Chapter 52: Strong Equalization
Chapter 832 Strong Equalization
"Come back a little!"
"Go in!"
"Hold on! Don't be anxious!"
The Gunners were communicating actively. After losing the ball, Arsenal unexpectedly played more fluently.
Arsenal, which used to only play counterattacks, actually began to actively move forward. The most important thing is that their advancement is very strong and threatening, which does not seem to be out of the tactical system at all.
At the beginning, many people only thought that this was a legacy left by Wenger, combined with a false impression created by Lucky's ability.
But soon, they denied this view.
Arsenal's advancement is not just relying on Lucky alone, but almost all offensive players are involved.
The running, transmission and positioning during the advancement process are extremely sophisticated, which does not look like they have not been practiced.
So, Arsenal has specially practiced active offensive tactics to move forward.
This surprised many people.
In the public opinion, Mourinho's team has always been in a passive situation.
Defensive counterattack is his forte.
Asking them to attack actively seems a bit wrong.
But this happened, and facing a strong team like Manchester City, Arsenal still firmly controlled the ball and put pressure on it.
From Wenger to Mourinho, Arsenal has had a one-year transition period, and the beautiful football of the past has also disappeared in the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal's way of winning is more defensive counterattack.
In the process of defense, through interception and steal, launch a fatal blow.
This tactic is naturally not as good as the Wenger era, which caused it to be resisted by many Arsenal fans in the early days. It was not until Arsenal won the Europa League and saw the results that these fans gave up.
But for many Arsenal fans, they still miss the style of play at that time.
They don't ask much of Mourinho, but at least don't play so passively. Sometimes it's also good to be more active and play more strongly.
But after one game after another, although Arsenal is winning, it is still in a passive situation on the field.
Even when they won by a large margin, their possession rate was only equal, and in other cases they completely gave up possession of the ball.
Arsenal fans want the championship, and they also want to see a wonderful game.
After disappointment after disappointment, they somewhat tacitly accepted the fact that in this game against Manchester City, Arsenal actually began to take the initiative to attack.
This was a great surprise for Arsenal fans.
They don't need Mourinho to play beautiful football like Wenger.
But it's good to be able to ensure enough initiative.
And when facing Manchester City, Arsenal actually started to play like this!
"Hey! Am I seeing right? We actually started to take the initiative to attack?"
"The field began to suppress, Kaidu ran to the front court!"
"Hey! This is great!"
"Go up! Keep suppressing them!"
"Go! Gunners!"
Arsenal fans are excited now.
Although only a small number of fans came to the Etihad Stadium, they still burst into huge cheers.
The fans who were watching the game on TV were so excited.
It turns out that they can play an active offensive game!
So, why hide it!
In the coaching booth of Arsenal, Arteta listened to the cheers of Arsenal fans in the stands and turned his head and said, "If you had played this way earlier, they would have liked you more!"
Mourinho's answer was simple.
"I will play it when necessary. What I need is victory, and they will like me in the end!"
Mourinho is still the confident madman.
He will not make a fool of himself or even please anyone or even the fans.
The only thing he needs to be responsible for is the victory or defeat of the game.
For this reason, this active offensive style will be used whenever it is most suitable.
Mourinho looked at the field.
Wilshere kept running horizontally in the frontcourt to ensure the transmission of the football.
And Lucky was responsible for the front and back connection and the rhythm change when he inserted.
The tactics were relatively rigid, but with Arsenal's frequent running and the center forward retreating, different tactical characteristics were shown.
This also caused Manchester City's defense line to be unable to take root in place, but was frequently pulled up, down, left and right by Arsenal's forward line.
With repeated pulling, there will definitely be gaps.
Giroud suddenly retreated and kicked the ball back to Lucky, who then passed it directly forward.
The position of the pass was exactly the position occupied by Giroud before, which was also the gap left by the central defender involved by Giroud.
Wilshere had been observing, and when he saw Giroud pass back, he first ran horizontally until Lucky kicked out, and suddenly moved forward at a 90-degree right angle.
This made Manchester City's defense line completely unexpected.
"Wilshere! Opportunity!!!"
Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray exclaimed.
Although Wilshere completed the forward insertion, his body posture was not adjusted at all. Facing the ball, he could only barely shoot.
The shot was not powerful enough, but the angle was tricky.
The goalkeeper tried his best to save the ball, and used his fingertips to push the ball out of the goal.
The ball flew out of the bottom line.
Arsenal failed to score a goal with this attack.
But even so, Arsenal's thrilling attack made Manchester City sweat.
"Don't be distracted by the opponent's running position, keep an eye on your position!"
The Manchester City goalkeeper roared angrily.
For the previous save, if it wasn't for the lack of strength, it would probably have lost the ball.
He was very dissatisfied with the performance of the defenders.
And the Manchester City defenders were extremely helpless.
It's not that simple!
If they had stayed in place, Arsenal would have had more space to use.
They were also blocking Arsenal's passing channels while running continuously.
It's just that Arsenal is too good at taking advantage of this fleeting gap.
Or, Luka's vision and sense of smell for the gap are too keen.
Arsenal gets a corner kick!
Robertson ran to take the penalty kick.
Luka and Giroud stood at the top of the arc, waiting to compete for the header.
Both of them are the main players in the header.
After Robertson's free throw, Lekai and Giroud ran in two different directions, and the Manchester City players followed closely.
The ball flew quickly.
"Back point!"
The Manchester City defender made a judgment and turned his head to shout.
At this time, Lekai had already taken the lead in outflanking, and jumped up with one foot. With the whole person sideways, Lekai directly slammed the ball to the ground.
This kind of ball is the most difficult to catch.
However, the ball hit the ground and just hit the goalkeeper's right hand, rebounding into the penalty area.
For a while, the penalty area was in chaos.
"Can Arsenal seize the opportunity in the chaos in the penalty area?!"
Lekai also looked over nervously.
Suddenly, a long leg stretched out from the crowd and poked the ball hard.
The ball went through the crotch of the Manchester City defender, and also went through the goalkeeper's small door, and went into the Manchester City goal.
"Beautiful! ! ! ! ! ! ——"
Lekai jumped up happily immediately.
He didn't know who had made the shot, but the answer would be revealed soon.
Sure enough, Giroud rushed out of the crowd, ran to the Arsenal fans' stand, and celebrated with a slide.
"Goal!!! Goal!! Goal!! Giroud!!!!"
"A clever shot helped Arsenal equalize the score. Arsenal's counterattack was very fierce. They equalized the score just 9 minutes after losing the ball!"
"This is not good news for Manchester City. The goal they worked hard to get was quickly smoothed out by Arsenal!"
"And the changes Arsenal brought to us are also very surprising!"
"They changed their previous passive counterattack style and started to play actively and strongly!"
"And when facing Manchester City , their offense is also very good. In many consecutive passes, they patiently waited for Manchester City to make mistakes in their defensive positions and gaps. Kai took the opportunity to pass the ball to help Arsenal complete the shot! "
"Of course, Kai's header during corner kicks is also very critical."
"Kai still showed an amazing performance in this game. Whenever Arsenal is in trouble, Kai will stand up!"
"This is Arsenal's captain, this is Arsenal's No. 4, this is Kai! He has given a different meaning to the 'Arsenal captain'!"
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