[Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in Wembley Stadium and obtaining the skills of Arsenal celebrity Patric gram·Vieira: Defensive Iron Gate.]
Defensive Iron Gate: When the team enters positional defense, the host's defensive ability will be greatly improved, and its marking, stealing and interception capabilities will be significantly enhanced.
Li Mingyu was overjoyed when he saw this ability.
Although Manchester City seems to be in full swing now, only their team knows that all this is based on Manchester City's super offensive ability.
Manchester City uses his strong offensive ability to cover up his defensive weaknesses in the midfield and backcourt.
If you encounter an evenly matched team, or a team with excellent defensive counterattacks, then Manchester City will run into a lot of trouble.
And they will meet Real Madrid in a month, which is a strong team with both offense and defense.
Their attack power is definitely no less than Manchester City, and their defense is also very good.
Although captain Ramos has been rumored to leave Real Madrid after the end of this season, in the second half of the season, Ramos served as the team's anchor and helped the team keep clean sheets against opponents many times.
When facing Real Madrid, Guardiola once again thought of changing the formation.
However, in the Champions League finals last season, it was because of the temporary change of Guardiola that the team's lineup that had played for a season became a midfielder. As a result, the opponent seized the opportunity and struck a fatal blow.
However, this time, Guardiola hopes to increase the intensity of the midfield.
However, the acquisition of this ability by Li Mingyu will add new chemical changes to the new lineup of Guardiola.
To know what will happen specifically, we must first take a look at how Li Mingyu will perform in the finals of FA Cup!
The game has begun.
Arsenal team launched the attack first.
Li Mingyu is standing in the midfield, with the bonuses of "Midfield Magician" and "Defensive Iron Gate". He feels very awesome.
Aubameyang kicks the ball back into his own half, then starts sprinting forward.
When Li Mingyu saw Aubameyang's movement, he knew what the Arsenal team was going to do next.
Therefore, Li Mingyu leaned slightly in the direction of Aubameyang.
Sure enough, after Arsenal's midfielder received the ball, he directly passed the ball long and went to Aubameyang in the frontcourt for a surprise attack.
I have to say that this tactic of the Arsenal team is quite good.
Because at the beginning of the game, Manchester City's players habitually relaxed, leaving Aubameyang unmarked.
Just as the football was about to be stopped easily by Aubameyang.
Aubameyang had a surprised smile on his face.
However, a figure swooped over from the side, jumped high, and pushed the ball out of the sideline in front of Aubameyang.
A dazzling No. 10 made Aubameyang's face look very ugly.
It's him again!
After Li Mingyu pushed the ball out of the sideline, he roared a few times with some dissatisfaction, asking everyone to be more vigilant.
Manchester City's players cheered up one after another.
Arsenal failed to achieve the opening raid, and they did not have any advantage in the subsequent positional battle.
Guardiola touched his chin with his hand on the sidelines and watched with surprise as Li Mingyu made a beautiful side tackle and saved the ball very cleanly from the feet of Nicholas-Pepe.
Guardiola was very surprised. Although in many previous games, Li Mingyu was very actively involved in defense, but today Li Mingyu seemed to be more focused.
But it seems to be focused on defense.
After Li Mingyu got the ball, he quickly passed the ball to Gundogan on the other side, handing over the organization of the offense.
In fifteen minutes, Li Mingyu crossed the midfield a handful of times. Even Rodri, a genuine midfielder, couldn't help but go up and participate in the attack.
Li Mingyu's "abnormal performance" not only surprised Guardiola, but even the fans watching the game felt that something was wrong with Li Mingyu.
Could it be that Li Mingyu is feeling unwell?
No, when I tackled the ball just now, the tiger looked so angry, it didn't look like he was feeling uncomfortable at all!
Is it a tactical arrangement?
That's even more impossible. No matter which coach, it's impossible for Li Mingyu, a big killer, to stay in his own half!
However, Li Mingyu's repeated interceptions and blocks on the defensive end made many fans feel that this Li Mingyu didn't see it, and there was something defensive about it!
However, if you just stand in your own half, even if you can intercept all the balls, it won't be of much help to Manchester City's offense!
However, anyone who thinks this way will be slapped in the face by Li Mingyu.
In the twenty-fourth minute, Arsenal team attacked again.
This time, the Arsenal team learned wisely and did not choose the side of Li Mingyu to launch an attack.
Rushing along the other side, Arsenal grasped the offensive rhythm quite well.
A sudden pass came in from the wing, and the defensive player in the center blocked Aubameyang's position and easily pushed the ball out.
After Rodri caught the ball, he immediately handed the ball to Li Mingyu out of habit.
Just when everyone thought Li Mingyu was going to pass the ball to Gundogan who was retreating, Li Mingyu took a look at the frontcourt position, directly raised his foot, and used his right foot to send the football directly to the Arsenal team's half.
Looking at the football flying high, and then looking at Sterling struggling to sprint towards the penalty area of the Arsenal team, all the Manchester City fans in the Wembley Stadium stood up and started making loud noises.
The fans of Arsenal expressed their inner panic by booing in horror.
Sterling While sprinting forward, he looked back at the sky to judge the landing point of the football.
Next to him, there is only Gabriel, a central defender from Arsenal.
While Gabriel was disturbing Sterling with his hands, he also looked up at the football to judge the landing point.
The ball's landing point is within the penalty area.
But the ball fell so fast that the goalkeeper was unable to attack at all. He could only stick to the small penalty area and wait for the two of them to see who could touch the ball first.
Sterling's running position is very smart. He and Li Mingyu also have a tacit understanding, and the combination of passing and running is very good.
Sterling drew an arc from the left and rushed to the penalty area, so he could always see the position of the football while running.
But the defensive player is different. He needs to look back and defend Sterling at the same time, which makes him quickly lose the opportunity to take advantage of the ball in the air.
Sterling forced his way past Gabriel, jumped slightly, and used his chest to deflect the long pass that was over 45 meters.
Single ball.