champion light

Chapter 1094
According to Wenger's instructions, Arsenal firmly controlled football at their feet.

The game also fell into a stalemate.

Manchester City, with one less player, now has no spare power to counterattack. They basically shrank in their own half-court defense.

But for their half, Manchester City still fights for every inch of ground.

As the game progressed and time passed, the two sides had more and more physical contact, and the smell of gunpowder naturally became stronger and stronger.

Arsenal and Manchester City have had old grievances in recent years-Arsenal has always remembered that Manchester City grabbed Arsenal's fourth place in the league.

This revenge has not been reported until now.

Although Arsenal have returned to the Champions League this season, it does not mean that they will let go of the past.

Manchester City successfully avenged Inter Milan in the away game, and Arsenal also wanted to learn from it.

The various defensive actions of both sides in the game have become bigger.

At the beginning, Manchester City, with one less player, did this, because with one less player, it will be more difficult to defend, and they have to work harder to make up for this disadvantage.This kind of fight seems to be a rude move for the technically streamed Arsenal.

Gareth Barry is shown the first yellow card of the game.

Then Arsenal was not to be outdone, because they wanted to prevent Manchester City from counterattacking, so many times they would choose to foul in the frontcourt.It's just that after the smell of gunpowder is strong, their fouls in the frontcourt are bigger than usual, and they look more scary.In addition, this is Manchester City's home court, and every foul by Arsenal will cause deafening boos and exclamations from the stands, which will put pressure on the referee.

Fabregas, Song and Julu all received yellow cards one after another.And these three yellow cards were received within 10 minutes, from 27 minutes to 36 minutes.

And Arsenal has indeed received results in doing so.

They didn't concede a goal until the end of the first half, and they also had a few chances because they stepped up their pressing and control up front.

It's just that these opportunities were not grasped, either they were thrown out by Joe Hart, or they were blocked by Manchester City players, or they didn't play well.

The whistle at the end of the first half came to mind, and Arsenal entered the intermission with a one-goal lead.

Commentator John Mortensen was discussing the first and second half with Alan Hansen.

"Less one person still has a great impact on Manchester City...After Kompany was sent off, Benitez replaced David Silva with Godin. Although he still kept the trident, I think Benitez's substitution is questionable. David Silva, like Glory, also has the ability to break through. He can change the situation of the game. If he is replaced, Manchester City's offense will lose part of the speed of counterattack. Now Manchester City's counterattack can only rely on glory. Contribution... So it is Zlatan Ibrahimovic who should be replaced more than David Silva... After watching the last game against Inter Milan, I think it is okay for Manchester City to play without a front..." Alan Hansen said.

"But Benitez definitely didn't dare to replace Ibrahimovic. If Ibrahimovic was replaced in the first 5 minutes, it is estimated that he will smash something in the locker room..." John Mortensen felt helpless for Benitez. "Ibrahimovic is a big-name star that the club has spent so much money on. As long as he is not injured or sick, he has to stay on the court."

Alan Hansen also felt that John Mortensen was right, it would be difficult for anyone to do this.

"It's good luck that Manchester City didn't concede more goals in the first half, but how long can this luck last? You can't always count on luck, right? Looking at it now, I really can only count on the personal performance of Rong and Zlatan Ibrahimovic..."

"I think it still depends on Rong..."

All eyes have fallen on Rong Guang.

Whenever Manchester City encounters problems and troubles, Rong Guang will always be pinned on.

Of course, Glory rarely disappoints.

If there is any miss, maybe last season's Champions League semi-finals count.

Under extremely difficult circumstances, Manchester City lost 1:3 away to Inter Milan.Rong Guang scored only one goal in that game.After returning to the home court, although he didn't score twice, Inter Milan also scored a goal. In the end, Glory failed to save Manchester City from being eliminated.

Perhaps this is why Rongguang is so concerned about seeking revenge from Inter Milan.

Because he feels that he has lived up to the expectations of others.

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In the locker room at halftime, Benitez is making tactical adjustments.

Although they did not continue to concede a goal in the first half, they were still behind Arsenal by one goal, but it is not enough to keep playing like this.

A team with one less player is under a lot of pressure.

This pressure will increase as the game time goes by, because with one less player, other players have to run more and grab more fiercely in order to maintain a balance with Arsenal on the scene.But this also depletes the players' physical energy very quickly.

In the last 15 minutes of the game, if nothing changes, Manchester City's physical fitness may collapse.

After all, they played against Inter Milan three days ago, and their physical fitness is not in a [-]% good condition.

And Arsenal's possession of the ball will make Manchester City's players consume more energy, while their own energy consumption will not be as fast.

Everything will go against Manchester City's defense, unless Manchester City can equalize the score.

So Benitez asked the team not to forget to counterattack when defending.

In the dressing room next door, Wenger asked the team to continue to control the ball in the second half, firmly control the football at their feet, not only control the football, but also control the rhythm of the game.

Go fast when you want it to be fast, and slow it down when you want it to be slow.

Always control the initiative of the game, so that Manchester City can only follow the rhythm of Arsenal. In this way, Manchester City will be the most tired. If their physical strength is dragged down, there will be no suspense in this game.

Since God made Manchester City lose a man in the first 5 minutes of the game, don't waste such a good opportunity, seize this opportunity and completely beat Manchester City!

Let out the bad breath that has been stuffed in my chest for many years!

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Arsenal still firmly controlled the football. If the opportunity was not good, they would rather fall in the backcourt than pass forward easily. They just didn't want Manchester City to steal the ball and fight back.

Unless the opportunity is really good and it is certain that the shot can be completed, Arsenal will take the risk of passing through.

This style of play is not very good-looking, nor does it conform to Arsenal's aesthetics.

But there is no way now, in order to beat Manchester City, Arsenal can't care so much.

Let's avenge this big revenge first.

As long as you can beat Manchester City, playing ugly is nothing at all.

On the scene, Arsenal, with one more player, still played against Manchester City.

So far, there is no sign of Manchester City being able to score.

Both the stands and the Manchester City fans in front of the TV are a little anxious.

But without one person, they really have nothing to do.

Even if they really lost this game, they would have nothing to say.

But if he really loses, Kompany will definitely be scolded to death by Manchester City fans.

Kompany himself is very clear, so now, Kompany, who is watching the live broadcast of the game in the locker room, is also very nervous.

He doesn't want himself to be a sinner accused by thousands of people after the game, the pressure is really too great...

The media in England is so developed that they can kill with a pen.

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In 6 minutes, Manchester City finally launched a counterattack, but Rongguang was heavily surrounded by Arsenal's defenders in front of the penalty area, and he could only force a long-range shot in the end.

Then Ibrahimovic also received the ball in the attack, but his dribbling speed was too slow. Although he passed two Arsenal defenders, he was finally cut off by the third man who caught up, and he didn't even make a shot...

Both men seem to be in trouble.

After Ibrahimovic's ball was broken, he turned his eyes to Rongguang and found that Rongguang was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other for about two seconds, and then looked away.

No.605 minutes, after Joe Hart blocked Nasri's shot, he originally wanted to launch a fast break, but when he got up from the ground, he saw Arsenal's players quickly returning to defense.Soon they were back on defense.

The opportunity for a fast break is gone.

In desperation, Joe Hart could only throw the football to the central defender Lucio, and slowly launched an attack from the backcourt, playing a positional battle with Arsenal.

But for Manchester City, which has one less player, they do not have an advantage in positional battles.

Lucio turned and sent the ball to Matuidi's feet, and Nasri rushed to steal it immediately.

Matuidi couldn't pass the ball well at all, and could only pass the football across to his midfielder partner Gareth Barry.

Barry then passed the football to Sneijder.

As soon as Sneijder received the ball, Arsenal players immediately came up to defend him.

Sneijder desperately protects the football, it is very difficult to organize an attack, and he can't hold the ball for a long time, he will be cut off...

At this time, he saw that Rong Guang had retreated to his line, so he passed the football over.

Although there are Arsenal players around Rongguang, but who else can he give it to?
David Silva has been replaced, otherwise the football can be passed to Silva.

After receiving the ball, Rong Guang didn't turn around and break through, but passed the football sideways.

It wasn't a side split, it was passed to the middle.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic receives the ball!
After passing the ball, Rong Guang immediately turned around and went forward.

At the same time, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with his back to the attacking direction, swiped the football towards the rear of his body with the outside of his instep, and the football just rolled towards the front where Rongguang inserted at high speed!

Just like against Inter Milan, Ibrahimovic sent a through ball to Rongguang again!
(End of this chapter)