Chapter 225: One Dare to Defend, One Dare to Shoot
After all, the drama of you scoring one and one scoring did not take place, and now everyone can only hope that Liverpool will create another miracle and at least equalize the score before the end of the game, but everyone knows that it will be difficult, or basically impossible.
They may be able to score three goals in the next half hour, but will struggle to ensure that they will not find the back of the net.
One Lin Yun is enough to bear, not to mention that Arsenal has a Giroud who is also in explosive form today......
Of course, giving up and surrendering were not Liverpool's nature, and Rodgers immediately replaced Malkovic and Lucas, sending on Borini and Lambert to strengthen the attack.
Arsene Wenger also made three substitutions at the same time and went on the defensive.
"The coaches of both sides changed five people at the same time!
Liverpool stepped up their attack, with Arsenal replacing Sanchez and Theo Walcoat and bringing on Mikel Arteta and Wilshere, while Arsene Wenger was to play in a back three??? β
Of course, three midfielders are impossible, but double midfielders are a must.
Tazigo and N'Golo Kante formed a midfield interception line, and the small threat partnered with the Magic Flute to form a double forward midfielder, and Arsenal's formation suddenly became a strange configuration of four backs, two backs, two forwards, and two forwards, which was somewhat nondescript.
In fact, the one who should be replaced now is Giroud and Lin Yun, but Lin Yun must not be replaced in advance, and Giroud has scored twice, and the professor rarely talked about human feelings, wanting to let his French fellow taste the taste of wearing a hat.
Anyway, they have a three-goal lead, and they can be willful - even if the opponent is Liverpool.
Arsenal began to defend and counter-attack, and Liverpool launched a storm-breaking attack.
In the 61st minute, Borini and Gerrard shot wide in front of the penalty area.
In the 62nd minute, Szczesny's shot was missed, Sterling crossed from the left, and Gerrard swooped down to head the ball just over from 14 yards.
In the 64th minute, Raheem Sterling's shot from the left side of the box went wide of the near corner.
In the 67th minute, Coutinho's two shots from outside the area were saved by Szczesny.
In the 70th minute, Jordan Henderson passed the ball and Balotelli's volley from the edge of the box grazed the left-hand post......
In just ten minutes, Liverpool completed 7 shots!
It feels like Arsenal's defensive ability has weakened after replacing Arteta and Kante as midfielders, but in fact, Liverpool's mental attributes are playing demon.
This team doesn't know what's wrong, as soon as they fall behind, they will be fierce, and the more they are behind, the more fierce they are, and what is even more nonsense is that they are not like this in one or two games, but often like this......
It's really a trait that's carved into the genes.
Lin Yun has returned to the midfield to coordinate defense, knowing that it will not work if it continues like this.
The best defense is offense, Chen Zhen said.
Seeing that his teammates were on the back again, unhurried, he hurriedly waved his hand and signaled them to be active and attack.
Luke getting the ball. Xiao was as good as a stream, immediately dribbling the ball forward, and then passing a long ball over the top.
Wilshere only touched the ball twice after he came on the field, and he accidentally touched it in defense, and he was already suffocated, so he immediately caught up, and he didn't bother to look at the situation in the opponent's penalty area, so he just hit the ball in front of the goal with a brainless kick.
It's like passing and shooting.
Olivier Giroud's flexible position and leap to the top!
ββ¦β¦ Arsenal's counterattack is coming! Luke. Shaw, Wilshere, Giroud!! Ah! Unfortunately, without the top power, the football was pulled out by the goalkeeper with one hand, Skrtel cleared the ball to the outside of the penalty area, and Lin Yun shot angrily at the ball!! β
The football flew out of the penalty area, Lin Yun overtook Henderson strongly, and volleyed at the falling football.
The Liverpudlians in the audience were so frightened by this imposing scene that they seemed to stop breathing, but Lin Yun knew that the ball was gone as soon as he finished playing.
The hit was not in the right place, and the ball flew high into the stands.
Although he didn't score, Wenger on the sidelines still applauded, saying that he should play like this.
"Arsenal's momentum is back in play, will the two sides stage a battle for the remaining twenty minutes or so?"
Liverpool are definitely going to attack.
Jones drove the ball wide and Henderson pushed Luka Modric to head the ball over to Lambert.
Lambert also headed in for Balotelli.
Wilshere immediately stepped forward to block, and the two faced each other, one attacking and one defending.
Ba Shen gently carried the ball forward, his body swaying slightly with a strange rhythm, looking as if he was shaking his head, which looked a little funny, but no one in the audience was in the mood to laugh, but looked at his Wilshire one-on-one intently.
Wilshere slowly retreated as Balotelli moved forward, spotting the moment to make a sudden move.
The moment he stretched out his foot, he jerked the ball, and the man flashed to the side.
Wilshire fell short at his feet and quickly turned to chase after him, but after only two steps, he suddenly fell to the ground with a scream.
Balotelli was not interested in understanding what was going on behind the scenes, ignoring Raheem Sterling and Coutinho from the left and right, and drove straight to the Arsenal goal himself.
Chambers came over to intercept and Balotelli got away again before volleying.
The soccer ball hit the inside of the post with a bang and bounced into the goal.
Liverpool pulled another goal back.
The home fans cheered, and Bashen also rushed into the goal to pick up the ball, but was pushed away by Szczesny, and then angrily asked: "Don't you see anyone hurt?" β
"Hurt?" Ba Shen turned his head in a daze, only to find that Wilshere had fallen to the ground at some point, and two Arsenal players had been surrounded by him.
"What's my business?" Balotelli gave Szczesny a "is there something wrong with you" look, but didn't push the door in again.
"Wilshere got injured in a chase as soon as he came on, and that was really ...... luck," Lineker said he didn't know how to take it.
The team doctor quickly came on the field, shook his head after a brief inspection, and quickly carried Wilshere off on a stretcher.
Arsene Wenger's face was clouded, but he could only use up the last substitution.
Bordoski came on for Wilshere.
After recovering one person, a general on the other side was inexplicably injured and retired, and everything seemed to be developing in a favorable direction for Lee Kee.
And that's exactly what happened.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Liverpool once again advanced the attack in front of the Arsenal penalty area.
Coutinho picked up the ball on the left side of the arc of the box, but this time he didn't shoot from a distance, but suddenly cut into the box with the ball.
Raheem Sterling and Balotelli immediately crossed runs to disrupt the sought-after defence.
Philippe Coutinho took the opportunity to speed up and get away from Arteta and go straight to goal.
Szczesny made a decisive move and rushed towards Coutinho.
Coutinho wanted to pass it again, but as soon as his right foot flicked the ball away, Szczesny's whole body suddenly pounced on him......
"Wow~~"
"Beep !!"
A sharp whistle blew and the referee rushed to the goal, panting and signaling both sides to get up, and a red card was raised high in front of Szczesny.
"This ...... Red? β
Not to mention Szczesny, even Wenger was dumbfounded.
"The referee showed a red card to Szczesny!! Wouldn't this be too severe?! β
"Let's see the replay...... Well, Szczesny's action is very dangerous, but fortunately, Coutinho made a move with both hands to protect himself, otherwise it is very likely that Szczesny will break his ribs! β
"Red card + penalty, and the red card is for the goalkeeper!
With 20 minutes left in the game, Arsenal suddenly suffered a series of blows, first Wilshere left the field without an injury, was pulled back a point by the opponent, and now suffered a red dot package!
What's worse is that they have run out of substitutions and will face a situation where there are no goalkeepers available! β
"Could it be that God saw that Arsenal was so smooth sailing that he finally gave them a moment before Christmas?"
The Liverpool players on the pitch laughed with joy and let out a pig cry, not to mention the Liverpool fans in the stands.
There are more than ten minutes left in the game, two goals behind, one penalty, the opponent plays one less, there is a play! There's definitely a lot of drama!!
It was the first time Lin Yun had encountered such an outrageous situation, and he was a little confused like his teammates, but as the captain, he still had to be the first to stand up and appease his teammates.
But now the main question is, who will guard the goal?!
Everyone turned their heads to look at Arsene Wenger on the sidelines, but before Wenger could come up with a charter, Giroud suddenly volunteered.
"I'm coming!"
"Huh?"
Everyone turned their heads and looked sideways.
Lin Yun said suspiciously: "Have you guarded? β
"I haven't guarded it, but someone has to keep it, right?"
Lin Yun was not at ease, and hurriedly ran to the sidelines to ask Wenger's opinion.
Wenger hesitated for a second before nodding.
In the eyes of the old man, now everyone is the same, he just wants the defense to be a little stronger, and then the damn game time will pass quickly.
The game deteriorated like this, and his biggest hope now was a narrow win or a draw.
Giroud put on gloves, changed into a goalkeeper's outfit and stood in front of goal.
Everyone was happy.
'Olivier Giroud coming in goal? Live a long time, see you a long time. β
", it's also a striker, why Mao doesn't give Lin Yun to guard, I want to see it!"
"Just kidding, it's not like you don't know Lin Yun's deterrent power in the front court......"
"This game is a bit ridiculous, I thought it would be over when I played 60 minutes, but I didn't expect there to be so many changes."
"Arsenal aren't really going to be overturned, are they?"
Gerrard set the ball down to the penalty spot, stepped back slowly, crossed his hands on his hips and took a deep breath.
Giroud on the other side sank down, his hands slightly spread, and he looked quite presentable.
The voices of the audience slowly became quieter, and everyone's eyes looked nervously at the two people in front of the door.
Jones couldn't help but walk forward, almost to the line of the penalty area, as if he wanted to see how the sudden appearance of his fellow would behave from the closest distance.
The whistle blew and Gerrard ran and struck the goal.
To be on the safe side, he shot with a half-high shot that was deflected to the left side of the goal.
Giroud saved the moment he had a shot.
The movements are a little clumsy, but the reactions are really fast.
In the disbelief of the audience, his hands actually caught the football steadily!!
"it!!"
"Oh, buy a !! of karma"
'Giroud pounces on !!'
"Hahahaha, the king of heaven and the tiger, look at my big Giroud!!"
"Giroud has done a great job! He saved Gerrard's penalty! This save looks very ...... Well? Arsenal counter-attack!! β
As soon as Giroud saved the ball, Lin Yun, who was still standing on the line of the penalty area just now, suddenly turned around and ran.
Henderson, who was defending him closely, rushed to the penalty area when Gerrard shot, thinking that if Gerrard's penalty hit the post or was saved, he would make up for it as soon as possible, but he didn't expect Giroud to make a steady mark and didn't even give them a chance to make up for it.
When he reacted, Lin Yun was already two meters away from him.
Giroud stood up with the ball in his arms, a smug roar still stuck in his throat, and Modric's voice was heard.
"Olivier Giroud! Forest! β
It was a no-brainer, but Giroud understood it in seconds.
He looked up, rushed forward a few steps with the football in his arms, and threw the ball in his hand in front of Lin Yun with his right hand.
As soon as Lin Yun ran out of the big penalty area about ten meters away, the football fell in front of him.
Jones rushed in the direction of his own goal, panicking.
Here he comes, here he comes again! It's still a single knife! What to do, it!!
Giroud's precise throw, Lin Yun ...... Direct Shot!! β
The football fell, Lin Yun ran at full speed, and then volleyed at the football.
The ball leaps high and flies towards Liverpool's goal in full view of the fans.
Jones was still scrambling to the goal, and the next second, a black shadow suddenly flew over his head, then fell sharply, slammed into the grass amid the piercing exclamations of the audience, and then bounced into the goal.
The ball went in?!
βGOALοΌοΌοΌοΌ Lin shot from the backfield, and the football flew into Liverpool's net over a distance of more than 80 meters!
3-6οΌοΌοΌ
Arsenal doubled their lead again!! β
"It's incredible! We thought it was Arsenal who were hit, but we didn't expect them to not only not be defeated, but to respond stronger!
Olivier Giroud saved Gerrard's penalty and set up Lin Yun to score, and don't forget, he had two more goals on his hand in the game! β
Even Lin Yun's brain-dead fans have to admit that although Lin Yun scored four more goals in this game, the limelight was still overshadowed by Giroud.
It's so special!!
He scored twice in the first half, saved a penalty in the second half as a goalkeeper, and assisted his teammate to score a long-range hanging shot!
"Hahaha!" Giroud jumped high in front of the goal, waved his arms, and then knelt on the ground, pointing to the sky with both hands, quite rampant, but Liverpool's players didn't dare to let a fart go.
Lin Yun turned around and ran towards him, and Giroud quickly stood up and ran towards Lin Yun as well.
The two were about to hug each other head-on, when the third and fourth suddenly thrust in and threw themselves into Giroud's arms.
"You're in the wrong position, man, you should go goalkeeping! Trust me, you will be the Buffon of France! β
"Lin, you are also a cow, one dares to defend, the other dares to shoot ......"
The Arsenal players embraced each other in front of their own goal to celebrate, and the home fans fell silent.
"Never Walk Alone", which has been playing for a long time, is finally silent......
(End of chapter)