Chapter 128: The Battle of Tianwang Mountain (Part II)
After the start of the game, for about ten minutes, Arsenal's performance can be described as lackluster, there are not many bright spots in attack, they focus more on defense, and the battle for the midfield. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Arsenal and Liverpool are old acquaintances in the Premier League, there are almost no secrets between each other, and in the past encounters, these two teams played unrestrainedly.
However, Arsenal are a bit shrunken today, for the simple reason that this is Anfield.
The design of the Premier League football stadium is actually different from other leagues, in terms of design, the distance between the stadium and the stands is very close, and even many teams' home stadiums do not have protective fences, and many players or coaches can even reach out and touch the bottom fans when they walk around the field.
At such a close distance, the sound produced naturally has a huge impact on the court.
The same can be said of Anfield, one of Europe's most famous stadiums of the devil, where the fans are so strong that their voices are like waves of waves, hitting the players on the pitch at all times.
A lot of times, fans are called the best 12 on the pitch, and it's not just talk. Imagine being in a noisy environment with boos and scolding, and it's hard to concentrate on the game.
The same goes for Arsenal. Most of the people in the team have not come to this stadium to play once or twice, but every time they come, they are tormented, and their ears are filled with boos and scolding all the time, which inevitably makes them uneasy, and this restlessness continues to impact their minds all the time, making them nervous and impetuous at the same time.
Playing a game with emotions out of control can be imagined. So after the game started, Qin Shou had to consciously slow down the pace and let the team stabilize their position first. In fact, Arsene Wenger warned before the game that even if he didn't win this game, he couldn't lose.
This order is a little interesting, Qin Shou has a very high ball quotient, so he can naturally understand it, very simply, the intention of the head coach is that no matter how the game is played, as long as the team does not lose, it is enough.
It's a bit conservative, but it's an excellent response for Arsenal. Because even if it is a draw, they can get a point, and the most important thing is that Liverpool does not get three points, then the point gap with Arsenal is still five points, from this point of view, a draw, Arsenal is also a victory.
Qin Shou is also a decisive master, after trying to organize two offensives at the beginning, but the effect was not good, he realized that the team still needed some time to adapt to such a noisy and noisy environment, so he simply stayed in the midfield, mobilized his teammates with passes, and passed back and forth, but he was not in a hurry to move forward.
Anyway, Arsenal is the most awesome technical flow team in the Premier League, what about passing and receiving the ball, what about Anfield, how happy is the trouble, we are passing, just not active, what can you do?
Not to mention, Arsenal's "negative" attitude to the game really achieved unexpected results, the boos and yelling in the stands became more and more violent and loud, and the Arsenal players passed and cooperated, gradually, these players also gave birth to a kind of emotion called joy - don't you use noise to affect us? The more angry we are, and the more angry we are, the more we are relieved, and we are going to be angry with you!
Playing with such emotions, the Arsenal players are more and more relaxed, and their mentality gradually returns to normal, and in the end, they even think that the fans here are very "cute" - isn't it cute, we just want to see how angry you look, you really got your wish, if you really want to sleep, someone will send a pillow!
In the face of such a situation, the Liverpool players on the field seem to be a lot more anxious, Anfield Stadium has always been their most confident hole card, they also want to use the home advantage to defeat Arsenal in one fell swoop, close the gap between each other's points, but did not expect that Arsenal actually "shamelessly" played such a play.
This script is obviously wrong, aren't you the team with the most attacking firepower in the Premier League this season? Aren't you the most attacking team? Come on, pull it out and hit us, how do you know how to pass back and forth backwards, isn't this a diaphragm person?
In the past ten minutes, Liverpool can be said to have shown a menacing momentum at the beginning, and the attack was like a tide, but Arsenal erected barriers in the midfield, and the back line was also strictly defended, and did not give them too good opportunities.
And then Arsenal began to "passive" to deal with the game, and Liverpool, who gradually came up, attacked even more ferociously, but under Arsenal's ironclad defense, they repeatedly hit the wall, and it seemed that the home team occupied the offensive initiative, but in essence there was not much threat.
On the contrary, Arsenal seemed to be passive, but from time to time they seized the opportunity to defend quickly, but repeatedly created killing chances, and even once counterattacked, Giroud's header hit the post, scaring the home fans into a cold sweat.
As time went by, Liverpool, who were getting more and more depressed, realized that such a blind attack did not work, so they changed their strategy, and they consciously relaxed the midfield scramble, which can be regarded as a show of weakness, in order to hook Arsenal out.
Although after hooking out, Arsenal with strong offensive firepower is likely to create more threats, but correspondingly, there will be more holes in their backline, and Liverpool wants these holes, otherwise Arsenal will blindly pass and defend, and they will not be able to start at all.
In fact, it is like a gamble, as long as you bet, the result is either a loss or a win. Liverpool did the same, luring Arsenal out of the hole, either the opponent scored or they seized the hole and turned the opponent over.
Unfortunately, Liverpool lost the bet.
The active and frantic running and pressing of the Liverpool midfielder brought too much pressure to Arsenal, and the continuous offensive of the home team also made Arsenal struggle to support, and they suddenly dissipated this pressure, Arsenal suddenly felt that the pressure on his body was empty, as if the mountain on his back had been removed, and suddenly burst out with huge energy.
Arsenal's offensive firepower is already ferocious, not to mention that it has been suppressed for more than 20 minutes, and the fire in his heart can be imagined, don't look at them passing back and forth to the back and forth of the foot seems to want Liverpool to play around, but that is a last resort, if the opponent can be pressed and beaten, the fool will be willing to let others press and play!
Arsenal's first aggressive frontal push showed their sharpest and most terrifying fangs.
In the twenty-seventh minute of the first half, the football was quickly passed to the front court by three passes and two downs, Qin Shou took the ball in the midfield, used his body to carry Gerrard, and deftly completed the turn, Gerrard wanted to keep up with his footsteps, but he couldn't do it, maybe he could when he was young, but now, Qin Shou, who is at his peak, is not comparable to him, an "old man" who has entered the end of his career.
Qin Shou simply and rudely leaned on him with his body, and then pulled the ball and turned around, Gerrard couldn't stop it if he wanted to, when he reached out to grab the corner of Qin Shou's clothes and wanted to foul him to block it, Qin Shou was already facing the direction of the goal and stuffed the football out.
A diagonal line against the turf was plugged straight, and the football cut through Liverpool's defense with precision like a scalpel, and Sanchez, who understood it, started in an instant, successfully countered offside, and received the ball in the penalty area to face the goalkeeper.
Goalkeeper Jones had no choice but to abandon the goal. Steker was next to Sanchez, and seeing that he couldn't keep up, he fell to the ground and slid to block his shot.
A good shot is usually a good shot with a single chance and generally does not hesitate to start shooting, which is a reflection of their quality and confidence.
However, in the face of such a good goalscoring opportunity, Sanchez did not choose to shoot selflessly, and his right foot arched on the ball with a gentle push, and the ball rolled sideways towards the middle.
Appearing in the middle was Mesut Ozil, who was no one to follow, and the goal was wide open, and in the face of the empty goal, the German genius exploded and pumped the football into it.
was suppressed for more than twenty minutes before, and Ozil was also holding his breath, and this kick was to vent his emotions.
0:1!
The SOQ duo produced a brilliant three-man combination, which was eventually met by Mesut Ozil, who gave Arsenal the lead away to the opener.
Ozil raised his arms and ran to the stands of the away fans, and when he was approaching, there was a passionate kneeling celebration, and Sanchez, Qin Shou and others also followed excitedly behind him, kneeling together to celebrate.
The group wearing the away yellow jersey vibrated their arms and laughed happily.
At this time, the Anfield stadium, which had been noisy, was silent, and only the commentators from various TV stations were screaming.
“goooooooooooooooooooooooal! The ball is in! The ball is in! Arsenal scored a goal by Mesut Ozil, 1:0, Arsenal leads! ”
"There was silence at Anfield, and yes, the SOQ duo made it incredibly quiet because they breached the gates of the Devil's Stadium!"
"Nice fit, nice goal! After being suppressed for nearly half an hour, the gunners, with their ferocious offensive firepower, finally showed their fangs! The Red Army is in danger! ”
"The Reds want to win here and close the gap on the top of the table, but Arsenal poured a basin of ice water on their heads with this goal - it's not that easy to knock us out!"
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