The layering of Arsenal's offensive system in this game was very clear in his vision.
Henry was the first line of threat, the second line was led by Bergkamp, Ljungberg, and Reyes. The third line would be filled in by Qin Xiong and Vieira, and then Ashley Cole would also play a surprise role.
However, when Reyes could not play his role in this aspect, the impact on the offense would not be limited to just one weakness. The football field itself was not big, and the two teams had twenty players excluding the goalkeeper. In an intense competition with limited free time, if one could not play a single point, it would have the effect of affecting the entire team.
Now, Qin Xiong and Vieira were forced to go up together. Vieira leaned to the left side when he moved to the front to make up for Reyes, and Qin Xiong played the offensive role that a center midfielder should play.
Arsenal did not want to defend as a defensive midfielder. There was no other way!
If Reyes could play a role that satisfied his teammates, the team would not have such a change.
The game suddenly became more open. Arsenal took the initiative to open up the defensive midfielder area to Tottenham Hotspur, so that Tottenham Hotspur could increase the threat of possession and breakthrough in the front field.
On the other hand, if Tottenham Hotspur pressed heavily, Arsenal would also have better offensive opportunities as long as they defended, because their midfielders' starting positions were better.
The defensive lines of both teams were closer to the front. In order to ensure that the three lines were closely integrated, the space in the midfield area was narrower. The struggle in the midfield became a chain reaction of the big fish eating the small fish.
Qin Xiong tried his best to kick the ball, but not every time, his teammates would steadily pass the ball to his feet. Sometimes, when the ball was passed to him, he would have to compete with his opponent for it. In that case, he would have to bravely rush up to fight for the ball. In the offense, he would have a rough confrontation with Brown, and in the defense, he would have to engage in a "hand-to-hand" fight with Carrick. Sometimes, he would suffer losses from Brown, but he would gain an advantage from Carrick.
Under the watchful eyes of all the spectators, Qin Xiong clearly integrated into the Premier League faster than Reyes. If one did not look at his face and did not look at his jersey number, and only looked at his performance in the fight, he simply looked like an English native player. He was active, brave, and persistent.
This was something that he had to do. While his teammates were engaging in hand-to-hand combat with their opponents, he had to hide in a corner and play the art game? That was simply a suicidal approach. You would be despised by your opponents and isolated by your teammates!
It was impossible to hit the delicate and flexible ground passes!
The space was too narrow. Basically, passing the ball three times between teammates was the limit. Any more and they would definitely make mistakes! After all, the timing of each pass and the route of the pass had been reduced compared to previous matches.
Qin Xiong's patience had been exhausted as he fought with his opponent again and again!
He was a very flexible organizer.
If he couldn't execute an elegant and classy ground pass, then he wouldn't do it!
Let's do a simple, crude, and efficient long pass!
In the 25th minute of the game, Qin Xiong directly sent a long pass from the midfield to the front of the right flank. After the pass, he jogged forward to observe the development of the situation.
In fact, it was not very responsible for him to play this way. He was letting Ljungberg compete with Edman in terms of speed. As for whether he could win or not, it was up to Ljungberg.
Many organizers would play this way, but it was slightly mediocre because it was not stable enough!
Every failure meant that they lost possession of the ball and wasted an opportunity to attack. How many regular attacking opportunities did a team have in a game?
Some could have more than 80, and some could have more than 30. Arsenal's average number of attacking opportunities was about 75, so wasting an opportunity was only a loss of 175 points. It did not seem like much, but it was different when accumulated. Moreover, not every attack was ended by Qin Xiong. Since the start of the game, Reyes had ended at least four of Arsenal's regular attacks.
Ljungberg and Edman competed in speed and strength on the flank. The two players were very close to each other from the start. Ljungberg was faster, but Edman's position was better. The two players caught up with the football in a physical confrontation. Edman turned halfway and directly cleared the ball. The football hit Ljungberg and bounced out of the end line.
The attack ended in failure.
However, it was a signal that Arsenal's attacking methods had changed.
As the commander, Qin Xiong was the most suitable person to control the attacking methods.
He began to frequently send long passes over the top, which made Tottenham very nervous.
Although they had successfully defended three times in a row, what if? If Qin Xiong had a long pass that they could not defend, it would be a declaration that the city gate was in danger.
In fact, Qin Xiong did not expect a simple long pass over the top to break through Tottenham's defensive line. What he wanted was for Tottenham to panic and adjust their defensive line.
In the 31st minute of the game, King and Nabil retreated when they saw Qin Xiong control the ball in the midfield, for fear of being hit from behind.
Qin Xiong thought to himself, Now's the time!
He passed the ball to Vieira, who was close to the left flank. He shook off Carrick and moved forward. Then Vieira passed the ball back to his feet. Qin Xiong passed the ball in front of Brown to Bergkamp, who was parallel to the right.
After Bergkamp took control of the ball, he looked at the situation at the front line of the offense and picked the ball forward.
Henry retreated from the frontline to provide support. He was running back. King and Nabet had been retreating, but when they saw Henry running, they immediately followed. Brown looked back to check their defensive formation, and subconsciously went to block Henry.
It looked like there were three opponents around him. Henry faced his own half of the field and could clearly see his teammates' running positions from behind.
When he stopped the ball with his chest, Henry's slightly squinted eyes were full of excitement because someone flew past him!
Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong also glanced at Henry. Their eyes met and they had a tacit understanding.
The highest level of tacit understanding between teammates did not rely on verbal communication to plan how to coordinate and play every attack. Instead, it was in an instant when they displayed their talents together. As for whether it was exquisite or not, no one could guarantee. After all, on the football field, even a loose shoelace could affect the direction of the game.
After Henry stopped the ball with his chest in the middle of the three-man circle, he did not wait for the ball to fall to the ground and directly flicked the ball behind him!
The football flew in front of Henry and went around his head, as well as the heads of King and Nabil!
Because King and Nabil were rushing forward to head Henry, when the football flew over their heads and at the same time, there was a lightning-fast figure that brushed past them. They stopped and looked back. The distance between them and that person was very obvious.
Qin Xiong went in alone!
On the penalty area line, Qin Xiong stopped the falling football in the air.
"What a beautiful stop! It almost made me think it was Bergkamp! Qin Xiong simply stuck the ball to his foot. How will he deal with this opportunity? "
Robinson abandoned the door and rushed towards Qin Xiong with large strides.
Qin Xiong took a step forward and looked like he was going to shoot. Robinson paused and prepared to save, but Qin Xiong suddenly accelerated and changed directions!
He diagonally passed in front of Robinson!
Diagonally facing a wide open goal, Qin Xiong could already smell the despair emanating from the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands.
No one responded with boos. They were already scared out of their wits!
Qin Xiong steadily used his foot to push the ball into the empty goal.
The Gunners fans in the stands at White Hart Lane burst into thunderous cheers. It was more explosive than any other away game when a player scored a goal!
"The ball is in! Henry turned his back and passed the ball over the top to assist Qin Xiong to get a one-on-one opportunity. Qin Xiong calmly dribbled past Robinson and pushed the ball into the empty goal! Arsenal is the first to score in this north London derby! Congratulations to Qin Xiong for scoring. If he can bring victory to Arsenal, he will receive even more enthusiastic support from the Arsenal fans. He will become a derby hero! "
Qin Xiong's expression was still cold after he scored. He jogged along the end line to the away team's stands. Even if he scored, the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands nearby would still scold him with bared fangs and brandish their claws!
At the edge of the stands, two staff members kept running parallel to Qin Xiong. They were worried that Qin Xiong would make an irrational celebration to anger the home team fans. The security guards in the stands nearby also raised their vigilance.
The beast-like Tottenham Hotspur fans looked like they would break free from the cage of the stands at any time and rush into the field to tear Qin Xiong to pieces!
Qin Xiong responded to the Tottenham Hotspur fans with a cold and arrogant attitude. At the same time, when he came to the away team's stands, he could not do any celebration at all. Pires, Fàbregas and his other teammates rushed out from the substitutes' bench and surrounded him. Everyone roared passionately for scoring at White Hart Lane.
They were the first to stab Tottenham Hotspur!
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