Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 270

Wenger returned to the locker room with an ugly face. Arsenal did have an advantage in the first half, but the advantage was not large, and Arsenal's offense in the first half could be said to be no threat at all.

In contrast, Stoke City almost scored a goal, and even Stoke City had at least three excellent chances in the first half. If it weren't for Li Shou's outstanding performance, the current score on the field would definitely not be 0:0.

So in the first half, except for Li Shou, other Arsenal players could hardly satisfy Wenger. In this case, it is understandable that Wenger changed his face.

Chelsea finally lost a game, Arsenal must grasp it, Mourinho's team will not often give this kind of opportunity.

Although the performance in the first half was unsatisfactory, Wenger did not make adjustments at halftime. Under normal circumstances, Wenger would not make adjustments at halftime. Welbeck was just a special case.

Stoke City didn't make any adjustments. Judging from the situation in the first half, Stoke City didn't have any problems. If it wasn't for Li Shou, the difficulties now would be another story.

However, there are no ifs in the world of football. Li Shou has become an impenetrable wall for Stoke City, and facing such Li Shou, Mark Hughes obviously has no better way.

In terms of personal ability, Stoke City is obviously not comparable to Arsenal, so it is almost impossible to rely on the star to break through the goal guarded by Li Shou, and the previous game also proved that the star may not be able to break through the goal guarded by Li Shou.

Manchester City didn't do it, Tottenham didn't do it, Manchester United didn't do it, and Dortmund didn't do it in the Champions League. Now the big problem facing the Premier League teams is how to break through Arsenal's goal.

The most difficult thing to break through Arsenal's goal is Li Shou. As for Arsenal's defense, let alone the giants of the same level look down upon it, other teams in the Premier League can easily break through.

Mark Hughes obviously has no good solution. In the second half of the game, he can only hope for luck and the performance of his players.

However, you, Mark Hughes, never dreamed that Arsenal in the second half did not give Stoke City the same chance as in the first half.

Wenger still has great prestige for the current Arsenal team, but when the French are angry, Arsenal players can only work hard on the court.

Only one minute into the game, Arsenal completed the first wave of offense in the second half. Bellerin made a pass from the wing. Giroud rushed into the penalty area with a header and was shot by Stowe. The goalkeeper flew out.

Arsenal's chance to get a corner kick, Chambers headed the ball, but Chambers' header did not fly to Stoke City's goal. Under the interference of the defensive players, Chambers' header flew into the stands.

Stoke City's first shot in the second half occurred in No. 60 minutes, and it was a relatively harmless long-range shot. The ball went directly over the crossbar.

Five minutes later, Wenger made two substitutions, and Podolski replaced Giroud. Although the role of the French center bridgehead was obvious, his condition was not good, but this is also understandable.

The second substitution was still a striker. Welbeck replaced Bellerin. After this substitution, Arsenal changed 334. With Chelsea already losing the game, Arsenal must win the game.

Besides, since Chelsea had already lost, the worst result for Arsenal in this game would be to maintain the point difference before this round, so Wenger decided to take a gamble.

There is another reason why Wenger made such an adjustment just now, and that is Li Shou. Li Shou's performance so far has made Wenger full of confidence in him.

"Perhaps it is because of Li's existence that the professor dared to make such substitutions and changes," Paul Merson said.

"I also think it should be Li's existence that made Wenger make such a change," Andy Gray agreed.

For Wenger's change, Mark Hughes on the other side did not respond immediately. This may be the gap between the coaches.

This gap was quickly reflected on the pitch. Arsenal's four-forward tactics put a lot of pressure on Stoke City's defense, and when facing tremendous pressure, players will inevitably make mistakes.

No. 703 minutes, Arsenal broke into Stoke City's restricted area, and they still advanced in four ways. With four people rushing into the restricted area at the same time, Stoke City's restricted area was turbulent and chaotic for a while.

And in the midst of this chaos, someone made a mistake, Diouf, the Stoke City midfielder fouled in the penalty area, tripping Griezmann, and then the referee blew his whistle and pointed at the penalty spot.

"Oh~~~Penalty~~~ Wenger's adjustments paid off after 7 minutes, and Arsenal ushered in the best chance to score." There were boos all over the stands for a while, but these boos did not change anything, because Diouf did trip Griezmann.

Arsenal's first penalty shooter is captain Arteta, but the veteran is currently recovering from his injuries. So far this season, Arteta is the player with the most injuries in the Arsenal team. Basically, he will be injured once in one or two games.

In the absence of the captain, Griezmann chose to come by himself, and no one said anything about it. After all, Griezmann created the penalty.

And Griezmann did not disappoint. Facing Begovic, the Frenchman pushed to the lower left side. Begovic completely misjudged the defense line, and Arsenal broke the deadlock on the field.

This goal was like turning on a faucet. Stoke City hadn't conceded a goal and Arsenal scored again.

From Cazorla's long-range shot from outside the penalty area, Podolski failed to take a shot at the first time after receiving a pass from Sanchez and missed the shot. In this case, the German chose to pass back.

At this moment, Cazorla inserted from the back, facing Podolski's return pass without any adjustment, he immediately blasted a long shot, and the ball went straight to Stoke City's goal like a cannonball.

"God~~~ Conceding two goals in 5 minutes, this is definitely a tragedy for Stoke City." But when the ball flew into the Stoke City goal, the people of Stoke City didn't even react, as if Stoke City goalkeeper Begovic didn't make a save.

But it wasn't over yet. Just three minutes after Cazorla's goal, Arsenal rewrote the score again. Welbeck's shot from close range Begovic saved and Arsenal won a corner kick.

Sanchez took a corner kick and the ball passed the crowd in front of Ramsey who hit the penalty spot. The latter volleyed the ball before it hit the ground. Begovic watched the ball fly into his own handle again.

"Crazy~~~ This is really crazy. After Arsenal scored the first penalty, they scored two more goals in the next 7 minutes, and scored three goals in 8 minutes." These three goals also completely stunned Stoke City.

　The previous point difference was calculated incorrectly. Chelsea should be 3 points ahead of Arsenal, so the two sides have equal points after Arsenal wins.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)