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Chapter 334 North London Derby

Aguero, who suffered cramps, was helped off the field by the team doctor.

The team doctor told Pellegrini: "Aguero can no longer continue to play. He must rest."

Pellegrini took things as they were and did not insist on letting Aguero continue playing.

Manchester City made substitutions.

Dzeko appears.

Replaced Aguero.

So now Manchester City has a combination of two centers in the frontcourt.

One high became Dzeko.

He quickly became Balotelli.

But both of them are very strong.

Therefore, Manchester City can play simpler and rougher next time.

Arsenal are at home, and they will definitely continue to attack.

Pellegrini does not expect Manchester City to gain control of the game.

So we can only place our hope on counterattack.

If you can get one, there is still hope.

In fact, when Pellegrini ignited this idea in his heart.

I want to laugh.

Because the players' confidence is gone.

This cannot be saved in a short while.

He is a football coach, not a god.

The players were so beaten down by Ye Luo's performance that they had no temper at all. What could he do?
So the next game almost became garbage time.

Arsenal shrank when they saw the opponent.

There was no further onslaught.

But it's full of rhythm.

De Rong still followed Ye Luo step by step.

And Ye Luo did not pursue him fiercely.

The team's victory is the most important thing.

The other party has already shown a gesture of surrender.

Stop when you're ready to save energy.

After all, fatigue is the culprit of injuries.

Ye Luo himself is not afraid.

The other Arsenal players are still afraid.

In case the other party hurts several of the main players on his side.

Wouldn't it be worth the candle?

As a professional player.

Of course they know what it means to be merciful and to be merciful.

So ever.

The pace of the game slowed down.

It seems very dull.

Time passed by minute by minute.

in the stands.

Arsenal fans did not find the game boring.

They sang and danced.

Singer after song in the stands.

They sang the praises of every Arsenal player.

Among them, the songs belonging to Ye Luo are the most numerous.

At the end of the game, Arsenal fans even started making waves in the stands.

And Manchester City fans
They are almost gone.

in such an atmosphere.

game.

Finally the last moment came.

There are actually dozens of seconds left in injury time.

The referee blew the whistle to end the game.
"The game is over! The game is over!!"

"Arsenal defeated Manchester City and won eight games in a row!"

"Arsenal are really heading towards the title!!"

chanted commentator Andy Gray.

Fans in the stands were also chanting.

What makes Arsenal fans even more happy is that.

There is another game going on at this time.

Manchester United trail West Bromwich Albion [-]-[-] away from home!

If Manchester United also loses in this round of the league.

Then Arsenal is at least seven points ahead of No. 2! !
Arsenal are making great strides towards the title.

Regrettably.

Manchester United finally reversed their opponent.

After the eighth round of the league.

Manchester United are in second place with nineteen points, five points behind Arsenal.

Manchester City scored [-] points and ranked third.

In fourth place is Chelsea.

They scored [-] points in eight league games.

Arsenal's advantage is too obvious.

And after this game.

Everyone is discussing when Arsenal's winning streak will stop.

Some media think so.

Tottenham.

Maybe stop Arsenal.

After defeating Manchester City.

Arsenal has a League Cup match.

This game was an away game against Bristol City from the lower leagues.

As a result, Wenger did not bring any first-team players to participate.

Instead, a large number of youth training players were used.

even so.

Arsenal still defeated their opponents.

Advance to the fifth round of the League Cup.

Then the team began to prepare for the next opponent: Tottenham!

The importance of the game against Tottenham is self-evident. ,

This is a derby.

before the game.

Tottenham showed a very strong fighting spirit from top to bottom.

From head coach Pochettino.

to the players.

to the fans.

Tottenham swears by it.

We must have a good battle with Arsenal on the road.

They not only have to prove their strength.

A greater purpose.

It was to interrupt Arsenal's winning streak.

Two days before the game.

Pochettino is holding a meeting with the Tottenham team.

Pochettino thinks.

Arsenal will definitely strive to win at home.

"All they can think about right now is winning nine games in a row! This is our chance!"

"They will definitely look down on us. All we have to do is defend! Counterattack!"

The routine is not new.

But this is a common approach when facing a stronger side.

Same tactics.

The test is the team's execution ability.

so now.

What Pochettino has to do is inspire the fighting spirit of Tottenham players.

The north London derby didn't need mobilization.

But Pochettino still has to build on this foundation.

Add another fire!

When players from both sides play.

Pochettino sat on the coaching bench.

Every Tottenham player received a "warm welcome" from the fans.

And the other side.

Wenger is still working on Tottenham's starting lineup.

Because Tottenham's starting lineup in this game was beyond his expectations.

This made Wenger feel that the situation was somewhat beyond his control.

"The key is Sandro's position. If he still plays as a midfielder, it will be 442. If he plays as a central defender, it will be 532, but I think both situations may occur. Tottenham will decide during the game. Switch formations."

Buvac said from the side.

Adjust the team's formation according to changes in player positions during the game.

This has long been one of the most common tactical changes made by modern teams.

This game.

Tottenham did not use the 433 formation they proposed before, but only arranged two forwards to play.

Lennon partnered with Soldado.

They were all scraps obtained from selling Bell - Tottenham bought nine players in one go with the money from selling Bell.

Paulinho, Soldado, Lennon, Lamela, Dembélé, Eriksen and the like.

As a result, after a few league rounds, he was ridiculed as a "leftover" by the English media.

"Tottenham sold their iPhones and replaced them with stereos, radios, old telephones, black and white TVs, etc."

But honestly.

Although these people are not as good as Bell, they are not that unbearable.

The main reason for Tottenham's poor start this season is due to too many personnel changes and insufficient running-in.

Lennon was fast.

Letting him play is obviously designed for counterattack tactics.

And in the midfield.

The players who played include Paulinho, Townsend, Holderby and Sandro.

In the back line.

The right back is Walker, the center back combination is Vertonghen partnered with Dawson, and the left back is Kaishi.

Judging from the personnel structure present.

This seems to be a 442 formation.

But Sandro in Tottenham's lineup is a super jack of all trades.

He can play as a defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, forward, or central defender.

Along the central axis, except for the goalkeeper, any position can be played!
so..
With Tottenham giving up their previous most regular lineup of 433.Sandro's position is very critical.

You can tell where he appears.

It can make Tottenham's tactical system change.

So now for Arsenal.

The only trouble is Sandro's position.

Of course.

This is just a minor annoyance.

Because in my home stadium, Arsenal will definitely be dominated by me and dominate the situation of the game.

All Tottenham's plans.

If Arsenal can score quickly.

all that.

Neither is a problem.

soon.

Game start.

Wenger discovered it after careful observation.

Sandro, standing at the center back position.

He couldn't help but smile: "It seems that our derby opponents want to defend this stadium."

Buvac also breathed a sigh of relief.

The unknown situation is what worries us the most.

Now the game begins, after discovering that Tottenham's changes did not exceed the analysis of the coaching staff.

Everyone is relieved.

From the beginning of this game, Arsenal also completely took the initiative in the game.

Tottenham took the initiative to reclaim the penalty area.

The 532 formation is inherently a defensive formation.

Five defenders lined up.

There is a midfielder in front, and Soldado also retreats to the front line when defending. In fact, there are 4 midfielders, and they play 541 when defending.

Completely taking up all the space.

Faced with such a Tietong formation.

Arsenal's players already have experience.

The most important thing about attacking the Iron Barrel Formation is patience.

Any team that sets up an iron bucket formation cannot completely defend.

They will definitely have plans to counterattack.

Lennon was not involved in the defence.

He was alone in front.

But even so Arsenal dare not really ignore Lennon.

Someone had to keep an eye on him no matter what.

But the space on the court is so large that it would still be very dangerous if we allow people to counterattack a few more times.

So this requires that the team must control the ball well and not give Tottenham an opportunity to easily counterattack.

The pace of the game is slow.

Arsenal pass from left to right

And passed from the right to the left.

There is no absolute chance.

He will never make risky passes easily.

Such sleepy conduction certainly has a purpose.

Through this back and forth transfer, Tottenham players are mobilized.

The court is very big, and even the five defenders must maintain a certain distance from each other. If they are too far apart, the space between them will be gaps.

Will definitely be used by Arsenal.

So they have to keep their formation compact.

Which side does football go to.

Then Tottenham's players have to move collectively.

And in such a movement.

The airtight formation between them.

There may be loopholes!

and this.

This is the opportunity Arsenal must seize!
Pochettino sat on the coaching bench, his eyes constantly moving in the direction of the football.

He also seemed very calm.

But in fact, he was very panicked.

His original thought was.

Arsenal have won eight games in a row.

They will definitely be full of pride.

Plus it’s a derby.

Before the game, Tottenham also continued to add fuel to the fire, trying to increase the excitement of this game.

purpose.

It is to allow Arsenal's players to press forward aggressively at the beginning of the game.

such.

They will run into the five-back Tietong formation that Tottenham are preparing for here.

Wait for Arsenal's attack to be frustrated.

Tottenham's opportunity has come.

however.

The scene of the game now.

But he did not follow the script set by Pochettino.

Arsenal seemed very patient.Controlling the game.

This made Pochettino panic.

but.

The position of head coach sometimes requires a little bit of acting skills.

Of course Pochettino cannot reveal his anxiety.

He still had a smile on his face.

Look confident.

Showing confidence that the situation in front of him is under control.

Even Wenger was deceived by this confidence.

"What kind of backhand does this guy have?"

When Wenger saw Pochettino's confident smile.

They couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.

He went to the sidelines.

His hands made a downward movement.

Since you don’t know what your opponent’s next move is.

Then it's best to be more patient.

The Arsenal players on the field became more cautious when they saw the coach's actions.

Yello took the ball and passed it back to Fabinho.

Fabinho crossed to Cazorla.

At this time, Ye Luo crossed into the penalty area.

Ye Luo's running suddenly caused some chaos in Tottenham's defense.

Ye Luo is Tottenham's most important concern.

Follow his running.

Space appeared behind him.

This space was created by Yello for Arteta.

When Arteta appears in this space.

Cazorla's pass comes.

Subsequently.

Arteta takes a direct shot!

The football slammed on the crossbar and crossed the baseline.

"Ahh! Arteta! What a pity!!"

"In the first 10 minutes, Arsenal finally started to try to attack!!!"

"The shot from Arteta!! hit the crossbar!!"

"Oh oh oh, look at Yello's movement. This time Arteta's shot was carefully designed by the players on the field. Yello's movement took away several defensive players and allowed Tottenham's defense to appear. After finding the gap, Arteta's shot almost scored!!!"

"At this point in the game, Tottenham have not yet shown their offensive capabilities. If this is the case, then Arsenal will probably start to increase the pressure on their defense!!"

on the commentary.

The commentators were all awakened by Arteta's shot.

Everyone was already a little drowsy due to the slow pace on the court.

Arteta's shot.

All of a sudden, everyone's spirits were shaken.

Subsequently, the TV broadcast continued to replay Arsenal's attack.

Yelo, Cazorla, Arteta.

The three formed an "iron triangle".

Yelo crossed the path of Cazorla's movement.

Astonished many football experts.

This is definitely a running route that was carefully planned and thought through.

"Looking at Yello's running position, we can know that the football field is not just about passing people, breakthroughs, and shooting. The sport of football is not only about physical fitness and technology, but also about brains!!"

"Yeluo's running position is a semi-arc. Why does he run such a route? Because he can take away more defensive players, and this semi-arc just makes Tottenham goalkeeper Howard have to pay attention. Put it all on him!”

"The only pity is that Arteta's shot hit the crossbar! What a pity!"

Many football experts have explained to the fans the subtleties of Yello's movement.

And this time.

Arteta held his head in his hands with regret on his face.

Then he gave a thumbs up to both Cazorla and Ye Luo.

"My, my, my! Let's keep playing like this!"

Although Arteta's shot did not go in.

But it's also a boost for Arsenal's players.

The opponent's intensive defense.

It's nothing in front of Arsenal's powerful attack.

At this moment.

The TV broadcast featured Pochettino again.

This time.

Pochettino was not so calm.

He rubbed his hands together, came to the sidelines, and shouted loudly, reminding Tottenham players to keep their positions!

Just now Ye Luo made a run.

It caused at least two Spurs players to leave their defensive zone.

This is a hidden danger for Tottenham's defense.

At the same time, Pochettino is also thinking about the meaning of the team continuing to defend like this.

Because judging from these 10 minutes of the game.

Arsenal were in no rush to attack.

So it is Tottenham that is anxious now.

(End of this chapter)