Chapter 336: Chelsea Are in Hot Pursuit, Diego Costa’s Counterattack!

"Wilshere! Arsenal's No. 10, our pride, he helped the team get a goal back with a wonderful goal!"

"We are still one goal behind, now is not the time to slack off, keep attacking, Gunners!"

At the beginning of the second half, Arsenal changed their tactics.

They changed their style from the first half and put more troops into the offense.

After getting more support from the midfield and backcourt, Arsenal's gorgeous passing and cutting cooperation in the frontcourt began to appear again.

This scene made the Gunners fans at the scene excited!

That's it, this is the Arsenal we are familiar with!

This is the Emirates Stadium, our home ground, we should not be afraid of anyone!

After scoring the goal, these young players in Arsenal were in full condition.

Their ability to withstand pressure is indeed relatively poor, and their game state is prone to huge fluctuations.

But after they put aside their baggage and played their own characteristics, Arsenal's offensive firepower cannot be underestimated.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City played very passively.

Arsenal's lineup does not have that kind of top star, but each of their players has exquisite foot skills.

After their confidence is boosted, they can often play some unconstrained passing and cutting coordination on the court.

Even Barcelona, ​​the cosmic team that was so domineering back then, couldn't stand this kind of passing and cutting cooperation and almost overturned!

This was the first time Manchester City saw Arsenal who were playing crazy. Under the opponent's full attack, they were forced to shrink back to their own half to defend.

Lin Quan was very surprised. Arsenal's state in the first half and the second half was completely different.

Not only are the playing styles different, but the players' attitude towards the game and their state on the court have also undergone huge changes.

This made him curious, what exactly did Wenger say to the Arsenal players in the locker room during the halftime break?

What kind of chicken soup can make such a big change in their condition?

Although he couldn't figure out what was going on, Lin Quan knew that Arsenal's offensive must be contained.

Otherwise, if the opponent scores another goal, the suspense of the game will be great.

What are you afraid of?

Just when he was worried that Arsenal would use this offensive climax to score another goal, Manchester City conceded another goal!

In the 74th minute, Arsenal launched an attack from the right.

Ramsey made a pass from the right, but Kompany made a header and failed to push the ball far.

Wilshere got ahead of the defender and headed the ball into the left side of the penalty area. Sanchez, who was retreating, saw the ball flying over again and directly volleyed sideways.

The ball was hit so suddenly that Navas could only subconsciously reach out to block it, but the football hit the upper right corner of the goal cunningly.

Arsenal chased two goals in a row, and the score was rewritten to 2:2!

The Emirates Stadium went into a boil the moment Sanchez scored.

The Chilean star excitedly took off his jersey and ran along the sidelines to celebrate with a slide.

His teammates chased after him, tackled him to the ground, and celebrated wildly.

This is the third goal Sanchez has scored in the last three games. After he came to Arsenal, it only took him four games to conquer the Gunners fans.

On the sidelines of the court, Wenger also waved his fist excitedly.

It was really distressing when the 43.5 million euros were spent, but judging from Sanchez's performance in these games, the money was well spent!

Since Van Persie left, Arsenal needs a real thigh!

When Pellegrini saw his opponent's goal, he rushed to the sidelines angrily and shouted to the players on the court, asking them to concentrate and not be distracted.

In these games, captain Kompany's performance has been somewhat ups and downs, not as stable as before.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the bench, his eyes resting on the new summer aid Van Dijk.

Do you want to replace him?

Van Dijk was sitting on the bench watching the game attentively.

Although he played many times on behalf of Manchester City in a series of warm-up matches before the season and performed well.

But when the Premier League started, he still had relatively few opportunities to play.

After all, he can only be regarded as a substitute at best, not a regular main player.

However, Van Dijk did not complain about this. Manchester City is the Triple Crown team.

As a player who has never played in the five major leagues, he cannot expect to be the main player when he first joins the team.

All he has to do is train well, cherish every minute he plays, and try to win the trust of the coach and other teammates, so as to get more playing time and finally secure his position as the main player.

Van Dyke is full of confidence in this!

"Virgil, go warm up and get ready to go!"

At this moment, Van Dijk heard the coach calling his name.

He held back his surprise, stood up from the bench and immediately ran to the sideline to warm up.

After Pellegrini called Van Dijk's name, he looked at the others on the bench.

Arsenal's wing attack was very fierce in this game.

Their midfield lineup is very strong. Ozil, Wilshere, Ramsey, Sanchez and others all have excellent skills at their feet.

The two can play very threatening cooperation in a small area, which makes it difficult for Manchester City's pressing to be effective.

Once the opponent penetrates their defense with passing coordination, it can pose a fatal threat to their goal.

Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the interception in the middle.

Thinking of this, he named Fernando, intending to let him play to strengthen the midfield.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Manchester City began to make substitutions and replaced two people in one go.

After Van Dijk came on the field, Arsenal players thought he was young and easy to bully, so they stepped up their attacks on him.

Sanchez, Ramsey and others took turns attacking Van Dijk's defensive area, hoping to open a breakthrough from him.

However, what disappointed them was that this young man performed extremely calmly. Not only did he make no mistakes, but he also used excellent defense to freeze their offense.

On the other side, after Fernando came on the field, he and his Brazilian compatriot Fernandinho established an airtight iron gate in the midfield.

Manchester City's midfielder's hardness has greatly improved, and they have begun to actively increase the pressure on Arsenal's midfielders.

Ozil's fear of physical confrontation is no secret in the Premier League, and the more he fears and avoids physical confrontation, the more opponents like to use this trick against him!

Manchester City is no exception!

Under the pressure and harassment of Fernandinho and Fernando, Ozil's condition declined rapidly.

His performance on the court became worse and worse, and his mistakes became more and more frequent.

Although Arsenal's midfield lineup is gorgeous, no one can match Ozil in terms of his ability to pass and threaten the ball.

After freezing Ozil's point, Arsenal's offensive threat began to plummet.

After Manchester City stole Ozil, they made full use of the large space behind the opponent and launched a threatening counterattack with quick and simple passes and movements.

Cazorla was injured in this game, and Arsenal played Flamini as a single defensive midfielder.

It is difficult for a single defensive midfielder to cover the entire midfield when defending!

After seizing this point, Manchester City continued to use the two wings to launch attacks.

Facing Manchester City's counterattack, Arsenal's players responded very actively to the defense.

But except for Ramsey, the other three players are attacking midfielders, and their defensive and interception abilities are not strong.

Running back from the frontcourt to defend, apart from using up their own physical energy in vain, basically cannot provide much help.

The poor defensive effect of the three attacking midfielders resulted in a disconnect between Arsenal's back line and midfield within the thirty-meter area.

A defensive midfielder alone cannot fill such a large defensive gap!

This weakness was keenly captured by Manchester City!

In the 82nd minute of the game, Manchester City stole the ball and launched a quick counterattack.

The football kept passing forward and was finally handed to Lin Quan's feet.

An open area appeared in front of him. Lin Quan did not miss this opportunity. After cutting in from the wing, he dribbled the ball laterally along the open area at the front of Arsenal's penalty area.

Arsenal's defenders were all nervous when they saw Lin Quan dribbling the ball outside their own penalty area.

But when their attention was attracted to Lin Quan, they didn't notice a big player wearing a sky blue jersey cutting in from behind at high speed and entering Arsenal's penalty area.

After Lin Quan caught a glimpse of his teammate's advance, he decisively sent a cross.

Van Dijk jumped high to meet the ball and hit the ball with a header into the Arsenal goal.

The score became 3:2!

Manchester City takes the lead again!

This is Van Dijk's first goal in the Premier League!

After scoring the goal, he was as excited as a child. He rushed to the sidelines and celebrated with a domineering slide.

On the sidelines, Pellegrini was excited to see Van Dijk score a crucial goal. He hugged and high-fived his colleagues one by one to celebrate.

Manchester City fans are also very excited. They did not expect that this new player who only spent 10 million euros to introduce would be so powerful.

At the critical moment when they competed with Chelsea for the top spot, this goal was worth a thousand dollars!

"This guy, why is he there?"

"He plays with too much confidence. If he gets hit in a counterattack, he will take the blame!"

Lin Quan was also curious, wondering how Van Dijk got near the Arsenal penalty area.

So, after the other party finished celebrating, he asked his doubts.

"It's like this. The opponent's forward Welbeck retreated to defend. I followed him to the center. When I saw there was space in front of the goal, I rushed over."

Lin Quan couldn't help laughing after hearing the other party's explanation.

Van Dijk had just come on the field and was full of energy at this time, so he had no problem running all over the field.

Even if his forward attack has no results this time, he can run back to defend in the shortest time.

Arsenal didn't expect that a defender would penetrate so deep, and there was no time for anyone to defend him.

Even if he saw his move forward, he was unable to stop him immediately due to physical problems, which gave him such a perfect header opportunity.

If it weren't for Van Dijk's spiritual forward thrust this time, Lin Quan might have had to work harder to deliver the ball to the Arsenal fans.

"Lin, thank you for the pass. It was so beautiful. I have never had such a comfortable header!"

Realizing that this was a great opportunity to get closer to the boss of the team, Van Dyke immediately expressed his gratitude to Lin Quan and patted him on the back.

Lin Quan smiled and said:

"You fought beautifully yourself, too!"

A newcomer is so motivated and proactive on the court. As the boss of the team, he must encourage him no matter what!

After falling behind again, the Gunners players became a little anxious.

There is less than ten minutes left before the end of the game. Unless they can score two goals in a row, victory will be a luxury.

But now they no longer dare to expect to get three points, they just hope to equalize the score as soon as possible and get one point!

After realizing that there was a defensive problem in the middle, under Wenger's command, Arsenal's midfielder consciously shrank its position to further increase the connection between them and not give Manchester City too many gaps to exploit.

But this move did not achieve very good results, and Manchester City has found a way to deal with them.

At the end of the game, Manchester City's midfielder pressed past half-time and launched a crazy press against Ozil and Wilshere.

These two people were robbed and couldn't hold the ball at all. If they took a few more steps, they would be stolen.

Lin Quan continued to launch fierce attacks from the right, causing trouble for Ozil again and again.

Ozil was unable to take care of himself due to Lin Quan's life. Almost all his focus was on defense, but he still couldn't do anything. He watched Manchester City attack from his side again and again.

This scene made many fans feel very familiar, it was very similar to Spain's move against the German team in the World Cup final!

Wenger was forced to replace Ozil with Bordowski.

After Ozil came off the field, Manchester City's two defensive midfielders concentrated their firepower on Wilshere.

The latter was robbed and couldn't hold the ball at all. Without the connection between Ozil and Wilshere, Arsenal's offensive system became fragmented and it was difficult to organize an effective offense.

At the last moment of the game, Sanchez tried to use his personal strength to complete the breakthrough.

But after all, he is not Messi or Lin Quan. After all, his strength is limited and he cannot solve the battle by himself.

Without the support of his teammates, Sanchez's solo effort not only failed to help the team equalize the score, but also completely paralyzed Arsenal's offensive system, which was already in chaos.

On the sidelines, Wenger couldn't help but frowned when he saw Sanchez playing XJB in the frontcourt.

Was this guy like this when he was at Barcelona?

Finally, at the end of the game, Arsenal regrettably lost the game at their home court with a score of 2:3.

After this game, Arsenal dropped to 10th in the standings, 7 points behind Manchester City.

After winning this victory, Manchester City won all four games and continued to lead the standings.

In another subsequent Premier League match, Chelsea, playing at home, defeated Swansea 4:2 and also maintained a complete victory.

However, their goal difference is one less than Manchester City, ranking second with a goal difference disadvantage.

However, on another list, Chelsea players surpassed Lin Quan!

Diego Costa completed a hat-trick in 20 minutes as Chelsea beat Swansea.

This is his first hat trick since coming to the Premier League. With this hat trick, his total number of goals has reached 8 goals!

With a one-goal advantage, he overtook Lin Quan and topped the Premier League scorer list.