Chapter 843: Emperor Lin Leaves
As time enters January, the international football winter transfer window opens. However, transfers and signings seem to have nothing to do with Manchester United, and the Red Devils are still making steady progress.
However, just when the winter transfer window was about to close, Manchester United officially announced a loan news: the team's midfielder Lingard joined West Ham United on loan until the end of this season, and the player will wear the No. 11 jersey.
According to previous Sky Sports news, West Ham will pay a loan fee of 1.5 million pounds and will bear Lingard's entire salary.
Lingard's current contract with Manchester United expires in the summer of 2022. Lingard has not played in the league since the last game of the Premier League last season. He has only played 3 cup games for Manchester United so far this season.
Because he has not been able to get enough playing opportunities in the team this season, and because Manchester United is facing too much competition in the midfield and frontcourt, Lingard hopes to leave directly. However, because Lingard's value has dropped significantly in the past six months, Manchester United finally rejected Lingard's transfer application, but agreed to loan him out to look for opportunities.
Coincidentally, former Manchester United coach Moyes took up the coach of West Ham United again and applied for help from his old club. After repeated discussions, the Manchester United management finally agreed to loan Lingard to West Ham United for training.
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In an interview with West Ham United TV, Lingard said: "I am very excited, this is another chapter of my life. No one can guarantee anything, but I will work hard when I come here and use my experience to help The team, that's my main goal. I just want to enjoy football, play games and get the feeling back."
"There were a lot of clubs who wanted me but, personally, I feel like I made the right choice. Obviously I've worked with Moyes before, I was under him when he was Manchester United manager. Playing football, so he knows my strength and what I can bring to the team. I also know some of the players here. For example, I got to know Rice very well when I played for the England national team. I think I can be very good. Adapt quickly.”
"It's very important for a player to have a good relationship with the manager. Moyes is a man of great character and he keeps the team moving forward and I've had some chats with him but that doesn't guarantee anything. It all depends on me doing my job, integrating into the team and trying to play every week.”
"I can't wait to show my quality in front of the West Ham fans. I'm very excited now and hope to help the team get as many points as possible."
Moyes was naturally very happy about Lingard's overture. He said in an interview: "Lingard is versatile. When he was young, he was a right winger and could also play as a left winger. When he was in the England national team, He can play No. 10, No. 8, and can also play a false No. 9 role if needed. He works hard and is very efficient, which is a good fit for us and gives us more options. ”
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Manchester United's last game in January was a visit to the Emirates Stadium to challenge Arsenal.
On the evening of January 30, at the Emirates Stadium, a focus game in the 21st round of the 2020-2021 Premier League season is about to begin.
After a brief pre-match ceremony, this world-famous match officially kicked off.
At present, Manchester United is dominating the standings and performing very strongly, but Arsenal has entered December with the same 12th place and is only 3 points behind eighth-placed Aston Villa.
With a whistle from referee Mike Oliver, Arsenal took the lead in attacking.
Less than ten seconds into the game, the Gunners launched their first offensive attack on the left, but Cancelo steadily hit the ball on his opponent and bounced out of bounds, resolving a crisis.
But then Arsenal went on the offensive.
In the third minute, after a diagonal pass from the center, Arsenal forward Lacazette shook off the defensive player to form a single shot, but the linesman quickly raised the flag to indicate offside, and Lacazette fell into the offside trap of Manchester United's defense.
After surviving Arsenal's opening attack, Manchester United quickly launched a threatening counterattack.
When Gundogan picked up the ball in midfield, Bruno quickly ran out of the space, but Gundogan's through ball was too obvious and not powerful enough. He was intercepted by the opponent's defender in advance and failed to send the ball behind him.
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When Bruno walked back, he did not forget to applaud Gundogan, but he was secretly analyzing the game situation after the opening.
Arsenal's tactical formation looks like 442, but it is actually 451. Five players are arranged in the midfield. The intention is very obvious, which is to cut off the connection between Manchester United's forward and midfield.
Gundogan just got the ball and as soon as he ran, Arsenal's defensive players immediately intercepted him.
If the forward does not receive passing support in the frontcourt, it becomes a display.
Just like this time, Manchester United's left wing received a throw-in, and Arsenal advanced the entire pressing front into Manchester United's thirty-meter area.
When Luke Shaw tossed the ball to Rashford, Arsenal pressed all the way, forcing Shaw to pass the ball back to goalkeeper De Gea.
De Gea then passed to Van Dijk, and at this time Arsenal directly chased Manchester United's penalty area.
After the midfield and frontcourt press forward, the defense line will naturally not be dragged too far back, otherwise the three lines will be disconnected.
Bruno clearly caught this characteristic of Arsenal through his own observation, and also clearly felt the difficulty of passing the ball in the midfield and backcourt.
Van Dijk and Maguire passed the ball back, but were pressed by Arsenal and were forced to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper. De Gea passed the ball to Luke Shaw on the left, but still had no chance, so he could only pass it back to Van Dijk.
At this time, Arsenal's defense line only left two central defenders to defend Bruno and Harry Kane.
Obviously, in their view, the ball is safe in the frontcourt and the backcourt.
But that depends on who it is!
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Bruno had a plan in his mind, suddenly retreated, and raised his hand for the ball.
Van Dijk had been paying attention to the movement in the midfield and frontcourt. As soon as Bruno ran, he immediately understood it, dribbled the ball to the right, dribbled past an Arsenal pressing player, and made a low pass with his right foot, passing the ball 30 to 40 meters long, directly to the opponent's 30-meter area, looking for Bruno.
Arsenal center back David Luiz also followed Bruno immediately. He was obviously very clear that he could not stop Bruno from stopping the ball, but he would not let Bruno turn around. As long as Bruno stopped the ball, he would stick to him immediately.
Bruno also knew the opponent's intention, but he did not stop the ball directly. Instead, he faced the ball and gently pushed it with the outside of his right foot.
When the fast and urgent half-high ball was sent to Bruno's feet, he stopped it lightly to the unguarded area on his right side. Although it rolled a few meters away, the skill of stopping the ball still surprised David Luiz.
The Brazilian center back rushed forward immediately, but Bruno was faster than him. He used his body to block the position first, blocked David Luiz, and saw an opportunity with his left foot, and gently kicked the ball behind him.
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"Manchester United quickly launched a counterattack from the backcourt, and the long pass directly found Bruno."
"Bruno stopped the ball to his right, turned around and chased after it, and passed it diagonally behind him with his left foot..."
"Harry Kane was not offside, Manchester United had a chance..."
"Goal!!!!"
"In the sixth minute, just six minutes after the start, Manchester United took the lead in breaking through Arsenal's goal!"
"Goal from Harry Kane! He did not waste the excellent opportunity created by Bruno, countered the offside to form a single shot, and calmly seized the opportunity."
"1:0!"
"From the slow-motion replay, Van Dijk's long pass was very accurate, and Bruno's stop was even more clever, What is even more amazing is that after Bruno stopped the ball to the right, he blocked David Luiz with his body, and then made a wonderful pass with his left foot. "
"Arsenal players obviously forgot that although Bruno is a right-footed player, his right foot is very sharp, but his left foot is also very clear."
"1:0, Manchester United took the lead away from home."
"Mourinho was also very excited on the sidelines. In this game, he pushed Bruno to the right winger position. From the current point of view, it is a very successful decision."
"Arsenal fell into a disadvantageous situation at the beginning."
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After a crazy celebration by Manchester United players, the game resumed.
After losing the ball, Arsenal started to play a little anxiously. There were several rough fouls when pressing Manchester United players. Among them, Cedric also received the first yellow card of the game.
Bruno got a chance to shoot from a distance in the 16th minute. Cancelo and Gundogan from the right planned an offensive and passed the ball to Bruno at the front of the penalty area. Bruno felt very good and shot directly after stopping.
But this shot hit the opponent's defender directly.
Bruno was also quite helpless about this, especially after Arsenal obviously strengthened its close defense against him, the space he could get became much less.
Then, Arsenal continued to launch an offensive, and the originally impatient mood gradually became stable. After all, the Gunners are a Premier League giant team, and the players are used to big scenes.
Manchester United also started to play more steadily after leading by one goal. The team began to play Mourinho's best defensive counterattack tactics, retreating to their own half, waiting for Arsenal's attack, playing their own advantages, and all the players were on guard and dared not relax at all.
In this case, although Arsenal got the opportunity to control the ball, it was difficult to create a favorable threat. On the contrary, Manchester United, while maintaining a stable defense, actively launched quick counterattacks with the front trident and frequently created threats.