Arsenal's third goalkeeper Martinez came on as a substitute.
The Argentine is 27 years old this year and is actually very experienced and not as good as Manchester City fans imagined.
It's just that in a wealthy team like Arsenal, it's difficult to be the main player.
With Cech's injury, he has actually become the second goalkeeper.
But Leno's performance was too stable, and he never had a chance to play.
Emery also doesn't like to make casual substitutions, and rarely substitutes Leno even in cup matches. This season, Martinez got a chance to play in the Europa League.
But there are only a few games in total.
So although Martinez is experienced, he lacks game experience and is still a little nervous after coming up.
His first goal kick was sent directly to the feet of the opponent's defender, causing another Manchester City attack.
Manchester City central defender Otamendi's long pass directly found Aguero in front.
Facing the tall Papastathopoulos, Aguero did not stop the ball. Instead, he chose a difficult move and directly tipped the ball with his right foot. The ball unexpectedly bypassed Papastathopoulos.
Sopoulos!
Although his partner Kolasinac came to assist him in time, he was still kicked sideways by Aguero.
But it was precisely because of this interference that Aguero failed to find a good shooting angle.
Martinez, who was standing on the goal line, grabbed the ball with his hand, but Martinez's reaction was still too slow and the ball actually escaped his hands.
If Lichtsteiner hadn't had quick eyesight and quick hands, he kicked the ball out of the sideline, and it might have been missed by the opponent again.
"A substitute is a substitute after all. This reaction just now is really a bit bad. I'm really worried about Arsenal."
Mendy on the left once again threw a depth bomb. Gundogan, who came forward to assist, nodded the ball in front. The ball flew backwards. Elneny did not keep an eye on De Bruyne, allowing De Bruyne to
Then head the ball towards the lower right corner of the goal.
But the ball was also blocked by Koscielny.
Koscielny kicked the ball out of the penalty area with a big kick.
The Arsenal defender performed brilliantly.
But it seems that Arsenal's penalty area is in a state of turmoil.
There is almost no counterattack.
Because there was no forward, Manchester City's defense easily won the ball.
Luo Wu finally ran up, but other teammates did not come up. He was very lonely in front. The opponent even started walking his dog.
That's right.
Otamendi and Walker passed the ball continuously, but instead of passing the ball out, they deliberately made things difficult for Luo Wu in the backcourt.
Luo Wu was running around and couldn't even touch the ball.
But now that Arsenal had one less player to fight, it was impossible for everyone to press forward, and there was no other way. Luo Wu gave up after chasing several times and walked back slowly.
Fernandinho boldly left his side and ran forward, then received Gundogan's pass.
De Bruyne asked him for the ball, but Fernandinho did not pass it.
He chose a long shot from outside the penalty area.
But the ball missed the goal and went straight out of the baseline.
Arsenal's substitute goalkeeper Martinez reacted quickly. As soon as the ball bounced back into the court, he immediately passed it to Koscielny on the left.
Koscielny quickly passed the ball to Ronaldo in front.
But soon Ronaldo was killed by De Bruyne and Vuxor, cutting off the route to Luo Wu.
The ball couldn't be passed, and Ronaldo had no choice but to pass the ball back. He couldn't handle De Bruyne and Walker on his own.
Elneny takes the ball.
Luo Wu continued to retreat.
In the end, Elneny's pass was received in the backcourt, but Manchester City had already returned to defense.
It is still a bit difficult for Arsenal to advance the ball into the frontcourt.
The main reason is that Luo Wu is back and there is no one in front.
Fernandinho was the first to hit Luo Wu. Luo Wu originally wanted to split the sides, but Ronaldo and Saka responded too late, and finally chose to challenge Fernandinho.
He first showed off a cow's tail kick, but Fernandinho did not stumble. He then played a cross needle move and finally let the ball pass under Fernandinho's crotch.
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He has eighteen kinds of weapons on his body, so there is no problem in fighting one person alone.
But Fernandinho obviously had experience in defense. Although he was passed, he immediately turned around and carried Luo Wu with his shoulders without thinking, without letting Luo Wu pass.
This is a very standard tactical foul. The ball passed by, but he kept Luo Wu, and there was no danger of getting a card.
Luo Wu was quite depressed, but he had no choice but to do anything.
Moreover, Fernandinho kicked the ball away immediately after the foul and did not let the ball stay in place. Even if Luo Wu wanted to launch a fast break, he had no chance.
This time the defense can be said to be full marks.
In the end, Luo Wu could only kick the ball back to Guendouzi.
He once again took the ball in the backcourt to organize, but it was still the same problem as before. His teammates couldn't advance forward in time, and no one was in front to contain the opponent's central defender. This made Manchester City's formation very high, and there was no pressure.
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He finally got the ball to Saka on the right, but Saka once again fell into a one-man battle and lost the ball again.
As soon as Manchester City counterattacked, they immediately passed through the midfield. After Mahrez on the right took the ball, he quickly played a wall-to-wall cooperation with De Bruyne, and then Mahrez pumped the ball into Arsenal's goal.
In the big restricted area.
The speed of the ball was so fast that no one touched it.
Despite this, it also shows that Manchester City's offense has no problems. They can easily hit Arsenal's backcourt and create opportunities.
On the contrary, Arsenal cannot do it.
Then, just like before, Arsenal could only advance slowly from the backcourt, but the opponent's pressing was still very fierce.
When Luo Wu got the ball, De Bruyne and Fernandinho took turns harassing him and stopped him with fouls.
The cycle begins again and again.
"Oops."
"Now it's clear that Manchester City have figured out how to defend Luo Wu."
"That is to use tactical fouls in the frontcourt. There is no danger anyway. The action is not big, but the effect is obvious."
"And once Luo Wu passed halftime and ran to the Manchester City penalty area, the Manchester City players chose another tactic, which was to cut off other people's passing routes to prevent Luo Wu from getting the ball."
"The tactics are quite good and the results are obvious. Now Arsenal can hardly play a decent offense."
"This also provides an idea for other teams. Maybe there is a possibility of solving Luo Wu."
"Look, Luo Wu fell down again, just after the middle arc."