Chapter 213: The Battle of the Trapped Beasts
"Robin, Robin is in, in, in! Knock on the door!! ”
"Oh, no!!"
"Whew, well done Jagielka!!"
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A very different shout, echoing across Goodison Park.
In the 78th minute of the game, Arsenal had their best chance to score, and Diaby, who moved back, sent a through ball. Xiang Hao was outside the big penalty area, ahead of everyone, and with a freehand stroke, the ball passed through the entire Everton defense and was sent to Van Persie's feet.
The Dutchman didn't wait for Howard to make a move, and directly pushed a far corner, just like in the last game. This time, though, Van Persie didn't use a lot of force, but a clever one, and the ball passed through Howard's ten fingers.
Just when everyone thought the ball was going to score, a figure suddenly appeared.
Jagielka twisted his waist and abdomen, appeared on the goal line in an incredible twist, and used his left foot to destroy Robinman's clever shot. It also deprived Arsenal of their best chance to tie the scoreline.
"Damn, how could this be, how could this be."
“****、****、****!!!”
"Unlucky!"
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The camera staggered, hitting the faces of the Arsenal fans who came from afar, with unwilling and annoyed expressions.
If in the first half of the game, the Arsenal players were blamed for not performing well enough, then in the second half of the game, it was more about Arsenal's bad luck.
In addition to the goal that was close in front of the opponent on the goal line, Arsenal had three close chances to open the scoring in the second half.
One was Bendtner's header and the other was Ramsey's long-range shot, both of which hit the crossbar, while Van Persie had another before that, when he met Denilson's cross and scrambled to score only to be flagged for offside.
These uncertain factors have led to Arsenal's inability to catch up with the score until now, or even overtake.
In the case of superior strength, but being knocked down, Arsenal fans naturally held a fire in their hearts, extremely uncomfortable, and had a feeling of heartburn and burning lungs.
"Phew, Arsenal's luck in this game is really not good, if you change the time, change the place, or even change the air, Arsenal can win this game."
"I have to say that Jagielka's goal is worth a thousand dollars, and Everton has escaped again."
"It's so thrilling, I think the moment Jagilka stretched his foot, he thought the ball might not be there."
"Perhaps, the last game's killer goal made Robin run out of luck, and this is the second time he has today."
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With the replay of slow motion, Van Persie's goal by the slightest fraction of a minute was clearly presented in front of everyone's eyes.
On the goal line, Jagielka bypassed behind him with his left foot and cleared the ball alive, which made people sigh at Everton's tenacity and Arsenal's bad luck.
"Tsk!"
Seeing that the ball was lost, Wenger pursed his lips and smacked fiercely, helpless and anxious.
He made a decisive substitution, removed Ramsey, who was already exhausted, and replaced Song, he had to gamble the last hand.
On the other hand, Moyes breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously looked at the sky, as if thanking God for his blessing.
From the second half to now, Moyes really thought that he was going to be killed at any time, and the crazy Arsenal were really terrible.
The Arsenal players were all disappointed and annoyed when they saw the ball lost, and Van Persie himself smashed his fist hard, extremely disappointed.
Everton, on the other hand, did not die in a catastrophe and escaped everything, so they were naturally rejoicing.
In the last ten minutes, the morale of Everton's players rose unconsciously.
After surviving Arsenal's onslaught at the start of the second half and getting through the most dangerous attack, the players couldn't be quiet, and a kind of work began.
Everton's players were in a state of flux and were quick to show that not only in defence, but also in attack, they were more thoughtful.
In the second half, they were almost pressed and beaten by Arsenal, although they resisted hard, but in the first half, they played with the opponent and took one from the other side.
Listening to the incessant singing of the fans at the scene, it was the most selfless support for themselves, and the Everton players felt that enough.
Arsenal, I really think that I am an immortal iron man, an iron man, after attacking for so long, my physical fitness has long been in the stage of bursting, not to mention that they have always been known for having no body.
In the final ten minutes, Everton's players were no longer trapped in their own half and began to attack, and that attack was continuous.
Between the 82nd and 87th minutes of the game, Everton once formed a counter-pression, pressing Arsenal's half-time attack, so that Arsenal's attack came to an abrupt end. Once again, the situation has turned.
And this situation is what Everton fans like to see, they are ahead of the score, and they can still press the opponent to play, consuming time, there is no reason not to support it.
“…
Herewego,herewego,herewego
Sidebysideaswesingalongtogether
E-V-E-R-T-O-N
…”
Everton's anthem was heard again in the final minutes of the game. And this time, the Everton fans are not only motivating their players, but also calling for victory and an early end to the game.
'Phew, damn it, why do you have to make up four minutes. ’
On the sidelines, Moyes couldn't help but complain when he saw the fourth official holding up the timing card.
For him, it's over and it couldn't be better, he doesn't want to see any chance for his team to attack, because that's likely to change.
Moyes always had a hidden concern in his mind, a concern that made him feel like there was a tiger lurking around him, which made him restless.
On the side, Wenger also stood on the sidelines, anxiously watching the situation on the field, gesticulating, and signaling his players to press up.
It's stoppage time, and his team still can't catch up with the score, which makes Wenger's heart feel like a fire, anxious, and like a piece of ice in winter, extremely cold.
Because if they lose this game, their team will be 17 points behind Manchester United, even if they catch up in the final stage, there will be a gap of 16 points.
With this huge gap, it is almost possible to declare that his team has no hope of winning the Premier League title this season.
With more than fifteen points behind his old rivals, Arsene Wenger would be deluding himself if he didn't feel sour.
Last season, I could still see the hope of my team's resurgence, which was close in sight, but less than a year later, this hope was gone, and I had to start all over again.
Arsene Wenger also doesn't know that he still has a few years to re-polish the team, which is why Wenger has not renewed his contract so far, and he will have to wait until after the season to see if he is still suitable and can lead Arsenal back to life.
Returning to the game itself, Wenger can only hope that his disciples can fight to the end in this game and not live up to the previous efforts.
Yes, don't live up to all the previous efforts.
Looking at the timing card held high, Xiang Hao also told himself the same.
He was unwilling, unwilling to accept his game, so he left Goodison Park with regrets. Even more annoyed, annoyed that Everton had become a roadblock for themselves, the team was already fourteen points behind the team at the top of the table, but here they were defeated.
This kind of unwillingness and annoyance became more and more obvious as time approached, as if the gunpowder was about to explode in front of him, and he was eager to burst.
Xiang Hao led his teammates to pounce again in the final stage, but the physical fitness of the Arsenal players had reached a critical point.
You must know that Xiang Hao's body was better than others because of his qi, and he was suspended in the last round, so there was no problem with his physical fitness.
But the rest of the Arsenal team members are different, they are fighting again and again, and in the end, they also have the feeling that they are unable to return to the sky.
Van Persie, in particular, is the leading striker and has to charge almost every game.
Otherwise, Van Persie's kick would not have used ingenuity to hit, but directly volleyed vigorously, because of excessive physical exertion and no roots under his feet, he was afraid that he would pump too much, so he changed his shot.
And at this time, Everton, who carried the last step, seemed to be pumping/numb, and the whole team burst out with the last passion at the last moment.
The combination of various factors made Xiang Hao feel that he had nowhere to go, and he was depressed and uncomfortable.
At the last moment, Xiang Hao couldn't take care of the defensive position, and Song's entry on the field was also in the last step, liberating Xiang Hao.
With a blade-like gaze, like a killer waiting for his prey in the African savannah, Xiang Hao waited for the opportunity to be completely released.
Everton played their own continuous attack in the final stage in order to grab the ball with Arsenal, so as to delay Arsenal's attacking rhythm and actively consume game time.
It can't be said that the Everton players are wrong in this way, in fact, blindly defending will often lead to the tragedy of being killed at the last moment.
It can only be said that Everton chose a more active mode of attrition, and in the final moments of the game, they tried to control the initiative at their feet as much as possible.
But there is one person they can't control, they can only use fouls in the first half, and in the second half, they can only watch the other party become a bug step by step, pressing their own team to play.
Everton managed to take advantage of Arsenal's late-minute drop in fitness, but they didn't have any more attention to stay on one player who was constantly cruising outside their defence.
The Everton players continued their attacking campaign and it would have been great to score a goal at this time to kill the game completely.
Tago looked at his surroundings very calmly, intending to organize an effective attack.
"Mikel, be careful!!"