i want to be king

Chapter 860 Young people don't talk about martial arts!
On the weekend, in the FA Cup semi-final, Manchester City faced Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.

In the dressing room before the game, when Wenger got Manchester City's starting list, he scolded his mother in his heart.

How contemptuous of people!
Do you really think that the knife in Arsenal's hand is not good?
Wenger had the urge to rush over to the home team's locker room, grab Guardiola's clothes on his chest, spray him with saliva, and then teach him a lesson on the court, let him know that young people should be humble, talk about martial arts, and don't be too crazy!

Playing Arsenal, the three main players in the frontcourt, none of them, who is this looking down on?

But Wenger endured it!
Even, he has already begun to think in his heart, what kind of wishful thinking is Guardiola planning?
Su Dong, Di Maria and Sanchez, the three players in the frontcourt, are all absent from the starting lineup. This is by no means a coincidence.

It was no accident that David Silva, Gareth Barry and Thiago started in midfield.

Guardiola intends to save the team's core combat effectiveness for the next game against Tottenham Hotspur?

Does he really think that Arsenal is not as strong as that North London rival?

Or, does he feel that Manchester City can easily get rid of the Gunners at home?
Wenger thought about it, and his heart became angry again.

He has been in the Premier League for so many years, when has he been so humiliated?

Even Ferguson, the old fox, had to do his best when he met Arsenal?
But Guardiola and his Manchester City dare to make such a big deal, it is really...

Thinking about it, Wenger was very angry, especially when he thought of being beaten [-]-[-] by the opponent at home...

Every time Wenger recalls, he has the urge to collapse and vomit blood.

That game was really miserable for Arsenal.

"Sudong is a substitute." Pat Rice reminded Wenger.

Although Su Dong was not in the starting lineup, he was placed on the bench. It could be seen that Guardiola wanted to arrange him in the second half, but he was so confident that Manchester City could persist until Su Dong played?

Or does he want to rely on this semi-main lineup to get rid of Arsenal?

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Manchester City didn't use their main force, but didn't Arsenal do the same?

Wenger also rotated this game.

The goalkeeper is Almunia, the defense is Gibbs, Koscielny, Giroud and Sagna, the midfielder is Denilson and Diaby behind, Rosicky, Wilshere and Nasri are in the front, and the center is Van Persie.

May be affected by the [-]:[-] at home, Wenger won Fabianski, and Spanish veteran Almunia started.

Players such as Alexander Song and Vermaelen did not play for various reasons, and they were not even included in the squad.

Facts have proved that the Gunners also did not make the determination to fight Manchester City to the end in this game.

As the game started, Wenger's team did not take the initiative to grab or press, but focused on solid defense.

It is said that the gunman wanted to counterattack, but Walcott, the fastest counterattack weapon, did not use it, which has to be said to be surprising.

As soon as the game started, the Gunners began to implement their own tactics.

Simply summed up in four words, steady and fast paced!

Yes, literally.

Manchester City controlled the ball from the beginning, and under the organization and planning of David Silva and Thiago, they kept attacking Arsenal's defense.

Dzeko, Adam Johnson, Milner and others took turns to threaten Arsenal's goal. Gareth Barry also had a few chances to get in the kicker, but Almunia was in a brave state tonight and repeatedly resolved Manchester City's offense.

Of course, it can also be viewed the other way around, none of Manchester City's shots posed an absolute threat.

In this way, the game was deadlocked.

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Su Dong sat on the bench, frowning, watching the game.

Watching Julu and Koscielny struggle on the court, it was very difficult to face Dzeko.

He wondered in his heart, why did Wenger feel that with the level of these two central defenders, Arsenal can be guaranteed to get results?

In recent years, many wingers and full-backs have sprung up, making people feel as if the core of the team is going to two sides. For example, Alves is the core of the side in Seville, and Messi is like a winger.

But in fact, Sevilla also had a giant like Baptista in the middle at the time.

Not to mention Barcelona, ​​Mourinho has always wanted to get a strong center.

What is the reason?

There is a saying in Italian football that is true, no matter how slippery you are on the wing, you have to go back to the center to shoot.

Therefore, in European football, when any team is formed, it will definitely give priority to two positions.

Center forwards and central defenders, followed by the central midfielder.

This is what many fans say, the central axis!

After the central axis is established, the rest is like a jigsaw puzzle, which is constantly supplemented, and then the various positions and functions of the team are improved, and finally a complete team is formed.

Then from this set of procedures, it is not difficult to see the importance of the center forward and central defender to a team.

But Wenger's central defenders are Julu and Koscielny, which is obviously a bit exaggerated.

These two central defenders cannot be said to have no strength. If they are in the middle of the Premier League, then there is no problem, but Arsenal is a team aiming at the top four in the Premier League. Such a central defender configuration is obviously a bit too hip.

Of course, this can also be explained that Wenger is used to living a comfortable life, so even if the central defender pulls his hips, he still has the confidence to lead the team to the top four.

But Wenger has been woken up repeatedly this season, including Manchester City's nine-to-one loss to Birmingham in the League Cup final, all of which prove one thing, that is, Arsenal's two central defenders are unreliable.

Now Wenger should feel regretful, but during the winter break, he missed an excellent opportunity to supplement.

The central defender supported by himself will be exhausted with tears in his eyes!
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In the second half, the game was still deadlocked.

Neither side made substitutions at half-time.

Manchester City still controls the ball, but they have never been able to break through Arsenal's goal, while the Gunners continue to defend steadily, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, and occasionally counterattack, it is difficult to threaten Manchester City's goal.

More than 4 Manchester City fans were cheering for the team non-stop, and the atmosphere in the stadium was extremely warm.

Manchester City has not reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for decades. If they can reach the final again, or even win the championship, it will undoubtedly create club history. This is the common expectation of all Manchester City fans.

When the game progressed to No. 60 minutes, Arsenal took the lead in making substitutions.

Ramsey replaced Diaby, who did not perform well and was not excited enough.

Each of the group of young players that Wenger trained at Arsenal is talented and talented, but in the process of training, there will always be various problems, which lead to their final development not being satisfactory.

This is also a problem that all teams that are committed to youth training will encounter.

Because of this, those wealthy teams at the top of the food chain would rather spend more money than buy young players for training, and it is difficult for young players to get opportunities in wealthy teams.

There are basically no giants that can really promote their own youth training like Bayern.

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When the game progressed to No. 605 minutes, Manchester City also made substitutions.

Guardiola changed two players in one breath.

Dzeko was replaced with Su Dong.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina center did cause a lot of trouble to Arsenal's two central defenders tonight, and they were tossed enough, but they were still a little short of scoring.

Sometimes, Dzeko and the real superstar is just this point.

Sanchez replaced Milner, who performed well, but at this time, the team still needs Sanchez's assault on the right, which Milner does not have.

Wenger also saw Manchester City's intentions and immediately arranged for the team's left flank defense.

Tonight he arranged to play the teenager Gibbs. Facing Sanchez, Wenger probably does not have much confidence, especially when the game has been going on for more than an hour.

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After the substitution, the game restarted.

Manchester City's offensive style of play is obviously different from before.

The positions of the three players in the midfield are different. David Silva is closer to the middle, which is a bit like playing a midfielder. Gareth Barry has frequently advanced forward an hour ago, but now he has retreated to a position similar to Thiago.

Obviously, Manchester City's frontcourt offense was handed over to Su Dong, David Silva and Sanchez.

Adam Johnson is still pulling on the left, holding Sagna.

And Su Dong only played 8 minutes, that is, when the game progressed to No. 703 minutes, Manchester City created a chance for him to face the goal directly.

During a frontcourt attack, David Silva took the ball in the middle, and when Su Dong almost overlapped with Koscielny, he suddenly sent a through ball to the right side of Arsenal's penalty area.

At this time, Sanchez pulled Gibbs to the wing, resulting in a blank space on the right side of the penalty area.

Su Dong quickly shook off Koscielny, crossed to the right side of the penalty area, and caught up with David Silva's through ball.

Zhu Lu followed immediately, blocking the way between Su Dong and the goal.

After Su Dong caught up with the ball, he didn't stop, but took advantage of the situation to sprint to the bottom. After deceiving Zhu Lu to follow suit, he suddenly stopped, kicked the ball back with his right foot, and swiped his left foot horizontally.

With this sudden series of movements, Su Dong forcibly threw Zhu Lu away, creating a gap.

Immediately afterwards, Su Dong chased after him, and shot with his left foot.

The ball flew into the goal with lightning speed, almost brushing the angle between the crossbar and the post on the left side of the goal.

The whole process, from start to emergency stop, to lateral inward cut, can be said to be done in one go, leaving no chance for Arsenal's defensive players to react.

Koscielny couldn't keep up with Su Dong's rhythm the whole time, and Zhu Lu was like a wooden stake, completely played by Su Dong, let alone organized, he couldn't even keep up with Su Dong's movement frequency.

Playing fast against slow, Su Dong completely captured Arsenal's two central defenders!

This made all the Manchester City fans in the entire Etihad Stadium scream heart-piercingly.

One to zero!

Manchester City finally broke the deadlock on the field!
(End of this chapter)