Chapter 482 Understanding (asking for monthly ticket)
Amid the battle of wits and courage between the two head coaches, the second half of the game began amid the fans' expectations.
Arsenal fans are now hoping for a miracle to happen so that they can score three goals in a row in the second half of the game. Only in this way can they directly eliminate Real Madrid and enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Of course, Real Madrid cannot score any goals during this period.
Therefore, they were all very angry at Wang Li who had just come on the field. Arsenal had suffered too many injuries from Wang Li.
When the two teams came on the field, many Arsenal fans shouted together: "Come on, Arsenal!!! Alan---Shh~~~~~~", they cheered for the home team in this way, and also to create pressure on Wang Li.
In their opinion, if the black-haired boy does not play, the team's possibility of creating a miracle will greatly increase, and vice versa, the probability will be greatly reduced. You know, Wang Li has performed more than one hat trick in the game against Arsenal, and now he has just scored a goal, so based on this nature, the probability of scoring in the second half is too high.
Although fans don’t know whether God exists or not, they still hope that Wang Li’s performance will not be good.
Fortunately, Arsenal's performance gradually gave fans hope.
As soon as the game started, Arsenal launched a massive counterattack. Even the full-back Ebray, who had been in charge of defense, moved forward, which shows how hard they pressed forward.
Under such pressure, Real Madrid has been shrinking its defense. Except for Wang Li, under the command of captain Pavon, the players have contracted their defense line and created an iron bucket formation in front of the goal to resist Arsenal's formation.
This kind of game lasted for a long time, but during this process, Arsenal's defense encountered some crises.
From Wenger's perspective, Real Madrid players' choices after getting the ball have changed, or the fans may not be able to see this, but as a head coach, he watches the game from a different angle and will unconsciously observe details such as the players' positions and passing methods.
When he saw the Real Madrid players kick the ball forward, he found something very wrong because Wang Li was in the frontcourt. Although the Real Madrid players' passes were not accurate due to the counterattacks of many Arsenal players, Wang Li would run over to compete for the long pass whenever there was one.
In the 51st minute of the game, Wang Li almost got the ball. He used his shadowy leg to intercept the ball that Toure had just received. Fortunately for Arsenal, Wang Li stopped too far and was kicked to the front court by Toure.
In the 56th and 58th minutes, Real Madrid launched two consecutive counterattacks. Although Arsenal was prepared and Real Madrid's counterattacks did not produce much effect, Wenger still felt that if they continued like this, Real Madrid would score a goal.
But Arsenal really had the upper hand but could not get the ball. No matter how they played, they always lacked the finishing touch. Except for Henry, the other forwards in the team might not be in good shape, and their shots did not pose any threat to Real Madrid's goal.
At this time, Wenger was a little depressed. Most of the players on the team were young. These young players had good potential, skills and physical strength, but there was a big gap in their game experience and mentality.
If the club has money now, he also wants to buy a star-level striker in the transfer market. If Arsenal can have a Shevchenko, Gilardino or Drogba to cooperate with Henry, then the offensive ability of the forward line will be much more than that.
"...It would be best if it's that black-haired boy..." Finally, Wenger thought silently in his heart.
In his opinion, it was a waste for Wang Li to go to Real Madrid. Such an outstanding striker should choose an offensive team like Arsenal or Barcelona. Unfortunately, Real Madrid has money, but they don't, and Barcelona is unwilling to pay.
In the 66th minute of the game, Fabregas got the ball again.
In this game, Fabregas' performance was undoubtedly the best in the Arsenal team. Although Arsenal did not score a goal, Fabregas' performance was still very eye-catching, and Arsenal's offense basically revolved around him.
Zidane obviously saw this, so he immediately stepped forward to create trouble for Fabregas. He ran very fast and it seemed that he wanted to scare Fabregas. After all, Fabregas looked very young and players like him usually don't have much game experience.
However, this move had no effect on the latter. Seeing Zidane pressing forward, Fabregas made a small change of direction to protect the ball, then glanced around and passed the ball to Ebrahimovic who was on the wing.
It is obvious that Eboue's defensive ability is far greater than his offensive ability. After receiving the ball, he didn't stop at all and kicked it directly to Campbell.
Campbell got the ball, waved his hand to signal Ebraik to return to defense, then rushed forward two steps with the ball and kicked it to Pires on the wing, who received the ball and passed it back to Fabregas.
The difference is that this time Fabregas got the chance and Zidane was no longer beside him. He seized the opportunity and kicked the ball straight into the penalty area.
Henry was being marked by Pavon, and he aimed at Fabregas. He tacitly shook off Pavon and ran forward. He received the ball and turned around to shoot, but the ball hit Ramos' calf and bounced to the side. Carlos got the ball. After receiving the ball, Carlos kicked the ball towards Wang Li with a big kick.
Arsenal's attack did not have much effect. When they saw Carlos get the ball, the Arsenal players reacted and ran towards the back half. However, that action did not look proactive, because Arsenal had been besieging Real Madrid for a long time, and they gained the advantage by this massive suppression.
However, Carlos' pass gave Wang Li an opportunity.
The pass was very accurate and the ball went straight to Wang Li. Wang Li was just in front of the center circle. In order to avoid being offside, he kept about one meter away from Arsenal's retreating defender Ebray.
At this time, there was no Arsenal player around him except Ebray, so this opportunity could not be missed.
When the Arsenal fans in the stadium saw where the ball landed, they had not yet reacted. The fans seemed to be still looking forward to another attack. They wanted to see Arsenal's goal. As for Real Madrid's counterattack, it seemed to have been forgotten.
However, when Wang Li got the ball and shook off Eboue, the commentator on the scene reacted first: "Oh my God! Stop him!!"
Arsenal head coach Wenger even stood up from his seat and stared at Arsenal's half without blinking.
In Arsenal's half, after Wang Li passed Eboue, there was an open space in front of him. He displayed his 'leaving no trace in the snow' footwork and ran forward with the ball at almost the world record speed of a 100-meter sprint. At this moment, Eboue, who was following behind him, was left behind by him by at least five meters.
Whether it is starting speed or running speed, the two are not at the same level at all, even though Wang Li is still dribbling the ball.
At this time, goalkeeper Lehmann also came over. Wang Li picked up the ball, and the football flew over Lehmann's head under his control. Lehmann wanted to hold Wang Li, but Wang Li immediately performed Lingbo Weibu and jumped directly past Lehmann. Lehmann couldn't even catch a corner of his clothes with his hands.
After stopping the ball, facing the empty goal, Wang Li brought the ball to the goal line. In the desperate eyes of Arsenal fans, he lightly kicked the ball over the goal line with his toes.
"It's Alan again, Real Madrid won 2:0!"
The Spanish commentator went crazy, because at this moment, he dared to conclude that Real Madrid had advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League: "...I am sure that Real Madrid will be the winner. Now the score of the two rounds is 6:2. It is only a matter of time before Real Madrid eliminates Arsenal. There are about 25 minutes left in the game. We can start looking forward to that moment!!"
Wang Li's long-distance counterattack completely destroyed the morale of the Arsenal players!
6:2, with 25 minutes left in the game, the chance of equalizing only exists in theory. Even if Arsenal equalizes the score, it will only be the same as Real Madrid's score, that is, they must score five goals to eliminate Real Madrid directly.
This number is really despairing.
Henry's expression on the field also proved this point. He had a sad face and turned his head to look at the fans around the stands, but tears flowed down his cheeks. It is said that men don't shed tears easily, but on the football field, facing such despair, he couldn't help but shed tears.
The other Arsenal players also looked helpless. Although the game was not over yet, they had already been eliminated.
“Beep…”
With the whistle that players from both teams had been waiting for for a long time, the game finally ended.
Unlike the first half, the Arsenal players all sat directly on the grass. They looked around Highbury Stadium blankly, not knowing what to do.
Seeing this scene, Wang Li could only say sorry to them in his heart. Perhaps, he would see more expressions like this in the future, but this is how football matches are. If Arsenal is happy, it will turn into despair for Real Madrid.
After the game, Henry ran over and exchanged jerseys with Wang Li.
"You are really outstanding. We lost to you, but I don't admit that we lost to Real Madrid." Henry said solemnly when exchanging jerseys.
Wang Li waved his hand indifferently and said with a smile: "It's up to you to interpret it however you want. However, if there is a next time, I will still try my best in the competition."
At this time, Henry turned around and looked around Highbury, his expression was indifferent. He looked up at the sky, as if he was talking to Wang Li, or as if he was talking to himself: "Next time... Will there really be a next time?"
Hearing this, Wang Li was stunned, but saw that Henry had turned and walked towards the player tunnel.
"...Maybe I will never understand what these people are thinking, just like I can't understand why he likes Arsenal." Looking at Henry's back, Wang Li also said to himself.