Chapter 44: Upgrades
Bol blew his whistle and the game resumed.
Although Qin Shou's goal caused Liverpool to lose a moment, after a brief period of panic, the home team's players stabilized. Even if the opponent pulled back a goal, they still held a two-goal lead, and with this being their home stadium and the support of tens of thousands of fans, they had nothing to worry about.
Liverpool, who restarted the kick-off, did not rush to attack and began to slow down the tempo. Now that they are on the leading side, there is no need to attack like crazy as before. In addition, Qin Shou's goal also sounded the alarm for them, after all, the opponent is a Premier League giant, and it is not a fish belly without the power to fight back. If you press the attack again and are counterattacked by the opponent's sneak attack, it will be more than worth the loss.
Yes, in their opinion, Qin Shou's goal had a lot of luck, and they took advantage of their big pressure to sneak attack and counterattack. If it is a hard-fought battle, whether the opponent can break through the midfield defense line so easily, it has to be said.
Liverpool thought that Qin Shou could not be an opponent if they fought head-to-head, but in the next game, they were made miserable by Qin Shou.
Qin Shou's play undoubtedly strengthened Arsenal's midfield hardness a lot. Liverpool, who have slowed down the pace of attack, want to push past the midfield with ease as they did in the first half, which is almost impossible.
Qin Shou is like a tireless treadmill, running actively in the midfield, and he is not afraid of physical confrontation with opponents, coupled with Qin Shou's sufficient physical fitness and super speed, he can often make up for the danger everywhere. He's like a free guy in the midfield, where there's a hole, there's him. Liverpool's offensive started from the left side, and he rushed to the left side, so that he was like a kraft candy, entangled the opponent, so that the opponent could not easily cross, and if he was not careful, he was even in danger of losing the ball. Liverpool attacked in the middle, and he built an impregnable wall in the middle. When Liverpool's attack moved to the right side, Qin Shou immediately rushed to the right side.
With the help of his teammates, Qin Shou rushed around and swept everywhere, sweeping wherever he was unhappy, almost turning the midfield into a meat grinder, and it was difficult for Liverpool to penetrate any offensive.
If one plan fails, then two plans will be made. Liverpool quickly changed their style of play and offered their specialty, long passes. But the long pass rushing style of play is not always effective, Qin Shou's prediction ability is very good, often as soon as the opponent passes, he runs towards the landing point of the football. At this time, Qin Shou's speed advantage is vividly reflected, many times he is one step ahead of the receiver to stab the football away or destroy, no matter how bad it is, after the opponent receives the ball, he can quickly paste it, so that the opponent's offensive can only be in a semi-stagnant state.
Covering the aurora is a major feature of Qin Shou, and most importantly, Qin Shou's defensive style is still very tough. In other words, Qin Shou defends like a madman, and the kind of momentum that is menacing, as if he has seen an enemy who kills his father, can often give him the upper hand in the battle for half a goal.
This is something that a team with a technical flow like Arsenal lacks.
Arsenal have always been known in the Premier League for their delicate skills and gorgeous style of play, and their soft style of play has also been criticized by many people. To put it bluntly, there is a lack of toughness and iron-bloodedness.
After all, football is a very bloody sport, and in the world of football, only by fighting like a real man can you be invincible.
And it just so happened that Qin Shou, who was stubborn, happened to be a person who admitted death.
Whoever is good to me, I will be doubly good to him. If anyone treats me badly, I'm going to make you even more unhappy. This principle also applies to the football field, I want to steal, I want to defend, you just want to stop, okay, then I will make you miserable.
Qin Shou's crazy side began to show, he did everything on the field, or pushing, or pulling, all kinds of small actions on the defensive object is endless, this is not counting, whenever there is a scramble, Qin Shou is doing his best, and even the fierce shoveling, making the court a crowd on the back.
However, Qin Shou is not a brainless reckless, although his actions are very fierce, but he pays attention to proportion, and is basically within the allowable range of the rules. Coupled with his excellent anticipation ability, Qin Shou often put his opponent down, but he tackled the ball first and did not foul.
Under the leadership of Qin Shou, Arsenal finally brought back the disadvantage in the midfield.
Watching the team regain its disadvantage little by little in the midfield, and even began to have some upper hand, even the manager on the sidelines Wenger couldn't help but nod his head in admiration: "With this tough defensive skill, Qin has the ability to gain a foothold in the Premier League." ”
But soon, the gentle and elegant handsome man shook his head speechlessly again.
Because on the field, Qin Shou's old problem recurred.
For Qin Shou, it is far from enough to help the team stabilize the midfield. Keeping the game balanced is not his goal, and even if the next games are evenly matched, it will be extremely disadvantageous for Arsenal, after all, they are still two goals behind at the moment. He didn't want to lose the game in his farewell battle like this.
Now that the defense is solid, what's next?
Naturally, it was to attack, and then, to find a way to break Liverpool's goal again.
After Liverpool's offensive gradually weakened, Qin Shou began to insert assists frequently. His relationship with Fabregas's gang is very ordinary, even if they are temporary comrades-in-arms at the moment, he doesn't bother to deal with each other. He constantly raised his hand for the ball, as if he wanted to take over the responsibility of Fabregas's organization.
After Qin Shou came on the field, the changes in the team were obvious, and his teammates also trusted Qin Shou very much, and when they saw Qin Shou asking for the ball, they passed the football to him without much hesitation.
Such a move undoubtedly made Cesc Fabregas's face look very unpleasant, but in the game, he was not easy to attack. If there is a conflict on the court because of the "struggle for power" with teammates, then after the game, I am afraid that the whole team will become a big joke in the mouth of the media.
Don't look at Qin Shou's defensive skills, in attack, Qin Shou also has an excellent passing ability. When he was in the United States, the most practice he did was a one-kick pass. Don't underestimate this foot pass, which requires solid basic skills and outstanding ball sense, otherwise catching the ball and passing the ball during the run, if you are not careful, there will be a passing error.
What's more, one-kick passes are very concealed and can also move the whole team, which makes it more difficult for opponents to defend.
In the 57th minute of the game, Qin Shou, who made a successful steal, passed the ball to Walcott on the left side, and then ran forward from the middle. Walcott took a few steps forward with the ball and passed the ball back into the middle before Johnson could press it up.
Qin Shou didn't stop the ball, and with a light cushion on the outside of his right foot during the run, the football changed direction and flew to Liverpool's penalty area in a parabolic trajectory. There, Henry, who had just escaped the defenders, ran out of the air and met the ball with a powerful shot.
"Nice pick! Henry ~ Henry ~ Shot - " A commentator exclaimed loudly.
Henry's shot was full of strength, but the angle was too right, and it was just guarded by Reina, who was in a position, and punched the football out, and Liverpool central defender Ague quickly cleared the football with a big foot.
Although the shot did not turn into a goal, the visiting fans in the stands erupted in cheers. Henry shot beautifully, and Qin Shou's pass was just right. This pass and shot made gun fans addicted.
Henry shook his head a little disappointed, looked back and gave Qin Shou a thumbs up, signaling that Qin Shou had passed the ball beautifully. Qin Shou waved his hand, smiled, and slowly retreated to the half.
This is just a brief microcosm.
After Qin Shou frequently inserted assists, Qin Shou tested Liverpool's defense with passes from time to time, and Arsenal's chances gradually increased.
In the 59th minute, after Qin Shou got rid of the defender with his speed, he made a feint to shoot, causing panic in the Liverpool penalty area. As a result, Qin Shou assumed a true pass and hoisted the football into the penalty area again, Bendtner jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal, and the football was dragged off the crossbar by Reina with one palm.
In the 63rd minute, Qin Shou and Walcott collided with the wall in two consecutive matches in the front court, and finally, Qin Shou passed the football to the left side of the penalty area, and Walcott shot directly without stopping the ball, and the football hit the side netting.
Two minutes later, it was Qin Shou's sudden straight kick, Henry's clever leak at the edge of the penalty area, Van Persie met the ball and shot angrily, and the football slid past the goal, shocking the home team in a cold sweat.
As time went on, Arsenal's attacks became more frequent and more threatening.
'Arsenal's attack is getting more and more fierce and it doesn't look like they want to leave Anfield with a defeat!'
"During this time, due to Qin's activity, Arsenal's offensive gradually picked up. Ha, another pass, wow, what a beautiful pass! How did Qin find out about that vacancy? I have to say that Qin's ability and insight into reading competitions are really good. ”
"All this time, we have only noticed Qin's talent in defense. Now it seems that Qin's ability to organize offense does not belong to his defensive skills at all. ”
"I have to say, I'm starting to be impressed with Qin! What a great player! ”
The entire Anfield stadium began to see Qin Shou's ability in passing, and what made them even more stumbling was that soon, Qin Shou once again let them see his ability to break through.
In the 75th minute, Arsenal organized the attack again. Cesc Fabregas faced a struggle between two Liverpool players in the middle and had no choice but to pass the ball back to the wing.
However, the hurried pass was clearly wide, and the ball flew high and fell towards the touchline.
Qin Shou arrived quickly, he jumped high while running, his forehead rubbed against the football, the football changed direction, and originally flew out of bounds, but the force flew into the boundary.
Qin Shou used his forehead to save the ball, causing the fans at the scene to exclaim. And what really shocked the fans was the next scene.
Aurelio was waiting on the side, and when he saw that the football was saved by Qin Shou, he stepped forward decisively. But he didn't expect that after Qin Shou landed, he ran two steps and jumped up again, not waiting for the football to hit the ground, and rubbed his forehead again.
The ball went around Aurelio's head, and Qin Shou also ran in front of Aurelio. At this moment, Aurelio seemed to be stunned by Qin Shou's unconventional way of passing people, and stood in place, no different from a wooden pillar.
"Wow, that's imaginative! Qin used an unconventional way to tell everyone that every part of his body could be superior! Beautiful! ”
Gerald quickly returned to the defense and got stuck on Qin Shou's route. As long as Qin Shou stops the ball, he will destroy it as soon as possible.
Qin Shou once again made a move that shocked the audience.
He saw that Gerard was stuck in his path, but he didn't slow down, and rushed over as fast as he could. When everyone thought that Qin Shou was trying to get a yellow card for himself, Qin Shou, who was about to collide with Gerrard, turned sideways slightly, jumped up and avoided Gerrard. And at the moment of jumping, the football also happened to fall, Qin Shou's left foot was bent, his heel just hit the football, and the football went around the top of Gerrard's head.
Jaedra didn't react, dumbfounded.
After Qin Shou, who avoided Gerrard, landed, he stretched out his feet lightly, stopped and pulled the football steadily, and rushed forward again.
This series of unbelievable extraordinaires was interpreted by Qin Shou like a cloud of peers.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
A real thriller!
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Assistant coach Alder looked at Qin Shou's crazy performance on the field in a daze, and there was a sense of unreality like a dream. Team training is generally led by him personally, so these days, he thinks he knows Qin Shou very well. He agrees with Qin Shou's defensive ability, and also knows that Qin Shou has a good shooting ability. But now...... When did this guy even become so proficient?
Even the head coach Arsene Wenger had a dull expression at the moment, and for the first time in his life, he felt doubts about his own vision - is this guy really an attacking genius?
And on the bench, Rosicky, who was also a teacher and friend with Qin Shou, was also shocked to stand up at this moment.
After messing around with Qin Shou for so long, he knows very well that Qin Shou's breakthrough ability is very strong, after all, he is the apprentice he brought out single-handedly, he has the nickname of "Stadium Magician", and the skill under his feet is naturally needless to say, the apprentice handed over by Qin Shou will not be bad no matter what.
But now, when Qin Shou lightly and dexterously left Liverpool's defenders behind him like a stake, Rosicky couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Inexplicably, Rosicky suddenly thought of the football manager game and muttered to himself.
"This guy, shouldn't the character be upgraded, and all the ability points have been added to the breakthrough option, right?"