"I'm so proud of you, boys!" Compared to the angry Hodgson, Arsene Wenger, who equalised before half-time, was clearly in a good mood. As soon as you enter the dressing room, you praise the players.

'In the second half, I hope you can continue to be in this form, we are all great players and there are reasons to give the home fans a satisfactory answer.'

"So boys! Brace oneself! We still have the second half of the game, and this is our battle for the right name! Whatever I did in the first half, that's a thing of the past. Look at the present, you guys are the best! ”

An inspiring speech made everyone present enthusiastic.

But looking at the locker room next door, it was lifeless.

"Look at the way you guys looked in the first half, do you need me to say more? Worst! Bad! It's like you can't play the tailwind! Want fans from afar to see the jokes! Hodgson scolded.

"Did you forget anything you said in the meeting before training started yesterday? Take out the fighting spirit! They are just substitutes. Don't say sun, he is just a Chinese, you two can't prevent it? He looked at Rydwald and Milivojevic and said. These two people are the ones who are mainly responsible for Sun Xiang's defense today.

However, as it turned out, they didn't do it right.

'In the second half, I wanted to see a change, otherwise I would have made a change immediately! Don't say I'm merciless at the time, it's just that you didn't do a good enough job! With that, he shook his hand and left the locker room.

In the same 15 minutes, the players on both sides experienced different mood changes.

So from the beginning of the second half, the fans could feel the different atmospheres on both sides of the stadium.

One side is cold, and the other side is hot.

"It seems that the coaches of both sides made different statements at halftime, and it seems that the effect is quite obvious." Martin Taylor said.

'Yes, Palace were in a significantly colder half, so maybe they need to wear a long-sleeved shirt to play. Alan Smith teased.

"So it's interesting now, there's a poor balance in their mentality, and maybe that gap will be reflected on the pitch, so let's wait and see!" Staring at the court, Martin Taylor rubbed his hands.

The referee blew another long whistle and the second half of the Premier League began with the home team Arsenal kicking off.

From the start, Arsenal showed their absolute dominance in midfield. Sitting on Sun Xiang, Cazorla and other big players, they can control the midfield for as long as 20 minutes.

'If you give the stats now, it's likely that Arsenal have led 80 per cent in those 20 minutes of possession, with the remaining 20 coming at goal. Martin Taylor said.

Twenty minutes of absolute possession kept Arsenal at bay at the mercy of Crystal Palace, whose momentum in the first half had been completely extinguished by Arsenal's cold water.

Originally, there was still a trace of residual warmth in the second half, but it could slowly pass away in his own half.

Finally, after a long-range shot from Sun Xiang hit the crossbar, Hodgson finally couldn't take it anymore and replaced three players in one go.

Defender, midfielder, striker. An entire central axis is replaced. It was a symbol of his disappointment.

He originally wanted to give the players the last room to resist, but at the moment, it is simply a dream.

In the 70th minute, Crystal Palace called for a substitution.

Hodgson finally couldn't stand it anymore, for the substitute team led by Sun, Crystal Palace, who played all the main players, was actually at an absolute disadvantage. He had to make a change. ”

"It can't be helped, if they can't limit Sun's play, then their midfield will always be passive, his tandem role in the midfield is too obvious." Alan Smith said.

Now Sun Xiang is like a toll booth on a highway, and every time a football player needs to go somewhere else, it has to pass under his feet.

His role, like Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, was as effective as the team's attack.

"Professor, what now? Do you want to replace Sun as planned? The assistant coach asked.

According to the plan, this time period should be given to Sun Xiang as a break. But now the team is attacking fiercely, and if the midfield commander is replaced, I don't know if this momentum can continue.

Finally, Arsene Wenger gave a quote: "Let's see. ”

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In the 80th minute, Wenger finally made a personnel change, but unexpectedly did not replace Sun Xiang, but replaced Cazorla.

Under the Spanish midfield, it was replaced by French striker Olivier Giroud.

Alexandre Lacazette was not included in the squad for this game in order to avoid unnecessary injuries, after all, he is now the team's main striker.

Giroud's role is more akin to a fulcrum, a moving tower, and perhaps with Sun Xiang's pass, it will have a different effect.

When Giroud came on, he played up front with Akpo, who dropped back slightly to play up front and provide Giroud with plenty of support.

'Arsene Wenger has stepped up his attack and Giroud's ability to stir up front is still outstanding.

In the next few attacks, Sun Xiang was focusing on Giroud, using the Frenchman's ball protection and high-altitude ball ability to threaten the opponent's goal.

After an effective attack, the game also ushered in the final ** in the 90th minute.

Sun Xiang crossed the front defender of Riedewald and distributed the ball to the side, and Bellerin got the ball.

The pace of the Spanish Clippers was almost useless in this game, and Crystal Palace's main long ball rush allowed Bellerin to run forever.

It wasn't until the second half, when the team began to take over the initiative in midfield, that Bellerin really started attacking.

'Bellerin is like Usain Bolt on the pitch, his pace makes it impossible for the Palace defenders!'

After receiving the ball, Bellerin burst out all the energy suppressed in the whole field, and ran wildly along the right side of the realization, like a sports car running at full speed.

"He's too fast! It's really fast! Alan Smith said.

Coming to the baseline, he slowed down his attack a bit and then crossed with his feet.

Olivier Giroud was the absolute high point in the box, but he couldn't concentrate on heading due to others.

"Olivier Giroud!! Ah, the ball was too high, and Hennessey blocked it! ”

But the ball didn't leave the danger zone, he just left the box.

Crystal Palace's defenders are all stockpiled in and they will defend in the zone. This leaves them with a vacuum of around 25 yards.

And lowering the defensive center of gravity in this position is definitely not a wise choice.

Maybe Hodgson didn't watch the footage of Sun Xiang's game, at least not carefully.

This position, the distance of 20 to 25 meters in front of the penalty area, is affectionately called the "Sun Xiang Zone" by the fans.

Sun Xiang was in his own exclusive area, there was no one to defend, just by himself, and he got up.

There wasn't even a chance like that in training, and he couldn't have missed it.

The ball slammed straight into the goal like a cannonball.

Goalkeeper Hennessey didn't have time to go back and could only watch as the unreasonable shot flew into the back of the net.

In the first and second halves, Sun Xiang completed a "brace" in the same goal, which is definitely rare in football.

He was in the position he was most familiar with, in the way that fans were most familiar with, and he completed the redemption of himself.