal's morale, but instead greatly aroused the fighting spirit of Arsenal people.
Before the game, Arsenal's goal was to defeat Manchester United and avenge the disastrous defeat at Old Trafford. A draw would be unacceptable.
Now it is possible that old grudges have not been avenged and new grudges have been added, and Arsenal people can't help but be furious.
Wenger couldn't hold his breath anymore. The professor stood on the sidelines and kept shouting at the players, asking them to press forward and seize the time to attack.
Arsenal has always been known as the Premier League artist, and they play the ball well, but they always lack the blood and domineering spirit of Manchester United and Chelsea, so they rarely reverse games.
Arsenal really worked hard today. The game reached eighty minutes, and all the players were running around the field, pressing hard.
Arsenal was very motivated and had the advantage of playing at home, so Manchester United had to avoid its edge and temporarily retreat to defend.
Manchester United retreated, but Gao Xiaodong was still on the front line. At this time, Manchester United's defense was a little unable to withstand it.
In the 82nd minute of the game, after Arsenal dropped the ball continuously in the center and wide, Walcott suddenly passed the ball across the center to find Rosicky.
Under Arsenal's continuous pull, both Manchester United's defensive midfielders were out of position. When Rosicky got the ball, no one stepped forward to block it, allowing Rosicky to directly face Manchester United's centre-back.
It is dangerous anytime a centre-back is directly engaged with an opponent's attacking player.
Worried about Rosicky's direct long-range shot, Evans had to step up to intercept Rosicky.
With Evans being so tall, it is very difficult to keep track of the short and nimble Rosicky.
Rosicky changed direction from left to right, but Evans couldn't keep up. Rosicky took a different shooting angle and fired furiously from 23 meters away from the goal.
Rosicky got away quickly. When he shot, neither Anderson nor Carrick had time to interfere.
The ball hit hard and went straight to the upper right corner.
The shooting angle was very tricky, but fortunately goalkeeper Lindegaard was very focused and he flew over and hit the ball out of the baseline with one palm.
Although the ball was saved, Ferguson was still angry that Rosicky was allowed to shoot undefended.
He roared at Anderson on the court, telling him to return to his defensive zone early.
Arsenal then took a tactical corner kick. The full-back passed the ball to the center. Ramese took a long shot from the center, changed direction and dribbled the ball past Anderson.
Anderson came after him, Ramsey passed the ball to Arshavin on the wing, Arshavin dribbled the ball across, Carrick came up to defend, Arshavin knocked the ball across, and Alexander Song followed up with a blast.
Alexander Song's shot was very powerful, but he failed to suppress it and the ball flew high into the stands.
Although this shot did not pose much of a threat, giving the opponent such a shot opportunity at the front of the penalty area is not a successful defense.
Ferguson was very dissatisfied with the two midfielders Carrick and Anderson on the field. He regretted a little. Maybe he should have tried the young player Pogba just now.
Both Anderson and Carrick are unreliable, so naturally we can't let a young player like Pogba go up again.
Fortunately, Manchester United still had Gao Xiaodong, an all-around fighter. Time was running out. Manchester United was in the lead and no more goals were needed. Ferguson once again withdrew Gao Xiaodong to the midfielder position, and the formation became 433.
Ferguson's adjustment is very critical. Gao Xiaodong returns to the midfielder. Manchester United has three midfielders in front of the defense. Regardless of covering the wings or sweeping the center, Arsenal players will no longer be allowed to easily reach the front of the penalty area. Shoot.
In addition, Manchester United's counterattack force has not been weakened much. Nani and Valencia are on both sides, with Lu Xiaopang in front, Gao Xiaodong and Anderson can intervene at any time, and Arsenal's center does not dare to press all.
When the game time came to the 88th minute, Arsenal became a little anxious. All the players pressed forward aggressively, forcing Manchester United to besieged in the half.
Manchester United are not afraid of this rhythm. They respond calmly and wait for opportunities to counterattack.
In the 90th minute of the game, Rosicky passed by outside the penalty area and was tackled by Anderson. Rosicky fell to the ground and stabbed the ball to Van Persie with his foot.
The referee saw Van Persie get the ball and signaled the game to continue.
Van Persie took advantage of the chaos and broke into the penalty area to volley, and the ball hit Smalling's leg and bounced out.
Gao Xiaodong grabbed the ball in the crowd, flicked the ball into the air, and then passed the ball behind Arsenal's defender.
Rooney was always paying attention to the defense of his teammates in the backcourt. Seeing Gao Xiaodong touch the ball, Rooney decisively turned sideways to prepare for a counterattack.
Rooney's prediction and trust in Gao Xiaodong brought him an opportunity. The moment Gao Xiaodong passed the ball, Rooney immediately turned around and ran behind the Arsenal defender.
When Arsenal's defenders turned around, Rooney, who had started early, had already surpassed them and headed straight for the ball.
There is too much space in the backcourt, and Arsenal defenders have no way to catch up with Rooney, who is getting faster and faster.
Now the only one who can compete with Rooney for the ball placement is goalkeeper Szczesny.
When Rooney passed his teammate, Szczesny knew that his teammate was powerless. He accelerated decisively and rushed towards the spot where the ball landed without hesitation.
Rooney was faster and Szczesny was a little slower, but Szczesny had a height advantage. They both grabbed the landing spot at the same time. In the end, Szczesny took advantage and touched the ball first.
However, under strong interference from Rooney, Szczesny was unable to push the ball forward and the ball flew to the side.
Originally, whether in the frontcourt or on the wing, being able to clear the ball is a good goal.
Unfortunately, Manchester United's full-back Valencia was moving forward to meet Rooney, and the ball happened to fall in his path.
Valencia was overjoyed. He rushed up at high speed, stopped the ball with his chest, and lifted the ball towards the empty goal with the arch of his foot.
Valencia's shot was not fast. However, Szczesny and Rooney fell to the ground after the collision. Only center back Koscielny chased back.
Koscielny was still a step slower. When the ball started to fall, Koscielny arrived. He jumped high and tried to push the ball out, but he was unable to touch the ball.
3:1
Valencia seals victory for Manchester United.
After scoring, Valencia ran wildly towards the Arsenal stands, waving his arms and shouting at the Arsenal fans.
The Arsenal fans were already full of anger. When they saw Valencia running over to provoke him, they all stood up and yelled at Valencia, throwing debris at Valencia like raindrops.
A focus match was about to pass peacefully. Seeing Valencia provoking the opponent's fans, the referee was very annoyed and ran over and gave Valencia a yellow card.
After Valencia scored, the game was no longer in suspense, but the Arsenal people still did not give up. They attacked desperately and wanted to score another one.
The referee was also very good and gave 5 minutes of stoppage time. However, after taking the two-goal lead, Manchester United's defense became tighter and more confident, and they never gave Arsenal a chance. In the end, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3:1 away from home. This season The double-killed Gunners continue to cling to their city rivals Manchester City in the standings.