King of the start, I'm the new king of the Azzurri

The Champions League group stage has temporarily come to an end, but the Premier League schedule continues.

In particular, they only have 48 hours of rest. For Manchester City's starting players, they need to keep their physical reserves in a better state as much as possible.

Although the strength of Arsenal in recent years is really mediocre, they still have the strength to overthrow any opponent, so the 48-hour interval is not enough for Manchester City.

This also caused Guardiola to need to adjust the next tactics.

After a big battle, the physical fitness of Manchester City's starting players is naturally in a less optimistic situation. Although there have been some rotations, it can only ensure that the team's wing defense will not be affected.

As for the most fierce striker, I am afraid that we need to think about it in the long run.

The goal of this season has been very clear, and that is to move towards the championship.

While moving towards the goal, one more thing Manchester City needs to do is to keep the players as healthy as possible. After all, the game needs players to play.

"Josep, Gabriel is hurt."

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Hearing this, Guardiola took a deep breath, he was still afraid of something.

Li Feng has only one substitute at this stage—Gabriel Jesus. The player's strength is good, and he can also serve as the team's starter, but what is more frustrating is that he seems a bit "brittle".

Once such a situation occurs for professional players, it means that Manchester City needs to reconsider the introduction of a substitute striker.

Coupled with the inability to reinforce at this stage, what Manchester City can do is to try more lineup configurations, or let Li Feng play full time.

"How is Li Feng doing recently?"

"Needs to check."

Guardiola didn't get the answer he wanted, and there was a flash of anxiety in his heart.

Judging from the current situation, Jesus is absent due to injury, which must require other players to step up.

If the pressure is simply put on Li Feng, then for the big center, this will increase their burden.

"I'll give him a checkup when I go back, and I hope he'll be fine."

Okay, this is Guardiola's request for Li Feng.

This year is still a four-line battle. Even if Jesus came to share part of the pressure on Li Feng, the games Li Feng played in are destined to consume a lot of physical energy.

The European war and the league, these two can be regarded as the basic set of Manchester City this season. Once it collapses, it will be a bit heavy for Manchester City.

The current main striker is mainly Li Feng. His presence can allow Manchester City to score stably when they are "abusing food".

These points from the weaker teams can ensure that Manchester City can get enough advantages in the standings.

Judging from the current standings, Manchester City is currently 2 points ahead of their rivals in the same city. This difference can be said to be very small, and such an advantage may be lost in one game.

The day before the start of the competition, Li Feng was taken for inspection as soon as he arrived at the training base.

After a very cumbersome inspection, Guardiola also got the latest information on Li Feng's body-muscle fatigue in the back.

"Is the situation serious? Can you play in the next game?"

"It's only slight and doesn't affect playing. It's best not to play for 90 minutes."

The team doctor gave advice.

Hearing this, Guardiola made a decision.

"Today's training is not scheduled, go to the physiotherapy room instead."

Since Li Feng suffered from muscle fatigue, the rest of the guys must be similar.

The sudden change of arrangements surprised Li Feng. As a frequent visitor to the physiotherapy room, Li Feng is naturally very familiar with it.

Soon he was giving himself physical therapy in his private therapy room.

Wenger looked at his own players in training, and his inner worries were always there.

Even though Sanchez, the team's thigh, is very stable, facing this Manchester City team, it is still relatively rare for them to win a victory.

Judging from the current defense line, almost no one in Arsenal can restrain Li Feng.

Since Manchester City's "battering ram" can't be restrained, can you still restrain Manchester City's "hammer hammer"?
The answer is obvious, especially in terms of the team's current player configuration, Arsenal is still at a disadvantage.

If you want to win, it depends on the player's state that day.

Wenger sat on the chair of the pre-match press conference. He listened to the noise from the audience, and his face became more wrinkled.

In terms of age, it is time for Wenger to retire, but Arsenal's situation has always made him unable to let go.

Even with the lack of investment from the boss, Wenger has persisted.

"Arsena, what are you looking forward to next against Pep Guardiola?"

"Expectation? Expect them to be less physically fit, so that we can take away the victory!"

Wenger laughed and said that for him, this game was really difficult. Even if Sanchez and a certain dead fish eye performed exceptionally, it would still be difficult for Arsenal to beat Manchester City.

Hearing this, the reporters present all laughed.

It is really difficult for Arsenal at this stage. The investment in each summer window is very small. Thanks to Wenger's coaching, he manages the team in an orderly manner.

But with the "rise" of various giants, the low-investment Arsenal began to fall behind.

"Arsena, will you adjust your tactics against Li?"

It's another commonplace question. For the current Arsenal team, their defense line does not have the ability to defend against Li Feng alone.

Or it should be said that there are currently no players in the Premier League clubs who can limit Li Feng one-on-one.

For Li Feng, Wenger was very envious, but he knew very well that there were a few words in his pocket, so he could only think about such untimely things.

"No, the strength of Manchester City is not the players alone, they are a whole. To limit them, we need to spend more energy."

"Arsena."

Regarding the pre-match press conference, Guardiola's words seemed a lot more "interesting".

But the meaning expressed in it is also very clear, Manchester City will do its best to defend its home court, even if it has just ended the "war" with Naples.

Time is flowing bit by bit.

Game day is here in the blink of an eye.

Before this game, the soldiers of Manchester City got enough time to rest, and they can attack with all their strength.

"Welcome to the 11th round of the Premier League. Manchester City is at the Etihad Stadium against the visiting Arsenal. This is Guardiola and Arsene Wenger's rematch. Judging from the overall strength of the team, Manchester City is going to be stronger. , but the game is not about facing the actual strength!"

"Here, let me introduce myself. I am the commentator Zhang Jun (Zhan Lu)."

They are familiar partners again. For these two commentators, they have witnessed the growth of Manchester City. The strength of Manchester City at this stage is indeed not weak, but they still have some minor problems. Solve these problems in the meeting window.

"Manchester City at home is still the familiar 433;

Goalkeeper: Edson Morais;
The defense lined up from left to right: Teo Hernandez, Otamendi, Stones, Kyle Walker;
Midfielders: David Silva, Fernandinho, De Bruyne;
Frontcourt: Sane, Li Feng, Sterling;

The starting generals Kyle Walker and Theo Hernandez, who had a truce in the previous game, both took back the starting lineup. Obviously they want to take all three points. "

Guardiola's arrangement is obvious, which is to use the two starting wings to limit Arsenal's thigh Sanchez.

For the opponent's short striker, he chose to let Kyle Walker "do it". This is Guardiola's current thinking.

In fact, short, fast forwards can indeed pose a great threat to Manchester City's defense.

But with the emergence of Kyle Walker, Manchester City's wing defense can handle such players, and one more important point is that Kyle Walker can play as a central defender!
"Wenger chose 4231. He intends to use the numerical advantage in the midfield to defend. The idea is good, but Li Feng does not seem to be afraid of Arsenal's current defense."

"Wenger chose to let Sanchez serve as the single arrow, which is true and somewhat unexpected;

Central midfielders: Iwobi, a dead fish eye, Ramsey;

Double defensive midfielders: Kirkland, Xhaka;
Defense: Krasinac, Monreal, Koscielny, Bellerin;

Goalkeeper: Cech. "

Although Koscielny's turning speed is fast enough, Li Feng possesses not only speed, but also strength!
The whistle to start the game has been blown by Michael Oliver.

Manchester City, playing at home, took the lead in attacking.

Li Feng drove the ball to Fernandinho, and the Brazilian midfielder quickly handed over the organizing power to De Bruyne.

As the "brain" of Manchester City's midfielder, the importance of De Bruyne is self-evident. Even if Gundogan on the bench can replace him, the creativity De Bruyne brings to Manchester City is unique.

Facing Iwobi's sudden grab, De Bruyne shook his opponent away with an exquisite fried ball.

The rapid advancement also gave Li Feng a chance to move forward quickly.

When Kirkland chose to make up, De Bruyne had already "sent" the ball.

The exquisite through ball directly "dismembered" Arsenal's defense like a scalpel.

Li Feng got stuck with his back. He "ignored" Monreal's small movements behind him and protected the ball.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the full-back who wanted to make up for it. Li Feng made a false shot. He tricked Monreal and picked a pass behind the central defender.

When Koscielny turned and moved forward, a blue figure had already appeared.

Sane's insertion caught Koscielny by surprise. As the captain of the team, Koscielny naturally wanted to stop Manchester City's attack.

It is very "natural" to reach out like this.

Michael Oliver's whistle also sounded at this time.

The crisp whistle reminded Koscielny that he had committed a crime!

"This foul is not worth it. Koscielny's foul will give Manchester City a penalty kick."

Noticing the direction of referee Michael Oliver's finger, Zhang Jun shook his head helplessly.

At this time, he still has some sympathy for Arsenal. After all, Wenger has managed this "broken mess" for so many years. If it continues, the "Professor" will have no choice but to retire.

Despite Arsenal's pressure on Michael Oliver, the referee stood by his decision.

"Penalty kick, a penalty kick without any suspense, although it can be regarded as a tactical foul, but Koscielny's lack of attention to details led to the current situation."

"Manchester City's penalty shooter is Li Feng, and it is more stable for him to take the penalty!"

For some forward players, the battle at the twelve-yard line is really relatively stable. Their strong psychological quality will allow them to stabilize their mentality when taking a penalty kick, so that they can hit the ball steadily into the goal.

Indeed, as the team's penalty shooter, Li Feng was naturally the first choice, but he chose to give up the penalty.

"Kevin, come here!"

"???"

Kevin De Bruyne, who was called by name, froze for a moment. From the beginning, he never thought that he would be handed over to take this penalty.

After finalizing the final candidate, De Bruyne started his performance.

The run-up, the right foot pushed a lower left foot, which is really unexpected.

"GOALLLL!!!!!!"

"De Bruyne scored a penalty and Manchester City led 1-0!"

For this lead, none of the three parties expected such a situation.

After a short celebration, the game resumed.

Manchester City, which took the lead, played more calmly.

After Arsenal kicked off, they kept trying to penetrate Manchester City's defense through short passes on the ground, but surprisingly, Manchester City did not give a chance, which caused the pace of the game to be dragged very slowly.

The midfielder's dead fisheye retreated to receive the pass.

He got rid of the defenders continuously, but failed to get rid of the defending defenders. Somewhat annoyed, he gave the ball to the midfielder again.

Xhaka's face darkened after receiving the pass, especially when he noticed Li Feng's rushing posture, which was simply "scary".

Xhaka, who was a little nervous, split sides immediately.

The strength of the ball was not grasped, Manchester City's opportunity is coming!
Sane's quick press made Rams helplessly return the ball to the midfield.

Bellerin moved the ball directly to the weak side.

Iwobi unloaded the ball and he faced Manchester City's full-back - Kyle Walker.

Continuously cycling, Iwobi tried to shake Kyle Walker's center of gravity with fake moves.

But what is embarrassing is that Kyle Walker did not "cooperate" and even further squeezed Iwobi's dribbling space.

"Iwobi was squeezed to the side and dragged on, and their offense could only end without a problem."

In order to avoid such a situation, Iwobi accelerated and tried to tear open Kyle Walker's defense directly.

Such an attempt can only be said to be very brave!

The ball was directly blocked by Kyle Walker, and it was another typical extraordinary ball.

Manchester City's counterattack began.

Kyle Walker, who knew that he was not good at dribbling the ball, didn't control the ball too much. He kicked the ball and gave it to De Bruyne steadily.

Manchester City's counterattack came quickly, and in a short while they squeezed Arsenal into their own half.

With Li Feng's return pass, Manchester City's offensive attempt failed to achieve results, and they will launch an offensive again.

De Bruyne noticed Sanchez who was jumping up, he quickly parted, and Sterling made a pass!
Ball. (End of this chapter)