Chapter 149
The ball was saved, but the ball was saved.
"Oh!!! Incredible, this is simply a god-level save. It is hard to imagine how he predicted this ball!"
Soon after the game started, although both teams had offensive and defensive games, there were not many opportunities to really threaten the goals of both teams. It was not until the 21st minute that an opportunity appeared that made the audience stand up nervously.
This was an offensive opportunity for Manchester City. After receiving the pass from De Bruyne, B Silva kicked a high-quality long shot from the periphery. This long shot not only had power and speed, but also had an impeccable angle. Seeing the football go straight to the right corner of Arsenal's dead corner, all the Blue Moon fans at the scene held their breath and looked forward to the goal.
But the result was that a big hand ruthlessly rejected the ball and directly pushed it out of the baseline.
Lei Ming's clearance made countless Blue Moon fans cover their heads in surprise.
They were really stunned by the opponent's performance.
You know, when B Seat shot just now, there were several Arsenal players in front of him, completely blocking the goalkeeper's sight!
In normal times, facing such a situation, this shot is almost a sure goal! But who could have expected that the ending was so unexpected, and the goalkeeper of the Arsenal team actually bravely saved the ball!
The fans in the stands were stunned with shock. They couldn't believe their eyes. Then there was an uproar, and the voices of surprise came one after another, as if to overturn the entire stadium: "Wow! How is this possible?" "It's incredible!" "Did this goalkeeper take the wrong medicine today?" "This save is simply amazing!"... Various exclamations and praises were heard, and everyone was impressed by the goalkeeper's wonderful performance.
In the stadium, seeing that his shot was once again rejected by Lei Ming, B Seat also felt very helpless.
Damn, why does it feel that this guy's level has improved again!
This shot, he has done enough concealment, and hit the side that he once thought was Lei Ming's weakness, but unexpectedly, such a shot still couldn't get past the opponent.
This shot not only made the players speechless and held their heads, even Manchester City's head coach was the same, Guardiola's classic expression package reappeared at the Etihad Stadium.
At the same time, in the neutral stand of the stadium, an old man also widened his eyes in surprise, looking at the replay screen on the stadium in disbelief.
This person is none other than the old man Fernando Santos, who is currently the head coach of Portugal.
Originally, he came to watch the game with a look at the state of B Seat, and by the way, he also saw what level the goalkeeper who was remembered by Ronaldo and all the fans was. Unexpectedly, this look almost scared him out of his wits.
What's wrong with this goalkeeper? Is he performing exceptionally?
To be honest, he did have a great prejudice against yellow goalkeepers at the beginning, and because he was roasted by Ronaldo and many fans, he had to make selective compromises in front of the public.
But at this moment, he felt that the clown was actually himself!
In the subsequent games, he was even more surprised to find that this goalkeeper was much better than he imagined.
That godly save was not an exceptional performance, but just a reflection of the opponent's level.
The first half ended quickly in a fierce competition. Although both sides drew, it did not affect the fans' expectations for the second half.
Santos was the same. He felt that the first half of the game was not enough. To be honest, he had not experienced such an exciting moment for a long time. His heartbeat was so fast that it seemed to jump out of his chest.
This game is worthy of being the focus of the Premier League!
Every moment and every detail is full of charm and suspense, which makes people unable to help but ponder and deliberate.
Guardiola and Wenger are indeed worthy of the title of top coaches in today's football world!
They do have extraordinary talents and excellent skills in training and guiding players.
Whether it is tactical arrangements or on-the-spot command, they have shown a high level, allowing the players on the field to play at their best.
After watching Lei Ming's game, he was completely convinced, and he also deeply understood how ignorant he was before.
Such an excellent goalkeeper was not used, but Patricio and others were used all the time.
Soon, the second half of the game started again. The two teams changed sides and fought again. Fernando Santos also straightened his back and watched the ball seriously.
In the stadium, Manchester City's offensive core player Aguero stood in the front court with his hands on his waist, panting heavily, looking at the direction of Arsenal's goal, his eyes full of helplessness.
This was his ninth threatening attack, but the result was that he returned empty-handed again.
Before the game, he had made enough preparations to face this goalkeeper who made him remember it vividly, but when he faced him, he realized that it was himself who was being controlled.
It is hard to imagine that there will be an opponent who knows you so well, especially when you are attacking with the ball, the feeling of being pointed out by the opponent is really devastating.
Aguero at this time seemed to have this feeling.
Originally, he had paid enough attention to the other party, but he didn't expect that after not seeing each other for a while, he had made a lot of progress when he met again. At least in the past, he didn't know that the other party had a talent for on-the-spot command.
And look at his performance in this game. If it weren't for Mertesacker's obvious captain's armband, he would have suspected that this was the real captain of the Gunners.
Arsenal's defenders were also weird, and they seemed to obey the young goalkeeper.
In fact, it was not only Aguero who was uncomfortable in Manchester City, but also others, especially Sane, who played against the opponent for the first time. He couldn't figure out what kind of weird goalkeeper was and why he could guess his offensive ideas every time.
So in this game, although Manchester City had a slight advantage in ball possession, it was completely different on the field. Basically, they ended up with a lot of thunder and little rain.
In the 68th minute of the game, a scene appeared on the court that made Manchester City players look sideways.
Arsenal captain Mertesacker solemnly put the captain's armband on Lei Ming before leaving the field. Tens of thousands of Arsenal fans gave the warmest applause to this scene of the transition between the old and the new. Even at this moment, some Manchester City fans who knew the inside story also gave him their applause.
This is probably the damn charm of football!