Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

The first international match day in 2017 was held in March, and the 2018 Fighting Nations World Cup qualifiers on all continents entered a fierce stage.

Martin, who was not called up by the Dragon Country men's football team, has always focused on the league, Champions League and FA Cup after the international match day.

Ten days passed quickly, and players who had participated in the national team competition returned to the Kearney training base one after another, preparing to resume the league war.

Arsenal's opponent is very strong and it is also a preview of the FA Cup semi-finals.

They face the challenge of Manchester City at home.

After the 29th round of the league, Guardiola's first season in charge of Manchester City was not good. They are currently ranked fourth in the league and were eliminated from the Champions League by Monaco.

The only redemption opportunities left for Manchester City are to compete for fourth place in the league and the FA Cup.

Therefore, every next game cannot be missed for Manchester City.

In the past, De Bruyne would always make some moves on social platforms before playing against Martin. As the season came to an end, in order to remain highly focused, he ignored Martin's determination and continued to prepare for the league game at the Emirates Stadium. .

The first round of the match between the two teams was a make-up match in early February. Martin scored a goal and led Arsenal to a 2-3 win over Manchester City as a guest.

Arsenal is playing at home in this campaign, and most media are optimistic about the home team and believe that winning against Manchester City is a piece of cake.

The whole Arsenal team thinks so too, but their attitude is still very correct.

However, both teams are now big players in the national football team. They have just finished two national team games on the international match day, and they are tired of traveling and traveling. The physical fitness of the main players is worrying.

For this reason, players who return to their respective training bases focus on recovery.

Manchester City coach Guardiola also has a headache during this period. He doesn't know whether to go all out in this league or reserve for the FA Cup semi-finals.

The key is that going all out may not necessarily lead to a win. Currently, the league is four points behind third-placed Tottenham, two points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool, and four points ahead of sixth-placed Manchester United.

Liverpool faces Everton at home and has a high probability of winning.

The goal difference is one less than Liverpool. Once they fail to win the game, the winning Liverpool will become fourth in the league.

"what can we do about it?"

After a period of thinking, Guardiola still believed that he should go all out.

Live in the moment and focus all your attention on the next league first.

As for the FA Cup semi-finals, it is more beneficial to Manchester City.

According to the schedule, the FA Cup semi-finals will be held on the fourth day of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

It is equivalent to saying that Arsenal is likely to be troubled by physical fitness.

There will be a certain advantage in the FA Cup semi-finals at the new Wembley Stadium.

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As a result, Liverpool, who played one game first, overturned Manchester City with a 1-point advantage and climbed to fourth place in the league.

For Manchester City, who are visiting the leader Arsenal as a guest, this is a game that cannot be missed!

There was an upset in the league game later, with Chelsea losing to Crystal Palace in an upset 1:2 at home.

This result makes Arsenal fans particularly excited.

Once the home game against Manchester City takes all three points, the point difference with Chelsea will once again be stretched to 15 points. If the make-up game is won, the point difference will be 18 points...

Beautiful~

There is still nearly half a month until the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals begins, and Arsenal have enough time to prepare.

It is natural to focus on the league first.

Chelsea suffered an upset loss, and it would be considered a success if they scored all three points, otherwise it would be meaningless.

If you want to shift all your energy to the FA Cup and Champions League, the prerequisite is to win the league championship!

Wenger and the players are united in thinking and want to defeat Manchester City at home.

It's one thing to seize Chelsea's upset loss, but more importantly to set a tone for the FA Cup semi-finals.

No matter in any competition, Arsenal must win against Manchester City!

At the Emirates Stadium, more than an hour before the game, the starting lineups of both sides of the game were leaked.

The starting lineup given by Arsenal is still the usual 4231.

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech

Defenders: Gibbs, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Bellerin

Midfielder: Coquelin, Xhaka

Midfielder: Sanchez, Martin, Walcott

Forward: Giroud

……

Manchester City also has a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Caballero

Defenders: Clichy, Otamendi, Kompany, Navas

Midfielder: Fernandinho, Stones

Forward: Sane, David Silva, De Bruyne

Forward: Aguero

……

Guardiola, who got Arsenal's starting lineup, frowned and was slightly dissatisfied.

He fielded the strongest lineup, but Wenger was actually a semi-main lineup?

Monreal, Van Dijk, Kante, Gnabry and Cavani did not appear.

But Guardiola quickly thought this was a good sign.

Does the non-full lineup mean there is a greater probability of defeating Arsenal as a guest?

Thinking of this, he decided to play more aggressively in away games.

As long as you score first, all problems will be solved.

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"Beep~"

The referee Atkinson blew his whistle, signaling the official start of the 2016th round of the 2017-30 Premier League season.

Manchester City, who had a kick-off advantage, quickly launched an offensive and tried to threaten Cech to guard the goal.

Less than half a minute into the game, De Bruyne received the football and sent an exquisite cross from the left. The football flying towards the penalty area just passed Mertesacker at the front point and was accurately passed between the two central defenders.

Aguero's forward position was just right, but... his foot was broken.

"oooooo——"

"It's true that your legs are short when you use them!"

As the exclamations rang out in the sky above the Emirates Stadium, Leshi sports commentator Zhan Jun said loudly: "What a pity! If Aguero's legs were just a few centimeters longer, Manchester City could have had a dream start at the Emirates Stadium!"

Aguero, who almost changed the situation, hammered the ground twice in frustration. The football flying to the other side was caught by Sanchez, who actively participated in the attack. Arsenal slowly launched an attack from the backcourt.

At the beginning, it was mainly a test to see whether Manchester City was real or not.

After a few minutes of offensive and defensive transitions, Manchester City's tactics were no different from what Martin thought.

Manchester City, which has dropped to fifth place in the league, is very creative and has more people on offense, which results in fewer people on the defensive end.

De Bruyne works extremely hard and can be seen in both offense and defense.

It is not difficult to see that he really wants to win a victory on the road.

After receiving the football, De Bruyne shot a sudden arrow over the crossbar from the outside of the penalty area. He screamed to the sky in annoyance, obviously dissatisfied with his performance.