Chapter 215: What a strong duel should look like
“嘘~嘘!!!”
When the players of both sides stood on the court, the referee did not let people wait too long. A long whistle sounded directly at the moment when the countdown was zero, and this game that concerns the ownership of the Premier League champion this season was kicked off.
"Okay, the game has begun. Giroud pushed out the ball. After receiving the ball, Liu Feng turned around and gave Gansuo, who was in the middle. In this game, Arsenal team lined up a 442 formation with stronger midfield strength."
Facing different opponents, this is the judgment that a referee should have. After several consecutive matches with Manchester City, Wenger is definitely not ignorant of Pellegrini and his team. Although he has an attacker like Aguero, Manchester City's favorite is still a formation that is both offensive and defensive, which is 442.
For this formation, there is no doubt that the best solution is to schedule 442 from all aspects.
On the stadium, Arsenal's pass and control kicked off from the team's formation. They were not in a hurry to launch an attack directly, but instead controlled the ball stably and waited for Manchester City players to press on the attack.
Such a pull naturally gave He Wei the opportunity to introduce Manchester City to the starter in this game. He quickly explained Lan Yue's starting lineup.
"Pellegrini also lined up the usual 442 formation in this game. Dzeko and Aguero partnered with the team's double forwards, while left and right forwards were Milner and Nasri respectively."
By the end of the season, the usual main players of major teams have been roughly stable, and Manchester City is no exception. In this game, the starting lineup of the entire team is the eleven people with the best and most stable performance this season.
"Midfield combination Yaya Toure and David Silva, four defenders Krish, Sabaleta, Kompani, Demikelis, goalkeeper Joe Hart."
One by one, the famous names were read out by He Wei. Many fans sat in front of the TV and knew about these names. It was obvious that Manchester City had indeed completely transformed into a top-notch giant after the rich man moved in.
But unfortunately, in recent years, except for a FA Cup champion, they have hardly won any major championship titles, and this season's League Cup has just lost to Arsenal.
And what is blocking them is many times the match, their opponent Arsenal.
This is also sad. Manchester City fans are so hostile to Arsenal that their opponents are snatching the championship from their hands every time. No one can ignore it.
Just as people were constantly imagining the grudges between the two teams, the first offensive collision between the two sides on the court was already opened.
"After Manchester City's formation was opened, it seemed that Arsenal was in a very good shape in this game. Ganso held the ball and pushed forward from the middle, and David Silva rushed towards him."
In the fourth minute of the game, Arsenal launched the team's first attack. Gansuo split the ball while his opponent's midfielder rushed towards him. Wilshire, who was inserted on the left, led the ball and ran all the way, but was quickly stopped by Yaya Toure.
Obviously, Manchester City's formation in this game was very conservative even if it was pulled apart. When Wilhel's speed slowed down, the two forwards who were quickly rushing forward had to stop.
Seeing that the road ahead from the middle was blocked, Wilshire did not hesitate to point the ball to the left to Chamberlain who reached out to ask for it. After the opening, Chamberlain, who had always been very active in running positions, held the ball and went forward and tried directly to pass Demikalis.
However, the young player obviously underestimated his opponent. Perhaps he was so easy and careless when he saw Neymar playing with Demikalis off the court. In short, his extraordinary attempt came to an abrupt end in the next second.
"Dong!"
"The fake move did not deceive the opponent! Demikalis cut off the ball, the ball rights changed hands, and the two sides exchanged offense and defense."
Without even looking at Chamberlain who was staggering and almost fell to the ground after being cut off the ball, Demikalis followed with a pass and gave the ball to Yaya Toure in the middle of his home.
This operation naturally boosted the morale of Manchester City fans. The opponent's first attack was destroyed by their own family so directly. They may have an absolute advantage in the next game.
Manchester City fans have been imagining, but the progress on the court is very real. Although they are a little surprised that the team's offense is blocked so quickly, the Gunners' players reacted quickly enough. Several midfielders quickly recovered the position and blocked their positions to prevent the counterattack of the absolute hand, and the team's overall formation also pulled back.
Faced with Arsenal's operation, Manchester City's counterattack simply stopped. Yaya Toure and David Silva, who were in charge of the ball, began to organize their own team's ball control. Lan Yue, whose formation was tight, controlled the ball firmly under her feet for a while.
"The two sides played very cautiously in this game, and it was like a strong showdown."
He Wei's words are naturally because Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea had bombarded the dazzling situation in the first half of the match. In fact, that is not the norm for a strong team to compete.
Many times, in order not to make mistakes, both sides of the showdown are very cautious.
There is no doubt that both sides are like this in this game.
When Manchester City's possession slowly advanced and the Gunners slowly contracted to defend them, Manchester City's first offense did not play any role and was resolved by the Gunners invisibly. For a time, the ball rights of both sides were constantly exchanged in the opponent's hinterland, and the ball control of both sides' midfield became the main theme of this game.
Time passed quickly in this pull. In the stands, Arsenal fans kept calling, and Manchester City fans seized some gaps to show their support to the team. Everyone was in a state of crazy preparation, obviously waiting for each other's team's first goal.
On the stadium, the players on both sides have not had any chance to attack in the long period of time, but there are really few.
In the 21st minute of the game, Liu Feng received a header from Giroud in the right area outside the penalty area and directly slashed the goal. Joe Hart took off and pounced the ball out of the baseline. Then Liu Feng bounced a rebound ball in the corner kick. Unfortunately, the ball hit the bottom and rebounded in front of the goal, but it flew out of the baseline.
On Manchester City, Aguero received a straight pass from David Silva in the 34th minute of the game and threw Virmulen half of his body into the Gunners' penalty area.
Unfortunately, under the interference of Szczesni who attacked and Vermalen who was harassed by his side, Aguero's goal did not fly towards the goal, but flew out of the bottom line after being touched by Szczesni.
When people come to their senses, it has come forty minutes.
Chapter completed!