Chapter 212: Half Time Ends

In the match between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund, the transition between attack and defense was particularly fast. While the neutral fans were enjoying themselves, the fans on both sides were quite worried.

Because one minute I saw my home team pressing the opponent to play, when attacking, the roles were immediately reversed the next minute.

There weren't many shots on goal throughout the first half, because both teams defended quite well, and it was difficult to shoot, and it was difficult to shoot and hit the frame.

It wasn't until the 40th minute that Arsene Wenger gestured for his players to keep possession of the ball and slow down the tempo before going to half-time.

However, it was so slow that it almost went wrong.

Wilshere dribbled forward and then handed it to Mesut Ozil, forming a small system with Walcott on the wing.

Just as Ozil handed the ball to Walcott, Sven Bender in the midfielder suddenly stabbed in the middle of the ball and caught the little tiger off guard. Taking advantage of Walcott's lack of reaction, he fell to the ground and tackled, shoveling the ball away from Walcott's feet.

The little tiger was also brought to the ground, and Wilshere immediately raised his hand to signal for a foul. But the referee didn't blow the whistle, Shahin, who received the ball, subconsciously waited for two seconds, almost let Ramsey come over to grab the ball, and didn't hear the referee's whistle, so he immediately took two steps with the ball, handed the ball to Hoffman, and stepped forward.

Walcott, who fell to the ground, did not stand up for the first time, but frowned and covered his ankles.

Wilshere and Mesut Ozil obviously didn't have time to help their teammates at this time, so they immediately turned around and chased back to help defend.

Hoffman split the ball as soon as he received it, and Reus unloaded the ball beautifully, then flicked it down and went straight to the touchline.

Sania was shaken by him, and immediately turned around to continue to follow. The French full-back did not dare to kick down without the certainty of a successful blow, lest he give Reus a chance.

Coming to the side and going down, Sagna thought that the opponent was ready to pass the ball at this time, and immediately stretched out his foot to hook the ball. However, Reus did flick the ball away, dodged Sagna's tackle and cut inside with the ball.

Koscielny immediately pulled in to make up for the defence, but Reus didn't make a hard break, but knocked the ball into the follow-up Shahin.

Shaheen glanced at Lewandowski's position and the Pole immediately headed the ball forward in the box.

The first defense was very difficult, and Koscielny couldn't let Shaheen go, and immediately stretched out his feet to destroy the ball. Shahin, on the other hand, took advantage of the situation to pass the ball out, but it was not passed to Lewandowski in the middle, but to Reuss on the side.

The German genius flying wing did not stop the ball, and passed the ball directly on the rolling boccia.

A clever long ball over the top went over Koscielny's head and into the middle.

Lewandowski jumped at the right time, and Merdessat on one side followed suit. While in the air, the quick-witted Merdessat stealthily pushed the Polish centre-forward. Lewandowski, who was off in the air, grabbed the header, but he didn't have the angle to hit the goal directly.

So the Polish center forward improvised and rubbed his head. The ball bounced off his forehead and flew straight to the left on the other side of the goal.

Mkhitaryan, who followed up, put on a swagger and did not have time to stop the ball for him to adjust. hit the goal directly, because of time, he didn't have a chance to completely straighten and push a hard shot. I can only stick my foot out of the jaw, and I want to make a cushion shot.

In the end, the ball hit his instep and flew towards goal, but it was slow.

Gibbs didn't hesitate in front of the post, a big kick, treating the ball like his father's killer, and pumping it out with a fierce kick.

The ball flew high and flew off the touchline near the halfway line

"Gibbs!! Nice clearance!! ”

"There was a controversy about Sven Bender's tackle just now, and Li Zihan walked up to the referee to complain, and he thought that the opponent had committed a foul when he tackled before. The referee said a few words to Li Zihan, and then shook his head, it seems that the referee insisted on his judgment. ”

"Let's take a look at the slow-motion replay, where Walcoat catches the ball and turns. Sven Bender, who suddenly rushed over, fell to the ground to tackle, oh his foot tackled the ball first, Walcott was brought down, and it really didn't reach a foul. It's just that judging from Walcott's expression, he seems to be in pain."

The crisis was resolved, and seeing that he could not affect the referee's judgment at this time, Li Zihan made a request to the referee to apply for the team doctor to play.

The referee glanced at Walcott, who was still sitting on the ground, stepped forward to ask a few questions, and then motioned for Arsenal's team doctor to come on.

The team doctor came up and insisted on the injury, saying that it was just a hard injury and there was no major problem. Then I sprayed a little ice and helped Walcott massage it twice.

At this time, Ozil was talking to Sven Bender in German, a little far away, and the fans were very noisy. So Li Zihan didn't hear his conversation, but he could see that Ozil was the tackle before communicating with the other party.

However, after negotiating with the other party, Ozil came over and said to Li Zihan with a smile: "I told him that he shouldn't tackle like that, he is in Walcott's blind spot, so it is easy to tackle people if he comes directly to tackle." If he moves a little faster and Gio hasn't turned around, he will directly knock down his ankle and cause him to go on a stretcher, and the referee will give him a red card if he is not the Premier League referee, and if he is the Premier League referee, he can only give a yellow card"

Goldfish Eye has not forgotten to complain about the law enforcement standards of Premier League referees, which is also true, Li Zihan and Ozil only played in the Premier League this season, and they are still a little unaccustomed to the referee's judgment in the Premier League

By the time Dortmund threw the throw-in into the field, the clock was already 45 minutes old and the fourth official held up the sign for one minute of stoppage time.

Because the two sides switched between attack and defense quickly in the first half, and there were no injuries and delays, there was not much time for stoppage time.

And apparently Dortmund also thought that a minute was unlikely to change anything, and instead controlled the ball at the back. Take a break and wait for the end of the first half.

The referee was also close to him, seeing that both sides had no other meaning, the time had not run out, and when it was forty-five minutes and forty seconds, he blew the whistle directly.

At half-time, the two sides played a wonderful game, but the score was still 0-0.

In the dressing room, Arsene Wenger first confirmed Walcott's previous injury before starting the tactical set-up after receiving positive answers from the players and team doctors.

'Overall, we played well in the first half. But the counter-attack after conceding the goal was not good enough, and we had to follow up in the second half. Especially Lee and Mesut, when they lose the ball in the frontcourt, they have to actively counterattack. Even if you can't grab it after the worst, you have to harass the other party and prevent the other party from easily organizing the next wave of attacks. ”

'In attack, it's a good job not to shoot blindly. If you don't have a chance, don't shoot blindly in the first place, in situations where you don't know much about it. Possess the ball, don't lose it, and wait for your teammates to help. If the opponent's penalty area is too densely defended, you can consider opening up the situation with a long-range shot. In terms of long-range shots, Aaron, Lucas and Lee can try more, while Gio, Mesut and Jack pay more attention to the second point of the ball. ”

'We are a bit weaker in midfield, so the wing-backs have to be behind themselves while providing assists. Jack and Aaron should also be more involved in the attack, and don't pay too much attention to the offense and forget about the defense. ”

On the other side of the away team's dressing room, in the home team's dressing room, Klopp said to his disciples: "Continue to play like this in the second half, play fast counter-attacks, and once you get the ball, no matter how the opponent reacts, organize an attack immediately." And formed a high press up front, Arsenal is not suitable for this move. They are helpless every time they face high pressing, especially when this trick is used on Ozil, and for this kind of skill-type player, they must be close to the press. Anyway, his speed is not fast, constantly interfering with him, not allowing him to pass and receive the ball comfortably.

"You must pay attention to the defense on the side, the speed of Podolski and Walcott is not blown out by the media, I believe you have learned in the previous away games and this first half, so in this case, Nuri (Shahin) and Jonas (Hoffman) in the middle can go to the wing in advance to support, Marko (Reus) and Henrik (Mkhitaryan) must also actively return to the defense"

"For Li Zihan, Sven, you must pay close attention, his speed is not something you can keep up with, so as soon as he inserts forward, you will immediately form a close-fitting body and not let his speed rise. If necessary, you can use the foul, and if he's far away, you don't have to worry about him. Li Zihan from a long distance is not a big threat, even if he accelerates forward from a distance, the time difference between this is enough for you to face it calmly. So don't deviate too far from the position when you don't have to, because Mesut Ozil is also a difficult opponent. Although his passing is the most threatening, don't forget, in addition to assisting, he actually has the ability to score goals."

"Therefore, the three frontcourt Podolski, Walcott and Li Zihan must not let their guard down. Their speed is a big advantage and a threat. At the same time, it is also necessary to focus on Ozil's passing organization ability and the ability to directly participate in the attack, and the focus is on these four people in the frontcourt, while Li Zihan is the top priority, followed by our fellow countrymen Podolski and Ozil, and Walcott at the back. The little tiger is very simple, as long as he is not allowed to cut inside into the restricted area, in fact, he is almost like a tiger with a tooth extracted"