Chapter 463: Elevator Ball
After the end of the Premier League, there are only two games left for Arsenal in the whole season.
FA Cup final against Manchester United and Champions League final against AC Milan.
There are only two last steps left before the real triple crown.
Walk past it, and it will be heaven;
And once you can't get over, you can only fall into the abyss and become an eternal pain.
Of course, this season has been a success, after all, the Premier League trophy is in sight, and the Champions League and FA Cup have reached the final, far better than any other season in history.
But in front of the finals, no one wants to win the championship and runner-up, which means failure.
The final decisive battle made the atmosphere in the Arsenal team a little more serious, and the success or failure of a season lies in this, and no one will be careless.
Fortunately, Arsenal's injuries this season are not serious, except for captain Henry, who can only watch from the sidelines, the rest of the main players can ensure good form, which undoubtedly makes Wenger much more confident.
Before the FA Cup final with Manchester United, public opinion was hot again, and the collision of the afterglow of the Premier League season and the FA Cup undoubtedly made everyone full of interest.
Manchester United has been empty this season, the Premier League was suppressed by Arsenal, the Champions League was eliminated from the quarterfinals, and the League Cup was eliminated early.
For Manchester United, four consecutive seasons without a heavyweight title is definitely the lowest point in Ferguson's managerial career, even when he first joined the Red Devils, it seems that he has never been so embarrassed.
The FA Cup is like a fig leaf, and if it can be won, it will at least give Manchester United some soothing wounds and save the last face.
But if they can't get it, then this season, Manchester United will really have nothing.
Just imagine, in such a final, will Ferguson and his Manchester United not fight hard?
Even if there is a slight gap between the strength and Arsenal, this will never affect Ferguson's desperate mind, who hasn't been upset?
Besides, if Manchester United really beats Arsenal, it will be a surprise at best, and it will not be an upset!
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"The old man gave a nirvana order, this is not a joke, we will really fight hard!"
Talking to Ronaldo on the phone before the game and letting each other talk harshly has long become a tacit understanding between Quaresma and Ronaldo, and this time is no exception, Quaresma received a call from Ronaldo again.
"If you give up the game, then Ferguson is not Ferguson, and I don't think your hard work will have any effect, it will be us if you win, bet?"
Quaresma smiled nonchalantly, there were more teams that worked hard with Arsenal, and in the end they were all dead.
Manchester United are certainly strong, even beating a tough Chelsea, but Quaresma still has full confidence in Arsenal.
With all the winds and waves coming through, will the FA Cup final be more difficult to play than the Champions League final?
"Your tone is so annoying, I swear I really want to punch you!" Ronaldo gritted his teeth on the other end of the phone.
Quaresma couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Then you can try, Pepe and I have learned a lot of kung fu recently, I think I can give you a hand!" ”
"You and Pepe learned women's self-defense, right? That thing is useless except to make you more like a! Ronaldo laughed.
But obviously Ronaldo has not seen the power of Pepe's martial arts, if he has, he will never take it seriously!
Quaresma secretly said in his heart that it would be good if Ronaldo and Pepe became teammates as soon as possible, otherwise he would definitely taste Pepe's martial arts.
"Oh, by the way, Jorge said Real Madrid wanted to bring me in, but I've heard that they are the most interested in you, what do you think?" Ronaldo seemed to suddenly think of something and suddenly spoke.
Quaresma smiled lightly, unable to help but be a little curious.
"What, do you want to go to Real Madrid with me and build real devil's wings?"
"How is that possible?" Ronaldo said in a very exaggerated tone: "I won't be your wingman, I'll stay at Manchester United, I want to carry Manchester United to win the Champions League, I want to beat you at Manchester United!" ”
Quaresma chuckled, Ronaldo said so scrappy, he really couldn't bear to hit him.
Say as if you don't give me a wingman in the Portuguese national team?
But if he and Ronaldo are really in the same team, then I'm afraid they will really be invincible!
At least he doesn't think there is any team that can stop him and Ronaldo from flying together!
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After ending the call with Ronaldo, Quaresma still prepared for the game step by step and did not take what Ronaldo said to heart too much.
It was only in the game that he realized that he might still underestimate Manchester United's determination to win the championship.
It's really hard!
Perhaps Ferguson, the old fox, has grasped Arsenal's real weakness and made the players very resolute in their physical confrontation with Arsenal, and as long as there is a chance to score, they will never remain indifferent.
It's clear that Manchester United can take a desperate gamble, but Arsenal can't because they still have a Champions League final to play.
Arsenal may have no problem with their overall fitness, but if the players are injured and leave the pitch because the game is too intense, it will undoubtedly have a fatal impact on the final Champions League final.
It was this weakness that Ferguson seized on to make the players play more hot, hoping to force Arsenal back in this way and voluntarily abandon the game.
Come to think of it, you can defend in a normal way, but Manchester United defend in a way that could hurt themselves, how can an Arsenal player be unscrupulous?
55 open situation, to fight;
Even if there is not even a ball with the slightest chance, you have to fight;
When Manchester United took the initiative to put down the shelves of the giants and entangle their opponents in an almost dirty way, even Arsenal, it was a headache.
Quaresma certainly believes that the United players don't play with the attitude of hurting others, but their brutal approach makes people have to be fearful.
Not to mention others, in just 10 minutes, Quaresma was kicked several times by Gary Neville, and if he took off his socks, his calves must be bruised and purple.
couldn't help frowning, Manchester United's posture has clearly told Arsenal - if you want to win the Champions League, then you should give up this game!
Naturally, Quaresma will not take the FA Cup title too seriously, and the gold content of the FA Cup must be far behind the Champions League and the league in the ranking of his mind!
Now that he has reached the final, there is no reason for him to give up easily, even if Manchester United are desperate at this time.
So, is it worth it to fight for this championship at the cost of injury?
Actually, he didn't know!
I can't help but feel a little regretful, his injury tendency attribute is far from reaching the level where he can ignore the opponent's attack, if the current injury tendency attribute has really been full, he will not be afraid of the opponent's savage actions!
I always feel that there is not enough time, and there are always too many attributes waiting for me to work hard to improve, after all, my pursuit is endless, isn't it?
Looks like I'm going to have to figure it out!
In fact, after coming to the Premier League, Quaresma has accumulated too much experience, especially the opponent's rough style of play, there are too many ways to deal with it, as long as you choose the most suitable one, you will definitely be able to make the opponent pay a heavy price.
Among them, countering violence with violence is undoubtedly the most untechnical and undesirable, but it is often the most effective, but this game is not to the extent that Quaresma has to fight violence with violence;
It is also a good way to add a little color to the opponent's non-dangerous foul action with superb acting skills, and in this way to increase the opponent's chance of getting a card, but this method depends more on whether the referee is fair and his law enforcement scale;
Of course, Quaresma felt the best thing to do was to create set-pieces in the area of threat and force their opponents to rein in their movements.
This is a test of the level of free kicks, Arsenal team whether it is Xiaofa or Ballack, have good free kick ability, and Quaresma himself has already become a famous free kick player in world football.
So Quaresma prefers to use this way to combat Manchester United's arrogance.
What he is even more looking forward to is that even if his elevator free kick has not reached the level of Dacheng, it is by no means in vain, and it is very likely to directly blow up the opponent's goal.
Is there anything more interesting than a lift ball in front of Cristiano Ronaldo to break down Manchester United's goal?
It's funny to think about Quaresma, and he wants to see how wonderful Ronaldo's expression will be at that time.
Once he had made up his mind, Quaresma began to move more towards the two flanks and in the middle of the box, knowing better than anyone else where he was threatening from a free-kick.
With Adebayo at the front, the pressure on him is undoubtedly much less.
His raised hand has already shown everything to his teammates, as the team's offensive ace, when the team is in trouble, it is like a beacon on the sea, directly pointing the direction of the team's attack.
The teammates began to feed the Quaresma intensively, and they were willing to trust Quaresma, because Quaresma would never let them down.
With his back to the goal and greeting the passes of his teammates in every way, this gesture has already conveyed to everyone what Quaresma thinks.
With the ball on his back, no matter whether there is physical contact behind him or on his side, Quaresma will immediately lose his balance and fall to the ground, without turning or other movements, Quaresma's tactical needs are here.
Foul!
Make a foul!
Strictly speaking, the actions of the United players are indeed fouls, at least according to the rules of football.
It's just that at other times, the opponent doesn't care about such a physical confrontation at all.
But now Quaresma is playing his cards out of common sense, and that time it was the fallen figure that made the Manchester United players can't help but look black.
Don't bring it like that!
I've pushed you and kicked you, but isn't it a bit too much for you to fall like this?
The referee is also a bit of a dilemma, always afraid of Manchester United fouls, it seems a little unreasonable, but if you always turn a blind eye, it is even more inappropriate.
The helpless referee could only take a random approach, randomly award a foul or let the game continue, so much so that he began to wonder if he was suitable to be a referee.
As a result, the United players are complaining, and the Arsenal players are complaining, one complaining that these should not be fouled, and the other complaining that these should be fouled.
For Quaresma, this is undoubtedly a successful strategy, and even if there is only a half-chance that the referee will blow the game off, it will be enough for United to have a headache.
When he was pushed to the ground again by Brown, Quaresma didn't hesitate to grab the ball and stand up, putting it at his feet.
He's pushing the referee!
If the referee doesn't give Brown a foul, he will give himself a handball foul, anyway, you can watch it yourself!
The final result was that the referee gave Arsenal a free-kick in a fairly good position after the United players protested.
Several United players glared at Quaresma, who in their opinion was undoubtedly very innocent in the way he touched and fell.
But Quaresma doesn't care what his opponent thinks!
Actually, I don't mind fighting with you at all, but the actual situation simply doesn't allow it, we don't have no worries like you, we have more important Champions League finals waiting for us.
So I'm sorry, but the next time we meet, I'll have a good time with you.
Now I don't have time to keep you here.
Standing in front of the ball, Quaresma's eyes were focused on the goal, and it seemed to him that there was no point in letting go of the human wall that had been lined up by his teammates.
I'm afraid no one would have thought that they would be able to play elevator ball!
This kind of wall stance doesn't do anything to block the elevator ball!
couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ronaldo not far away, his expression was perfect, he really wanted to know how surprised Ronaldo's face would be in a while.
The referee blew the whistle to signal that Quaresma could start taking the penalty, and Quaresma slowly ran and slammed it onto the ball.
At this time, everyone couldn't help but exclaim when they looked at the ball kicked by Quaresma, as if they had seen something incredible.
Cristiano Ronaldo next to him was already full of horror, as if he couldn't help but doubt his life, after all, Quaresma's free kick was too shocking.
Without strong spin on the left and right sides, without the signature big arc, he completely abandoned his previous curling free-kick kick kick and threw the dreaded scimitar to the side.
The ball sped forward, ascended, and after jumping over the high wall, it fell violently like an out-of-control elevator.
Elevator Free Kick!
The concept of a free-kick could not help but pop up in everyone's minds.
This is Ronaldo's specialty!
Van der Sar, who was standing in front of the goal, suddenly realized at this moment, but it seemed that it was too late!
Because of the position, Van der Sar had no time to stop the ball from falling into the goal, so he could only give up with a wry smile, he felt that his feelings were being played.
By the time the ball crashed into the goal, a tsunami of cheers erupted in the stands, and Quaresma's majestic figure with his hands raised seemed to be as great as a savior.
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