Arsenal had been attacking Chelsea's left back, Delno's side in the first half, and this strategy had not changed.
It was just that once Qin Xiong moved to the left to launch an attack, Chelsea's rear defensive line would become particularly tense.
Just when everyone thought that Qin Xiong would try a long shot from the left in front of the penalty area to blow open Chelsea's goal, or send a strange straight ball to Henry, Qin Xiong's pass flew directly over Terry's head in the chaos and fell diagonally near the end line on the right side of the penalty area.
Highbury's spectators saw the chaotic stalemate situation instantly become clear.
This was Qin Xiong's biggest characteristic as an offensive organizer.
He turned the complicated into simple, as if he could reverse the universe.
Ljungberg forcibly overtook Delno, and the anti-offside running position allowed him to directly diagonally face Chelsea's goal.
After he successfully stopped the ball in front of the end line, even if they knew that his scoring efficiency had plummeted this season, could Chelsea's defenders turn a blind eye to his threat of possession?
Of course not!
Terry rushed to Ljungberg, and after he ran two steps, what he was most worried about happened.
Ljungberg chose a cross pass!
A small angle diagonally in front of the goal.
Čech moved almost at the same time as Henry to that side of the goal.
Čech originally wanted to block Qin Xiong's possible long shot from the other side, but in a split second, the direction of the development of the situation was unexpected. He now had to rush to the front of the goal to block the shooting angle of the goal near the post.
A goalkeeper competing with a striker in speed?
Even if both of them were world-class players.
But Henry would never lose!
Čech played to his advantage and pounced out when he was three meters away from the near post, reaching out to try to block some shooting angles.
But Henry was faster!
Before Čech's hand blocked the angle of the near post, the football had been directly pushed into the goal by Henry with his right foot!
The two men were perhaps only one second apart.
One second on the green field was the distance to lose the ball or score a goal!
Highbury instantly fell into an uproar.
Wenger showed a rare fierce expression on the sidelines and waved his arms vigorously!
The corners of Mourinho's mouth twitched slightly. The arrogant Young Marshal felt very indignant.
This goal was lost to the left back, Delno!
If the secret meeting with Ashley Cole had not been exposed, perhaps Chelsea would now have a world-class left back.
If Gallas had not threatened to retaliate against society by scoring an own goal, and had been able to conscientiously guard the left back position for Chelsea, perhaps in terms of pure defense, Chelsea would not have such a huge defensive flaw!
Young Marshal Mourinho, who valued details as much as his own life, would not think that Delno, who was still well-behaved in the eyes of others, was not a big problem.
Every small problem was a huge problem in his eyes.
"Arsenal is in the lead! The King of Highbury, Henry, broke through Čech's defense, and Ljungberg's assist was perfect. However, Qin Xiong had to be praised for his excellent pass! The improvement of Arsenal's ability to break through tight defenses in recent seasons was inseparable from the genius midfielder's ingenuity and creativity! Arsenal leads Chelsea 1: 0 in Highbury! If Arsenal defeats Chelsea and completes the double over Chelsea this season, perhaps the league title will only be in suspense after the Champions League knockout stage starts in the second half of the season! "
Arsenal's players collectively raised their right fists toward the stands as they walked back to the half of the field. Their expressions were firm and spirited.
Chelsea's resentment was soaring, and his fighting spirit was even stronger!
After the kickoff, the two wingers seemed to have entered berserk mode.
In the 36th minute of the game, Duff successfully broke through Eboue on the left flank and passed the ball back to the inverted triangle in front of the penalty area. Lampard followed up and forcibly squeezed Fàbregas away before raising his leg to shoot.
Lehmann made a world-class save!
He calmly pounced horizontally and blocked Lampard's powerful shot aimed at the lower left corner!
Three minutes later, Robben cut across the middle from the right flank. Flamini immediately retreated to the inside line, but Robben knocked the ball and changed direction to break into the end line.
Flamini then turned to face the defense on the flank. In terms of rhythm, he had already fallen behind the crazy Dutch Peter Pan Robben.
Robben seized the opportunity to cross the ball to the middle. Robben, who used his physical advantage to block Senderos, seized an advantageous position and kicked the ball to the end line of the penalty area, which was closer to the goal.
Robben cut diagonally behind Flamini. Flamini, who had made a 180-degree turn, was completely occupied by Robben. Defending from behind Robben would be very awkward!
Because he was likely to foul, and it was in the penalty area!
Lehmann left the goal and went out. Robben, who controlled the ball at an extremely fast pace, had a cold expression. He calmly observed Arsenal's movements in the penalty area. Like a surging storm, he remained majestic and motionless.
When the rear defensive line had almost retreated to the small penalty area and the crowd was extremely dense, Robben suddenly diagonally passed the ball near the penalty spot.
Fàbregas wanted to be the first to break the siege, but his eyes suddenly widened before he touched the ball. He felt a strong and powerful impact coming from the side behind him.
Almost half of Lampard's body was squeezing Fàbregas's frail body. He touched the ball first by falling to the ground and doing a shovel shot!
In the dense crowd, the football pierced through Arsenal's defensive line like a sharp blade and went straight into the middle of the goal!
Lampard got up after the goal and ran to the corner area with a calm and confident look to celebrate. Chelsea's players seemed to have vented their anger as they roared passionately and wantonly in Highbury.
After the celebration, Lampard walked to the backfield. On the way, he passed by Qin Xiong with a three-meter gap. Lampard turned his head to look at Qin Xiong. There was no provocation in his eyes, but a respectful fighting spirit.
He lost last season, and he also lost this year's Ballon d 'Or selection.
Qin Xiong's brilliance was beyond doubt.
But Lampard firmly believed that he would not lose again this season!
Chelsea would have the last laugh!
Mourinho was also confident. Chelsea's record this season was not as strong as last season's.
But a big factor was that Chelsea's brilliance last season had led many opponents to increase their attention on Chelsea and re-evaluate his strength. They would no longer allow Chelsea to play economical defense and counterattack comfortably.
But in fact, Chelsea was stronger than last season. Of course, the defensive strength of the left back position had indeed declined beyond doubt. But the overall strength of the team had become stronger due to the run-in and tacit understanding, as well as the improvement of the star players' individual strength and experience. The technical and tactical system had been further improved.
"Lampard equalized the score for Chelsea! Obviously, Chelsea is telling Arsenal: Don't think about letting Chelsea bleed so easily at Highbury! Although it has not yet reached the stage of determining the league champion, the importance of this game is the confrontation between the champions. Arsenal's gorgeous and smooth attacking group and Chelsea's invincible wingers are simply a feast for the Premier League! "
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