Aguero, who had cramps, was helped off the pitch by the team doctor.

The team doctor told Manuel Pellegrini: "Aguero can't continue to play, he has to rest. ”

Manuel Pellegrini was as good as he was and didn't insist on letting Aguero continue to play.

City made a substitution.

Dzeko appears.

Aguero was replaced.

So now Manchester City's combination of two centre-forwards in the frontcourt.

Ichiko became Dzeko.

One quickly became Balotelli.

But both of them are physically strong.

Therefore, Manchester City can play a little more simply and roughly.

Arsenal are at home and they will certainly continue to attack.

Manuel Pellegrini is not counting on City to take control of the game either.

So we can only pin our hopes on a counterattack.

If you can get one, there is still hope.

Actually, when Pellegrini ignited this idea in his heart.

I want to laugh myself.

Because the confidence of the players is gone.

It's not something that can be saved in a moment.

He's a football coach, not a god.

The players were all hit by Ye Luo's play and had no temper at all, what could he do?

So the next game almost became garbage time.

Arsenal saw the other shrink.

The onslaught was also not continued.

It's full of rhythm.

De Jong still followed Ye Luo inch by inch.

And Ye Luo didn't chase and fight.

It's the team's win that counts.

The other side has already shown a gesture of surrender.

Accept it when you see it and save your physical strength.

After all, fatigue is the culprit of injuries.

Ye Luo himself is not afraid.

The rest of Arsenal's players are still scared.

In case the other party injures several main forces on their side.

Wouldn't that be worth the cost?

As a professional footballer.

Of course, they know what it means to be forgiving and forgiving.

And so.

The pace of the game became very slow.

It looks dull.

Minutes and seconds passed.

In the stands.

Arsenal fans didn't find the game boring.

They sang and danced.

Singers singing song after song in the stands.

They sang the praises of every Arsenal player.

Among them, Ye Luo's singing voice is the most.

In the end, the Arsenal fans even made a splash in the stands.

And the fans of Manchester City

They're pretty much there.

In such an atmosphere.

Race.

It's finally the last moment.

There are dozens of seconds left in stoppage time.

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

"It's over! It's over!! ”

"Arsenal beat Manchester City to make it eight wins in a row!"

"Arsenal are really on their way to the title!!"

Commentator Andy Gray is chanting.

Fans in the stands were also chanting.

What makes Arsenal fans even happier is this.

Another game going on at this time.

Manchester United are 1-0 away at West Bromwich Albion!

If Manchester United also loses in this round of the league.

Then Arsenal will be at least seven points ahead of second place!!

Arsenal are making great strides towards the title.

It's a pity.

Manchester United finally reversed their opponents.

After the eighth round of the league.

United are second with 19 points, five points behind Arsenal.

Manchester City, on the other hand, are third with 17 points.

In fourth place is Chelsea.

They have eight league games and 16 points.

Arsenal's advantage is simply too clear.

And after this game.

There is a lot of discussion about when Arsenal's winning streak will stop.

Some media think.

Tottenham.

Maybe it can stop Arsenal.

After the win over Manchester City.

Arsenal face a Carabao Cup tie.

The match was played away from Bristol City in the lower leagues.

As a result, Arsene Wenger did not bring his first-team players to the tournament at all.

Instead, a large number of academy players were used.

Even so.

Arsenal still won the game.

Progressed to the fifth round of the League Cup.

Then the team began to prepare for the next opponent: Tottenham!

The importance of the game against Tottenham cannot be overstated. 、

It's a derby.

Before the game.

Tottenham showed a very strong fighting spirit from top to bottom.

From manager Mauricio Pochettino.

to the players.

to the fans.

Tottenham swear by the curse.

You have to play Arsenal on the road.

They don't just have to prove themselves.

Larger purpose.

It was to interrupt Arsenal's winning streak.

Two days before the game.

Mauricio Pochettino is giving a meeting to the entire Tottenham squad.

Pochettino believes.

Arsenal will certainly go all out to win at home.

"They're definitely thinking about nine straight wins right now! This is our chance! ”

'They're going to take us lightly, what we have to do is defend! Counterattack! ”

The routines are not new.

But that's what is often done when facing a stronger side.

The tactics are the same.

That's the test of the team's execution.

So now.

Pochettino has to do to inspire the Tottenham players.

The derby in north London would have not required mobilization.

But Pochettino still has to build on that.

Add another fire!

When both players play.

Pochettino sat in the dugout.

Every Tottenham player was given a 'warm welcome' by the fans in attendance.

And on the other side.

Arsene Wenger is also working on Tottenham's starting XI.

Because the start of Tottenham Hotspur in this game was unexpected by him.

This made Wenger feel that the situation was a little more out of his control.

'The key is Sandro's position, if he's still playing in midfield, it's 442, if he's going to play centre-back, it's 532, but I think both can happen. Tottenham will switch formations during the course of the game. ”

Bwach said.

During the course of the game, the team's formation is adjusted according to the changes in the position of the players.

This has long been the means of some of the most frequent tactical changes made by modern teams.

this game.

Tottenham did not use the 433 formation they had mentioned earlier, but only deployed two strikers.

Lennon partnered with Soldado.

It's all leftovers from selling Bale in exchange for it – Tottenham took the money from selling Bale and bought nine players in one go.

What Paulinho, Soldado, Lennon, Lamela, Dembele, Eriksen and so on.

As a result, after a few rounds of league games, it was ridiculed by the English media as "leftovers".

"Tottenham sold their iPhones and bought them back for stereos, radios, vintage telephones, black-and-white televisions, etc."

Let's be honest, though.

Although these people are not as good as Bell, they are not so unbearable.

The main reason for Tottenham's poor start to this season is that there are too many personnel changes and not enough running-in.

Lennon was fast.

It was clear that he was put on the pitch for counter-attacking tactics.

And in midfield.

The players who played were Paulinho, Townsend, Holdby, Sandro.

At the back.

Walker at right-back, Vertonghen and Dawson at centre-back and Kaish at left-back.

Judging by the personnel structure of the appearance.

This appears to be a 442 formation.

However, Sandro in Tottenham's squad is a super jack-of-all-trades.

He can play as a midfielder, as a midfielder, as a striker or as a centre-back.

On a line of the central axis, except for the goalkeeper, any position can be played!

So..

In the case of Tottenham abandoning their previously most frequent line-up 433.

Sandro's position is crucial.

It can be said in which position he appears.

can make changes to Tottenham's tactical system.

So now for Arsenal.

The only trouble is Sandro's location.

Of course.

It's just a minor hassle.

Because on my home turf, Arsenal are definitely dominated by me, dominating the game.

Tottenham all the schemes.

If Arsenal can score as soon as possible.

That's all.

None of this is a problem.

Soon.

The game begins.

Arsene Wenger took a closer look and found out.

Alex Sandro has stepped into the position of centre-back.

He couldn't help but smile: "It looks like our derby opponents are trying to defend this stadium." ”

Bwach was also relieved.

The unknown is the most worrying thing.

And now the game has begun, after discovering that Tottenham's changes are not beyond the analysis of the coaching staff.

Everyone was relieved.

From the very beginning of this game, Arsenal also completely dominated the game.

Tottenham take the initiative to reclaim the penalty area.

The 532 formation is already a defensive formation.

Five defenders lined up.

There are also many forwards in front, plus Soldado also retreats to the front line when defending, which is actually 4 forwards, and when defending, he plays 541.

Completely occupies all the space.

In the face of such an iron formation.

Arsenal's players already have experience.

The most important thing is to be patient.

Any team that puts on a bucket formation can't defend completely.

They're definitely going to have a counterattack.

Lennon was not involved in the defense.

He was alone in front of him.

But even so, Arsenal did not dare to really ignore Lennon.

Somebody has to be staring at him.

But with such a large amount of space on the court, it is still dangerous to let the family play a few more counterattacks.

Therefore, this requires that the team must control the ball and not allow Tottenham to have a chance to counterattack easily.

The pace of the game was slow.

Arsenal's pass was from left to right

and from right to left.

There is no absolute chance.

Definitely not take risky passes lightly.

Such drowsy conduction certainly has a purpose.

Through this back and forth, the Tottenham players are mobilized.

The pitch is huge, and even if there are five defenders, they have to maintain a certain distance from each other, and if they are too open, then the space between them is empty.

It will definitely be exploited by Arsenal.

So they have to keep their formation tight.

Which side the football went to.

Then the Tottenham players had to move en masse.

And in the midst of such a movement.

An airtight formation between them.

There is a possibility of a vulnerability!

And this.

That's the chance Arsenal have to seize!

Pochettino sat in the dugout, his eyes moving in the direction of the ball.

It also looks very calm.

But in fact, he was very panicked.

His original idea was:

Arsenal are on an eight-game winning streak.

They will certainly be full of pride.

Plus it's a derby.

Before the game, Tottenham Hotspur also continued to raise the fire to supply the heat of this game.

Objective.

It is so that Arsenal's players can press up violently at the beginning of the game.

Such.

They will run headlong into the iron pass of the back five that Tottenham are preparing here.

Wait for Arsenal's attack to be thwarted.

That's where Tottenham's chance comes.

However.

Now the scene of the game.

But he didn't follow Pochettino's script.

Arsenal were patient. In control of the game.

This made Pochettino panic.

But.

The position of head coach sometimes requires a little bit of acting skills.

Pochettino, of course, could not expose his anxieties.

He still had a smile on his face.

Looks confident.

Showing confidence that the situation in front of him is under his control.

This self-confidence even Wenger was deceived by him.

"What's behind this guy?"

Arsene Wenger saw Pochettino's confident smile.

I couldn't help but muttered in my heart.

He walked to the sidelines.

The hands made a downward pressing motion.

Since I don't know what the opponent has to do it.

Then it's better to be patient.

The Arsenal players on the pitch also became more cautious when they saw the manager's movements.

Yelo takes the ball and passes it back to Fabinho.

Fabinho crosses to Cazorla.

At this time, Ye Luo slanted into the penalty area.

Yelo's run caused some confusion in Tottenham's defence.

Yelo is Tottenham's top concern.

As he runs.

Behind him appeared space.

This space was created by Yelo for Arteta.

Arteta when he appears in this space.

Cazorla's pass came.

Subsequently.

Arteta shoots straight at goal!

The ball slammed into the crossbar and went out of the baseline.

"Ahhh Arteta! What a pity!! ”

"In the first ten minutes, Arsenal finally started to try to attack!!"

"Shot from Arteta!! Smashed on the beam!! ”

"Oh oh oh, look at Yelo's movement, this time Arteta's shot was carefully designed by the players on the pitch, Yelo's run took away several defenders, leaving a gap in Tottenham's defence, Arteta's shot almost scored !!"

"So far, Tottenham haven't shown their attacking skills, so Arsenal are probably going to start putting more pressure on their defence!!"

On the commentary seat.

The commentators were woken up by Arteta's shot.

Originally, everyone was a little drowsy because of the slow pace on the field.

Arteta's shot on target.

All of a sudden, everyone's spirits were shocked.

Then the TV broadcast continued to replay the Arsenal attack.

Yelo, Cazorla, Arteta.

An "iron triangle" was formed between the three.

Yelo crosses the line of running after Cazorla.

Amaze many football experts.

It's definitely a well-thought-out run.

"If you look at Ye Luo's running position, we can know that the football field is not only about passing, breaking through, and shooting, but also about physical fitness and technique, but also about the mind!!"

"Ye Luo's running position is a semi-arc, why would he run such a line? Because he can take more defenders, and this semi-arc happens to make Tottenham goalkeeper Howard have to pay all his attention to him! ”

"The only pity is that Arteta's shot on goal this time. Hit on the beam! What a pity! ”

Many football experts have explained to the fans the subtlety of Yelo's movement.

And at this time.

Arteta clasped his head in his hands and looked regretful.

Then he gave a thumbs up to both Cazorla and Yelo.

"Mine my! Let's keep kicking like this! ”

Mikel Arteta's shot didn't go in though.

But it's also an encouragement for Arsenal's players.

Dense defense of the opposing side.

It's nothing in front of Arsenal's formidable attack.

At this moment.

The television broadcast featured another close-up of Pochettino.

This time.

Pochettino is not so calm.

Rubbing his hands together, he came to the sidelines and shouted loudly to remind the Tottenham players to keep their positions!

A run from Ye Luo just now.

Leaving at least two Tottenham players out of their own zone.

This is a hidden danger in Tottenham's defence.

At the same time, Pochettino was thinking about the significance of the team continuing to hold on like this.

Because judging by the ten-minute game.

Arsenal are in no hurry to attack.

So now it's Tottenham who is in a hurry.

(End of chapter)