Chapter 82 The Purpose of Control

Arsenal's last few rounds of schedule can be described as extremely difficult, but Arsenal has no choice, they can only wade through it. Google search reading

To be honest, it's not easy to play against the three league powerhouses and the three relegation teams.

The league powerhouses are competing for the championship or the European war zone, so they must bring down Arsenal.

The relegation team wants to stay in the league, and these guys are going to fight hard!

The Premier League relegation team is a well-known problem. The notorious Premier League relegation foul tactics, sliding tackles all over the court, do you think it will mess with your mentality?

And under the pressure of the championship, you still need to bite the bullet and fight.

There is a risk of injury and overturning!

But Arsenal has no choice!

The devil's schedule in the league is like this, and the draw results of the Champions League quarter-finals are also determined.

This time the Champions League quarter-finals are Real Madrid, Dortmund, Manchester United, Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

Three Premier League teams, three La Liga teams, one Bundesliga team, one Ligue 1 team, and all Serie A teams were wiped out!

Arsenal's opponent in the draw is Dortmund.

Seeing this result, Arsenal is extremely helpless.

In the quarter-finals, there is no longer a principle of avoiding the same division and the same group, so they will face Dortmund again in the quarter-finals.

Arsenal has poked the nest of the Bundesliga.

In the group stage, they competed with Dortmund for the qualification, played against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, and faced Dortmund again in the quarter-finals.

They are fighting with the champions and runners-up of last season's Champions League!

Klopp's Dortmund is definitely a tough guy.

Even if it is placed in the quarter-finals, it is an option that no one wants to encounter.

But Arsenal is so "courageous"!

As for Arsenal's luck in the draw, Le Kai feels that it is necessary to ask Wenger or Usmanov to find a Feng Shui master to break it. What the hell is this draw?

Although there are no weak teams in the quarter-finals, it is a bit outrageous to face the champions and runners-up of last season's Champions League in succession!

But the same thing, Arsenal can only choose to face it!

Lucky now hates the draw.

It would be better to divide the teams into the upper and lower half!

But the upper and lower half system of the Champions League will take several years.

This system can make the clubs more fully prepared, instead of being caught off guard like now.

Of course!

Arsenal is under pressure, and so is Dortmund.

In the group stage, Dortmund tried to confront Arsenal, and the game was very difficult.

Especially after Arsenal defeated Bayern Munich, their state has reached a level that is enough to be feared.

Klopp now does not have enough confidence to beat such an Arsenal!

As for Dortmund fans, they just mocked Bayern Munich for losing to Arsenal, and they met Arsenal in the quarter-finals.

If they are eliminated, won’t they be mocked to death?

So, this draw is not good for Arsenal or Dortmund.

The Champions League semi-finals will be held on April 2, and there is still nearly ten days of preparation.

But before that, Arsenal will face Manchester City at home on March 29.

After being eliminated by Barcelona in the Champions League, Manchester City has focused all its attention on the league.

They want to regain the honor of the league championship.

Manchester City is currently under pressure from only one league, so they can concentrate on the league.

On the other hand, Arsenal also has the pressure of the Champions League, so it is relatively more urgent.

And this game is also a challenge for Luka and Cazorla.

Facing the strongest midfield combination of David Silva and Yaya Toure in the Premier League at this stage, Luka and Cazorla can withstand the pressure, which is a key issue.

This game has attracted the attention of all Premier League media and fans.

With Arsenal currently leading the standings, someone must dampen Arsenal's spirit and interrupt Arsenal's winning streak.

And for teams such as Manchester City who are aiming for the championship, they must beat Arsenal!

This can shorten the gap in the standings.

Manchester City is currently seven points behind Arsenal. If they lose this game, their points gap will widen to 10 points, which almost means that Manchester City has lost the initiative and is out of the championship race.

They cannot hope that Arsenal will suddenly make a mistake and lose three games in a row, which is almost impossible.

For this reason, Manchester City needs to prepare well for this game.

And this game is also known as the confrontation between the old and new midfielders in the Premier League.

Yaya Toure and David Silva both joined Manchester City in 2010 and are also members of Manchester City's championship.

It can be said that in the past period of time, this midfield combination has tested the midfield strength of the entire Premier League.

And Cazorla and Lukay in the current Arsenal lineup have become representatives of the new generation of Premier League midfielders.

With Arteta becoming a rotation team, Lukay and Cazorla took over the organization work, and Arsenal's tactical system began to operate around these two people.

Lukay and Cazorla have become the guarantee of Arsenal's offense and defense.

Some people describe Cazorla and Lucky as ‘bullets’ and ‘trigger’ respectively.

Cazorla’s sharp breakthrough is as penetrating as a bullet.

Lucky’s metronome role and ball-playing ability are the starting point for this Gunners’ shooting.

The close cooperation between the two made the Gunners radiant and on the road to revival.

And the two are also representatives of the new generation of midfielders in the Premier League!

Of course, Cazorla's age cannot be called the new generation, but this is a "first come, first served" level, not age.

Both teams are strong in the midfield, and in the defensive midfielder position, Yaya Toure's b2b play and Lukay's defensive gate have also become the focus of this game.

Lukay's performance this season is obvious to all!

Today, Lukay is only two goals away from the Premier League assist silver boot award.

From the data level alone, this Arsenal's offensive and defensive attributes are better than Manchester City.

But data has always been superficial and can only provide reference value.

How the game develops still depends on the game itself.

On March 29, Arsenal played against Manchester City at home.

In the last round of 16, Arsenal tied Manchester City away, and now back at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal will face Manchester City again.

Manchester City played with all their main players in this game, with the momentum of taking three points from the Emirates Stadium.

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

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defenders: Clichy, Demichelis, Kompany, Zabaleta.

Midfielders: Yaya Toure, Fernandio, David Silva, Nasri, Navas.

Forward: Dzeko.

This lineup shows the tricks. Yaya Toure, Fernandio, David Silva, Nasri and Navas are all technical players at foot. This is to compete with Arsenal for the rhythm of the midfield.

And Arsenal is not afraid. They have no reason to be afraid of playing at home.

Since you want to fight in the midfield, then Arsenal will accompany you to the end.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Defenders: Sagna, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal.

Midfielders: Leka, Flamini, Cazorla, Rosicky and Wilshere.

Forward: Suarez!

Both midfielders have solid ball control skills, and it is hard to tell who is better!

Leka and Kompany exchanged team flags and guessed the sides.

Apart from the movements, the two had almost no communication.

Both knew that the other side was eyeing them and wanted to defeat them.

This must be a fight between dragons and tigers!

"Navas!! The pass was intercepted! Kai! Beautiful interception, Kai passed the ball to Cazorla, Cazorla passed it back, Kai passed it to Rosicky, and now it is Arsenal's ball control time!"

As soon as the game started, both sides showed extremely high fighting spirit.

In the crazy physical confrontation, they still passed and controlled.

It has to be said that Pellegrini's transformation of Manchester City is still very good, and Manchester City's passing and controlling technology is no longer so "rough".

Facing Arsenal's passing and cutting tactics, they can also carry out passing and controlling work in a proper manner.

But Arsenal must tell them a lesson! !

As soon as Lekai got the ball, he only looked up and immediately passed the ball to Cazorla, while flanking to the side.

Cazorla gently cushioned the ball with the outside of his foot, and the ball flew sideways.

And there, Lekai had already flanked in place, and at the same time sent the ball forward to Rosicky.

Zabaleta rushed up to press cleanly, but Rosicky also used a pass to pick up the ball, and the ball passed Yaya Toure's head and fell in front of Cazorla.

Cazorla accelerated again and rushed to the ball, and before the ball fell, he jumped and turned to transfer the ball again.

Lekai appeared accurately at the landing point of the ball.

At this time, Manchester City's defense line had been messed up by Arsenal.

In front of them, Rosicky and Wilshere were pulling the side, and the entire defense line was pulled to a large gap.

Suarez started to get rid of Kompany in front of him, and Kompany was under a lot of pressure.

Because he had to observe the timing of Lucky's pass and limit Suarez.

But Suarez got rid of him in advance, and Lucky also made a pass.

"Don't try to run!"

Kompany turned to chase Suarez, but the latter ran two steps and then stopped.

Kompany was a little surprised, and then his face became panic.

When he turned his head, he saw that Flamini had penetrated their back line and entered the penalty area, and he shot at Lucky's arc pass!

This shot was very powerful and hit the net above the goal directly.

At the same time, it also gave Manchester City players a warning at home!

Flamini's goal set off the entire Emirates Stadium.

In the first half, in the 21st minute, Arsenal scored a goal with a wonderful pass and cut.

Sky Sports commentator Paul Mossen shook his head and sighed; "I admit that Pellegrini has transformed Manchester City very well, but he got one thing wrong. The purpose of passing and controlling is not to control the ball under your feet, but to score the ball into the opponent's goal!"

"In this regard, Wenger's Arsenal taught him a good lesson!"

Playing passing and controlling in front of Arsenal is like showing off your sword in front of Guan Gong.

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