Chapter 102: Banning Henry
Thierry Henry has scored 19 goals in the league this season, the top scorer in the Premier League. In the previous game against Southampton, Thierry Henry also crossed the 100-goal mark, becoming the fastest player outside of Shearer to do so.
But just as he was heading towards Ian. Wright's club goal record came one step closer, but he hit a wall here with Tang Wu.
Including this putting, Henry has contributed 5 shots in this game, 4 of which are on target. Without exception, they were all resolved by Tang Wu.
Unlike other players, Henry could see at a glance how good Tang Wu was in goalkeeping.
From Monaco in Ligue 1, to Juventus in Serie A, to Arsenal in the Premier League, Henry has seen many well-known and outstanding goalkeepers along the way.
Some are good at defusing single knives, some are good at goal-line rescues, some are good at high-altitude balls, and some are good at saves. There are a variety of goalkeepers with different personalities, each with their own direction of expertise.
As a young goalkeeper, Tang Wu is not top-notch in any aspect of the goalkeeper skill competition.
But it is such a goalkeeper who, in the previous show, was rated by the BBC as the most solid Premier League goalkeeper this season.
Although Tang Wu has not won the best player in a single round, he has been selected for the best team the most times.
If it weren't for Tang Wu conceding two goals in a row against Blackburn, maybe by now, Tang Wu would still continue his Premier League record of not conceding a goal.
Now, Henry finally understands why Tang Wu's goal is so difficult to break down. Because the moment he got the ball, he had already entered the game set by Tang Wu.
Like the confrontation between the two armies, Tang Wu was like a Confucian general guarding the rear. Commanding the crowd against Henry.
Although Henry's personal combat power can completely destroy Tang Wu, Tang Wu's "subordinates" also have a group of "generals before the battle"!
"Kill him" and "Kill him for me" were the only orders given by Tang Wu in this battle.
The two instructions are one in the front, concise and short; A directive is at the back, decisive and urgent.
Goodjohnsen and Makelele were Tang Wu's pawns, and after hearing Tang Wu's order, they immediately executed it without hesitation.
Before that, Tang Wu had already predicted the effect of Gudjohnsen and Makellele's running and running direction through their positioning.
If it was a tackle, Chelsea interrupted Henry's attack; It doesn't matter if he can't make a tackle, Thierry Henry has been forced into a blockade between John Terry and Gala after a timely tackle by two Blues defenders.
Unless Thierry Henry can still get out of the way from John Terry and Galla in this situation, he will only have the option of hitting the ball (other than passing).
And the shot at this angle can only be a low shot in the near or far corner!
So, Henry shot, and it shot very crisply.
Judging from the results, Tang Wu obviously guessed the right direction.
"This kid is not simple! I'm afraid even if I get past Terry and Gala, he'll have a back hand! ”
Looking at Tang Wu, who kept shaking his hands in front of the door, Henry grinned and laughed.
"It's been a long time since I've met this type of opponent!"
Others rely on reaction and experience to guard the door, but Tang Wu relies on his brain.
"Whew! It's really risky just now! Tang Wu, who got up from the ground, ignored the compliments of his teammates, but bent the two middle fingers of his left hand to check if there was something wrong with the bones.
As Henry expected, Tang Wu had already judged from the tape that Henry liked to shoot the far corner in a particular location.
Whether the Frenchman has a soft spot for the far corner, or whether pushing the far corner is more able to show his strength, Henry pushes the far corner far more times than he pushes the near corner anyway.
So before Henry got up, Tang Wu had already shifted his center of gravity and was ready to pounce on the far corner.
Like everyone else, who would have thought that a goalkeeper could be bold enough to give up the near corner?
Of course, Tang Wu didn't give up.
As long as Henry doesn't push a ball close to the near post, he has the confidence to fall on the spot and reach for the ball with his arm.
Even in the face of the Great Emperor, Tang Wu never made a desperate bet!
But this time Tang Wu still miscalculated.
He didn't expect Henry's push to be so strong.
"Two middle fingers are better than one, if this is the right hand, it is estimated that it is swollen now!" Tang Wu laughed at himself.
Goalkeepers are not only required to wear gloves, but also finger guards underneath.
Facing Arsenal this time, Tang Wu also deliberately wrapped a bandage around his fingers, just for fear of the opponent's long-range shot.
Now it seems that it is a rainy day.
'Was Thierry's 20th goal so difficult? I didn't expect this kid's reaction to be so alert! Looks like I'm still underestimating him! The professor was open in the wind, his hands in his pockets, and his face grim.
A phenomenal player like Thierry Henry is a problem for every Premier League manager, and this time, Arsene Wenger brought his "troubles" to Stamford Bridge.
But now someone in the Blues has stepped up and put an end to that "trouble" for the Italians.
Henry once said in an interview: "... Breaking Wright's record? It depends on whether I get hurt or not, because sooner or later I'm going to break it! ”
Judging from the current situation, Tang Wu let Henry achieve his goal a little further.
In the 41st minute, Vieira broke the ball in midfield and passed to Bergkamp, and the Dutchman passed straight to the edge of the box with his right foot. Henry, who was inserted, pushed a left-footed shot from 14 yards in front of the goal on the left side of the penalty area, which was punched to the side by Tang Wu's double fist.
In the 52nd minute, Pire crossed from the left.
Faced with the ball that was obviously spinning outward, Tang Wu decisively stretched out a right fist and knocked the ball out of the penalty area.
Henry shook his head and sighed after landing on the ground, he didn't feel the touch of the ball above his head, only the sound of the ball and his fist.
In the 66th minute, Thierry Henry stole the ball from the feet of Frank Lampard in midfield and quickly launched a surprise attack on the Chelsea half.
After passing four defenders in a row, Henry's shot hit Terry's leg, and the ball slowed down most of its strength, and Tang Wu was firmly held in his arms by Tang Wu, who came forward.
"Oh my God, I caught Henry's shot on goal!" A loud roar came from the horn at Stamford Bridge.
"This is the eighth time he has denied Thierry Henry's shot!!"
The commentator didn't care about the quality of Henry's shot, or whether it was interfered with by Terry.
Anyway, he only saw the picture of "Henry shoots, Tang Wu catches".
What could be more enjoyable than your team's goalkeeper blocking a shot from perhaps the best striker in the world?
This time, Tang Wu, who was holding the ball, did not slow down the rhythm as usual, but suddenly ran two steps with the ball, shouted "lightning", and kicked the ball to the left front court.
"It's Tang Wu's fast attack again!" Huang Jianxiang's tone rose to a height.
In Chelsea's game, the CCTV celebrity's favorite thing to see is Tang Wu attacking from the back.
Regardless of whether the attack ended up scoring or not, whether the shot was completed or not, Huang Jianxiang was excited.
He looked at Tang Wu's grasp of the situation and the accuracy of his judgment, and he watched Chelsea's midfielders execute Tang Wu's judgment without thinking.
"If the national football team can do it..."
Huang Jianxiang and Zhan Jun glanced at each other, and they both saw what they were thinking from each other's eyes.
Tang Wu's fast attack came, and the gunners immediately responded.
Gudjohnsen and Crespo were one in the middle and one on the right in the frontcourt, but Tang Wu did not pass the ball towards them, but lifted it to the empty left midfield.
By the time the Gunners reacted to Tang's intentions, Duff had already sprinted across the halfway line from the back and chased the ball into the clearing.
Such a 'fatal blow' left all of the Gunners' players scrambling, and the consequence of the wide-ranging movement of the defence was to loosen up the formation and give the Blues attacking players more opportunities to exploit.
Seeing this situation, even Bergkamp gritted his teeth and rushed back to his own half to assist the defense.
After all, one more manpower means one less defensive hole.
The Gunners' defensive formation had been formed, and Henry, who had just finished shooting, walked past Tang Wu.
The French striker could no longer see the smile of the first half on his face, and he gasped for breath as he walked slowly forward.
The King of Highbury looked tired, and it was clear that the successive attacks had a great impact on his mental and physical strength.
"Thierry is tired, it seems that his injuries are not healed yet!" Henry's walk gave the professor his own judgment, "Reyes, you go to the sideline to warm up!" ”
"Good coach!" Reyes, who had long been unable to sit still, threw away the jersey that covered his lap and trotted on the sideline with his arms in his hands.
"Hey! Look, Reyes is starting to warm up! ”
"Is the professor about to embark on the final onslaught?"
"Long live Arsenal, long live Reyes!"
Seeing the Spanish golden boy who began to warm up, the red fans in the stands suddenly burst into cheers.
"The ball is clearly at our feet, what are you visitors happy about?" The sudden chorus of cheers from the visiting fans knocked Duff on his feet, a little out of rhythm.
While Duff was stunned, Vieira, who rushed over, decisively aimed at the ball and made a flying tackle and broke the ball.
"John, run, run!"
Hanging at the back of Chelsea, Terry had just seen Vieira get up when Tang Wu's shouts came from behind him.
"Run? What does it mean to run? Where to run? Where to run? With questions, although Terry raised his arm, he couldn't help but turn around, wanting to ask what Tang Wu meant.
But as soon as Terry turned his head, his eyes widened. In the blue army leader's pupils, a terrifying figure was reflected.