"Qin Xiong's header missed the goal by a hair's breadth! He shouldn't have focused on exerting strength for this ball. He should have headed the ball into the far corner. In that case, the goalkeeper, Valdés, would be powerless to reverse the situation! "
The commentator made it sound easy. Qin Xiong's neck was not a giraffe, and he was diagonally facing the goal from the back of the penalty area. It was already good that he could try his best to swing his head to the goal and let the football fly in the direction of the goal!
In the stands, Qin Xiong's friends who were invited by Qin Xiong stood together. They regretted that Qin Xiong did not score with a header. Sylvia looked a little nervous with her hands in front of her chest.
How she hoped that Qin Xiong could realize his personal ideals and ambitions and climb to the top of this green field that he loved so much!
Qin Xiong himself did not have any change in expression. He did not roar to the sky like Pires did before, nor did he mutter to himself that he regretted it.
He just turned around and ran back to the middle and back of the field at a constant speed to defend.
Although this kind of back and forth sprint consumed his stamina, he did not rush forward most of the time after the start of the game. He saved his stamina to brew such an outburst.
If Barcelona thought that Arsenal would only rely on the flanks to attack, then they were wrong.
Arsenal's main strategy in this game was to attack from the flanks and tear apart Barcelona's rear defensive line. After creating a threat, they would cover the possible fatal threat in the middle!
Barcelona and Real Madrid were actually very similar. They both had a soft spot for offense, but they were more rational and scientific than Real Madrid when it came to team building.
Therefore, even if the team appeared to be in a difficult situation when dealing with Arsenal's fast attacks, they would still improve their offense to change the situation.
This might also represent the style of La Liga teams: attack instead of defense.
Control of the situation was the priority.
Barcelona began to strengthen their possession of the ball in the middle and front of the field, constantly tearing apart Arsenal's defensive line. They used passes to constantly shift the offense in the front of the field so that Arsenal's defensive system could not make the slightest mistake.
This would allow Barcelona's ball possession to continue to increase, and they would patiently look for flaws in Arsenal's defense that might be exposed.
In the 19th minute of the match, Ronaldinho sent out a diagonal pass from the left side of the front field. He wanted to send a wonderful pass to Giuly, who was cutting inside, but Ashley Cole broke up the direct pass by falling to the ground and sliding a tackle.
As Barcelona's attacking players were concentrated in the middle and front of the field, they would not directly head into the penalty area. This made Arsenal's defensive midfielder area very dangerous because the opponent was next to him.
Qin Xiong and Fàbregas had not yet run out of the gap. Silva controlled the football that was blocked by Ashley Cole. He did not dare to pass the ball to the defenders, nor did he dare to pass it to Qin Xiong or Fàbregas. He was worried that the astute Ronaldinho and Eto 'o would rush out halfway.
Under immense pressure, he could only rely on his instincts to pass the ball forward. As a result, he made a mistake in his pass.
It was directly cut off by Deke.
After Deke took a step forward, he was more than 30 yards away from the goal and displayed his foundation for a long shot.
The angle of his long shot was a bit right. Lehmann was focused in front of the goal and steadily moved into position to confiscate the ball!
Ronaldinho looked at Arsenal's dense defensive area and felt a huge challenge.
In such a pinnacle showdown, he would actually reduce the performance of his personal talents. After all, he couldn't just squander his opportunities. He had to cherish every opportunity he had to attack, which caused his performance to be somewhat limited from his personal point of view.
Barcelona began to invest more forces in the offense and mobilized the full backs to assist!
In the 23rd minute of the match, van Bronckhorst quietly went up from the left side. Ronaldinho performed a magical organization in the front field to attract Arsenal's midfield defense and then suddenly passed the ball to the left side.
Van Bronckhorst dribbled the ball down the end line. In the process of going down the end line, Eboue rushed up like a brute to break the siege. He kicked van Bronckhorst down in the scramble and was given a yellow card by the referee at the same time as he was penalized for a foul.
Rijkaard was extremely depressed as he watched on the sidelines.
He felt that Arsenal was really an incomprehensible team. There were both literary and artistic geniuses, cold-blooded and cruel killers, and also unreasonable butchers and brutes.
Barcelona could not create good opportunities in the front field, so Ronaldinho and Deke were also a little anxious.
In the 33rd minute of the match, Ronaldinho tried to pass a straight pass to Giuly. This was his best offensive organization method. He would not create opportunities for the teammates closest to him, but more for the teammates further away, with the effect of offensive transfer.
Qin Xiong also preferred this method, but he did not expect Campbell to block Giuly's cut route, and then Lehmann took the initiative to attack and confiscate the ball.
After another two minutes, Ronaldinho made the same straight pass in the front field again, but the ball was easily confiscated by Lehmann.
Barcelona's offense did not have the effect they expected and seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.
Arsenal played steadily and surely. Their mentality was definitely not a problem, but on the other hand, their self-confidence was rising!
Barcelona did not look like a scourge and could not beat them to the point where they could not fight back!
In the 37th minute of the match, Deke tried to create an opportunity for Eto 'o in the front field, but he and Eto' o did not reach a tacit understanding. Eto 'o wanted to pass the ball directly, but Deke passed the ball under his foot.
Deke's idea was simple. A straight pass could not pass behind Arsenal's defensive line. Even if you had speed, what was the use if you did not have space?
Touré went forward to control the ball, and then passed it directly to Qin Xiong, who immediately ran forward from the middle.
Qin Xiong spiked the ball to the left the moment he stopped the ball, and directly bypassed Deke, who came horizontally to intercept. Then he passed the ball diagonally to the left front to Pires.
When Pires encountered Oleg, he once again passed the ball to Ashley Cole, who was rushing past him at lightning speed.
Barcelona seemed to be familiar with Arsenal's fast attacks.
Márquez boldly helped defend the flank in advance. When Ashley Cole passed the ball, he knocked Ashley Cole to the ground to delay Arsenal's attack.
The referee ruled that Márquez had committed a foul, but did not give the other side a card.
Ashley Cole rolled on the ground and immediately got to his feet.
At this time, Pires came to the spot of the foul. Ashley Cole threw the ball to Pires from the sidelines. Pires caught the football and pressed it to the ground. Before he straightened his back, he knocked the ball horizontally!
A free kick was quickly taken!
Barcelona did not expect Arsenal to do this!
Oleg just observed Ashley Cole to prevent Arsenal from taking a quick free kick. If Ashley Cole had the tendency to take a quick free kick, then he would have gone forward to interfere.
Unfortunately, he had targeted the wrong person!
He should have targeted Pires.
At this moment, Márquez had not run back to the penalty area and stood in his own defensive zone. Barcelona's defensive line had a blank area!
Arsenal's quick free kick made Barcelona feel a chill in their bones!
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