Chapter 41: The Victor
“…… Suarez...... Silva, Silva is in possession, will he choose to shoot like he did last time......
“…… No! No, no! It's not a shot! Arjen Robben asks for the ball on the other side......"
"Silva chose to pass!"
“…… Nice pass! ”
Robben ......... Shot!!! ”
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Football commentators in each league have their own characteristics, and commentators in England don't often show their passion with their lung capacity like commentators in Spain, but commentators in the Premier League still have their own way of sensationalism, and that is emotion.
From Suarez and David Silva cooperating, to Silva passing the ball to Robben's side, to Robben's final shot, Andy Gray's voice is like a rocket advancing one by one, constantly rising, and finally at the moment when the ball flies to the corner of the goal, Andy Gray's voice seems to burst out with the cheers that suddenly erupt from the City Stadium.
The ball went in?
The ball is in!
Despite his most stretchy save of the game, Almunia couldn't stop the near-perfect line from running into his own goal, so by the time his body hit the ground, the entire Manchester City Stadium was a sea of joy.
After the goal, Robben wanted to turn and run towards the corner flag area to celebrate, but after only a few steps, he turned back and ran in the direction of David Silva.
Beautiful goal, thanks to a nice assist!
The entire MCFC bar was also boiling.
Looking at the group of fans who sang and danced, Old Miller grinned, and even the wrinkles on the old face seemed to be instantly relaxed. Although it is not at the scene, at this time, new fans, old fans, inside the stadium, and outside the stadium, are the same.
Old Miller's wrinkles stretched, but at this time Arsene Wenger. The wrinkles seem to solidify.
After Arjen Robben sent the ball into the back of the net, the camera immediately turned to the two coaches on the sidelines.
Arsene Wenger on the sidelines just silently turned around and walked back to the dugout, then picked up a bottle of water and slowly unscrewed the cap, but only took a sip and re-screwed it on, and then turned his eyes back to the stadium. The game was in the 75th minute, Manchester City led Arsenal 1-0, whether this is a stunner, it will take a while to know, but Wenger knows that the balance of victory. It has leaned to the side of Manchester City.
I don't know when Lin Sen, who has rolled up his cuffs, and assistant coach Kidd high-fived each other, and it is not a coincidence that he entered early, Lin Sen will not be arrogant to say that his team has won the game, but whether it is from the game time or the shape on the field, Robben's goal came at the right time.
Arsene Wenger seemed to have no choice after conceding the goal.
So far, the game has gone through three stages, the first is the entire first half, the two sides are in an extremely delicate balance, and the second stage is the first fifteen minutes of the second half. It was also the fifteen minutes in Wenger's eyes that Arsenal were most likely to change the game in this game, but unfortunately, Arsenal did not grasp it, and then it was the third period. That is, from Linson to make adjustments to goals.
And now, it's the fourth stage, and the one Wenger least wants to see.
Soon, Arsene Wenger played the last card in his hand: Czech midfielder Rosicky. Change...... Arshavin.
Seeing Wenger's substitution, Lin Sen smiled in his heart: In the end, he is still a professor, even at this time. His substitutions are still meticulous.
With Arsenal trailing and Arsene Wenger making a substitution, it seems very reminiscent of Wenger giving it a go. However, in Linson's eyes, Wenger's substitution was far from enough to give it a go, or rather, he didn't want to give it a go at all. Because it sounds heroic to give it a go, but in reality, many times it's just a matter of not letting the situation turn into a desperate struggle.
Arsene Wenger is unlikely to admit that his side are dying, and although he already thinks that Arsenal have little chance of winning this game, this does not mean that he is about to overthrow his football system, on the contrary, absolute confidence in his own tactics is the reason for his success at Arsenal, otherwise how could Arsenal be unique in the Premier League, which advocates speed and power.
Changing defenders when you are ahead, and going forward when you are behind, this kind of headache and pain in the way of substitution, may sometimes seem effective, but it is tantamount to a complete negation of his own tactical arrangement, which in Wenger's view is the only thing that only someone who has left the Premier League for Serie A will do.
Therefore, Rosicky's replacement of Arshavin was just a simple counterpoint substitution, and the reason was actually very simple, that is, Arshavin's physical fitness problems.
This is also the reason why Linsen believes that Wenger's substitution is not a free shot, because the dull color of Arshavin above his head does not mean that he is dissatisfied with being substituted, but a reflection of his physical decline.
Lin Sen's response? Similar to Arsene Wenger, he replaced goal-scorer Arjen Robben with Wright Jr.
Linson's move is certainly not to let the Dutch enjoy the applause of the whole stadium, and like Arshavin, Robben's physical fitness is close to overdraft, in the first half the two of them went straight up and down the wing, both consumed too much energy, in the second half although the two are no longer as crazy as in the first half, but as the game goes on, it is normal for the physical fitness to continue to decline.
Playing the last card meant that Arsene Wenger's "change" to the game was over, while Linson kept the last card in his hand, but this card was destined not to be played again, because three minutes later, Manchester City scored again.
This time it was an unexpected man who scored: Javi Martinez.
Suarez converted a corner, David Silva provided his second assist of the game and Xavi Martinez netted his first goal for Manchester City.
Competition, the big picture has been decided.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, all the Manchester City fans stood up and gave their team the warmest applause, not only for their excellent performance, but also because the four-game winning streak was the best start in the club's history, and this start also broke the club's three-game winning streak two years ago, and coincidentally, it was their opponents Arsenal who stopped the Manchester City team from moving forward.
Two years, the same opponent, this time, Manchester City proved their rise with a 2-0 scoreline.
"Overall, both teams played at their level in this game, Arsenal lost in taking advantage of the opportunity, Cesc Fabregas was good enough in this game, but whether it was Adebayor who was replaced in midfield or Van Persie, who played the whole game, they were not in good shape, and Manchester City's midfield defense in this game was very good, David Silva's recovery in the second half determined the direction of the game, thanks to Linson's substitution in the second half, of course, Robben's goal was very beautiful, I think it was the best goal of the round. Finally, congratulations to Manchester City, they deserved to win, and congratulations to Rin, who had a fantastic start at City, it's hard to believe he's not even thirty years old......"
At the end of the game, Martin, as a special commentator, made his own comments on the game according to the usual practice, at this time, he had to temporarily put aside his identity as an Arsenal fan, try to give a fair evaluation of the game, Manchester City is the winner, naturally have to say more nice things.
In the stadium, after the referee blew the whistle, Linsen walked quickly to the away team's coach's box on the other side, this is the home field, this is his home field, and he is the winner, taking the initiative to shake hands with Wenger, not a pretentious gesture, but due demeanor. Of course, what Wenger thinks, that's his business.
When Wenger saw that the Chinese, who was not even half his age, came over and shook hands with him as usual, he was very calm on the surface, but he was still a little bitter in his heart, this is the opponent's four consecutive wins, but also his own two consecutive defeats, never dreamed that two consecutive rounds, facing two teams in the same city, Arsenal lost.
Losing to that old guy Wenger is acceptable, losing to the person in front of him is destined to require Wenger to digest for a while.
At the press conference after the game, Linson accepted all kinds of praise from the media almost three times, and even Robinho's face when he left the game was covered by the final victory, of course, Linson said the most, but also all kinds of praise, praise his players, by the way, also praise Arsenal, and the handshake with Wenger is different, this is not all demeanor, this game Fabregas's table xiàn, did make Linsen ...... Very drooling.
It's just that drooling is drooling, but Linsen knows that Manchester City will have to wait at least five years if they want to get Fabregas. Five years later...... Lin Sen didn't know he was still at Manchester City.
As for Wenger, what virtue the English media has, he has long been clear, the post-match press conference, unless there are some unexpected circumstances in the game, such as referee problems, the losing side may take this opportunity to vent their dissatisfaction, otherwise it is basically a winner's one-man show, for which Wenger has long been surprised.
Sitting on the side and listening to Lin Sen's expression indifferently dealing with the group of reporters, Wenger suddenly had a trace of delusion, when Lin Sen first came to England, many media turned out his old accounts in La Liga, and then excitedly linked him with Mourinho, at that time he just didn't think so, because since Mourinho left England, the media here are looking for replacements almost every day, Lin Sen is just one of them, but the previous coaching forum made him change his mind a little. And now, he found that his opinion of Lin Sen had actually changed again.
Thinking of this, Wenger shook his head in his heart, according to this rhythm, wait until the next game to meet Manchester City, can he change his opinion again? (To be continued......)