When the scene of Qin Xiong's pass bypassing Ferdinand was presented in front of all the spectators, everyone stuck their heads out and stared intently to see what would happen next.
Silvestre was shaken off by Henry!
It was clear that the Manchester United defender could not be more familiar with Qin Xiong's pass than Henry!
Henry cut diagonally into the penalty area at lightning speed and rushed diagonally, using his chest to deflect the falling football.
Silvestre chased behind him on the right side, and Carroll abandoned the goal and rushed out to Henry. Henry did not wait for the football to land, nor did he try to stop the ball. He directly used the arch of his left foot to shoot in the air!
The football bounced to the side of Carroll's left foot. When Carroll reacted and stretched out his left foot, it was already too late. He turned his head to look and the ball landed lightly into the goal!
"What a fantastic combination! Just last season, we were still saying that Henry and Pires were the perfect offensive partnership. But now, the most tacit combination in Arsenal's attacking group is Henry and Qin Xiong! Qin Xiong crushed Fletcher! There was no doubt that this would be an embarrassing game for Fletcher. He was once again conquered by Qin Xiong's incisive breakthrough! And Qin Xiong's creativity in passing is breathtaking. This kind of curveball straight pass is wonderful! Silvestre can't defend against Henry. Almost no defender can defend against Henry one-on-one. Moreover, it's just running and defending. When Henry suddenly moved, Silvestre seemed to react and passively followed. He was too slow, and Manchester United's defensive line was crushed by Arsenal's golden partnership! Henry scored the second goal, a brace! Henry, who is in hot form and at his peak, may be proving to the world that the Ballon d 'Or award belongs to him! "
Qin Xiong rushed to Henry after Henry's goal, and Henry also looked at Qin Xiong when he ran to the corner area.
The two of them pushed each other in front of the stands on the sidelines. They roared with wild expressions and then hugged each other.
Qin Xiong's growth in Arsenal was obvious to all. Qin Xiong knew how important it was for him to be actively stimulated when he was in a high-level team. Just like the straight pass he honed now, if he did not have the cooperation of a world-class striker like Henry to receive the ball and turn the opportunity into a goal, then he might not be able to make progress in this area. Because a low-level striker, even if he was a first-class striker, might not be able to understand the subtlety of Qin Xiong's passing. Then, Qin Xiong's passing would be a mistake. It would be difficult to clap with one hand. In the end, it would hit his confidence and make him not try to pass this kind of pass again.
When high-level players were together, the role of mutual promotion and improvement was unexpected.
The growth of a player was related to the environment.
Ferguson's face was a little ugly.
He could understand that Silvestre could not stop Henry. Not to mention the gap in strength between the spear and the shield, Henry and Silvestre were teammates in the national team. As a top striker, the more Henry understood Silvestre, the easier it was to defeat him at a critical moment. This was also related to the standards of a striker and a defender. Silvestre defended against Henry three times, five times. But as long as he failed once, he would be put in the spotlight and all his previous defensive credits would be overturned.
What Ferguson found hard to accept was that Fletcher was beaten black and blue by Qin Xiong in the first half. More than 20 minutes later, Pirès kicked Fletcher down during a counterattack. The kid was like a punching bag and did not dare to breathe. Obviously, Fletcher's confidence was also affected.
Manchester United, in order to avoid Fletcher's continuous collapse, retreated Scholes' position to ensure the defense. There were no other changes in the last period of the first half. Ronaldo and Pirès' long shots did not hit the goal range. Arsenal walked into the locker room with a 2: 1 lead.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Wenger considered that Arsenal had three main players missing for the game and hoped the team would be more conservative on the basis of the lead.
But this strategy became rubbish in the second half when they met Manchester United after targeted adjustments.
Manchester United attacked Flamini and Sigang. After Ryan Giggs easily broke through Sigang in the first half, his main offensive method in the second half was to cut inside and play with Flamini.
After Flamini opened a gap in this point, Scholes's forward cut was a huge threat.
The second half seemed to change.
In the 49th minute of the game, Giggs sent a straight pass to Scholes, who cut forward. Scholes stopped in front of Sigang and successfully broke through. Sigang was confused by the opponent's change in rhythm and finally gave up his knee. He watched Scholes kill into the box. The ginger shot in the box almost penetrated Arsenal's goal.
Vieira saw that the situation was not good and immediately changed positions with Flamini. He came to escort Sigang.
But in fact, Manchester United's main attack on Sigang was a pretense. They were mainly to attract troops.
In the 55th minute of the game, Giggs did not meet force with force with force with Vieira. After he and Scholes exchanged passes in front of the field, Giggs suddenly made a diagonal pass and hung the ball into the back of the box.
Campbell was worried that Sigang would be blown up again, so his defensive position was slightly closer to the center of the front of the goal.
When Giggs' pass fell to the back of the goal, Lauren, who was blown up by Ronaldo's speed, looked on in despair as Ronaldo shot through the air to break the goal.
"Ronaldo equalizes the score for Manchester United! Wow, Manchester United's adjustment during the halftime interval is very effective! Looks like they've found a way to restrain Arsenal! "
Wenger was furious on the sidelines.
In the end, it was because the three main players were absent and there was a hole in the rear defensive line that had to be filled. In fact, in a top-level competition, every player had to do their own job. If you wanted to take care of the work of many people or make up for something for your teammates, it would only expose more flaws!
When Vieira withdrew to participate more in the defense, the experienced Keane rushed up. At this time, he could unscrupulously stick close to Qin Xiong and harass Qin Xiong, thus limiting Qin Xiong's play.
After the source of Arsenal's offensive creation in the middle was cut off, the offensive threat plummeted.
Whether the outside world or inside recognized it or not, Qin Xiong's influence on Arsenal's overall offense was increasing day by day. Until today, it had developed to a level that could not be ignored.
Qin Xiong was not a god. It was impossible for him to overturn the opponent alone. Not only was the defense dragged down by the defensive line's time bomb, but the offense was also naturally affected. The mutual influence between offense and defense was invisible to the naked eye, but closely linked.
Manchester United was unforgiving. The Red Devils still adhered to their established strategy and frantically pursued Nishika's point.
In the 62nd minute of the game, the irritable Rooney cut across in front of Nishika like a beast. After receiving the pass from Ryan Giggs, he first used his body to block Nishika. Nishika was completely out of his wits. He probably did not realize how amateur his defensive action was. When Rooney raised his leg to shoot, his legs went soft and he used his upper body to block the opponent's shot.
Bang!
The football hit his shoulder and bounced out. Rooney immediately turned his head to complain to the referee, indicating that Nishika handball. But before the referee could say anything, the bounced ball fell at Scholes's feet.
Scholes, who was observant, saw that Arsenal's defense and Manchester United's offense were mostly concentrated on the right side of Arsenal's penalty area. He decisively stuffed the ball straight to the left side of the penalty area.
It was almost exactly the same as the previous goal.
Ronaldo had too much room to move in this position. He did not stop the ball and directly pushed the shot with his foot. He cleverly pushed a reverse corner. Almunia was pouncing to the side of the near post, but the football flew into the goal from the opposite direction of his movement.
Manchester United achieved a reversal in the second half!
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