Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

The Etihad Stadium can accommodate 55097 spectators, and Manchester City's league match against leader Arsenal was full.

More than an hour before the game, the starting lineups of both sides of the game were leaked.

The formation given by the home team Manchester City is 4141.

Goalkeeper: Bravo

Defenders: Kolarov, Stones, Kompany, Zabaleta

Midfielder: Fernandinho

Forward: Sterling, David Silva, De Bruyne, Sane

Forward: Aguero

Arsenal still uses the usual 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech

Defenders: Monreal, Koscielny, Van Dijk, Bellerin

Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante

Midfielder: Sanchez, Martin, Walcott

Forward: Cavani

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Both teams have fielded their strongest lineups. The neutral fans who are following this league game are full of enthusiasm and are looking forward to the next game.

Major media believe that the two teams are well-organized and will give fans a high probability of a wonderful game.

Manchester City fans seemed to have learned a lesson from Chelsea fans who booed Martin wildly but suffered a hat-trick in response. There were not many boos when Arsenal players entered the stadium, so many Arsenal players were a little surprised.

This... is unscientific!

It’s time for Internet guru Gnabry to explain to everyone. It turns out that... Manchester City’s die-hard fan group gained valuable experience from Chelsea’s complete defeat of Arsenal at home.

Westerners have always been superstitious. In a sense, it is exactly the same as the saying of the Dragon Kingdom: 'It is better to believe what is there than to believe what it is not'.

"Really boring."

Martin, who was warming up, couldn't hear any harsh boos and was a little uncomfortable.

When he communicated with De Bruyne in the player tunnel, he complained: "Your fans don't even boo me anymore? There is no away atmosphere, it's boring."

"..."

When De Bruyne was surfing the Internet, he also noticed the exchange of opinions between Manchester City fans and Chelsea fans. He felt a little speechless at the time. Now that Martin asked him, he was even more speechless.

Because, he also felt that the home atmosphere was a bit strange.

Since the make-up game is scheduled on a working day in the middle of the week, taking into account the issue of attendance, the game time is arranged in the evening when fans are off work.

At 8pm local time, referee Marina blew the whistle.

"aoaoaooooooooo——"

Aguero kicked the ball to De Bruyne, and the Manchester City fans in the audience roared hysterically to cheer for the home team fans on the field.

They thought that since they couldn't use boos to stimulate Martin to score goals, they would put all their energy into supporting their own players and give them huge support, so as to achieve a better competitive state.

Guardiola has been in charge of Manchester City for more than half a season, and the players have a relatively clear understanding of his tactics. They are not as confused as they were at the beginning of the season when executing them, and they are playing well.

Just as Guardiola said in an interview with the media when he arrived at Manchester City: I am here to prove that passing and controlling football can also pass the Premier League.

In order to compete for the midfielder, he copied the tactics he used when coaching Bayern, and moved the two full-backs to either side of the single midfielder Fernandinho to serve as full-back midfielders.

When necessary, Stones will also take the initiative to participate in passing the ball and attacking, so that De Bruyne and David Silva can focus all their energy on offense without having to multi-purpose.

Sane and Sterling on the wing are both very fast. While controlling the midfield, they use the combination of wing and center tactics to threaten Cech to guard the goal.

It's just that Aguero's height disadvantage is there. High balls passed to him cannot go over the heads of Van Dijk and Koscielny, which results in Manchester City's crosses being low and flat balls passed to the forward point or inverted triangle.

With such a lack of variability in passing, it is relatively easy for Arsenal to defend as a whole.

At the beginning of the game, Martin's position was relatively deep and in the center, allowing Xhaka and Kanter to focus all their attention on the defense of the two ribs.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Manchester City took the initiative in the game, but did not create a shooting opportunity that threatened Cech's goal.

On the contrary, Arsenal's concise and quick counterattack was more threatening. If Walcott hadn't stopped the ball too much, Arsenal would have been leading the score with a high probability.

Guardiola, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, frowned, obviously feeling a lot of pressure.

The team's offensive was in full swing, and they also used the midfielder tactics to effectively increase control in the middle and avoid switching from offense to defense with less defense and more defense. In order to prevent Martin from launching a counterattack and advancing with the ball, Arsenal did not expect that Arsenal would not attack at all. Through the midfield interception, Martin's precise long passing ability is directly used to hit the back...

If Walcott hadn't found the feeling of the game in the opening stage, he would have got the ball and gone straight in.

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was very moved when he saw Walcott's condition getting worse and worse due to frequent injuries.

In the blink of an eye, he has been coaching the 'Little Tigers' for his 11th year.

Professional football is cruel. For the sake of team performance, it is impossible to give too many opportunities.

"I hope Theo can get back to his best form soon~"

The game on the field continued to attack, and Manchester City still had the absolute initiative, boiling frogs in warm water through passing and controlling tactics, looking for Arsenal's defensive gaps.

David Silva and De Bruyne are both masters of passing threatening balls, and Aguero has a strong ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal.

Guardiola believes that as long as he creates an opportunity, Aguero will definitely send the ball to Cech to guard the goal.

However, Martin's tactical retracement brought about an improvement in Arsenal's overall defense. On the defensive end, the position is similar to the 4321 formation, which is like a rounded bowstring. It may pose a threat to Bravo's goal at any time.

Thinking of Bravo, Guardiola is even more depressed.

I originally wanted to buy him and become the last piece of the puzzle for the team to dominate the Premier League through pass control, but I didn't expect to become the regent (shot on goal).

Time passed by second by second, and the game soon came to twenty minutes, and the scoreboard still showed 0:0.

The ball possession ratio is close to 82, with Manchester City 76% leading Arsenal 24%.

Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai looked at the data given by the broadcaster and frowned: "Such data is a bit abnormal. If I remember correctly, Arsenal's ball possession ratio this season exceeds 55%, second only to Manchester City. "

Immediately afterwards, a comparison of the shots and goals hit by both sides is given.

In terms of shooting, Manchester City leads 4:1.

However, Manchester City did not hit the goal range, not even the near post.

On the contrary, Arsenal's only shot missed the right goal post and rolled out of the baseline, shocking all the home team fans in a cold sweat.

Continuous attacks failed to threaten the opponent's fans, but instead made them tremble with fear.

Guardiola had no choice but to signal the team to change their style of play, slow down the offensive pace, and give up some control to see if he could pose a threat to Arsenal's defense during the transition from defense to offense.

In the 25th minute of the game, David Silva suddenly shot a cold arrow from the front of the penalty area on the right side and was easily caught by the focused Cech.