Chapter 15 Surprise and Joy!

Arsenal at home did do do a lot of preparation before the game, from attack to defence, Mourinho has a detailed plan, they are about to face the new "Young Guard", but at the same time they will face the greatest and most feared striker on the planet...... Sark!

If this defense is not done well, then you can only wait to die!

The 30-year-old is still in awe of opponents, and since returning to England this season, Shaq has scored 25 goals in 10 games and 14 goals in eight league games.

Jose Mourinho's strategy against Shaq is only to try to control his danger, and he has no intention of keeping Shaq clean, after all, that is unrealistic, but for the rest of the Leeds United team, Mourinho has asked his players to keep an eye on him.

The Portuguese team will always have a strong backline, and now the "Gunners" are no exception, Australia left-back Papadopoulos, England international Sparks, Brazil international Roberto Neo, Greece international Vallejo form a defensive line, almost world-class.

Arsenal, who have always been good at attacking, have become more balanced and stronger under Jose Mourinho's tutelage, conceding the fewest goals of any 20 Premier League teams last season, and although they have not scored as many goals as Leeds United this season, they have conceded only two goals, making them the best defensive team.

Jose Mourinho was confident in his team's defence, but he didn't expect his team's luck to be so ...... Difference!

Just over twenty seconds into the game...... It's more than twenty seconds and not more than twenty minutes!

Leeds United, who were the first to kick off, had not lost possession of the ball, and Roberto Neo pushed Shaq from behind when defending Shaq, and the referee gave Leeds United a set-piece from the top of the arc of the penalty area facing the goal, about 30 yards from the goal.

Shaq, who was sitting on the ground, was pulled up by the Brazilian central defender. After patting the Brazilian on the shoulder and sending the opponent away, he smiled helplessly in his heart: Nima! Is Lao Tzu really old? Just a foul of this magnitude can push me down? If only before...... Lao Tzu has already passed you!

Although he didn't want to admit it, Shaq was well aware that his form had dropped very significantly, especially in terms of physical fitness, even if he had increased the amount of training, according to "Black Feet". At present, his explosiveness, flexibility, balance, and physique have all dropped to 15, and only the values of bounce, speed, stamina, strength, and 16 are left, otherwise...... Even if Roberto Neo is 25 years old, he can't shake Shaq.

"Shaq, how's it going? You can still take this ball!? ”

Leeds Captain Jonny? Hausen came, and Shaq lowered his voice and said, "No problem! But...... Jonny, I think you should kick this ball, I'll cover you, you just shoot directly to surprise them! ”

"This ...... No problem! ”

Johnny? Hausen hesitated a little before agreeing. Because it's obviously more in the interest of the team!

As Shaq's good brother, Jonny? Hausen knows too well Shaq's deterrence and ability to attract firepower, and if Shaq covers himself, the opponent's defense will definitely go wrong, and then he will have a chance to score.

After all these years, Jonny? Hausen has always insisted on practicing his free kick kung fu consistently, and now at the age of 32, he has perfected his free kick footwork, and lives an ascetic life as Captain Leeds. Definitely a model for all professional footballers, his great ideal of having a stand at Elland Road bearing his name. It hasn't been realized yet!

Johnny? After Hausen stood there and placed the ball first, Shaq also bent down to "fiddle" with it, in fact, his hand did not touch the ball at all, but Shaq's movements interfered with the Arsenal defence.

Normally, free-kick players are accustomed to placing the ball they are going to kick with their own hands, if that habit is violated. Then the quality of the free throws will drop by at least 50 percent.

So Shaq's contrived words made Arsenal's Argentine goalkeeper Sergio? Romero was nervous all of a sudden, and his attention was unconsciously on Shaq, even Arsenal's human wall, and they forgot a little. That's the experience...... Sometimes it's tricky!

"Di---"

The referee blew the whistle and Shaq began to run from left to right towards the ball, his eyes also on the right side of the Arsenal goal......

Will Shaq kick this ball to the top right corner!?

Everyone's hearts have been on everyone's minds, Shaq's long-range shots have always been known for their speed and tricky angles, and although they are also powerful, they are obviously not as threatening as the previous two.

The whole time Shaq ran to the ball, Jonny? Hausen stood more than a meter away from the ball with his hands on his waist, but his eyes were always watching everything in front of the Arsenal goal.

"Whoosh!"

Shaq jumps off the ball!

Yes!?

At the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners fans opened their mouths in shock...... What is this about?

"Bang!"

The next moment, Jonny? Hausen took a step forward, his right foot was planted on the lawn next to the ball, and as his body turned, his left leg was also whipped out like a whip, and finally his left foot was slammed into the bottom right of the ball!

"Whoosh!"

Shaq, who had already stood still, turned his head, and the ball had already flashed in front of him. Hausen kicked and flew up, turned from the left side of the Arsenal wall, and flew around the top left corner of the Arsenal goal in a big arc!

Romero's center of gravity had already moved to the other side, but he reacted quickly and moved back horizontally, but unfortunately the Leeds captain's curling ball did not hit the dead corner of the upper left corner of the Arsenal goal, but it was not far behind, and the ball speed was fast!

"Ahh

Seeing that he couldn't keep up, Romero roared and jumped up, leaned in the air and stretched out his right hand, but in the end he couldn't touch the ball, and watched the ball fly past his fingertips with a "whoosh...... Ended up hitting the white net!

“GOAL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

Captain Leeds roared with a fierce fist. The white figures on the green field all ran up when they heard the wind, and less than a minute into the opening game, the captain's goal was ...... It's so morale-boosting!

The Arsenal side at the Emirates Stadium was all dumbfounded, including Mourinho, and the game didn't start for a minute. Leeds United's first free-kick, first shot on goal, and their own team conceded a goal!?

And...... It seems that Arsenal haven't even touched the ball yet!

Leeds United cheered, but Arsenal seemed to be a little stunned, thanks to Mourinho, who is also a well-informed coach, he immediately issued an order to his players on the sidelines: "Steady!" Don't care! That's just their luck! There are still 90 minutes left in the game, don't worry! Fight according to our tactics! Time...... What we have is time! ”

Jose Mourinho's shouts may not be heard by the Arsenal players, but the way he slapped his watch on his wrist was seen by everyone, and they understood what the manager meant. Thinking that this game had just begun, and they hadn't shown their strength yet, they naturally calmed down.

The "Gunners" have always been very sharp in attack, from the "Professor" Arsene Wenger's pursuit of ground advancement, control tactics of play, to Mourinho this has not changed much, the Portuguese has only improved the efficiency of the attack.

Calm down, Arsenal began to try to control the game, and it was only after a little entanglement with Leeds United in midfield that they started attacking. By this time, it was already four minutes into the game, but it was clear that it was ...... It's not too late!

The 32-year-old Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey took the lead in attacking. He passed the ball to French wide Damberti on the left, and the Frenchman passed the ball to the 26-year-old top scorer Italian striker Stéfano? Sack, the Italian took control a little and passed back to the French striker Vally.

The Frenchman took a few steps forward with the ball before passing it to England international Ross Barkley, and then the England midfielder sent the ball straight into the right side of the Leeds United box!

"Chubby" Rooney, who has been waiting for a long time, is getting rid of Ben? Parker then rushed in. When he controlled the ball in the corner of the six-yard box on the right side of Leeds United, and everyone thought he was about to shoot, a wonderful scene happened!

"Smack!"

Rooney didn't shoot, but a quick stop to dunk the ball, which also allowed him to dodge Ben again. Parker's Fallen Slide!

"Dreaming!"

Root? Parker's age is not young. The reaction was still fast, and he got back on his feet almost in the instant of 0.1 seconds, blocking Rooney's shot angle.

It's just that...... Wayne Rooney didn't shoot!

"Smack!"

Rooney lifted his right foot again, pushed the arch of his foot, and crossed the ball to the middle!

The follow-up Zac appeared!

Just because you want to get rid of Ben? Parker's defense, Rooney's cross was too fast, and the push of the arch failed to push the power, and the ball rolled on the ground half a beat slower.

After Sack, who had already made a shooting move, found that the Italian striker, who had inherited the characteristics of the Italian striker's flexibility, sharpness, and accuracy, there was an obvious pause in the calf of his right leg, and then he kicked it out and touched the ball!

"Smack!"

Sack's shot didn't hit the power of the goal, but because he was already in the Leeds United penalty area, and there was only a little more than a metre between him and Diaz, the ball didn't hit the power, but it was enough to avoid Diaz from an angle of hole.

And the Italian striker, did just that!

The ball flew diagonally and slowly into the net from the right foot of Diaz...... The ball is in!

"Whew――――――"

The Stadium erupted in cheers like a beast, and the Gunners fans once again went crazy for the team's top scorer, Sark...... (To be continued......)