Fiorentina's away lead is an absolutely unacceptable result for Arsenal.

Looking at the history of the Champions League knockout rounds, it is almost impossible for Arsenal to reach the final if they are unable to score two more goals to defeat Fiorentina.

There is plenty of time and Arsenal are very attacking, but it is not easy for two teams of similar level to score one goal, let alone two, in a game like the semi-finals, and Arsenal is still facing an Italian team.

The Arsenal players are well aware of the difficult situation they are facing, with a solemn look on everyone's face, and even Thierry Henry, who has a very cheerful personality, has no smile.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger didn't say anything, the goal just now was actually due to a little accident on the field: a little squirrel appeared, and the opponent seized the opportunity in time. A coach of Arsene Wenger's type has already envisioned all the scenarios before the game, and with a dominant spiritual leader and core like Thierry Henry on the pitch, the players know what to do next, and there will be no possibility of abnormality.

Arsenal did not blindly attack after conceding the goal, the three lines were only about ten meters forward, the passing rhythm and the speed of running were accelerated, relatively stable, which is also the maturity of Arsenal, after falling behind, their players are unstable, but the confidence of the opponent has been greatly improved, the big attack is a double-edged sword, although it may get a lot of offensive opportunities, but the opponent can also get more opportunities, who will score first is not easy to say.

Arsenal's style of play is known for its fast-paced and high-intensity play, even if they add a little more intensity and speed than usual, the opponent can't stand it, after all, this is only the first 30 minutes of the first leg of the knockout round, and there are at least 120 minutes of play to come.

The importance of the Champions League semi-finals is undoubted, any team will put all its energy into such a game, Fiorentina, which has gained a great advantage in the league, will of course only pay more attention, they have also made detailed preparations for the various situations that happened in the game, Arsenal did not make a big counterattack to make Fiorentina players a little disappointed, and they are more vigilant, they are preparing to take advantage of Arsenal's eagerness to equalize and play another one, but the opponent is not fooled, I think the next game will be more difficult, It's not going to be easy.

Arsenal did not go all out, Fiorentina played more calmly after leading by one goal, and the two sides entered a positional battle, and for a while no one could help the opponent.

Before Chen Yu's goal, the stalemate was acceptable to both sides, and the score of 0:0 was considered to have their own advantages, at least the bottom line acceptable to the home team, but after Chen Yu's goal, Arsenal urgently needed to score, and the stalemate was a tactical victory for Fiorentina, and a tactical failure for Arsenal, and the longer the stalemate lasted, the more unfavorable it was for Arsenal.

With the tactical premise that cannot be changed, the only way to break the deadlock is to rely on the individual ability of the players

At Arsenal, there are many players with outstanding individual ability, such as Pire, Ljungberg, and Cesc Fabregas, but Henry is the player with the most hope of breaking the balance After the game reached a stalemate, all the Gunners also pinned their hopes on Henry.

As the head of Arsenal against Chen Yu, after Chen Yu's goal, Henry's pressure is quite high, even if no one on the field calls his name, he also knows what fans and teammates expect from him, if he doesn't blow up Chen Yu, Arsenal will not blow up Fiorentina's confidence.

Since Fiorentina has two midfielders in the middle, and the players in the front field also shrink the defense, Henry is marked alone in the middle, and his speed and breakthrough are difficult to play, even before Chen Yu's goal, Henry's threat is through free kicks. What's more, now the defense is tighter.

Thierry Henry is a very spiritual superstar, and when he saw that the middle was inadequate, he immediately adjusted his position, took the initiative to pull to the side to ask for the ball, and wanted to attack Fiorentina from the wing.

Henry, who came to the wing, was doubled in power, the number of defenders on the side was smaller, and the space was large, and Henry's skills and speed were fully utilized.

In the thirtieth minute of the game, Henry ran out of space on the right side and beckoned for the ball, Cesc Fabregas almost divided the ball to Henry at the same time as Henry asked for the ball, this time difference was very important, it allowed Fiorentina's full-back and midfielder to interfere with Henry's ball at the first time, and Henry rushed up on the wing.

Henry, who has a high speed, is as terrible as Chen Yu, Jorgensen did not interfere or foul at the first time, and he had nothing to do with the rest of the game, he could only watch Henry's performance on the wing.

Henry shook off the strong and not slow Jorgensen, facing the strong and weak Pasqueer, the success rate of the attack increased greatly, Fiorentina's back had to make up for the side, this is not worried about Henry's bottom cross, Arsenal lacks a point grabbing master in the middle, the only striker Henry also pulled to the side, Henry is not afraid of passing, Fiorentina players are worried that Henry will cut inside after breaking Pasqueer, with Henry's breakthrough and shooting ability, he will cut into the penalty area from the side, then at least it will cause chaos in the Fiorentina penalty areaIt's hard to say what the outcome would have been then.

Henry is not mediocre to be able to play such a name, he saw Brockie come out to help defend the wing, he had already faced Pasquier but did not break through, but knocked his heel to Pire, who was following on the wing, and he quickly ran to the middle.

When Pasquier faced a striker of Chen Yu's level, he almost put all his energy on Henry, and almost didn't notice Pire coming up, let alone expect Henry to retreat without a fight, and pass the ball away directly, Pasquier was caught off guard and was overtaken by Pire with the ball from his side.

Pire went down and saw that Henry was running to the ribs of the penalty area, and instead of sweeping towards the goal, he immediately passed the ball to the gap in the ribs of the penalty area for Henry to grab the point.

Arsenal's series of changes in this series of changes, but also very imaginative, Fiorentina's players did not keep up with the defense, almost step by step, especially after Pire's most difficult cross and Henry's running position is so tricky, it is beyond the expectations of the Fiorentina defenders, the central defenders and the back have just run to their goal, seeing that Pire did not pass in front of the goal, but passed the ribs, Fiorentina's back Donadal wanted to make up for it was already a step too late, and was pushed into the far corner of the goal by Henry first.

Although Henry is 1.88 meters tall, he is not a good header, he is a striker with superb footwork, his shots are rarely Barty-style bursts, most of them are clever shots, although when Pire passed, there were many defenders in the penalty area, but Henry found a line to the goal, probably the only line, the ball flew into the far corner from the gap, and Toldo, who had run to the near corner to defend, had nothing to do about such a shot, but could only watch the ball hit the post and bounce into the net.

1：1

Henry was so excited after the goal that he ran down the pitch with his hands over his ears and asked for applause from the fans.

"The ball went in? The ball is in! ”

The Arsenal players on the pitch were amazed and delighted, some followed Thierry Henry's footsteps and roared to the stands, some raised their arms and shouted, and some ran to the sidelines to hug the substitutes and coaches who rushed over.

The Arsenal fans in the stands went crazy, they all jumped, clapped with their feet, and shouted desperately, turning the entire Highbury Stadium into a giant discotheque.

“…… Henry's shot ...... The ball is in! 1：1…… Henry! The King of Highbury has scored! It was a brilliant goal, a goal that exemplifies the art of Arsenal football, the imaginative combination of tacit understanding, the clever shots, and it's a work of art that is hard to replicate...... Great Henry, he gave hope to the Gunners, he defended Highbury, he defended the honor of the Gunners, let's cheer for him......"

The British commentator at the scene finally waited for this moment, and he shouted hoarsely, using almost all the wonderful words of praise on Henry, even forgetting that the goal was actually a credit to Pire.

Arsene Wenger in the dugout was very calm, he just stood up and applauded, although the goal was not what he expected, but this goal is what Henry and the Arsenal players must do, otherwise they do not deserve to enter the final, the 1:1 score is still not good for Arsenal, Wenger feels that there is nothing to surprise.

Prandelli in the away team's coach's bench even applauded Henry very much, Arsenal's cooperation this time is very beautiful, Pire and Henry are not only tacit, but also very flexible and creative in the game, not the result of training, if Chen Yu's performance just now is a genius, then this is a model of team football and individual ability.

In the VIP box, Arsenal chairman Hillwood stood up in surprise and waved his fist and shouted "goal!" Then he realized that his approach was a little carried away, because there was still the president of Fiorentina, the shoe king Dra Vallai, when Fiorentina scored just now, Dra Valella was very reserved, just clapping his palms, looking confident, as the president of a club that is more powerful and prestigious than the Fiorentina club, this confidence is a little insufficient.

He said to Delaware with a slight embarrassment: "Henry's goal is beautiful, this kind of goal is not common. ”

De La Vale smiled slightly and said, "Yes, it's beautiful, compared to Chen's goal, it's easy to see at Frankie Stadium." ”

Delaware's counterattack was as sharp as Fiorentina's, and Hillwood was speechless and could only continue to smile wryly in embarrassment.