Chapter 600 Rangers Vs. Red Devils
?Manchester United's lineup today has a lot of changes compared with the previous round. Raphael is used as a right back, Carrick and Scholes are in the midfield, and Ashley Young is on the left.
The right midfielder is still Valencia, and the strike partners are still Welbeck and Rooney.
Generally speaking, their formation today is more focused on attack.
This is natural, this is their home court, they will not accept defeat or a draw, they just want to get all 3 points.
For QPR, goalkeeper Handanovic, defenders Maicon, Alderweireld, Van Dijk and Kyle Walker, midfielders Thiago Motta, Modric and Borja Valero, Ricardo on the left, Arda Turan on the right, and Ronaldo in front.
Both sides went toe-to-toe with Maimang, both deploying strong offensive lineups in an attempt to score points.
However, after the game started, both sides were more cautious and did not attack immediately, but cautiously tested.
QPR launched a more aggressive frontcourt press, while Manchester United's overall formation was more recycling. They also maintained tight surveillance on Liccardo. Rafael hardly made any assists and was always by Liccardo's side.
With Rafael's speed, it is still very advantageous to mark Liccardo.
And Carrick is not responsible for organizing the offense today. The responsibility of organizing the offense is given to the ginger-headed Scholes, and Carrick is responsible for marking Liccardo. However, he did not follow Ricardo, but when Ricardo cut inside, he stepped forward to press him.
Seeing that the attack was blocked, QPR was not in a hurry. They slowly controlled the ball in the midfield and were not in a hurry to reach the opponent's penalty area.
In the first 10 minutes, both sides only created a little threat through set pieces.
The players on the field played unhurriedly, but the fans on both sides were very loud.
Interestingly, Manchester United fans today are also clearly divided into two groups.
One group of fans played a TIFO. On the TIFO was Ricardo's profile picture, with writing on it: "Thank you for the 2 years, 9 championships, and 127 goals!"
The other group of fans were not so friendly. They carried a banner that read, "Eat shit, traitor, this is your hell!"
The former group of fans will sing Ricardo's song along with the QPR fans, while the latter group of fans will boo every time Ricardo touches the ball.
Of course, all this had no impact on Liccardo.
His mental quality is tough enough.
Even if tens of thousands of Red Devils fans booed him, it didn't matter to him.
After 10 minutes, Manchester United began to gradually increase the speed and the offensive became more fierce. However, it was QPR that first threatened Manchester United's goal through counterattack.
In the 13th minute, Maicon sent an overhead pass forward. Raphael's turn was half a beat slower than Ricardo's. Ricardo took the ball and strode forward. buckle.
Rafael failed to brake in time, and Ricardo passed him with the ball.
At this moment, Carrick returned to the defense. Seeing that his teammate in the middle was ready, Ricardo didn't get entangled with Carrick, and directly kicked a pass. Ronaldo nimbly took the lead, but he shot too squarely. De Gea with both hands Block the ball.
When Modric wanted to take a supplementary shot, the ball was destroyed by Ferdinand's big foot.
Manchester United also have a chance. In the 16th minute, Rooney sent a direct pass. Ashley Young took the ball on the left side of the penalty area, dunked Van Dijk and shot hard. Handanovic saved the ball brilliantly.
In the 21st minute, QPR organized an attack on the left. Ricardo distributed the ball to Maicon and then ran towards the middle. Maicon soon passed the ball back to Ricardo in an inverted triangle. Shot from the pocket, De Gea flicked the ball away with his fingertips.
Modric took a corner kick, and Van Dijk's header was too square and fell directly into the arms of De Gea.
In the 24th minute,
Rooney pulled to the wing to receive the ball, passed Maicon and then made a pass. Ashley Young headed the ball wide with no defender at the back point.
One minute later, Valencia took the ball from the right, Rooney stopped the ball in the middle of the chest, and immediately raised his leg to volley, Alderweireld blocked it in time and blocked the ball.
Both sides come and go, there are some opportunities. Manchester United has some advantages due to its home court advantage, but QPR's offense is also very threatening.
The commentator analyzed: "Manchester United wants to take advantage of the home court to take all three points, but Mourinho is still relatively conservative in his bones and does not invest many troops in the offense. Usually only Rooney, Valencia, Ashley Young And Scholes into the offense. Such an offensive, it is difficult to break through QPR's goal. Since this season, QPR has told us through 31 games that their defense is not weak. Their number of goals conceded is the league Third least, after Manchester United and Manchester City."
"QPR, on the counter-attack side, are very willing to put their troops in. Thiago Motta, Modric and Borja Valero in the midfield are often involved in the attack, and the full-backs Maicon and Kyle Walker are also involved. Keep plugging in. I wouldn't be surprised if QPR wins this game."
In the 33rd minute, Manchester United made a mistake when passing the ball in the backcourt. The ball passed by Ferdinand to Rafael was a little too big, and Rafael stopped the ball a little far away from his body.
Ricardo rushed forward quickly, but when Rafael noticed it and panicked and tried to shoot the ball, it was already too late. Ricardo steals the ball from under him and cuts inside.
Carrick returned to the defense immediately, Ferdinand rushed over, and Evans immediately replaced Ferdinand. At this moment, Arda Turan was left unmarked.
Liccardo has a bright eye and quick feet, and he immediately rubs the ball. The football flies over the defender's head and reaches the back point.
Arda Turan stopped the ball with his chest and posed for a volley. Evans immediately rushed back to block it.
Arda Turan unloaded the ball, dunked Evans, raised his left foot and hit the goal again. Carrick returned to the defense and tried to steal the ball with his foot. Ferdinand also moved to the center.
At this time, Alda Turan pulled the ball back and then pushed it toward the middle.
Modric followed up, holding the ball under the interference of Scholes, Ronaldo immediately moved, drawing Ferdinand away, while Ricardo inserted into the center of the penalty area.
Modric's pass arrived quickly. Liccardo turned sideways towards the goal and fired directly without stopping the ball. The football flew close to the turf and towards the far corner.
De Gea fell to the ground immediately, but it was too late as the ball rolled over the goal line and continued to tumble merrily through the net.
A large number of Red Devils fans booed even louder, while a small number of Red Devils fans joined QPR fans in applauding and cheering for Liccardo's goal.
Ricardo did not celebrate. He first ran to the visiting team's seating area and bowed to the visiting team fans who came from afar, then ran to TIFO and bowed to the Manchester United fans who supported him. Then he picked up a red scarf that was thrown into the field by an unknown Manchester United fan and kissed the Manchester United emblem on it.
When he was at Manchester United, he did get the full support of the fans and he was a grateful man.
Of course, he is not worried that this move will irritate QPR fans. Now he is God in the minds of QPR fans. No matter what he does, QPR fans will not blame him.
Seeing Liccardo's move, the Red Devils fans applauded even more intensely.