Strong Waist

  Chapter 832 A strong equalizer

   "Come back a little!"

   "Plug it in!"

   "Hold on! Take it easy!"

  The Gunners are actively communicating. After losing the ball, Arsenal unexpectedly played more smoothly.

  Arsenal, which only played counterattacks in the past, actually began to actively advance. The most important thing is that their advancement is very strong and full of threats. It is not like a situation where they are separated from the tactical system.

  At the beginning, many people only thought that this was Wenger’s legacy, combined with Lucky’s ability to create an illusion.

   But soon, they denied this view.

  Arsenal's advancement does not rely on Lucky alone, but almost all offensive players are involved.

   The running position, conduction, and standing position during the advancement process are all extremely refined, which doesn't look like they haven't practiced at all.

  So, Arsenal has specially practiced the active offensive tactics of advancing forward.

   This surprised a lot of people.

  In the public opinion, Mourinho's team has always been in a passive situation.

  Defensive counterattack is his forte.

   Let them take the initiative to attack, which looks a bit wrong.

   But this happened, and facing a powerful team like Manchester City, Arsenal still held the ball firmly and put pressure on it firmly.

  From Wenger to the Mourinho era, Arsenal has had a one-year transition period, and the once beautiful football has also dissipated in the Emirates Stadium.

  Arsenal's way of winning is more defensive counterattack.

  In the defense process, through interception and steals, launch a fatal blow.

  This tactic is naturally less enjoyable than in 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 are still nostalgic for the style of play at that time.

  They don’t have many requirements for Mourinho, but at least they don’t play so passively. Sometimes it’s good to be more active and play stronger.

   But after each game, although Arsenal are winning, they are still in a passive situation on the scene.

  Even when they win by a big score, their possession rate is only flat, while in other cases they are completely giving up possession.

  Arsenal fans want the championship, but they also want to see a good game.

  After repeated disappointments, they acquiesced to the fact that in this game against Manchester City, Arsenal actually started to take the initiative to attack.

   This is an extremely pleasant surprise for Arsenal fans.

   They don't need Mourinho's beautiful football like Wenger's.

   But it’s good to be able to ensure enough initiative.

   And when facing Manchester City, Arsenal really started to play like this!

   "Hey! Did I read it right? We actually started to take the initiative to attack?"

  "The suppression started on the scene, and Kaidu ran to the frontcourt!"

   "Hey! This is awesome!"

   "Go up! Keep suppressing them!"

   "Go! Gunners!"

  Arsenal fans are in high spirits.

  Although only a small number of fans came to the Etihad Stadium, they still burst into loud cheers.

   And those fans who are watching the game in front of the TV are all excited.

  It turns out that they can play active offensive games!

  So, what are you doing hiding!

  Arsenal's coaching bench, Arteta listened to waves of cheers from the Arsenal fans in the stands, and couldn't help turning his head and said; "If you played this way earlier, they would love you even more!"

   In this regard, Mourinho's answer is very simple.

   "It will come out when necessary, what I need is victory, and they will like me eventually!"

  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 outcome of the game.

   To this end, when is the most suitable, when to come up with this proactive style.

   Mourinho looked at the field.

  Wilshere is constantly running horizontally in the front field to ensure the forward and backward transmission of football.

   Lucky is in charge of back-and-forth support and rhythm changes when plugging in.

   The tactics are relatively rigid, but they show different tactical characteristics in the case of Arsenal's frequent running and the retreat of the center.

  This also caused Manchester City's defense to be unable to take root in place, but was driven by Arsenal's striker to frequently pull up, down, left, and right.

   Pull again and again, there will be a neutral position.

   Giroud suddenly retreated and kicked the ball back to Lucky, and Lucky went straight forward.

  Said's position is exactly the position that Giroud occupied before, which is also the gap left by the central defender who was pulled out by Giroud.

  Wilshere has been observing. When he saw Giroud's return pass, he first ran laterally until Lucky stepped forward, and suddenly advanced at a 90-degree right angle.

   This order made Manchester City's defense completely unexpected.

   "Wilshere! Chance!!"

  Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray exclaimed.

  Although Wilshere completed the forward thrust, his body posture was not adjusted at all. Facing the ball, he could barely shoot.

  This shot is not strong enough, but the angle is tricky.

  The goalkeeper frantically threw the ball, using his fingertips to push the ball out of the goal.

  The ball flew out of the baseline.

  Arsenal failed to take advantage of this attack to score.

   But even so, Arsenal's thrilling attack also made Manchester City break out in a cold sweat.

   "Don't be held back by the opponent's running position, be optimistic about your own position!"

  The Manchester City goalkeeper roared angrily.

  For the kick just now, if it wasn't for the lack of strength, it is very likely that the ball was lost.

  He was dissatisfied with the performance of the defenders.

  The defenders of Manchester City are extremely helpless.

  It's not that simple!

  If they stayed put, Arsenal would have more room to play.

   They are also blocking Arsenal's passing channels in constant running.

   It's just that Arsenal are too able to take advantage of this fleeting gap.

   In other words, Lucky’s vision and sense of neutrality are too keen.

  Arsenal gets a corner kick!

  Robertson runs to the free throw.

   Lucky and Giroud stand at the top of the arc, waiting for the top fight.

  Both of them are the main force in the competition.

  When Robertson made a free throw, Lucky and Giroud ran in two different directions, and the Manchester City players followed closely.

  The ball flew quickly.

   "Back!"

  The Manchester City defender made a judgment and turned his head and shouted,

   At this time, Lucky had already taken the lead to outflank the ball, and took off vigorously with one foot. With the whole person on his side, Lucky slammed the ball hard to the ground.

   This ball is the hardest to catch.

  But the ball hit the ground, hit the goalkeeper's right hand, and bounced into the penalty area.

  For a while, the restricted area was in chaos.

   "Can Arsenal seize the opportunity in the chaotic battle in the penalty area?!"

   Lucy also looked over nervously.

  Suddenly, a long leg stretched out from the crowd and stabbed hard at the ball.

  The ball passed through the crotch of the Manchester City defender, and by the way, the goalkeeper's wicket, and into Manchester City's goal.

"Pretty!!!-"

   Lucy immediately jumped up happily.

  He doesn't know who stabbed and shot, but the answer will be revealed soon,

   Sure enough, Giroud rushed out of the crowd, he ran to the Arsenal fans stand, and came to a slide to celebrate.

   "Goal!! Goal! Goal! Giroud!!!"

  "A clever poke shot helped Arsenal equalize the score. Arsenal's counterattack was very fierce. They equalized the score when they conceded the ball tightly for 9 minutes!"

   "This is not good news for Manchester City. The goals they worked so hard to get were quickly smoothed out by Arsenal!"

   "And the changes Arsenal have brought us are also extremely surprising!"

   "They changed their passive counterattack style before, and started to play proactively and strongly!"

   "And when facing Manchester City, their offense is also very good. After many consecutive passes, they patiently waited until Manchester City made defensive positioning errors and gaps. Kay took advantage of the situation to plug the ball to help Arsenal complete the shot!"

  "Of course, when taking a corner kick, Kai's fight for the top is also extremely critical."

  "Kay still showed an amazing performance in this game. Whenever Arsenal is in trouble, Kay will come forward!"

   "This is Arsenal's captain, this is Arsenal's No. 4, and this is Kay! He re-given a different meaning to 'Arsenal captain'!"

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