striker cool brother

Chapter 222 A Defeat

Although Gray is a winger, he can use his speed to quickly cover the space behind Wasilewski.

Rossi will also fill in the midfield line, and Leicester City basically gave up attacking.

Although Rossi's defense is not good, what Ranieri likes is his ability to play the ball quickly.

In the face of Arsenal's offense, even if the crisis is resolved, the second penalty will fall into their control.

So in the midfield, you must be like Rossi, a player who can control the two-point kick.

In the 75th minute, Arsenal kicked the ball from the wing again and passed it into the penalty area.

Under the double-teaming of Vasilewski and Huth, the ball was cleared.

When defending Giroud's high point, Ranieri's tactic is to recover the full back and defend with the central defender.

Therefore, the full-back Gray must make up for the full-back position.

Kanter received the ball outside the penalty area and was instantly double-teamed.

Rossi quickly responded to the pass. At this time, Gray, also from the position of the defender, accelerated suddenly.

His role is not only to make up for the back line when defending.

After the teammates compete for the second penalty, they should go forward from the side to respond to Rossi's pass and take the ball out of the half to relieve the pressure on the midfield.

Arsenal's defense quickly spread out and pressed towards the wing, and the pressure on Leicester City's midfield suddenly dropped.

Gray held the ball on the wing and was double-teamed. At this time, Rossi rushed to respond immediately.

boom!
Rossi moved the ball widely and distributed it to Andy King on the weak side.

Although there is no chance to counterattack, it can give the oppressed defense a chance to breathe.

Wenger quickly saw through the tactics, and he asked Ramsey to closely mark Rossi.

Leicester City once again fell into difficulty in midfield.

In desperation, Rossi had no choice but to return the ball to the defender, and then launched a long pass from the backcourt to Gray who was going forward.

But this was just a stopgap measure, and after just a few seconds, Gray lost the ball.

In the 80th minute, Leicester City fouled XXX outside the penalty area and gave Arsenal a set kick in the frontcourt.

XXX hung the ball into the penalty area, and Leicester City's defense focused on Giroud in the front point, ignoring Mertesacker in the back point.

However, when the ball was passed, it landed on the waist, which made Mertesacker very uncomfortable.

Mertesacker chose to bend his knees and head the ball to the dead corner.

But with a height of 198cm, he seemed very slow when bending over to head the ball.

It was more like the ball hit him on the head and bounced towards the goal.

Due to the lack of direction, the header went wide of the post.

Although Leicester City escaped, this defense also reflected from the side that their attention was very loose.

The fans at the Emirates Stadium are cheering for the team with their greatest passion.

There were still 10 minutes in the game, enough time for Arsenal to score another goal.

In contrast to Leicester City, every second on the field feels very long.

Playing one less player is already very disadvantageous, and facing such a powerful attacking force as Arsenal, their stamina and energy will be consumed faster than usual.

In the 85th minute, Ramsey kicked the ball from the left. Leicester City hit three players in front, but none of them hit the ball, and it leaked to Giroud's feet.

Giroud stopped lightly with his left foot, and after his right foot stood firm, he followed up with a strong shot.

Huth and Fuchs in front of the door slid shovels one after another, blocking the door with their bodies.

The ball passed through the defense of the two, but in front of the goal, it was blocked by Schmeichel with his hand.

[Another attack, the goalkeeper has made a contribution. 】

[Arsenal missed another chance to score. 】

[Leicester City's defense is already shaky. 】

[If Giroud makes a fake move before shooting, maybe the goal will be scored. 】

In the 87th minute, Arsenal's offense made a comeback again.

Sanchez was on the left side of the penalty area, took the ball easily and passed the ball to the back point.

Ramsey snatched a point at the back post, but Schmeichel sent the ball out ahead of time with his right palm.

After withstood Arsenal's successive attacks, it finally came to the last point of the regular time of the game.

However, the timer held up by the fourth official off the court showed that the stoppage time was 6 minutes.

Rarely angry, Ranieri complained to the fourth official.

Extra long stoppage time, everything is possible.

Arsenal's offense has no coordination at all, it is to cross and find the high point Giroud.

Up to now, Giroud has participated in a total of 19 summit fights, the highest in the game.

The most terrifying thing is that in the 19 summit contests, Giroud completed 11 successful summit contests.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time, after Arsenal's offense was cleared by Morgan, the two sides were fighting for a second penalty.

In the fight with Ramsey, Andy King had a pushing action in his hand and was called for a foul.

Arsenal got a frontcourt free kick about 30 meters on the right side of the penalty area.

This is the 18th foul committed by both sides in this game, and the two teams received 8 yellow cards in total.

The fierce physical confrontation and fast-paced offense and defense almost drained the physical energy of both sides.

XXX took the free kick, and the ball flew into the penalty area with a strong spin.

At this time, there are five Arsenal players in the penalty area, while Leicester City only has six defensive players.

Giroud outflanked from the center and attracted the defense of two central defenders.

At this time, Welbeck jumped high at the front point and headed towards the lower left corner of the goal.

Schmeichel was good enough in this game, but in the face of this close-in header, he hit the far corner again. Although he quickly fell to the ground to catch the ball, it was still a hair's breadth away.

The Emirates Stadium suddenly boiled!

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! ! 】

[This is the 94th minute of the game, Arsenal finally scored. 】

[Lore, Welbeck headed the game. 】

[2:1! ! ! 】

[The tenacious Leicester City, they defended until the last moment, but Welbeck's goal made their efforts come to naught. 】

After the goal, Welbeck ran to the sidelines, took off his jersey, jumped over the billboard, rushed into the fans in the front row, and celebrated the victory with them.

The goal the Emirates Stadium was waiting for, at the last moment, finally came.

Off the court, Wenger, at the moment of scoring the goal, also raised his hands high with forgetfulness, and jumped up excitedly.

On the contrary, losing the ball at the last moment of the game, frustration and helplessness appeared on the faces of every Leicester City player.

Arsenal's set-piece attack, Welbeck and Chambers almost grabbed the spot before the point.

It can be seen that Leicester City made huge mistakes in defense.

In other words, they have no extra energy.

Leicester City kick-off after Welbeck received a yellow card for undressing in celebration.

In the last minute or so, Leicester City had no way to retreat and pressed heavily.

Gray dribbled the ball from the wing and pushed the ball across the half. Arsenal did not take a high press, but quickly settled down and waited for it.

Their physical fitness has also bottomed out.

Drinkwater took the ball in the middle and faced the interception of two Arsenal midfielders, there was nothing he could do.

Both Huth and Morgan waited on the line of the penalty area, waiting for the ball to pass, and rushed into the penalty area to compete for the top.

Under the command of Mertesacker, Arsenal moved the offside line near the penalty area line, so that even if the opponent made a cross, they could not threaten the goal.

Kanter rushed to respond, and the game has entered the last minute. If there is still trembling in the midfield, the referee will judge that the attack is invalid and blow the whistle for the end of the game.

boom!
After Kanter received the ball, he passed the ball directly into the penalty area, and Arsenal's offside trap was also activated at this moment.

Huth, Morgan, Andy King and Gray didn't dare to rush forward, because the pass was very deep and close to the back of the goal, so they couldn't catch it.

At this moment, a figure appeared at the back point, stretched out his right foot, and wanted to use the instep to unload the ball.

However, because the landing point was too far behind, he failed to stop well, and instead let the ball roll quickly towards the bottom line.

Arsenal's defense raised their hands one after another, indicating that the ball was offside, and they could clearly see the number on the back of the forward.

24 number.

Rossi failed to stop the ball well at the first kick, causing the ball to roll out of the baseline before barely catching up.

At this time, Arsenal's defender Bellerin had already defended from the rear.

No more chances.

Rossi, who stopped the ball with his back, had to turn around and face the goal before he had a chance to shoot.

When the Arsenal fans were preparing to celebrate the victory, Rossi rubbed the ball lightly while turning around.

That's right, near the bottom line, the ball was rubbed up.

Pass?

This position is almost at a zero-degree angle to the goal, and it is impossible to shoot.

Cech, the Czech goalkeeper, stuck to the goal post and blocked all shooting angles.

Facing Rossi's unexpected pick, he straightened his left arm and jumped with both feet, but the height of the ball was far higher than he imagined.

Moreover, the ball is spinning towards the goal.

"Damn..."

Cech suddenly felt cold.

As a goalkeeper, years of experience and intuition told him that with the current speed and direction of the ball falling, the ball will definitely fly into the goal.

Before he hit the ground, his eyes followed the slowly falling ball, rubbed against the crossbar, and fell into the goal.

"Am I dreaming?"

Cech couldn't believe it was real.

Because of this shot, his thoughts suddenly went back to 06.

I was still Chelsea's goalkeeper at the time, and I saw teammate Lampard scoring exactly the same goal in almost the same position.

The only difference is that as a teammate at the time, he was proud of it.

Now the goal I guard is being scored in such an elegant and light way by the opponent's striker, it is helpless and bitter.

The moment the ball hit the net, Ranieri, his team-mates on the bench, the Leicester City fans, Pixie, and the commentator were ready to vent in the craziest way possible.

The referee's whistle blew.

drop!
The whistle interrupted everyone who was about to celebrate.

Facing the court, the linesman slowly lowered the raised flag to level with his chest.

Referee Atkinson raised one arm and then pointed to the Arsenal goal area.

[Offside, this ball blows off Rossi's offside! 】

[This penalty is a bit too late. 】

[Not to mention whether this penalty is correct or not, this reaction alone should not be the performance that one of the most qualified referees in the Premier League should have. 】

[Leicester City players rushed to Atkinson, surrounded him, and asked for an explanation. 】

[Head coach Ranieri and the assistant coach also appealed to the fourth official. 】

[Let's take a look at slow motion...]

[This ball, Rossi was not offside at the moment of starting. 】

[He and Mertesacker are on the same level. 】

[Unfortunately, what a pity. 】

[This controversial penalty will definitely be the focus of tomorrow's newspapers. 】

The scene fell into chaos, and more and more Leicester City players surrounded the referee.

This will only result in the player being suspended for mobbing the referee.

Morgan and Rosie rushed in immediately, separated and comforted the angry and roaring teammates.

As the veteran of the team, Andy King negotiated with the referee alone.

The negotiation lasted for a full 3 minutes, but the referee Atkinson still insisted on the penalty.

The Leicester City players who fought for nothing could only return to their own half angrily.

After Cech put the ball in place, he took a deep breath, spent the seconds allowed by the rules, and kicked off with a big kick.

When the ball crossed the half-court, Atkinson blew the whistle to end the game.

At home, with Welbeck's 94th-minute lore, Arsenal reversed Leicester City 2:1 and narrowed the point difference to 2 points.

After the end, the Leicester City players were still aggrieved by the penalty just now.

[Under the night at the Emirates Stadium, on Valentine's Day, I witnessed a great game. 】

[Thinking back to the last round of the 03-04 season, in Highbury not far from here, Arsenal's opponent in the last round was Leicester City. 】

[Coincidentally, at that time, Leicester City also took the lead with Ditzkov's goal.Then Henry and Vieira's goals reversed the opponent. 】

[Let Arsenal finally end the perfect season with an unbeaten season and win the league championship. 】

[Today, the young men of the Gunners almost copied the entire process of their predecessors at that time, from falling behind, to equalizing, and then to the lore. Their spirit of not giving up the Gunners continued from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium. 】

[Professor Wenger taught a good lesson to other teams in the Premier League. Facing Leicester City's defense, how did he reverse it. 】

[Although it is affected by some external factors, it does not affect the success of his tactics. 】

[For Leicester City, what I want to say is that this result is not as good as imagined, but it is not too bad. 】

[At the 60th point, with one player missing, the suspense of the game is still kept in the last minute. 】

[When you were most vulnerable, you chose to grit your teeth and persevere, and when you look back, you find that you have come a long way. 】

[On the court, there are many factors that are beyond your ability.But if you can do your best within the scope of your ability, then you will have no regrets. 】

[You have only lost one of the last eight league games.With an advantage of 2 points, they continue to lead the standings. 】

[How to accept failure and bravely challenge failure, this is the most glorious time in life. 】

Rossi stood in the middle of the field, with his hands on his hips, looking around, the scene of the gun fans cheering for the lore gradually blurred in his eyes.

Their cheers and shouts seem to be far away, but they are extremely clear.

When his blurred vision was focused again, wherever he looked, it was the strongest place in his heart.

Pixie Lott.

She covered her mouth, already a little choked up.

She didn't understand that this was just one of the 38 league games, but it was hard to let go of it, as if she had tasted all the ups and downs and bitterness of life.

She seemed to understand again that football is like life, there is no eternal success, and failure is the eternal melody.

How to face up to failure and face up to defects is the essence of life.

At this moment, she and the fans around her, accompanied by the players on the field, wept together.

(End of this chapter)