Chapter 177: Inverted Triangle! Arsenal open new doors! (2nd Update)
There are still 20 minutes left, and although it is a little late, it is not without a chance to play.
After adjustments, Lu Zhuhu received a diagonal pass from Lacazette on the right side and wiped the ball into the penalty area, and then Lu Zhuhu made the ball to Lacazette, who sent a cross knock to the penalty area, but Aubameyang, who got the ball in front of the goal, failed to hit a kick under Laporte's interference and missed the opportunity. It can be seen that Arsenal want to play concisely and quickly in the opponent's penalty area, but Manchester City's defense is well controlled and it is difficult to succeed.
Defensively, Laporte managed to break the ball and launch a counter-attack, this time it was De Bruyne who played a playmaking and tempo control in midfield, he sent Bernardo Silva a brilliant outside instep pass to give the B seat space to move forward, and then the Portuguese immediately played with Sterling to link up the wall and send a cross forward in the ribs!
Aguero at the back post has a shot!
Defused by Cech again!
Manchester City took a corner kick from the right side to the penalty area, Fernandinho, who jumped high in the middle, headed straight to the goal, Papastathopoulos in front of the goal touched the ball and refracted it, and Arsenal quickly cleared the ball!
Counterattack!
Lu Chahu found Torreira with a big foot, and Torreira then sent a cross over the top!
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shoots at the onrushing Ederson!
The ball is caught! - but the referee ruled that he was offside and could not celebrate, so the goal was disallowed. Torreira also seemed to want to behave, and it was indeed lonely to sit on the cold bench for 70 minutes, but the more impatient it was.
That's when Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus came on to replace Sergio Aguero. Guardiola must have a preference for Jesus, although Aguero is higher than Jesus in terms of data and experience, but as a finishing striker, Aguero's average running distance per game is not too long, the defense is not very active, and the style of play is more like a cheetah in predation. Although there are many goals, there are not many echoes of the team. "Lone Ranger" is the best interpretation. Gabriel Jesus is at the other extreme. He runs even higher than some midfielders, and he is accustomed to pressing on opposition centre-backs without the ball, satisfying Guardiola's tactical requirement that "the striker is the first layer of defence". Although Manchester City are now in the lead, Guardiola does not mind causing big problems for Arsenal's backline at any time and grinding them down.
Raheem Sterling broke through with the ball at high speed on the side and sent a cross knock, the ball was uncontrollable by the defenders in front of the goal under the interference of Jesus, so he could only try his best to block it and then came to the outside of the penalty area -
De Bruyne followed up with a volley!
Thrilling knock on the neutral column!
Bellerin cleared!
Arsenal launched a quick counterattack from the back, Lu Zhuhu sent a diagonal plug in the middle, Aubameyang, who got the ball on the left side of the penalty area, sent a cross, Lacazette in front of the goal went around and around, delayed the fighter, and was leaned on by the Manchester City defenders, so he could only hand the ball to the left side again-
At this time, Lu Zhuhu also stepped in from the midfield, and Lichtsteiner crossed from the left!
But under the eager comments of the fans, Lu Zhuhu stopped the ball and missed the opportunity!
A sigh!
What a great opportunity! It's a pity that Lu Zhuhu is a little out of breath all the way up, the physical consumption is not small, and playing Manchester City is always more tiring than other teams, because they are used to slipping people, and the stupid Lu Zhuhu likes to run after the ball and be slipped by others.
The game is 80 minutes into the game.
"It's time for Lu Zhuhu to replenish his water, and the garlic is already mixed under his feet!" Ning Xiaolong also shook his head and criticized, he always felt that Lu Zhuhu often chased the ball carrier and ran around the court was not a very rational choice, but sometimes he had to say that this kind of persistence was the element that he could succeed.
Smart people don't necessarily have to be stupid.
Lu Zhuhu did have a dry mouth under the hot on-site temperature, the turf was not so smooth, and he didn't let Manchester City suffer anything, but he was tired a lot, next time we must oppose Emery's behavior that hurts others and is not good for ourselves, our footwork is not bad!
When the ball died, Lu Zhuhu accepted the water handed by the old Sean and repeated his gimmick performance again. Seeing that Lu Zhuhu seemed to want to stage "Lu Zhuhu time" again, it stimulated a strong desire for the Manchester City team to expand the score-
Surprisingly, after that, the number of dangerous goals was more clearly Arsenal than Manchester City!
In the 84th minute, Ederson made a mistake with the ball, but Lacazette could not take advantage of the opportunity, and Ederson quickly made up for it and held the ball.
In the 86th minute, Cech drove the ball down the middle, Torreir pulled it through, and Mesut Ozil had a shot on goal – just not of high quality.
Mesut Ozil was not particularly excited this time, probably because he has been trapped in the national team recently.
But in less than a minute, Arsenal came back again, Aubameyang on the right side of the penalty area sent a cross, Torreira sent a return pass after winning the ball, and Lu Zhuhu in front of the goal pushed the ball wide! - I haven't seen the bonus of "Divine Water" to Lu for the time being.
Although Arsenal's final kick was not done well, suddenly Manchester City found that the opponent had the advantage and their physical energy was almost exhausted.
Moreover, at the Emirates Stadium, there is not so much concern for their fans.
Where did all the physical fitness go? This is to review Emery's "contribution" to the team in defense: this Arsenal's defense is mainly based on positioning, rarely grabbing, pressing, and grabbing, that is, putting the opposite side of Manchester City easily pushed through the midfield and hit the penalty area, causing a certain illusion on the opposite side, feeling that Arsenal is really a vegetable, and the players often complain to each other after being broken by Manchester City, and they can't wait to fight, so that Manchester City feels that every attack is estimated to be able to score goals-
Then don't stop, keep attacking!
Just like that, all the physical strength is exhausted!
Arsenal is at this time when the players are energetic! Suddenly changed the rhythm, intensified the pressing, and the siege, so that Manchester City, which was almost physically exhausted, was caught off guard!
Torreira, who is only 22 years old, is only 168cm tall, although his organizational skills are average, but it can be seen that the quality of the ball is first-class, and the scramble is really positive, these are the current Manchester City in the decline in physical fitness, control after the decline, to help Arsenal take over the game of useful supplements - Ning Xiaolong said that he can play a role.
In the 87th minute, Manchester City also made a substitution, Sane came on to replace Sterling, replacing the happy prince who had run out of fuel. It's just that Arsenal is still the dominant side, and the possession rate that fell behind in the whole game has been recovered a lot in the last ten minutes!
Although possession may not be useful, and Arsenal are also throwing behind, but the ball is at the foot of the opportunity!
It was about to enter stoppage time, and Sane, who had just come on the field, was dribbling the ball, but was beautifully intercepted by the aggressive Torreira!
Ozil!
Ozil finds Lacazette on the plugg-in!
Lacazette takes two steps forward, there is no angle to shoot, and the inverted triangle pass in the penalty area!
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shoots at the ball!
But it didn't hit!
But......
Lu Zhuhu, who was farther behind him, stepped on a meteor - this opportunity was not for him, and he was also surprised when the ball arrived in front of him, but he didn't have to worry about anything else, he was bored!
The ball passes over Mendy's thigh that he is trying to block! Crash into the net!
Arsenal equalize again! Lu Zhuhu used his second goal of the game to rewrite the score to 2-2 at his home stadium!
This goal is not particularly exciting, but it did not expect to open a new door for the next series of Arsenal games......