Any leader in a team is bound to have a stronger sense of responsibility for the team than others. The same was true of Henry, who was King of Highbury.

The impatience of being a top shooter but repeatedly missing opportunities, the urgency of being eager to avenge Li Lei because of the grievances and entanglements between him, and the strong competitiveness that has not taken advantage of Li Lei in several encounters...... Wait, these are all negative factors in the mind of Thierry Henry, who has just missed another good chance to open the scoring in front of goal at this moment.

But to be honest, with Henry's current maturity and well-informed experience, although these factors have an impact on him, they are by no means to the extent that they can break his psychological defenses. The crux of the matter lies in his sense of responsibility and conceit as Arsenal's leader, heart and leader.

In his mind, his performance so far in this game has been absolutely unsatisfactory. Despite the impressive number of shots, breakthroughs and passes he had in previous games, and he was definitely one of the brightest players on the pitch so far in this game, completely overpowering his old rivals in the opposite side of Manchester United, and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had barely performed in this game, he still couldn't accept his current performance.

Not scoring goals, not taking the chances that should have been taken, not leading the team to victory, that's a failing performance.

This is the standard that Henry set for himself after he gradually became the top player and core of Arsenal, strict, even harsh. But if it weren't for that, Henry probably wouldn't be where he is now.

It's just that there are two sides to everything, and such strict standards will sometimes become a powerful driving force for Henry's growth, but occasionally it will inevitably become an obstacle in front of him.

For example, at this time, under the dual influence of the strong sense of responsibility that must lead the team to victory and the negative thought that God is hindering him after repeatedly missing opportunities, Henry's mentality can no longer maintain the old well, a gap appeared in the psychological defense, and the boredom and impatience in his heart began to burn like a raging fire, and could no longer be suppressed.

Regarding the change in Henry's point, Li Lei did not realize it for the first time. Because when he put aside his teammates' groping hands and wanted to find trouble with Henry, Henry had already gotten up and walked back, leaving Li Lei with only a back.

It didn't take long, though, for him to be keenly aware.

When in the short six minutes from the 73rd minute to the 76th minute of the second half, Henry did not look for any cooperation with his teammates outside the penalty area in a row, but under the close monitoring of the Manchester United players who were not out of position, he forcibly kicked three times in a row, or there was no threat to Li Lei, or a long shot that flew directly out of the bottom line, and after the long shot, he didn't care about his teammates' complaining gestures to ask for the ball, but directly turned around and walked back by himself. Li Lei, who has always been very sensitive to the psychological condition of his opponent, will not be able to detect the cattiness.

He's finally starting to get to the bottom of his horns!

Looking at Henry's back, Li Lei seemed to have a thorough insight into Henry's previously troubled and impatient heart, revealing his trademark disdainful sneer.

Playing into the horns, especially when the player is still the core and leader, is one of the most damaging ways to the team in football.

This is perfectly evident in Thierry Henry and Arsenal at this moment. Originally, the other Arsenal players on the field were already irritable because they couldn't attack for a long time, and there was a phenomenon of impatience to attack, but because the two core bigwigs Henry and Vieira were still in charge, they did not expand. But now the situation is different, completely changed.

After Arsenal was eliminated from the Champions League and FA Cup one after another, and the league title was worry-free, Arsenal captain Vieira, who was unable to negotiate a contract extension with the team due to salary issues, was already on his mind and could not fully focus on the game. Previously, when the whole Arsenal team began to fall into a state of agitation, Vieira, as Arsenal's de facto spiritual leader, did not step up in time to take charge of the overall situation, which is the best proof of this.

Therefore, it can be said that the only one on the field who can stand up and lead the whole team at Arsenal at this time is Henry. With Henry's previous presence in the front line, it is the main reason why Arsenal's attacking firepower has not been affected much after Arsenal's midfield fell into a state of anxiety.

However, at this time, Henry has also begun to be impatient and mentally unbalanced, and the impact on all the Arsenal players on the field is fast, huge and obvious.

The anxiety began to spread rapidly in the minds of all Arsenal players, and it deepened as time went on.

Affected by this, when the time entered the 80th minute of the second half, Arsenal not only behaved disorganized in the attack, too impatient, and seemed to be unabated, but in fact there was no threat, and even the overall formation could not be kept tight and complete, and the players' impatient and chaotic thoughts made their positions on the field begin to be disjointed and completely chaotic.

When a team starts to get caught up in this situation on the pitch, that's when it starts to break down.

Arsene Wenger, who was on the sidelines, noticed this and immediately gave instructions with a loud roar on the sidelines. It's just that the current mess of Arsenal on the pitch is no longer something that he, a manager who is not good at commanding on the spot, can solve.

And Ferguson on the side naturally will not sit back and watch this good opportunity to defeat Arsenal in one fell swoop slip away from his hands. Under his instructions, United immediately stepped up their attacking firepower up front. Had it not been for Ruud van Nistelrooy's solid form today, who missed two chances in quick succession, United might have broken the deadlock and scored.

However, even so, Manchester United fans who have watched their side have been squeezed by Arsenal for almost the entire game at home are satisfied enough. Since the 80th minute of full-time, their loud and powerful singing has not disappeared from the sky above Old Trafford.

At the same time, Li Lei, who stayed in the backcourt and suddenly became idle, did not complain too much and be unhappy as usual, but enjoyed this rare leisure time.

Despite the fact that he hasn't had much actual movement so far in this game, the sheer load of Thierry Henry and Arsenal's formidable attacking power is not visible to the naked eye.

Of course, while resting, he must also have had a wicked taste of Henry's rare embarrassment at this time.

Although he didn't rely entirely on his strength to force Henry to this point today, and luck also played an immeasurable role in it, but even so, Li Lei was enough to be proud of.

After all, to be able to push Henry, who is at the peak of his form, to this point, there is no goalkeeper in the world who can pat his chest and say that he can do it. For any goalkeeper, this is a great record that can prove his strength, even Li Lei is no exception.

In the 86th minute of the second half, when Li Lei leaned over easily and took another weak long-range shot from outside the penalty area from Henry into his arms, the disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth after standing up with the football was like a sharp arrow directly into Henry's impatient eyes and into his heart.

Deep!

Ruthless!!

Bloody!!