Chapter 343: Fierce Competition (2)

David Silva stood in front of the ball to take the free-kick, Kompany and Demichelis came up from the back to get on the head, and Yaya Toure was in ambush just outside the box.

David Silva swung the ball around, then looked inside the box and raised his hand to signal that his side was ready.

Li Zihan, who was on the field, felt a panic in his heart for no reason, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

He wanted to say something to his team-mate, but he was only a step late before he stood up, and David Silva didn't hesitate to kick the ball straight onto it.

The ball did not arc, but flew quickly and quickly towards the position of the penalty area.

So they jumped almost at the same time, but neither Kompany, nor Demichelis, who came up together, nor Merdessat and Koscielny on the defensive side, could get a header.

The ball was hit by Negredo, and his head flicked towards the goal.

Szczesny thought it was a direct header and made a save.

It's just that he made a mistake in his judgment, and the general direction of the ball was indeed towards the goal. It was just that the direction was off when it was close to goal, and the ball headed towards the far post.

"Negredo's header!! Szczesny jumped up to make a save, but the top was a little off, otherwise it would have been another attack. ”

However, when they thought it was a mistake by Negredo, Navas suddenly got rid of Gibbs and rushed to the spot where the ball landed.

Keylor Navas and Negredo were teammates of Sevilla FC when he was in La Liga, and the tacit understanding and cooperation between the two is naturally much better than that between them and other Manchester City players.

Seeing that Negredo's header was a little deflected, Navas understood that it was a header ferry, not a direct shot. So he immediately rushed over to respond, and when the two of them wore Sevilla jerseys, they were not less staged on the stage of La Liga.

Facing the flying ball, Navas reached out to block Gibbs behind him slightly, and then stretched out his right foot to cushion the falling ball.

The ball hit his toes, refracted and flew straight towards the goal.

Szczesny had made a mistake in his judgment, and he was still in the air with his hand.

"Navas!! Empty Door !! ”

The ball flew from Szczesny's eyes in an irregular line of refraction to the other side of the goal, and at the end of the net, it landed on the inside of the net on the other side of the goal.

"The ball went in!!! Volley cushion from Navas!! Three to one!! The minimum spend on the Devil's home field is about to be staged!! ”

"Keylor Navas's goal!! He owes a debt of gratitude to Negredo, who played for him. Negredo's header was thought to be a shot on goal, but when the smart big man made a ferry, and Navas, who was cut in at the back point, didn't waste a piece of his team-mate's hard work, and finally turned the opportunity into a beautiful goal!! ”

"In 20 minutes, both teams scored four goals!!

'Arsenal are dangerous, they're two goals down now, and it's very difficult to pull back two goals or even three goals against a team like Manchester City. Maybe Arsene Wenger should make a change, such as replacing him with Li Zihan? Let him and Giroud be a double striker up front, so that there is both height and speed up front. ”

"Manchester City, who have gone crazy, is something that everyone is afraid of, and Arsenal is in a critical situation right now!!"

Is this three to one?

The Arsenal players on the pitch were a little confused and a little dazed. Obviously, he is not inferior to Manchester City on the field, and he is even constantly threatening the opponent's goal, but for what? Why is the score and the situation on the field completely different? Why did they score so easily? Why did we attack so ferociously and only score one goal? How is this game still played?

Subconsciously, all the players in the arsenal moved their eyes to the coach's bench, looking for the silver-haired old man, who was also the pillar of their hearts.

It has to be said that in the more than ten years at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger has not only integrated tactics and his philosophy into this team, but also integrated the power of a belief.

There was an intractable problem, and the team members subconsciously went to find this old man with great wisdom.

He was not found in the dugout in a down jacket because he was not sitting in a chair at all, but standing on the sidelines.

Looking at the eyes of his disciples, Wenger secretly screamed that it was not good, he should not be blinded by Manchester City.

Arsene Wenger shouted several words into the pitch, but the cheers and singing of the City fans were so loud that the players on the pitch could not hear their manager. In desperation, Wenger had no choice but to make gestures.

The Arsenal players understood Arsene Wenger's gestures, which meant: compose, attack! Suppress the opposing backline! Increase the quality of interceptions and shots in midfield and take possession into your own hands.

Well, after being down by two goals, you do need to attack.

"Arsenal continued to attack, but it turned out that any team that played against Manchester City generally died badly. Of course, Arsenal now have no choice. ”

The ensuing game was again in the heat of the day, with Arsenal increasing their midfield interception capabilities and playing "shooting drills" with Manchester City.

Fouls were inevitable as interceptions increased in midfield from both sides, and after Ramsey, Flamini and Sagna also received a yellow card each.

There were also plenty of fouls on City's side, with Yaya Toure receiving a yellow card during a midfield scramble, while David Silva was also yellowed for a tackle on a high pitch in front of him.

Although there were no goals during this time, the intensity of the game was no more intense than the goals.

Arsenal continued Arsene Wenger's tactics, increasing their possession with passes and interceptions in midfield, and changing direction to reduce the threat to their own goal.

In terms of attack, Giroud also unceremoniously compressed the physical strength of the opponent's old Argentine central defender Demichelis.

Arsenal have also often used the assists of Zabaleta and Kolarov to counter-attack, but the two full-backs have been good at what they have learned. Anyway, if we are two goals ahead, I won't go up to assist, be safe, stay at the back to defend, anyway, it's a waste of energy to run up and down, and it's easy to create opportunities for the opponent.

The two full-backs put their knives down and picked up their shields, leaving Arsenal's attack even more fruitless.

They were still a threat to Joe Hart's goal, but with Zabaleta and Kolarov dropping back to focus on defence, Arsenal had fewer chances to shoot from the ground.

And looking at the score is already like this, Arsenal's offensive firepower is too fierce. Chilean engineer Manuel Pellegrini made a gesture: retreat to defend and counterattack! Pay attention to the back of the opposing central defender, and pay attention to the speed and quality of the counterattack!

City received instructions from the manager to start their own counter-attacking strategy across the line, with David Silva and Keylor Navas dropping back to help the two wings defend Podolski and Cazorla. Yaya Toure also stepped forward to assist, instead staying at the back to watch Mesut Ozil, Arsenal's playmaker.

Even Negredo often returned to his own backfield to help the two centre-backs defend the opposition's high bombardment, while one Aguero stayed up front.

"Now Arsenal is pressing all over the line and launching wave after wave of attacks against Manchester City in the second half, but who would have thought that attacking sharpness has always been a sharp knife, and Manchester City, a supporter of attacking football, has played a standard defensive counterattack at this time and played well."

"Arsenal are just scoreless now, facing Manchester City's defense, they can shoot eight shots on goal, but they don't score a goal"

Although Arsenal failed to change the score, at least they completed a task assigned by the manager - "torture" the opposing central defender Demichaelis!

Wenger, who was frowning, squatted on the sidelines and watched the situation in the field, quite speechless. Manchester City is also too laissez-skinned, obviously the firepower is so ferocious, but it has begun to defend, if both sides press out to play, Arsenal may be able to "steal" one.

looked back at the bench and wanted to ask Li Zihan to warm up, but it didn't seem to be time to look at the appearance on the field. Even after Li Zihan comes on the court, his characteristics will be infinitely restricted in the face of such a dense defense, and the only advantage is that the defense is dense and there must be many fouls, and he can use set-pieces when the time comes.

I looked at my watch, shook my head, and waited for the second half.

As soon as I looked up, I saw that the position of the two central defenders on the field was relatively forward, Merdesart was fortunately only in the middle line, and Koscielny's position was actually in front of the top of the arc in the center circle.

Wenger immediately put his hand to his mouth, made a amplified sound, and shouted: "Laurent (Koscielny)!! Laurent !!! ”

Although Arsene Wenger had shouted his voice to the fullest, the loud noise in the stands prevented Koscielny's voice from reaching Koscielny, who was too far away from him.

Arsene Wenger gave up calling out to Koscielny because apart from the loud voices of the City fans, the guy was so happy to be involved in attack.

"Pell (Medsart)!! Pell!!! Pell!!!! Arsene Wenger shouted Merdersart's name.

In Arsenal, in addition to goalkeeper Szczesny, the tall German central defender Merdessat closest to the goal felt that someone was calling his name, and at first he thought it was an illusion, after all, the voice of the fans was too loud, but when this voice appeared three times, Merdessat understood that it was really someone calling him.

As soon as I turned my head, I saw Wenger standing on the sidelines and shouting his name.

Seeing Medsat turn his head, Wenger vigorously waved his left palm in front of him from left to right - retract!

Merdessatt, of course, understood the meaning of Wenger's gesture and took two steps back, feeling that something was wrong. Immediately shouted Koscielny in front of him.

Like Arsene Wenger, he failed to impress the other side.

Helplessly, Medessat had to retreat some by himself to prevent the opponent's counterattack.

At this time, you can't press forward to participate in the attack, and the defense depends on creating offside! It is very stupid to create an offside position in this situation, because if you press forward with Koscielny, the space behind you is too big, and once the opponent is successful in the offside position, it is a direct one-shot ball.

What's more, this is still the opponent's home field, can you dare to pack tickets to be sure that the referees' eyes are bright?

So Murdesart chose to retreat a little, so as not to be hit by the opponent with a quick counterattack.