After Guardiola looked at the score on the field, he couldn't help but cover his mouth. Fang Fang's trick shot completely surprised everyone.
It stunned the entire stadium.
This flower-footed shot is different from the common kick shot, and the action is very subtle.
Many center backs have developed an instinctive response to common goal-kicking movements. Maybe as soon as the opponent lifts their foot, they can instantly guess whether to hit the right or the left.
They can rely on instinct to block shots.
However, when encountering a flower-footed shot, the defensive player will have a short period of time to make a judgment, because few people will play flower-footed in the penalty area!
The conditioned reflex they accumulated through a large number of games failed at this time.
Therefore, just one or two seconds passed before the football passed by them and rolled into the goal.
The score is 0:1!
Naturally, making this move requires a big heart and solid basic skills.
Equation was also in a flash of lightning, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and then he tried it, but he didn't expect that he really succeeded in breaking through Manchester City's goal.
Therefore, he was very excited now and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate happily.
"Manchester City fell behind by one goal in the 27th minute of the game. This is their home court. Guardiola has to find a way!"
Teammates came over to celebrate together,
"It's another meddling. No one from Manchester City reacted. Captain, did you do it on purpose?!!"
"Captain is getting more and more fancy now! Even more fancy than me!"
The entire Arsenal team came to the sidelines to celebrate. It felt like the teammates were more excited than the scorer.
Fang Fang smiled and shook hands with his teammates.
The home fans in the stands felt very uncomfortable when they saw this scene.
"I've said it a long time ago, buy Arsenal's No. 10 as soon as possible! You are still afraid that others are parallel imports!"
"It's not too late now, let the oil man buy it quickly. Where can we find another player with such outstanding skills?"
"This is the only missing piece of our Champions League puzzle. My God, if we had bought him in the winter window, how could we have been eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League?"
"Don't worry, we will definitely win this game, let's give them a goal first! Our players are not mediocre at all."
Both sides in this game played very open and had some good opportunities.
In such a fierce confrontation environment, De Bruyne also fought hard.
Because his ability to advance the ball is not very efficient, he sometimes looks a bit lazy on the court.
This is actually caused by De Bruyne's style of play. His advantage is his strong ability to dispatch passes on the court, and he can pass the ball wherever he wants.
If De Bruyne is forced to dribble the ball forward, it will be easily intercepted by the opposing player.
Many times, when Manchester City loses the ball in midfield and scores a goal, it starts from where De Bruyne steals the ball.
Now De Bruyne can feel Arsenal's restrictions on him, so he does not dare to expose his shortcomings, try his best to stick to the ball, observe the passing route before receiving the ball, and then suddenly hit Arsenal behind ball.
Sun Jihai saw this scene and explained: "De Bruyne was very active in running today. He did not often dribble the ball by himself, but used a lot of running to find the cooperation of his teammates. This choice of his is very smart, don't avoid it He prevented Arsenal from targeting him to prevent the opponent from stealing the ball from his feet and allowing his team to counterattack quickly."
Zhan Jun also thought so and said: "Yes, De Bruyne can use this method to maximize his strengths and avoid weaknesses, but it will consume a lot of his physical energy and I don't know how long he can last."
De Bruyne is now thinking about winning the game and does not care about how long his physical fitness will last.
If you don't try to equalize the score now, there is no use saving your physical fitness.
For a time, Manchester City put huge offensive pressure on Arsenal's half.
Fang Fang, Haaland, and Saka withdrew again, pressing Manchester City's men and continuing to reduce the defensive pressure on their teammates.
The effect of the full-team defense came quickly. After all, the Arsenal team's physical fitness had not yet declined. Their overall pressure quickly forced Manchester City's offensive conduct back.
Harland, Fang Fang, and Saka were like an airtight net that instantly enveloped Manchester City's half.
Manchester City's defense lost the ball and quickly passed it back to goalkeeper Edson.
Haaland rushed over without any effort, giving the goalkeeper no time to think.
Equation also stayed behind, keeping an eye on Edson's passing route at all times.
When Aderson saw this attacking posture, he felt pressure instantly. He quickly took a big kick and sent a pass to the frontcourt, but he did not dare to make a mistake in the penalty area.
However, this Manchester City team does not have an absolute high point in the frontcourt. Arsenal's backcourt easily intercepted Edson's long pass.
When Guardiola saw it, he immediately became a little angry and shouted to Edson. He pointed at his feet, meaning that he couldn't just drive the ball forward.
Manchester City needs to conduct offense on the ground!
This is Guardiola's leadership style. Even the goalkeeper must have the ability to pass the ball at his feet.
It is precisely because of such high requirements that Guardiola's Manchester City can have strong competitiveness in the Premier League.
This is different from Arsenal's concept of passing and cutting. Manchester City focuses on ball possession, using the ball to consume the opponent's physical energy, and using the width of the field to pull the opponent's defensive formation until the opponent cannot keep up with the movement of the football, or consumes physical energy. If it's done, then Manchester City can end the suspense of the game.
Under Guardiola's loud command, Manchester City's players were no longer disturbed by the opponent's upward attack. They either kicked the ball or completed a two-on-one cooperation.
The football was quickly transmitted to the front of Arsenal's penalty area.
Arsenal's formation was squashed at this point.
Head coach Wenger sensed something was wrong and also issued a loud reminder to the court.
Mahrez received a pass on the left wing, pretended to cut in with his upper body, but actually took the ball with his feet and forced himself to continue sprinting to the left wing.
In order to defend, Tierney was led all the way to the left.
Just when he thought Mahrez was going to make a pass, Mahrez suddenly smashed the ball under his feet and sent an inverted triangle pass behind him.
Tierney thought something was wrong. When he looked back, Manchester City's Silva had already received the ball in the middle.
Silva is very skilled in controlling the ball at his feet. He quickly turned sideways and seemed to be dribbling the ball to continue cutting inside, but in fact, he used his right foot to pass the ball very covertly with the outside instep.
Silva found an extremely narrow passing lane in the gap at the front of the penalty area.
This pass found Aguero in the penalty area.
Although Aguero does not have a height advantage, his chassis is stable enough to withstand Saliba's entanglement without falling to the ground.
After seeing the pass coming, Aguero did not stretch his foot to catch it, but let the football roll past his and Saliba's crotch!
Saliba was stunned for a moment, not expecting that Aguero didn't catch the ball.
He quickly looked behind him and saw that Aguero missed the ball, allowing Foden to catch the ball from behind.
Arsenal's defense was instantly riddled with holes by Manchester City's offensive conduct!
"Danger! Aguero's missed ball is so fatal!!"
"Foden received the ball at the back point and no one could mark him!!"
Amid the astonishment of the audience, Foden did not choose to hit the goal directly. After all, goalkeeper Keno was not out of position and blocked the shooting angle in time.
Foden chose to sweep the football across the middle,
At the same time, Aguero turned around in the middle, got in front of everyone, and completed a push shot towards the football ten yards in front of the goal!
The score is 1:1! !
Manchester City equalizes the score! !
"In the 42nd minute of the game, Aguero successfully grabbed a point in the penalty area and scored a goal. Manchester City's offense was so smooth that Arsenal almost didn't react!"
"Their offensive coordination is not bad at all compared to the trick shot before by Equation!!"
Zhan Jun watched the replay of the goal and couldn't help but praise it.
Although Manchester City's sometimes ineffective possession of the ball seems lethargic, they do not lack imaginative players, and their sudden attack can surprise everyone.
"Arsenal's midfielder still failed to provide protection for the defense. We can see that in the last few minutes, Manchester City almost kept pressing Arsenal's offense. If they haven't adjusted well in the second half, then Arsenal will be in danger!"
Sun Jihai minuted the game seriously.
Wenger naturally discovered this on the sidelines. At halftime, he discussed it with Arteta and then made adjustments to the lineup.
The equation came back from the frontcourt, and S Luo, who had no sound in the first half, moved to the shadow forward position.
This is to allow Fang Cheng to come back and stabilize the midfield. His skills at his feet can take out the ball and cooperate with his teammates in the midfield to provide an effective barrier for the rear.
As for why Ronaldo, who has been playing in the midfield, is a bit out of shape, Fangcheng's observation shows that Ronaldo has been targeted by Manchester City, and it has something to do with his own performance.
So if Ronaldo goes to the front, the pressure on him will be slightly less severe.
After the start of the second half, Arsenal visibly stabilized in the midfield.
When Manchester City's offense starts again, Fang Fang will cooperate with Thomas and Foss to defend and form a tenacious defense line in the middle.
The most important thing is that their midfield defense is not only strong, but also has the skills to get rid of the ball.
This midfield combination that can grab and lead instantly exerted strong pressure on Manchester City.
"Wenger's adjustments in the second half are very effective! From the beginning to now, Manchester City has not even had a chance to shoot. It is difficult for their offense to reach the front of the penalty area. This is because Arsenal has set up an effective midfielder. barrier."
Zhan Jun couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that the equation's retracement has achieved great results. This is the midfield intensity that we have not seen in the first half."
Arsene Wenger could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the form of the game had improved.
Equation's playing style is very comprehensive. One person can play multiple positions. If he gets the maximum salary in the team, Wenger will not feel any pain.
However, Arteta didn't seem to feel very relaxed next to him. He was thinking about how Arsenal would play if Fang Fang couldn't play. After all, no one could guarantee that Fang Fang would be able to play full attendance in a season.
Seeing that Manchester City was unable to score a second goal, their entire formation pressed forward in order to win the game.
Arsenal temporarily returned to a disadvantage, and Manchester City won two corner kicks around their penalty area.
Fortunately, Arsenal's defense made no mistakes and blocked all the corner kicks taken by Manchester City.
In the 63rd minute of the game, David Silva received a through ball from his teammates in the frontcourt. After taking the ball a few steps, he suddenly took a long shot.
However, Arsenal's goalkeeper was very focused. He stood still and knocked back the long shot with both fists.
The football fell to Thomas's feet, and the situation on the field changed instantly!
Attack and defense exchange! !
Arsenal quickly launched an attack, but Manchester City retreated quickly, leaving the attacker with no absolute chance to score.
After Saka dribbled the ball on the right wing and struggled with the opponent for a while, he chose to pass the football back.
Ben White came up and got Saka's back pass. Facing Cancelo's defense, he was thinking about whether to pass back too.
Suddenly, Equation ran over from behind Cancelo, intending to catch the ball.
Ben White didn't hesitate and immediately passed the football to Equation.
Fang Fang quickly turned around with the ball, and before Erlands pounced on him, he instantly distributed the football to Haaland not far away.
Haaland ran over and tapped his heel to Martinelli behind him.
Martinelli doesn't stop the ball because the opportunity in front of him is fleeting!
"Martinelli crosses!"
"Arsenal took the ball in the frontcourt and quickly passed the football to the center of the penalty area!!"
"Anyone grab some?!!"
The football flew in an arc, bypassing Walker and Dias. No one touched the football, and it was about to fly to the back of the penalty area!
Suddenly, Assen's No. 10 figure appeared in front of football again! !
Equation succeeded in grabbing points in the middle!
After he passed the ball to Harland, he rushed straight to the penalty area at full speed!
Facing the flying football, Fang Fang stretched out his right foot and used his inner instep to cushion it.
Football bang!
The direction was changed instantly, and the football flew towards the upper right corner of the goal!
Equation’s shot was too sudden! !
Aderson subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the shot, and then heard huge cheers from the away fans.
The score is 1:2!
Arsenal scores another goal! !
Fang Fang happily ran towards the corner area again. He had fun playing this game and scored twice! !
Teammates rushed over and gathered together happily to celebrate.
Seeing the opponent celebrating a goal again, Edson felt very depressed and kicked the football away.
Guardiola turned around helplessly and went to sit on the bench. He promised to restrict the opponent's core, but in the end he allowed the opponent to score twice.
However, seeing that there were still 20 minutes left in the game, Guardiola wiped his face again, cheered up, and began to discuss substitutions with the assistant coach next to him.
When the happy boy Sterling saw Arsenal being so happy, his mood suddenly became less beautiful.
He didn't even take a shot in the second half, so why was the score overtaken again?
Suddenly, Sterling's eyes suddenly became determined, and he decided to play more seriously from now on.
This terrible game must be won!
(End of chapter)
