Chapter 795
Words:1677Update:22/08/03 00:36:01
The sight of Qin Xiong almost knocking on Arsenal's door at the start of the game shocked the Arsenal fans.
Even Wenger's expression changed slightly on the sidelines.
He stared at Qin Xiong's figure in a trance. The kid who turned around decisively at Highbury came back with a stronger stance after a year and a half!
Arsenal may have missed a series of famous star players, but Qin Xiong, who they once had, should be the eternal pain in Wenger's heart.
Arsenal created a small period of dynasty glory during their three-peat era in the Premier League and helped Arsenal dominate Europe. Such a player eventually became an important force in the restoration of Real Madrid in La Liga. Now he was helping Real Madrid open up new territory in the European arena and had to face the old team. Wenger did not feel good at all.
But there was no other way.
What was missed was missed. Time could not be turned back.
Arsenal's technical and tactical style began to change after Qin Xiong left.
Firstly, it was the increased sense of superiority after becoming the Champions League champion. Secondly, Wenger's pursuit of beautiful football was always on his mind.
The defensive counterattack tactics of the past had begun to fade, and the fast attacks that were in line with the trend of the Premier League gradually became the mainstream.
Three passes and two passes pushed the offense to the front line. If there was a Premier League team that played the most smoothly and tacitly with passing and cutting, it was still Arsenal.
In the third minute of the game, Clichy spurred the attack from the left side. After breaking through Robben's defense through a one-two pass with Fàbregas in the middle, Clichy assisted to the front field. He saw Adebayor's running position and took the initiative to pass the ball to Adebayor's feet.
Adebayor attracted Pepe and Diarra's encirclement after he controlled the ball outside the penalty area. He observed Henry's running position and gently passed the ball.
Henry cut across the middle from the side and took the ball away in front of Guti. Then he took another step in front of Cannavaro and swung the ball out of the shooting angle. He volleyed out!
Casillas's horizontal save blocked the ball out of the end line. The Emirates Stadium let out a cry of pity and immediately applauded like thunder.
Henry shook his head slightly. It wasn't that easy to break through Casillas' ten fingers.
In the sixth minute of the game, Real Madrid got a chance to attack quickly after Heinze blocked Eboue's long shot. Guti quickly moved the ball to the right flank in the midfield.
Robben dribbled the ball as if he was flying. He faced Clichy near the end line and skillfully changed directions with an explosive acceleration to shake him off. After turning inside, Robben passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who was marked by Flamini in front of the penalty area.
Qin Xiong got ahead of Flamini and poked the ball behind Gallas with the tip of his foot. After Robben passed the ball, he cut inside and ran to receive the beautiful straight pass. He received the ball and finished the shot with his left foot.
The football flew like a cannonball to Arsenal's goal. At a moderate distance, everyone thought the ball would definitely go in. But they did not expect Robben's shot to be a little on point. Almunia just subconsciously raised his arm and blocked the ball!
Robben covered his mouth and felt very regretful. The Arsenal fans in the stands were shocked.
But the neutral fans were in luck. Real Madrid and Arsenal's passing and cutting cooperation was fast and smooth, which intoxicated them. If there was anything missing, it was naturally a goal.
In the 11th minute of the game, Qin Xiong retreated to receive Guti's pass. Next to Fàbregas, Qin Xiong pretended to turn to the front left. Fàbregas immediately moved horizontally to keep up. But the football under Qin Xiong's feet did not move at all. Qin Xiong turned halfway and immediately turned to the opposite direction and took the football under his feet.
Fàbregas took a step back and stopped and turned sharply again, which was directly shaken off by Qin Xiong.
Fàbregas also felt helpless. If he did not use foul means, he felt that almost no one could completely mark Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong turned and dribbled the ball forward. In front of Flamini, he passed the ball to Snede on the flank. The latter directly sent a cross to Raúl in the penalty area.
Raúl slanted behind Senderos to meet Snede's half-high pass and shot the ball towards Arsenal's goal.
This time, Almunia made a contribution. He bravely saved horizontally and hugged Raúl's shot in his arms!
Three minutes later, Eboue dribbled the ball across the half of the field on the right side and passed the ball straight to Henry, who was retreating on the front line.
Under the pincer defense of Guti and Diarra, Henry passed the ball back to Fàbregas, who followed in the middle. The latter did not stop the ball and accurately transferred the ball to the front of the left side.
Hleb cut straight to the middle in front of Ramos and dribbled the ball in one go.
Adebayor moved horizontally towards the middle of the penalty area, ready to be offside at any time. Pepe subconsciously moved parallel to follow.
But Pepe did not notice that at the same time, Henry was running behind him!
Adebayor covered for Henry, and Hleb's straight ball was sent in at the right time. Henry got a chance to face Casillas alone in the penalty area.
Casillas chose to abandon the goal when Henry ran diagonally. He ran towards Henry and constantly narrowed Henry's shooting angle. Henry controlled the ball in place and adjusted the direction to face Real Madrid's goal.
Originally, he planned to shoot directly at the far corner of the goal, but seeing that Casillas was less than two meters away from him, he decisively made the decision to dribble past the goalkeeper.
He suddenly started to dribble the ball towards the end line. Casillas immediately changed direction and ran towards the end line, but he moved his center of gravity too quickly and his feet were not steady. He took the opportunity to use his hands to block Henry's shooting angle.
Henry was not in a hurry to shoot. He waited for a moment to completely shake off Casillas' blocking route before he pushed the ball towards Real Madrid's goal at a near zero angle!
The Arsenal fans in the stands of the Emirates Stadium were almost ready to celebrate the goal!
But when the football was about to roll into Real Madrid's goal, someone cleared the ball out with a long kick on the goal line!
Cannavaro!
The Arsenal players raised their hands to signal to the referee that Henry's shot had scored!
The football must have crossed the goal line!
But the referee did not say anything and determined that the football did not roll over the goal line.
"Henry calmly bypassed Casillas in the penalty area and shot into the empty goal. Cannavaro returned to the goal line in time to clear the ball. The Arsenal players thought it was a controversial call!
Looking at the ball's rolling trajectory from other angles, it is difficult for us to determine with the naked eye whether the football has rolled over the goal line or not, but the football is definitely above the goal line!
Real Madrid and Arsenal's game is a contest of offensive firepower!
Both teams can be very accomplished in offense and can smoothly push the offense to the front line and create shooting opportunities. Now the only thing missing is a goal! "
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