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The game ended 4-1, with the home team Manchester City narrowly defeating the visiting Arsenal.

In the two rounds before and after, the Gunners visited Manchester twice, but they suffered disastrous defeats respectively, but the situations were completely different.

If Arsenal can be forgiven for losing 1-2 to Manchester United in an away game, then losing 4-1 to Manchester City in an away game can almost be said to have disgraced the Gunners and exposed their own strength.

Judging from the technical statistics obtained immediately after the game, the two teams have similar ball possession rates. Arsenal had a stable period of possession in the first half and the second half, which made the two teams The ball possession rate is 52% to 48%, and Manchester City has a slight advantage.

But in terms of the number of shots, Manchester City shot a total of 23 shots, 12 shots on goal, and scored four goals. The efficiency is very high, while Arsenal only took 10 shots, 5 shots on goal, and 10 goals. a ball.

In terms of corner kicks, Manchester City has a total of twelve corner kicks, and Arsenal only has two.

It is not difficult to see from this data that Arsenal did not take any advantage against Manchester City in this game, whether it was the final result or the process of the game, and no advantage could be seen at all.

After losing two consecutive rounds, Wenger seemed a little unmotivated at the post-match press conference. When faced with questions from the media, he also did Tai Chi. He could avoid answering directly, but he only had questions about the team's forward. question.

The peculiarity of media reporters is that they can create a bit of embarrassment for you even when the situation is great.

For example, in the first three rounds, Arsenal won three consecutive games, with overwhelming momentum and scores of goals. However, the media shrewdly found the problem of Arsenal's forward players' lack of offense and exposed it, thinking that this was a major problem for Arsenal. crisis.

Unexpectedly, they lost to Manchester United away from home in the fourth round. The offense was indeed unsatisfactory.

At this time, all the media in the UK were in high spirits, hyping up Arsenal's striker crisis. Some media even publicly asked Wenger whether he regretted letting Adebayor go. Otherwise, how could he explain the decline in the striker's offensive performance? So fast?

This type of problem has given Wenger a headache before, and the team's consecutive losses have made him even more anxious. However, at the press conference after the game, some media once again asked this question publicly and even mentioned the situation. The description gave a feeling of danger, which made Wenger look very ugly.

Gao Han sat aside and watched quietly, feeling funny and helpless.

It’s funny because this group of media is so unscrupulous, and they are extremely cunning and ridiculing when it comes to questions.

For example, they asked just now, why do midfielders score so many goals, and even the two central defenders, Vermaelen, who has just arrived, and Gallas, who has been inexperienced for many years, score more goals than the forward players?

Frankly speaking, if this question was asked to himself, Gao Han would probably feel embarrassed.

This is simply pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man.

Who doesn't know that Arsenal's offense is problematic? The forward players have not scored goals for a long time. Isn't Wenger anxious?

But when Wenger was worried, if the media reporters continued to press him like this, it would add fuel to the fire, lest the world would not be in chaos.

Unfortunately, this is the norm in the news media, and it will continue to do so.

Even the league organizers specifically stipulated that the head coach must attend the post-match press conference.

In other words, you clearly know that those reporters have bad intentions, but you still have to endure your nausea to face them.

The season is so long, every team will always encounter problems of one kind or another, players' status will fluctuate, and the media always has plenty of material for hype. But in the face of public opinion, the head coach is really the weakest group.

Therefore, when dealing with such media, people like Gao Han and Wenger, who have rich experience in dealing with it, usually have their own set of strategies to deal with it. Just like Wenger, he directly stated that there were no problems with the forward players and everything was as he expected. middle.

However, Wenger took the blame for the team's defeat and said he was willing to take responsibility for the loss.

As an opponent, Gao Han saw clearly that Wenger's words were only half right.

The change to 4-4-2 is definitely Wenger's problem. He was a little conservative. The players have been preparing for 4-3-3 throughout the pre-season warm-up match. They must be a little unfamiliar with 4-4-2 and are not very accustomed to it.

But there must be problems with the players' understanding. Denilson and Diaby almost always stick to the wings and fail to adjust their positions according to changes in the situation on the field. This is undoubtedly a big problem.

Of course, both players are still young and not experienced enough, which is understandable.

Compared with the media's insistence on Wenger, the attitude towards the winner Gao Han is much more tolerant.

Before, they were conservative in their one-to-zero approach to hyping Manchester City. However, in this game, two weeks of national team matches had just ended, and most of the players were generally in poor condition, but they defeated Arsenal 4-1. This is Not only did it greatly boost the morale of Manchester City, but it also left the media reporters speechless.

As for the team's transformation, Gao Han said it was the credit of the players.

"I want to say that they are all a group of high-level players. As long as they are given time, they can quickly understand and appreciate the coach's intentions and quickly implement them on the court. This game is just the beginning."

"I definitely have reason to believe that as the league progresses, we will perform better and better."

After winning the game, there are not many topics to speculate about. The media does not care about Manchester City as much as Gao Han, especially the best coach for August just announced by the Premier League not long ago. He also won four games, but Gao Han and Scola Lidu lost to Redknapp.

Media reporters immediately posed this question to Gao Han and asked him for his evaluation of this award.

"I think it's fair. Tottenham Hotspur's four-game winning streak is indeed quite difficult and contains a lot of gold. Redknapp is a very good manager. I think he won the August Manager of the Year award. Absolutely deserved.”

But when he said this, Gao Han changed the topic and smiled slightly: "But there should be nothing wrong with him in September."

When the media reporters heard this, they immediately became interested and asked questions immediately.

"Don't you always say that there is a magic spell for the Coach of the Month? Look, Redknapp just won the Coach of the Month for August, and ended up facing Ferguson's Manchester United in the first game of September, so I guess he It should be very difficult to compete with me in September.”

The media reporters present are all smart people. How could they not hear the implication of Gao Han's words?

If Gao Han wants to win the Monthly Coach of the Month, he must win the two highlight games in September.

Now we have defeated Arsenal, and it was still 4-1, which is a great win. So it's Manchester United's turn next.

Only by defeating Manchester United at Old Trafford can Gao Han be qualified to compete for the best coach of the month.

Therefore, when a media reporter soon followed the stick and asked Gao Han whether Ferguson would be a strong rival for September's Coach of the Month, Gao Han smiled and said he was not worried.

"Their schedule is too busy."

Manchester City this season is not affected by European competitions. Currently, the schedule only has two games, the Premier League and the League Cup. In September, there will be only one game in the League Cup.

But Manchester United is different. After playing Tottenham Hotspur in this round, they will rush to Turkey again in the middle of the week to play the first leg of the Champions League group stage. This is crucial for the right to advance to the Champions League. Ferguson will definitely go all out. .

Just imagine, the players have just played in the national team for two consecutive weeks. Not to mention running back and forth, they immediately started fighting on the third front as soon as they returned to the team. Double matches a week for two consecutive weeks is too much for even an iron man.

Therefore, in this case, the rotation system and troop formation are very important.

On the other hand, Manchester City, after beating Arsenal, took a break and had a week to prepare for the game at Old Trafford.

Even Gao Han is now eager for Ferguson to start a war of words with him, because he is afraid that the Manchester United coach does not have time.

However, after dealing with the media, Gao Han invited Wenger to an office at the City Stadium for a drink. The Arsenal coach also revealed a piece of news to Gao Han with ill intentions.

"Ferguson was in the stands during this game."

"What?" Gao Han was a little surprised, "Then the old man changed his profession to become a spy?"

Wenger laughed and said, "I guess he is not confident enough about the scouts and wants to see it with his own eyes."

Gao Han smiled noncommittally, but his heart felt a little knotty.

The old man Ferguson's understanding of techniques and tactics is indeed far beyond that of ordinary people, and he can often see problems and shortcomings sharply. If he came to inspect in person, it would be really troublesome.

Watching Manchester City's 4-1 victory over Arsenal in this game, it was very exciting, but in fact, Gao Han knew it. This was mainly because Wenger's starting tactics before the game were conservative, and Ferguson would definitely see this.

Manchester City has many problems now and it will take some time.

After all, many things cannot be accomplished overnight, such as the tacit understanding between players.

It will take at least a longer period of time for this group of players in the team to master passing and controlling, and to be able to find their teammates to pass the ball with their eyes closed.

"This old man really doesn't make people worry."

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I don’t know if the so-called curse of the Premier League Manager of the Month really exists, but Tottenham Hotspur has really come true.

On the second day of Manchester City's 4-1 victory over Arsenal, Manchester United visited the White Hart Lane Stadium in North London to challenge Tottenham Hotspur. As a result, they conceded a goal in less than a minute.

Defoe scored his fifth goal of the season to open the scoring for Tottenham.

But soon, Manchester United adjusted their tactics and reversed the situation. Two goals from Giggs and Anderson helped Manchester United reverse Tottenham Hotspur and ended the first half with a two-to-one lead.

After the halftime break, Redknapp made substitution adjustments and replaced the injured Palacios, but Manchester United's veteran Scholes received consecutive substitutions in just ten minutes. Two yellow cards and a red card from the referee.

The sudden blow did not defeat Manchester United. Ferguson made decisive adjustments and replaced midfielder Carrick as a substitute for this game, replaced forward Berbatov, and decisively launched a defensive counterattack, while Redknapp It is to replace two people in a row and launch an offensive.

The two sides fought hard in the last half hour, but in the end it was Manchester United who relied on Fletcher to assist Rooney and scored Manchester United's third goal of the game and Rooney's fifth goal of the season. .

In the end, Manchester United stubbornly reversed Tottenham Hotspur 3-1.

But this battle can be described as a tragic victory, because Scholes will be destined to miss the next round of Manchester Derby.

In several other focus games of this round, Liverpool defeated Burnley 4-0 at home, Chelsea defeated Stoke City 2-1 away, as Tottenham Hotspur lost at home, and Manchester City defeated Assen 4-1. Na, so the rankings are further improved, ranking second.

Manchester City and Chelsea are also the only two teams in the Premier League to maintain a complete victory this season.