Perhaps Koscielny was also inspired by captain Luo Wu. After passing the ball to Ronaldo in front, he also rushed forward.
The captain has worked hard to this level. If he doesn't show an even better performance, he really doesn't deserve to be here.
His forward thrust without hesitation helped J Luo open up space.
But this time Ronaldo didn't give him the ball. Instead, he swayed his body to the left and immediately moved the ball to the center with the outside of his right foot.
Koscielny's running made Walker hesitate, and Ronaldo was able to easily dribble the ball towards the center.
Teammate Guendouzi in the middle also stepped in.
This once again opened up space for Laura J.
Ronaldo is facing De Bruyne alone.
And Saka on the right rushed forward again.
Arsenal's counterattack this time, the team performed very well.
There is no disadvantage in numbers.
Luo Wu was still behind. He was still running very slowly, but he did not stop.
This time J Luo didn't consider him.
After he pushed the ball across to Guendouzi, he immediately inserted behind De Bruyne.
De Bruyne quickly turned around and chased back, but he was still a step too late. Ronaldo got the ball again and took two more fierce steps.
Luo Wu stared at J Luo in front of him, thinking about speeding up his pace, but his legs were a bit unruly. He was really too tired and felt like he was going to cramp soon.
I can only cheer for J Luo.
Fernandinho also gave up on him and ran back immediately. The current Luowu was not in any danger at all.
At this moment, Ronaldo tried to kick outside the penalty area and took a curve ball with his right foot.
Because neither De Bruyne nor Fernandinho were able to put pressure on Ronaldo in time, Ronaldo's shot was of quite high quality.
The ball was whipped by the fierce wind, drew a beautiful arc, and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson took a quick step and pounced on the dropped ball.
At this time, he discovered that he was still too short, his arms were not long enough, and he could not reach the ball at all.
He was even a little desperate.
It looks like the ball is going to fly into the theoretical dead center!
But in the end the ball just slipped past the goal and did not fly into the goal.
The arc is still not enough.
Although Ronaldo tried his best to draw the arc, the arc was still not enough, and the ball missed the ball by a hair.
"Shit!"
A trace of disappointment flashed in J Luo's eyes outside the penalty area, and he was ready to cheer.
And at this moment, a voice sounded in his ears.
Captain Luo Wu shouted from behind.
"Defend!"
"Defend!"
"Hold them down!"
Seeing all this, Luo Wu was very focused and immediately reminded his teammates to quickly switch from offense to defense.
"Don't back out anymore!"
"There's no point in retreating!"
The whole place presses!
At this point, Luo Wu still thought that he would have to compete with Manchester City on the bayonet.
But even though there is no one above him at the center position, Ederson still handles the ball very easily.
But it is different in other positions. Arsenal players perform their duties and the formation is kept in order.
Instead, Otamendi took the ball in the middle and rushed up with the ball.
But he was quickly sniped by Guendouzi.
At the same time, Luo Wu finally reached his position and followed De Bruyne.
Otamendi did not pass the ball to De Bruyne, but passed it straight to Fernandinho in front, but Elneny came up quickly.
There was little space left for Manchester City to pass the ball, and Fernandinho found his teammates suddenly being marked by Arsenal players.
He can either pass the ball back or challenge Elneny himself.
He didn't dare to be careless and finally chose to turn around and pass the ball back.
This is indeed the safest way.
But that doesn't mean accidents won't happen.
The force of his passing was a little weak, and Saka on the right suddenly jumped up beside Mendy with a sudden speed.
This scene instantly frightened Ederson on the line of the small penalty area.
I'm afraid Fernandinho's brain was caught by the goal. How could the ball be passed so casually?
The frightened Ederson rushed forward desperately, but Saka was faster.
He was like a hungry leopard, waving his arms crazily, stepping on invincible hot wheels, and finally rushed to the ball before him.
It was another 50-50 opportunity, but as the goalkeeper Ederson could not give in. He could only bite the bullet and fight with Saka. Near the edge of the penalty area, he decisively stretched out his right foot to shovel it down.
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Saka also worked hard.
He stretched out his right foot and moved forward a little, but still grabbed the ball and hit the ball first.
Ederson's right foot tackled his ankle.
The ball rolled in the direction of Ronaldo.
But the referee's whistle also sounded at this moment.
Ederson obviously committed a foul. Although the ball was beneficial to Arsenal, he had to stop the game.
Even if Ronaldo got the ball and faced an empty goal, he couldn't kick the ball forward.
"well!"
"pity."
"It's such a pity."
"This is an empty goal. The referee's whistle sounded really fast. If he sounded even one second slower, Ronaldo would have pushed the ball into the empty goal."
Manchester City did escape the disaster, but Ederson could not escape, and the referee showed him a yellow card.
Although he committed a foul, he did not get a red card. If a defender had done this, he would have been sent off with a red card.
But the key to the problem now is that Ederson gave Arsenal another opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt, just above the top of the arc in the penalty area. The position couldn't be more perfect.
Saka was fine, he got up and his eyes fell on Luo Wu.
This is another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Of course, hope is pinned on Luo Wu.
The most terrifying devil, the most terrifying killer on the green field has stepped forward again.
He walked so lightly that even his breath was hidden in the air.
His chance came again.
If he can seize this opportunity, then he can help the team counterattack Manchester City.
Somehow, the stands suddenly became quiet, as if a pin dropped could be heard clearly at the Etihad Stadium.
Maybe everyone knows what this ball means.
"It's possible the scoreline will change again."
"It's possible that the Scimitar of the Full Moon will appear again."
"We'll see."
But just when everyone was looking forward to Luo Wu, Luo Wu suddenly changed his stance when serving.
His dominant right foot was suddenly replaced by his left foot.
"What's going on? Why did you suddenly switch to your left foot?"
"This is unscientific."
"Is he injured?"
Ferdinand was surprised.
If it wasn't for the injury, how could I have switched to my dominant foot?
Although Luo Wu's left foot ability is also very strong.