"Bang!" It's like two hard irons colliding in the air.

The ball fell, and the two men jumped on the spot, each throwing themselves in the air and resisting each other.

"Ahh Adebayo screamed, fell heavily from the air, and fell to the turf in pain, looking at Dodd in a wail.

And in the same way, Xiang Hao, who fought against him, was no better. With a muffled snort, when he landed, the whole person staggered forward and grabbed two steps, almost falling and sliding out.

However, he did not take the opportunity to fall to the ground to watch the referee like Adebayo, but stood up for the first time and received the ball from Toure.

Neither of them said that it was absolutely a grab point, absolutely clean, so in the midst of the boos and fake falls of the audience, Dodd ignored Adebayo and raised his hand to signal him to get up.

A one-in-two chance, unless Adebayo is actually injured, Dodd won't blow for any fouls.

The confrontation in the air, this scene, is already the sixth time.

In the second half, at the beginning, as Wenger envisioned, Hughes made full use of Adebayo's role in the high post up front, constantly raising high balls to rush Arsenal's half.

In the back position, Xiang Hao had to come back more, because Alexander Song's height was insufficient, and he couldn't suppress Adebayo in the confrontation.

Therefore, the picture of the direct dialogue with Xiang Hao that the Togolese were looking forward to before the game continued to be staged in the first 25 minutes of the second half. Unfortunately, Adebayo still failed to take advantage.

It's not that Xiang Hao is so powerful, his header can kill a 1.93 meter Togolese. It's that Xiang Hao's power and bounce are good enough for him to interfere with Adebayo's scrum very well.

In this way, the power of Adebayor's header is greatly reduced, and even if he fights, he can't unload it, and it is difficult to catch the ball for his teammates, but Manchester City's attack has become broken because of such an aimless scramble.

Hughes's rushing tactics, because Adebayo could not form an absolute high-altitude advantage in front, seemed a bit chicken.

Adebayo's desire to prove himself is also passing little by little, and his confidence is slowly eroding.

Seeing that Dodd didn't say anything, the Togolese sat helplessly on the turf and smiled bitterly, a deep sense of frustration pressed on their hearts. After watching Xiang Hao get Toure's ball, he accelerated away, and the somewhat tired Togolese didn't want to chase anymore.

This is what characterizes Africans, when they feel powerless when they encounter a stronger opponent, they easily retreat.

This is also why African players are in excellent physical condition, but few are as hard as Drogba to be a representative of a team, not only in culture, but also in the lack of their personal leadership temperament, they can only be taken and kicked.

Adebayo was repeatedly knocked down by Xiang Hao, and his bold words before the game were already a burden, which made Adebayo extremely uncomfortable.

In this kind of confrontation, the fighting spirit passed little by little, and it no longer rose, but became more frustrated because of continuous frustration.

In fact, if it weren't for playing Arsenal and Xiang Hao had a conflict with him, Adebayo would not have been so active and desperate at all. Tired like a dog, but gritted his teeth and persevered, in the front, midfield and even in the backfield, you can see the scene of Adebayo chasing Manchester City, playing as if it was a Champions League final.

With such a high-intensity back-and-forth sprint, but constantly breaking halberds, the consumption is huge, and the Togolese are rushing back from Africa, Adebayo has reached the limit of his physical and mental endurance, and he has no mental strength and physical strength to hold on at this time.

Not only him, after 60 minutes in the second half, there was no one in sight of Robinho, South America came back, and he was not the main point of attack in this game, so he seemed to be inactive on the field.

is a little different from the passive character of the Africans, the South American players are more likely to be emotionally burnout, easy to come, and fast to go, and the fighting spirit to convince themselves at the beginning has long disappeared in the frustration.

Song and Chrissy stared at him, and they didn't give Robinho enough space to run wild. And with three muscular midfielders, he gets very few resources, and everything depends on him to force himself to drill.

It's just that the cyclist can't find a sense of belonging in Manchester City, and the jersey on his body can't add to him. On the field, he just fulfilled his obligations, and he did not have the determination to 'fight to the death'.

Robinho's 'disappearance' is also natural, Manchester City's attack has never been able to be glued together because of the front, and it is only a combination of forms, but there is nothing left left by Xiang Hao and others.

On the sidelines, Hughes saw the unsharp appearance of his team members on the field one by two, and he was angry and anxious, but he didn't have the slightest solution.

In this game, in the final analysis, Manchester City used a British style of play, relying on the momentum of the players to grab and fight. Once the team members don't have that energy, it's useless to say anything.

Hughes wanted to make a substitution, but whether it was Adebayo or Robinho, he applied to the club and spent a lot of money to buy it.

In such a heavyweight game, replacing them in advance, isn't this a naked slap in the face, Hughes doesn't do it, he can only expect these 'superstars' to play on the court by themselves.

But it is too difficult to expect a certain person's performance, without an overall kneading and sporadic style of play, to deal with Arsenal, which is on the rise and is playing at home.

Manchester City is continuing its first-half pressing momentum, and Xiang Hao is not uncommon in midfield confrontations. Adebayo, Robinho, Kompany, and even Zabaleta all came to Xiang Hao to steal the ball.

But they can't help it, whether they want to attack or defend each other, they must overcome Xiang Hao, who is the hub of Arsenal's attack and defense, and this level is like a moat, choking the lifeblood of Manchester City.

In the second half, Xiang Hao was the focus of the field from the beginning, and most of Manchester City's energy in the midfield was on Xiang Hao.

It's a pity that there is little gain, you know, Xiang Hao has rested for half a month, and none of these people on the field can compare with Xiang Hao's energy.

A high degree of concentration always allows Xiang Hao to make a judgment in the shortest possible time. Passing people and playing the ball, Xiang Hao completed without any flaws.

Xiang Hao is not afraid of pressing, and Manchester City is impossible to force Xiang Hao, not that Xiang Hao has more outstanding ability, but this Arsenal team has Fabregas and Arshavin, two playmakers with super ball and ball ability, and they have to divide their troops.

What's more, Xiang Hao has an Alexander Song by his side to help him, and there is a dagger-like Walcott in front of him, which needs Manchester City to be on guard at all times. Arsenal's current strength makes Manchester City unable to defend Xiang Hao and Arsenal's attack.

Throughout the second half, it has already been incorporated into Arsenal's offensive rhythm, and the high pressure continues.

And in the last 20 minutes, as the fitness of the Manchester City players dropped, their pressing had to stop, and Arsenal's high pressure rushed into the Manchester City defence.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Arshavin was like a butterfly on the left side, dribbling past three Manchester City players in a row and entering the penalty area. A dazzling array of action, watching Arsenal fans with adrenaline rushes, waiting for the Russian's next move, waiting for the moment of cheering.

Unfortunately, Arshavin's cross was poked by Dunn on tiptoe, and Cesc Fabregas couldn't get in touch with him and missed out on Arshavin's brilliant performance.

A minute later, Arsenal made a comeback, this time, it was Xiang Hao's heel second pass, knocking the ball from Onuoha's crotch into the penalty area, and Cesc Fabregas rushed into the box like a spirit fox and pulled an arc.

Bigger!

The ball got past Given, but it flew off the bottom line against the post and Cesc Fabregas missed another chance to score.

In the seventy-fifth minute, it was Xiang Hao again, and this time his opponent was Kompany.

In midfield, he and Kompany were like two Humvees facing each other, a complete duel of power. After a stiff push, he smashed into the heart of Manchester City's defense, and when he attracted the attention of Manchester City's defense, he sent the outside of his right foot to the right side.

Sagna took advantage of Walcott's split-second insertion to take away the defender's gap, push forward sharply, leave unguarded, and send in a cross with ease.

However, this time Xiang Hao's second brother was not so competitive, and when no one was defending, he pushed the ball high. The Emirates Stadium was filled with sighs.

Arsenal's attack continues, and it grows higher. In the 79th minute, Wenger played the midfield trio that he wanted to see in this game.

Xiang Hao continued to advance with the ball, facing Kompany's marking like a dog's skin plaster, Xiang Hao passed the ball in an area of 30 meters, and passed the ball to Arshavin who was cruising to the top of the arc of the penalty area.

And Arshavin did not stick to the ball, and immediately knocked back at the moment of unloading, but it was not handed over to Xiang Hao, but to Fabregas, who was inserted diagonally, and the Manchester City defense was once again pulled.

Just as City turned their attention to Cesc Fabregas, the Spaniard had already finished the ball.

At this moment, Xiang Hao, who was rushing wildly, had entered the penalty area, and Fabregas's ball was also delivered, passing through the two defenders of the Manchester City team, and the ball flew into the penalty area and flew towards Xiang Hao, a fatal pass!

"Hao, Hao!"

"Hao Chong is a little fierce, he wants to turn around!"

"Seal him!"

…

At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Xiang Hao, including the players of Manchester City. Onuoha and De Jong flanked back and forth, and Kompany and Dunn came at lightning speed.

Fortunately, it was Xiang Hao who rushed too violently, and if he wanted to take the ball to make a move, he had to turn around and take the ball, giving the Manchester City players a chance to make amends.

In fact, the entire Manchester City defense line has been in chaos, and since Xiang Hao rushed into the penalty area, their defense line has been slower than Xiang Hao and others.

Fabregas's pass, Manchester City players can still keep up with Xiang Hao, not because they react fast enough, but because they are still on Xiang Hao's body and just picked up.

However, the Manchester City players are very confident, because they have completed the bag, and they are confident that they can block Xiang Hao from all angles.

"Smack"

In the crowd, there was a slight sound, and one foot came out.