Chapter 67: Manchester City Has No Leader

Guardiola's expression was extremely helpless.

This Manchester City team is gradually moving in a direction that he does not want to see.

Since Kompany suffered injuries and was too old to support the game, the team's problems have gradually been exposed.

Guardiola admitted that Manchester City is a team with extremely superb technical tactics and personal skills.

But compared to these, their enthusiasm for the game and mental attribute bonus are extremely lacking.

De Bruyne is a future top midfielder, but he has a reserved personality.

David Silva also has the same problem. He is low-key and humble and cannot be a leader to lead the team.

Fernandinho is even more unable to occupy this position.

City lacked a player to carry them forward.

Just like the Arsenal game, once a critical moment is reached, Lucky's roar and his spiritual energy will affect everyone.

These are prompting Arsenal to do everything possible to win the game.

When it comes to Manchester City, they will become at a loss when they are in trouble and don't know what to do.

Just like today's locker room, everyone even communicates in a low voice.

How Guardiola hopes that someone can stand in the middle at this time, scold Fang Chi, and wake up these people with a roar.

But no one set an example.

Therefore, Guardiola often envies Arsenal.

Because they have a true spiritual leader.

The existence of Lucky is to help Arsenal support the situation.

Arsenal's upper limit is determined by all players and coaching staff, while Arsenal's lower limit is determined by Lucky.

This also means that no matter how bad Arsenal is, it won't be any worse.

Because they have a true spiritual leader.

This is also the most valuable asset Wenger left to Arsenal. The existence of Lucky will determine that Arsenal will remain a first-class team in the next ten years. As long as Lucky is still at Arsenal, then this is an established fact.

Thinking of this, Guardiola approached De Bruyne.

"Kevin, you need to play more aggressively, and you need to bring the sound of victory to your teammates!"

Guardiola hopes that De Bruyne can become this kind of player. At this time, Guardiola was also suffering from a serious illness and sought medical treatment indiscriminately.

"I don't know what to do!"

De Bruyne said.

Guardiola thought for a while and said: "Think about what Kai did."

Hearing this, De Bruyne was stunned for a moment.

Then there was silence again.

Guardiola didn't push either.

Soon, the players from both sides walked out of the locker room and headed towards the court.

The two teams meet in the tunnel.

De Bruyne also saw Lucky walking at the front.

But Lucky did not walk out of the tunnel directly. Instead, he stood at the entrance and high-fived every Arsenal player and encouraged him loudly.

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De Bruyne subconsciously stopped and looked at his teammates.

He also thought about acting like Lucky, but could he really do it?

In the end, De Bruyne walked out silently.

Guardiola saw all this and shook his head helplessly.

"We still need to change slowly!"

"The game is about to enter the second half. Arsenal took the lead in the first half with Key's goal. Currently, Manchester City is still lagging behind. Guardiola and Manchester City want to reverse the situation. What changes will they make for this? ?”

Many people expected Guardiola to make adjustments to the lineup, but he did not make any adjustments.

The tactical system from the first half was still used.

This also shows that Guardiola trusts these players.

But does it really work?

"Judging from the data in the first half, the ball possession rates of both sides were Arsenal 37% and Manchester City 63%. Manchester City shot a total of 5 shots, of which three shot on target. Arsenal got 2 shots and won A goal!"

“Arsenal’s defensive counterattack is obviously more threatening!”

"Judging from the current situation, Arsenal still uses this tactical method in the second half."

Mourinho has a way of beating Guardiola.

Since the beginning of La Liga, the two have had many duels, with each winning and losing.

At that time, many people said that Mourinho would only use defensive counterattacks to limit Barcelona's passing and control system, but facts have also proved that if you want to defeat the traditional system, you must use a tactical combination of defensive counterattacks + high-position pressing.

And this Arsenal knows exactly these tactics very well.

Arsenal in Wenger's early days was indeed a traditional team, but in the later period, especially after Lucky joined and was reused, Arsenal's tactical system became more flexible and changeable.

They can not only pass and control, but also defend against counterattacks, and can also press from a high position. They can be called a panacea for the game.

And Mourinho once again added some elements of his own based on the basics.

The second half of the game started quickly.

Arsenal took the lead.

Arsenal did not want the ball, so after they lost the ball in the frontcourt, they did not panic and continued to retreat to defend.

Everything seemed to be back to the microcosm of the first half.

On the other hand, Manchester City played very well!

Yes, he is very powerful. Every time he attacks, he wants to complete the shooting process.

There are even times when some attacks don't have shooting angles at all, but they still try.

Although this style of play gives people a messy feeling, to be honest, it does put Arsenal under a lot of pressure.

But fortunately, Arsenal's central defender partner is in good shape. The tacit cooperation between the two, plus the support of the full-backs, they can defend well.

At the same time, Lukay and Kante also provide support to a certain extent.

In this way, Manchester City's offense is difficult to penetrate.

And every time Arsenal gets the ball, their counterattacks give Manchester City a headache.

Lukay no longer retreats too deep, which shows that Lukay can join the rhythm of the counterattack more quickly.

This also speeds up Arsenal's overall counterattack rhythm.

Manchester City's defenders and goalkeepers have suffered enough.

However, Manchester City's persistent tactics soon took effect.

An accident.

Sterling passed the ball to Yaya Toure behind him, and Yaya Toure shot directly from outside the penalty area.

This kick was powerful, and the ball flew towards Arsenal's goal.

With a ding, it hit the crossbar and bounced out.

But the ball just hit Sane's face in the penalty area and bounced into the net again.

This operation really stunned everyone.

Manchester City's attack and shooting were so "fancy", which no one had expected.

Manchester City equalized the score in the 61st minute.

But the price was that Sane's face was covered with blood and was carried off the field.

At this moment, everyone was silent.

Manchester City did get a valuable goal, but the price was that Sane was carried off the field for no reason.

Manchester City's "godly goal" and Sane's sudden departure forced Guardiola to passively make substitutions.

Nolito came on as a substitute.

But Nolito's ability could not be compared with Sane, and he could not play enough threats on the wing.

On the other hand, Arsenal was also a little depressed.

After all, this goal was purely a lucky ball.

Yaya Toure's long-range shot hit the crossbar and hit Sane's face again, and finally scored a goal.

Yaya Toure assisted actively, while Sane scored passively and was carried off the field.

But they also had to admit that the score was tied.

Even Mourinho on the sidelines was depressed.

This goal was simply too bad.

Guardiola also covered his head.

Although Manchester City scored, this goal was obviously not perfect, after all, Sane was carried off the field.

The game started again.

The two sides returned to the same starting line.

If Arsenal wants to win, they must score again.

This also made Lekai pay more attention to the running of Manchester City's defense line and be ready to pass the ball at any time.

But Manchester City will not let Arsenal easily steal the ball.

De Bruyne suddenly entered the state and fired at full power.

He almost helped Sterling create a single-handed opportunity three times in a row.

If Jimenez and Hummels were not decisive enough to grab the ball, Arsenal would be in danger.

At the same time, De Bruyne and David Silva also formed a tacit cooperation to penetrate and advance the formation forward.

However, when they did this, Lukay and Kante were not happy.

Although they would not retreat too deep, it did not mean that they would not participate in the defense at all.

If you want to advance, they will interfere.

Therefore, under the sudden forward pressure of Lukay and Kante, Manchester City was forced to retreat.