Chapter 131: Home Battle

The entire Emirates Stadium shook in an instant,

Happy Arsenal fans waved their shirts.

To be able to score first in a strong duel is to take the lead.

Manager Arsene Wenger was also delighted to give a round of applause from the pitch.

'He's always going to score goals on the pitch.' Arteta couldn't help but sigh with a smile.

On the other side, Klopp's mouth cracked open and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This kick of the world wave is really too powerful, and it is impossible to accept it.

With just five minutes to go, Arsenal took the lead.

However, Liverpool are a top team and even if they conceded first, they immediately launched a counter-attack.

Liverpool's tactical style of play is a fast-paced one, their players are all running all over the field, and although the technique at their feet may not be flashy, the coverage of the pitch is definitely guaranteed.

The whole Arsenal team quickly learned how good their opponents were Liverpool.

The opponent's offensive is like a tide, rushing over wave after wave,

They don't worry about passing mistakes, even if the ball is cut off, because everyone is running, so they can immediately counter-attack on the spot.

Liverpool won the ball and Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up a cross to find Mohamed Salah on the wing.

Salah burst into a burst and combined the ball to break through Bellerin's defence.

Gabriel immediately came over to make up for it,

He didn't immediately poke the ball at Salah's feet,

He carefully stepped back and stared at Salah for fear of being suddenly overlooked.

And Thomas hurried over to form a two-man defense.

But

Salah was not afraid of Arsenal's help at all, taking advantage of the change of tempo at his feet, and suddenly passed the ball between the two.

The ball flew straight in front of the penalty area.

It was a glimpse of a pass in the tight penalty area.

Wijnaldum suddenly stepped forward and shot from the outside, unmarked, like Equation had just slammed into the outside with no one being marked

The ball flew straight towards the goal, but the height was not pressed and flew off the crossbar at the last moment.

Wijnaldum tilted his face in regret, then gave Salah a thumbs up and spat out.

The Arsenal fans immediately booed, mocking Wijnaldum's footwork and using the momentum of the home stadium to suppress the opponent.

Salah didn't react, didn't know what mood he was in, just returned to midfield and prepared for the next wave of attacks.

"Press out, don't let them get close to the restricted area!"

Wenger saw that the situation on the field was suddenly a little wrong, his expression was solemn, and he quickly stretched out his hand and shouted loudly to his disciples.

But

Liverpool's impact is too strong, and the front three are at their peak, so it can be said that looking at the current Europe, no team can guarantee that they can completely block their attack.

Arsenal's defense can only be said to be barely enough.

In the twentieth minute, Liverpool were awarded a free-kick in front.

The location is on the right outside the line of the big penalty area.

Mohamed Salah came to take the free-kick. This was a bit of a surprise for everyone, because in many cases, Liverpool had Prince Alexander-Arnold take set-pieces.

After all, Arnold's footwork is indeed very powerful, and he is famous for his strong attack and weak defense. That's a big reason why he has been able to stay in Liverpool's starting line-up.

In order to prevent Salah from also kicking a close to the ground,

The equation took the initiative to ask for help, and came to lie down behind the human wall. There is no such thing as a midfield master.

"Do you want me to stop it?" Saka felt funny and walked over to say.

The equation was almost angry, "You're a winger, isn't it good to stay outside and wait for a chance to counterattack?" You're coming to compete with me for a place? ”

Sakale nodded, thinking that this seemed to be the case.

At this time, the home fans let out a wave of boos, trying to distract Salah's attention.

"Shameless fake falls? Is this a free kick? ”

"Hurry up and end this farce! Shameless Liverpudlians. ”

"Don't be embarrassed on the field! Hurry up and go home to find your mother! ”

Countless on-site noises came,

Salah suddenly felt the pressure on the whole stadium and he took a deep breath.

Then, after a few steps, he suddenly kicked a curling ball.

The football instantly crossed the human wall and flew directly to the stands, and the whole stadium instantly became lively.

The home fans were laughing and could see that the heart of Liverpool's attack was indeed being interfered with by them.

Salah stood in place, his hands on his hips, and he spat in silence.

It seems that he is also a little speechless about his footwork.

"Press up! Let's keep pressing! ”

Klopp also felt a little regretful in his heart, but he still applauded and shouted at the players on the field.

Not to be outdone, Arsene Wenger, who was next to him, covered his mouth with his hands and shouted to the goalkeeper: "Kick a long pass, go to the front!" ”

Leno heard the manager's shout, and this time in the goal kick, he decisively threw the football and kicked a long ball vigorously.

Since Liverpool's top scramble is ferocious, they can naturally use this method to avoid Liverpool's midfield strangulation.

The ball flew high over Arsenal's half before crashing quickly down Liverpool's left wing.

This area instantly gathered players from both sides.

The players are fighting for every ball, and Haaland is about to fall with Van Dijk.

In the end, neither of them could get the ball.

It was Martinelli who suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the ball that fell to the left wing.

He saw that there were no holes in Liverpool's defence, so he had to play it safe and pass it back to his team-mates.

However, after this pass was returned, Liverpool's formation instantly pounced again, and the overall coordination was very consistent.

This leads to Arsenal having to pass all the way back,

However, when the pass was about to be returned to the halfway line, the equation suddenly held the ball and quickly turned to complete the escape.

His combination of man and ball is perfect.

This startled Henderson, who saw that the equation was about to disrupt their entire defense, and could only pull him to the ground with both hands.

It was a foul to choke Arsenal's explosive point.

The referee only awarded Arsenal a free-kick in front.

The boos rang out again, and the home fans were once again unhappy with the referee's decision.

"Isn't this not shoveling people away, not giving yellow cards?"

"FK, don't stop me, I'm going down and beat him up!"

"Don't worry, this free kick of the equation will definitely be scored!"

This time, though, it's too far away.

The equation's expression was a little dignified, and he didn't dare to guarantee that he would definitely be able to score.

He took the initiative to communicate with his teammates for a while, and everyone consciously covered their mouths.

Because this is because I am worried that the speaking experts outside the field will understand the mouth shape.

After a while, the Arsenal team-mates went to the human wall, ready to tear down the opponent's human wall.

"Is it a direct shot? Or are you looking for a match? ”

The eyes of the audience were focused on one person,

Salah also stared motionlessly at the figure of the number 10 shirt. No one knows what's going on in his mind, but!

As you know, Mohamed Salah just missed a free-kick and it would have been interesting if they had scored it from a further position

Immediately, the whistle blew.

The equation deliberately paused and observed the situation of the human wall more,

Then, suddenly, he assisted two steps and slammed a shot at goal.

It's like a long-range lob shot.

The ball crossed the wall in a parabolic trajectory, and the last distance suddenly fell into the upper right corner of the goal.

Alisson is like a great enemy, and he doesn't care if he will be hurt,

He jumped up and lifted the must-have goal with one palm!

The audience was in an uproar.

The ball was saved.

Salah turned his head to see this scene, he was almost stunned, such a long distance also hit the range of the goal?

What is this fairy foot method.

Alisson fell heavily to the ground, and he gasped in pain, almost feeling like he had gold stars on his head.

This is to save the must-score, and he threw himself enough to choke.

After a long time on the ground, Alisson stood up with the help of his teammates.

He couldn't help but curse secretly that he was really perverted, he could kick the goal at such a distance, what kind of legs made of titanium alloy were they

"Almost, almost."

Arteta almost jumped on the sidelines, and he immediately thought it would be a goal.

The team-mates on the bench were ready to jump up to celebrate the goal, only to be saved by Alisson.

Arsene Wenger couldn't help but feel both surprised and regretful.

However, this is the case in the matchup, and the goals that seem to be scored may be a little worse.

Throughout the first half, both sides were attacking each other and the pace of the game was very fast, as if Arsenal did not have a one-goal lead.

Before anyone could react, the time for the first half was already over.

Arsenal had 52 per cent possession, which was not much different from Liverpool's, and you could see how intense the game was.

Back in the dressing room, both teams were resting and preparing for the second half.

Arsene Wenger emphasised the strategy: "You have to get the ball up and don't give Liverpool a chance to touch the ball, and since they like to stop us with small fouls, let them run after us until they get past them again."

On the other side,

Klopp clapped his hands and said loudly: "Go and grab them, don't worry about the situation behind you." Your teammates will always be around, and I'm sure you'll always be able to work together. Speed up, speed up, continue to speed up, we must completely defeat the opponent! Remember, the opponent's number 10 is the real attacking core! ”

The whole Liverpool team is still young and at the peak of their careers, and they immediately responded to the manager's arrangement in unison.

They are not like the side that is behind by a goal, and they are still in a strong spirit.

Sure enough, the second half just began,

Liverpool also returned the colour with Firmino poking at Thomas' feet and passing to Salah.

The latter cut inside and shot inside to complete the opening blitz and successfully pull a goal back.

The score is 1:1!

The two sides are back on the same page.

However, Arsenal's side was very excited, everyone surrounded the referee, pointed to his hand, and signaled that Firmino had a movement in his hand when he grabbed the ball, which belonged to a foul before the goal.

It's like Arsenal can't afford to lose.

However, the live broadcast began to be played, and I saw that in the picture, Firmino did pull people, and when he stretched his feet, he even took the ball and put Thomas to the ground.

However, the referee did not say anything and signaled that the goal was valid.

The stadium erupted in shrill boos, and all the home fans were furious.

This Oliver is really blowing the game with his eyes open.

Manager Arsene Wenger was also unusually agitated and lodged a complaint with the fourth magistrate.

Arteta also rushed to the fourth magistrate unconvinced, issuing a complaint.

However, referee Oliver immediately saw the scene on the sidelines, and he ran to the sidelines, ignoring the boos and seemingly defying the crowd, decisively showing Arteta a yellow card.

Oliver then returned to the pitch and signaled for the game to continue and Arsenal not to waste any more time.

“.”

In this regard, the equation can't help but want to spit fragrantly.

In terms of this unprofessional level of blowing, the Premier League is not far behind the Chinese Super League.

Encountering such a penalty, the whole Arsenal team held their breath and drove the ball in the center circle, and their hands couldn't help but get a lot bigger.

Referee Oliver saw that the pace of the game could not be controlled,

He could only play 50 boards each, showing a yellow card to the biggest players on both teams.

After this toss, the game time has come to the 70th minute.

Arsenal were not willing to get a draw at home and once again organized a wave of attacks, rushing towards Liverpool's half.

In this regard, Liverpool is no longer in a hurry,

On the one hand, there is a gap in their fitness and they need to slow down to get back on the pitch again, and on the other hand, they also intend to draw Arsenal's formation out of the way with a squatting defence, and then play a wave of quick counter-attacks.

However, in this way, Liverpool's defense instantly became passive,

Arsenal fired three shots in quick succession from the perimeter and almost broke Alisson's 10-finger mark.

Klopp saw this situation on the field and did not show a nervous expression,

He is waiting, waiting until there is a flaw in Arsenal's formation, and when the time comes, they will be killed directly with one blow!

At the eighty-third minute,

Arsene Wenger shouted again as Sadio Mane fell from behind to tackle the ball and cut off Xhaka's dribble before Liverpool launched a quick counter-attack.

This is not the first time the referee has favoured Liverpool.

Prince Arnold immediately sent a precise long pass,

Let football find Salah.

Alexander-Arnold is really good at his feet, but the defense also stinks, in the words of the fans, it smells good and smelly.

Salah easily offloaded the ball, broke through the Arsenal defense again, and went to the meeting alone.

This time he pushed a far corner.

Goalkeeper Leno was forced to make a split save but missed the football.

"FK, I'm scared to death!"

"Good shot!"

The home fans in the stands felt the aftermath of the catastrophe.

Salah made a mistake in pushing the far corner and rolled out of the far post.

Suffice it to say, time is running out for both teams.

Equation was also a little apprehensive, but he still chose to side with his team-mates and continued to attack Liverpool.

It's life to die!

Arsene Wenger also directed his disciples to pounce on them from the sidelines, and regardless of the outcome of the game, they must now bring out the momentum of their home stadium.

In the face of adversity and injustice, Arsenal will not go against the grain.

(End of chapter)