Second watch.
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Bolton Wanderers strengthened their defense in the midfield area and Arsenal's last-minute adjustments in the offense made by Bolton Wanderers in the beginning of the second half. Bolton Wanderers appeared to be very steady in their defense while Arsenal appeared to be in a mess in their offense.
Bergkamp tried to create opportunities for Van Persie, but Van Persie rushed to the goal too directly. It was a little difficult for him to gain an advantage in front of Hierro or Ngotti, while Reyes was still looking for a more efficient combination of the sides.
Fàbregas tried to stabilize the connection between the front and back, but his eagerness to directly deliver the threatening ball made the team's offense appear impatient and risky. Overdoing it was the price of a high error rate.
Bolton Wanderers continued to play high up, and Diouf was always fighting alone. He could not gain an advantage in a one-on-one fight against Campbell. Davies always wanted to bully Senderos, and Clichy did not grasp the timing between the assist and assist in the defense of the penalty area. He clearly had a clear gap with Ashley Cole.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Fàbregas passed the ball to Qin Xiong in the midfield, who went to the left flank. Qin Xiong passed the ball back to him, and then he plugged in and ran forward. Fàbregas seemed to want to learn Qin Xiong's organizational style and carry out a sudden forward shift!
But he clearly had not mastered the essence of Qin Xiong's organizational skills.
When Qin Xiong pulled the side and did not pose enough of a threat on the left flank to attract enough attention from the Bolton Wanderers' defense, there was no room for a diversion.
He hastily passed the ball to the right flank to create a golden opportunity for Reyes. Unfortunately, Baines saw through his intention to pass the ball and took the initiative to push Reyes away with a physical confrontation, and then successfully intercepted the ball.
Baines's interception was followed by a forward movement.
He dribbled the ball for two steps and sent a diagonal straight pass out. Okocha, who was waiting in the front field, turned after receiving the ball. Flamini had already seen the opportunity to snatch the ball, but he did not expect Okocha to guard against his interception when he turned and nimbly pushed the ball past him before accelerating forward.
Flamini's reckless interception ended in failure, causing Arsenal's defensive line to lose its barrier and put them in a very dangerous situation.
When the highly skilled Okocha dribbled the ball to the penalty area line, the closest player to him was Davies. Davies, who had already scored a goal, was ready to carry out an anti-offside pass and run from Senderos at any time. Campbell noticed that Senderos seemed a little hesitant at the moment. He could only give up on Diouf and go up to snatch!
He noticed Diouf's position. The Senegalese striker, who had transferred from Liverpool to Bolton Wanderers in the summer, had not fully integrated into Bolton Wanderers. At this moment, his position was very dangerous.
What Campbell needed to do was to set up an offside trap at the same time!
Diouf had already overtaken Sendros, and Kanber himself was going to snatch the ball. He firmly believed that his teammate Lauren would not make a mistake, and he also believed that Clichy would rush to snatch Okocha as impatiently as before, even though that was definitely not the case.
Just after Campbell gave up on Diouf, Okoh found out about the ball.
His pass was as Campbell expected. It was to the space between Senderos and Campbell, and diagonally to Diouf.
Campbell immediately raised his hand to signal that Diouf was offside. He saw Lauren coming forward from the corner of his eye, and he was extremely confident that Diouf would be in an offside state because Diouf did not retreat at all.
But Diouf certainly did not care what Campbell was doing. He directly kicked the ball after receiving it, and the football was blasted into the upper left corner of the goal.
The referee's finger was in the middle circle, indicating that the goal was valid!
Campbell angrily protested the referee's decision, believing that Diouf was definitely in an offside state!
But the referee's flag was never raised.
Campbell and Flamini ran to the linesman to argue.
When his teammates protested to the linesman, Clichy silently took a few more steps forward, as if he was trying to make himself as inconspicuous as possible.
"Oh, look at what Arsenal is doing? Arsène Wenger is going to regret his decision today! He can train the players and train the young players, but is he dazzled by Arsenal's almost perfect start to the new season? With so many young players on the field, and Qin Xiong, Robin van Persie, and Reyes have only been at the club for half a year, it is difficult for them to have a tacit understanding. The team was in chaos in the second half, and the mixing of roles was obvious.
I don't know why Campbell protested so confidently. Even if the referee's decision was not based on the replay, someone should tell Campbell, hey, there was nothing wrong with the ball just now!
Campbell, Lauren, and Senderos left Diouf behind, but Clichy did not! When Clichy returned to the penalty area, it looked like he was going to defend against Davis head-on. In the end, he became the last player in Arsenal's defensive line. When he realized that the other three defenders had come forward, he took two steps forward, but it was already too late!
1: 2, Arsenal is in a bad situation. Not only do they look like they can't take down Bolton Wanderers at home, but they are also likely to be ended by Bolton Wanderers! "
Allardyce was so excited that he went crazy!
The morale of the Bolton Wanderers was high.
If they could end Arsenal's unbeaten record at Highbury, it would be a surprise that they did not expect.
Wenger shook his head slightly on the sidelines. He was hesitating whether to make a substitution.
Maybe Henry or Pierreyomberg could turn the situation around with two of them.
But for the young players, especially the players who were substituted off, it would be a huge psychological blow!
Wenger, who was good at training young players, paid great attention to the psychological quality of the young players.
Wenger could not make a decision between victory and accelerating the growth of the players. He looked at the time of the game and decided to wait and see for a while.
Before the game started again, Qin Xiong talked to Fàbregas. He saw that Fàbregas was not in a good state, and his expression was not natural.
Maybe it was a home game today, and everyone thought that it would not be difficult to win the game.
But the psychological pressure on the young players was not only because they wanted to perform well, but also because of the 45-game unbeaten record hovering over Highbury!
If the record ended here, the blow would be far heavier than losing to the weak Bolton Wanderers!
"Hey, hey, don't look around. I'm talking to you. Now is not the time to observe other people's eyes and feel the atmosphere in the stands."
Qin Xiong had to gently pat Fàbregas on the shoulder. Fàbregas came back to his senses and raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his face. After seeing Qin Xiong's calm eyes, he took a deep breath and his expression became serious. He said in a deep voice, "Go on, I'm listening."
Qin Xiong told him to reduce the delivery of the threatening ball as much as possible. He should not expect a simple straight pass to break through the opponent's defensive line. He should be patient. Even if it was an ordinary pass, it was actually changing the form of the game bit by bit. Increasing the frequency of the football moving back and forth between the two wings could effectively tear apart the opponent's defensive line and disrupt the opponent's concentration. At the same time, he should pay attention to his teammates' positions. Once there were signs of acceleration, he could choose to deliver the threatening ball.
Fàbregas might be a more amazing genius than Qin Xiong in terms of age.
But in fact, he had not experienced many professional games, especially high-level games.
And even though Qin Xiong started later than him in terms of age, his starting point was higher. Last season's campaign in the Eredivisie and the Champions League allowed Qin Xiong to develop steadily and constantly experience the test and sharpen of high-level games.
Therefore, in terms of experience and mentality, Qin Xiong was stronger than Fàbregas. This was indisputable.
The suggestion from Qin Xiong was seriously accepted by Fàbregas.
When Qin Xiong turned and walked forward, Fàbregas even showed a look of shame and self-blame.
He was ashamed of his somewhat absent-minded performance just now!
Fàbregas also went abroad alone. He saw Qin Xiong's calm performance in the face of chaos. That was the boldness that Fàbregas thought he should have!
After the restart of the game, Fàbregas's organizing work in the midfield began to improve.
If he did not have to rack his brains to try to pass the threatening ball, the stable passing work was very easy for Fàbregas, who came from La Masia.
Qin Xiong also did not resist handing over the organizing role to Fàbregas. The essence of the tactics he learned at Ajax was the interchange of roles and positions. He would not rigidly fix himself to a position or role. Moreover, at Ajax, he would swap positions with the winger. He also tried to swap positions as a center midfielder and a forward attacking midfielder.
He could understand the painstaking effort and naturally hoped that the young players could improve their adaptability.
Arsenal's offense began to become well-organized. Even though there was no threat yet, at least the distribution of responsibilities and offensive thinking began to become clearer.
But the time left for them was decreasing by the second.
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