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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Gibson double strikes



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Manchester United advanced to Carling Cup semi-finals after frustrate Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the quarter, at Old Trafford, Tuesday (1 / 12/2009). MU all goals scored by Darron Gibson.

Reduce number of players and layers of two young, MU offensive appeared since the early minutes. Almost without resistance, MU game dictate the enemy and succeeded in winning over Darron Gibson in the 16th minute. Utilizing the bait Anderson, he kicked the ball from a distance of 27 meters which then lodged in the bottom right corner of goalkeeper Gomes.

Disadvantaged, Tottenham tried to duplicate the attack. Rely on the movement of Jermaine Jenas and David Bentley, "Spur" trying to break the MU defensive solidity with cross game and breakthroughs. However, the strategy was not strong enough to penetrate Nemanja Vidic et al.

In minute 26, for example, Alan Hutton, made it through on Park Ji-Sung and De Laet. However, as soon as he approached the penalty box, the speed is hampered by Vidic.

The same is repeated in the 30th minute. At that time, after receiving feedback Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane tried to penetrate the box 16. Again, Vidic can win the ball cleanly.

While still having trouble developing the attack, "Spurs' second goal even missed the re-printed MU Gibson in the 38th minute. In cooperation with one or two Welbeck, Gibson strikes the ball into the top left corner of goalkeeper Gomes.

Two-goal advantage did not change the MU game. They still play ball control and short bait being in tempo. Although less aggressive they were at least able to defend that advantage until the break.




Entering the second half, MU maintain its dominance. However, different from before, they had difficulty overcoming midfield "Spurs" which appears increasingly militant. In addition to chasing the ball insisted, "Spurs" also did not hesitate to prop opponent.

To overcome that obstacle, Manchester United tried to play long passes. However, these efforts are also less effective because the "Spurs" are able to read and cut the flow of the ball in the middle of the MU.

Despite continued to fail, MU did not stop attacking. Although less effective, at least they were able to turn off the Tottenham game creation. This situation continued until the game ended.

For MU, 2-0 victory not only means tickets semifinals, but the evidence, that coach Alex Ferguson is not one to hang trust young players.

Lineup:

MU: Kuszczak; Neville, Brown, Vidic, De Laet; Park, Gibson, Anderson (Tosic 82); Berbatov (Macheda 62), Obertan (Carrick 62); Welbeck

Tottenham: Gomes; Dawson, Hutton, Bassong, Bale; Jenas, Bentley, Lennon, Palacios (Huddlestone 46); Keane (Crouch 66), Defoe

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