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In fact, Qin Xiong and Lampard should not be the role of opposing each other, Qin Xiong is the front midfielder, and Lampard should theoretically be the front midfielder, but Chelsea's formation dragged behind, after Lampard retreated, Qin Xiong also retreated, and the two became the illusion of direct opposition in the simultaneous retreat.

When the defenders at the back are in their own positions, if Qin Xiong follows Lampard, this will inevitably reduce Lampard's threat, but at the same time it brings two drawbacks, one is that if Thiago or Makelele presses, no one will mark them, and the other is that Qin Xiong follows Lampard, so when he turns from defense to attack, he may be turned by Lampard to catch up and entangled.

Qin Xiong realised that the person he should be targeting was Thiago or Makelele, while making sure that he wouldn't face too much defensive pressure when switching between attack and defence.

Then when playing Chelsea's counter-attack, Arsenal will not be in the attacking group against Chelsea's seven-man three-line defensive system with Frank Lampard.

Arsenal's teammates also saw the biggest change in the offensive and defensive form this time, that is, if Arsenal did not delay time, they would be an offensive and defensive form of 4 vs. 6 people this time.

Far better than before.

Thierry Henry, Pire, and Ljungberg started to run, and Arsenal's attacking flexibility and layering began to show.

Qin Xiong dribbled past half-time and was about to face the double back defense of Claude Makelele and Thiago.

When he was still two meters away from the two, Qin Xiong made a dribbling change that pedaled his bicycle and pulled the ball to the left.

After the smooth, natural and skillful dribbling skills were demonstrated, Makelle was slightly startled.

He expected Qin Xiong to go to Thiago's side to dribble the ball. Then defeat Thiago with individual ability!

In terms of defending one-on-one interception capabilities. Thiago is clearly inferior to Makellele.

This makes Makelle uneasy for Thiago. He has played against Qin Xiong, although he can block Qin Xiong most of the time, but defense is always the standard of "one defeat, all losses".

So Makelle took the initiative to move to Thiago's side, trying to give Thiago a safety policy.

Qin Xiong's object of observation in the dribbling was not Thiago, but Makelele!

When Claude Makelle moves, there is more space on the other side of Chelsea.

At the same time, Ljungberg also sensed the change in space, and immediately leaned towards the middle.

Qin Xiong did not have a one-on-one with Thiago. He decisively passed the ball to the right front in front of Thiago!

Ljungberg picked up the ball with ease, and even though Jose Mourinho seemed to be brandishing a whip at Robben on the sidelines, allowing Robben to quickly return to defense, Robben was still a clear distance from Ljungberg.

Makelle was furious in his heart.

Scammed!

Give the dummy!

Qin Xiong personally attracted two midfielders to create space for Ljungberg to run, and then passed the ball over.

After the ball was played, Qin Xiong ran to Ljungberg's side in the direction of his pass.

Ljungberg dribbled forward and drove Arsenal's depth into the attack, which caused both Thiago and Makelle to retreat, while Makelele raced towards Ljungberg in an attempt to intercept.

When Ljungberg dribbled to 35 yards from goal, he couldn't see the point where he could make a steady pass. And his space for movement is getting smaller and smaller.

At this point, he suddenly passed the ball back. Qin Xiong was in the area behind him, forty yards from the goal.

Qin Xiong was in possession of the ball at this point, and the shape was completely different, he stepped into the danger zone, and at the same time, Chelsea's defensive formation was torn out of the passing gap as he moved back and forth to the left and right.

Qin Xiong's gaze turned to the left front.

He saw Henry.

Decisively send a scalpel-like straight plug!

Thierry Henry started from the left flank, which is a result of his playing habits, and his left-leaning habit is evident from his transition from winger to centre-forward, especially when he is not supported by his team-mates in the centre-forward position.

Qin Xiong's pass rolled between Makelele and Thiago, and the two did not keep a good distance in the movement, and it was the fleeting opportunity that Qin Xiong grasped!

Qin Xiong's gaze was calm.

He kept staring at Henry to see what Henry was choosing.

Thierry Henry ran past John Terry and he had a chance to get into the box, but of course Terry and Carvalho were the first to block him.

When the ball rolls down to Thierry's diagonal inward run, Henry's stance is to take possession of the ball and cut inside the box, or find an angle to shoot at Petr Cech.

Terry calmly followed Henry, very focused.

At that moment, Henry suddenly strode through, and the ball slipped between his legs!

Qin Xiong gritted his teeth and applauded in concern!

That's right, the ball wasn't passed to Henry!

The straight plug of the scalpel tore through the Makelle Thiago defence.

Qin Xiong is going to directly break down Chelsea's back line, which requires Henry's cooperation.

The ball that Henry missed rolled past Terry, and Terry didn't have time to react to intercept it.

At this moment, Terry is like a ghost!

How come?!

He turned his head to look and saw that Pire's trajectory was almost the same as Henry's, cut in!

But Thierry Henry was behind and Pire was in front, running deeper into the box.

Henry made cover for Pire!

Was it Henry's flash of inspiration that hit the ball wonders?

Or is it the ploy of Arsenal's talented commander, who made Chelsea suffer last season?

Terry didn't know, and neither did the audience.

And Arsenal's attack this time has played the most explosive offensive threat of this game!

Pire had a chance to shoot at the back of the net diagonally and he was able to pass to Thierry Henry, but it was too dangerous for Terry to block the pass in his defensive moves, and too close to Cech if he was in front of goal.

This made Piret decide between lightning and flint.

Shot!

He aimed for the near corner of the goal and tried to play a boccia ball to ensure that the shot was tricky.

Under the watchful eyes of countless Arsenal fans in Highbury, Pire's shot was blocked by Petr Cech with his right leg!

Pire's expression was extremely frustrated, and Henry was a little helpless, reflecting on how if he hadn't rushed forward and had stood at the penalty spot, perhaps Terry would not have been able to block Pire's pass.

'Arsenal missed a great chance! Qin Xiong instigated the attack, his passing was imaginative and penetrating, and Thierry Henry's leak in front of the box was brilliant, but Pire's shot was blocked by Cech, and the Czech goalkeeper was a hugely successful Chelsea acquisition in the summer, and he was so steady in front of goal that he never seemed to see his panicked side. ”

Mourinho's accelerated heartbeat calmed down slightly.

Either way, Chelsea's defence was really broken down by Arsenal this time.

But he can't make any more changes, unless, he really doesn't think about winning!

It was clear that Chelsea were going to put in four men to counter-attack, Drogba, Frank Lampard, Arjen Robben, Duff.

Arsenal also put in 4 people to play Chelsea's counter-attack, Henry, Pire, Ljungberg, Qin Xiong.

Everyone is 4VS6, but they have each other's advantages and disadvantages.

Chelsea have more room to counter-attack, with a slightly more simple but violent approach.

Arsenal have less space to attack, but Arsenal are more creative.

Now it's up to Chelsea to see if Chelsea's wide storm is stronger, or Arsenal's creativity is better.

If Mourinho doesn't want to win, as long as Frank Lampard is withdrawn, he believes that he can stifle at least half of Arsenal's attacking power, because the source is Qin Xiong!

However, Jose Mourinho is reluctant to do so, and Chelsea will have to keep the conditions for a win, even if it is not very promising, but it may lead to a surprising result.

Arsene Wenger's face was a little ugly.

If you fail to grasp such a good opportunity, in a strong dialogue, the opponent will not give you a good opportunity one after another!

After Chelsea were close to being scored by Arsenal, the Chelsea players took the initiative to adjust and be a little more conservative, after all, there was not much time left before the end of the first half.

Arjen Robben was very active in their attack, but he struggled to play his cross-cutting style on the left, which made him extremely active but not more efficient.

Drogba's role as a fulcrum up front is very significant, but he is surrounded by many things, and even if he can stop the ball, it is a bit whimsical to want to get rid of the ball and then complete the shot.

Arsenal also tried to counter-attack on the wings, relying on the individual ability of the players to tear apart the opponent's defence, but the effect was not good.

It can be said that Chelsea and Arsenal have limited each other in a conservative overall tone in this game, both defensively and offensively. (To be continued......)