Chapter 119: Targeting

At the start of the game, Grand Paris guessed the tee-off.

He always played the ball back to his team-mates and headed straight for Arsenal.

Verratti gets the ball and quickly sends it through.

Di Maria got the ball, there were defenders around him, and there were defenders in front of him.

Before being interfered with, Di Maria only knocked the football to the middle.

Neymar came running in good hands to match Di Maria's pass, and without stopping the ball, he fired a shot straight at the goal from 35 yards that grazed the crossbar.

Arsenal fans exclaimed in an instant.

This is the beginning, Paris Saint-Germain showed their front-court offensive coordination,

It seems that Grand Paris has not been affected by the away game!

And the whole Arsenal team was alert in an instant and watched more closely.

"It's dangerous! Neymar looked in good form today, almost breaking the door at the Emirates Stadium, and Paris Saint-Germain were too attacking up front. ”

Ron immediately screamed in the studio.

Henry said: "Obviously, Pochettino made some changes to today's game, Icardi played up front, Mbappe and Neymar on the wings, and Di Maria played as a wing-back and could also cover the midfielders, so the attacking line-up was really strong. ”

The equation has also found this change in the opponent, but is not surprised,

Because the opponent has no shortage of offensive players in the front court, in fact, this kind of change of formation was expected when preparing for the field.

After the Arsenal goalkeeper kicked the ball, the two teams immediately fought again in the half, and the ball was exchanged twice in a row.

suddenly

Arsenal played a quick counter-attack and Alexandre Lacazette got on the edge of a long pass and he just turned to dribble the ball

However, as soon as Gueye stretched his legs, he tripped Lacazette to the ground. The referee blew the whistle immediately, but no yellow card was given.

The Emirates Stadium erupted in shrill boos.

Gueye's foul was well targeted, and with seven metres from the penalty area, there was clearly no chance to take a free-kick.

However, Lacazette quickly got up and opted for a quick set-piece.

A diagonal pass found the gap on the right.

The referee did not blow for a quick set-piece.

Saka was activated moments before the pass and he caught up with the ball quickly.

However, Kimpembe made up for it in time and viciously used a sliding tackle to destroy the ball off the sideline.

Saka was a little hurt and slowly stood up, only to find that the linesman had awarded the sideline ball to Paris.

“why?”

Saka was stunned, he was tackled with the ball, and did he still get the ball out of the touchline?

The whole house burst into a huge boo.

Only then did everyone realize that the referee on the field was not just blind.

Kimpembe, ignoring Saka's reaction, immediately picked up the ball and threw it into the ball.

Football comes to Verratti's feet,

Verratti turned around with the ball, taking advantage of the fact that Arsenal was still a little entangled in the sliding tackle just now,

Immediately sent a straight kick to the heart of Arsenal.

Mbappe hurriedly started to plug in, and saw that he was about to run out of a single ball.

Fortunately, Gabriel's attention is still focused,

He immediately pushed out, brushed shoulders with Mbappe and intercepted a through ball behind Mbappe.

Almost that goal was enough to break through the entire Arsenal defence.

However, the formation of Grand Paris immediately pressed forward, making Arsenal's passing space instantly narrow.

It's hard to have time to adjust the pass,

Football was snatched up by Paris again, and Mbappe quickly split sides,

Di Maria got the ball and immediately burst up from the left wing.

Before being defended, Di Maria passed a ball that was close to the ground.

The football went straight to the small penalty area,

However, Icardi, who was scrambled to shoot at the front point, was a step slow and the ball flew past.

However, at the back point, there was Neymar rushing quickly.

But

Goalkeeper Leno was in a good position, and when he saw the ball flying towards goal, he decisively stretched out his foot to block the pass.

Neymar at the back point held his head in his hands and felt that he had missed 100 million.

Who knew that the goalkeeper's performance would be so good, if he didn't block it, Neymar would be able to easily make up for it.

Ron exclaimed and said, "Yes, we can see that after the opening, both sides played aggressively. ”

"It's going to be a suspenseful game."

Henry thought for a moment and said: "The professor has to think of a way to deal with it now, PSG has a lot of attackers in the front. At the same time, the defense at the back is also tough, and Arsenal's counter-attacks are likely to not be able to maintain fluidity. ”

The equation quickly noticed that the referee's whistle was loose today, which may not be good news for them.

Moreover, Thomas, who is in their back, is clearly targeted today,

When Arsenal passes the ball at the back, there are always two people in Paris to interfere with Thomas's receiving position.

Thomas was momentarily embarrassed, and before he fell to the ground, he could only stab the football out in a hurry.

Xhaka hurriedly ran towards the football, and when he saw that he was about to be tackled by Verratti, he only had one big foot to pass to the equation.

The equation received the football, and seeing that it was Guy in front of him, he hurriedly leaned his body to the right,

After deceiving Gueye's position, he slammed the ball at his feet and instantly rushed to the gap on the left.

However, Gayer's reaction was quick, and he turned to catch up, stuck in the position of the equation, and secretly pulled and tugged.

This seriously interfered with the speed of the equation.

He couldn't stand it anymore and could only fall to the ground.

This Gaye is going to be the price of the yellow gem card, and also to take him

That's what Gayer wants.

However, the referee came and only gave Gueye a verbal warning, and did not pull out the cards at all.

The scale of the penalty sent fans booing and invecting again.

It's simply not taking Arsenal's home stadium seriously.

Equation sat up and shook his head in disappointment at the referee's decision.

Manager Arsene Wenger was also aware of the tactical foul in Paris in this game, and he quickly complained to the fourth referee.

However, the Fourth Magistrate was unkind and only showed calmness.

And Pochettino, the head coach of Grand Paris, his face was a little heavy, and he waved his hand forward, signaling that he was going to attack.

There is also a lot of pressure on him, because the aircraft carrier of Grand Paris is not so easy to drive.

At this time, Xhaka ran over and wanted to reason with the referee, but his teammates quickly stopped him, afraid that if he said a few more words, the referee would give them cards instead.

After Xhaka was stopped by his teammates, he could only turn his back and spit out a few dirty words.

Soon, the equation will drive the football out, and a diagonal kick will find Lacazette in the middle,

Lacazette wanted to turn the ball, but he didn't know he was being targeted.

Silva came out and didn't stop the football, but he grabbed his position and collided with Alexandre Lacazette.

Lacazette lost the opportunity to create a threat.

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas rushed into the penalty area and handled the ball with ease, and with a bang, a long ball instantly crossed half the pitch and found Ikadir in the Arsenal half.

Grand Paris has launched a counterattack again!

"Lacazette, this is a mistake! He didn't notice what was going on behind him. Silva didn't give him a chance to turn and get the ball. ”

'Keylor Navas' long ball was precise and they attacked Arsenal again.

However, Icardi split the ball with his back to the flanks and tried to get a ball from behind his team-mate.

However, Papastathopoulos is just as old and spicy, and the ball can pass through him, but not the man.

Papastathopoulos struck Icardi from the side.

Icardi was watching the incoming ball, and he didn't expect someone to hit him, and he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground in an instant.

Beep –

This time, the referee pulled out a yellow card, which caused huge boos from the audience.

Looking at the angry scene of the fans, they were a little skeptical that the referee could safely leave the Emirates Stadium today.

'The referee from the Bundesliga today, he did have a bit of a problem. Several fouls were verbal warnings, and Papastathopoulos was given a yellow card for his first foul. ”

'It's really bad news for Arsenal.'

Grand Paris was awarded a free-kick in front of goal, 40 yards from goal.

It was Mbappe who came to the penalty again, and after carefully observing it, he shot hard with his right foot.

The long-range shot flew high over the crossbar.

.

Soon, Mbappe got a pass from his team-mate, he shook off the defence and cut inside again.

Fortunately, this low shot was once again held in Leno's arms.

The front court attack of Grand Paris is really fierce, and for nearly half an hour, it has been attacking!

And Arsenal haven't had a shot so far. It's completely different from the first time we played against Grand Paris.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino's tactical changes did make a difference.

Arsenal's front, Equation, Saka, Martinelli, Lacazette, were limited by the opponent,

Grand Paris either fouled with small gestures or created an anti-offside.

'Professor Arsene Wenger has to find a way, they can't be so passive in the second half, otherwise they will lose this game.' Henry reminded, "Although this is only a group game, it is about the tactical play in the future. If Arsenal lose, it will obviously give future opponents a lesson from this game. ”

But

The whole Arsenal team still played patiently and did not become restless because of the opposition's pressing.

Thomas got the pass and sent a long pass to the right side again, this time the equation suddenly grabbed the first spot.

His header found Saka on the touchline.

Saka made a stoppage and sprinted farther down the right.

However, the big Paris side has carefully studied this young international player before the game.

Immediately, two men came to help defend Saka.

“.”

Saka made a feint, and seeing that the two of them were defending very steadily, he directly ran out of superfluous thoughts,

Quickly passed the football back to the equation that came to pick it up.

Now it's forty minutes,

It was a rare attack from Arsenal.

He didn't look up to see what was going on in the penalty area, because there were people around him, so he could only face the ball and slam the ball with the instep of his right foot.

With a loud bang, the football took off into the air and flew in the direction of the big penalty area.

Then, the equation was pushed to the ground from behind by the defenders, but he didn't care, his eyes kept staring at the flying football,

Seeing that the trajectory of the football fell accurately to the left wing,

The equation was secretly relieved on the ground.

"It's fine. Martinelli was on the left and I didn't make a big fuss about the ball."

"Martin. It's up to you, Martin. ”

This should be Arsenal's most dangerous attack so far.

Martinelli sprinted up and made a small jump before lifting his foot to unload the football.

Tightly, he slid the ball inside, using his speed to evade the defenders.

At this point, Martinelli can pass the ball, but he hasn't passed it yet.

fake fax buckle, deceived the opponent's central defender, and still broke through to the small penalty area.

It was only when everyone's attention was drawn that Martinelli suddenly picked up the ball and sent a cross straight in front of the six-yard penalty area.

Lacazette was there, and the defense line of Grand Paris was lured past by Martinelli,

In the face of this provocative pass, Lacazette jumped on the spot and swung his head.

The ball flew towards the goal.

Bang,

I saw that the football smashed into the upper right corner of the goal and bounced out.

The audience was in an uproar.

Can you not score this goal?

Lacazette held his head in his hands, and he felt incredulous. They had half the game and finally had a chance to score, but they were wasted by themselves.

In this regard, the equation sighed, and there was nothing to say.

Instead of dwelling on this great opportunity, let's think about how to continue to play the next game.

To be honest, he felt like he didn't play well in the game and only now did he really pull in a threatening attack.

A minute later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

The score remained 0:0.

In the Sky Sports studio, Ron was already analysing the game, "I think manager Mauricio Pochettino is ready to play like this, they are hungry to win the group. Arsenal, on the other hand, were a bit unprepared, as we could see that they only had two shots on goal, far behind PSG's five, and even Arsenal were a rare lack of possession. It's still hard to say who will win and lose this game. ”

Henry was a little surprised to explain the seriousness and rigor of his partner, and thought that the other party would only make people laugh

Then Henry thought about it and said: "But when Arsenal faced Paris Saint-Germain's target, they still performed remarkably, and they did not fall behind in the score, it was still a draw." And their attack in the final period was very orderly. ”

"In particular, the long transfer of the equation is wonderful. In the fierce confrontation, he did not have the space and time to observe in advance, but he was still able to send accurate long passes to Martinelli on the left wing. I don't even know how he did it. ”

'If Arsenal had given more support, they would have scored.'

Ron watched the replay and sighed, "Yes, the equation still amazes me." Although his teammates were confined and rarely came in for support. However, he was still able to create a dangerous attack with only one or two chances. As a striker in the team, this is already a perfect performance. ”

And in the dressing room of the stadium, both teams are sparing no effort to plan the way they play in the second half

(End of chapter)