Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 260 Fighting Arsenal again, falling into crazy Wenger!
April 4, London, Wembley Stadium.

The semi-final of the FA Cup, between Manchester City and Arsenal, is taking place here.

Due to the top battle against Liverpool just the day before, Manchester City's state has not yet fully recovered, and they are at an obvious disadvantage in this game.

As early as after the quarter-finals, Manchester City applied to the FA to postpone the semi-finals.

However, Arsenal did not agree to the extension. For this championship, Arsenal is determined to win, so it is naturally impossible to give Manchester City a chance to recover.

Since Arsenal do not agree to the postponement of the FA Cup, then Manchester City will apply for the postponement of the league, right?

However, the FA rejected their application on the grounds that the 29th round of Manchester City's match has been postponed. If it is postponed again at this time, the schedule will not be easy to arrange.

In the end, the negotiations ended in failure, and Manchester City had to accept the arrangement of two games in two days.

For this reason, Pellegrini put most of the players who started the previous game on the bench this time, and dispatched a lineup with more than half of the bench and less than half of the main force to deal with Arsenal's challenge.

Although Lin Quan emphasized that his physical fitness was fine, Pellegrini still put him on the bench.

He didn't want to use up a big killer like Lin Quan on the field prematurely. If he could rest a little longer, let him rest a little longer. It wouldn't be too late to let him play when Arsenal ran out of energy in the second half. The effect might be even better!
Moreover, last time at the Emirates Stadium, Manchester City's substitute almost overturned Arsenal. This time, with the addition of many main players, they may be able to beat Arsenal without Lin Quan playing.

This kind of thing happened to Manchester City when they drove fast in the Christmas league, and they managed to survive that time.

As the league comes to an end, Manchester City will have fewer and fewer games in the future. As long as they grit their teeth and survive this most difficult period, they can have a good rest.

"Arsenal are determined to win this game!"

Assistant coach Cousias saw Arsenal's starting list and said to Pellegrini worriedly.

Compared with Manchester City's starting lineup, Arsenal is the main force, and they have specially applied to postpone the league for 3 days. For this FA Cup match, Arsenal may have prepared for at least a week .

"Wenger hasn't won a championship for ten years, so naturally he doesn't want to give up this opportunity!"

The other two teams that broke into the FA Cup semi-finals this time are not strong. In addition to Arsenal and Manchester City, the other two teams are Hull City and Sheffield.

Hull City is a team in the middle of the Premier League, with average strength.

Sheffield is the third level in England - League One team,

This year's FA Cup can be regarded as a frequent surprise. A League One team broke into the semi-finals, and even hoped to break into the finals. Even for the FA Cup, which is a hotbed of unpopularity, it is a very rare situation. .

Of course, this situation is inseparable from the early encounters of the giants.

Manchester United fell to Swansea as soon as they came on the pitch, Chelsea fell to Manchester City in February and Liverpool were knocked out by Arsenal.

In this way, only Manchester City and Arsenal were left in the semi-finals.

And now, the two teams are drawn together again, which gives other teams a chance.

The chance of a match like a cup game that determines the outcome is too great. Even if the opponent is a team from the League One, it cannot be taken lightly. After all, the giants cannot afford to lose.

If he is really eliminated by the opponent, then he will really be nailed to the pillar of shame.

In the chat between the two, the game began.

After the opening, Arsenal quickly took the initiative on the field. They used their physical advantage to suppress Manchester City's midfielder, and then began to attack Manchester City's goal.

Pellegrini knew that his players were not in good physical condition, so he had no plans to fight Arsenal in the midfield. He shrank the players to the half court and assumed a posture of defensive counterattack.

This kind of one-round game often only needs one goal to win the game, so what Manchester City has to do is to calmly look for opportunities to counterattack while ensuring that their own goal is not broken. Arsenal to hell.

Arsenal also knows this truth. Wenger did not choose Ozil, but chose the combination of Cazorla and Arteta.

Arteta is stronger than defense, and can play an effective protective role behind Cazorla, allowing the Spaniard to concentrate on his offensive strengths.

In this game, Wenger's tactics focused on the offensive end.

Arsenal's passes and cuts have always been very gorgeous, as long as they play the effect they want to achieve, they don't have to worry about not scoring goals.

The crux of the problem is, can they limit Manchester City's counterattack?
Thinking of this, Wenger's gaze involuntarily fell on Manchester City's winger. The last time Nasri was at the Emirates Stadium, he scared Arsenal enough.

Fortunately, Manchester City's physical fitness is not good, and Lin Quan also played the whole game last game. He didn't start this game. Otherwise, Arsenal's defense will be more difficult.

Once they win Manchester City and reach the final, facing any of the two teams, Hull City or Sheffield, Arsenal's chances of winning are more than [-]%.

Therefore, as long as he crosses the mountain of Manchester City, Wenger will be able to win his first championship trophy in this decade.

Come on, boys, step over the corpse of Manchester City and get our honor!
Wenger cheered the players silently in his heart!

The Arsenal players on the field obviously understand this truth, knowing that they are very close to the FA Cup championship trophy.

The desire and longing for the championship made them frantically attack Manchester City's penalty area again and again.

Ramsey, Podolski, Cazorla and others got chances to shoot again and again.

However, their offenses have been resolved by Manchester City time and time again. Manchester City played passively, but their defense is not paper, and they will not be broken so easily.

After they shrunk their defense, Arsenal's proud passing and cutting tactics were a bit unplayable.

There are too many people inside and outside the opponent's penalty area, and it is difficult to give them enough space to complete the passing and cutting tactics.

In the face of the two magic weapons of intensive defense-long shots and set kicks, Arsenal failed to seize the opportunity.

Throughout the first half, they shot a total of 6 long-range shots, but none of them could pose a threat.

After passing the Barcelona level, Manchester City's defensive ability has improved a lot.

Although Arsenal's passing and cutting are powerful, there is a big gap compared with Barcelona.

Barcelona are good at catching opponents' mistakes, while Arsenal are good at creating their own chances.

But either way, they need room to pass and receive the ball.

Therefore, placing a bus can effectively limit this tactic.

Manchester City adopted such a tactic in this game. Although they were a little embarrassed, the outside world could not criticize them.

After all, two games in two days, the players can't handle it even if they are iron men.

Let them rush out to play against Arsenal at this time, and Manchester City may lose their energy for half the game.

And Manchester City is not passively defending, they are also actively seizing opportunities.

They played several threatening counterattacks in the first half. If Arsenal's defenders hadn't fouled in time and stopped the opponent's attack at the cost of a card, Arsenal might have lost the ball.

After 45 minutes in the first half, the score on the field was still 0:0, and neither side scored a goal.

In the second half, Arsenal took the lead in making personnel adjustments. Wenger chose to replace French center Giroud and Podolski.

Giroud is a fulcrum center forward. He is tall and strong, and can hold the ball with his back to serve his teammates.

The technique at the feet is also good, and he is also good at fighting for the top and heading the ball.

It is a good choice to put him on the field, whether it is serving as a fulcrum in the frontcourt or competing for the top in the penalty area.

Now that Manchester City has shrunk its defense and placed the bus, it is necessary to increase the efficiency of the use of set kicks.

This adjustment quickly achieved results. In the 55th minute, Arsenal got another chance to set the ball.

Cazorla's free kick was thrown into the penalty area. Giroud overwhelmed Manchester City's defenders and succeeded in winning the top spot. Unfortunately, when he shook his head and attacked the goal, he failed to exert force. The header was soft and was easily confiscated by Joe Hart. up.

Giroud touched his head, not very satisfied with the header this time.

But after his teammates saw that he could really compete for the top, their confidence increased greatly, and the next free kicks and corner kicks all looked for him.

Such a move has aroused the vigilance of Manchester City, but it is helpless. Manchester City's tall defender has only one Lescott, while Arsenal has two high points: 1.9 meters eight Mertesacker, 1.9 meters three Giroud.

With both of them rushing into the Manchester City penalty area, Lescott could only choose the most threatening player to defend.

A few minutes later, Arsenal got another corner kick.

Cazorla's corner kick, Giroud struggled to get to the top, and the quality of the top was very high.

Seeing the opponent's header, Joe Hart raised his arm almost subconsciously, and then blocked the ball while waving his arm.

After blocking the ball, Joe Hart was stunned, and Giroud was also stunned.

Headed shots have always been difficult to defend, because the distance is short and the speed is fast, leaving very little time for the goalkeeper to react.

Giroud didn't expect that Joe Hart could react in time, let alone that he could actually make a save.

It is worthy of being the national gate of the United Kingdom, and it is indeed very strong.

Joe Hart felt lucky in his heart, he didn't have time to react, he just wanted to subconsciously raise his arms, this time it was really all luck.

Seeing Giroud so active, Lescott immediately abandoned Mertesacker and focused on him.

Not only that, when defending him, Manchester City's defenders also used some small moves to prevent him from attacking the goal comfortably.

This strategy temporarily resolved the crisis, and Arsenal began to fall into a situation where they were unable to break through.

But Giroud was smart. When he realized that he was being targeted, he immediately changed his strategy.

In the 76th minute, Arsenal's corner kick was taken, and Giroud beat Manchester City's defender Lescott and grabbed the header again.

However, when he was jumping, Lescott pulled him very covertly, making him unable to attack the goal in the air.

Giroud was in the air and saw Ramsey who had retreated to no man's land at the front of the penalty area, so he did not hesitate to ferry the ball to the opponent.

This choice was beyond the expectations of the Manchester City players. A few times before, the opponent, a big fool, had chosen to attack the goal by himself, but he did not expect to pass the ball this time.

The Manchester City players closest to Ramsey rushed towards Ramsey almost immediately, but Ramsey moved faster than them.

Before Manchester City's players came over, he glanced at the goalkeeper's position and kicked the goal directly.

This shot was aimed at the upper left corner of the goal, and Joe Hart had just been attracted by Giroud on the right side of the penalty area, and stood close to the right side of the goal. At this time, it was too late to make a flying save.

With a bang, the football flew into Manchester City's goal under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of fans at Wembley Stadium.

After Arsenal stormed for most of the half, they finally scored a goal!
With a loud bang, the sought-after fans who came to Wembley Stadium collectively fell into boiling and frenzy.

Arsenal are ahead!

We are ahead!
Well done Ramsey!
On the field, after scoring a goal, Ramsey took off his jersey excitedly, and ran along the field crazily!

His teammates chased after him, threw him to the ground after catching up with him, and celebrated wildly.

This goal was too critical. After being unable to attack for a long time, Arsenal's players began to become a little impatient.

If they don't score again, their mentality may have problems again, and they may collapse at the last moment.

However, at this critical moment, Ramsey stood up and stabilized the army with a goal, pulling Arsenal back from the brink of collapse.

"Good job, Aaron!"

Arteta rubbed Ramsey's hair vigorously and said to him excitedly.

"It's Giroud's biography!"

Ramsey didn't forget his good brother who assisted him. If Giroud hadn't discovered his running position just now, Ramsey would never have had a chance to shoot.

"Hey, I saw you running, so I passed it. I didn't expect you to really score the ball. If I knew I would have passed the ball to you earlier!"

Giroud was also very excited. He scored an assist in just 10 minutes of playing. Although he didn't score a goal, he could help the team win or even win the championship. It was worth it!

On the sidelines, Wenger also fell into madness after seeing Ramsey's goal.

He clenched his fists hard, clenched his teeth and shook wildly, the expression on his face looked very ferocious, not at all as gentle as before.

The professor has waited too long for this moment, and has suppressed it for too long!

It's been ten years!
It's been ten years!
No one knows better than him what this goal means!
However, at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Manchester City's No. [-] was standing on the sidelines and preparing to play.

After playing, Lin Quan silently walked towards his own goal, patted the shoulder of Joe Hart, who was beating the lawn to vent his emotions, scooped up the ball from the net, and carried the football back to the center circle.

Lin Quan put the ball on the kick-off point, and looked at the Arsenal fans who were celebrating wildly with his hands on his hips. The expression on his face was very calm, and negative emotions such as frustration and impatience could not be seen.

Lin Quan's appearance shocked Wenger, no, the game is not over yet, so we can't take it lightly!

There are too many times when the hot hand drops the chain at critical moments, which not only scares the Arsenal fans, but even Wenger himself is a little scared.

Thinking of this, Wenger quickly made tactical adjustments, allowing the players to retreat across the board.

The risk of continuing to attack at this time is too great!
Now that Lin Quan is on the field, Manchester City must strengthen their offense next.

If they are still at the front, the backcourt is too empty, and it is easy to give Manchester City a chance.

But if you defend with all your strength, with Arsenal's strength, it is not difficult to defend the last ten minutes!

However, in the face of Lin Quan who is going all out, can his defenders really defend against it?

Thinking of this, Wenger looked at the bench next to him, called Gibbs over, and asked him to warm up and prepare for another defender to strengthen his defense.

The quality is not enough, the number of people is enough, five defenders, is it enough?

(End of this chapter)