Chapter 24 Who's in the Way?
"This goal went in!! Draxler scored with a shot from a zero angle!! Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea didn't even react to Draxler's shot, just watched the ball fly out of front of his eyes and into the net!! ”
"I'll it, this can be shortlisted for the top five goals in this round of the league!" Shen Chao pointed to the court and said excitedly to Chen Mingshuo, who was sitting beside him. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Sunderland took the lead in the 24th minute thanks to a brilliant goal from Draxler, a situation that many people did not expect before the game, because Manchester United are currently only two points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea, and their game with Sunderland started before the Chelsea game, so if they can take three points from the Stadium of Light, then they can temporarily overtake Chelsea to the top of the table. Then put the pressure on Chelsea again for the next day; So before the game, various media predicted that Manchester United would try their best to win the game with the "black cat" Sunderland, although Sunderland's performance this season made everyone shine, but it was still difficult to take advantage of the deep and strong Manchester United team, but they didn't seem to agree with this statement, so in the 24th minute of the game, they proved with their actual actions that Manchester United is not a stumbling block to their way to next season's European competition, On the contrary, he is a fierce obstacle on the way to the Premier League championship this season!
Sunderland opened the scoring and then Manchester United launched a fierce counterattack, and it was clear from Mourinho's constant wave to the players on the sidelines that they simply could not accept the defeat at the Stadium of Light, or even a draw!
On 27 minutes, Juan Mata broke through Van Aanholt's defensive 45-degree diagonal cross into the box on the right flank, Martial grabbed the spot and rubbed it lightly, but there was no power, and the ball was safely confiscated by Manone.
On 31 minutes, Manchester United had nearly 20 passes on the periphery before Mkhitaryan completed a long-range shot, which caused Mannone to escape, but because the power was not too great, it was still within the goalkeeper's control and did not pose much of a threat.
On 33 minutes, left wing-back Luke Shaw's cross found the veteran Carrick who was inserted in the back, but the latter was interfered with by Kolo Toure and couldn't get to the spot, and the ball flew straight off the line; Carrick complained to referee Clattenburg about Collo Toure's foul on him, but the Premier League Golden Whistle ignored his complaints; However, through the slow-motion replay, it can be seen that Kolo Toure did have a pressing move in the penalty area, and Zhan Jun, a commentator of Feiyue Sports, commented on the Ivorian's action: This action is still within the range of reasonable confrontation, so it is reasonable for Clattenburg not to make a penalty.
In the 35th minute, the Sunderland team formed a quick counterattack after nearly 10 minutes of continuous pressure by Manchester United, Dokar's through ball of more than 30 meters accurately found Defoe, Defoe chose to shoot low in the face of the attacking De Gea after winning the one-handed goal, but his almost sure shot was saved by the Spanish goalkeeper with his toes, and the ball also grazed the goal post and rolled out of the bottom line after changing the running route, Sunderland missed a great opportunity to expand the score!
"Although Manchester United's attack is more dominant at the moment, Sunderland's counter-attack is more deadly!" This is You Lu's judgment on the situation on the field.
In the 39th minute, Manchester United had another good chance to score, this time from a corner, Juan Mata's corner kick from the right flank spun back to the back post, and the Argentine player Rojo jumped high unguarded, facing the flying ball is a powerful header, hitting a rebound ball after hitting the ground; Mannone was helpless against Rojo's header, but Manchester United's luck didn't seem to be too good, I don't know if it was used up by De Gea's magic save just now, Rojo's header hit the bottom edge of the crossbar after rebounding, and the whole did not cross the goal line, Manone's second reaction was not bad, and after the ball was concentrated on the crossbar, he flew to hold the ball in his arms, and did not give the Manchester United players a chance to make up shots.
In the 42nd and 45th minutes of the game, Manchester United still had chances to shoot one after another, but because they were all high balls, Martial was not particularly comfortable to deal with.
After half-time, the "madman" Mourinho also made changes to the lineup, replacing the French star Anthony Martial, who played ordinarily in the first half, with No. 27 Fellaini.
"Coach Zhan, is this substitution of coach Mourinho trying to put Fellaini in the center forward position?" You Lu asked her commentary partner, Zhan Jun.
"This is not necessarily, Mourinho is likely to use this substitution to let the youngster Rashford push into the central striker position, and then let Mkhitaryan pull to the left wing, and then Fellaini in the forward position, but what the situation will be will be slowly observed through the situation on the field."
Sunderland, who were at home, did not make changes at the start of the second half like the visitors, which somewhat did not look like Nan Shaw's style.
Manchester United seemed to be rejuvenated in attack after a personnel change, and Belgian Fellaini, who came off the bench at the start of the second half, was the most active of them; It's hard to tell if he's a centre-forward or a midfielder based on his movement on the pitch, but it's more like a combination of the two, but Fellaini, who is 194, will be in the Sunderland penalty area whenever United have the chance to cross from the wing.
Although Sunderland's centre-back Kirchhoff is not inferior to Fellaini in terms of height, his counter-attacking ability is far inferior to that of the Belgian.
In the 60th minute, United's substitutions worked, as Fellaini beat Kirchhoff on a cross from team-mate Valencia to head the ball into the Sunderland goal!
Marouane Fellaini's goal meant a lot to Manchester United, as it not only boosted their morale, but also gave them hope of winning again!
Nan Shaw returned to the bench after Manchester United's goal and ordered Danny Murphy and Koné to warm up on the sidelines, and from the look on his face it seemed that he was not satisfied with a draw at home, even against the mighty Manchester United, he was going to try to get a win, a victory that could take the team into European competition next season!