My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 178 The Trap of Frustration

Etihad Stadium.

Manchester is an industrial city, and the cold wind blowing in the air is as sharp as steel.

Thirty minutes into the match between Arsenal and Manchester City, Manchester City had already taken the lead.

They were one goal ahead of Arsenal, scored by Edin Dzeko. Arsenal's players seemed unprepared to face Manchester City. The pace of their game seemed slow and slow, and they were firmly suppressed by Manchester City.

Aaron Ramsey's performance is still not good.

In this game, Ramsey no longer plays the traditional midfielder position.

The task of holding and handling the ball was shared by Chen Yao to his teammates. Marco Verratti started the game. In Arsenal's current team, Verratti is a player who can provide valuable ball-holding and propulsion functions.

Ramsey was given more engineer responsibilities.

When Arsenal presses in the frontcourt, Ramsey's positional conditions and the frontcourt players together form a pressing network. Once Arsenal's pressing network is broken through, Ramsey must do his best to run back and become a pressing force. Part of the team's second and third lines of defense.

During counterattacks and attacks, Ramsey must also run diligently into the frontcourt to provide support to his teammates, and also serve as the team's backstop outside the penalty area for long-range shots.

Chen Yao's strategy for transforming Ramsey is very clear, allowing him to appear in various positions on the court.

Since the current Ramsey is not suitable for taking the ball more, let him appear more on both ends of the team's offense and defense. No matter when and where, a player who can allow the team to gain a numerical advantage in the appropriate area will never be provoked. People get bored.

Aaron Ramsey diligently completed the tasks assigned to him by the coaching staff. His running data in the first half were very impressive. His hot zone map was a standard B2B midfielder, appearing constantly back and forth between the two penalty areas. .

But this is his only bright spot.

In addition to diligent running, Ramsey's handling of the ball and decision-making are still very poor. Manchester City's goal came from Ramsey's wrong move in the backcourt.

He tried to take the ball and get rid of Manchester City's interfering players to complete the advancement, but he made a mistake, which led to Manchester City's on-the-spot counterattack and ultimately resulted in a conceding of the goal.

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The game continues.

Ramsey spat on the grass and let out a long breath.

He felt his muscles begin to ache, and his lungs felt a little uncomfortable. The sharp Manchester cold wind and too much running put a heavy load on him.

Ramsey looked at the electronic scoreboard. It was now 10 minutes after the start of the second half, and Arsenal had lost the ball again.

David Silva's precise mid-range pass ripped apart Arsenal's defense, and he assisted his teammates to score the second goal of the game, establishing the victory.

Manchester City's players look more like a team chasing Manchester United than Arsenal, they have enough bench depth to rotate players, and their performance on the pitch is more determined and stable.

There is a sense of frustration in Arsenal's ranks. Since January, their important players have continued to be absent and the team's performance has become more and more problematic.

Is this how we should behave?

Ramsey asked himself this question in his mind. When he came to Arsenal, Arsenal was still a team that could reach the finals of the Champions League.

When he was fourteen or fifteen years old, this team could still win an undefeated season.

He shook his head. At that time, he was considered the top talent in European football, but what about now?
Can I ever go back to who I once was?

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Arsenal lost [-]-[-] to Manchester City and their schedule continues to advance with difficulty.

It’s another double-match week, and three days later, Arsenal will face Chelsea again.At Stamford Bridge, Rafael Benitez's side are in fine form.

It is surprising that Benitez can receive applause from the Stamford Bridge fans. When coaching Liverpool, Benitez and Chelsea forged a lot of rifts.

Chelsea fans have a good impression of former coach Di Matteo, who led them to win the Champions League, and they have an even less favorable impression of Benitez, who was invited by Abramovich to replace Di Matteo.

To make matters worse, Chelsea's league performance did not improve much and they were eliminated early in the Champions League.

Benitez, who has only been at Stamford Bridge for half a season, is already in a precarious position.

However, Arsenal's performance was more fragile.

Chen Yao saw Carvajal make a reckless push error. Edin Hazard broke the ball from his feet. Before Carvajal could control the inertia of his body, Hazard dribbled the ball toward Arsenal's penalty area attack.

Marco Verratti did not stop Hazard. Verratti's physical condition was not advantageous. Hazard's beautiful lateral dribbling passed Verratti.

The only ones standing in front of him were Vermaelen and Szczesny. Hazard's skills made Vermaelen extremely fearful. The Belgian defender steadily controlled his center of gravity and did not want Hazard to get past him easily.

He didn't wait for Hazard's pass. Hazard was tripped by an Arsenal player and both of them rolled a few meters on the turf.

The referee pointed to the penalty spot.

The person who tripped Hazard was Aaron Ramsey. He ran back from the frontcourt to the penalty area and defended. Watching Hazard penetrate the heart of Arsenal, Ramsey took the shot without much thinking.

The moment he took action, he regretted it.But it doesn't help.

Vermaelen looked at Ramsey helplessly. He scolded him lightly, sighed, patted Ramsey on the shoulder, turned and walked away.

Ramsey stood there blankly, his head lowered and silent.

Can I still find my former self?
No, not anymore.he thinks.

Szczesny did not save the penalty and Chelsea led [-]-[-].

Arsenal, who were lagging behind, had no fighting spirit.

Chen Yao looked dissatisfied. When the broadcast camera flashed across the young coach's face, his expression was colder than the British weather in January.

Arsenal's recent record is very poor, and the successive injuries to important players make him feel that his tactical system is being drained.

What worries him even more is Arsenal's spirit.

This is a team that shows weakness.

They can be energetic when they win, but when they encounter setbacks and failures, they easily fall into the trap of frustration.

This is a team full of aura and talent, but the iron blood and courage they once had have not yet been recovered.

They are like artists on the field and can play pleasing football. However, they are not warriors. When they need to fight to the death, they will let their frustrated emotions control their performance.

Chen Yao knows that what he brings to this team is not enough.

They also need to understand that football is a competitive sport, and if they want to be the final winner, their courage is not enough.

Chelsea defeated Arsenal [-]-[-].

The Premier League has reached the third round of No. 20, and Arsenal is gradually falling behind.

(End of this chapter)