Chapter 393: Tomahawk Missile
Quaresma crouched down and looked at the newspaper with Rex, and then snatched Rex's newspaper, and Rex chased after him in confusion, causing the home fans to laugh wildly.
What kind of newspaper is this, that makes you kill each other so much?
The broadcast camera has keenly captured this scene, and after zooming in, you can clearly see the ** girl.
At this time, all the fans in front of the TV are not calm!
Nima, the mascot Rex actually watched the third page of the Sun on the sidelines?
How lonely are you?
Even though many men have this hobby, you can at least find a place where no one is around, right?
And importantly, Quaresma actually snatched the newspaper, could it be that he was also interested in the third edition girl?
Isn't the life of a professional footballer a matter of flesh and bones every day?
When everyone was scorched, Quaresma had already rushed into the locker room, and the staff who played Rex had no way to follow him into the locker room, so he just walked away and went to the sidelines to warm up!
And Quaresma happily sat in the locker room with the newspaper in his hand and read it.
Wow, this body!
It's so hot!
It is estimated that Emma has never had a chance to become so energetic in her life!
Several teammates also came over and admired Quaresma with relish, they were all men, and there was no need to shy away from being reserved.
"I seem to have seen this woman, I thought he was in good shape at the time, and I wanted to ask him out, but I was a step late and was taken down by Joe Cole first! Now that I think about it, what a pity! Garas's expression was full of fascination, but then there was more regret.
"Can Joe Cole's small body hold her toss?" Campbell was skeptical.
"Maybe it's because of this that she became a third-edition girl!"
"Ricardo, you're interested in her, aren't you?"
In the midst of the gossip, the finger was pointed at Quaresma, and the expressions on the faces of several guys were full of banter.
Quaresma rolled her eyes, is it good that she has a habit of cleanliness?
Just take a look, how could I really have something to do with her.
Throwing down the newspaper and waiting for Arsene Wenger to finish, Quaresma walked out of the dressing room with his team-mates.
However, the moment Quaresma walked out of the locker room, as if he had an electric telepathy, he suddenly looked back and shocked him with something happening.
Arsene Wenger actually picked up the Sun, folded it, stuffed it into his pants pocket, and then turned around casually, trying to get out of the office.
Quaresma felt as if she had seen something terrible.
Arsene Wenger is actually interested in the third edition of the girl?
That's hilarious!
Of course, perhaps Wenger may be interested in the gossip on the Sun, and as for the truth, Quaresma has no way to delve into it.
The only thing to worry about is that, with Wenger's amnesia, if he forgets that he has put the Sun newspaper in his pocket, then his wife will probably be angry when he returns home.
Although Wenger's wife may not be as hot as Lehmann's wife, it is still possible to scratch the face a few times.
Walking into the stadium with a strange smile, Quaresma glanced at Rex who was staring at him with a ghostly gaze, this little green dinosaur was really interesting.
But I'm sorry, your newspaper was taken by Wenger, you go to Wenger and ask for it!
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The Sun is just a vignette after all, and the fans have been talking about it for a while, and as the game begins, everyone's attention will naturally return to the playing field.
The fans kept singing, hoping to bring unlimited power to the players, and also make the visiting team Myburgh tremble in the terrifying home atmosphere, and maybe the game will be won without a fight.
However, reasonable fans know that, objectively speaking, Myburgh's strength is quite passable, having beaten Chelsea in the last round, and Arsenal also needs to beware of the risk of an upset by their opponents.
Quaresma stood in the center circle, ready to kick off, his eyes scanning back and forth over the opposing player, as if searching for something.
Mendieta, once the best midfielder in Europe, has long since become a glass man, never to regain the glory of the sunset, and this game was not played due to injury, and Myburgh's biggest star did not even sit on the bench.
I was thinking if I could feel the style of Mendieta!
Quaresma is inevitably a little regretful, the stars of the ancient and medieval periods, he has no chance to compete with them.
On the other side, there are a few familiar faces.
Forwards Viduka and Yakubu, Australian strikers at their peak, are also representative figures of strong center forwards, the latter came to the Chinese Super League gold rush, Quaresma will not be unfamiliar.
As for the midfield, in addition to the teenager Downing, Quaresma is also relatively familiar with Distin.
What do they take to resist Arsenal?
Quaresma couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic to his opponent.
Sometimes, he thinks about ridiculous questions.
For example, if a team is always in a state of fish belly, away from the championship, and sometimes even tragically relegated, what do fans like about this team?
Why do they continue to support this team?
I am afraid that there will be countless answers to this question, and even every answer will make you baffled.
Middlesbrough, for example, is it possible for them to win the Premier League?
Apparently not?
There are no big stars in the team, no consistent results, and in Quaresma's opinion, there is little too much to attract about it, but why do the fans still stick to it?
This is indeed a question worth pondering!
Well, there's no need to think about these metaphysical questions now, let's clean up Middlesbrough first!
Arsenal's starting lineup is the main lineup in Wenger's heart, in the case of a busy schedule is not dense, there is no need to take too many rotations, this set of main lineup still needs to be run in as soon as possible!
Quaresma wanted to win the game at home as soon as possible and be ready to clock out in the second half.
However, it seems that the opponents are not very cooperative, and Quaresma does not know what Southgate's goal is, but at least they did not tie their hands in this game.
At the beginning of the game, Arsenal poured out of the nest and attacked fiercely, while Middlesbrough was not conservative at all, fighting fiercely with Arsenal in the midfield, and boldly pressing when there was a counterattack, as if they were going to fight with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Fight tenaciously!
He even resorted to foul tactics outside the threat zone to stop Arsenal's fluid attack.
Quaresma's suggestion was that he had been violated twice in quick succession in just a few minutes, and the foul was not too big to be up to the standard of a card, but it was irritating to disrupt Arsenal's attacking rhythm.
Quaresma was irritable and confused, this is not Gatter's style!
The Three Lions have a happy style when they lead them, but how can a manager change his style so often?
Or is Southgate, who has just become manager, yet to find a source of happiness?
There is a great possibility!
At least in the Middlesbrough team in front of him, there is no living treasure like Sterling and Welbeck, even if Southgate has the heart to be happy, he can't be happy!
Thinking of this, Quaresma's train of thought went off the rails again.
I crossed into the football world as if it was a fake football world, and every time I arrived at a team, every teammate in my previous life would collapse in front of me.
It seems that there is not a single serious person in the whole football world!
But for some reason, the situation of the opponents does not seem to be much different.
Is there something in this that I have overlooked?
Or is it because of his arrival, which affected the surrounding magnetic field and further changed the personality of his wonderful teammates?
It's hard to say whether this speculation is really true or not, but at least Quaresma thinks it's very likely!
If you don't have the influence of your own traverser, how can there be such a big gap?
So, what happens if you move away from Arsenal and into a new team?
Originally, the teammates of the new team were normal, but with their arrival, there was a powerful existence silently transforming the new teammates, and what appeared in front of them would be a group of strange people?
It's scary to think about!
You wouldn't be in the middle of some kind of great conspiracy, would you?
Could it be that some great power is not satisfied with the status quo of football, and allows himself to come with an aura of transformation, and transform the entire football world to the extent that he is satisfied?
Could it be that he likes a strange football game?
Quaresma felt that he really should see a psychiatrist!
Well, I don't know why, I suddenly remembered the beautiful psychiatrist in Porto.
So, does Arsenal have a beautiful psychiatrist?
Recently, it seems that a new team doctor is coming to report, and I don't know if it's a beauty.
If so, the animals are screaming again!
"Doctor, take a look at me, my heart is racing, is it about to die?"
"Doctor, can you check my body?"
"Doctor, can I check with you on each other's bodies?"
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The pig of this animal has appeared in front of Quaresma.
Shaking his head vigorously, Quaresma couldn't help but laugh out loud, there was still a fierce competition here, and his thoughts had actually run to outer space, this concentration was too poor, right?
Well, kick football seriously!
The two teams battled fiercely in midfield, and although Arsenal had a certain advantage, Middlesbrough's strangulation tactics limited Arsenal's midfield impact, and for a while, Xiaofa and Ballack's forward insertion could not pose a huge threat.
Therefore, the focus of attack should still be shifted to the wings.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Quaresma received a pass from Xiaofa on the left side of the midfield, changed direction instantly, avoided the foul action of the opponent behind him, turned around and strode forward, but rushed towards the half of Middlesbrough.
The Gunners fans in the stands screamed and were looking forward to Quaresma's magic.
Quaresma scored four goals in 10 minutes against Manchester City in the last game, and fans are looking forward to another miracle at the Emirates Stadium.
It seems that running long distances with the ball has become Quaresma's signature on the pitch, and they want to believe that when Quaresma sprints, no one can stop him from scoring.
That's pretty much the case, with no heavy surrounding, no top-tier defenders to defend with their lives, and with Quaresma's flexibility, it's really hard to keep him out of the threat zone.
It seems that now, Middlesbrough right-back Parnaby has risen to the challenge and rushed up to defend Quaresma, but he can't even slow down Quaresma's sprint even a little.
The shift in his body's centre of gravity, combined with the sudden change of direction between high-speed movements, had Quaresma already cleared Parnaby, and the Middlesbrough defender seemed no more troublesome in front of him than the humanoid obstacles on the training ground.
After passing Panaby, Quaresma dribbled towards the ribs and slammed into the area of Quaresma, which is recognized as world football.
Middlesbrough centre-back Rigoot had to step up in horror, and even if he was the least willing to face Quaresma, he couldn't let Quaresma run into the box easily.
The cheers from the stands grew wilder and Quaresma's performance was in line with the fans' expectations, and all they had to do was give all their energy before and after Quaresma's goal.
Quaresma was ready to shoot, and although centre-back Rigoott had blocked some of the space to shoot, he was confident of finding the ball into the City goal with his current superb finishing skills.
But just then, Quaresma's vision suddenly caught Henry's run, and King Highbury bypassed the defenders and ran into an unguarded open area in the box, giving the impression that the Middlesbrough defenders had forgotten him.
It should be passed on to him!
Thierry Henry is in a better position, and when he gets the ball, he shoots undefended and has a better chance of scoring.
In addition, it was such an obvious gap to run at him, and the ball was passed to him, which was a bonus!
So after Quaresma raised his foot and made a feint to shoot, he suddenly pushed the ball in front of goal, and the realistic feint shook the Middlesbrough defender and goalkeeper very lightly.
Who would have thought that Quaresma, who was more capable of solving battles on his own, would pass the ball to someone else when he was sure to shoot?
So, when Henry got the ball, everyone in the whole area seemed to be thinking half a beat slower.
In fact, even Henry himself didn't expect that Quaresma would pass the ball to him, he just habitually asked himself to run, and received Quaresma's pass, which was really unexpected!
As a super goalscorer, the accident was an accident, but the movement at his feet was not slow at all, and the just right stop was followed by a burst of shots, and the whole action was extremely coherent, making the Middlesbrough defenders who pounced to make up for the defense in vain.
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwartz made a save, but at such close range, his save was nothing more than a demonstration of the save, and the result was not helpful.
The ball is in!
It didn't take long for Arsenal to take the lead at home!
It seemed that his fans were roaring with excitement, cheering for the goal, excited about the team's unstoppable form, and happy from the bottom of their hearts for the gorgeous chemistry between Quaresma and Thierry Henry.
Thierry Henry is the king of the fans, Quaresma is everyone's new favorite, and the two of them working together to lead Arsenal forward together can create even more incredible brilliance!
The state that the two of them are showing now is exactly what everyone wants to see!
Henry, who was excited about the goal, came over and jumped directly on Quaresma, rubbing Quaresma's hair wildly, and his rectum could be seen from his grinning mouth!
"I thought you wouldn't pass it on to me!" Henry roared in Quaresma's ear.
Quaresma wanted to throw Henry to the ground, and if he knew that, he wouldn't pass it on to Henry!
My hair!
I'm afraid that if I haven't become the king of the ball, I'm going to be bald first!
The rest of his teammates gathered around, Quaresma and Henry huddled in the middle, celebrating the goal feverishly, and after taking the lead, it seemed that the victory could not run away again!
After celebrating the goal, Quaresma and his teammates walked back to their own half, in good spirits!
It wasn't your own goal, but the team's victory was obviously more important, and after making sure you got the lead, it was easier for you to score goals in the opponent's rush to equalise.
After the game resumed, the Middlesbrough army pressed and attacked more ferociously, as they were not willing to be defeated away from home.
If they have to attack desperately, then even Arsenal will have to avoid the edge for the time being, at least to avoid the opponent's outburst.
I have to admit that Southgate is a very pragmatic person, even in the context of the happy football of England, but still able to reach the last four of the World Cup, which is enough to prove his ability to lead the team.
The same is true now, even though he hasn't gotten his coaching credentials yet, and he's still very passionate about coaching Middlesbrough's attack.
In the five minutes after Arsenal took the lead, Middlesbrough completely dominated the field, and after the midfield advanced, the ball hit Arsenal's penalty area several times in a row, once putting Arsenal's goal in jeopardy.
Even Chelsea were upset by Middlesbrough, and it doesn't seem impossible to upset Arsenal again.
Fortunately, Arsenal's defense was not careless, and Lehmann was always focused, defusing several threatening attacks from Middlesbrough in a row to keep the goal intact.
If Middlesbrough had scored in that period, I could have affected the situation for the whole game and Arsenal didn't want that surprise.
Fortunately, this wave was held, and Arsenal did not wave!
After stabilizing their position, Arsenal began to brew a counterattack, after all, now only one goal ahead, and the score of 1:0 is always the most unsafe score on the football field, Arsenal still has to score another goal as soon as possible.
Thierry Henry was up front, reaching for the ball from time to time, and he felt he was in very good shape today, even after suffering an injury to Manchester City in the last round, the recovery of a few days did not affect his form too much.
And that run just now gave him even more confidence, and he felt that he could score again.
Quaresma noticed Henry's active state and couldn't help but scratch his head, he didn't know if it was good or bad.
It's a blessing for the team to be in good shape, but the problem is that if you're too active, you're likely to get injured.
Have you forgotten how you retired from the last game?
At Henry's age, regular play is more secure, and it seems more important to stay in shape and fitness.
Look at Bergkamp, how did he stay healthy last season?
Why don't you study hard?
Quaresma doesn't mind Henry competing with him for top scorer, he has full confidence in his own quality, and there are some things that you don't necessarily want to win if you want to.
What he cares about is that if Thierry Henry does suffer a serious injury, then Arsenal will definitely be greatly affected.
Without Henry in front of him to attract firepower, Quaresma would have been tired if he fought alone!
I couldn't help but sigh slightly, I used to feel that I was very prodigal, but now it seems that even Henry, who has always been steady, has begun to change.
No matter, let's race first!
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Arsenal's attack is progressive, sharp on the flanks and strong in the middle, and against Middlesbrough, once a pressure is formed, there is little need to think about defence.
Quaresma and Henry took turns to threaten the gates of Middlesbrough, and Xiaofa and Ballack were not willing to be lonely and frequently inserted, bombarding the door with heavy artillery to show their presence, and even Campbell's heart was restless.
For a while, Middlesbrough's goal was bombarded by Arsenal, shattered, and seemed to be able to disappear on the field at any time.
Even if Middlesbrough's defence is tenacious, at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's turf, they can only be arranged by Arsenal.
Finally, after defending stubbornly for almost half the game, Middlesbrough's goal was breached again.
This time, it was Quaresma who scored the goal.
It's not like the previous individual raids, and it's not even exciting, but a goal is a goal, and often the simplest is the most effective.
Ljungberg's cross from the right was met by Henry, but it seemed that the pass was a little higher, and Henry only created the ball but couldn't get it on target.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared, appeared in the second landing point before everyone else, and sent the ball into the gate of Middlesbrough with a light cushion shot.
There was a dead silence in the Middlesbrough penalty area, and it was only when Quaresma seemed to be celebrating as if he had team-mates celebrating that it was Quaresma who had scored.
It's 2:0!
Arsenal had a very good result in the first half.
The fans shouted and cheered wildly, and for them, the goal was already a victory.
Who can complete the comeback with Arsenal leading 2-0?
I'm afraid that such a team has not yet been established!
Even if Quaresma's goal wasn't so exciting, it wasn't exciting, but as long as they could score, they were excited!
At this time, many professionals watching the game have shown a thoughtful look, because this goal is far from being as simple as it seems.
During his time in Porto, Quaresma gave the impression that if you can't score a goal, then don't score at all!
Even after moving to Arsenal, the majority of Quaresma's goals have been nothing less staggering, with each other becoming weekly, monthly and even season-of-season goals.
This seems to have become a sign and label for Quaresma.
Such a Quaresma is powerful and terrifying, but it also greatly limits his possibilities for further progress.
But now it's completely different!
It is easy to find that Quaresma and his teammates are more and more tacit, and they are more deeply integrated into the team's overall tactical system, like a qualified team player.
That was the case with the first goal just now, and to get the ball to Thierry Henry was proof of that.
And Quaresma's own goal was actually very golden.
In the past, he always kept breaking through and breaking through, using his personal ability to create opportunities, which would make him very tired and limit his all-round development.
But the goal just now relied on his running to complete, and his keen sense of smell was evident at this moment.
That's how he progresses, not only to create opportunities for himself, but also to take advantage of the opportunities created by others, and he already has the qualities to be an all-round striker.
Quaresma is getting scary!
This is the common thought of all of us at the moment.
In fact, Quaresma is the most aware of his own progress, because the system attributes will remind him that every time he grows, day after day accumulation, he has created the current Quaresma.
Excited, but not satisfied, he knew he still had a long way to go.
So, keep scoring goals!
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After the break, the two teams returned to the field again for the second half of the game.
Perhaps it was Southgate who instilled in the players in the dressing room the idea that "barefoot people are not afraid to wear shoes", but at least at the beginning of the second half, Middlesbrough still played with passion.
No one wants to lose, fight once, and nothing will be lost, what if you win?
Anyway, it's only two goals down, and it's not yet time to afford to lose.
Quaresma admires such an opponent, and if he doesn't have such an opponent, what can he do to score goals?
If every opponent closes the door and swings the bus, then Quaresma must cry to death.
Not to mention, Middlesbrough's comeback was still fruitful, and in the 58th minute of the second half, Middlesbrough full-back Parnaby crossed, Viduka carried Campbell and headed the ball to Yakubu, whose clever cushion shot broke the Arsenal fans.
The timing of the goal was so good that it gave Middlesbrough hope of an equaliser or even a reversal of the game.
Amid the shrill boos of the home fans, Yakubu scooped the ball out of the net, beckoning his team-mates to run back and celebrate the goal, and with plenty of time left, they had every chance to achieve even more results, or at least their morale had been up.
2:1
It was an embarrassing scoreline, especially with Middlesbrough's all-out counter-attack, and no one could guarantee that it would be maintained until the end of the game.
Even the Arsenal fans in the stands couldn't help but have a thought that they couldn't imagine.
Could it be that Arsenal are going to lose?
In the last round of the league, Middlesbrough knocked Chelsea upside down.
Can they still cause upsets in a row and knock Arsenal down?
Everyone was nervous, scared in the midst of Middlesbrough's furious attack.
Facing an opponent who was desperate for an equaliser, Quaresma scratched his head a bit.
That's not the right rhythm!
Didn't he go on a killing spree in the script and beat Middlesbrough to a crying dad and mother?
Why is Middlesbrough playing so unrestrained now?
Do you really think my counterattack doesn't exist?
I'm not done yet!
For the sake of goals, for the sake of victory, Quaresma would never have let Middlesbrough run so rampant!
The position began to retreat, and Quaresma had to give up some space in order to catch the ball more securely.
It's good that at least you can receive passes from your teammates without always letting your teammates pass the ball to you with big feet.
In the 69th minute of the second half, Quaresma had a good chance to counter-attack.
Klich sent the ball forward, Quaresma stopped the ball and turned in one go, and sped with the ball at high speed, so that the Middlesbrough defenders next to him didn't even have a chance to pull his clothes for a foul.
He's too fast!
It's like a lightning bolt!
In terms of absolute speed, Quaresma could well rank in the top 10 of active players in football.
And because of his excellent combination and control, Quaresma's speed with the ball is definitely above all players in world football.
So, as long as Quaresma is given the opportunity to sprint, as long as his speed is up, it may be too late for you to foul.
However, this time Quaresma did not keep dribbling along the sideline, but after rushing to the midfield position, he began to gradually move towards the middle, and this sudden change made Manchester City's defense involuntarily panic.
With a high-speed dribble past the back of the back, Quaresma showed no loss of speed and was already facing Middlesbrough's backline.
It seems that the Arsenal fans are roaring with excitement again.
Quaresma's counterattack is here again!
On the sidelines, Southgate's brows furrowed, and Quaresma's counterattack was like a sharp knife, stabbed into his heart, leaving her speechless in pain.
I can't prevent it!
Even Italy's reinforced concrete defense has no way to take Quaresma's surprise attack, and with the configuration of Middlesbrough's defensive line, it is even less of an opponent!
Even if he takes off his suit and changes into a jersey, I am afraid he will not be able to stop the rushing Quaresma.
Unless it's a foul!
The premise is that Quaresma also gives you the opportunity to foul.
At this time, Quaresma has gradually approached the Middlesbrough penalty area, behind him, Henry and Ljungberg are also accelerating the sprint, trying to help Quaresma share some of the pressure, and a little later, it is Ballack who has a strong desire to step forward, in fact, the counterattack is not successful, and he can also organize a second attack to continue to threaten the opponent.
But Quaresma was eager to tell his teammates...... It doesn't need to be that much trouble!
I can figure it out myself!
At the top of the penalty area, Quaresma slowed down, changed his pace, stepped over the ball with his left foot, shifted his center of gravity sharply, and broke through with the ball to the right.
The first central defender was just a clean one!
Before another centre-back could be put in place, Quaresma had plenty of space to shoot.
There's no need to get past your opponent every time, the opportunity to shoot is right in front of you, Quaresma is not a hesitant person!
In full view, Quaresma's raised right foot, stretched out and full of force, blasted out with a terrifying blast that would hit the Middlesbrough goal like a cannonball.
Tomahawk missiles!
At this moment, looking at Quaresma's terrifying burst, such a term popped up in everyone's hearts!
No matter how strong a fortress is, it can't withstand such a bombardment!
So, the ball is in!
The Emirates Stadium also fell into a frenzy at that moment!
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