My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 135 The Gunners’ High Pressure
Joe Hart didn't know it, or it was useless if he knew it, but his pass to the left played right into Arsenal's hands.

When Vardy ran towards Joe Hart, he intentionally ran a arc from Joe Hart's right side.

As for the Manchester City goalkeeper who was blocked from the ball angle on the right, the only options on the left were Nastasic and Gael Clichy.

Before Joe Hart even started to take off, Arsenal's frontcourt players had already moved.

Walcott galloped past Mancini's eyes, he passed Clichy from behind, and if the ball was given to the left, "Little Tiger" would have intercepted the pass.

Cazorla stuck on Nastasic, he was only a little slower, and as soon as Nastasic caught the ball with his back, Cazorla entangled himself.

Nastasic was caught in a difficult situation, worried about losing the ball on his turn and looking to pass back to the keeper, Vardy already in line between himself and Joe Hart.

In the end, Nastasic bravely completed a half-turn. Before Cazorla's foot poked the ball, he twisted around and kicked the ball away, which barely resolved the crisis in the backcourt.

Chen Yao clapped his hands and gave the players a thumbs up.

"Well-trained high-pressure." Alan Smith said. "Manchester City's passes are one step slower than the Arsenal players. If Cazorla hadn't been a little late, Manchester City might have conceded the goal in less than 5 minutes. gone."

Mancini quickly realized that this was a game that started in goal.

Arsenal pressed high up the pitch with more determination than he could have imagined.

In the first few rounds, most of Arsenal's opponents were on the defensive. Long passes were the main means of advancement and gave up possession of the ball. This allowed Mancini to ignore Arsenal's changes.

Joe Hart was in a panic under Vardy's pressure. Mancini found some ways to do it. Vardy's pressure on Joe Hart was intentional.

He controlled the direction of the Manchester City goalkeeper's ball, and other Arsenal players could move ahead of time, thus causing damage to Manchester City's ball from the backcourt.

At this moment, Joe Hart was frightened when he saw Vardy. When he passed the ball to the left, Walcott and Cazorla followed Nastasic and Clichy closely. .

When Vardy changes direction, Joe Hart can only give the ball to Kolo Toure or Zabaleta. At this time, Cazorla will turn around and rush towards Kolo Toure. Zman entangled Zabaleta.

No matter which direction he plays the ball, Joe Hart will draw loud complaints from his teammates, who complain about the goalkeeper's knife-edge pass.

But Joe Hart is in trouble. If he can dribble past Vardy, does he need to trouble his teammates?

Therefore, in the past 5 minutes, Mancini discovered that the flames of war have been burning in the area within 30 meters in front of Manchester City's goal.

"Kick the ball far away!" Mancini took advantage of a goal kick and shouted loudly into the field.

He made a trade-off, even if it would give up some of the ball, it was better than having the wind in front of his own goal.

The rain gradually became heavier again, and Mancini's hair was wet, sticking to his forehead wetly.

Hearing the shout from the head coach, Joe Hart was relieved. He waved widely to signal the two full-backs to push forward, and the overall formation moved forward, and he came to kick.

The powerful goal kick spanned half the pitch, drawing an arc in the rain and fog, pointing towards Arsenal's half.

The ball did not touch the turf and was intercepted in mid-air.

Players from Arsenal and Manchester City jumped up, shook their heads, and headed the ball away during the confrontation, causing sweat and rain to fly.

Gareth Barry strode forward and accurately judged the second landing point of the ball.

He unloaded the ball and took two small steps, looking for opportunities to organize offense.

There's nothing wrong with Barry controlling the tempo, but Arsenal's players were still running when he stopped briefly.

The four pressing players who were originally distributed in the frontcourt retreated decisively, and the players in the midfield and backcourt also quickly formed a new solid formation to deal with Manchester City's attack.Griezmann runs back to suppress the premise Zabaleta, Walcott's recovery blocks Clichy, Cazorla sprints to Yaya Toure and Vardy runs to Bari.

The red and white figure broke through the rain curtain and rushed towards Manchester City's formation like a tide.

Barry seemed to hear Vardy's heavy breathing, and he quickly turned his eyes to look at Vardy's position.

very close.

Barry was secretly shocked. In fact, before the game, when Mancini emphasized the changes in Arsenal's starting lineup to the players, he didn't think it was a big deal.

Vardy's start surprised the entire Manchester City team, but they soon reached a consensus: this was a decision made by Arsenal's coach who was driven crazy by pressure.

For a player who was playing in the National League last season, his ability to play in the Premier League is simply a joke.

Vardy's first few touches since coming on confirmed that.

But gradually, Manchester City's defense had a psychological shadow on the gnashing forward.

Can this still be called a forward?This is basically a defender.

Vardy's running and blocking are extremely aggressive. He stares closely at Joe Hart and immediately runs to the next line after the ball is passed. Even if the ball is sent to the center circle, he still rushes back to block it. field.

Barry does not believe that Vardy's physical fitness can support him to run infinitely, but at this moment, Vardy's approaching speed in his eyes has not slowed down at all.

He didn't dare to control the rhythm anymore. After staying for a while, the space for the Manchester City players disappeared and was covered by red and white figures.

A short pass was passed to Yaya Toure, and Barry leaned towards the sideline, trying to open up some space.

Yaya Toure observed the positions of both sides before receiving the ball. After receiving the ball, he immediately completed a kick.

The target is David Silva in front. Arsenal's two defensive midfielders, one is taken away by Nasri, and the other is far away from Silva who is moving flexibly.

Baccari Sagna galloped over, slid the tackle on the ground, and kicked the ball away from the route planned by Yaya Toure.

Yaya Toure was stunned, what is going on?
Why is their right back in the middle?

He didn't have time to figure it out, because Jorginho took Sagna's shoveling pass while running, and after shaking his center of gravity, he barely tricked Barry and passed a short pass to Santi Cazorla.

The power is a little weak, but Cazorla's skills can handle this kind of ball easily.

When he touched the ball, he was facing his own half. Barry climbed up and rushed up to cover the position. Then Cazorla cut the ball back with his left foot, turned around, flicked his right foot, and galloped forward. Leaving Barry behind to eat the exhaust.

At the same time, the Arsenal players who had just recovered all lines moved again. The red and white swords split open Manchester City's flank defense and rushed forward.

This is Arsenal's favorite big-space counter.

Cazorla dribbled the ball to the [-]th area and gave it to Walcott with his right foot. Walcott poked forward, went down to the baseline, and passed the ball hard to the ground.

The ball flew to the left wing next to Joe Hart's toes. Antoine Griezmann understood it clearly. Waiting on the left rib, he touched the ball lightly and got past Kolo, who was stuck in the position but could not keep up with his flexibility. · Toure.

Kolo Toure's body was thrown in the other direction. He looked back in despair and saw the flexible French winger exerting force with his left foot and pushing towards the near post.

No. 12 minutes, one to zero.Arsenal managed to score in the first 15 minutes.

(End of this chapter)