At this time, the most important thing for Liverpool is to play morale, the best way to boost morale, one is to break through, the other is to shoot, Gerrard could have volleyed directly at the goal, he observed, Arsenal's defense was too late to block, but considering that he wanted to hit the opponent hard, Gerrard did not volley directly, when the ball was about to fall to the ground, he gently picked the ball with his instep, picked the ball over the head of the defender who pounced on him to block his shot, did not wait for the ball to land, and then volleyed sideways. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Liverpool fans in the stands applauded, Gerrard's pick-and-roll and volley were so fluid and well-timed that the defending players who pounced didn't even have a chance to foul. Such a shot deserves a round of applause even if it doesn't go in.

Gerrard had a beautiful shot but it was shot from a good angle, and Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia was prepared again, and he kept the ball out with both hands.

Steven Gerrard's dribble and shot encouraged the Liverpool players to play even more sharply.

After Bendtner's departure, Arsenal had one less man and could no longer press Liverpool, and at the same time, Arsenal's concern about Bendtner's injury was a little distracted, and Liverpool quickly turned the tide of the game into their own hands again.

Liverpool's rhythm is to slowly control the ball, waiting for Arsenal's midfield and backfield to appear empty, so that their physical exertion is very small, if they play according to Liverpool's rhythm, the final outcome is unpredictable.

Wenger couldn't let Liverpool take the initiative in the game, let alone let Liverpool beat their morale, Bendtner moved for less than two minutes, Wenger asked the team doctor, and let him play.

Liverpool snatched the initiative, the momentum also came up, Arsenal even if the personnel are neat and difficult to seize the initiative at once, the main entanglement between the two sides is still in the midfield, Arsenal tried to control the midfield, and then infiltrated the Liverpool penalty area.

Liverpool rarely transitions from midfield when attacking, but when defending, it attaches great importance to interception and scrambling in the midfield, and never allows Arsenal to pass and organize calmly, with Arsenal's penetrating ability, let them fall up in the midfield, and Liverpool's penalty area is dangerous.

This kind of fierce competition is accompanied by sudden counterattacks again and again, although there has been no goal, but the fans are not bored at all, and their eyes are firmly attracted to the field.

Wenger looked at his watch, 30 minutes have passed in the first half, Arsenal still has not been able to take the initiative in his own hands, Liverpool played very tenacious, very calm, in the face of Arsenal's full-court pressing also insisted on possession, never follow Arsenal to play fast.

"Liverpool is Liverpool! This experience is really spicy! Wenger sighed inwardly.

Praise is appreciated, but Wenger must not let Benitez lead the way, this is the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal have to control the game, they have to bring the pace of the game, they have to make sure they win, so they don't suffer too much when they go to Anfield.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Arsenal suddenly picked up speed, pressed forward together with the three lines, and reduced the penetration of short passes in the middle, mainly to break through the wings, and hit Liverpool's 30-meter area before starting to combine the side and the center, and launched an attack on Liverpool's penalty area in a variety of ways.

Arsenal's sudden acceleration was expected by Liverpool, the first half was almost over, and Arsenal at home must be unwilling, most of them have to play at this time.

What Liverpool's players didn't expect was that Arsenal changed their style of play at this time, infiltrating from the middle to breaking through the wings, avoiding the densely populated midfield, speeding up the pace of advancement, and the tactics of infiltrating in Liverpool's 30-meter area also made Liverpool hesitate a lot when fouling, and the threat of free kicks in this area is still very great, Arsenal's captain Cesc Fabregas is a good free kicker, and it is dangerous to give him more opportunities to take penalties.

All the concerns were dangerous against Arsenal's technical style of play, and just when Liverpool's players were struggling with whether to foul or not, Arsenal's fast break was already flying and getting three shots around Liverpool's penalty area.

These three shots were actually brought by an attack, as the Arsenal army pressed Liverpool's clearance and the ball fell to the feet of the Arsenal players, forming a continuous attack.

This kind of shot is the easiest to score, because after the first shot is blocked, the defensive formation is chaotic, and it is too difficult to prevent the opponent's shot, basically only relying on the goalkeeper's play and luck.

Benitez was frightened, he felt that the last few minutes of the first half may not be easy, Arsenal through the speed and the change of play, quickly took the initiative of the game, and formed a lot of threat, if Liverpool do not respond quickly, hope for the adjustment of the midfield, maybe concede the goal before the break.

This intense sense of fear made Benitez unable to sit still, and when Arsenal sent a corner, he came to the sidelines, quickly called Gerrard over, and told him to lead his team-mates to shrink the defense and hold the penalty area without fighting with Arsenal for control of the midfield.

For a giant team like Liverpool, or the defending champion, giving up the midfield and sticking to the penalty area is a bit of a discount, but the so-called situation is stronger than people, the current Arsenal is too good, Liverpool can't find a way to limit it for a while, and it is safe to retreat into the penalty area, Liverpool also has a defensive foundation, and it is not easy for Arsenal to break Liverpool's goal in a short time.

Although Arsenal's corner kick failed to grab the landing point, but after Liverpool cleared, the ball was obtained by Gallas, Gallas crossed Fabregas, Fabregas did not hoist the ball into the box again, and directly hit a long shot, which did not hit the goal and flew out of the bottom line against the post.

After Liverpool's goalkick, the game entered a new phase, with Liverpool retreating and Arsenal attacking around Liverpool's 30-metre area.

There are still about ten minutes before the end of the first half, and at this time, it is not impossible to defend the whole line, but this is Liverpool, the double champion of the last Premier League and the Champions League, although it is an away game, although the strength of the opponent is still a little worse, but it will not be so shameless to put the bus.

The Arsenal fans were so happy that they stood up to cheer for their team and thank them for their wonderful performance on the pitch, and then some die-hard Arsenal fans began to cheer for the Liverpool players, giving them middle fingers and taunting constantly.

Liverpool's fans are on fire, they are all bloody and strong, and it is just that the game is so awkward, after all, this is someone's territory, and they still have to be insulted by the opponent's fans, which is unacceptable to any Red Army fan, they must scold back, even if they fight with the opponent, they must not lose momentum and face.

In fact, what Liverpool fans are thinking at the moment is that there is a disadvantage on the field, can't you play in the stands? This is absolutely unacceptable as a proud Reds fan, who has the dignity of a Reds fan, no matter where they are, they cannot stand the humiliation of their opponents.

The fans on both sides are separated from each other, and if you drink the inverted lottery of my players, I will boo your players; If you scold my players, I will throw debris at your players, in short, it will be more excessive than what you do, and at first the attention of the fans on both sides is still mostly on the game, but as the confrontation escalates, the fans on both sides give up attacking the opponent's players and start attacking the fans themselves.

The security guards in the stands saw that the situation was not good, and hurried over to suppress it to prevent the situation from worsening, and there were nearly 60,000 fans in the stands today, and once they were allowed to fight, their poor strength would not be enough.

The security intervened in a timely manner, and at the same time, the situation on the field became more and more tense as the first half of the game came to an end, and the attention of the fans returned to the field, forgetting about the battle with the opposing fans.

At this point, Arsenal were in complete control of the game, and they skillfully changed their tricks to attack Liverpool's penalty area in an attempt to take a point from Liverpool in the first half.

Although Arsenal has become a technical team under the tutelage of Professor Arsene Wenger, as a member of the Premier League, long passing and hanging is also an attacking method that they are extremely familiar with, which is a tactic imprinted in the hearts of every Premier League player.

After Liverpool retreated to the penalty area, Arsenal's short pass penetration did not play much role, the personnel were so dense, the opponent's defense was so tight and tacit, and the risk of short pass penetration being broken to counterattack was too great, in addition, although Liverpool was dead in the 30-meter area, Arsenal's players did not dare to treat Liverpool as a rookie who had no power to fight back, this is Liverpool, Liverpool with Chen Yu and Gerrard, as long as there is a little negligence, Liverpool, who have hidden their claws and teeth, will surely teach them a lesson of a lifetime.

Therefore, after several short passes could not be scored, Arsenal immediately changed their attacking style to a breakthrough cross from the wing.

This method is safer, Arsenal also has a center forward like Bendtner in the middle, and the threat of inserting and grabbing points in the midfield is not small, and the threat to Liverpool is no worse than the penetration of short passes.

The tighter Arsenal's attack is pressed, the higher Wenger's heart hangs, he is too familiar with Liverpool, this is a tiger, and he will never be easily humiliated, don't look at the current suppression of them into the penalty area, once they rebound, the counterattack must be earth-shattering, just like Istanbul's counterattack on AC Milan in 05, he can't help but guard against this, so in Arsenal's fastest and fiercest attack, Wenger is anxious to keep shouting on the sidelines, so that the players pay attention to protecting the rear, so that the defenders do not all plug in.