Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

Chapter 331 Reappearance of a classic scene: Confident Marco uses his hat (page 13)

Before the end of the first half, Martin completed a single-machine breakthrough goal through his super personal ability. The whole process was full of entertainment, and his extreme speed also immersed countless Arsenal fans and neutral fans.

Only Manchester United fans are miserable.

Head coach Mourinho pursed his lips and stood in the home team coach's technical area to vent his dissatisfaction.

From a defensive perspective, Damian and Herrera's defense has big flaws.

It seemed that Martin was double-teamed, but Martin's use of space was actually ignored.

To know the breakthrough in this situation, many wide players will.

As an Italian defensive player, Damian should not be defending this time.

With Luke Shaw not yet back from injury, Damian's position in Mourinho's mind is -1 again.

Martin, who scored the goal, did not celebrate. He just raised his arms towards the expedition team who were celebrating wildly, and then hugged Cavani, Sanchez and Ramsey who ran up to celebrate the goal.

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was very excited. Although he knew that Martin would be stable, he still couldn't suppress the ecstasy when the equalizer goal came and he celebrated crazily with his two assistants.

The players on the bench raised their arms and shouted, expressing their joy at the equalizer.

Standing at the entrance of the goal tunnel, Xhaka looked up to the sky and screamed.

Without Martin, he will most likely become the team's sinner.

The on-site director immediately restored the wonderful process, and the replay of Martin's breakthrough along the wing once again made countless fans in front of the TV go crazy with adrenaline.

It's full of fun to watch, and every frame is thrilling and exciting.

The Arsenal players who equalized the score did not celebrate the goal too much and quickly returned to the half-time, waiting for the game to start.

Manchester United, which had a kick-off advantage, was unhappy and naturally wanted to exceed the score again before the end of the first half.

However, Wenger made some adjustments to his previous tactics, allowing Martin to move back and form a back three with Kante and Ramsey, in order to prevent Manchester United, which has the right to kick-off, from creating absolute scoring opportunities.

One minute of injury time ended, and referee Marriner blew his whistle to signal the end of the first half.

Players from both sides walked towards the tunnel at the corner of the court, and the on-site director showed a close-up shot.

The faces of the Arsenal players who appeared on the broadcast screen were as usual, and they did not feel the heaviness of missing one player at all.

On the other hand, the Manchester United players all frowned.

Obviously, he was under great pressure from Martin.

I thought that playing one more person would bring certain advantages, but now it seems...not so.

Although there were still 45 minutes left in the second half and it was a home game, Martin's superb personal ability had already made Manchester United players feel a little desperate.

Home team locker room.

The noise from the stadium stopped abruptly as Faria closed the locker room door.

Mourinho did not speak, and the players, including boss Zlatan Ibrahimovic, wiped their sweat silently with heavy faces.

After about half a minute, Mourinho said solemnly: "Having one more player is our advantage, but it is also our disadvantage. The goal has been conceded. There is no way to change the outcome if we regret it. Only by accepting reality can we defeat Arsenal at home." Na, he played one more player in the 45 minutes of the second half. I hope everyone will learn from this, especially the defense against Martin, and you must not relax..."

Meanwhile, the visiting team's locker room.

Wenger first praised Martin's performance, and then encouraged the players and fully recognized everyone's efforts.

Due to limited halftime, Wenger still had some tactical adjustments to instill in his players, so he got right to the point.

The 15-minute intermission passed quickly, and the home team Manchester United took the lead in making substitution adjustments.

Ashley Young replaces Damian.

Mourinho's adjustment was not to target Damian's defensive disadvantage against Martin, but to play one more player in the second half. Ashley Young has stronger offensive attributes and good speed, and can completely switch from defense to offense. Under certain circumstances, it helps the team increase the speed of returning to defense.

After playing one more player for 45 minutes, Mourinho wanted to try to defeat Arsenal at home, get three points and end Arsenal's unbeaten season.

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Arsenal's strategy in the second half was mainly defensive, first ensuring not to concede a goal, and secondly seeking opportunities to overtake the score.

Manchester United's overall strength is actually not strong, but with the support of Mourinho's targeted tactics, the team has been well integrated into a strong whole.

Even if he is as strong as Martin, there is no good way to face multiple double-teams.

Mourinho also knows that he has long-range shots and free kicks to score goals. If he does not give the core position an opportunity to easily get the ball, he will lose the long-range shot opportunity.

The strategy adopted in the 30-meter defensive zone is to surround but not grab. If there is no foul, the opportunity to take a free kick will be lost.

Sixty minutes into the game, the scoreboard still showed the score 1:1.

Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, both sides made substitution adjustments at the same time.

Manchester United replaced Carrick with Wayne Rooney.

Arsenal's adjustments were aimed at defense, with Coquelin replacing Ramsey.

The intention of this substitution is obvious, to use pure midfielder Coquelin to serve as Kanter and liberate Martin.

Can Mourinho see what Wenger is thinking?

He raised the corners of his mouth and whispered: "If Martin focuses more on offense, as long as he doesn't score, then... the victory will belong to Manchester United!"

However, Wenger is still more cautious in using Martin. He will definitely not be too presumptuous when visiting Old Trafford, and there is one less player to play. Unless the opportunity is particularly good, more than three people will not be allowed to participate in the attack.

To gain possession of the ball, Martin's extraordinary ability to organize and attack is relied on to connect the whole team and knead the whole team into a whole.

In the 70th minute of the game, Arsenal made another substitution adjustment.

Gnabry replaced Sanchez, who was in poor condition, to increase the counterattack threat from defense to offense.

Sanchez is in a relatively sluggish state and his role is only reflected in defense.

Gnabry, who has not yet been called up by the German national team, is full of energy and in very good condition, and can play a big role on both offense and defense.

It is precisely with the addition of the new force Gnabry that Manchester United's offense has not been spared. The two full-backs Ashley Young and Valencia cannot participate in assists at the same time.

You must know that Arsenal plays with one less player and plays at home. This kind of offensive method is easily criticized.

But Mourinho doesn't have a good solution. Facing the strong enemy Arsenal led by Martin, being too involved in the offense may lead to goals, but his instinct is that he may concede the goal first.

Once the score falls behind, based on his understanding of Wenger, Martin will definitely be involved in the defense. Even if there is one more player, it will be difficult to equalize the score against Arsenal who are fully defensive.

"Wait for the opportunity~"

Time passed by second by second, and soon it came to the 85th minute of the game. The scoreboard showed that the score was still 1:1.

The fanatical atmosphere at Old Trafford was as subdued as ever, with only die-hard fans shouting wildly and cheering for the home team players on the field.

It's just that this situation is a bit unsatisfactory for Old Trafford, which has the second largest capacity in the UK, and its effect on boosting morale is minimal.