'I know a lot of people don't think Arsenal can beat Manchester City, it's true that we didn't have a good record against Manchester City in the last few years!

"But I want to tell you that Arsenal today is not the same as it used to be!"

"We're going to win this game!"

In the 17th round of the Premier League, before the start of Arsenal's home match against Manchester City, Wenger was asked in an interview with reporters whether he could defend his home stadium and said that Arsenal would definitely win this game.

The professor's tone was very firm, and it seemed as if he was giving himself a military order.

That has led to some interest in what he has said, and if Arsenal do beat Manchester City at home, as Arsene Wenger has suggested, City's lead could well be reduced to three points.

As a result, the suspense of winning the Premier League this season has greatly increased.

Affected by this, many fans made a special trip to stay in front of the TV after inquiry, intending to see how Arsenal was going to snipe Manchester City.

In anticipation, the focus battle between the two giants kicked off.

Arsenal changed their previous style, playing aggressively from the start, both offensive and defensive, looking extremely aggressive, as if they had changed teams.

Seeing such a huge change in Arsenal, fans who followed this game were aroused by curiosity:

What happened to Arsenal?

How can it be like playing chicken blood, is this still the Arsenal I know?

The outside world has the impression that Arsenal are the traditional giants of the Premier League, who have not won the Premier League title for many years, and who have made great progress at the beginning of each season, but have dropped the chain at the last minute.

However, their record has been consistent, and they have not dropped out of the top four once in the last decade.

Although they are barely in the top four in many cases, being able to stay in the top four in the Premier League with a lot of giants is enough to prove their strength in itself.

After all, giants with more profound backgrounds like Liverpool and Manchester United have both fallen out of the top four in the Premier League, which shows how difficult it is to finish in the top four of the Premier League.

Therefore, the outside world has not questioned Arsenal's status as a giant.

It's just that the perception of Arsenal's strength is set as an embarrassing position above ordinary teams and below top teams.

Judging from Arsenal's performance in the league, Champions League and other competitions over the past decade, this positioning is not wrong.

Although there is a certain gap between Arsenal's hard power and the top teams, this does not mean that Arsenal has no hope of winning when they meet the top teams.

Because Arsenal has a very distinctive characteristic: invincible with the wind!

It may be because Arsenal's players are generally young, and they take the route of technical flow, which gives people a feeling that their ability to resist pressure is very weak, their style of play is soft, and they can't play against the wind.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the physical-minded Premier League, where Arsenal have been criticised for their lack of bloodiness since Bergkamp.

But as long as there is no headwind, Arsenal's gorgeous passing and cutting coordination is simply picturesque, and the attack is pleasing to the eye and cannot be prevented.

Even the top teams can't prevent it, and even Bayern has to be beaten and can't find the north.

Not long ago, Arsenal's Champions League group stage home game against Bayern, the two goals scored in the first half, anyone who watched it had to applaud Arsenal, most fans saw Arsenal's beating Bayern in the first half, and they all felt that Arsenal had won.

Who would have thought that Bayern would be able to set off a shocking comeback in the second half and blast five goals?

The start of this game is the best illustration of Arsenal's two forms:

When the wind is down, it is super godly, how to fight, how to have.

When the wind is headwind, the players don't seem to remember how to play.

It was only after this game that the criticism of Arsenal gradually became louder, and many people felt that Wenger was old and should retire.

Had it not been for Arsenal's final resistance to the pressure and a miraculous exit from the group, the criticism from the outside world would have been even greater.

Therefore, this game is very important for both Wenger and Arsenal, and winning this game can not only change the outside world's opinion of Arsenal, but also prove to the outside world that Arsenal also has the ability to play a tough game.

What's more, Arsene Wenger also wants to use this victory to further push their momentum from the Champions League group stage to a climax, so that the whole team can complete the transformation and become a real top team!

As the Gunners' manager, he's fed up with the team's second-half off-the-beaten-chain script.

He wants to change his life against the sky, and Manchester City is the best stepping stone!

In the coach's box of the visiting team, Pep Guardiola couldn't help but have a little respect for Wenger when he saw Arsenal playing so actively at home.

There are very few teams that dare to play against Manchester City, and most teams in the Premier League will play very conservatively when they meet Manchester City, and it seems that they will be satisfied with just one point.

It's not a good game for Manchester City, and it would be much easier if the opposition were all as active as Arsenal.

Although he thought so in his heart, Guardiola did not let his guard down.

Arsene Wenger is not a reckless man, and Arsenal must have the confidence to do so.

Guardiola is curious, what exactly has the other side prepared to deal with him?

The fans who came to the Emirates Stadium didn't care so much, and when they saw the two teams playing offensive football in unison, they naturally applauded.

Especially the Arsenal fans, they were extremely excited, and they all sang the Arsenal team song loudly and cheered for the home team.

Arsenal's starting line-up is young, with young players being the most vulnerable to outside influences.

When they heard the loud singing, they fought harder one by one.

Seeing the players on the field working so hard, Wenger was still a little worried:

Save some energy, boys, don't go up, or you won't have the energy in the second half!

The hard work of the Arsenal players paid off, with the initiative in Arsenal's hands for the first fifteen minutes of the first half.

City's players struggled to organise an effective attack under their frantic pressing, and only relied on the excellent individual quality of the players to complete a few shots.

However, in this game, Arsenal's goalkeeper Petr Cech was in very brave form, and in the 12th minute of the first half, he made a close save from Lin Quan's single knife.

This save brought the atmosphere to a new climax, and the morale of the Arsenal fans and players was almost bursting!

After missing the single knife, Lin Quan was also a little surprised.

He has a very high success rate with a single shot and rarely gets saved.

Just now when he faced the attacking Cech and was about to smash the ball past the goalkeeper, the opponent predicted his intentions in advance and took the first shot to intercept the ball.

is worthy of being the man who was once rated as the best goalkeeper in the world by IFFHS, and he is really outrageously strong!

Although it is not known why Chelsea did not keep Cech, Arsenal have clearly picked up the treasure, and it is said that Arsenal signed him for a very low transfer fee, only 12 million euros.

Cech looked at Lin Quan after making the save, and Lin Quan smiled at him, gave him a thumbs up, and praised him for his performance.

Cech was going to demonstrate to Lin Quan, but after seeing the other party giving him a thumbs up, he was stunned for a moment, and he was embarrassed to continue to demonstrate, so he also gave Lin Quan a thumbs up, indicating that his breakthrough just now was beautiful.

The attacking round on Manchester City's side had just ended, and Arsenal immediately returned the colours.

Taking advantage of City's forward formation, Arsenal played a quick counter-attack and Mesut Ozil found a team-mate on the flank with a pinpoint pass.

Little Tiger Theo Walcott sprinted down the flank, all the way to the bottom line, and sent a cross into the Manchester City penalty area.

Giroud struggled to his feet and a lion flicked his head towards goal.

Fortunately, Manchester City's goalkeeper Keylor Navas was attentive and reacted quickly to lift the ball over the crossbar.

The save was equally brilliant, not inferior to Petr Cech's one-on-one kill.

The goalkeepers of both sides stepped up and made a good save each.

Seeing that his shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, Giroud held his head in disbelief, and his expression was like a ghost.

Little Tiger Walcott also shook his head with some regret when he saw that his teammates did not enter.

What an opportunity!

In this kind of fast-paced game, where there are many offensive opportunities like this, Walcott will soon have no need to be upset.

Five minutes later, Arsenal were back in the picture, and it was Theo Walcott again, who was on the wing and linked up with his team-mates to the wall before stried-in-back at City.

This time, the little tiger did not choose to cross from the bottom, but cut inside to the edge of the penalty area and came with a kick of his own.

Under the interference of the defenders, the quality of this kick was not high, and it was easily defused by the goalkeeper.

Giroud was a little speechless and spread his hands to Sanchez on the side, which seemed to mean that he was in such a good vacancy, this kid didn't pass the ball, too lonely, right?

Sanchez was even more speechless, what's the matter with that Ozil guy, why did he pass the ball to Walket and not pass the ball to himself?

You're Arsenal's thigh, right?

Theo Walcott's liveancy caught the attention of City's players, who focused on defending Walcott's flank for the rest of the day, not giving him such an easy chance to shoot.

Mesut Ozil had a high ball quotient and saw City tighten up their defence on the right flank, decisively changing the direction of the pass and giving the ball more to Alexis Sanchez on the left.

Sanchez has been a big thigh in the Arsenal team since his transfer to Arsenal.

He played 52 games for Arsenal last season, scoring 25 goals and scoring very efficiently.

As soon as Mesut Ozil started passing the ball to him, Sanchez showed what his thick thighs should be.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Arsenal played a wonderful pass and cut the match, Sanchez received a wonderful pass from Ozil, and scored with a low shot in the penalty area, rewriting the score to 1:0!

It was a beautiful shot, and Arsenal played a brilliant combination on the counter-attack, allowing City's backline to make mistakes and give Sanchez the chance to shoot.

However, Mesut Ozil, who provided the assists, also contributed to it, and Sanchez would not have had such an opportunity if he hadn't seen the flaws in City's defence and formed a tacit understanding with his team-mates.

So after Sanchez scored, he stretched out his hand to Ozil and signaled that the credit for the goal went to him!

On the sidelines, after seeing Sanchez score, the professor jumped up excitedly and clenched his fists excitedly in celebration.

The Emirates Stadium turned into a pressure cooker at the moment when Sanchez scored the goal, and it boiled directly!

We're ahead!

Arsene Wenger really did it!

Arsenal fans seem to have really come to believe what Arsene Wenger said before the game, saying that he would lead Arsenal to victory over Manchester City, and now, the scoreline on the pitch seems to prove that he is right!

"Well done!"

"Keep kicking like this!"

"Manchester City!"

In the pub in north London, some drunkards wearing Arsenal jerseys and drinking red-faced drunkards are shouting with wine glasses.

It's a fucking good feeling to score against Man City, haven't won against a damn Man City in years!

If they can win once today, it's totally worth the drunkenness!

The opposition's lead did not make the Manchester City players nervous or panicked, they have been through a variety of battles, and have long accumulated a wealth of experience and a mature mentality.

What is a goal behind?

Haven't they ever encountered a worse situation?

When I played Liverpool before, I fell behind by three goals at the beginning, and didn't they get it back in the end?

On the sidelines, Pep Guardiola was relieved to see that his players did not mess with themselves because of the opposition's lead.

It seems that Manchester City has really transformed, and he has seen the temperament of the top giants in the players!

Confident, calm and calm.

This mentality will make them less fluctuating in form, and it will be easier for them to play their best on the field, even if they are behind, they can still turn the game around, and they are confident that they can do it.

The reason why it is difficult for the big teams to play is because they have such a deep heritage, and their players even have more self-confidence than the players of the average team.

Manchester City are transforming in this direction!

This is a good sign!

After the game restarted, the Gunners fans at the Emirates Stadium stared at the pitch with wide eyes and intent.

Everyone knows that Arsenal's players are good at playing SF battles, and at this time, the leader on the field is none other than Arsenal themselves.

Therefore, everyone is looking forward to what kind of wonderful performance Arsenal can give to everyone after taking the lead?

Will the result extend the lead again and rewrite the score to 2:0 or even 3:0?

Given that Manchester City were able to equalise at 3-0 at home, some Arsenal fans even felt that four goals were enough to be safe.

As for whether scoring four goals against Manchester City would be an exaggeration, they are not worried.

Once Arsenal are done, it will be very easy to score goals, and as Gunners fans, they have seen a lot of games like this.

The only question is how long can the Gunners stay in this form and how long will it take for the next goal to come?

If it drags on until the second half, when Arsenal's form slips down, the situation may change.

(End of chapter)