Chapter 221 Wenger’s harsh words, Manchester City faces internal and external troubles

"Manchester City's players have behaved very strangely on the field during this period. They seem to be reluctant to attack."

In the commentary box, He Wei also discovered something unusual about Manchester City.

"Man City now has one less player to play, and the opponents have gained momentum during this period, so it seems reasonable to play more conservatively!"

Xu Yang tried to find some reasons for Manchester City and tried to explain why they chose this way.

"Isn't that right? If that's the case, then why did they replace Lin Quan in the final stage? Can't they just replace him with a defensive player?"

He Wei obviously didn't believe his partner's explanation, because Manchester City replaced Lin Quan, which meant that they wanted to win by attacking.

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On the field, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Lin Quan found captain Kompany.

"Captain, we need to strengthen our offense, we can't continue to passively defend like this!"

Kompany was hesitant. He was in poor condition in this game and made several mistakes. Pantilimon's red card was directly related to him.

"Let's be careful. We have one less person. If we launch an attack at this time and are counterattacked by the opponent, we will probably lose."

"If you lose, you lose. In my opinion, there is no difference between 0 points and 1 point. And if we continue to defend passively like this, we may not be able to maintain this draw."

Lin Quan was a little dissatisfied with Kompany's hesitation. In his opinion, Manchester City is stronger in offense than defense.

If they continue to attack, there might be a glimmer of hope.

But if they continue to defend passively like this, they might really lose!

Kompany knew what Lin Quan said made sense.

My state in this game was so bad, and I had already made several mistakes before.

If he continues to defend passively like this, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not make the same major mistakes as before.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, nodded heavily and said:

"Okay, it's up to you, attack!"

Lin Quan breathed a sigh of relief. Kompany was the captain. After convincing him, it would be easy to convince others.

Sure enough, when he took the ball to attack again, the Manchester City players were finally willing to step forward and participate in the attack.

Although Manchester City was missing one player on the field, their lineup was much more luxurious than the opponent's after all. In addition, with Lin Quan present, the Manchester City players unified their thinking and attacked with all their strength. West Bromwich Albion quickly was suppressed.

After being beaten by Manchester City in a highly threatening attack, West Bromwich Albion's coach also calmed down.

"Hold!"

"Everyone come back and defend!"

The game is about to end. If they are defeated by the opponent at this time, then their work will really be in vain.

Although he really wanted to defeat Manchester City and score 3 points, in this situation, the opponent's offensive threat was far greater than theirs.

If we continue to attack Manchester City, the opponent may be the first to score.

The game has reached this point, and whoever scores the first goal will almost be the winner.

West Bromwich Albion's offensive power is not strong, at least much weaker than Manchester City, so it is obviously unwise to attack with the opponent at this time.

On the contrary, if they withdraw all their troops to participate in the defense and use the iron barrel formation to defend the last few minutes, they can maintain a draw.

After all, there was 1 point in a draw, and it was 1 point from Manchester City. He was already satisfied with this result!

The coach of West Bromwich Albion did not know that what he thought was an extremely correct order was the decisive reason for their loss at the last minute.

Manchester City's players were participating in the attack, but they were very wary of West Bromwich Albion's counterattack ability. The defense did not dare to press too far forward, and the midfielder was always wary of the opponent's counterattack.

In this case, Manchester City's offensive firepower is far from being maximized!

However, West Bromwich Albion abandoned their martial arts and took the initiative to withdraw all the players back to set up buses, which made everyone in Manchester City breathe a sigh of relief.

Kompany and others saw that things were exactly as Lin Quan said. Manchester City suppressed the enemy with offense and eliminated the threat posed by the opponent to their own defense, so they were reassured.

They no longer had any worries and boldly pressed forward, delivering shells and support to the offensive players in the frontcourt.

For a moment, the situation on the field turned into Manchester City besieging West Bromwich Albion's goal.

On the sidelines, the coach of West Bromwich Albion saw that Manchester City's offensive firepower was so fierce and the team was still defending so hard even when all members of the team retreated. He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced:

Fortunately, I pulled all the players back in advance. If I still had any luck at this time and thought about playing against Manchester City, my goal would have been breached by the opponent long ago.

Unconsciously, the game has reached the 90th minute, and the score on the field is still 2:2.

The fans at Hawthorn Stadium stood up nervously, craned their necks and looked at their own half.

In the past few minutes, Manchester City's offensive was overwhelming, suppressing their players within a thirty-meter area and unable to move.

West Bromwich Albion's defense lines have been compressed to the extreme, and the penalty area is densely packed with people.

Lin Quan tried to break through, but because there were too many people, he often passed one or two players before others stretched their feet to destroy the ball.

There is no way, there are too many people!

This is no longer a case of two fists against four hands, this is simply one person against an entire team.

Moreover, there are too many people in the penalty area, and almost all forward passing routes are cut off by the opponent, making it difficult for him to pass the ball to his teammates.

This may not be because the opposing players' defensive awareness is very good, but simply the effect of too many people piling up.

If this doesn't work, let's take a long shot!

Two ways to break through dense defense: set kicks and long shots!

Positioning the ball is a waste of time. Manchester City doesn't have much time now. Even if this trick is used, it must wait until the last opportunity to attack.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan no longer forced the penalty area. He withdrew from the penalty area, passed the ball to David Silva, and came to the area near the top of the penalty area.

David Silva made a move to break through the penalty area from the left, attracting the opponent's defensive players, and then decisively passed the ball to his teammates at the bottom.

Navas received the ball and quickly passed the ball to find his teammates in the penalty area.

Kompany and Yaya Toure jumped up hard, trying to compete for a header.

West Bromwich Albion's players couldn't let them get what they wanted. While they interfered with the two, they also joined in the battle for the top, trying to grab the landing point and destroy the ball.

Kompany, who was in poor form throughout the game, bravely grabbed the spot this time.

However, he was pushed by his opponent, his center of gravity was unstable, and it was difficult to adjust his body posture and make attacking movements.

At this time, he saw Lin Quan at the top of the penalty area. When the defensive players were focusing on the football, there was no one around Lin Quan!

good chance!

Kompany didn't think much and pointed the ball to Lin Quan with his forehead in the air.

Well done!

Seeing Kompany pass the ball to him, Lin Quan secretly praised him.

West Bromwich Albion players were scared to death when they saw Kompany passing the ball to Lin Quan, who was unguarded.

Oops, I missed this guy!

Because of Lin Quan's height, he did not pose much of a threat in the aerial battle. In addition, he left the penalty area, so West Bromwich Albion players lowered their defense against him.

However, this choice is a fatal mistake, because the biggest threat in the Manchester City team is always Lin Quan!

Seeing the football flying over, Lin Quan didn't wait for the opponent's defensive players to rush over. He skipped the step of stopping the ball and directly raised his legs to aim at the football flying towards him and executed a volley!

Bang!

There was a loud bang and the football flew out and towards the West Bromwich Albion goal.

The West Bromwich Albion players, who had just completed the aerial challenge and had not yet landed, had no time to take off a second time to intercept Lin Quan's shot.

What's even more tragic is that the goalkeeper's view was blocked by players from both sides jumping up to compete for the top, and he was unable to detect Lin Quan's shot immediately.

"careful!"

"Danger!"

The West Bromwich Albion fans in the stands behind the goal were shocked and shouted loudly, trying to alert the goalkeeper.

However, the flight speed of the football was so fast that almost the moment the goalkeeper heard their reminder, the ball had already flown in front of him.

Uh-huh!

The goalkeeper raised his hand symbolically and heard the sound of the ball flying into the goal and making close contact with the net.

Seeing the football flying into the goal, all 21 players on the field were stunned.

Lin Quan, who was the first to react, started running excitedly, taking off his jersey as he ran!

He threw away his jersey, revealing his strong muscles, ran to the corner where the fans of the visiting team were, and roared at the camera in the corner!

Reporters on the sidelines pressed their shutters one after another to record this moment.

"Ah, so handsome, Lin Quan, I want to give birth to a monkey for you!"

Lin Quan rarely takes off his clothes to celebrate, so even Manchester City fans rarely see his true figure.

At this time, after seeing Lin Quan's strong muscles, the fans at the scene suddenly went crazy.

Some female fans even screamed with stars in their eyes.

Lin Quan's good looks are not bad, and his strong muscles are an added bonus.

Not to mention the female fans at the scene, even the fans watching the live broadcast on TV and online became commotion at this time.

"Damn it, Emperor Lin's tendons are okay!"

"No wonder Lin Huang's physical confrontation ability is so strong. He is not inferior to the defenders in the Premier League. It turns out that he is actually a hidden devil and a muscular man!"

"Hey, these handsome dogs want to throw themselves into Huang Huang's arms when they see how handsome he is!"

"Haha, Emperor Lin is not only handsome, but also has a good figure, good football skills, and is very rich..."

"Stop talking, stop talking, I'm already autistic, thank you!"

Seeing the enthusiastic response from the fans, Lin Quan was preparing to respond to them with more handsome poses in front of the camera.

However, his bewildered teammates had already rushed up at this time, and a group of people went crazy and threw him to the ground.

The ups and downs of this game made the Manchester City players very depressed. At this time, Lin Quan once again performed a decisive victory, which finally made a big stone in their hearts fall to the ground.

At the same time, the Manchester City players also felt a little puzzled. Why is it that West Bromwich Albion, a small team, finds it so difficult to play?

Don’t you think your opponent’s performance is very strong?

By the time they finished celebrating, the injury time was almost up.

After the restart, the referee did not give West Bromwich Albion any chance and directly blew the whistle to end the game.

In the end, with Lin Quan's decisive strike in the 92nd minute, Manchester City defeated their opponent in a thrilling 3:2 away game.

After 14 rounds, Manchester City currently has 13 wins and 1 draw, with 40 points.

It is a pity that Arsenal also won this round, and the point difference between the two sides was not widened.

Since losing to Manchester United in an away game, Wenger's team has performed very well recently, closing the gap with Manchester City with a wave of 3 consecutive victories.

But it doesn't matter, the two teams are about to face off directly after two rounds. Maybe in this game, Manchester City can widen the gap with them.

However, what is surprising is that Manchester City fell off the chain before they played against Arsenal.

In the 15th round of the league, in the away game against Southampton, Manchester City, which scored first, was reversed by its opponent again.

This time, Lin Quan failed to save the team, and Manchester City was eventually tied with Southampton.

Fortunately, Arsenal also fell behind. They were also tied with Toffees Everton at home.

The point difference between the two teams has not changed, it is still 6 points.

After learning this result, fans of both teams felt very sorry.

Manchester City fans feel that they missed the opportunity to widen the point difference. If they can win this round, they will be 8 points ahead of their opponents before facing Arsenal.

Arsenal fans are annoyed that their team has failed at home. If they are not tied by Everton, the point difference between them and Manchester City will be narrowed to 4 points.

If they can defeat Manchester City in the next round, the point difference between the two teams will be reduced to 1 point!

As a result, Arsenal's championship situation has greatly improved.

If Manchester City's state continues to be sluggish, they may be able to steal the half-time championship from the opponent at the end of the half-time game.

After the game, Wenger said when asked by reporters that he had found a way to deal with Manchester City. Arsenal would end Manchester City's undefeated streak and undefeated home record at the Etihad Stadium.

Regarding Wenger's statement, many people felt that he was bragging.

After all, Manchester City's record at home was too terrifying and left a deep impression on the outside world.

"I don't think the professor is bragging. Manchester City may have been invincible a month ago, but now they are like a tired and weak beast with only a scary skin. In fact, they are no longer as strong as before. Strong strength.

Otherwise, why did they play so awkwardly against West Bromwich Albion and Southampton? "

Thinking carefully about Manchester City's first two games, there seems to be something wrong with their form.

Manchester City, which could slaughter Tottenham 6-0 at home, suffered successive reversals in the away game. If Lin Quan had not performed bravely and came to the rescue several times in critical situations, Manchester City might have lost.

"I think we don't need to continue to guess. The next game is the Champions League. Whether there is any problem with Manchester City's state will be known by how well they can play against Bayern in the away game!"

"Yes, neither Manchester City nor Bayern can afford to lose in this game. They must go all out to compete for first place in the group. This gives us an excellent opportunity to observe the situation of Manchester City!"

"If they withstand Bayern's offensive, or even overthrow Bayern, then it will be enough to prove that Manchester City's current state is no problem; on the contrary, if they are completely defeated by Bayern and lose by a big score, then Manchester City may really have a problem. !”

On December 11, under the spotlight, Manchester City came to the Allianz Arena to challenge the powerful Bayern Munich.

This is the last group match and the most important group match!