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Arsenal walked into the locker room with a 2: 0 lead.
In the second half, the two teams switched sides and fought again.
Liverpool looked like they wanted to make some noise in the second half after a break in the midfield.
Their frontline decisively retreated and played the ball to relieve the pressure on Gerard, but they only threatened Arsenal's goal with long shots. It was as if they were waiting for Lady Luck to take care of them. After all, the quality of their long shots was not very good.
Arsenal's side was a lot calmer. Even though Qin Xiong was on the flank, his wide range of transfer passes were still accurate and more unexpected.
Often when Fàbregas gave him a short pass, he did not stop the ball and directly kicked the ball to the right flank with a long pass.
Ljungberg began to ravage Warnock. After Arsenal had shown enough threat on the left flank, Liverpool could not return to the track of the established defensive tactics before the game.
They were not sure if Arsenal would quickly move to the left flank after most of the defensive forces went to make up for Warnock's defense. Qin Xiong would immediately blow up their defense on the other side!
In the 57th minute of the game, Benítez could not stand it anymore. He got up and made a substitution. Luis Garcia came on and only let him play for half an hour. If it was a full game, Luis Garcia would not be able to hold on. On the choice of using first and then substituting or resting first and then substituting, Benítez chose the latter. It was not clear who was right and who was wrong. After all, Liverpool's other side of the defensive line was broken first.
Riise returned to the defensive line and Garcia played as the side midfielder. Liverpool's offensive system looked a little bit back to normal.
But what they did not expect was that just five minutes after the substitution, just as their offense picked up, Arsenal suddenly launched a wave of deadly offensive.
Vieira intercepted Alonso's pass to Kewell and then dribbled the ball forward in big strides. He came in front of Alonso and passed the ball straight.
Behind Bergkamp were Liverpool's two center backs. He kicked the ball out and passed it across.
Qin Xiong had already moved from the side to the middle, and Finnan moved inside just in time. Qin Xiong also kicked the ball back.
To Liverpool's surprise, the target of Qin Xiong's return pass was not Vieira, but Fàbregas.
Alonso had sealed off the front of Vieira and could no longer seal off Fàbregas.
Fàbregas still kicked the ball. He inserted the ball diagonally into the empty space on the right side of the penalty area.
Yongbeling cut inside the penalty area and shook off Reese. Reese, who had been playing as a side midfielder and shuttling up and down the side for the past hour, seemed to be slower after returning to the back line. It was all because of his lack of stamina.
When Yongbeling received the pass in the penalty area, Pellegrino had already come to assist in the defense. He also kicked the ball out and passed it across!
Bergkamp cut diagonally behind Pellegrino and received the ball with a push shot. The speed of the football was not fast and rolled to the bottom left corner of the goal. Dudek flew out, but the angle of the football was tricky. He could only turn his head to look back when he fell to the ground. The football rolled into the goal!
"Arsenal's performance at Highbury is like Beethoven's beautiful music! This attack can be called a model of a team attack. Classic coordination, classic! Classic! Vieira, Fàbregas, Bergkamp, Qin Xiong, Yongbeling, after Vieira passed the ball, all of them kicked the ball out succinctly and quickly. They completely destroyed Liverpool's defensive line in the process of tearing them apart! In the end, it was Bergkamp who put a perfect end to the attack! Now we can almost announce that Arsenal has won the game. There is no suspense! The exhausted Liverpool team has been completely defeated at Highbury! "
Bergkamp was surrounded by his teammates. Everyone hugged and laughed together to celebrate the goal. The most excited of them all was Fàbregas.
When they really participated in the battle of the main force and worked together to create a beautiful goal, this sense of accomplishment was brand new. The joy was also unprecedented!
All the Arsenal fans in the stands at Highbury stood up and applauded enthusiastically and cheered wildly!
They were proud of Arsenal. Proud!
This kind of pride might have nothing to do with the competition for the league title.
What they wanted was the enjoyment of watching the beautiful football!
When Arsenal can show the gorgeous and colorful side of football, they will applaud, they will cheer, and they will be proud of their lives!
Wenger clapped on the sidelines and shook his head slightly.
He shook his head not to deny Arsenal's goal, but because he felt it was incredible.
At the same time, he was moved and felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Beautiful football was his pursuit.
It was undeniable that football had always been a competitive sport that competed to see who was strong and who was weak. Victory, defeat, and championship titles were the ultimate standards to measure strength.
But Wenger had his own pursuit in terms of the means to achieve it.
The championship title was very important!
But how long would the glory and joy brought by the championship title last for the fans?
A week? A month? It couldn't be a year, right?
Arsenal in Graham's era also had championship titles and could be said to be the king of England's top league. But Arsenal in Graham's era was not liked by many people. Even Arsenal fans despised their own team and Highbury often had low attendance.
Wenger changed all of this. Even if Arsenal was not as dazzling as Manchester United in the Premier League era, Highbury changed from a library to a sea of fans fighting to enter. As a result, the stadium's capacity could not meet the fans' needs and a bigger stadium had to be built.
In addition to his personal ambition as a coach, this pursuit also included the element of hope that the fans could enjoy it.
He hoped that the Arsenal fans would come to watch Arsenal's games every week and leave with a sense of satisfaction after the game, as if they had spent two hours enjoying themselves, and not just the excitement of not being satisfied with anything other than victory.
Qin Xiong looked around the stands at Highbury. He was already used to the fans' excited and worshipful words and deeds.
It was a satisfying and exciting scene.
They presented their individual and team's wonderful performances to the fans. While making the fans happy, they also made themselves happier!
This was his football. Everyone had a different understanding of football. For some people, football was a sport equated with championship trophies, while others linked football with enjoyment, entertainment, pursuit, ideals, and creation!
It was undeniable that utilitarian football was very popular in today's football world. Qin Xiong knew that to become a superstar, he needed championship titles and glory to build a throne.
But he did not regret choosing a team that was not utilitarian!
Even if a utilitarian team would speed up his success, he did not regret it.
He already had the club's highest honor, the Champions League title.
He still wanted more, but he would not change his style. He would not let himself suffer while playing for the championship title. This was what he experienced the most in the national team. In the national team, he played very uncomfortably, but in order to shoulder the responsibility of the national team, he could not be willful.
But in the club, when he was only responsible for himself, he was willing to be willful. No matter how difficult the road was, he had no regrets.
Because he knew that if he could succeed in the end, the sense of accomplishment and joy would be indescribable.
Most importantly, he would enjoy the process, and not spend every match in depression.
He would not lose to reality.
If he had to lose, he would lose to pursuit!
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