With nine rounds to go, Manchester United are six points ahead of the second place in this season's Premier League. They beat inter 2-1 in the quarter final of the Champions League. There is little pressure from both sides. For them, the treble is no longer an illusion, but a goal to have both. Therefore, the whole United team attaches great importance to the FA Cup and the arsenna quarter final.
As Manchester United's two substitute centre backs had a very bad performance against Liverpool in the last game, this game is against Arsenal, who are good at short passing penetration. In order to make up for the loopholes of the centre backs, Ferguson sent Rafael, brown, O'Shea, Smalling, Evra and Fabio at one go in this game. The attacking players are only Rooney and elnande Carlos, Paul Scholes and Gao Xiaodong are four, and Gao Xiaodong has to give consideration to defense.
Arsenal lost to Birmingham in the Carling Cup final. They were just eliminated by Barcelona in the Champions League. They are eight points behind Manchester United in the league. There is only theoretical hope left for them to win the title. Now the only championship they can fight for is the FA Cup. Arsenal are also bound to win this quarter final.
In this game, ARS è ne ne Wenger has drawn up a strong offensive team, with Denilson and Diaby in the back and Nasri, Wilshere and Arshavin in the front. Van Persie, who was suspected to be injured in the last game, also started to play, aiming at the weakness of Manchester United's centre back.
However, after the players of both sides came out, Arsene Wenger found that his old opponent Ferguson had sent out six guards, and immediately became green with anger, "old bastard! What a shame! I'm so conservative at home. I don't even want a face. "
However, when Ferguson shook hands with Arsene Wenger, he even said: "you almost removed basala. This attack is too strong. I don't think we can defend with six defenders."
"It's a good thing you don't have 10 defenders," he said coldly
Ferguson laughs, "Alsena, you can't underestimate the attacking power of the defender."
On the field, Evra exchanged the flag and emblem with Arsenal captain koscielny. Today, the armband of the captain was worn on Evra's arm. Ferguson said it was a rotation, but Manchester United players thought it was a punishment for Gao Xiaodong's last impulse.
After the start of the game, Arsenal took the lead in kicking off, and the midfield trio Nasri, Wilshere and Arshavin quickly attacked Manchester United in the middle.
Manchester United have prepared for this, Gao Xiaodong, Fabio in front of the central defender actively intercept, do not give Arsenal the space of penetration in the middle.
After a few passes from Arsenal, Gao Xiaodong made a mistake under the pressure of Manchester United. He snatched the ball and passed it to Rafael, who was quickly inserted.
Today, Manchester United played very succinctly. After Rafael received the ball from the side, he saw Hernandez jump forward quickly and make an oblique pass to the back of the Arsenal defender.
Hernandez is faster than Berbatov, and today Manchester United are playing against offside. He ran earlier, grabbing the ball before Arsenal centre back koscielny and shooting straight at the far corner of the goal.
Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia was quick to save the ball from the bottom line.
But at this time the linesman's flag has been raised, that Hernandez offside first.
Then the midfield became Arsenal's world. Ferguson's six defenders were able to hold the penalty area, but they couldn't complete the pass and cut cooperation in the midfield. It's too difficult for Scholes and Gao Xiaodong, who only rely on the decline of their athletic ability, to fight against the skilled Arsenal.
In the sixth minute, after Arsenal's short passing in the middle of the road emptied Manchester United's wing, Wilshere suddenly split the side. After Nasri received the ball, he forced to break through Manchester United's left back Evra on the right.
Although Arsenal played through the flank, the only striker in the middle was van Persie. Manchester United's two defenders followed van Persie closely. Gao Xiaodong, O'Shea and Fabio stuck firmly in the middle and didn't give Arsenal the chance to step forward. Nasri passed the ball, but no one grabbed the spot and the ball flew directly out of the sideline.
Although Arsenal's attack failed to form a goal, they still insisted on the tactics of penetration in the middle and breakthrough in the side.
In the 11th minute of the game, Arshavin got the chance on the left side of the penalty area. After cutting inside, he started to shoot the back corner of the goal with his left foot near the corner of the big penalty area, but the ball was slightly off the post.
Arsenal launched attacks on two flanks in a row, forcing Manchester United to strengthen their defence.
However, after playing Barcelona, Arsenal's attack confidence is more and more sufficient, and the attack method is more and more flexible.
In the 18th minute of the game, Arsenal played back from the side to the middle. Wilshere even passed O'Shea and Scholes. After Scholes was knocked down from behind, he swept the ball to Diaby who was in front of him.
Diaby took two steps forward and volleyed with his right foot at the top of the arc.
This time, Smalling didn't miss the position. He put out his long leg to block. The ball hit Smalling's leg and popped the bottom line.
Arsenal opened a corner and brown easily headed the ball. O'Shea headed the ball to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong dodged Denilson's push and passed the ball to Rooney. He quickly pushed forward.
Rooney and Gao Xiaodong cooperate very well. He passes the ball to Gao Xiaodong who dodges the defender at high speed. Gao Xiaodong catches the ball and continues to push forward.Denilson and Diaby keep up with each other, but they can't catch up with Gao Xiaodong.
The last full back Gibbs blocked the ball in front of him. Gao Xiaodong moved the ball forward and passed Gibbs with the man's ball. However, Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia made a quick attack and broke the ball out of the sideline before Gao Xiaodong.
Although Gao Xiaodong and Rooney's counterattack is destroyed by Almunia, the threat is not small. If Almunia takes a step at night, Gao Xiaodong will have the chance to shoot the goal.
But Arsenal didn't give up attacking. They only have the FA Cup title to fight for. Arsenal's players are eager to solve Manchester United in 90 minutes instead of playing a penalty.
In the 24th minute of the game, van Persie, who had been waiting in the middle, suddenly pulled to the side and gave the middle to his midfield player.
This change caught Manchester United unprepared. Van Persie took the ball from the side and cut across to the front of the penalty area with his left foot.
It was a good kick. Van der Sar tried to hold the ball, but the ball was spinning. Van der Sar threw the ball away. He rushed to hold the ball in his arms.
Then Arsenal continued to attack.
In the 28th minute, van Persie received the ball from the right side of the penalty area, and Smalling pressed behind him.
Van Persie made a fake left turn, followed by a backward turn and a direct right foot volley.
This shot is very sudden, but did not deceive the veteran van der Sar, van der Sar flew to save the ball out of the bottom line.
Nasri left corner, the performance of the brave van Persie suddenly ran to the top point, the ball flew out of the bottom line against the beam.
In the 32nd minute, Arshavin pretended to make a breakthrough on the side and suddenly blocked the left side. Diaby cut from the back to the left side of the penalty area to get the ball. However, when he turned to smash the ball, Gao Xiaodong had caught up and snatched the ball.
If he is a defender, he may have made a big start, but Gao Xiaodong saw the position of Scholes, gave him a diagonal pass and asked for the ball at high speed.
Scholes was ready to counter attack with a long pass at the first time, but Hernandez, who was at the top of the ball, didn't run well and Rooney didn't have the top, so he had to give the ball to Gao Xiaodong, who was rushing up in the penalty area.
Scholes's passing is very accurate, just catching up with Gao Xiaodong's step, so that Gao Xiaodong can receive the ball comfortably.
Gao Xiaodong has a lot of space in front of him. Both the offensive and defensive sides think that Gao Xiaodong will continue to carry the ball, but Gao Xiaodong doesn't carry the ball. He catches up with the ball, flicks it on the instep, and the ball flies to the back of the Arsenal defender in a parabola.
Hernandez was running when Scholes got the ball. When Scholes passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong, Hernandez stopped a little and then started running again. When Gao Xiaodong passed the ball, he was not offside.
Hernandez threw off the guard, pushed the ball forward on his chest, went to the meeting with the ball and went straight into the penalty area.
Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia made a quick attack.
Hernandez gave a virtual shake and pushed the arch of his foot into the lower left corner of the goal.
Almunia is not a layman either. Although he was shaken to the ground, he blocked the ball with his feet.
As he watched the ball roll to the baseline, Rooney kept up from the flank at high speed, pushed the arch of his foot before the ball was almost out of the baseline, and sent the ball into Arsenal's goal from a small angle.