My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 139 Heavy Rain Turbulence
Mancini jumped up excitedly and hugged his assistant.

The Manchester City players ran to the corner flag and hugged Nasri in the middle.

At the Emirates Stadium, only the visiting team fans cheered, and the home team fans had mixed emotions.

They once cheered for this player, and now he was knocking the ball into his own goal on behalf of his opponents.

"It's not a big deal." Arthur shrugged in the stands, "According to the intensity of our sales of players in recent years, we will encounter this kind of bad thing sooner or later."

"Friend, you are right." A white-haired old Gunners fan next to him cursed, "I have watched this team for almost 40 years. When I was a child, I never thought that something like this would happen."

"As long as I can win..." Donna looked at the two-to-one scoreboard and clenched her fists.

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"This goal is entirely due to Samir Nasri. He showed no mercy when facing his old club..." Martin Taylor was also impressed by this goal.

From the retracement of the ball, to the subsequent sorting and distribution, to the astute back-up shot and goal, the core of Manchester City's attack was Nasri.

"Samir's talent and talent are undoubted." Alan Smith commented, "Not everyone can get rid of Jorginho so easily. His progress is obvious to all. But Samir did it. This is talent."

"Alan, after Samir arrived at Manchester City, his playing time was not stable."

"Manchester City's frontcourt competition is too fierce, and Martin, from the perspective of a former professional player, I think Samir's decision may not be the right one."

"Do you think he would be better off staying at Arsenal?"

"Judging from Arsenal's performance in this game, the style Samir is accustomed to is still Arsenal's style."

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No one knows whether Nasri will regret it at this moment, but Mancini knows that his luck is not bad.

It was only 10 minutes into the second half, and the tactical adjustments he made during the halftime break were working.

After all, Arsenal's high-position pressing system is not complete. They can press very skillfully against the fixed goalkeeper-defender-midfielder passing system. However, when other players are withdrawn from the frontcourt, Arsenal is investing more troops. Still not decisive enough in the choice of oppression.

Even so, Arsenal's performance has made Mancini wipe a sweat.

He was blaming himself for being slow in his reaction.

It seemed that the heavy rain in London had dulled his brain.

The rain did not let up and seemed to get a little heavier after Manchester City scored.

In the VIP box, Josh Kroenke looked back at Tim Lewis.

There were beads of sweat on the forehead of the consulting expert who was sitting upright. It was obvious that he was really immersed in it.

If he hadn't been sitting next to me, Josh Kroenke thought, he might have jumped up.

"Tim?"

"Oh! Mr. Kroenke?"

"Are you an Arsenal fan?"

"Yes, it is."

Tim Lewis took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and said apologetically: "Sorry, I have been an Arsenal fan for many years, so I was too involved."

Josh Kroenke smiled, "Two to one is a dangerous score, right?"

"It's a very dangerous score. In the Premier League, even if you are two goals ahead, you can't take it lightly."

"Then the game becomes interesting again." Josh Kroenke's eyes searched the Arsenal dugout.

Mr. Coach, should you be nervous now?
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Chen Yao wiped away the rainwater, and his vision was blurred.

The shirt on his body must have been wet. He didn't know what his appearance was like, but he was probably very embarrassed.

He was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first five and 10 minutes.

On this rainy day, he asked Arsenal's players to show the intensity of a knockout match and complete the ideal pressure resolutely and powerfully.The performance of the players was testament to their attitude and determination and he saw for the first time the heights his team could reach.

In the London rain, he asked his players to fight for him.

His players were fighting for him.

Now, it's time to throw out the next card.

Chen Yao waved, Olivier Giroud stood up with a smile and moved his limbs.

"It's my turn, coach!"

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"In the 52nd minute, Arsenal made a substitution... This was the first substitution of the game. Jamie Vardy came off and Olivier Giroud came on."

"It's interesting, Martin." Alan Smith held up the microphone, "In the first five and 10 minutes, Vardy showed us the characteristics of a forward whose main task is to press, but in the offense, his performance was not obvious. "

"now what?"

"Now we can see another change in Arsenal's regular attacking style."

Chen Yao gave a few more instructions in Giroud's ear, and Giroud hugged Vardy after he came off the field and ran onto the pitch.

He ran past Griezmann, exchanged a few words with his fellow Frenchman, and stood in the single arrow position.

Giroud is not very athletic, he is tall, but slow, which means that Arsenal's way of playing has to change.Mancini thought.

During the intermission, his cards had been played, and now it was his turn to deal with Chen Yao's cards.

After Giroud came on the field, Arsenal's frontcourt pressing became much less intense.

Chen Yao knows that the team has its limits, and it is almost time to recycle.

Manchester City's ball pressure suddenly eased, but Nasri, who had gained free space by relying on tactical adjustments, fell into Arsenal's combined defense.

Arsenal's defensive system in the backcourt is also well organized. Nasri and Silva found that if they wanted to receive the ball in the [-]th zone, they could almost only get the ball with their backs. The next second, their opponents would Will organize a tight back pressure of the ball holder.

Manchester City's attack was blocked by Arsenal's recycling, and when their attack was interrupted, the Gunners' counterattack speed could not be pushed up.

67 minutes.

After Manchester City basically returned to defense, Arsenal advanced the ball into Manchester City's half.

It was Cazorla who had the ball again. The Manchester City players, who had seen the Spaniard's magical dribbling, decisively followed him closely.

Cazorla was not busy turning around. He took the ball a few steps laterally. After finding that he still couldn't get rid of the close Manchester City player, he gave the ball back to Jorginho.

Arteta cautiously stayed in the waist position, and Jorginho faced the direction of the goal and had enough space to pass the ball.

He passed the ball straight to Giroud, who pressed his thick back and hips against Nastasic, holding the ball with his back.

Nastasic was guarding against Giroud's shot, but was backed up by the tall and strong Frenchman, and he found it difficult to stretch his feet in front of Giroud's body.

After Giroud shouldered Nastasic, he slowly, staggeringly, but surely half-turned, moved his instep, and bounced the ball out.

Griezmann shook off Zabaleta like a wind and looped from behind the offside line.

He ran into the blind spot of Kolo Toure's vision, reversed and started to accelerate, received the ball from Giroud, and pushed with his left foot amidst the sound of rain and roars in the field.

The ball slid against the turf toward the far corner. Joe Hart fell to the ground and reached out, and he touched the ball.

But it was too wet and slippery.

Joe Hart used all his strength on his fingertips. Through his gloves, he felt that the friction with the ball was getting smaller and smaller.

The ball slipped from his grasp and rolled over the goal line.

Three to one, there is no suspense in the game.

(End of this chapter)