Strong Waist

Chapter 161: Specializing in Pogba

"When the ball comes to Pogba's feet, how will Pogba handle the ball? Pogba!! It's passed! Isn't the ball passed a little too casually?"

Under the double pressure of Giroud and Mane, Pogba hurriedly passed the ball to Matic with his toes.

But the pass was somewhat flawed, causing Matic to stop to meet the ball, and he soon faced Arsenal's pressure.

Manchester United's midfield control became a bit chaotic. From the beginning, Manchester United's midfield was somewhat unorganized.

This is a huge difference from Manchester United, which had excellent passing and receiving, and well-organized offense and defense.

Manchester United played very well before, but this game seemed to be controlled by Arsenal from the beginning.

"Pogba can't hold the ball! This has caused some damage to Manchester United's midfield system. Arsenal's tactical purpose is still very clear, that is to target Pogba. Arsenal knows very well that Pogba is the The key role in launching the offense, for this reason, a large defensive focus is placed on Pogba, using this as a basis to disrupt Manchester United's offensive rhythm. "

As Dixon said, Arsenal is targeting Pogba, which is also the main point of Mourinho's tactics.

Using the least effort, a strike to the point made Manchester United's offense sluggish.

Under Arsenal's pressing pressure again and again, Manchester United finally couldn't withstand the pressure. They anxiously passed the ball forward to avoid making mistakes and conceding the ball.

The overeager pass allowed Kanter to intercept and pass the ball to Lucky.

After Lucky took the ball, Arsenal also responded quickly.

However, they did not directly launch a counterattack, but began to change from a defensive position to an offensive position.

Arsenal's offensive and defensive transition speed is top-notch in Europe.

Manchester United players will not let Arsenal have the ball so easily.

"Come on! Go and press!"

"Suppress him!"

Pogba yelled.

His tone was full of anger, and Lucai also had to feel the treatment he was 'enjoying'.

However, facing Manchester City's pressing, Lucky was still so unhurried.

Lingard and Rashford rushed towards Lucky,

However, the two did not arrive together, but one after the other.

Lucky first pushed the ball horizontally, shouldered Lingard, and quickly moved forward before Rashford arrived.

He got rid of it instantly.

While getting rid of it, he also controlled the ball and passed it to Mane who was receiving the ball in front.

After seeing Lucky's handling and imagining Pogba's approach when faced with a press, the word 'stable' came to everyone's mind.

Lucky is really stable.

After completing the pass, he had no intention of moving forward. Instead, he asked Iwobi to move forward. He and Kanter were in a closed position to protect him.

This would allow Arsenal to avoid the possibility of a Manchester United counterattack.

This is also true, Arsenal's offense failed to succeed in one fell swoop.

Facing the flying ball, Lucky knocked Lingard aside again, firmly occupied the landing spot, and stopped the ball steadily.

In the Premier League, where physical confrontation has been significantly relaxed, Lucky is at home like a duck in water.

In the stands, Manchester United's away fans looked anxious.

The progress of the game was completely different from what they imagined.

In their imagination, Manchester United, which is in hot form, will suppress Arsenal, which is suffering from injuries.

But in fact, even with the absence of the three main players, Arsenal still showed great suppression.

Especially the pressure in the midfield.

In the comparison of Pogba and Lucky, this gap becomes even more obvious.

Manchester United fans who thought Pogba performed well before suddenly felt bad after seeing Lucky.

Therefore, Pogba is still very talented when it comes to abusing food.

But once he encounters difficulties or difficulties, this guy will reveal his true colors again.

Pogba also looked very anxious at this time.

He was playing very uncomfortable.

This is the case every time we face Arsenal.

He always plays passively.

Whether it was the pressure from Arsenal's midfield or the pressing of the opponent's forwards, he felt at a loss.

Although there are special personnel to protect him, these people's protection is not as considerate as Kanter.

This prevents Pogba from playing as easily as he does in national team games.

He hated this feeling of being targeted.

Lucky has been paying attention to Pogba and has also seen the irritability between his eyebrows and sometimes irrational actions.

Lucky knew that any amount of pressure would eventually break Pogba's inner dam.

"Keep up the pressure!"

Lucky gave the next order without hesitation.

Faced with Lucky's instructions, Arsenal also responded quickly.

Mane immediately started to get close to Pogba. Even when Pogba was not holding the ball, he would stand not far from the opponent. Once Pogba got the ball, Mane would quickly intercept it.

Manchester United is also extremely troubled by this.

Even if they lured away Mane, Giroud and Aubameyang.

The most critical thing is that Arsenal's sharp counterattack still did not appear.

In other words, Arsenal were waiting for the right moment for their attack to counterattack.

"Both sides had similar ball possession rates, but on the scene, Manchester United was suppressed a bit too miserably."

Paul Merson shook his head and said: "In the FA Cup, Manchester United's performance could not be repeated at the Emirates Stadium. Facing Arsenal's strong overall lineup, Manchester United played extremely passively."

"pass it to me!"

Pogba requested.

But as soon as he raised his hand, Aubameyang immediately approached and was ready to make a move.

This made Pogba furious.

He changed his position and raised his hand again.

This time it was Mane.

Bog had no choice but to run a few more steps forward, and Iwobi came up again.

Pogba felt like he was being driven crazy.

Can't these guys just let themselves play football easily?

The answer is no.

Arsenal's tactics cannot let Pogba disappear from sight.

At any time, except for attack time, Pogba must ensure that he is within the sight of Arsenal players and quickly close to defend.

In this case, how good can Pogba be?

Over and over again, Pogba became irritable and anxious.

Once a person is anxious, he is prone to making mistakes.

Facing fierce pressure, Matic passed the ball to Pogba, hoping that Pogba could control the ball.

But Pogba's choice surprised him.

Pogba stood sideways and pretended to stop the ball, then dunked hard, knocking the ball forward, and then ran wildly.

He wants to break through this restrictive circle.

Pogba's sudden attack did surprise Arsenal.

But before Pogba could run very far, Lucky suddenly came up to him.

The two ran side by side, with Lucky holding Pogba firmly with his shoulder, and the latter could only be forced to slow down.

Get out of here!

The veins on Pogba's forehead popped out. He wanted to squeeze Lucky out, but the latter remained unmoved.

Pogba's speed is getting slower and slower.

Suddenly, Pogba felt his shoulders loosen, and he subconsciously staggered two steps to the right.

But in these two steps, the distance of the ball was a bit far.

Monreal seized this opportunity, stepped forward immediately, and poked the ball to Lucky.

"Pogba lost the ball!"

Pogba lost the ball in the center circle, and Manchester United's formation tended to attack.

When Lucky caught the ball sideways, he picked the ball with his toes, then turned around and ran wildly.

The ball went over Matic's head and landed in front of Aubameyang on the wing.

Aubameyang immediately ran with the ball.

Aubameyang is very fast, which makes Ashley Young, who is defending him, break out in a cold sweat.

Ashley Young took a defensive stance and tried to intercept the ball as much as possible.

Aubameyang also made continuous swings. Just when Ashley Young was about to take a shot, Aubameyang made a direct cross.

The ball came to Lucky again.

Lucky rubbed the ball gently toward the other side.

The ball flew to the bottom line on the right side of Manchester United's penalty area, where Mane rushed to the ball, jumped up suddenly, and passed the ball back to Giroud.

Giroud responded to Mane's return shot. He hardly needed any adjustments and easily completed the push shot.

Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea stood like a scarecrow throughout the whole process, unable to make any reaction.

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Arsenal took the lead in scoring.

Giroud scores a league goal again!

Arsenal's goal also made the scene lively.

The Arsenal fans who were originally focused on watching the game suddenly burst into violent cheers.

For current Arsenal fans, they are happy.

Arsenal is no longer the unstable Gunner. Facing any strong opponent and facing any difficulties, Arsenal can perform amazingly.

And their task is to cheer after scoring a goal!

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