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And like a chess grandmaster, Sir Alex Ferguson"s strategy was spot on, with his obedient mercenaries carrying out his every command with callous perfection.
Hat-triông xã anh hùng Wayne Rooney played like a king, as did Nani, Ashley Young, Tom Cleverley, Chris Smalling và virtually all of the United team, who were seemingly trying their best to lớn out-vị rivals Manchester City, after they beat Tottensay mê Hotspur, 5-1, earlier in the day.
In a game that will go down as one of the greademo in Premier League history, here"s how Manchester United obliterated Arsenal, 8-2, và left the Gunners looking lượt thích complete amateurs.
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Supply Lines Cut Off
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On a day where the Manchester United attaông chồng got almost all of the praise, the key khổng lồ their victory started from the back.
Any time Arsenal got forward, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans và Co. remained rigidly disciplined, man-marking the Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott, etc. & 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 khổng lồ perfection, with the Gunners blazing six shots wide & seeing another six blocked, as the likes of Tomas Rosicky & Andrei Arshavin were frequently forced khổng lồ try their luông xã 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 to lớn a midfielder like Anderson dropping deep, settling the pace down và 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 & ultimately conceding the free-kichồng that led khổng lồ Wayne Rooney"s first goal.
It was another tactic perfectly executed by United, who showed how long balls should be played, và 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 & attaông chồng against Arsenal was Sir Alex Ferguson"s brilliant utilisation of his full-backs.
When United attacked from the right, Chris Smalling was given license lớn 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 & add more presence in the penalty area, dragging the opposition full-bachồng out of position and 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 và 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 lớn order his players not khổng lồ attack 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 and give sầu young Francis Coquelin as hard a time as possible.
But, by playing the ball past hyên ổn và making hyên 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, and therefore open up central gaps in the final third for the strikers & 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 lớn keep to their tiki-taka style philosophy, United were allowed to vì what they wanted in the final third, with a mixture of long shots, runs past the last defender and 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 lớn Rooney"s goals, và why Young was able khổng lồ score two beautiful long-range strikes, as well as being the reason why Nani và Ji-Sung Park split the defence khổng lồ get themselves on the scoresheet too.
Such freedom given by the manager, advocated by Andre Villas-Boas to lớn his Chelsea players, gave sầu United"s attaông chồng a sense of unpredictability that Arsenal just couldn"t cope with.
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Another clever move by a clever coach, who used his skill & knowledge to lớn outmanoeuvre his opponent.
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