After the opening, Chamberlain was very active on the left, creating several threats in a row.
Although there was no shot, it still made Manchester City, who was playing at home, very confused.
The midfielder that Manchester City is proud of did not have any bright spots.
Yaya Toure is tall, but in terms of weight, Lei Yu is ten kilograms heavier than him.
The two collided several times in succession, and it was the Manchester City midfielder who had the upper hand.
In desperation, Yaya Toure had to distribute the ball to the other side, bypassing Lei Yu before launching an attack.
Seeing Lei Yu's steady performance, many gun fans burst into tears.
Reco is much more solid than Vieira!
What's more, Ray can score goals!
The midfield became a tough battle to attack, and the right side was struggling at the beginning. Manchester City gradually moved its defensive formation to the right side.
At this moment, the little tiger on the right side of the Gunners also began to show off his power.
In the 8th minute, the little tiger stepped on the bicycle several times on the right, and his movements were extremely gorgeous.
Richards on the opposite side was dazzled. Although he could barely stand, he was only at the end of his strength.
At this time, Van Persie has already rushed into the opponent's penalty area, ready to sprint for points at any time.
Seeing Van Persie raise his hand to ask for the ball, the little tiger became even more excited, always trying to create more suitable opportunities to pass the ball.
After shaking for a few more times and getting rid of his opponent, the little tiger finally chose to cross.
But at this time, Van Persie had already been blocked by his opponent and could only watch helplessly as his opponent pushed the ball out of the penalty area.
After the ball was cleared by his opponent, Van Persie spread his hands in dissatisfaction and asked why the ball was not passed to him earlier.
If there is one thing that Van Persie is most dissatisfied with this season, it is that no one has given him cakes like Fabio.
The little tiger seemed to know that he had brought too much, so he laughed twice, then ran back with his head sullen.
Seeing this, Van Persie looked helpless and had no choice but to turn to Lei Yu for help.
But Lei Yu had already run back to his own half and was once again entangled with Yaya Toure.
Seeing the two burly men pulling each other like they were doing Tai Chi in midfield, everyone couldn't help but tremble and get goosebumps all over their bodies.
The result was naturally fruitless. With Nasri's assistance, Manchester City quickly moved the ball elsewhere.
If you can't penetrate the middle, then follow Chelsea's example and play Arsenal's wing.
Poor Djuulu, he once again became a victim of the competition between the two teams.
In the 9th minute, Zhu Lu was hit from behind.
Barry, who provided the assist, ran wildly on the wing he was guarding and sent a very threatening cross.
Aguero in the middle thus won a single chance. Fortunately, Akun's shot was a little anxious and the ball went over the crossbar.
As a result, as soon as Szczesny took the goal kick, Djurou tried to break through on the right wing but was easily intercepted by Nasri, almost allowing his opponent to attack again.
Opportunities were created continuously, and all the Manchester City players gathered around him like flies that smelled the scent.
But they forgot that the gunmen were not incapable of attacking.
In the 12th minute, Arsenal stole the ball in the backcourt and Lei Yu passed the ball to the right.
Little Tiger Walcott took another big step and passed the ball.
Looking at the empty stadium in front of him, Richards felt his scalp numb this time.
This can’t keep up at all!
Fortunately, Richards has rich experience. As soon as he realized that he could not catch up, he ran to the inside and planned to wait for the little tiger to arrive on the penalty area line.
This time, the little tiger learned the lesson from last time and made a pass six or seven meters in front of the baseline.
However, Kompany in the middle returned to defend early, and with Robin van Persie's late intervention, the ball was eventually pushed out of the penalty area by the Manchester City defender.
Van Persie had no choice but to give Walcott a thumbs up after landing.
When the little tiger saw this, he smiled.
nnd, you didn’t want me to pass it on late, but if I pass it on early this time, you won’t say anything, right?
Poor Van Persie, I can't express the pain in my heart!
Arsenal continued to attack on the right. Although there was no plan, Mancini on the sidelines frowned involuntarily.
This is not a good sign.
Manchester City finally opened a breakthrough on Djurou's side, but Arsenal could use the two wingers to easily open the way.
How to play this?
Than the ability to score goals?
If they do this, Chelsea at Stamford Bridge have already set an example.
3 to 5, the Gunners directly bombed the home court.
Since confrontation is not possible, is it possible to make up for one's own defensive gaps first, defend well and then attack?
Mancini hesitated.
He wasn't sure how fans would react to seeing the team play defense in their home stadium.
Although there is no grudge between the two teams, Manchester City's goal this season is to win the championship.
After losing to their opponents in terms of momentum, it is difficult to imagine whether Arsenal will overtake them in the second half of the season.
The most important thing is, can a solid defense really temporarily suppress the Gunners' offense?
Just as Mancini was thinking, the Gunners' attack struck again.
Yaya Toure in the middle was stuck closely behind Lei Yu. Before the game, Mancini told him many times to beware of Lei Yu's terrifying breakthrough ability.
Although Mancini did not collect any information about Lei Yu in the League Cup, Lei Yugui is a "popular player" in the Premier League and deserves the attention of all head coaches.
While running, Lei Yu glanced left and right at his teammates' movements.
Facing Arteta's pass, he suddenly swept the ball with his heel, and the ball changed direction at Lei Yu's feet and was sent to Ramsey's path on the other side.
Then Lei Yu suddenly turned around, got rid of Yaya Toure, and accelerated towards the Manchester City half.
Yaya Toure subconsciously wanted to hold his opponent back when Lei Yu turned around, but Lei Yu not only started quickly, but also had great strength.
Before Toure could tighten his grip, the jersey slipped through his fingers.
After Ramsey got the ball, he quickly passed the ball back to Lei Yu and ran diagonally forward to attract firepower for Lei Yu.
The Gunners suddenly sprinted through the middle, catching Manchester City off guard.
The fullbacks on both sides did not move towards Lei Yu at the first moment, but turned their heads to look for the two Arsenal wingers.
There was no way, both Richards and Zabaleta were frightened by the Gunners' wingers.
I am afraid that I will lose my position when I move towards the center and be beaten behind by my opponent.
Facing Lei Yu's dribbling, Barry immediately made up for it and stretched out his foot to block it.
As a result, Lei Yu changed his right foot to pass the ball, and a fake body changed the sprint direction, and dribbled the ball past Barry's right.
The visiting team's stands were filled with cheers. Seeing Lei Yu speeding up his breakthrough, the fans didn't know what it meant?
Seeing Lei Yu start to attack his own penalty area, Kompany bit the bullet and faced him before his teammates could complete the defense.
Seeing the captains moving up to fill their positions, Zabaleta and Richards belatedly ran towards the center.
At this time, Lei Yu, who was dribbling the ball, used his left leg to circle over the ball, using a small jump to get in front of Silva and pin the opponent behind him.
Although the distance between the two was less than half a meter, Lei Yu's body swinging from side to side perfectly trapped his opponent.
It wasn't until Lei Yu shook Kompany away with a fake kick that Mancini suddenly realized on the sidelines.
What about sprinting from the left and assaulting from the right?
It's all nonsense!
What Arsenal showed today was simply "moving forward together"!
Each of the three lanes on the left, center and right places a midfielder who can run and burst forward, and then look for the gap and attack head on.
It's ridiculous that I'm still thinking about how to guard against Chamberlain's natural restraint on Zabaleta, but I don't know that this is just a false move on his face!
Lei Yu has scored 12 goals in the Premier League alone this season. How can Wenger waste a central midfielder with such terrifying scoring ability?
Kompany deserves to be the captain of Manchester City. Even if he was shaken away by Lei Yu, he did not lose his position immediately.
After turning in the opposite direction, he relied on his sixth sense to lean to the side and happened to bump into Lei Yu's shoulder.
Lei Yu, who was about to take a shot, instantly lost his center of gravity. Seeing that the shot failed, Lei Yu's left foot turned into a pick, and he still took the first step to pick the ball to the other side.
Seeing Lei Yu passing the ball, all the Gunners fans couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
good chance!
Especially Van Persie, who has already rushed into the penalty area from the other side. As the Gunners' lone forward, he will not miss any offensive opportunity.
But when he saw the direction of the ball clearly, his brows suddenly frowned.
Did he run too far ahead?
Or did Lei Yu pass the ball too far back?
Van Persie was getting rid of Kolo Toure at high speed and rushed towards the goal. At this moment, it was impossible to stop and control the ball.
What to do?
Just give up?
This is not my Van Persie style!
In the flash of lightning, Van Persie didn't have much time to react, leaving everything to his body's subconscious reaction.