Chapter 111: United We Stand

Chapter 1397 United as one

Arsenal scored first, which would put a lot of pressure on Manchester City.

They were the attacking team, but the opponent scored first. The situation on the entire field would change greatly, and it would even be detrimental to their control of the game.

Guardiola on the sidelines also frowned.

I don't know what he was thinking, but he shook his head again and again. Obviously, facing such an Arsenal, Guardiola was also exhausted.

"Guardiola is shaking his head. I don't know if he is dissatisfied with the performance of Manchester City players or feels powerless about Arsenal!"

"But no matter which situation it is, for Manchester City at present, they are in an extremely pessimistic situation."

Let Arsenal score first, and Arsenal's chances of winning the game will be greatly increased.

So far, Arsenal has never been overturned by others when they are leading.

For this reason, after Arsenal took the lead, Manchester City's psychological pressure is even greater.

After all, if they lose the FA Cup, they will have another championshipless season this season.

Two consecutive championshipless seasons will have a great psychological impact on Guardiola and Manchester City players, and for the entire Premier League, they must also admit that a dominant team has emerged.

On the other hand, for Arsenal, after this goal, they will be very close to their sixth championship.

By winning the FA Cup, Arsenal has completed the feat of 11 championships in two seasons, and the Champions League is waiting for them.

Winning the Grand Slam in two seasons and winning all the championship trophies that can be won.

Arsenal is a historical team, they are dominating Europe.

This will become an irrefutable topic.

Even many fans have begun to put Arsenal at the historical level and compare it with those once glorious teams.

After all, it is difficult to find an opponent in the current football world.

Manchester City is an excellent team, but their growth is not enough to deal with Arsenal.

"Steady! Steady! Don't lose confidence!"

David Silva comforted the players again and again.

He also knew how much psychological pressure the Manchester City players would feel after this goal, and their sense of frustration would also increase greatly.

But the game is not over yet. If the morale suffers a devastating blow at this time, the next game will not be able to be played.

It can be said that the Manchester City players at this time are all on a string. They are in the middle line of denial and affirmation, and are constantly approaching the side of self-denial.

They desperately want to forget these and concentrate on the game.

To this end, they can only focus on their feet.

After Arsenal scored, they completed the celebration.

Giroud raised his arms high to greet the fierce cheers from the scene.

As the undisputed Golden Boot winner of the Premier League this season, his performance in the cup and the Champions League is equally wonderful.

It can be said that when joining Arsenal, Giroud won everything.

He is currently the most watched and popular center forward, and many other giants are also eyeing this French center forward.

Once Giroud has the idea of ​​leaving, his value must be high.

After returning to their own half, the Arsenal players looked extremely excited.

This goal has greatly helped the overall morale.

And they can see the champion's footsteps, which is more motivated than anything else.

On the other hand, the expressions of Manchester City players are more fierce.

When the game resumed, Manchester City's style of play became more arrogant.

Perhaps because of the loss of the ball and psychological pressure, they were very aggressive in pressing and confrontation, and sometimes even made some irrational pushing movements.

"Manchester City's mentality is becoming impatient!"

After Andy Gray finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Kompany on the side and found that the other party was also frowning.

Obviously, in this situation, Kompany also believes that the current situation is in a great disadvantage.

This is also the case. Losing the ball is not the key, but the change in mentality after losing the ball is the culprit that makes Manchester City impatient.

When facing Arsenal, there is a huge psychological burden in itself.

And now they have lost the ball again, which is equivalent to losing half of the game. Manchester City players can't help but be anxious.

Seeing that the only championship of the season was about to slip away from their hands, their inner impetuousness can be imagined.

On the other hand, Arsenal played steadily and they knew too well how to play in this situation.

Calmly deal with every defense, block the opponent's attack and build their own line at the same time.

As long as these two points are done well, Arsenal can stabilize the situation.

The game time passed little by little. When it entered the 40th minute, Manchester City had already pulled 9 shots, but only 2 of them hit the goal frame. The other 7 shots were all long shots, or even wasteful shots.

This is also a representative of the impetuous mentality.

Seeing that there was little time left in the first half, Manchester City became more impatient.

Even De Bruyne was no longer content to stay in the position of the defensive midfielder. He began to frequently insert forward.

And large-scale insertions must also lead to the weakness of the back line.

This also gave Arsenal two counterattack opportunities, but goalkeeper Moraes's saves were very brave, he blocked the ball high and rejected Arsenal's two shots in a row.

However, this also puts great psychological pressure on Manchester City's defenders.

But Manchester City cannot give up the offense. It can be said that they are riding a tiger at this time.

In the end, Arsenal won the first half of the game steadily.

They ended the first half with a 1:0 lead, which also allowed Arsenal to play more confidently in the second half.

But for Manchester City, if they don't want to lose this championship, they have to make some changes.

On the way into the locker room, Guardiola and his assistant coach were still discussing.

Obviously, they were thinking about how to make tactical changes in the second half.

The atmosphere at Arsenal is more relaxed. In the locker room, the players are also smiling and chatting, and the atmosphere is much more relaxed.

"Boys, you played well and defended well, and you even scored a surprising goal."

Mourinho had a smile on his face. He didn't expect the goal to come so quickly.

He believes that he only needs to defend well in the first half, hold back Manchester City and make the opponent's mentality impetuous, and wait for the second half to organize an effective attack.

But the surprise came suddenly.

A steal in their own half led to a direct counterattack and a goal. This also gave Arsenal a very friendly start and gave them great initiative in the overall form.

"In the second half, our task is still to defend well. Manchester City will not hand over the championship easily, but since we are already ahead, they will definitely increase their offensive intensity, and how to defend is our strength!"

Listening to Mourinho's words, the Arsenal players subconsciously puffed up their chests.

They believe that Arsenal is the best defensive team in Europe.

For this reason, they also believed that they could prevent Manchester City's offense.

"In the second half, the positions of Kante and Kay remain the same, and the work content remains the same, but you have to move closer to the center. Once you see De Bruyne advancing, someone must quickly follow up and restrict it. This requires Communicate yourselves.”

Lucky and Kanter nodded one after another. Facing De Bruyne's forward thrust, they would not let the other party easily appear in the dangerous area.

"There is also David Silva. He is getting older and his physical function and condition have declined. If appropriate pressure is applied, he will become very uncomfortable."

Everyone nodded again.

"On the offensive side, we still maintain the basic tactics of counterattack. The wings need to retreat more and move in to help the midfielder ease the difficulty of delivering the ball. Once a quick counterattack is needed, we must also move forward quickly." Mourinho looked at it. Mane said; "Especially you, starting from the second half, you have to run without hesitation. Before the 75th minute, you have to drain your energy. You have to put enough pressure on Kyle Walker and consume his energy at the same time!"

Mane nodded immediately.

He knows his position very well, and he has no objections to this kind of work.

And the championship is right in front of him. Even if he is asked to fight Kyle Walker hand-to-hand at this time, he is willing to do so.

"Okay, boys, these are the tactics. Get back into good shape and get ready for the second half of the game!"

Arsenal players shouted loudly, they are united to welcome their sixth championship!

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