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Chapter 1212 A Stalemate Match

Chapter 1212 A Stalemate Match

"Jiménez! A crucial interception! His sudden forward damage helped Arsenal buy precious time to come back!"

Dixon also praised: "As a central defender, it is not a conservative retreat defense. Sometimes you need to have such an aggressive performance. Of course, you need to have enough judgment for this, and Jimenez is obviously very good at it." talented!"

Both commentators praised Jimenez loudly.

Mourinho off the court also applauded fiercely and applauded loudly.

In fact, when he brought Jimenez to Arsenal, he hoped that Jimenez could play this kind of picture.

But based on some defensive requirements and some psychological factors, it has not been able to meet expectations.

And in Arsenal's continuous winning streak, even Jimenez's self-confidence was kicked out.

That's why this screen appears.

Therefore, these effects are complementary to each other.

"Nice job!"

After Le Kai retreated, he patted Jimenez on the back vigorously to encourage him.

If it weren't for Jimenez's decisive destruction, this attack would have been really dangerous.

Jimenez gritted his teeth in pain, but there was a trace of a smile on the corner of his mouth, obviously he was quite satisfied with his performance.

"Keep playing like this, you can perform better, don't be influenced by other people, make decisions according to your judgment."

Lucky encouraged Jimenez.

Jimenez is the core player of Arsenal's defense in the future. As Hummels gets older, Jimenez must be allowed to carry the banner of the defense in the future.

Therefore, the performance of Jimenez directly affects the future of Arsenal.

Manchester City's throw-in.

Since the Arsenal players have already retreated, they can no longer counterattack quickly.

The full-back throws the ball backwards to control the ball.

Guardiola's team is a team that plays pass control, so they need a lot of ball possession.

In the past, when they faced Arsenal, they always suffered heavy losses in the midfield, which is why they were always unable to compete with Arsenal.

But as the cooperation of the midfielders became tacit and their status gradually improved, their control in the midfield became stronger.

For this reason, Arsenal no longer compete with Manchester City in midfield.

Although it is not without capital, it is not worth it after all.

They have more effective methods.

Kanter and Lucky retreated to a defensive line, and Arsenal began to build a defensive network in the midfield.

Lucky is no longer obsessed with offense. He found that playing against Manchester City is not beneficial to them at all.

After all, offense is what Manchester City is good at, and what Arsenal need more is a stable defense to counterattack on this basis.

The most important thing now is to build a defensive network and stabilize the defense.

Manchester City's offensive pace continues, but unlike before, this time they are not so easy to penetrate.

After Le Kai and Kanter retreated, Manchester City's offensive launch point encountered great restrictions.

Especially De Bruyne, no matter which position he moves to, he will be targeted by Lucky or Kanter.

After being targeted by these two people, the result is self-evident.

De Bruyne's performance in the frontcourt began to be restricted, which forced De Bruyne to retreat to a certain extent, and this also kept him away from the goal, and his threat was also reduced a lot.

"De Bruyne was forced to retreat. Obviously, under the double restrictions of Kay and Kanter, it was difficult for De Bruyne to find opportunities. He could only retreat and slowly guide the ball to pass backwards, while Arsenal Na is also more focused on defense, after attracting a large number of Manchester City players to go forward, wait for an opportunity to counterattack!"

As soon as the words fell, Arsenal got a chance to counterattack.

But this time it was not an opportunity in the backcourt, but in the frontcourt.

Dembele was on an active run, and he combined with Giroud to complete a close.

After completing the press, Dembele directly transferred the ball and passed it to Aubameyang on the other side.

Aubameyang stopped and dribbled, the movement was done in one go, wiped Zinchenko, and made an inward cut.

When facing Otamendi, Aubameyang did not choose to shoot from above, but passed in an inverted triangle.

The ball came to Giroud who had just entered the penalty area.

Giroud caters to the ball and volleys vigorously.

The ball flew towards the upper right of the goal. Manchester City goalkeeper Morris flew to save it.

The retreating David Silva stopped the ball and turned around.

But he found that Wilshere had rushed in front of him, making a stimulating press.

"This guy!"

Under Wilshere's pressure, David Silva retreated step by step.

While protecting the ball, he looked for the direction of the ball.

But the surrounding teammates have not yet followed up. On the contrary, Aubameyang has retreated rapidly and rushed towards him, obviously wanting to cooperate with Wilshere to complete the steal.

In a critical moment, David Silva is also very experienced. He volleyed sideways at the ball from a small angle. The ball was aimed at Wilshere's supporting leg. After the impact, it flew directly out of the sideline.

Manchester City not only guaranteed the ball, but also completed a clearance.

"David Silva has a lot of experience, but this way of clearing the siege also shows that Arsenal give them a lot of pressure in the frontcourt."

"If every pass is this way, then Manchester City's midfield line will be suppressed."

Arsenal are very good at using this pressing method to put pressure on the opponent's midfield.

Unless their midfielders have a strong ability to hold the ball, or the cooperation is really impeccable.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to find opportunities to attack in Arsenal's press.

But Manchester City just has a way to deal with it.

David Silva, Fernandinho, De Bruyne plus Sterling who retreated.

These players all have a strong ability to hold the ball and can even fight alone.

Guardiola has high requirements for players, not only must have a good ability to play the ball, but also need to have sufficient foot skills.

For this reason, the personal abilities of Manchester City players are very strong.

Even David Silva, who is a little older and in decline, is the same.

He can't get rid of it alone, but with the help of his teammates, he can still play wonderful passes.

Manchester City sent a throw-in again.

Arsenal pressed again.

But this time the pressing obviously did not have the previous effect. When Manchester City players have the same number of players in the midfield, their passing and running positions, it is difficult for Arsenal's pressing to play a role.

But Manchester City also has its own troubles.

That is the delay in advancing the ball.

Once in Arsenal's half, the pressing pressure will increase exponentially.

Arsenal can let them play pass control in their own half, but it doesn't mean they can play the same way in Arsenal's half.

After several early rounds of attacking, the game fell into a stalemate for a period of 10-20 minutes.

The two teams seem to be wrestling with each other, and neither will loosen their control over key areas.

While ensuring their own rhythm, they are also trying to destroy the opponent's rhythm.

But it's not easy.

For this reason the game has become stalemate.

The situation on the court kept changing in just 20 minutes, and the two teams also showed extremely high tactical performance and ability.

This also made this game quite exciting even though there were no goals.

Whether it is Manchester City's possession penetration, or Arsenal's defensive counterattack.

While ensuring their own stability, they are constantly attacking each other's weak points and trying to open up the situation.

Both sides are very clear.

The first goal is the key.

Once the first goal appears, then the balance will be broken.

At that time, no one can know what direction the game will develop.

But what is clear is that the first team to score a goal will gain the initiative.

For this reason, both teams are desperately looking for each other's weaknesses, and trying to pry open the gap to get the ball into the goal.

In this process, the confrontation and psychological game between the two sides are also sharp.

The two sides are engaged in games at different levels all the time, even if there is a problem in one link, the impact will continue to expand, and eventually lead to loss of the ball.

For this reason, none of them dared to relax in the slightest.

Try to maintain your own rhythm while seeking to score goals. This is the most fundamental task in the first half.

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