Strong Waist

Chapter 48 Targeting Pogba

Arsenal relied on Lucky's outstanding performance to win the second leg of the Champions League.

After this game, Arsenal is also in a more advantageous situation in the group.

In another game, Paris also defeated its opponent and is currently in second place with one win and one loss.

The Champions League Group A rankings have entered the predetermined rankings after only two games.

After all, in the pre-match predictions, Arsenal was basically the first to qualify in the group, and Paris was second in the group.

Arsenal still has a strong dominance in Group A.

After the Champions League ends, Arsenal has to prepare for the weekend league again.

They only had three days to prepare, and their opponent was Manchester United.

Manchester United is still in that half-dead state, and is even getting worse.

Solskjaer failed to fulfill his promise at the beginning of the season, and Manchester United also did not perform very well.

Despite Pogba's return, Manchester United is still in the middle of the standings with a 2-2-2 record.

And they faced Arsenal, who currently leads the standings and is at their peak.

Arsenal have won six of the past six rounds, scoring 12 goals and conceding only 2 goals.

In such an offensive and defensive state, it is extremely difficult for Manchester United to defeat Arsenal.

Even at Old Trafford, Manchester United does not have much confidence.

Today's Manchester United fans have been driven a little crazy by the team's performance.

This is no longer a matter of an exploding mentality, but rather a rage caused by a complete lack of clues and a complete inability to find the right path.

They attack people when they catch them, regardless of whether they are friends or foes.

There are also a large number of so-called Manchester United celebrities who come out to criticize, which makes the club's situation even worse.

The most critical thing is that in order to stabilize the fans' emotions, Manchester United invited Ferguson several times to come to the stands to watch the game. However, Manchester United failed to defeat the opponent in two consecutive games, which led to Ferguson also beginning to refuse to attend.

Ferguson has been silent.

He is very aware of his influence on Manchester United. For this reason, in order not to interfere with Solskjaer or the team, he did not give random instructions like other 'famous players'.

Ferguson's silence also made Manchester United fans think that even the Jazz were desperate in the face of the current situation.

At first, Manchester United fans thought Solskjaer carried the Red Devils' DNA and thought they were a team.

But as their performance declined further and further, they went from trying hard at the beginning to becoming intolerable now.

To put it bluntly, the current situation at Manchester United is a mess.

This is not a problem that can be solved by a simple transfer and one player, it is a thorough cleaning from top to bottom.

But the current Manchester United does not have this ability, or in other words, their top management will not eliminate themselves.

So, this is an unsolvable problem.

Old Trafford is still so lively. Even if the record is not obvious, Manchester United's influence is still great.

Although their current 'noisy next door' neighbor has become Manchester City, Manchester United still hopes that they can return to their former glory.

After all, in their view, when Manchester United was prosperous, Manchester City was nothing.

Despite this, they have to admit that Manchester City is very strong today.

But even such a powerful Manchester City is powerless against Arsenal. Is there really anything they can do?

Manchester United fans have never been so unsure of themselves.

Even when they faced Barcelona, ​​the third dream dynasty, they were tightly surrounding Ferguson, ready to overthrow the opponent at any time.

But now?

Does Solskjaer deserve their trust?

Is he capable of overturning Arsenal's new rising dynasty?

"Arsenal's advance was extremely fast. After Kai intercepted Pogba's long pass, Arsenal immediately entered counterattack mode. Their speed was so fast!"

exclaimed Paul Mawson.

With three consecutive passes, Arsenal has pushed the ball to the opponent's back line.

Giroud faced the ball, stepped forward, and carried Maguire forward.

But in the end, he was suppressed by the tall Maguire and failed to touch the ball. After Maguire successfully intercepted Giroud, goalkeeper De Gea held the ball firmly in his arms. .

After De Gea got up, he immediately gave Maguire a thumbs up.

At this time, the two of them are not in the state of resentful teammates, and Maguire's state and performance have not stretched his hips to the level of "aircraft carrier U-turn".

In fact, Maguire, who just joined Manchester United, is in extremely high fighting spirit and condition at this time.

He has already joined a wealthy team like Manchester United, and he regards this as a turning point in his life.

To this end, he is also willing to work hard.

"Maguire! He suppressed Giroud. Maguire, who just joined Manchester United this season, was the most stable core of Manchester United's defense in the first six rounds!"

Paul Merson praised; "Manchester City was unwilling to pay 70 million euros to invite Maguire. I wonder if they regret it after seeing this performance?"

Soon, Arsenal's attack struck again.

One pass.

Saka passed the ball very cleverly, bypassing the defender and hitting the gap at the back point.

The ball should have been missed, but it was suddenly hit by a huge head.

Yes!

Maguire performed again.

Due to his tall body and huge head, he reluctantly touched the overhead ball, which also caused Mane behind to be disturbed. The ball hit Mane's instep and rolled out of the baseline.

With two consecutive excellent defenses, Maguire has become a wall in the hearts of Manchester United fans.

Even Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was applauding Maguire off the field.

Maguire himself was in high spirits and his eyes were bright, directing his teammates to start setting up defenses.

De Gea also felt safe watching this scene.

He likes this centre-back!

Compared to Maguire, Pogba is more depressed.

His passing lanes were suppressed, which also led to him frequently making long passes in the backcourt to advance the offense.

Speaking of long passes, this is also Pogba's specialty.

But the problem is, so far, his long ball efficiency is pitiful.

Either he was surrounded by Arsenal or intercepted by Lucky.

The most depressing thing is the latter.

Lucky is always in the right spot for his passes, sometimes even faster than his teammates.

Pogba suspected that Lucky knew where he wanted to pass.

Of course, he didn't think it was possible.

Therefore, the only explanation is the terrifying ability to predict.

This is also the reason why Pogba hates playing with Lucky the most. After all, the opponent always guesses what he is going to do. As the same core player, how can he be comfortable?

At the same time, Lucky's eyes were also fixed on Pogba, who was also looking at Lucky.

The two looked at each other, and Pogba quietly moved away to look at each other. He felt a little guilty, fearing that the other party would see through.

Naturally, Lucky will not underestimate Pogba, the World Cup-winning midfielder.

Although Pogba's short passes are blocked, his long passes are also threatening.

As early as the Juventus period, when he was partnered with Pirlo, he never lost the ball.

Being paired with a midfield master and still retaining the ball shows Pogba's ability.

However, in this game, Lucky was sure of Pogba.

He knows very well that as long as Pogba is restricted, Manchester United's advancement will be useless.

As for Lingard, Lucky didn't bother to care. This guy just kicked the ball and passed it to an inexplicable corner.

Moreover, Xhaka can completely limit him.

What Lucky needs to do is to kill Pogba one-on-one. As long as Pogba loses his voice, Arsenal can rely on Eriksen's organizational advancement to gain an advantage.

His thinking is extremely clear.

Eriksen looked at the depressed Pogba, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

He had felt this feeling before.

But it disgusted him, and now he kind of liked it.

Then he was the victim, now he is the perpetrator.

Based on Lucky's point-to-point pressure, Eriksen did not have to consider defensive issues at all, and he himself also showed excellent offensive performance under this kind of liberation.

Arsenal's many attacks were driven by Eriksen.

Lucky and Eriksen are currently performing their respective duties and suppressing Manchester United's lineup.

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