future king

After two consecutive defeats, Manchester United's advantage in the standings is only 3 points, but this is the number of points ahead of one more game.

If Arsenal wins, Manchester United will no longer have any points advantage!

The Premier League needs to be guaranteed, and the Champions League is equally important. In the first round, Manchester United brought back a 0:0 draw away from home. As long as they win their opponent Marseille at home, they can advance to the top 8 of the Champions League!

There were many problems in the 0:0 game in the previous game. Marseille coach Didier Deschamps' understanding of Li Yu was a key reason.

Deshang was Li Yu's first coach, leading Li Yu to embark on a career path. The manager of the two is still the same person, with a deep relationship, and a good relationship between mentor and apprentice.

During the year he led Li Yu, Deschamps understood the technical characteristics of Manchester United's No. 9, and it is not surprising that he was able to successfully contain it.

Of course, in the first round, the poor performance of other players was also an important reason why the Marseilles were able to freeze Li Yu.

In the second round, when Rooney was in poor condition, whether Li Yu could perform became the key.

The two sides drew a goalless draw in the first round. In the 1999 UEFA Champions League group stage, Manchester United beat Marseille 2-1 at home.In the history of Manchester United, they faced the French team 11 times at home and achieved 8 wins and 3 draws to remain unbeaten.Vidic was absent due to injury, Nani recovered from injury in time, Giggs and Scholes also returned to the starting lineup, Hernandez was still on the bench, Rooney continued to partner with Li Yu, and Heinze returned Old Trafford fights the old master again. [

Before the game, the two sides observed a moment of silence for the victims of the Japanese earthquake.

Manchester United took the lead in the 5th minute. Rooney scored from the left, Giggs made a low pass, Rooney made a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Li Yu from far away scored an easy shot into the empty goal.

1: 0!

Marseille's run of 512 minutes without conceding a goal in the Champions League was ended.

Li Yu's competitive shot opened the door to victory for Manchester United at Old Trafford!

Rooney's assist also heralds the strong return of Manchester United's No. 10.

In the next game, Manchester United will be much easier. With a one-goal lead, the Marseilles must attack, or the fate of being eliminated will wait for them.

After the goal, the picture of Manchester United's two forward partners embracing and celebrating has not appeared for a long time!

Manchester United beat Marseille 2-1 at home. Manchester United's No. 9 Li Yu is undoubtedly the number one hero. Manchester United's two goals helped Manchester United to get a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. This is the fifth consecutive season for Manchester United at least Reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

When the game reached the last minute of stoppage time, Manchester United, which had used up three substitutions, defended with all its strength. Li Yu received a throw-in from Rooney near the opponent's corner flag and took the ball with his back. Marseille's right Defender Fani came to defend.

In order to gain time to regain possession of the ball, the French international Valbuena, who had already received a yellow card, came to help defend. He slammed into Li Yu from behind. Not to be outdone, he butts the bantam and tries to use his arms and elbows to drive away his opponent.

In a panic, the ball was knocked out of the sideline, and the Spanish referee Caballo blew the whistle for the end of the game.

But at this moment, Senegalese international Diawara came over, and the 32-year-old African uncle impolitely pinned Li Yu's leg with his leg first, causing the completely unsuspecting Manchester United No. 9 to stagger; Look at Li Yu's face.

The Manchester United killer finally broke out, pointing at the opponent, spreading his hands and asking why the opponent did this.On the sidelines, Manchester United coach Ferguson is also paying close attention to the progress of things.

At this time, Rooney drove Li Yu to keep him away from the incident, and just when everyone thought the matter was about to come to an end, Marseille winger Andre Ayew walked straight towards Hernandez, He deliberately bumped into Li Yu, but fortunately, Li Yu, who regained his senses, ignored his opponent. [

In the life-and-death battle for Manchester United in the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Li Yu not only scored two goals, but also successfully used the ball to pass the time at the last moment, and ignored the opponent's continuous provocations, avoiding Additional punishment by UEFA.

On the court, fighting with hands is the courage of a man, but a real man hits back his opponent with one goal after another. From this point of view, Li Yu can be called a pure man, and Ferguson also expressed his affirmation after the game.

Due to the absence of both Vidic and Ferdinand, Ferguson had to discharge Brown and Smalling, an old and young central defender combination, and this has become the biggest variable for the team's home game against Marseille.

Rooney and Li Yu led the attack group to break the opponent's goal. There is almost no suspense, but whether the defense can withstand the opponent's wild offensive is the key to the team's promotion. As a result, Brown scored an own goal and the right back position O'Shea and Rafal, who came off the bench, suffered thigh muscle strains successively, and half of the four defenders were weak. Fortunately, Manchester United still has Edwin van der Sar, a patron saint who will always be trusted.

Objectively speaking, Marseille created many scoring opportunities throughout the game. If one of them can be converted into a goal, then Deschamps' team will also eliminate Manchester United and advance due to the advantage of more away goals.

In the 36th minute, Marseille central defender Diawara received Taiwo's cross from the right and headed the ball from the edge of the small penalty area to the goal. The ball brushed the left post and missed. Van der Sar stood still and did not react. , if the top of the ball is within the range of the goal, it will be difficult to save it even if Van der Sar has three heads and six arms.

However, the Marseille players probably did not expect that missing this must-go goal meant that the team would no longer be able to break through the gate guarded by Van der Sar, because after that, all of Marseille's threatening attacks were resolved one by one by Van der Sar. Guignac, Ayew, and Remy couldn't find any flaws in the Dutch goalkeeper.Except that Brown's finishing moment made Deschamps see an opportunity, Van der Sar's steady performance at other times made Marseille's attackers only disappointed.

In the 48th minute, Marseille organized a very threatening attack. Sherou made a long free kick and Ayew headed the ball to Gignac. The arrow missed, but Van der Sar was always observing Gignac's running position, and attacked immediately to confiscate the ball before Gignac took his foot.

In the 74th minute, Remy made a breakthrough from the right and made a low pass to the center. Sheru shot from 10 yards from the goal. The ball went straight to the far corner. This ball was very similar to Hernandez's second goal. The footwork of human shooting is exactly the same, but the people standing on the goal line are not at the same level. Faced with Li Yu's shot, Mandanda, who was still cruising in the close corner, disarmed himself and did not make any saves.

In contrast, Van der Sar's performance fully reflects the difference between a world-class goalkeeper and an ordinary goalkeeper.

Van der Sar, who was still blocking the near corner before, quickly moved to the middle after Remy made a pass. At the same time, he judged the flight trajectory of the ball at the moment when Sheru completed the shooting action, thus accelerating to move to the far corner, and when the ball was about to pass. The moment he crossed the goal line, he flew sideways to resolve the danger.

In the 79th minute, Van der Sar miraculously saved the opponent's close-range shot again. Evra headed the ball not far away. Sa moved ahead to seal the angle and held the ball firmly.

He saved the opponent's must-go goal 3 times, intercepted the pass 2 times, and destroyed the opponent's single goal once. Although Van der Sar's performance was not as eye-catching as Li Yu, who scored twice, his effect was not inferior.

In Sky Sports' post-match scoring, Van der Sar, offensive hero Li Yu, and offensive core Rooney also scored 7 points, which shows how outstanding Van der Sar's contribution to Manchester United's thrilling promotion is.

As Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger said after the FA Cup match between Manchester United and Arsenal: "Van der Sar is one of the greatest goalkeepers in world football. He is irreplaceable for Manchester United. If Van der Sar If De Sar really chooses to retire at the end of this season, then Manchester United will immediately feel the gap, no matter who they find as their successor, Van der Sar's experience and skills are unparalleled."

And in that game, it was thanks to Van der Sar's many magical saves that Manchester United was able to defeat their old enemy Arsenal with a strange formation of 7 defenders and successfully advanced. The 7 spectators in the audience shouted "Ed Wen (Van der Sar), fight for another year" scene made the whole Old Trafford tremble.

In fact, this fan event with the theme of "Edwin must stay" has been going on for several weeks.

Rooney also admitted after the game that he once again begged Van der Sar to stay in the shower, and his teammates also talked about this topic with Van der Sar many times.

But unfortunately, Van der Sar does not intend to change his plan. The Dutch goalkeeper is ready to spend more time with his recovered wife and two children. Van der Sar said: "I don't think retirement is a very bad thing. In fact, I am looking forward to the arrival of this day very much. It is a good choice for me to say goodbye at the peak. I will temporarily stay away from football and the hustle and bustle. After all, I have worked hard in football for 20 years. But , I still have many beautiful things to accompany me, that is my beautiful wife and lovely children." Faced with Van der Sar's determination, Rooney can only say: "We must respect his decision."

Ferguson is also well aware of the importance of Van der Sar to Manchester United, and the speculation about Van der Sar's successor has run through the entire season. Liverpool's Reina, Schalke's Neuer, Inter Milan's Cesar, Madrid Athletic’s De Gea and Van der Sar’s hand-picked Stekelenburg have both had scandals with Manchester United. Even Lindegard, an unknown young man, is because he is the same as the legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel. From the fairy tale kingdom Denmark.

And being given limited reverie by many Manchester United fans, it shows how much regret Van der Sar's announcement of retirement has left for the Red Devils.At that time, Schmeichel retired honorably after writing an immortal legend at Manchester United, and left Manchester United with a 5-year goalkeeper. Now Van der Sar also chooses to retire bravely before stepping down from the altar. I don’t know this time, a Manchester United How long will it take for the No. [-] position to get out of the shadow of its world-class predecessor.

If it weren't for Manchester United's killer Li Yu scoring the second goal in the 75th minute, Ferguson's Manchester United would have been blocked by the French from the top 2 of the Champions League.Before the game, everyone knew that if the Red Devils only lead by one goal, it is not safe, and they may be killed by their opponents at any time, relying on the advantage of away goals to come back.But I am afraid that not many people can expect that the person who broke Van der Sar's goal was not from Didier Deschamps' subordinates, but Sir Alex Ferguson's own backyard was on fire-Brown's own goal made the Scotsman have to sit on the bench. 8 more minutes.

In the 82nd minute of the game, when Brown cleared the opponent's corner kick from the edge of the small penalty area, he accidentally smashed the ball directly into his own goal. Van der Sar did not expect this to happen, although Scholes made a clearance inside the goal line. , but the referee on duty, the Spaniard Caballo, decisively whistled that the goal was valid.

Due to a bad mistake in the already settled battle, the French saw the dawn again.Fortunately, the Red Devils were united, and the advantage of one goal in two rounds was finally maintained until the final whistle.

Brown, who has a fierce playing style, failed to withstand the pressure in the crucial battle again. Because of his own mistakes, the team almost lost the team to Maicheng. Players, Brown's performance is not up to standard.

For the sake of the team's promotion, "Sky Sports" after the game was quite polite, giving Brown a passing score of 6 points, but in the scores of the fans within 1 hour after the game, the Manchester United veteran only had the team's lowest score of 52 points , this own goal that almost caused the team to fall, obviously made a group of Red Devils fans feel uncomfortable.

Judging from the Manchester United defensive data provided by opt, Brown's contribution throughout the game is comparable to that of another central defender Smalling.The former succeeded in all 4 steals and made a key clearance; the latter made 1 rescues, 7 of which were successful, and 3 successful steal.But when it comes to the details of handling the ball, the Red Devils veteran is particularly ashamed. If it weren't for the poor feeling in front of the Marseille players, Manchester United may concede more goals because of Brown's mistakes.

One of the most impressive details is that in the 62nd minute, the visiting team's full-back Taiwo sent a cross from the left, and Wes Brown in front of the goal made a simple clearance under the interference of others. It turned into a funny clearance error, but fortunately the opponent clicked on the nearby people to respond, otherwise this is a good opportunity to enter the empty door.

In the knockout round of the Champions League, there was such an amateur player's mistake. Brown's mistake came a bit disgusting, and it was too late for his teammates to wipe his ass.Don't forget the most threatening attack completed by Diawara in the first half of the visiting team. At that time, it was Brown who defended the Marseille central defender closely. Man-marked header opportunities.If it weren't for Diawara, who was born as a defender, with poor shooting skills, Manchester United would have already tied the score.

In today's game, apart from conceding the ball, the two most likely conceding dangers were made by Brown. The latter's state in the key battle is indeed not reassuring.

Brown's appearance data this season has almost reached the lowest point of his career efficiency during Manchester United. Most of his 10 starts were in critical games.

Among them, in the FA Cup match against the amateur team Crawley, Brown, wearing the captain's armband, led a group of second-tier players to eliminate the opponent. He also scored the winning goal and became the best player on the spot.But this has also become one of the few games he has played well this season. Moreover, in that game, Crowley's amateur players have limited abilities. They hardly have many opportunities to threaten Manchester United's goals. covered up.

Speaking of key battles against strong teams, Brown has not been able to show a decent performance this season.

In the away game against Villa, because of Brown's mistake, Manchester United lost two goals directly and was tied by the opponent; when facing Liverpool, Brown was easily passed by Suarez and scored a goal. He also became the target of Van der Sar's frequent roars throughout the game Against Arsenal, the veteran's performance finally improved, ensuring the team's clean sheet; but today, Brown gave Ferguson an "offensive" with an own goal.

In the 4 key games played this season, Brown's performance in 3 games was not worthy of the passing score. The figure who showed his prowess and assisted Ronaldo in the Champions League final back then may never come back.

If it weren't for the injuries of Vidic, Ferdinand and Evans, it would have been difficult for Brown to get so many playing opportunities.

Against Chelsea, Ferguson paired O'Shea and Smalling. Although the Red Devils also suffered a defeat, there were no obvious loopholes in the performance of the two central defenders.

The game at Anfield was supposed to be Brown's redemption battle, which will directly determine whether he can stay with the team after the end of the season, but the performance of Nai England's central defender is not ideal.Brown, who was sentenced to "death reprieve", finally survived the game against Arsenal, and this game made a big mess. Everything is doomed. This summer was swept out by Ferguson, and Manchester United fans can only sing "Let's go, let's go, you don't have to miss anything".

With Vidic and Ferdinand coming back one after another, Manchester United's remaining games will be related to the championship. Brown, who made too many mistakes, is likely to have the opportunity to play in key games.

It is undeniable that Brown's relative experience and ability on the defensive end are still there. When the winter transfer window opened in January, six Premier League clubs including Tottenham and West Brom offered to buy Brown. Leaving laid the groundwork.

The flashbacks of the FA Cup against amateur teams can hardly change the fact that Brown's status in the team is going from bad to worse.Interestingly, midfielder Gibson still supported Brown at the beginning of this month, thinking that he and Evans were the best options when Vidic and Rio could not play, and did not even mention Smalling, who has played steadily recently. mouth.I don't want to show how the Irishman looks, but with his state of sleepwalking on the court this season, maybe he should pay more attention to his current situation.