Chapter 306: Winning the North London Derby
It's really hard for Zhang Xu!
Because his defensive attributes have reached an average of more than 95 points, it can be said that there is probably no second one in the world who can do better than him in defense. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
With the help of such a strong attribute, every steal he makes seems to be freewheeling and easy, which is completely a master-level performance, no matter how you look at it, there is a special charm in it, giving people a pleasing feeling.
If there is a little flaw interspersed in it, I believe that it will be difficult for the referee to find it in the course of such a fierce game.
For example, in the third minute of the game, it was Soldado again, and when he broke through with the ball, he was stopped by Zhang Xu.
Facing Zhang Xu, he even thought about Zhang Xu!
Push the instep of the right foot, make a **** action, quickly pull back, and then hand it to the left foot, twist the body back, and cut it to the left side.
In the face of such a simple breakthrough with the ball, it was easy for Zhang Xu to stop the opponent, so he suddenly inserted his right foot forward and stuck directly in the direction of the football rolling.
Not surprisingly, Soldado's left foot with the ball and Zhang Xu's outstretched right foot were separated by a football, and they were directly matched!
In fact, Zhang Xu can use his toes to poke the football to break the football, but seeing the opponent's arrogant appearance, he immediately changed the method of stealing and changed to destroying the foot!
Although it was a football against his feet, Zhang Xu's strength was not comparable to Soldado, so his left foot was like touching a wall, and he couldn't move anymore.
And his body was leaning forward rapidly, and the result was obvious, and he fell straight forward with a frightened face.
As for the football, it was easily cut off by Zhang Xu and given to Wilshere, who answered, and then made a very innocent expression to the referee.
The referee really didn't see that Zhang Xu was suspected of deliberately tripping Soldado, but his intuition told him that there must be something wrong here, but he couldn't find any evidence, so he could only stretch out his hands and make a gesture to continue the game again.
After Zhang Xu saw the referee's gesture, he immediately smiled, then glanced at Soldado, who was yelling on the ground, and ran straight to the front.
"You did it on purpose?" After Wilshere passed the football, he asked in a low voice as he ran past Zhang Xu.
"Hey, it's a must! Who called that guy so nasty! Zhang Xu nodded and said with a smile.
"Haha, well done!" Wilshere gave Zhang Xu a thumbs up, praised him, and ran away laughing.
Punishing a clown like Soldado is just a gesture for Zhang Xu, not his main task, his main task, in addition to winning the game, is still winning the game!
As the game progressed, as the hot scene unfolded little by little, Zhang Xu gradually brought his strong strength into play.
Lightning-fast speed! A strong body like a tank! Fierce and precise steals! Erratic positioning! A stroke of genius! Add to that the rude dribble and the powerful shot!
His every move became a nightmare for Tottenham Hotspur!
Once he had put his skills to good use, the game was officially in his hands, and even if the opponent still had a chance to shoot, Arsenal had the upper hand in the game.
In the sixth minute, Tottenham Hotspur defender Capoue fouled Rosicky in front of the penalty area, and Cazorla took a free-kick from 25 yards on the left.
The ball made a beautiful arc and fell directly towards the entrance of the penalty area.
The moment Zhang Xu flew up, he began to move quickly towards the penalty area, and at a distance of less than three meters from the penalty area, he jumped directly!
He was still the same air tyrant, and when he jumped, he quickly overtook everyone and swooped straight at the flying soccer ball like a bomber!
"Bang!" Bang! The ball slammed directly into his forehead, then quickly changed direction and flew towards the goal as fast as lightning.
However, Zhang Xu's header was a bit too positive, and it was dragged off the crossbar by Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Lloris.
Even so, it still scared Lloris into a cold sweat.
Then Cassola took a corner kick, Zhang Xu was caught by three players on the other side this time, and after forcing a jump, he failed to top the position, and the football flew out of the bottom line over the crossbar.
In the eighth minute, Dembele tripped Walcott at the top of the box and Arsenal won another well-placed free-kick.
This time, it was Wilshere who took the free-kick.
Wilshere didn't choose to pass the ball this time, but chose to shoot straight at goal!
However, although his low free-kick shot flashed past the jumping wall, the ball unfortunately grazed the left post and missed the bottom line.
Tottenham Hotspur are not completely passive, and they can also burst out from time to time to cause some problems for Arsenal's defence.
In the thirteenth minute of the game, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Townsend made a breakthrough on the right side, decisively passed, Walker burst into the right side of the penalty area and crossed, Soldado received the pass 15 yards from the goal in the penalty area, and immediately turned to shoot, but was easily blocked by Zhang Xu, who returned to the defense.
In the nineteenth minute of the game, it was Townsend again, he received a pass from a teammate in front of the penalty area, and shot directly with his foot, but was successfully blocked by Medsak.
When the game reached the twenty-third minute, Zhang Xu's efforts finally came to fruition.
This time it was an attack from Zhang Xu, who went all the way through the middle line after directly cutting off the opponent's pass in the backfield.
After seeing Rosicky running towards him, he directly pushed the football over.
Rosicky is a veteran of Arsenal, he has a lot of game experience, and in the first few games, he has been very consistent, and there are often flashes of brilliance.
After receiving Zhang Xu's pass, he first calmly observed the movement of his teammates, and then quickly diagonally cut into the heart of Tottenham Hotspur.
After being stopped by the opponent, he was not in a hurry to pass the football out, but chose to dribble horizontally and pull the opponent's formation, and then suddenly passed the football out.
He passed the ball to Ramsay on the right.
Ramsey ran past the rolling football, then leaned on the opposing player, took a big step with his right foot, stuck the position, and when the ball rolled down the side of his body, he suddenly retracted his body and made a beautiful left turn, and with a pull of his right foot, he shook the Tottenham Hotspur player who was marking him over.
Immediately after that, he accelerated to start, quickly stepped forward, and immediately pushed the football over after seeing Zhang Xu beckoning for the ball in the middle.
Zhang Xu is a direct pass to the football! The ball immediately passed through the crowd and instantly appeared on the right edge of the penalty area!
After Walcourt got the football on the right side of the penalty area, he immediately made a decision and calmly volleyed the football directly into the far corner of the goal!
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Lloris couldn't react and could only watch the football roll into the goal!
The ball is in! Arsenal lead 1-0!
The goal also symbolized the end of Tottenham's 380-minute league goalless run.
After Arsenal took a one-0 lead, Tottenham Hotspur seemed to be angry, staring at Arsenal with scarlet eyes one by one, and pounced viciously at Arsenal.
Zhang Xu led his teammates to deal with it calmly and defused the opponent's crazy attacks again and again.
However, what made Zhang Xu feel helpless was that the Tottenham Hotspur team was indeed like crazy, not only with a ferocious offensive momentum, but also completely let go in physical confrontation.
Vicious tackles, deliberate collisions, etc., such foul actions can be seen everywhere in the later games, which also disrupted Arsenal's formation to some extent, and Zhang Xu's control of the game has also been reduced.
So, in the following games, it was exciting, and the two sides played extremely stalemate.
In the 26th minute, Ramsey passed the ball, and Walcott's shot from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area was barely blocked by Lloris.
In the 29th minute, Tottenham Hotspur's Capoue passed the ball, and Townsende's powerful shot into the near corner in front of the right penalty area was saved by Szczesny.
In the 31st minute, Walcott crossed from inside the box and Ramsey fired high from 15 yards.
In the 32nd minute, Lloris successfully rushed out of the box to tackle Walcott.
In the 33rd minute, Rosicky was booked for a foul on Walker.
In the 40th minute, Paulinho of Tottenham Hotspur passed the ball, and Townsend's shot in front of the penalty area was stopped by Zhang Xu.
In the 43rd minute, Wilshere was fouled by an opponent and replaced by Flamini.
In the 48th minute, Tottenham's Soldado headed the ball, and Paulinho's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Zhang Xu. One minute later, Rosicky passed the ball and Ramsey shot wide from distance.
In the 55th minute, Flamini was booked for tackling Tottenham's Rose in front of the penalty area, and Tottenham's Chadley fired a free-kick from 25 yards straight wide.
In the 64th minute, Zhang Xu counterattacked and made a direct pass, and Giroud's powerful shot in the arc of the penalty area was deflected and saved by Lloris.
In the 79th minute, Monreal replaced Rosicky.
In the 81st minute, Giroud received a pass from Zhang Xu, cut into the right side of the penalty area after passing two people in a row, Walcott's shot from 10 yards was barely saved by Lloris, but Monreal missed a chance to make up for it on the edge of the small penalty area.
In the 85th minute, Walcott had another good chance, he received a through pass from Zhang Xu on the right side of the penalty area, and successfully countered offside.
It's just that at the moment of shooting, the Tottenham defender came up behind and blocked it with his right leg, and the football flew off the line. Then when Cassola took a corner, Zhang Xu's header was slightly wide of the post.
The score was 1-0 until the end of the game!
Arsenal also won the north London derby again thanks to Theo Walcott's goal! (To be continued.) )