No. 294: The winning streak is over, the halfway champion!
Aston Villa, who ended away from home, ended the first half with a two-goal advantage as players from both sides returned to the dressing room. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the home dressing room, the atmosphere was subdued, and Wenger said angrily: "Why do we make mistakes in defending set-pieces repeatedly? ”
"Why can't you be tough?"
Two questions hit the defender's heart hard.
After talking about defending, he turned the conversation to the front: "We are too panicked, can we calm down before shooting?" ”
"What are we panicking about?"
'We're going to give up the idea of locking up the win early, this is the Premier League and any team can take us down!'
Yes, there are no weak teams in the Premier League, and it is one of the most frequent upsets in the five major leagues.
Even if a wealthy family faces what people think is a weak team, if they are not careful, they will be overturned by the other party.
"We have to put that lofty heart back into our chest, so that we can have more strength!"
Arsene Wenger's voice slowly lowered and he said in a deep voice: "It's not necessarily a bad thing for us, we are about to face the knockout stages of the Champions League, and that field is more competitive. ”
'In the second half we played the game as if it were the Champions League, it was a moment to test our resilience and I hope you can give me and the fans a satisfactory answer!'
The atmosphere in the dressing room is starting to change, yes, the Champions League opponents are stronger, and the pressure on us is going to be even greater.
Just play this game as if it were the Champions League!
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At the start of the second half, Arsenal switched to controlling the tempo and abandoning the onslaught of attacking, and their attacking quality was improving rapidly.
In the seventh minute of the second half, Arsenal patiently fell in the heart of the opposition, Cesc Fabregas suddenly kicked the ball over the top and the ball flew into the Aston Villa penalty area.
Edvado. Costa leaned on the opposition defender and knocked it back directly, and Eboue, who was inserted in the back row, fired a long-range shot that went over the crossbar.
In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Arsenal attacked from the left, Gallas crossed and the ball was pushed out of the box by the opposing defender.
Chen Fan, who was outside the penalty area, did not force his feet to shoot after taking the ball, but distributed the football to Cesc Fabregas on the right side, and then cut through.
The Spaniard made a diagonal pass, Chen Fan did not stop the ball, knocked horizontally again, and then went straight again
"Smack! ……”!
The Spaniard who inserted it did not hesitate, and once again made a diagonal pass, and Chen Fanfei stepped forward!
Arsenal's two youngsters are like no one's land, and they continue to cross and insert two through one in the opponent's penalty area, tearing apart the opponent's defense!
The home fans felt the blood start to flow faster.
On the court, Chen Fan saw that the shooting opportunity was coming and was about to shoot.
It was at this moment that David. Young lunged from his left side, his center of gravity dropped, and he wanted to tackle.
Chen Fan raised his eyebrows, made a decision in an instant, stepped forward with his left foot, and landed on David. Between Young's right foot and the football, the center of gravity quickly shifted to the right.
Too close, David. Yang couldn't make a leg tuck at all, and the next moment, his right foot pressed on Chen Fan's left ankle.
Chen Fan let out a scream and fell into the forbidden area!
"Tick! ……”
The referee blew the whistle and pointed his right hand to the penalty spot.
Penalty kick!
The home fans cheered, they saw hope of narrowing the score, and at the same time they began to worry about Chen Fanlai.
Robin van Persie is already injured, Chen, you can't be injured too, otherwise Arsenal will not have a pioneer......
The foul was so obvious that the Aston Villa players didn't even go to the referee to theorize.
Thankfully, David. When Yang fouled, Chen Fan's center of gravity was on the right side, so he fell to the ground and his left ankle was not seriously injured.
With the support of his teammates, Chen Fan stood up from the turf and returned to the game.
The stadium applauded thunderously!
Gallas was standing behind the football, Van Persie was not on the pitch and he was the team's number one penalty taker.
"Tick! ……”
The referee blew the whistle, and the French defender slowly ran towards the football, and then pushed the shot!
The soccer ball drills into the net from the bottom right corner of the goal!
The ball is in!
The score became 1-2 and Arsenal narrowed the difference!
After the restart, Arsenal were very active in midfield, pressing high to disrupt the opposition's attacking rhythm.
Soon after, the football was again tackled by Arsenal and they launched a tidal wave of attacks.
In the face of Arsenal's fierce attack, Aston Villa used a dense defence, forming one defensive line after another from outside the box.
With midfielder Arsene Wenger's words, Arsenal were not in a hurry, and they patiently poured their feet to find gaps in the opposition defence.
As the clock ticked by, Arsenal still failed to find a hole in the opposition's defence.
In the 29th minute of the second half, Cesc Fabregas was brought down by the opposition midfielder in front of the penalty area and Arsenal won a well-placed free-kick.
Chen Fan took the initiative to ask himself to take this free kick.
His free-kick failed to get around the opposition wall, and Fabregas took two steps forward to shoot a shot, but the ball was blocked by the opponent.
In the 35th minute of the second half, Arsenal again won a direct free kick in front of the penalty area.
Chen Fan's free kick this time bypassed the human wall and went straight to the dead corner!
Just as the home fans were ready to cheer, "Pong! ......" with a loud bang, the football was rejected by the post, and the football flew out of the bottom line.
"Oh! …… No! ……”
The home fans screamed in pain.
The group of reporters on the sidelines, the reporters from Manchester City exhaled a long breath, fortunately, the god of luck really did not stand on Arsenal's side tonight!
Two well-placed free kicks failed to bring a goal, and Chen Fan was very annoyed.
Then his eyes became more resolute, his free-kick skills could be improved later, and now it was time to defend his home honours.
With little time left, the pressure on Arsenal is mounting, is there going to be a defeat tonight?
Arsenal continue to press aggressively in midfield, and Aston Villa are in no hurry to move football up front, they are wasting time.
Time flies, and by the time Aston Villa completes this attack, a full seven minutes have passed!
Arsenal has less than five minutes left!
Aston Villa's attack was unsuccessful, retreating to within 30 yards of the goal, once again forming a solid defence in front of the penalty area.
These lines were as strong as walls, and Arsenal struggled to cross one before finding another wall in front of them......
Time passed quickly as they destroyed the walls of the opposing city, and the fourth official held up an electronic display on the sidelines - three minutes of stoppage time!
There are only three minutes left for Arsenal to equalise!
"Arsenal!"
"Arsenal!"
"Arsenal!"
The home fans shouted with their last bit of strength to cheer for their team.
The best way to solve the dense defense is one is from set-pieces and the other is from distance.
Now it turns out that set-pieces don't solve the problem, and that's all that's left is long-range shots.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Chen Fan retreated and made a cross with Ebu in the opponent's hinterland.
Looking at the football flying from the left, Chen Fan did not hesitate, took a big step forward with his left foot, and then raised his right leg!
Then, he kicked the ball hard with the instep of his right foot and flew straight towards the right side of the goal!
Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad. Friedel didn't see the trajectory of the ball until it flew five meters away.
By the time he flew away, the ball was only five meters away from the goal!
Between the lightning and flint, the football sticks to the post and burrows into the net!
The ball is in!
The score became two to two!
Arsenal finally equalised!
A minute later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!