It turns out.
Wenger's concerns are by no means unfounded.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Manchester City, playing away from home, took the lead!
They made a quick counterattack and ended up with a long shot from midfielder Yaya Toure, which broke the goal guarded by Szczesny.
"Yaya Toure!!"
In the commentary box.
Sky Sports radio commentator Andy Guerrera shouted Yaya Toure's name in a long voice.
The only thing that sounded at the Emirates Stadium was the boos from Arsenal fans.
"damn it!"
Wenger stood on the sidelines, spreading his hands and looking away.
Faced with this lost goal, he could only regret it.
Then again, he hadn't felt this kind of pressure in years.
There is huge pressure to compete for the league title.
This feeling is exactly the same as before, this familiar feeling makes Wenger seem several years younger.
He clapped his hands vigorously, attracting the Arsenal players to look at him, and then pointed his fingers at his temples.
calm!
calm!
He wants to convey that to the players on the field.
This group of Arsenal players on the pitch now.
Only Yello and Cazorla have the experience of competing for and winning the league championship.
Inexperience is Arsenal's biggest weakness.
Think of this.
Wenger's palms couldn't help but sweat.
Even though he is one of the most experienced head coaches in the world.
At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous - even he was like this, let alone the players on the field.
Pressure is constantly accumulating.
Wenger couldn't help but frown when he thought of this.
Blake opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
Because, to relieve this kind of pressure, what is needed is the players' own self-adjustment.
No one can help them.
I want to win the league championship and the Premier League championship.
It's not that easy.
But once they withstood the pressure, they won the championship.
All the players in this Arsenal team can experience a process of emerging from a cocoon and becoming a butterfly.
The so-called championship mentality.
That's how it was cultivated.
But the championship was once so far away from Arsenal.
Mancini leaned comfortably on the coaching bench.
There was a hint of a smile on his lips.
He certainly knows where Arsenal's weaknesses are.
Before the game, he took the initiative to maintain a low profile and fight back in the away game.
Arsenal's players are too young.
It is true that Ye Luo is very powerful.
But no matter how good he is, can he cover the entire court?
Now that Manchester City has scored first, the initiative is suddenly in Manchester City's hands.
The only regret is
Manchester United also took the lead.
Otherwise, Manchester City would be at the top of the real-time standings.
Compared to Arsenal's players, Manchester City's players appear much calmer. After all, they are the defending champions.
"Arsenal is lagging behind?!"
When Ferguson received the news, there was a look of disbelief and genuineness on his face.
"How can it be so easy to win the Premier League championship!" Ferguson whispered.
He immediately smiled: "It's okay now, let's just play the second half of the game with peace of mind!"
He sat on the coaching bench and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Until the end of the first half, Arsenal could not get the score back.
Instead, it was Manchester City's several counterattacks that allowed Arsenal to take advantage of the situation.
The fatigue of Arsenal's players was clearly revealed in the first half.
The intensive schedule and high-intensity matches of the Premier League have put Arsenal, whose lineup is obviously not as thick as Manchester City, Chelsea, or even Manchester United, feeling huge pressure.
After the first half, the score was still zero to one.
Arsenal, playing at home, is one goal behind Manchester City.
After the fifteen-minute intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Arsenal, who had taken a fifteen-minute break, were apparently served with a hairdryer by Wenger during the halftime break.
So at the beginning of the second half, they aggressively attacked and launched a fierce attack, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible.
The result is
Manchester City fought back again in the 53rd minute of the second half.
The football advanced along the wing to the frontcourt. Aqui got the ball in the penalty area and passed it back to David Silva. Silva shot a low shot from the line of the penalty area and scored the ball into the goal.
"David Silva!! Beautiful!! Manchester City played a very smooth counterattack. Arsenal's players are really not up to par in this game. They are now two goals behind at their home court!"
"This game may be a turning point in Arsenal's fate throughout the season. Once they lose this game, the top spot will be surpassed and may slip to third place. The weakness of Arsenal's lineup thickness will be revealed in the middle and late stages of the season. Undoubtedly. This is the Premier League, the most competitive competition, and the top league with the most intensive schedule. Yello may be able to lead Malaga to win the La Liga championship, but can he alone lead Arsenal to win the Premier League championship? This is too much Difficult! Maybe Arsenal need to make a choice, because the Champions League is coming soon. Arsenal must choose between the Champions League and the league. The thickness of their lineup may not be able to support them in both. Let’s go hand in hand in the competition!”
The TV broadcast gave close-up shots of several Arsenal players at this time.
Dajiru's eyes were confused.
Koscielny put his hands on his hips and was sweating profusely.
There are many more players who are at a loss. They can't imagine that they will fall two goals behind to Manchester City at home.
"It's pretty good that Arsenal's ferocious momentum can continue into the 20th round, but with the burden of the intensive schedule that lasted from December to now, they have finally begun to feel the pressure of the Premier League."
A commentator shook his head and said.
At this moment.
The real-time standings were displayed on the live TV screen.
If these two games end with the current score.
Arsenal will slip from the top of the table to third, Manchester United will climb to first, and Manchester City will be second.
Mancini was not calm at all at this time.
Two goals ahead!
what does that mean?
It means that Manchester City can be relatively safe.
It means that they will win this game with a high probability!
It means they can see hope of the league championship!
He raised his arms and shouted, hugging his assistants. The Manchester City players on the bench also rushed to the sidelines and hugged and celebrated with other players on the court.
Huge cheers erupted at Old Trafford.
But at this time it was Chelsea who was attacking with the ball.
so.
People who heard this sound immediately understood: Manchester City has scored again!
It surprised me that.
Manchester United's players will one day cheer for Manchester City's goals.
But now it's actually happening.
Because Manchester City's goal is beneficial to Manchester United.
Pulling Arsenal off the top spot, Manchester United takes the top spot alone!
The balance of the league championship is beginning to tilt towards Manchester United! ! !
Ferguson also had a smile on his face.
"They're two goals down!"
His assistant Felan was very excited.
The members of Manchester United's coaching staff all had smiles on their faces.
It wasn't just that Arsenal were two goals behind.
But also because Manchester United now completely controls the tempo on the pitch.
Chelsea's attack was unable to threaten Manchester City's goal.
On the contrary, every counterattack by Manchester United was almost bloody.
With one or two more counterattacks, it wouldn't be difficult for Manchester United to score another goal.
"What to do now? We need to make substitutions and adjustments."
Blake looked solemn.
"What should we do?" Wenger looked at the court and was silent for a moment.
"Let Wilshere warm up!"
"Who?" Blake asked.
"Change Giroud!"
Wenger looked back at the pitch.
Blake was stunned for a moment, then nodded and quickly went to let Wilshere warm up.
After he came back, Wenger said: "Giroud's role is a bit one-dimensional, now we need to score goals!"
"Let Yello play as a center forward! Let him get closer to the opponent's goal!"
Giroud's role is to be the bridgehead in the frontcourt, using his body to help the forwards open up space and compete for headers.
But Ye Luo can do all these functions, and do them better!
In this case, Wenger decided to replace Giroud and bring on Wilshere, adding an attacking midfielder who can deliver shells to Yello, which is also very reasonable.
To some extent.
This substitution adjustment was indeed quite successful.
Because the first time Wilshere touched the ball after coming on the field, he actually assisted Ye Luo!
That was when Cazorla pulled to the wing and then passed the ball vigorously to the arc of the penalty area. Wilshere, who appeared in this area, subconsciously pushed the ball in the direction of Yello. Yello circled in front of Kompany, started to speed up, and chased After getting the ball, he poked the ball with his toes and hit the goal guarded by Joe Hart!
"Offside!!"
Manchester City players raised their arms.
But the referee blew his whistle and pointed to the center circle.
The goal is valid!
Yello also ignored the Manchester City players who raised their hands.
Whether it is offside or not is for the refereeing team to judge.
He just needs to celebrate after scoring.
When Ye Luo saw the football crossing the goal line and the referee pointed to the center circle, he rushed into the goal, held the ball in his arms, then turned around and ran towards the center circle.
He waved his arms to signal the Arsenal players to go back and start the game again.
celebrate?
Now is not the time!
"Yeluo!! Beautiful!! He scored his 32nd goal of the season! Breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's record! Helping Arsenal equalize the score!!"
"It stands to reason that this is a goal worthy of celebration, because it is indeed meaningful to break Cristiano Ronaldo's record, but Yello did not do it because Arsenal is still lagging behind!"
"Arsenal pulled a goal back and they are now only one behind. They still have hope. If they can equalize the score, at least they are not too far behind Manchester United and can maintain second place in the league."
Ye Luo just pressed the ball at the midpoint and signaled the somewhat depressed Manchester City players to quickly restart the ball.
At this time, he waved his fist a few times towards the stands, responding to the cheers of the fans.
The Emirates Stadium was also shaken again because of his action.
Huge cheers echoed throughout the audience.
The game isn't over yet.
(End of chapter)
