Fengba Greenery

Chapter 457 A good goalkeeper tops the top half of the team
Chapter 37 A good goalkeeper tops the top half of the team
If we say that the first 10 minutes of this game was a game between Arsenal and a Manchester United team that didn't seem to wake up.

So from the 10th minute onwards, the rhythm of the game was completely in the hands of Manchester United.

Manchester United, which was behind by two goals, stepped up the attack. In the frontcourt, Li Qingshan and Di Maria and Mata behind him were all involved in oppressing the Arsenal defenders, while Fellaini, Herrera, Kramer in the midfield Three players teamed up to lock down the midfield.

The defensive counterattack that Arsenal wanted was completely impossible-Sanchez, the offensive point they relied on most in the frontcourt, had already returned to participate in the defense.

At the moment to stay in the forefront, only Walcott and Ozil.

Walcott stayed up front because Arsenal needed to keep a player up front to counter the counter but Walcott was as fast as he could but couldn't hold the ball, neither Hummels nor the others. Rojo, the starting central defender in the game, did not give Walcott a chance to get the ball easily.

Although the referee Mali Na blacked out a penalty kick by Manchester United, the scale of the referee Mali Na's whistle is relatively loose, which is undoubtedly very beneficial to Manchester United, which has a considerable advantage over Arsenal in physical confrontation .

No. In the 209th minute, Walcott managed to get the ball, and Hummels leaned directly on him, Walcott was squeezed away by him, and Hummels naturally took the ball away.

If it is in the Bundesliga, Hummels naturally rarely uses such actions to defend, but here is the Premier League, and Hummels quickly adapted to the referee standards of the Premier League.

The physically strong Hummels has adapted quickly in the Premier League, and he can almost be said to be at home now.

The other player who did not return to defense was Ozil.

Ozil's offensive role for Arsenal is quite obvious, but it is clear that this Turkish-born German midfielder is not a player who likes to defend. Even now that Arsenal's defensive pressure is so high, he still Stay up front and wait for Arsenal to counterattack after stealing the ball.

"Ozil should go back to defend now!" Henry said anxiously, "Arsenal's situation is so passive now, he should at least stand at the front of the penalty area to slightly interfere with Manchester United's control in this area, instead of Standing in the frontcourt with arms crossed, waiting for the ball!"

"Maybe this is not necessarily Wenger's arrangement. In fact, Arsenal only need to score one more goal. Perhaps Manchester United's morale is about to collapse." Carragher expressed different opinions.

But in fact, Wenger kept rubbing his hands nervously on the sidelines.How he wished the first half of the game would be over immediately.However, Arsenal will have to hold out for at least another 15 minutes.

Wenger doesn't think of counterattack now.Look at Arsenal's current situation. They simply cannot effectively develop the ball to the frontcourt. Whether it is Ozil or Walcott, they can't even get the ball.

Even if Arsenal successfully steal the ball from the backcourt, the route they want to develop through the ground is completely blocked by the Manchester United players in the frontcourt, and the high-altitude ball is completely taken by Manchester United.

And most of the time, Arsenal's goal is always being tested.

No.304 minutes, Li Qingshan received Sandro's cross and put the ball back to the front point from the back point. Cech struck out in time and punched the ball out of the penalty area.

But the ball outside the penalty area was still controlled by Manchester United, and Kramer headed the ball to Mata.

Mata took the ball down and faced Monreal's defense.

Mata's center of gravity swayed, and then he planned to go to the bottom line and make another pass from the bottom.

However, Monreal has a lot of defensive experience. Of course, he knows where the threat of Manchester United is. He keeps up with Mata's rhythm and prevents Mata from having an easy cross.

Seeing that there was not a good chance to pass the kick, Mata did not force the pass. Instead, he dunked with his right foot and brought the ball back a few steps.

Li Qingshan was ready to receive Mata's cross in the penalty area.But seeing the opponent's defense against the ball has already gained experience.The current Arsenal is like a piece of iron that is constantly being beaten. Manchester United's continuous crosses have made Arsenal's defenders defensive.

Li Qingshan decided to change the rhythm of the attack. He waved at Fellaini, and then he withdrew from the penalty area and moved near the arc of the penalty area.And Fellaini also understood, quickly moved forward to the center position, and completed the switch with Li Qingshan.

This is just a very routine offensive substitution. In general football tactics, the mutual substitution between frontcourt players can often play a role in changing the offensive rhythm.

Just like this time.

The switch between Li Qingshan and Fellaini made Arsenal's defense temporarily uncomfortable.

Mata, who has a keen sense of smell, quickly grasped this point. He passed the ball to Li Qingshan with his left foot, and then he immediately inserted into the penalty area to help Li Qingshan take away a defensive player.

Mertesacker, who had been in charge of marking Li Qingshan before, was attracted by Fellaini at the moment, and next to Li Qingshan was Kirkland.

After Li Qingshan took the ball, he went directly to his right to lead. Kirkland used the method of defending Fellaini to defend against Li Qingshan, which naturally had no effect.

After turning around in an arc in the penalty area, Li Qingshan volleyed with his left foot! !

The football is flying towards the goal against the turf!

Almost before the football was about to enter the goal line, Cech flicked the ball with his fingertips and rejected Manchester United's goal again!

Cech's state in this game is really good.

But the danger in front of Arsenal's goal is not over yet, Fellaini put in a supplementary shot!
Cech, who was still on the ground, almost subconsciously blocked Fellaini's supplementary shot from beyond the baseline.

Cech, who saved Manchester United's must-have goals twice in a row, stood up suddenly from the ground, clenched his fists and roared.

And other Arsenal players with lingering fears came over and slapped Cech.

Arsenal once again survived a catastrophe.

"Cech, it's Cech again!! Before half the game, he had already dedicated six saves! And there were a few almost must-go goal opportunities, all of which were resolved by him." Andy Gray He said with emotion, "Cech's joining has almost raised Arsenal to a higher level. It is said that a good goalkeeper can top the top half of the team. Cech is like this for Arsenal. At certain moments in this game, I almost thought he was invincible!"

"If the game is over now, Cech is the undisputed best player in the factory. If it weren't for him, Manchester United might have equalized or even surpassed the game at this moment!"

The goalkeeper's performance is not good for the offensive side.

Now Cech is like a superman. Manchester United's offense is not without sharpness, but Cech is like an iron wall, ruthlessly rejecting goals.

Mata sent a corner kick, Li Qingshan overwhelmed Mertesacker and shook his head to attack the goal, Petr Cech saved the ball out of the baseline with a single palm.

Such a close-range header shot was still resolved by Petr Cech.Even Li Qingshan held his head in astonishment.

The helmet-wearing goalkeeper has already failed him several times in this game.

He looked up at the scoreboard.

The bright red two to zero reminded him that time was getting tighter.

There were still 9 minutes left for Manchester United in the first half.

Arsenal returned to defense across the board.

Fans at the Emirates Stadium began to sing praises for Petr Cech.

The biggest contributor to Arsenal's failure to concede a goal until now is undoubtedly Petr Cech.

But the constant danger in front of the goal also raised the hearts of the Arsenal fans in the stands.

This taste is not pleasant at all.After all, the situation of relying on the goalkeeper to play a rescue is really too worrying. Maybe before this game, Arsenal should make an official announcement, suggesting that Arsenal fans with a bad heart should not watch this game —if they knew ahead of time that they would be crushed like this at home.

Wenger now feels that his heart can't take it anymore.If you don't have a big heart, you really can't do the job of football head coach.But even Wenger, who has established himself in the coaching world, should have a heartbeat of over [-] at the moment.

This damn football!

Of course, it's not the football that's damned now, it's the rest of the first half.

Even if it was only 1 minute, Wenger felt that it was a kind of suffering.

For the Arsenal people, the belief at the moment is that they are still in the lead.

Yes, Arsenal are still in the lead, and no one would have thought of that without looking at the scoreboard.

Wenger is now looking forward to returning to the locker room with a [-]-[-] lead in the first half. At that time, he will have enough time to make new tactical adjustments and arrangements.

Two to zero!No matter how miserable Arsenal is now, as long as they can survive the first half without conceding a goal, in the second half, Manchester United's momentum will definitely not be as strong as it is now.

Certainly not!
The players on the pitch at Arsenal thought so too.

Human belief is a very strange thing.It is undoubtedly a bit idealistic to say that firm belief can determine everything.But people who are supported by beliefs are often not easy to be defeated, and even luck will be on his side.

"Mata shot!!! Gabriel's crucial block!!!"

"Di Maria!! Pass Bellerin!! Cross!!!"

"Oh...it's Cech again, he pulled his teeth from Li Qingshan's head and hit the ball out of the penalty area!!!"

"Li Qingshan shot from a long distance!! This ball is here!!!"

"Ahhhh!!! Cech, he is a superman today!!!"

..........
10 minutes, for Arsenal, is so long, but for Manchester United, it is indeed so short.

When the referee Marina looked at the watch in his hand and finished the last second of stoppage time in the first half, Cech once again took Manchester United's cross into his arms.

Subsequently, Marina blew three whistles, and the first half ended.

The Arsenal player almost went limp and collapsed on the grass.

For them, this first half was like playing several games, and time passed so slowly.

And then they realized that they had succeeded, that they had held on to their two-goal lead, and they would take that advantage into halftime and into the second half.

Many Manchester United players looked at the Arsenal players who were already preparing to return to the dressing room, as if they could not believe that the first half was over.

Di Maria's eyes were a little dazed. Such a mad attack could not score a goal. It would be fine if the game continued, but when the game stopped, the morale of the Manchester United players began to drop.

Such an offense can't score a goal. Are we really going to lose here today?

Even if you lose, it's fate...
This is often the case with people. When you have put in all your efforts and fought for everything, but still have nothing to gain, it is easy to fall into self-doubt.

Even professional players are not surprised.

"The first half is over!!" Andy Gray breathed a sigh of relief, "In addition to the first 10 minutes of this half, we saw Manchester United's half-time offensive show, and also saw Petr Cech's divine performance! Manchester United This kind of offensive did not score a goal, look at the joy on the faces of the Arsenal players, you know how difficult it is."

"Let me show you a set of statistics. In the first half of the game, Manchester United had [-] shots on goal, and [-] shots were within the range of the goal frame, and their goals... were zero; Arsenal in the first half Only two shots on goal, far behind United in terms of shot statistics, but they scored two goals! Arsenal went back to the dressing room with a two-goal lead."

"But Arsenal's situation on the field is too passive. Maybe it was a mistake for Wenger to choose Walcott to start." Carragher analyzed, "I understand Mr. Wenger's thoughts. The flexible Walcott, together with Sanchez and Ozil, is an offensive combination with both speed and technology. But if Arsenal's starting striker is Giroud at this time, perhaps Arsenal can Get control of some high-altitude balls, so that Arsenal's current passive situation can be improved."

"But Arsenal are leading by two goals now, which shows that Walcott's effect has come out, doesn't it?" Andy Gray said.

"Yes!" Henry took over the words from the side, "Manchester United's aggressive attack in the first half was fruitless, and their offensive momentum may not be able to maintain such sufficient momentum after the intermission! Perhaps Manchester United's winning streak this season will be It ends at the Emirates Stadium!"

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In the Arsenal dressing room, every Arsenal player and Petr Cech high-fived each other.

There is no doubt that Cech is the hero in Arsenal's dressing room at the moment.Everyone looked at the goalkeeper who had just transferred to join this season with admiration.

Cech took off his headgear and accepted the compliments and admiration from his teammates.

For a goalkeeper, being able to play such crazy data, even Cech, this is a new high in his career.

Eight saves in a single game, and the control of the pass in the small penalty area is also quite in place.

"I must say, I saw the performance of one of the world's best goalkeepers in the first half!" Wenger pushed the door in, and the first thing he did was to praise Cech's performance.

"But we have to fight back in the second half!" Wenger did not comment too much on the first half. In fact, the early two-goal lead was beyond his expectation.

"In the second half, we tried to control the ball and slow down the pace." Wenger wrote on the tactical helper, "They didn't score in the first half, and they might not have such an offensive momentum in the second half!"

"We don't have to be afraid of them at all, defense is not our style! This is our home court, we must play our stuff at home!"

"We were able to score them two goals in the first half, and we can still do it in the second half!"

Wenger clenched his fists in the locker room and said viciously!

(End of this chapter)