Super Marshal

"Friends, welcome to Wembley Stadium."

"What is being broadcast live here for everyone is the final of the 2010-2011 English League."

"The two teams in this game are Manchester City from Manchester and Arsenal from London."

"The time will soon reach 16 o'clock in the afternoon, and the players from both teams entered the stadium one after another under the leadership of the referee."

"We also got the starting lineups for both teams."

"Manchester City's starting lineup for this game is still three-four-three. The goalkeeper is Petr Cech, the defense is Vertonghen, Xavi Martinez and Mascherano, and the midfielder is Argentinian player Salvador Salvador. Barletta, David Silva and Milner partner, Kaka comes forward, and the trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Sturridge and Gareth Bale.”

"This season Manchester City insists on fighting on four fronts. Gao Han resolutely adopts rotation tactics and insists on arranging rotations in the two domestic cup competitions, hoping to maximize the team's competitiveness on multiple fronts."

"This is Zabaleta. He has performed well in both the right center back and defensive midfield positions this season. Although he is not as outstanding as Xavi Alonso and Mascherano, he is remarkable and very good. Steady and quite trusted by Gao Han."

"The two local internationals Milner and Sturridge also appeared in the starting lineup. They have performed very well in Manchester City this season, especially Sturridge, who is now vaguely becoming an England national player. The trend of the team’s main forward has improved very obviously.”

"Arsenal's starting lineup also had some surprises. Captain Cesc Fabregas was injured in the previous league and had to miss this final. This is something that can't be helped. Wenger insisted on fighting on the four lines, but the lineup However, the thickness is obviously not as good as that of Manchester City, which leads to the core players being injured and retired in key duels, which is inevitable."

"Arsenal adopts a 4-2-3-1 playing style, with Wojciech Szczesny as the goalkeeper, Clichy, Koscielny, Djuru and Sagna in the defense, and Alexander Song as the double midfielder alongside Wilshere. The three attacking players in the frontcourt are Rosicky, Nasri and Theo Walcott, and the lone striker is Robin van Persie."

"In addition to Cesc Fabregas, Wenger also played the main role in this game, and the captain's armband was worn on Robin van Persie. The Dutch center performed very well after returning from injury this season. He has performed well in the past eight games. He scored 11 goals in the game, and he said that he has completely gotten rid of the injury, and he doesn’t know if he can perform in this game.”

"However, the most worrying thing is Arsenal's defense. Wenger arranged for Djurou and Koscielny to partner with two central defenders in this game. This is also worrying. These two central defenders were in the Champions League round of 16. They performed well against Barcelona in the knockout rounds, but can they withstand Manchester City's strong attack this time?"

"You know, in the first duel of the season, it was the defense composed of the two of them that contributed to the most disparate score in the Premier League so far this season, 8 to 1. Manchester City bloodbathed Arsenal. Djuru He also received a red card in the game, and this time we meet again at Wembley Stadium, Wenger obviously doesn’t have many cards on hand.”

"Squillac scored a goal in the last game and is obviously in good shape, but Wenger still didn't let him start this game. He still chose to believe in Djurou and Koscielny, but I don't know whether these two players can do it without him. Thanks to Wenger."

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“A miracle is a miracle because it only happens once.”

In front of the coaching bench at Wembley Stadium, Gao Han looked at the players from the two teams who were guessing in the stadium and said calmly.

The miracle he was talking about was Arsenal's 2-1 home victory over Barcelona not long ago.

That game was the first leg of the Champions League knockout round of 16. The Gunners faced Barcelona at home. After conceding a goal in the first half, they overturned Barcelona with Robin van Persie's brace in the second half.

Interestingly, Arsenal's ball possession rate in that game was only 33.2%.

No matter which angle you look at it, the strength gap between the two teams is huge. Barcelona has an overwhelming advantage in passing and control, but the result is that they returned from London in despair. In the final analysis, it was Guardiola who was defeated by Wenger’s tactics. Confused.

In that game, Wenger deployed a four-three-three formation, with Fabregas, Alexander Song and Wilshere starting together. Not only that, the Gunners uncharacteristically adopted high-pressing tactics from the beginning, and Wenger pushed the entire defense forward. , adopted an open fighting style of play. Although Barcelona was once ahead in scoring, in the second half, Arsenal began to take advantage of Barcelona's mistakes to frequently launch counterattacks.

In the end, the Gunners used a quick free kick and a counterattack to tear apart Barcelona's defense twice and reverse their opponents.

It can be said that Barcelona has the advantage in passing and controlling, but Arsenal does a better job in rhythm control and offensive and defensive transitions.

It was a fantastic game and a matchup well worth studying, but it's unlikely to happen again.

Believe this, Wenger himself knows this very well.

Gao Han really wishes that Arsenal would come out and attack Manchester City like they did against Barcelona, ​​then he would be happy to give Arsenal a head-on blow, but unfortunately this is unlikely.

The reason is simple, Manchester City is not Barcelona!

"Over the years, Wenger's team has been limited by the transfer strategy, and the players they have introduced are not strong enough. Most of them are young players. Although they are willing to give training opportunities, the environment is actually not friendly to the growth of young players. There is even a vague suspicion of overthrowing the talent, and the pressure of the competition is too great."

Brian Kidd shook his head and sighed.

Who would have thought that players in their mid-twenties like Sagna, Clichy, and Alexander Song would already be old men at Arsenal. This season, it is even more difficult for an 18-year-old Wilshere to Young people are directly playing the core role. The pressure of this kind of competition is really too great.

Wilshere has played almost all of Arsenal's Premier League games this season, and his performance has indeed left a deep impression on people, but it is absolutely unacceptable for an 18- or 19-year-old player to take on such an amazing game task. Unreasonable.

"In recent years, several young players in the Arsenal team have suffered too many injuries. It is really not an accident. If this continues, Wilshere will be in trouble. Don't destroy such a good talent."

As an Englishman, Brian Kidd obviously complained about this.

You know, Wilshere is now a midfield genius that the whole of England has high hopes for. If he is really used up, it will be really regrettable.

"This is something that can't be helped." Gao Han shook his head sympathetically.

"The situation Wenger is facing now is very embarrassing. Logically speaking, they should push the defense forward. The game against Barcelona also proved that Arsenal can better control the defense under high-intensity pressing tactics. The pace of the game was good, but the problem was that their defense was seriously unreliable, which made Wenger dare not take risks at all."

"Most of Arsenal's current mainstream playing methods focus on defending in their own half. After getting the ball, they have to launch an attack from within their own half, which is further away from the opponent's goal. Therefore, Wenger needs to use two On the wings, Nasri, Theo Walcott and Wilshere all benefited from the team's style of play."

In the game against Barcelona, ​​everyone could see that Wenger was taking a chance because he had no choice.

In the two-round knockout round, if Arsenal cannot score a slightly favorable score at home, then wouldn't Arsenal have to wait and see if they go to Camp Nou in the second round?

"So you see, in this game Fabregas is not here, so he plays Rosicky. It is obvious that he hopes Rosicky can share Wilshere's tasks. And if I am not wrong, he does not dare to play again in this game. Press out and play like we did against Barcelona."

"Why?" Brian Kidd asked curiously.

"Szczesny, Djuru and Koscielny have all just taken over as the main players. They don't have a good understanding of each other and lack stability. It's normal to perform well in one or two games occasionally, but once they are under pressure, they are bound to make mistakes more easily. "

"The midfielder lost Fabregas. This is a problem left by Wenger when his bench was not thick enough but he insisted on fighting on multiple fronts. This will inevitably lead to Arsenal's midfield control and ability to pass and threaten the ball to be greatly reduced. In this case, I really want Wenger to come out and fight." Gao Han snorted and smiled.

As early as before the game, he had already made a comprehensive calculation of Arsenal's formation and made sufficient plans.

Gao Han stared at the court and narrowed his eyes slightly, "As soon as the game starts, we will press hard and attack!"

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With the referee's whistle, amidst the roar of Wembley Stadium, the League Cup final officially kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City launched a high-pressure press against Arsenal who took the first kick, especially the trident in the frontcourt. Sturridge was very active from the beginning, chasing Arsenal's ball, showing his A high morale.

Manchester City's pressing and pressing worked quickly. Blue Moon quickly grabbed the ball, but Arsenal also quickly launched a counterattack.

The two sides launched a fierce battle for the ball in Arsenal's half, and the Gunners never found a chance to send the ball out of the half.

Only the second minute into the game, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Arsenal left back Clichy was pressed closely by Sanchez and had to pass the ball to Wilshere, but Kaka successfully stole the ball from Wilshere's feet and quickly passed the ball through.

The ball passed between Djurou and Koscielny. Sturridge started quickly, shook off the defender, and caught up with the ball in the penalty area, but was knocked down by the attacking goalkeeper Szczesny. Near the ball point.

The entire Wembley Stadium was completely in a state of excitement!

All the Manchester City fans who came to the scene were in a state of revelry!

"Penalty kick! Penalty kick!! Penalty kick!!!"

The cries of Manchester City fans were overwhelming. Sturridge also kept lying on the ground and refused to get up. Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny's face was pale because he knew exactly what would happen with his foul this time. Such a penalty.

It can range from a penalty kick to a red card.

Arsenal captain Robin van Persie and the players gathered around, and Manchester City players quickly caught up with them. Both sides were putting pressure on the referee, but the referee kept telling both sides to stay calm and looked at the linesman.

This time the penalty was not made by the referee, but by the linesman.

It was only then that everyone noticed that the linesman had raised the flag in his hand.

"Offside!!!"