King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 354

Chapter 354 The Soul-stirring Notts County
Sneijder's appearance seems to have opened up the two channels of the offensive, making Notts County's offense more flexible, and the tacit understanding has also improved a lot in terms of the movement of the ball.

No. In the 408th minute, Klose got rid of the Arsenal defender's defense from the outside of the penalty area. After adjusting, he shot with his right foot. Jens Lehmann fell to the ground and saved the ball.German striker Klose's shot came from Sneijder's delivery.

The corner kick was taken, Notts County took another tactical corner kick, Sneijder passed it to Robben, Klose made the ball, Thiago Motta shot the ball, the ball went too far above the goal frame , It seems that the anti-aircraft gun was caused by Mota's excessive force.

Come and go, Arsenal quickly responded on offense: Ice Prince Bergkamp scored a ball on the left side of the penalty area, which made Fabio Grosso's defense fail, and Bergkamp broke into After the penalty area was interfered by Chiellini, Bergkamp's own hands were not clean. Under the collision, the Ice Prince fell to the ground directly, and the referee on duty decisively awarded a penalty kick.

Arsenal fans naturally take it for granted, but there are still many Notts County Expedition fans who think this is the home whistle, or Bergkamp flopped and cheated.In any case, the referee did not change his judgment, and the linesman did not mean to speak for Notts County.

Edwin van der Sar moved left and right on the goal line, his hands were constantly waving, trying to interfere with Thierry Henry penalty. As Arsenal's first scorer, such interference is like Pale as white paper.

Exhale, run up, touch the ball, all in one go.

Three to one, Thierry Henry!

There is not much time left in the game, but the point difference is not small. If this is the surrender, it will not be the Notts County we are familiar with. In 5 minutes, team captain Harvey Alonso received Frank Ribery's left-footed shot, the ball was blocked by Sol Campbell out of the baseline and a corner kick.

The old routine, Sneijder directly drove the ball to Arjen Robben, the latter dribbled the ball in from the left, and then came with a kick. The ball went to the far corner, although it successfully bypassed The goalkeeper and the crowd in the penalty area also bypassed the goal. The shot went slightly wide of the far post and failed to score.

Subsequently, Notts County made a substitution, and Guardiola still used this tactic.Mertesacker and Didier Drogba came on, replaced Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, Notts County now have two forwards and five defenders, it looks a bit like a five-three-two, but the positioning is different. not like...

Where there is a will, there is a way, and God pays off. At No. 606 minutes of the game, Notts County, which used the three-tower tactic, finally equalized the score:
In Dani Alves' arc pass from the wing, Mertesacker, Drogba, and Klose fired three arrows at the same time. Those who played screens, those who faked runs, and those who really wanted to shoot, all came together. It started up in an instant.

In the end, Klose got the ball at the top of Arsenal's penalty area. After making some adjustments, he shot with his right foot. The ball went straight into the top left corner of the goal like a cannonball and entered the net, three to two!

One ball short!

"Grandma!"

Ignoring the celebration, Mertesacker blocked the goal cursingly. The ferocious Drogba snatched the ball from Jens Lehmann's arms, sprinted all the way, and gave the ball to Arsenal on the kick-off point. .

"Brothers, come on! Fuck him again!"

Didier Drogba, who clenched his fists and raised his arms and shouted, is like a big brother in the underworld calling his younger brothers to fight in groups, extraordinarily domineering.

Bergkamp, ​​the ice prince, doesn't bother to haggle with such an opponent. If he can't make it, he will lose his price. I am the most elegant prince on the court.

After the ball was taken, Arsenal started their beautiful football again. Vieira, Pires, Fabregas conducted back and forth in the midfield, and finally Gilbert Silva made a bottom pass from the right. Gerkamp jumped high in the penalty area with a header, and the ball was caught by Edwin van der Sar.

Seeing that there was no chance, Van der Sar also gave up the chance to throw the ball, looked behind him, there were no Arsenal players, and the old goalkeeper passed the ball to Dani Alves beside him.

After the appearance of Mertesacker and Drogba, Notts County's offensive routine has become more and more simple. This time it is three towers, nothing else, just do it!
Although Arsenal also knew that Notts County kept passing long passes, they had no choice. There was only one reliable high point on the field, Campbell, and Notts County had three. Notts County's ball-handler's press did not give Notts County's midfielders a chance to pass.

In this way, if you want to get some chances, playing hooligans is a must. Notts County quickly played hooligans, just aiming for the area specified during training.The three players in the front court can always get a spot, but if you can get it once, it can kill you.

Notts County, which has no quality and can only win by quantity, made a good set-piece in the No.803 minute. Unfortunately, Warren Doyle has already rested, and this distance is not suitable for direct shots. , mostly for long-distance cooperation.

The Arsenal people guessed half of it, but Sneijder's fake run still surprised Lehmann. The team captain Harvey Alonso took the set kick on the right. Klose pointed forward. Shaking his head to attack the goal, the ball was blocked by goalkeeper Jens Lehmann with a single punch.

One wave is over, but here is another wave. Mertesacker and Didier Drogba fought hard and caused chaos in front of Arsenal. In the end, Mertesacker stretched out his long legs, stabbed the goal, and tenaciously equalized. score.Three to three.

Falling behind three times and tying three times, did Notts County want to pursue a soul-stirring draw in the last 10 minutes of the game?Obviously not, so they are still attacking, or this hooligan-like three-tower tactic.

Coach Wenger also made a substitution. Clichy, who was overwhelmed by Danny Alves and Robben, was replaced. Van Bronckhorst was ordered in danger. In any case, his physical fitness is in an advantageous position. If the last 10 minutes If he can't beat Danny Alves, then he probably won't have much chance for the rest of the season.

In the last minute of game time, Van Bronckhorst seized the opportunity. He won a valuable corner kick for Arsenal. As long as Arsenal can score, they can continue to expand their lead in the standings. Notts County, which has lost three games in a row, will continue to slide into the abyss!
The fans at Highbury Stadium all stood up, and many Notts County fans had turned their backs, not daring to watch the corner kick. Killed by Arsenal.

The referee is already looking at his watch, that is to say, if the corner kick is missed, the game is over, and if it is scored, the game is also over.

Pires, with good physical fitness and good footwork, was responsible for taking the corner kick on the right. The flight trajectory of the ball was very straight and the ball was very fast. After Pires took the ball, he also fell to the ground.

Sol Campbell used the cover of Gilbert Silva and Thierry Henry to get rid of Mertesacker's defense. One can save Notts County.

The England central defender headed the goal near the penalty spot. Van der Sar jumped in the same direction, but the ball bounced and then flew into the dead corner on the left side of the goal, four to three!

The unwilling Notts County people wanted to kick off quickly and attack again, but the referee did not give them this time.

When the whistle sounded, the Arsenal players and fans fell into great joy, while the Notts County players collapsed on the field, crying bitterly, as if they had been drained of all their strength in an instant.

Guardiola walked towards coach Wenger, and the two shook hands. Wenger smiled and said something to the younger generation, but Guardiola didn't hear anything.

After the pleasantries, Guardiola made his way to the center of the field, knowing that he needed to reassure his players that they had done everything they could.

The assistant coaches and players on the bench, the staff, and even Wei Xun and Marotta in the box have all arrived on the field at this time.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. Although they are defeated, the people of Notts County are doomed to be unable to sleep tonight...

(End of this chapter)