Chapter 458 Wenger’s heroic words, a gunner under the wind

"I know many people are not optimistic that Arsenal can beat Manchester City. Indeed, our results against Manchester City in the past few years have not been good!"

"But I want to tell everyone that Arsenal today is different from the past!"

"We will definitely win this game!"

In the seventeenth round of the Premier League, before the start of Arsenal's home game against Manchester City, Wenger was interviewed by reporters and when asked whether he could defend his home court, he said that Arsenal would definitely win this game.

The professor's tone was very firm, as if he was giving himself a military order.

This has generated some interest in what he said. If Arsenal really defeats Manchester City at home as Wenger said, then Manchester City's lead is likely to be reduced to 3 points.

As a result, the suspense of winning the Premier League this season has been greatly increased.

Affected by this, many fans made a special trip to stay in front of the TV after asking, planning to see how Arsenal would attack Manchester City.

Amid people's expectations, this focus battle between the two giants kicked off.

Arsenal changed their previous style and played aggressively from the start. Both offensively and defensively, they looked extremely aggressive, as if they were a different team.

Seeing such a huge change in Arsenal, the curiosity of the fans who followed this game was aroused:

What happened to Arsenal?

Why does it sound like a chicken blood shot? Is this still the Arsenal I know?

The outside world's impression of Arsenal is that they are a traditional giant in the Premier League. They have not won the Premier League championship for many years. They make great progress at the beginning of the season every year, but they always fall behind at the last moment.

However, their record has always been very stable, and they have not fallen out of the top four in the past ten years.

Although they often barely stay in the top four, being able to stay within the top four in the Premier League, which is full of giants, is enough to prove their strength.

After all, giant clubs with deeper foundations like Liverpool and Manchester United have both fallen out of the top four in the Premier League, which shows how difficult it is to reach the top four in the Premier League.

Therefore, the outside world has not questioned Arsenal's status as a giant.

However, the perception of Arsenal's strength is that it is placed in an awkward position above ordinary teams and below the top teams.

Judging from Arsenal's performance in the league, Champions League and other competitions in the past ten years, this positioning is not wrong.

Although there is a certain gap between Arsenal's hard power and the top teams, this does not mean that Arsenal has no hope of winning when encountering top teams.

Because Arsenal has a very distinct characteristic: it is invincible!

Maybe it's because Arsenal's players are generally younger, and they follow a more technical route, which gives people the impression that they have weak ability to withstand pressure, their playing style is soft, and they can't fight against the odds.

This is especially obvious in the Premier League, which advocates physical confrontation. Ever since Bergkamp, ​​Arsenal has been criticized by the outside world for lacking bloodiness for more than a day or two.

But as long as there is no headwind, Arsenal's gorgeous passing and cutting coordination is simply picturesque, and the offense is pleasing to the eye and impossible to guard against.

Even the top teams couldn't defend them, and even Bayern had to be beaten hard.

Not long ago, Arsenal played Bayern at home in the Champions League group stage. Anyone who saw the two goals scored in the first half had to applaud Arsenal. Most fans saw the way Arsenal beat Bayern in the first half. Everyone thinks Arsenal will win.

Who would have thought that Bayern could stage a shocking comeback in the second half and score five goals?

The start of this game is the best portrayal of Arsenal's two states:

When the wind is downwind, he is amazing, no matter how hard he fights, he will be able to do it.

When the wind went against everyone, the players were sleepwalking, as if the players no longer remembered how to play football.

It was after this game that the outside world gradually became more critical of Arsenal. Many people felt that Wenger was old and should retire.

If Arsenal had not withstood the pressure in the end and miraculously escaped from the group, the criticism from the outside world would have been even greater.

Therefore, this game is very important for both Wenger and Arsenal. Winning this game will not only change the outside world's opinion of Arsenal, but also prove to the outside world that Arsenal is also capable of fighting tough battles.

More importantly, Wenger also wants to use this victory to further push their momentum from the Champions League group stage to a climax, so that the entire team can complete its transformation and become a truly top team!

As the Gunners coach, he was fed up with the team's script that faltered in the second half.

He wants to change his destiny against the odds, and Manchester City is the best stepping stone!

In the visiting team's coaching bench, Guardiola saw Arsenal playing so proactively at home, and he couldn't help but feel a little respect for Wenger.

Very few teams dare to play against Manchester City anymore. When most teams in the Premier League encounter Manchester City, they will play very conservatively and seem to be satisfied as long as they get one point.

This kind of game is not easy for Manchester City to play. If the opponents all attack proactively like Arsenal, the game will be much easier.

Although he thought so, Guardiola did not relax his vigilance.

Wenger is not a reckless person. Arsenal must have the confidence to do this.

Guardiola is very curious, what has the other party prepared to deal with him?

No matter how many fans came to the Emirates Stadium, they naturally clapped and applauded when they saw the two teams playing offensive football in unison.

Especially the Arsenal fans, they were extremely excited. Everyone sang Arsenal's team anthem loudly and cheered for the home team.

Arsenal's starting lineup is very young, and young players are most susceptible to outside influence.

When they heard the loud singing, they all worked harder.

Seeing the players on the field working so hard, Wenger became a little worried:

Save some energy, boys, don't get in trouble, otherwise you will lose your energy in the second half!

The efforts of Arsenal players have achieved obvious results. In the first fifteen minutes of the first half, the initiative on the field has always been in Arsenal's hands.

Under their crazy pressing, it was difficult for Manchester City's players to organize an effective offense. They only relied on the players' outstanding personal strength to complete several shots.

However, in this game, Arsenal's goalkeeper Cech was in very brave form. In the 12th minute of the first half, he saved Lin Quan's single shot from close range.

This save brought the atmosphere at the scene to a new climax, and the morale of Arsenal fans and players was almost over the top!

After missing the single sword, Lin Quan was also a little surprised.

His single-handed ball success rate is very high, and he is rarely saved.

Just now, when he faced the attacking Cech and was about to smash the ball past the goalkeeper, the opponent predicted his intention in advance and intercepted the ball first.

As expected of the man who was once rated as the best goalkeeper in the world by IFFHS, he is indeed ridiculously strong!

Although I don't know why Chelsea didn't keep Cech, Arsenal obviously found a treasure. It is said that Arsenal signed his transfer fee for a very low fee, only 12 million euros.

After Cech completed the save, he looked at Lin Quan. Lin Quan smiled at him, gave him a thumbs up, and praised his performance just now.

Cech originally planned to demonstrate to Lin Quan, but was stunned when he saw the opponent giving him a thumbs up. He was too embarrassed to continue the demonstration, and also gave Lin Quan a thumbs up to indicate that his breakthrough just now was beautiful.

Manchester City's offensive round had just ended, and Arsenal immediately responded.

Taking advantage of Manchester City's advanced formation, Arsenal launched a quick counterattack. Ozil found his teammate on the wing with a precise pass.

The little tiger Walcott dribbled the ball along the wing, rushed all the way to the bottom line, and sent a cross towards the Manchester City penalty area.

Giroud, who followed up, jumped up hard and headed the ball toward the goal with a lion's head.

Fortunately, Manchester City goalkeeper Navas was focused and reacted quickly to lift the ball over the crossbar.

This save was equally wonderful, not inferior to Cech's one-shot save just now.

The goalkeepers of both sides stood up and each made a wonderful save.

Seeing that his shot was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, Giroud held his head in disbelief, his expression as if he had seen a ghost.

Seeing that his teammates didn't score, little tiger Walcott shook his head with regret.

What a great opportunity!

In this fast-paced game, there are many such offensive opportunities, and Walcott will soon have no regrets.

Five minutes later, Arsenal made a comeback, and it was Walcott again. After he completed the coordination with his teammates on the wing, he dribbled the ball towards the Manchester City goal in stride.

This time, the little tiger did not choose to pass from the bottom, but cut inside to the edge of the penalty area and kicked it himself.

Under the interference of the defensive player, the quality of this kick was not high and it was easily resolved by the goalkeeper.

Giroud was speechless and spread his hands to Sanchez on the side. He seemed to be saying that he was so good in the open position and this kid didn't even pass the ball. Isn't he too alone?

Sanchez was even more speechless. What happened to Ozil? Why did he only pass the ball to Walcott but not to himself?

You are Arsenal's thigh, okay?

Walcott's activity attracted the attention of Manchester City players. In the following time, they focused on defending Walcott's side and did not give him such an easy chance to shoot.

Ozil has a high football quotient. He saw that Manchester City strengthened its defense on the right, decisively changed the direction of the pass, and handed the ball more to Sanchez on the left.

Sanchez has been a strong figure in the Arsenal team since he moved to Arsenal.

He played 52 games on behalf of Arsenal last season and scored 25 goals. His scoring efficiency was very high.

After Ozil started passing the ball to him, Sanchez immediately showed the performance that a thick thigh should have.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Arsenal played a wonderful pass and cut. Sanchez received Ozil's pass and scored with a low shot in the penalty area, rewriting the score to 1:0!

This ball was played very beautifully. Arsenal played a wonderful combination in the counterattack, causing Manchester City's defense to make mistakes and giving Sanchez a chance to shoot.

However, Ozil also contributed a lot to the assist. If he hadn't seen the flaw in Manchester City's defense and formed a tacit understanding with his teammates, Sanchez would not have had such an opportunity.

So after Sanchez scored, he pointed at Ozil and indicated that he deserved the credit for the goal!

On the sidelines of the court, the professor jumped up excitedly after seeing Sanchez score, and he clenched his fists in excitement to celebrate.

The Emirates Stadium turned into a pressure cooker and boiled the moment Sanchez scored!

We are ahead!

Coach Wenger really did it!

Arsenal fans seem to really start to believe what Wenger said before the game. He said that he will definitely lead Arsenal to defeat Manchester City, and now, the score on the field seems to prove that what he said is true!

"Well done!"

"Keep kicking like this!"

"Fuck Manchester City!"

In a pub in North London, some drunkards wearing Arsenal jerseys and with reddish faces were shouting while holding glasses of wine.

It feels so damn good to score against Manchester City, I haven't beaten that damn City in years!

If they can win once today, it will be completely worth their drunkenness!

The opponent's lead did not make Manchester City's players feel nervous or panicked. They have experienced various battles and have accumulated rich game experience and mature mentality.

What does it mean to be one goal behind?

Have they never encountered worse situations?

When we played Liverpool before, we were three goals behind at the start, but weren't they able to come back in the end?

On the sidelines, Guardiola was quite pleased to see that his players did not get in trouble because of their opponent's lead.

It seems that Manchester City has truly transformed. He sees in the players the temperament only possessed by top giants!

Confident, calm and calm.

This mentality will make it easier for them to show their strength on the court. Even when they are falling behind, they will still have the ability to reverse the game, and they firmly believe that they can do it.

The reason why wealthy teams are difficult to play is because they have such a deep foundation. Their players even have more self-confidence than the players of ordinary teams.

Manchester City is transforming in this direction!

This is a good sign!

After the game restarted, all the Gunners fans at the Emirates Stadium stared wide-eyed and focused on the stadium.

Everyone knows that Arsenal players are good at fighting SF battles, and at this time, the one leading the field is none other than Arsenal themselves.

Therefore, everyone is looking forward to it. After taking the lead, what kind of wonderful performance can Arsenal provide for everyone with a tailwind?

Will the result expand the lead again and rewrite the score to 2:0 or even 3:0?

In view of the fact that Manchester City was able to equalize the score in the end when they were 0:3 behind at home, some Arsenal fans even felt that four goals would be enough to be safe.

As for whether scoring four goals against Manchester City would be a bit exaggerated, they have no such worries.

Once Arsenal plays smoothly, it will be very easy to score goals. As fans of the Gunners, they have seen many such games.

The only question is, how long can the Gunners maintain this state, and how long will it take for the next goal to arrive?

If it is delayed until the second half and Arsenal's condition declines, the situation may change.