future king

It was the most important match in the 115-year history of non-league club Clarets.In the history of the FA Cup, there has never been a non-professional league team in the sixth round.After winning the Manchester derby, only O'Shea and Anderson remained in the starting lineup, and Hernandez and Da Silva brothers both started in rotation.

The FA Cup match between Manchester United and Crawley, an amateur team, was generally considered to be a Red Devils show before the game. Optimistic fans even believed that Manchester United, which sent a large number of young players, could still win a hearty victory.

But the fact is that Manchester United did not create many scoring opportunities throughout the game, and several young talents who had high hopes failed to show their legendary talents and talents. A group of amateur players have no temper.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Bibby made a breakthrough with a bicycle dribble on the right, and sent a fairly standard cross.Many Manchester United fans began to look forward to the next solo performance of the winger star, but they didn't expect this scene until the end of the game.As the game progressed, Crowley's players gradually saw through Bibby's breakthrough habit, and the tragedy began...

In the 50th minute, Bibby was protecting the ball on the right side, and the defensive player grabbed the ball with a block. Bibby was embarrassed and pushed aside by the opponent with a reasonable collision.

In the 60th minute, Bibby received a pass from Carrick on the left, intending to take advantage of the momentum and start to rush, but was blocked by the defensive player. One minute later, Bibby took the ball on this side again. As a result, in a completely one-on-one situation, Bibby, who had been frightened, did not dare to try to break through. Instead, he swung his thigh and passed directly. It was too obvious that the ball was blocked by the defender without any suspense, and it could even be said that Bibby's cross was accurately bombarded on the opponent.

In the 71st minute, Bibby singled out his opponent on the left again. This time, Bibby didn't even get a chance to force a cross. His sluggish foot frequency made it easy for the opponent to destroy the ball. Before the ball went out of bounds, he even touched Bibby. In the leg, it turned out that he couldn't even get a throw-in.

Bibby, who spent £740 million on transfer fees from Manchester United last summer, is probably worth more than Crowley's team combined, but in front of Crowley's defense, Bibby's performance is more like an amateur player.Facing amateur players, even if he is blast-proofed, if he goes to the Premier League, or even faces European tycoons, wouldn't Bibby be directly asked to keep his opponents from crying?

In addition to the breakthrough being completely contained by the opponent, Bibby's poor basic skills also actively surrendered the ball many times.

In the 6th minute, O'Shea made two consecutive backcourt long passes to Hernandez's feet. One minute later, Bibby followed the same pattern near the center line, but sent it directly to the opponent's body. A breakthrough and delivery The winger who makes a living from cannonballs is far inferior to a jack-of-all-trades defender who is not good at assists in the passing link. This really makes Ferguson in the stands entangled in every possible way.

In the 18th minute, Bibby tried to break through on the right side, but his lame shaking disrupted the rhythm of his feet. In desperation, he chose to make a strong breakthrough, but the ball went straight out of the bottom line.

In the 71st minute, Bibby passed the ball from the left to the right in a wide range. As a result, the ball drew an obvious outer arc and fell behind his teammates. O'Shea ran back 10 meters before successfully receiving the pass.The most unbelievable scene occurred in the 86th minute. Bibby received a pass from O'Shea in the offside position, collided with the goalkeeper and got a chance to face an empty goal. As a result, Bibby had already heard the offside whistle He still chose to shoot, as if he wanted to use such a "goal" to save himself a little face, but Bibby's push after aiming for a long time actually slipped past the goal.

Seeing such an amateur finishing touch, would Sir Alex dare to let him play in an official game to waste his chance?

It is true that Bibby's performance throughout the game was not without bright spots.In the 14th minute, Bibby sent a very concealed through pass for Hernandez. "Little Pea" had already leaned on the defensive player with his body to form a single goal, but unfortunately he was sentenced to offside.In the 59th minute, Bibby made a 45-degree cross from the left, and Hernandez outflanked the front point and almost formed a close-range attack.However, the only two flashes were far from enough to cover up Bibby's poor performance throughout the game.

Opta's post-match statistics show that Bibby only had 15 poor passes in this campaign, ranking last among the 11 starting players, and even goalkeeper Lindegaard had 17 passes.You must know that Bibby has many opportunities to catch the ball, but he has repeatedly handed over the ball to opponents in various ways, which seems to have become the team's "passing black hole".

"Sky Sports" fans were not polite after the game, and Bibby got the lowest score of the game almost without any suspense - 2.6 points.Generally speaking, scoring 4 points in this link already means that the performance is extremely bad, and it is a very shameful score to score less than 4 points. Bibby only scored 2.6 points, which shows how dissatisfied the fans are with Bibby's performance .

Perhaps it is because of the aura of "Portuguese winger + Manchester United digging" that people have the illusion that Bibby will follow the success of Ronaldo and Nani. Bibby's agent Rice even said: "Bibby may not be able to reach the goal. To the height of Ronaldo, but he will definitely surpass Nani." However, now it seems that Bibby does not have the footwork skills of the two predecessors at all, and there is no technical content in his surmounting movements, and he relies entirely on his physical fitness. The basic skills are also very weak, the stoppage and passing error rate are extremely high, and the selection of the ball and the timing of the breakthrough are very unsuccessful.

Ferguson is not inattentive in Bibby's training. In this game, he has continuously adjusted the formation for Bibby.

Seeing that the quality of Bibby's crosses was average, Bibby was asked to switch from the right to the left to play an inside cut. Seeing that the left side failed to break through consecutively, Bibby was asked to play center forward, Rooney and Hernandez made way for him.

It's a pity that Bibby struggled in all positions and ruthlessly squandered the opportunities given by Ferguson. "I will become a good Manchester United player." Bibby was full of confidence when he first joined Manchester United.But objectively speaking, with his current level, he is not worthy of the Red Devils' jersey at all.

At the same time, the performance of another teenager, Obertan, is also hardly satisfactory.

Obertin had rumors of leaving the team last month. This speedy winger with the reputation of "French Ronaldo" publicly declared that he was not happy at Manchester United.

Indeed, although Ferguson often gives Obertin the opportunity to play, the French teenager's scoring drought of 8 minutes in the previous 472 games is enough to make him feel ashamed of his performance.In this game, Obertin, who started the game, still failed to complete self-salvation.Although in just 2 minutes of the opening, Obertin received a pass from Anderson's heel and sent a very threatening low cross from the wing, but more often, what Obertin can show is only his own speed Advantage.

As for the breakthrough and pass, look at the intuitive answer given by opta statistics: Obertin played the whole game, but only made a pass, and the pass success rate was as low as 74%. As a winger, his breakthrough and The skill of passing the ball is evident.In the "Sky Sports" fans rating after the game, Obertin's score was only 2.7 points, and the situation was no better than Bibby's.Compared with Bibby, who was born in 1990, Aubertin, who will be 22 years old next week, has not much time to prove himself.

Manchester United beat Clarets 1-0 at home, with Brown scoring the only goal of the game.

Manchester United defeated the non-professional league team Crawley 1-0 at home and successfully reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, but the combat effectiveness of the Crawley Town team made Ferguson feel scared.

"What was on the scoreboard today was not the truth, it was their day, no doubt about that. They really deserved a draw (replay) based on their effort in the second half. They let us It was difficult, we were left behind every time we took the ball. It's disappointing, but we have a lot of players who maybe don't understand what the FA Cup is like now. Maybe, for them, it's The most important lesson I ever learned," Ferguson said in an interview with MUTV.

"We played really well in the first half, we played a lot of good combinations, maybe three or four goals up, but it was only a narrow 1-0. Sometimes all you need in a cup game is a promotion, We've done that in the past and today was another example. When they've been fantastic and we've had both full-backs off, it's a big problem, but we've brought in good players."

"Anderson's ligaments were a bit of a problem, so we had to take those players off. It's not easy when you do that because it unbalances the team. We ended up having to play Fletcher at right-back, He's doing well, but still not at his best. We'll see how those injuries go tomorrow."

With full substitutes, Manchester United almost capsized in the gutter, and the main force has already flown to France to prepare for the Champions League knockout match against Marseille.

The two teams played against each other in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 19992000-35 season, and both sides won at home.In the past 9 years, Marseille has played against England 7 times at home in the European war, only lost to Liverpool twice, and won all the remaining 11 games.Manchester United has visited France 3 times in history, with 6 wins, 2 draws and [-] losses.Manchester United won the FA Cup on the weekend as a non-professional team. Only O'Shea, Carrick and Gibson continued to play, and Rooney, Li Yu and Nani returned to the starting lineup.

Brand New Trident Brand New!

The result was that the Red Devils Trident's hard work was fruitless, and Manchester United drew away to the Ligue [-] champions.

0: 0!

All the promotion suspense will have to move to Old Trafford to be revealed.

Three days later, Manchester United vented all their grievances about the away draw when they returned to the domestic away game.

The unlucky guy this time is Wigan Athletic!

Li Yu and Wayne Rooney teamed up to score 2 goals each, helping the team beat Wigan Athletic 4-0 away!

When talking about the situation of the Premier League championship, Manchester United coach Ferguson said that the league has entered a "two-horse race" situation, and the championship will be produced between Manchester United and Arsenal.

If they win against Wigan today, Manchester United will lead No.11 Manchester City by as many as 3 points with 11 rounds left, 13 and 15 points more than Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea behind them. The chances of the team catching up are slim.

Ferguson believes that a total of 82 points is enough to win the championship, which means that in the last 12 rounds, the Red Devils need to take another 25 points, and Wigan is a start. "What I'm saying is, normally there are two teams left with a chance."

"It looks like it would be more interesting if there are more teams involved, but at the end of the season, it is often a competition between two teams. From the current situation, I think the championship will be between us and Arsenal."

With United a point ahead of Arsenal with a game in hand, Ferguson said: "The most consistent team will win the title, so I say we have to keep our focus."

Manchester United won the championship with 86 points last season, and Manchester United won the championship with 90 points the previous season, but Ferguson believes that this year does not need so much. "It looks like maybe 82 points will be enough this season."

Manchester United will experience consecutive away games next, Ferguson said: "I think in the remaining games, we can get enough points, you don't care whether it is home or away. Our away form is not as good as before, It's a tough test now, with three away games ahead of us."

"But at this stage of the season, home and away games don't matter because they are key games."

Not long ago, Chelsea captain Terry said that Manchester United will feel the pressure in the championship stage, and when the two teams meet at Stamford Bridge, the Blues will give the Red Devils the biggest challenge.For such psychological warfare, Ferguson naturally knows how to fight back. "You always try to do that (psychological warfare), we've all done it."

"But it won't be easy for (Chelsea) to recover that many points."

Ferguson also introduced the situation of some Manchester United players. "Irving is back in training and could potentially play Saturday."

"Smalling is doing well, but he is only 20 years old. Considering Ferdinand's experience, if he is injured and can play against Liverpool, I will definitely choose him. I am sure Smalling can understand."

"Choosing squads at this stage of the season is a nightmare because in some big games you have to bench some good players. This season it's been better because there are two or three injuries so I don't have a lot of options. Those who can Players who have been playing the game will be in high spirits."

The 4-0 thrashing of Wigan Athletic was far less satisfying for United than the scoreline would suggest, with the fact that Wigan, at home, outperformed United's fatigued side for much of the game .

But with three magical saves by the patron saint of the Red Devils and a signature long pass fast break, Manchester United once again managed to score three points in adversity.This time, it is not so much that the difference in the ability of the forwards to grasp turned a close contest into a one-sided massacre, it is better to say that Van der Sar's god-like performance subverted the balance of the game.

This campaign is Van der Sar's 250th game on behalf of Manchester United, and the Dutch goalkeeper also offered a big gift for this milestone moment with a perfect performance.

Opening just 13 minutes, van der Sar to help old partner Scholes escaped.At that time, Scholes, who was receiving the ball in front of his own penalty area, faced the crazy frontcourt press of Wigan Athletic players and tried to pass O'Shea on the right. As a result, Moses, who was killed by lightning, intercepted the ball. Van der Sar attacked in time to block the angle of the opponent's shot. Although Moses had enough time to prepare for the final shot, he was still blocked by Van der Sar's shoulder with excellent positioning.

Only 5 minutes later, Edwin van der Sar made another world-class save. Moses made a pass from the left to break through O'Shea. The ball passed through O'Shea's crotch and went straight to the dangerous area. Nzobia took advantage of the trend With a nibble on his heel, Watson followed him to get a great shot on the penalty area line, but Van der Sar, who had stood like a rock before, started almost as soon as Nzobia passed the ball and shot at Watson. At the same time, the opponent's must-go goal was resolved.

In the 48th minute, Van der Sar showed people his still strong saving ability. Figueroa received a pass from Calderwell and shot a long shot 25 meters away from the goal. The ball roared and went straight to the upper left corner. , Van der Sar flew up and almost saved the ball from the goal line.

It is worth mentioning that after the exchange of venues, Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Alhabsi was repeatedly disturbed by the glare of the sun in the goal area, resulting in a misjudgment of the ball's placement. The area seems to be completely unaffected by the sun, and several high-altitude ball interceptions are accurate, fully revealing the predictive ability of a world-class goalkeeper.

If Li Yu is the most indispensable key figure in the current Manchester United offensive link, then Van der Sar, who is often overlooked by people, has proved himself irreplaceable on the defensive end in such a dangerous game. sex.

Ferguson said frankly after the game: "Wigan Athletic created a lot of threats in the first 20 minutes of the game. Van der Sar's great saves changed everything. The calmness he showed in the game was really detached and he was able to pass All kinds of ways to pass to other defenders."

What's even more commendable is that Van der Sar's value to the team is not limited to the defensive end. His precise long pass, which is comparable to an organizational midfielder, has once again become the starting point for the team's blitzkrieg.

In the 74th minute, Van der Sar's ultra-long pass accurately found Li Yu in the frontcourt. Manchester United's No. 9 leaned on the defensive player and directly padded the ball to Rooney beside him. Rooney sent a precise through ball knowingly. Li Yu quickly moved forward and completed a two-for-two cooperation with Rooney, and then went to the meeting and easily scored the goal to seal the victory for the team.

Manchester United defender Ferdinand once said: "Van der Sar's footwork is even more delicate than many teammates who are not in the goalkeeper position."