Chapter 633: Reversal, Overtaking
In the crazy cheers at the Manchester City Stadium, the Arsenal players looked a little lonely, although now it is only a goal behind, but this is indeed a great blow to Arsenal, they have fallen into passivity in this battle for the top spot, and now Manchester City has a better chance of becoming the winner, these are all clearly seen by everyone.
Arsenal can't afford to lose this game, and they really can't afford to lose; It's not just a battle for the top spot, it's also because once Manchester City wins this game, then they will really go crazy, they have been in the standings for a long time to suppress Arsenal, what they are missing now is just a chance to rise completely, once they beat Arsenal, then this means that Manchester City will completely start to break out in the league.
Manchester City's form this season has been hot enough, and they have felt a lot of pressure in the first half of the game; Now Arsenal need to cool down Manchester City, rather than add fuel to the fire of Manchester City. The Gunners have managed to catch up with some gaps in the table and now is the perfect time for them to try to get ahead of them, they can't once again put the initiative in the hands of Manchester City, and Arsenal need to be in better form and competitiveness at this time.
Although it is now a goal down, the Arsenal players have not lost confidence; Arsenal have had some tough games in the past two seasons, and they will also fall into a situation of falling behind and being passive in some games; But more often than not, Arsenal have won the final victory through tenacious performances, and although this feeling is really unpleasant, the Arsenal players are confident that they will win the final victory. They are confident that they will be the last victors. It doesn't matter if City are leading now. Because the game isn't over yet. No one knows who will emerge victorious, and Arsenal still have plenty of opportunities to win the game.
The backward Arsenal also broke out at this time with the most powerful combat power, and they also began a crazy counterattack at this time; The Gunners know that there are not many opportunities left for them now, because now Manchester City will definitely focus on defending in the game, and now the initiative of the game is in the hands of Manchester City, and what Arsenal need now is to work harder in the game so that they can have a chance to equalise or even reverse the victory.
The game restarted with Walcott dribbling down the right and firing a direct volley. Joe Hart lifts the ball over the crossbar. In the 59th minute of the game, Cazorla broke through on the left side and crossed, Xiao Qing went straight at the front of the penalty area, and Van Persie scored with a shot; It's just that Arsenal's players have only regrets left at this time, because Van Persie was in an offside position at the time, and Arsenal rejoiced.
Although the goal was blown, there was no way to do it, Van Persie was indeed offside at the time; However, Arsenal also created good chances in successive attacks, which also made the Arsenal players more confident at this time, and they are now very confident of winning the game. Arsenal's successive wide breakthroughs have left Manchester City with little to do, and now Arsenal will still have more chances to win the game. They are now able to threaten City's goal, and for Arsenal it may just be a little bit of luck now.
Competition; In the 63rd minute, Nasri's continuous dribbling in the penalty area was broken, and Arsenal played a quick counterattack; As soon as Alexander Song passed into place, Arteta and the retreating Xiao Qing hit the wall and cooperated to tear apart the Manchester City defense; Xiao Qing continued to dribble forward after taking the ball, and chose to cross horizontally when there was space for a long shot in front of the penalty area, and Van Persie, who was far away, seized the opportunity this time, he quickly started to enter the penalty area, and in the face of the attacking Joe Hart, he shot from a distance and scored in the far corner of the goal!
1-1, Arsenal quickly equalized, the fans of the blue moon were too happy, although they scored first in the game, but the game is not over, so no one can guarantee who the final winner is; The Gunners were outstanding, Arsenal equalised less than five minutes after City had scored, they didn't give City any more chances at all, this game is not so easy to end, Arsenal will use their better performances to bring more variation to this game, they can withstand the pressure, they can break out strongly in the face of adversity.
Arsenal's players celebrated in the boos of the fans in the blue moon, scoring goals is the best way to fight back against Manchester City, Arsenal's players are now full of confidence, now that they have equalized, then Arsenal is also politely looking forward to more, such as making persistent efforts to win this game, for example, not only in the score, but also to reach the top of the standings!
Arsenal's players keep up the good work, now this score can't satisfy them, they are an ambitious team, although a draw away from home is reasonable, but for a team that wants to leave a footnote in history, then they need to be better, they need to be better; So one point is not enough for Arsenal because they need all three points and they need to win at the top of the table.
In the 68th minute of the game, Cazorla made a wonderful pass from the left, and Van Persie's shot from 12 yards out in the middle of the penalty area was confiscated by Joe Hart; In the 73rd minute, Walcott crossed, Xiao Qing's header in front of the penalty area was ferried, and Van Persie's shot from an offside position was saved by Joe Hart. Arsenal, who equalised, are constantly increasing their attacking performance, they are now completely suppressing Manchester City, and the game is getting more and more difficult for Manchester City now, because the Gunners are really good, and now they have completely lost control of the game.
Arsenal are unforgiving, and now the game is completely in Arsenal's favourable situation, and the Gunners will naturally continue to try to win the game at this time, and they will now need to work harder to score goals and win. Manchester City are already on the verge of collapse, and all the Gunners need now is to completely crush Manchester City with a more ferocious attack, and Arsenal have enough quality and certainty, perhaps in the next moment.
In the 77th minute of the game, Walcourt crossed from the right, Xiao Qing broke through with the ball at the top of the penalty area, and Xiao Qing got up and crossed the back point after the ball changed to Kompany, who got rid of the marking, but Richards handball in the penalty area, Xiao Qing could ensure that Richards definitely touched the ball with his hand, but the referee did not say the slightest, which also completely angered the Arsenal players, this is a penalty that is likely to completely change the trend of the game, which is an extremely important misjudgment for Arsenal!
Although Manchester City was lucky to escape, but the Arsenal players also broke out at this time with a stronger fighting spirit, the referee's missed judgment made the Arsenal players angry, but now the Gunners need to score, they need to use a better performance in the game to win the game. Criticism and protests should not be now, and Arsenal will need to hit back hard at the referee's previous poor performance with a goal in the next game.
Manchester City does not have much strength in the game now to be able to counterattack Arsenal's ferocious attack, the Gunners' formation is now fully pressed, and Arsenal to attack instead of defend makes Manchester City have a bitterness at this time, they now have no way to impact Arsenal's defense more in the game, and now they can only passively choose to defend again and again.
Xiao Qing is working hard to impact Manchester City's defense again and again, he knows that Manchester City has now reached the limit, Manchester City's defense is already crumbling, and Arsenal may only need another impact to succeed now; So at this time, Xiao Qing's attitude is also more resolute, he needs to score, he needs to win this game, at this time, he can't continue to be polite and sluggish, he needs to show his aggressiveness.
In the 81st minute of the game, Cazorla's shot from a tight angle after cutting was saved by Joe Hart; The ball was cleared out of the box, but City's danger persisted, as Joe Hart made a brilliant save from Vermaelen's long-range shot.
There was chaos in front of the goal, Xiao Qing fell into Manchester City's heavy encirclement in the hinterland of the penalty area, Xiao Qing had no other choice at this time; He didn't have room to shoot, he couldn't find a way to pass the ball, and he was now stumbling to protect the ball at his feet as much as possible to avoid being tackled.
Xiao Qing knew that he couldn't hesitate, so he leaned hard against Kompany behind him, using brute force to temporarily avoid Kompany's continued entanglement, and then gently pushed the ball forward on his toes; Although Richards wanted to reach out and pull Xiao Qing off, although he did pull Xiao Qing's jersey. But just this small space also gave Xiao Qing a chance to exert his might, he rushed out of the encirclement like a bull, and faced the ball with a powerful outside instep shot.
Although Joe Hart reacted quickly, such a powerful shot from close range was a nightmare for the goalkeeper, and the ball slammed into the goal, Joe Hart was still half a beat slower.
2-1, Xiao Qing's goal helped Arsenal stubbornly overtake the score, Arsenal won the game at Manchester City Stadium, they gave Manchester City their second defeat of the season, and the most important thing is that Arsenal has now become the league leader! (To be continued......)