champion light

Chapter 843 stalemate
Almunia is not the only one who is confused by Rongguang's performance today. Even Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger finds it strange that Rongguang's performance today is too good...

But Wenger didn't know why Rongguang was like this, and neither did Almunia.

I'm afraid only a few people know.

Deborah, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the match, was one of them, and Kaka, who was also sitting in front of the TV, also knew why Rong Guang was so high-spirited and murderous...

When Rong Guang intercepted Walcott's ball in his penalty area, Kaka could have guessed what would happen next.

Sure enough, everything was as he expected, Rong Guang ran with the ball all the way.

At first, Kaka pouted, still angry at Rongguang's decision to choose Manchester City.

But as Rong Guang ran wildly with the ball, he clenched his fists unconsciously.

This kind of wild running... made his blood boil even as a spectator!
In the end, when Rong Guang sent the football into the goal with a neat shot, he couldn't help shaking his fist.

But he soon realized that there was someone else sitting beside him... his wife Caroline.

He turned to look at her.

She was smiling to herself.

"At least...the ball is not bad..." he explained.

Caroline nodded: "I agree."

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The 15-minute intermission is not long or short.

In the Arsenal dressing room, morale was a little bit low, and the atmosphere before the game was different.

This is the consequence of Rongguang's goal and his subsequent series of performances for Arsenal.

After Rong Guang scored, he was still threatening Arsenal's goal, which made the Arsenal players fear Rong Guang.

Just look at the relieved expressions of the players at the end of the first half and you will know how much pressure Rongguang put on them.

Faced with this situation, Wenger changed his mind.

He decided not to make any adjustments to the team's tactics, let the players stick to the style of play they are most familiar with, and told them that there is nothing wrong with Arsenal's tactics. Conceding the ball is just bad luck, and there is nothing wrong with the tactical arrangement.

The most important thing now is to restore the confidence of the players.

So Wenger slapped his hands, and after attracting the attention of all the players, he said to them: "Okay, forget about the conceded goal, it was just an accident. In the whole first half, we only gave Manchester City one chance. That is an exception, there is nothing to refer to..."

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At the same time, in Manchester City's dressing room, Benitez told the players: "After we equalized the score, Arsenal will definitely continue to increase their attacking intensity. Because they want this fourth place in the league more than we do, and this is at their home ground, they are not allowed to fail here. So in the second half, their offense will only be more fierce, and it is absolutely impossible to shrink the defense. This is our opportunity."

Benitez analyzed Arsenal's tactics for everyone, and then told everyone what to do.

This is much better than what Mark Hughes did.Analyze the tactics first, and then tell everyone how to do it. This will make the players very clear and not confused.

Mark Hughes will only make the players more confused, so the reaction on the pitch, Mark Hughes' Manchester City is like a group of headless chickens on the pitch, while Benitez's team thinks clearly.

"In the second half, we must insist on playing defensive counterattacks and make full use of our speed advantage. The backcourt and midfielders must be quick and straightforward when handling the ball, and don't be greedy for the ball..."

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After the start of the second half of the game, the commentators and commentators found that the two sides did not make any tactical adjustments or substitutions.

The two teams followed the tactics and playing style of the first half.

Arsenal are still in control of the ball and have an advantage in possession.

On the other hand, Manchester City seems to shrink their defense, but they rely on counterattacks from time to time to threaten Arsenal's goal.

No one can claim to have an advantage.From the perspective of ball possession, Arsenal has the advantage, but looking at the number of threats to the opponent's goal, Arsenal has no advantage at all.

Manchester City's counterattacks are indeed very threatening, but not many times, which has greatly reduced their chances of scoring goals.

The two sides were deadlocked like this.

No one can overwhelm the other.This kind of game makes those neutral fans feel very good, because the two sides are evenly matched.

But it made the fans of both sides very entangled. After all, everyone hopes that their team can win the game, and it is best to win the game easily.

But judging from the current situation, it may not be so easy to decide the winner...

Time passed quickly in this entanglement and stalemate.

In the blink of an eye, the second half was halfway through, and the score remained unchanged, still tied at 1:1.

If the two sides draw, it is actually not good for anyone.But many people feel that judging from the performance of this game, maybe a draw is the fairest result for both teams...

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The game continued, and both sides had chances to score, but neither of them took it.

As time went on, it looked like a draw was indeed coming.

Benitez stood on the sidelines, staring at the court, his expression could not see anything, but in fact he was a little nervous.

What he is most afraid of now is that his players will not be able to calm down.

Because in the second half of this game, the competition is actually the patience of both sides.

Whoever is more patient has a greater chance of winning the game.

Arsenal's patience is shown in their precision on the ball.In the second half, Arsenal's ball possession rate still dominated. They were more patient and cautious than in the first half. If there was no particularly good opportunity, they would rather pass the football back all the way, and would not rashly pass a through ball and make mistakes like the first half.

Manchester City's patience is reflected in their insistence on defensive counterattacks.Even if there is not much time left, they cannot press the offense, because once they invest less defensive forces in the defense, it may lead to an empty team's defense and give Arsenal the excellent opportunity they have dreamed of.

Now let's see who is more impatient.

As time goes by, there will always be one party who is impatient first.

Either Arsenal or Manchester City.

Arsenal lost their patience, and they couldn't continue to pass and run so slowly.They will abandon this intensive way of playing football and adopt a more rough method to seek goals.

At that time, it was Manchester City's opportunity.

But Benitez was worried that his players would not wait until that time, so they would press out and attack.

Compared with football games and basketball games, there is one less pause adjustment rule in the game.

If it is possible to stop the game at any time during a football game, and then call the players down to teach them face-to-face, then the problem Benitez is facing now will be solved.

Now he can only secretly watch the court anxiously, hoping that the players can stay awake.

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"The game has entered No.705 minutes, and there are 15 minutes left before the end of the game. Compared with the first half, although there was no goal, this second half is still very exciting!" John Mortensen said.

Alan Hansen agreed: "Time passes quickly without knowing it, and everyone's attention is on the offense and defense of both sides. These two teams are teams with distinctive characteristics. Arsenal's possession has the upper hand. Their passing and movement are pleasing to the eye, while Manchester City is a team that always counterattacks quickly. Every counterattack will make people excited..."

"The only problem is that neither side may be willing to accept a draw, so what will happen in the next 15 minutes?" Mortensen said with some expectation in his tone.

Such a wonderful game, if it was just a draw in the end, it would be too boring.

It is still necessary to decide the outcome, no matter who wins.Victory and failure are the two most important elements of combined football...

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Benitez was anxious, and Wenger was equally anxious.

He stood on the sidelines frowning and looked at the field.

He believes that Manchester City's defense is far inferior to their offense, so he predicts that this game will be a goal battle with a lot of goals.

But the actual situation made him unexpected.

He didn't expect that Manchester City's defense in this game was so good. All the players took back the defense and united as one. Some players even used their bodies to block the holes of the gun...

Has such a defense ever appeared on a Manchester City player?

Unbeknownst to Wenger, in order to prepare for this game, Benitez has trained the team's shrinking defense for two weeks.

It is to ensure that in this game, Arsenal can not concede a goal against the powerful attacking Arsenal.

Although a goal was conceded in the first half, the team's performance in the second half satisfied Benitez.

Seeing Manchester City's defense, Wenger even doubted his own judgment-Manchester City didn't want to win away from the beginning, right?They just wanted a draw.It's just that if you aim for a draw from the beginning, you may lose instead.Only by putting on a posture to win, can a draw be reaped in the end.

But... Wenger finally denied his own judgment.

In terms of the ability to accept a draw, my side should be higher than Manchester City.

After all, Arsenal now ranks fourth with 55 points, while Aston Villa, ranked fifth, only has 49 points after losing to Manchester City. Arsenal leads Aston Villa by as much as six points.

But for Manchester City, who want to qualify for the Champions League next season, a point is meaningless.They must win in order to successfully counterattack in the few remaining league games.

So Manchester City definitely want to win...

That being the case, wait patiently for them to press out and attack, and then catch them by surprise!
Fight back?
Arsenal can too!

He gestured for the team to start recycling.

(End of this chapter)