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Chapter 98 Elano

September 9, North London.

Befitting the title of "Fog City", London is shrouded in fog all day long.With the dark clouds in the sky, people seem to feel something heavy in their hearts, heavy.

But at this moment, the blood in North London was boiling.The roar of voices and the waving flags made people forget the haze above their heads!

The blue and red complement each other, filling the whole stand!

"The exciting moment is coming soon! The game is about to start... This is the first major game of the Premier League in the 07-08 season!"

Acting as the live commentator Andy Gray, he kept exaggerating the atmosphere.

Player tunnel.

The referee and the linesman came out first, followed by Joey Button with the captain's armband wrapped around his arm and Cesc Fabregas, the core midfielder of Arsenal...

The atmosphere of the whole game set off the first peak!
With the loud roar of the on-site commentator, every Arsenal player can get cheers like a tsunami when they come out of the tunnel.Such cheers can inspire the blood of the home players, and can also frighten the guts of the away players.

Duncan walked over with grace and shook hands with Wenger...

"I hope this is a wonderful game." Wenger politely said.

"It must be." Duncan nodded: "Besides being too noisy, I still like the smaller Highbury Stadium."

Wenger smiled.

At the beginning of this season, Arsenal changed the stadium, from the Highbury Stadium, which can only accommodate 3 people, to the Emirates Stadium, which has a capacity of 7 people.

The two separated immediately.

Five minutes later, the referee on duty blew the whistle to start the game under the eyes of everyone...

The fight begins!

The Gunners at home are the first to kick off!
The Togo monster Adebayor stretched out his long legs, kicked the football to Fabregas behind him, and then, together with his striker partner Eduardo Silva, strode toward the goal of Manchester City...

After receiving the football, Fabregas did not organize the offensive immediately, but after passing consecutive passes with his midfielder Flamini, he beautifully shook off the symbolic harassment and pressing of the Manchester City forwards, bringing Football breaks into Manchester City's half...

When shaking hands before the game, Wenger, who appeared to be confident, suddenly changed his face.

On the court, the candidate to partner with Button was not Hargreaves, not Mido, but Elano...

Actually... still being tricked...

Fabregas also did not expect that the opponent he faced was not Hager or Mido, but Elano.What are the characteristics of this player?How about offense and defense?
For targeted training before the game, he trained according to Hag and Mido.For others, naturally not enough attention.

Arsenal's brain was suddenly a little hypoxic, and the only information he could remember about this player was the words "midfielder" and "large running area".

But these two words have no meaning at all.

Midfielder?Is it the front waist or the back waist?

Big running area?In modern football, which midfielder has a small running area?

Fabregas can run 9000 meters per game...

Lampard, the iron man who can run the most, runs an average of 1000 meters per game!

Elano is a defensive player, and the defense is quite tough.

This point, Arsenal's Gilberto - Silva is actually very clear, because Gilberto and Elano are teammates in the national team.But unfortunately, Gilberto is now lying in the hospital and cannot tell Fabregas.

So Elano steals the ball easily and gains possession.

Flamini did not expect that Fabregas would concede the ball without any protection, and he was also left behind by Elano.

The middle lane is empty!

Without hesitation, Elano took a step forward and strode forward!
He was able to break through, Arsenal didn't expect it, neither did his Manchester City teammates!
No defense, no support, just saw Elano sprinting like this!
It took 20 meters forward and 30 meters into Arsenal's frontcourt before the Gunners reacted and Toure pounced.

Elano, however, took advantage of the ball and shot directly from 30 meters away.The football flew past Toure's ear with a "whoosh..." with great power but poor accuracy, and the football hit the plane.

There was a gasp at the Emirates Stadium.

Lehman didn't respond!

"Defend! Gentlemen! Defend! Don't miss anyone!"

Wenger's voice came. At this time, Wenger didn't have any handsome demeanor at all. He roared loudly like Ferguson in the last game.

Fabregas is helpless, not because he wants to miss someone, but because Wenger didn't take any measures against Elano at all, and they are at a loss what to do!
"Oh, I'm going, this goal almost went in!" Jim Cassell slapped his thigh, indescribably annoyed.

"The goal has been achieved." Duncan said.

"For what purpose?"

"Scare Wenger!"

"……It's that simple?"

"What do you think?"

Duncan sent Elano, meaning to scare Wenger.With this player, when Wenger uses Fabregas, he will not let him plug in easily.

This is the fact.

In the ensuing game, Arsenal's smooth offense allowed them to have a high possession rate.Manchester City's ball possession rate is not high, but the overall success rate of steals has reached an astonishing 89%!This made it difficult for the Gunners to keep the football on their feet, with passes rarely exceeding five...

This is normal, because Elano and Barton's partner is a combination of double midfielders!

What Arsenal need most for their cooperation is space. Manchester City's double midfielder tactic greatly compresses the space, which makes Arsenal players uncomfortable.

Wenger frowned tightly on the sidelines!Moments later, he gave Fabregas his first instruction.

Manchester City can't understand it, but it doesn't prevent them from understanding the meaning.

This is the meaning of contraction in the middle.

Cesc Fabregas's position began to move back, all the way back to Flamini's side.

Wenger's meaning is obvious: Since you put your double back, I will shrink, so I will pull your double back forward.

It's okay to give them a little more space. Mido, Manchester City's best long-range shooter, is sitting on the bench at this time!

Wenger shrunk confidently.

Since the other party has given the opportunity, you're welcome!
Elano and Barton made two passes, saw Arsenal shrinking back, so they dribbled the ball themselves and killed it.

Fabregas stared at him cautiously, but did not pounce.

30 meters, 29 meters, 28 meters...

Elano approached step by step, and Fabregas retreated in small steps, muttering "closer, closer" in his heart.He has reason to do so. The long-range shooting ability that Elano just showed is not enough to worry about.

Cesc Fabregas noticed that Martin Petrov and Ljungberg on either side of City were running in, putting Elano deeper and more threatening on the counter-attack.

He was caught off guard when the ball was intercepted by the opponent at the beginning of the game; now that he is prepared, Fabregas naturally wants to get back on the field.

Elano stopped suddenly, then looked up.

Oops!This kid wants to pass the ball!
Fabregas didn't expect Elano to make this move, subconsciously looked up to observe Elano's route of the ball.

Unexpectedly, Elano made a mistake with his legs, accelerated again, and passed Fabregas.

Fabregas had only one thought in his mind: he was still cheated...

After passing Fabregas, Elano was in an open gap, and then suddenly kicked a long shot...

The football is like a cruise missile, precisely passing Lehmann and flying into the dead corner of the goal!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

1: 0!

Manchester City take the lead away!

(End of this chapter)