Chapter 214: Arsenal's madness
In the final moments of the first half, Chelsea took the lead again and a goal that may have been a bit of a surprise and luck caused the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge to explode completely, and in the eyes of Chelsea fans, they had every chance of winning this game, because they were not only good enough, they were also lucky enough, and these were all signs that Chelsea were very sure of winning this crucial game at Stamford Bridge!
Mata's corner kick from the left was given to the goal, Terry answered in the middle, Arsenal central defender Mertesacker misjudged, he didn't keep an eye on people, and he also wanted to get up and clear the ball with his back to the defender; But Terry poked the ball with his toes, and Mertesacker touched the ball, and although both men touched the ball at the same time, the ball rolled into the bottom left corner of the goal from the fingertips of the unexpected.
It was Terry's goalkeeper stab, but Mertesacker was also suspected of setting up an own goal; Chelsea are now 2-1 up at home, and the Gunners are sadly a goal down in the first half because of the surprise. And it's also very demoralizing and suspected of owning goals, which is really a very depressing and unlucky thing.
Back in the dressing room, the Arsenal players also need to reflect on their performance in the first half; Especially the team's performance on the defensive end, Arsenal's players need to take a serious summary; Two goals were conceded in the first half, but Arsenal's defensive performance was really average, and even the two goals were made by some of their own defenders who were actively making mistakes, their attention was not focused enough, and they were not cautious enough in the game, which was the main reason why Arsenal fell behind in the first half.
"Attention. Raise your attention! Arsene Wenger shouted with some excitement. This is a game that Arsenal must win. They can't afford to fall behind in this powerful conversation; Arsenal want to move further in the table, they can't afford to fall behind again and again, and Arsene Wenger has plenty of reason to be excited, because this game is so important for Arsenal. "I don't want the team to just fight for Champions League qualification, I want you to show the confidence and desire to fight for the title and glory! Look at your guys in the first half, it's not a team that should be fighting for the title! ”
"Shaw, do you need me to change your shooting boots?" After criticizing the team's defense, Wenger also began to criticize the team's attack. Although Xiao Qing performed well in the first half of the game, it was just good; For Xiao Qing, Wenger naturally needs to have higher expectations, and Xiao Qing should perform better in such games, because Xiao Qing is the best player, and he should perform even better.
"Increase your aggression, I need you to use that your shot, your breakthrough to help the team keep them down! Attacking, that's what we do best, I need you to play a better game, I need you to completely suppress Chelsea in the game! Xiao Qing also nodded knowingly. In the first half of the game, Xiao Qing was a little sluggish a lot of the time, and he was not active enough on the offensive end. This is also something that Xiao Qing really needs to improve.
In the second half, Arsenal began their frantic attack; The Gunners are now one goal behind away and Arsenal will need to play their own rhythm and tactics in the game. Fighting to attack, Arsenal is not afraid of any team; The Gunners did put a lot of pressure on Chelsea, creating good chances at the start of the second half and showing clear that this game was just the beginning and that Arsenal's show time was coming!
At the start of the second half, Van Persie broke into the box from an offside position on the right and fired a low shot into the near corner, which Petr Cech save. Then Cazorla crossed from the left side, and Xiao Qing stopped the ball and kicked high with his right foot from close range. Less than three minutes after the second half whistle, Arsenal created two chances to threaten Chelsea's goal, and Arsenal's two strikers continued to put Chelsea under pressure with their good performances, and although they didn't score, no one dared to underestimate this crazy forward combination at this time, because once they found their rhythm of the game, it was a real test for Chelsea.
Xiao Qing smiled, and then threw himself into the attack again; Arsenal's onslaught at the start of the second half did catch Chelsea off guard, and Chelsea were now a little blinded by Arsenal, because they didn't expect Arsenal to continue to play at a high intensity, because Arsenal didn't give Chelsea any reaction to the game at the beginning of the second half.
Arsenal's attack is more from the left, and Chelsea's defensive focus is now completely left-leaning, which also gives Arsenal a better chance. The Gunners also learned the lessons of the first half, and they had to score in one go, and they simply didn't give Chelsea a chance to react; So continuing to work hard is an option for Arsenal, who are bound to score at the start of the second half.
In the 49th minute of the game, Arsenal equalized again, Song Alexander passed diagonally to the left side in time in the front, Cazorla took the ball forward and back and suddenly crossed; Xiao Qing, who followed up from the right side, faced Cech in front of the goal, seized the excessive deviation of the opponent's defensive center of gravity, Xiao Qing appeared in the best position, and he also scored Arsenal's goal to equalize again!
Xiao Qing ran into the goal with a smile, and Xiao Qing, who clenched his fists, slowly ran to the middle circle with the ball in his arms; It's only 2-2 now, and now is not the time to celebrate, at least Xiao Qing doesn't think this goal is worth celebrating, because what Arsenal need is a win at Stamford Bridge, not just a draw!
Xiao Qing's arrogance also stimulated the Chelsea fans fiercely, and the boos and invective at Stamford Bridge broke out to the extreme in an instant; And the Chelsea players were also enraged, Xiao Qing's behavior was really a bit unsightly, at least for Chelsea's defensive players, Xiao Qing's behavior was Chi Guoguo's contempt, or even ignoring Chelsea's defense at all! They have reason to feel angry, and they also need to give the arrogant Xiao Qing the biggest blow in the next game, which is also the biggest punishment for Xiao Qing in his eyes.
After conceding the goal, Chelsea also increased their aggression on the defensive end, and the defensive action was of course larger; They also maintain enough intensity in attack, but Arsenal are a team with technical flow, but Arsenal's actions on the defensive end have always been not small. Don't think that playing technical streams rarely get yellow cards, in fact, Arsenal are used to being at the top of the yellow card table.
In the 50th minute, Szczesny went out of the box to kick Ashley Cole, referee Marriner only showed a yellow card to the Polish goalkeeper, the penalty was controversial, causing the fans to be quite unhappy, Lampard took a free kick and volleyed it hard, Szczesny saved it sideways.
Arsenal also fought back at this time, in the 54th minute of the game, Arsenal overtook the score, using Chelsea's backfield defense to make consecutive mistakes, because the focus of Chelsea's defense was too far to the right, and the little tiger broke out.
Walcott was tackled to the ground by Chelsea midfielder Mikel after breaking through with the ball on the right, Mikel raised his hands to signal that he had not committed a foul, and the referee did not say anything; Walcoat got up and immediately tackled the ball from the feet of Mikel, who still thought he was innocent; The tiger got up and continued to sprint, passing between Kerr and Ramirez to break through the right side of the box and shoot into the near corner.
Little Tiger's pace makes people feel desperate, just because of Milk's carelessness, coupled with the lack of attention from Chelsea's players right now, which allowed Little Tiger to seize his chance; The little tiger hit the goal from a small angle, and Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech blocked Walcote's shot angle in time, and his excellent reaction was also subconsciously extending his leg to block Walcott's shot.
The Blues fans at Stamford Bridge were just breathing a sigh of relief, but then they were in despair; Petr Cech stretched out his leg to block Walcott's shot, but Xiao Qing, who was following up, was able to meet the blocked ball with ease without a defender to mark, and the ball flew into the huge empty net.
3-2, Xiao Qing's brace helped Arsenal achieve a 3-2 overtake, which was the biggest blow to Chelsea; At the beginning of the second half, Arsenal played a crazy attack, they caught two Chelsea mistakes in a row in the space of ten minutes to score, which is also a comeback, can really completely break Chelsea's morale!
And to achieve this goal, Xiao Qing is also very excited, although the Stamford Bridge stadium booed, but Xiao Qing doesn't care at all, smiling proudly Xiao Qing showed his name and number, can help the team in this game to overtake, this is definitely the best return for Xiao Qing and Arsenal.
The win over Stamford Bridge was a real need for Arsenal as it was a step up the table and the Gunners' first win against their immediate rivals in the league title race this season. Xiao Qing is very happy now, the team can equalize twice from two points behind, and even be able to overtake the score in the game, which is really the best incentive for Arsenal.
The Gunners took the lead at Stamford Bridge and were confident of a final victory. Now it's 3-2, the Arsenal players are not satisfied, they still want to do better, they want to go crazy at Stamford Bridge! (To be continued......)