Chapter 212, 3 Cards

Rosicky was substituted and Wenger replaced by a younger Ramsey.

And since Arsenal scored the overtake goal just now, Wenger's heart is at ease. He thought to himself, there is no problem in this game.

On the other hand, Kintegger was a little anxious. Now that the game has progressed to the 62nd minute, Manchester United is 1-2 behind. If it ends according to this score, the score gap between them and the top Manchester City will be widened again. A little smaller.

Therefore, Kintag made a substitution adjustment, and he replaced Martial with Salah. I don't know if it's because of physical problems in the continuous battle, or Arsenal's defense against him is very good. In short, Martial's performance in this game is average, just satisfactory, and there is nothing too brilliant. Therefore, Kintag replaced Martial with Salah. He wanted Salah to use his speed and technical advantages to rush up and cause more trouble for Arsenal's defense.

In the 69th minute of the game, Kintag made another substitution adjustment. He replaced Mahrez, who was suffering from severe physical exertion on the left, with Ashley Young, allowing Ashley Young to continue to attack on the left.

The two newly replaced wide players caused a lot of trouble for Arsenal's defense. The two have been in good form recently, and Salah has scored goals recently and performed well.

After the two came on the field, they really played the role of surprise soldiers. They were full of energy, and they attacked continuously in the corridors on both sides of Arsenal. In less than a few minutes, the two each had a good chance to cross, but Van Persie and Rooney in the middle were very tightly marked and did not fight. header.

Wenger, who was off the court, found that something was wrong in the past few minutes. After more than 70 minutes of fierce competition, both of his full-backs were exhausted. Facing the continuous impact of Ashley Young and Salah, the two began to have more than enough energy.

Wenger didn't hesitate, he swung his hand and played two cards in a row, allowing the backup defenders Monreal and Jenkinson to play, replacing Gibbs and Sagna, and strengthening the defense on the left.

Wenger thinks: the left-footer Monreal is in his prime, and he should have no problem with Salah. Jenkinson is a young star under him, and his hard work will also make Ashley Young late. Bitter.

After the two came on the field, the offense of Ashley Young and Salah was obviously weaker.

Not only on the wing, Manchester United encountered a lot of difficulties during this period.

Because they had already led by one goal and the game had lasted to 75 minutes, Wenger asked the players on the field to recover properly, and Arsenal played a defensive counterattack. This made Manchester United's offense even more hindered.

Seeing this situation, Kintag did not hesitate. He immediately made a third substitution adjustment, replacing Kanter with Nainggolan, and then let Nainggolan boldly advance to disrupt Arsenal's defense deploy.

Jin Taige's move really paid off.

Currently in the Manchester United formation, although Kanter is the main midfielder who cannot be beaten, the role of Nainggolan in the same position cannot be underestimated. Since Nainggolan's transfer from Cagliari, he has been very diligent, especially in training, and he has not slacked off at all. These are all seen by Jin Taige.

Regarding the use of Nainggolan, Kintag has his own ideas. Because there is a phenomenal midfielder like Kanter in the team, as long as Kanter is healthy, it will be difficult for Nainggolan to win in the competition for the main position. But Nainggolan also has one of his major advantages, which is the comprehensiveness of his skills. When encountering opponents in an iron bucket formation, the offensive threat to Manchester United is often very strong. In that case, Kanter's role has dropped a lot, and Nainggolan, who has a stronger offensive ability, has a place to use. His ability to dribble forward is very strong, and he also has a precise and powerful long-range shot. These are all sharp weapons to break through the opponent's goal.

Therefore, Nainggolan is often more useful in the face of a "defensive strong offensive weak" team.

In addition, Nainggolan has another great advantage: his physical fitness is excellent. Usually in team training, if Nainggolan drives the ball forward, few Manchester United players can put pressure on him through physical collisions. In addition, he shovels fiercely, so even Vidic, Smalling, and Rooney, who are physically strong, cannot gain the upper hand in the physical confrontation with Nainggolan.

And this feature of Nainggolan is particularly practical for technical teams.

Especially against Arsenal's artistic football.

Before this game, Kintegger considered letting Nainggolan start to attack Arsenal's defense, but he later considered Arsenal's several midfielders with strong offensive capabilities, and finally chose to seek stability. , Let Kanter start. Kanter's defensive ability is stronger, and he is more confident against Arsenal's several midfielders with strong offensive capabilities.

At this stage of the game, Arsenal have used up three substitutions, their core midfielder Rosicky has been off the field, and Cazorla and Ozil have suffered serious physical declines and cannot attack at all. Wenger asked the team to retreat, so Arsenal has basically lost the threat to Manchester United's goal. So at this time, Kintag decisively replaced Nainggolan and let him attack boldly, using his body and advancing ability to attack Arsenal's defense.

As soon as Nainggolan came on the field, he just caught up with Arsenal's counterattack.

Now Arsenal has almost all retreated, leaving only Giroud at the front, like a nail, inserted in Manchester United's backcourt. Ramsey, who replaced Rosicky in the second half, is full of energy. When he encounters a good opportunity, He also stepped forward to attack frequently.

When Nainggolan came on the field, he just caught up with Arsenal's penalty. He had just replaced Kante. Throwing the ball, it was thrown directly near the middle circle.

At this time, it was Ramsey who got the ball. He looked up at the Manchester United half in front of him. At this time, only Vidic and Smalling were there, and everyone else attacked the Arsenal half. Ramsey did not Hesitating, he took the ball forward quickly, and then called Giroud to move.

At this time, the Manchester United players were a little anxious and tried their best to return to the defense, but because of the relatively long distance, they were powerless. At this time, Vidic was closely marking Giroud, and Smalling hurried up, trying to break the ball at Ramsey's feet.

And Ramsey looked up. At this time, Giroud was ready to go forward. Ramsey didn't get entangled with Smalling. He was ready to pass the ball!