Volume 3 The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 46 Four Consecutive Victories
Under the strong pressure of Arsenal, Manchester City could not resist with normal defense alone, although they tried not to foul at the edge of the penalty area, but when the danger kept coming, fouls still inevitably occurred, and in the 80th minute of the game, Wenger added fire to his attack, Diaby was replaced, Rosicky, known as Mozart, was replaced, and the Gunners strengthened the breakthrough at the edge of the penalty area. Two minutes later, the Gunners opened up a line of space after a succession of flanks in the middle, and Rosicky dribbled the ball into the box, and when Rosicky was about to burst into the box, De Jong dragged Rosicky to the ground from behind.
The referee immediately showed De Jong a yellow card and awarded a free-kick from the edge of the box.
Manchester City's players knew what this free kick meant, and they all came around to plead with the referee, but the referee was unmoved, in fact, the referee in front of the referee has given Manchester City a lot of face, with the foul scale of Manchester City's game, it should have been awarded five or six free kicks at the edge of the penalty area, although the referee took care of the home advantage, but he could not blindly take care of it, otherwise he would be under a lot of pressure after the game.
The whole stadium was silent, and the fans of both teams were silent at the same time, staring closely at the ball and the person who took the free throw.
This is already the second free kick at the edge of the penalty area, the first Li Huan has already scored, will the second one score? Xiao Li's flying knife will be proven every time, but it will still be doubted before every start, which is always a proposition that needs to be proven continuously.
Hornby is Arsenal's most avid fan, he has always been so-so at work, but he is extremely serious about Arsenal games, he has watched every Arsenal game for 18 years, he has written a book about Arsenal fans, and Coach Wenger knows his name and chats with him. Today he and his son Paul sat in the stands, holding a scarf in one hand and a team flag in the other, nervously watching Li Huan standing in front of the ball, he is now more nervous than Li Huan, as a Gunners fan, he understands what the Achilles' heel of this team is, that is, self-esteem and lack of stability, so this game is more important in Hornby's eyes than the game with Manchester United.
Gunners vs. Red Devils, it's a game that the whole world is watching, it's a Premier League derby, you don't need anyone to mobilize, you don't need any reason, the players will fight to the end. There is not much difference in the strength of the two teams, whether it is Arsenal winning or Manchester United winning, it is normal, but playing Manchester City, Arsenal's players may not be fully committed, they have contempt for this team, especially after beating Manchester United, Arsenal's old self-esteem may be repeated, and from the first half, Arsenal not only committed, but also committed a lot, fortunately they became the formidable Gunners in the second half.
Now Arsenal's best signing, or arguably the best signing in Arsenal's history, Li Huan, stands in front of the free kick, if this free kick goes in, Arsenal will win a shocking comeback after falling behind by three goals, and win four consecutive league games, Hornby understands what this means for this young Arsenal team, and the strong mental inspiration is likely to make Arsenal the real grabber of the league title.
"Cheer for Li Huan! Come! Everyone applaud with me! Hornby yelled.
Suddenly the silent stadium resounded with a warm applause, and the Arsenal fans who came to the away team gave their most sincere wishes and wishes to Li Huan, which made Li Huan add a bit of courage, and Li Huan remembered what Wenger said, "For a player who has been in professional football for many years, every game may be a boring three points or a point, but for the fans who support the team, this is the joy and pain of several days, I hope you don't let your fans suffer." "You will not be in pain." Li Huan thought silently.
Li Huan's free kick shot was a bland hanging shot, which was not fast and not very powerful, but it flew right past the apex of the human wall jump, and then flew into the net against the angle between the goalpost and the crossbar.
Precise, unbeatably precise, desperately precise, more accurate than a missile launch, and that was enough, and Givens stretched out anywhere on his body, and then still didn't touch the ball, only to watch it fall into the net of the penalty area.
At 4:3, Arsenal overtook the score.
βgoalβ¦β¦ Li Huan! Xiao Li Feidao, finally scored again, Li Huan scored a hat trick, this is his second hat trick in the Premier League, two hat tricks in a row, this is a great hat, Li Huan once again showed the true colors of a defender with a knife, four rounds of the league, Li Huan scored two hat tricks, a total of 8 goals, an average of two per game, it is really incredible. Li Huan, you are the patron saint of Arsenal," the on-site commentator was shocked by Li Huan's hat trick, and he praised Li Huan loudly regardless of his position, and he hated to erect a word of mouth for Li Huan.
Loud applause rang out from the stands of the Arsenal fans, and the cheering gunners branded their fists and roared, shouting, "Hat-trick!" Li Huan! Attaboy! Adebayo! You're shit! The fans frantically vented their love for Li Huan and their hatred for Adebayo, as if Li Huan's goal was hitting Adebayo in the face.
Manchester City fans, players and coaches are all in a state of absence, they have already been mentally prepared for this goal, for this kind of goal that is equivalent to a death sentence in advance, everyone in Manchester City can only be helpless and powerless, no one can help the guy named Gawain standing on the goal line, this is a heads-up, Given's loss twice. He didn't even have the slightest chance of winning.
In addition to being indifferent and powerless, Adebayo also has an emotion called anger, he promised the oath before the game, he broke through the door of Arsenal, stabbing the old club, but Arsenal did not die, just a little hurt, and Manchester City may die in Arsenal's counterattack, seeing the crazy celebration of Arsenal fans and insults to himself, Adebayo is difficult to calm down, he wants to make these Arsenal fans regret his departure, and pain, he wants to beat Arsenal, He must beat Arsenal to prove that he is strong and indispensable.
When the two sides met again, the leading Arsenal pulled back and the game was already in the final stages, so as to protect the gains and take advantage of the holes behind City's frenzied attack.
The game is getting more and more intense, and no matter what the opponent thinks, Manchester City must press out, attack more, use the attack to play with the remaining ten minutes, and take their fate into their own hands.
For Manchester City, the game is getting more and more difficult, Li Huan played there majestically, Manchester City's left attack was all dumb, and even the left striker Bellamy was humiliated into his own penalty area. Arsenal's midfield is traditionally strong, Manchester City will certainly not entangle with Arsenal in the middle, all they have left is Arsenal's right side, which is a weak link, Eboue has more than enough attack, insufficient defense, and three goals in the first half were scored from Arsenal's right side.
Arsenal's defense is actually no worse than Manchester City, they conceded goals because their attack was too fierce, look at the distribution of goals in the first 6 games, you can know, Arsenal's defenders all like to assist, and they are also good at assisting, the previous games, basically the defenders and midfielders scored, and the strikers only scored one goal. When Manchester City were attacking aggressively, their backline was also exposed with a big hole, like a monkey climbing a tree showing its red butt.
Less than five minutes after Li Huan's free kick, Li Huan used a beautiful long pass to help Van Persie succeed in an offside position, after Van Persie got the ball, he went directly into the penalty area, facing the goalkeeper Given, Van Persie quickly flicked the ball, passed by Given's side, and then near the bottom line, the goal was successfully hit at a small angle, rewriting the score 5:3, basically locking the win.
Li Huan's clever passing, Van Persie's accurate positioning, turned out to be a beautiful assist.
After Van Persie, who scored twice, scored a goal, he pulled his legs and ran desperately to the backfield, fans and players didn't know what kind of celebration Van Persie was, and they all pounced to knock Van Persie down, but Van Persie dodged left and right, and quickly rushed across most of the court to Li Huan, "Thank you, it's your assist." β
Li Huan laughed and said, "It's nothing, it's your good run." β
Van Persie shook his head and said, "No, it's you passing the ball in place." β
"You're in good shape."
"You pass the ball well." β¦β¦
After arguing for a few words, Van Persie finally opened his arms sincerely and said to Li Huan: "Make a friend." β
Li Huan and Van Persie hugged each other, and after parting, they said, "We have long been friends." β
With a little over five minutes remaining, Arsenal have a two-goal lead and the win is assured, but Manchester City are still not giving up, and their hopes continue to be slim, whether they can turn around like Arsenal did, they must give a little explanation to the fans who watched the game.
Finally, in stoppage time, Wright sprinted past Eboue's defensive zone, cut inside, and in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, Wright showed his good footwork, and with just a flick, the ball flew over the head of goalkeeper Amunic.
5:4, Manchester City pulled back one more game, and they may be out of the way. But Arsenal won't give City another chance, and they all went back to defending, leaving only Robin van Persie to play on the counter-attack in front. Soon, three minutes of stoppage time passed and Arsenal won their fourth league win of the season 5-4 on the road.
(To be continued)