host must win

Chapter 306

In the first half of the game, Arsenal kicked off first, so after the start of the second half, it was Manchester United who kicked off.

Wenger stared at the field, he was concerned about the dynamics of Manchester United after the kick-off.No matter what the consideration is, since the substitution adjustment is made, it must be shown in the game.

Ronaldo kicked the football to Giggs, and Giggs knocked the football back to Yin Jun.

Seeing that Manchester United did not take advantage of the timing of the kick-off, but continued to pass back, and even their forward striker Ronaldo did not press too high, and the formation of the whole team was shrinking, Wenger had a feeling in his heart. It's done.

Manchester United still wants to focus on defense, they dare not press it out.

As for the substitution of Ronaldo for Van Nistelrooy, Wenger doesn't know if Van Nistelrooy was injured or something. In short, this substitution is not wise, at least in his opinion.

Cristiano Ronaldo is fast and has a strong breakthrough ability on the wing, but his shooting level is average. In addition, there is another very fatal problem, that is, he likes to show too much, which leads to many times the ball is passed to his feet. That's the end of the offense.

If he is on the wing, his breakthrough ability can bring a lot of help to the team.But at the center position, it's hard to say.

In addition, this player's defensive ability is very average.

Wenger kept thinking in his mind, to see if he could do something with Manchester United's substitution.

At this time, in the commentary booth, the commentators were also talking about Manchester United's substitution.Lineker bluntly said that this substitution is very strange.And John Mortenson spoke more directly, he thought it was Ferguson's trick.

On the pitch, with Manchester United playing the ball back, their defense receding, Arsenal pressing forward... everything looked normal.

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The game was in a state of anxiety.

Arsenal are obviously not satisfied with being tied by Manchester United at home, they frequently put pressure on Manchester United's half.

However, Manchester United's defense is really good, especially Wes Brown, who made frequent mistakes in the game before, today's performance can be called superb.He has changed his previous appearance as the "King of Mistakes" and has become the most stable rock in the Red Devils' defense.

Just 6 minutes into the game, he broke Henry's counterattack with a ferocious tackle and started a surprising 90 minutes of performance.

In the 8th minute, Brown single-handedly killed Arsenal's good chance to lead. At that time, Henry's direct pass made Ljungberg break through the middle. When the Swede faced the goalkeeper one-on-one, Brown suddenly caught up from behind and fell to the ground. The tackle intercepted the shot ball. This sudden steal made Ljungberg kneel down and sighed regretfully. It seemed that at the moment of the kick, he seemed to have decided that the ball must be scored.

After that, Wes Brown had many outstanding performances on the defensive end.

Originally, many people thought that with Van Buyten injured, Manchester United's defense would definitely be sieved by Arsenal, but in the game, Wes Brown slapped these people in the face severely.

Arsenal did focus on attacking the area guarded by Wes Brown, and Henry even directly attacked Wes Brown, but it can be said that in the more than 60 minutes of the game that has already been played, Brown's marking of Henry is relatively in place. The ball was shot from outside the penalty area and Henry basically never got the chance to shoot near the penalty area.

"Manchester United's defense today is very good, especially Wes Brown has improved a lot." John Mortensen also expressed his appreciation for this.

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Wenger already has a judgment in his heart: Manchester United seems to be really satisfied with the draw, and just wants to keep the score of 1:1.

"Did they really think they could hold out for 45 minutes in the second half?" asked the Arsenal assistant coach doubtfully.

Wenger smiled and shook his head, confident in his team's attacking abilities.The professor is very confident. With Henry, Reyes, Pires, Ljungberg and Vieira in the midfield, Arsenal's strength is higher than that of Manchester United.

Vieira took the ball forward in midfield and Fletcher went up to defend.Vieira did not pass the ball immediately. He wanted to continue to control the ball while observing the running positions of his teammates to find a suitable passing line.

Fletcher pounced on Vieira.

In fact, for Vieira, the safest thing to do at this time is to pass the football, but he didn't do this, he stopped and turned around, trying to get rid of Fletcher.

This is a relatively common movement for midfielders. They stop suddenly and turn around, give their back to the opponent, and use their strong body to separate the opponent from the football.Then dribble forward with the ball, or you can look up and observe the front more calmly, looking for a suitable route for the ball.

Vieira can attack and defend well, he is very good at playing this hand.Facing the newcomer Fletcher, Vieira was very confident to kill him.

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In the first half of the game, Fletcher had already noticed that Vieira liked to play this trick, so he already had a countermeasure.Just when Vieira stopped the ball and turned around, Fletcher jumped up like a leopard out of the cage.

The two bodies collided, and Vieira, who was good at fighting, was staggered by Fletcher, and suddenly lost control of the ball at his feet.Then Fletcher stepped forward and used his body to separate the football from Vieira.

Vieira was naturally unwilling to lose his football, and wanted to squeeze over and use his body to regain his position.However, he still underestimated Fletcher's physical confrontation ability, and abruptly failed to squeeze Fletcher away.

"Beautiful steal!" John Mortenson praised, "The tackle was very decisive."

"I want to praise Fletcher for his good timing of steals and good physical confrontation ability." Lineker also praised, "Such a midfielder is tailor-made for the Premier League."

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When the commentators praised Fletcher, Fletcher who completed the steal did not stick the ball, and directly handed the football to Roy Keane, and the Manchester United captain organized the attack.

Manchester United fans in the visiting stands at Highbury applauded Fletcher for his tackle.

Fletcher isn't black and hard, but he's hard.

Ferguson also applauded from the sidelines, applauding the wonderful performance of his proud disciple.

"Back to defense!" Arsenal defense general Campbell shouted.

It is definitely very dangerous for one's own midfielder to be intercepted.

Edu pounced on Keane, who had the ball, hoping to delay Manchester United's counterattack.

Keane didn't give Edu a chance to get close, he passed the ball directly to Scholes.

Scholes pulls the ball around, pulls laterally, frees himself from Ljungberg, and delivers the pass straight away.A ground ball with a slight arc quickly crossed the feet of Pires, who came up to defend, and rolled to the right.

(End of this chapter)