Chapter 530 Even a Broken Ship Has 3 Pounds of Nails

"This week is a hot week in the Premier League. Manchester United VS Arsenal, Chelsea VS Liverpool. The four giants of the Premier League are gathered together. Losing for any side is fatal. Manchester United and Arsenal have 12 points together, and Chelsea and Liverpool have 9 points. , it’s fun.”

"The two sides have met in 12 league games in the past four seasons, and Manchester United has 8 wins and 4 draws and remains unbeaten. The last time Arsenal won at Old Trafford was on May 8, 2002, when Wiltord scored the only goal. In the Premier League In history, Manchester United has the upper hand with 14 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, especially at home with 10 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. On February 25, 2001, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 6-1 at home. In the top league, 154 In the historical confrontation, Manchester United also had the upper hand with 65 wins, 35 draws and 54 losses.”

"Manchester United has won 6 consecutive games in all competitions this season, 1 win in the Community Shield, 4 consecutive wins in the league, and 1 win in the Champions League. If they can win Arsenal, they can continue to occupy the top spot in the standings. Even if Liverpool beat Chelsea, it will not help. Because the difference in goals scored is too big.”

Lineker then gave the lineups for both sides:

Compared with the list in midweek, Ferguson rotated Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Evra, Scholes, and replaced Pique, Richardson and Giggs.

29-Kurszak; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Vidic, 28-Pique, 23-Richardson; 16-Carrick, 8-Modric, 11-Giggs; 10-Rooney, 9-Dong Fangzhuo, 7-C Luo

Arsenal only used Adebayor to replace Van Persie, and Henry also sat on the bench.

1-Lehmann; 27-Ebou, 5-Toure, 20-Jolu, 10-Gallas; 13-Hleb, 7-Rosicky, 19-Gilberto Silva, 4-Fabre Gass, 8-Ljungberg; 25-Adebayor

Meeting Arsenal again, Dong Fangzhuo felt relaxed and not as depressed as before. In this Arsenal team, Henry, Laurent, Bergkamp, ​​Pires, Vieira and Campbell were missing. More than half of the original main players are gone, some are gone, some are injured, and some are substitutes. This is the current Arsenal.

And Manchester United? Vibrant and thriving! Dong Fangzhuo, who has always been cautious, is very optimistic about Manchester United's game.

Arsenal's captain's armband was on Lehmann's arm. He was walking with Dong Fangzhuo, his eyes always looking at Dong Fangzhuo. In the past two seasons, he had been hurt by Dong Fangzhuo's goals. Every time he saw Dong Fangzhuo, he felt sad. It feels uncomfortable inside!

Of course, there are many people who look at Dong Fangzhuo with unkind eyes, such as Toure who is still on the court, and Fabregas who is depressed in both club and national team...

Entering Old Trafford,

There are huge banners everywhere, and the banners basically have the faces of Dong Fangzhuo, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Rooney. But the most eye-catching thing is a large banner that reads: Dong Fangzhuo, 100, 75.

This is Dong Fangzhuo's 100th game data on behalf of Manchester United. Fans use this data to thank and motivate Dong Fangzhuo.

That was indeed a terrifying statistic, and after Dong Fangzhuo saw it, he felt instantly inspired.

This season, this data can be improved by dozens more...

"Arsenal no longer has a great player. Guess what the score will be? 3:0? 4:0?" Lineker started with 3 and was not optimistic about Arsenal at all.

When will it be Arsenal's turn to reach this point? After all, they were still the runner-up in the Champions League last season. Even worse, they were a team with two wins out of four in the league and five consecutive wins in all competitions. The strange thing is that Manchester United's recent victory was too strong, and everyone seemed a little elated.

beep

The referee blew his whistle.

Manchester United took the lead in attacking. Giggs immediately passed the ball straight from the left. Facing Ebra, Rooney quickly dribbled the ball inside to the edge of Arsenal's penalty area, and then volleyed with his right foot without hesitation!

It looks like he has to prove himself again today.

It was just that the ball hit Gallas who was defending and bounced out of the baseline. Manchester United got a corner kick in the first minute.

Pique ran up from the backcourt of Manchester United and joined the corner kick battle. In front of him was Dong Fangzhuo. The tall Pique protected Dong Fangzhuo in front of him, so that Toure had no chance to sneak in. They could only join forces with other teammates to defend Pique and Dong Fangzhuo as a whole, with the tall Adebayor running back to defend together.

The positioning between Pique and Dong Fangzhuo is definitely a tactical choice, but Adebayor is unreasonable. When Modric kicked the ball, Pique was squeezed out of the space by Adebayor first... …

Tactics failed!

The ball was pushed out by Toure first.

But Ronaldo galloped forward and forced a volley with his right foot from the penalty area!

The ball missed the near corner.

"Ronaldo's recent shooting is too strong. So far this season, he is the player with the most shots at Manchester United!"

"Everyone's concerns are normal. He does take too many shots. Some shots can actually be avoided and teammates can be reorganized."

Although Arsenal had as many as five midfielders, the ball was still controlled by Manchester United after the ball was restarted. Modric stopped the ball with his chest in the backcourt, and then distributed the ball to Ronaldo on the right. After Luo broke through Hleb, he suddenly hit the ball to the left!

This move was so unexpected that no one could have imagined it. Giggs passed Eboue on the left, rushed to the end, and then passed in near the baseline. Rooney headed the ball in front of the goal, but the ball was saved by Lehmann.

"This ball has a good view."

"But after the cross, Rooney still lacked the luck to score. Lehmann's performance was great."

"Arsenal now organizes passes!"

Although Manchester United controlled the scene after the opening, the patient Arsenal got the first chance.

In the 12th minute, Fabregas took the ball from the wing and passed it diagonally to Hleb on the right. Hleb passed the ball straight!

"Ah, Manchester United's defense has been penetrated!"

In an instant, there was a gap on the right wing guarded by Richardson. He and Pique did not form a tacit understanding, and Adebayor dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

The situation is very critical!

But Kuszak, who was making his first appearance for Manchester United in the Premier League, struck early.

The tall Adebayor pumped his right foot and made a fake move!

Such a tall guy had such a flexible body, and with a quick move of his right foot, Kuzzak instantly threw him to the ground.

beep

Penalty kick.

It's that Boer referee again...

He awarded a penalty kick.

At Old Trafford, he dared to give Arsenal a penalty kick.

"Boll, you are so brave."

"..." Many people were silent, unable to believe that Bol dared to impose such a penalty.

Henry is not there, Robin van Persie is not there, Adebayor is not the penalty taker, and in the end it is Gilberto Silva who stands in front of the penalty spot.

Beep!

Gilberto Silva takes a running start and swings his legs gracefully.

squeak

His left foot slipped slightly when he shot, and the man almost slipped...

tragedy.

The ball shot with his right foot lacked an angle. The Pole made the correct judgment and saved it calmly. Gary Neville was the first to clear the ball out of the baseline!

"Ah, I didn't get in!"