I Want to Be the King of Football

Manchester City face Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in the FA Cup semi-final this weekend.

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

It's so contemptible!

Do you really think the knife in Arsenal's hands is bad?

Wenger had the urge to rush over, go to the home team's locker room, grab Guardiola's shirt on his chest, spray him with spittle stars, and then give him a lesson on the pitch, let him I know, young people should be humble, talk about martial arts, and don't be too crazy!

Playing against Arsenal, none of the three main players in the frontcourt are on the list. Who are you looking down on?

Can Wenger endure it!

Even, he has already begun to ponder in his mind, what kind of wishful thinking is Guardiola playing?

It is no accident that Sudong, Di Maria and Sanchez, the three players in the frontcourt, were all absent from the starting lineup.

It was no accident that the midfielder started David Silva, Gareth Barry and Thiago.

Is Guardiola planning to save the team's core fighting strength for the next game against Tottenham?

Does he really think that Arsenal's strength is not as good as that North London sworn enemy?

Or does he feel that Manchester City can easily deal with the Gunners at home?

Wenger thought about it, and his heart was on fire again.

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

Even the old fox of Ferguson, when he meets Arsenal, doesn't he have to play with all his strength?

But Guardiola and his Manchester City dare to be so big, it is really...

When he thinks about it, Wenger is very angry, especially when he thinks that he was 1-9 at home by the opponent...

Every time Wenger recalled, he had the urge to collapse and vomit blood.

That game was too painful for Arsenal.

Su Dong is a substitute. Pat Rice reminded Wenger.

Although Su Dong was not in the starting lineup, he was placed on the bench. It can be seen that Guardiola planned to arrange him in the second half, but he was so sure that Manchester City could insist on Su Dong playing?

Or does he want to solve Arsenal with this semi-main lineup?

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Manchester City did not make the most of the main force, but the same is true for Arsenal?

Wenger was also rotated in this game.

The goalkeeper is Almunia, the back line is Gibbs, Koscielny, Julu and Sagna, the midfield is Denilson and Diaby behind, Rosicky, Wilshere and Nasri are in front , the center is Van Persie.

May be affected by one to nine at home, Wenger won Fabianski, the Spanish veteran Almunia starting.

Players like Alexander Song and Fermaelen didn't play or even make the squad for various reasons.

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

With the start of the game, Wenger's team did not actively take the initiative to grab or press, but to defend the main.

To say that the Gunners wanted to counterattack, but Walcott, the fastest counterattack weapon, did not use it, which has to be said to be surprising.

At the beginning of the game, the Gunners began to implement their own tactical play.

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

Yes, literally.

Manchester City, on the other hand, controlled the ball from the start, and under the planning of David Silva and Thiago, kept attacking Arsenal's defense.

Dzeko, Adam Johnson, Milner and others took turns to threaten Arsenal's goal, and Gareth Barry also had a few chances to kick in, but Almunia was in great shape tonight and repeatedly defused Manchester City's offense .

Of course, it can also be seen in reverse, and none of Manchester City's shots pose an absolute threat.

And just like that, the game was deadlocked.

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

Watching Juru and Koscielny slump on the court,

It was very difficult to face Dzeko.

He wondered in his heart why Wenger felt that with the level of these two central defenders, he could ensure Arsenal's results?

In recent years, many wingers and full-backs have sprung up, which makes people feel as if the core of the team is going to two flanks.

But in fact, Sevilla also had a strong player like Baptista in the middle at that time.

Not to mention Barcelona, ​​Mourinho has always wanted a strong centre forward.

What is the reason?

There is a saying in Italian football that no matter how much you play on the wing, you have to go back to the middle to shoot.

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

Centre forward and centre back, followed by midfield midfield.

This is what many fans say, the central axis!

After the central axis is established, the rest is like a jigsaw puzzle, constantly making up, and then perfecting the various positions and functions of the team, and finally forming a complete team.

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

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

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

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 is still confident that he can lead the team to the top four.

But this season has repeatedly woken up Wenger, including Manchester City's nine-to-one, including the League Cup final loss to Birmingham, to prove one thing, that is, Arsenal's two central defenders are not reliable.

Wenger should feel regret now, but missed a great opportunity to supplement during the winter break.

The central defender that he supports will be used up with tears in his eyes!

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By the second half, the game was still deadlocked.

Neither side made any substitutions at halftime.

Manchester City still controlled the ball, but they still failed to break Arsenal's goal, while the Gunners continued to defend, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

The audience of more than 40,000 Manchester City fans kept cheering for the team, and the atmosphere in the stadium was extremely warm.

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

When the game reached the 60th minute, Arsenal took the lead in making a substitution.

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

The group of young players that Wenger cultivated at Arsenal are all extremely talented and talented, but in the process of training, there will always be various problems, resulting in their final development not being as good as they should be. popular.

This is the problem with all teams committed to academy.

Because of this, those giant teams standing at the top of the food chain would rather spend more than buy young players to train them, and young players are hard to get opportunities in giant teams.

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

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When the game reached the 65th minute, Manchester City also made a substitution.

Guardiola swapped two players in one go.

Dzeko was replaced with Su Dong.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina center did cause quite a bit of trouble for Arsenal's two central defenders tonight, and tossed them too hard, but it was still a little short of scoring.

Sometimes, Dzeko and the real superstar are just that.

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

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

Tonight, he arranged to play the teenager Gibbs. In the face of Sanchez, Wenger 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 resumes.

Manchester City's attacking style is clearly 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 an attacking midfielder. Gareth Barry frequently advances for an hour before, but now he is starting to retreat to the back. Thiago is about the same location.

Obviously, the attack in the front of Manchester City was handed over to Sudong, David Silva and Sanchez.

Adam Johnson is still on the left flank, holding Sagna in check.

And Su Dong only played for eight minutes, that is, when the game reached the 73rd minute, Manchester City created a chance for him to face the goal directly.

In a frontcourt attack, David Silva took the ball in the middle. When Sudong 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 on the right side of the penalty area.

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

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

After Su Dong caught up with the ball, he did not stop, but took advantage of the situation to sprint to the bottom. After tricking Zhu Lu to move, he suddenly stopped, dunked the ball back with his right foot, and flicked his left foot horizontally.

Just this sudden series of actions made Su Dong forcibly throw away Zhu Lu and open a gap.

Immediately following, Su Dong caught up and shot with his left foot.

The ball went into the goal with lightning speed, almost rubbing the angle between the beam and the column on the left side of the goal.

The whole process, from starting to emergency stop, to cutting in horizontally, was done in one go, leaving no chance for Arsenal's defenders to react.

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

With fast and slow, Su Dong completely captured the two central defenders of Arsenal!

This made all the Manchester City fans in the entire Etihad Stadium let out a piercing cry.

One to zero!

Manchester City finally broke the deadlock on the field!