Chapter 143
After Ronaldo was substituted, the boos at Old Trafford stopped and the game continued.

After the opening, Manchester United clearly had the upper hand, and several shots against Arsenal were also saved by Lehmann.

More than ten minutes after the start of the game, Manchester United made nearly ten shots.

On the one hand, it may be because Manchester United's offensive ability is very good, on the other hand, it just reflects the weak defense of Arsenal's defense, which allows Manchester United to have a lot of shooting space.

Wenger stood on the sidelines and kept shaking his head. He knew that sooner or later his defense would have problems.

Manchester United continued to put pressure on Arsenal's goal. Giggs crossed from the wing. Toure grabbed the ball in front of the goal and headed it to Fabregas.

Fabregas turned around and kicked the ball to Park Yisheng on the left. Because Manchester United's formation was relatively high, the defense of Manchester United was relatively empty at this time.

Park Yisheng drove straight in with the ball and brought the ball to the front of the penalty area in the midfield. Facing Ferdinand who was rushing up, he decisively distributed the ball to Henry the Great, who opened his position diagonally to the left at a 45-degree angle in the center.

Henry the Great did not stop the ball, and volleyed the ball low and flat from a 45-degree angle on the left side of the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar failed to block the ball's flight, and Henry the Great's shot hit the far post and bounced into the goal.

0:1
Arsenal opened the scoring to take the lead at Old Trafford.

Henry the Great ran to the corner flagpole and performed a trademark knee-gliding celebration as he scored his first Premier League goal of the new season.

Ferguson is also depressed. Football games are like this. Many times they gain power and don't score. It is common for many teams with a clear advantage in ball possession to lose.

This conceded goal is acceptable to Ferguson. He believes that the conceded goal has nothing to do with the team's players and style of play. Moreover, the game has just started, so it is not enough for him to make substitution adjustments.

The game continued, Ronaldo was not there, so the center of gravity of Manchester United's two-wing attack unconsciously shifted to Ryan Giggs on the left.

Giggs also lived up to expectations. After breaking through Aibo's defense from the left, he made a pass from the bottom. Rooney jumped in and scored with a header.

1:1
It took only 3 minutes for Manchester United to equalize the score. Wenger kept shaking his head. Arsenal's current defense is worrying.

Manchester United is celebrating a goal, but at this time on the field, Toure and Gallas are spamming each other with trash talking, both of them are saying that there is a problem with the opponent's marking, which leads to Rooney's header.

In fact, this goal is really not sure who the two of them are. Rooney suddenly broke out from between the two of them, and both of them were caught off guard.

The point is that Toure said something that made Gala completely upset.

"If it was Campbell, he would never make such a low-level mistake."

The meaning of this sentence is not only about Gala food, but also a bit contemptuous. Gala pushed Toure and glared at each other.

The Arsenal team members rushed over and separated the two.

Wenger stood on the sidelines, feeling a little embarrassed, and lost face to Old Trafford.

The French are always very proud, and Wenger is no exception. How could he tolerate such a thing, so he beckoned to Lauren on the bench.

Wenger is about to make a substitution.

Lauren is a right back, not a central back. Last season, he was in poor form and didn't have many opportunities to play.

He was originally an excellent right back, but his state has not been as good as before in the past two years.

Speaking of Lauren, he admired Wenger very much. Real Madrid offered him an olive branch, but he still said he wanted to join Arsenal.

The fourth referee raised his card and Toure was replaced by Wenger.

Lauren was a little dazed. Wenger actually replaced one of his right backs to play as a central defender. There was no other way. The job assigned by the professor had to be done even if he didn't know how to play!

In fact, Wenger has no choice. First of all, after the conflict between Toure and Gallas, someone must be replaced, otherwise, the defense will definitely be in trouble.

Moreover, in order to reflect that the Arsenal team is a warm family, Gallas, who has just arrived, cannot be won.

Secondly, in the position of central defender, the Arsenal team really has no youth training players who can make a move, so they can only let temporary Lauren comeo.

The game continued. Due to Arsenal's weak defense, Facing Manchester United's offense, Fabregas and Hleb in the midfield were tired of defending, and their ability to organize offense was limited and unable to play.

Therefore, Arsenal has been at a disadvantage, and Manchester United has been held in their own half for most of the time.

Manchester United's frequent crosses made it difficult for the defender and Lehmann to parry. Near the end of the half-time game, Manchester United's onslaught succeeded.

After the same Ryan Giggs cross was cleared by Lauren, Scholes shot through goalkeeper Lehmann's ten fingers, and Manchester United came from behind and took the lead.

2:1
No matter what people do, they have to pay the price. After all, Wenger will have to pay the price for sending Vieira away, Campbell and Ashley Cole away.

Compared with two years ago, Arsenal's defense now seems as fragile as paper.

Of course, it's not that Arsenal's current defenders are not capable enough, so the lineup has to be mentioned.

There is a kind of player called a lineup player. Perhaps his personal ability is not the most outstanding, but he is more suitable for a certain position in a certain lineup.

In this position, only when he is there, the entire lineup will be able to perform to its fullest. If it is replaced by other players, even if this person is a player with outstanding abilities, he will not be able to reach the level that the lineup should have.

This kind of player is called a lineup player, or a core player, as if he was born for that position.

03-04赛季的阿森纳队阵容是温格4-4-2阵型的巅峰时期,也就是在那一年,阿森纳队取得了49场不败战绩。

Vieira is the core player in the backcourt of the Arsenal team. After he leaves, whoever gets to that position will not be able to achieve the effect of Vieira.

The 49 unbeaten games are based on the premise of a strong and stable midfielder. However, today's Arsenal team has a weak defensive ability in the midfielder. Even Henry the Great has returned to defend the halfcourt, and he still counts on relying on a strong midfielder. The ability to win games offensively seems like something out of the blue.

Beep!Beep...

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Wenger turned away from Old Trafford, seemingly unhappy with the half-time result.

Taking advantage of the intermission, Wenger had to make adjustments. He knew that if he continued to play like this, he would definitely lose.

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