Chapter 701: The Direction of the Breakthrough

The focus of the 32nd round of the 11-12 Premier League season is undoubtedly Arsenal's home game against Manchester City, which is a game that is likely to affect the trend of the league title.

Although Arsenal had just been defeated by Queen's Rangers in the league, Arsenal's winning streak was also ended, but Arsenal's 23 wins, four draws and four losses with a total of 73 points made them top of the standings; Manchester City, on the other hand, now have 21 wins, four draws and six defeats, and they are now six points behind Arsenal with 67 points; Manchester United are also close behind, with 20 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats accumulating 66 points in third place in the table.

Although Arsenal are in a relatively leading position, Arsenal must win such a game, and if they suffer a defeat, then their obvious lead will be completely squandered by a series of mistakes. Arsenal have managed to build a lead in the league, especially considering that Arsenal are also distracted by the Champions League, so they need to maintain their lead at this time, and they must not be overtaken by the Manchester duo at this time.

Xiao Qing and his teammates know the current situation of the team, and they all know very well what the team is going to do now; It was a game that Arsenal had to win, and a win over Manchester City would make it a big step towards a third consecutive league title. And if they lose in this game, then Arsenal's title will be difficult. There is even a high risk that the previous efforts will be lost. So there's no room for error in this game. Arsenal will have to be in the best form to guarantee this game.

The fiery atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium has made the Arsenal players very excited. Arsenal had just lost in the previous round and the Arsenal players had learned enough lessons. They won't have anything to do lightly now, and although Arsenal have been holding Manchester City down in recent seasons, they are a very good team in their own right, and they really have the ability to upset any team.

Pride is a team's worst enemy, and Arsenal's players know they need to concentrate on their preparations; Especially now that we are at a very sensitive time, the Gunners now need to make sure they win every game and they have to give their best to win the title.

It's one thing to be careless in the previous round. Arsenal's players didn't care enough about the Queen's Rangers in the relegation zone, so they were upset; This also includes Arsenal's large-scale rotation rest, which will definitely affect more or less, but Arsenal will definitely go all out in this game with Manchester City, and the rotation will give Arsenal's main players more time to rest and adjust, which also makes Arsenal's players more confident to win this game.

Arsenal are the strongest squad for the Gunners, and the Arsenal players are certainly sure to win the game. goalkeeper Szczesny; On the back line, from right to left, are Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen and Alaba; The midfield combination is Alexandre Song at the back, Arteta at the front, and Theo Walcott and Cazorla on the wings. As for the combination of the striker, it is naturally the combination of Xiao Qing and Van Persie. In a match like this, Arsenal are guaranteed to win.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart; On the back line are Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott and Clichy; In midfield, Yaya Toure and Barry are the double midfielders, and the attackers are Milner and Nasri; The forward combination is Sergio Aguero and Balotelli.

In this game, Kolo Toure and Spanish star Silva are both sidelined due to injury. It was definitely a huge blow for Manchester City; Silva is the tactical heart of Manchester City, and their attacking midfield is more of a Silva initiation. Colo Toure, on the other hand, is the heart of City's defence and is the most important component of City's defence.

Manchester City's strength is affected is naturally good news for Arsenal, this is not a win or anything like that, injuries are something that every team needs to face, and if you want to win the title, you need to be sure that you need absolute strength, and you need some luck. When there is no injury, it is the best, but when you encounter misfortune, you need to overcome these difficulties tenaciously.

The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium was lively and the Arsenal players came out to cheer unaniously, Arsenal are doing well at the moment, they are on a high pitch in the league and in the Champions League, and they are doing very well. The Gunners are definitely going to work harder, they will keep going in the next games, they will complete the treble in a row, this is the biggest pursuit of Arsenal right now, and this is what the Gunners have to do, and all the people are waiting for Arsenal to make such a great history.

As for Nasri, returning to the Emirates Stadium is naturally not a good treat; Many Arsenal fans think that Nasri is just looking for money, and they think more that Nasri has betrayed the team. So Arsenal fans are naturally not polite to such traitors, and the boos and abuse are obviously the treatment that Nasri receives; While Nasri may not be as good as Bam Adebayo, he is definitely at the top of Arsenal's list of least favourable players.

In the atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium, the players of Arsenal and Manchester City are also ready, very cold for the opening ceremony, now this game will not lack the smell of gunpowder, at this time polite, friendly is not the atmosphere that should appear, more fierce confrontation and gunpowder smell should appear in such a decisive game, because both teams are extremely eager to win this game, they are extremely eager to get the honor of the championship.

Before this game, all the fans and the media were predicting that this game would definitely be very intense, and the two teams actually had no contradiction at all before, because Manchester City were in the ranks of the less competitive in the league for a long time. In recent years, Manchester City's rapid rise has continued to poach Arsenal, and they have become one of the best teams in the league.

At this time, the two teams will naturally gradually become a little conflicted, because they both want to be the best team, and they have to beat the same good opponents. In particular, Manchester City and Arsenal will also have some unpleasantness in the games of the past two seasons, which obviously deepens the conflict between the two teams. It's going to be a tough fight because they're all hungry for the title and they're at odds with each other, and the start of this fight seems to prove that.

Less than two minutes into the game, Xiao Qing was pulled down from behind by Yaya Toure with the ball at high speed in the front court, and the referee showed a yellow card early; Xiao Qing was still a little annoyed, this was originally a very good opportunity, but Yaya Toure's experienced and timely tactical foul ruined Arsenal's chances, and it was also because Yaya Toure's movements were relatively large, and being directly dragged down was sometimes really a threat that would make people hurt again.

Arsenal, playing at home, quickly took the initiative at the start of the game, and the Gunners played more aggressively and aggressively. For Arsenal, they have to win at home, and now they will be more aggressive in taking the lead.

In the sixth minute of the game, Cazorla crossed from the left, Van Persie was stopped in front of the arc of the penalty area, Arteta received the ball and split the side, and the cross from Sagna was very threatening; Xiao Qing quickly plugged in, Xiao Qing had already jumped, but this very threatening attack was also cleared by Lescott, and the two of them also collided in the air and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

The two teams were also on fire at this time, and they were indeed fiercely contested in this game; Whether it is on the offensive end or on the defensive end, the actions of both teams are not small, and such a big move is more likely to cause conflicts on the field in addition to the possibility of injury to the players.

In the eighth minute of the game, Cazorla inserted on the left side and received Xiao Qing's pass with his right foot, and the ball was blocked by Kompany and popped up on the bottom line. Then Arsenal's corner did not threaten, but Manchester City wanted to play a counter-attack at this time, and Yaya Toure was directly brought to the ground by Arsenal defender Alexander Song for a tactical foul, and Yaya Toure was injured.

The smell of gunpowder in the game seemed to be even stronger, the referee did not take out the card, which made Manchester City very dissatisfied, Mancini was questioning and roaring to the fourth official, and Balotelli, who was not very good-tempered on the field, even rushed up to play an all-out game with the Arsenal players.

This game has also become more intense because of this foul, and both teams are now angry, and they are eager to eat their opponents alive. The Arsenal players and the Manchester City players are now aware of what is going to happen and the next game is sure to get more intense.

Looking at Balotelli, who still looked angry, Xiao Qing laughed; This may be a good opportunity for Xiao Qing and Arsenal, if this talented young man can't make better adjustments in the game, then they are a huge hole for Arsenal, and maybe Arsenal will find a way to break through next. (To be continued......)