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Ahead of Chelsea's upcoming visit to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United, Blues coach Villas-Boas refuted claims that Chelsea's squad is too old, citing Red Devils veteran Giggs as an example, saying age is not necessarily a problem .

Manchester United's first team coach Mullenstein previously said: "Chelsea's lineup is too old, their rhythm is not enough to win the Premier League." We all saw the important role Giggs, Van der Sar and Scholes have played to Manchester United over the years."

"Just this week, Ryan Giggs scored in the Champions League and everyone is praising him. What's the difference between that and some of our players?"

In terms of projected starting XIs, United's average age is around 25 years and 141 days, while Chelsea's is 27 years and 320 days, with John Terry, 30, and Lampard, 33, returning on Sunday after a midweek break , Boas said: "We may have one of the oldest squads in the league, but look at the titles these players have won, they have a lot to contribute, you just have to find the right balance between youth and experience. can."

Manchester United coach Carlo Ancelotti was still coaching Chelsea last season. When it comes to familiarity with the Blues, Ancelotti may be better than Villas-Boas!

But Boas said he would not be affected. "I'm not intimidated by Ancelotti or Old Trafford, of course I don't consider myself on par with Ancelotti, you have to pay respects to a man who has achieved so much, But I feel that the game is not me vs. him, not the duel between two managers. From my understanding of football, things are not like this. At this level, the role of the head coach is minimized, and the players decide everything. They’re going to discover their talents and enjoy the game. What we can do is help them discover their talents, but our involvement is relatively small.”

"What I can do is to treat this one like a normal game, I hope I can mobilize my players to win, it will put us in a better position than we are now, as you said about Ancelotti's familiarity, I don't know how to comment, Chelsea are not the same team as they were a year ago."

Boas also talked about some key players. For Sturridge, who has been in good form recently, he said: "He has performed well recently and will get better. If you ask him, he will say that he feels more comfortable playing forward. , but I feel he has the same potential playing wide and what we're trying to find for him is the freedom to play wide."

The topic inevitably mentioned Torres, Boas said: "Let's wait and see, I can't say more. I am very, very satisfied with the performance of the whole team against Leverkusen, but for my Striker, I will not help you with too many comments."

In fact, Villas-Boas and Ancelotti had already had a direct exchange. They had met at the UEFA coaches forum in Switzerland a few weeks ago, but the topic of discussion was a bit unexpected.Villas-Boas revealed: "It's kind of weird, we're talking about introducing offsides for throw-ins, and we're talking mainly about Stoke City."

For Manchester United's new aid Mata, playing Chelsea is exciting. He will compete with the idol player Giggs, who he has followed a lot, to fight for the team.Mata said: "Giggs showed his value that day. He has been and is one of the best wingers. I pay attention to him the most because he plays in the same position as me. He His tackling, dribbling and overall style are impressive."

Speaking of the competition for the Champions League and the Premier League, Mata said: "The Champions League is obviously very important and it is very attractive to us, but we are also very interested in the Premier League and other competitions that we want to participate in."

"Real Madrid and Barcelona have done well over the years, improved a lot, but I think there are a few teams that can give them problems now, I would say Chelsea is one of them, the Champions League is a very difficult competition, so I think everyone Both have a chance."

Talking about Torres, Mata said: "He is a good player. He has shown in many games in the past that he can score a lot of goals. Everyone will experience lows, but I think this will be his season. This year He's going to score a lot of goals."

Another game worthy of attention in this round is Arsenal's game, because this game is likely to be related to Wenger's coaching position.

阿森纳又输了！201112赛季英超前5轮，枪手只取得了1胜1平3负的战绩，积分只有4分！阿森纳上一次遭遇如此糟糕的开局，范佩西都还没有出生。

The last time Arsenal only scored 5 points in the first 4 rounds was in the 198283 season!And this season, the tragedy repeated itself.

In the first round, Arsenal faced the unstable Newcastle and only had 2 shots on target. The Guardian commented after the game: "Arsenal, who have no way out, is like the last place last season." In the first round, Arsenal lost 0-2 to Liverpool. It was the first time in 11 years that they lost to the Red Army at home. For the first time in 42 years, they did not score a goal in the first two rounds of the league.In the third round, Arsenal were bloodbathed by Manchester United (microblogging) 2-1 at Old Trafford, suffering their worst defeat in 8 years.In the fourth round, Arsenal finally took advantage of a shocking mistake by the opponent's goalkeeper to win the newly promoted Swansea 2-115 at home and win the first Premier League victory of the new season.

Before this round of the game, Blackburn had only 1 point with 3 draw and 1 losses, ranking first in the bottom of the standings; Arsenal, who had just won their first league victory and drew with Dortmund in the Champions League, wanted to use this opponent to continue to accumulate confidence.

Wenger said before the game: "We feel that the team has turned a corner, but we still need to use the consistency of the record to judge. Inside the club, we feel that we have returned to the right track, and the spirit of the team is good. , strong and united. We want to change the skepticism that surrounds us, but we can only change the tone of others by relying on consistent good records. Let's fight game by game, stick together, and use Prove yourself with action."

However, Arsenal, who swear by it, failed to prove themselves with practical actions, but instead gave more excuses to critics!In this game, the Gunners were conceded 4 goals in a row by Blackburn and became a stepping stone for the "deputy squad leader" to get out of the relegation zone, which is really embarrassing.

This defeat was also Arsenal's 100th away defeat in Premier League history.Wenger specifically emphasized before the game: "You should notice that we had the best away record in the Premier League last season. The fiasco at Old Trafford is just a special case, and that defeat cannot erase our past few years. Excellent performance away from home. You can lose confidence at Old Trafford and it takes a long time to get it back, but we will try to do it with every game going on."

上赛季英超，阿森纳在客场取得8胜7平4负的战绩，拿下31分，进39球失28球，净胜球为+11。这一客场战绩，比8胜4平7负积28分、净胜球为+5的曼城，7胜5平7负积26分、净胜球为+10的切尔西(微博)，5胜10平4负积25分、净胜球为+4的曼联，都要更好！位列客场积分榜第1位！

However, this season, Arsenal's away record is 1 draw and 2 losses, scoring 5 goals and conceding 12 goals. Such an away record is only better than Fulham and Swansea, which lost both games, and ranks in the away scoreboard. 2th!What is even more shocking is that in the 18 Premier League games after the League Cup final last season, Arsenal only scored 16 points, with an average scoring rate of only 16 point per game.If there is only this kind of scoring rate in 1 rounds, then the season points will only be 38 points. In the Premier League last season-it will be relegated!

Arsenal fans can't sit still!According to "Yahoo Sports" report, the Arsenal Fans Foundation (ast) is seeking opportunities to write to the club's major shareholder (66.6% stake) Stan Kroenke in the coming week and plan a The face-to-face meeting required Kroenke to give a detailed explanation of the team's future plans.

When Kroenke took over Arsenal in April this year, he sent a document to every shareholder of the club promising to do his best to communicate with the fans; but so far, he has been absent from any interaction with the fans.A spokesperson for the Arsenal Fans Foundation said: "At the AST meeting held this week, our members decided to send a letter to Clark asking him to fulfill his promise as soon as possible." Arsenal's problems are not just at the competitive level; The high-level vegetarian meal is the root cause of the gunner's current predicament.Perhaps, the openness of the board of directors will become a turning point.

Wenger's fate may also become clear. Such an Arsenal is really sad!

Going back to Manchester United's game, Chelsea is not Manchester United's favorite opponent. In the history of the Premier League, Chelsea is one of the few teams with the upper hand in their confrontation record with Manchester United.

In the history of the Premier League, Manchester United have averaged 1.47 points per game against Chelsea at home, which is lower than any other Premier League team.However, today is not what it used to be. Manchester United scored 4 goals in the first 18 rounds and has scored goals in 32 consecutive league games. Chelsea have not conceded a goal in only one of their last 16 visits to Old Trafford.In the last 8 Premier League games, Chelsea only achieved a clean sheet.

Therefore, it has become a matter of course for Manchester United, who is in hot form, to score or even win in this campaign.After winning this campaign, Manchester United and Chelsea's Premier League record was 12 wins, 14 draws and 13 losses.

Remember Li Yu at the beginning of last season?All the media in England are amazed at the scoring efficiency of Manchester United's No. 9; this summer, the media are keen to hype that he will leave Manchester after Ferguson retires.

His position has been withdrawn this season, but Manchester United's No. 9 answer sheet does not seem to be fading.

With two consecutive hat-tricks, Li Yu scored all goals in the opening five rounds of the Premier League. Li Yu also became the second player in the history of the Premier League to score all goals in the first five rounds of Arsenal after Reyes in the 5-04 season .Although Manchester United's next league opponent, Stoke City, is the team that has conceded fewer goals in the Premier League after 05 rounds, but considering the current Red Devils' 4 goals in 5 rounds and Li Yu's blowout state, Manchester United broke this historical record , the hope of becoming a player who scored goals in 21 consecutive rounds after the start of the Premier League seems to be within reach.Moreover, 6 goals in the first 5 rounds also created a new Premier League record.

His excellent form also helped the Red Devils become the only team to win all five rounds of the Premier League so far. These victories include an 8-2 victory over Arsenal and a complete victory over the London duo Tottenham and Chelsea. The gold content of these 15 points Perfect!

If it hadn't been for the missed penalty in the second half due to the slippery field, and if it hadn't been for the selfless play for Mata at the end, Li Yu's league goals would have reached double digits after five rounds!In the whole game, Li Yu scored 5 goal with 9 shots and 7 hits on target. In addition, he sent [-] threatening passes and [-] set-piece opportunities in the frontcourt.After the game, "Sky Sports" gave Manchester United No. [-] the team's third highest score of [-] points. The comment was "supported Manchester United's offense, but missed a penalty kick."

It's a pity that Li Yu missed this penalty.In the 55th minute of the second half, Nani ran all the way with the ball in the frontcourt. After his shot was blocked from outside the penalty area, he broke into the penalty area and made a supplementary shot. As a result, he was brought down by Bosingwa. The referee Dodd whistled a penalty kick. penalty spot.But by a strange coincidence, before the King of Manchester United took a shot, his left foot accidentally slipped on the freshly watered turf at Old Trafford, and his shot flew far away. Deliberately pushed back the turf that he stepped on, and then ran away helplessly.

However, Li Yu's luck was not always so bad today. In the 45th minute of the first half, Phil Jones assisted to the opponent's penalty area. After losing the ball, Terry cleared it to Nani. The ball bounced close to the penalty spot. At the foot of Rooney who faced the empty goal, the latter naturally accepted the gift with a smile.

Of course, it cannot be said that Li Yu's 9th goal this season was all due to luck. Even if he is facing a half-empty goal, he must master his footwork. Look at Torres' soul out of his body in the second half against a completely empty goal. Can you Does it mean that Li Yu's shooting has no technical content at all?

Speaking of wasting empty goals, the empty goal Li Yu sent to Mata before the end of the second half can better reflect his current "irreplaceable" role in the team.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Li Yu succeeded in turning offside from the left. When facing Petr Cech one-on-one, he chose to selflessly cross the new aid Mata on the other side. Maybe he regarded the Spaniard as a small pea. Mata's speed Not keeping up with Li Yu's pass, his barely shot was cleared by Ashley Cole in front of the goal.If the penalty kick hadn't been missed, if Li Yu had chosen to shoot the goal alone, perhaps the first three consecutive hat-tricks in the history of the Premier League would have been born.However, Li Yu made it very clear before the game: "It is far more important for Manchester United to win the game than for me to set some records. This is also the motivation for me to work hard on the court."

Why is Li Yu irreplaceable? "God" Fowler gave an explanation. In an interview with the "Mirror", the former England international praised the younger generation: "I'm talking about being with superstars like Cantona, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo. Than, but you look at what Li Yu has done for the team now, I must say he is irreplaceable."

For the players who played for Liverpool's rivals, the Red Army legend is even willing to compare him with Messi: "I know that Messi's achievements in the past two or three years are unparalleled, but as far as the current state is concerned, I think No one can compare to Li Yu. He reinterpreted the definition of a center, not only because of his phenomenal scoring efficiency, but also his ability to organize the team's offense. And Messi is the kind of player who shows intelligence in the game Intelligent player (not the same type as United's No. 9)."

Before the last UEFA Champions League group match against Benfica, the home team coach Jesús once praised Li Yu's style of play as being more Latin-style. Ancelotti disagreed: "I don't think Li Yu is A certain type can be positioned and in the game we can see that he has great grit, wants to play at all times and has incredible perseverance. You look at Bailey, fierce attacker and can take over the game by himself , Li Yu can too! It's just that Li Yu is completely a Huang Zhong person, he is 'Huang Baili'."

What's the secret behind the frenzy?When the "Sun" reporter Beasley posed this question, Li Yu was extraordinarily humble, no longer arrogant in front of the camera last season: "We have slightly changed our style of play this season, and luckily I happen to be A beneficiary of this tactical change. I've never scored two hat-tricks in a row, so I'm enjoying it."

In fact, the real secret behind Li Yu is easy to explain. It is not a change in the game, nor is it because of becoming a groom official, but a maturity of mentality.Since this season, Li Yu has shown more maturity than ever before. Perhaps this is what Chinese people always like to say. A real man is only when he is married. Now he has been interacting with his wife Jenny on Twitter, such as Last weekend he complained on Twitter about the tedium of staying in a hotel and missing his new wife, and Jenny responded sweetly on Twitter as soon as possible.

After scoring a goal against Bolton in the last game, Jenny immediately congratulated Li Yu: "Honey, wait for me to present you the award."

Li Yu responded early the next morning, saying that it was just a joke and the media should not take it seriously.

It can be seen that the young couple will not share many things with everyone, and family and sense of responsibility are gradually becoming the focus of his life.This also makes him more comfortable on the green field, and can always make correct, decisive, and selfless decisions at the first time. This is an essential quality to become the core of a giant's offense. The transformation of Manchester United's No. [-] has been almost successful .