On the field, Manchester City, wearing a blue shirt, attacked from left to right.
After the game started, the positions of the players on both sides were very clear.
On Manchester City's side, Sane and Sterling exchange left and right, creating a frontless formation.
De Bruyne, who played center forward in the starting lineup, moved to the left center midfielder position.
De Bruyne has certain defensive abilities, so Guardiola's idea is actually very clear, let De Bruyne play on the wing, and by the way, he can help defend the wing and strengthen the defense on the wing.
Chu Zheng, on the other hand, was active in the middle of the frontcourt.
Sterling and Sane pulled away from each other, so he pushed forward a little bit.
Pulling in, Chu Zheng retreated, running in the middle area behind Sterling and Sane who were pulling in.
But this is just one of the running changes in Guardiola's tactics.
Occasionally, De Bruyne will push forward, and Chu Zheng will pull forward or retreat. The position is very flexible and free, and the range of movement is huge.
In short, it is difficult for you to see players in a fixed position for the entire 90 minutes in a Manchester City game.
As for Arsenal, the formation transition from without the ball to with the ball is 4231 to 4141.
Compared to Manchester City, player positions are much more fixed, and the mature and steady Wenger is not as showy as Guardiola.
But after the game started, neither side pressed their formation forward to attack and played quickly.
Instead, they all focus on fighting, and want to take control of the midfield first, defend well, and then wait for opportunities to launch an offensive.
There is no way, both Manchester City and Arsenal's recent defense performance has been somewhat sluggish.
Soon, Manchester City's offensive suddenly started.
At 3 minutes and 02 seconds of the game, De Bruyne pushed too hard from the wing and found that he could not catch up with Gabriel beside him. To avoid being hit by a counterattack, he stretched out his foot to trip him down.
Soon, Cech kicked the ball from the right side of the penalty area and kicked the ball forward, to Manchester City's left side.
In the 30-meter area of Manchester City's penalty area, Kolarov quickly got into position.
Sanchez also quickly rushed to the landing point.
For Kolarov, there is simply no pressure for Kolarov to compete with Sanchez.
Kolarov got stuck in his position and took off, pushing the ball forward towards Yaya Toure who was in the ribs six or seven meters away.
At the landing point, Yaya Toure retreated and quickly turned around and rushed forward, jumped in front of Xhaka, and tipped the ball to Chu Zheng, who was running across the left rib area of the center circle.
Xhaka also reacted quickly and quickly turned back, trying to flank Chu Zheng with Coquelin who was following Chu Zheng.
But before he could rush in, Chu Zheng, whose feet were like springs, jumped up from outside the arc of the center circle and headed the ball back to the center.
Chu Zheng's header instantly moved the ball from the densely defended right half to the relatively empty center.
At this time, as long as Manchester City's right back Zabaleta starts to move forward, Sane, who is temporarily unmarked, can split to the right and directly attack Arsenal's defensive weak side.
It's a pity that Chu Zheng thought well, but Zabaleta did not form a tacit understanding with Sane.
In the middle, Sane saw that no one was following up on the right wing, so he quickly turned and passed the ball back to the backcourt, leaving Iwobi who came from behind him with nothing to steal.
Originally, such a back pass was possible. Although the attack from the right would be slow, it could quickly advance through the half and push back Arsenal's pressing formation.
But Otamendi looked a little panicked.
After the ball came, he was obviously unprepared. When he turned his weight to the right and stretched out his feet, the ball had already rolled backwards from his right side.
But Otamendi was very fast and quickly chased back to the left rib area at the top of the arc to catch the ball.
Stopping the ball, I saw Sanchez cut off his cross pass to Kolarov in the right rib area at the top of the arc. Iwobi was also eyeing Zabaleta on the wing inside, and Otamendi Mendy seemed a little hesitant.
But soon he had an idea.
Seeing that Sanchez and Iwobi did not come to grab him, he quickly moved forward more than one meter, and then suddenly took off and passed forward long.
On the center line of the right rib of the center circle, Sterling retreated in place, blocked Koscielny behind him, and swept the ball directly in front of Sane on the right without stopping the ball with his right foot.
The ball was advanced by a full two meters, giving Sane enough room to start.
However, Sane was indeed very fast, but Monreal, who was chasing inside, was not slow either. He blocked Sane in the right rib area at the top of the arc in time.
When Sane moved the ball with his left foot and started to cut inward laterally, Sterling had already crossed the end line of the penalty area from the center and entered the Arsenal penalty area.
Sterling was followed closely by Chu Zheng.
Sane saw that there was no one in front of Chu Zheng and that there was a gap with a diameter of more than one meter in front and right of Chu Zheng. He quickly realized the opportunity.
He knew very well that as long as the ball was given to Chu Zheng, whether Chu Zheng was shooting or passing the ball, he could threaten Arsenal's goal.
But there is a problem with passing the ball, which is chasing Koscielny in front of Sane's left side.
In a flash, Sane made his decision.
Wealth and wealth are found in danger.
So Sane suddenly picked up the ball with his right foot before Koscielny was completely close.
Koscielny's center of gravity was very low, ready to intercept Sane's pass at any time, but he never expected that Sane would go into the air.
In full view of everyone, the ball flew towards Chu Zheng at the top of the arc.
At the same time, Coquelin behind Chu Zheng quickly made a move.
Coquelin knew very well that Chu Zheng could not stop the ball, otherwise he would be seeking death.
At this time, in the eyes of fans and countless football commentators, although Sane's passing idea was tricky enough, it was not a good goal.
Because of Chu Zheng's situation, Chu Zheng simply didn't have the time and space to stop the ball.
Unable to hit the goal, Gabriel quickly moved sideways in front of Chu Zheng, blocking his only shot route.
If you force the door, there is a high probability that it will be blocked.
However, the next second, everyone was collectively dumbfounded.
Before Coquelin could approach him from behind, Chu Zheng unexpectedly jumped up.
In mid-air, Chu Zheng turned to the left, turned his right shoulder to meet the ball falling in front of him, and the ball flew towards the front of the small penalty area on the left.
At the same time, Sterling on the left side of Fabregas moved forward in time, forming an excellent passing and running understanding with Chu Zheng.
Seeing this scene, most of the fans at the scene widened their eyes with expressions of amazement.
What is genius-like creativity? This is it!
What is a genius passing imagination? This is it!
On the penalty spot in the penalty area, Fabregas turned around and saw Sterling's retreating back, and instantly felt a sense of despair that the end was coming.
On the sidelines, Guardio clenched his fists and stood in the coach's box, looking into the penalty area.
This ball can be said to be fed to Chu Zheng's throat. There is no reason why Sterling can't score it.
But it’s hard to say.
When he thinks of the happy football that Sterling has always practiced, Guardiola's heart tightens, for fear of being angry to death by the next scene.
But this time Guardiola's worries did not appear.
Sterling is indeed happy, but only occasionally.
In the Arsenal penalty area, facing Cech who was wearing a black helmet, Sterling rushed to the landing point and pushed the ball without stopping. The ball jumped under Chelsea's crotch, then crossed the goal line and rolled into Arsenal's goal.
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"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The moment the goal was scored, the Etihad Stadium burst into cheers, which directly pushed the atmosphere to the climax!
"The ball is in!!!!!!!!!"
"Sterling!!!!"
"A calm and calm push!!!!!" In the live broadcast room, Zhan Jun did not expect the goal to come so early. "Man City scored in the 4th minute of the opening, and Cech's goal was broken!
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"It's amazing!!!!" Zhang Lu exclaimed, "Chu Zheng's shoulders are as accurate and deadly as his feet!"
"Yes!" Zhan Jun laughed wildly, "Chu Zheng's genius imagination and creativity created a fatal goal!"
On the sidelines, in the hot atmosphere of the Etihad, Wenger had a look of amazement on his face.
Looking at Chu Zheng who was celebrating with his teammates with a bright smile on the field, Wenger glanced at Xhaka who was also on the field and sighed leisurely!
Although Xhaka is also excellent, this person is afraid of comparison!
