I Just Can Score

Whether Owen can break out and become Newcastle United's scoring hero is hard to say, but he has a very accurate judgment: the fans, media, and cameras all focus on Zhen Shaolong.

Irving is England's golden boy and a former "chaser boy", but his performance has been bleak for several consecutive seasons, and his fame is meaningless no matter how great he is.

This is the case in professional football. After a player performs poorly, it is easy to be forgotten, because there are new outstanding stars who will fill in the vacancies left by their downsizing.

Zhen Shaolong is the "new outstanding star". He is not an English player, but he conquered the Premier League in only half a season.

Every club affirms his strength.

The media affirmed his strength.

Even the England fans affirmed his strength, because he didn't "play well suddenly", but "play very well suddenly". So far, he has scored 33 goals, which is enough to shock the whole world.

When the number of goals reaches a certain level, it cannot be simply explained by "play".

Like the analysis of "The Guardian", "Zhen Shaolong's breaking ability has far surpassed others."

This is superior strength!

In the century-old history of football, there have been many outstanding players whose strength can be said to be much higher than that of "ordinary stars", and they have all left great names.

Like Bailey.

Like Maradona.

The two world champions must be the first to be talked about. Others include Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Romario, etc. Each of these names represents brilliance. They can create brilliance by relying on it. It is beyond the strength of ordinary players.

Now Zhen Shaolong is also considered to be able to support scoring so many goals because his strength exceeds that of ordinary players.

As for luck?

Some media also understand this way, but they will not say in the report, "Zhen Shaolong's good performance is due to luck", and if he does that, he will be overwhelmed by the spittle of the fans.

Zhen Shaolong's strength was recognized, and he was also regarded as "the key player who decides the outcome".

After the start of the game, the camera frequently pointed to the past. After a few minutes, the commentator would talk about Zhen Shaolong.

"Since the beginning of the game, Zhen Shaolong has only touched the ball twice. It seems that Arsenal's defense has played a role."

"Zhen Shaolong, with 33 goals in the league, is far ahead of other players. Although he doesn't have the ball, he is still Arsenal's key defensive target."

"Even if he doesn't get the ball, he must not be underestimated. A player like Zhen Shaolong can score the ball with just one chance."

"..."

The fans in the surrounding stands, including the fans of the home team Arsenal, also looked at Zhen Shaolong frequently.

Although Zhen Shaolong rarely touched the ball, they were all worried about the team and relaxed their defense against Zhen Shaolong.

They are so scared!

Zhen Shaolong's performance is there, and the last round of the match is still vivid in his memory. If he is not careful and allows the opponent to find a good opportunity, Arsenal's goal is likely to be pierced.

The same goes for the journalists in the press box.

Every reporter watched Zhen Shaolong carefully. For them, Zhen Shaolong was a big topic and a big focus. Every time he touched the ball, even without touching the ball, every run and confrontation, could become the material for news writing.

The game progressed slowly.

After fifteen minutes, the situation of the game can almost be summed up. Arsenal launched fast breaks continuously, with a ball possession rate as high as 63%. Only 37%, nearly double the ball possession rate, coupled with the fact that the rhythm is a bit behind, the number of attacks and threats are nearly three times lower than Arsenal's.

The game is heavily skewed towards Arsenal.

In this situation, Zhen Shaolong didn't have many chances, but fortunately, Arsenal's defense was not too targeted, and there was only William Gallas beside him.

Old rival!

The last confrontation with William Gallas is still vivid in his memory. Gallas is undoubtedly a very good defender. His interference from the side put a lot of pressure on Zhen Shaolong.

Gallas held his breath and wanted to perform well. He always thought that the last match was a disgrace to Arsenal and himself. Under his close defense, the opponent scored three goals, which is unimaginable. .

This time he was full of energy, the purpose was to restrict Zhen Shaolong.

"He can't score a single goal..."

"No."

"One goal at most!"

Gallas thought about it for a while, and felt that 'one goal is not easy to achieve'. Before the start of the season, he dared to say this with 100% certainty, but halfway through the league, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool were unable to prevent the opponent from scoring.

Arsenal is not the 'most traumatized' one, and the opponent is indeed strong, so just leave room for a ball!

Gallas is also a bit helpless, because the tactics arranged by the head coach Wenger mainly focus on offense and scoring. Winning with goals is the purpose of the game.

Arsenal's defensive arrangement is not much, the only thing is to let him defend against the target, and the teammates in the back line are responsible for defending in other positions.

so.

He is the one fighting!

It is impossible for one person to mark a striker by himself. When Newcastle United was attacking, Zhen Shaolong saw the opportunity to retreat and ask for the ball, so he got the ball directly.

He kicked two long shots in a row.

One kick was a little farther away, and the football was kicked directly off the crossbar.

One kick focused on the left goal post and bounced towards the left penalty area.

Owen is there.

However, Owen failed to react immediately, and the football was cleared by Toure and left the sideline.

Owen didn't know that "Zhen Shaolong couldn't score a goal", he didn't care about "a chance that wasn't an opportunity", Zhen Shaolong lamented, "The reaction is too slow!"

"If I have this kind of opportunity, I can directly score the ball!"

"There will be no suspense!"

This 'goal-worthy' shot was transformed by the system into 'hitting the frame'. His teammates failed to seize the opportunity, and their faces were full of indifference, which immediately dashed Zhen Shaolong's hopes.

He had hoped.

To teammates.

In the game, you can't score normally, but the football will still hit the goal frame, and it may be caught by your teammates when it bounces out, but Owen's reaction is really bad. He used "statistics" to calculate carefully--

In the current game, can you score three goals by taking the opportunity?

Maybe.

Even if it is counted as five balls, two of the five balls that hit the goal frame can bounce back, which is quite remarkable, because the football hits the goal frame, and there is a high probability that it will fly out of the bottom line.

Even with the "lucky BUFF in team mode", it is quite remarkable for teammates to get a chance to make up shots. The only good chance was wasted by Irving.

What else is this playing?

"That does not work!"

When Arsenal launched an attack again, Zhen Shaolong began to carefully check the "crisis task", and felt that he should not waste time and complete the task with a handball goal. The premise must be counted as a goal. Just find an opportunity to do the task. It is corrected to face the direction of the host's arm, and when the host's arm touches the ball, it will automatically bounce towards the goal..."

"A teammate's shot hits the woodwork or goalkeeper..."

"The position is in the opponent's penalty area, and an opponent player plays the ball within three meters behind him."

Zhen Shaolong read it several times in a row, and decided to change his mind and decide to play in a different way.

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Arsenal are the protagonists on the pitch.

In the 21st minute of the game, Van Persie received the ball in the penalty area and passed it back. Cesc Fabregas followed up and swung his left foot against the line of the penalty area.

Strong shot!

The football flew directly to the left of the goal.

Arsenal led Newcastle United by one goal. The game had just started, and they didn't celebrate much. Instead, they cheered up and continued to attack, hoping to score another goal to widen the gap.

Newcastle United was suppressed and could only play defensive counterattacks occasionally.

This is also in line with Allardyce's arrangement. They were originally playing defensive counterattacks, but they didn't expect to be so suppressed that it was difficult to even attack.

But the attack is still there...

Zhen Shaolong also occasionally got chances in the frontcourt. In the 25th minute, he received a pass from his teammate at the front of the penalty area, and then directly shot a strong shot.

Waving!

kicked...

After Zhen Shaolong swung his foot, he couldn't kick with strength, couldn't control his center of gravity, and almost fell to the ground. Gallas pushed the football to Rosicky with a small force.

Gallas also made a mistake.

The football was raised half high and rushed towards Zhen Shaolong's left hand. He reacted in time to avoid it with a wave, and the ball hit his waist and bounced out.

The commentator was suddenly surprised, "Zhen Shaolong's shot missed, as if he kicked the ball to Gallas..."

"This kind of mistake..."

"It's interesting that Gallas also made a mistake!"

This was just a small episode of the game, which did not attract much attention. Only three minutes later, the same scene happened again. Zhen Shaolong rushed forward with the ball, and then waved his foot at the front of the penalty area, but failed to gain momentum. The football rolled towards Toure .

Toure immediately kicked back to the goalkeeper Lehmann. I don't know what happened. Toure also made a mistake. Fortunately, the football was not fast and was cut off by Gallas halfway.

Gallas took two steps forward and kicked the ball to Fabregas.

The crisis was finally resolved.

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The small mistakes of Gallas and Toure did not attract much attention, because the defenders made a hasty clearance and it was difficult to control the direction of the football.

Everyone was talking about Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong made relatively few mistakes on the field, perhaps because he had little cooperation with his teammates, and when the football was handed over to him, most of them ended up directly - either scoring or not scoring.

Now that he made two mistakes in a row, it is worth discussing, "It seems that Zhen Shaolong's condition is not good!"

"I was able to shoot just now!"

"I don't know why he kicked out. I found out from the beginning that there was something wrong with his mental state."

"This is also normal, the player's state always has ups and downs!"

"It's impossible for anyone to maintain their form for a long time. It's January, and the weather is so cold, it's good not to get injured..."

"..."

In many discussions, Allardyce and Wenger on the sidelines have completely different mentalities.

Allardyce began to worry.

No matter how you look at Zhen Shaolong's performance, something is wrong. Could it be that he is really in a bad state? But Zhen Shaolong's condition is not good, the team is suppressed so badly, and one goal behind, how can we fight for victory?

Wenger is easy.

Without Zhen Shaolong, Newcastle United's strength has dropped a notch.

This game is much easier than imagined!

field.

Zhen Shaolong is also thinking, he is not thinking about the state, the "mistake" is intentional, the purpose is to let the opponent player take the ball, it is best to kick the ball with a big foot.

After a few times of common sense, he discovered that "Limit Rebound" is really a bug skill. As long as the opponent player plays the ball within three meters in the designated direction, the football will rush towards the arm.

This is a bit of a bug!

But ordinary passing is meaningless at all, because the football is not strong enough, and it can't bounce into the goal even if it hits his arm. He couldn't help but sigh, "It's not easy to score goals with your arms with your skills!"

Newcastle United's offensive ended, and the football slowly rolled towards goalkeeper Lehmann amidst Owen and Toure's fight.

Zhen Shaolong also turned around and put it back to walk, continuing to think about the situation in order to better complete the 'arm goal'.

At this time.

An accident happened--

Lehman kicked the ball forward, and the football rushed up from the grass like a cannonball, and then hit Zhen Shaolong's arm directly under his shoulder.

The football suddenly turned and bounced into the goal.

Zhen Shaolong was hit by the football, his body was unstable, he staggered to one side, almost fell to the ground, his eyes were still dazed after balancing.

"..."

Fans are also at a loss.

"..."

The referee was also at a loss.

"..."

Lehman is dumbfounded.