future king

In the third round of the FA Cup, Manchester City sits at the Etihad Stadium to face their derby rivals Manchester United.Before the game, Manchester United officially announced the explosive news. Scholes, who has retired, announced his official comeback. He will become one of the substitutes in the Manchester United derby.

Manchester United officially announced that Scholes has returned to the team and he will finish the season for Manchester United with immediate effect.Ferguson said, "Scholes made a fantastic decision. It is always a sad thing to see such a great player retire, especially considering the age at which he retired. But he He's been in great form and I always thought he deserved another season. It's just fantastic to see him back."

Hearing Ferguson's words, it is not difficult to see who finally contributed to this matter.

Ancelotti is also happy that at this time, a meritorious player returns to the team to help Manchester United tide over the difficulties.

Scholes said, "Since I hung up my boots, I have made it very clear that I miss playing football. I am very happy that Ancelotti still feels that I can contribute to the team. I look forward to playing my part and trying to bring more success to this great club."

Facts have proved that Scholes' return has indeed played a positive role. Manchester United narrowly eliminated Manchester City, their sworn enemy, in an away game and advanced to the next round of the FA Cup.

However, the game was thrilling and the topic continued.

Leading by three goals, the opponent missed one player, but was chased by two goals in a row, and even almost let the cooked duck fly at the last moment... Yes, you read that right, this is another game of fear, the protagonist is still It is Manchester United that makes many Red Devils fans feel at ease.

After scoring three goals in the first half and Manchester City's main central defender Kompany was sent off with a red card, the players on Manchester United's defense were "unwilling to be lonely" and insisted on adding some suspense to this already settled game.Among them, the most "active" performance was the captain on the field-French left-back Evra, a Manchester United player who almost staged the "Infernal Affairs" drama.

Facing Manchester City, which is extremely strong in the midfield and frontcourt, Manchester United, which has conceded three goals in the last two games, can be described as "walking on thin ice". It is almost impossible to seal the opponent with only a devastated defense line.

Although only 12 minutes into the game, Manchester City defender Kompany was sent off with a red card because his tackle was too dangerous. Cooperating to provide opponents with opportunities to attack again and again.The performance of the French left-back in this game can also be described as ups and downs, which is not reassuring at all.

In the 8th minute, Evra was swayed by Adam Johnson from the left and had to trip the opponent and gave the opponent a free kick; in the 30th minute, the Frenchman received Nani's ball and passed it into the penalty area, but was blocked by the opponent The ball bounced to Welbeck's feet after changing the line, and the latter turned around and volleyed to score; in the 47th minute, Evra pushed down Manchester City's right-back Richards on the left side he guarded, and was given a yellow card while giving the opponent a position A very good free kick, "Golden Left Foot" Kolarov directly broke through Manchester United's goal with a curve ball, which opened the prelude to the home team's counterattack.

In the 64th minute, the Frenchman made a mistake with Scholes when he made a throw-in from the left side of the backcourt. He was intercepted by Milner and made a pass, which caused Aguero to score; in the 71st minute, Giggs complained to Evra about the latter In the 84th minute, there was an empty space on the left side of Manchester United's backcourt, and Ferdinand made up for Evra to defend Milner, causing the latter to fall to the ground and foul the ball.Then the England central defender turned around and yelled at Evra, who had already lost his position, accusing him of poor defense, and he needed to "wipe his ass" to make up his defense.The Frenchman, wearing the captain's armband, knew he was wrong, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

It wasn't until the final whistle that the hearts of Manchester United fans were really relieved.And all of this is almost thanks to Evra.

Such a poor performance certainly cannot escape the eyes of the fans.In the "Sky Sports" post-match fan ratings, the Manchester United left-back only got 6 passing points.

And "Manchester Evening News"'s evaluation of the Frenchman can be described as sharp: always thinking about running forward, you should focus more on defense.

Robbie Savage, a former Manchester United youth player and now a bbc football commentator, also unceremoniously criticized the Manchester United captain: "As the captain, Evra had a very bad afternoon." Opta's data shows that Evra only made 3 clearances in the whole game, contributed 2 crosses, including 1 effective cross, delivered 1 threatening ball, 10 one-on-ones, 4 successes, and 3 fouls and 1 yellow card.

After reviewing the performance of the French giants in the game, it is not difficult to see that Evra now prefers to attack in the frontcourt and play very high; on the defensive end, he lacks a focused attitude, and even frequently gives The opponent has a good chance to score.In such a state, I am afraid it is difficult to reassure people.

This season, as the most stable player on the defensive line, Patrice Evra's number of appearances is second only to the frontcourt core Nani and the defensive star Phil Jones, reaching 26 times.

Such frequent appearances are due to the lack of strong competitors on the left on the one hand, and on the other hand, after O'Shea's transfer, the substitute left back Fabio has been injured for a long time, so Evra had to insist on playing and become the team "Attendance Superman" in the.It should be said that since his transfer from Monaco to Manchester United in 2006, except for the competition with Argentine defender Heinze at the beginning of joining, Evra has been "sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai". Has long been the most suspenseful player in the team, as long as he is not injured, he will almost never be rotated.

Thinking back to the time when Manchester United won three consecutive Premier League titles from 06 to 09, Evra was worthy of being the "world's number one left back". One of Manchester United's offensive weapons, the arrogance of taking all the left has made many players "frightened".But now Evra's state has declined sharply. In the game, it can be said that he can't attack and defend. What attracts people's attention is more off-court factors, such as the recent "racial discrimination incident". Smith was suspended for 8 games.

And as he grows older, it may be more difficult for Evra to regain the feeling of the year.

Today, Manchester United's most criticized position is mainly concentrated in the central midfielder position, which can be said to be well-known.As for the left back, apart from the veteran Evra who is "Yu Yong Ke Jia", it is already difficult for Manchester United to find a second player who is worthy of the main position.Therefore, it must be one thing that Ancelotti must do to let scouts stare at those midfielders in the transfer market and at the same time dig out and discover some capable full-backs.

The ups and downs of the Manchester Derby in the FA Cup slowly came to an end amidst boos and applause. Manchester United defeated their rivals in the same city and advanced to the next round without any risk. At the same time, they were also ashamed of being swept by their opponents 6-1 in the league. .This should have been a happy result for Manchester United fans. After all, this is the first time in the history of Manchester United that they have eliminated an opponent in an away game in the FA Cup. For players or fans, this game is hardly satisfactory, because the victory should not have come so embarrassingly.

The referee Foy sent off Manchester City's captain and defensive core Kompany in just 12 minutes. At the end of the first half, the 3-0 score on the scoreboard and the advantage of Manchester United playing one more man made Manchester United fans no longer satisfied with defeating their opponents, but began to expect the team to use a hearty frenzy. Sheng returned all the humiliation he suffered from the night of 1-6 to his opponent.

Ancelotti asked the players in the locker room to continue to work hard and continue to score goals, the fans shouted 7-0 slogans, and Gary Neville also tweeted "There are 45 minutes left, we will continue to score. 4-6 behind" (1-6 and 3-0 added) expressed the optimistic expectation of the team's killing spree.However, after the rematch, Manchester United's performance disappointed everyone. On the offensive end, the small fortune was safe, and on the defensive end, the brave Manchester City almost completed a shocking comeback.

If free-kick expert Kolarov's goal is an incomprehensible work of personal ability, then the performance of the two teams since then has completely exposed Manchester United's lack of control over the game.

Ancelotti, who has always been prudent, rashly chose to let Manchester United attack wildly. Scholes, who had not played for half a year, just announced his return. He came off the bench in such an important game. Naruto seized the opportunity, and Aguero went to sea to narrow the difference between the two sides to only one goal. An ethical drama with the theme of massacre turned into an inspirational film for the Blue Moon Army.

Seeing that the lead was quickly eroded, the Manchester United soldiers seemed to have forgotten their numerical advantage, not only timidly on the offensive end, but also full of loopholes on the defensive end.

Scholes's cross pass error almost caused another catastrophe, Phil Jones's down-to-the-ground interception in the penalty area has created a chance for Foy to use a penalty kick to restore the balance of law enforcement, and Ferdinand's hasty foul in stoppage time Almost Kolarov used a free kick to complete the lore. All 11 players huddled in the penalty area to prevent the final blow, but Manchester City goalkeeper Pantilimon completed the header.The Red Devils, who never give up when they are behind and are calm and sophisticated when they are ahead, have been completely overwhelmed by the "noisy neighbor" in terms of momentum at this moment.

Under such adversity, they can push their opponents to the edge of the cliff, and Manchester City's soldiers can walk out of the Etihad Stadium with their heads held high. It can even be said that they have further consolidated their psychological advantage against Manchester United through a defeat, while the Manchester United players I deeply felt the lack of team spirit, which is a kind of self-confidence called domineering. It only belongs to the king on the court, and it was the temperament that the Red Devils soldiers were most proud of.

In the 6-1 match, Manchester City took advantage of numbers to completely defeat their opponents. Mancini also said afterwards: "To deal with a team like Manchester United is to fight to the death, and we cannot give the opponent a chance to counterattack. This is the pursuit of victory. It's also respect for the opponent."

But this time, Manchester United played more and less in 82 minutes, but failed to defeat the stubborn opponent in one fell swoop, and even almost let the opponent complete a reversal enough to be recorded in history, and this kind of madness was once the patent of Manchester United.After the game, Sir Alex lamented: "We played carelessly in the second half. When we led 3-0, we should have killed the game, but we made mistakes and paid the price for it."

Indeed, the former Manchester United made their opponents desperate. They were often able to reverse the situation at the last moment. They almost never made mistakes when they were in the lead. Sometimes their opponents would disarm in advance. Teams that hope to score points.At that time, Manchester United was the real overlord of England, with the magic power of defeating the enemy without fighting, and possessed convincing dominance in the game, but obviously, the current Manchester United has no such aura.

Ancelotti emphasized before the game: "The team's experience will have a huge effect in the sprint stage of the season. This is the foundation accumulated after winning many championships." But if there is no red card gift from Foy, if Phil -Jones' upper body interception was awarded a penalty kick. If Lindegaard failed to block Kolarov's last free kick, the result of this game may have a negative impact on the so-called championship background of the old man. Devastating blow.

Ancelotti had to warn the players after the game: "I don't think this result will have any impact on our future games, but if we are still like this in the future, we will definitely pay for it."

Of course, in any case, Manchester United finally entered the fourth round of the FA Cup. They will continue their season journey in the league, FA Cup and Europa League, but the championship halo around the team logo has faded. Go, the army of kings with supreme spiritual power has become history.Now, the new generation of Red Devils who are in charge of the kid must start from scratch, forget the inertial exploits that seem to be taken for granted, and use new victories and championships to re-accumulate the glory of the king that once bloomed with red light bit by bit.

The away game 3-2 narrowly defeated the rival Manchester City in the Derby, avenged the 1-6 disastrous defeat in the league this season, and also avoided the team's first three-game losing streak in the past ten years. Ancelotti was obviously in a good mood after the game: "Our The performance was better than last time.”

In an interview with Manchester United's official website after the game, An Shuai said: "When the score became 3-0, we thought we had completed the promotion, but we slacked off too early, and then we lost possession and we were still in the process. Gave the opponent a free-kick in a good position and they scored."

"The opponents counterattacked for a while and expected us to make mistakes. They did a good job, and we played a little bit sloppy and did make some mistakes. The score should not have been like this. The game was divided into three parts. First we were stalemate. Scored the goal at the time, followed by Kompany's red card - I don't think the referee made a mistake, if Nani didn't dodge the two-legged tackle, he would be in trouble. Then we lead 3-0, there would have been no There is a problem, and we make mistakes again, and we have to bear the consequences. If we always do this, we will still make mistakes."

Another highlight of the game is the return of Paul Scholes, to which Ancelotti explained: "It's been a few weeks in the making. He's been playing well and then he came to me and said , he would love to play. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it - the fans would be happy and so would I. Everyone knows he's one of the greatest players in United's history, and there's nothing wrong with his form. slide."

Unfortunately, a pass error after Scholes' appearance indirectly led to Aguero's goal.In this regard, Ancelotti believes: "There is no doubt (it is the right decision to send him out). He has also been injured for three or four months, so this comeback is no different from the past. He has maintained a very good state , I always thought he had one more season to play and it would be great to have him back."

Scholes served as a firefighter and Manchester United's midfielder was full of injuries, which caused Ancelotti's formation to be stretched. But the good news is that at the press conference before the game, Ancelotti said that the midfielder General Cleverley will return to the game in one month.

"It's a huge loss for us to lose Fletcher and Cleverley, we haven't had a player like Cleverley in years, and then Anderson got injured. We can only hope now. More injuries ... Cleverley can start jogging again in two weeks, then join training the next week and should be available in a month or so."

However, Mancini's words were somewhat gunpowder.

The same Italian coach, obviously after being eliminated, Mancini is still rooted in his heart.

In the 12th minute of the game, Kompany tackled Nani. After the referee Foy blew his whistle, Li Yu waved his arms and demanded that the captain of Manchester City be severely punished.And Foy directly took out the red card, which shocked Manchester City.Mancini accused the referee of taking out the cards in accordance with Li Yu's "instructions".

"It wasn't a red card, United's number nine told the referee what to do," Mancini said, "but this type of tackle has happened many times with Rio Ferdinand and other United players. Red card for Kompany? Not at all. .”

The controversy over this red card involved more people, and Manchester City striker Aguero, who has never talked much, couldn't help but criticize. "I rarely talk about referees and I don't want to make excuses, but Kompany was sent off unjustly and it affected the whole game."

Ancelotti supported the red card decision: "I have seen Kompany shovel like this many times, and I have escaped punishment before. If there is contact, Nani will be miserable. Kompany's intention is there. A tackle with a foot off the ground deserves a red card."