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Chapter 67
Manchester United won [-]-[-] in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, although England coach Redknapp replaced Palacios with Huddlestone at the beginning of the second half.

But the young players at Manchester United didn't give them any chances. Thirteen only made one save in the second half.

How can Tottenham easily attack Manchester United, which is clearly attacking by horses and horses, but actually focuses on defense.Tottenham reluctantly accepted the result of being eliminated from the League Cup.

In an interview after the game, Ferguson said: "I want the boys to continue to play well in the semi-finals, because they can play another game. As a club, we benefit a lot from such games. Because they can get Opportunity to play, and they really played better and better in the game."

Such a statement also shows that Ferguson is quite satisfied with this group of young players. Maybe they are not yet able to gain a firm foothold in the Premier League, but as long as the opportunity comes, they will definitely go further.

Of course, Ferguson is more satisfied with the two midfielders Anderson and Gibson who were well received in this game, although his heart is actually very tangled.

However, for the interview with reporters, Ferguson also gave them special praise: "They both played very well. Once Anderson can exert his influence in the game, he can attack in the entire midfield area. Our victory Just came in very comfortably. And Darren is one of the members of our team who can score fantastic goals from outside the box, his shot is so powerful. The second ball is especially beautiful, such a good movement, off the ball and The movement between the players with the ball and the finishing touches are absolutely perfect."

Tony, who saw the newspaper about this, said to Feilan: "Hypocrisy, I just lied to these reporters. At that time, I guess I didn't know how depressed I was. Seeing that I was ready to give Mike a chance to play, I didn't expect that these two The child behaved so well, it seems that the two guys will have a hard time in the future, maybe they will be caught by him at any time or something. Or is it a hard toss during training, isn't it? Your training over there Has the watch come out? I wonder if I should say hello to the medical team first."

"Okay, you've got a cheap deal and you're acting good. You have to say that in front of him, and be careful that he will give you a share of joys and sorrows, and then let Shisan also serve as a substitute. Then don't let me help you persuade him!" Feilan took the game data from the other side and looked at it.

"Cut, there is no chance for Shisan to perform in such a game. Maybe that kid is still depressed now? By the way, who are you optimistic about in these two games today? Why do I think Manchester City seems to be more interesting! Look at the current Nai Well, this guy seems to be really fierce! Cold, I think Arsenal is very dangerous today! Facing him, I think Fabregas would have to freeze into ice, and Wenger will use it if he is gone. The main lineup, in this case, Manchester City should have no major problems if they go further."

"Why bother so much, we may not be able to meet them, and now that Aston Villa has become more mature, none of our little guys have experience! We will be at a disadvantage!" Mu Lunstein interjected at the right time, and now that the old man has not come, they are just talking about others, which can be regarded as a few assistant coaches.

"That's true. I don't know if the title defense will be successful this year. If they really rely on them to win the championship, it will be a good result."

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On Saturday, the Premier League No.15 battle began, and Manchester United played away against West Ham United at the Boleyn Stadium.

Some media said before the game that Gary Neville and Brown were injured in training and would miss the game. With Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Evans who were injured before, Manchester United's defense was in a complete emergency.

Despite this, Ferguson still let Shisan play, whether it is a commitment to Capello, or hope that Shisan can seize this opportunity and gradually mature.

Some people may also suspect that Ferguson intends to give up this year's league, as long as he keeps his qualification for the Champions League.

Unfortunately, the result of the game was a bit unexpected.

In recent years, the results of Manchester United's guest at Boleyn Stadium have not been very good. Many so-called experts predicted that Manchester United is most likely to be upset by West Ham this round, even though Manchester United won both home and away games in the league last season. .But many people still disdainfully said that Manchester United's current situation is very difficult, and it is normal to be upset.

However, after the game officially started, many fans and so-called experts were stunned. Vidic was injured and missed the game, but Gary Neville and Brown started as central defenders. Whether these two people can persist is open to question!

It's Fletcher's cameo as a right back that makes people confused about Manchester United's current situation.

And Ferguson, as he said, left Gibson and Anderson, who performed well in the League Cup in the middle of the week, in the starting lineup.

However, the process of the game was a bit uneventful, of course it was only for Manchester United.

At the beginning of the game, West Ham took advantage of Manchester United's unstable foothold and launched a few waves of attacks first, pretending that we are going to be upset today.But maybe they themselves didn't make any preparations. The attack looked impressive, but it didn't work at all.

On the contrary, Manchester United played steadily. After 10 minutes, Manchester United gradually took the initiative.

During this period, there were also some small episodes. Giggs retreated to the front of Manchester United's penalty area to assist in the defense.

The latter pulled the ball to the left side of the penalty area and made a pass. Seeing the football cross the small penalty area, Manchester United missed the point.

Then, just as Ferguson was full of bitterness, secretly lamented his bad luck, and was about to accept the bad luck of conceding a goal, West Ham midfielder Collison, who followed behind, missed the football on the edge of the small penalty area.

Even Shisan had to say 'lucky' to himself. He really wasn't sure about such an opportunity, and if the opponent drew a straight line, there was really nothing he could do with his position at the time.

However, the episode is not a real drama after all, and Manchester United's half-new defense line does make West Ham United's attack line a little bit confused.

Manchester United, who took the initiative in the game, started to attack the normal Manchester United time.

In the 12th minute, Giggs took a corner kick from the left, and Valencia headed slightly higher from a small angle.

Then Rooney, Anderson and Scholes took turns to take long shots in front of the penalty area, all of which were blocked by West Ham defenders.The game gradually became a stalemate. Although Manchester United clearly wants to attack, West Ham also wants to counterattack, but there is really a big gap between the two teams. Not whole, not to the point of being skinny.

Of course, West Ham also has opportunities to counterattack. Although there are not many such opportunities, they are not without threats. Second, these threats make Thirteen dare not relax his vigilance. He also knows that the current defense line may have problems at any time, so in this Under the circumstances, his mentality was more tense than usual, and his attention was naturally on the court.

In the 26th minute, West Ham made a clearance in the penalty area. After the football drove to the midfield, Ginez caught up with the ball and faced the Manchester United defense that had already overwhelmed the midfield. He failed to increase the speed, but the football still let him Got it.

After cooperating with football, it was passed steadily to the vicinity of Manchester United's penalty area.

At this time, West Ham's offensive players also pressed up, and the football passed to Stanislas' feet. The young England player who had established a foothold in West Ham faced Gary Neville and shot directly. Thirteen's reaction was not slow. The fist blocked the ball, the football bounced out of the penalty area, and Anderson, who returned to defense, quickly drove the ball out.

The game continued. Gibson, who had been in a good mood recently, ferryed the header. Scholes' volley from outside the penalty area was blocked by Kovac, who retreated. bottom line.

Then, when Ferguson was a little relieved, Gary Neville was injured in a fight. The captain, who was already slightly injured, was helplessly replaced by Carrick.

In this way, Manchester United is rather timid. Thinking about the situation on the field, there are only two full-time defenders left. To put it mildly, Carrick and Fletcher are defenders, but to put it mildly, they are called conservative defenders. Also because of more or less problems in my own defense, these two relatively active offensive forces dare not go up easily today.

For a while, Manchester United was at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, the Manchester United players on the field now have relatively rich game experience, and they will not be deflated in the face of West Ham, which is at the bottom of the league, that is, they can only stabilize a little under the leadership of Giggs.

When the first half was about to enter stoppage time, Manchester United suddenly broke the deadlock.

Because watching time is running out, Giggs found that the opponent's players stretched a little, and decisively passed in the left.

Although his cross did not reach Rooney's feet this time, Tomkins, who made a hasty clearance, did not use much strength, and the football flew half-height in front of Scholes, who stopped the ball with his chest .

Before the football landed on the left foot and half-volleyed, the England goalkeeper Green's reaction was not slow. His save also touched the football, but he couldn't stop this powerful and heavy shot.

Scholes also scored his first goal in the league this season, and also accumulated his league goals to 99. It is very likely that he will complete the [-] Premier League goals this season after Ryan Giggs.

After the re-kick-off, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Ferguson can also go back to the locker room with a sigh of relief.

Also because of the goal at the last moment of the first half, Sir Alex's attitude in the locker room was a little better. He himself knew that it was not suitable to get angry with the players today. After all, Manchester United's current situation is relatively difficult, and everyone needs to overcome it together.

However, Ferguson himself did not expect that West Ham, who wanted to be upset today, strengthened their offense in the second half. Perhaps this was also the catalyst for Gary Neville's exit.

However, if too much energy is put on the offense, its defensive front will naturally be much weaker, which is not a bad thing for Manchester United's current situation. Although West Ham's offense looks quite threatening, its offensive power is really strong. up for debate.

In the second half, Diamanti, who was sent by Zola, made a cross near the Manchester United penalty area. Tomkins assisted into the penalty area and grabbed the header before Carrick. However, although Carrick is not as stable as a professional central defender in terms of defense , but the ability to put pressure on people is not weak at all. Tomkins' header didn't use much strength, and Thirteen reached out and took the football down.

However, Manchester United's defense is indeed worrying. There are many big and small mistakes.Of course, this is also due to Diamanti's lack of free kick skills.

For a quarter of an hour, Manchester United regained control of the game.

For a wealthy team, if the opponent's offense is weak, then their own opportunities will come.

Sure enough, Manchester United expanded the score in the 61st minute. Giggs crossed Gibson in the middle of the frontcourt.

The England goalkeeper can only look at the ball and sigh.The football went straight to the upper right corner of the goal. This was the Irishman's third goal in the last two games.It was also he who broke through the active England goal twice in a row, and the one standing behind him was the remaining one.

And Thirteen seemed to have thought of this situation, his body trembled suddenly, and his mentality, which was slightly relaxed because of the two-goal lead, became tense.

And West Ham seems determined to give Manchester United a knife.After the re-kick-off, the strong frontcourt crossed to Manchester United's half.

Under such circumstances, Manchester United had to use fouls to stop the opponent's offensive.

Maybe the previous free kick was not well prepared, or maybe there were really two brushes.Diamanti's free kick from 30 meters in front of the goal went directly to the upper left corner of the goal.

Thirteen The best save in the game today finally appeared.

The moment the football flew out, Thirteen seemed to have sensed it, took two quick steps, and flew straight out.

Kankan blocked the football as it crossed the penalty area.

Then Ferguson replaced Gibson with Berbatov, hoping to put pressure on the frontcourt to ease the power of the backcourt.

And Berbataba's play caught West Ham, who was determined to attack, a little unprepared. In less than 5 minutes, the defense line lost consecutively.First, after Giggs and Rooney cooperated in passing the ball in the midfield, they suddenly scored Anderson. The Brazilian made a pass from the left side of the penalty area.

Afterwards, Berbatov retreated to the midfield to receive the ball and then distributed the ball to the right. Valencia accurately passed it in front of the unguarded Rooney.

In this way, Manchester United can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and West Ham has no more thoughts. The game entered garbage time, and both sides began to control the ball.Faced with such a situation, Ferguson replaced Rooney with Mike to strengthen the control of the midfield. As for whether there is any selfishness in it, it is hard to guess.

The upset expected by experts did not appear, and Manchester United survived this level.As for the next game, we can only talk about the next game. As far as the current line of defense is concerned, Ferguson is not without defenders, just look at Delater, Fabio, and Rafael in his hands. Come on, I really dare not let these young people take on big responsibilities!

As for West Ham, it is still a question of whether they can successfully relegation this season. If they are upset, forget it, not everyone can do it!
(End of this chapter)