Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 740 Intermission

"Oh hero... hero-!! Brilliant! He went in! Poked...goal! Goal! Brilliant goal! Brilliant game!"

"The hero scored again, and he challenged Van Persie! The competition between these two is really fierce!"

With the voice of the narrator, the telecast gave Van Persie a brief close-up.

In the camera, Van Persie stares into the distance with a serious expression on his face.No one knew where he was looking.

In fact, he was looking at Chen Yingxiong.

Good opponent, but I'm not bad either!
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Before the end of the first half, no more goals were scored.The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 2:1.

Chen Yingxiong was obviously the player who performed the best in the first half, so the TV footage always followed him.The narrator is eloquently explaining to the audience how powerful Chen Yingxiong is.

"In the contest with Van Persie, he currently has the upper hand. He scored two goals in this game, while Van Persie only scored one goal...Chen Yingxiong is a rapidly rising supernova in today's football. As a player who is not very good A common center forward with strong impact, he not only has physical fitness, but also has header skills, and his foot skills have also improved rapidly. When he first debuted, he knew nothing but headers. A little bit of ability, now his extraordinary has reached above the level...Chen Yingxiong may be the most improved player I have ever seen...There are many people who are star-studded as soon as they debut, but after a few years everyone You will find that their level has not improved, or even regressed, but Chen Yingxiong is different... Such a player has a bright future!"

"I think, if he can win a few more championships, he can become a superstar like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"If he hadn't been at Liverpool... he might have done it faster..."

The commentator still thinks that Chen Yingxiong's transfer to Liverpool is a secret investment by Mingzhu, which is a pity.

During the intermission, Dalglish praised the team's performance. Liverpool's performance in the first half is indeed worthy of praise, because Liverpool has not played a hearty game for a long time.Of course, there were times when they performed well before, but it is still rare to have such an advantage like today. Arsenal's goal was just an accident. In the other 90.00% of the time, Liverpool played against Arsenal. , they got a lot of chances, and Chen Yingxiong grabbed two of them and took the lead.

Dalglish is very satisfied with the team's performance. As long as the team can maintain this state, there is still hope for this season.

In fact, after he won the League Cup, he was worried.I am afraid that the team will relax after completing the goal of "entering the European War next season".They have already won the League Cup and will be eligible for next season's Europa League.This is considered to have completed the task of this season.

But judging from this first half, the players have not let up.

The biggest problem for Liverpool this season is that they are not stable enough. They can beat the top Manchester City 4:3 away, or lose 0:1 at home to a newly promoted team like Queens Park Rangers.The league has played 25 games, with ten wins, seven draws and eight losses, and the gap between the wins and losses is not big.

Dalglish has never been able to solve this problem. He can only hope that the League Cup can boost the morale of the players and allow the team to perform more stably in the next half of the season...

In the Arsenal dressing room, the players were disappointed with their performance in the first half, even Van Persie, who scored a goal, felt that he should score a few more goals to help the team out of this situation. dilemma.

Wenger saw the frustration in the players' hearts. This is the most terrible emotion. If it is allowed to spread, it will cause irreparable consequences.

So what he should do first is not to adjust his tactics, but to call back everyone's confidence.

"The opponents did perform better in the first half. We are not as good as them. But we still have a goal, and we are only one goal behind them. What does this mean? It means that we are not as bad as we think." Wenger shared open hands.

"It doesn't matter if you are one goal behind now. You just need to think about how we won the past few games. We were led by Sunderland and Tottenham. But who won in the end? It's us, it's Arsenal."

Wenger's tone was not impassioned when he said this, but the confidence of many players has been restored.Because Wenger said the facts, the facts are the most powerful, and there is no need to use exaggerated actions and tone of voice to strengthen the effect.

In the fifth round of League No.20, Arsenal challenged Sunderland away and launched a counterattack after conceding a goal first. In the No.90 minute, Henry, who came back from a short-term loan, helped the team kill the Black Cat. reverse.

Not to mention playing Tottenham, it is simply a classic among classics.They were already two goals behind at 34 minutes, and no one believed that they could still win, because Tottenham's momentum looked so good... But a miracle happened like that, Arsenal chased five consecutive goals The ball finally won the North London Derby at home with a score of 5:2!

With these two games at the bottom, what else is there to fear for the Arsenal players?

It's just another reversal!

Wenger saw the changes in the expressions and eyes of the players, and he knew that his goal had been achieved.

This is the Arsenal he wants to see. What the revival Arsenal needs is this kind of unyielding spirit.

He was delighted to have signed former team legend Thierry Henry on loan from the New York Red Bulls during the winter break.

Henry only played two months in the team, but he brought back the long-lost spirit of Arsenal.

That is a kind of iron-blooded spirit that never gives up until the last second!

Arsenal has not had a championship for so many years, is the team not strong enough?Or are players frequently injured?Or is the level of the head coach limited?
Wenger doesn't think so. He thinks it's just a short breath, which is the spirit of iron and blood.

The team's consecutive reversals are the revival of the Jagged Spirit.As long as the team can completely regain this spirit, Wenger believes that Arsenal will return to the top sooner or later!

After re-invigorating the morale of the players, the adjustments for the second half can begin.

Many people always think of substitutions first when they talk about adjustments, but in fact, tactical adjustments are not as simple as substitutions.

Wenger first called Song's name, and he asked Song to strengthen the through pass in the second half.

Although Song's sense of position is not strong and his defense needs to be improved, his through ball is still quite threatening.You know, Song's successful throughs are the most in the Premier League.

He saw that without Gerrard, Liverpool's midfield control ability has declined significantly. Charlie Adam is not as experienced as Gerrard, and his way of handling the ball is still too simple-only splitting the sides, so it is much easier to defend.And his technique is relatively rough, which is also a weakness.

After Lucas was injured, Henderson was able to stay in Liverpool's starting lineup.

But maybe it was because he had been playing as a winger in the first half of the season, resulting in a loss of state and confidence, so his state also fluctuated.

There is a big problem with Liverpool's midfield combination.In Wenger's view, although Liverpool played well in the first half, it does not mean that they have no hidden dangers, it just depends on whether their team can seize the opportunity.Liverpool's offense is very sharp, but this is all due to Chen Yingxiong and Suarez, and has little to do with their two midfielders.

Asking Song to increase the number of throughs is to give Van Persie a chance to make a lore.

He knows that Van Persie is in good condition, as long as the football can be successfully passed to Van Persie's feet, no matter how small the angle is, he can shoot the football into the opponent's goal.

For Liverpool, the defensive midfielder combination of Henderson and Charlie Adam has problems. As long as they can take advantage of this, Arsenal will have a chance to complete the Jedi counterattack in the second half.

As for how to defend Chen Yingxiong...he comforted Koscielny.Koscielny's one-on-one defeat with Chen Yingxiong was already expected by Wenger.He said before the game that he already had a way to deal with Chen Yingxiong, but it was just a bluff.

In fact, his way to deal with Chen Yingxiong is not to deal with him. He bet that among the two shooters, Van Persie is in better condition than Chen Yingxiong!
Yes, the competition in this game is not who concedes fewer goals, but who scores more goals!
As far as Arsenal is now at the rear, after Mertesacker was injured, he really couldn't think of how to deal with Chen Yingxiong.So he found another way, simply didn't think about the problem, but focused on how to break through Liverpool's gate.After the loss of Gerrard and Lucas, Liverpool's midfield barrier has become fragile, while Skrtel and Agger are both tall but slow-turning central defenders. Van Persie has speed and flexibility. A tall centre-back is just right.

Judging from the first half, Van Persie was in a good state, and Wenger was relieved.

He turned and glanced at Van Persie.I found that Van Persie's expression was very serious.He knew it was because he was inspired by Chen Yingxiong.

Although Chen Yingxiong is very powerful, our Van Persie is not weak either!
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In the second half, neither side made personnel adjustments, so everyone thought that the game would continue like the first half...

Charlie Adam continued to pass the ball diagonally to Bellamy or Adam Johnson. Arsenal strengthened their defense on the wing, so Bellamy and Adam Johnson could no longer receive the ball without pressure like in the first half. The ball is in possession.

As for the other defensive midfielder Henderson, he looks like he came from soy sauce, with very few passes and no contribution in defense.

Wenger crossed his arms on the sidelines, and he had already seen hope.

Then he turned his attention to Van Persie.

It's up to you, Robin.

(End of this chapter)