Chapter 168: Hooked
"You can get the ball to me whenever you get the chance, and you have to believe that I can fight my way!"
As he walked onto the court, Quaresma said seriously to Ashley Cole beside him.
Ashley Cole nodded, they didn't have a good way anyway, instead of attacking blindly, it was better to give the ball to Quaresma, who was better at dribbling, maybe he could do a miracle.
You know, Quaresma has been recognized by his teammates after the stunning performances against the Magpies and the Blues, and if you want to establish yourself in a team, it comes down to performance.
At the beginning of the second half, Thun had the intention of slowly shrinking, after all, this is Highbury, Arsenal's home stadium, as a weak opponent, they can take away a draw to be considered a victory, not to mention that they are still leading the score, and it is impossible to say that they do not defend.
After some encouragement from midfielder Arsene Wenger, Arsenal also cheered up a lot, and the performance in the first half was like two teams, and the initiative in the midfield was strongly snatched.
In the 47th minute of the second half, Quaresma touched the ball on the left for the first time, turned and stopped to dodge the defense of the players behind him, and rushed off the track like an F1 car, flying towards Thun's half.
In fact, Quaresma's change of position did catch Thun's defence a bit off guard, and their defense on the right side of Quaresma was repeatedly designed and rehearsed, and a large number of troops were deployed, so it was only effective in the first half.
But in the second half, Quaresma switched to the left, and Thun was a little dumbfounded.
Why don't you play by the routine?
Quaresma hadn't played on the left side of Arsenal before!
But helplessly, it should be defended or defended, and it must be on the head!
Quaresma sprints and is absolutely the fastest in football, even if it can't be compared to a real 100-meter sprinter, but it is still a standout presence on the field.
Not far from the halfway line, the first defender pressed up, but was directly played by Quaresma with a simple and rough human ball, and at that moment, the opponent really didn't know whether he should block the ball or stop Quaresma, so he was cleared.
Soon after, however, the second group of defenders were in place, and two Thun players pressed in unison, as if to seal Quaresma off completely.
Fans couldn't help but laugh when they saw the familiar scene.
Isn't this a replica of Quaresma's goal after playing against Chelsea with four men in a row?
First pass the first person, then pass the bag of two people, break through the last person and then break the door, this is copy and paste!
Wasn't Thun really designed to work with Quaresma on purpose?
Director, remember to add chicken legs to Thun's ensemble!
However, to everyone's surprise, in the face of the simultaneous pressing of the two, Quaresma did not insist on continuing to break through, let alone using classic passing actions such as Marseille slaloms, but after dialing the ball to dodge the space, he suddenly crossed at 45 degrees.
Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie in the middle were both outflanked and Quaresma's cross flew over the Thun box and landed excellently.
You know, Quaresma is not a brainless breakthrough maniac, maybe Ronaldo at this time is interested in breaking through, and he doesn't care if there is anyone in a better position than himself, anyway, he can break through coolly, as long as a teammate runs out of position, Quaresma has no reason not to pass the ball.
It can be a very simple attack, why make it so complicated!
However, Quaresma did not get an assist for this goal, and it was because of the good landing that Henry and Van Persie actually grabbed together, and neither of them could get it on target, and the ball was confiscated by the Thun goalkeeper.
Van Persie couldn't provoke the big guy, so he quickly apologized to Henry, although Henry complained in his heart, but he didn't get mad because of such a trivial matter.
"There's another cross, I'll run forward, you pick it up in the middle!" Henry admonished.
After Henry and Van Persie talked, they gave Quaresma a thumbs up, and whether the ball went in or not, Quaresma's cross was brilliant and they needed to be thanked.
A cross didn't work, Quaresma wasn't too anxious, there was still time, he could take his time.
The next few attacks were all launched from Quaresma, and Quaresma also unusually did not break through deeply, and all chose crosses at a 45-degree position.
What's even more surprising is that, except for one cross that was blocked off the touchline by the opponent's desperate tackle, the rest of the crosses were successful and landed well.
However, it is a pity that neither Henry nor Van Persie were able to grasp the opportunity, either they were too upright or did not exert their strength under the interference of the opponent, and failed to break through the Turné goal, otherwise the score would have been rewritten.
Quaresma scratched his head and was not frustrated, after all, Henry and Van Persie are not strong centre-forwards, and it is not surprising that the opponent's penalty area air defense is good.
Since the cross tactic doesn't work, Quaresma won't keep passing, he's just giving his opponent a signal of inertial thinking - Quaresma keeps crossing, and he will continue to pass.
By the time the opponent's habitual thinking has formed, Quaresmarc is about to show his fangs.
In the 61st minute of the second half, Quaresma got the ball on the left side again, and after taking a few steps forward, the opponent's defenders also pressed up, but there was a hint of it from his pressing position - putting the sideline and blocking the middle, obviously guarding against Quaresma's cross.
Hooked!
The corners of Quaresma's mouth had already curled up involuntarily, revealing a subtle smile, hidden under his cynical expression, which would not be detected at all.
Flicking the ball forward with his right foot, this is the action of opening up space before the cross, which Quaresma has used several times just now.
Seeing this, the opposition defender immediately moved his body and tried to block the next cross from Quaresma.
But who knew that in the next moment, Quaresma suddenly smashed the ball and flashed from the right side of the opponent's body, leaving no chance for the opponent to foul, and walked away with the ball.
The Arsenal fans in the stands didn't expect Quaresma to break through suddenly, and they were a little stunned for a while, but after reacting, they cheered in ecstasy.
Quaresma has conquered Gunners fans in a short period of time and believes that as long as Quaresma rushes forward, he will surely bring them victory.
Quaresma did not disappoint them, rushing along the sideline, and when he reached the parallel position at the top of the arc of the big penalty area, he suddenly jumped to the middle, jumped over the defense, did not change direction, and dribbled directly horizontally, and after a few steps, he was already in the corner of the big penalty area.
Before the defenders in the opponent's penalty area came out to make up for the defense, Quaresma had already brazenly kicked up, bursting out, the ball poured into Thun's goal like a cannonball, without a little rotation or a trace of arc, smashed straight into Neri's goal, the tyranny of speed and power, so that the Thun goalkeeper only symbolically stretched out his hand, and there was no other reaction at all.
Goal, scored!
Equalize!
The Highbury Hills roared with a tsunami and fell into a rage!