Chapter 158: Van Persie's Greeting Gift
Just three minutes into the game, Arsenal launched a very dangerous attack.
Arsenal are a rare technical team in the Premier League, and they also have the title of "Barcelona" in the Premier League, although they don't want such a nickname, but it also shows that they are also a team that is good at passing the back foot and playing on the ground.
Qin Shou was very clear about this, and Simeone and others also made targeted arrangements for this before the game. Unlike Spanish teams, technical teams such as Barcelona are more intimidated by tough play, but Arsenal is different, although they have excellent skills at their feet, but in the Premier League, a fast-paced, physical-oriented league, Arsenal's hard resistance is actually very good.
Think about it, in the Premier League, even if you have a unique style, your physical confrontation ability is not good, it is estimated that you can only be beaten by other teams. And to be able to stand tall in the Premier League and rank at the top of the table every year, Arsenal must have their own reasons for success.
Simeone's plan was to compress Arsenal's passing space as much as possible. Because when playing Barcelona, they can level the situation with active running and ferocious scrambling, but against Arsenal, this is not enough, they must maintain the previous style at the same time, constantly pressing step by step, so that Arsenal's smooth short pass cooperation can not play.
It's just that what I didn't want to play was that in the opening minutes, Arsenal gave up the short pass and play style that they were proud of, and instead offered a long pass rushing style of play.
This change of tactics was unexpected by Atletico Madrid.
In the third minute, Arteta found Walcott with a long pass from the back, and Walcott on the wing unloaded the ball with his chest, and in the face of Juanfran's defense, he directly used his foot to run the ball, and then accelerated forward.
Walcott's technical characteristics are one word, fast. When it comes to absolute speed, Walket could be in the top five in European football. But that's his strength. It is also his shortcoming, because he is blindly fast, lacks a change of pace, and many times, his forward rush cannot contain the momentum at all, and the defenders only need to jam his travel path, and he is not much of a threat.
This time, however, Juanfran was ill-prepared and the ball leapt straight behind him, and Walcott shot past him like a shadow.
Juanfran didn't have a chance to foul if he wanted to. At this moment, he seemed to have a feeling of facing Qin Shou, because of Qin Shou's speed, he also had this feeling of powerlessness.
Walquette caught up with the ball again, and without any hesitation, he got up and passed it straight to the middle.
Presumably, this is also what Professor Arsene Wenger requested, allowing Walcoat to use his speed to attack on the flanks and then directly into the box. Looking at the situation, they are going to play a wing tactic that flies on both wings.
Walcott's pass didn't hit the spot and went a little deep. Almost next to the top of the arc of the penalty area.
However, Van Persie's movement was very smart, he originally rushed to the penalty area, and when he saw that there were too many defenders in the penalty area, he turned back and ran out. South Korean striker Park Joo-young pinned down two defenders. This left Van Persie with no one around him.
And Van Persie had just run to the top of the box when the ball flew over. Robin Man had a flash of inspiration, didn't stop the ball, and didn't lift his feet. In an almost on-the-spot position, he slammed his head into the ball straight and straight.
This one is a header with a lot of power, and most importantly. The ball also drew a parabola in the air, Courtois was a little forward, and the ball went over his head in free fall and into the corner of the goal.
1:0!
Robin van Persie gave home Arsenal the lead with a stunning header and Arsenal got off to a fantastic start.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! The ball is in! The ball is in! It was Robin who scored the goal...... Van Persie! It's a header that can't help but slap the case! Pretty! It's so beautiful! Cheers to this goal! ”
The home commentator was the first to let out his own roar of excitement.
The commentators from various other TV stations immediately applauded.
"Beautiful goal! Robin's header was so unexpected that I thought he would stop the ball and shoot again......"
"Wonderful! Very exciting! Robin is a natural goalscorer and he is the top striker in the world! ”
"Goal in three minutes! Arsenal have a fantastic start! ”
The home fans were also extremely excited, singing and dancing in the stands, and the red crowd rose and fell like waves, creating a fiery atmosphere.
Arsenal have a poor record in the league this season, and now they can't even get a Champions League place, and other domestic cup competitions have also been eliminated early, so the Champions League has become their last straw. Although they don't dare to win the championship, every time the team takes a step forward, then there is more expectation and happiness for the fans.
"Oooo Robin! Robin...... Van Persie! ”
"I knew Robin could score! After Francisco and the others left, only Robin was left on the team to take the lead! ”
"Ahead! We're ahead! Ha, keep up this good momentum, we will win! ”
To the cheers of more than 60,000 home fans, Arsenal's goal-scorer Robin van Persie jumped up from the ground, clenched his fists and ran towards the corner flagpole.
Several Arsenal players behind him also made a kneeling motion, and a group of people celebrated with wanton excitement.
And the Atletico players who conceded the goal looked gloomy. Before the game, they didn't expect to fall behind, but they never thought of conceding the goal so early.
But fortunately, after a season of tempering, the team has experienced all kinds of situations, and although Atletico Madrid is still very young, their ability to withstand pressure is already very high.
Even without Qin Shou's encouragement, the Atletico players temporarily hid the gloom and loss on their faces and began to return to their respective positions, ready to kick off again.
They really don't need to be discouraged right now, there is still a lot of time in the game, they have a lot of time to equalize the score, or even overtake. They have a lot of confidence, they have even overturned the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid, and they don't believe they can't score here.
As long as they can score, then the advantage will come back to their side. After all, the Champions League knockout round is a two-legged format, and if you can score away from home, you will undoubtedly have a lot of initiative.
With referee Kiakir Kakir intervening, Arsenal finally ended some long frenzied celebrations as the Gunners began to retreat into their own half.
However, when passing by Qin Shou's side, Fan Persie raised his head proudly towards Qin Shou: "I said I would give you a meeting gift, how about it, do you like this gift?" ”
"Not bad." Regarding the provocative meaning in Fan Persie's words, Qin Shou's expression was very calm, and he responded lightly, "I hope you can always maintain such a high fighting spirit." ”
His own provocation was ignored by Qin Shou so lightly, and Van Persie had a feeling that he had nowhere to focus when he punched the cotton. He looked at Qin Shou coldly, left a cold snort, turned around and left.
"It looks like you don't get along very well with the Arsenal players." Costa teased on the side and said, someone is finding fault with Qin Shou, which makes his heart feel as cool as drinking ice water on a hot day.
Qin Shou stared at him tightly, then shrugged his shoulders and twisted his head to the side.
"I'm not a euro, so I can't make everyone like me. Besides, every team has some brains full of mush, you say? ”
"You ......"
Costa had a feeling of lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, originally he wanted to hit and taunt Qin Shou, but he didn't expect to be ridiculed by the other party. He originally wanted to ask who the brain-dead man in the Atletico team was with a brain full of mush, but then he quickly shut up and asked Mao, if he really asked, doesn't that mean that he is the brain-dead, isn't this self-inflicted?
"Humph!"
If Vision could kill people, maybe Qin Shou would have been killed by Costa thousands of times, but the fact is that he can't, so Costa can only use a cold snort to hide the anger in his heart.
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After the hiccup, the game continued.
Arsenal, who had taken the lead, were in high spirits, and they actively raced all over the pitch, pressing Atletico Madrid players with the ball, and they were very aggressive.
Atletico organised an attack, but under Arsenal's pressing, it didn't work, as Costa fired a long-range shot from outside the box and fired the ball straight into the anti-aircraft gun.
Arsenal, who regained possession of the ball, organized the attack again. Their attack was simple, passing the ball to the front of the pitch near midfield, then quickly splitting the side and hitting the ball into the penalty area for the strikers and midfielders to grab the spot.
Although Arsenal, which changed its tactical play, has not been able to score again for the time being, the attack is very fierce, and the football is constantly flying back and forth over the Atletico penalty area, which makes the defenders of Atletico Madrid tense their nerves and dare not be careless.
And Arsenal has always maintained this kind of fast-paced attack, and has the momentum of chasing after the victory and extending the lead.
This continuous offensive continued until the first twenty-five minutes of the first half, during which time Atletico Madrid was overwhelmed by the opposition's attack and the scene was extremely ugly, but fortunately, they did not concede another goal except for Van Persie's goal in the opening three minutes.
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