Arsene Wenger was right, Manchester City's counterattack came fast and ruthlessly!

In the 78th minute, Lin Quan cooperated with Nasri on the wing, and after passing the defenders in a two-on-one, Nasri took the ball down.

Unfortunately, the pass in front of him was slightly closer to the goalkeeper, and the ball was destroyed by the goalkeeper who went out early.

Two minutes later, Manchester City made a comeback, Lin Quan's long-range shot from the edge of the box was narrowly lifted out of the line by the goalkeeper, and Manchester City won a corner.

Lin Quan personally took the corner kick.

He ran to the corner, took a look at the positions of the players and the goalkeeper in the box, and then made a gesture at his team-mate to hit the back post.

Seeing Lin Quan's gesture, Manchester City's players rushed towards the back point.

The Arsenal players saw that the opponent was moving backwards and followed suit.

However, to the surprise of all, this goal turned out to be a tactical corner.

After Lin Quan saw the players on both sides swarming back, he immediately passed the ball to Harvey Garcia on the right side of the penalty area.

The latter sent a straight plug forward and handed it to Lin Quan, who rushed from the corner area.

Lin Quan received the ball and entered the penalty area, and Arsenal's goalkeeper Fabianski chose to attack at the first time, opening his arms and lowering his center of gravity, trying to block Lin Quan's shooting angle.

Since most of the players in the penalty area ran to the back point, the position near the right side of the penalty area was relatively empty, if he did not attack, Lin Quanneng calmly adjusted and then shot.

Fabianski's choice was very decisive, and if he had been a little slower, Lin Quan would have already finished shooting.

Because he had just run from the corner kick area, Lin Quan's shooting angle was very small, and he was blocked like this, and there was almost no angle.

Lin Quan did not force the goal by himself, but passed it to his teammates very calmly.

Unfortunately, Xavi Garcia was half a beat slow to react and did not cut forward in the first place, and by the time he received the ball, the Arsenal defender had already come to his senses and blocked the angle of his shot.

Seeing Xavi Garcia's shot hit the defender's leg and bounced off the bottom line, Lin Quan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If De Bruyne or David Silva had been there, it would have been there.

On the sidelines, Manuel Pellegrini was also aware of the problem.

He quickly called De Bruyne, who had already completed his warm-up, whispered a few words in his ear, and quickly replaced him on the field.

Lin Quan returned to the corner area with the ball in his arms, saw that Manchester City was going to make substitutions, did not rush to take a penalty, and waited until De Bruyne came on the pitch before he made a tactical gesture to his teammates again.

The Manchester City players saw that they were still hitting the back post, so they ran towards the back post again.

Arsenal have already been fooled once, so naturally it is impossible to be fooled a second time.

So, except for Mertesacker, who stared at Lescott, the only high point in the Manchester City team, everyone else stood still.

However, just when they thought Manchester City was lying to them again, Lin Quan really drove the ball to the back point.

Lescote took the lead and jumped hard against Mertesacker.

Although he was seven centimeters shorter than Mertesacker, he took the lead and got the ball ahead of Mertesacker!

With a loud bang, the ball flew towards the goal.

Fabianski jumped up in a hurry, but it was too late to watch the football fly into his own goal!

City equalised quickly in the 83rd minute!

After the goal, Lescott ran to the sidelines excitedly, raised his arms vigorously, and asked for applause and cheers from the Manchester City fans who came to watch the game.

Manchester City fans are thrilled one by one!

Arsenal's goal in the 76th minute made them smell the danger of death, and they couldn't help but worry about whether the team could advance to the final.

As a result, I didn't expect the team to equalize so quickly!

"Well, it looks like you can solve the battle without me playing!"

Kevin De Bruyne had just come on and before he could touch the ball for the equaliser, his mood was immediately relaxed.

I was going to come up and be a savior, but it seems that I was self-inflicted!

"Isn't that just the equalizer? One more goal is needed to win the game! ”

Lin Quan glanced at Arsenal's goal and was obviously not very satisfied with the 1:1 score.

"Hehe, did you think of any ideas again?"

De Bruyne knows Lin Quan very well, and when he heard the other party's words, he knew that he had an idea.

"Well, I'm going to ......... it like this"

Hearing Lin Quan's plan, De Bruyne wondered: "Does it really work?" ”

"Just give it a try, of course, you'll have to cover for me!"

"Okay, I'll just cooperate with you!"

De Bruyne was also unsure whether Lin Quan's method would work, but he still chose to believe Lin Quan.

City's players know time is precious and they don't want to be dragged into extra-time or even a penalty shoot-out by Arsenal.

So, they quickly ended their celebrations and returned to the pitch to continue their attack and see if they could get rid of Arsenal before the final whistle.

Manchester City's goal was a big blow to Arsenal's morale, and the players began to doubt themselves one by one.

Obviously we are already in the back five, why can't we still prevent the opponent's attack?

We worked hard for most of the game and managed to score a goal.

The opponent casually hit a corner kick to equalize the score, how can this be played?

In the dugout, Arsene Wenger was also depressed.

Could it be that being crownless is my Arsene Wenger's fate?

No, there's still a chance!

Drag it down, drag it into extra time, and the opponent's fitness problems will be further exposed.

Arsenal still have a chance!

Thinking of this, Wenger immediately gave an order to the players on the field, asking them to continue to implement defensive tactics and keep the score of 1:1 until the end of the game!

I have to say that this tactic is a bit conservative.

At this time, if Arsenal goes out and plays against Manchester City, it is really not certain who will die.

After all, Manchester City's midfield is not fit enough, and if the opponent rushes out to fight them for control of the midfield, they may not be able to withstand it.

However, at the critical moment, Arsenal coaxed!

They took the initiative to retreat, giving up control of the midfield, allowing Manchester City to calmly control the initiative of the game, and instigated attacks from the midfield again and again.

Seeing that Arsenal was still going to hold on, Pellegrini couldn't help but shake his head.

To be honest, he didn't quite approve of Arsene Wenger's substitutions.

If you don't change the defender just now and change to a sweeping back, then Manchester City is estimated to really be carried away.

However, after taking a look at Arsenal's bench, he understood Wenger a little bit again.

It's not necessarily that Wenger didn't think about it, but there was no one to use under him.

Mesut Ozil, Esfield, Karlstrom, these three midfielders can't do the dirty work, and replacing them on the field may only have the opposite effect.

With Kevin De Bruyne on the pitch, City's attack has become more threatening.

De Bruyne's creative passing was unstoppable for Arsenal.

The most important thing is that Lin Quan can form a tacit understanding with De Bruyne every time, and the two can always think of going together, where people run, the ball will pass!

Arsenal's defenders are always a step slower and always at the bottom when it comes to defending.

In order to stop City's attack, they had to resort to foul tactics.

In the 84th minute, Monreal pulled Lin Quan and received a yellow card.

Two minutes later, Arteta was booked for bringing down Kevin De Bruyne.

In the 89th minute, Sagna also received a yellow card in defense.

As the time passed little by little, the Arsenal people defended Manchester City's round after round of attacks in an extremely tragic way.

And with their stubborn persistence, the last second of regular time finally ran out, and the game entered injury time.

The referee gave three minutes of stoppage time, and as long as Arsenal can hold on to the final three minutes, the game will go to extra time.

At that point, maybe the coach will be able to make a magical substitution and lead the team to victory!

The players have such a glimmer of faith in their hearts and tenaciously persist.

However, City are not intent on giving them a chance to continue to delay.

In the 91st minute, De Bruyne sent a precise through ball that penetrated Arsenal's backline, and after Lin ran in reverse to get rid of the defender, he received De Bruyne's pass on the right side of the penalty area.

De Bruyne passed well and Lin Quan's shot was of high quality.

However, Fabianski made a god-level save with divine help, and narrowly saved Lin Quan's extremely high-quality shot.

After Fabiansky made the save, he stood up excitedly and let out an angry roar at Lin Quan.

However, Lin Quan was not angry, but gave him a thumbs up.

The opponent did save this ball well, and Lin Quan was also convinced.

It's just that this kind of god-level save should be just a flash of Fabiansky's inspiration, and it is difficult to replicate it again!

Give me 10 chances, I'm sure I can make 10 shots like this, can you make 10 of these saves?

Fabiansky didn't expect the other party to have such a good temper, he was stunned for a moment, and also gave Lin Quan a thumbs up and praised him for playing well.

His demonstrations did not provoke the other party, but were praised by the other party, which made him feel a little guilty in his heart, and felt a little carried away like a villain.

The Arsenal players didn't care so much, and one by one they rushed up to hug Fabianski and thank him for his brilliant save.

If Fabianski hadn't made a contribution to this goal, Arsenal would have been killed!

"Cheer up, there is more than one minute left in the game, let me grit my teeth and persevere!"

Captain Arteta gasped and clapped his palms hard, loudly cheering his teammates on.

Lin Quan came to the corner kick area again with a football in his arms!

The Arsenal players couldn't help but feel a little nervous when they saw Lin Quan walking to the corner area.

This is his third corner of the game, the first two corners are a threat, I wonder what kind of tactics he will use this time?

Lin Quan, as before, glanced at the positions of the players on both sides in front of the goal, and then at Fabianski's position, and then took a few steps back, making the same gesture as the first and second time.

Still coming?

The Arsenal players have already recognized this gesture, after all, the opponent has not changed his trick three times in a row!

It's just that they don't dare to believe it when they recognize this gesture!

Who knows if this guy is really a penalty point?

They noticed that City's forward Kevin De Bruyne was in the position where Xavi Garcia had passed the ball before.

If he still plays a tactical corner like the first time, then the Arsenal players rushed to the back post, wouldn't they have been fooled?

Thinking of this, Arsenal's players split a part of their eyes to keep an eye on Manchester City's defender Lescott and not give him a chance to continue to head the goal.

Others stepped forward to interfere with and mark De Bruyne, denying him a chance to pass and receive the ball.

Arsenal's players have basically prevented Lin Quan's possible options to death, so that the opponent will no longer be able to play any tricks, right?

However, it turns out that they are still too simple!

Lin Quan gestured, and the Manchester City players still rushed back, although even they weren't sure if Lin Quan would hoist the ball to the back point, but what if?

The actions of the Manchester City players still interfered with the Arsenal defenders, and the opponents were rushing to the back point, if they didn't follow, then the back point would be empty!

So, their formation subconsciously moved back a little.

However, Lin Quan did not pass to the back point, nor did he go to De Bruyne.

His choice was - to go straight to the goal!

The choice came as a surprise to almost everyone on the pitch, except for Kevin De Bruyne!

The corner kick area is on the same line as the goal line, and in the corner kick area, the players can't even see the goal.

To score the ball in such a zero-angle situation, you have to play a very exaggerated arc.

It's very difficult to do that!

So, it's not that no one has tried a direct shot from a corner, but very few can accomplish this feat!

This is also the reason why Arsenal's players were surprised by Lin Quan's choice, they really didn't expect the other party to make this choice!

Arsenal's goalkeeper Fabianski changed his face when he saw the ball draw a wonderful arc in the air and fly towards the goal.

He was standing a little closer to the near corner, while the opponent was hitting the far corner.

Fabianski hurriedly moved towards the left side of the goal, but only at this time to move, it was simply too late!

With a crisp thud, the ball flew into the net.

Fabianski was 2 meters away from where the ball was in the net, and the whip was too long to reach!

Wembley Stadium fell silent for a moment, and moments later, the stands on the side of the Manchester City fans erupted in cheers!

They actually beat Arsenal at the last minute and eliminated the opponent in a reversal!

And Arsenal fans are full of loss:

It's been reversed again!

Fell before the championship trophy again?

Could it be that Arsenal is really cursed and can't really win the title?

By missing out on the FA Cup, Arsenal truly achieved a decade without a title.

After winning the championship from 03-04, there has not been a single champion for ten years!

The achievement of not winning a title for ten years was achieved by Arsenal today.

However, none of the Gunners fans were happy with the record.

On the contrary, they felt only a deep sadness.

(End of chapter)