I'm a striker

Chapter 343 Fighting the Sky City
After setting up Zhang Yun'er and Li Ying, Song Rentou also invited them to dinner.

Of course, it can't be a restaurant opened by an Englishman.

After dinner at a Chinese restaurant, Wilshere sent everyone home.

Arsenal will start preparing for the third round next. Their opponent in the third round is Stoke City, which is known as the city of the sky and has the highest average height in the Premier League.

Sky City is the nickname given to this team by Chinese fans, mainly the players of this team, such as their central defender German Huth, who is 190 cm tall, and Trinidad and Tobago forward Jones , with a height of 190 cm, Gao Lao Crouch, with a height of 190 cm, right winger Shorten, with a height of 190 cm, Frenchman Nzonzi, a midfielder, with a height of 190 cm, American midfielder Cameron, with a height of 190 cm One centimeter, goalkeeper Belgoch is 180 and nine centimeters, and midfielder Adam is [-] and eight centimeters.

This is a team full of people. The team's style of play is a typical traditional English style of play, with long passes and lobs, relying on various set-piece raids. This team also has its own place in the Premier League.

And many powerful players don't like to play this team.

Because their height is too high, and Stoke City's style of play is an out-and-out defensive counterattack.

It is not easy to break through the walls of the Sky City.

What's more, Arsenal will be playing away, and Stoke City's home game is called the Great Britain Stadium. Wenger has also arranged various anti-cut tactics these days.

The average height of Stoke City is terrible, but the flexibility needs a lot of money.

Wenger hopes that Arsenal's players will be able to use their agility to surprise their opponents.

As for Koscielny and Mertesacker, they are definitely Alexander, because they don't have any height advantage when defending Stoke City's set kicks and corner kicks.

You must know that the average height of Arsenal's central defenders is among the best in the Premier League.

Wilshere has returned to Arsenal's 18-man roster, but he will definitely not be in the starting lineup for the time being.

Wenger will not arrange for you to start just because you have worked hard for a few days. Wilshere is still replenishing his physical fitness, and his physical condition is not at its best.

However, returning to the 18-man squad means that Wenger is quite satisfied with Wilshere's training these days.

August has passed, and the British Isles are much cooler in September.

Giroud did not start this game. Wenger arranged Song Rentou as the single arrow. Veteran Rosicky returned to the position of the midfielder. Wenger hopes that the team can use the ball to control the rhythm of the game.

Stoke City had a draw and a loss in the previous two games, and the start was not good, so although their opponent in the third round was Arsenal, they were also eager to get three points.

At the Great Britain Stadium, more than 3 fans of Stoke City also turned this not too big stadium into the home of the devil.

The Premier League's away games are not easy to play. The reason why most Premier League teams are home dragons and away games is that the atmosphere at home is terrible.

The stadium is small, but the echo is big.

The game was held in the afternoon, and the temperature was not bad.

After the game started, Arsenal took the initiative. After all, Stoke City's skills at their feet are not excellent. If you want to find their best skills, it may be their tall center Crouch.

However, possession of the ball has an advantage, but it is difficult for Arsenal to find opportunities. Anyway, the cross is definitely unreliable, and the opponent is too tall.

Fortunately, Wenger had made the Arsenal players focus on rehearsing various counter-cuts in the past few days, so it was not easy for Stoke City's tall players to defend.

With the lessons learned from Sunderland, Stoke City's defense did not have so many rough fouls. They used more area encirclement to limit Song Rentou's performance.

Foul only if it doesn't work, so Song Rentou really has to be restricted.

In the Premier League game, his physical confrontation and lack of impact have also begun to show up bit by bit.

The strength of the Premier League is not comparable to La Liga, and Song Rentou's speed does not have any advantage in the Premier League.

The pace of the game here is too fast.

Once Stoke City steals the ball, they will directly counterattack with big feet. They have too many high points in the frontcourt, and the first point is definitely theirs.

Crouch is a very good bridgehead, but don't underestimate this bamboo pole. He looks very thin, but with his physical confrontation and balance of gravity, even if the opponent has two or three strong central defenders, he may not be able to squeeze away. he.

In addition, he has excellent foot skills, and his ability to hold the ball is very good.

Otherwise, Crouch will not always be missed by successive England coaches. His scoring efficiency in the national team is almost one goal in two games, but in the club, Gao is often used as a tactical center, so the number of goals will be less.

Throughout the first half, Arsenal controlled well, but the team did not have any decent chances. Stoke City fought more and more bravely amidst the cheers of the home fans. Crouch created a good chance for Jones.

It's just a pity that the Trinidad and Tobago forward squandered this opportunity.

After the first half of the game, Wenger's expression was not so relaxed.

"Damn it, they are planning to only get one point!!" Ramsey said depressingly.

Walcott was also unhappy, "This kind of defense..."

Song Rentou also felt the pressure doubled, the Premier League is the Premier League.

However, Song Rentou knew that Stoke City's defense would definitely reveal opportunities in the second half.

As long as you seize the opportunity and use your physical advantages, you will definitely be able to create opportunities.

During the intermission, Wenger also adjusted Arsenal's offensive thinking, and continued to strengthen counter-cutting and depth. Even if Stoke City wants to do this, then Wenger is not a vegetarian.

"I want to see how much stamina they still have!!"

At the beginning of the second half, Arsenal brought the pace of the game faster, and Stoke City also went all out to fight. After 10 minutes of the game, Arsenal made personnel adjustments, and Wilshere finally got the chance to play. He replaced the veteran Rosicky, and Giroud and Podolski also started to warm up.

Once the situation cannot be opened, the only way left for Wenger is to attack.

"It seems that Song has encountered some troubles! This is what we have said before. His frontal impact is not very strong, so Stoke City can use their height advantage to counterattack unscrupulously!" Martin Cher also commented.

This kind of stickiness is really annoying.

Sky TV once again gave Song Rentou a close-up shot. Song Rentou's expression looked relaxed, but in the eyes of many people who saw him unhappy, he was powerless.

"Captain, their physical fitness has begun to decline." It seemed that after a week's rest, Wilshere's mind became much brighter.Without tobacco and women, after focusing on football, Wilshere's observation skills became much sharper.

"Yes, but this is their home court. The cheers from the home fans will allow them to maintain this defensive formation even if their physical fitness declines. We need a surprise attack." Song Rentou patted Wilshere's Shoulder.

Ramsey on the side also nodded.

No.705 minutes of the second half, Wenger replaced Cazorla with Podolski. The third brother really didn't have much room to play in this game. His skills were very good, but Stoke City had no choice but to defend with all their strength.

You must know that the reason why Sky City was able to relegation for N consecutive seasons is because of their style of play.

This style of play can often have unexpected effects against strong teams, but when playing against weak teams, Stoke City's lack of absolute strength will be reflected, so they are often massacred by some weak teams.

This is a team that is obviously not weak when it is strong, and not strong when it is weak.

Every team in the Premier League has a different style, which also makes away games in the Premier League extremely difficult.

Eight or 10 minutes later, Arsenal still didn't have any good chances, and Stoke City's counterattack began to weaken. Even though they had height, they were definitely not as good as Arsenal in terms of physical fitness. Koscielny and After Mertesacker teamed up to control the air, Arsenal's midfielder also successfully brought the rhythm of the game into full swing.

Stoke City's defense has become dangerous. Wilshere really increased his one-kick play as Song Rentou said. Control it steadily.

The Stoke City players couldn't grab the ball, so they all returned to defense.

So Wenger could only use the third substitution quota, replacing Walcott with Giroud.

This is a game that makes the little tiger a little helpless. His speed cannot pose too much threat in Stoke City's dense backcourt.

"Can't you keep up with your physical fitness?" Just when Wenger had a headache, Song Rentou suddenly looked at the defenders of Stoke City on the court and raised the corner of his mouth.

It's not that Song Rentou didn't do anything.

But keep doing it!
He's been running, he's been dragging the Stoke centre-backs along with him!

At this moment, the tall defenders of Stoke City have reached the critical point of collapse in terms of reaction, speed and physical fitness!
Song Rentou made a signal with his eyes to Wilshere, and Wilshere understood.

No. 805 minutes of the second half, a positional attack by Arsenal, Wilshere was responsible for the organization.

Ramsey's drive from the center attracted the attention of the Stoke City players. Wilshere moved the ball to the right. After a pause, his left foot suddenly turned back and sent a through kick!
If it is in the best physical condition, Stoke City's central defenders will definitely destroy Arsenal's attack this time!

However, the Stoke City players whose physical fitness was already on the verge of collapse had no way to destroy it!
Hu Te can no longer keep up with Song Rentou!

The tall German central defender suddenly fell to the ground while running!

He has cramp! !
Song Rentou broke out in the penalty area. He waited for more than 80 minutes, just waiting for such an opportunity!
Lean over, sprint, and get into the penalty area!
Take a low shot!

All in one go! !

Stoke City goalkeeper Belgoch could only watch the ball fly from his armpit into the net!

The wailing of Stoke City fans came from the Great Britain Stadium!
They held on to almost the entire field, but fell short at the last moment! !

"My assist!! Beautiful! Captain!!" Wilshere excitedly ran towards Song Rentou. After scoring the goal, Song Rentou also relaxed a lot.

You know he is very nervous!

Because he knew that he would definitely have a chance at the last moment, but if he couldn't grasp it, then Arsenal might really be tied by Stoke City at the Great Britain Stadium! !

Wenger also relaxed a lot. Arsenal played mediocre in this game, but the sign of a champion team is that even if they are not in good form and play poorly, they can still win!

In football games, beauty is second to none. If you can't win, then all your efforts will be in vain.

Song Ren smiled and hugged Wilshere. This guy's improvement is definitely a good thing for Arsenal. Just take his pass just now, it is indeed not something that an English player can do.

"It seems... the city of the sky can't stop the amazing Chinese kid!" Gary Lineker borrowed the nickname given to Stoke City by Chinese fans, and glanced at Martinshall, as if to say, Dude, you've been slapped in the face again.Dude, didn't you see that even if Song Rentou was not in good condition, I didn't say anything about him!Hey, this is called foresight!

Arsenal's goal at the last moment has completely crushed Stoke City.

They could no longer fight back.

One to zero, Arsenal successfully achieved two consecutive victories in the league. What they didn't know was that because of the defeats of Manchester United and Manchester City this round and the draw with Chelsea, they relied on the advantage of goal difference to reach the top of the Premier League!

Arsenal fans can finally puff up their chests proudly, "We are the top team!!"

(End of this chapter)