Guardiola Tactics When City Beat Arsenal | Sport Betting | Online Sport Betting

TA888 - Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 in the sport betting Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday night, December 18, 2016. The City coach, Josep Guardiola, was taken a different approach in this sport betting match than in previous matches. According ESPNFC page, the man from Spain was using a 4-2-3-1 pattern or not much different from the 4-1-4-1 formation in the previous game, when City win 2-0 against Watford. The difference is the sport betting players as allowed for a different approach in this fight.

They are no longer glued to the feed required short balls, which have always been a mainstay Guardiola at Barcelona. It was clear from the actions of the defenders in this match. Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo looks doing a lot long pass than previous matches. The same thing happens with Nicolas Otamendi and Aleksandar Kolarov. It also helps to increase the percentage of the passing, reaching 56 of 57 pass.

This simple approach seems to be the answer Guardiola related to criticism he received after his team lost against Leicester 4-2. At that time, former coach of Bayern Munich is considered too burdensome City players with tricky tactics. He insisted on taking three defenders who are required to rely on short passes, although it did not go smoothly in the field.

In this match Guardiola put Yaya Toure as a defensive midfielder alongside Fernando. In front of him there was Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, and Leroy Sane. In the first half as striker Raheem Sterling placed in the position of "false nine". While in the second half exchanged positions with De Bruyne.

However, even with this approach, the line behind City had oversized early in the game, especially for fast attack led by Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez. Fortunately in the second half, the aggressiveness of the players City are able to cover that weakness.

City control the ball up to 61 percent. They shot 12 times with 5 kick on goal. Arsenal just do six shots and the only one online sport betting kick on goal. Arsenal assessed passive online sport betting tactics so must accept painful consequences. Arsenal only able to reclaim the ball on 33 occasions than City who are able to do it in 57. Thanks to this victory, City climbed to second in the standings with 46 points, six adrift of Chelsea at the top online sport betting . While Arsenal in fourth position with 34 points.