Chapter 096: Arsenal's Offensive Wave (2)
The free kick that Arsenal got was on the left side of the front of the penalty area, about 25 meters away from the goal, and it was easy to score a free kick so close to the goal, so Oakes immediately nervously commanded the team to line up a little further back from the penalty area line, and Wang Li was among them.
Both Pire's free-kick was Arsenal's main free-kick taker and he was very good at short-range free-kicks from the left-hand side, while Vieira's free-kicks were known for their power. Carlos' free-kick style is somewhat similar.
Seeing that Wolverhampton had lined up the crowd wall, referee Wiley "beeped...", signaling that it was time to start the free throw.
Piret first took a few steps back, then trotted forward and stepped up with his right foot, and it looked like he was ready to shoot himself, and the Wolverhampton players thought the same thing, so they jumped straight on.
However, Pire's shot was not direct, and his right foot stepped over the ball to leave Patrick Vieira behind him.
Vieira didn't run at all, and after Pire's got past the ball, he hit the goal with a lot of power, and the ball flew under the jumping wall against the turf!
Oakes was originally attracted by the jumping human wall, and he didn't react at all after he made a mistake in judgment, and when he saw the ball flying over, it was too late, he could only symbolically pounce to the left, and the ball flew directly into the net from the left corner of the goal!
"Pire's run, oh, he didn't shoot, Vieira! Hit the goal, the ball went in!! goalοΌ It's Vieira, it's his big shot! The free-kick was so powerful and so fast that Wolverhampton goalkeeper Oakes reacted too slowly, and in the 45th minute, Patrick Vieira pulled a point back for Arsenal with a free-kick! Now the score is 1:2, it is still Wolverhampton ahead, but they have to be careful, this is Highbury Field, the feeling of leading by two goals and leading by one goal will be completely different, I hope they can stabilize their mentality in the next game! Sky TV commentator Graham seemed to have some regrets about the goal, he didn't say much about the free-kick, but he was worried about Wolverhampton, and it seemed that he still had some preference for Wolverhampton in his heart.
In the current Premier League, Arsenal have become the public enemy of almost all teams, and even Manchester United have not enjoyed this treatment. Arsenal are on a 31-game unbeaten streak and it's understandable that Premier League teams and the media are hoping that a team can end their unbeaten run, as no team wants to be a stepping stone to someone else's success.
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This goal made Arsenal fans wait too long!
Their goal, which they had been waiting for for 40 minutes, finally arrived, and the stands of the Arsenal fans erupted in the most enthusiastic cheers since the opening kick-off!
Arsenal fans have never expected their team to score goals like they do now, just because of Wang Li's insulting goal just now, they were all provoked to work hard, and they are looking forward to Arsenal using their strength to give Wolverhampton a strong counterattack! Fans are very vindictive, Wang Li's goal will even be written directly into the history of Arsenal shame by Arsenal fans, at least in 2004, Wang Li will definitely become one of the most unpopular people in Arsenal.
At this time, Wang Li, who was standing on the line of the small penalty area, also spread his hands helplessly, looking at Vieira, Pire and Henry who were celebrating the goal, he felt a little envious. All of these players have a very good free-kick that he doesn't have at the moment, and he's been practising free-kicks lately, but not very well. Different from the exercise of strength, speed and body, free kick shooting is the ability to gradually master after many years of adapting to the feeling of shooting, and it is difficult to improve in a short period of time.
After the Arsenal players celebrated the goal, referee Willy only ended the first half of the game with only one minute of stoppage time, and the players returned to the dressing room one after another.
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During the intermission, Princess Angela Jr., who was sitting in the Wolverhampton fan stands, became the focus of attention of the fans, and even many reporters went directly to the East Stand to interview Her Royal Highness the little princess.
Although now, the privileges of the royal family in Europe have been greatly weakened, and even the queen is just a symbol, but for most commoners, these royal family members are still too far away from their own lives, and when it comes to the English royal family, the first impression is noble, mysterious, and in any case, the royal family is also a national symbol.
Now, being able to meet a little princess in person, and who is also Queen Elizabeth's favorite little princess, made the fans next to him very excited.
Angela's father, Duke Edward, is the third in line to the throne, so Angela has been very concerned since she was a child, she does not have such and such scandals and vices like other princesses, and she looks very similar to Elizabeth II when she was a child, and is quite loved by the Queen and Prince Philip, she can be said to be outstanding in the royal family.
"Your Royal Highness Princess Angela, are you also a fan? Why are you sitting here, you know, this is the Wolverhampton fan stand, are you a Wolverhampton fan? Many reporters crowded around the little princess, and the Times reporter asked curiously first.
Although Angela is usually very close at home and has a bad temper, she is very temperamental in front of people, and her natural aristocratic temperament makes people feel very natural and noble, "Yes, I like football very much, I like Wolverhampton's style of play, I often watch their games, and today they came to London, so I came." β
Hearing this answer, the reporters next to them were in an uproar, but the fans of Wolverhampton were very happy, they didn't expect that there would be members of the English royal family who also liked the Wolverhampton team, and they were also Princess Angela.
"So, Princess Angela, who is your favourite of Wolverhampton players?" The Sun reporter next to him asked gossipingly.
Angela smiled generously at this question, "I think Wolverhampton's Allen. Wang played very well, and as you can see, he played very well in the first half. β
At this time, the fans next to him also laughed, Wang Li has now almost become Wolverhampton's gold sign, as long as he plays, he will perform very well, this is obvious. However, Angela's words became big news in the ears of reporters: little Princess Angela likes Alan very much. Wang, this somewhat ambiguous title is definitely a big sale!
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In the dressing room in Wolverhampton, Dave . Jones was tightening his face and laying out the tactics for the second half. Although he was very satisfied with the team's lead over Arsenal in the first half, he couldn't let his guard down if he wanted to win, not to mention that the team had been in a passive situation throughout the first half, and almost all of those two goals were scored by individual ability, and there was a lot of luck involved, so in the second half, no player had to work 120 percent hard to win at Highbury Stadium.
In February, there were only three rounds of Premier League fixtures. Jones really likes to win the Coach of the Month title, and as long as he can end Arsenal's winning streak, it will definitely make him show off. Jones has always enjoyed it.
"In the second half, the main thing is to defend well, you must hold the first 10 minutes, in the opening, Arsenal will definitely launch a fierce attack, and you can't let your guard down at any time. Miller, you are still in front, Allen, you have the opportunity to drop the ball to the front, as long as it drags on for 10 minutes, Arsenal's attack will definitely ease up, when the time comes, the two wings will have to make more breakthroughs, Arsenal's midfield defense is not strong, we still have a lot of opportunities. β
"Cameron, in the second half, when you were involved defensively, you moved a little bit forward, remember, you are a striker, not a defender!"
"Lyle, you replace Newton in the second half and play left midfield, you have to be more involved in defense, you must prevent Pire's breakthrough, and when necessary, you can choose to foul directly."
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Wang Li, who was standing at the end of the crowd, looked at Dave. Jones swiped around the tactical board, but he felt a strong resentment in his heart.
From the last game, including regular training, he noticed that the manager seemed to be deliberately playing down his role in the team. Although he also started this game, he was more up front, which made him almost a standard center forward in the game, and he did little other than the final kick.
Especially in the team's new tactics, although it is said to be a 4321 formation, it is essentially 4311, and his position is more like an invisible person. Originally, Cameron's position should be his, whether in terms of tactics or personal ability, that position is more suitable for him, and he has already proven his strength in the game, Dave. Jones did this, so Wang Li couldn't think of a reason, he could only think that the head coach was targeting him.
'Drop the ball up front when you have a chance?' I'm not a fullback. And there is only Miller in the frontcourt, isn't the long pass a waste of opportunity? Wang Li thought secretly.
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