Chapter 407 Goal Battle

In this game, Wang Li played as right winger, the Dutch kid Arjen Robben played as left winger, and the Icelander Eidur Gudjohnsen played as center forward. Chelsea players were already familiar with this 433 formation combination, and they often used this tactic before Christmas.

Facing Arsenal, a team that is good at attacking, Mourinho decided to focus on stability. This 433 formation is all-round attack and defense, which can not only threaten Arsenal's defense line, but also do a good job in defense, so as to maximize the benefits of each player.

At the beginning of the game, Wang Li and Gudjansen stood in the center circle. In fact, they did not formulate any tactics before the game. However, at this time, Wang Li saw that the opponent's goalkeeper seemed a little absent-minded, so he had the idea of ​​a sneak attack.

Now, his control over his internal strength is much stronger than last year, and his internal strength has also improved a lot. Even though the center circle is more than 50 meters away from the goal, Wang Li still has the confidence that he can kick the ball with power.

So, Wang Li winked at Gudjohnsen, who looked at Wang Li in confusion, then looked at the ball, and nodded in understanding. But in fact, Gudjohnsen didn't know that Wang Li was going to shoot directly, he just thought that Wang Li just wanted the ball.

At this time, Wang Li saw the referee lower his arms and prepare to blow the whistle, but he immediately took two steps back.

With a beep, the referee blew the whistle. Gudjansen also kicked the ball to Wang Li with his heel and rushed forward.

Then, all the fans in the stadium saw the black-haired boy on the field running towards the ball twice and then swinging his legs vigorously. It was obviously a long pass or a shot!

With a dull "bang" sound, the football flew directly from the grass and rushed towards the Arsenal goal at an extremely fast speed through the sky. At this time, many people realized that it was a powerful long shot.

"Long shot? In the center circle?"

This made the fans look incredulous. Even the Arsenal fans did not react and forgot to shout to remind Lehmann.

At this time, Lehmann in front of Arsenal's goal also reacted, because when Wang Li shot, the whole audience exclaimed, but Wang Li's shot was very fast. Lehmann jumped up and caught the ball with both hands in a hurry, but at this moment, Lehmann felt the force of the football. He was not prepared at all and failed to catch the ball in his arms. The ball changed direction and flew to the other side, hitting the goal post and bouncing into the net.

Seeing Chelsea score a goal right away, Lineker was very excited. In addition to being excited, he also mocked Adams, saying: "See, this is the gap between the two teams. Alan is simply amazing. He is almost better than me. He is really a good junior. When I was playing on the court, I never scored such a goal."

Seeing Lineker's expression and the scoreboard on the field, Adams was very depressed. He came to Sky TV purely to support Arsenal, but he didn't expect Chelsea to score so quickly. The hateful Englishman in front of him was even more annoying. He actually laughed at Arsenal. This was really intolerable.

However, the fact is that Chelsea did score a goal, and Adams had nothing to say. He could only sit aside dully, waiting for Arsenal to perform well and then launch a counterattack.

The Blues fans in the stadium went crazy. They thought Chelsea could score a goal, but they didn't expect it to come so soon. They all opened their beers and toasted to celebrate. Of course, this was the most polite way. Most fans stood up from their seats, took off their jerseys and waved them vigorously, constantly venting their excitement.

"Haha, Alan is awesome. He actually shot the ball right at the start of the game. This is the first time I've seen this."

"That Lehmann is so stupid, he can't even defend this kind of ball"

"Alan!!! Alan!!! Alan!!!"

Rita, who was sitting on the side of the neutral fans, was also very happy. Seeing her beloved man score a goal on the field made her happier than being in the limelight herself. The local Welsh female fan next to her even stood up and started dancing. She kept twisting her waist, making all kinds of seductive movements, and shouted, "Come on, Alan! I support you!"

However, she was far inferior to the "Allen Female Fan Club" in the Blues fans' stands. Those female fans were all wearing T-shirts with the Chelsea logo and pure blue skirts. They were waving colorful balls in their hands, dancing in unison, and shouting things like "Allen, I love you".

Those long beautiful legs and good figures made the surrounding fans turn their eyes away, while Rita kept cursing in her heart that they were shameless.

But these had no effect on Wang Li on the court. He simply hugged his teammates and did not continue celebrating. After all, the game had just begun and they still had to play the next 90 minutes seriously.

In this game, Arsenal lined up in a 442 formation. The goalkeeper was still Lehmann, and the defenders were No. 12 Lauren, No. 28 Toure, No. 20 Campbell and No. 3 Ashley Cole. In recent games, Ashley Cole performed very well at the left back position. In last month's "Times" selection, he won the Premier League's best player of the month. This shows that since returning from injury, Cole has worked harder in the game. His performance has been unanimously recognized by the whole of England. Wang Li was also very happy for him. Although the two are now opponents, they still greeted each other in the player tunnel.

The four midfielders are No. 15 Fabregas, No. 4 Vieira, No. 19 Gilberto Silva and No. 7 Pires, and the forwards are the combination of Bergkamp and Henry.

In fact, Arsenal's lineup was not much different from when the two teams met at Highbury in the first half of the league. Therefore, Chelsea players were full of fighting spirit and after the game resumed, they launched a massive attack on Arsenal. The situation seemed to be reversed.

Originally, Arsenal was an offense-oriented team, and now that they had conceded a goal, they should have counterattacked. But now Chelsea attacked, and Arsenal was in a state of panic.

At this time, Wenger could no longer sit still. The first goal was strange enough, and now the situation was so bad. The game had only started for a few minutes. If they lost another goal, the game would be unplayable. So, he quickly stood up and walked to the sidelines, shouting at the players to calm down and stabilize the defense.

"Look! The Frenchman can't sit still anymore. I bet he will be even more anxious soon. Chelsea is about to score again. This is the gap between the two teams." Lineker's voice was heard again on Sky TV, which made Adams next to him look gloomy.

However, the situation did not develop as Lineker had expected. After Arsenal stabilized their defense, it was not easy for Chelsea to score.

On the field, Ashley Cole made a tackle and intercepted Joe Cole's ball. The two were friends off the field, but rivals on the field. It seemed that Ashley Cole's kick was not ambiguous at all, which made Joe Cole, who was lying on the grass, give Wang Li a bitter smile. Wang Li waved his hand and shook his head sympathetically.

After Ashley Cole intercepted the ball, he quickly kicked it to Vieira in front of him. Vieira received the ball and passed it to Fabregas.

Fabregas has been looking forward to this game for a long time. Ever since the team lost to Chelsea at Highbury last time, he has been unwilling to accept the result and wanted to win it back. This time he finally found the opportunity.

In recent times, Fabregas has relied on his performance to no longer be a substitute, but a genuine main midfielder, and his talent for controlling the situation has gradually come into play. In the team's offense, he often plays the role of a conductor. Wenger has also seen this talent, so in recent games, the Frenchman always lets Fabregas participate more in the offense, giving him freedom to let him play.

The same was true in this game. Fabregas was a good card in Wenger's mind. He believed that as long as the Spanish boy could play to his full potential, at least a goal would be guaranteed.

This time, after receiving the pass, Fabregas did not rush to cooperate with his teammates, but quickly dribbled the ball in the middle!

Makelele certainly wouldn't let him be so arrogant, and when Fabregas passed by the Frenchman, he was fiercely tackled.

However, Fabregas was well prepared for this. In order to prepare for this game, Wenger did a lot of work for the players. Arsenal players have some understanding of the defensive methods and offensive defenses that every Chelsea player likes to use, not to mention Makelele, the pillar of Chelsea's defense.

When Makelele just made a tackle, Fabregas suddenly stopped the ball, then he picked up the ball and jumped directly over Makelele!

"Beautiful!!!" Adams finally came to life!

Because Chelsea attacked too quickly just now, when Fabregas easily passed Makelele and dribbled the ball across the center line, he looked up and saw that there were few people in Chelsea's backcourt, so he immediately passed the ball to Henry who was cutting in from the side.

There is no doubt about Henry's speed. It can be said that Arsenal's current fast-paced offense is closely related to Henry's speed.

After Henry got the ball, he rushed forward quickly. After a change of direction, he easily dribbled past William Gallas and was already near the Chelsea penalty area line. At this time, there was only Paulo Ferreira who was returning from the wing in the penalty area.

Faced with this opportunity, Henry was not in a hurry. Instead, he slowed down his dribbling speed. When Paulo Ferreira stepped forward, he took the opportunity to kick the ball to Fabregas on the right.

After passing the ball, Fabregas did not run closely, he was only level with Henry, because he was offside if he went forward. At this time, he rushed towards the goal immediately after receiving the ball, and goalkeeper Thomas Clark also rushed out at the same time.

This time, Ferreira made a mistake. He gave up defending Henry and went straight to Fabregas. At the moment he surpassed Fabregas, the latter passed the ball, and he passed the ball to Henry on the right!

Not offside!

The Blues fans shouted offside, but the linesman was completely unmoved!

Facing the opportunity of an empty goal, Henry easily pushed the ball into the goal and changed the score to 1:1.

"Goal! Henry! Arsenal equalized the score!" Adams, who finally got the chance, certainly would not let it go. He stood up and shouted into the microphone - "Arsenal scored a goal!! It was so beautiful, the cooperation was so exquisite. I don't think Chelsea can play this kind of cooperation at all. This is the gap between the top teams and the Sterling Army. I think this kind of excitement will continue in the next games. This is real football!! Wonderful football!! "

Looking at Adams' face, Lineker felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly. He said unconvincedly: "Although Arsenal has equalized the score now, it was just luck. I think the game is still in Chelsea's hands."

"Of course they controlled the game, Arsenal controlled the goals!"

"Impossible, I told you it was just luck. As long as Alan can use his strength, Arsenal's goal will be riddled with holes!"

"That's impossible. There is a clear gap in coordination between the two teams. That kind of clumsy individual performance is simply not possible..."

At this time, the commentator of Sky TV had been left aside. Facing the quarrel between the two legendary stars, he couldn't get a word in. However, the fans watching Sky TV were happily listening to the gossip. While enjoying the football match, they could also enjoy the quarrel between the two legendary stars. It was really interesting.

What the two people who were arguing didn't know was that their great and legendary image had collapsed in the hearts of most of the fans.

On the field, Chelsea, who were counterattacked by Arsenal, did not make any adjustments. They also thought that it was just a mistake. In the last match, Chelsea won a big victory at Highbury. They felt that the game was still in the hands of the team. What's more, there was Wang Li on the field. Looking at this black-haired boy, all the players on the field felt much more at ease.

So, after the game resumed, Chelsea launched another attack.

After receiving the pass from Joe Cole on the right, Wang Li launched an attack from the right. He took light steps and dribbled the ball forward, passing Vieira and Silva in succession. After reaching the middle of Arsenal's half, Ashley Cole came over to grab the ball again. This time Wang Li still did not pass the ball. He made a feint with his feet across the court. When the two passed each other, he touched the ball with the tip of his left foot and then immediately flashed to the right - a very clean separation of man and ball.

Dribbling the ball on the right side, passing three people in a row!!

Once again, local Welsh fans had the opportunity to witness this wonderful individual performance. Every time Wang Li took the field, the football under his feet became art, which made many neutral fans obsessed. Most of these fans did not like the Blues, they were just fans of Wang Li.

After Wang Li passed the ball, there was a sudden burst of applause from the audience. They were all attracted by this wonderful performance from the bottom of their hearts.

"Go on, pass them!" This was the voice heard throughout the audience.

After Wang Li passed Ashley Cole, he was almost at the baseline. He couldn't kick the ball while dribbling quickly. After reaching the baseline, he could only stop the ball suddenly, turn an angle, and jump past Cole again. In front of Wang Li, Cole was almost a puppet. His steal posed no threat to Wang Li, which annoyed the former. He fell to the ground and made a tackle. However, at this time, Wang Li had already turned around and passed the ball. He easily dodged again with just one jump and joked, "Haha, don't mistake me for Joe. I'm not that easy to tackle."

The ball was passed very accurately, directly to the top of Gudjohnsen's head, but at this time the Icelander became the main defensive target of Arsenal's defenders, so Campbell, who had just returned from injury, headed the ball out of the penalty area.

The ball was at Fabregas' feet again, he passed it to Pires on the wing, and Arsenal launched a quick counterattack!

There is no doubt about Pires' ability. Since he came to Arsenal, although he had some disputes with the club over salary, he has always been the main force in the left winger position. He dribbled the ball very fast. Since Chelsea attacked very forward and there were few defensive players behind, Pires had a wide open space in front of him. It only took him a few seconds to dribble the ball to the penalty area line.

Afterwards, Pires passed the ball to Bergkamp who was coming from behind.

"If Giggs is worth 20 million pounds, then Bergkamp is worth 100 million." - Marco van Basten "If he was in 'Star Trek Voyager' (TV series), he would be the best player no matter which galaxy he went to." - Ian Wright Many legendary stars have spoken highly of Bergkamp, ​​which shows how strong he was at his peak. Even though he is 36 years old this year, he is still a weather vane-like figure for Arsenal.

This time, facing the opportunity, Bergkamp simply changed direction and dribbled past John Terry! !

Never underestimate the simple moves of these veterans. They are extremely experienced, and this simple change of direction has incredible deceptive power. At least in this aspect, Wang Li still needs to learn. His change of direction is purely a speed win, and these veterans are not fast, but they are extremely deceptive!

After dribbling past Terry, Bergkamp didn't even think twice and chose to lob the ball! !

At this time, Thomas Clark also happened to attack. This was the difference in experience. Thomas did not expect that the opponent would shoot so quickly. Although he reacted quickly and suddenly stopped and hooked the ball with both hands, the ball had already passed through his fingers.

"The ball goes in again!!! Beautiful!! Wonderful!!"

"This time it's the great Dennis Bergkamp!!! Bergkamp!!! He represents the glory of Arsenal!!!"

In the 12th minute of the first half, Arsenal scored two goals in a row, with Henry and Bergkamp taking the lead 2:1.

(To be continued)