Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"aoaoaoooooooooo——"

The passionate Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium chanted hysterically, contributing their own energy to the fanatical home atmosphere.

"Beep~"

The game restarted with a whistle from referee Anthony Taylor.

Arsenal, who won the right to kick off, did not rush to attack, but advanced layer by layer through patient organization.

Manchester City is not good at defending, and they have received help from referee Anthony Taylor. There will definitely be no consequences for fouling. Using continuous passes to stretch the defense is currently the safest way Martin can think of.

His teammates were also working hard to get back a win before the end of the first half.

Therefore, Arsenal are now united and are preparing to launch an attack in strict accordance with the adjusted tactics.

Guardiola, who had just returned to the coaching bench, felt the pressure from Martin's offensive attack. He immediately stood up again and walked to the technical area where the home team coach commanded.

It seems that being closer to the stadium can make you feel more at ease.

Wenger, who had received a yellow card for protesting too much, stood in the visiting team coach's technical area with his hands in his pockets and had enough confidence in the game.

It is undeniable that the referee's reasons have given Manchester City, which has the advantage of home court, a greater advantage, but he believes that his players can overcome difficulties and reverse the defeat under the leadership of Martin!

In the 43rd minute, Martin stopped Gnabry's pass as soon as he reached the right wing of the attack.

Speed ​​up!

Fernandinho, who was almost closely guarding, and De Bruyne, who was responsible for assisting in marking, reacted too slowly to the lightning-fast Martin, and it was too late to commit a foul.

The left back Delph quickly moved inward, and Martin lifted the ball to the vacuum area in front of the right with the outside instep of his right foot.

Bellerin, who was unmarked, was like a wild horse running wild. He passed the right pass to the ribs of the left front and then looked up to see his teammates in the penalty area.

It was unrealistic for Delph to turn around and defend Bellerin, who was starting at full speed. The left center back Otamendi, who maintained a high level of attention, made a prompt decision to cover up.

So Delph continued to move in, marking Martin who was running towards the edge of the penalty area on the right side at high speed to prevent Bellerin from passing the inverted triangle.

Cavani in the middle of the penalty area led Stones forward, and Sanchez, who ran to the left rib of the penalty area, followed Cavani.

Kyle Walker was very focused and followed Sanchez according to the defensive tactics developed before the game.

At the same time, Bellerin, who had caught up with the football in several strides, had already adjusted his steps and made a pass in the middle of the right penalty area.

The football shot up from the ground with a certain inner instep arc and flew sideways towards the penalty area before Otamendi blocked it.

Stones, who was nervous at the previous point, looked at the football flying high and let out a sigh of relief.

Kyle Walker, who was back in the middle of the small penalty area, looked at the football that he couldn't reach and relaxed his vigilance, but his eyes still followed the movement of the football and turned to the left, which is where he should have been in the defense zone.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it.

Arsenal left-back Ferland Mendy doesn't know where to fall in football.

Goalkeeper Ederson's heart skipped a beat as he quickly took two steps with his long, stocky legs and moved quickly to the right.

"Ferland Mendy!!!"

The Sky TV commentator's voice suddenly jumped an octave higher.

Kyle Walker reacted very quickly, twisted around, and tried his best to interfere with Ferland Mendy's shot.

Unexpectedly, Mendy did not hit the goal. He kept passing the ball in the corner of the left small penalty area and directly passed the ball into the inverted triangle.

The scene shown by the live broadcast covered the entire Manchester City penalty area. Fans watching the live broadcast of the game clearly saw the Arsenal player wearing the red and white No. 34 jersey appearing in Mendy's passing route.

"-Granit Xhaka!!"

Henry, the guest commentator, raised his voice and shouted almost crazily.

Xhaka, who ran about one meter to the left of the penalty spot, raised his left foot, wrapped the ball with the arch of his foot, and used his calf to exert force along with the entire foot.

What makes Kyle Walker frustrated is that Xhaka's shooting path is exactly what he turned around to free up...

Sanchez seemed to know something in advance. His body moved inward at the moment Xhaka shot, leaving more space.

The moving Ederson stopped when Mendy passed the ball. By the time he realized that Xhaka had kicked the ball to the near corner, it was too late to move again.

"Goooooooooooooal——"

The fast-flying football grazed the inner edge of the left goal post and flew into the goal, hitting the snow-white net. Sky TV commentator Andy Gray instinctively stretched his voice.

The referee on duty, Anthony Taylor, turned to look at the assistant referee. Seeing that he found no foul or offside, he pointed to the center circle and blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid.

The scoreboard score also changed from 2:0 to 2:1.

Xhaka was extremely excited after scoring the goal. He opened his arms and knelt down in the corner area on the left side of the attack to vent the joy of the goal.

Then when he stood up and faced the rushing teammates, he consciously roared in the direction of the referee Anthony Taylor, venting his strong dissatisfaction.

Arsenal fans who traveled with the team were passionate and celebrated the goal hysterically.

Wenger, who was in the technical area directed by the visiting team coach, raised his hands high and applauded the players who scored to narrow the gap. Then he turned around and hugged the two assistants who came forward to celebrate the goal.

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The Arsenal players who narrowed the gap took a short time to celebrate. They also wanted to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

It's a pity that Manchester City, playing at home, did not cooperate.

Manchester City, which has the advantage of home court and kick-off advantage, knows how to play when Arsenal is gaining momentum.

Control the football as much as possible, using good footwork and understanding to pass it back and forth.

Not to widen the point difference again, the main goal was to maintain the score until the end of the first half.

As De Bruyne's powerful shot from outside the penalty area went over the crossbar, the two minutes of stoppage time were just over, and the referee Anthony Taylor decisively blew the whistle to end the first half.

The on-site director immediately gave Martin a close-up shot.

Although he did not directly score a goal or assist in the entire first half, his role was very important.

The key is that the lack of direct impact has a lot to do with referee Anthony Taylor's missed whistle.

Moreover, Arsenal's goal to narrow the point difference came from Martin's change of pace and control of the situation.

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun said impassionedly: "The fouls Martin received throughout the first half are obvious to all. As the physical fitness of Manchester City players declined in the second half, I believe that even fouls will not affect people. By that time, Manchester City will have a special headache. …”

Li Yuankui, who served as the commentator, said solemnly: "However, Anthony Taylor's whistle was blown too far throughout the first half. Martin turned a blind eye to the fouls as long as they were not particularly obvious. This is why Martin was The fundamental reason why the performance in the entire first half seemed a bit sluggish, how can I put it... I hope that the second half can give us a wonderful peak competition."