Chapter 370: Double Open
“GOOOOOO――OL!!! Nicholas, Nicholas Bendtner! 1-0! We're ahead of Portsmouth!! ”
Over the field at Fraton Park, Luke's wanton shouts wafted.
In the 35th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played Portsmouth away, and in the thirteenth minute, Arshavin took a corner kick.
At the front post, he was pushed up by Portsmouth's No.16 Pamalot, and after Arshavin regained the ball on the touchline, he didn't wait for the Portsmouth defence to stand firm and crossed high into the box.
This time, the Russians deliberately raised the arc and also lengthened the distance and sent it to the back point.
At this point, Bendtner, who had turned back, rushed in from behind the opposition's Hereason and scored a standard dive.
Portsmouth's goalkeeper James pounced on the ball, but it was so powerful that it jumped out of his hand and rolled into the goal.
1-0! Arsenal got off to the perfect start!
"Andrey! Hehe, thank you! ”
Bendtner saw the ball in the net, and before his teammates could pounce on him, the Dane rushed straight to Arshavin and wrapped the diminutive Russian Tsar in his arms to celebrate the goal.
However, Arshavin, who is about 1.7 meters tall, is held by Bendtner, who is more than 1.9 meters, how weird it looks, just like an older child, holding a doll, a bit funny.
But Bendtner doesn't care, he hugs whoever can give him an assist.
Eduardo and Robin van Persie have both fallen through injury, especially Eduardo, and Colin has given advice that he may not be able to adapt to the intensity of the Premier League.
So, the strikers in the Arsenal team are, in fact, sorely lacking.
Now that Bendtner is catching up with this time, he naturally wants to seize this time period and work hard to prove his strength.
That's why Bendtner will frequently find Xiang Hao and come to the dog's leg.
In fact, Xiang Hao did not treat his little brother badly, and pointed out a clear way for him - to find Arshavin.
Bendtner's style is completely different from Bella's, Vela is a small and fast, he suddenly has a long pass in the back, hits behind, and a high-speed counterattack, which is definitely suitable for the Mexican.
And Bendtner is a bridgehead, a fulcrum striker, although the old man used him as a winger, but it is also a tactical arrangement, allowing him to contain the gap in the middle.
His role is more about the coordination of routines, high balls and positional battles.
In this regard, the help and support provided to him by Arshavin, Fabregas, Nasri and others was more direct and effective than his own arrival.
This is also the reason why Bendtner reacted to Xiang Hao so many times, but the effect was not good.
After all, the boss is the boss, and his horizons are always a little broader than the younger brother below.
Xiang Hao is better than Bendtner in the reading of the game.
"Boss, I scored, hehe." A tsundere came to Xiang Hao, and Bendtner said ostentatiously.
Of course, although Xiang Hao rarely directly assists Bendtner, but he does a lot of balls for Xiang Hao, Bendtner still has no regrets.
"Hehe, seize such an opportunity, there will always be."
Xiang Hao smiled and gave him a fist, also feeling relieved, and retreated to the half court with his teammates.
Relieved, not only Xiang Hao, but Wenger is even more so.
In this game, the old man directly used the League Cup lineup to play the Premier League.
Goalkeeper is Fabianski; No. 3 Sagna on the back line, No. 25, former Portsmouth captain Campbell, and he is partnered with No. 20 Jorou, left wing-back, Gibbs and Klich are injured, and the old man uses No. 27 Eboue.
It's all a patchwork backline, the midfield, it's not easy, Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, and Nasri all have to rest.
So the players who came out were No. 16 Ramsey, No. 17 Alexander Song and Xiang Hao, and Arshavin on the left.
Up front, Robin van Persie and Eduardo were both unavailable, with Vela and Bendtner up front.
It can be said that this is a completely new lineup, and there is not much tacit understanding. And by the end of the season, fatigue will also appear.
Therefore, it is actually difficult to guarantee how much combat effectiveness there is.
It's away again, and in the middle of the season, Arsenal poached their captain again.
So in this game, from the beginning, Portsmouth showed a strong desire to attack, especially the left side of Eboue's town guard, which was frequently impacted by the opponent.
And the tall guy Crouch is in the middle, taking advantage of it, and rushing to hang it up is quite worrying.
Arsenal scored first, which had an absolute effect on stabilizing the game.
Arsene Wenger was able to sit back on the bench and watch the game again.
"With a score of 1-0, the game smoothly entered the mode that Arsenal liked, possession, organization, and crossing.
Arsenal can do these links well, so it will be relatively easy for Arsenal to win this game. ”
Sky Sports commentator Richards is quite optimistic about Arsenal's game, and said quite relaxedly.
"Although this defence was put together by Arsene Wenger on an improvised basis, overall it was not a big problem.
Howe and Alexander sit in midfield and are able to provide layers of defence and add depth. ”
Lao Lei's son Xiao Lei is also full of confidence in Arsenal's game, smiling and saying with a strong trust in Arsenal.
In fact, this is the attitude of the British media towards this Arsenal team now.
After the away draw against Manchester United, the atmosphere of the entire British media immediately fell to Arsenal's side.
Although it is still said that Arsenal have problems of one kind or another, no matter what the problem, it always comes back with a turning circle in the end.
It's not 'Youhao', it's 'Seske', not to mention Walcott's speed, but also to Van Persie's scoring point.
Either way, these people can find a reason to believe in Arsenal, just as they have questioned Arsene Wenger and Arsenal countless times in the past.
They always have something to say, and they always have opinions.
As Arsene Wenger once said, this is a world of criticism and criticism, and you can always find a variety of opinions in this world.
What matters is how you do it and whether you believe you can do it.
The old man is like a sticker, sticking to this acre and three points of land, and has become accustomed to all kinds of remarks. What he cares about most now is the performance on the pitch and the form of the players.
However, it is clear that the state of the players does not reassure Wenger, to be precise, it is Alexander Song's performance in the midfield that makes him not at ease, and Cameroon is still frizzy.
"Whew!"
"How is that possible?!"
"Damn it! Didn't score! ”
"Single-handed!"
…
The Portsmouth fans looked in disbelief and held their heads, looking at the players on the field who were also holding their heads, incredible.
Crouch couldn't believe his eyes, he had such a beautiful match before, and the last kick was kicked off, which was really fucked up.
The Englishman shook his head unwillingly and helplessly, and he retreated to half-time.
"Alexander, focus a little."
Xiang Hao had to remind his midfield partner to pay attention to it.
In the 27th minute of the game, Alexander first let Crouch easily grab the ball, and when the opponent played a one-two, he was broken through by a tall man of more than two meters.
Crouch stepped into the box and finished the shot.
Alexander Song's carelessness almost allowed Portsmouth to score and get up, and Xiang Hao naturally wanted to mention him a few words.
In this game, Xiang Hao is more responsible for the offensive organization in the front court, and the interception and defense in the back are handed over to Cameroon.
He didn't want to be stared at and beaten by the other party like this behind him.
"Don't worry, I'll make up my mind."
Nodding straightforwardly, Alexander Song reassured heavily.
That ball Alexander Song was too careless and wanted to show off his footwork to smash the ball, and with this adventure, he naturally didn't dare to play with fire.
In the following games, Alexander Song also worked hard to fulfill his promise, no longer play with fire, and cooperated with Xiang Hao to take care of Arsenal's midfield.
As Arsenal's side deepened their discipline on the pitch, Arsenal's attack became more and more fierce.
As two commentators have said, if Arsenal don't make mistakes themselves, there won't be much of a problem.
In Xiang Hao's subconscious, there is a natural desire to protect Arsenal's defense.
Maybe it's because I have too deep memories of Arsenal's game in my previous life, which was molested to death by the opponent.
Therefore, even if he is allowed to play the role of the core of the offense, Xiang Hao will rarely forget what is behind him because of the offense, unless it is backward and will die.
In that way, even if Xiang Hao is a back waist, he will press over thirty meters, and even enter the penalty area.
In this game, Portsmouth would not have pressed Xiang Hao to that point at all, so Xiang Hao firmly controlled the overall situation of the game.
Conducted again and again, bringing up Arsenal's attack wave after wave, the general trend of Arsenal's game has been formed, and finally...
"Carlos, Carlos!"
Luke's eyes widened in impatient cheers, "GOOOOOO-OL!! Carlos, Carlos Bella! Nice, nice get rid of the pass! ”
In the thirty-seventh minute of the game, Xiang Hao fulfilled his promise to Bella and gave him an assist.
After getting rid of Davis's defense on the spot, he didn't stop the ball at all, and pushed the outside of his left foot to the instep.
The ball is a bit powerful, but it can't stand Bella's speed and explosiveness.
Rushing in from behind Distin, just one step, left the entire Portsmouth defence behind and confronted James.
Walcoat was able to dribble past Van der Sar, and Bella, who was more technically promising, naturally had no problem.
England's former goalkeepers couldn't even keep Bella.
The Mexican deftly passed James, pushed the ball into the empty goal with ease, 2-0!
Arsenal had an absolutely successful first half!
"Thank you, Hao, my partner!"
Finally scored the Premier League goal, the joy in Bella's heart was overflowing, he threw off everyone and pounced directly on Xiang Hao's body, grateful.