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It was a back-and-forth game, though
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Taking no small amount of initiative, but
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The kicking wasn't bad, it always returned the favor, and the game wasn't decided until the last minute.
(Both teams start)
From the early stages of the game both teams were adopting a forward press and it was actually neck and neck, seeing that
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Being prepared, with continuous mutual steals for the ball, the reaction of players from both teams to handle the ball in a very short period of time was considered quite good, which made the early part of the game quite competitive.
As time proceeds it can be seen that
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Placing Eriksen in the back and solidly in the middle, he was carefully paired with McTominay in the middle.
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Both of the wing backs were also in defensive positions, which allowed the
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There's no way to tear it easily.
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Line of Defense.
As the game progresses.
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Unable to gain an advantage in the scrimmage, the team began to slowly switch to a solid midfield defense and then launched counterattacks, which paid off in the 17th minute.
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The ball was taken out of the back of the net for a counter-attack, but after Ben White stepped up the ball was snapped up, B.Fernandes took the ball and passed it on to Rashford who stepped up in the center of the pitch, and after dodging Thomas Partey's header he fired a shot from 23 yards straight at the back line.
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但
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At the 23:00 mark, after a corner kick, Martinelli moved down the left side of the field and started to enter the penalty area, Xhaka matched him by pulling him down the left side of the field, this cross gave Ødegaard the opportunity to distribute the ball, he immediately distributed it down the left side of the field, allowing Xhaka to send in a cross without any obstruction, Nketiah was there at the far end to head the ball into the goal. Wan-Bisaka, who had been defending this side of the field, went to the other side of the field because it was a corner kick and was not on the same side of the field, thus giving Ødegaard a chance to score.
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Trespassing opportunities.
The game was tied after midway through the first half, although both teams remained tied, the
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The ball control has begun to overshadow
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nevertheless
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The middle here was really well guarded and the Gunners struggled to get in to occupy this waist position to distribute the ball, Martineli was never able to get past Wan-Bisaka and Saka against a poorly conditioned LukeShaw was able to push forward to the byline but couldn't get a good break and pass at the time.
only
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The counter-attacking strategy of this side was obviously not good enough, the two backs, Eriksen and McTominay, had used up most of their energy in the middle of the field, but only Rashford was in good condition up front, and the other two did not play a role, and the newly-arrived striker, Weghorst, was almost invisible throughout the game, and he was hard to take in direct confrontation.
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Two center backs, but
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Not enough delivery going forward and not enough linking of Weghorst back into the midfield so hardly visible.
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Antony has always given the ball to the right Antony, but although Antony has many good with the ball to break into, but to the last quarter of the half he is still not dare to make aggressive breakthrough action, his action is almost always deducted back to the cross or cut, so no matter how fast the action, the gunners side after a few times has become accustomed to the original still surrounded by a number of people Antony, and later on Zinchenko, who was in good shape, kept his position and Antony couldn't get through.
After the start of the second half
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Replacing BenWhite, who seemed to be in a condition, with Kenyo Tomoyasu, they were more aggressive in their overall tactics, though, with Zinchenko pushing his whole body forward into the middle, pushing Xhaka into the left-front position, a result of the
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The two backs didn't have enough range up front, plus Antony didn't play well enough to threaten the
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backline, so Zinchenko can hand off the backline to his teammates and go straight up, with the aim of adding more numbers in the middle to overwhelm the
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Double hindquarters.
This tactic was considered useful throughout the second half, as Zinchenko pressed forward and then allowed
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In the second half, Saka's position was obviously more forward than the first half, and many times he had already got the ball in the box and started to cross the ball. As a result, in the 53rd minute, Saka got the ball on the right and shot directly from 23 yards, which was even more beautiful than the long-distance shot of Rashford in the first half.
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但
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didn't give up, following a corner kick at 59.
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A defensive error occurred and Kenyo Tomiyasu, who should have taken the shot, missed and blocked the goalkeeper's line of sight, causing Ramsdele to miss the ball, allowing Lisandro Martinez to get down low and hit the ball from a tricky angle.
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There were still chances here, Rashford had a clear advantage on the left, Ben White couldn't quite hold him in the first half, and Kenyo Tomiyasu couldn't hold him in the second, but then Zinchenko pressed further and further forward, and by the end of the game he was turning into an attacking midfielder, and there were many times when Zinchenko took the ball and assisted in the transfers, and this was the point of the second half to the end of the match.
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The key to complete control of the ball so that the
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The chances of being able to play on the counter-attack became significantly less, Rashford had few chances up front, and although Ten Hagar withdrew Antony for Fred, he couldn't press the Gunners midfield anymore.
