In the 44th minute of the first half, the scoreboard at Highbury Stadium was still 1-1 and Chelsea and Arsenal were tied.

However, judging from the technical statistics in the second half of the game, Chelsea still had the upper hand, especially the number of shots hit the woodwork, and if it weren't for the dazzling performance of Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia, perhaps Chelsea would have rewritten the scoreline long ago.

Although the advantage on the field can not rewrite the score, if you can't score, it will have no effect on the outcome of the game at all, but for the football game, the two sides play the advantage, the reason why I say this is because only the probability of scoring a goal is high, because a team can not always win the game by luck, and the tactical role of the head coach is naturally to make their own team more advantageous.

At this time, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was already restless in the dugout, he didn't know how to get Arsenal back to the advantage, Arsenal's attack has been seriously hampered so far in the game, and Chelsea, on the other hand, is smooth sailing, and even he is not sure if the opponent will score in the next second.

In the heart of the Frenchman, he can only hope that Arsenal can drag the game until halftime.

As a result, the two teams played out a draw in the first half, and Chelsea's momentum will definitely weaken in the second half, and the performance will definitely decline, and Arsenal's chances of winning will be greater again.

Of course, this is only Wenger's one-sided opinion, in the opinion of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, even if the score is maintained in the first half, it does not matter, as long as the team continues to 'zone attack' and the second half is more fluid, the performance will be better, so he is not worried at all.

At this time, the expressions of the two managers are in stark contrast, which is also another reflection of the current situation on the field.

To Wenger's relief, the fourth official had already raised the stoppage time sign with a big '2' on it, signaling that there were only two minutes of stoppage time, and he felt that Arsenal would probably have no problem holding on until half-time.

……… However, the game on the pitch certainly did not depend on the will of the French, and in the first minute of stoppage time, Chelsea finally got another great chance.

Wang Li's through ball near the edge of the penalty area was passed into the box. Gudjanssen shook off Toure, who was close to the defender, and fired a volley that was saved by goalkeeper Almunia.

Chelsea were awarded a corner from the left, and it was probably the last chance of the first half.

At this time, all the Arsenal players returned to their own half, which made the box overcrowded, crowded can no longer describe this situation, the goal is like a wall of human flesh, there is no way to leak, in this situation, it is not easy to find opportunities to score in the chaos.

Seeing the situation in the penalty area, Wang Li shook his head helplessly, he did not choose to insert into the crowd to look for opportunities, but ran out of the big penalty area, and after thinking about it, he gave Robben a look who was about to take a corner kick.

Altun. Arjen Robben was very understanding, and after nodding slightly, his eyes were on the small penalty area, and he waved his hand in the direction of the small penalty area, as if greeting some Chelsea player, which made the Arsenal players even more nervous.

Backwards, trots, passes!!

Although Arsenal's defender Campbell has been defending Wang Li closely, Robben's unconventional performance just now was too realistic, and no one thought that he would choose to pass, and Campbell was of course the same, so Wang Li only ran forward and easily received the pass.

But even so, the Arsenal players are not worried, there are so many people in the box, even if the brunette wants to shoot, it will be difficult to score.

In fact, although the ball was already at his feet and was now in range of his shot, Wang Li still didn't shoot directly because he wasn't sure he could get the ball in, and if you look at the time, Chelsea only had one chance left to shoot, which can't be wasted.

After receiving the ball, Wang Li was not too anxious, pulled the ball back and forth, dodged Campbell's steal, and immediately stabbed the Dutch boy who had just run back to the court from the baseline.

Altun. After Robben won the ball again, he opted to pass it back to William, who was plugged in behind. Gallas.

At Chelsea, Gallas's attacking ability is the best in the back line, and the defender from the famous French academy Clerfontaine training base is not only outstanding in one-on-one defence, but also has first-class speed and good passing ability, and now he has squeezed out Wayne. Bridget's regular position has earned him the trust of his team-mates at Chelsea.

After Gallas received the ball, he did not pass directly to Wang Li, in fact, as a versatile player in the backcourt, the head coach did not stipulate that he should participate in the 'zone attack tactics', so he did not have any passing pressure at all.

In fact, Gallas didn't mean not to pass the ball to Wang Li, it was just a normal reaction of defenders when they plugged in an assist.

If there is a clear division, among the three fronts on the pitch, the striker is responsible for attacking, while the midfielder is half defending and half attacking, and the defender is responsible for defending.

So why do defenders sometimes need to be involved in the attack!?

In addition to scoring from set-pieces and headers, defenders can actually have an important purpose of inserting assists to tear apart the opposition's defence. Since the defenders are positioned a little further back on the field, when a team is attacking under heavy pressure, passing the ball to the defenders can force the opposing defenders to run out of the crowd to grab the ball.

Now, if Chelsea want to score, they have to spread their positions in the box a little bit more, and Gallas doesn't pass the ball for that purpose.

Seeing the opposing full-backs take the ball, the players in the Arsenal penalty area also scattered, it is not that they are too stupid to fall for this kind of strategy, but in the case that the opponent does not choose to hang high in the box, it is impossible for Chelsea to adjust the attacking formation at will to find shooting opportunities, in which case the probability of scoring will definitely increase significantly.

Youngster Cesc Fabregas pressed in the direction of Gallas.

In the face of this rising star of the Arsenal team, Gallas was not nervous at all, and on the way to slowly dribble the ball, he accelerated sharply and broke through Cesc Fabregas directly!!

That's when the Arsenal players took notice of the black Chelsea full-back, who was undoubtedly a good winger with this speed on the ball, and there really wasn't a single player in Chelsea's starting line-up who was soft.

But at this time, there is no need to think about it, Pire, who had just run out of the penalty area, immediately pressed again, but at this time, Gallas passed the ball to Wang Li with an outside instep, in fact, his action just now was only to tear apart Arsenal's defense, since the goal has been achieved, it is better to leave the last shot opportunity to the team's black-haired boy - at least for the failure, and the manager will not blame.

Wang Li will of course be Arsenal's key defensive target, even if he just passed the ball, but in addition to Campbell, there is still another Lauren next to him, even if not after the first half of the game, Arsenal players also know that Wang Li is the most defensive player, is the most threatening in Chelsea's attack, not to mention in the first half, this black-haired boy really ravaged Arsenal's defense.

This time, Wang Li did not pass the ball again.

He rode the Limbo microwave and greeted William. Gallas's pass turned around with his right foot, and after a simple back turn to shake off Lauren in disguise, he chose to volley directly with his left foot in the big penalty area!!

The shot was so sudden that Campbell couldn't react to it, and there was chaos in the Arsenal penalty area, where the ball flew straight through Reyes and Flamini into the corner of the goal.

Ashley. Cole has made a meritorious service!

When he saw the opposing player and passed the ball to the brunette boy, Cole, who knew Wang Li well, was always watching Wang Li's movements, ready to deal with unexpected situations, and it was obvious that this approach paid off, and he was also the only player in the inner penalty area, including the goalkeeper, to react - in the anxiety Ashley. Kerr fell straight to the ground, trying to block the ball with his body. He made the right choice, and the ball hit Cole's shoulder, slowing down and rolling disorderly in the chaotic penalty area.

Seeing this situation, the Arsenal fans in the audience were greatly relieved, but the next moment, just as the football was about to draw the range of the goal, one foot slapped the horse, and with a slight touch of the toe, the football changed its trajectory and flew into the net.

"Beep......

"Beep..........

The two whistles from the referee's mouth in the unusually quiet Highbury Stadium at this moment were so harsh, of course, for Arsenal fans, for Blues fans, it was almost the most beautiful music in the world.

“goooooooooooooooal！！！”

"The ball is in!! It's Irish player Damien ~~~ Duff!!!!! ”

The Blues fan stands at Highbury Stadium were boiling to the extreme, with all Chelsea fans rising straight from their seats as they watched Duff's left foot take the ball into goal, and while the Irishman didn't have a reputation for being too impressive at star-studded Chelsea, he became a hero to all Blues fans.

"Oh my God! The goal went in and Chelsea overtook the scoreline! En......, the name of the player who scored the goal is ...... Damoen. Anthony. Das!!? Oh, he's an Irish player, he's 25 years old, and if he can score a goal against Arsenal and Chelsea, I think it will help him a lot in his future career, and maybe he can be a regular at Chelsea in the future..."

"However, Wang Li still has a lot of credit for this kick, his shot was very sudden, but unfortunately it was blocked by the opponent's defender with his body, I have to say, these Premier League defenders are still very professional, for the victory of the team, they do not hesitate to use their bodies to block the shot, this spirit is still worthy of recognition......"

Just when the commentators of the imperial court station in the ancient eastern country were still nagging, in the entire land of China, I don't know how many fans who watched the live broadcast were complaining about why the imperial court station would find such a Premier League blind to explain the game.

However, their complaints obviously have no effect, and the policies of the imperial court will not be diverted by the will of the masses.

Duff was very happy after the goal, in fact, although his performance at Chelsea is getting better and better, and the main position is becoming more and more solid, but the statistics in terms of goals are not outstanding, in the Chelsea team, he is more tasked with passing, and does not have the ability to cut inside like Robben, but what striker would not want to score?

After the excitement, without waiting for the Chelsea players to catch up, Duff jumped directly on Wang Li's body, this time, Wang Li did not disappoint the Irishman, he ran more than 50 meters directly on his back in order to celebrate Duff, came to the Chelsea half, only to be dragged up directly by other players from Wang Li's back, of course, the way of celebration is not one by one, just look at the celebration over, the Irish is full of grass clippings, a dirty look to know.

Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, also stood up happily and clapped his hands, and immediately looked at the Arsenal coach's box with a slight mockery, and after touching the Frenchman, he turned around and walked towards the visiting dressing room with a smile.

At the end of the first half, the 1-2 scoreline was perfect enough for Chelsea, all he needed to do was to encourage his players to keep working hard at half-time, in fact, all the tactical work had already been prepared before the game, and since there were no special passive situations, he certainly did not have to change tactics rashly.

……… When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, almost all the Arsenal players breathed a sigh of relief, and the pressure on them was too great for the ten minutes after the first half, and every time Chelsea attacked, it seemed to be able to penetrate the Arsenal defence, which made them have no idea whether the opponent would change the score in the next moment.

It wasn't just physical exhaustion, it was mental tension, and now that the first half is finally over, they can relax for a while, but by this time, the mentality of many Arsenal players has changed - the Arsenal players who are confident of winning the game are shaken at this point.

In fact, it is not the score that shakes these Arsenal players, although Arsenal is the backward side, but the score of 1:2 is really not enough to beat the hearts of these stars in pursuit of victory, this is mainly because of the decline in the second half of the first half, and in the later games, Chelsea's attacking threat is too great!

Due to Chelsea's crazy performance in the previous Premier League, many media and fans in the comments believe that Chelsea's offensive ability is the strongest in the Premier League, which makes the Arsenal players who have always been known for attacking indignant, but the 45 minutes of the first half made them aware of this, especially the opponent's No. 21 black-haired boy, who is almost omnipotent in attack.

And can Arsenal really be able to limit his play!?

The thought that in the first half, their defenders tried their best to defend, but still allowed the brunette to equalise, and even kicked a dangerous shot in the last minute of the game, made the Arsenal players even more shaken - and with this frustration, they slowly returned to the home dressing room.

But in reality, although the mentality of the players of the two teams is different, in the dressing rooms of the two teams, the performance of the head coach is not much different.

Although the Arsenal team fell into great passivity in the second half of the first half, Wenger felt that it was just Chelsea's extraordinary performance, although it was a pity that he failed to keep the score at the end, but he was not dissatisfied with the performance of the players, and even, this game Arsenal has played an extraordinary role defensively, if the defense is consistent with the performance against Tottenham, then the current score is not 1:2, or even 1:3, 1:4, Wenger does not find it strange - the first half, Chelsea's attacking performance was a notch above Tottenham's.

'Don't be discouraged, the first half was really good, but with the break, it's not easy for them to continue this form, we continued to play like this in the second half, and remember that Arsenal didn't win by defending, they scored more goals than their opponents!!'

“…… Where is this!? Highbury Field!! In the eyes of so many Arsenal fans, will you lose to that upstart team!? If that's the case, you'll have no face facing Arsenal fans in the future......"

Mourinho was doing the same in the visiting dressing room as Wenger gushed about his team, but his expression was much more soothing: "What about Highbury? What about Arsenal? We're still ahead now, it's the same as in the previous games, keep playing like this, I'm sure you're going to score a third, a fourth, or even more......"

"Think about it, if they win by 2 goals, 3 goals at Highbury, then who will dare to say that the strongest team in London is Arsenal in the future!? Even they themselves would be ashamed. ”

'Even though we have the most points in the league, the Frenchman has been very calm in front of the media because Thierry Henry was the top scorer last season and Arsenal were league champions, but this season they have scored one less goal than us in every game, and if we lose to Chelsea by a big score, think about what that Frenchman will look like, it's definitely a picture worth looking forward to.

Hearing Mourinho's ridicule of his last name, everyone laughed.

Now that the team has a goal in their hand, and with the dominant performance in the first half, they are confident of victory, and many players feel that if they follow the pre-match tactical plan, then the team can at least win, and the thought of this makes many people feel more relaxed.

This is especially true for Chelsea's elderly, such as Frank Lampard, John Terry and so on.

In the past, Chelsea were in the middle of the Premier League almost every season, and there was no comparison with Arsenal and Manchester United, even if the Russians threw 100 million euros last season, but the situation still did not change much, and Chelsea only finished third in the league.

But now, with the team on the verge of winning all their way to the game, how can it not be exciting that the league title seems close at hand!?

……… Both teams walked out of the dressing room before the break was over, and the Arsenal players were in a much better mood than they were at the end of the first half, and it was clear that Arsene Wenger had done a good job of motivating them.

Now, players from both sides are looking forward to the second half.

Two minutes before the start of the game, they were already in their positions on the pitch, waiting for the referee to announce the start of the game in a fierce eye collision.

But the referee also needs to rest, when the game starts a minute, the referee team has entered the field to stand in position, the referee walked directly to the center circle, put the whistle in his mouth, waiting for the second hand to go to the moment of '12'.

"Beep......

With a long whistle, the second half of the game finally began, in everyone's expectation.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger sat calmly in the coach's seat, watching Chelsea's attack, in his opinion, Chelsea is impossible to continue the second half of the first half, generally speaking, a team's extraordinary performance, it is impossible to last too long, this is like a basketball game shooting, there will always be hot hands and cold hands.

But, is that really the case?

(To be continued)