Chapter 840 The Awakening of Competing for the 4th Place
Chapter 840 Competing for No.4 Consciousness
Wenger's insistence on "self-centered" tactics really worked.
After the start of the game, Arsenal's series of rapid offensives really knocked on the door of Manchester City!
Manchester City's offense is very strong, but their defense is really only mediocre... In the 38 rounds of the league, they have conceded [-] goals.
Among the top ten in the Premier League, Manchester City conceded the most goals.
Manchester City's defense is actually a lame defense, so it is easy to lose the ball.
The two central defenders are tall and have excellent air defense capabilities, but they are not fast.
The strength of the two full-backs is not equal. Zabaleta's side is okay, but there is still no suitable candidate for the other side.So in this position, Mark Hughes and Benitez have tried many combinations.
At present, Benitez has selected the glorious fellow Sun Hai.Sun Hai impressed Benitez with his attitude in training, but his ability is limited after all, and now he is getting older and his physical fitness is declining rapidly.
If it weren't for Manchester City, they really didn't have a good choice here, and they wouldn't use Sun Hai.
Arsenal broke through Manchester City's defense from Sun Hai's side, and Van Persie finally scored the football into the goal guarded by Joe Hart.
There was a huge cheer at the Emirates Stadium when Van Persie scored.
"Van Persie! A wonderful goal! He opened the scoring for Arsenal and took the lead! To be able to take the lead at home is very good news for Arsenal! It's a good start for this game!" Mortensen shouted.
"It seems Wenger is right to stick to the team's best style of play. Defense is not what they are good at, offense is. Hiddink made a mistake. Chelsea is really good at defense, but it is impossible to defend all the time. Defense without offense cannot last for a long time... You must know that Manchester City's defense is definitely not good, so if Hiddink made the team have the courage to attack at his home court, maybe it would not be the result now..." Alan Hansen said.
"It is said that because of this game, Abramovich is very dissatisfied with Hiddink's coaching. It seems that he does not intend to give Hiddink a new contract after the end of the season..." Mortensen also talked about recent Premier League football gossip.
After scoring the goal, Van Persie ran to the stands where the Arsenal fans gathered, waved his fist at them, encouraged more fans to cheer and cheer for Arsenal, thus creating a huge momentum and putting pressure on the Manchester City players.
Arsenal fans responded positively to his call, and the cheers over the Emirates Stadium grew louder.
It sounds like a volcanic eruption, you are in it, you can't hear what the person opposite you is saying, only the buzzing noise in your ears.
Arsenal fans are also well aware of what this game means to Arsenal. If they lose to Manchester City at home, then the team's Champions League qualification will be in jeopardy.
So this game has to be united and the team has to give the maximum support to beat Manchester City at home.
Regardless of how many complaints they usually have about the results of this Arsenal team, they must work together with the team at this time!
Manchester City is no longer the underdog that they didn't care about in the first half of the season. Now Manchester City has become a strong enemy that makes them tremble...
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Wenger got up from his seat after Van Persie's goal and pumped his fist a few times, looking delighted.
The team is in good shape and the players are also fighting high!
It's our home stadium again, listen to the huge cheers...
We can win!We can beat Manchester City at home!
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While the Arsenal players and fans were celebrating the goal, Benitez stood on the sidelines with his hands in his trousers pockets, without saying a word, and there was no change in expression on his face.
He is mentally prepared for the team to concede the ball in the away game. Manchester City's defense has a big problem, but he can't do anything about it.In the winter transfer market, there were really no suitable candidates, so he chose not to buy anyone, and relied on the current lineup to continue.He pinned his hopes of improving the team's results on offense.
The same is true now.
The key to winning this game is not defense at all, but offense.In other words, if you want to win, you have to watch glory...
Benitez, who was standing on the sidelines, set his sights on Rongguang.
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While Van Persie and his teammates were celebrating the goal, Rong Guang ran into the goal to pick up the football, trotted all the way to the middle circle, and then put the football in.Then he didn't just wait for the kick-off, but put pressure on the referee.
He shouted at the referee, pointed at Van Persie, reminded the referee not to let them celebrate the goal for too long...
This scene surprised many people.
Whether it's Manchester City's players or those spectators.Everyone is very strange.
Because the previous glory never did this kind of thing on the court.
He never cared how long it took for the other party to celebrate...
But today he actually did this...
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When the game started, Kaka sat in front of the TV on time, and he wanted to see with his own eyes how Rongguang proved to him that Manchester City could qualify for the Champions League.
Caroline sat beside him and kept him company.
Kaka doesn't believe that Rongguang can fulfill his promise.
Because Arsenal, who are competing for No.4, are not easy to mess with.
Sure enough, Arsenal scored in the No. 30 minute and took the lead.
The voice of the Italian commentator came from the TV: "As soon as the game started, Arsenal launched a fierce offensive towards Manchester City's goal. They were obviously not affected by the Chelsea game, and they were not unable to defend themselves at home. Sometimes, sticking to your football is more important than winning the game... Wenger is a very persistent person in this regard... Now their persistence has paid off, and Arsenal are leading!"
The guest next to him laughed and teased Arsenal: "Arsenal, which competes for the fourth place in the league at the end of every season, is untouchable! Haha!"
When hearing this sentence, Kaka snorted softly in his nose.
He is still worried about Rongguang's choice of Manchester City. He would rather Rongguang go to Inter Milan than Manchester City.
What future can there be in a team like Manchester City?
What made Manchester City a giant?What helped Manchester City rise?
Excuse!
It was for the money of the Middle Easterners!
This kid liked money when he was in Brazil, he was a greedy guy, so this time he went to Manchester City only because Manchester City can offer him a weekly salary of 30 pounds...
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Under Rongguang's repeated request, the referee called back the Arsenal players celebrating the goal.
The Arsenal players who were called back were still a little dazed-we didn't celebrate for long, why did the referee intervene?
How did they know that this was strongly requested by Rong Guang?
But come back when you come back to the game, there is still a lot of time, just let us score a few more.
A one-goal lead is not safe.
The Arsenal players who have taken the lead are gearing up. Now they feel that they are in good shape, and of course they must seize the time to score more.
When the game restarted, Manchester City launched a wave of offensive, very fast, but they were not able to break through Arsenal's goal.
On the contrary, Arsenal took advantage of the home field advantage at their own home court, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became.
They quickly regained possession of the ball, using their skilled skills and tacit understanding to firmly control the football at their feet, passing back and forth at the front of Manchester City's penalty area, looking for opportunities that belonged to them.
Arsenal are not in a hurry to play. If there is no good chance, they would rather just pass it on like this.If it is passed like this, it will be difficult for Manchester City to grab it.
There are indeed problems with Manchester City's team building strategy this season. It is top-heavy and has accumulated a large number of offensive players in the frontcourt, but it is very contemptuous in defense. There are not many players who are good at defense, whether it is the midfield or the back line.
So now that Arsenal is firmly in control of football, Manchester City has no one able to snatch the football for a while...
The scary thing about Arsenal is that they can suddenly accelerate in this slow back and forth.
When they speed up, they pose a huge threat to the goal guarded by Joe Hart.
If it weren't for Joe Hart's performance in this game, it is estimated that he is far behind by more than one goal...
And Arsenal fans are also very good at creating a home atmosphere. Every time Arsenal completes a consecutive successful pass, there will be a huge counting sound in the stands, and Arsenal fans are counting Arsenal's consecutive passes on the spot.In this way to put pressure on Manchester City.
Every sound of them can make the Manchester City players feel tighter.
The Manchester City fans in front of the TV were even more nervous, for fear that Arsenal would score another goal.If you fell behind by two goals in the first half, this game would be difficult...
"Manchester City felt a lot of pressure in this game. This is the real situation in the sprint stage of the league. The game against Chelsea may make Manchester City underestimate the final competition, but you must know that Chelsea and Arsenal are different..." Alan Hansen said. "Chelsea was ranked second before. Even if they are overtaken by Liverpool now, their points allow them to remain in the first group, which means that they don't have to worry about qualifying for the Champions League. Arsenal is different. They are ranked fourth. If Manchester City wants to replace someone, they will definitely be the first to be squeezed out. So Chelsea and Arsenal have different levels of obsession with winning..."
"If Manchester City players have the mentality to play Chelsea against Arsenal today, they may lose..."
Finally Alan Hansen came to a conclusion.
In line with his comments, Arsenal used back and forth passes to fully mobilize Manchester City's players, turn them around, and then look for opportunities that can kill with one blow!
(End of this chapter)