Chapter 597: We have to win a few more championships
This goal conceded was a blow to Arsenal, but it was not a particularly big blow. Although they conceded not a lot of goals, they definitely conceded a lot. Seventeen goals were conceded in the 24th round, ranking among the top four.
Only two goals less than Manchester City, less than Chelsea's 16 goals conceded and Manchester United's 11 goals conceded. Manchester City conceded two goals more, but they also scored a lot of goals, 57 goals than Arsenal.
There are eight more...
What really makes them a little embarrassed is what they should do in the next offense - they couldn't find many opportunities in the previous offense, which is rare in normal games, and every time there is such a
When they feel it, they will often encounter a draw or even a loss. Even if they can win, it will be very difficult to win.
This can be regarded as Arsenal's biggest weakness. Apart from defense, there is no good way to break through dense defense. This situation was not obvious before, but it became more obvious after Henry left. Now that Henry is gone, although
Their offense seems to be able to become more flexible, but they are missing a top breakthrough player, a top free kick, and a superstar who can change the entire game situation through his own personal power!
So now they are in some trouble.
Wenger showed his decisiveness at this time and yelled from the audience: "Just follow our usual attack, don't hesitate! Understand, attack! Only attack will have a chance, the chance depends on us
To grasp and create!”
His shouts woke up the Arsenal players. Manchester City's defense was very tight and good, but Arsenal also scored goals in the previous three games against Manchester City. Although there was only one goal in each game, it also proved that,
Manchester City's defense will never be impeccable!
Wenger's shout gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope. Arsenal, which began to attack seriously, began to create some good opportunities, and seized one in the 26th minute - Fabregas' beautiful
The ball was distributed to the left, and Clichy crossed in. Adebayor from the back point overwhelmed Kompany with a header, and Da Silva volleyed with half his body slightly offside.
The ball went into Manchester City's goal!
"It's offside! This ball doesn't count!" Dick shouted loudly towards the court, but it was obvious that Da Silva was only offside by a fraction of a second, and the referee was not able to notice this.
, the goal was still ruled valid, and Arsenal equalized the score!
Dick curled his lips, and the big screen at the City Stadium also showed the slow motion of the goal just now. The slow motion showed that when Adebayor headed the ball, Da Silva was indeed half offside.
Although the position is not obvious, if the referee could see it clearly, the goal should be invalid...
When the Manchester City fans in the stands started to boo, Dick didn't worry about the ball anymore. In fact, he didn't see clearly whether it was offside just now, he just shouted as much as he could, and at this time
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"Tell the players to step up the offense, start pressing in the frontcourt, and catch them off guard!" Dick pulled over Barnes, who was closest to him, and whispered in his ear.
Barnes nodded, then ran onto the court and informed all the players of Dick's arrangement.
The Arsenal players, who were still immersed in the joy of scoring a goal, were immediately attacked by Manchester City after the game restarted.
In just three minutes, Ribery and Parker each took a long shot. Fortunately, Lehmann performed steadily and saved the ball one by one. He finally withstood Manchester City's attack and wanted to launch a counterattack.
At that time, Arsenal began to encounter Manchester City's crazy pressing in the frontcourt...
Previously accustomed to Manchester City's defense being huddled within a 30-meter defensive zone, Arsenal were suddenly unprepared. Fabregas wanted to stabilize the situation as much as possible, but Manchester City, including the two full-backs, all pushed into the center.
This has greatly affected Arsenal's offensive organization. In addition, they currently lack fast forwards. Even if Manchester City has large gaps in the backcourt, it will be difficult for them to directly hit the Manchester City defense.
Create opportunities behind you.
What's more, they currently lack the kind of players who can dribble the ball and break out of the way. It is precisely because of this that Dick asked the players to suddenly adopt this method. If it is a fast-paced back and forth passing attack,
Then Manchester City's defense is very likely to be overwhelmed by the opponent's opportunity, but this kind of occasional forward pressing and compressing the opponent's movement space can achieve quite good results!
After a crazy press, Manchester City once again successfully stole the ball in the frontcourt - this time it was Richards who made the contribution. He stole the ball from Clichy's feet in the frontcourt, and then chose to dribble the ball forward until he broke through to the edge of the penalty area.
There was an emergency stop and the ball was passed to the center. Parker, who was inserted, pushed straight into the penalty area. After Di Natale intervened, he raised his right foot and planned to shoot. Gallas flew over to block it, but Di Natale calmly took the ball.
He dunked it down, dodged Gala who rashly fell to the ground to block, then raised his right foot again and shot directly into the far corner of the penalty area!
Lehmann's stretched-out hand failed to touch the ball. The ball flew past his hand, then hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the Arsenal gate. Manchester City once again took the lead at home!
Such a goal can be said to be a powerful blow to Arsenal's morale - they worked hard to equalize the score, but not long after the goal, Manchester City immediately took the lead again. This situation really made Arsenal's
The players were hit hard.
"Very good, return to the previous tactics and let them attack if they can." After the players had almost finished celebrating, Dick pulled Ribery and said to him.
After sitting down again, Dick smiled slightly. Now the initiative of the entire game began to be completely controlled by Manchester City. Arsenal's offense encountered difficulties, but the defense was not that good. Manchester City only needed to counterattack.
If the pace is faster, you can definitely score goals continuously.
The game against Manchester United will be in a week's time, and Dick doesn't want the players to overdraw too much. Defensive counterattack is obviously a more labor-saving offensive method, not to mention that Arsenal still has no good way to deal with Manchester City's this kind of attack.
Tactics, given Dick's character, if he didn't use such tactics at this time, then he wouldn't be who he is.
Wenger began to get into trouble. Now he really doesn't have much choice, and he can only let the team continue to attack and strive to score goals under Manchester City's intensive defense - Manchester City's defense is not that strong.
the point.
What's more terrible is that he doesn't have anyone to replace. Robin van Persie and Rosicky, two main stars who can play the main team, are injured. Now Wenger doesn't have many players to replace on the bench. Even if he does, he may not be able to compete.
The players on the bench are better, and there are not many backup players on the bench, which is the biggest weakness of Wenger and this Arsenal team.
After the start of the second half, Arsenal wanted to regroup and launch an attack, but bigger blows followed. Ten minutes after the start of the second half, Manchester City played a beautiful quick counterattack. Samuel intercepted the ball in the backcourt and passed the ball long.
, Torres defeated Senderos with a header and crossed over. Ribery broke through quickly from the wing and passed the ball to the center. Di Natale followed up, and Parker, who came in from the back row, met the ball and volleyed.
Manchester City failed to save, 3 to 1, Manchester City expanded its lead!
Eight minutes later, Ribery, who had been torturing the Arsenal defense with his speed and skills, put a perfect end to his performance. After receiving a through ball from substitute Vidal, he went straight in and faced the attacking attacker.
Goalkeeper Lehmann started to push the shot. Although Lehmann struggled to save the shot, the ball returned to Ribery's feet. Ribery unceremoniously dribbled the ball horizontally and stepped out of the gap, and easily pushed the shot with his left foot.
The empty goal succeeded and Manchester City completely established the victory!
It was not until after leading by three goals that Dick used the remaining two substitutions. Ashley Young replaced Ribery and Sturridge replaced Torres to let the two main players have a good rest.
Facing the next round of the league, Yaya Toure has already left the game. As for Di Natale not being replaced, it is because his style of play is not particularly physically demanding, so let him run on the field...
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Arsenal, who were struggling to attack, finally regained a point in the 88th minute. Fabregas broke into the penalty area and passed the ball. Adebayor scored his eighteenth league goal this season with a shovel shot in the penalty area——
His condition is indeed good, but unfortunately, in this game, his performance was not enough for Arsenal to win the final victory...
Four to two! Manchester City defeated Arsenal at home, and what makes Manchester City fans ecstatic is that in this round of games, Manchester United did not win the game - they were forced to a one-to-one draw by Tottenham on the road.
Manchester City has returned to first place in the league with a one-point advantage, one point ahead of Manchester United and two points ahead of Arsenal!
"It's great that we can get back to the top of the table again, which proves that we really have the ability to challenge for the league title... Manchester City fans have been hungry for the league title for a long time, and trying to bring them a league title will be
What I need to do most is that we are going to challenge Manchester United away from home in the next game. This is also an important game. If we win, we will be able to leave Manchester United behind. If we lose, we will be ranked first in the standings again.
position... But no matter what, we will work hard in the next games and strive to win more championships. I will not give up on the League Cup. Yes, I want to win more championships, because in this way I will
There are more bonuses.”
Dick answered in an understatement at the post-match press conference, but it was obvious that his answer showed his ambition. All Manchester City can win this season is two cup championships and a league.
Champion, if he wants to win all the championships, he simply doesn't give others a way to survive...
However, Dick doesn't care what others think. Now Manchester City is getting better, with excellent overall strength and good condition. They just defeated Arsenal. If they can continue to defeat Manchester United, they will be able to take the initiative throughout the season...
If you don't keep a high profile at this time, what else can you do to improve the team's morale? This will not only make the fans happy, but also make the boss happy. In this case, it would be strange for Dick not to say anything.
