novelonline Chapter 834 The Lion Shakes His Head
Chapter 834 The Lion Shakes His Head
Chapter 834 The Lion Shakes His Head
The time is about to enter the halftime break. The score between Manchester City and Arsenal is still 1:1. Since the last goal, neither side has been able to score another goal.
Even though the tempo has sped up and the number of shots has increased, there is still no goal.
On the one hand, the two teams played more cautiously. On the other hand, in the fast sports battle, many opportunities were not grasped.
At this time, the head coaches of both sides have already begun to think about the adjustment of the second half.
Soon, the referee blew the whistle for halftime.
Throughout the first half, both sides scored a goal each and entered the intermission in a tie.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Arsenal and Manchester City players went off one after another, their breathing was extremely short.
As the tempo picks up, they have less rest time.
Running back and forth quickly almost the whole time, in this case, the challenge to physical fitness is extremely huge.
Even Le Kai was sweating profusely at this moment, as if he had been fished out of the water.
Big sweat trickled down his forehead.
Arteta handed Lucky a towel, and Lucky wiped his face at any time.
After entering the locker room, Le Kai sat on the bench and began to rest.
Throughout the first half, it was a great test of physical fitness.
"We wasted several chances!" Giroud panted; "We should slow down the pace so we can seize those chances!"
"Slowing down the rhythm is not good for us. Manchester City's offense is stronger than ours. Once they play smoothly, the pressure on our defense will become greater!"
Wilshere shook his head and said, "I think we should increase the pressure in the frontcourt!"
Hearing this, the faces of strikers including Giroud, Mane, and Aubameyang turned green.
Giroud was better. Aubameyang and Mane frequently retreated to defend in the second half of the first half, which caused their physical decline to be the greatest.
In this case, let them continue to strengthen the pressing in the frontcourt, this is to kill them!
Wilshere's physical fitness is good, but that doesn't mean the same is true for everyone else.
The physical fitness of Aubameyang and Mane can only be regarded as mid-range in the team.
At this time, Mourinho walked in, and everyone shut up.
After Mourinho entered the locker room, he said directly: "In the second half, we are retaining the original lineup, but we need to gain more control in the midfield!"
After the first half, Mourinho also understood that it would not be a good thing for Arsenal to give up the midfield rhythm completely.
And Manchester City can also maximize the ability to strengthen the midfield.
With the ebb and flow, Arsenal's situation is even more difficult.
So, there is still a midfield confrontation!
"Kay! Can you still run in the second half?"
Mourinho looked at Lucky.
Le Kai closed his eyes and said loudly: "Yes!"
Le Kai's voice was full of spirit, which instantly calmed down the impetuous atmosphere in the locker room.
Mourinho looked at Lucky appreciatively.
Based on Lucky's influence in the locker room, his words often affect his teammates.
Just like now, people who complained about not being able to run before have begun to quickly recover their physical fitness with their eyes closed.
Next, Mourinho continued to issue tactics.
Basically, it is to strengthen the confrontation in the midfield and relocate the main battlefield of the two sides to alleviate the problem of defensive pressure.
At the same time, Guardiola has the same plan in Manchester City's dressing room.
"In the second half, we must conduct more conduction. Arsenal's physical fitness has declined seriously. As long as our conduction is effective enough, they will fall into greater fatigue."
In the game, the physical pressure on the defensive side is greater, and based on defensive problems, their running distance will be relatively longer.
For this reason, Guardiola needs to further consume Arsenal's physical energy while holding the ball in midfield.
"Arsenal may compete with us for midfield rhythm in the second half!" De Bruyne gasped.
In this regard, Guardiola nodded and said; "If this happens, then we can only fight against them, but the midfielder must play stronger. Under our pass control, there is a lot of pressure on Arsenal. "
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
Guardiola did not continue to talk, but asked the players to recover their physical fitness.
Both sides are preparing for the second half, racing against time to rest.
Soon, the sharp whistle sounded.
"Damn! How come so fast!"
"It feels like 1 minute has passed!"
"Guys! Get up!"
"Ready to fight!"
The Arsenal players stood up while complaining.
After a period of rest, my physical fitness has recovered a bit, although not a lot, but it is enough.
And the most important thing is to give them time to breathe.
The Arsenal players walked out of the dressing room with their heads down.
They are all thinking about the situation and solutions that may arise in the second half.
For Giroud, he is thinking about how to score goals.
At the end of the intermission, the two sides returned to the field.
The expressions of the two teams are still extremely serious.
Obviously, they are also very clear that the time for the real winner has arrived.
Based on the draw in the first half, the two teams will inevitably decide the winner in the second half.
For Arsenal and Manchester City, they both need to score first in the second half, which will make them play more smoothly.
"After the intermission, the two teams returned to the field!"
"The two sides played a 1:1 draw in the first half, and the winner will be determined in the second half!"
"Based on the performance of the first half, Manchester City needs to seize opportunities better, they have wasted too many opportunities, especially need to find a way to pass the ball to Aguero's feet, and can no longer let Aguero be isolated in the frontcourt state."
"For Arsenal, they can't completely give up the rhythm of the midfield. Facing Manchester City, they must compete in the midfield!"
Accompanied by the commentator's words, the two sides exchanged venues.
Arsenal player Olivier Giroud stands in the center circle ready to kick off.
With the whistle sounded, Giroud passed the ball backwards.
Commentator Andy Gray also opened the second half.
But at the beginning of the second half, Manchester City fought fiercely.
Constantly pressing and pressing in the frontcourt.
Different from the retracement defense in the first half, Manchester City played more proactively this time.
Of course, Arsenal is not vegetarian, in the narrow gap, they can always find a channel to pass the ball.
Although every pass is thrilling, he can still pass the ball steadily.
The most important thing is that the rhythm of both sides has become faster than that of the first half.
At the scene, the fans of the two teams also cheered wildly to motivate the players.
Amidst the cheers, Arsenal took the lead in attacking.
Lucky found Wilshere with one kick, and before the latter started, Fernandinho was hit hard with his butt, and then he caught the ball and turned around to complete the transfer.
After the transfer, the Arsenal players rushed forward frantically.
Mane moved forward quickly with the ball, he wanted to take the ball directly,
However, the ball hit the Manchester City full-back's foot and flew out of the baseline.
Arsenal get a corner.
"Arsenal's first corner kick in the second half. In the first half, Arsenal scored a goal from the corner kick. For Arsenal's corner kick, Manchester City must be extra careful!"
Lucky and Giroud are still standing at the top of the arc, ready to move forward at any time.
At this moment, Robertson's gaze collided with Wilshere's.
The two instantly understood each other's meaning.
Wilshere directly out of the restricted area, ran to the corner.
And Robertson also passed the ball to Wilshere.
Wilshere took the ball and turned, and Manchester City's full-back had to follow up.
After seeing a person pulled out, Wilshere directly passed the ball to Robertson who outflanked the penalty area.
Robertson kicked the ball directly at the right angle of the penalty area.
Arsenal's tactical corner kick caused some turmoil in Manchester City's defense. In this case, Giroud and Lucky can advance better.
Robertson's pass has a strong rotation, showing an arc and flying towards the penalty area.
Giroud took off, and even the two Manchester City central defenders also took off to limit.
But all three jumped too early, and the ball flew past Giroud's hair.
And at a distance of less than two meters behind Giroud, Lucy, under the cover of Giroud, also took off and shook his head with a lion.
The ball hit the forehead firmly and was thrown towards the goal.
"Kay!!!"
"This ball!!!"
The commentator Andy Gray suddenly stood up and cheered:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!"
Three more sent! !
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