"Gooooooooooooooooool!!!" Lineker jumped up from his seat immediately. "The game is in the 30th minute, Marco Reus!! He has helped Leeds United take the lead away from home!! The connection between the two young German players has dealt a fatal blow to Arsenal!!"
"Whoosh!!" Jon was also laughing, but there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. "We've all been fooled!! Leeds United's main attack was still focused on Reus!! After drawing Gallas and Flamini's attention away, Kroos tore apart Arsenal's defense with a surgical through ball!! Leeds United are leading Arsenal 1-0!!"
Reus was quite excited after scoring. As a substitute among substitutes, he didn't get many opportunities to play in the league. Before the match, when Li Shiguang told all the players in the locker room that the team's attack would focus on him today, Reus felt truly flattered.
During the period leading up to the match, Arsenal's tight marking of him prevented Reus from fully utilizing his strengths and opportunities.
Gradually, Reus also began to feel some pressure.
Fortunately, Li Shiguang adjusted his tactics in time, using a feint to allow Reus to escape from the encirclement.
This goal not only gave Leeds United the lead away from home, but also relieved Reus of all the pressure!
Instead of celebrating alone, Reus turned and ran towards Kroos, who had delivered the brilliant pass, pointing at Kroos with a big smile as he ran.
The two embraced, and their teammates quickly surrounded them, encircling the two young German players to celebrate the goal!
"Great pass, Tony!"
"That's it, Marco. Once you get going, the opposing defenders can't even see your exhaust fumes, hahahahaha..."
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On the field, the players hugged each other in celebration.
On the sidelines, seeing the ball fly into Arsenal's goal, Li Shiguang and Simeone jumped up and gave each other a high five.
It's easy to tell from the smirks on their faces that taking the lead in this way is exactly what they expected!
"Damn it!" Seeing Li Shiguang's smug look, Wenger couldn't help but swear for the first time ever.
Wenger knows.
Unbeknownst to him, he had once again stepped into the trap that Li Shiguang had set for him.
In comparison.
The Arsenal players on the pitch, especially defenders Gallas and Flamini, were completely bewildered after conceding the ball. They couldn't understand why Leeds United had switched their attack to the right flank, and then somehow ended up passing the ball to Reus again...
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After the slow-motion replay of Reus's goal, the camera immediately switched to the coaching bench on the sidelines, where the image of Li Shiguang and Simeone high-fiving each other naturally came into the view of the fans and commentators.
"Hahahaha, look at the smiles on Lee and Diego's faces." Jon noticed this and immediately joked, "I knew that Leeds United's sudden change of attacking direction was definitely not a good sign for Arsenal. In the game, Lee's way of breaking the deadlock is always so unexpected! Just when Arsenal thought their defense was rock solid, Lee changed direction again and stabbed Wenger in the heart!"
"To be honest, I really want to see what Wenger looks like right now." Compared to Jon, Lineker's words were even more arrogant. "The Professor is a well-known tactical master in the Premier League and even the world, but for some reason, I feel that he is still a bit green compared to Lee... Hahahaha!"
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Leeds United's sudden attack put Arsenal behind at home.
But the current Premier League leaders are no pushovers, and Wenger isn't as bad as Lineker makes him out to be.
After understanding Li Shiguang's tactical intentions.
Wenger made adjustments immediately.
Once you enter positional warfare defense.
Gallas would then move forward to form a double pivot with Flamini, each closely marking Reus and Rodriguez.
In this way.
Leeds United's attack gradually stalled again.
That's not all.
Just before the end of the first half, in the 43rd minute, Flamini dispossessed Reus and immediately passed the ball to Fabregas, giving Arsenal a chance for a quick counter-attack!
After dribbling forward for a distance, Fabregas passed the ball to the right wing, where Hleb forced a cross under pressure from Sun Jihai.
Adebayor won the first ball in the penalty area.
After the ball was headed back to the edge of the penalty area, Fabregas followed up with a precise low shot that beat Neuer's outstretched hands, helping Arsenal equalize.
This goal brought the Emirates Stadium to a fever pitch since the start of the match.
Arsenal's morale, which had been somewhat low after conceding a goal, was greatly boosted.
Fortunately, Fabregas scored close to halftime.
After Leeds United restarted the game, they only managed one attack.
The referee then blew the whistle to end the first half.
This brought a sudden halt to Arsenal's momentum as they were trying to seize the opportunity to overtake the score.
"The first half was pretty good. The two teams put on a 45-minute high-level attacking and defensive battle, perfectly demonstrating why they are ranked first and second in the Premier League standings! In addition to the players being in good form, the duel between the two managers, Wenger and Lee, was also one of the highlights of the first half. Both managers responded to each other's moves and made the most correct on-the-spot commands in the shortest amount of time!"
As the players from both teams left the field, Ron quickly summarized the 45-minute match.
“Yes, sigh… but I didn’t expect Arsenal to equalize so quickly.” Lineker’s expression showed some regret. “Wenger’s reaction was really quick, and his adjustments were quite decisive. After Gallas moved forward to the defensive midfield position, Reus and Rodriguez were both contained!”
“Hmm…but this also turns Arsenal’s 5-4-1 into a 4-5-1. To cover for their positions, the two wing-backs have to move towards the center, which greatly limits Arsenal’s counter-attacking speed.” Jon was clearly thinking more deeply. “In that goal, Hleb didn’t have Eboue’s support behind him. Luckily, he passed the ball purely through his individual ability…otherwise, it definitely wouldn’t be a 1-1 draw! Now we’ll see if Li can figure this out and try to create more opportunities on the wings!”
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