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Chapter 83 Deadlock

Not only Amunia is confused about Rongguang's performance today, but even Arsenal's head coach Wenger feels strange, thinking that Rongguang is in too good condition today...

But Wenger didn't know why glory was like this, and Amunia didn't know it either.

I'm afraid only a few people know about it.

Deborah was one of them sitting in front of the TV watching the game. In addition, Kaka, who also sat in front of the TV, also knew why Rongguang was so motivated and murderous...

After Rongguang cut off Walcott's ball in his penalty area, Kakas guessed what would happen next.

Sure enough, everything was as expected, Rongguang ran wildly along the way.

At first, Kaka was still curling her lips, still angry about the decision to choose Manchester City.

But as Glory drove the ball, he clenched his fists unknowingly.

Such a wild running... made him, the spectator, excited to see it

Finally, when Rongguang sent the football into the goal with a neat shot, he couldn't help but wave his fist.

But he soon noticed that there was someone sitting beside him...his wife Caroline.

He turned his head and looked at her.

She was smiling at herself.

"At least... this ball is pretty good..." he explained.

Caroline nodded: "I agree."

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The fifteen-minute intermission is not long or short.

In the Arsenal locker room, the morale was a little low, which was different from the atmosphere before the game began.

This is the consequence of Glory's goal and his subsequent series of performances.

After Glory scored, he was still threatening Arsenal's goal, which made Arsenal players feel scared of Glory.

Just look at the players' relief expressions at the end of the first half, and how much pressure the glory has brought them.

Faced with this situation, Wenger changed his mind.

He decided not to make any adjustments to the team's tactics, let the players stick to their most familiar style of play, and told them that Arsenal's tactics have no problems at all. Conceding the ball is just bad luck and there is no problem with the tactical arrangement.

The most important thing now is to restore confidence to the players.

So Wenger clapped her face. After attracting the attention of all the players, he said to them: "Okay, forget about the goal, it's just an accident. In the whole first half, we only gave Manchester City that opportunity. That's an exception, there's no reference..."

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Meanwhile, in the Manchester City locker room, Benitez told the players: "After we equalized the score, Arsenal will definitely continue to increase the offense. Because they want fourth place in the league more than we do, and this is at their home court, they are less allowed to lose here. So in the second half, their offense will only be stronger and it is absolutely impossible to shrink the defense. This is our opportunity."

Benitez analyzed Arsenal's tactics for everyone and told everyone what to do.

This is much better than what Mark Hughes did. First analyze the tactics and then tell everyone how to do it. This will make the players very clear and not be confused.

Mark Hughes will only make the players more confused, so on the court, Mark Hughes's Manchester City is like a group of headless flies on the court, while Benitez's team has clear ideas.

"In the second half, we must insist on playing defensive counterattacks and make full use of our speed advantages. We must be quick and fragile when handling the ball, and don't be greedy for the ball."

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After the second half of the game began, the commentators and commentators found that both sides did not make any tactical adjustments and did not substitute people.

The two teams followed the tactics and style of play in the first half.

Arsenal still controls the ball and has an advantage in possession rate.

Manchester City seems to have contracted its defense, but rely on counterattacks from time to time to threaten Arsenal's goal.

No one can say that he has the advantage. From the perspective of ball possession rate, Arsenal has the advantage, but looking at the number of times he threatens the opponent's goal, Arsenal has no advantage.

Manchester City's counterattack is indeed very threatening, but it is not many times, which has greatly reduced their chances of scoring.

The two sides just stood in a stalemate.

No one can beat the other. Such a game makes those neutral fans feel good because both sides are evenly matched.

But it made fans of both sides very confused. After all, everyone hopes that their team can win the game, and it is best to win the game easily.

But judging from the current situation, it may not be so easy to decide the outcome...

Time passes quickly in this tangle and stalemate.

In a blink of an eye, the second half was halfway through, and the score still did not change, and it was still tied.

If both sides tied, it was actually not good for each other. But many people felt that judging from the performance of this game, perhaps the draw was the fairest result for both teams...

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The game continued, and neither side had a chance to score, but no one caught it.

As time goes by, it seems that it is really going to be a draw.

Benitez stood on the sidelines, staring at the stadium with no sign of anything on his expression, but in fact he was a little nervous inside.

What he fears the most now is that his players can't hold back.

Because in the second half of this game, it is actually a competition between the patience of both sides.

Whoever has more patience will have a greater chance of winning the game.

Arsenal's patience is reflected in their ball control accuracy. Arsenal's ball possession rate still has the advantage in the second half. They are more patient and more cautious than in the first half. If there is no particularly good opportunity, they would rather pass the football all the way back than rashly pass the ball and make a mistake like the first half.

Manchester City's patience is reflected in insisting on defensive counterattacks. Even if there is little time left, they cannot suppress the attack, because once they invest less defensive forces on the defense line, it may lead to empty defense line and bring Arsenal the best opportunity they have dreamed of.

Now it depends on who is even less patient.

As time goes by, there will always be one party who is impatient first.

Either Arsenal or Manchester City.

Arsenal lost their patience and they could not continue to pass and run so slowly. They would give up this kind of intensive playing method and use a more rough approach to seeking goals.

At that time, it was Manchester City's opportunity.

But Benitez was worried that his players would not wait for that time and put them out to attack.

Compared with football matches and basketball matches, there is one less time-out adjustment rule in the game.

If you can stop the game at any time in football and then call the players down to give face-to-face advice, the problems that Benitez is facing now will be solved.

Now he can only watch the court anxiously, hoping that the players can stay awake.

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"The game entered the 75th minute, and there were fifteen minutes left before the end of the game. Compared to the first half, although there was no goal, the second half was still very exciting," said John Mortson.

Alan Hansen expressed his agreement: "Time flies quickly without realizing it, and everyone's attention is on the offense and defense of both sides. These two teams are teams with distinctive characteristics. Arsenal's ball control has the upper hand, and their transmission and running are pleasing to the eye. Manchester City is a team that has been fighting back quickly. Every time their counterattack is exciting..."

"The only problem is that the draw may be something that neither side wants to accept, so what will happen in the next fifteen minutes?" Mortson's tone was a little expectant.

Such a wonderful game, if it was just a draw in the end, would be too boring.

It’s still necessary to decide the winner, no matter who wins. Victory and failure are the two most important elements of the sport of combined football...

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Benitez was anxious inside, and Wenger was also anxious.

He stood on the sidelines and frowned and looked on the court.

He believes that Manchester City's defense is far inferior to their offense, so he predicts that this game will be a goal-scoring battle with many goals.

But the actual situation did not expect it.

He didn't expect Manchester City to do such a good defense in this game. All the players reclaimed their defense and worked together. Some players even used their bodies to block the gun's eye.

How has such a defense ever appeared on Manchester City players?

Wenger didn't know that in order to prepare for this game, Benitez had trained the team for two weeks to shrink the defense.

It is to ensure that in this game, Arsenal, who has strong attack power, can not concede the ball.

Although he lost a goal in the first half, the team's performance in the second half satisfies Benitez.

Seeing Manchester City's defense, Wenger even doubted his judgment - Manchester City didn't want to win away from the beginning, right? They just wanted to get a draw. But if they were going to tie the game at the beginning, they might lose. Only by posing for a win can they eventually get a draw.

But... Wenger finally denied his judgment.

When it comes to accepting the draw, I should be better than Manchester City.

After all, Arsenal has 55 points now and ranks fourth, while Aston Villa, who is ranked fifth, has only 49 points after losing to Manchester City. Arsenal is six points ahead of Aston Villa. Even if it draws this game, it is safer.

However, Manchester City, who are determined to qualify for the Champions League next season, is meaningless. They must win in order to successfully counterattack in the few remaining leagues.

So Manchester City definitely wants to win...

Since that's the case, wait patiently for them to attack, and then catch them off guard.

Fight back?

Arsenal can do it too
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