"Holy crap!?" Upon seeing this, Reinkel forgot she was still streaming and blurted out a curse, "Is this even human!?"
This scene was truly astonishing.
Even Kaka, who was making his run, subconsciously slowed down when he saw this.
This was the first time he had ever seen a defender on the court who tried to foul an opponent by pulling their jersey, only to be forcibly brought down by the opponent's brute force!
Adriano didn't care about any of that.
After rushing into the penalty area, Adriano, who completely disregarded Senderos, only felt the force that Senderos was holding onto the hem of his jersey loosen, and the slight obstruction completely disappeared.
He took another step forward.
After adjusting his footing, Adriano swung his right leg and unleashed a powerful shot towards the top left corner of Arsenal's goal!
Senderos's one-on-one defense against Adriano was indeed hilarious, and naturally, he failed.
However, his contribution cannot be ignored. At least this pull slowed Adriano's already peak speed down slightly, and also allowed Almunia in front of the goal to react in advance.
However, Adriano's completely unreasonable breakthrough had drawn everyone's attention to him, and after the ball flew from his feet, everyone naturally focused their attention on the ball flying in the air.
It wasn't until the ball was almost crossing the goal line that everyone noticed a hand reaching out from the side, very close to the ball!
Adriano's shot was deflected upwards by Almunia, who had moved ahead of time, but instead of flying over the crossbar, it hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced down.
Feeling the heavy force from his palm, Almunia was overjoyed. Based on his judgment, he must have managed to tip the ball over the crossbar!
But reality is cruel.
Less than a second.
While still airborne and not yet on the ground, Almunia felt something hit her back.
Wait until your body lands.
Amuniah realized what it was, and his face was filled with despair.
After all, the only thing that could hit you on the back is the soccer ball that you just touched with your palm!
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"The ball was tipped by Almunia, hit the crossbar... then bounced off Almunia's back... and into the Arsenal goal! Goal!!!" Jon's commentary was full of twists and turns. "Almunia did his best, facing such a powerful shot from close range, he touched the ball... unfortunately, Arsenal's luck wasn't so good today!! In the 40th minute of the first half, Leeds United took a 2-0 lead at home!"
"Hahahaha, Jon, I have to agree with you, ugly defense!" Lineker was laughing so hard he was practically falling off the table. "If Senderos weren't so weak, I'd have to ask Lee which factory makes Leeds United's jerseys, the quality is just too good! Hahahahahaha!"
"He let go." Jon recalled the scene on TV and was speechless. "I noticed that Senderos let go the moment Adriano brought him into the penalty area. Actually, if he hadn't let go... Adriano wouldn't have been able to shoot so easily... Senderos committed the foul outside the penalty area. Leeds United will most likely only get a free kick and a yellow card for this attack!"
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"Grass!!!"
A water bottle was thrown from Arsenal's bench.
Wenger's face was full of anger.
He was still discussing with Primorac how to adjust the midfield personnel structure in order to try to equalize the score in the second half, when a few seconds later, he saw Senderos being dragged into the penalty area by Adriano.
At that moment, the professor finally understood.
The most important thing to adjust is not the midfield, but the defense!
If you put Senderos like this on the field, the speed at which he scores goals will never keep up with the speed at which he concedes them!
Primorac, sitting on the bench, could hardly believe his eyes.
This is absolutely outrageous.
Primorac really doesn't understand what Senderos was thinking. You've already reached out and grabbed his jersey, so why not just hold on tight? Why let go halfway through?
Since it's already destined to be embarrassing!
Why transfer this pain onto the team?!
Looking up at the screen above the stadium, I saw the bright 2-0 score.
Primorac felt only despair.
If they lose this match, the 2007-2008 Premier League title will truly be slipping further and further away from Arsenal...
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After scoring this goal, Adriano didn't go to help Senderos, who was still lying on the ground, as he did after scoring the first goal. Instead, he ran to the corner flag and enjoyed the cheers of the fans.
Premier League fans have never been friendly.
After applauding Adriano, the Leeds United fans sitting behind the Arsenal goal began to mock Senderos without restraint.
"Hahahaha, you spineless coward, go back to London!"
"Am I seeing things? Why is there a woman on the field during a men's soccer match?!"
"Hey! Senderos, tell Wenger for me to tell him not to substitute you, hahahahahaha!"
"Senderos, the way you grabbed Didico's jersey just now was so cool! I want to see it again in the second half!!!"
No one knows whether these words actually reached Senderos's ears.
Anyway, the Swiss player, who had been lying on the ground for a long time, didn't glare angrily at the stands as everyone expected. He just lowered his head, remained silent, and quietly walked towards the center circle...
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When the two teams reappeared on the field in the second half.
Arsenal have made adjustments.
Gilberto Silva and Senderos were substituted, and they were replaced by Gala and Rosicky.
Wenger ultimately accepted Primorac's suggestion and restored Arsenal's midfield to their most familiar diamond formation.
Li Shiguang, on the other hand, chose to remain unchanged amidst all changes.
With a two-goal lead in the first half, the team's morale is high, and there's absolutely no need for many changes.
Facts have proven that Li Shiguang was right.
No matter how Arsenal's midfield changes, it doesn't change the fact that Fabregas is a thorn in Leeds United's side.
The five midfielders that Li Shiguang fielded today did a great job of neutralizing Fabregas in defense.
Including stoppage time.
For nearly fifty minutes of the second half, Leeds United failed to allow Fabregas to orchestrate a single effective attack.
After Rodriguez's long-range shot went over the crossbar, Probó blew the final whistle.
In this highly anticipated clash between two Premier League giants, Leeds United emerged victorious.
Manchester United briefly held the top spot in the Premier League for just over three hours before being overtaken again by Leeds United...
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