Chapter 517: The second half of the white heat
Chapter 517: The second half of the white heat
Anyway, Real Madrid are the leaders now, they have the capital to control the tempo, and Arsenal, who are behind, can only catch up. When they find that time is running out and their deficit has not yet been equalized, they will be more and more anxious and Real Madrid will be profitable.
And by that time, Arsenal had little body left. Although Li Zihan almost came on the field in the second half, when all the players of Arsenal were exhausted, one Li Zihan could not make a big wave.
Carlo Ancelotti doesn't believe Arsenal's defensive end can be as good as Li Zihan's personal appearance!
"I think Lee's goal reminded the Bernabeu fans of their arch-rivals, Barcelona's leading striker Lionel Messi, who had been on the pitch at the Bernabeu like this. And Arsenal fans are reminded of Henry, when the unconventional Arsenal team made history and broke into the Champions League final, out of the patchwork of the defensive line suddenly hung up the same table, and Henry used his personal ability to dribble the ball all the way from the middle line to Bayern Munich's penalty area when facing Bayern Munich, and then scored the only goal of the game, and finally eliminated the powerful Bayern Munich" The commentators of various TV broadcasts were still intoxicated by Li Zihan's goal.
But at this time, it was already five minutes since that goal, which shows how wonderful Li Zihan's goal was.
The more exciting the goal, the easier it is to be talked about by fans and media!
Carlo Ancelotti was clearly prescient, and after Li Zihan's goal, Arsenal's attack became even more violent. The two wings formed by Li Zihan and Oxlade-Chamberlain were like doping, constantly impacting Real Madrid's second half. Add Mesut Ozil, who is excellent on the ball, as well as Giroud, a high point in the middle, and Wilshere, who plays the "assassin" in the back, so that the Real Madrid players can withstand Arsenal's attack for several minutes. There is also a Ramsey who stayed behind in the backfield to intercept and defend Real Madrid's counterattack, and suddenly inserted a long-range shot every once in a while.
This made the Real Madrid players play a little aggrieved.
And Real Madrid was also not stable after controlling the ball in the midfield, Li Zihan, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wilshere's frontcourt pressed them to control the ball very uncomfortable, erasing twice and conceding the ball in their own backfield.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was originally born as a full-back and full-back, and he was very good at defending and pressing, while Li Zihan didn't know how to defend before, but when he arrived at Arsenal, he not only made up for his shortcomings in being thin and weak, but even the defense was presentable
"This is another unconventional Arsenal, the seemingly unreliable backline is stunned to let the attacking powerful Real Madrid not score a goal in more than 50 minutes, and even the threatening shot is only two feet, in the second half this will be even more exaggerated, Real Madrid can't even pass half time, you know they are Real Madrid, this is the Bernabeu Stadium!!"
"Is this still Arsenal? Is this still Real Madrid? â
"If you don't look at the shirt," the famous BBC commentator Mocente had not finished speaking, and Lineker, the English football legend who was the guest, continued: "You would think that it is Arsenal who can't get past half time now, and it is Real Madrid who are pressing all the time"
By the 60th minute of the game, Carlo Ancelotti felt he couldn't go on like this. This is not Real Madrid's style, of course, it is also the opponent's pressing that is too hard.
Many people say that Arsenal lack the iron-blooded temperament of Chelsea, and tend to shrink back in the face of the opposition's frontcourt pressing high and pressing, etc. But today, Arsenal used the same tactics that many small and medium-sized teams used against them
Looking at his arm, Carlo Ancelotti felt that the time was almost up, and Arsenal's morale on the pitch had dropped a bit. So the fat old Italian man stood on the sidelines, whistled, and waved his hand.
Real Madrid's attack began.
Benzema began to decisively penetrate the second half of Arsenal, ready to respond, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball in multiple lines, Di Maria and Bale switched positions, the Argentine winger went to the right wing, and Bale came to the middle.
Obviously, Ancelotti's arrangement is also the same as Arsenal's, playing the way of combining the side and the middle.
Cristiano Ronaldo cuts himself when he has the chance, and when he doesn't have a chance, he hands the ball to Benzema or Mordric at the back, and Di Maria on the other side cuts in at high speed, ready to pick up the middle side. Karim Benzema lowered Arsenal's backline and if the French centre-forward didn't have a chance, he helped Baletron behind him to have a chance.
Up front, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Angel Di Maria interspersed with running positions to pull Arsenal's defence.
Opposite Cristiano Ronaldo is Arsenal's right wing-back French veteran Sagna, knowing that he has a lot of opponents in terms of speed, the Frenchman did not step forward to assist, but has been waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo in the second half, and he did not even cross the halfway line in today's game.
Oxlade-Chamberlain also received instructions from Arsene Wenger that when the team was defending, he must retreat and follow the opponent's core player Cristiano Ronaldo. Chamberlain has speed and body, Sagna has experience and technique. This old and young league defense actually made the Portuguese a little "helpless"
In such a situation, Marcelo can't stand it. He followed up decisively on the wing, wanting to use his running forward to attract the firepower of Arsenal's wide defence and create space for Cristiano Ronaldo. Even if he doesn't succeed in creating space, he can get his chances, and the Brazilian with the knife guard is no less good at the offensive end than his counterparts on the defensive end.
But Marcelo's frontcourt assists have pros and cons, and there are not many pros, and the disadvantage is naturally the large space behind him.
So in the next game, whether it is Real Madrid or Arsenal fans, they are highly nervous and their attention is also very highly concentrated.
'Cristiano Ronaldo cut inside with the ball on multiple roads, he was tight by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sagna, and Arsenal were targeted defensively. Marcelo stepped in and Cristiano Ronaldo distributed the ball to the Brazilian full-back. â
"Arsenal's side is empty!! The defenders were all taken by Cristiano Ronaldo to the middle of the wing, and it was a chance for Real Madrid, Marcelo crossed the bottom!! â
"Benzema!! Header on goal!! Very beautiful lion shook his head, but alas, it reached the goalpost. â
"Welsh winger Gareth Bale follows up!! Medsat!! Well done, long legs blocked the opponent's shot, Bale previously played for Arsenal's north London rival Tottenham Hotspur, so Merdesart still knows Bale well, and the two sides have played against each other in England!! â
"Ramsey clears the ball with a big foot!! Wait no, it's a pass!! â
"Real Madrid's backfield is empty!! They pressed too far forward, and the side gave Arsenal an opportunity to take advantage of, whether it was Marcelo on the left or Ramos on the right, they were not willing to be lonely"
"Lee!! He cut in quickly, took advantage of the gap behind Ramos to receive the ball and dribbled quickly to the heart of Real Madrid. Although Ramos tried very hard to chase back, he was no match for Lee in terms of speed. Even Oxlade-Chamberlain, who are known for their speed, couldn't outrun each other, and Ramos could only look at the back of the man in Arsenal's red number 12 shirt and sigh. â
"Real Madrid is in danger! Arsenal are here again!! â
"Marcelo gave Oxlade-Chamberlain exactly the same chance in the first half, and in the second half, it was Ramos' turn to give Li Zihan, and Real Madrid's backline really doesn't have a long memory. In the face of Li Zihan and Chamberlain, the fast horses that fought back, they dared to press so high!! â
"Pepe rushed towards Li again, the Portuguese was fierce, it seemed that he was still a little unhappy with Li Zihan, who had easily passed him before!!"
"Li Zihan sped the ball and rushed past the foul!!"
"Pepe had no choice in the face of Li's 'Chinese high-speed rail' speed, and he used a tactical foul to put the opponent down"
"Didn't fall!! Li Zihan did not fall!! â
In the picture, Pepe failed to tackle the ball when he tackled, and simply stretched out his foot to trip Li Zihan directly, and he would rather use a yellow card in exchange for the end of Arsenal's counterattack this time. He can't be blamed for this, it's just that Li Zihan's goal not long ago brought him too much psychological pressure!!
Don't look at the fierce-looking Portuguese with a fierce face and a desperate look, in fact, he still feels a little furious in the face of Li Zihan's breakthrough!
Li Zihan tripped over Pepe, and he couldn't keep his body balanced at high speed, so he threw himself on the ground all of a sudden.
Looking at Li Zihan, who had already bent over and was about to fall to the ground, Pei Pei breathed a sigh of relief!
The accident happened suddenly, and at the moment when Li Zihan was about to fall to the ground, he actually stretched out his hands and supported his body, so that his body could not touch the grass.
Then, with the help of a thrust of both hands, he bounced off the ground again, and then continued to run towards the ball that he had thrown out.
Although his steps were a little staggering, he gradually maintained his balance after running two steps, and finally stood up completely straight.
Real Madrid's last line of defense is Raphael Varane, he originally saw Pepe stop Li Zihan with a foul, so he didn't particularly care about the rolling ball, he just trotted towards the ball, it was completely routine, because he knew that the referee was about to blow the whistle, he didn't need to chase the ball so desperately, anyway, there were no Arsenal players near Li Zihan, and there were also zĂ i Arsenal players who followed up with the ball to receive a 'offensive advantage' principle and not blow the whistle.
So he felt that he didn't need to waste his body.