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And lượt thích a chess grandmaster, Sir Alex Ferguson"s strategy was spot on, with his obedient mercenaries carrying out his every comm& with callous perfection.
Hat-trichồng hero Wayne Rooney played lượt thích a king, as did Nani, Ashley Young, Tom Cleverley, Chris Smalling & virtually all of the United team, who were seemingly trying their best to out-bởi vì rivals Manchester City, after they beat Tottenyêu thích Hotspur, 5-1, earlier in the day.
In a game that will go down as one of the greakiểm tra in Premier League history, here"s how Manchester United obliterated Arsenal, 8-2, & left the Gunners looking like complete amateurs.
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Supply Lines Cut Off
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On a day where the Manchester United attack got almost all of the praise, the key to lớn their victory started from the baông chồng.
Any time Arsenal got forward, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans và Co. remained rigidly disciplined, man-marking the Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott, etc. and cutting off supply in the final third, leaving the Gunners with virtually no options.
The defence man-marked while the closing down came from Anderson và the midfield.
It was a tactic that worked almost lớn perfection, with the Gunners blazing six shots wide và seeing another six blocked, as the likes of Tomas Rosicky & Andrei Arshavin were frequently forced lớn try their luck from a distance.
It was a perfect way lớn stifle Arsenal, a team who much prefer tiki-taka football, absorbing pressure from defenders before finding an opening.
But unfortunately for Arsene Wenger, et al, the door was firmly slammed shut at Old Trafford.
Play It Around, Then Hit the Long Ball
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Whenever the ball was in Manchester United"s own third, rarely did goalkeeper David De Gea or his defence clear it up-field quickly.
United often played the ball around the backline or khổng lồ a midfielder lượt thích Anderson dropping deep, settling the pace down & waiting for a winger or striker khổng lồ make a defence-splitting run before playing a long ball over the top.
The patient build-up followed by a quichồng pass frequently caught Arsenal"s defence unawares, as proved by United"s third goal for example when Ashley Young was found with a long ball, leaving Carl Jenkinson lagging behind và ultimately conceding the free-kiông chồng that led khổng lồ Wayne Rooney"s first goal.
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It was another tactic perfectly executed by United, who showed how long balls should be played, and one that was very well thought-out by Sir Alex, as it completely negated Arsenal"s stronger presence in central midfield.
Alternating Attacking Full-Backs
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Part of what made Manchester United so good in defence & attack against Arsenal was Sir Alex Ferguson"s brilliant utilisation of his full-backs.
When United attacked from the right, Chris Smalling was given license to get forward, while Patrice Evra would remain firmly in defence, and vice versa when United attacked from the left.
Not only that, but when a fullbaông xã did roam up the pitch, the winger on that flank would cut inside và add more presence in the penalty area, dragging the opposition full-back out of position & disorientating their defence, as proved by Danny Welbeck"s opener for the Red Devils.
It was a clever move sầu by the manager, giving United extra options in the final third and enough cover in their own third, & was carried out perfectly by Smalling and Evra.
Keeping It on the Wing
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Virtually all of Manchester United"s attacks came from the wing against Arsenal.
While United are a team who naturally focus on wing play anyway, Sir Alex seemed khổng lồ order his players not khổng lồ attachồng through the middle at all, despite the Gunners" inexperienced central midfield.
In the over, it was a stroke of genius. Logic would say that United should play it through the middle và give sầu young Francis Coquelin as hard a time as possible.
But, by playing the ball past hlặng & making hlặng a virtual spectator, United were more dangerous in attaông xã.
They focused their play where they outnumbered Arsenal, i.e. on the wings, meaning they could get forward quicker, drag opponents out of position, và therefore open up central gaps in the final third for the strikers and in-cutting wingers khổng lồ exploit, with Ashley Young"s sensational first goal a prime example.
Attacking Freedom
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And lastly, possibly the most crucial tactic which made Manchester United such a free-scoring side against Arsenal was the freedom up front granted by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Unlượt thích Arsenal, who tried to keep to their tiki-taka style philosophy, United were allowed lớn vày what they wanted in the final third, with a mixture of long shots, runs past the last defender & intricate give-and-go plays.
It most certainly paid dividends, và was the reason why the Red Devils" won the free-kicks & penalties which led to Rooney"s goals, và why Young was able to lớn score two beautiful long-range strikes, as well as being the reason why Nani and Ji-Sung Park split the defence to lớn get themselves on the scoresheet too.
Such freedom given by the manager, advocated by Andre Villas-Boas to lớn his Chelsea players, gave United"s attaông chồng a sense of unpredictability that Arsenal just couldn"t cope with.
Another clever move by a clever coach, who used his skill & knowledge lớn outmanoeuvre his opponent.
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