The biggest fanatic in football

Chapter 16 Don't flop! Don't cheat!

"Boom!"

There was a muffled sound above Wembley Stadium.

This was the 16th minute of the game. Iwobi sent a cross after taking Kante away. Lacazette shot from the top of the penalty area. The football bypassed Courtois's fingertips, but by chance, it didn't happen.

Hitting the goal post by chance!

The fans in the stands held their heads and sighed, while Wenger on the sidelines couldn't help but bared his teeth.

Zhan Jun commented:

"Arsenal is only 10 centimeters away from equalizing the score! It's not like they have no chance, but luck doesn't seem to be on their side!"

Li Polo must not agree with him.

If it weren't for his bad luck, stopping the ball too hard and stopping the ball two meters away, Xhaka would not have been able to steal the ball, and Arsenal's counterattack would have been even less likely to happen!

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Despite the obvious gap in paper strength between the two sides, Arsenal can still get many opportunities.

Some of these opportunities came from Chelsea's passing errors, and the other part came from Arsenal's tough pressing.

"Xhaka is a rare tough guy in the Arsenal team!"

After watching for nearly 20 minutes, Zhang Lu gave his praise to Xhaka:

"Wenger's past style of play was too technical, which resulted in the team's temperament being obviously soft."

Zhan Jun nodded:

"Thinking back to those days, the Gunners at their peak had an iron-blooded captain like Vieira, but Wenger only found one Vieira."

When they missed Vieira, Lee Polo retreated directly to the midfield and led the ball to tackle Xhaka!

[Negative emotions from Xhaka, 24!]

After finishing the shoveling, Lee Polo stood up first and looked back at Xhaka who was lying on the ground.

Xhaka was obviously a little dizzy from the fall. He glared at Li Polo with a bit of resentment, moved his legs slightly to make sure he was not injured in the collision, and then stood up again.

He had no intention of complaining to the referee, even though his knees were about to be worn out.

As a midfielder who is good at fighting, Xhaka knows that the Premier League whistle is very loose, and 99% of such precise tackles will not be punished by the referee!

This was Lee Polo's first official game after returning to England, so he was a little uncomfortable with the referee's penalty standards.

For example, 2 minutes later, Bellerin made a long pass from the right into the Chelsea penalty area. Cahill and Lacazette jumped up to fight at the same time. The Blues captain almost put his elbow on the opponent's forward's neck, and the referee did nothing.

express.

But in the 27th minute, the same thing happened again.

This was a frontcourt free kick from Arsenal. Mertesacker rushed into the penalty area to fight for a header, but met Cahill in a narrow road. Cahill continued to raise his right arm, blocking the opponent's take-off space, and when he landed

When, his right elbow naturally hit Mertesacker's forehead...

"drop!"

Fabregas was about to sweep the ball to dear brother Polo, but the referee blew the whistle immediately.

Cahill did not receive a yellow card. The referee stopped the game only because a player was injured.

Mertesacker, whose eyebrow bone was injured by Cahill, was rolling in pain in the penalty area. The right hand covering his face was covered with blood, which made people feel deeply uncomfortable even through the camera.

After taking a look at the player list, Zhan Jun was deeply worried about Arsenal:

"Since Monreal, Koscielny and Mustafi are all injured, and Gabriel was sold to Valencia last week, Wenger only has money left as a substitute defender.

Bosi is alone..."

Zhang Lu said half-jokingly:

"Why do they always lose players due to injuries every time they commentate on an Arsenal game?"

Their eyes invariably focused on Lee Polo, who was standing near the center circle.

But Li Polo seemed to have guessed the eyes from behind the broadcast camera. He shrugged his shoulders:

"His injury this time has nothing to do with me!"

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Mertesacker's injury cast a slight shadow on Arsenal's future, but it did not completely cause Wenger and his disciples to lose confidence.

Chambers, who came on as a substitute, is only 22 years old. Compared with Grandpa Mo, who is slow to react, he is obviously more flexible and quicker and runs more actively.

Li Polo originally wanted to bully the young man. He signaled Moses to pass the ball to him, and then rushed to the penalty area with the ball.

But instead of going full throttle, he deliberately slowed down and waited for the opponent to take the initiative to foul.

When Chambers just stretched out his foot to sweep the ball, Lee Polo immediately pushed the ball outward, allowing the opponent to kick it directly into his shin pads!

With a "bang" sound, the two people's right legs kicked together, and everyone in Arsenal's penalty area suddenly turned upside down!

"foul!"

"Penalty kick!"

"Fall!"

Players from Chelsea and Arsenal rushed to the scene of the incident and put pressure on the referee to obtain a penalty that was favorable to their side.

But the referee did not hesitate, walked quickly to Li Polo and showed him a bright yellow card!

"The referee determined that Li Polo flopped?"

Zhan Jun was obviously stunned for a moment.

Zhang Lu was also surprised:

"Judging from the slow-motion replay, the defender did not touch the football at all. This is 100% a foul!"

Zhan Jun shook his head:

"Lee Polo, who has just returned to the Premier League, may still need to adapt to the penalty standards of the Premier League..."

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【Negative emotions from Lee Polo, 42!】

"Is there any mistake? Is this a flop?"

Li Polo got up from the ground and wanted to talk to the referee for a clear explanation.

Although he knows that the penalty standards in the Premier League are much looser than those in La Liga, the referee will not confuse right and wrong, right?

The referee pointed to Chambers who was still lying on the ground:

"If you didn't deliberately cause this collision, why was he injured?"

Li Polo was stunned for a moment, looked down at the young man, and found... Chambers was covering his calf and didn't get up for a long time!

This young man who just played for 3 minutes seems to have been injured in the physical confrontation just now!

[Negative sentiment from Chambers, 55!]

Li Poluo let out a breath of disbelief.

He bent down and said to Chambers:

"Brother, don't you dare to confront me?"

"If you're a man, just stand up. There's no need to pretend to be hurt here!"

Chambers growled at him:

"Shut up! I'm really hurt!"

【Chambers,99!】

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Wenger on the sidelines was in a worse mood than Chambers who was being slandered.

Because... on the bench behind him, there is no longer any player who can act as a defender!

While Chambers was undergoing treatment, Wenger had to make a decision:

From the formation of three central defenders and two wing-backs to the traditional four-back formation!

He replaced the injured Chambers with Chamberlain and restored the traditional play style of 4231!

This change of formation seems to have added an offensive player, but Arsenal's offensive firepower has declined instead of rising!

In order to stabilize the defense, Niles and Bellerin were held back by Willian and Moses and were unable to frequently advance forward to participate in the offensive. Coupled with Elneny, Xhaka must always guard against Lipolo.

There are only four players left participating in the attack!

What's more... there is another Kante in the Chelsea team!

What's more... Iwobi, Welbeck, and Chamberlain, the shooting skills of these three players may be at Lee Polo's normal level!

If you want to save hope, you can only rely on Lacazette, a new aid!

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