Walcott's back-heel pass was a stroke of genius, which caught Liverpool off guard!
Originally, Liverpool's rear defensive line had absolute confidence in blocking the Young Tiger's surprise attack, but the situation completely changed after Walcott's return pass.
Arshavin, who was behind him, took a step across the ball and swung it directly to the best shooting angle. The field of vision in front of him was completely different from Walcott's previous field of vision. In front of his eyes was a vast expanse of space.
He could see more than half of the goal directly, and there were no obstacles in his path.
The Tsar Arshavin lifted his foot to kick the goal without the slightest hesitation!
The football sped toward the top right corner of Liverpool's goal without a trace of rotation!
Even though Reina pounced to the extreme, his fingertips still could not reach the football!
Boom!
A world-class ball was born!
Arshavin knocked open Liverpool's goal with a thunderous shot from more than twenty-five yards outside the penalty area from the goal!
Arsenal's players who saw this scene received a great morale boost!
Wenger, who was on the sidelines, also excitedly clenched his fists and waved twice. His confidence in the game was restored a lot between the applause!
Liverpool's players were in a fearless state at this moment.
That's right, they conceded a goal.
But they had already seen Arsenal's offensive train of thought.
Fàbregas rushed to Arshavin and hugged the Tsar excitedly. His gaze was cast toward Qin Xiong, who was walking back to the midfield, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes.
His idea of organizing the attack was to create a diversion!
That was the trick that Qin Xiong used the most when he undertook the organization's tasks during Arsenal's time!
"Arsenal pulls a goal back! Arshavin's world-class ball! Arsenal finally fought back against Liverpool, and this goal was beautifully scored!
First, it was Fàbregas's stealthy pass, followed by Walcott's solo raid, which attracted a number of Liverpool's defenders before he passed the ball back to Arshavin. When Arshavin adjusted himself, he blasted a shot through Reina's fingers in an undisturbed state! "
"This game has given birth to two goals that can definitely be included in the Premier League's five best goals of this round. But if you want to compare, although Arshavin's goal was wonderful, there is still a gap between Qin Xiong's goal. After all, Qin Xiong's goal was accompanied by his personal performance. For example, the process of him passing Sagna was also one of the highlights."
"The suspense of the game is back. Arsenal did not raise their hands and surrender at Anfield. Now that they are only one goal behind, it is entirely possible for the game to go in an unpredictable direction!"
Comain boosted the team's morale on the sidelines. At the same time, he pointed to Johnson and told him not to participate in the offense too often.
After Liverpool restarted the ball, they carried out a stable passing organization in the midfield to wear down some of Arsenal's spirit. The Red Army immediately launched a new round of offense.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Gerard received Kuyt's pass in the middle of the front field and dribbled to the front right. He drove Denilson and Song's defensive position to move to the right. Then, when he was about to make contact with the opponent, he diagonally passed the ball back to the middle.
Arsenal thought it would be Alonso's assist forward, but when they saw that it was Qin Xiong who cut across the middle, they suddenly felt their hair stand on end!
Song immediately returned to the middle to form a screen. Qin Xiong did not hesitate too much. Arsenal's defensive line contracted into the penalty area to form a tight defense. Torres did not run out of a good position, so Qin Xiong directly shot a long shot from outside the penalty area!
The football that he shot out drew a big arc. The arc was very obvious, but it was not good to hit the goal range. It was still a little close to the middle. Almunia was moving towards the right goalpost, but when he saw the trajectory of the football halfway, he turned back and took a step. He panicked a little and used both his fists to hit the ball out!
"Wow, Qin Xiong's long curveball almost made Almunia commit a low-level mistake. This is not a good sign. Almunia is obviously afraid of Qin Xiong. He needs to calm down!"
Wenger also broke out in a cold sweat on the sidelines. Thank God, the ball did not go in.
The first half of the game soon came to an end. After the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the two teams walked into the locker room together.
As soon as Comain walked into the locker room, he said to Alonso, "Xavi, we need to strengthen our long shots against Arsenal in the second half! Their defensive line is now in a deep position because they are afraid that we will play a penetrating pass and cut. Qin Xiong and Gerard will be the first to be marked. Now we need more long shots in the front field. You need to contribute more to the team in the second half. Everyone is counting on you. "
Alonso immediately nodded and accepted the order. Comain then carefully arranged the play in the second half and the areas to be vigilant in the defense.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again.
The clamor in Anfield did not diminish at all. Liverpool played more steadily and patiently at the start of the second half.
Due to the deep offensive pressure created by Arsenal in the first half, Arsenal's defensive line had to be withdrawn to avoid being hit from behind. Secondly, they had to guard against being broken through by Liverpool's players. They could also compress the offensive space in the danger zone.
As a result, Liverpool's patiently passing the ball in the front field to create long shot opportunities became the main offensive method at the beginning of the second half.
In the 52nd minute of the game, Qin Xiong controlled the ball at a slow pace in the front field. After attracting Song and Sagna, he passed the ball diagonally to Alonso, who plugged in from behind.
Alonso did not stop the ball. He passed the ball straight to Gerard in front, and then he continued to run forward to get rid of Fàbregas's defense. Gerard and he tacitly tapped the ball horizontally.
Alonso came to the front of the penalty area and saw the shooting angle. He did not stop the ball or adjust. He directly kicked the goal!
The football went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal. The goalkeeper, Almunia, performed well this time. He calmly fell to the ground and pounced to block the ball.
The full-back, Traore, directly kicked the ball out of the end line under the pressure of Kuyt's impact.
Liverpool got a chance to attack from the corner.
Alonso ran to the corner area to prepare for a corner kick. Liverpool's defenders rushed up to fight for a header.
Alonso glanced at the situation in the penalty area and raised his left arm after some thought.
It was a simple signal to inform his teammates what kind of corner kick he was going to kick and which area it was going to land in.
With that, the players had a better idea of what to do.
Gerard and Torres rushed to the front of the goal when Alonso was about to kick the corner kick. As soon as the two of them moved, Arsenal's defenders immediately rushed to the front of the goal to block.
But Alonso's corner kick surprised Arsenal's defenders.
It was not in front of the goal at all!
It was behind the goal!
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