West Ham United's goalkeeper, Carroll, was already numb.
The team he represented last season was Manchester United!
When he was guarding Manchester United's goal, he had been devastated by Qin Xiong. Arsenal had played against Manchester United four times last season. Two times in the league tournament, it was a draw with more goals. As a goalkeeper, he had an unshirkable responsibility for the goals conceded. In the EFL Cup, both teams played lightly and Arsenal was unfortunately eliminated. The last confrontation was the FA Cup final. Qin Xiong also left him with an unbearable memory.
He was already numb.
What else could he do?
What else could he do?
As the goalkeeper of Manchester United's worst defense in the Premier League era, Carroll was not unjustly kicked out by Manchester United. It was just that he was once again pierced by Qin Xiong, and the feeling in his heart was still not very good.
He became the background again!
God knows how many wonderful goals Arsenal would score in one of the best goals of the week in a season.
And the player who was hit the most should be Gabbidon, who was directly overtaken by Qin Xiong. He was the one who failed to stop Qin Xiong on the defensive line. He did not even have the chance to harass him.
His heart was slightly heavy.
For the past six years, he had been playing in England's lower leagues. This season was his first campaign in the top league!
One could imagine how much he had sacrificed and how long he had waited to get to this top stage step by step. He was the kind of person who knew what he had to sacrifice and what he could get, so he also spurred himself to work harder to face every day.
But in the exchange just now, Gabbidon felt an unprecedented impact.
He wanted to turn around as usual and then use physical confrontation to harass his opponent, but after turning around, he was left behind by Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong was too fast!
Gabbidon did not expect him to rush past him as fast as lightning.
Even though he had seen a lot of Arsenal's players' performance in the game before the game, it was a completely different feeling from a real exchange on the field.
Gabbidon patted his cheeks, encouraging himself to wake up and perform better next time!
The match restarted. West Ham United fell behind. Now that there was no other way out, they had to continue attacking!
Arsenal, on the other hand, played a defensive counterattack step by step. In the 25th minute of the game, Eboue successfully intercepted Esselington and passed the ball diagonally to the front. Qin Xiong controlled the ball on the right side of the midfield and directly transferred the ball to Pires' side in a wide area. That side was the area where West Ham United's defense was weaker.
Pires' 45-degree pass accurately found Henry, who was running diagonally to the back of the penalty area. Although Henry was not good at headers, his footwork skills were absolutely flawless. Pires' pass was a half-high ball. Combined with Henry's running position, Henry was able to directly shoot in the air when the football fell!
Bang!
Henry, who was almost facing the half-empty goal at the back, actually hit the ball on the outside of the column and the football bounced out of the end line.
Henry clasped his hands in front of his mouth. He knew that he had missed a great opportunity.
It shouldn't be!
This shouldn't be the case!
He put down his hands and his expression became solemn and serious. As a top striker, he knew the importance of form. Perhaps a missed opportunity was not representative, but he had to be vigilant!
West Ham United continued to attack after escaping a disaster. But now Arsenal's form in the away game was too stable!
Even if there were no Campbell or Ashley Cole, there would be no Vieira of old.
But as long as Arsenal did not give the opponent enough space to attack, it would be difficult for the opponent to penetrate Arsenal's defense with just six defensive players.
It was not that there were no players who could absolutely destroy Eboue and Flamini in a one-on-one on the flanks!
But teams like West Ham United and Everton did not have such strength. Moreover, even if they could destroy the flanks' defense, it did not necessarily mean that they could form a good chance to shoot!
Looking at the Premier League, there were not many players who could destroy Silva one-on-one. With Fàbregas as the defensive midfielder, in fact, compressing the space and not giving the opponent a legendary combination was a layer of protection to destroy the defensive line!
Arsenal's correct defensive strategy made up for the plight of injured players.
Cook and Esselington repeatedly hit a wall on the flanks. Benayoun was active in the midfield but was not very efficient. Sheringham was past his prime and Harewood was not enough to make waves in Arsenal's penalty area.
Moreover, Senderos, who was in Arsenal's rear defensive line, had played steadily this season. He cherished the opportunity to replace Campbell. Players were ambitious, especially young players. He did not expect Campbell to never come back. Instead, he hoped that one day when Campbell came back, he would firmly occupy the main position with his individual ability!
Sheringham lost the ball under the pressure of Fàbregas and Touré. The veteran had long lost his agile and sharp killer characteristics. He also appeared careless in his counterattack after losing the ball. It was not a problem with his attitude. It was true that his physical condition could not be compared to the young players. He was declining day by day. Many players in Arsenal's formation were rising. How could he compare?
Fàbregas immediately observed the situation in the front field when he dribbled the ball forward. Then, he decisively passed the ball to the right flank.
Reyes dribbled the ball and rushed forward on the right flank. Qin Xiong ran in the middle to his side. Reyes immediately passed the ball to Qin Xiong after stepping into the danger zone of 40 yards.
Qin Xiong was originally pretending to plug forward. Mullins could not stop his speed. He saw Qin Xiong unexpectedly not charge forward into the penalty area from the back. Instead, he dribbled the ball from the right to the left.
He immediately braked. Qin Xiong had already dribbled the ball horizontally a meter in front of him. He started to chase again diagonally.
Qin Xiong unexpectedly changed the direction of the attack, causing West Ham United's rear defensive line to be in a mess.
Gabbidon also did not expect that Daley, who was originally marking Henry, would be the target of Qin Xiong's forward dribbling attack. Suddenly, he and Daley had to switch defensive targets!
His change of mind was fast enough. He decisively went forward to intercept, but he did not expect Qin Xiong to dribble the ball horizontally without any intention of stopping.
Qin Xiong originally wanted to create an opportunity for Pires on the left flank to cut inside after disrupting West Ham United's rear defensive marking.
But after he rushed in front of Gabbidon, he was also surprised to find that West Ham United's defensive system was in a mess!
Gabbidon, who rushed forward, and Mullins, who was chasing Qin Xiong, collided with each other. Both of them fell to the ground!
Qin Xiong then stopped and controlled the ball. At this time, he did not have time to look at West Ham United's rear defensive line making a fool of themselves. Instead, he observed the movements of the other players in West Ham United's rear defensive line.
When Daley saw his teammates fall to the ground, he could only bite the bullet and rush to Qin Xiong. As soon as he moved, Qin Xiong also moved.
He gently kicked the ball with the outer instep of his right foot, and the football rolled from Daley's side to behind him. Daley wanted to roar. He did not need to look back to know what had happened.
Henry went into the match alone, facing Carroll, and easily pushed a shot into the far corner of the goal!
Arsenal led West Ham United by 2: 0 in the away game.
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