Chapter 51, two penalties
After the equaliser, the morale of the whole Arsenal team was extremely high.
So it's natural for them to go all out and try to overtake the score.
Arsenal attacked aggressively, and Manchester City could only shrink their defense for the time being.
In fact, on the whole, Manchester City's squad looks more luxurious than Arsenal's.
But it can't be helped.
Football is not a game that simply looks at the overall lineup, at the point of Yelo, Manchester City has no way to limit it, and can only pile up the number of people, resulting in their overall advantage not being able to play at all.
On United's side, United also recovered after a two-goal lead to play Chelsea's counter-attack.
Although it was fought at Old Trafford.
But Manchester United is not a team that is too "idealistic".
They don't say what kind of possession play they stick to.
They can press when it's time to attack, and they can put down when it's time to defend.
Ferguson was strict in his military administration.
What is particular about is an order and a prohibition.
Extreme discipline is a distinguishing feature of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
"In the two key battles of the championship zone in this round. Both Manchester United and Arsenal showed their energy. They may be two rivals who can compete until the very end."
On the commentary bench at the Emirates Stadium.
Sky Sports TV commentator Andy Gray made his judgment based on the current situation on the pitch.
But he was quickly slapped in the face.
Because just as his voice fell.
Arsenal, which had a big advantage, suddenly suffered a blow!
City played a quick counter-attack.
The two-foot pass passed the ball to the side of the field, David Silva crossed into the penalty area, Dzeko protected the ball, and was fouled by Mertesacker and fell to the ground!
The referee immediately blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot!
"Penalty! Penalty kick!! Ahhh Manchester City won a penalty!! This game is really full of twists and turns! City were levelled by two goals at one point, and then they relied on a counter-attack to win a penalty in a very passive situation!! ”
"O Mertesacker! He's so reckless, he shouldn't have stuck this foot out! ”
"Penalty! Manchester City won a penalty!! ”
The commentators in the commentary table held their heads in their hands.
The entire Emirates Stadium fell silent at this moment.
Mertesacker was defending himself: "I didn't exert my strength, he hit my foot himself!" ”
Captain Ye Luo also came up to communicate with the referee.
"There's a foul on the hook, and it's clear that your guys didn't get the ball."
The referee explained to Ye Luo.
This is Yelo's power as captain.
In fact, Ye Luo also knew that the referee was unlikely to change the decision to award a penalty.
He turned to comfort Mertesacker and the rest of the Arsenal players.
There's still a long way to go.
Even if the score is exceeded again.
They still have time to get it back.
Arsene Wenger was helpless on the sidelines.
The camera gives Wenger a close-up.
Duan Xuan, the commentator of Longguo National TV, said helplessly: "Arsenal's luck is too bad, seeing the good situation, it suddenly took a sharp turn"
Wenger was indeed very helpless, this game seemed to be tilted towards Arsenal's side, and the opponent actually created a penalty kick with a big kick in front of him.
What else can be said?
Bad luck, drink cold water and stuff your teeth.
The only good news may be that the game is still quite long
At least enough time left for Arsenal.
However, whether this goal will be a blow to the morale of Arsenal's players, Wenger is difficult to guarantee.
He looked at his bench.
On the bench, there are not many players at his disposal.
If you strengthen the attack, it will be one Chamberlain and Walcott.
But should we replace the defender and replace the attacker now?
It's a trade-off.
Because once the defensive strength of the Arsenal back field is weakened.
Will City's attack take off as a result?
That's something Wenger needs to think about.
On the other side, Mancini was as excited as a child, jumping up and down to the sidelines and raising his arms and shouting in celebration.
The penalty almost pulled Manchester City back from the brink!
In the past few minutes, Arsenal have been on the offensive.
Roberto Mancini thought his side was about to suffer a big comeback at the stadium.
He has even begun to think about how to comfort his players after losing this game, how to save the team's morale, and how to continue to compete for the championship.
But now.
Let these damn things die!
We can win!
Mancini excitedly hugged his assistants.
"Don't worry, trust me, we'll get it back, and then overtake!"
Yelo put his arm around Mertesacker's shoulders and said to his teammates.
His tone was flat.
But firm.
Theoretically, City haven't gone ahead again and they have to score the penalty.
It was Sergio Aguero who took the penalty.
Amid the boos at the Emirates Stadium.
Aguero scored the penalty steadily, so that the Arsenal fans, who were still a little lucky, suddenly lost any luck.
Now they are lagging behind again.
The atmosphere in the stadium was a little quieter as a result.
Ye Luo stepped on the ball in the center circle and waited for the game to resume.
The Man at City were celebrating, and if the referee hadn't intervened, they would have been able to celebrate until the end of the game.
So for a while, the game didn't recover so quickly.
"Penalty?!"
At Old Trafford.
When Ferguson got the news, his expression was complicated.
He had a feeling that "this world is so absurd".
Arsenal trailed by two goals at half-time.
As a result, they equalized in the second half.
It's been less than five minutes since the equaliser.
A penalty was awarded.
What is football?
This damn football
Ferguson thought to himself.
But it's certainly good for Manchester United.
As long as Arsenal don't win, they can take the opportunity to climb to the top of the table.
By the middle and late stages of the league.
Any change in the standings now will have a huge impact on the final title race!
The long league marathon has gradually entered the sprint stage!
After re-scoring goals.
Manchester City's morale was shaken.
Their defence has also become more solid.
Mancini also made a substitution, he brought on James Milner and replaced Dzeko.
Milner came on and went to play in the back.
The England player is a jack-of-all-trades.
You can play in almost any position except the goalkeeper.
He has a lot of energy, a lot of running ability, a tough fighting spirit and a hard defence.
Strengthening Milner in the middle of the midfield to protect the edge of the box at this time is of great significance to the solidity of City's defence.
It didn't take long for Milner to play.
Mancini continued to deploy troops.
He replaced Xavi with Barry. Garcia.
Barry is also a midfielder.
So.
Manchester City have three players in the middle of the midfield: Barry, James Milner and Yaya Toure.
On either side there was also David. Silva and Sinclair, at the top of the line is Aguero a striker.
Manchester City played 451.
Roberto Mancini is going to keep that win.
In the face of Manchester City's full retreat, Arsenal actually has no good solution.
The tempo of the game has slowed since City won the penalty.
Unconsciously.
The game was already in the eightieth minute.
Ferguson, who was at the other stadium, sat in the dugout, frequently following the news from Arsenal's side.
Because now Manchester United are two goals ahead, winning this game is already secure.
Only Arsenal's side made Ferguson very "concerned".
It's eighty minutes.
There is no news yet from Arsenal.
But Ferguson is not in a hurry.
Because in the current situation, no news is the best news.
"Eighty minutes into the game, Arsenal still couldn't equalise. The morale of the Arsenal squad was affected by the penalty decision, and Manchester City were also shrinking, making it difficult for them to attack. ”
Ferguson wore headphones and listened to the commentary of another game.
Ferguson's face was satisfied when he heard the narrator say this.
Arsenal lost, Manchester United won and climbed to the top.
Sounds so good to the ear.
"Yelo is holding the ball on the wing, he looks like he's going to come by himself!"
Hearing the sound coming from inside the headphones, Ferguson couldn't help but sit up straight.
Yelo received a pass on the wing.
The forbidden area is densely packed with people.
He decided to make a surprise on his own, and after pretending to be a one-two with Cazorla, he suddenly turned around and burst into the box with the ball.
Zabaleta didn't react, but Ye Luo burst in from his side, he subconsciously turned around and let go of the shovel!
As a result, his movements were too slow, and after Ye Luo hooked the ball away, his feet arrived, tripping Ye Luo to the ground.
"Penalty !!!"
Ferguson's face changed, and he heard a sound from inside the headphones that made his heart flutter.
"Penalty! The referee points to the penalty spot! Zabaleta is so reckless! He tripped Yelo with his kick! Penalty kick! It's indisputable."
Damn it!
Ferguson took the headphones off.
But he thought about it.
Let's not talk about whether this penalty will go in or not.
Even if it's in.
It was just an equaliser.
It seems that Arsenal and Manchester City have one point each, which is also good for Manchester United!
United are now two goals ahead.
You can sit firmly on the Diaoyu Tai.
Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
As long as Arsenal don't take the lead.
Thinking of this, Ferguson put the headphones back on his ears.
"Fake fall! It's a fake fall!! ”
Mancini rushed to the fourth official with his hands raised.
"Red card!! It's a red card!! Arsene Wenger rushed over as well.
The two managers got into a verbal altercation on the sidelines.
Fourth, officials can only mediate.
And on the pitch.
Manchester City's players surrounded the referee.
Zabaleta held her head in her hands and had an extremely aggrieved expression.
He pointed to the ball and said, "I tackled the ball!" ”
If it weren't for the slow-motion display, he didn't touch the ball at all, but tripped Yelo to the ground from behind the side.
I'm afraid that many people will wonder: Is what he said true?
No way.
As a footballer.
If you don't have 100 million acting skills, how can you mix on the court.
(End of chapter)