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Roses Derby: Manchester United, winless in five, go to the ground they should least visit.玫瑰德比:五场不胜的曼联,走进最不该走进的那座球场
Tonight at 21:00, Elland Road. Premier League round 7: 13th-placed Manchester United visit 8th-placed Leeds United — a side winless in five in all competitions, without an away win in four, with their worst league start in 40 years — and travel to a ground where the hosts are unbeaten in eight, facing a manager who has won all five of his league meetings against them. Carrick says he does not think this is his last match.
今晚 21:00,埃兰路。英超第 7 轮,第 13 位的曼联做客第 8 位的利兹联——一支各项赛事五场不胜、客场四战不捷、联赛开局四十年最差的球队,要去一座对手八场不败的球场,面对一个把自己五次联赛交锋全部赢下的主教练。卡里克说,他不觉得这是自己的最后一战。
This is the first Roses Derby of the season, and the fixture Manchester United least wanted right now. Carrick has won only one league match since August, winless in five in all competitions (2 draws, 3 defeats), conceding after 53 seconds in Madrid midweek, with Yoro shown a straight red before full time, ending the 0-2 with ten men. In the league: 6 rounds, 1 win, 3 draws, 2 losses, 6 points — their worst at this point since 1986/87; Four away matches without a win; Just 2 points above the relegation zone. Tonight's referee is Darren England, with Peter Bankes as VAR.
The numbers on the other side tell the opposite story. Leeds United have 9 points from 6 rounds, 8th, unbeaten in 8 straight in all competitions at Elland Road (5 wins, 5 clean sheets), with home results this season 4-1 Newcastle United, 1-1 Brentford, 0-0 Crystal Palace. Their 1-2 away loss to Arsenal last round was their first league defeat, but Leeds scored first and were overturned only in the second half, with a full week's rest; Manchester United, meanwhile, travelled to Madrid midweek and lost again. More striking is the dugout contrast: Carrick has lost all five league clashes against Farke in his managerial career, with Farke the manager who has beaten him most often in the league.
这是本赛季第一场玫瑰德比,也是曼联眼下最不想抽到的签。卡里克 8 月之后只赢过一场联赛,各项赛事五场不胜(2 平 3 负),周中在马德里 53 秒就丢球、终场前约罗被直红罚下,10 人踢完 0-2。联赛层面:6 轮 1 胜 3 平 2 负积 6 分,1986/87 赛季以来同期最差;四个客场无一胜绩;距降级区只有 2 分。今晚的主裁是 Darren England,VAR 是 Peter Bankes。
对面的数字反着长。利兹 6 轮 9 分排第 8,埃兰路各项赛事连续 8 场不败(5 胜、5 场零封),本赛季主场 4-1 纽卡斯尔、1-1 布伦特福德、0-0 水晶宫。上轮客场 1-2 负阿森纳是他们联赛首败,但那场球利兹先破门、直到下半场才被翻盘,且整整一周休整;曼联则是周中远征马德里再折一阵。更刺眼的是教练对位:卡里克执教生涯 5 次联赛面对法尔克全败,法尔克是联赛里击败他次数最多的教练。
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