Chapter 141 The champion after 38 years!
Today's Manchester Stadium is overcrowded, and most of them are local Manchester City fans.︽,
Manchester City's results give fans great hope. Everyone knows the importance of this match against Arsenal. As long as Manchester City can win, they can lock in the league championship one round ahead of schedule.
So on this day, as long as Manchester City fans who are not working, they hope to come to the stadium to watch the game, but the number of tickets is limited and the fans that the stadium can accommodate is limited, so at least half of the fans can only stay in the square next to Manchester Stadium and watch the game through the large screen of the square.
This is actually the same as watching a game at home, but fans just want to get closer to the game!
Whether on the stadium or outside the stadium, Manchester City fans arrived today just for one thing - to wait for Manchester City to win the championship!
If Manchester City wants to win the championship, they must defeat Arsenal. Many fans are also nervous about the game. Some people always think what if the team cannot win? Many people are reluctant to blink when watching the game, because they are afraid that Arsenal will suddenly score a goal after blinking.
When they saw Anelka's goal, they could finally relax!
1:0, Manchester City leads, and with Manchester City's overall performance, many fans think they can celebrate the championship in advance.
At this moment, they were cheering as if they had won a big battle, or had already won the championship. The atmosphere was hard to imagine just a goal.
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Arsenal didn't expect that they would concede the ball so quickly.
They use a defensive style, although this will make the offense weaker, the results of the Champions League have proved that this style of play is the most likely to win.
Faced with Anelka's goal, many Arsenal players did not react for a while.
Did we get a goal?
So fast?!!
Many players are a little confused because this is different from what they imagined. In their opinion, it is not easy for Manchester City to score goals, but now Manchester City is already ahead.
What to do next?
This is the league, not the Champions League, not the two games to decide the outcome. Many Arsenal players were a little confused for a while... But it is certain that falling behind cannot win the game, so many players planned to attack.
Soon they found out that the attack could not be fought at all!
Their preparation for this game is to play defensive counterattacks. The tactics have been confirmed, but they cannot be changed temporarily. That is the job of the head coach. It is almost impossible for players to change their tactical style when they go on the court. After all, there are eleven players on the court, and their opponent, Manchester City, has done a very good job in controlling the ball. Facing Manchester City's pressing throughout the game, they can only continue to choose to defend and counterattack.
It is easy to imagine how much effect this defensive counterattack can have.
Some people want to attack, while others want to continue to maintain the tactics arranged by the coach to fight. Arsenal's formation is a bit messy.
Morris' overall view is one of the best in the game, and soon he found an opportunity.
When Arsenal's attack was unfavorable, Morris immediately organized a counterattack, which also accelerated Manchester City's offensive.
Fast rhythm changes are also a season. Manchester City has improved its tactical cooperation. On weekdays, the team often conducts similar training, so Manchester City players can keep up with the rhythm.
Arsenal is different.
Just now, they took the ball and attacked. Suddenly, the ball rights changed, which made many players unable to react at the first time. In addition, Manchester City's pass and receiving speed became faster. They didn't have time to run and defend.
So Manchester City took the opportunity to score another goal!
The goal was Morris. He received the pass in the middle and shot directly. The cold shot made goalkeeper Lehmann unable to make a judgment at the first time. As a result, he watched the football roll into the goal against the turf.
2:0!
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When the football flew into the goal, Manchester Stadium immediately exploded!
Manchester City fans just celebrated the goal, or made such a warm celebration in advance, because the fans have confidence in the team and believe that the team can win the game, so they celebrated the goal as if they won the championship. Now it is not just confidence. With two goals leading, the team's hope of winning has become very great, and many fans think they can celebrate the championship in advance.
This season, Manchester City has never been defeated or even tied without scoring two goals.
They believe this is no exception!
On the stadium radio, Berbart was excited to start counting down the championship, "2:0, I believe Manchester City has confirmed to win! If you win this game, Manchester City will lock in the championship ahead of schedule! League championship! The English Premier League champion in the 2005-2006 season! It is Manchester City!"
"Including the 15-minute halftime break, there are less than 80 minutes left before the end of the game. Maybe we can start the countdown ahead of time..."
"Now, 80 minutes!"
While Manchester City fans are cheering wildly, Arsenal, who is the other side of the game, feels bad.
When Morris saw the goal, Arsenal coach Wenger covered his cheek with his hands.
Two goals behind!
The Frenchman felt very bitter. He didn't expect that Manchester City's offensive would be so fierce that he scored two in a short period of time.
He was thinking about dragging the game to halftime and making some adjustments, but he didn't know that Manchester City scored another goal so quickly? How to play in the next game? Not to mention Arsenal players, even as the head coach, he was a little confused.
It becomes very difficult to win when you are two goals behind.
But there is one thing Wenger is very sure that if the game continues like this, it will be no surprise that Manchester City will continue to score goals in the first half, so he must come forward and tell the players what to do.
"Defense! Pay attention to defense, otherwise you will give them a chance easily!"
"Look at your position!"
Wenger used a shout to remind the players what to do. Now we must defend at this time. It is very difficult to open the formation and attack, so it is most important not to allow Manchester City to continue scoring goals.
Under Wenger's command, Arsenal's defense was stabilized again, and it would be difficult for Manchester City to score a goal again.
But Manchester City is not in a hurry, because two goals are enough to guarantee victory.
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Manchester City kept launching offensives frequently in the first half, but ultimately failed to break the Arsenal goal.
The first half ended 2:0.
Wan Sheng did not make any adjustments during the halftime break. He just used the championship to inspire the players' fighting spirit and let them continue to play like this in the second half.
Now Wan Sheng has full confidence in victory.
Not only are there two goals, the team's fighting spirit is much higher than that of Arsenal, who is in the away game, and the team is in very good shape, both in terms of time, place, and people are on the team's side.
In this case, Arsenal's chances of turning the tables are very slim, so he is not very worried.
Afterwards, Wan Sheng emphasized some small details, "We must continue to suppress them! We must also pay attention to defense, keep people in the backcourt, pay attention to the position..."
These game details are still useful to emphasize, at least to remind players not to be too impulsive in the game.
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In the second half, Arsenal made some adjustments and they tried to attack. It can be seen that they still want to win hopes.
Normally, Arsenal and Manchester City can win if they are not sure about their opponents. After all, Arsenal is not bad, but the fighting spirit and state of the two teams are still very different. In addition, a very important point is the difference in physical fitness.
Arsenal has just returned to China from Spain. Many players play in two games in three days. The first half is better, but in the second half, this impact has been reflected.
Persisting in half in such a tense game would have consumed a lot of physical fitness. Some Arsenal players can no longer run, so it is easy to imagine what their offense will look like.
After several waves of offensives began in the second half, Arsenal's offense seemed a little weak.
Ten minutes later, the game returned to the first half, with Manchester City surrounding Arsenal, and Arsenal seemed to have no resistance at all.
This kind of game scene is definitely something that many people would never imagine.
Even if Manchester City fans have confidence, they dare not say that the team can completely suppress Arsenal and play the whole game. But now the game is like this. Manchester City once again gained an absolute advantage in the field. It is not easy for Arsenal to play through half the game, and it is even more fantasy to score goals.
However, they still have some highlights in defense. They also persisted for 30 minutes without conceding the ball. Just when many people thought that the game would end 2:0, Ivan Kru took advantage of a free kick opportunity to help the team knock on the door of Lehman's handle again.
"Ivan Kru! Ivan Kru!" commentator Berbart shouted excitedly, "Ivan Krue used a free kick to help Manchester City score again. This is Manchester City's third goal, 3:0! There will be basically no suspense in the game, we can celebrate the championship in advance!"
After Ivan Kru scored, the game came to an end.
Although there are still ten minutes left and three goals behind, Arsenal has no fighting spirit. They just want the game to end soon.
Manchester City players are still persevering.
They remember Wan Sheng's advice, "Persevere until the last minute!" As long as the game is over, they can celebrate the championship wantonly.
When the game was five minutes to end, there were already huge calls from Manchester Stadium-
"Champion! Champion!!"
Fans outside the stadium and in front of the TV also shouted the championship, and the whole of Manchester wanted to be filled with the shouts of the championship.
Finally it's the ending moment.
Referee Piroso blew the ending whistle one minute in advance. The whistle was a little harsh, but it became the most wonderful music in the ears of Manchester City fans.
Manchester Stadium, including all Manchester City fans in the entire Manchester City broke out in an instant!
The TV screen trembled with the shouts at the scene, and all Manchester City players rushed to the stadium, while Wan Sheng and others were at the end, hugging each other while walking.
Berbart's passionate voice continued, but it was already drowned out by the shouts at the scene.
All Manchester City people are in a madness!
This is Manchester City's top league championship since 1968, 38 years later! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!