Chapter 811 Wenger is going all out!

Wenger stood on the sidelines and watched silently as Manchester City players rushed out of the field to celebrate.

The Frenchman's wrinkled old face revealed helplessness.

Who could have thought that after Arsenal had such an amazing advantage, they were still overtaken by Manchester City? He really didn't know what to say. He even felt that he couldn't seem to blame the players.

Five defensive players sandwiched Su Dong in the middle, but he was still able to rely on his strong skills to create a gap and score a goal. What else can be said?

Apart from exclaiming "Wow" and praising Su Dong with "Awesome", he really had nothing to say.

Arsenal's defense was not stable, and the combination of Squillaci and Giroud was not outstanding, especially the reckless Giroud. His poor judgment of the timing of stealing the ball and his easy loss of position when marking people made him subject to much criticism.

But no matter what, Arsenal fought with one more player than their opponents throughout the game, but were taken over by Manchester City again. No one could accept this.

What makes Wenger even more depressed is that Arsenal is gradually rushing towards the bottom line set by Wenger.

Whether in the Arsenal team or in front of the media, Wenger made it clear that in the Premier League, any team that wants to win the championship must control the number of goals conceded by the team to less than 30 goals.

The Premier League is different from other leagues. The pace of this league is too fast and many teams play very fiercely, which makes defense always a big problem. Teams that can control the number of goals conceded to less than 30 goals are often very competitive.

Since winning the championship in the 2003-2004 season, Arsenal's number of goals conceded has rarely been less than 30 in recent seasons. With the team's smooth offense, defense has become Wenger's biggest headache.

Of course, Wenger's 30-goal rule is not set in stone. Last season was an exception.

Chelsea conceded 32 goals, more than Manchester United's 28, but it was Chelsea that won the championship in the end because the Blues scored a total of 103 goals last season, far exceeding Manchester United's 86 goals and Arsenal's 83 goals.

The worst team was the Gunners, who scored 83 goals but conceded 41.

This season, Wenger still focuses on defense, but the effect is still not obvious.

In the first eight rounds, Arsenal conceded ten goals, only one goal more than Manchester United among the top four teams. But in the ninth round, Manchester United beat Stoke City 2-1 away, while Arsenal conceded three goals in this game.

In other words, no matter the outcome of this battle, after nine rounds, Arsenal will concede thirteen goals, ranking first among the top four teams. The thirty-goal bottom line set by Wenger is obviously in jeopardy.

Thinking of this, Wenger couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

He really wanted to lead Arsenal to win the championship again, and he even rejected the invitation from Real Madrid.

But now it seems that Arsenal is getting further and further away from his goal.

Especially now, with the rise of Manchester City, the Gunners' position in the Premier League is becoming increasingly difficult.

At least, the top four positions are not so secure anymore.

Thinking of this, Wenger felt annoyed.

He knows very well that nothing can give him more confidence and bring more courage to the team than victory.

He wanted a victory! Even if he lost three goals, he still wanted to win! …

"We saw that Wenger took the lead in making substitutions."

"He made two substitutions at once, Walcott for Denilson and Rosicky for Arshavin."

"Both of Wenger's substitutions were attempts to strengthen the team's attacking play."

"Nasri appeared on the left, forming a new trident with Chamakh and Walcott. It was obvious that they were going to actively attack the two flanks, while Rosicky and Fabregas were in the front in the midfield, leaving only Alexander Song to defend behind, but he also often inserted himself from behind and was very active."

"Wenger's two substitutions revealed his intention. He just wanted to beat Manchester City in one fell swoop."

"This intention is very obvious. I wonder if Guardiola will take the initiative to make adjustments?"

"We saw some movement on the Manchester City bench and Guardiola couldn't help but make a substitution."

"Gareth Barry went out to warm up and it looks like he's going to come on, but I don't know who he's going to come on for?"

"David Silva!"

"Guardiola wants to replace David Silva."

…

Guardiola also showed a helpless look.

This was not his intention. If possible, he would never want to make such a substitution.

But there is no way, Manchester City must strengthen its defense.

Domenech Torrent has been tracking and analyzing the data of Manchester City players. The results show that Manchester City players consume more physical energy than Arsenal players. If the game drags on to the end, it will be more disadvantageous to Manchester City.

How can we play if the players have no energy left? Technical movements are out of shape and mistakes are common. Will we lose the ball again? Instead of waiting until then, it is better to take the initiative to change players and strengthen defense. This is the wisest choice!

As for gambling on scoring a goal, it is too risky and Su Dong will consume a lot of physical energy.

It was only over sixty minutes, but Su Dong had already run more than ten kilometers, far ahead.

Even if his physical fitness is good and outstanding, but his 1.95 meter tall body can run so much, what else can he expect? Guardiola has no choice but to defend! Gareth Barry quickly came back from warming up, walked in front of Guardiola, and listened to his instructions.

"After going up, tell them to shrink a little more as a whole, pay attention to defense, and keep the middle and back lines compact."

After a pause, Guardiola looked deeply at Gareth Barry.

"I can guess that Arsenal will attack both flanks. Marcelo's side will be the focus of the opponent's attack. He played very hard tonight and consumed a lot of energy. After he goes up, you have to help him defend, especially the combination of Walcott and Sagna, which will definitely be the focus of Arsenal's attack."

"I understand!" Gareth Barry also had a serious look on his face. He had been unable to sit still on the sidelines for a long time.

In tonight's battle, Manchester City has completely demonstrated its confidence, and it has also allowed everyone inside and outside the team to re-recognize this team. I believe everyone can clearly see the team's transformation.

Gareth Barry feels that this is what he hoped to see when he joined Manchester City, a Manchester City that is competitive, full of desire to win and tenacious.

Only such a team has the hope of winning the championship!

…

Gareth Barry replaces David Silva.

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The Spanish midfield has been almost exhausted.

After walking off the field and hugging Gareth Barry, David Silva felt a little dazed, which was a symptom of over-consumption.

The Spanish midfielder did not walk back to the locker room, but sat directly on the bench.

He wants to be with the team! On the field, after Arsenal replaced two players in one go, they launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's two flanks. Chamakh in the middle actively inserted himself and used his body to put pressure on Manchester City's defense and goal.

Manchester City retreated across the board, with both the midfield and back lines retreating to the penalty area. Even Su Dong actively returned to the front of the penalty area, which shows how great the disadvantage on the field was.

Especially after entering the 75th minute, Manchester City players were basically exhausted.

In the 78th minute, Marcelo fell directly to the ground after a defense and suffered painful cramps.

Guardiola had no choice but to make the final substitution.

Left back Bridge replaced Marcelo.

The team continues to defend! Wenger still has one substitution available.

He kept turning it over in his mind.

Because of the red card, Manchester City was forced to use up all their substitutions early in the 78th minute.

In other words, from now on, even if a player suffers cramps, is injured, or is even unable to participate in the game, Manchester City will not be able to make substitutions.

Wenger must make good use of the substitution quota he has and deal the most fatal blow to Manchester City.

After Bridge came on, he was mainly responsible for defending the left side, but he did not seem to be in very good shape.

After joining Manchester City, the former England international's performance was rather average. Coupled with injuries and the impact of the "friend's wife scandal", he was completely reduced to a substitute in the competition with Marcelo, and it was basically impossible for him to shake Marcelo's position.

This also brought confidence to Wenger.

After thinking for a while on the sidelines, the French coach gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and fought! Danish center forward Bendtner came on the court and replaced Alexander Song.

"My God, Wenger is determined to beat Manchester City away from home!"

"Now on Arsenal's pitch, there are two center forwards, Chamakh and Bendtner, plus Rosicky, Walcott, Fabregas and Nasri. The entire frontcourt of the Gunners is full of offensive players, and no one is defending."

"This is really too difficult for Manchester City!"

After the substitution, Arsenal launched a more fierce attack on Manchester City.

Manchester City had no one to replace and no way to adjust tactics. They could only push the ball towards the penalty area, defend tightly and let Arsenal attack. The team didn't even have the strength to counterattack.

Even Su Dong often retreats into the penalty area, who can counterattack?

This also shows how embarrassed Manchester City was on the field.

But there was no way out. Every Manchester City player on the field was basically exhausted. What else could they do? Time was passing by bit by bit.

Manchester City is still struggling.

Eighty minutes... eighty-five minutes... eighty-six... eighty-seven... eighty-eight... eighty-nine...

Four minutes of added time! Damn Clattenburg, he actually gave four minutes of added time! Just as the Manchester City players were cursing Clattenburg in their hearts, Bridge, who had just come on as a substitute, failed to keep Walcott.

The little tiger got the ball on the right and made a breakthrough, then made a lob pass to the penalty area in front of the goal before the baseline.

Pepe and Kompany both stood here and jumped at the same time, trying to grab the landing point, but Chamakh was in better physical condition and headed the ball back to the front point.

Bendtner, who had just come on as a substitute, suddenly jumped out, met the header from his teammate, and poked the ball into Manchester City's goal.

(End of this chapter)