The sixth round Premier League between Bolton and Manchester United opened on Saturday night.
The attention of this match can not be compared with that of the two red clubs, but due to the defeat of Chelsea, the attention of Bolton and Manchester United also increased sharply.
The Reebok Stadium can only accommodate 28000 fans, but there are no less than 4000 South Korean and Chinese fans in the stands, most of whom are South Korean fans. They all want to see Park Zhixing and Li Qinglong's Korean derby with their own eyes.
However, South Korean fans are sad that park is sitting on the bench, they can only focus on the Asian derby between Gao Xiaodong and Li Qinglong.
Before the battle between Chelsea and Manchester City, Ferguson had intended to put Scholes on the bench and let Gao Xiaodong lead the team against Bolton. However, when he saw that Chelsea lost, Ferguson immediately changed his mind and let Scholes play with Gao Xiaodong to attack Reebok.
After the opening, Manchester United took advantage of five consecutive victories to attack Bolton.
Bolton changed coach midway last season. New coach Owen Coyle successfully led the team to avoid relegation and won the team's trust. This season, Bolton didn't make any big move in the transfer market, so they spent 1.6 million pounds to sign left back Marcos Alonso from Real Madrid and avoided signing two veteran players, Martin Petrov and Blake. Petrov is combat power, Marcos and Blake Black is the substitute.
In the face of the fierce Manchester United, Coyle is very pragmatic, putting on a defensive counter attack and United.
Bolton play is very tough and simple, like to fight with the opponent hand to hand, do not entangle with the opponent in midfield, all the players take the ball to the opponent's back line.
Bolton's way of playing makes Manchester United very uncomfortable, because their strongest midfield combination Gao Xiaodong and Scholes are trapped by five or six opponents in the attack, and become a decoration in the defense. As long as Gao Xiaodong dares to attack, he has no time to defend. No matter how fast Gao Xiaodong's speed is, he can't be faster than Bolton's long pass.
The game lasted 10 minutes, almost all of which were in the front of the two penalty areas. United only had Gao Xiaodong's free kick, while Bolton didn't even have one.
In the 11th minute of the game, Scholes was cut off, Bolton fullback Wright made a big move to the front court, and their two strikers Davis and Elmander rushed to Manchester United's fullback like two mad dogs to fight for the spot.
Davis and Elmander's height has no advantage over Manchester United's two centre backs Vidic and Evans, but they have a good judgment of the landing point, run fast and are not afraid of injury. No matter how the opponent rushes over, they dare to bump their head against them.
Vidic has no good idea for this kind of barefoot player who is not afraid to wear shoes. He managed to push the ball out of the sideline in the fight with Elmander.
Bolton's out of bounds shot was very fast, and moemba vigorously threw the ball to the front of the restricted area. Davis and Elmander attracted the attention of the defenders. Centre half Holden didn't touch the ball in the top fight with Gao Xiaodong. South Korean winger Li Qinglong suddenly hit the middle of the restricted area and volleyed the left side of the goal.
The shot was very sudden. Centre back Evans subconsciously put his foot in a block and the ball flew out of the bottom line against the post.
Evans broke out in a cold sweat after blocking. If he blocks an own goal, he will be the culprit of Manchester United.
When Bolton got the corner, the Manchester United fans were also a little surprised. The opponent's heading ability is very strong and the impact is fierce. Manchester United is not the best combination of centre backs. If the opponent catches the chance, it will be difficult for Manchester United to play behind.
Bolton's two centre backs came to Manchester United's penalty area to fight for the header. Petrov opened the corner and the penalty area was full of people. There was no big difference in the ability of both sides to head the ball. The ball fell to the small penalty area under the contention of Vidic and Elmander.
Evans was in a hurry to push the ball out of the baseline, but Bolton Centre back Wright was quicker. He swung the ball to the goal.
The ball was so close to the goal that it rolled into the net before van der Sar could make a move.
1: 0
Bolton Centre back Wright took advantage of the corner to open the scoring for Bolton.
"Ah
"In!"
"In!"
Bolton fans on the scene jumped up and yelled at the stadium, roaring to overturn the roof of the stadium.
"Li Qinglong!"
"Li Qinglong!"
South Korean fans are even more excited. They clap their seats crazily and shout the name of Li Qinglong.
Although the goal has nothing to do with Li Qinglong, the corner that led to the goal was made by Li Qinglong. Korean fans think that Li Qinglong is the greatest contributor to the goal.
Manchester United fans were shocked. Since the start of this season, Manchester United have been playing well. No matter the strong team or the weak team, Manchester United have not only won, but also have a full advantage on the scene. There has never been a match like today It's awkward.
There are Gao Xiaodong and Scholes in Manchester United's centre half. They are both offensive and defensive. They are very good at intercepting and running. There are Nani and Giggs in the centre half and Valencia in the original. Their opponents are too busy to defend.But today's Bolton play is very different. It's full of British style long pass and intensive defense in the back court. Anyone who grabs the ball will hit Manchester United's back line, and then the midfield players will go after them. They don't tangle with Manchester United in the midfield at all. Manchester United can only rely on their own back line of Vidic and Evans to fight against Elmander and Davis.
Two defenders versus two strikers, even if Elmander and Davis are not in the class, the defenders are also very uncomfortable, not to mention Elmander and Davis are not weak. United's back line didn't give Bolton a shot in the first ten minutes, but Bolton's every impact was breathtaking. Finally, Bolton finished the goal with a shot in 11 minutes.
Martin, sky sports commentator, said: "Manchester United can't attack like this today. They have to leave a back in front of the back line. Bolton's attack is too simple. With a long pass, Gao Xiaodong doesn't have time to defend. It's better to leave Scholes in front and Gao Xiaodong chooses the opportunity to attack. Or when Gao Xiaodong assists, the full back or avant-garde will stay behind to make up the defence. Now United's winger Nani is still ahead of Gao Xiaodong. Giggs doesn't have the strength and speed to defend. Evra is better at attacking than defending. After O'Shea goes to the middle, he doesn't have the speed to return to the side. For Ferguson, this is a difficult problem
Ferguson has noticed this problem for a long time. Bolton has always been in this style. Ferguson knows very well that today's chances of Gao Xiaodong being in front are less than those of the previous few games. It's just that Bolton are in good condition today, with accurate long-distance passes and excellent forward header, which has caused a lot of trouble to Manchester United.
However, Ferguson can not let Gao Xiaodong stay at the back of the midfield to defend, because Scholes is not a strength type, leaving him alone in Bolton's half. According to today's referee's judgment, Scholes can be robbed by Bolton.
But Nani and Giggs can't make up for Gao Xiaodong. They don't have the defensive ability, but they can't change players at this time. How to deal with the opponent's attack mode?
Ferguson is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield. After a little thought, he immediately made adjustments. Scholes and Gao Xiaodong changed their positions, ginger head retreated to the back position to defend, and Gao Xiaodong went to the front court to organize the attack.
Gao Xiaodong has a strong body to take the ball forward to protect the ball, and speed back to make up the defense. Although Scholes's defense is not as good as Gao Xiaodong's, Bolton's attack power is also limited. As a ball point, he is in the back, so it's much easier for Vidic and Evans to play.
Ferguson's on-the-spot response is very beautiful. After Gao Xiaodong and Scholes reversed their positions, Bolton's long pass was immediately paralyzed, while Manchester United's attack did not drop too much, and the initiative on the field soon returned to Manchester United's side.