"Arsenal made continuous fast-paced moves and got an opportunity to attack on the right."
"Adebayor tried to pass down the right wing, but the ball was blocked from the baseline, corner kick."
"Van Persie comes and takes the corner kick."
"Arsenal's high points were all pressed into Manchester City's penalty area, look at this time."
"Van Persie took a quick penalty, and from behind, Gallas headed the goal!"
"Neuer reacted very quickly, and his body was very stretched. He just threw his arms and held the ball firmly."
"Manchester City's quick counterattack, a long pass to Giroud, and then to the left. Hazard dribbled continuously and the ball was blocked out of bounds."
"It was a throw-in for Manchester City."
"The referee signaled that Manchester City is going to make substitutions."
"The cheers of Manchester City fans came from the Etihad Stadium. We saw Robben, wearing the number 11 jersey, waiting for the chance to play on the sidelines. This time he is replacing the number 15 Daniel S.
Turic.”
"Manchester City fans are also full of expectations for Robben's performance. However, after joining Manchester City this season and returning to the Premier League, Robben was fixed on the right by Gao Shen. His performance has been unsatisfactory. Recently, he had a dispute with Gao Shen.
Despite the rumors of infighting, let's see if he can help Manchester City today."
…
After Robben high-fived Sturridge and hugged him, he quickly ran into the stadium.
Along the way, David Silva, Rakitic and others high-fived him one by one.
The Dutch also brought the latest instructions from head coach Gao Shen, which is that Manchester City should try to consolidate its advantage in the midfield and at the same time actively attack the two wings to take advantage of the personal abilities of Hazard and Robben.
Arsenal's current lineup is a bit strange. It looks like 4, 2, 3, 1, and a bit like 4, 4, and 2, but sometimes Fabregas retreats and still plays in the midfield three, allowing Rosicky to move forward.
The most obvious feature is that there are no wings in the midfield.
Rosicky is sometimes on the left, and Diaby is often on the right, but in fact, Diaby is more active in the middle area, and Rosicky is not a traditional left winger, but more like a left attacking midfielder.
In this case, Arsenal's wing is actually relatively thin.
Sturridge is not a traditional winger, as Gao Shen discovered when he attacked Clichy's side before.
What this English striker is best at is diagonally inserting into the penalty area from the ribs. His speed and technique are his advantages.
In fact, a very important reason for Sturridge's rapid decline later was that injuries caused his speed to slow down, which in turn caused him to lose this advantage and his performance on the court became worse and worse.
Therefore, in this game, Sturridge did not attack Clichy's side well.
Originally, according to Gao Shen's plan, he wanted to replace Giroud and let Sturridge play the center position, but considering Sturridge's performance, Gao Shen chose to replace him and keep Giroud.
On the court.
At this moment, a hard-working center is more important than a forward who is mobile but unstable.
Robben conveyed Gao Shen's latest instructions. Gao Shen stood on the sidelines, hugged Sturridge, and asked him to go back to rest. He walked to the sidelines and called out to David Silva, Rakitic and Xavi.
·Martinez, indicating that they should pay attention to the wing.
As early as the preparation stage, Gao Shen had already discussed with the players how to play under what circumstances. He believed that the players knew what to do.
…
After the substitution, Arsenal quickly launched an attack.
Adebayor and Rosicky joined forces on the left side of Manchester City's half.
Rosicky volleyed the ball to Adebayor. The Togo center dribbled skillfully and dribbled the ball close to the left wing. After forcing Micah Richards away, he dribbled the ball all the way to Manchester City's bottom line and went inside horizontally.
He cut into the penalty area and sent the ball to the goal. Fortunately, Harvey Martinez retreated in time to block Van Persie and clear the ball.
Arsenal's attack scared everyone at Manchester City into a cold sweat.
The gunner's attack power is still very powerful.
Gao Shen kept calling the player on the sidelines, telling him to calm down, keep his breath and hold the ball.
At the same time, he asked David Silva and Rakitic to slow down the pace of the game and change the offensive line.
…
Robben has been on the field for more than four minutes and has not touched the ball once.
During the period when Manchester City made substitutions, Arsenal actually attacked more fiercely.
Just now, Rosicky made a pass from the outside of the penalty area and sent the ball directly behind the Manchester City defense. Robin van Persie stepped in to header the ball, but Neuer struck first and snatched the ball away from the mid-air.
Arsenal also significantly strengthened their marking on Robben's side.
Manchester City tried to attack on the right several times, but it didn't work.
With a wave of David Silva's hand, the team's offense immediately changed direction and began to hit Hazard's side on the left.
Robben also understood what his teammates meant.
Arsenal had already prepared for Manchester City's attack on the right. Instead of continuing to struggle on the right, it would be better to attack the left first and then move.
Therefore, when Manchester City attacked to the left, Robben moved closer to the center and gave way to the right.
Micah Richards is very fast and can still press out when attacking.
Hazard and David Silva are both players with delicate footwork. The two technical players formed a continuous passing cooperation around the left corner of the penalty area. Arsenal simply failed to steal the ball from their feet.
.
Hazard dribbled the ball and tried to break into the penalty area from the left corner. He was flanked by two Arsenal defenders and was forced to pass back to David Silva. The Spaniard stopped the ball, glanced at the penalty area, and rubbed his left foot.
He made an overhead kick and dropped the ball into the penalty area.
Robben was ready to respond at any time on the right side of the top of the arc. After seeing David Silva pass the ball, he quickly moved forward and shouted towards Giroud, "Five o'clock!"
Giroud didn't look back, turned his back to the goal, and used his body to suppress Gallas behind him.
The French central defender tried his best to hold Giroud from behind, preventing him from jumping and threatening the goal. Next to him, Vermaelen was helping to protect Giroud from turning around.
Giroud, who is 1.92 meters tall, has a very obvious advantage over Gallas, who is 1.82 meters tall, especially his strong body. After suppressing Gallas, he saw the ball flying over and he calculated accurately.
When he had the opportunity, he suddenly took a step forward and jumped into the air.
Garas and Vermaelen were also shocked and rushed forward, and Garas even jumped up.
But Giroud did not think about heading the ball, but headed David Silva's pass to the right side of the small penalty area.
In front of the Vermaelen side, there happens to be an empty space.
If you carefully compare the position where Giroud was stuck just now, it is not difficult to find that it is exactly at the five o'clock direction.
Vermaelen's attention was attracted by Giroud. After the French center headed the ball, he realized the danger. He quickly turned around and rushed towards Robben, who was flying towards him. He fell to the ground and slipped.
shovel.
But no matter how quick Vermaelen's reaction was, it couldn't be faster than Robben's.
The Dutchman had already met Giroud's pass and fired a volley with his left foot.
The ball was swept directly into the right side of Arsenal's goal by Robben.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
In an instant, the 50,000 Manchester City fans in the entire Etihad Stadium rushed madly.
The whole place was excited!
Everyone was cheering crazily.
"Robben!!!Robben!!!!"
"In the 77th minute, Robben scored a goal for Manchester City!"
"Two to one!"
"My God, this is the Dutchman's first goal since returning to the Premier League!"
"We saw that after Robben came on as a substitute, his performance still didn't improve much, but his movement was obviously more flexible. He no longer restricted himself to the right, but appeared in the middle. This is a
A very big change.”
After Robben scored, everyone rushed out of the stadium, running wildly and cheering around the field.
All the Manchester City fans stood up, cheered for him and gave their own cheers.
The Dutchman quickly rushed to the home team's coaching bench, faced coach Gao Shen, and rushed over to pick him up.
Live footage captured Robben's excited shouts.
"If you don't attack, you will destroy it!"
"We saw that after Robben scored a goal, he went around the field to celebrate, then ran directly to the home team's coaching bench and hugged his head coach Gao Shen. This is tantamount to proving to everyone that he and the head coach have a good relationship.
There is no contradiction between them.”
"Manchester City players also rushed forward."
"By the way, tonight is the birthday of Manchester City coach Gao Shen. If we can win against Arsenal at home and win five consecutive games, this will be the best birthday gift for coach Gao Shen."
…
Gao Shen was also very excited.
He didn't expect that Robben would suddenly make this move, but after the excited celebration, he quickly calmed down.
"We can try to attack from the left to attract the defensive attention, and then suddenly move to the right, allowing Robben to take out Clichy one-on-one!"
Gao Shen made a cutting motion with his right hand.
Robben had just scored a goal, and now he was very excited. He patted his chest and promised: "If you want to play one-on-one, leave it to me. I promise to score Arsenal's goal again!"
The Dutch are extremely confident when they say this.
No one will doubt Robben's strength, because a healthy Robben is definitely a world-class superstar.
Hazard and David Silva also tasted the sweetness from the series of actions just now, realizing that they can actually attract more defensive attention, preferably by attracting Arsenal's entire defensive formation.
"Okay, let's do it like this. There are still about ten minutes left in the game, and we still have plenty of time."
"Remember, we are at our home court tonight. We should not be satisfied with a one-goal lead. We must continue to attack and strive for more goals. Do you understand?"
Manchester City players responded one after another.
…
The Manchester City players made a lot of noise in front of the home team's coaching bench, and their morale was very high, making everyone feel their ambition and fighting spirit at this moment.
This also gave Wenger suddenly an ominous premonition in front of the visiting team's coaching bench.
Especially Manchester City's series of attacks just now made Wenger feel the crisis.
After coaching for so many years, Wenger's premonition was quite accurate.
