Chapter 610: Raid Lead
At the beginning of the game, Arsenal pounced on Inter Milan with great momentum to the cheers of the home fans, without even any temptation.
It feels like Arsenal are not playing against the superpower Inter, but are bullying the lower leagues in the FA Cup.
However, those who really understand the ball can see a trace of tragedy from Arsenal's attack.
It's like being surrounded by enemies several times your own on the battlefield, and in the end it's all sacrifices anyway, so why don't you die on the way to the charge?
Perhaps, it may be possible that they will all end up together.
Maybe Arsenal is holding such a mentality now, in front of Inter, even if the strength is invincible, but they are not willing to admit it.
The Arsenal fans in the stands shouted frantically, as if they wanted to transfer all their power to the players on the field, and they even wanted to get off the pitch and kick Inter to pieces.
The Inter fans who came with the team cheered for the team in the corner of the stands, and they seemed to be used to such scenes.
Anyway, no matter where Inter plays, it may give the opponent the feeling that they are here to kill their whole family.
In the face of the ruined Arsenal, Inter's tactics are very clear, that is, based on defense, first suppress Arsenal's offensive.
Although Arsenal's hard power is not as good as Inter's, it is at least the strength of the Champions League quarterfinals.
Gilberto Silva, who used to wander around him, now has no time to linger with Vardy, he has forgotten Vardy's old lover, Arsenal's attack needs him to constantly impact, so even if he misses Vardy very much, he can't be abolished because of personal feelings.
Vardy said it was easy and that although the team was defending, no one was upset that he was feeling good, at least Vardy hadn't been in such a situation for a long time.
Although his old friend Gallas dragged his back to the defense, he empathized with Ibrahimovic, and it was clear that the strategy of "Ibra's blame for Vardy's output" had succeeded, and Ibrahimovic had succeeded in pulling away everyone's hatred.
For Vardy, then, the rest is to focus on Arsenal's crazy output.
Of course, if Arsenal really goes out and works hard, then their offensive strength is still very strong, after all, this is the foundation of Wenger's foothold, without a gorgeous attack, is Arsenal still Arsenal?
In the 5th minute of the opening game, Arsenal, which had already broken the cauldron, posed a threat to the Inter goal, and even really broke through the Inter defense, if it wasn't for bad luck, I am afraid it would have scored.
After a series of quick and fluid links in the middle, Adebayor received a pass from Xiaofa, leaned on Materazzi, turned and volleyed, and the ball went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal.
Inter were careless, although they were in a defensive posture, but they really didn't expect Arsenal's killing opportunity to come so suddenly.
Cesar made a sideways save, but his palm was still some distance away from touching the ball, and he almost gave up.
Fortunately, Córdoba reached out in front of goal and blocked the almost inevitable goal, otherwise Inter would have started the game behind.
If you concede the goal so early, it is never a good thing for Inter, downwind and headwind are two concepts, even if it is as strong as Inter, in the face of a backward situation, it is difficult not to change the mentality.
Arsenal's resoluteness made Inter Milan break out in a cold sweat, but it also made the Inter players more engrossed, and threw away the previous contempt, the opponent in front of them is a strong team in European football after all, and it is by no means an opponent that they can easily defeat by listening to music and humming a little song in their heads thinking about which chick to go on a date with at night.
Inter, who got serious, finally came up with that suffocating and terrifying defense, and did not leave Arsenal with an absolute chance to attack, and even the gorgeous passing control that Arsenal has always been proud of has no way to penetrate into Inter's threat area.
Arsene Wenger had a headache on the sidelines, he knew that Inter defended strongly, but when it came to the game, he realized that he was still underestimating.
There is no way, in order to use the attack to suppress Inter, Arsenal can only change the routine, start to play more on the wing, and use the dominance of Adebayor in the box to threaten Inter.
The Togolese are terribly strong, even compared to Drogba, and Materazzi is also a headache for such a black and hard pestle to make trouble in the penalty area.
It's just that Adebayo's actual combat threat is far from Drogba, Drogba's key Mr. attribute allows him to shine in the tournament every time, while Adebayo can only abuse vegetables more and add icing on the cake;
When Drogba is in good form, he can threaten a team alone, and the opponent has nothing to do with him; But Adebayo didn't have that ability.
Serie A centre-backs are all about artistic defence, using anticipation and positioning to make the opponent go in vain, and although Materazzi is a bit offbeat, the basics will not be lost.
In the face of Adebayo, Materazzi was relatively difficult to fight, but Adebayo only used his body, and after a few times, Materazzi began to defend more in the way he is best at, so that Adebayo could not use all his strength.
The game lasted more than ten minutes, and although Arsenal still had the initiative, the real threat of attack was still only Adebayo's shot in the opening game.
Although Inter looked pitiful, with very little possession and no shots on goal during this period, they managed to suppress Arsenal's momentum.
As Arsenal's attacking tempo gradually decreased, Inter began to show their long-hidden fangs.
In the 18th minute of the first half, Inter Milan completed the ball at the back, Maxwell controlled the ball at his feet, even in the face of Walcott's pressing, but he easily got rid of it, and did not give the opponent a chance to break the ball.
At this point, Ibrahimovic and Jamie Vardy were already running up front, and Inter's counter-attack came.
Maxwell's long pass was quite reliable and found the top of Ibrahimovic's head accurately.
Ibrahimovic was already surrounded by Gallas and Sendros, but Ibrahimovic jumped high and headed the ball over their heads to head the ball into a large space at the back of Arsenal.
Jamie Vardy was already racing towards the ball, and despite Diarra in front of him, Vardy still ignored it and made a small corner in the sprint to finish off the Arsenal defenders.
It's simply inhumane!
The Arsenal fans in the stands lamented, and even covered their eyes, and the situation took a turn for the worse for them to bear, could it be that Vardy was about to score?
Jamie Vardy's overtaking of Diarra made all the fans in front of the TV can't help but exclaim, and this explosive image is simply the most incondolent poison for the fans.
However, what Vardy didn't expect was that Almunia was like a god today, as if God possessed him, and even reacted when Ibrahimovic's header was rubbed back, and resolutely abandoned the goal, at this moment, a picture of the two rushing to the ball at the same time was formed.
Don't look at Vardy's speed, but he couldn't hold the ball and flew in the direction of the goalkeeper, so in the end it was Almunia who took a step faster and cleared the ball with a big foot.
Vardy shook his head regretfully, if Almunia hadn't been so resolute, then Arsenal would have opened the door by now.
Many goalkeepers watching this game couldn't help but be amazed.
It turns out that there is still this kind of operation.
Defending Vardy's counter-attack is a new problem in world football, and countless goalkeepers have died on the way to find the answer, and some scholars have even begun to use this proposition to do research.
But Almunia's performance today undoubtedly opened a window for them, and it turned out that the seemingly stupid early strike was really able to limit Vardy's high-speed counter-attack.
Does that mean that Vardy's counter-attack isn't so scary?
If Vardy had known about the goalkeepers' thoughts, he would have laughed out loud.
This is also the strength of Ibrahimovic's header, otherwise even if Almunia attacks, he can get the ball first, and then Arsenal's goal will become his own back garden, come and go when he wants.
Learning from Almunia to strike early and recklessly, then the last force they were waiting for was Vardy's effortless lob.
Turning his head, he gave a thumbs up to Ibrahimovic, indicating that the ball was passed beautifully, which is the most common way for strikers to thank their teammates.
Ibrahimovic waved his hand to show that he did not accept the praise, whether the ball was passed well or not, he knew better than anyone else, even Vardy couldn't get the ball at this speed, it only means that he passed too much.
Because Vardy almost smashed the Yellow Dragon this time, Arsenal was a lot more careful, and Inter Milan also began to show their fangs, gradually pressing, and the two teams formed a confrontation situation in the midfield.
However, unlike Arsenal's pursuit of flashy and passionate visuals, Inter's attacks are usually unattainably pressing, invisibly restricting the opponent's hands and feet, leaving the opponent with no way out and ultimately no way out.
Of course, Inter also have to be careful of Arsenal's counterattack, Arsenal also have a fast horse in the team, Walcott is not very old, but he is also one of the fastest in world football, give him a chance to sprint, then Inter must be able to feel the desperation of other teams in the face of Vardy's sprint.
In the 23rd minute of the first half, Inter completed a beautiful team attack, Maxwell broke through on the left and attracted the defense before suddenly diverting a wide range of long passes, and the ball was hit to the right side of the gap.
Stankovic immediately went to the penalty area from the ribs after receiving the ball, and in the face of the opponent's pressing, Stankovic did not insist on going his own way, and sent the ball to the front of the penalty area.
Cambiaso was forced by the defender to make a burst of action, but the lightning time was deftly leaked and the ball leaked.
It was a move that caught the Arsenal players off guard, as Cambiaso was behind Figo, who had been hidden in the middle.
Under the horror, the Arsenal defenders came to defend with no lives, and the whole body was thrown out, trying to block Figo and prevent Figo from threatening his goal.
But what no one expected was that Figo faced the incoming ball, but he pulled lightly, and the ball crossed the left side behind his foot, perfectly avoiding the tackle of the Arsenal defender.
However, this seemingly redundant move also left time for the rest of the Arsenal defenders, and all of a sudden, Figo's shot angle was blocked.
When the Arsenal players felt a little relieved, they saw the corners of Figo's mouth slightly curled up, facing the Arsenal defenders, a stroke of genius, the ball crossed the head of the Arsenal defense and began to fall in the penalty area.
Worst!
With a bad scream, all the Arsenal players turned their heads to look behind them.
There, a figure rushed out like lightning, facing Almunia, who attacked again, without waiting for the ball to land, a volley was horizontal, and the ball directly pierced Almunia's ten fingers, and flew into the goal without suspense.
The next image is of Vardy flying at the Emirates Stadium with his arms outstretched, receiving the worship of the whole world.