Chapter 884: Luck Matters (2-in-1)
"Gervinho, God, I didn't take advantage of such an opportunity," Arsenal fans looked extremely depressed when the ball fell on Joe Hart. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Oh oh oh~~~" The merciless ridicule, compared to the depressed sigh of Arsenal fans, is undoubtedly the most harsh ridicule of Manchester City fans.
On the sidelines, the always elegant Wenger jumped straight to his feet angrily, but such mistakes are really too rare in the game, and it is no wonder that Wenger can't sit still.
This is also the reason why Gervinho has never been able to become Arsenal's thigh, you know, Gervinho's foot technique is quite good, and his physical fitness is also very good, but unfortunately, his consciousness is a little worse and his state is not stable enough.
Gervinho was Arsenal's best player in the Champions League in midweek and was unanimously praised by the media, but now, there are low-level mistakes that shouldn't have happened.
However, such a mistake did not cause any burden and impact on Gervinho, and it can be seen from this that this guy also has a big heart.
In the 25th minute, Zabaleta's attack was intercepted by Cazorla, Diaby took the ball in the middle and forced it past Rodwell, and his long-range shot was blocked by Boateng in the box.
A minute later, Arsenal made a comeback, or Gervinho made a comeback, and his brilliant performance on the wing once again won the cheers of the Arsenal fans in attendance.
It's just that the kick at the goal is still a little worse, under the coercion of Li Fenghui's defense, Gervinho was a little impatient in his shot, and finally the shot deviated too far from the goal and flew out of the bottom line.
"Arsenal's attacking frenzy, in the Etihad, Arsenal actually pressed Manchester City in the past few minutes, but unfortunately, Arsenal is always a little bit away from scoring."
This is Ittihad, watching the opponent show off his strength on his home turf, Manchester City fans began to stop, so more than 40,000 Manchester City fans began to shout wildly.
In the 30th minute, Manchester City made a wonderful combination, Li Feng sent a through ball between Arteta and Ramsey in the middle, Silva cut in the side at high speed, grabbed the ball before the defender, and then crossed the middle.
"Van Persie~~~ No, Van Persie didn't touch the ball, he just attracted Koscielny's attention, back point, Sergio Aguero, Manchester City's chances."
Van Persie missed a spot, Aguero used a switchback run to shake off Gibbs, the ball flew just to the back post, Aguero stretched out his left foot, cushioned the ball, and the ball flew back towards the Arsenal goal.
However, today did not seem destined to be a lucky day for Aguero, with Mannone making a flying save without touching the ball, but the crossbar was on the back foot once again.
"Oh~~~ It's a pity, the crossbar, Arsenal's goal itself once again stopped Manchester City and stopped Aguero, but on the other hand, Aguero's luck didn't seem to be very good today."
However, it was only Sergio Aguero's bad luck that City did not give the team a whole and then the City attack finally got the result they wanted, and the goalscorer was quite unexpected.
Just two minutes after Sergio Aguero's shot, Manchester City scored into Arsenal's half, and this time, Li Feng did not choose to pass, but used his excellent dribbling ability and strong body to crush Arsenal's two midfielders.
Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey are both technical midfielders who are not their forte in defence, and this season, Arsenal have completely lost their barrier player in midfield following the departure of Alexander Song.
I have to say that this summer, Arsenal's transfer is really a bit incomprehensible, Van Persie's departure is his own insistence, which is understandable, Van Persie has no time to wait.
However, Alexander Song never thought of leaving Arsenal, but they gave it to Barcelona and did not make up for it in the middle.
Of course, Arsenal's midfield can be described as full of talent, not to mention Diaby, who has been difficult by injuries, and now on the bench, there are also two talented young players, Wilshere and Oxlade-Chamberlain.
However, this is not the first time Wenger has done such a situation, before, Wenger did such a thing in order to get Fabregas on the throne, but unfortunately, in the end, he was betrayed by Fabregas, who did not hesitate to pay out of his own pocket in order to return to Barcelona.
Now, Arsene Wenger is once again sending Song away for the sake of young players, but unfortunately, this time Wenger is destined to be disappointed, and young players such as Wilshere have not grown up like Cesc Fabregas.
These are all later words, and the most important thing now is that after losing Alexander Song, Arsenal lost the barrier in the middle, although Li Feng did not break through much before, it was because his teammates were in a better position.
Now, Li Feng chose to attack on his own, so Arteta and Ramsey completely became Li Feng's background board, and in order to intercept Li Feng, Koscielny also had to leave the penalty area.
In this way, with Van Persie's ability, it would be much easier to get rid of Mertesacker, so after Koscielny stopped in front of him, Li Feng decisively sent the ball into the penalty area.
"One-on-one, Van Persie faces Mertesacker," controlling the ball, Van Persie's right foot around the ball, pulling sideways, for Mertesacker, who is nearly two meters tall, flexibility is what he lacks the most.
And as a former teammate, Van Persie is too familiar with Mertesacker, of course, this is also relative, which is why Van Persie has only had one shot on goal since the opening.
Mertesacker followed suit, but despite his long legs, he was too busy with the frequency, and the end result was that Van Persie pulled him away, and Van Persie immediately had a shot gap.
"Arsenal is in danger, Van Persie, Mertesacker is too slow, he was pulled half a position by Van Persie, and shot ~~~~ Oh~~ Manone, the Arsenal goalkeeper made a meritorious service, and flew to hold up Van Persie's kick with one hand to hit the goal, and tried to keep the goal open."
Corner kick, or Manchester City's chance, Silva came to the corner point for the first time, in Manchester City, if the free kick is covered by Li Feng, then the corner kick is Silva's exclusive.
This led to the tragedy of Kolarov, whose free-kicks were quite good, and there were often brilliant free-kicks before Li Feng arrived.
But now, he basically never has the opportunity to take a free kick again, of course, in terms of this free kick, Kolarov also knows that he is too different from Li Feng.
This can be seen from Manchester City's current situation, you must know that the opponents encountered by Manchester City now try their best to avoid fouls outside the big penalty area, which is the effect brought by Li Feng.
Silva whipped a corner and the ball faithfully followed Silva's orders and flew into the Arsenal penalty area, where Van Persie had just flung Mertesacker high and leaped high.
Ready to wash away the shame just now, but unfortunately, next to Mertesacker, it was Manchester City's captain Kompany, who jumped at the same time as Mertesacker, and the two were entangled in the air and finally made each other miss the ball.
The ball flew over the heads of the two men and landed on the left side of the goal, but there was a blue figure standing there at the moment, without any defenders around.
"goal~~~~ goal in, hahaha, Boateng, Boateng's header, Manchester City's centre-back ushered in his first goal of the season, and it was an unbelievable header."
"Mertesacker and Kompany fought for no one in the end, Koscielny was on Yaya Toure's side, and Boateng didn't have any defense."
"But it's understandable, given Germany's header ability is so flattering that the centre-back is barely visible from City's corners."
'But it's often a dramatic affair and the least likely man scores in the most unbelievable way, and when the ball lands on Boateng's header, all the City centre-backs have to do is flick it lightly.
"Jérôme, this goal, the general credit is mine" After the goal, Kompany rushed to his partner as soon as possible, and did not forget to ask for credit.
However, Kompany said that it was true, if it weren't for Kompany's entanglement with the main Mertesacker, the corner would have been cleared by Mertesacker, rather than lucky enough to fall on Boateng's head.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Boateng's goals last season, which he scored only once last season, and now he has equalled last season's record, and it is only the third goal of Boateng's career in the league.
Boateng can't compare to Kompany, with the City captain able to score a few from corners every season, and sometimes even crucially.
Soon the game restarted, Arsenal launched a fierce counter-attack, Podolski dropped back, linked up with Ramsey, and finally Podolski put in a through ball, and Gervinho played the ball high again under Kompany's defence.
Although Gervinho's form in this game was not flattering, it did not affect his desire to score goals in the slightest, and the number of shots on goal was also one of the most in the team.
Both teams seemed to have such a man, who had the most shots on goal, but could not find the back of the net, and then, Sergio Aguero completed another shot, Li Feng and Aguero switched positions, and the latter's long-range shot from the penalty area did not achieve anything.
In the following time, it was basically Arsenal attacking, Manchester City played two waves of counterattacks, but the effect was not very good, of course, Arsenal's attack is the same.
Boateng's Kompany combination froze Podolski perfectly, Gervinho was unlucky, and Diaby was at a loss on the flanks and unconsciously moved to the middle.
Cazorla did a good job of executing the tactics arranged by Arsene Wenger, but unfortunately, he met Zabaleta, who is known for his steadiness, and the two were evenly matched.
Eventually, Webber blew the whistle for the end of the first half after Podolski's shot went high and City were able to go into the break with a one-goal lead.
However, after returning to the dressing room, although Manchester City were in the lead, Van Basten was not satisfied, because after the goal, Manchester City's attack was suppressed by Arsenal, and in the last ten minutes of the first half, Manchester City could only rely on counter-attacks.
"If a one-goal lead makes you let your guard down, then at the end of the season you won't get anything, so why did we win the double last season?" Van Basten frowned and looked at his disciples with a blank expression.
"Guys? We're playing against Arsenal, the traditional giants of the Premier League, our real rivals in the title race, so if we want to defend it, we have to do everything we can to keep them under our feet rather than get complacent after a goal lead. ”
Of course, Van Basten also knows that it is enough, otherwise he would not be loved by so many players now, you know, now Van Basten has reached the point of saying nothing at Manchester City.
On the other side, Arsene Wenger was certainly preparing for the second half of the game, and soon, fifteen minutes had passed, and players from both sides were back on the pitch.
Unlike Manchester City, Arsenal made the decision to make a substitution, with French striker Olivier Giroud coming on to replace Podolski, who was frozen by Manchester City in the first half.
This also indicates that Arsenal's tactics will definitely change in the second half, because Giroud and Podolski are completely useless forwards, and the French striker is tall and strong, with good headers, and belongs to the center forward type.
Even, the two grew up completely different, Podolski became famous at a young age, represented the German team in the 2006 World Cup on home, and joined the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, and then returned to Cologne from Bayern Munich, a full circle.
Giroud, on the other hand, was unknown until 2010 and was a typical late-bloomer, having played in Ligue 2 until he joined Montpellier in 2010.
It wasn't until last year that he helped Montpellier win the Ligue 1 title and became the top scorer in Ligue 1 last season that he finally won Arsene Wenger's favor this season and finally realized his desire to join the giants.
Giroud's arrival has also been hailed by the media as a replacement for Robin van Persie, but the Ligue 1 Golden Boot has been disappointing so far, failing to score any goals.
So, after coming on, Giroud was very positive, and Arsenal also wanted to play Giroud, Arteta cut in front of the middle, Diaby broke through the wing, and chose to play for his team-mates behind him.
Jenkinson cut in at high speed and Kolarov's attention was on Diaby, who was easily past Jenkinson, who immediately headed in and crossed the ball high.
Giroud's war with Kompany is just in terms of height or physical fitness, neither of them can be plugged in, and even in terms of age, the two are both 86-year-old players.
"Giroud~~~ The Arsenal striker beat the Manchester City captain and hit a very good header, Joe Hart, unfortunately, although Giroud pressed Kompany, it was a pity that he couldn't break Joe Hart's ten fingers."
It is not rude to come and go, not to mention that the Manchester City players who were reprimanded by the manager at halftime were in need of venting, so Arsenal was unlucky. (To be continued.) )