Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"Sterling, Sterling, missed a great opportunity again."

Leshi sports commentator Zhan Jun looked at the wonderful replays shown on the broadcast screen, shook his head and said: "You can say that he is not good, and he has repeatedly appeared in the most suitable position. You can say that he is strong, but he often misses great opportunities. "

Sterling, who was walking back, felt the fanaticism coming towards his face, and his whole body felt bad.

The thunderous applause created by Arsenal fans made him feel on pins and needles. He was very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do about it.

From a certain perspective, he is indeed Arsenal's hero...

Immediately, the director went to the visiting team coach's command area.

The image of Pellegrini standing up and falling to the ground was shown to fans around the world.

It's just that at this time, there was no commentator to tease Pellegrini, but more about Sterling's continuous missed opportunities.

First, he kicked away Aguero's inverted triangle pass, and then shoveled De Bruyne's precise cross into the arms of Ospina.

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said: "Manchester City will be punished for missing great opportunities in a row."

Wenger, who was standing in the home team coach's command area, was thankful that he vented his dissatisfaction to the players on the field.

Sterling wasting opportunities is certainly beneficial to the team, but it is inappropriate to allow Sterling to appear in dangerous areas continuously.

Mertesacker and Koscielny knew that their defense was indeed not in place, and waved to Wenger, indicating that they knew what to do next.

Manchester City midfielder Fernando received a yellow card for a foul, and Arsenal began to organize the attack from the backcourt.

Manchester City, which had continuously missed excellent opportunities, was vaguely aware of the possibility of retribution, and focused entirely on defense. Even Aguero increased his running coverage to assist the team's defense.

Martin, who received the pass again, failed to stick to the ball when faced with the help of Aguero and De Bruyne. He kept the ball and passed it back to Ramsey.

Situations like this always happen when Arsenal attacks.

Manchester City players are used to Aguero's assisting defense being more of a show-off.

Only De Bruyne paid special attention to Martin during the defense.

He knew Martin too well.

That guy's endurance is super strong, you never guess when he's going to explode.

But what is certain is that as long as he dares to let his guard down, sorry... he will stand up and kill those opponents who take it lightly!

It is also true that Martin did not find a chance until the end of the first half.

In order to inhibit Martin's performance, De Bruyne also received a yellow card in the 44th minute of the first half.

However, this yellow card was worth it, as it prevented Arsenal from conceding the ball after completing a play.

"The first half is over! The game is tied at 0:0!"

Lux sports commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "But Manchester City's performance was slightly better in the first half. Happy boy Sterling wasted two excellent opportunities. Arsenal was affected by Martin being tightly marked by Manchester City players and failed to create any Too many opportunities, but there are still 45 minutes left in the second half. Can Manchester City, who also finished the Champions League away knockout match in midweek, maintain the high intensity of the first half in the second half? Otherwise... Martin is very likely to create or seize opportunities that are not opportunities. !”

"Although Martin was closely guarded in the first half, his performance was still outstanding, with good dazzling performances on both ends of the offense and defense. I believe he will perform better in the second half. I wonder if Manchester City can maintain their performance by then. Limitation on Martin in the half.”

Guest commentator Li Yuankui said solemnly.

At the end of the first half, the on-site director gave close-ups to the players on both sides.

Martin and De Bruyne were the two teams' best players in the first half, each receiving a close-up shot to the face.

Both of them were in serious moods, obviously not very satisfied with their respective performances in the first half.

Martin is reflecting on it. He has enough knowledge and confidence in his own strength, so he believes that he will create absolute opportunities in the first half.

As a result, it was more uncomfortable to play under tight marking.

Although the overall performance was good, there was still a certain gap compared to the amazing performance before this game.

Therefore, he planned to be more attentive in the second half, be calm, create opportunities and seize opportunities.

De Bruyne received a yellow card before the end of the first half and was worried that his performance in the second half would be affected.

For example, if you fall to the ground unconsciously, you may be awarded a diving + yellow card, or you may be too worried about the safety of the defense and commit a foul to prevent Martin or other Arsenal players from holding the ball.

No matter what the situation is, it will lead to helplessness at critical moments.

The frenetic atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium dropped to freezing point as players from both sides returned to their respective dressing rooms.

The atmosphere in the two locker rooms was relatively cheerful. Only Sterling, who missed a great opportunity, was a little embarrassed.

Echoing is not, nor is shutting up.

Various TV stations/organizations broadcasting the EFL Cup final took advantage of this time period to review the first half at the end of the game intensively.

There are only two core points to be summarized.

Opportunities and missed opportunities.

Sterling missed opportunities continuously, which became everyone's laughing point during the halftime break.

Fans active on social media spread Sterling's happiness to the whole world, making everyone happy together.

Fifteen minutes passed very quickly for fans surfing the Internet. In the blink of an eye, they saw the broadcasting station switch the camera back to the scene.

I don’t know if it was intentional, but the on-site director specially gave Sterling a close-up shot of his face.

"Beep~"

With Anthony Taylor's whistle, the 2015-2016 EFL Cup final officially entered the second half.

The 90,000 fans in the auditorium roared hysterically, cheering for the players on the field.

Both coaches seemed satisfied with their players' performance in the first half and made no personnel changes before the start of the second half.

In fact, if Pellegrini had a better choice, he would definitely replace Sterling.

If a player whose mental quality is not particularly strong misses excellent opportunities in a row, it will have a huge impact on his mentality.

If nothing else, Sterling certainly didn't perform well in the second half.

But Sterling's ability cannot be said to be a certain deterrent to Arsenal players when he is on the court.

At the beginning of the second half, the two teams still focused on probing on the offensive end, and the threat of creating a gap was very limited.

Until the 9th minute of the second half, Arsenal's frontcourt went through continuous back-and-forth maneuvers. Martin, who was advancing on the right side of the attack, stopped the football passed by Ramsey and broke through De Bruyne and David Silva. Marking, and then without making any adjustments, he shot directly about 32 meters away from the goal.

The football was kicked with great force. Goalkeeper Caballero concentrated and saved Martin's powerful long-range shot.

"ooooo——"

As the exclamation rang out, Caballero couldn't help but rub his right hand and his left hand, thinking to himself: What a powerful force!

All the defensive players in Manchester City's penalty area became nervous.

Arsenal's set pieces are very strong.