Chapter 839: Illusion
Manchester United's defense at the back was excellent, and Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny kicked off in the penalty area, and did not kick wide, but passed the ball to the defenders, playing the ground attack that Arsenal are familiar with and good at.
Manchester United lined up with a 433 formation today, but Ryan Giggs on the left was more like a wing-back, he didn't press forward, mainly in the middle to assist Gao Xiaodong and Scholes to organize, and the forward tasks were basically Evra's.
It was the first time Ferguson had used Giggs in this way, and although it didn't seem to have any wonderful effect at first, it was at least possible to know that Giggs didn't have to run back and forth, and his physical energy would not be too much of a drain.
Manchester United did not press Arsenal's ball-handler too tightly in the front, this is their home field, but Manchester United has a strategic advantage, even if the home team and Arsenal draw, they are completely acceptable, and Arsenal as long as there is still a little bit of thinking about the championship, without Manchester United pressing, Arsenal has to attack by itself.
Arsenal did not have too much possession at the back, and soon passed from the back to the midfield, where Arsenal was stubbornly blocked by Manchester United, and the front three forwards were also tightly entangled by Manchester United defenders, and Arsenal's attack was blocked, and could only pass horizontally and back.
Manchester United's players are both old and young, and they are much more experienced than Arsenal, and they seem to let Arsenal control in the midfield and back, waiting for Arsenal's mistakes to counterattack, but when Arsenal's passing was a little slow, five or six players in Manchester United's front court suddenly stepped forward together and surrounded Arsenal's ball carriers.
Arsenal did not adapt to this change of tempo, and were scrambled by Manchester United's sudden pressing, and were forced to pass back to the goalkeeper, who kicked the ball off the touchline.
The home court has an advantage, the caddie quickly threw the ball to Giggs, Giggs quickly sent the sideline ball to Gao Xiaodong, Wilshere wanted to go around from behind Gao Xiaodong to steal, Gao Xiaodong turned faster, he turned around and left Wilshire behind.
Gao Xiaodong's attack is too strong, he is a key player for Arsenal, and now he is sending a throw-in in Arsenal's half, Wilshere did not hesitate to push Gao Xiaodong from behind, trying to push Gao Xiaodong to the ground.
But Gao Xiaodong's center of gravity was low, and he was about to start, Wilshire did not push down Gao Xiaodong, and Gao Xiaodong took the ball to the penalty area like lightning.
Seeing Gao Xiaodong rushing to the penalty area, Arsenal's defenders Song and Koscielny immediately met Gao Xiaodong's bag.
Gao Xiaodong is not a master of dribbling, and he doesn't like sticking to the ball, and the opponent is trapped, so he immediately distributes the ball to Scholes and walks to the side by himself.
Paul Scholes was in charge of United's midfield playmaking and he was also heavily cared for by Arsenal players, while Scholes was also unpossessed and played the ball to Ryan Giggs, who was moving from the flank to the centre.
At this time, Evra followed, Giggs was completely in the middle, Gao Xiaodong and Evra attacked on the wing.
Ryan Giggs drew the Arsenal wide player in and he split the bar and passed to Patrice Evra.
Patrice Evra passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong, Gao Xiaodong took the ball and tried to cut inside, Arsenal right-back Sagna did not dare to kick down, slowly retreated, and waited for his teammates to support.
At this time, Evra had quickly inserted from behind Gao Xiaodong to the bottom line, Gao Xiaodong flicked the ball and passed it to Evra, and then seemed to take a step back inadvertently.
It's too late for Sagna to go to Evra, and the right midfielder Nasri, who runs with Evra, is not far from Evra, but Gao Xiaodong's retreat has forced Nasri to go around in an arc, and there is no way to keep up with Evra.
No one noticed the beauty of Gao Xiaodong's step back, but when he passed the ball to Evra, the fans saw it.
"What a good pass!"
"Looking at the five big and three coarse, the life is very fine!"
"Xiao Dong's kicking is too concise!
"Blow up the pseudo-technical stream Arsenal!"
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The fans chanted!
Patrice Evra quickly descended to the bottom line and sent in a flat cross for Berbatov to grab a spot in the middle.
Patrice Evra's pass was almost undisturbed, and his ball went around Squillani at the front post, but another centre-back, Koscielny, was quicker and more accurate than Berbatov to head over the line before he got his hands on Berbatov.
Manchester United won a corner.
Manchester United has no air superiority when attacking on the wing, but there is still air superiority in set-pieces, Vidic and Ferdinand can come up to fight for the top, which is very troublesome for Arsenal, although Koscielny and Squillani have good headers, but dare not say that they can prevent Vidic and Ferdinand.
The corner kick was taken by Ryan Giggs, and Gao Xiaodong ran to the edge of the penalty area and waited for a long-range opportunity.
Gao Xiaodong and Paul Scholes both have strong long-range shooting ability, and they can attract the defensive strength in the Arsenal penalty area up front and create space for their team-mates.
Giggs's set-piece footwork is not comparable to Beckham's, but it is also quite reliable, as he crosses the ball to the back post, where Wayne Rooney forces full-back Klich to head the ball back into the box.
Goalkeeper Szczesny was unhappy when he saw the ball, he made a bold attack, jumped high and raised his knee to punch, no one dared to do it in front of him, and Szczesny punched the ball out of the penalty area.
But at this moment, Gao Xiaodong and Scholes had been waiting outside the penalty area for a long time, and when they saw the ball cleared, Scholes gave Gao Xiaodong a look and ran quickly to get the ball.
Gao Xiaodong understood and quickly ran to a place with few people.
Scholes played the ball more succinctly, he grabbed the landing point, headed a little, and passed it to Gao Xiaodong.
Gao Xiaodong thought that Scholes would deal with it and give him a bocce ball, which he could volley directly, but now Scholes gave him an aerial ball, and when he dealt with the ball, the defender would definitely block it.
Fortunately, there is also the veteran Giggs, Gao Xiaodong's chest stopped, and when the ball fell, he pushed the ball with the arch of his foot and passed the ball to Giggs, and he quickly took two steps forward and passed over Fabregas, who was blocked.
Giggs was really cunning, he immediately guessed Gao Xiaodong's passing intention, he took the ball and pushed it, and passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong again.
With these two concise passes, Gao Xiaodong had already gained time to volley, and he met the ball and shot angrily, hitting the ball towards the goal.
Seeing Manchester United's smooth and tacit cooperation, the fans in the stands applauded, and many people chanted, "Look!
At the moment, the attacking and defending players in the penalty area are walking outside, Gao Xiaodong's shot failed to penetrate the crowd, hit a defender and flew out of the bottom line against the post, and Manchester United continued to get corner kicks.
It was still Ryan Giggs who took the penalty this time, and Giggs was also a very flexible player, and he played a back post from the last corner, but this time it turned out to be a front post.
It was Gao Xiaodong who grabbed the point this time, he quickly entered the penalty area when Giggs was running, and flicked the ball to Rooney at the back point with a header against the incoming ball.
This is also Manchester United's set-piece routine, but Arsenal suffered a small loss in the first corner, although no one at the front point could keep up with Gao Xiaodong, but Rooney at the back point was closely defended by Arsenal, under the marking of Klich, Rooney squeezed away his header and hit the side netting.
The expectant Manchester United fans saw the net shaking, and thought that the goal had been scored, and they all applauded and cheered at the first time, but when they saw the referee Webber signaling the Arsenal goalkeeper to open the door, the fans knew that the ball had not been scored, and they were very sorry.
Although the game is less than 10 minutes, Wenger has seen the secret of Ferguson's lineup today, it seems that Manchester United played 433 today, in fact, this 433 is different from the general 433, Giggs is just an illusion in the winger position, he is more of a switch with Gao Xiaodong, helping Scholes organize in the middle, while Gao Xiaodong often breaks through on the left side.
Judging from the effect of Ferguson's arrangement, it avoided the weaknesses of Giggs's physical strength and explosiveness, and also gave full play to Giggs's organization and passing ability, as well as Gao Xiaodong's speed and impact.
Wenger frowned, thinking fiercely, how to deal with Ferguson's false left winger's style of play, let Gao Xiaodong impact on the side, he must find a way as soon as possible, otherwise with Manchester United's attacking power, the goal is very fast.