The Godfather of Football

Arsenal, who adopted a shrinking defense, did not dare to retreat too much, because Tottenham's long-range shooting ability outside the penalty area was also quite outstanding, just like when Yaya Toure played against Manchester United, he directly shot two very high-quality long-range shots in the second half. Who dares to give up the front of the penalty area?

In this case, the key defense should still be arranged in the 30-meter area, and the defense line should also be kept in the front of the penalty area.

But in this way, Tottenham's personal ability has room and room to play.

When Tottenham launched an attack, Fabregas rushed to the top of the penalty area with the ball, and wanted to find Cavani and Messi to cooperate, but the ball was poked away by Alexander Song, and Denilson was about to rush forward after dribbling the ball.

But when Denilson just intercepted the ball and moved forward, David Silva, who had been guarding behind Fabregas, kicked the ball back. It was also Denilson's eagerness to make a contribution, and this step was a bit too big.

After David Silva intercepted the ball, he blocked Denilson behind him and took the ball to the right.

Alexander Song immediately followed him in the arc top area, Squirachi blocked Cavani tightly, Koscielny protected him on the side, and left-back Clichy also blocked Messi behind him, blocking Messi and David Silva.

But just when Arsenal's defensive players felt that their defense had been arranged very tightly, David Silva suddenly dribbled the ball and got a little space from Alexander Song's left side, and made a delicate and light pass with his left foot.

The ball was not lifted high, just at a height that Alexander Song and Koscielny could hardly block with their feet, and the speed was also relatively fast, and the angle was well controlled. It passed through the gap between the two players and Clichy, directly penetrated the entire defense line of Arsenal, and came to Messi's feet. Clichy, who was originally blocking in front, was blocked behind Messi at this time.

In such a dense and narrow area, it is indeed very delicate and difficult to pass such a ball, but Arsenal's defense line is also very tight, especially the distance between the back line and the goalkeeper is very good.

When goalkeeper Fabianski saw David Silva's pass, he chose to attack without hesitation at the first time, because the distance was not far, so he was sure enough to stop Messi from shooting directly.

In fact, Messi did not have enough time to shoot, because Fabianski's timing of attack was too good.

But Messi was not a pushover. At the critical moment, he showed his strength and value as a world-class superstar. He chose to meet David Silva's pass, and gently lifted the ball with his left foot, and lifted the ball over the head of Fabianski who was attacking, and then rushed past Fabianski, and rushed before Squirachi who was returning to defense, and volleyed with his left foot!

With Messi's volley, the ball went into the net. The distance was very close, and Squillaci couldn't stop it at all. 2:0!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

"What'sagreatgoal!!!!!!!"

Accompanied by Andy Gray's exclamation, Tottenham Hotspur's players quickly rushed out of the court. Messi rushed out of the baseline and turned back to give David Silva a tight hug. A group of people stood on the sidelines and celebrated wildly.

For everyone in Tottenham Hotspur, celebrating their goal at the home of their mortal enemy is definitely the most wonderful and magical thing, because there is no more satisfying thing than sending the ball into the goal of the mortal enemy. I believe that at this moment, all Tottenham Hotspur fans will celebrate the goal in front of the TV.

"A very, very, very, very exquisite attack!!!"

Andy Gray seemed very excited, "David Silva's pass was very beautiful, but at the same time, Messi's handling was also beautiful, he dribbled past the goalkeeper and then volleyed, which reflects Messi's reaction speed to sudden changes in a short period of time, as well as his delicate skills. He can score goals in almost any way!"

Perhaps because he felt that his previous sentence was not rigorous enough, Andy Gray quickly added, "Of course, Messi's header is indeed a big weakness, but he can use his almost magical feet to bring everyone an intoxicated feeling. He has created surprises for us again and again!"

The live camera was also constantly replaying the whole process of David Silva's dribbling pass and Messi's volley after dribbling past the opponent. The whole process gave people a very relaxed feeling, and everyone could see that this ease was actually based on his own strong technical skills.

"The current situation is too bad for Arsenal, because they must realize that Tottenham Hotspur has now fully played out its form. In the first 20 minutes or so, Arsenal did not bring too much defensive pressure to Tottenham Hotspur. They were almost defenseless!"

"Conceding two goals in a row is definitely a painful blow for Arsenal, especially considering that the game has only started less than half an hour ago. If there is no way to contain the strength of Tottenham Hotspur, Offensive, Tottenham Hotspur will definitely continue to score goals!”

Andy Gray is making his own professional judgment. I believe that at this moment, no one thinks that Tottenham Hotspur will give up. This is definitely not Tottenham Hotspur’s style, because this team in North London What the team is best at is beating you until you collapse, until the final whistle blows!

After losing consecutive goals, Arsenal players also appeared in some less calm situations, including Squillaci and Alexander Song both receiving yellow cards in defense, but the real question is still It happens thirty minutes into it.

When he was one-on-one with Kompany and wanted to break through Tottenham Hotspur's defense, Chamakh was intercepted by Kompany, but the Arsenal forward immediately launched a counterattack. During the counterattack, there was a Obviously, the pulling action was carried out right under the nose of the referee, and the referee blew the foul whistle without hesitation.

"Wow, this is an obvious move to get a card. Chamark already has a yellow card. Will he get another yellow card? You know, Philip Dodd has always been known for his fairness and seriousness. "Will red cards be given directly to the home team's players within half an hour this time?" Andy Gray's words were a bit worried about the world being in chaos.

But it was obvious that the referee still did not have such courage. In the end, he just called Chamark to his side and reprimanded him loudly. At the same time, he warned the Gunners player that this was a very serious warning. If there is another malicious behavior, Foul play, regardless of the circumstances, will result in a red card.

At the same time, Philip Dodd also specially called Tottenham Hotspur captain Thiago Silva over and explained to him the reason why he made this penalty. After all, this is Arsenal's home court. And Tottenham Hotspur is already two goals ahead. If they send off an Arsenal player at this time, it is suspected of killing the game.

Thiago Silva has been the captain of the team for a long time. He is very familiar with the referee's law enforcement art and standards, so he nodded to express that he understood the referee's intention and gave full affirmation and I support it, but I hope the referee can warn Arsenal that it is better for them to do less dangerous actions.

You know, many times, Arsenal players defend in a stalking posture, and the referee sometimes sees it but does not call it, and sometimes does not see it. After all, this kind of thing It happens every game.

Chamakh did not receive the ruby ​​​​good man card, which made everyone in Arsenal breathe a sigh of relief. However, the referee's serious admonishment also made them a little restrained when defending, and they did not dare to be too entangled, but they were at a clear disadvantage in terms of strength. When morale and the situation on the field are obviously inferior to that of the opponent, the result of losing the weapon of melee combat is that the situation becomes more passive.

Both Cavani and Messi have scored goals, and Franck Ribery also seems very active and wants to score goals very actively. After all, the other two players of the Trident have scored. If you don't score, it will be a bit embarrassing. .

I saw Marcelo making a forward move. David Silva passed the ball to the left. After Marcelo got the ball, he attracted Sagna and knocked it back to Ribery and Squealer in the left corner of the penalty area. Qi rushed up immediately, but Ribery made a fake move to make a bottom, then suddenly smashed the ball and cut inside.

Alexander Song, who had returned to the penalty area, immediately moved over to join forces with Squillac to block Ribery. After all, the most threatening thing after cutting inside is to hit the goal directly.

In fact, even in a one-on-two situation, facing the direction of attack, Ribery still took the initiative and gained his own advantage. He just cut inside and took advantage of Squillaci and Before Alexander Song could form a siege, he suddenly took a long shot and hit a powerful volley from the penalty area.

The ball headed towards the lower right corner. Goalkeeper Fabianski flew up and made a save, blocking Ribery's shot from the goal. However, Cavani quickly followed up and was interfered by Koscielny. Next, he hit the goal with a volley, but because the angle of the ball was not good enough, he hit a bounce ball from the ground.

At this time, Fabianski, who fell on the ground, still showed his strength and once again blocked Cavani's low-quality shot, resolving the crisis twice in a row and allowing Arsenal's The fans were delighted and surprised.

But before their hearts fell, they saw Messi appearing like a ghost on the line of the small penalty area. Facing the ball that was saved by Fabianski, he shot a volley into the air. Passed by Fabianski and Koscielny who returned to defend, and crashed into Arsenal's goal, 3:0!

At this moment, the Tottenham Hotspur trident had different expressions. Cavani and Ribery were obviously regretting that this was supposed to be their goal, but in the end it was cheaper than Messi and scored two goals in a row. The Argentinian who scored the ball rushed forward excitedly, hugged Cavani for no reason, and celebrated the goal on the sidelines.

Although the three players cooperate well with each other and have excellent team awareness, deep down everyone hopes to perform better. Whether it is Ribery and Messi, the two superstars, or the rising star Cavani, they all hope that they can perform better. Can prove his strength with more outstanding performance and more outstanding goals.

Therefore, although they have a good friendship with each other, there is also healthy competition.

Andy Gray was puzzled by Arsenal's defensive arrangement and positioning. "Look at Ribery cutting inside, Squillaci and Alexander Song, plus Koscielny and Kremlin next to him. Ricci always stood in a straight line, so after Ribery cut inside, I would be surprised if he didn't choose to hit the goal himself! "

"The main problem with Arsenal's defense is that when Tottenham Hotspur pull the ball to the wing or attack the center, their defense can effectively form a targeted defense, but when When the ball moves from the wing to the center, or from the center to the wing, problems will arise when Arsenal's defense switches!"

"In the final analysis, this is a matter of player strength and the head coach's defensive arrangements."

But less than three minutes after Andy Gray's words, and less than two minutes after the last goal, Tottenham Hotspur got another chance.

Ribery had just entered Arsenal's 30-meter area and received a pass from David Silva in the left-center area. When he saw that Arsenal's defense had not been fully arranged, he suddenly accelerated. He chose to dribble the ball diagonally inward, rushed directly to the top of the arc in the penalty area, and then directly took a long shot from the left side.

If the game screen is fixed at this moment, you will find that in the entire screen, Arsenal has six defensive players appearing at the front of the penalty area, two of them are facing Ribery, and one is looking at Kava. In addition, Arteta, Denilson, Rosicky and others also returned to defend and rush for reinforcements. The advantage in the entire thirty-meter area was very obvious.

But the problem is, Ribery's long shot directly penetrated Fabianski's goal, 4:0!

Such a lost goal made Wenger, who was sitting on the home team's coaching bench, unable to sit still. He rushed to the sidelines and loudly reprimanded the players on the field. He was obviously doubting whether they were all on the field. What are you thinking about?

Six people guarded two opposing players, and allowed them to get kicking opportunities and field goals so easily?

"Arsenal's defense is just like paper. It has become riddled with holes and has no power to parry!" Andy Gray also felt helpless about this. No one expected that in the first half, It will become such a situation that Tottenham Hotspur scored four goals in a row in just about forty minutes.

What a surprise!

Is this still a battle between two Premier League giants, two teams with the most gorgeous style of play and the most advocating technology and details in the Premier League? Is this the same Arsenal team that had an undefeated season and swept the Europa League?

"I still remember that Wenger made predictions about the players on his team at the beginning of the season. He once said that you may not know this group of young or newly joined players in the Arsenal team, but that is not important. , because after one season, you will be shocked by their strength and performance!”

Andy Gray was repeating what Wenger said in an interview with the media before the season to express his optimistic and positive view on the new season, "Now we are indeed very shocked. Maybe Arsenal is facing some other teams in the Premier League. They had a very good performance, but we also noticed that their performance in this game shocked us. "

"However, it is regrettable that we believe that such a shock is not what Wenger wants to see, nor is it the shock he said at the beginning, but that we are actually shocked that Arsenal's defense is actually So weak, so vulnerable, we are even thinking, how can Wenger break into the top four in the league with this group of players, or even win the championship?"

In this game, Arsenal's defense performed terribly. Even the whole team was obviously very bad. They couldn't hold the ball in the frontcourt, so they lost the ball as soon as it reached the frontcourt. Tottenham Hotspur But his counterattack was accurate every time, almost making Arsenal tired to deal with it.

"Such a game is very beneficial to Tottenham Hotspur, because they do not consume much physical energy. They are completely using their passing and receiving to pull and mobilize Arsenal players to run, and Arsenal players' physical fitness The consumption is very obvious, because when they cannot pass and receive the ball, they can only use running to fill the gap. "

When talking about this, Andy Gray said with some sympathy, "I hope Wenger can realize this problem early, but if we look at the situation in the entire first half, I hope even more that Arsenal's management will realize this problem early." There is already a huge gap in strength between ourselves and the top teams in the Premier League.”

"We can even say that the current Arsenal, let alone win the league, are not absolutely sure about the top four in the Premier League or even the qualification for the European war, because the current overall situation of the Premier League is The competitive strength is completely different from the two giants competing for hegemony in the past, and the monopoly pattern of the top four. "

"While teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, West Ham United and Newcastle have greatly strengthened their team's combat effectiveness, Arsenal's strength has not improved at all. This has become a regression in the overall trend of the Premier League."

The first half ended with Tottenham Hotspur leading 4:0.

When the referee Philip Dodd walked back to the player tunnel, there was neither booing nor cheering from the stands of the Emirates Stadium, because Philip Dodd, as the referee, had actually done a good enough job. At least he saved Arsenal a red card and fully took care of the emotions of the home team's fans.

But they couldn't cheer either, because their team was now lagging behind their mortal enemy team by a score that was almost impossible to reverse, which was absolutely unacceptable to Arsenal fans.

In this case, they chose to remain silent.

Perhaps, sometimes, silent silence is also a strong protest!