There is a dream called football

This ball can only be volleyed directly, otherwise there will be no chance. Li Qiao knows this, but he also knows that Pepe will not let himself volley in the air at will. He will definitely stretch his legs to block the ball.

In this case, Li Qiao shot a volley. Under pressure, the ball flew away, but Li Qiao raised his hand immediately to indicate that Henry passed the ball well and it was his own shooting problem.

0 to 0, this seems to be a sword hanging over Porto's head. It is safe for the time being, but it is likely to fall.

Arsenal's side is better. As long as they don't concede a goal, their side will advance.

Wenger chuckled. He had encountered this situation before. Of course, Arsenal could win it under normal circumstances, but there were special occasions when it couldn't win, and that was when the ship capsized in the gutter.

Soon Porto's attack came again.

Meireles passed a long pass to Lopez. The Argentine moved on the edge of the penalty area. His movement was still very erratic. This position happened to be the junction of the center back and the full back. Both Clichy and Gallas needed it.

You may be responsible, or you may not be responsible at all.

This situation gave Lopez a chance to get the ball. The Argentine glanced into the penalty area and drove into the penalty area with the instep of his feet. This was like a pass and a shot. It might lead to a goal directly, or it might cause the opponent's penalty.

An own goal, of course, it is also possible that Postiga shot from the back.

This is the most popular passing method today. It is commonly known as a shooting pass. In this case, the height of the Arsenal defender is tested. However, Toure did a very good job this time. At the back point, he directly passed the ball

The kick missed and gave the opponent a corner kick, but it didn't pose much of a threat.

Porto's head coach Ferreira turned around and took a look. It was Anderson who was running. During the first round between the two teams, the head coach used Anderson. The Brazilian's characteristic is of course offense, and in this game, the head coach used "Anderson".

Meireles and Assuncao are completely different players from Anderson.

They are the engineers and destroyers in the midfield, and the main reason why the head coach does this is because he is afraid of losing the ball. Porto must win this game, which also causes the head coach to be timid. If he loses the ball, he may even tie the ball.

There is no chance of coming back.

So Ferreira chose to be conservative. Now it seems that his choice can be said to be right. At least Porto has not conceded a goal, but at the same time, the creativity of the team's frontcourt has been sacrificed.

The commentator also saw this, "Porto's play is too simple. Basically, they find two strikers in the frontcourt, and then let them figure out their own solutions. This seems to be a problem for a team of Arsenal's level."

It’s too difficult.”

The ball was given to Postiga again, and the Portuguese tried his best but still couldn't get past Toure.

This kind of passing ball with very clear intention can be easily solved by Arsenal's defense.

Postiga also gestured towards him, meaning that the pass could be deeper and he could speed up.

However, this kind of passing requires very exquisite footwork, and not everyone can do Rosicky, so Postiga's requirements are a bit high.

And soon, after 30 minutes of the first half, Porto's physical fitness dropped significantly, which made Wenger have a smile on his face.

"My physical fitness is finally gone."

Porto is the team that grabbed the start, and they put in a lot of physical effort in exchange for a goal. If this goal is not achieved, then the next game may be out of their control.

This is also what coach Ferreira thinks.

At this time, Arsenal showed their very sophisticated side, but they started to control the ball in the midfield.

The ball was passed back and forth in the midfield. Rosicky slowed down in taking the ball, and this slowness made Porto a little uncomfortable. Then when they turned around to grab the ball from Rosicky's feet, Rosicky had already passed the ball to Li Qiao.

Li Qiao faced Fusile and shook. The Uruguayan didn't move at all. But at this time, Li Qiao was no longer in a hurry. Instead, he passed the ball back to the full-back Eboue, and then continued to run forward, and Eboue

There was no rush here, he stepped on the ball, pulled the ball, turned around, and then continued to pass the ball.

The opponent suddenly became anxious, because Arsenal was running out of tactics, which was very difficult.

For a team that lacks time, time is the most precious asset, and now Arsenal is consuming Porto's most precious thing.

So under the influence of this emotion, Assuncao made an irrational move. He kicked Flamini, and the referee rudely gave him a yellow card.

"What should we do? The players are getting more and more impatient. We just need a goal."

This is very similar to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. When Germany faced South Korea, it only needed one goal to advance, but it couldn't score the goal no matter what. In this case, the players' final mentality was easily unbalanced.

At this time, Porto had more or less such emotions, so many things happened that shouldn't have happened.

For example, Meireles got into a fight with Rosicky after grabbing the ball, and the two had a few words. This is actually very rare. Under normal circumstances, Rosicky would not do this unless his opponent really provoked him too much.

The Dragon Stadium also began to boil. The wave of enthusiasm was getting higher and higher, creating the momentum of the Devil's Stadium. Arsenal fans who came from afar huddled in a small corner and became transparent.

This is the difficulty of playing here. Soon, Porto's physical fitness slowly recovered, and they began to siege Arsenal crazily again. Wenger knew very well that this was the last craziness before the first half, just like

It feels like the Spanish bull will attack in desperate situations.

In this situation, all you need to do is push through. Wenger made a downward gesture and asked his players to push through.

At this time, the role of daily training becomes apparent. The most fundamental difference between a strong team and a weak team is the ability to withstand pressure. A strong team can maintain its formation under pressure and can even counterattack, but it is impossible for a weak team.

The formation will basically fall apart under the impact.

So despite Porto's strong impact, Arsenal could still hold on. Before the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 0-0. When the midfield whistle blew, boos broke out in the audience.

It was a huge boo from the home court to Arsenal. It was like a whip, not only hitting Arsenal, but also hitting Porto, spurring them to move forward better.

Porto needed a goal in the second half.