"Van Persie received a pass from Davis, paused in front of the penalty area, and shot..."
"Gooooooal... No, it didn't go in, it was overshot."
"At the 21st minute of the game, Leeds United once again completed a shot. The shot was taken by the Dutch forward who just joined Leeds United from Feyenoord this summer for 3.5 million pounds and wore the No. 10 jersey. This was his first half. His second shot, both shots were high.”
The BBC commentary began to introduce Van Persie to the audience after he shot.
"I'm still nervous. I want to express myself too much."
"Indeed, he could pass the ball just now to Smith or Grenciaer. There is no need to hit the goal directly." George Lee told Jordi Cruyff after hearing what he said.
"However, the quality of the shot just now was not bad. His shooting skills are indeed excellent. He used to play on the wing at Feyenoord, but his talents were limited."
"You still didn't get in," said George Li.
"Don't be too demanding. After all, this is his first Premier League game. Look at the Spanish kid opposite, he is almost knocked out."
Although Arsenal wore a red jersey in this game, unlike Leeds United, which is pure white, Reyes' body was covered with grass clippings and mud marks.
Reyes was pressed hard by Leeds United in the first half and fell to the ground many times. Sometimes the referee will give fouls and set kicks, but most of the time he can only sit on the ground and spread his hands towards the referee.
Van Persie also struggled, wasting two good opportunities in the first half.
He was very upset and wanted to express himself.
After knocking the ball away this time, he looked at the coaching bench and knew that his head coach was also looking at him.
^^^
Before the game, during warm-up.
Romelda made a joke to Van Persie while jogging with Van Persie, Grenciaer and Smith. It is said that Van Persie is Leeds United's top bidder this summer. Leeds United spent 3.5 million pounds to buy it, which is 300,000 more than his own 3.2 million. Therefore, the first goal scorer in the Premier League in the new season should be Van Persie.
Grenjaer also said that he did not report illness, and he wanted to pass the Arsenal defender and pass the ball to Robin van Persie, so that he could push into the empty goal.
Smith said no. He should have made a perfect pass in front of the penalty area and passed it into the penalty area, allowing Van Persie to counter offside and score with a single shot.
Smith also said that if Van Persie scores the team's first goal, remember to ask Van Persie to treat him to the bar next time. The two of them couldn't see the fact that they almost got into a fight in Scotland because of a running problem.
Van Persie agreed with a smile on the surface, but he saw George Lee, who was standing on the sidelines, looking towards them.
When George Lee saw Van Persie looking at him, he pointed at Wenger at Arsenal and then at Lee himself.
Van Persie knew that if the coach had not come to the Netherlands to find him, he might have transferred to Arsenal. After all, Arsenal also made an offer for him at that time, and Feyenoord also agreed.
But Arsenal bought him just to find a suitable substitute for Henry, while Leeds United directly gave him a starting position.
He also heard the team's assistant coach, his fellow Dutchman Cruyff, say that although his performance in the warm-up match was not very good, the head coach still insisted on letting him start.
He saw the team's forward Oscarson warming up on the other side. The Icelandic performed well in the warm-up match and fully met the requirements of a team for a high center forward.
Therefore, Van Persie was very active from the beginning. According to the team's tactical requirements, as soon as Arsenal's two central defenders got the ball, they pressed on Campbell and Toure. He would even press the goalkeeper when Lehmann had the ball at his feet.
When attacking, he will also keep running. At the request of the head coach, he will switch positions with Romedal and Grenchar, leaving the middle for Smith and Davis to attack.
But the defensive intensity of the Premier League made it difficult for him, and he had no space to hold the ball. As soon as he got the ball, the defender from the opposite side came up. He could see that no matter which defender came up from the opposite side, it would be difficult to deal with him. The opponent's two midfielders are also very particular about covering up defense, so he has to be careful when passing the ball to his teammates, because Vieira and Gilberto will come out of nowhere to steal the ball and then counterattack.
Arsenal's counterattacks were quick, many with one touch. Fortunately, Leeds United's defense performed well today. Graveson and Davis helped defend, and even Smith often dropped deep when defending.
^^^
In the 23rd minute of the first half, Van Persie took the ball on the right and tried to trick Cole, but was brought down by Vieira when he cut inside.
In the 27th minute, Van Persie stopped the ball when counterattacking in the middle, stopping Hart's long pass directly at the feet of Toure.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Van Persie wanted to fight offside and received an overhead pass from Smith. Facing Lehmann's attack, he did not choose to shoot, but chose to dribble past the goalkeeper. But just as he was about to push for an empty goal, the referee blew the whistle and whistled Van Persie for offside.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Van Persie took the ball from the left baseline and thought about Lauren, but the ball hit Lauren's leg and went out of the baseline. However, the linesman raised the flag and gave the goal kick. Van Persie stepped forward to find the linesman. Arguing, and then kicked the corner flag away, the referee rushed over and showed Van Persie a yellow card.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Van Persie picked up the kettle next to the stretcher, squeezed a little water into his mouth, and spit it out.
Lying on the stretcher was Arsenal midfielder Gilberto, who fell to the ground after being kicked by Smith. The two were competing for a header. Smith took off from behind and failed to get the first point, but accidentally used his hand in the air. The elbow hit the Brazilian's back, and then the Brazilian fell to the ground. After the ball went out of the sideline, the referee stopped the game and asked the team doctor to come on.
Van Persie took another sip of water from the kettle and drank it this time.
He was really a little tired. The intensity of the Premier League was much stronger than that of the Eredivisie, and he had to keep pressing high. He felt that his running distance in the first half was almost as much as the entire previous game at Feyenoord. Yes.
At this time, he looked at the score on the sidelines. Leeds United 0 to 1 Arsenal. Arsenal was temporarily leading away from home.
The goal was scored by Frenchman Pires. A long shot in front of the penalty area penetrated the goal guarded by Robinson.
After Wenger discovered that Reyes on the right side of his team was being targeted, he put the team's offensive focus on the left side. Two Frenchmen, Henry and Pires, took turns attacking Leeds United's right side.
Mills didn't dare to press too high for fear of being counterattacked by Arsenal.
George Lee couldn't say anything at this time. After all, this was different from what he had done in Scotland before. If the full-back pushed too far forward, he would probably be penetrated by Henry.
After all, the name "Great Emperor" is not for nothing.
In fact, part of the loss was due to bad luck. When Pires hit the goal, the ball hit Albchesson in a small disguise. Robinson couldn't react when he saw it.
Van Persie put the water bottle back on the medical bag. At this time, Arsenal's team doctors were already preparing to lift Gilberto off.
At this time, the fourth official raised his sign, not for injury time, but for a substitution. Arsenal's No. 15 came on, and No. 19 Gilberto came off. It seemed that the Brazilian's back was an old injury. After the injury just now, Wen Ge didn't dare to leave him on the field.
As soon as the Spanish teenager came on the field, he received a pass from his teammate. After observing the situation on the court, he passed the ball before the Leeds United player could grab it. The ball did not go to the left, but to the right. After Reyes received the through ball, he passed Davis with one move. This time he showed a skill worthy of 35 million pounds. After passing Davis, he quickly started and deceived Hart with another fake move. center of gravity, and then made a cross.
In fact, Reyes should not have played a high ball at this time. It would have been more appropriate to use a low cross or an inverted triangle. However, he passed a high cross and the ball was stopped by Albuchesson. Got pushed away. The Dane is nearly 1.9 meters tall, and several other Arsenal players are not good at heading the ball, so Albchesson passed the ball to Gravesson near the penalty area line, and Gravesson directly passed it. The ball passed to the right and reached Mills' feet.
Mills made a long pass directly to the sideline. At this time, because Romedal started a little faster than Cole, he chased the ball first. After getting the ball, he ran all the way. Cole was pulling and pulling from behind, but he didn't dare to move. Too big.
Romedal reached the corner of the penalty area and dunked the ball, but Cole had been waiting for him and made an emergency stop to stop the car without losing his position.
Romedal lowered his shoulders and tried to make a fake move to the right, but Cole moved half a step.
Romedal could only push with the arch of his foot and gave the ball to Van Persie who had just stepped in.
Van Persie was blocked by Campbell in front and Vieira was behind him, so when he was about to receive the ball, he chose to leak the ball to Smith who was still behind.
When the ball rolled to the top of the penalty area, Smith rushed to kick it.
This time Smith didn't kick twice and hit the right spot.
"duang~" The ball hit the crossbar and went out of the bottom line.
"Du~, du~~~" The referee blew the whistle for the midfield game.
Players from both sides began to enter the player tunnel one after another.
Van Persie felt someone tap his butt and turned around to see it was head coach George Lee.
George Lee said to Van Persie with a smile.
"Nice kick, Robin."
