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Manchester United's Darren Fletcher: Own Goals Are A Result Of Pressure
Fletcher nods to cause of United's second top scorer this season; the opposition...
11-Feb-2010 2:28:00 PM
By Alan Dawson
An astonishing ten goals have been gifted to Manchester United this season, as Aston Villa defender James Collins added one Wednesday evening to the three won during the 5-0 win over Portsmouth last weekend, and Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher believes they are a reward of pressure and dangerous crosses.
"It comes from putting teams under pressure," Fletcher informed the club's official website after the 1-1 draw against Martin O'Neill's men at Villa Park.
"If you put the ball into the right area it’s difficult to defend. If you can whip the ball in between the goalkeeper and the defence there’s a chance one of your players can get onto the end of it.
"If not, it also causes problems for defenders and fortunately they’ve been knocking them into their own net but if you look at the own goals this season there’s always a United player coming in behind who can easily tap into the net."
United were forced to play half an hour with just ten men as Nani was dismissed in the second-half, and Fletcher reflected on a "good point" won.
"Overall it was a good point and in the second half we had the majority of the ball. We felt comfortable with 10 men.
"The lads at the back defended well, we kept our shape in midfield and made it difficult for Villa to break us down. Then, when we did get the opportunity to go forward, we tried to play some football and get it up to Wayne."
"Giggsy was playing some good passes and Valencia was a real problem and a great out-ball for us. We created enough half chances [to win it] but ultimately we’re happy with a point.
"Before the game if you’d said the gap at the top would be one point you would have taken it. We’d have liked to have won but overall it’s been a really good night for us."
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"It comes from putting teams under pressure," Fletcher informed the club's official website after the 1-1 draw against Martin O'Neill's men at Villa Park.
"If you put the ball into the right area it’s difficult to defend. If you can whip the ball in between the goalkeeper and the defence there’s a chance one of your players can get onto the end of it.
"If not, it also causes problems for defenders and fortunately they’ve been knocking them into their own net but if you look at the own goals this season there’s always a United player coming in behind who can easily tap into the net."
United were forced to play half an hour with just ten men as Nani was dismissed in the second-half, and Fletcher reflected on a "good point" won.
"Overall it was a good point and in the second half we had the majority of the ball. We felt comfortable with 10 men.
"The lads at the back defended well, we kept our shape in midfield and made it difficult for Villa to break us down. Then, when we did get the opportunity to go forward, we tried to play some football and get it up to Wayne."
"Giggsy was playing some good passes and Valencia was a real problem and a great out-ball for us. We created enough half chances [to win it] but ultimately we’re happy with a point.
"Before the game if you’d said the gap at the top would be one point you would have taken it. We’d have liked to have won but overall it’s been a really good night for us."
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