Chapter 329: Encountering grudges again, Professor Magic Bird Fighting
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Liu Nian Fei Shui
Chapter 329: Encountering grudges again, Professor Magic Bird Fighting
At the end of the North London Derby half-time, Arsenal led Tottenham 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium with two shots and one pass from Martin.
The 15-minute intermission ended quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court through the tunnel to prepare for the 45-minute second half.
The on-site director gave close-ups to the players on the field.
The home team Arsenal players were talking and laughing.
The Tottenham players who appeared on the broadcast screen frowned, obviously losing confidence in the game.
Pochettino sat on the coaching bench with his lips pursed, and he no longer had the desire to direct the game in the first half.
Arsenal captain Martin did not take it lightly because of the disappointing performance of Tottenham players who were three goals behind. He reminded his teammates through body movements from time to time to stay focused.
Martin, who is full of leadership qualities, brings very positive signals to his teammates and guides his teammates to improve their concentration through the game content.
Tottenham, which was lagging behind by a big score, had no choice. The players could only increase their running range to grab the ball and see if they could organize an efficient attack while gaining the ball.
But how can it be so easy for Arsenal players to grab the ball at their feet?
Even if he is targeting Kanter, he will observe in advance and safely deliver the ball to his teammates as soon as possible.
Leicester City was able to finish second last season, and much of the public's focus was on Vardy, Mahrez and Drinkwater, who organized the offense. In fact, Kante's contribution was also quite significant.
The central midfielder Drinkwater in the 442 formation was closely guarded, and the task of delivering the ball fell to Kanter.
He doesn't play fancy football, he focuses on being pragmatic and gives the ball to his teammates by observing in advance.
Arsenal, who were leading by score, changed their tactics in the second half to control the situation.
After playing this game, it will be an international match day. Many players in the team are the main players of the national team and will inevitably play the next two international match days.
The important way to reduce injuries is to ensure adequate physical fitness as much as possible, and the second is to avoid various injuries caused by forced movements when physical fitness is tight.
Leading Tottenham 3-0 at home basically means winning the game, and there is no need to waste your energy on scoring more goals.
The league is a long season, with both the Club World Cup and the Christmas Devil schedule next month.
But this is often the case. You want to control the game, but the opponent will always inadvertently expose defensive loopholes.
How could Martin turn a blind eye to this situation?
In the 67th minute of the game, Martin made a 45-degree cross from the attacking right rib. Cavani played a good role in attracting firepower in the middle of the penalty area. Sanchez, who was ambushing behind the goal, shot with his left foot and extended the score to 4 goals.
"aooaoaooooo—"
The entire Emirates Stadium was boiling again, and the huge shouts erupted like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
There is no situation more exciting than a big lead over your archrival.
Many Tottenham fans couldn't stand it and chose to leave the game early.
While venting his dissatisfaction with the team's performance, he was out of sight and out of sight.
The overwhelming chants, and even the smell of discomfort can be smelled in the breath, which is undoubtedly endless irony for Tottenham fans.
The commentators in the live commentary box/live broadcast room chose to ignore Sanchez who scored the goal at this time, and gave all their praise to Martin, who performed superbly.
Two shots and two passes!
Dominate Arsenal and lead Arsenal with four goals at home!
The die-hard home team fans in the stands also began to sing "Martin's Song". This familiar and catchy fan song soon filled the Emirates Stadium.
Pochettino also realized that there was no way to save the day and sighed helplessly.
Tottenham player Son Heung-min looked at Martin, who was admired by thousands of people, and a feeling of extreme envy swept through his body.
Harry Kane, last season's league silver boot, also had the same feeling. He shook his head and asked himself: "Harry, when will you become a god on the football field like him?"
Hearing this, Harry Kane exhaled in pain.
……
Manchester United head coach Mourinho in the audience now feels that one is ahead of the other two, and Arsenal will face the challenge at the end of the international break.
Seeing Arsenal playing so well, he really didn't know how he could beat the seemingly invincible leader at Old Trafford.
When the game restarted, Tottenham players' desire to attack dropped significantly, and Arsenal defended easily.
When switching from defense to offense, he is not in a hurry to launch an attack. He focuses on control and consumes the game time reasonably.
At this stage, both parties have a tacit understanding.
Until the end of the game, the scoreboard still showed 4:0.
"competition is over!"
"Undefeated in the 48th round across the season!"
"The 49th North London Derby of the Premier League ended with a resounding victory for Arsenal, maintaining their nearly 28 home unbeaten streak against their arch-rival Tottenham! 19 wins and 9 draws!"
Leshi sports commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "Chinese player Martin scored two shots and two passes, dominating the game! Next is the international match day. It is a pity that he still failed to get into the eyes of the world's number one national football team. I want to see Martin again. The game can only wait until the 11th round of the Premier League at Old Trafford in late November!"
……
mixed zone
Reporters flocked to Martin, confronting him with long and short guns.
He once again performed well and became the most dazzling player in the game. When facing interviews with media reporters, he was very cooperative as long as personal privacy and team tactics were not involved.
In the regular press conference after the game, Pochettino took the initiative to take responsibility for the loss in accordance with international practice of losing. His attitude was so sincere that the media reporters who were ready to bombard him did not know how to speak.
It was the home team's turn for the regular press conference after the game. Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was complimented by almost all reporters, and there were endless words of praise.
Arsenal started with an 11-game winning streak and were unbeaten in 48 games across the season.
A reporter from the "Manchester Evening News" asked Wenger that the end of the international break was a league away game to challenge Manchester United. Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run at the beginning of this century ended at Old Trafford. Is this a hard-won 48? Will the same be true for the undefeated round?
This is a very targeted question. Wenger shrugged and said: "What do you think?"
"That's it."
The Manchester Evening News reporter grinned.
"I hope you will still be like this after that game."
"definitely will."
"Good luck."
……
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The international match day arrived, and Martin, who had no competition duties, chose to stay in London to deal with the affairs of the investment company and practice extra in preparation for the focus battle that would reignite the war.
Challenging Manchester United as a guest is a game that cannot be lost.
The league has reached 48 rounds of unbeaten runs. As long as they get past Manchester United, the sky is the limit and it is possible to hit the 58 rounds of unbeaten set by AC Milan in the last century.
According to the nature of system achievements, there is a high probability that there will be rewards.
Although the current ability is strong enough, who would refuse to become stronger?
His goal is to become an existence that is looked down upon by Mei Luo!
During this period, head coach Arsene Wenger and his coaching team worked tirelessly to target Manchester United's technical and tactical tactics in order to break through Manchester United's obstacles.
Martin also had a fulfilling life these days. Except for spending time relaxing with his adoptive parents on his 20th birthday, he spent the rest of his time improving himself.
As the most popular player in world football today, his certified accounts on major social platforms have been blessed by tens of millions of fans.
Including many football colleagues, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, former Wolfsburg teammates, the official of the former club Wolfsburg, and the official of the home team Porto, which he has never played for, also sent their heartfelt blessings.
Of course, official sponsors and corporate officials with potential cooperation intentions have all followed suit.
……
Ten days passed quickly, and the players who participated in the international match day returned to the Colney training base one after another to prepare for the league game against Manchester United.
For many players, this is a game worth giving their all.
Wenger is in a good mood and there are no injured players on international matches. He can completely arrange the strongest lineup according to the players' physical condition in the league at Old Trafford.
Even if the main players are not in good physical condition, they can come on as substitutes in the second half.
The lineup is led by Martin, and he has absolute confidence to hit the opening 12 consecutive victories.
Just facing old rival Mourinho, I always feel that the away trip will not go well, and I am not particularly at ease. Otherwise, the entire coaching team will not be fully prepared for the game during the international match.
It wasn't until training resumed and I saw the starting players led by Martin showing good competitive form that I felt relieved.
Even though Manchester United's performance dropped significantly after Ferguson retired, they are still a big player in the international football team.At the player level, there are some problems.
But Manchester United is at Old Trafford and has home field advantage.
At this time, Wenger couldn't wait to take a puff of cigarette and said calmly: "I have the advantage of Martin."
Manchester United VS Arsenal is the most important contest in the 2016th round of the 2017-12 Premier League season. The game is scheduled to be played in the first game of the round.
The Premier League is the earliest league among all leagues to start. As the earliest game, it naturally attracts attention from all over the world.
Unable to contain their enthusiasm, fans from both sides began to compete on social platforms. You said something to me, and I said something to you.
For a while, it was so lively.
As time went by, some celebrities including some celebrities joined in the war of words.
Ginger Scholes firmly believed that Mourinho would definitely lead Manchester United to defeat Arsenal at the Theater of Dreams. Ian Wright responded via his personal social account: Do you still remember the three-game losing streak last season?
League home and away and FA Cup final.
Scholes: "..."
The war of words has been lost, and Gary Neville joins the fight: Past results can never affect new games, Manchester United must win at home!
Gunners legendary captain Henry suddenly gave two sets of data on Instagram: 11 consecutive wins at the start vs. 5-3-3 at the start.
Goal: MaDing17VSMU16.
看到两组数据的曼联名宿不知道该怎么回怼，斯科尔斯说过去的结果不能影响接下来的比赛，亨利转头就说阿森纳开局11连胜积33分，反观曼联开局5胜3平3负积18分。
He also specifically mentioned the shortcomings of Mourinho's team...offense.
In fact, as a newly appointed head coach, it is the right choice to focus on defense first. In this case, the offense will naturally be sacrificed.
In the first 11 rounds of the league, Manchester United only scored 16 goals, only two more than Tottenham, which scored the fewest goals in the Big 6.
Looking at the Arsenal captain, he scored an astonishing 11 goals in 17 league games, one more than the entire Manchester United team scored.
The day before the game, there was a regular press conference before the game.
Mourinho, who always likes to talk, was very low-key before the game, saying that Arsenal is very strong now and it is difficult to get all three points at home. So the team has only one goal, which is to ensure that they do not concede goals first. Scored a goal.
This kind of response has no problem for pragmatic fans. Arsenal, as the team that currently scores the most goals and concedes the fewest goals in the Premier League, is undoubtedly courting death.
But those extreme die-hard fans believe that Mourinho has lost the style of Manchester United. He should be as bohemian as the nickname "Madman" and express his absolute confidence in the game.
After all, we are at home.
Mourinho noticed the relevant remarks of the extreme fans and snorted: If you give me several hundred million pounds to upgrade the entire lineup, you don't need to say anything, and you will have a hearty offense against anyone.
Wenger also behaved very low-key when attending the regular pre-match press conference and being interviewed by the media. He first praised Manchester United as the greatest team in the Premier League. Now he is coached by the most successful head coach in the Premier League. Arsenal's current results are not worth it. Mention it.
In addition, it was also mentioned that Manchester United is the record breaker of Arsenal. The newly joined Pogba surpassed Martin as the Premier League transfer fee record holder, so the team's strategy of challenging Manchester United as a guest is to fight to the death...
Mourinho, who learned the content of Wenger's interview from his assistant Faria, couldn't help but rolled his eyes. This is flattering.
What if there was a young and energetic head coach? Wouldn't he be fooled?
What Mourinho never expected was that Pogba really found strong confidence in Wenger's words. He believed that the team should attack the home team.
I'm the fucking record holder for transfer fees in the Premier League. I'm several million euros higher than Martin. I'm not trustworthy?
Just as he was about to tell his head coach Mourinho what he thought, Pogba saw his big brother Ibrahimovic with a heavy look on his face. After thinking about it, he might as well forget it...
In fact, being low-key is not bad either.
……
The Manchester United VS Arsenal league match was held at two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday. Around twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the outside of the Old Trafford Stadium was already overcrowded, and there were long queues at every entrance.
Mourinho's team bus drove by slowly. Hearing the not-so-great momentum, he raised his eyebrows slightly, shook his head and whispered: "Manchester United fans are too gentlemen."
The fanatical home atmosphere can be said to get twice the result with half the effort for the team's performance.
However, Mourinho has his own pride. Since the fans cannot give huge support to the home team, the team can only win the leader Arsenal at home through the rigorous tactics formulated before the game!
An hour before the game, the official social platforms of major media outlets reproduced the starting lineups of both sides of the game.
The home team Manchester United and the visiting team Arsenal both adopt the 4231 formation, which is the most popular in international football.
Manchester United
Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Darmian, Bailly, Smalling, Valencia
Midfielder: Carrick (C), Herrera
Avantgarde: Martial, Pogba, Mata
Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Arsenal
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Monreal, Van Dijk, Koscielny, Bellerin
Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante
Midfielder: Sanchez, Martin (C), Ramsey
Forward: Cavani
……
"beep~"
The referee on duty, Marriner, blew his whistle, signaling the official start of the focus match between Manchester United and Arsenal in the 2016th round of the 2017-12 Premier League season.
On a sunny afternoon, Arsenal, who had a kick-off advantage, launched a brutal bombardment of Manchester United's half under the leadership of Martin.
Mourinho frowned as he sat in the chronological coaching bench. What annoyed him was that the fans in the audience did not send out a series of harsh boos to Arsenal who continued to attack.
Only die-hard fans are making boos, but... Dream Theater is too big, and die-hard fans alone are not enough.
It seems that these fans are really here to watch a performance rather than cheering for the team.
Arsenal's first attack was when Cavani received a through ball from Martin on the right side of the penalty area and fired a low shot into the near corner. De Gea reacted quickly and blocked the ball with his signature De Gea.
Bailly, who returned to the goal, had quick eyes and quick feet and kicked the ball out of the right sideline.
Mourinho couldn't help but nodded slightly when he saw Bailly's defense.
Under normal circumstances, defensive players subconsciously kick the ball out of the baseline. Although the danger in front of the goal is temporarily resolved, it will bring hidden dangers to the subsequent defense, especially against teams with strong scoring ability from set kicks.
Manchester United players strictly implemented the defensive tactics formulated by Mourinho before the game, which resulted in the offense organized by Martin not posing much threat. In addition, De Gea was in excellent condition, and there was no way to break the deadlock in the 10st minute of the game. .
In order to complete high-quality defense, Manchester United did not invest much in offense when switching from defense to offense.
In other words, they all rely on the players' individual combat capabilities.
Ibrahimovic has become one of the few players that Manchester United can rely on in their offense.
Van Dijk is tall and strong, and is not as good as Ibrahimovic in terms of game experience, but he understands teamwork and uses the strength of the team to limit Ibrahimovic's performance.
In addition, with Ibrahimovic serving as the bridgehead, the ultimate goal is to hand the ball to the second echelon participating in the offense.
Like Pogba, Mata or Martial.
The defensive tactics formulated by Wenger before the game were to cut off Ibrahimovic's connection with other players, making it difficult for Manchester United's offense to create dangerous situations.
It was not until the 10th minute of the game that Arsenal changed its strategy, from leading the attack to consciously handing over part of the ball possession, to gradually giving up all the initiative.
The Manchester United fans in the audience saw that their beloved team's possession time increased and they also had shooting opportunities, and they were all looking forward to scoring.
Mourinho can naturally see that something is wrong, but he believes that his players can cope with this situation well, just like they have not exposed the defensive gaps before being attacked continuously.
Ibrahimovic at the front can not only act as a beacon, but also retreat to participate in offensive organization, creating opportunities for Martial, Pogba, and Mata who are good at forward penetration.
In the 24th minute of the game, Ibrahimovic, who was retreating to organize the attack, used his strong body to resist the oncoming Kante. After attracting Martin's attention, he decisively handed the ball to Carrick, who was under great pressure and asked for the ball forward.
The veteran Carrick who ran to the right flank of the attack was mature and steady, without sticking the ball, and passed it directly to the right back Valencia who was on the right side.
Just when everyone thought he was going to pass the ball, he chose to hand it back to Mata in the right corner of the penalty area. The latter took off and passed the ball to the penalty area before Xhaka was in place.
Pogba took advantage of Ibrahimović's retreat to organize the attack and moved into the middle of the penalty area. Pogba jumped high and feinted a shot, but even Van Dijk did not touch the football.
Ambushing at the back point, Martial appeared at the football landing point.
He raised his right foot and shot directly with the arch of his foot without stopping the ball!
Cech, who quickly moved to the near end of the goal, seemed to have lost the bravery of last season. He stretched his body to the extreme and failed to touch the football. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the football rubbed the inner edge of the left goal post and hit the snow-white net...
(End of this chapter)
At the end of the North London Derby half-time, Arsenal led Tottenham 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium with two shots and one pass from Martin.
The 15-minute intermission ended quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court through the tunnel to prepare for the 45-minute second half.
The on-site director gave close-ups to the players on the field.
The home team Arsenal players were talking and laughing.
The Tottenham players who appeared on the broadcast screen frowned, obviously losing confidence in the game.
Pochettino sat on the coaching bench with his lips pursed, and he no longer had the desire to direct the game in the first half.
Arsenal captain Martin did not take it lightly because of the disappointing performance of Tottenham players who were three goals behind. He reminded his teammates through body movements from time to time to stay focused.
Martin, who is full of leadership qualities, brings very positive signals to his teammates and guides his teammates to improve their concentration through the game content.
Tottenham, which was lagging behind by a big score, had no choice. The players could only increase their running range to grab the ball and see if they could organize an efficient attack while gaining the ball.
But how can it be so easy for Arsenal players to grab the ball at their feet?
Even if he is targeting Kanter, he will observe in advance and safely deliver the ball to his teammates as soon as possible.
Leicester City was able to finish second last season, and much of the public's focus was on Vardy, Mahrez and Drinkwater, who organized the offense. In fact, Kante's contribution was also quite significant.
The central midfielder Drinkwater in the 442 formation was closely guarded, and the task of delivering the ball fell to Kanter.
He doesn't play fancy football, he focuses on being pragmatic and gives the ball to his teammates by observing in advance.
Arsenal, who were leading by score, changed their tactics in the second half to control the situation.
After playing this game, it will be an international match day. Many players in the team are the main players of the national team and will inevitably play the next two international match days.
The important way to reduce injuries is to ensure adequate physical fitness as much as possible, and the second is to avoid various injuries caused by forced movements when physical fitness is tight.
Leading Tottenham 3-0 at home basically means winning the game, and there is no need to waste your energy on scoring more goals.
The league is a long season, with both the Club World Cup and the Christmas Devil schedule next month.
But this is often the case. You want to control the game, but the opponent will always inadvertently expose defensive loopholes.
How could Martin turn a blind eye to this situation?
In the 67th minute of the game, Martin made a 45-degree cross from the attacking right rib. Cavani played a good role in attracting firepower in the middle of the penalty area. Sanchez, who was ambushing behind the goal, shot with his left foot and extended the score to 4 goals.
"aooaoaooooo—"
The entire Emirates Stadium was boiling again, and the huge shouts erupted like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
There is no situation more exciting than a big lead over your archrival.
Many Tottenham fans couldn't stand it and chose to leave the game early.
While venting his dissatisfaction with the team's performance, he was out of sight and out of sight.
The overwhelming chants, and even the smell of discomfort can be smelled in the breath, which is undoubtedly endless irony for Tottenham fans.
The commentators in the live commentary box/live broadcast room chose to ignore Sanchez who scored the goal at this time, and gave all their praise to Martin, who performed superbly.
Two shots and two passes!
Dominate Arsenal and lead Arsenal with four goals at home!
The die-hard home team fans in the stands also began to sing "Martin's Song". This familiar and catchy fan song soon filled the Emirates Stadium.
Pochettino also realized that there was no way to save the day and sighed helplessly.
Tottenham player Son Heung-min looked at Martin, who was admired by thousands of people, and a feeling of extreme envy swept through his body.
Harry Kane, last season's league silver boot, also had the same feeling. He shook his head and asked himself: "Harry, when will you become a god on the football field like him?"
Hearing this, Harry Kane exhaled in pain.
……
Manchester United head coach Mourinho in the audience now feels that one is ahead of the other two, and Arsenal will face the challenge at the end of the international break.
Seeing Arsenal playing so well, he really didn't know how he could beat the seemingly invincible leader at Old Trafford.
When the game restarted, Tottenham players' desire to attack dropped significantly, and Arsenal defended easily.
When switching from defense to offense, he is not in a hurry to launch an attack. He focuses on control and consumes the game time reasonably.
At this stage, both parties have a tacit understanding.
Until the end of the game, the scoreboard still showed 4:0.
"competition is over!"
"Undefeated in the 48th round across the season!"
"The 49th North London Derby of the Premier League ended with a resounding victory for Arsenal, maintaining their nearly 28 home unbeaten streak against their arch-rival Tottenham! 19 wins and 9 draws!"
Leshi sports commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "Chinese player Martin scored two shots and two passes, dominating the game! Next is the international match day. It is a pity that he still failed to get into the eyes of the world's number one national football team. I want to see Martin again. The game can only wait until the 11th round of the Premier League at Old Trafford in late November!"
……
mixed zone
Reporters flocked to Martin, confronting him with long and short guns.
He once again performed well and became the most dazzling player in the game. When facing interviews with media reporters, he was very cooperative as long as personal privacy and team tactics were not involved.
In the regular press conference after the game, Pochettino took the initiative to take responsibility for the loss in accordance with international practice of losing. His attitude was so sincere that the media reporters who were ready to bombard him did not know how to speak.
It was the home team's turn for the regular press conference after the game. Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was complimented by almost all reporters, and there were endless words of praise.
Arsenal started with an 11-game winning streak and were unbeaten in 48 games across the season.
A reporter from the "Manchester Evening News" asked Wenger that the end of the international break was a league away game to challenge Manchester United. Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run at the beginning of this century ended at Old Trafford. Is this a hard-won 48? Will the same be true for the undefeated round?
This is a very targeted question. Wenger shrugged and said: "What do you think?"
"That's it."
The Manchester Evening News reporter grinned.
"I hope you will still be like this after that game."
"definitely will."
"Good luck."
……
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The international match day arrived, and Martin, who had no competition duties, chose to stay in London to deal with the affairs of the investment company and practice extra in preparation for the focus battle that would reignite the war.
Challenging Manchester United as a guest is a game that cannot be lost.
The league has reached 48 rounds of unbeaten runs. As long as they get past Manchester United, the sky is the limit and it is possible to hit the 58 rounds of unbeaten set by AC Milan in the last century.
According to the nature of system achievements, there is a high probability that there will be rewards.
Although the current ability is strong enough, who would refuse to become stronger?
His goal is to become an existence that is looked down upon by Mei Luo!
During this period, head coach Arsene Wenger and his coaching team worked tirelessly to target Manchester United's technical and tactical tactics in order to break through Manchester United's obstacles.
Martin also had a fulfilling life these days. Except for spending time relaxing with his adoptive parents on his 20th birthday, he spent the rest of his time improving himself.
As the most popular player in world football today, his certified accounts on major social platforms have been blessed by tens of millions of fans.
Including many football colleagues, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, former Wolfsburg teammates, the official of the former club Wolfsburg, and the official of the home team Porto, which he has never played for, also sent their heartfelt blessings.
Of course, official sponsors and corporate officials with potential cooperation intentions have all followed suit.
……
Ten days passed quickly, and the players who participated in the international match day returned to the Colney training base one after another to prepare for the league game against Manchester United.
For many players, this is a game worth giving their all.
Wenger is in a good mood and there are no injured players on international matches. He can completely arrange the strongest lineup according to the players' physical condition in the league at Old Trafford.
Even if the main players are not in good physical condition, they can come on as substitutes in the second half.
The lineup is led by Martin, and he has absolute confidence to hit the opening 12 consecutive victories.
Just facing old rival Mourinho, I always feel that the away trip will not go well, and I am not particularly at ease. Otherwise, the entire coaching team will not be fully prepared for the game during the international match.
It wasn't until training resumed and I saw the starting players led by Martin showing good competitive form that I felt relieved.
Even though Manchester United's performance dropped significantly after Ferguson retired, they are still a big player in the international football team.At the player level, there are some problems.
But Manchester United is at Old Trafford and has home field advantage.
At this time, Wenger couldn't wait to take a puff of cigarette and said calmly: "I have the advantage of Martin."
Manchester United VS Arsenal is the most important contest in the 2016th round of the 2017-12 Premier League season. The game is scheduled to be played in the first game of the round.
The Premier League is the earliest league among all leagues to start. As the earliest game, it naturally attracts attention from all over the world.
Unable to contain their enthusiasm, fans from both sides began to compete on social platforms. You said something to me, and I said something to you.
For a while, it was so lively.
As time went by, some celebrities including some celebrities joined in the war of words.
Ginger Scholes firmly believed that Mourinho would definitely lead Manchester United to defeat Arsenal at the Theater of Dreams. Ian Wright responded via his personal social account: Do you still remember the three-game losing streak last season?
League home and away and FA Cup final.
Scholes: "..."
The war of words has been lost, and Gary Neville joins the fight: Past results can never affect new games, Manchester United must win at home!
Gunners legendary captain Henry suddenly gave two sets of data on Instagram: 11 consecutive wins at the start vs. 5-3-3 at the start.
Goal: MaDing17VSMU16.
看到两组数据的曼联名宿不知道该怎么回怼，斯科尔斯说过去的结果不能影响接下来的比赛，亨利转头就说阿森纳开局11连胜积33分，反观曼联开局5胜3平3负积18分。
He also specifically mentioned the shortcomings of Mourinho's team...offense.
In fact, as a newly appointed head coach, it is the right choice to focus on defense first. In this case, the offense will naturally be sacrificed.
In the first 11 rounds of the league, Manchester United only scored 16 goals, only two more than Tottenham, which scored the fewest goals in the Big 6.
Looking at the Arsenal captain, he scored an astonishing 11 goals in 17 league games, one more than the entire Manchester United team scored.
The day before the game, there was a regular press conference before the game.
Mourinho, who always likes to talk, was very low-key before the game, saying that Arsenal is very strong now and it is difficult to get all three points at home. So the team has only one goal, which is to ensure that they do not concede goals first. Scored a goal.
This kind of response has no problem for pragmatic fans. Arsenal, as the team that currently scores the most goals and concedes the fewest goals in the Premier League, is undoubtedly courting death.
But those extreme die-hard fans believe that Mourinho has lost the style of Manchester United. He should be as bohemian as the nickname "Madman" and express his absolute confidence in the game.
After all, we are at home.
Mourinho noticed the relevant remarks of the extreme fans and snorted: If you give me several hundred million pounds to upgrade the entire lineup, you don't need to say anything, and you will have a hearty offense against anyone.
Wenger also behaved very low-key when attending the regular pre-match press conference and being interviewed by the media. He first praised Manchester United as the greatest team in the Premier League. Now he is coached by the most successful head coach in the Premier League. Arsenal's current results are not worth it. Mention it.
In addition, it was also mentioned that Manchester United is the record breaker of Arsenal. The newly joined Pogba surpassed Martin as the Premier League transfer fee record holder, so the team's strategy of challenging Manchester United as a guest is to fight to the death...
Mourinho, who learned the content of Wenger's interview from his assistant Faria, couldn't help but rolled his eyes. This is flattering.
What if there was a young and energetic head coach? Wouldn't he be fooled?
What Mourinho never expected was that Pogba really found strong confidence in Wenger's words. He believed that the team should attack the home team.
I'm the fucking record holder for transfer fees in the Premier League. I'm several million euros higher than Martin. I'm not trustworthy?
Just as he was about to tell his head coach Mourinho what he thought, Pogba saw his big brother Ibrahimovic with a heavy look on his face. After thinking about it, he might as well forget it...
In fact, being low-key is not bad either.
……
The Manchester United VS Arsenal league match was held at two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday. Around twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the outside of the Old Trafford Stadium was already overcrowded, and there were long queues at every entrance.
Mourinho's team bus drove by slowly. Hearing the not-so-great momentum, he raised his eyebrows slightly, shook his head and whispered: "Manchester United fans are too gentlemen."
The fanatical home atmosphere can be said to get twice the result with half the effort for the team's performance.
However, Mourinho has his own pride. Since the fans cannot give huge support to the home team, the team can only win the leader Arsenal at home through the rigorous tactics formulated before the game!
An hour before the game, the official social platforms of major media outlets reproduced the starting lineups of both sides of the game.
The home team Manchester United and the visiting team Arsenal both adopt the 4231 formation, which is the most popular in international football.
Manchester United
Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Darmian, Bailly, Smalling, Valencia
Midfielder: Carrick (C), Herrera
Avantgarde: Martial, Pogba, Mata
Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Arsenal
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Monreal, Van Dijk, Koscielny, Bellerin
Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante
Midfielder: Sanchez, Martin (C), Ramsey
Forward: Cavani
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"beep~"
The referee on duty, Marriner, blew his whistle, signaling the official start of the focus match between Manchester United and Arsenal in the 2016th round of the 2017-12 Premier League season.
On a sunny afternoon, Arsenal, who had a kick-off advantage, launched a brutal bombardment of Manchester United's half under the leadership of Martin.
Mourinho frowned as he sat in the chronological coaching bench. What annoyed him was that the fans in the audience did not send out a series of harsh boos to Arsenal who continued to attack.
Only die-hard fans are making boos, but... Dream Theater is too big, and die-hard fans alone are not enough.
It seems that these fans are really here to watch a performance rather than cheering for the team.
Arsenal's first attack was when Cavani received a through ball from Martin on the right side of the penalty area and fired a low shot into the near corner. De Gea reacted quickly and blocked the ball with his signature De Gea.
Bailly, who returned to the goal, had quick eyes and quick feet and kicked the ball out of the right sideline.
Mourinho couldn't help but nodded slightly when he saw Bailly's defense.
Under normal circumstances, defensive players subconsciously kick the ball out of the baseline. Although the danger in front of the goal is temporarily resolved, it will bring hidden dangers to the subsequent defense, especially against teams with strong scoring ability from set kicks.
Manchester United players strictly implemented the defensive tactics formulated by Mourinho before the game, which resulted in the offense organized by Martin not posing much threat. In addition, De Gea was in excellent condition, and there was no way to break the deadlock in the 10st minute of the game. .
In order to complete high-quality defense, Manchester United did not invest much in offense when switching from defense to offense.
In other words, they all rely on the players' individual combat capabilities.
Ibrahimovic has become one of the few players that Manchester United can rely on in their offense.
Van Dijk is tall and strong, and is not as good as Ibrahimovic in terms of game experience, but he understands teamwork and uses the strength of the team to limit Ibrahimovic's performance.
In addition, with Ibrahimovic serving as the bridgehead, the ultimate goal is to hand the ball to the second echelon participating in the offense.
Like Pogba, Mata or Martial.
The defensive tactics formulated by Wenger before the game were to cut off Ibrahimovic's connection with other players, making it difficult for Manchester United's offense to create dangerous situations.
It was not until the 10th minute of the game that Arsenal changed its strategy, from leading the attack to consciously handing over part of the ball possession, to gradually giving up all the initiative.
The Manchester United fans in the audience saw that their beloved team's possession time increased and they also had shooting opportunities, and they were all looking forward to scoring.
Mourinho can naturally see that something is wrong, but he believes that his players can cope with this situation well, just like they have not exposed the defensive gaps before being attacked continuously.
Ibrahimovic at the front can not only act as a beacon, but also retreat to participate in offensive organization, creating opportunities for Martial, Pogba, and Mata who are good at forward penetration.
In the 24th minute of the game, Ibrahimovic, who was retreating to organize the attack, used his strong body to resist the oncoming Kante. After attracting Martin's attention, he decisively handed the ball to Carrick, who was under great pressure and asked for the ball forward.
The veteran Carrick who ran to the right flank of the attack was mature and steady, without sticking the ball, and passed it directly to the right back Valencia who was on the right side.
Just when everyone thought he was going to pass the ball, he chose to hand it back to Mata in the right corner of the penalty area. The latter took off and passed the ball to the penalty area before Xhaka was in place.
Pogba took advantage of Ibrahimović's retreat to organize the attack and moved into the middle of the penalty area. Pogba jumped high and feinted a shot, but even Van Dijk did not touch the football.
Ambushing at the back point, Martial appeared at the football landing point.
He raised his right foot and shot directly with the arch of his foot without stopping the ball!
Cech, who quickly moved to the near end of the goal, seemed to have lost the bravery of last season. He stretched his body to the extreme and failed to touch the football. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the football rubbed the inner edge of the left goal post and hit the snow-white net...
(End of this chapter)
