Chapter 139: The first goal of his career
() Seeing Tang Wu step forward, Merck also felt a little novel.
After so many years of refereeing, this is the first time I have seen a team do this.
Aren't they afraid that the ball will not go through and the opponent will seize the opportunity to counterattack?
Maybe they're really not afraid!
Seeing Tang Wu's resolute expression, Merck raised his hand.
Goalkeeper vs goalkeeper, such a wonderful battle can only be seen in movies.
Many neutral fans are excited, no matter what the result is, today's ticket money can be regarded as "earned" back, which can also be regarded as "witnessing history"!
After all the players withdrew from the top of the arc, Highbury, who had just been noisy, suddenly fell silent.
The fans are quiet, the air is quiet, even the breathing is quiet.
Arsenal, as a Premier League giant, has fans all over the world. In addition, they have also made small achievements in China, so there are a lot of Arsenal fans in China.
But at this moment, the world seems to be quiet.
The sound of the wife's snoring, the child's turning over, the dripping of the faucet in the kitchen, and the sound of the wind-blown wires hitting the wall suddenly became clear.
Even in CCTV's broadcast studio, Huang Jianxiang stopped saying "Tang Wu stood in front of the penalty" and witnessed this historical moment with his colleagues.
Highbury, Henry didn't stand still with his waist pinched, but swayed back and forth near the midline, looking for loopholes.
Melchiott and Terry were close to each other, following Henry from left to right, keeping a defensive distance at all times.
Lehmann, German goalkeeper.
Last summer, the 34-year-old joined the Gunners and, just when everyone thought it was a bad investment, Lehmann conquered the fans with his performances.
Until now, the Gunners are top of the league and have not tasted defeat, and this is the best proof of this.
Lehmann became famous with Schalke 04, and it was the penalty shoot-out in the UEFA Cup final that made him famous.
In addition, Lehmann also took penalties in the game, so Tang Wu faced a goalkeeper who was very good at both offensive and defensive ends.
Lehmann is 1.9 meters tall, tall with long arms and has a large defensive range. Excellent in-door technology and sensitive sense of smell make up for the lack of response.
The German goalkeeper's save was decent, and Tang Wu also knew very well that as long as he was most accurate in the four corners of the goal, with the strength and level that Lehmann is currently showing, it is impossible to hold it.
But the question is, can Tang Wu hit these four corners?
"Hey boy, what are you doing in a daze? Are you waiting for me to feed you?" When Tang Wu had just arrived at the penalty spot, Lehmann yelled at Tang Wu and pointed behind him with his thumb.
Behind the goal, the two staff members with the ball stood on each side, waiting to throw the ball to Lehmann.
In other words, as long as Tang Wu misses the ball, Lyman will launch a fast attack as quickly as possible.
"Old man, you're 35 this year, when do you think Karn will retire?" Not to be outdone, Tang Wu shouted back.
Perhaps for Lehmann, being born in an era when Kahn was in control of the German goal was the saddest thing for him.
Hearing Tang Wu's reply, Lyman's forehead suddenly burst into green muscles, he never dreamed that Tang Wu would expose his reverse scales so directly.
"What do you say? Stinky boy! ”
"I didn't say anything, after all, I don't want to be hit by a ball!" Tang Wu spread his hands and laughed.
Two months ago, in Arsenal's match against Southampton, Lehmann couldn't control his temper and hit his opponent in the head with a ball.
Two months later, after the FA verdict, Lehmann was finally convicted of intentionally injuring his opponent and fined him 10,000 pounds.
"I can guarantee that if you smash me, you will lose at least 100,000 pounds!" Tang Wu continued to provoke his opponent.
"Falk Squid!" Lyman yelled.
Merck on the side couldn't stand it for a long time, and as soon as the other players walked out of the penalty area, they hurriedly blew the whistle in their mouths.
As soon as the whistle sounded, Tang Wu and Lyman closed their mouths together.
"Boy, you want to provoke me? You're still a little tender! "Lyman is more than ten years older than Tang Wu, with so many years of goalkeeping experience, how could he be easily provoked by Tang Wu?
But he had to put on such a posture. Since Tang Wu intends to provoke himself, the best way for him to deal with it is to follow the other party's wishes, and then find a breakthrough, and guess the direction of the opponent's shot while the other party is proud.
It can't be helped, the goalkeeper is always the underdog in a penalty. If Tang Wu was standing in front of the goal line, he would probably do the same.
"Looking at the expression between this kid's eyebrows, it seems that he has taken the bait."
"Where is he going to kick next?"
"Is it left? Or right? ”
"Or..."
"Kick a spoon like Vanney?"
The footage of Tang Wu's save against Manchester United has been replayed countless times, and almost all English fans know how United lost to Chelsea this season.
After nearly a season of research, Tang Wu's habits and strengths on the field were gradually excavated.
Not to mention the front position, other things such as liking to have absolute control of the back, like to set up the opposing player, quick thinking... In addition, there is a special evaluation of Tang Wu within the gunners, who likes to be clever.
The opening is quick to connect the goalkeeper is smart, and it is smart to often "take risks" as a goalkeeper, and he likes to "play" the opponent's striker with his mind, which is also smart!
"If this kid thinks I've really been fooled, will he really play in the middle?"
"No, I can't leak this 'gap' in the middle, even if I let him in, I can't let him kick in the middle!"
"I bet this kid would never dare to aim for a dead end!"
"Hmph, he doesn't have that footwork!"
The moment Tang Wu started the first step of running, all the reactions and judgments were completed in Lyman's mind. The German goalkeeper grinned, believing that if he guessed the right direction, he had a more than 60 per cent chance of saving the ball out of the woodwork.
"One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, five steps... It's coming! Eh??? ”
Under the gaze of more than 40,000 people present, Tang Wu started with a right-handed standard position, and then slowly ran towards the ball.
The pace is slow and then fast, which is the common frequency of penalty shooters.
However, when others speculated whether Tang Wu would use his right foot to push the outside or the inside of the pocket, his left foot did not stand still in front of the ball as others expected, but instead used his toes to push straight at the ball during the run. The ball quickly rolled out of a straight line against the turf and into the bottom right corner of the goal.
Lehmann stood still, motionless as he watched the ball roll into the goal from his left, and didn't make any save except for a twist of his neck.
“gooooooooooooal!!!!” The Chelsea commentator immediately clenched the microphone and shouted, and 3,000 visitors stood up at the same time, shouting: "totototo"
After the penalty, Tang Wu glanced at the result, and suddenly turned around and ran wildly.
Pushing away Gudjohnsen, Frank Lampard and others, who had stepped forward to celebrate, desperately moved their legs and ran towards the backfield.
Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters...
Those who have a particularly good eye will find that after Tang Wu ran over the middle line, his upper body was not straight, but slightly deviated to the left.
But it didn't hurt, Tang Wu ran to his goal line in one go, then turned around and shouted at his stunned teammates in the front court: "Hey, John, how many seconds?" ”
Zhan Jun, who had excellent instantaneous memory, looked at the scoreboard and time that appeared on the screen, recalled the time when Tang Wu made a free throw, and subconsciously blurted out: "Oh, good guy, it only took 12 seconds for Tang Wu to rush from the front court to the back goal!" ”