Chapter 182: Arsenal loses
Throughout the first half, Arsenal was relatively passive, Liverpool's offensive was very fierce, which made the Gunners have a headache, and the weakness of their own team's lack of defensive ability was also completely amplified and exposed because of Liverpool's crazy impact again and again; Although Xiao Qing and his teammates are trying to retract the defense, Liverpool's attacking ability is really good, and they can create opportunities to threaten Arsenal's goal again and again.
Arsenal got a respite and they were pressed by Liverpool throughout the first half, which is a really strange feeling for the Arsenal players, who are used to taking the initiative in the game, who are used to being the leaders on the pitch. But now they really couldn't have done better, and Liverpool's impact has caused Arsenal huge problems.
Xiao Qing of course knows that the team is in trouble, even in the past two seasons, Arsenal will fall into passivity at some times in the game, but Xiao Qing dares to guarantee that the team will rarely be so passive, he dares to guarantee Arsenal's ability to adjust, Arsenal's counterattack ability is very good, and it is impossible for them to let the team fall into a situation where they have been out of control of the game. But now Arsenal is indeed completely suppressed, even if Arsenal's tactics are very emphasis on possession, Arsenal is also confident that it is difficult to have opponents who are better at controlling the ball than them; However, in the first half of this game, Arsenal fell below in possession, although Liverpool is not particularly good at possession, but they used their ferocious attacking ability to completely break Arsenal's rhythm and tactics, and Arsenal could not play their familiar tactics in the game. That's one of the reasons why Arsenal struggled in the first half.
'We didn't play our own tactics. We didn't find our rhythm in the game. I wasn't happy with the first half. It's not a reflection of our strength. I think you've forgotten what it's like to play in a bad situation, you don't know what you're going to be like at this point. I'm disappointed that we need to be more mature and we don't just need to take chances when the game is in our favour, but we need to break the deadlock when the game is difficult. Wenger looked at the players and said very seriously, Arsenal's performance in the first half was a mess, but fortunately there are now fifteen minutes of adjustment time, and Arsenal can take a breather. Arsenal also need to rediscover their rhythm at this time; Arsenal were terrible in the first half, so in the second half they need to keep trying.
The poor performance in the first half also stung Xiao Qing and his teammates hard, this should not be Arsenal's performance, the Gunners can't have such a poor performance in such a game, they should perform better, they should be the winner of Zuihou, not so suppressed by the opponent, not so hopeless that there is no hope of the game at all.
The Gunners were proud and had a fifteen-minute break despite a poor first half. With the opportunity to adjust, then Arsenal will definitely work hard in the second half. They will sweep away the previous slump, they will withstand the strong pressure of Liverpool in the second half, and Arsenal will bounce back strongly.
In the second half, neither side made any personnel changes, and both teams were very confident, especially Liverpool, although Arsenal were a very good team, but the Reds dominated the first half, which also made them believe that they can win the game in this game, and they believe that they can beat the unbeatable Gunners Arsenal in this game. Liverpool need to win, they need to beat a strong team like Arsenal to build confidence and show their competitiveness.
So Liverpool are working hard, they're aggressive; They were already dominant in the first half and they were more confident of beating Arsenal at this time, and they found a way to beat them. The second half was a simple game for Liverpool, continuing to keep up the good performance in the first half and continuing to be aggressive in the game, they will definitely be able to win the game!
Liverpool had a shot on goal in less than ten seconds, Suarez and Henderson kicked off, Henderson burst into the box to draw the pack and then returned the pass, followed by Gerrard who followed up with a powerful left-footed shot from outside the box, and Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny flew to the ball.
The shouts at the Emirates Stadium were rife, and Arsenal fans had hoped to see the team bounce back strongly after a slump in the first half, but now it doesn't look like that at all; Liverpool are aggressive, they won't give Arsenal any chance in the game, they will continue to maintain a high level of attack, they continue to press Arsenal hard.
And for the Gunners, the first half of the game was very bad, although they were trying to adjust at halftime, but at the beginning of the second half of the game they were beaten by Liverpool, Arsenal had recovered a lot of morale was also hit a big way, and the blow was getting stronger and stronger, because they found that their opponents were too strong, and Liverpool would not give Arsenal any chance at all.
In the 54th minute, Liverpool played a beautiful match, Gerrard went straight in the middle, Suarez did it back, and Downing inserted the weak side of the penalty area and shot out of the post! Liverpool's strong attack pressed Arsenal hard, and Liverpool constantly put pressure on Arsenal with their aggressive attack.
This shouldn't be Arsenal's game at all, Xiao Qing is about to be suppressed by Liverpool's attack and can't breathe, Arsenal has no chance to attack at all, although the Gunners want to reverse the situation, but Liverpool, who occupies the initiative in the game, will not easily give up the initiative in hand, they are more aggressive at this time, whenever Arsenal's attack has just improved, Liverpool will use their more ferocious attack to complete the counterattack against Arsenal, They simply don't allow the game to be out of their control.
Arsenal wants to perform better, but they don't have a chance at all, Xiao Qing wants to help the team in the offensive end, but now Arsenal is unable to organize the attack at all, they have completely lost control of the game; Although there was a brief tug-of-war in the game, the serious flaws of the two playmakers of Nasri and Cesc Fabregas began to be exposed, Arteta is very good, but it is difficult for him to form a perfect chemistry with the team immediately, and Arsenal still need some run-in.
Arsenal are now struggling to form an echo in attack, and they are now relying more on the individual ability of their players than on reasonable tactics, and Arsenal's fighting power has been greatly weakened.
In the 67th minute of the game, Arteta passed the ball, and Walcott's cross from the right was cleared by Agg; A minute later, Arsenal almost opened the scoring, Arshavin cut off Kelly in the box; Arsenal counterattacked on the spot, Arshavin crossed, Xiao Qing took the ball without waiting for Liverpool to form a circle and shot directly into the penalty area, but Xiao Qing's close shot was blocked by Reina's feet!
Xiao Qing's eyes widened at the sigh at the Emirates Stadium, Reyna got up and roared loudly, he applauded his incredible save this time, he was proud of his high-quality shot this time; He really did a great job of sealing the most confident shot from the most haode striker on Shijie to help Liverpool keep their hopes of winning the game alive and Reyna was proud of his performance!
It was already a morale blow to the inevitable goal to be blocked, and a good save could have made the Liverpool players go completely crazy at this moment; Arsenal are now more passive, and they have completely lost hope of winning the game.
Liverpool made a change in the 74th minute, with Merreles and Carroll coming on at the same time, and Kuyt and Downing being replaced; Liverpool's substitutions were immediate, and the attack paid off quickly. In the 76th minute of the game, Suarez's barely shot into the box was blocked by Szczesny. Only thirty seconds later, Adam plugged through, and Carroll's right-footed shot in front of the small penalty area was blocked again!
In the 78th minute of the game, Liverpool broke the deadlock, Meireles went through, Arsenal central defender Mertesacker stretched out his foot to break the ball, he did not control the ball under Suarez's pressure, and his top tackle also completely lost his defensive position; Suarez stretched out his foot and stabbed the ball on Vermaelen, who wanted to help the defense, and flew over Szczesny's head and bounced into the goal!
Suarez began to celebrate wildly, and the Arsenal players immediately rushed towards the referee; Judging from the slow-motion replay, when Meireles passed the ball to Suarez, Suarez was in an offside position. The Arsenal players raised their hands but the referee ruled that the goal was valid, and Arsenal also fell behind 0-1 because of this offside goal!
Xiao Qing was extremely aggrieved, the main force was injured, the team was suppressed, the opponent scored offside, and it was the most morale-hurting own goal on the field! Arsenal were able to meet all the bad luck on the pitch in a game, and they have no hope of a comeback at all.
The Emirates Stadium fell silent, and Arsenal fans are now frustrated and dazed; The Gunners fell behind at home, and as the game slowly drew to a close, Arsenal had no hope of scoring at all, and Arsenal lost in the face of Liverpool, who were all defending! (To be continued......)