Chapter 887
"Offside?"
"Oh my god, the lineman actually signaled that this was an offside."
"Let's take a look at the slow-motion replay from different angles. When Sturridge started, Koscheerney and Julu were dragged at the end. Sturridge was in parallel with them. How could it be an offside?"
"This is definitely a very obvious misjudgment."
"We saw Sturridge very dissatisfied with the penalty, jumped up from the ground and chased the referee to ask for an explanation. He obviously felt that he could not be offside. The lineman's penalty was indeed very surprising."
"From another perspective, it is clearer this time. Sturridge pays great attention to maintaining his position and even deliberately lags behind. It can be seen that he is very confident in his speed. After the start, he quickly threw away Julu and Koscheerney. This is a very exciting anti-offside single strike."
"Mar City is also quite dissatisfied with the referee's penalty. It was supposed to be a penalty kick or even a red card, but unexpectedly the linebacker awarded Manchester City offside. The difference is too huge."
"Arsenal players are also protesting. They believe that Manchester City is indeed offside and there is suspicion of putting pressure on the referee. Both sides seem to be a little excited on the court. The referee obviously has some doubts about the linebacker's penalty. He went to the sidelines to ask about the situation. The linebacker is obviously very sure of his judgment."
"Offside!"
"The referee finally gave a clear penalty."
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Gao Han was helpless on the sidelines. He turned his head and looked at Wenger who was looking at him. He spread his hands, as if saying, "You are really lucky, otherwise you will be dead."
Wenger glanced at him, pretended not to see it, turned his head and continued to look at the field.
"Hey guys!"
Gao Han applauded vigorously, attracting the attention of all the players on the court.
"It's okay, we're all cheering up. This is just a misjudgment. At best, we can only win one less goal, continue to cheer up, and continue to play like this, and we can score another goal."
Gao Han's shouting made the players on the court no longer entangle the referee.
In fact, there is no need.
With the linebacker so sure, even if the referee has some doubts, it is impossible to overturn the linebacker's penalty. This misjudgment can only be recovered after the game, but it has nothing to do with the game itself.
Kaka, who was wearing the captain's armband in this game, also clearly realized this and immediately called all his teammates to him, conveying the head coach's intentions to all teammates, and signaling his teammates to remain calm.
"Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!!"
Manchester City players stacked their right hands together and scattered, making everyone feel their high fighting spirit and made Wenger, who was standing on the sidelines, look more solemn.
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The game starts again.
Arsenal just drove the ball out when Manchester City grabbed the first landing point and headed back to the midfield.
After David Silva and Kaka passed one quick shot in succession, the Spaniard passed to Cristiano Ronaldo. After the Portuguese threw away Sarnia, they directly shot a long shot.
The shot came very suddenly. Szczesny was shocked and was about to react, but the ball missed.
Arsenal also quickly counterattacked. Wilshere made a pick pass in the midfield, and Van Persie pulled the ball to the left side of the penalty area and shot at the goal from a small angle, but the ball hit high.
A minute later, Arsenal's offense made a comeback. Nasri forced his way through Zabaleta and passed the right rib with a low pass. Walcott used his speed to penetrate the penalty area and snarrowly before Fertonheng. He shot a low shot, but was stuck in his position by Chech and held it in his arms.
Arsenal's two consecutive attacks created a threat, which made the Gunners fans at the scene very excited.
But Manchester City is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.
Soon, the Blue Moon launched an offensive. After Gareth Bale on the right received the ball, he wanted to use his speed to force his breakthrough Crish, but was blocked by Koscheerny who was back in front of the baseline. The last left-footed cross also hit Koscheerny in the middle, and bounced out of the baseline and corner kick.
David Silva sent a corner kick, and Arsenal central defender Julu grabbed the first landing point in the penalty area and headed the ball to clear the ball, but Kaka adjusted it and shot directly after stopping the ball from his chest outside the penalty area.
The ball hit Alexander Song's leg and bounced out of the bottom line, and another corner kick.
David Silva took the corner kick again. This time, Fertonheng grabbed the first landing point in the penalty area and headed the ball from close range, but the angle failed to be straight and slightly off.
The two teams fought against each other, and the pace of the game was very fast, and the game scene was extremely exciting, which made the fans on the scene exclaim, but the game was more played in Arsenal's half.
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"Tell Milner, go a little further and pinch Willshere."
"And Kaka, don't fight with Alexander Song, that's meaningless."
"Be careful, Nasri, this kid is not easy to deal with."
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Just before Gao Han's order reached the court, Arsenal once again fought back and killed the frontcourt. Walcott passed the ball to Nasri on the right. After the French player got rid of two players, Sabaleta and Fertonheng, he forced a shot under the blockade of Xavi Martinez.
But this time the shot didn't have much angle, and goalkeeper Cech cooperated well, so strictly speaking there was no threat.
But Gao Han was still a little dissatisfied, "Hey, be careful, don't give him a chance, understand?"
One minute later, Manchester City quickly gave revenge.
David Silva's oblique pass allowed Gareth Bale to penetrate the ball in a diagonal way, and got the opportunity to volley at the front of the penalty area. However, because he was too hastily, he failed to adjust the angle and had the strength, but the angle was too straight and was confiscated by Szczesny on the spot.
However, this can also be regarded as a lesson for Arsenal.
"Feltonheng's defense is really worry-free." Seeing Gao Han walk back, Brian Kid shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The Belgian left-center defender must have the strength. There is no doubt about whether it is physical or personal ability, but it is just too frigid, but this is also normal. Players with strong mobility and very high investment in the game often have such problems.
Passion and stability are often incompatible.
This is also the reason why Gao Han is very optimistic about him but does not allow him to replace Kompani.
At least, Kompany is more stable than Fertonheng.
"There are two of the strongest individual abilities in Arsenal, Van Persie and Nasri, these two kids have to be guarded," said Gao Han.
After Van Persie returned from injury, she showed the strength of a world's top scorer. She scored eleven goals in eight games, which was unimaginable. If he could play a full season in full, how many goals would he score?
What's more, this is in a team like Arsenal. If it were in a top team, it would probably score more goals.
As for Nasri, he gradually took on the burden of Arsenal's frontcourt offense, behind him is the core of the organization Fabregas. He is more of the offensive core of the frontcourt, with outstanding personal abilities and excellent performance.
However, interestingly, both players are now facing problems with contract renewal.
Van Persie is not particularly anxious. He has two and a half years left, but Nasri has only one and a half years left. If he cannot renew his contract successfully in the second half, he will probably be sold during the winter break. Many giant teams including Real Madrid and Barcelona are very interested in him.
Of course, the French international has only one year left in the contract, so I'm afraid it won't be able to sell at a good price.
"I'm not worried on the right. Mascherano's defense never disappoints me, but it's on the left..."
Gao Han glanced at Feltonheng again and shook his head constantly.
This kid is just a double-edged sword. If you use it well, you will hurt your enemy, but if you don’t use it well, you will hurt yourself. Fortunately, you are still relatively young, so let’s get through it slowly.
Almost all outstanding defenders are made and abused.
"You go and tell them, it's fifteen minutes, keep calm, don't move the pace so fast, keep the ball under control, but keep the pressure on the frontcourt and don't let them breathe."
Brian Kidd immediately took the order and went forward.
Gao Han turned his head again and looked at Wenger. The latter still had the bitter face and worried look on weekdays, which made Gao Han's heart feel much more balanced.
He knew very well that with just one goal, Arsenal would be basically finished.
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As Manchester City retreated, the pace of the game gradually slowed down, and all the fans on the scene breathed a sigh of relief.
From the beginning to now, the game has been going on too fiercely and the pace is too fast. Both sides are dazzled by the attacks. Now it is slowed down appropriately, so you can take a break.
After the pace slowed down, the ball was controlled at Manchester City's feet.
Modric was not there in this game, and David Silva was closer to Sabaleta, taking on the burden of organizing more and sorting out the midfield. Milner is relatively in front, and he has a very important task to suppress Arsenal's midfield, especially Wilsher.
If we talk about creativity and passing ability, Milner is definitely not as good as his teammates, but when it comes to tactical execution, the England international always meticulously completes the head coach's tasks.
In addition, Rosici on the left was almost blocked by Mascherano and had no performance at all, so the entire Arsenal midfield organization was sorted out and fell into chaos, which forced Nasri to actively retreat and respond more.
The disadvantages of losing Fabregas have gradually emerged, that is, the midfield's ability to play has declined very significantly.
In the 21st minute, Manchester City once again threatened.
Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball from the left and cut inside, and was assigned to the front of the penalty area. Kaka took a foot and shot a curved shot, but it was slightly higher.
Just two minutes later, it was Manchester City's attack again. Sturric pulled to the right, and Gareth Bale penetrated the penalty area from the right rib. After receiving Sturric's pass in the penalty area, he fell to the ground after encountering Coscheerney's defense, but the referee signaled that there was no foul, which was also a very correct penalty.
When the game reached the 26th minute, Arsenal finally made a counterattack.
After Nasri retreated and received the midfield pass, he forced himself to get rid of Sabaleta with his personal ability and passed the ball to Van Persie's feet. After the Dutch center stopped the ball, he wiped Xavi Martinez and dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area.
But at the critical moment, Mascherano came out from the side. A seemingly fierce but extremely accurate judgment made a shovel and intercepted the ball under Van Persie's feet. The Dutch center stood up and jumped over Mascherano and did not fall to the ground.
After getting Mascherano's interception, Xavi Martinez turned around and passed the ball to the frontcourt with a long pass.
Chapter completed!