Chapter 231: Wonderful Arc!

Five rounds into the Premier League, Millwall's five games have been good, and there are many media analyses of individual players' performances, with Braniff considered to be the brightest player in Millwall's squad, scoring three goals in four games and being named in The Times' Premier League Team of the Month for August.

In the media coverage of Millwall, there is one player who is no worse than Braniff, and that is right wing-back Josh Simpson.

Simpson has not been a name for himself and has not performed much in the game, and in terms of individual technical ability, he can only be regarded as a slightly outstanding young player, but in the last five games, Simpson has also scored three goals.

Three goals from a right wing-back are certainly more dazzling than the three goals from a striker.

The reason why Simpson is not as highly rated as Braniff is because he shows less technical strength, except for being slightly faster and his skills at his feet are still in the past, he seems to have no other advantages, as for the three goals, it is also considered to be a bit of luck, but in any case, Simpson still attracts a lot of attention, because he is not yet nineteen years old, one of the youngest players in the entire league, and there will be a lot of room for improvement in the future.

'Simpson is a player who is still quite technically good compared to other players of his age and he may be the future of English football, but now he needs to continue to improve and try to accumulate experience......

The above is the Daily Mirror's review of Simpson's abilities, and what most people think of Simpson.

Eyes return to Neil Field.

Arsenal centre-back Toure fouled Mitchell and Millwall was awarded a set-piece from around 25 yards.

The location is not good or bad.

Relatively speaking, the distance is still a little farther, but 25 meters is not too far, for many power players, it is also a moderate distance, professionally speaking, the distance means that the angle is larger, the wall will not be too close to the penalty point, so it will be easier for the football to go around the wall.

When Millwall discussed the penalty kick, many people also discussed that if there are no players with good set-pieces in the Millwall lineup, then the penalty will be a player with excellent skills, such as Smitchell, Morris, or striker Darren Bent.

After some deliberation, Millwall sent out penalty takers, and in front of the ball were Jody Morris and Josh Simpson.

Morris is the heart of Millwall's squad and one of the most technically good players, and it's fitting that he can take a free-kick, but Simpson also has chances, and many remember that against Aston Villa, Simpson scored a good arc to help the team change the scoreline.

That was considered 'luck' by many media outlets.

Simpson didn't show the ability to take free-kicks before, and it's normal to score a goal by luck once in a while, but now that Millwall is playing against Arsenal, maybe Simpson will also take the penalty? After all, Morris also failed to show the quality of a free-kick.

No one knows exactly who will take the penalty now, but more people are still looking at Morris.

Compared to Josh Simpson, Morris's technical prowess is much better, he is the heart of Millwall's midfield, the engine of attack, and the superb technique at his feet is recognized by many.

Millwall fans are also more supportive of Morris, because Morris has always been the core player of the team, and Simpson is just a rising newcomer, and the level of strength is much worse than Morris.

Morris has good technique and his footwork is not bad.

Last season, most of Millwall's set-pieces were taken by Morris, so they were all optimistic about Morris to play this goal.

As for the Simpsons?

Probably just a façade!

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That's what Millwall fans think, let alone Arsenal's players.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger attaches great importance to the game, Millwall can play well, it can't be relied on luck, the media have recognized Millwall's player performance, for the vast majority of Premier League clubs, Millwall is a new opponent, they are promoted to the Premier League for the first time in history, few teams know them, if you want to know something, you have to study it yourself.

Arsene Wenger watched two videos of Millwall's games before the game and got a good idea of the players who were doing well.

Midfielder Jody Morris is the player to watch out for.

Morris is the heart of Millwall's playmaking attack, and his role in Millwall's team is equivalent to that of Patrick Vieira, who doesn't score many goals, but can lead the whole team's offensive and threaten the opposition defence.

Similarly, the technical strength of the core players is excellent.

Arsene Wenger stressed to the players to pay more attention to Morris, and did not emphasize anything else, such as Josh Simpson, Darren Bent and other players, whose performances were also praised by the media, but in the eyes of the big teams, they at most caught up with the quality level of Arsenal's substitutes.

The Arsenal players all remembered Jody Morris' name.

Now that Josh Simpson and Morris are standing together, there is no suspense about who will take the free-kick, but they are absolutely Millwall, as if England were on the world stage, and David Beckham and his team-mates stepped up to take the free-kicks.

Who will be punished?

It will undoubtedly be David Beckham!

The opponent sent a young player who was not famous, probably to confuse the eye.

However, it is 100% certain that it is not, Wenger did not talk about Morris's ability to take free-kicks, but a core player will not be bad at footwork and may be able to pose a threat to the goal.

If the young man next to him will be punished?

Arsenal players wish they did the same, and then their own goals will be extremely safe.

Arsene Wenger stood on the sidelines.

In the 44th minute of the first half, it was about to enter stoppage time, and the previous command to strengthen the attack, the effect of stoppage time was obvious, but Millwall must not be allowed to score, otherwise the situation will change.

Arsene Wenger seemed to take the defense very seriously, he personally supervised the team's defensive set-up, and reminded him with a shout -

"Pay attention to direct shots! Don't give them a chance to fight for the header! “

"I'm going to go to someone later!"

"Look forward to that No. 18 (Konchesky)!"

“……”

In Wenger's shouting, Arsenal's defense was more cautious, and every Miwor player who stepped forward was closely defended.

The referee signaled that it was time to take a penalty.

With the referee's gesture, the eyes of everyone in the audience were aimed at the penalty spot.

Morris stood still.

Simpson took two steps back, glanced at the goal, took a deep breath, and trotted toward the ball.

He rushed to the ball and swung his right foot.

"The action is quite realistic!" The BBC TV commentator shouted in surprise, and Simpson acted as if he was about to shoot.

Arsenal captain Thierry Henry also reminded his teammates with a shout, "Don't be deceived by him!" Calm down! ”

He was worried that his teammates would jump out of sight first.

When defending a free kick, if the wall is deceived and jumps, the side that takes the penalty can calmly kick the ball from the grass, the kind of force that sticks to the ground is large, and the goalkeeper will be blocked by the wall, and it is not easy to make a judgment.

With Thierry Henry's shout, the Arsenal players were reassured.

After this moment, the attention of the media and fans shifted to Morris again, only to see that Morris still did not move, standing there without moving.

What's going on?

The next moment they reacted, "It was the young player who made a free throw!" ”

By the time they turned their heads again, Simpson's right foot was already in direct contact with the soccer --

A superb inside foot arc!

The football was rubbed up from the spot, spun and rushed into the sky, the height of the football was only more than two meters, under normal circumstances, it is likely to be blocked by the human wall, but the Arsenal human wall did not jump at the first time.

Arsenal guessed wrong!

When the wall players realise this, it's too late to jump, the only thing they can do is watch the ball, go around the top of their heads, and quickly fall in the direction of the goal.

Goalkeeper Lehmann is on the lookout.

A closer look at this moment reveals that Ryman's eyes are a little flustered, and he, like his teammates, thinks that Jody Morris will take the penalty, and sees Josh Simpson running over, and he doesn't particularly care.

After discovering that the judgment was wrong, the football had already fallen.

Lyman was completely unprepared.

Lyman's vision was blocked by the human wall, coupled with the fact that the football was spinning very fast, and a surprisingly high arc made it impossible for him to make accurate judgments.

When the ball began to fall, Lehmann gritted his teeth and threw himself to the side, he still judged accurately, but if he didn't make any more moves, he couldn't do anything.

Lyman's approach illustrates the wealth of experience, but it is a pity that God is not behind him.

The ball spun in a large arc in the air, more than a meter away from his hands, and spun and fell into the top left corner of the goal.

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"Ball...... Entered??? ”

"The ball is in!?"

"The ball went in !!"

Michael Johnson was broadcast at Neil Stadium and shouted three 'goals in' in a row before it was confirmed that Millwall had breached the Arsenal goal, after which he immediately shouted excitedly, "Gooooooooooal!! ”

"Simpson broke down the Arsenal door and helped Millwall rewrite the scoreline! Simpson! Simpson! ”

The fans at the scene also shouted, "Simpson! Simpson! Simpson! ”

Many people, like Mike Johnson, couldn't believe that the football flew into the goal for the first time, and many people rubbed their eyes because the situation was different from what they imagined.

Simpson?

A free-kick helps Millwall score?

Millwall leads?

It took a few seconds for them to realise what had happened: Millwall's right midfielder, young teenager Josh Simpson, sent the ball straight into the Arsenal goal with a shot that almost rivaled Beckham's.

That's just amazing!

Sky Sports commentator Keane Sindell finally shouted, "The ball is in!" It's Josh Simpson! We can notice that Arsenal's wall judgment is wrong, they don't jump in the first place! Thanks to them! Their mistakes made such a classic arc! ”

“Gooooooooooooooooooal!!!”

"1 to 0!"

'A brilliant free-kick from the young Simpson found the back of the net for Lehmann and gave Millwall a late half-time lead over the visitors' Arsenal!

"This goal...... It's so beautiful! ”