[quote]Originally posted by [i]babo[/i] at 2006-1-23 01:50 AM:
rio~~~~~~~~1:0~~~~~~~€ [/quote]
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
真係講中左滾入一球KO利記@"@
[quote]Originally posted by [i]babo[/i] at 2006-1-23 01:54 AM:
真係講中左滾入一球KO利記@"@ [/quote]
好興奮呀!!!!!!!!!!
[quote]Originally posted by [i]kakeidevil[/i] at 2006-1-23 01:54 AM:
[color=Red]好興奮呀!!!!!!!!!![/color] [/quote]
有覺好訓~
88大家@"@
[quote]Originally posted by [i]babo[/i] at 2006-1-23 01:56 AM:
有覺好訓~
88大家@"@ [/quote]
我都訓lu..88
咁睇法，里奧都算今場曼聯最佳，先護空門再入致勝入球，搶眼！
[quote]Originally posted by [i]迷途小羔羊[/i] at 2006-1-23 02:00 AM:
咁睇法，里奧都算今場曼聯最佳，先護空門再入致勝入球，搶眼！ [/quote]
rio仔好醒,不過曼聯成場波都係冇乜組織
車仔博小勝紅軍坐和望贏
文： 黃興桂 22/01/2006
今晚英超三強出擊，車路士主場鬥查爾頓，利物浦則作客硬撼曼聯，Peter兩場都有心水，決定去盡玩波膽。車路士出名孤寒，而且查爾頓亦唔係好蝦，車仔主場都難大勝，博贏「1:0」、「2:0」好路；「紅軍」中場線非常強大，作客「紅魔鬼」形勢唔輸蝕，博「0:0」及客軍贏「1:0」明智。
借出球員一舉兩得
車路士有主場之利，可謂食硬同市查爾頓，但車仔踢法聰明，贏波好少去到盡，領先之後控球在腳等夠鐘，今場都係採用相同踢法，車仔贏波，不出「1:0」、「2:0」兩個波膽。利物浦大戰曼聯，雖然近季「紅軍」對曼聯處於下風，但現時氣勢以利物浦較佳，作客亦可睇高半線。正所謂「得中場得天下」，計中場分量曼聯無疑不及對手，但「紅魔鬼」有主場之利搭夠，「0:0」係合理戰果；想保險可以補埋利物浦贏「1:0」。
尋日講開冬季買人，各大球會交投並不活躍，車路士領隊莫連奴不但唔買人，仲畀布歷治離隊，以借用形式加盟富咸。其實車仔一向興用呢招，施馬田同查洛錫都係咁被借出去。車仔大把錢，莫連奴不僅唔會隨便亂花，仲要將球員借出，認真抵讚。
莫連奴腦筋靈活，唔似英倫三島領隊咁食古不化，旗下球員唔只識踢一個位，佢明白到球隊只要骨幹做得好，可以派球員踢非最佳位置。走布歷治，可以搵加拿斯，甚至保羅費拉拿去踢。靈活處理球員，唔只有利球隊調動，仲可以發揮球員潛能。莫連奴咁做不但對球隊有利，仲可以令二線球員第二隊有機會出場，對雙方都有好處。
剛係第二度睇到的~
燈神真係燈神,車仔巳經死係佢手上,
而曼聯........臨尾又整番粒........:lol:
李奧好野呀*!!精彩~
[quote]Originally posted by [i]心冷之戀＊行[/i] at 2006-1-23 10:29 AM:
李奧好野呀*!!精彩~ [/quote]
12萬鎊既里奧摧毀左12場不敗紅軍
[size=5][color=Red][b]加利尼維爾或遭足總檢控 [/b][/color][/size]
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[color=Red]加利尼維爾 (Getty Images)[/color]
加利尼維爾在週日擊敗利物浦後走到客隊球迷面前瘋狂慶祝可能會遭到足總檢控。
在李奧費迪南於補時階段頂入致勝入球後，加利尼維爾走到客軍觀眾面前，拿著球衣上面的曼聯會徽向對手球迷示威。
[color=Blue][b]而天空體育的客席嘉賓菲臘尼維爾則說︰「我哥哥在擊敗利物浦後都會這樣慶祝的，我認為只是平常不過。」[/b][/color]
加利仔在整場比賽都被利物浦球迷針對，而在完場後他向客隊球迷舉起姆指。
曼聯擊敗了利物浦後，繼續領先利物浦，不過少賽兩場。
「在我們成功的日子，往往比賽最後幾分鐘都有這樣的情況，很高興現在看見這些情況再發生。」曼聯領隊費格遜說。
「沒有理由去說李奧 (費迪南) 不能再用頭鎚入球，但有六呎三的身高，而且頭也夠大去頂中皮球。」
「我們整條防線都十分出色，尤其兩名中堅，守門員也不錯。」
而李奧費迪南則說︰「傑斯的傳中十分漂亮，而幸運地我頂入了。」
[b][size=5]英格蘭超級聯賽 (2006-01-22)[/size][/b]
[size=5][color=Red][b]曼聯 1
利物浦 0[/b][/color][/size]
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[color=Red][b]GOAL: 李奧費迪南 (90)[/b][/color]
VENUE: 奧脫福球場
ATTENDENCE: 67874
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曼聯與利物浦的大戰整場埋門不多，最後李奧費迪南於補時階段頂入一球，以一比零擊敗利物浦。
整場比賽雙方節奏明快，不過由於兩隊埋身緊迫，攔截也快速，令組織經常斷纜。曼聯在上半場為控球較多一隊，但最有威脅是來自朗尼一次個人突破，但最終在禁區頂未能起腳，而雲尼斯杜萊一次窄角度射門也被拉爾拿沒收。
利物浦也有一次由高洛治在右路窩利，不過射中布朗彈出底線。而謝拉特妙傳施斯，後者也未能接應。
下半場利物浦控球則較多，有一次混亂之中皮球飛向曼聯的龍門，但李奧費迪南來早一步護空門解圍，最後謝拉特再次起腳施射省中布朗，施斯在門前六碼卻射高。
雲尼斯杜萊一次接應朗尼橫傳，在兩名守衛埋身攔截下轉身起腳，拉爾拿接實未受考驗。
直至八十九分鐘，艾華左路推進被侵犯，傑斯左路罰球開出，李奧費迪南於十二碼點附近衝前頂入，拉爾拿雖然拍到但皮球仍然飛向死角入網。曼聯就是以這個入球勝出。
由於較早前車路士賽和查爾頓，曼聯現在落後榜首十四分。他們以四分領先利物浦，但多賽兩場。
[b][size=4][color=Red]曼聯[/color][/size][/b]
[b]19 雲達沙
2 加利尼維利
5 李奧費迪南
6 布朗
22 奧沙
3 艾華
11 傑斯
23 李察遜
24 費查
8 朗尼
10 雲尼斯杜萊[/b]
9 沙夏 (奧沙, 45分鐘)
1 侯活
15 維迪
27 施維斯達
42 羅斯
[size=4][color=Red][b]利物浦[/b][/color][/size]
[b]25 拉爾拿
3 芬倫
4 希比亞
6 懷斯
23 加歷查
7 基維爾
8 謝拉特
14 沙比阿朗素
22 施素高
9 施斯
15 高洛治 [/b]
2 高朗金 (施素高, 89分鐘)
19 摩連迪斯 (高洛治, 59分鐘)
24 邦高利 (施斯, 75分鐘)
1 杜迪克
21 查奧爾
[size=4][color=Yellow][b]黃牌︰ [/b][/color][/size]李察遜、朗尼(曼聯)
謝拉特、沙比阿朗素、施素高(利物浦)
[size=4][color=Red][b]紅牌︰ [/b][/color][/size]無
[size=4][color=Green][b]入球︰ [/b][/color][/size]李奧費迪南 (90分鐘)(曼聯)
[size=5][color=Red][b]Sir Alex praises last-gasp heroes [/b][/color][/size]
[size=4][color=Red][b]Reds Boss Praises Last-Gasp Heroes[/b][/color][/size]
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After last week's disasterous derby against City, Sir Alex was happy United managed to beat their other North-West rivals, Liverpool. A strong defensive display and a late winner from Rio pleased the boss.
Here's what he had to say after the game...
A good way to win?
"It's fantastic, periods of great success are always littered with occasions and last minute moments like that and it's great to have it back again. In the last 10 minutes I thought we were the team that were going to win it. We attacked them and, with Ryan Giggs starting to run at them and give them problems, I think we deserved it in the end.
Makeshift team
"John O'Shea had a knee in the ribs in the first half. Hopefully it's nothing serious, but we'll probably send him for an x-ray. It was a bit of problem for us at half-time with John O'Shea having to come off. There were two options; play 4-4-2 as we did to start with Wayne Rooney wide right, but then we lose a lot of Wayne's real threat; or play Wayne, Louis and Ruud up front and have three midfielders. We did that later on and that helped us. I think also with the makeshift midfield, it was important to have a good defensive base on which to operate. I thought the back four and the goalkeeper did very well. But the two centre-backs were immense today.
Tough Game
"The tensions and pressures on both the teams, the history between each other, the demand and expectation placed on both teams, always means it's going to be a tight game. In the first 15 minutes they kept getting lots of fouls for innocuous challenges and I thought 'It's going to be one of those days, we're going to lose 1-0', because Liverpool have done it before. That was a worry, but we got through that spell and after that I was quite confident. Winning is the name of the game at this club and in fairness to the players, they tried to win it.
Can Rio be a prolific goalscorer?
"There's no reason why he can't. Hopefully scoring again in this game will give him the confidence and encouragement to attack the ball as he did for the goal. It was a marvellous leap and a great header. He's 6ft 3in, with a big enough head and a good spring, there's no reason why he can't score regularly.
Praise for Evra
"He did some very good things. One or two things he'll need to pick up because the game is so quick here and you don't get rests in the English game. But, all in all, he had great willingness to get forward, a good left foot, he's quick, and can take players on. It gives a good dimension which Liverpool found difficult to cope with. I thought he and Kieran Richardson were a threat on that side of the pitch.
Vidic to get his chance
"I think that Vidic will probably be involved on Wednesday [Carling Cup semi final second leg against Blackburn]. I'll just have to have a look at the situation. He's doing much better, he's now needing a game. He's had three weeks training, but he hasn't played since November 22nd, I think, so he's had his training and hopefully can be involved.
Getting over derby-day disaster
"It definitely makes up for the disappointment of last week, there's joy today, but disappointment last week, but football can be like that."
[b][size=5][color=Red]Fergie hints at new deal for Ole[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=Red]New Deal Possible For Ole, Says Fergie[/color][/size][/b]
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Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted at a new contract for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following his successful return from a long-term knee injury.
Since his making his first team comeback at Birmingham at the end of December as a late second half substitute, the Norwegian, who turns 33 in February, has not missed one training session and started his first match (as captain) at Old Trafford in the 5-0 thumping of Burton Albion last Wednesday.
Sir Alex is delighted with Solskjaer's progress and revealed that he has spoken to chief executive David Gill about the possibility of a new deal for the striker whose current contract expires in the summer.
"He's a fit lad who looks after himself and that will give him a chance," declared the United boss.
"I've spoken to David Gill about things and if Ole comes through everything and the injury has gone, then we'll certainly be talking to him.
"We never expected him to come back as well as he has done. He's not missed a single training session since he came back which has been great news for us.
"The more games he can get the better because I'm sure that will help him improve," added Fergie. "It doesn't matter what age you are, a year and a half is a long time to be out.
"Nevertheless, I don't think you ever lose your class. There were two brief moments against Burton last week when you saw Ole's class in terms of his fantastic movement, positional play and vision.
"I've spoken to David Gill and if Ole comes through everything and the injury has gone, then we'll certainly be talking to him."
Sir Alex Ferguson
"What we want now is to get to a position where we see the improvement in his game and see that he is getting back to something like he used to be."
Fergie also took time to salute Solskjaer's mental strength which was one of the major aspects behind his successful return to action.
"He never doubted himself, he always knew he'd come back," explained the manager. "It's taken a lot of determination from the lad to that but that's the measure of the man, he's an outstanding man."
During his last two appearances (both against Burton in the FA Cup), Solskjaer has lined up on the right side of midfield, a position in which he excelled before he picked up his injury.
"When I see his ability to play wide right, I often think why didn't I try him there when he was younger," muses Fergie. "But of course he's such a incredible goalscorer so the temptation was never there for us.
"A lot of the time he came off the bench and proved himself to be probably the best sub of all time.
"He has played a lot of football for us and he will go down as one of this club's great players."
[size=5][color=Red][b]Match Report: United 1 Liverpool 0[/b][/color][/size]
[size=4][color=Red][b]Rio's Late Winner Sends Old Trafford Wild[/b][/color][/size]
FA Barclays Premiership
[size=4][color=Blue][b]Manchester United 1
Liverpool 0[/b][/color][/size]
Old Trafford, Sunday 22 January, 2006
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United left it late. Stoppage time, in fact. But a thoroughly satisfying win after a tight North-west contest against Liverpool arrived courtesy of a dramatic winning header from Rio Ferdinand.
It was hardly a classic, but beating Liverpool carries with it local pride and so victory does not necessarily need to be pretty.
Liverpool’s fans came to Old Trafford brandishing ‘5’ banners, referring to their European Cup conquests and also sang the slightly bemusing chant: “Where were you in Istanbul?”
Although the song may not have made much sense, their European success points toward a resurgence taking place at Anfield under Spanish boss Rafael Benitez. United haven't been operating at the peak of their powers in recent seasons, meaning the two sides are as close in terms of quality as they have been for some time.
This win gives United a four-point cushion over Liverpool, the main contenders for what has become a battle for second place behind Chelsea, although the Anfield club still have two games in hand.
Liverpool arrived at Old Trafford having lost just once on the road this season. Despite not being prolific in front of goal they are solid in defence. But it is their midfield that boasts the most talent, a cause for concern for United, who have openly admitted needing to strengthen in that area.
Without the injured Ji-sung Park and Paul Scholes and the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for this clash, Sir Alex had to make some alterations in the middle of the park to cope with the threat posed by Alonso, Gerrard and Sissoko.
Darren Fletcher and Kieran Richardson operated down the right and left flanks, with Ryan Giggs and John O’Shea taking up the central positions. For added muscle, Wayne Rooney dropped into his favoured role between midfield and attack.
Neither team took immediate control of the game in the opening ten minutes, but Liverpool were first to register a shot at goal. Steven Gerrard latched onto a loose ball but sent his 25-yard shot wide.
Talking Reds : United 1 Liverpool 0
"While it may not have been the greatest game ever, it's always nice to beat the Scousers! Rio was magnificent defensively and obviously he took his goal brilliantly, while Wes Brown was also outstanding. While it's heartening to finally gain some points on Chelsea, today was all about strengthening our grip on second place."
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Rooney created an opening for the Reds moments later. He took charge of the ball to the right of the centre circle and dribbled his way to the corner of the 18-yards box, before pulling his cross back for Giggs to volley at goal. However, a posse of Liverpool defenders closed the Welshman down quickly and blocked his attempt.
Rooney is built for these occasions; full of passion, determination and ability in all areas of the game, he delivered another stirring display. He scampered back to prevent John Arne Riise from getting to the byline, then two minutes later received the ball midway in the United half and surged past four Liverpool players to the edge of the penalty area. He tried to slip a pass to Fletcher on the right, but could only be stopped by a fifth challenge from a white shirt.
The only downside to Rooney’s energetic approach all over the pitch is that it should be saved for areas of the field where he can truly influence the outcome of games. Too often he is drawn deeper to aid United’s cause in midfield. In that sense, United’s lack of strength in central midfield positions sometimes detracts from the Croxteth-born striker's work in the final third.
Gerrard should have been booked for a foul on the 20-year-old Reds frontman midway through the opening 45. Having been dispossessed by Rooney, Gerrard took a hack at his fellow Liverpudlian’s legs. The Liverpool skipper should have been the third name in Mike Riley’s book after Richardson and Mohamed Sissoko were yellow carded for squaring up to each other following a strong tackle from the United youngster.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said before the game that the winner of this match could lay claim to be favourite to take second spot in the Premiership. That may well explain why neither team really grabbed this game by the scruff of the neck in the first half.
Wes Brown needed to be at his most intuitive just before the break to prevent Liverpool from taking the lead. The Reds surrendered possession to Sissoko and, from his lofted pass into the area, Cisse flicked the ball on to Peter Crouch, whose shot from an acute angle was blocked by the desperate lunge of Brown’s left leg.
The half-time break brought with it a much needed change from Sir Alex, Louis Saha replacing O’Shea. The Frenchmen went up front alongside Ruud van Nistelrooy, Fletcher moved into the centre of midfield and Rooney switched to the right flank.
[size=5][color=Red][b]One for the cameras: Wayne Rooney celebrates Rio Ferdinand's last-gasp winner. [/b][/color][/size]
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But Liverpool were the team to take charge of the second half and enjoyed an early period of pressure. Edwin van der Sar did well to beat lanky Liverpool forward Peter Crouch to a probing Gerrard cross, while Benitez’s men continued to threaten from set pieces.
Liverpool’s pressure almost earned them the lead when, just after the hour, Ferdinand deflected the ball past van der Sar and had to recover with an acrobatic goal-line clearance. Harry Kewell followed up and struck a left-foot volley towards the bottom corner, which van der Sar did well to palm clear.
The intent to win the game was certainly there from both teams, a goal just didn't seem likely. Benitez brought on Morientes and Sinama-Pongolle for the ineffective Crouch and Cisse, while United created half-chances, but were not opening up Liverpool’s tight defence enough to create clear goalscoring opportunities. In summation, Liverpool looked blunt in attack and United lacked bite in midfield to create openings for Ruud, Rooney and Saha.
But, as the match entered the last ten minutes, United increased the pressure. Giggs had to be tugged back by Xavi Alonso, who was booked, after a slaloming raid down the right. Then Ruud had a turn and shot on the edge of the area saved by Jose Reina. Rooney also went close with a blistering low 25-yard shot just past Reina’s right post.
United's late pressure paid off in the most dramatic fashion in added time. Patrice Evra earned a free-kick wide on the left, which Giggs delivered into the Liverpool area. Rio Ferdinand, who has developed something of a taste for goals recently, rose above everyone in the area to head home his third goal of the season. Cue wild celebration from United's fans, and dejection in the away end.
Team Line-ups
United: Van der Sar, Neville (c), Ferdinand, Brown, Evra, Richardson, Fletcher, O’Shea (Saha 46), Giggs, Rooney, van Nistelrooy.
Subs not used: Howard, Vidic, Silvestre, Rossi.
Booked: Richardson (19), Rooney (87).
Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Sissoko, Alonso, Gerrard, Kewell, Crouch (Morientes, 60), Cisse (Sinama-Pongolle, 75).
Subs not used: Dudek, Kromkamp, Traore.
Booked: Sissoko (19), Alonso (81).
Attendance: 67,874
朗尼越來越恐怖...
佢個腦真係轉得好快
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[size=5][color=Red][b]基爾力撐費格遜[/b][/color][/size]
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[color=Red]費格遜 (Getty Images)[/color]
曼聯行政總裁基爾表示，費格遜可以一直執教下去，直至他退出為止。
在格拉薩家族收購球會，加上曼聯在歐冠杯出局後，費格遜的前途一度被傳不明朗。
但基爾則表示，費格遜得到了球會的上下支持。
「費格遜得到球會內每一個人的支持，他有動力及熱誠，讓我們去挑戰聯賽。」基爾說。
「他是曼聯裏面最好的領隊。」
「我們在一月用了一些金錢去收購球員，而在夏季我們會再收購球員，費格遜爵士之後都會繼續執教下去。」
[quote]Originally posted by [i]kakeidevil[/i] at 05 11 09 10:44 AM:
[b][size=5]英格蘭超級聯賽 (2006-01-... [/quote]
紅魔仔,知唔知邊個係man of match呀???
我估rio,不過比起對曼城,艾華好似脫胎換骨咁,真係好醒~~
i am so happy~~~~:lol::lol::lol:
[quote]Originally posted by [i]路路[/i] at 2006-1-23 02:41 PM:
紅魔仔,知唔知邊個係man of match呀???
我估rio,不過比起對曼城,艾華好似脫胎換骨咁,真係好醒~~
i am so happy~~~~:lol::lol::lol: [/quote]
唔知呀,我估應該都係rio,又護空門又入波,仲唔係佢~:D
另外,朗尼仔一攞波就好有威脅,都抵贊呀
[size=5][color=Red][b]曼聯拼湊殘陣433卻收奇效 "亂刀"制敵顯露久違魔性[/b][/color][/size]
當最後一個防守型前衛也“挂了”，曼聯該怎麼辦？答案是向前！進攻！弗格森稱和利物浦的比賽永遠是他最期待的，下半時最後20分鐘，他的球員們展現出了這種渴望。
為了打贏這場重頭較量，弗格森絞盡腦汁做出調整，開場後的442陣型初一亮相就給了人們一個意外。里查森和弗萊切爾一左一右，為的是死纏對方的傑拉德和科威爾，吉格斯改踢中前衛，奧謝扛起大部分防守壓力，在這種重大時刻，年邁的弗格森決不死板，他永遠顯得比溫格靈活多變，不管這變化效果如何。
半場均勢，隨後的一個意外改變了局面。“奧謝上半時肋骨被對手膝蓋頂了，他要去照X光，半場的時候，他不得不下來，這給我們帶來了一定問題。”弗格森回憶說。問題來自替補席，除了門將霍華德，另外四個人是兩個中衛和兩名前鋒，曼聯已經沒有救急的中場了！
弗格森派上了薩哈，他只剩這一招了。下半時前半段，魯尼被撤到右翼，法國人和範尼頂上鋒線，但很快就被証明這是自縛手腳。“我們有兩個選擇，其中之一就是像下半時開始那樣，用魯尼踢右路，還是442，但隨後魯尼的威脅損失了很多。”英格蘭小子最有威力的還是第二前鋒的位置，在偏居右路的那段時間，他有突破卻無傳中，基本被隔斷在邊路。
“兩個選擇”之二又是什麼？弗格森直到最後才揭曉答案，最後20分鐘，曼聯變陣，魯尼也頂了上去，中場由里查森、弗萊切爾和吉格斯一字排開，威爾士人照顧右路，紅魔祭出了罕見的433。這完全是一個拼湊的中場，除了弗萊切爾外，另外兩個左腳將都是邊路選手，而且均不以防守見長，這樣的變味433實在是最凶險的賭博。
事實証明，弗格森的這一手成功了，曼聯就贏在了一個“凶”字上。里查森和吉格斯實際上幾乎沒有固定的站位，他們奔跑、奔跑再奔跑，弗萊切爾在後面四處堵截，左後衛埃弗拉也瘋狂的頂上來支援中場，加上三前鋒的穿插，紅魔參與進攻的人數多達6人，看上去要和對手拼個魚死網破。“第二個選擇是用魯尼、薩哈和範尼踢三前鋒，”弗格森說，“再使用三個中場，這最後起效了。”在變陣後的近20分鐘里，曼聯的射門次數從此前70分鐘的3次猛升到7次，“亂刀”驟然揮向了利物浦的面門。
在曼聯賭命般的氣勢下，貝尼特斯有點亂了，他將西索科移到右邊路，自毀一側的進攻，將傑拉德放到中路，利物浦隊長在防守中死拼，磨掉了參與進攻的體力和銳氣，這一次奇怪換位的原因，也許只是西索科上半時的黃牌，貝尼特斯不希望馬里人在防守壓力更大的中路再冒風險。最後階段，後衛克隆坎普的出場宣告利物浦在氣勢上的“認輸”，替下一名中場，五名後衛退居後場防守，貝尼特斯在弗格森不顧性命的亂刀下只求自保。
當然，亂刀陣只在最後拼命時扔了出來，這還要得益于後防的穩健。“對于這個拼湊的中場，後防線的作用尤為關鍵，”弗格森說，“今天五個人都很出色，尤其是兩個中衛。”費迪南德和布朗都沒犯錯，這是前面能壓上去的基礎，當然這樣的情況維持20分鐘還算有把握，但在今後比賽都這麼踢，顯然還不現實。
“在最後10分鐘，我認為我們是將要獲勝的那支隊，”弗格森說，“吉格斯開始不停的衝刺，給了他們大麻煩，我們配的上最後的勝利。”得到他表揚的還有埃弗拉，上一場在曼城德比中失意的法國左後衛，“埃弗拉有很不錯的貢獻，展示了向前的渴望，左腳技術好，速度快，能過人，這讓利物浦難于應付，我認為他和里查森在場地一側給了他們威脅。”最後致勝的任意球就是埃弗拉突破至前場所致，而撤掉了右前衛的利物浦在這一側門戶洞開，無異于“引狼入室”。弗格森賽前說，和利物浦踢比賽是巨人之間的較量，在這個時候，誰更能拼上一把，往往就能影響勝負的天平。沒有這股氣，鋤強之後沒准就是扶弱。有了這股氣，曼聯主場就能成為不敗者們的百慕大，阿森納49場、切爾西40場、利物浦 12場，來到老特拉福德均需授首，對那些豪門來說，弗格森的這塊場子不那麼好趟。