host must win

Chapter 86 Victory over the Magpie
The Premier League is a different league. For other leagues, as the time approaches the end of the year, there are fewer and fewer games, or they enter the winter break.But this principle is not true for the Premier League. The Premier League's schedule becomes denser as it gets closer to the end of the year.The world-famous Premier League Christmas Devil schedule is its characteristic product.

On the afternoon of November 11, British local time, Manchester United ushered in the team's fifth game in November, as a guest at Upton Park Stadium, challenging the Hammers to help West Ham United.

In this game, Manchester United is short of major generals, but England captain David Beckham will not be able to play at least until Christmas due to broken ribs. His absence is undoubtedly a great loss for Manchester United, which is full of injuries. In their 5:3 victory over West Ham last season, it was Beckham's brace that determined the final ownership of the game.

Elsewhere, Gary Neville was also ruled out of the trip with a thigh strain, while sky-high defender Rio Ferdinand, captain Keane and midfielder Butt are all on the injury list.

The good news is that Yin Jun, the team's talented midfielder who has performed very well recently, is in good health. His continuous appearance is an important factor for Manchester United's recent improvement.

In this game, Yin Jun also started at Upton Park Stadium.Because of Beckham's injury, Yin Jun once again kicked back to the right midfielder position he was originally good at, and reached the four midfielders with Scholes, Veron and Giggs.

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In the away game, Manchester United played relatively conservatively in the opening stage, and the home team West Ham United dominated the attack.

In the 19th minute, Sinclair teamed up with his teammates on the right side to break through with the ball, and passed it to Joe Cole, who was unguarded 8 yards in front of the goal. The latter's header hit the post and Defoe made a supplementary shot Empty goal succeeded, but in an offside position, the goal is invalid.

After halfway through the first half, Manchester United, who had gained a firm foothold, relied on stronger strength to control the situation on the field.

In the 30th minute, Yin Jun intercepted Di Canio's ball in front of his own penalty area and launched a quick counterattack. After passing the midfield, he transferred the ball to the center and gave it to Veron.Veron passed to Giggs again, whose shot was confiscated by James falling to the ground.

In the 38th minute, Manchester United took a corner kick from the left side of the front court, and West Ham United made a clearance. Yin Jun got the ball and passed it directly to Solskjaer on the left side of the penalty area. A beautiful and elegant flick broke the gate of James.

1:0, Manchester United broke the deadlock on the field.

Later, James almost gave the visiting team another big gift. He made a clearance error outside the penalty area on the left and was cut off by Ruud van Nistelrooy, but Solskjaer missed the empty goal with his left foot from 30 yards away.

In the second half, West Ham United fought back to save the defeat, while Manchester United defended cautiously and at the same time used counterattacks to expand their advantage. Come back with success.

Manchester United has maintained a 1:0 score advantage, and the deadlock was broken by the home team with a controversial goal 5 minutes before the end.

Carrick received a pass from Di Canio and passed it straight to Defoe, who received the ball in a suspected offside position and stabbed the goal from 6 yards to equalize the score.

Manchester United was obviously not reconciled to the draw, but they fought back frantically in the last few minutes, but West Ham goalkeeper James was in full swing. Saved Ruud van Nistelrooy's header from 1 yard in front of the goal.

In the end, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Manchester United could only accept the result of the draw.

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After resting for a week, at noon on November 11, British local time, Manchester United ushered in the 23th round of the Premier League.

Despite a six-day break, Manchester United's injury situation shows no signs of easing, with Keane, Beckham, Ferdinand, Butt and Gary Neville all sidelined through injury, as well as the suspended Phil Neville. ville.And Veron was excluded from the team squad because he went to Japan to participate in a friendly match with the Argentine national team, and the journey was too exhausting.

Manchester United's incomplete lineup made Ferguson's deployment of troops a lot of brains.Frenchman Blanco wore the captain's armband for the first time, Fran and Ruud van Nistelrooy formed the forward line, Solskjaer appeared in the right midfield position, and Yin Jun returned to the front center again.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United, sitting at home, launched a fierce attack on the Magpies Newcastle's defense, and the physical collisions between the two sides also spread throughout the competition.

In the 25th minute, Scholes made an accurate long pass to Solskjaer on the right. The Norwegian stopped the ball beautifully and passed Dabisas. Scholes made a low pass from the right in the penalty area. The latter came first Time's shot hangs into the upper right dead corner. 1:0, Manchester United took the lead.

In the 35th minute, Newcastle opened up the space on the left. Bernard's first cross was cleared by O'Shea, but then Bernard's second cross crossed the head of Manchester United goalkeeper Butters in a strange arc and strung into the net.Manchester United only took the lead for 10 minutes before being tied by their opponents.

But only 3 points later, Manchester United once again overtook the score, Sylvester made a cross from the left, Ruud van Nistelrooy succeeded in closing the 5-dock hammer.

Before the end of the first half, Giggs broke through from the left and passed back to Forlan. Ruud van Nistelrooy received a cross from the Uruguayan striker in the middle of the penalty area and scored twice with an easy push.

The score on the field became 2:1, and Manchester United overtook their opponents!
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In the second half, Newcastle stepped up their attack and tried to save the defeat, while Manchester United used a quick counterattack to threaten the opponent's goal.

In the 52nd minute, Solskjaer's foul led to Newcastle's free kick in the frontcourt. Speed ​​​​allocated to Shearer. The latter shot from 30 yards straight to the upper right dead corner. This is also his 100th goal for Newcastle. goal.

Manchester United's response was particularly timely. Only 1 minute after being equalized by the opponent, the advantage was expanded again. Forlan broke through the left side of the penalty area and passed it accurately to Ruud van Nistelrooy, who outflanked the goal. The Dutchman easily scored in front of the goal to complete his personal hat-trick. , also scored his 50th Premier League goal.

In the 55th minute, Sylvester made a long pass from the backcourt. Solskjaer faced the goalkeeper Shay and calmly scored the ball, rewriting the score to 5:2.

The goal was strongly protested by the visiting team. They believed that Solskjaer fouled before scoring, and midfielder Speed ​​also received a yellow card for his aggressive words.

In the 75th minute, Solano took a corner kick and Bellamy's header once again helped the visiting team win back.

In the end, Manchester United beat Newcastle 5:3 at home.

In the subsequent other matches of this round, Arsenal and Liverpool, the top two in the standings, both overturned. Manchester United took this opportunity to narrow the gap with them.

(End of this chapter)