The sixth professional football player who started with Manchester United

Chapter 51

In the past nine rounds of the league, Arsenal only achieved a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. They currently rank sixth in the league standings with 15 points. In the Champions League, they were given by Schalke 04 Especially in the final third round of the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal even lost 0-2 at home to Schalke 04. According to the grouping situation of this group, although it should not be a big problem for Arsenal to qualify , but you must know that before the start of the Champions League, most people predicted that Arsenal would be able to win the first place in the group, but now it seems that the first position in this group may be a bit hanging.

At 1:50 in the afternoon, the starting players of both sides walked out of the tunnel under the leadership of the referee team.

In this game, Manchester United is the main force, but Ferguson has changed his formation in today's game. The formation is no longer the previous 4222, but a 433 formation, with goalkeeper De Gea and Rafael on the back line. The right back, the left back is Evra, the two central defenders are Nemanja Vidic and Evans, the midfielder is Dabao who plays the defensive midfielder, Valencia is on the left, Scholes is on the right, and the three forwards are Van Persie, Welbeck and Rooney.

On Arsenal's side, Wenger formed a 442 regular formation, goalkeeper Mannone, Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos on the back line, Ramsey, Alfred Albion in midfield. Teta, Wilshere, Cazorla, Podolski and Giroud are on the forward line.

What Wenger and Arsenal fans didn't expect was that Manchester United dealt Arsenal a heavy blow just after the game started.

In the 11th minute of the game, Dabao had the upper hand in the PK with Wilshere in the midfield and directly stole the ball from the opponent's feet. Then he made a tackle that fell to the ground and kicked the ball to the defender who came to respond. Scholes, after quickly completing his rise, accelerated to move forward.

After passing the middle circle, Scholes' overhead pass was also sent to Dabao.

Dabao turned sideways to the direction of the goal, facing the incoming ball, stopped the ball on his chest, leaned back heavily against Wilshere, who was blocking him behind him, and took two steps back, and then Dabao stepped on the football Then, after sensing the movement of the opponent behind him, he suddenly tapped his heel, and the football went straight through Wilshere's legs.

And he quickly turned around and wiped the opponent.

At this time, Dabao directly activated all his explosive power, and his absolute sprint speed made Wilshere even have no chance to foul.

After passing the opponent, Dabao quickly dribbled the ball to the dangerous area.

Facing Arteta who stepped forward to intercept him, Dabao had no intention of slowing down. He raised his right leg as if he was going to shoot. As Dabao's right leg fell, Arteta also fell to the ground and slid over.

What changed Arteta's face was that Dabao's fast falling right foot did not shoot the goal, but quickly kicked the ball to the left, and then moved two steps laterally, just in time with his own body that was shoveling Passed by.

After adjusting a bit, Dabao then followed up with the real shot.

The football instantly flew towards the goal like a shell.

Mannone, who was still concentrating, made a sideways volley. In an instant, Mannone felt that his right hand touched the football, and he was also happy, but he felt something bad the next moment.

A piercing pain came from the palm of the hand, and although the football changed its course, it failed to fly out of the range of the goal, and still got into the goal.

1 to 0, when Manchester United reached the 13th minute of the game, Dabao's goal helped Manchester United take the lead.

After scoring the goal, Dabao also stood on the spot and raised his fists with both hands.

Ferguson on the sidelines applauded with a smile on his face, but at this time the Arsenal players and Wenger on the sidelines did not care to feel sorry for losing the ball, because Mannone who fell to the ground was in pain. Lying in the penalty area holding his wrist.

After the referee found out, he also signaled the Arsenal team doctor to enter the field.

After Arsenal's team doctor came up, after some inspections, he made a gesture in Wenger's direction to change players. Wenger was so angry that he smashed the water glass in his hand to the ground.

Obviously, Dabao's shot just now injured Mannone.

At this time, the Manchester United players also looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Jack, don't let you practice with David next time." Rooney said suddenly.

"Wayne, do you really want me to die? I'll kill you first, do you believe it or not?" De Gea, who ran from the backcourt to join in the celebration, strangled Rooney's neck as soon as he heard Rooney's suggestion.

The dialogue between the two also made others laugh.

"David, if you touch me again, believe it or not, I won't practice with you next time."

United's celebrations ended with the referee's intervention, with players from both sides returning to their positions, while Arsene Wenger was forced to make substitutions, with Szczesny replacing the injured Mannone.

Arsenal's goalkeeper problem has always been the team's weakness. In fact, Mannone is not Arsenal's main goalkeeper, and Szczesny, who wears the No. 1 jersey from the number, is the main player. This No. [-] jersey is also Szczesny. Szczesny inherited the jersey left by Lehmann with his performance last season, but Szczesny's performance fluctuated greatly in the first nine rounds of this season. This is also the reason why Wenger used Mannone in this game.

It's just that I didn't expect that Mannone, who finally got the chance to play, was injured and left the field early at this moment.

This not only disrupted Wenger's deployment, but also made Mannone waste a rare chance to play.

The game on the field restarted at the referee's whistle.

The next game situation was gradually controlled by Manchester United. Taking advantage of the one-goal lead, Manchester United also intentionally let Arsenal, who had no choice, expand their formation, while they played a defensive counterattack in an orderly manner.

The tactical arrangement of three forwards allowed Manchester United to form a numerical advantage in local areas during the counterattack. Coupled with the participation of Scholes and Valencia, Manchester United's counterattack attack was very effective for a while, and Dabao's performance during defense also made Wenger's regret deeper. In this game, Dabao's range of activities was particularly large. His abundant physical fitness and powerful explosive power made Dabao almost always present from the midfield to the backcourt.

Moreover, his feet are fierce, and his advantages in physical strength are brought into full play.

More importantly, Dabao's long pass allowed the team to simplify the midfield organization when attacking and counterattacking, so that the disadvantage of the number of players in the midfield was also minimized.

Wenger also understood how his old rival used Dabao. Dabao was not only Manchester United's defensive iron gate in the midfield and backcourt, but also the centerpiece of the team's counterattack.

(End of this chapter)