The entire Emirates Stadium shook instantly.
Happy Arsenal fans waved their jerseys.
Being able to score first in a strong matchup is a great advantage.
Coach Arsene Wenger was also happy to give the field a round of applause.
"He can always score goals on the court." Arteta couldn't help but sigh with a smile.
On the other side, Klopp cracked his mouth and couldn't help but smile a little bitterly.
This kick to the world is really too powerful, and I can’t help but accept it.
Only five minutes into the game, Arsenal took the lead.
However, Liverpool is a top club, and even though they conceded the ball first, they immediately launched a counterattack.
Liverpool's tactical style of play is fast-paced. Their players are flying all over the court. Although their foot skills may not be very flashy, their coverage of the court is absolutely guaranteed.
The Arsenal team quickly learned how powerful their opponent Liverpool was.
The opponent's offensive is like a tide, rushing over one after another.
They are not worried about passing errors. Even if the ball is intercepted, because everyone in their team is running, they can immediately counterattack on the spot.
Liverpool won the ball and Arnold passed the ball to Salah on the wing.
Salah broke through Bellerin's defense with one burst and a combination of man and ball.
Gabriel immediately came over to defend,
He didn't immediately poke the ball at Salah's feet.
He backed away very carefully while staring at Salah, worried that he would be suddenly passed over.
And Thomas quickly came over to form a two-man defense.
but,
Salah was not afraid of Arsenal's defense at all, and took advantage of the change of rhythm at his feet to suddenly pass the ball between the two.
The football flew directly in front of the penalty area.
This is a chance to pass the ball in the narrow penalty area.
Wijnaldum suddenly stepped forward, and when no one was marking him, it was like Fang Fang just took a shot from outside.
The football flew straight towards the goal, but the height did not hold it down and flew over the crossbar at the last moment.
Wijnaldum raised his face with regret, then gave Salah a thumbs up and spat.
The Arsenal fans immediately booed. This was a mockery of Wijnaldum's footwork. This was also a reasonable use of the momentum at home to suppress the opponent.
Salah didn't react. He didn't know what his mood was. He just returned to the midfield and prepared for the next wave of attack.
"Press out and don't let them get close to the restricted area!"
When Wenger saw that something was suddenly wrong with the situation on the court, he looked solemn and quickly reached out his hand and shouted to his disciples.
but,
Liverpool's impact is too strong, and the front three is at its peak. It can be said that looking at the current European team, no team can guarantee that they can completely block their offensive.
Arsenal's defense can only be said to be barely adequate.
In the 20th minute, Liverpool got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
The location is just outside the penalty area on the right side.
Salah came to take the free kick opportunity. This is a bit surprising to everyone, because in many cases, Liverpool uses Alexander-Arnold to take penalty kicks.
After all, Arnold's footwork is indeed very powerful, and he is known for his strong attack and defense. This is also an important reason why he can stay in Liverpool's starting lineup.
In order to prevent Salah from also kicking and slashing to the ground,
Fang Fang took the initiative to ask for help and came to lie down behind the wall of people. There is absolutely no airs about the so-called midfield master.
"Do you want me to block it?" Saka said, feeling it was fun.
Fang Fang was almost angry, "You are a winger, why don't you stay outside and wait for opportunities to counterattack? Are you coming to compete with me for position?"
Saka nodded happily, thinking that this seemed to be the case.
At this time, the home fans booed and booed, trying to distract Salah.
"A shameless dive? Is this a free kick?"
"End this farce quickly! Shameless Liverpudlians."
"Don't embarrass yourself on the court! Go home quickly and find your mother!"
Countless noises from the scene came over,
Salah suddenly felt the pressure of the entire stadium, and he took a deep breath.
Then, he took a few steps and suddenly kicked a curve ball.
The football instantly jumped over the wall and then flew directly into the stands. The whole stadium instantly became lively.
The home fans were all laughing very happily. They could see that Liverpool's offensive core was indeed disturbed by them.
Salah stood there, hands on his hips, and he spat silently.
He also seemed a little speechless about his own footwork.
"Push up! Let's keep pressing up!"
Klopp felt a little regretful, but he still applauded and shouted to the players on the field.
Wenger, who was right next to him, was not to be outdone. He covered his mouth with his hands and shouted to the goalkeeper: "Kick a long pass and go to the frontcourt!"
Leno heard the coach's call. This time for the goal kick, he threw the football decisively and kicked a long ball vigorously.
Since Liverpool's attack is very fierce, they can naturally use this method to avoid Liverpool's midfield stranglehold.
The ball flew high over Arsenal's half and then quickly crashed towards Liverpool's left wing.
Players from both sides gathered in this area instantly.
The players must compete for every ball. Haaland almost fell into each other's arms with Van Dijk.
In the end, neither of them got the ball.
Martinelli suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the football that fell to the left.
He saw that there was no loophole in Liverpool's defense, so he could only pass it back to his teammates just to be on the safe side.
But after this pass back, Liverpool's formation immediately jumped out again, and the overall coordination was very consistent.
This resulted in Arsenal having to pass back all the way.
However, when the pass was about to reach the midline, Fang Fang suddenly held the ball and quickly turned around to get rid of it.
His combination of man and ball is quite perfect.
This startled Henderson. Seeing that Equation was about to disrupt their entire defense line, he could only pull him to the ground with both hands.
This is a foul method to choke Arsenal's explosive point.
The referee only gave Arsenal a free kick in the frontcourt.
The sky was full of boos again, and the home fans were once again dissatisfied with the referee's decision.
"Isn't this the case of not shoveling people away and not giving yellow cards?"
"Fk, don't stop me, I'm going to go down and beat him up!"
"Don't worry, Equation's free kick will definitely go in!"
However, this time the distance was too far.
Fang Fang's expression was a bit solemn, and he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to score a penalty.
He took the initiative to communicate with his teammates for a while, and everyone consciously covered their mouths.
Because this is because I am worried about letting the oral language experts outside the venue understand the mouth shape.
After communicating for a while, the Arsenal teammates went to the human wall and prepared to break down the opponent's human wall.
"Shoot directly? Or find cooperation?"
All the eyes of the audience were focused on one person.
Salah also stared motionlessly at the figure wearing the No. 10 jersey. No one knows what he is thinking in his heart, but!
Everyone knows that Salah just missed a free kick. It would be interesting if the opponent scored from a farther position this time.
Immediately, the whistle sounded.
Fang Fang deliberately paused and took a closer look at the human wall.
Then, he suddenly took two steps and suddenly took a shot.
This is similar to a super long-distance lob.
The football followed a parabolic trajectory, crossed the wall, and suddenly fell towards the upper right corner of the goal at extremely high speed in the final stretch.
Alisson was facing a powerful enemy and didn't care whether he would be injured.
He jumped up suddenly and pushed the inevitable goal with one palm!
The whole place was in an uproar.
The ball was actually saved.
Salah turned around and saw this scene. He was almost stunned. How could he hit a penalty from such a long distance?
What kind of magical footwork is this?
Alisson fell heavily to the ground. He gasped in pain and almost felt like stars were shooting out of his head.
In order to save the inevitable goal, he fell quite hard.
After lying on the ground for a long time, Alisson stood up with the help of his teammates.
He couldn't help but secretly cursed that he was really perverted. He could hit the goal from such a long distance. What kind of titanium alloy legs were those?
"Almost, almost."
Arteta almost jumped up on the sidelines. He thought the goal would definitely be scored for the first time.
The teammates on the bench were ready to jump up to celebrate the goal, but they saw Alisson save him.
Wenger couldn't help but feel surprised and regretful.
However, such is the case in a strong matchup, the goal that seems to be a sure goal may be missed.
Throughout the first half, both sides were attacking each other, and the pace of the game was very fast. It was as if Arsenal did not have a one-goal lead.
Before anyone could react, the time for the first half had already run out.
Arsenal's ball possession rate is 52%, which is not much different from Liverpool's ball possession rate, which shows the intensity of the game.
After returning to the locker room, both teams rested while preparing for the second half of the game.
Wenger emphasized the game strategy and said: "We must speed up the kick and don't give Liverpool a chance to touch the football. Since they like to block us with small fouls, let them chase us until they score their goal again." "
the other side,
Klopp clapped his hands and said loudly: "Go and grab them, don't worry about the situation behind you. Your teammates will always be by your side, and I believe you can always cooperate together. Speed up, keep speeding up, we must completely defeat our opponents! Remember!" Look, the opponent’s No. 10 is the real core of the offense!”
The entire Liverpool team is still young and at the peak of their careers, and they immediately responded to the coach's arrangement in unison.
They are not like a team that is one goal behind but still showing great momentum.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half,
Liverpool responded in kind, with Firmino stabbing Thomas at the foot and passing it to Salah.
The latter cut inside to shoot, completed the opening blitz, and successfully recovered a goal.
The score is 1:1!
The two sides are back on the same starting line.
However, Arsenal was very excited. Everyone surrounded the referee and pointed to his hands, indicating that Firmino's hand movements when grabbing the ball meant that he had committed a foul before scoring.
This scene is like Arsenal can't afford to lose.
However, when the live broadcast started to replay, it was seen that Firmino did pull people in the picture, and when he stretched his feet, he even dribbled Thomas to the ground.
However, the referee did not give any indication that the goal was valid.
The audience erupted into shrill boos, and all the home fans became angry.
This Oliver is really bragging about the game with his eyes open.
Head coach Arsene Wenger was also rarely agitated and lodged a complaint with the fourth referee.
Arteta also rushed to the fourth referee unconvinced and issued a complaint.
However, the referee Oliver immediately saw this scene on the sidelines. He ran to the sidelines, ignored the boos in the sky, and seemed to be defying all opinions, and decisively showed Arteta a yellow card.
Then, Oliver returned to the field and signaled that the game should continue and Arsenal should not waste any more game time.
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Regarding this, Equation couldn't help but want to spit out the fragrance.
With regard to this unprofessional level of whistleblowing, the Premier League is not far behind compared to the Chinese Super League.
Encountering such a penalty, the entire Arsenal team held their breath and kicked the ball from the center circle. Their hand movements could not help but become much larger.
The referee Oliver saw that the rhythm of the game could not be controlled.
He could only use fifty rebounds each and showed a yellow card to the most active players of both teams.
After this toss-up, the game time has reached the 70th minute.
Unwilling to get a draw at home, Arsenal once again organized a wave of offensive and rushed towards Liverpool's half.
Liverpool are no longer anxious about this,
On the one hand, they have a window of physical fitness and need to slow down before they can run all over the field again. On the other hand, they also plan to use squat defense to attract Arsenal's formation and then launch a quick counterattack.
However, as a result, Liverpool's defense instantly became passive.
Arsenal kicked three consecutive shots from the outside and almost broke Alisson's ten-finger mark.
Klopp didn't show any nervous expression when he saw this situation on the field.
He is waiting until there is a flaw in Arsenal's formation. When the time comes, they will kill him with one strike!
At the eighty-third minute,
Wenger shouted again, and saw Mane falling to the ground from behind to tackle, cutting off Xhaka's dribbling, and then Liverpool launched a quick counterattack.
This is not the first time the referee has favored Liverpool.
Prince Arnold immediately sent a precise long pass.
Let football find Salah.
Arnold is indeed excellent with his feet, but his defense also stinks. In the words of fans, it is both sweet and smelly.
Salah easily unloaded the ball, broke through Arsenal's defense again, and went to the meeting alone.
This time he pushed for the far corner.
Goalkeeper Leno was forced to make a split save but missed the ball.
"fk, you scared me to death!"
"nice shot!"
The home fans in the stands felt a sense of disaster.
Salah actually made a mistake in pushing the far corner and missed the far post.
It can be said that there is not much time left for the two teams.
Fang Fang also had some lingering fears, but he still chose to stand with his teammates and continued to attack Liverpool.
This is life to death!
Wenger was also on the sidelines directing his disciples to rush forward. Regardless of the result of the game, they must now show their momentum at home.
In the face of difficulties and injustice, Arsenal will not accept defeat.
(End of chapter)
