Just after Qin Xiong assisted Henry to score, Henry turned and rushed to Qin Xiong from the front of the goal. The two men raised their hands together and grabbed each other's hands. They laughed and pressed their foreheads against each other. In addition to the great joy of scoring a goal, they revealed an unprecedented dominance!
Highbury was filled with thunderous cheers. The fans were excited as they watched the team pummel Juventus. On the other hand, the Juventus fans were a little disappointed. They could not see any courage or decisiveness from Juventus in this match. They did not know what the team was doing!
"Arsenal scored again! Henry outflanked Qin Xiong in front of the goal, and the wonderful flower-inserting kick crossed the ground to assist the goal!
The first half of the game is coming to an end. Juventus suffered a heavy blow and now they are two goals behind!
This is definitely Capello's tactical mistake!
What is he afraid of?
Is it the terror of Arsenal not conceding a goal in eight consecutive games and winning seven of them?
Or is it wishful thinking to take away 0: 0 in the away game and take down the Gunners at home to advance into the top four?
Juventus was so cowardly in the first half. They did not even have a decent shot!
On the other hand, Arsenal's offense was like a tide. If it were not for Buffon's brave play, the score might not be only 2: 0. Juventus has to adjust as soon as possible. Otherwise, they may not have any hope of making a comeback after 90 minutes of this game! "
The first half of the game was over. Arsenal walked into the locker room with a two-goal lead.
On the other hand, the morale of the Juventus players was low. They did not expect to be suppressed by Arsenal in Highbury. Not only did they have to use foul tactics to contain their opponents, but they also allowed their opponents to score two goals. And this was only 45 minutes into the game!
Arsenal did not need any adjustment. Their offensive and defensive systems operated freely. The offense was threatening enough, and the defense was watertight for the time being. Juventus did not test Arsenal's goal at all. Lehmann was the most relaxed player on the field. He was also surprised. He thought he would have a direct conversation with Trezeguet, Ibrahimović, Mutu, and the top strikers in European football. He did not expect to catch a cold.
In the second half, both sides changed sides and fought again.
If Juventus was cowardly in the first half, then Juventus was close to surrendering in the second half!
They did not have the courage to equalize the score at all. It was even worse than in the first half.
It was as if their hearts were scattered and they were old.
Their formation was getting further and further back and they fouled more and more.
Almost every time Arsenal's attacking players made a breakthrough in the front field, they would be met with a foul from the Juventus players.
Wenger was furious on the sidelines. Even if the team was leading by two goals, Wenger was more concerned about the health of the players than the score.
The referee's penalty scale also began to become stricter, frequently warning the Juventus players with cards.
In the 71st minute of the game, Qin Xiong broke through Zebina on the left after changing positions with Pires. His dribbling rhythm in front of Zebina paused for a moment. The moment Zebina braked, Qin Xiong poked the ball under his crotch and then accelerated to overtake Zebina. Zebina was probably a little angry from being pierced in the crotch. When he turned around, it was obvious that Qin Xiong had seized the opportunity. His whole body's center of gravity pressed on Qin Xiong and pushed him to the ground from the side behind Qin Xiong!
The referee's whistle sounded. Qin Xiong turned around on the ground and opened his arms to complain to the referee.
Was this still playing football?
It was almost catching up to wrestling, right?
When the Juventus players surrounded the referee to plead for mercy, the referee still put his hand into his pocket and took out two cards, one yellow and one red.
He first showed the yellow card to Zebina, and then showed the red card!
"Wow! Zebina was sent off with two yellow cards and one red card! His foul this time was definitely a yellow card action. There is no problem. Juventus' performance in this game is really surprising. They can't make a threat in offense and can only rely on fouls to defend! Capello may say that in the game against Roma a few days ago, Juventus consumed a lot of stamina in the second half of the game with ten players. But in such a crucial game in the Champions League, Juventus should be ready for everything. They should have expected that coming to Highbury would not be easy, but they let the game completely fall into Arsenal's control! Now, they are going to play with ten players again. Arsenal will definitely put more pressure on Juventus to attack! "
When Juventus had a player sent off, Arsenal's midfielders did not rush forward to attack.
In fact, a score of 2: 0 was already very good.
There was no need to invest more attacking forces to expand the results just because the opponent had a player sent off.
Three minutes later, Capello replaced Mutu with Giorgio Chiellini to fill the defensive gap caused by Zebina's sending off.
Juventus' disadvantage was even more obvious. Arsenal did not change their stance. They defended and attacked. The investment in offense and defense did not change because the opponent had one less player.
This was actually more in line with Wenger's on-the-spot command philosophy. He did not like to take risks.
The players on the field were unwilling to take too many risks because of the two-goal lead.
But this did not mean that Arsenal had lost their ambition to continue scoring!
In the 82nd minute of the game, Henry retreated to receive Qin Xiong's pass and dribbled forward. After he brushed past Emerson, he was knocked to the ground by Emerson's hidden elbow. The referee was perceptive. When he blew to stop the game, he once again took out two cards of different colors from his pocket.
First, he showed a yellow card to Emerson, followed by a red card!
"Oh my God! Juventus, with ten players, is now facing the predicament of having a player sent off with a red card! They have no choice but to fight with nine players! Capello made a mistake, an absolute mistake. He was too confident in Juventus' Italian-style defense. Under the impact of Arsenal's overall offensive speed and individual breakthrough ability, Juventus' defensive line could not withstand at all. They kept using fouls to contain Arsenal and paid the price of a card. Zebina has two yellow cards and one red card, Emerson has two yellow cards and one red card, and Vieira also has a yellow card. Even if Nedved can return for the next game, how can Juventus play the next game at home with Zebina, Emerson, and Vieira, who will be suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards? "
Capello's face was livid. He could not have imagined that Juventus would be in deep trouble today in front of Arsenal, who had always been weak in European competitions.
There were still about ten minutes left in the game, including the injury stoppage time.
And Juventus needed to face Arsenal, who had 11 players, with nine players.
Capello let Balzaretti replace Trezeguet to fill the gap in defense. But in terms of offense, Juventus was left with only Ibrahimovic at the front, isolated and helpless. Other than kicking forward to give Ibrahimovic opportunities, they had no way to penetrate the ground.
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