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What went wrong in this game, maybe it was the short interval between the last game and the players were too overworked and there were problems with the formation, but this game that should have been won wasn't, leaving the
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With the top of the list
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The gap between
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Actually, after the game started.
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It's all about controlling the ball, but Everton knows it isn't
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The opponents, therefore, set up to play 541 at the beginning, playing counterattacks with full defense.
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Seeing the situation start to creep in, RicoLewis at right back moves forward into the middle of the field.
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Pushing forward with three linebackers, trying to push DeBruyne and B. Silva both forward again to form a press
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Grealish looked a threat on the left at first, but as the game progressed it became clear that he was being held up by Patterson and was struggling to break through, and crosses were being made with little effort, while Everton had three center backs in the center - Godfrey, Coady, and Tarowski - guarding the penalty area, and were intent on shutting it down as much as they could.
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Passes to Haaland from the wings & center, a play that was actually successful in full game terms
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With 24 minutes to go, Grealish moved across the box and sent the ball directly to the right where Mahrez took the ball. Everton didn't expect such a big move and the defense was a bit confused for a while, Mahrez made a breakthrough on the right side of the box or was about to shoot at any time, he dribbled past Mykolenko and passed the ball directly to Haaland, who had found space to take the shot. Haaland has found the space to take a shot from this side of the field.
Taking the lead in the first part of the game.
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It would have been possible to use this left-right shift pattern to continue to beat Everton, but then they didn't, and possession was often concentrated on the left side of Grealish's side, but it was a side that not only had Patterson but also iwobi, who played solidly, who were constantly harassing here
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Holding the ball, and Everton has been two workers back Onana and Gueye, these two not only solid center and support to the sides very successful, and Grealish played a little too direct, there are more time to try to force the left side of the road, Everton has seen through this point to continue to guard.
Everton started the second half on the defensive, but they formed good pockets, with Iwobi, Patterson, and Onana forming a trio on the right, and Gueye, Gray, and Mykolenko on the left.
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One problem was that there were not enough passing points in the middle of the field, the game had started off looking like a 343, with the state of siege that had been going on it had almost turned into a 325, with only Rodri, Ricolewis in the middle, but a couple of men up front had been waiting for the ball, and they were holding up the Everton defense, but
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Putting too many men up front and B.Silva less often back in the middle, DeBruyne was blocked on the right and he looked as if he was tired as well, so that
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There was no offense to follow up from the second line, and the wings did not close into the middle at the right time, plus there were too few transfers from the wings to
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The left and right side of the road look a little fragmented
At the 64:00 mark of the second half, near the midfield line Rodri tried to pass to Mahrez, but Gueye had known that was the only line he could pass to, Gueye came out from behind RicoLewis to break up the pass and pass directly to Gray rushing
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Originally, the defense had retreated into position, but after Gray arrived at the penalty area, his teammates came up to help him distract the defenders, Gray almost slipped after a few false moves, but then Akanji, the defender, had already taken a step back, and Gray immediately fired a shot from 17 yards, which resulted in a world-class goal that broke through the far corner.
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After being tied, they tried to attack, but that's when things started to look different, with Everton focusing more on deadlock and the
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Several players looked as if they were on the verge of running out of steam, and it was almost as if the five stood in the forefront waiting for the ball, and there was no movement to haul in the backs, such as a change of position across the line, with the result that the attack could not come out, of course, but instead Everton gradually became accustomed to
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He's got a lot of balls to break up after pressure.
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Guardiola didn't make any substitutions at this crucial point in time, he waited until the 85th minute to make substitutions for Foden, Alvarez, Gundogan, for RicoLewis, who had little effect, and Grealish, B.Silva, substitutions after
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Sure enough there were signs of an offensive resurgence, with Foden clearly more active on the left than Grealish.
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also started playing a straight forward pass that Foden was able to catch up with explosively and he's had a couple of TDs already, and Gundogan has been adding pass routes more consistently up the middle of the field.
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In the last stage of the second half, the offense actually had a good chance to score, but it was too late to replace Foden, and in the end, even though there was 11 minutes of extra time, Everton kept replacing the defenders to defend firmly until the end, and in the end, Everton scored a point with only 2 shots on goal in the game.
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Keeping the ball, holding the ball for 73% of the time, but only 3 shots on target, too many players in front of the ball but lack of left-right transfer and center passing pivot is the reason why this game is not winnable
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The draw has a big impact on the next game.
Arsenal (name)
I've won a lot of matches in the past.
Brighton
The gap between the two teams has now reached seven points, and although it is still about halfway through the league season, a seven-point gap is a big deal.
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From now on, not only do we need to go all out to catch up on points, but we also need to expect that the
Arsenal (name)
Not if you don't win.
