Chapter 150
The two sides of the game were in chaos, and the two sides were in chaos.
In the stands, Fernando Santos looked at this scene with some surprise, and his heart was deeply touched.
Before the game, he didn't know that Lei Ming had become Arsenal's vice-captain. When he saw Mertesacker put the captain's armband on Lei Ming before leaving the field, he instantly became uneasy.
Remember that this kid just transferred here this summer? It's only been a few months, how can he become the captain of the team all of a sudden!
Is Wenger too careless with this young man or because he hasn't discovered the real good in the other party?
With all kinds of doubts, Fernando Santos continued to watch the game seriously.
At the moment he took over the captain's armband, Lei Ming suddenly felt that a sacred responsibility fell on his shoulders.
Mertesacker smiled and patted Lei Ming's strong arm and said, "Lei, come on, I can't do it anymore. The rest of the time will be handed over to you. I believe that you will lead the team to victory."
In this game, Mertesacker did seem to be a little more silent than before. The main reason was that he felt that Lei Ming's command was better than his, so he didn't want to say anything to disrupt the opponent's game rhythm.
Although they are still being suppressed so far, he feels that as long as they continue, they will definitely defeat the opponent. Just because they have Lei Ming's command, he feels that their defense is as solid as a copper wall.
At this moment, Lei Ming will not be modest or anything, but give the old captain a man's response with an affirmative look: "Don't worry, captain, you have a good rest and wait for us to celebrate together after the game."
"Haha, I'm waiting."
After watching the captain leave the field and replacing Koscielny, Lei Ming patted his palms vigorously, indicating that everyone should cheer up.
Soon, after Arsenal's attack was fruitless, Manchester City's attack came again like a tide.
As the saying goes, there is one, two, but no three. When Sterling tore through Arsenal's solid defense with his personal ability, everyone in the Etihad Stadium thought that Manchester City might change the score.
But what no one expected was that when Sane received Sterling's pass and volleyed, the ball was firmly caught by the Arsenal goalkeeper.
This made Sane stunned for a long time.
Did he shoot straight? Not straight, the ball went straight to the upper corner. If it continued to fly, it could almost fly into the goal along the crossbar, but the result was that this ball still couldn't escape the magnetic clutches.
But the next moment, the goalkeeper didn't even give him time to sigh, and directly used a strong and accurate hand throw to find Sanchez who was in the frontcourt.
There is such a link in Arsenal's quick counterattack. As long as there is a threatening shot from the opponent, the players in the front court must always be prepared to counterattack. Even if the team may lose the ball, the players in the front court must not retreat too deep.
And this time, Sanchez finally waited for the opportunity.
Because the Blue Moon compressed too far forward during the attack, their backcourt was directly empty at this time. After he passed the joint defense of Stones and Otamendi at a speed, he was greeted by the Manchester City backcourt.
Sanchez, who formed a single-handed ball, calmly made a small fake move and successfully deceived the center of gravity of Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson. Then he pushed out a quick and fast far corner shot. The football also obediently bypassed Ederson's forced outstretched right leg and went into the net.
"Goooooooooooooooooooal"
"Goal! The game has reached the 79th minute. Just when everyone thought that Manchester City would win the game with overwhelming force, a miracle happened! We actually witnessed Arsenal's rock-solid defense! This is simply an insurmountable wall of steel!"
"Now let's praise this wonderful goal! With his amazing speed and agility, Sanchez easily broke through the opponent's defense and completed a textbook defensive counterattack."
"Then, he calmly pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal! Beautiful, so beautiful!"
At this moment, the entire Etihad Stadium seemed a little silent, and the cheers of the Gunners fans who came from afar
The cheers seemed so harsh.
At this critical moment, Sanchez stood up again and completed the fatal blow to Manchester City. How could this not make the Gunners fans excited!
What made them even more excited was that this was an assist from their new captain.
From the backcourt to the frontcourt, Arsenal's counterattack only had two passes, but the efficiency brought about it made countless people feel amazed.
Guardiola was very upset in the face of this goal. He touched his scalp and seemed very annoyed.
Before the game, he had already reminded them that they must pay attention to the Gunners' quick counterattack. He might not know others, but he knew the characteristics of Lei very well, because he had watched the opponent's games not only a few times, but twenty or thirty times.
It can be said that among most of Arsenal's goals this season, about half of them were planned by this goalkeeper. He does not deny that Arsenal's frontcourt players Lacazette, Sanchez, and Wilshere are indeed good, but he believes that without Lei Ming's stable defense, they would never have achieved their current achievements.
However, the players completely let themselves go in this attack and threw all factors behind their heads, which led to the opponent seizing the opportunity.
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At the same time, many families in the Eastern countries welcomed the scene of many fathers celebrating alone with red faces.
"Fuck, our factory is going to rise!"
"General Lei is awesome. He just became the captain and assisted Sanchez with such a wonderful goal. It's awesome!"
"Come on, Arsenal, fire at the Etihad Stadium!"
At this moment, there are also countless live broadcast rooms dancing for Arsenal's wonderful goal, and Lao Jiu is the one who dances the most.
But surprisingly, many viewers in the live broadcast room seemed to be immune to Lao Jiu's greasy expression, and some even gave him small gifts for dancing.
Lao Jiu said happily: "Brothers, remember what I said before the game? As long as I, Lei Zong, am present, Arsenal can just rush without thinking. Look at their performance in this game. Even if it is Manchester City, the first in the Premier League, they will still be collectively silent in front of me, Lei Zong!"
"0:1 is not enough, I think. Next, Manchester City will be more anxious, and our opportunities will become more and more. Just wait and see!"