Chapter 323: Expand the score and stay in the Champions League

Schneiderlin distributed the ball in midfield to the full-backs who stepped in to assist, and the full-backs looked at the front court, knowing that time was running out, and he planned to use the last minute or so to play a quick attack, and he had already seen the movement of the center forward Osvaldo.

Raising his foot to prepare a high ball diagonally 45 degrees, the experienced Rosicky did not move, but at this time suddenly approached. The full-back came to him the moment he raised his foot, and the full-back, who couldn't contain it, could only continue to pass the ball strongly.

Rosicky stretched out his foot and used his thigh to block the ball before it reached a certain height. Then with a stab, it was sent to the feet of Flamini, who came to the side to respond. Southampton's right wing-back, unable to grasp his balance, fell backwards and fell to the ground.

The Saints Southampton full-back was to blame for conceding the goal and saw that Flamini had already got the ball. Zhilu said that he had no chance to grab back, and he was also smart, and immediately raised his hand to the referee to signal that the opponent pushed someone to foul first.

Who is Weber? First of all, even if Rosicky has a push in his hand, he will not blow a foul in Webb's style according to the magnitude of this action. Secondly, he was not very far away, and he clearly saw that Rosicky did not foul at all during the whole process.

Seeing his team-mate break the ball, Wilshere immediately continued to push from the forward position to the forward position. He began to run diagonally to signal Flamini to pass the ball to himself, and the central defender in front of him certainly did not dare to be careless, following his careful defense, while Schneiderlin was behind Wilshere trying to find an opportunity to intercept Flamini's pass to Wilshere early.

Flamini looked at the front court and then immediately passed the ball. It's just that he didn't pass to Wilshere, who was active in running, but to the gap between the two central defenders of Lovren and Fonte, who were quite a distance away from Wilshere.

He had already started running when Flamini got up, and the previous positions had already retreated, in order not to be disturbed by the opponent's midfield. Now Li Zihan's position is equivalent to a forward midfielder, and Wilshere in front of him is equivalent to a pseudo-nine.

There is no suspicion of offside at all in such a running position, because Li Zihan also has central defender Lovren and defender Wan Yama in front of him. And the position of this pass landing point was also vaguely pointed out to Flamini, and the experienced Flamini certainly understood that this gap could be used, and he was Li Zihan's opponent last season, and Li Zihan's teammate this season, of course, he knew Li Zihan's ability and technical characteristics quite well.

Li Zihan stepped in and caught Wan Yama off guard, and finally successfully used his speed to bypass his defensive area without forming a close press at the back of the black man.

After rushing through the opponent's back at high speed, Li Zihan successfully got the ball in this gap. And Croatia's central defender Lovren is very smart, seeing that Li Zihan raised the speed to the highest, he knew that he was definitely unlikely to grab the ball before Li Zihan to clear the siege, so he immediately retreated to the front of the penalty area and waited for Li Zihan to attack by himself. He obviously has the confidence to judge that Li Zihan will go directly to the middle lane, if Li Zihan takes the side lane, he will encounter Luke Shaw's difficulty, and eventually fall into the embarrassing situation of being sandwiched between himself and Luke Shaw.

His guess was completely correct, and Li Zihan went straight to the middle after taking the ball. At this time, Li Zihan, who immediately entered the free throw arc position, inevitably slowed down a little, because he was afraid that he would not grasp the opportunity to shoot, but the speed was too fast and rushed directly to the bottom line, and it was not a good opportunity to shoot or pass the ball at that time.

Lovren fully grasped the opportunity, and when he saw Li Zihan's speed drop slightly, he immediately followed up and wanted to destroy the ball.

Li Zihan stepped into the penalty area, and just in front of Lovren, he took the ball to the right, and he was about to pass. Lovren's center of gravity is left and right, and if he wants to jam Li Zihan's position, of course, it would be better to steal and destroy the ball.

However, Li Zihan was very flexible at his feet, and suddenly pulled the ball back and directly deducted it, and Li Zihan took the ball on the right side of Lovren and was already alone in front of the goalkeeper.

The opportunity must not be missed, and there is no chance for Lovren to adjust, Li Zihan shoots directly at a point in front of the penalty spot.

Li Zihan, who had already noticed that goalkeeper Boruc was standing, did not stupidly hit a ball in the middle, but a push shot with the instep of his right foot, and the ball rolled quickly against the grass to the right corner of the goal.

Boruc made a judgment and immediately fell to the ground to save, but Li Zihan shot at a tricky angle, and the ball hit the inside of the post and rolled directly into the goal.

"May! Open! Two! Degree!! Li - Zihan!! ”

"Just when the first half was about to end, Li Zihan scored twice for Arsenal, and now the score is 2-0, and Arsenal is leading both the field and the score."

Although this goal is a reflection of Li Zihan's personal ability, it is undeniable that 50% of the credit should be for Flamini and Wilshere, Wilshere's active running position is directly to take away the opponent's two defenders, if this goal keeps the defender Schneiderlin and the central defender Fangte in their position, then it is quite unfavorable for Li Zihan. Flamini's clever pass cut straight through Southampton's defence, and with Li Zihan's second goal, Arsenal extended their lead to the score. ”

"Terrible Lee, it was his second goal of the game and it only took half time. Although Southampton's defensive tactics in the first half made him uncomfortable, it also prevented him from getting good chances. But after adapting to the opponent's tactics, Lee immediately opened fire. This is already his ninth goal in the league this season, an average of one goal per game at a terrifying rate!! ”

Wan Yama crossed his waist and looked at Li Zihan and a kind of Arsenal player who celebrated the goal with great regret. When Li Zihan started quickly before, he had a chance to stop the opponent with a foul. But considering that he was saddled with a yellow card, it was very likely that he would be sent off this time, and Li Zihan's free kick skills also impressed him.

In view of the difference between fouling or not fouling, Wan Yama hesitated slightly, and it was his own hesitation of a fraction of a second that Li Zihan used his speed to break through his area without the ball, and when he wanted to foul, there was no chance.

When Wan Yama turned to chase back, he saw that there were no teammates behind him, and he was directly taken out of a large gap by Wilshere.

Arsenal's second goal was celebrated a little longer, with the likes of Lee and Wilshere coming out to the stands to interact with the fans.

As they finished their celebrations, the fourth official on the sidelines played a sign for a minute of stoppage time, apparently only symbolic stoppage time.

Southampton wanted to launch a quick attack after the kick-off, Lallana passed the ball to Schneiderlin, who controlled it a little and then crossed it directly high.

Osvaldo started to run, but he was the only one in the centre-forward position, with Arsenal's Oscherny and Vermaelen flanking him.

In the end, the Saints' long ball was not successful, and the ball was headed down by Koscielny, and then full-back Gibbs received the ball, and Gibbs cleared it with a big foot.

The ball flew high and eventually flew off the line from near the halfway line.

Referee Webb apparently had no intention of continuing stoppage time, and it was exactly the 47th minute of the game when the bald head blew the whistle at the end of the half.

Arsenal's players walked into the dressing room in jubilation and celebration. In stark contrast to this, there was a collective silence among Southampton's players.

The fifteen minutes of the halftime passed quickly in the commentary's summary and comments, as well as the director's compilation of wonderful footage and some commercials.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, with Southampton, who were behind, not making a substitution, but the leading Arsenal starting to make a substitution.

Li Zihan, who scored twice in the first half, went off the field, and the French high school striker came on.

"This is a counterpoint substitution, Wenger should be saving for the Champions League next week, and now Arsenal's forward line is basically counting on Li Zihan, and Giroud can still play rotation. And Li Zihan has no problem whether he goes to the side to help his teammates tear up the opponent's defense, or plays a striker in the middle. Therefore, Wenger retained a striker with a fairly high goal efficiency to use against their opponent Napoli in the next round of the Champions League, so that Li Zihan's form can be left a little, and it is also to ensure that otherwise he will be injured and go to the next game to make a big impact. ”

"The opponent in next week's game is Li Zihan's old rival, Napoli from Serie A, although Napoli's starting eleven list has changed a lot this season, but Li Zihan should still be comfortable with his old opponent."

"At this time, Southampton's head coach Pochenotti should be scolding his mother, and he knew that Li was going down, so he made an adjustment."

Although Arsenal replaced Li Zihan, the speed of the attack did not decrease much. Chamberlain, a fast horse on the sideline, took over Li Zihan's work and was responsible for using speed to assault the opponent's defense. After Giroud came up, Arsenal's front court also increased a height, you must know that without Giroud and Podolski on the field, Arsenal can't play high balls, although they rarely play high balls.

In the 55th minute of the game, Southampton began to make substitutions. Jay Enrique Rodriguez came on to replace Wanyama, who had a yellow card in the midfield position.

"Remove a midfielder and put in a centre-forward. The Saints are going to start giving it a go, playing a two-centre-forward tactic and using height to attack Arsenal's defence, after all, it is difficult for Southampton to beat Arsenal in positional battles. ”

"It's not too early to fight at this time, because they're two goals behind now, and the longer it drags on, the worse it is for them. And Arsenal's most threatening Lee went down, which was also good news for Southampton's defense, so Wan Yama, who received a yellow card and was not very good at assisting, became the primary substitution. ”