Chapter 221: A Defeat
Gray is a wing-back, but he can use his pace to quickly close the gap behind Vasilewski.
Rossi will also add to the half-line line, and Lyicester City have largely given up on attacking.
Rossi's defense is not good, but Ranieri is interested in his ability to play the ball quickly.
In the face of Arsenal's attack, even if the crisis is resolved, the second penalty will fall into their control.
So in midfield, you have to be like Rossi, a player who can control the second penalty.
In the 75th minute, Arsenal again took the ball from the wing and passed into the penalty area.
Under the bag of Vasilewski and Hut, the ball is cleared.
When defending Giroud's high post, Claudio Ranieri's tactics were to recycle at full-back and defend alongside the centre-backs.
Therefore, full-back Gray must be reinstated to the full-back position.
N'Golo Kante received the ball from outside the box and was instantly trapped.
Rossi quickly received the pass, and Gray, at this time, also accelerated from the position of defender.
His role is not only to defend but also to play at the back.
After teammates compete for two penalties, they also cut forward from the wing, receive Rossi's pass, and take the ball out of the half court to relieve the pressure in the midfield.
Arsenal's defence spread out quickly and pressed down the flanks, and the pressure on the Lyicester midfield suddenly diminished.
Gray controlled the ball on the flank, and was caught in front and back, at which point Rossi rushed to pick up the ball at the first time.
Bang!
Rossi deflected the ball wide and distributed it to Andy King on the weak side.
Although there is no chance to counterattack, it can give the pressed backline a chance to breathe.
Arsene Wenger quickly spotted the tactics and he asked Ramsey to keep Rossi on hand.
Lyicester City are once again struggling to get the ball out of midfield.
In desperation, Rossi had no choice but to return the ball to the defender, and then launch a long pass from the backfield to Gray, who was cutting forward.
But it was only a stopgap measure, and it was only seconds before Gray dropped the ball.
In the 80th minute, Lyicester City fouled xxx outside the penalty area and gave Arsenal a set-piece in front.
xxx hoisted the ball into the box, and Lycester City's defence was focused on Giroud at the front post, ignoring Mertesacker at the back post.
However, when the ball came, it landed at the waist position, which made Mertesacker very uncomfortable.
Mertesacker opted to bend over on his knees and head the ball into the corner.
But at 198cm tall, he looks very sluggish when he bends over to top the ball.
The ball was more like hitting him on the head and bouncing towards the goal.
As the direction was not right, the header went wide of the post.
Although Lyicester City escaped, this defense also reflected from the side that they were very loose-focused.
The fans at the Emirates Stadium are cheering the team on with their utmost passion.
There were 10 minutes left, enough for Arsenal to score another goal.
On the other hand, in Lyicester City, every second on the field feels very long.
Playing one less player is already very disadvantageous, and against such a powerful attack as Arsenal, their physical energy and energy will be depleted faster than usual.
In the 85th minute, Ramsey took the ball on the left flank, and the three players in front of Lyrcester City failed to reach the ball and leaked to the feet of Giroud at the back post.
Giroud stopped with his left foot, stood firm with his right foot, and fired a powerful shot at his heels.
In front of goal, Huth and Fuchs slid and blocked the goal with their bodies.
The ball went through the two defences, but in front of goal, Schmeichel blocked it with his hand.
[Another divine pounce, the goalkeeper has made a meritorious service. γ
[Arsenal missed another chance to score.] γ
[The Lyicester City defense is already shaky. γ
[If Giroud had made a feint before shooting, maybe the goal would have been scored.] γ
In the 87th minute, Arsenal's attack came back again.
Sanchez was on the left side of the penalty area, picked up the ball easily and passed it to the back post.
Ramsey grabbed the penalty at the back post, but Schmeichel deflected the ball out with his right palm.
After withstanding Arsenal's repeated attacks, it finally came to the last point of regular time in the game.
However, the fourth official off the field, the timer held up, showed that there were six minutes of stoppage time.
Ranieri was rarely angry and complained to the fourth official.
Extra-long stoppage time, anything is possible.
Arsenal's attack, which has no cooperation at all, is Giroud, who crosses and finds the high point.
So far, Giroud has been involved in a game-high 19 aerial battles.
The most terrifying thing is that in 19 aerial duels, Giroud has completed 11 successful aerial duels.
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, after Arsenal's attack was cleared by Morgan, the two sides were fighting for two penalties.
Andy King was awarded a foul for a push in his hand in a scramble with Ramsey.
Arsenal won a free-kick in front of the box about 30 yards out on the right side of the box.
It was the 18th foul committed by either side in the game, with both teams receiving a total of eight yellow cards.
The fierce physical confrontation and fast-paced attack and defense made both sides almost physically drained.
XXX takes a free kick and the ball flies into the box with a strong spin.
At this time, there were five Arsenal players in the penalty area, while Rest City only had six defenders.
Olivier Giroud flanked the middle and drew two centre-backs into defence.
Welbeck leaped high in front of the post and headed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.
Schmeichel was good enough in the game, but in the face of this close header, he hit the far corner again, and although he fell to the ground quickly, it was still a fraction of a second.
The Emirates Stadium is suddenly boiling!
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[It was the 94th minute of the game, and Arsenal finally scored. γ
[Lore, Welbeck's header kills the game.] γ
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[The tenacious Lyicester City, they held until the last moment, but Welbeck's goal made their efforts come to naught. γ
After scoring the goal, Welbeck ran to the sidelines, took off his shirt, crossed the billboard and rushed into the front row of the fans to celebrate the victory with them.
The goal that awaited at the Emirates Stadium, at the last minute, finally came.
Arsene Wenger, off the field, also raised his hands unwillingly at the moment of scoring and jumped up excitedly.
On the contrary, conceding a goal in the final moments of the game, frustration and helplessness appeared on the faces of every Leicester player.
Arsenal's set-piece attack, Welbeck and Chambers almost grabbed the spot.
It can be seen that Lyrcester City has made huge mistakes in defense.
Or rather, they don't have any extra energy.
After Welbeck received a yellow card for stripping to celebrate, Lyicester kicked off.
In the last minute or so, Lyrc City had no way to retreat and pressed hard.
Gray dribbled the ball down the flank and pushed it through the half, and instead of pressing high, Arsenal settled quickly and waited for it.
Their physical fitness has also bottomed out.
Danny Drinkwater picked up the ball in the middle and was helpless in the face of interceptions from Arsenal's two midfielders.
Both Hutter and Morgan waited on the line of the penalty area, waited for the ball to be crossed, and then rushed into the box to fight for the top.
Arsenal, under Mertesacker's direction, have also raised the offside line to the edge of the penalty area, so that even if the opponent crosses, they cannot threaten the goal.
N'Golo Kante arrived to pick up the game and the game was in the final minute, and if there was still a tremor in midfield, the referee would have ruled that the attack was invalid and blew the final whistle.
Bang!
After receiving the ball, Kante passed the ball directly into the penalty area, and Arsenal's offside trap was also activated at this moment.
Hut, Morgan, Andy King and Gray didn't dare to rush forward because the pass was so deep and close to the back of goal that they couldn't catch up.
At that moment, a figure appeared at the back point, stretched out his right foot, and tried to unload the ball with the instep of his foot.
However, due to the landing point too far back, it could not be parked, but let the ball roll quickly towards the baseline.
Arsenal's backline raised their hands to signal that the ball was offside, and also to see the number on the back of the man who cut in forward.
Number 24.
Rossi failed to stop the ball on the first shot, causing the ball to barely catch up when it was about to roll off the line.
At this time, Arsenal's defender Bellelin has come from the side and back.
There are no shots left.
Rossi, who stopped the ball with his back, had to turn to face the goal before he had a chance to shoot.
As the Arsenal fans were preparing to celebrate the victory, Rossi rubbed the ball lightly as he turned.
That's right, near the baseline, rubbed the ball up.
Pass?
In this position, it is almost a zero degree angle to the goal, and it is impossible to shoot.
Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech, pressed against the post and blocked all the angles of his shots.
In the face of Rossi's unexpected pick, he stretched out his left arm and jumped on both feet, but the ball was far higher than he thought.
Moreover, the ball is spinning in the direction of the goal.
βdamnβ¦β¦β
Cech's heart suddenly chilled.
As a goalkeeper, years of experience and intuition have taught him that with the current speed and direction of the ball, it will definitely fly into the goal.
Before he hit the ground, his eyes followed the slowly falling ball, grazed the crossbar, and fell into the goal.
"Am I dreaming?"
Cech couldn't believe it was true.
Because of this pick, his thoughts suddenly returned to 06.
He was a goalkeeper for Chelsea at the time and saw team-mate Frank Lampard score the exact same goal in almost the same position.
The only difference was that he was proud of being a teammate at the time.
Now the goal he guards is scored by the opposing striker in such an elegant and light way, and he is helpless and sour.
The moment the ball hit the net, Ranieri, his team-mates on the bench, the Lyrcester fans, Picxi, and the on-field commentator were ready to vent in the wildest way possible.
The referee's whistle blew.
Drip!
The whistle interrupted everyone who was about to celebrate.
Facing the court, the linesman will raise the flag and slowly fall, flush with his chest.
Referee Atkinson raised one arm and then pointed to the Arsenal goal area.
[Offside, this ball, blew Rossi's offside!] γ
[This judgment is a little too late. γ
[Not to mention whether this penalty is correct or not, this reaction alone should not be one of the most qualified referees in the Premier League. γ
[The Ryicester players rushed to Atkinson and surrounded him, begging for an explanation.] γ
[Head coach Claudio Ranieri and assistant coach make a representation to the fourth official.] γ
[Let's take a look at the slow motion ......]
[This ball, Rossi was not offside at the moment of starting. γ
[He and Mertesacker are on the same level.] γ
[It's a pity, it's a pity. γ
[This controversial penalty will definitely be the focus of tomorrow's newspapers.] γ
The scene was in chaos as more and more Lyrcester players surrounded the referee.
This will only result in a player being suspended for besieging the referee.
Morgan and Rossi rushed in as soon as possible, separating their angry and roaring teammates and comforting them.
Andy King, the veteran of the team, is up to him to negotiate with the referee alone.
The negotiation lasted three minutes, but referee Atkinson still insisted on the decision.
The Lyicester players, who had no success in their struggle, could only return to their own half in anger.
Once Cech had set the ball up, he took a deep breath and kicked off the ball as many seconds as the rules allowed.
As soon as the ball crossed half-time, Atkinson blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Arsenal at home, with Welbeck's 94th-minute stunner, reversed Lyicester City 2-1 and narrowed the gap to two points.
At the end of the day, the Lyrcester players were still angry about the penalty.
[At night, the Emirates Stadium, on Valentine's Day, witnessed a great game. γ
[Thinking about the last round of the 03-04 season, in Highbury, not far from here, Arsenal's opponent in the last round is Lyicester City. γ
[Coincidentally, at that time, Lyicester City also took the lead with Dytzkov's goal.] Then Henry and Vieira scored to turn the opponent around. γ
[Let Arsenal finally end the perfect season with an unbeaten season and win the league title.] γ
[Today, the boys of the Gunners have almost copied the entire process of their predecessors at that time, from falling behind, to equalizing, to stunning, and their spirit of not giving up the Gunners has continued from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium. γ
[Professor Arsene Wenger, a good lesson for other teams in the Premier League, how he managed to reverse in the face of Lyicester City's defense. γ
[Although it was affected by some external factors, it did not affect the success of his tactics. γ
[For Leicester City, I would like to say that this result is not as good as imagined, but it is not too bad. γ
[In the 60th minute, with one less player, the suspense of the game was still left in the last minute. γ
[When you are most vulnerable, you choose to grit your teeth and persevere, and when you look back, you find that you have come a long way. γ
[On the court, there are many factors that you can't match. But if you can do your best within your ability, then you have no regrets. γ
You've only lost one of your last eight league games. It also continues to lead the standings with a two-point advantage. γ
[How to accept failure and bravely challenge failure, this is the most glorious time in life. γ
Rossi stood in the middle of the court, his hands on his hips, looking around, and the scene of the gunners cheering for the lore gradually became a lake in his eyes.
Their cheers and shouts seemed to be far away, but they were extremely clear.
When his gaze focused again, it was the strongest place in his heart as far as his eyes went.
Pixie Lot.
She covered her mouth, already choking a little.
She didn't understand that this was only one of the 38 league games, but it was like tasting the ups and downs and bitterness of life, which was difficult to let go.
She seems to understand that football is like life, there is no eternal success, failure is the eternal melody.
How to face failure and face up to defects is the essence of life.
At this moment, she and the fans around her, accompanied by the players on the field, burst into tears together.
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