Chapter 458: The Gunslinger's 'Reversal of Tradition and Attributes'!
"Arsenal people, what's wrong with you, you look so sad!"
In the stands, Manchester City fans sang their own tunes in unison, sarcastically sarcastic and sarcastic about the Arsenal people.
England fans have the ability to do this. They can improvise satirical songs and don't think that swearing and fingers are weapons, which are no bad threat to their opponents.
The song rang out towards the end of the half-time and the City people sang it, laughing and cheering the Arsenal players off the pitch.
The Manchester City players were waving their hands and cheering the City fans in the stands as they came off the pitch, and they felt like they were with them throughout the half, and they were never alone. In the past two seasons, as Manchester City's results have gotten better and better, the fighting power of Manchester City's fans has also skyrocketed, and it is no exaggeration to say that Manchester City's home stadium, Manchester Municipal Stadium, is now the home of the new Devil.
"The whistle sounds! Half-time is completely Manchester City! In these 45 minutes, although Arsenal may have had a slight advantage in possession, but the initiative of the whole game was firmly controlled by Manchester City! It can be said that Arsenal had nothing but high possession, they were rarely able to threaten Joe Hart's goal, of course, Van Persie and Walcott had two chances, but they didn't take advantage of them and then suffered punishment! Cesc Fabregas was frozen by Frenkie de Jong and the rest didn't seem to have found their way to City's goal. Manny's tactics were against each other, and Manchester City's attacking tactics at the beginning caught Arsenal off guard, and this time, Manny suppressed Arsene Wenger. In a duel between the two managers, Manny took the lead for the time being. ”
Arsene Wenger grimaced, bowed his head and walked into the corridor, the professor is not a person who gets angry easily, but now anyone can see the suppressed anger of the Arsenal manager.
Manny had a smile on his face, and he was quite satisfied with the half-time game, Manchester City took the initiative and led by two goals, which made Manny very proud of his tactical arrangement and arrangement.
When Manny entered the dressing room, everyone had already gone in before him. Everyone was excited and excited about the half-court race. Who would have thought before the game that they could so easily lead Arsenal by two goals?
Although they have won Arsenal this season, many football commentators have also said that Arsenal's fiasco this season is more because of Arsenal's light enemy, the Gunners obviously did not expect Manchester City to play so well, and after a season, meet Manchester City again, Arsenal will definitely cheer up, and before the game Wenger also said that Arsenal will go all out in this game, so, before the game, many critics still said that even if Arsenal can't win this game, it is still very promising to take away a draw from Manchester City Stadium, but the process and points of the half-time match surprised everyone。
Manchester City leads Arsenal 20!
And it's easy to be leading!
Is it because Manchester City are too strong, or is Arsenal too weak?
Manny went into the dressing room, the players were still excitedly discussing the half-time game, and he didn't stop the excitement of the players, and he really couldn't find a reason not to get them excited.
After waiting for a while, he coughed. Signaling that he had something to say, the locker room slowly quieted down.
"I'm so proud of your half-court performance!" Manny's first words sent applause and whistles in the dressing room.
"Two-zero!!" he held out two fingers. It looks like a "V" that represents victory.
"I'm a very picky person, but, for the whole half, I was very happy with your performance, I was even thinking about picking out some faults and problems just now, so that you don't get too proud and excited, but, I have to admit that I failed because you performed impeccably!"
There was another burst of whistles and cheers, and everyone applauded and felt proud of the praise and compliments from the head coach.
'In the second half, we continued to perform like this, our goal was to win the game, we were able to beat Arsenal by a big score this season, and in that situation, there were people who said that it was mainly because Arsenal were underwhelmed, and now we have to show everyone with our actions that it was not an accident. Maybe before this game, there were people who thought that Arsenal deserved to win this game, but you slapped them in the face with your half-time performance!"
The players cheered again. Yang Fan also seemed very happy, he was also applauded by Manny's words, although after the previous match with AC Milan, Yang Fan was dissatisfied with his early substitution and the team only got a draw in the end, but he has to admit that in the last two games, Manny has commanded well, which shows the level of a championship coach, anyway, this is also the coach who led Inter Milan to win the Serie A championship in a row.
After the players cheered, Manny pressed his hands down, "But don't be too happy." After all, our opponents are not teams that are out of the ordinary. Beware of being bitten back by them in the second half. In the second half we continued to attack, but given Arsenal's possible comeback, I asked you to press more in the second half, yes, with a full-court press. The front court lost the ball and rebounded. Grab the horse to stop the attack. But don't waste your chances. The team that wasted chances was bound to be punished, Arsenal wasted two chances in the half, they were punished, we scored two goals!
There was another burst of laughter.
"I don't think a two-goal lead is enough. Don't let go of a chance to score in the second half. Playing like we're still a draw. A few more goals until the opponent is in complete despair!" Manny waved his arm heroically.
With City now two goals ahead of Arsenal, he could see with his knees what kind of pressure his side would face in the second half. Arsenal will surely fight back like crazy, and the defensive pressure on the team will increase even more.
"As long as they hold on to the start of the second half, as time goes on, the opponent will inevitably become more and more agitated, and the difference between the two goals will be like a boulder over their heads. Keep them from sitting still. When the time comes, when the opponent is busy with the front-line battlefield. Behind them there will be more and more holes, and then it's time to catch them. ”
When Manny said this, he was very confident, because of the existence of a shooter like Yang Fan, Manchester City's offensive efficiency is very high, and he grasps loopholes, but the current Manchester City team is the best at it.
Coming from Italy to England where conservative tactics prevailed, Manny has been questioned, and it is important to note that Manny is a conservative manager, so when the team is likely to get a classic big win, Manny will not let go of such an opportunity to prove himself and make a name for himself.
“…… Therefore, the key to the second half was not to concede a goal in the first 15 minutes. Even a single ball will make them fight back like they have seen a school of bloody sharks. So although I stressed that our tactics in the second half were to continue to attack, ......" Manny knocked on the table, "at the beginning of the second half, I still asked you to pay more attention to the defense, and if Arsenal were attacking fiercely during that time, we could even be forced to sacrifice the attack, and after these fifteen minutes, it was time for us to attack in a big way. ”
After saying this, Manny glanced at Yang Fan, the captain of the team, meaning that as the captain, do you have anything to say?
Yang Fan really has something to say.
"I'll just say one word!" Yang Fan stood up, and he raised his voice, "Victory belongs to us!!"
"Victory is ours!" shouted everyone together, they were motivated to fight and win.
Unlike the high-spirited atmosphere in the Manchester City dressing room, the atmosphere in the Arsenal dressing room is a little depressing.
Most people choose to spend those precious fifteen minutes in silence.
How many people could have imagined that this half of the game would be like this? As the media said, after losing to Manchester City by a big score in the season, the Arsenal people are gritting their teeth for revenge in today's game, they take this game very seriously, and they want to be ashamed. They are the famous Arsenal, but they are against the previously unknown and now mob Manchester City, who have been poured two goals in 45 minutes. This is even more shameful. They were completely stunned and couldn't find their way. The smooth and threatening offense of the past is gone, and the whole team seems to be as weak as if it is stuck in a quagmire.
What's going on?
These Arsenal players are even a little lost in the net at this time, are they really inferior to Manchester City, not as good as this mob team?!
This is also a question that is swirling in the minds of the Arsenal players.
Wenger, who had been gloomy, finally spoke.
"From your eyes, I see a blank look, and it makes me sad and angry. He said.
"We are Arsenal, we have a proud history, Arsenal has not faced difficulties, but we are never afraid of hardship, even if it is a big one, we can get through it!"
'I would say that we are Arsenal and Arsenal are a team that is good at turning the game around in the second half!' Wenger said categorically.
Indeed, Arsenal is a resilient team that can often turn the tables in the second half, and this situation is in the 2oo32oo4 season, when they set an unbeaten record, there are many classic games, which are repeatedly mentioned by Arsenal fans.
On April 9, 2oo4, Arsenal welcomed the Reds Liverpool at home, and the situation of 12 years behind at half-time made everyone worry about whether Arsenal would collapse. In the second half, Thierry Henry's step up allowed Arsenal to win 42 against Liverpool, and the Gunners were able to remain in the title ranks.
Manchester City's 42-game unbeaten run has been held for 26 years. This was the goal of Arsenal to cross, and the fact that at that time, there was no longer any doubt that Arsenal could set a new record, and at that time, the most popular discussion was how far Arsenal could extend their unbeaten record.
On 22 August 2oo4, Arsenal equalled the record. After trailing 13 at half-time, Arsenal made a comeback in the second half to win 53 points over Middlesbrough.
Three days later, Arsenal welcomed Blackburn Rovers at home, goals from Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas and Reyes made new history for Arsenal and also put themselves in the history books They set a new unbeaten record Eventually, after that, after a few more matches, Arsenal's unbeaten record stayed at 49 games!!
Given that Arsenal has a tradition of playing reversals, Arsene Wenger still has the confidence to say this.
In the dressing room, Arsene Wenger and the whole team reviewed the glorious history of the team's turnaround, and the Arsenal players were still somewhat encouraged, which also gave Wenger some confidence for the start of the second half.
However, after the start of the second half, many people were surprised.
Compared with Manchester City's 20-0 lead over Arsenal at half-time, the more surprising thing was in the second half.
At the beginning of the second half, Arsenal's players looked grim, and it is conceivable that the fifteen minutes of this break were a kind of baptism for them, and their hearts were not comfortable. They still have their own pride in their hearts, and they are also eager to turn the tables in the second half.
Manchester City's players were beaming, and the 20 points made them expect more for the second half of the game, and they were more confident about winning this game.
The commentator also mentioned Arsenal's ability to turn around and warn City to be careful.
This worry or reminder is not only for the commentators, but also for many Manchester City fans, although they are happy at this time, they are still worried in their hearts.
But what even the most optimistic Manchester City fans didn't expect was that with only five minutes into the second half, their team had their worries thrown aside with all their fears!
In the 53rd minute, De Jong made a ferocious tackle on the ground, cutting the ball off the feet of Cesc Fabregas, and he kicked the ball to Milner in front, who looked ahead, and suddenly split the ball diagonally and chased David for the ball. Silva crossed the ball to Tevez, who did not stop the ball and went straight to the ball.
Yaya Toure received a through ball from Tevez and he flicked sideways to avoid Sagna's snatch.
Then, Yaya Toure dribbled the ball, and at this time, there was already an angle to shoot, and Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia suddenly became nervous.
In the half-time game, Yaya. Toure once had two or three long-range shots, and the quality was good, which made Almunia very jealous of Yaya Toure's long-range shots.
"Is this going to shoot?!or is it going to pass?!" Almunia saw Yaya Toure dodge Sagna, took another small step with the ball, then looked at the goal, and suddenly got up!
It's a shot!
Hang the far corner!
Almunia immediately made the right judgment!
Yaya Toure looked up at Arsenal's goal, and when he saw Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia standing slightly forward, he immediately had a flash of inspiration and chose to shoot into the far corner.
He raised his foot and spun the ball towards the goal, and the arc of the outside instep spun towards the goal.
Almunia stepped back, jumping as hard as he could, feeling his fingertips touch the ball, but it didn't change the direction of the ball's rotation.
However, the sound that followed, to the ears of Almuniya, was simply a heavenly sound.
Bang!
Football is on the post!
However, before Almunia had time to ecstasy, the Arsenal goalkeeper who fell to the ground saw that at the back point, a blue figure rushed towards him and kicked directly at the football with an unconventional flying kick.
The soccer ball was kicked into the nest hard!
The player in the blue jersey was so fast and shot so resolutely that he kicked the ball into the goal and he himself fell into the goal!
The whole stadium is also boiling!
Arsenal's reversal attribute was bombarded like this!