Stoke City coach Mark Hughes straightened the gray tie on his chest with a relaxed expression.

He is a true Manchester United legend, who made his debut in the youth of the Red Devils as a young man and has played for Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Chelsea.

The combination with Cantona is known as the "Hucan Era".

After retiring as a coach, he left the deepest impression on Arsenal fans when Arsene Wenger coached the 500-game milestone of Arsenal and was slaughtered by Manchester City

He was the first manager of the Abu Dhabi consortium to usher in Manchester City's 'golden era'.

The race is on.

Stoke City possession.

Bojan kicks off and passes back to Imbra.

No more "Castle in the Sky" tactics of the Tony Place era.

In his three years in charge, Mark Hughes has always wanted to make Stoke City's offense more three-dimensional, with a particular focus on the ground play of the frontcourt players.

Shaqiri is the one he is most satisfied with.

"Stoke City advance from the right!"

"Shaqiri's style of play is out of place with his teammates, it's so smart!"

"Worthy of the Swiss Messi!"

Shaqiri is probably the meatiest of all the "versions of Messi".

Short and strong.

Explosive horror.

With the blessing of a height of 1.69 meters, the center of gravity has a strong ability to convert.

When he joined Bayern, celebrities jumped out one after another: his potential would not be lost to anyone.

Thereupon.

He became a member of Bayern's "treble" era.

But this guy has one bad thing: sticky balls.

More "alone" than Sanchez.

As a result, after Guardiola took over Bayern, he sold him as soon as possible!

Arsenal half-time 30-metre area.

Two small, stocky bodies. Completed several close encounters! The audience burst into cheers!

Shaqiri was frantically entangled by Sanchez, who was involved in the defense, and still refused to pass the ball!

There is no way, after coming to the Premier League to gain muscle, the small skills of the past have been greatly reduced.

Syllable!

A figure swept in and shoveled the ball out of bounds and brought Shaqiri down as well.

Xhaka!

"Oops!"

"It's too heavy!"

"This is your national team teammate, your youth teammate, your Albanian descent! I've heard that Arsenal have recently increased their winning bonuses! ”

"It's no big deal, Xhaka helped Shaqiri up."

Time passes imperceptibly.

The game was a little dull.

Stoke City were unable to create a threat after failing to steal the opening game.

Li Kang was active behind the midfield of the formation.

He thought it was another vicious battle of the "Kong's Three Central Guards" variant system.

I didn't expect it to be so easy.

The fighting style of some of Stoke's players does not match the most avant-garde tactics.

Arsenal were in control.

Possession has improved dramatically over time.

15th minute of the game.

Stoke City finally managed to get the ball, and Bojan near the centre circle received a pass from a team-mate and was trying to seize the opportunity of Arsenal's overall lack of time to return to the position to blow the horn of the counter-attack.

I was about to turn around and speed up.

Bang!

The ball was stolen by Li Kang.

Misalignment hits misalignment.

From God's point of view, Stoke City, which launched a counterattack, has a flawed defense.

Swing your left foot!

The football sticks to the turf, like a sharp blade, piercing through the opponent's backline!

"A long-range straight stopper!"

"Giroud!"

"Single Knife!"

"He's running very slowly! Stoke City's three centre-backs turned quickly! ”

"Hit the door directly!"

"Wow! World Wave! ”

"It's in!"

0:1！！！

The old scalper, Giroud, excitedly pulled his legs and galloped wildly, celebrating wildly.

Live room.

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[Giroud's goods, it's not that the fairy ball doesn't go in! ] 】

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[It's over, the next game is going to be killed by Arsenal again]

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[It's been a long time since I've seen Lee Ming-lantern play in a midfielder position, and the last time was at the beginning of Bayer Leverkusen. 】

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[Arsenal has no offensive pressure in this game, Xiao Lizi retreats and switches back to La Masia's No. 4 position in good shape, and the general team faces Stoke City, and the situation is not so stable. 】

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[If Wenger buys a winger with explosive individual combat ability in this summer window, Li Minglan will have more timeline control, and Arsenal will become a complete body. 】

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[Don't talk about it, isn't this game just about staying to play Bayern? ] 】

Generally, when the score is behind, the team will attack.

But Stoke City won't.

Mark Hughes was patient, allowing his disciples to stand on their feet and wait for a counterattack.

The 36th minute of the game.

Sanchez was on the left side of the opposition penalty area and received a pass from Cazorla.

Immediately move the ball towards the middle of the lane!

Prepare for the incut!

There was a sudden exclamation from the stands on all sides.

The Chilean star was brought down by a little black egg!

"Oops! Indy is going to eat cards! ”

"Arsenal have a free-kick opportunity!"

"The location is fantastic!"

"It's not sticking to the penalty line! The position is not too close, and the arc kicked out is easy to grasp! ”

Indy picked up Sanchez and then explained to the referee pitifully.

He was an influencer at the 2014 World Cup.

Because of the funny scene when defending Diego Costa, he is called "Brother Eyes"!

Not only that, but he also had a fight with the big brother of the national team Robben in the training match at that time, of course, he lost, even if he was a big circle, he couldn't stand Robben's rich fighting experience.

Stoke City goalkeeper Grant, nervously commanding the human wall.

Li Kang, Cazorla, and Sanchez stood in front of the football.

Since that free-kick against Croatia at the European Championships, Uncle Miha's shadow has rarely appeared.

This time was no exception.

In the field of vision, a short and sturdy yellow-clothed phantom appeared.

Extremely thick thighs.

Brazil No. 6.

Carlos!

Mighty King Kong legs!

Simple gestures after communication.

Sanchez and Cazorla hurriedly dodged.

Li Kang began to retreat.

The Stoke City wall was terrified, and the players covered their crotches and chests.

"The human wall is still very high!"

"Look at how Li Kang kicks this ball."

"I'm more inclined to shoot on my own!"

"Wow!"

"Arc Run!"

"It's coming!"

Bang!

With a bang that resounded through the night sky!

The audience's eyes are about to pop out!

Thriller.

Stirring.

Arsenal's No. 10's left foot blasted out a cannonball-like football!

Fierce and domineering.

The momentum is like a rainbow.

The tiger descends the mountain.

The human wall of Stoke City seems to have undergone a test of life and death.

I even heard the sound of the air being torn apart!

Fortunately, the arc of the ball is exaggerated enough.

Bypassed the overhead of the human wall.

Goalkeeper Grant, instead of flinching, not stunned, but jumped up and tried to block this powerful burst with his fist!

He has a good professional attitude.

But after all, Li Kang's goal could not be stopped!

0:2！！！

"Beautiful!"

"Li Kang scores from a free kick!"

"Arsenal go to the next city!"

"The ball is so fast!"

"Before Grant's save was complete, Stoke City's net had been lifted!"

"No problem!"

"Incredible, I can't describe Li Kang's shot in words, I'm running out of words!"

Li Kang staggered two steps and covered his left leg in frustration.

Carlos's explosive technique of heavy artillery is still too much of a load on the body, unless his left leg can be trained as thick as his.

Sidelines.

Arsene Wenger and Boulder broke out in a cold sweat as they hurriedly urged the team doctor to come on the pitch.

And let Ramsey change his shirt as soon as possible!

That's it.

38th minute of the game.

Li Kang was replaced by Ramsey.

There was not much suspense in the next game.

Mark Hughes, who was two goals behind, lost his patience.

He removed Bojan, who had a mediocre performance, and replaced it with Arnautovic, who is 1.92 meters tall, to restart the sky play of the "Tony Pulis era"!

This is a very common image in Stoke City.

When the score is behind. Carry forward the good tradition.

Beep! Beep~

Eventually, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Stoke City 1:4 Arsenal.

Li Kang made a pass and a shot, Giroud scored twice, and Morata was the icing on the cake.

Arnautovic also lived up to the club's traditions, taking advantage of set-pieces in stoppage time and slotting out a face-saving goal with his big head.

(End of chapter)