Chapter 84: Barb

"We played at a good pace in the first half, but we can't expect any accidents to happen. For Manchester City's goal, this is an accident!"

"We didn't make any mistakes, but we still let the opponent score. This requires us to better implement tactics and ensure the accuracy of our positions."

Mourinho stood in front of the tactical board and spoke in a flat tone without any blame.

Compared with the past, Mourinho's temper is much better.

Mourinho used to be furious after losing the ball. He couldn't stand the problem of losing the ball.

But now Mourinho.

Although he is still angry about losing the ball, he will suppress his emotions, go back to comfort the players and encourage them.

Just like now.

Of course, it is more based on confidence.

Although the score was tied, Mourinho believes that their chances of winning are still higher.

"Manchester City has indeed undergone a big change after the substitution. De Bruyne's pass is very threatening to us, but we are too focused on this matter and we have forgotten how to play our own rhythm."

Mourinho looked at Lekai and said, "Kai! I know you want to retreat to help relieve the pressure on the defense, but you have to know that your task in this game is to connect the offense, which is not your job. We need you to stand in the center circle, not in front of the penalty area!"

"You need to be the team's offense and defense conversion point and create more offensive options for us."

"In the second half of the first half, our midfield was suppressed. A big reason is that when our teammates looked up, there was always one person missing in the middle! And that position belongs to you!"

Hearing Mourinho's words, Lekai nodded slowly and said, "I understand, I know how to do it."

Mourinho nodded. This is what he is most pleased about. Lekai can always think of ideas and does not require him to spend too much time talking about it.

Pa pa pa pa pa!

Mourinho clapped his hands to attract attention and said: "Okay, boys, we have to take more initiative in the second half and don't be restricted by the opponent's passing and control!"

Encouraged by Mourinho, the morale of the Gunners became high.

On the other side, the same speech was also going on in the Manchester City locker room.

Compared to Mourinho, Guardiola's speech is more admiring.

He will give the players adjectives such as "best" and "perfect" to give them enough confidence.

For example, when he encouraged De Bruyne, he would say:

"You have to believe that your pass is unique, you have a perfect passing talent, your pass can always tear open Arsenal's defense, you need to play more confidently, so that your teammates can get more opportunities."

This kind of chicken blood encouragement is still very useful.

At least De Bruyne's expression has obviously become more confident.

Even Sterling on the side has experienced Guardiola's chicken blood encouragement, but the effect does not seem to be too great.

The main reason was that he was suppressed too hard by Lucky.

For this reason, compared with Guardiola's encouragement, he understood more clearly how difficult Lucky was.

Soon, the halftime break was over.

The players of both sides returned to the field. After the first half of the game, the current score was 1:1.

The situation was still quite stalemate.

Whether it was Arsenal or Manchester City, they needed to score first to ensure their advantage.

Which side scored faster would definitely put more pressure on the other side, and even use it well to end the game directly.

For this reason, at the beginning of the game.

The confrontation and fight on both sides were extremely fierce.

They all wanted to score quickly while the game was just beginning and their physical strength was restored.

But they all thought of it together, and finally showed a fierce offensive mode, but no one scored.

Arsenal's goal kick, Buffon kicked the ball to the left wing and advanced forward.

Lucky's position began to move forward, even parallel to Eriksen, and the two were responsible for the advancement of half of the side.

However, compared to Eriksen, Luka has more options.

He can move horizontally to choose the position of attack.

At the same time, when Eriksen is under pressure, he can also pass back to find Luka.

Luka's running is very active. He keeps moving left and right, and De Bruyne is also forced to move with Luka.

De Bruyne's defensive ability is not particularly good, so his task is more to follow Luka, wait for opportunities, and cooperate with teammates to press together.

But after a period of time, he really can't find an opportunity.

Many people say that Luka's dribbling is rough, but this roughness is reflected in technology, not consciousness.

If there are multiple people double-teaming, then Luka may lose the ball.

But as long as you create a certain space for Luka and only let him pass the ball, then Luka becomes very difficult to limit.

To put it bluntly, Luka lacks the ability to break through when multiple people are pressing.

But his passing ability in a narrow area is still very good.

For this reason, fans can often see that in a position close to a blind spot, Lukay uses a small space to pass the ball and cooperates with his teammates to successfully pick the ball out.

Many times, Manchester City will follow up with Lukay to prevent him from touching the ball a second time.

But unfortunately, their bodies could not withstand Lucky, so they failed in the end.

"Kai's physical ability is really strong. Even if some people restrict him, he can touch the ball twice and take the ball out of the dangerous area in the confrontation. Thanks to Kai's advantage in this tough battle, Eriksen played even better!"

Eriksen is not good at this kind of confrontation, which is something many people know.

Especially when the opponent is targeting, Eriksen will fall into the dilemma of not being able to make a sound.

But since coming to Arsenal, Eriksen's performance has been getting better and better. A big reason is that the firepower that was originally intended to be directed at Eriksen is all concentrated on Lucky.

And Lucky's ability to withstand pressure is very strong. For this reason, he can completely digest these confrontations and provide power for Eriksen.

In the end, this midfield combination also became very threatening.

When Lucky took the ball out again, Eriksen received the ball in a very dangerous position.

This also set off alarm bells for Manchester City's defense.

"Go forward! Limit him!"

Stones shouted.

But at this time, Eriksson had already turned around and made a move to pass the ball to the side. After deceiving the defensive player to lean towards the side, Eriksson made another V-shaped pull, shook off the space, and moved forward a few steps again.

Finally, Eriksson passed the ball to an empty space in the left middle.

This position, facing the goal, but outside the penalty area, is a good position for long shots.

This pass was naturally consciously made to Lekai.

Sure enough, Lekai moved forward straight, without any acceleration or adjustment, and shot the ball.

The ball was full of power and pressed very steadily.

It was flying rapidly towards the goal in a half-high posture.

The Manchester City goalkeeper was also startled and made a save.

Fortunately, the angle of the ball was not very tricky. He dragged the ball with his palm, but the next second, the ball slipped out of his hand.

Damn!

The Manchester City goalkeeper was shocked.

With a ding beside my ear, the ball hit the goal post and flew into the penalty area again.

Immediately, the entire penalty area was in chaos, and everyone was scrambling for the ball.

In the chaos, Giroud completed the shot.

However, the ball hit Fernandinho's ankle and flew out of the baseline.

In the end, Arsenal failed to score, but they got a corner kick opportunity based on this attack.

Eriksen ran towards the corner kick point without stopping.

At the same time, Lekai, Giroud and other point contenders had also reached their positions.

Arsenal's corner kick attack was full of pressure, and even Hummels pressed forward, which put Manchester City under great pressure.

Bang! !

"Hummels's header was slightly correct, and the goalkeeper held the ball in his arms."

The next second, Aguero shouted.

"Counterattack!!!"

The goalkeeper decisively kicked the ball high.

Manchester City's counterattack was also moving forward at a rapid pace.

Aguero kept looking back to observe where the ball landed, but at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside him, and he jumped up suddenly and headed the ball back in the air.

The ball was headed right to where Eriksson was.

Manchester City players stopped their counterattack and hurriedly turned back again.

At the same time, Arsenal players also turned back and ran fast.

Eriksson dribbled towards the side, trying to open up space on the one hand and find a good opportunity to cross on the other.

Just as the opponent's full-back was about to grab the ball, Eriksson made a decisive cross.

However, the cross was a little higher, and Giroud in the middle failed to head the ball.

And Lekai at the back point also ran half a body.

Looking at the landing point of the ball, Lekai gritted his teeth and twisted his waist, stepped hard with his right foot, and his body was in the air. His waist and abdomen were kept straight in the air, and his feet jumped straight and swung forward suddenly.

"Kai! Overhead kick!"

The ball touched his foot and flew in the opposite direction, and the next second it went into the dead corner of the far post.

In the 71st minute, Arsenal scored again.

And it was a wonderful overhead kick!

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