When the game reached the 82nd minute, Manchester City quickly counterattacked again and hit Arsenal's right wing.
Tonight, Manchester City's left wing was very active.
The left attack composed of Leighton Baines and Hazard put huge pressure on Arsenal's right wing. Walcott even had a dispute with teammate Sagna during the game.
Wenger was forced to replace Walcott with Diaby in the second half.
But under Manchester City's back-and-forth efforts and quick counterattacks, Arsenal's defense still showed flaws.
Leighton Baines passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area from the outside of the penalty area, and Hazard quickly entered the penalty area from the left rib.
Sagna was close to Hazard all the way, but Baines' pass happened to be on the other side of Hazard, allowing the Belgian to get the ball smoothly, and suddenly made a pass in the left rib area of the penalty area.
Emergency stop.
Arsenal's right back was too close, and Hazard's sudden stop caught him by surprise, and he followed the inertia and rushed over.
Central defender Kolo Toure, who has always been protecting Sagna, rushed forward immediately, trying to block Hazard.
The Belgian winger dunked the ball to the left with his right foot, just past Kolo Toure, who was rushing towards him. He quickly caught up with him, and before Sagna suddenly stopped and turned to pounce, he directly kicked the ball with his left foot.
Remember the angry shots.
At this time, goalkeeper Fabianski's position was just behind Sagna, and his line of sight was blocked a lot. When he reacted, he wanted to make a save, but he was already beyond his reach.
The whole process happened in an instant. From the start to the kick, Hazard was surrounded by Arsenal's defensive players. However, he just relied on his personal ability to create an excellent opportunity among the crowd and provided the opportunity for the goal.
Manchester City scored.
Seven to zero!
When the referee Webb's whistle sounded that the goal was valid, the entire stadium burst into crazy cheers.
Hazard had already opened his arms and ran excitedly across the field to celebrate his goal.
No one thought that Manchester City would play so smoothly in this game!
It was already a 5-0 lead in the first half. Although Wenger was aware of the danger and made substitutions in the second half, it was too late. Manchester City played more smoothly and became more confident, completely toying with Arsenal's applause.
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The game was changing rapidly, and apart from the live footage, fans had no idea what was going on.
But this is also the most interesting part of watching a football match live.
It is full of mystery and wonder!
Just like just now, I clearly saw that Arsenal had set up a defensive position, and Hazard was surrounded by people in front and on the left and right, but he just relied on his personal ability, emergency stops and changes of speed to create a scoring opportunity in the left rib of the penalty area.
No one understood it, but they all thought it was super awesome!
Even Manchester City chairman Mubarak couldn't help but stand up from his seat excitedly, clapped hard in disbelief, and cheered for Hazard's goal, just like the ordinary fans in the audience.
"Seven to zero! Gao Shen is really amazing!" Mubarak laughed excitedly.
He doesn't even know what reaction to use to express his excitement now.
Last season it was Manchester United, this season it is Arsenal, and Manchester City has slaughtered the Premier League giants for two consecutive seasons.
"He is really amazing!" Mubarak exclaimed.
Gary Cook, Marwood and others also praised him repeatedly.
Anyone can see Gao Shen's status in the minds of Manchester City's top brass.
More importantly, his performance in leading the team is really outstanding.
Maybe many people will say that he spends a lot of money.
But the problem is that professional football has never been able to solve problems by spending money, never!
Abramovich definitely spent a lot of money, but do the Blues have such competitiveness?
Even when Mourinho was in charge, when the Blues were at their strongest, they still mostly played defensive counterattacks.
But now, Manchester City is really overwhelming Manchester United, Arsenal and other strong teams, and they are scoring goals non-stop.
"You know, some birds are not destined to be locked in a cage. Every feather of theirs shines with the brilliance of freedom!"
Mubarak couldn't help but read such a sentence.
This is a sentence from the movie "Shawshank Redemption", which Mubarak liked very much.
Therefore, he felt that a capable person like Gao Shen should be respected and allowed to shine freely.
"He is a truly top coach!" Brian Marwood said with admiration.
Mubarak looked at his adviser, smiled and nodded.
I still remember that when he first came to the Premier League, Marwood told him that in European football, there are two types of people who can become top coaches, one is those who can lead the team to victory, such as Mourinho
, Carlo Ancelotti, Hitzfeld, Capello, Lippi and Hiddink, etc., they all do not have very fixed tactical routines, as long as they can win.
There is also a head coach with its own tactical system. They all have very clear ideal pursuits. They may not be able to win the championship or win, but they are always working hard to move in the direction of their ideals. In the process, they
He will discover and train many players who are close to his philosophy, either through youth training or through transformation.
Representatives of the latter type of head coach, such as Van Gaal, Bielsa, Guardiola...
But there are also some head coaches who do not clearly belong to a certain category. They may have their own philosophical pursuits, but they are also very pragmatic in choosing football that can win, such as Ferguson and Gao Shen.
If someone asks, is there any difference between the senior coach of Manchester City and the senior coach of Naples?
I believe many people will blurt out that he can get a more generous transfer budget.
Therefore, he created a powerful team that can force G4 to a bloody victory even if it is a rotation lineup.
Tonight, Manchester City rotated almost half of the team, but still beat the Gunners.
This is simply not a problem that money can solve.
The most important thing is that it is profound!
"If nothing else happens, there should be no suspense in the Premier League this season." Marwood said confidently.
With Manchester City's current lineup, even the rotation can play like this. As long as the team itself does not have any accidents, winning the championship is a high probability event.
What's more, Gao Shen's use of troops has always been very stable.
Mubarak nodded, "The biggest suspense is the Champions League."
"The problem in the group stage is probably not big. Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Schalke are currently mixed together. Instead, we won easily. The biggest suspense is the knockout rounds."
The biggest suspense in the Champions League knockout rounds is unpredictability.
Especially the targeted tactics between the two teams.
It is very possible that you just defeated your opponent in the last round and were bloodbathed by your opponent in the next round.
As long as a weakness is discovered, or a player performs abnormally on the spot, no one can escape.
Just like Arsenal tonight.
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Even though they were leading 7-0, Manchester City continued to put pressure on Arsenal.
There is no way, the players are full of hunger.
Van Persie, who scored a hat trick, was replaced by Gao Shen, but Giroud, who came on as his replacement, performed very excitedly.
Why?
He is also under great pressure.
Suarez plays in the Champions League and Robin van Persie plays in the Premier League. Both main forwards have scored a lot of goals and performed very well.
Even emerging local internationals like Sturridge are working hard to perform, let alone Giroud, who is in a more difficult situation?
After the French center came on the field, he almost chased Arsenal's defense.
Kolo Toure and Djourou are going crazy.
The whole game was ravaged by Robin van Persie and Sturridge. Finally, Van Persie finally got through, but in the end came a Frenchman who was stronger, more difficult to deal with, and more physically capable...
The key is, it's like being given a shot of chicken blood when you catch them. Who can stand it?
Just four minutes after Hazard scored, Manchester City launched another counterattack.
Either the midfielder intercepted the ball, or it was passed to the left, or after the cooperation between Leighton Baines and Hazard from the left, Hazard dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area, and took the ball all the way to the bottom line, behind him
Being entangled by Sagna and blocking Kolo Toure in front of him, Hazard chose to pass the ball back in an inverted triangle.
We saw that Giroud was not as fast as Hazard, lagging far behind. When he rushed into the penalty area, he happened to encounter Hazard's back pass, and there was not a single defensive player around Giroud.
So, the French center stopped to face the incoming ball, adjusted his body posture, and then started to play again!
Now he felt happy.
Giroud's shooting skills are actually good, but his leg swing is slow, but there are no defensive players around. What a rare God-given opportunity this is?
The French center's shot directly drove the ball into the right side of Arsenal's goal.
Goalkeeper Fabianski flew sideways, but was still too slow.
After Giroud scored, everyone rushed out of the stadium excitedly and cheered crazily in celebration.
"Eight to zero!"
"God! Manchester City really played crazy tonight!"
"This record is not the highest in Manchester City's history, because they once beat Huddersfield 10-1 at Maine Road, and that happened in 1987."
"But this score is absolutely a historical shame for Arsenal, because it equals the biggest defeat in Arsenal's history, which was in 1896, in the English second league, Arsenal lost 0-8.
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"The historical record, which has been separated for 114 years, was tied by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium tonight!"
"I believe that at this moment, Arsenal's biggest idea is to score a goal and avoid such embarrassment."
"And this game will also become Wenger's worst defeat ever!"
"Gao Shen's team left a deep impression on people, and Gao Shen even set new career defeat records for Ferguson and Wenger for two consecutive seasons."
"I have to say that boxing is afraid of young people. Gao Shen can now face Ferguson and Wenger with pride."
"Manchester City will also gain more confidence from winning this strong dialogue."
"We have absolutely reason to believe that as long as Manchester City maintains its performance tonight, the Premier League champion will not be left behind!"
