Chapter 17: Opening Score

"This is the first round of the 2018/2019 Premier League season and the last game of this week's match day, Arsenal VS Manchester City!"

Paul Merson added emphasis to the last sentence, immediately backed up his tactics, turned to his partner Dixon and smiled; "I believe that after watching yesterday's game, the fans are looking forward to this game even more!"

Dixon smiled and shook his head; "That's a disaster!"

Yesterday's game was called a disaster day for the Premier League opener.

The entire six games were more boring than the last.

After the whole game, they were lethargic and the pace was slow.

Should you attack or not? Should you defend or not?

Even if there were mistakes and opportunities, they couldn't even seize them. After six games, the fans were tired.

For this reason, many European media are joking that a World Cup will knock the quality of Premier League games off the cliff.

This is an indirect mockery of England's performance in the World Cup.

After all, England boasted about the England team before the game and was called the best team in the universe.

Wasn't he neatly taken away by Croatia in the end?

What the European media dislike the most is the self-proclaimed and hype-like propaganda of the Premier League.

Let’s not talk about whether it has hard power, but it would be meaningless if it is exaggerated.

After being ridiculed by the media in other countries, England also felt a little embarrassed and directly posted the match between Arsenal and Manchester City on the homepage and began to hype it wildly.

They believe that this game will never be a lullaby.

go ahead!

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Super blue moon!

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Even before the game started, fans from both sides were already cheering fiercely.

Fans on both sides are unwilling to give in to each other. After all, after last season, Manchester City lost to Arsenal by one move in the final round and ultimately lost the league championship, destroying their dream of retaining the Premier League.

This is still very heartbreaking for them.

Therefore, this game is not only the first game of the season, but also a revenge game.

In the pre-match interview, Manchester City coach Guardiola also said this.

'Our players are very motivated, and when they heard that the opponent was Arsenal, everyone was very excited, because we knew that the time for revenge had come! ’

In response to Guardiola's words, Mourinho also gave a simple reply.

‘The result is destined, victory belongs to Arsenal! ’

Mourinho's answer was quite domineering.

He is not looking down on Manchester City, but he has absolute confidence in Arsenal.

When the two commentators started the game, the camera also showed the players on both sides of the tunnel.

The ones at the front are undoubtedly the captains of both sides.

Lucky and Kompany.

Lucky's hairstyle is still slicked back, and the black hair is firmly fixed by hair wax.

There is a ring of thick stubble on the chin and under the nose, giving people a fierce and mighty look.

Wearing an Arsenal shirt only outlines his figure, giving him a sense of power.

"The camera was first given to Kai, and we still can't forget his performance in the World Cup. Although Modric led Croatia to the World Cup runner-up, and the whole world was cheering for him, we also saw Kai's horrific performance in the World Cup. ”

"After the World Cup data was released, many football-related professionals said that this is data that only monsters can come up with!"

"Goals! Assists! Steals! Effective passes, etc., Kai is among the best in all of them. He is truly an all-around midfielder. He even had the key free kick that sent the Chinese team into the finals in the group stage. He His performance is the benchmark for midfielders!”

Paul Mawson praised Lucky.

As a British commentator, he was extremely nervous during the match between England and China.

In the past, I only marveled at Lucky's performance, but at that time, Lucky really seemed to be strangling them, the England fans, and almost died.

If it weren't for the fact that the Chinese team was physically exhausted in the end, the result would have been really unpredictable.

The camera turned, lingered on Kompany for a while, and then immediately showed it to De Bruyne.

The confrontation between Arsenal and Manchester City is undoubtedly a confrontation between two super midfielders.

The matchup between Lucky and De Bruyne has always been an unavoidable topic in the Premier League.

Of course, for many people, Lucky is better than De Bruyne overall, but in terms of creativity in passing and support for the team's offense, De Bruyne is better than Lucky.

Both sides have their own characteristics and are not the same type of midfielders.

But they all have the ability to lead the team to victory and become key players.

For this reason, the confrontation between these two people has always been in the spotlight.

Soon, the starting lineups of both sides appeared on the camera.

Arsenal (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielder: Kante, Wilshere, Lucky.

Forwards: Aubameyang, Giroud, Mane.

Manchester City (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Ederson Moraes.

Defenders: Mendy, Kompany, Stones, Kyle Walker.

Midfielder: Sterling, Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Mahrez.

Forward: Aguero.

Both sides have mostly starting lineups, and they are the most threatening lineup.

It can be seen from this lineup that both teams really want to win this first game of the season.

However, there is only one winner, and the result of the game will appear after 90 minutes.

Beep!

The whistle sounded.

The referee team led the players from both sides out of the tunnel and into the court.

At this moment, the entire Emirates Stadium was in jubilation.

Several huge flags flew up and down in the stands, interspersed with some smaller flags and excited Arsenal fans.

The roar of cheers filled the audience, which also meant that this crucial match was about to begin.

After completing the pre-match photo-taking and handshake sessions, the captains of both sides chose sides.

Arsenal won the ball and City chose the left side.

After these processes are completed, the players from both sides come to their respective halves to prepare for the game.

"The beginning of the game is the most difficult time to relax. Firmly control every pass and look for opportunities to move forward!"

Lucky shouted loudly.

On the other side, Manchester City captain Kompany was also shouting loudly.

"Connect in series, ensure passing, and ensure possession of the ball. Don't blindly compete with Arsenal. Let's go! Guys!"

Players on both sides were shouting loudly, on the one hand to increase their own morale, and on the other hand to vent pressure.

Soon, Giroud came to the center circle at the referee's signal.

Giroud placed the ball at the kick-off point and immediately nodded towards the referee.

After the referee signaled to the goalkeepers on both sides, he slowly exited the center circle, and the whistle followed closely.

"The game begins! The game begins here for the 2018/2019 Jeopardy season!

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Before Paul Mawson finished his opening remarks, he saw the ball passed directly from Arsenal's backcourt to the frontcourt. In the confrontation between Giroud and Stones, Giroud had the upper hand, stopped the ball with his chest, and touched it with his feet. The ball was thrown and the escape was completed.

In an instant, Manchester City's defense was in chaos.

"Giroud entered the penalty area, Kompany grabbed it, Giroud split the line, and Aubameyang shot!

Ah~~~The ball hit Moraes' chest and bounced out. The ball was still at Aubameyang's feet. "

"What should Aubameyang do? Keep shooting?"

"A cross from behind, the ball passed out of the penalty area, Kai received the ball, he wanted to shoot!

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This ball"

Paul Merson looked at the flight path of the ball with a horrified look. There was no shaking or rotation at all. It just showed an oblique straight line and flew towards the lower left corner of the goal.

Can Moraes catch up?

Uh-huh!

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The ball went into the side netting of the goal.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal relied on a sudden attack after the kick-off, with Lucky taking the lead to open the situation.

“Gooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!

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"Crazy goal!

Crazy shot!

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"Manchester City never expected that Arsenal would choose this kind of attack. The sudden sneak attack completely disrupted Manchester City's rhythm."

"Of course the most exciting thing is Kai's straight out-of-foot volley!"

"This shot was as powerful and heavy as a cannonball, and it directly hit Manchester City's goal!"

"Less than a minute into the game, Arsenal scored! This is incredible!

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