Chapter 42: Draw
"This, this is too fast, this ball, the whole Fulham team seems to be broken, and the thinking can't keep up, Arsenal's attack is a little scary."
Looking at the Arsenal players celebrating at the Cravennon Stadium, Lineker sighed one after another.
Replacing Bendtner from Arsene Wenger, it was less than half a minute before Arsenal equalized in the first wave of attacks, and Bendtner scored with the first touch of the ball, which was jaw-dropping.
What's even more incredible is that when Arsenal launched this attack, Fulham was not retreating, but the whole team was in position, and they were quickly killed by Arsenal, and everyone in the audience was shocked.
"W-How is this possible?"
Hodgson was stupid, he was still cheering for his team in his heart, as long as he held it for 15 minutes, he would get his first three points of the season, but he didn't expect that the three points he got in a blink of an eye would be gone, and he couldn't react quickly.
"Equalized, equalized?!"
"Whew, we scored? We scored! β
"Damn, what the hell just happened? Why is the score like this? β
"What did I miss, phew, we equalized?!"
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The Fulham fans covered their heads in disbelief, the scene just now really made them incomprehensible and shook their heads unacceptably. They don't understand why their team members reacted so much slower at that moment as if @δΈ@ζ¬@read-novel xstxt had lost power.
Not only the Fulham fans, but also the Arsenal fans were also stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted and hugged together to celebrate. They don't care what the process is, the important thing is that their team has equalized, and this is the most important thing.
As for the fans who missed these ten seconds, they were annoyed and could only watch the video.
"Well done! Les, Hao did a great job. β
Seeing his team recover the score, Wenger praised Xiang Haolai to his old partner with a smile on his face.
This goal, Wenger's focus is neither on Vela who assists nor on Bendtner who scores, in his opinion, this assist and the goal are natural. What makes Wenger most concerned and satisfied is that Xiang Hao can understand his intention to change people.
Arsene Wenger removed the out-of-form Adebayo and replaced him with a more mobile and capable Bendtner, the purpose of which was to make the whole team play faster, quickly pass through the midfield, press up and attack, keep the ball flowing, and tear apart the opponent's defense.
Wenger thought that it would take a while for Xiang Hao to understand what he meant, and began to adjust his rhythm and position, but he didn't expect him to react so quickly and achieve the best results, how could he be unhappy.
Now Wenger's gaze at Xiang Hao has become softer and more affectionate. If Hao can continue to grow like this, the future of the team must belong to him, to his generation of young people who have been cultivated by the Arsenal Academy. Arsenal's future is promising.
At the thought of this, Wenger's gaze changed as he looked at the whole team, an indescribable satisfaction, including Bella and Bendtner, who had always made him feel a little worse.
Arsene Wenger said, half-complimenting, half-emotional, "They're growing up so fast." β
While the whole Arsenal team was celebrating this goal, there was one person who felt very unhappy, always with a gloomy face, as if he had eaten a fly.
This person is Adebayo, with whom Bengtner had a verbal altercation before he came on the field.
Watching Arsenal equalise, he did not cry out with joy like everyone else, but with a kind of irritation, the annoyance of being humiliated by jealousy.
It took more than 70 minutes to help the team recover the score, and a person who had just been ridiculed as a waste by himself helped the team recover the score when he touched the ball with the first kick. **Naked slap in the face, Adebayo only felt a hot pain.
What made Adebayo even more uncomfortable was that Bendtner was given a chance that he was too comfortable. When the middle lane is empty, the lame can get in. I was tired and tired, but I couldn't get it once, and the Dane had it as soon as he played.
Adebayo felt aggrieved, he felt that someone was really deliberately manipulating himself, the man who was picked up by the Danish boy, "Damn! β
Xiang Hao didn't know that off the court, there would be teammates who hated him more than his opponents, and his attention was still on the court.
Catching up is not Xiang Hao's goal, in Xiang Hao's world, he can only keep chasing victory, and defeat is becoming more and more unacceptable to him.
'Guys, we still have time, we can still score, we're Arsenal, come on.'
When celebrating with his teammates, Xiang Hao really played the role of the spiritual soul on the field for the first time, taking the initiative to drive his teammates and cheer for his teammates.
At this time, Xiang Hao can't be like the tone that encouraged his friends before, after all, there are quite a lot of bigwigs on the field now, not to mention Van Persie, Gala and others, even Nasri may not be able to listen to his previous set.
So Xiang Hao used a more gentle tone to encourage the big guys and provoke their hearts.
"Well, the boss is right, I can still score goals."
Bendtner, who scored a goal, was more confident, and he was the first to stand up for Xiang Hao, but he changed "we" to "I", and his confident nature became more and more eye-catching.
Van Persie and the others gave him an angry look, but they didn't refute it. Because they feel that Xiang Hao is right, their morale is high, and there are still ten minutes before the end of the game, and against a team like Fulham, it is still possible to score another goal.
"Come on, come on, we can't settle for a draw."
"Enter him again, go back and get some rest."
"Don't let the fans get disappointed."
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"Tick!" With the Webb whistle, the game resumed.
With the morale of the just equaliser, the Arsenal players eagerly stared at the Fulham players, vowing to set up a position, just waiting for Fulham to attack.
And Fulham was suddenly tied and the three points that could be obtained became one point, although they were not reconciled, they had to ensure the safety of one point first.
Arsenal's attack just now was so sharp that they were apprehensive, so they were not in a hurry to press up, but just slowly pushed forward, trying to find holes in Arsenal's defense.
It's a pity that there is no player like Xiang Hao in their team, and the positional battle can't be opened at all, and soon the ball was obtained by Arsenal.
Eboue stole Fulham's No.1 Gerra and immediately distributed the ball to Nasri in front.
Nasri flattened the ball and pulled it away, dodging Murphy who came to chop the ball, and the rush of Fulham's half-court advance.
Arsenal's midfielders began to press, the wing-backs put on support, and Arsenal immediately went on the attack.
"Arsenal!" "Arsenal!" "Arsenal!" β¦
With more than 3,000 Arsenal fans cheering on, Arsenal launched the final stage of the game.
"Stop him! Don't let him pass! β
"Break it, break it!"
"Kick him, kick him!"
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Craven's Farm is like a gladiatorial arena, and the endless cries of blood resounded through the clouds.
Arsenal was unwilling to get a draw and wanted to take away three points at Craven Farm, but on Fulham's side, they had already lost two points, and it was impossible to lose even the last point, so they defended desperately.
Although Dempsey is from the United States, on the pitch, he is as industrious as the workers of the old days in England. He is still following Xiang Hao with the greatest physical strength and energy, even if he can't let the opponent make a mistake, he has to kill the opponent, so that the opponent can't easily play the ball and dispatch.
At Craven Farm, even if the Arsenal players are surging like a sea and attacking fiercely, the Fulham players are still like a mountain and holding steady. The time of the game is slowly running out in such anxiety.
"Bang!" The loud bang.
"Di-Di-Di!"
With Xiang Hao's last kick in the stands, Weber also blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Arsenal picked up a point in the London derby, at Fulham's home turf Craven Farm.
1-1, a seemingly happy score.
"Roy, your team is in good harmony." The game was over, and although Wenger was a little disappointed, he still took the initiative to come over and show favor to Hodgson.
"Arthur, you're a very good young man, especially the No. 6, who is an incredible player, congratulations."
And Hodgson, who could finally breathe a sigh of relief, sighed as if he had survived the catastrophe, and looked at Wenger with envy.
has been immersed in football for most of his life, and Hodgson still has the ability to look at players, although he was directed by Xiang Hao to score a goal, but it also made him remember Xiang Hao.
After a few words between the two men, they went their separate ways, and Wenger had to go to the area where the Arsenal fans were to thank the fans who had followed his team.
"Damn, it's really strong, I still underestimate this group of people."
The last ball used up his strength, Xiang Hao sat on the field helplessly, a little unhappy, and the feeling of not being able to win was not good at all.
That's the Pro League, and you can never be the winner.
Although this game only ended in a draw, at least Xiang Hao understood that on the court, strength does not say everything, and sometimes the will can change something. Xiang Hao seemed to have a hint of enlightenment.
"Hey, hello, Hao."
Just as Xiang Hao was reflecting on the game, a somewhat hoarse male middle interrupted his train of thought. A man with a full beard, a burly face, and even a little scary walked over and greeted Xiang Hao.
"Hi, hello." Xiang Hao greeted him with a smile, although he didn't understand what this person Fulham was doing on the 23rd, but Xiang Hao knew that he didn't have any malicious intent. Even if his smile isn't friendly at all, that's probably why he doesn't smile often.
"My name is Clint Dempsey, I'm from the United States, can I swap jerseys with you?"
The man introduced himself and took the initiative to say his request.
"What?" Xiang Hao was stunned.
Not only because of his request, but more importantly, his name, Dempsey, the most famous football player in the United States, is him, no wonder it looks familiar.
Dempsey, the most successful football player in Europe in American history, 3-time American Footballer of the Year, and winner of the Confederations Cup Bronze Ball Award next summer, many Americans understand football through him, although he is not a top star in Europe, but he is also famous in the United States.
Now that the famous Captain America wants to ask him for a jersey, how can Xiang Hao not be surprised.
Seeing that he was a little embarrassed to be looked at by himself, Xiang Hao felt a little rude, and quickly took off his jersey and handed it to him, "It's an honor." β
"Hehe, thank you, Hao, you are very good, if you have the opportunity to go to the United States to play, you can contact me."