Glory Greenery

Chapter 605 I Will Make Him Forget

After sweeping the city rival Manchester United 0-5, the Manchester City players waited for the second blockbuster battle of the season amidst the protests of the Manchester United fans next door.

In the 32nd round of the Premier League, including a make-up match that has not yet been played, Manchester City once again faced Arsenal when there were 7 games left.

But this time, Arsenal is no longer No.2 in the standings.

After the 31st round, Arsenal fell behind Chelsea, who started to exert strength in the second half, by one point because of one less draw.

But in the sprint stage at the end of this season, no matter where Arsenal ranks in the standings at this time, Manchester City will not be sloppy.

Especially after Ibrahimovic was injured, Manchester City's offensive tactics "narrowed", so they had to be more careful.

However, on the special plane to London, Pellegrini was worried.

This game against Arsenal is certainly important, but after the game against Arsenal on March 3, Manchester City in April will usher in another full month of intensive matches comparable to December.

Throughout April, Manchester City has four league games, two Champions League quarter-finals, two Champions League semi-finals, and one FA Cup semi-final, a total of 8 games to play.

And compared to the game in December, after entering the final sprint stage of the season, the opponents Manchester City encountered have almost no soft persimmons.

In the league, Manchester City had to face Arsenal and Liverpool successively. In the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester City drew Arsenal again.

It's nothing more than two games against Arsenal in January, and after the end of Arsenal this time, it will be the Champions League quarter-finals away game against Barcelona.

Although the opponent in the Champions League semi-finals does not know which one it is, but in the Champions League semi-finals, no matter who it is, it is destined to be a big battle.

Faced with such an uneasy April schedule, Pellegrini must consider in advance what the bottom line of the game against Arsenal is.

Once in a stalemate, does Manchester City need to fight Arsenal to the death, or just guarantee not to lose, and save their energy for the Champions League match with Barcelona.

After all, there is only three days between the two games, and there is still a lot of work, so there is really not much time left for Manchester City to prepare.

Once it consumes too much with Arsenal, it will not be so easy to play against Barcelona in the away game.

After all, now that Manchester City lacks Ibrahimovic, there are fewer changes that can be made.

With such hesitation, after Pellegrini arrived in London, he convened an emergency meeting with the coaching staff and players to brainstorm and discuss the countermeasures for the game against Arsenal.

In the end, everyone felt that the league victory was certain.

But once the game is deadlocked, that draw is the final bottom line, although Manchester City now has a very large lead in the standings, reaching 10 points with one game less.

But whether it is a player or a coach, there is hope for the undefeated championship, because no one wants to create miracles.

On March 3th, the 30nd round of the Premier League, the focus of Arsenal's home game against Manchester City began at the Emirates Stadium at 32:[-] noon.

In order to cater to the huge number of Asian fans of Manchester City, nowadays, all the key matches of Manchester City will basically be arranged at noon.

Therefore, in China, the time to watch this game is just after nine o'clock in the evening, which makes domestic fans quite comfortable.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal, who attacked first, launched an attack on Manchester City.

Arsenal have already been eliminated in the Champions League, so the pressure on the schedule is much smaller than that of Manchester City.

Therefore, Arsenal does not need to worry about the physical problems brought about by the schedule like Manchester City.

However, Manchester City, which has already determined the bottom line, played very steadily in this game.

After Ibrahimovic was injured, Manchester City's tactical focus gradually shifted from the frontcourt to the midfield and the backcourt. The oppressive offense is almost gone. On the contrary, there is a lot of defensive counterattack.

I have to say that this kind of Manchester City made Arsenal very uncomfortable to play, and Arsenal was quite embarrassed after several counterattacks.

Especially Yang Mo, Arsenal did not dare to relax a bit, once given a chance, Yang Mo would scare Arsenal into a cold sweat.

In the 9th and 31st minutes of the first half, Manchester City almost scored with Yang Mo's counterattack.

If it weren't for Arsenal's defensive players trying to stop Yang Mo with fouls, I'm afraid Arsenal would fall behind by two goals in the first half.

But for this, Arsenal also paid a big price, two free kicks, plus a yellow card for No. 3 central defender Sagna.

It is a pity that Manchester City missed two free kicks and wasted opportunities.

Throughout the first half, under Manchester City's steady play and under the threat of Yang Mo in the frontcourt, Arsenal's timid attack did not score a goal.

After entering the second half, although Arsenal really wanted to win, because of Yang Mo's disturbance in the backcourt, Arsenal had no choice but to strengthen their defense and dare not go all out.

However, Manchester City was affected by Ibrahimovic's injury, coupled with the mentality of seeking stability, Manchester City did not complete the goal in the end.

After nine 10 minutes of the game, the two teams finally shook hands and made a draw.

Manchester City has also completed the minimum task set before the game, and kept the unbeaten gold at Arsenal's home court.

After the game ended, Manchester City did not pay too much attention to the result of the game. The whole team did not return to Manchester and flew directly from London to Catalonia, Spain.

The interval between games is too short, and the preparation time left for Manchester City is too short.

But what Manchester City doesn't know is that after they left the UK, the second echelon of the Premier League standings has undergone major changes.

Ok?
You have to ask which team the second echelon is, of course, except for Manchester City, the only team in the first four, the remaining three teams.

Arsenal, who are third in the standings, drew with Manchester City, scoring one point each.

After being swept by Manchester City, it was hard to adjust the state. Liverpool, who came back, slaughtered Tottenham, which failed to sign up, 4-0 at home.

Chelsea, who had just climbed to second place in the standings, lost 1-0 in an away game against the newly promoted Crystal Palace.

Because the points of the three teams were too close, Arsenal drew a draw. After Chelsea's defeat, Liverpool, which had won a victory, directly placed second in the standings.

Such a result is too precious for Liverpool.

So much so that in the press conference after the game, when Klopp was interviewed, he was quite excited.

"Yeah, we did have some problems before, but we're getting back the feeling of winning."

"We will not be satisfied with the current results, I want to do better."

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In the hotel in Catalonia, Aguero showed Yang Mo his mobile phone, which was about Klopp's post-match interview.

Yang Mo glanced and sneered, "The feeling of winning? I'll let him forget it in a few days..."

(End of this chapter)