Chapter 203: Caught off guard
The Community Shield is a prelude to the start of the Premier League, with the game being more of a warm-up game. Rio Ferdinand has also called for the Community Shield to be converted into an all-star event in the Premier League.
However, Arsene Wenger wants to take advantage of the opportunity to flex his muscles, and they have not had as many opportunities to participate in the Community Shield as Manchester United in recent years, so it is no surprise that they take it more seriously. Especially against Manchester United, there are a lot of problems that can be found.
The three new signings who came in the summer transfer window, Nani, Silvestre and Sagna, were all in Arsenal's starting line-up.
In other positions, Arsene Wenger has also given full consideration to training and improving his form.
The goalkeeper position was No. 24 Almunia and Lehmann did not play and was on the bench. The back line is lined up, No. 3 Sagna, No. 5 Toure, No. 6 Sylvester, No. 22 Klich.
The midfield was thick and lined up with a five-man lineup, with No. 4 captain Cesc Fabregas and Flamini at the back, No. 27 Eboue and No. 17 Nani on either side, and No. 7 Rosicky in the middle.
Up front, No. 25 Adebayo is up front. Van Persie and Eduardo were on the bench and did not play, Van Persie had a little swollen ankle and felt like he was going to hurt again.
On the Manchester United side, Ferguson's lineup is relatively simple, and there are not many surprises, there are fewer and fewer people in Manchester United!
In the goalkeeper position, Van der Sar did not play, and Kuczczak, who was turned regular on loan, started with a little excitement and wore the number 29 shirt.
At the back, right wing-back No. 6 Brown, central defender No. 15 Rio Ferdinand, No. 5 Vidic, and left wing-back No. 22 O'Shea.
In midfield, No. 17 Mikel, No. 16 Carrick and No. 24 Fletcher played together, a young combination. Mascherano and Paul Scholes are both rested and unready to play.
The front trident, the powerful young combination, No. 10 Kaisa, No. 8 Rooney and No. 7 Ronaldo, got a short haircut today, learned Kaisa's style, and learned quickly.
After the opening ceremony, the game began.
Arsenal started the game and felt the pressure. They clearly felt that the temperament of the Manchester United players was different from last season, whether it was carrying the ball or passing the ball, everyone was full of confidence and was not afraid of any confrontation.
This is the temperament improvement brought about after winning the championship, Manchester United's players have reached the peak of self-confidence after a season of hard work and three championships.
The first game of the season was immediately revealed.
Silvestre is now an Arsenal player, hurry up and greet his team-mates, don't be intimidated by the Manchester United players, their little skills are not as good as ours, you have to hold on.
Silvester is also a champion no matter how he says, and he has also contributed to bring out the temperament of a winner to Arsenal, which is a very important reason why Wenger bought him.
Cesc Fabregas was tackled twice by Kaisa and finally stabilized, following Silvestre's advice not to entangle with Kaisa, move the ball more and quickly give it to the wing.
New signing Nani was on the pitch for the first time, he was excited, he was in full form, he received the captain's ball, broke through immediately, his feet were very fast, and after half-time.
Ronaldo glanced at it a few times, but he still didn't take the initiative to defend, they were all Portuguese, and they were still younger brothers, so they didn't embarrass him. Brown was a little stunned when he faced Nani, Nani broke through all the way, and the small technique was fantastic.
Wenger saw it in his eyes and was cool in his heart, "This money is worth it, it is worthy of more than 20 million young people, it is amazing." It seems that it is possible to reach the level of Cristiano Ronaldo in the future. ”
When Ronaldo first arrived at Manchester United, he was a flower turnip, constantly breaking through, constantly breaking through, and then constantly falling. After a few years in the Premier League, he also played out, and last season he made a big contribution to Manchester United's three titles, second only to Kaisa.
Ferguson envies!
With such good little technique, such speed, and good physical condition, isn't it just the new wing talent? In time, Nani will surely make a name for himself in Europe.
"The money arrived a few days late, otherwise Nani would have been a Manchester United player." Ferguson muttered, "Look at what a seedling." ”
Ferguson saw that Brown had finally stopped Nani, but he was still unsatisfied, and teased Queiroz, "Why didn't you introduce me earlier?" ”
"Isn't that what Mendes arranged! He doesn't think Nani is up to the competition with the three of us. ”
"That's the truth, just look at their performance this year, maybe we can create a new history." Ferguson looked up and looked at the pitch obsessively.
Kaisa received the ball, suddenly changed direction, passed Rosicky, and then took a few steps forward and handed it to Ronaldo, who started to sprint on the wing.
Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball and stepped away, fast, too fast, faster than Nani. Pounced down in one breath, like a tiger descending the mountain.
Rooney was also quick, quickly interspersed and Ronaldo made room, but Sylvester was alert and spoiled the ball at Ronaldo's feet.
Kaisa received the ball on the periphery, and when he saw the crowd near the Arsenal penalty area, he was not in a hurry to attack, and passed it back to Carrick to organize.
Carrick controlled the tempo and interacted with Fletcher and Mikel, who was equally confident and bold with the ball, squeezing space past Saña who rushed up to scramble.
Kaisa pulls to the side, and Chrissy is very uncomfortable, so he can only follow Kaisa, otherwise Kaisa will easily find an opportunity.
Even if he followed, he still couldn't stop Kaisa. He had crept up behind Toure. Suddenly take a step back and sprint again.
At this point, Carrick picked the ball over Cesc Fabregas's head. Here comes a long-distance pick pass, beautiful action.
Cesc Fabregas yelled, quickly turned around, and saw Kaisa enter the penalty area, unload the ball in his chest, and shoot directly at the goal.
Sou!
The ball quickly fell into the net, and he quickly shot neatly.
The fans were excited, constantly shouting Kaisa's name, the big hero in the hearts of the fans, this season is still as fierce as ever.
After an offseason, Kaisa's body has not been deformed, and he has already shown good training form during the summer training camp, and it seems that he has not rested throughout the offseason.
Others are on vacation, Kaisa is training, otherwise how could he be in such good shape? When Ronaldo returned to the training camp, his belly was big, and he heard that he went to find a girlfriend and recuperated for a summer.
Seeing Kaisa's performance, Ronaldo was a little depressed, "Kaisa is stronger, he doesn't seem to rest, and he is improving every day." I'm going to keep fighting, and I can't be left too far behind by him. ”
The score was rewritten to 1-0, and Manchester United took the lead.
Kai's unguarded shot, very clever, directly tore through the space.
The Arsenal players are very annoyed, as long as they follow a little closer, Kaisa's shot can obviously be prevented, but in fact they were caught by Kaisa, how to play the next game?
Arsene Wenger stood on the sidelines and exclaimed first, "Kaisa really can't stop it." "Then I started scratching my head, I can't lose the game!
In any case, it is necessary to turn the game around and give the season a good start.