Football irons are burning

Chapter 386
Entering February, Manchester United's state is still very stable.

In the 25th round of the league, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 2:4 away at Highbury Stadium. Li Tie's personal assists also reached 30 times.

Such an achievement deserves a standing ovation from all.

This season, he is setting a new record.

What is the king of the ball?

Not only to score, but also to assist, and even to defend, Li Tie undoubtedly has all the factors. No one has any objections to him becoming the king of the ball.

After the game, Wenger believed that Li Tie was the best player on the planet, even better than Pele and Maradona.

As an opponent, this is all convincing, which can explain the problem.

Of course, Li Tie still said modestly that these two seniors are his targets to catch up with, and he will try his best to keep up.

Another highlight of this game is still Hulk. His confrontation ability and breakthrough ability have caused Arsenal's defense to suffer a lot. Vieira even brought Hulk down behind his back in the 69th minute and was sent off with a red card. It can be seen that the future of this Brazilian boy is very promising.

The connection between Li Tie and Hulk is also eye-catching. Compared with Ronaldo's speed and Rooney's support, Hulk's cover ability is stronger, and he can accurately understand Li Tie's meaning.

In the whole game, the number of mutual passes between the two exceeded 320 times. This kind of close cooperation is really incredible.

Between the two of them, almost all kick the ball out, which is also pleasing to the eye. This kind of pass makes Arsenal's defense almost impossible.

In the 26th round of the league, Manchester United played against Nottingham Forest at home.

I don't know if the opponent was overwhelmed by Manchester United's arrogance. During the game, Nottingham Forest adopted the tactic of not going out of the hole.

It seems that in the first half of the season and the Queen's Cup match, Nottingham Forest has been defeated by Manchester United.

Ronaldo returned from injury, and Manchester United also formed a strong offensive formation. He, Hulk and Rooney formed a three-forward.

After the start of the game, both Hulk and Ronaldo wasted a lot of shooting opportunities. Both of them also shot relatively straightforwardly, and they shot when they had the opportunity.

Li Tie delivered the shells behind them, kicking them very comfortably.

Nottingham Forest was suppressed in the backcourt, with only one Morientes in front.

In the 18th minute, Manchester United finally broke the deadlock.

Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly sent a wide-range pass from the wing and found Giggs on the left side of the penalty area. Giggs put his toe in and poked it, passed Juliano, and then swept the goal.

Rooney missed the opportunity at the first point, and Hulk blasted the goal at the second point, 1:0!

Hulk excitedly took off his jersey to celebrate, but got a yellow card.

This guy, since joining during the winter break, has been in great shape.

This grabbing point was not affected by the missed point at all, and the location of the shot was also very accurate.

Li Tie couldn't help hugging Hulk, and praised him a few words.

After hearing this, Hulk laughed and said, "Captain, I think it's okay. The shot feels good. You can pass me a few more balls."

Li Tie laughed and walked away.

This kid really knows how to climb up the pole. As for the three in front, Li Tie won't just take care of Hulk.

The Nottingham Forest players all looked down, and Juliano was a little sad. At the age of 32, his defensive ability has declined. After the end of this season, he is likely to return to Italy to retire.

Speaking of which, Italian defenders have strong defensive capabilities, but the tactical philosophy of the Premier League team may still be different from that of the Serie A team.

Juliano's performance in Nottingham Forest is more about the withdrawal of personal defensive ability, without the essence of overall defense, so he also feels a little powerless.

After the re-kick-off, Nottingham Forest played a wave of offense, but Morientes turned around and shot weakly in the penalty area, which was easily confiscated by Howard.

The two sides were a little quiet for a few minutes.

In the 26th minute, Li Tie sent a through pass again, and Ronaldo forced his way in from the right. The opponent's defender missed the ball with his foot in a panic and knocked Ronaldo to the ground.

However, Hulk happened to be right in front of the ball. He shot a shot and the ball went straight into the net from the near corner, 2:0!

There is no need to blow this penalty kick, which saves the referee a lot of trouble.

Hulk's ability to grab points once again made people dumbfounded.

After Ronaldo got up, he jumped on Hulk's back with a smile, and the two talked about the ball just now in Portuguese.

What Ronaldo means is that this is a penalty kick, and it should be the captain's chance to score. You kid stole the captain's goal, so be careful of being put on small shoes.

Hulk glanced at Li Tie with a foolish smile, but seeing Li Tie smiling all over his face, the big stone in his heart finally fell.

In fact, how could Li Tie be so stingy?
If he wants to score goals, where will he pass the ball to these three little guys?
In the end, Nottingham Forest was also destroyed in the away game, with a score of 3:0, which made Hiddink very helpless.

Playing against Manchester United so badly, although Hiddink's status will not be shaken immediately, but in the long run, I am afraid it will not be easy.

In the post-match press conference, Nottingham Forest also invited assistant coach Conte to participate.

"It's frustrating to lose. Manchester United's strength is higher than ours. Under the organization of Li Tie, the opponent's offensive players played very well. They will definitely be world superstars in the future. Congratulations to Manchester United."

Conte is quite humble, and he lost very poorly, so he was convinced immediately.

Keane said with a smile: "Now we are on a very correct path. We are confident, we play very reasonably, and the goals are always flowing. This allows us to look forward to more things."

26 consecutive victories, 14 points ahead of the opponent, and there are 12 rounds left in the league. Manchester United's victory is already a certainty.

This is also a matter of time. Few teams can chase 12 points in 14 rounds.

In the fifth round of the Queen's Cup in the middle of the week, Manchester United finally picked up a soft persimmon, beating Wolves by 2 goals in an away game and entering the top 8 of the Queen's Cup.

In this game, Keane finally had the courage to rotate. Brown, Johnson, Gillespie, Bardsley and Solskjaer, who hadn't played much before, all started.

Of course, with Li Tie here, these players can still play well.

After the game, the Wolves coach directly applauded Manchester United, believing that they can continue to create the Treble this season.

When the opponent treats you so submissively, it also proves that you have done a good job, and Manchester United no longer need to hide their domineering leakage.

In the remaining three months, they will try their best to compete for the third-tier championship, and strive to become the triple champion for three consecutive seasons.

In this way, Manchester United's status in the arena, I am afraid that few teams can shake it.

Today, when the gold dollar football is extremely inflated, it is not easy for Manchester United to do this.

The reason is not because of Li Tie?

If it weren't for Li Tie at Manchester United, where would there be such a brilliant record?
The acquisition of Li Tie with a lot of money at the beginning was the most successful transaction in Ferguson's entire career. The honor Li Tie brought to Manchester United and the temperament he brought to the team will be mentioned repeatedly in the future.

In the 27th round of the league, the second Manchester derby of the season started.

This is also a contest between the top of the list and No.2. If Manchester City loses again, it will completely recommend Manchester United to the throne.

At Manchester City's home court, the home team still played a dominant role.

The arrival of Ballack has indeed brought Manchester City's midfield strength to the point where it can compete with Manchester United.

But the final score was 0:1!

In the 71st minute, Li Tie used Hulk's cover to enter the penalty area and scored. This was the only goal of the game.

"Our statistics are completely superior, but it is a pity that the opponent's defense is very tough, and Li Tie's goal also made us hate again. Losing to Li Tie is nothing to be ashamed of. Our league is hopeless, but there is still hope for the Champions League and the Queen's Cup. We will continue to work hard and strive to win at least one championship."

Ancelotti was also convinced by the defeat at the press conference after the game.

As he said, throughout the game, Manchester City did have an absolute advantage, and the statistics will not lie.

Manchester City shot 22 times, Manchester United only had 8 times. In terms of ball possession, Manchester City reached 66%, almost twice that of Manchester United.

But in this game, Manchester United's defensive tactics were very successful. Li Tie once again became the opponent's nightmare in the midfield. Whether it was Kaka, Ballack, or Lampard, they were unable to break through the Great Wall of Steel organized by Li Tie.

The three top midfielders can't beat Li Tie alone, which proves once again that Li Tie is the well-deserved king of the ball!

After defeating Manchester City, Manchester United's lead has reached 17 points. There is no doubt that there is no suspense about the league championship. The biggest suspense now is whether Manchester United can end the 2004-2005 season with a record of victory.

If such an achievement is really achieved, the world football world will be overwhelmed by Manchester United!
(End of this chapter)