Chapter 62: Failure After 443 Days

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All six rounds of the Champions League group stage are over.

Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain have entered the knockout stage.

Arsenal won 5-1-0 in six games and entered the knockout stage undefeated.

The promotion process of Paris Saint-Germain was a little bumpy, but it still entered the knockout stage steadily, which was considered to have completed the first part of the goal.

After the Champions League, Arsenal returned to the league and turned to face Manchester City.

Three consecutive weeks of double matches have made the players physically exhausted. Although morale is still very high, hidden injuries have begun to emerge frequently.

For this reason, in this game against Manchester City, Mourinho finally decided to rotate.

This is also based on the overall situation. For Manchester City, after the Champions League group stage, they only need to focus on the league.

They themselves have not encountered the pressure of multi-line operations, and the internal injury situation is better than Arsenal.

For this reason, they are well prepared.

On the other hand, Arsenal not only has to prepare for the second half of the season, but also for the Club World Cup starting in mid-December.

It can be said that after the game with Manchester City, Arsenal had almost no time to rest, and they had to rush to Qatar to prepare for the Club World Cup.

The complicated schedule and high-intensity games consumed the physical strength of Arsenal players.

In this 17th round of the Premier League, Arsenal was scored two goals by Manchester City in the first half.

"Sterling!

Another arc pass from De Bruyne tore through Arsenal's defense, and Manchester City got a huge advantage in this game!"

Andy Gray's voice was extremely excited.

At this time, Manchester City gave people the feeling of being unstoppable.

They played such a wonderful performance for the first time when facing Arsenal.

In this game, although Arsenal was not full of main players, players such as Lukay and Giroud were also present.

But facing Manchester City's powerful attack, Arsenal was a little overwhelmed.

"The pressure of fighting on multiple fronts and injuries have caused Arsenal to have many problems, especially this loss ratio has put the Gunners in an extremely difficult stage."

"I don't think Arsenal's strength has declined, they are just consumed by a large number of events and are in a short-term downturn."

Richard believes that Arsenal's ability is still very outstanding.

However, Arsenal played a lot more games than Manchester City in the first half of the season.

Moreover, the hidden injury risks buried last season have concentrated in this season, which has led to Arsenal in such a passive situation.

It is difficult for a team to continue that crazy unbeaten state.

In fact, Arsenal's 60-round unbeaten record is enough for them to be proud of.

And today, the Gunners may face the situation where the unbeaten record is broken.

The morale of Manchester City players is high.

After scoring two goals, Manchester City players are refreshed and their morale is extremely high.

They see the hope of victory, and they still have a very strong desire to win.

Of course, they will not take it lightly.

With their understanding of Arsenal, this team will not give up until the last moment.

For this reason, they have to face the next game with caution.

Throughout the first half, Manchester City still maintained absolute control of the midfield.

Arsenal also failed to score any goals in the first half.

Entering the halftime break, Arsenal began to change tactics under Mourinho's arrangement.

Saka left the court and Chambers came on.

Eriksson topped the winger position, while Chambers and Xhaka appeared at the defensive midfielder position.

And Lucky's position was slightly forward.

This is to rely on Lucky to change the rhythm, and at the same time, he also wants to suppress Manchester City's wanton midfield through Lucky's strong performance.

After Eriksson pushed forward, the offensive organization ability of the striker can be further guaranteed.

Yes!

Mourinho has greatly strengthened Arsenal's midfield control and offensive capabilities through a series of changes.

Of course, the more core issue is Lucky's performance.

As before, when faced with difficulties, both Mourinho and Arsenal fans chose to believe in Lucky.

When Lucky stood in the offensive position, Arsenal's overall playing mode became different.

At the beginning of the second half, they launched a fierce high-pressure press under Lucky's command, step by step compressing Manchester City's passing space.

And Lucky further squeezed Manchester City's passing selectivity by running hard.

Under repeated pressure, Manchester City finally couldn't bear the burden and made a mistake when passing horizontally again.

This was a pass error under confrontation. Foden encountered Mane's confrontation when passing the ball, resulting in an inaccurate pass.

This loophole was instantly seized by Lucky, and Arsenal immediately launched a counterattack.

Under the fierce counterattack, the ball was passed to the range of the penalty area line with just two feet.

Lucky was at the top of the arc, ready to advance at any time.

But when he saw the people inside the penalty area, he stopped and pulled back.

This also gave him a space for shooting.

Eriksson was quick-witted and quick-footed. He stopped suddenly and passed the ball sideways.

Lekai ran to meet the ball, and his movement was slightly curved.

When he comes to the ball, he can already shoot directly.

After observing the goalkeeper's position, Lucai directly used the outside instep of his left foot to make an arc and fly to the near corner.

Moraes's body shook, and his feet shook even more, but in the end he could not move even half a step.

Judging from his judgment, even the save was too late.

In the end, the ball also took advantage of the trend and got into the near blind spot.

Arsenal got a goal back in the 65th minute.

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"A strong offensive performance, this is what Kai is capable of!"

"A shot from the outside of the instep created an absolute blind spot. Arsenal finally got a goal back. The suspense of the game is still there. Arsenal is only one goal behind!"

After this goal, Manchester City became nervous.

It won't be easy for them to beat Arsenal.

Unexpectedly, this goal came so suddenly.

The most important thing is Lucky.

"I'll keep an eye on him!"

Foden volunteered.

Even Foden can see that if Lucky continues to play like this, Arsenal's counterattack will be too threatening.

The best way is to limit Lucky.

For this reason, Foden went directly to Lucky. As long as Lucky entered the first half, he would not leave Lucky's side.

Foden worked very hard, and despite Lucky's physical confrontation, he still refused to give up.

This also caused Lucky's several shots to become less stable.

Arsenal also began to pass the ball to Eriksen more often.

Although it is impossible to create a threatening offense by pulling like Lucky, this is the best option at the moment.

It can only be said that Arsenal missed a good opportunity after conceding two goals in a row.

Time passed little by little.

In the 70th minute, Manchester City took the lead in making substitutions.

Gundogan and Sterling went off, Bernardo Silva and Mahrez came on, and De Bruyne retreated to organize.

This further strengthens the control of the midfield and also provides a certain degree of defensive radiation to the back line.

Arsenal also made an offensive choice.

Giroud goes off and Lukaku comes on.

This is about playing a simple cross and letting Lukaku act as a battering ram.

But the idea was good and the effect was achieved, but he just couldn't score a goal.

Manchester City's defensive resilience is full of resilience, and although it is sometimes hectic, it always allows Arsenal to return without success.

Until the 84th minute, Manchester City encountered a foul from Arsenal during a counterattack.

De Bruyne seized this opportunity and scored directly from the set kick to push the score to 3:1.

De Bruyne was extremely excited after scoring the goal.

He changed from his normal state and started running wildly on the track, his whole face flushed with excitement.

Obviously, Arsenal and Lucky were like two mountains weighing him down during this period.

For this reason, when he scored this goal, he led Manchester City to complete this sniper battle against Arsenal.

Although this victory came a little late, for De Bruyne, it was all worth it.

And under this goal, the Arsenal players also showed a look of helplessness.

At this time, they also understood that the situation was over.

It's not like they haven't done it before to pull back two goals in a short period of time.

But the state at this time was indeed a little weak. Even Lucai was squatting on the ground and panting, obviously exhausted.

Finally, the 90-minute game ended.

Manchester City defeated Arsenal 3:1 at home.

They finally defeated Arsenal and also ended Arsenal's hopes of a 62nd unbeaten game.

After 443 days, Arsenal finally lost.