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Chapter 835 Kill Manchester City!

January [-].

North London Colney training base.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger stood on the training ground, paying close attention to the team's training.

His right-hand assistant, Pat Rice, is leading the Arsenal players, constantly rehearsing the formation of the upcoming focus game on the pitch.

On the training ground, Arsenal's players were divided into two groups, one group was the main force, and the other group was obviously aimed at simulating the next opponent Manchester City. Danish center Bendtner and Moroccan center Chamark both started as centers.

In the previous two days of training, it was Bendtner and Chamark who took turns to play, but Wenger felt that the pressure exerted by a single center on the defense was not strong enough, so today he decided to let the two play at the same time.

It's impossible for the pressure brought by two centers to be worse than Su Dong alone, right?
It can be seen that the players representing the main team on the training field always retreat immediately after losing the ball, adopting a shrinking defense, and the lineup has also changed from the previous [-] to [-], organizing three defensive lines.

Assistant coach Pat Rice kept yelling all kinds of internal codes on the training ground, and one of the most yelled ones was...

"Hurry up, Sudong area!"

Whenever Pat Rice yelled this sentence, the team would immediately switch formations.

The four players in the back line, Julu and Koscielny fell in front of the goal, which is a matter of course. The two wingers, Clichy and Sagna, also retreated to the defense line. The midfielder was Alexander Song and Denilson dragged to the end, forming a double midfielder.

The original two wingers immediately followed the two full-backs of "Manchester City", and quickly retreated to the midfield. They quickly formed a four-midfield configuration with Alexander Song and Denilson.

This style of play was rehearsed several times, and Pat Rice kept pointing out some problems of the team, shouting one after another.

"Van Persie and Cesc Fabregas, your position is too high, come back a little bit, pay attention to the position of the midfielder."

"Clichy and Sania need to close in properly, and then pinch after the opponent comes up, so that the effect will be better."

"De Nilson, Song, you two must pay attention to controlling the rib area, and return to the defense to fill in the vacancy if necessary."

"Clamp! Clamp! Koscielny and Zhulu want to clamp Sudong! Clamp him to death!"

"That's right, that's it, pinch Su Dong to death, break the ball, pass more straight, hit behind, go both sides!"

"Little tiger, your speed, your speed, hurry up, hurry up!"

"Marcelo can't catch up with your taillights even if he flatters his horse. When you fight back, you have to rush up, don't hesitate!"

"Beautiful three counterattack!"

As Fabrega followed Van Persie, then plugged in near the penalty spot and sent Walcott's cross into the bottom of the net, there was a burst of warm applause on the training ground.

This is one of the ways Arsenal restrained Manchester City, from defense to counterattack.

They have been rehearsing for several days, constantly polishing various tactical details, and deducing various possibilities that may arise in the game, so as to be leak-proof and foolproof in the game.

Wenger has a background in economics and is good at calculations. He has made sufficient plans for various variables in the game.

The three-to-three match between the two sides in the first round was regarded by him as a great shame and humiliation.

With a red card in the opening 4 minutes and a penalty kick in stoppage time in the first half, they just failed to win Manchester City away. This made Wenger and his Arsenal a joke and severely damaged the morale of the team.

Now, Wenger desperately wants to restore the morale of the team, and beating Manchester City has become a must.

And everyone knows that if you want to beat Manchester City, the biggest trouble is Su Dong and Guardiola's possession tactics.

The latter is actually relatively easier to deal with. Wenger does not lack experience in dealing with Barcelona's pass and possession play, but for Sudong, not only Wenger, no one can come up with a good and effective solution.

So Wenger adopted the most traditional and old method, restricting Sudong through overall defense, and at the same time restricting Manchester City's possession of the ball.

However, in this way, shrinking defense becomes inevitable.

Press out and fight?

Wenger doesn't think that his defense can stop Manchester City's pass and ball penetration.

Willing to take precious time to practice targeted tactics in the intensive Christmas schedule, which shows how much Wenger attaches importance to this game. Everyone in Arsenal feels this, and no one dares to be careless.

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"I'll just say a few points."

After training, the players were sweating and panting, and Wenger walked among them.

After each training session, Wenger communicated the problems he saw to the players to help them improve.

"First of all, it's the same sentence. No matter how much we attach importance to Su Dong, we can't overestimate it. Each of us must devote [-]% of our attention to this game."

This is not the first time Wenger said this, and the Arsenal players also nodded.

"Secondly, Robin." Wenger looked at Van Persie, "When counterattacking, you should pay attention to giving more support to the wide players, pull more to the side, don't fall in love with the middle, play your mobility and comprehensiveness, and create more opportunities for the team."

Van Persie was born as a wide player. His speed is not too slow, but his technique is very good. He is a good player that Wenger relies on very much. Even in the counterattack from the left, Nasri usually passes directly to find Van Persie, and then Van Persie organizes the attack.

"Pepe and Kompany are two monsters. Don't fight with them. It's better not to confront them directly. Separate them by pulling and passing them, and then we will cut in and make holes."

When Wenger spoke, his hands kept making various gestures, including a beheading gesture.

"Finally, when we counterattacked, try to take the ball from the side to the ground as much as possible, and don't take the high ball. Facing Pepe and Kompany, our high ball doesn't have much advantage. On the contrary, it was very sudden and threatening like the kick by the little tiger just now. Cesc's back thrust was also very well timed."

This is why Wenger put Cesc Fabregas in the shadow striker position.

Many people think that Cesc Fabregas is a midfield organizer, or even a late organizer, but they don't know that when this kid made his debut, he made his debut as a striker.

According to Wenger's strategy, Van Persie is more like a smoke bomb, responsible for pulling the line of defense, and Cesc Fabregas's back insertion is the most deadly threat.

As long as they can score goals, Manchester City will be passive!
"Everyone, I want to tell everyone that the next battle is about the survival of our Premier League this season. If we want to win the championship, we must win Manchester City. In addition to sniping the leaders, we can also improve our league rankings."

When Wenger finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, "We haven't tasted the league championship for a long, long time!"

Manchester City is an upstart!

Even if Su Dong joins, it's just a nouveau riche who owns Su Dong!
Usually such an upstart is difficult to last.

Therefore, countless people are waiting for Manchester City's collapse in the second half.

In the eyes of many people, isn't the upstart crash a matter of course?

The only teams that really have the strength to hit the Premier League title this season are Manchester United and Arsenal.

Chelsea has been winless for ten rounds so far, and Carlo Ancelotti has already sat on the crater of getting out of class. It is basically impossible for this team to rise against the trend. Therefore, Wenger concluded that as long as Manchester City is killed, this local upstart team will also collapse.

Just like Chelsea!

Wenger thinks so, and the Arsenal players also believe in him and think so.

Everyone is full of longing for the game, looking forward to killing Manchester City at home, and then kicking off the prelude to the second half of the league reversal.

"Guys, I always believe that you are the best players in European football, and you will be able to achieve amazing results, and now, such an opportunity is in front of you."

"Get rid of Manchester City! Completely imprison Su Dong in the cage you set up for him, and let him leave the Emirates Stadium with nothing!"

The players immediately applauded.

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The first battle of the new year in [-].

Arsenal's home game against Manchester City attracted the attention of the world.

Now it is the Christmas holiday, fans all over the world are on vacation, and other leagues and competitions have also been suspended. Only the Premier League is still going on. This makes fans all over the world want to watch football games during the holidays, only the Premier League.

It happened to be the focus of a strong dialogue between Arsenal and Manchester City, and there were superstars like Su Dong in the game, which made the game extremely eye-catching. It can be said that fans all over the world are looking forward to it.

There is no need for the two teams to do anything, and there is no need for too much marketing by the Premier League. The media and fans will spontaneously create momentum for this game. All the two teams need to do is follow the normal process.

When Wenger announced the 18-man squad before the game, he said, "We will beat the visiting Manchester City just like we beat Chelsea!"

The Arsenal head coach also expressed confidence that the team is ready, "Manchester City will suffer a defeat at our home court, and Arsenal will show their strength."

Regarding the game itself, Wenger also said, "This will be a great game, which will have an immeasurable impact on the next trend of the league and the future of the two teams. I believe that my players are ready."

"The game against Chelsea, and what we've shown in recent times, has given us confidence that we're ready to take on Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, who are bound to get nothing this evening!"

Not only did Wenger show full confidence, several Arsenal players, including Robin van Persie, Fabregas, Nasri, Julu, Koscielny and other players, expressed their confidence in the game in interviews.

Many of them mentioned that Arsenal had found a way to imprison Sudong.

(End of this chapter)