Chapter 422 Take It Away in One Wave!

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This is the third meeting between Manchester City and Arsenal in January.

Before the League Cup semi-finals, Manchester City played against Arsenal at home and away respectively. The scores of 2:2 and 2:1 also proved the current strength and status of Arsenal. Although they lost to Manchester City, they were eliminated from the League Cup. , but Manchester City won't be easy either.

Arsenal's game against Fulham in the last round also proved this.

Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0 away.

After the game, the media's evaluation of the game was "It can be called a typical Gunners-style victory."

Arsenal not only held the initiative firmly in their own hands throughout the match, but scored three goals in a chopping melon, and Fulham didn't even have a decent chance.

From the data point of view, Arsenal's possession of the ball is as high as 54%. Perhaps this data is not enough to show Arsenal's dominance, but Fulham's 6 shots, but none of them hit the door frame, shows the home team's offense Powerless.

In this regard, head coach Wenger praised the performance of the team without hesitation, "I think within 90 minutes, we all controlled the game. We didn't miss too many opportunities and scored three goals away. In the first half I felt like the team played well, in the second half we dominated the game. We didn't give the opponent a chance and could have scored more goals if possible."

Arsenal scored 11 shots, 4 of which were within the range of the door frame, and scored 3 goals. Such a high scoring efficiency is surprising, and Wenger is also delighted. Delighted with the information. I think it's a wonderful result."

Arsenal's positive attitude in the game made Wenger even more happy, "In this game, we played a very convincing performance, which is a great promotion for the whole team. The players are excellent. The ability to determine the game, there is no doubt about that."

In this game, Arsenal's 3 goals were made by crosses from the left and right, as well as penetration from the middle, which made Wenger very proud, "We feel that we can make goals from anywhere, Even from set pieces, we've had a good season. The way we played today gave a strong signal of the desire to score."

In the first half, Adebayor received two crosses from his teammates and scored twice to seal the victory.

After the game, Wenger, who was in a good mood, also praised the wonderful performance of Togo's favorite general. "When the team was able to form crosses, he once again showed his deterrence in the box. This game he performed well in many ways and I was very happy with his two crosses."

At present, Adebayor has scored 15 goals in the league, only behind Darren Bent and C-Ronaldo. The media believes that "Adebayor still has great hope in chasing the best scorer this season."

Arsenal is not only Adebayor who has performed well, you must know that they also have a Van Persie who has scored goals when he comes in. In addition, Cesc Fabregas, Clichy, Rosicky, Da Silva and Hlei Bu et al also performed quite well.

Such an Arsenal is enough to pose too much threat to Manchester City.

Two rounds of the League Cup have proved a lot.

However, in those two games, Manchester City still had an advantage in the whole game. Arsenal's goals depended more on counterattacks. They did not pose too much threat to Manchester City in the middle of the game.

But this league is different.

Arsenal are obviously worried about being eliminated from the League Cup, because so far they have little hope of competing for the league title, and at the same time, they have not qualified for the UEFA Champions League, so the League Cup is the only thing they can fight for, Manchester City stifled them. Champion's hope.

This game, for Arsenal, is a revenge.

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When many Manchester City media and fans still believed that Arsenal could not threaten Manchester City, the Manchester Stadium game completely overturned their views.

The game time has reached the 60th minute of the game.

Just now Adebayor scored a goal and rewritten the score to 0:2. After the home and the away, Arsenal led Manchester City by two goals away.

"Adebayor! Adebayor!"

Sky Sports commentator George Woodgate exclaimed in an incredible tone, "Adebayor helped Arsenal score the second goal! The first goal of the first half belonged to Clichy, and now it is Ade Bayeux, Arsenal lead Manchester City 2-0!"

When Arsenal were celebrating wildly, the Manchester City players looked a little helpless from a distance.

"Manchester City's performance in this game is not particularly bad, they played well, but obviously the Arsenal people are better, they played exquisitely in a row, so that Manchester City can't do anything..."

The camera pointed to the sidelines, and Wan Sheng's face was also worried, "Wan Sheng obviously didn't expect the game to be like this. This is the price of contempt..."

Do Manchester City despise Arsenal?

Surely there are.

However, Wan Sheng was prepared for the game to be played like this. Before the game, he had been asking everyone not to despise his opponents, but with the team's victories, he even remained unbeaten against Arsenal at home and away for two seasons. , Everyone thinks that playing Arsenal is not a problem. Wan Sheng said nothing can change the past results of the two teams. These results make everyone in Manchester City feel that the coach is just boosting morale. cannot pose a threat.

Not only against Arsenal, but also against other teams. Manchester City's performance is so good, and they look down on all the teams in the Premier League. Even if they are repeatedly reminded to be serious, everyone will always feel a little proud in their hearts.

This mentality will affect the team's performance, and it is inevitable to lose in the future, but will it be this one?

Wan Sheng is also asking himself.

But immediately, his fist was tightly clenched, and his face became much firmer.

The team is already two goals behind, what's the point of considering the overall situation, the team's mentality, and the outcome! ? Just like what he said to the players, every game has to be persistent to the end, and there is no conclusion about winning or losing until the last time!

If even as the head coach, he thinks that there is a problem with the team's mentality and will definitely lose the last game, then the team is definitely hopeless.

30 minutes, two goals, not an absolute gap!

Team, there is still a chance!

So Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines and started yelling, "Play well, we haven't lost yet!"

"Run! Attack!"

"Be positive, be more positive, just one game, stick to the end!"

He shouted loudly to remind everyone to keep working hard.

A roar is equal to a signal. It does not necessarily have any commanding significance, but it can remind everyone that the game is not over yet. As the head coach Wansheng, he does not think that he will definitely lose, so the players on the field also become a lot more positive.

But just playing actively doesn't necessarily mean you can score goals quickly.

For more than ten minutes, Manchester City still did not break the gate of Arsenal. As the game time passed, many media believed that Manchester City had no chance.

In the 75th minute, the game was still 0:2, the visiting team Arsenal took the lead, and the reporters in the media booth had already started to report after the game.

"Manchester City's performance has always been good. They have created an unbeaten 61 rounds of the league, but it is impossible for any team to win forever. It will end one day. The only thing I didn't expect is that they will end at the feet of Arsenal..."

"In January, Manchester City and Arsenal played three games, the third game, which is this round of the league, Arsenal showed unparalleled form, each of their players performed very well, Clichy, Adebayor's goal helped them beat Manchester City..."

This is Manchester City's support media, even if it is a report of a loss, they have to talk about Manchester City's brilliant achievements first.

Other media are different.

"Manchester City is so proud! They feel that by creating a new record of unbeaten Premier League, they can really sweep the Premier League, but now the Premier League is very competitive. They want to dominate the Premier League, but it is just an unrealistic delusion!"

"This game shows a lot of things. Manchester City almost lost to Arsenal in their own home! They have almost no chance!"

"After this round of the league, Manchester City's unbeaten gold body has been broken, their future league results will definitely be affected, and then maybe they will continue to sink, sink... In the end, they will lose the league championship, and even affect the Champions League and cup competitions. Nothing strange..."

Others just planned to say, "The Chinese have an outrageous appetite, and it is already doomed that they will get nothing..."

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In the 80th minute, the team still did not score, and even some Manchester City fans gave up.

In fact, the league is undefeated in 61 games, which has set a new record. Both the team and the fans can accept it. As for losing this game, Manchester City fans actually don't feel it, because the team's performance is so good, they don't really feel it. There is no reason to complain. Whenever someone mentions the unbeaten history of the five major leagues in the future, they will definitely think of Manchester City. They feel very honored.

However, Manchester City has not given up the game!

Under the roar of Wansheng, Qiuyan on the field wanted to equalize, and they suppressed Arsenal for a while.

In the 81st minute, Manchester City created a good opportunity, Ozil kicked the ball to the foot of Torres in the penalty area.

In the face of Arsenal's strict defense, Torres had no chance at all. Senderos, who was defending next to him, was not very strong, but he couldn't stand the whole team of Arsenal today. They were defended very hard, and Torres did not. What a great way, he can only pass the ball out again.

That's when Torres saw Ivan Crewe's jumping in and he wanted to pass the ball, but there was no space, so he pushed the ball back to Ozil and shouted, "Then. side!"

Ozil noticed, but instead of handing the ball to Ivan Crewe, he turned it over to the left.

There's an open space there!

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"Torres! Will pass the ball, Ozil will pass again! There is a space there! Who is... let's see..."

"Petrov! Martin Petrov!"

"Good chance! Shoot!"

"Oops... What a pity! Senderos blocked the ball... and shoots again!"

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"Torres Torres Torres Torres Torres Torres Torres!!!!!!"

"The ball is in! Torres hits the net to help Manchester City recover a goal!"

"1:2! 1:2! Manchester City used this goal to tell Arsenal that the game is not over yet!"

Torres raised his arms in cheers and gave Ozil a thumbs up.

Just now he thought that Ozil would be handed over to Ivan Crewe, but obviously the left position was better. Martin Petrov didn't play well, but he didn't expect Senderos to block the ball, but it rolled to his feet. .

So he kicked the ball into the goal.

There is a bit of luck in this goal, but football is like this, especially for a striker. The process of creating opportunities is not important, but being able to seize the opportunity is the most important.

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After Manchester City scored, there was no celebration. Torres ran over to hold the ball and returned to the middle circle to prepare for the kick-off.

Now the team is still one goal behind, but there is no time to celebrate.

In addition to stoppage time, there are less than ten minutes left in the game.

Soon the two teams resumed the game, and everyone's spirits returned to the game.

Just now, most people thought that Manchester City had no hope, but now Manchester City has recovered a goal, and there is still ten minutes of stoppage time, and Manchester City still has time to chase another goal.

It depends on the performance of both parties.

But obviously Arsenal are in very good shape. They defend very tightly. Manchester City has been unable to find opportunities for a long time. Not only that, they also played quite well in counterattack or frontal advance after getting the ball. On defense, there is simply no way to effectively suppress Arsenal.

Another 5 minutes passed, and by this time many people thought there was no suspense anymore.

"Although Manchester City got a goal back with Torres, they were two goals behind Arsenal, not one..."

"Manchester City did well at the end of the game, but Arsenal were clearly better..."

"If Manchester City end up losing the game, their winning streak will be frozen at 61 games, which is already great, Manchester City should be satisfied..."

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, a little hesitant.

It is only 5 minutes before the end of the game. Although a goal has just been scored, under normal circumstances, there are only five minutes left, and the team has little chance of scoring another goal.

Arsenal's defense is too tight, not only that, their counter-attack can also bring threats to the team.

Wan Sheng thought about it, and immediately raised his hands.

This obvious commanding action immediately attracted a lot of attention, and the cameras all pointed to it, only to see Wan Sheng pushing forward with both hands.

Immediately, a commentator guessed, "Wansheng wants the team to continue pressing?"

Just as the media commentators thought, this commanding action is to make the team adopt a strategy of attacking all over the line, but there is also a difference. The other teams overwhelm the whole line, which is nothing more than letting more players enter the opponent's half, based on the number of players. Strengths Look for opportunities at any cost.

Manchester City is different.

The football training master's 'Arrangement' system will automatically arrange the formation with the strongest offensive ability. In this formation, not all players will be squeezed into the opponent's half, and there will be differences between the frontcourt, the midfield, and the backcourt. It is very forward, and the front, middle, and backcourts will cooperate with the attack as a whole.

This is a suppressing formation and a tactic.

Of course, the strongest offense also means the weakest defense. Manchester City are often familiar with this formation during tactical training. Wansheng uses it as a killer.

This is not the first time Manchester City has used this tactic. It has been used against Manchester United and Chelsea before, and it has also been used when they are behind, and the effect is quite good.

But after a few uses, the opponent didn't actually notice, because this tactic was not much different from pressing the whole line, but Manchester City didn't go to the frontcourt in a rush, and they played more systematically.

While showing the strongest offense, the team's defense will also be very weak, and this style of play is tantamount to a gamble.

Now is the time to gamble.

Manchester City is one goal behind, and if they continue, they basically lose. If they lose the game, there is no difference between one goal and two goals behind, so this is a bet with no chips. It is possible to tie the score.

Arsenal know that Manchester City will definitely launch a massive offensive, but they don't know how fierce Manchester City's offensive is.

Seeing Wan Sheng's commanding action, they subconsciously shrank their defenses.

But after Manchester City launched a massive offensive, Arsenal were still caught off guard. They didn't expect Manchester City to be so advanced. With so many players entering the frontcourt, they could still play so systematically. unstable.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger frowned.

He knows the current situation - if Arsenal can prevent this wave, or just keep the ball under their feet and prevent Manchester City from easily grabbing it back, then the initiative can return to Arsenal's feet, and the team can even take the opportunity Find good opportunities.

If you can't stand it... Naturally, you will be scored.

The game is decided by this wave, and the final result depends on the performance of the players of the two teams.

In the face of Manchester City's attack on the whole line, Arsenal was obviously a little flustered, but they quickly stabilized their position and did not give Manchester City a good chance.

After Silva got the ball on the outside, he frowned when he saw the dense defense in the penalty area.

The team is pressing on the whole line, and the offensive ability has naturally improved by a grade, but if the opponent's defense is solid, the team has no good way.

Silva is very aware of the current situation, and now it is a wave to decide the outcome.

When the team is training this kind of attack on the whole line on weekdays, Wansheng also repeatedly emphasized this point, "It must be absolutely suppressed and not give the opponent any chance to breathe. This is a tactic that will only be used in times of crisis. If If there is a goal, we will immediately drop the defense. Without a goal, of course, we can't win..."

That said, if this wave does not lead to goals, the team will almost certainly lose the game.

Otherwise, the score can be tied.

But there is not a good chance in the penalty area. It is not easy for a shot from the outside to penetrate the tight crowd in the penalty area. What should I do now?

If Morris was not injured, Silva would definitely pass the ball and let Morris make the decision, but now he is the core of the team, the leader of the eleven on the field, at least the leader in the offense.

Silva gritted his teeth and made a decision.

He glanced to both sides, waved his opponent to come forward, and then kicked the ball into the penalty area.

The football drew a high arc in the air and plunged into the middle of the penalty area.

In the restricted area, the crowd is dense.

Including Senderos, Clichy, Cesc Fabregas and other 6 Arsenal players, as well as Darren - Bent, Ozil, Torres and other 4 Manchester City players, are crowded within the restricted area.

The number of defenders prevailed, and every Manchester City player was defended to death.

Darren Bent stood on the left, staring at the football falling in the air. He is Manchester City's top scorer and will naturally be guarded. With a height of 180cm, he has no advantage in competing for high-altitude balls.

Clichy was defending next to him, and Darren Bent knew he had no chance at all.

He glanced to the right.

Torres was there, and was also stuck in a position by Senderos.

At this moment, Darren Bent made a decision. He jumped up on the spot, as if to grab the ball. Clichy was startled and immediately jumped up to prevent Darren Bent from grabbing the ball.

It was almost impossible for Darren Bent to grab the ball, but at this time, Clichy could not make a rational judgment, he jumped up, and then saw Darren Bent just made a move, the football was high from his head Gao fell over.

"Deceived!"

When Chrissy realized it was too late, he couldn't do anything else.

Darren Bent's feint also attracted Senderos' attention. At this moment, Torres suddenly squeezed out of position and jumped up suddenly.

"Danger!"

Arsenal players were aware of the danger, but Senderos reacted a bit too slowly, and he had no time to do anything. He almost watched Torres jump up and slapped the ball with the back of his head.

The football hits Torres's head and changes direction towards the goal.

Almunia made a save.

But obviously his judgment was somewhat inaccurate, and the football almost flew around his hands.

"call……"

"La……"

Manchester Stadium was silent for a moment, and the next moment it erupted like a volcanic eruption.

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"GoooooooooooooooooooooooaL!!!!!!"

"Torres Torres Torres Torres-"

The moment the football fell into the goal, Berbat roared up to the sky, "Torres! He scored the second goal and helped Manchester City tie the score 2:2!"

The whole Manchester City fans are boiling!

They had given up hope for the game before, even after Manchester City scored a goal. After all, the team was two goals behind, but what they didn't expect was that the team actually equalized the score.

The last goal made them very excited, and at the same time made them excited and the result of the game, 2:2, not a victory, not 3 points, but it was enough for Manchester United to continue unbeaten in the league.

"Unbeaten in 62 rounds! Manchester City did it!"

Sky Sports George Woodgate also said excitedly, "Manchester City miraculously tied the score, and miraculously continued their unbeaten league record! 62 games, a great record!"

"We don't know when Manchester City's unbeaten record will end, but what we see is that even if they are two goals behind, Manchester City did not give up the game. Another victory!"

"This is Manchester City led by Wan Sheng, they have almost become the benchmark of English football!" (To be continued ~^~)