Chapter 396: Extreme counter-attack speed, locking in 3 consecutive championships!

Chapter 396: Extreme counter-attack speed, locking in three consecutive championships!

Arsenal broke the deadlock in the 30th minute. Martin, who scored, attracted worldwide attention and was showered with praise.

On the social platform level, Arsenal fans and Martin fans poured out various compliments one after another.

The game at the new Wembley Stadium has restarted. Manchester City, who were lagging behind, felt like they had lost some confidence. They were not as aggressive as they were in the first half hour and began to play steadily and step by step.

Obviously, they were afraid of Arsenal's most terrifying quick counterattack after taking the lead.

With the addition of Aubameyang, Arsenal's quick counterattack has added another level.

Absolute speed!

Martin's passing + Aubameyang's speed are so far unsolvable.

Manchester City, who couldn't find any way on the offensive end, could only slowly move forward to organize the attack. Arsenal, who had shrunk their defense, played with ease and did not expose Manchester City to a decent chance at all.

Until the end of the first half, the scoreboard showed Manchester City trailing Arsenal 0:1.

The broadcast screen showed Martin, who performed very well in the first half, and soon showed the Manchester City players who played very depressed in the first half.

Their expressions are also a microcosm of the scene.

Weakness, melancholy and depression.

The Manchester City players who returned to the locker room also looked like they were losing, with frustration written on everyone's face.

Head coach Guardiola doesn’t even know where to start.

Let's fan the flames, I've said it since the first game against Arsenal when I took office in the summer of 16.

Change the soup without changing the medicine!

It doesn’t make sense even if I think about it.

After careful consideration, Guardiola decided to directly adjust his tactics.

With so many bells and whistles, it’s better to just get started.

The locker room at the other end.

Arsenal players are full of excitement and full of confidence in the second half of the game.

Especially Aubameyang, who has just joined Arsenal, is very motivated and obviously wants to destroy the team in the upcoming second half.

The adjustments in the second half were also very much to his liking.

There is no need to be overly involved in defense and focus all your energy on counterattack.

He has not been with the team for long, but he seems to have a natural understanding with Martin.

Since participating in team training, no matter how he runs, Martin can put the ball at his feet, and it is the most comfortable kind.

Coupled with its own speed, it is a super invincible counterattack!

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the players from both sides returned to the court to prepare for the second half.

There is a clear difference in the emotions of the coaches of the two teams. Arsenal coach Wenger is smiling, while Manchester City coach Guardiola is frowning.

One is relaxed, the other is melancholy.

The fans on both sides of the auditorium also had completely opposite moods at this time.

Arsenal fans are looking forward to expanding the score in the next game, while Manchester City fans are worried about not being able to score in the second half that is about to begin, and are even worried about whether they will continue to concede goals.

In the past three seasons, I have become accustomed to losing against Arsenal.

Before the start of the second half of the game, the on-site director gave Martin a close-up of his face in a meaningful way.

Later, it was given to Manchester City star De Bruyne.

The conversation between the two on Instagram last night is still fresh in the minds of fans.

Martin scored, but De Bruyne didn't gain anything, and he didn't even create a threatening offense.

Since joining Arsenal and Manchester City respectively, De Bruyne has always been suppressed by Martin in terms of performance, and there is a huge gap between them when they play against each other.

De Bruyne can’t figure it out, and fans who have become De Bruyne fans early can’t figure it out either.

Martin back then was nothing more than a full-back with fast speed and accurate crosses.

Unexpectedly... the performance is getting better and better.

As of now, not even Melo can be invincible.

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"Beep~"

Anthony Taylor blew his whistle to signal the start of the second half.

Manchester City, who were lagging behind, still followed the rhythm of the first half and tried to threaten Ospina to guard the goal.

It's just that Arsenal's defensive system does a good job on the defensive end.

Martin is very active in his position and will assist Xhaka and Kanter in defense through active running when the team is defending.

As a result, Manchester City's offense was not smooth.

De Bruyne played particularly depressed and felt that he was not as comfortable playing as other teams.

Not only do they have to prevent Martin from suddenly attacking, but they also have to battle wits with Arsenal's defensive players in the midfield and backfield, led by Kanter.

Tired.

This is De Bruyne's most direct feeling at the moment.

Of course, he also knows that's how the game of football is.

Either limit others, or be restricted by others.

Nothing can be done.

He does not deny that the current Martin is a big mountain in front of him, but...as long as he has the courage to cross it, then...it will be a sea of ​​stars other than mine!

"aoaoaooaooooo——"

The atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium remains feverish, with overwhelming cheers coming one after another.

The attacks organized by De Bruyne and David Silva did not actually threaten Ospina's goalkeeping. They were still enjoyable to watch and were on par with the attacks organized by Martin.

Both neutral fans and Arsenal fans were very comfortable watching it, but only Manchester City fans felt a little nervous.

I was used to losing in the past, and I fell behind again. I couldn't even see the hope of equalizing, let alone turning defeat into victory.

Arsenal, who were ahead by the score, played in no hurry and played steadily.

Time passed quickly, second by second, and in a blink of an eye, it came to the sixty-minute mark of the game.

"There's still half an hour left for Manchester City."

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun said loudly.

When the existing players failed to create decent opportunities, Manchester City took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

Sterling replaced captain David Silva and Jesus replaced Aguero.

Arsenal only made personnel adjustments in the 65th minute.

Gnabry replaces Ronaldo.

Both sides made corresponding substitutions. The substitutes needed time to adapt to the rhythm of the game again, and the starting players also had to play steadily.

Football is a team sport. If the substitute players are not improved or if the substitute players make mistakes, it will very likely bring huge risks of conceding the ball.

While it comes with risks, there is also the possibility of great gains.

The players on the field are used to the rhythm of being replaced. Suddenly another player is replaced, and it takes time to adapt to the feeling.

It is during this time difference that goals are most likely to occur.

Changing people is like changing knives, that's what it means.

David Silva belongs to the attacking midfielder type, and Sterling is a speed assault type.

Jesus cannot beat Aguero in terms of shooting ability, but his running coverage and defensive enthusiasm are better than Aguero.

Guardiola's idea is to increase the enthusiasm on the defensive end while maintaining offensive pressure to ensure that the score is not expanded.

Sterling's speed is a major advantage. After coming off the bench, he moved to the left, and Sane moved to the right.

The two men serve as misplaced wingers, posing a threat to Arsenal's defense through their speed and inside advantage.

The continuous attacks also gave the Manchester City fans in the audience hope of equalizing the score.

Only Guardiola, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, was worried.

Obviously, he was worried that switching from offense to defense would expose problems. Jesus can certainly help on the defensive end, but he needs to be at the forefront when attacking.

Sterling and Sane focused on offense again. Once Arsenal made a comfortable defensive counterattack...

Guardiola shuddered at the thought of this.

Another two minutes passed and Arsenal made another personnel adjustment.

Alves will turn 34 in three months. He has almost exhausted his physical strength after playing, so he replaced him with Bellerin to ensure the quality of both offense and defense on the wing.

"Both sides have made adjustments to two positions. There are still 20 minutes of regular time. Presumably Professor Wenger and Guardiola will not use the last substitution easily. Whether they can score depends on the existing players. The performance of the players on the field.”

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun said in a deep voice.

Manchester City got continuous offensive opportunities, Arsenal's formation was flattened, and there was some turmoil in front of the goal.

In the opinion of many football experts, a dangerous situation is likely to occur.

Sane has good skills with his feet. He received a direct pass from De Bruyne on the right wing of the attack and used Kyle Walker's edge to suddenly cut in. He kicked off at 45 degrees and passed a half-high ball.

Jesus, who is not afraid of physical confrontation, stands in the middle of the penalty area, resisting De Ligt, sinking his right shoulder, and using his raised right foot to stop and turn the ball.

In fact, he uses the arch of his right foot to stop the ball to the left side of the body, and then twists his waist and hits a ground-breaking kick.

De Ligt, who was stunned, realized later and was unable to react in time.

Bellerin, who came on as a substitute, moved in half a beat too late.

Fortunately, Ospina reacted quickly and blocked the ball with one palm.

The football that changed its trajectory rubbed the outside of the right goal post and left the baseline...

Corner kick.

"wowowooooooo——"

The Arsenal fans in the audience let out a wave of frightened exclamations.

Although they have absolute confidence in the team to complete the EFL Cup's third consecutive championship, they will feel frightened when they see Manchester City players almost hitting the ball into the goal.

Past wins can only show that those games beat the opponent, but this game is not over yet.

The biggest characteristic of football matches is that they are full of uncertainty.

Winning is won through hard work.

Manchester City got a corner kick opportunity. The central defender and tall players entered the Arsenal penalty area to participate in the top battle to see if they could equalize the score through a unique corner kick design.

Of course, in order to prevent Arsenal from launching its signature quick counterattack, the fast Sterling and Kyle Walker stood at the front of the penalty area on both sides.

De Bruyne took a corner kick from the right, and the football shot up from the ground and drew an arc in the air like a rainbow across the sky, flying past the front point and the middle.

Jesus, whose movement was erratic, appeared at the key landing point, but he controlled the angle well under Xhaka's marking, but his strength was not used.

Ospina, who was very focused, firmly caught the football flying toward the goal.

Originally, he planned to control the rhythm. In the past few minutes, he was attacked continuously by Manchester City players and felt that the pressure was a bit too much.

But when he saw Martin suddenly running from the left rib of the penalty area to the outside, he stretched out his hand to ask for the ball. Due to the tilt of the tactics, he did not hesitate to throw the ball outside according to Martin's request.

Kyle Walker had been on guard against this for a long time. When he noticed Martin running outside the penalty area, he pounced on him and even increased his physical strength.

Shoulder to shoulder!

This choice does affect Martin's running rhythm, but the impact is not significant.

With the physical strength value reaching 90+ and the balance ability reaching 98, he did not lose his center of gravity when facing Kyle Walker's collision when he was well prepared. On the contrary, he used the additional strength transmitted to accelerate and take two steps. .

Kyle Walker was shocked and staggered at the same time. In order to block Martin's running route to meet the ball, he could only grit his teeth and run back.

Unexpectedly, Martin quickly adjusted his body's center of gravity, and used his outstretched right foot to stop the football that had bounced off the ground while running.

Kyle Walker braked suddenly to prevent him from losing his position, but it was powerless to suppress Martin's connection and handling of the ball.

Near the left sideline, about 20 meters from the center line, Martin used his right foot to send a long diagonal pass to the attacking right.

Manchester City players have an inner fear of Martin's ability to switch from defense to offense, so they focus on Martin at the moment of switching from offense to defense, so much so that Aubameyang, who waited for most of the game, got this chance. An opportunity to run open.

"Pierre Aubameyang!"

As soon as the camera switched, Sky TV commentator Andy Gray's voice suddenly rose an octave as he looked at the extremely fast Aubameyang.

The Gabonese striker who transferred from Dortmund is very fast!

The key is……

No one is watching!

Arsenal's quick counterattack from defense to offense was full of integrity, and Aubameyang was definitely not the only one to participate in the counterattack.

Sterling, who was originally marking the other side, was attracted by Gnabry in the middle. As a result, Aubameyang, who followed the defensive counterattack tactics and ran to the far end of Martin's activities, was unmarked!

Martin's passing advance is relatively large, which is exactly in line with Aubameyang's sharp sprint.

After passing the football, Martin did not stop on the spot. He ran diagonally from the left to the center and became the second unit of the team's counterattack.

A quick counterattack is never a matter of one or two people, but... the entire collective.

In addition, neither Gnabry nor Cavani is particularly fast.

"aoaooaoooooo——"

Huge shouts rang out in the sky above the new Wembley Stadium. Aubameyang passed the center line at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly approaching the football that slowed down after landing.

Goalkeeper Ederson was afraid of Martin's broad vision and outstanding kicking skills, so he was positioned further back than usual. In addition, the target of Martin's pass was Aubameyang, who is famous for his speed, so he stood still. At the penalty spot.

Guardiola, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the home team's coach, was panicking. His vision not only saw a huge vacuum zone in front of Aubameyang.

Martin, who sent a precise long diagonal pass, was also at full speed, leaving behind Kyle Walker, who was also famous for his speed, and quickly passed the center line of the kick-off point in the center circle.

The fanatical atmosphere of the game continued to heat up, the Arsenal fans and neutral fans in the audience were ecstatic, and the hearts of Manchester City fans were in their throats.

Sterling, whose attention was attracted by Gnabry, belatedly adjusted his running direction and pounced on Aubameyang, who had already completed a series of stops.

A few seconds passed very quickly. Aubameyang took the ball from the right to the right rib, and then from the right rib to the front of the right penalty area.

Now, take the ball to the right rib of the penalty area.

At the same time, he began to slow down, glanced at goalkeeper Ederson's position, and then adjusted his steps.

Sterling was an offensive player. Seeing this scene, he had no extra time to think about anything else. All he could do was to adjust his steps and throw his whole body according to Aubameyang's steps, intending to block the shot with his flesh and blood.

Aubameyang faked a shot but made a real dunk. Sterling, who had made a one-time deal, was very upset, but he could no longer make changes.

Danilo, who returned to the door at high speed, rushed over to see if he could cause any interference.

But Aubameyang, who moved the football to his left foot, did not shoot, but faked a shot and passed the ball.

Use the outside instep of your left foot to pass the ball towards the middle.

The live broadcast screen provided by the on-site director covered the entire Manchester City restricted area.

"Aubameyang! Fake shot and real pass! Huh?"

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun looked at the Arsenal players appearing in Aubameyang's passing path, his voice suddenly rose an octave, and he shouted hysterically: "Martin!!!"

Goalkeeper Ederson was ready to make a save based on Aubameyang's adjustment. When he saw the ball rolling to the center, he instinctively took a step to the right.

The time left for him can only take one step.

Martin followed up at full speed without any adjustment, and pushed the ball with the arch of his right foot.

Kick the knife down!

Ederson keenly noticed that the football that was close to the ground was rolling towards the lower left corner of the goal. He also gave up the last struggle and stood there, watching the football rub the inside of the left goal post and cross the goal line before hitting the snow-white ball. net……

“Goooooooooooooooooal——”

"Oh My God! Classic quick counterattack! The ultimate combination of Martin-Pierre Aubameyang-Martin! Arsenal leads Manchester City 2:0 at the new Wembley Stadium!"

"Incredible goal! Martin's speed is too fast! He actually kept up with this wave of quick counterattacks initiated by himself. The King of Speed ​​on the Green is truly worthy of his reputation! So powerful!"

"Can you imagine? What a speedy counterattack this is! A fascinating cooperation! At the peak speed of the green, Manchester City did not concede the goal unfairly!"

……

The commentators in the live commentary box/live broadcast room almost always blurt out the words.

Whether they are Arsenal fans at the scene or in front of the TV, they can enter an absolutely crazy state.

A 2:0 lead means the victory is sealed!

(End of this chapter)