Chapter 357: Penalty kick and red card

After Li Zihan's eyebrow bone was treated by the team doctor again, he made a few adaptive movements on the sidelines, and found that there was nothing serious except for some faint pain in the place where he was kicked by Demichelis before.

So at the behest of the referee, he returned to the pitch with Ozil, who had changed into a new jersey.

The Arsenal fans gave a round of applause, and on the pitch, the hard-working players always conquered the hearts of the fans.

At this time, the referee also mediated the conflict between the two sides, but fortunately, the two sides only had some verbal conflicts, and there were no major physical movements. Therefore, Dodd did not take strong measures and sent some "emotional" players or club staff to the stands.

Since there was no conflict between the two sides, Dodd made the decision to penalize.

He beckoned to Demichelis and when the opponent came, Dodd showed him a red card and pointed to the penalty spot - penalty!!

Demichelis was a little reluctant and tried to explain a few words to Dodd, but Dodd ignored him and made a 'please leave' gesture.

Demichelis spread his hands helplessly, and then walked slowly to the sidelines. Kompany came up to negotiate with the referee: "Sir, your punishment is a bit too heavy, my player's action is not big, and it is not a malicious foul action, it is almost enough to give a penalty, or add a yellow card, but is it too heavy to give a red card?" ”

Dodd didn't deliberately explain anything, just pointed his finger at his eyes, and then made a gesture to Kompany asking him not to explain.

"Oh oh Dodd showed a red card to the Argentine centre-back after the last, plus a penalty decision for Arsenal!! It was a correct decision, as we have seen in slow motion. Demichelis didn't go for the ball with his kick, but deliberately went towards Lee's thigh. Obviously his aim was to foul, not the ball, which wasn't on the line where he was kicking. Therefore, for this obviously malicious foul and lethal action, the referee Dodd, who is not far away, sees it clearly. Demichelis' red card was not wronged, and the penalty was a given. It can't be blamed on Dodd for not favouring Manchester City at the Etihad, but doing something wrong and always having to pay some price. Herhouse said.

"For Manchester City, the cost of the foul was a bit heavy. Giving the opponent a penalty chance, it is very likely to be scored by Arsenal, if then the score of the two sides will be tied. With six or seven minutes left in injury time, it's hard to say what the final trend of this game will be, and Manchester City have one less man to play! Uncle Zhan Jun said.

For this decision, the Arsenal fans at the scene gave a high degree of enthusiasm, and kept praising the referee Dodd for his impartial enforcement with cheers and applause.

And the overwhelming Manchester City fans quit: "Are you blind? How could that be a penalty? And the red card!! ”

"Son of a bitch, this is Etihad, Etihad!! Not a damn Highbury!! ”

Manchester City fans put pressure on the referee with all kinds of boos and angry curses, and also reminded Dodd that this is Manchester City's home stadium!

Arsene Wenger also stood on the sidelines and applauded Dodd, apparently arguing that the decision was fair and just.

It's just that Pellegrini is babbling something from the side, it's just that his voice is too small for no one to hear. I guess it's just some dissatisfied complaints.

"Arsenal – hooray!! Lee – Hooray!! Cheers rang out in London's Arsenal-themed bar.

Wilshere put the ball at the penalty spot, then quickly withdrew from the penalty area with his teammates, walked to Li Zihan, who had just come on the field, and motioned for Li Zihan to take the penalty.

Li Zihan was a little surprised and looked at Wilshere.

Wilshere nodded.

Then he looked at Ozil, Podolsky and the others, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Li Zihan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Forget it, I have never taken a penalty, and the ability to take a penalty is not very good, so you should go on it." ”

Mesut Ozil said: "It's okay, a few more penalties and you're proficient, you can even score so many difficult shots, and you care about a penalty that doesn't have any difficulty? ”

How many more penalties? You think this is normal team training! Li Zihan glanced at Ozil.

But Li Zihan is still self-aware, and he is indeed not very good at penalty kicks. A large part of the penalty kick is a psychological factor, although Li Zihan knows that there is no problem with his psychology, but he has never played a penalty in actual combat?

Li Zihan once again shirked the penalty

The Arsenal players have made some mistakes this time, and the usual first penalty taker is Mikel Arteta, the midfielder's vice-captain, but Arteta is not on the pitch now. originally thought that Li Zihan would be punished, so everyone didn't have the slightest opinion, after all, Li Zihan's shooting skills were not covered, and this penalty was created by himself.

But if Li Zihan can't do it, who will?

Mesut Ozil, Podolski, Cazorla, Wilshere are all possible, and even Ramsey is on par with a few others on penalties.

Joe Hart stood in front of the goal line and was a little speechless, he was already ready, just waiting for the opponent's people to come to the penalty, but after waiting for a long time, he only saw several Arsenal players muttering something around him, but no one came to the penalty area to prepare for the penalty, which made Joe Hart slowly a little nervous.

"Arsenal had some questions about who would take the penalty, and the team-mates agreed that the youngster who created the penalty and scored the penalty was skilled. But Lee himself refused, didn't Lee have confidence? But if you think about it carefully, Li has scored a lot of goals and had many difficult shots since his debut a year and a half, but there is not a single penalty, and he has not even tried a penalty in the game, so I think he is also for a safe purpose, right? ”

"Li Zihan chose to give up to his teammates in the face of low-hanging fruit scoring opportunities, and it is rare for young players nowadays to have such a strong sense of the big picture and unity."

"Could this be Arsenal's tactic? Deliberately left Joe Hart aside, so that Joe Hart, who was originally mentally prepared, turned out to be more nervous over time? ”

The referee looked at his watch and thought Arsenal were stalling a bit before stepping forward to warn the opposition.

Wenger frowned at the media, originally thought it was something, it turned out to be a penalty

So Arsene Wenger shouted from the sidelines: "Lucas Lucas"

Hearing the voice of their manager, everyone turned to look at Arsene Wenger on the sidelines.

Arsene Wenger pointed to Podolski and then to the penalty spot.

The meaning was clear, Podolski went to take the penalty.

So Podolski, with the blessing of his teammates, came to the penalty area alone, in the penalty area.

"In the end Podolski got to the penalty spot and the Germans took the spot."

Podolski looked at Joe Hart, then at the ball near his feet, adjusted it a little and took a few steps back, quietly waiting for the referee's whistle.

Joe Hart wiped the gloves on his hands with the towel on the side, so that there was no sweat or rain mist on them, so as to avoid getting rid of his hands.

Standing in the middle of the goal, he half-bent over Podolski, as if looking for a flaw.

"Now the focus is on Podolski and Joe Hart, and if Podolski scores the goal, then Arsenal will magically equalise again. And if Joe Hart saves the ball, they will continue to lead Arsenal by one goal. This will undoubtedly cause significant morale damage to Arsenal, who will struggle to equalise with only a few minutes remaining. So now the pressure on the two of them can be imagined! ”

Beep –

The referee blew the whistle to signal that Arsenal were ready to take the penalty.

Podolsky took a deep breath and began to run. Joe Hart was fully focused and wanted to anticipate Podolski's run-up. The Manchester City and Arsenal players on the periphery of the penalty area are also on the verge of action, one side wants to clear the ball if Podolski can't score, while the other side thinks that if Podolski can't score, they can make up shots, or control the ball to plan the next attack.

Why did Podolsky's first reaction be that Podolsky couldn't score?

The run wasn't far away, and Podolski was soon in front of the ball. Then he didn't make extra feints, but just picked up his feet and hit.

Joe Hart made a prediction before the ball flew out and then made a quick save.

The ball was fast and flew straight to the right side of the goal, and Joe Hart was on the right track. It's just that Podolski's shot is very powerful, and then the ball is quite fast. Although Joe Hart had already made an early save, it was too late.

The ball grazed his fingers and flew into the goal.

"The ball went in!!! Arsenal miraculously equalised!! ”

"Bo-Dolsky!! Lucas – Podolski!! The German withstood the pressure and scored the penalty, but he didn't let Li Zihan's assist come to naught!! ”

"Well done!! The Gunners of Arsenal (the word 'Gunners' in England is mainly used for Arsenal fans, and the Arsenal team is generally referred to as 'Arsenal' and a few 'Gunners') should be grateful to Lee and Podolski!! Of course, this is also inseparable from the hard work and hard work of the whole Arsenal team, but everything has changed since Lee came on the pitch!! ”