There is a dream called football

Chapter 415 Blooming Under Pressure

Henry shot suddenly in front of the penalty area, which played an unexpected role. First of all, Adebayor's running position has brought all Porto's defenses over, and the goalkeeper has also moved over, so Henry's shot caught the goalkeeper off guard.

The ball was not fast, but it flew close to the ground. The goalkeeper made a pounce, but missed the ball. The ball rolled slowly into the near corner of the goal.

1 to 0.
Henry was so excited after the goal, he rushed to Wenger like a child, and the Frenchman did not spare his feelings, just hugging Henry, just like the first goal he scored for Arsenal back then.

After the return of the World Cup, fatigue and injuries have made the Frenchman's state incomparable to before. This season's scoring data is pitiful, which is why he is so excited.

On the other hand, Porto looked frustrated. Their defense was good, but it was a pity that they lost to a superstar like Henry.

It's easy to see from the slow motion that Henry's shot hit the dead corner of the goal. This is the footwork of a star.

After conceding the goal, Porto was not confused. This is the strength of the second-tier European teams, and it is difficult to be completely defeated.

After being passive for a short time, Porto began to slowly grasp the game, because Arsenal's style of play is not the kind of high-position press, so Porto will not feel particularly heavy pressure, at least they can organize an attack in the midfield.

In addition, the high-position press of this era has not been carried forward. It is Barcelona who really carried forward the high-position press.

Anderson holds the ball in the midfield, and Anderson with his pigtails is very conspicuous. He is skilled in holding the ball and his speed is not slow.

After evading a defender in midfield, Anderson slid through the defensive halfway, this time with Quaresma behind him.

Quaresma is known as the genius of Portugal, so he is actually very thief in playing football.

Facing Gallas on the sidewalk, Quaresma made a dunk. Fortunately, Gallas had already taken precautions against this, otherwise he would really be thrown out.

Then Quaresma began to pedal the bicycle on the spot, and his movements were fancy. Gallas lowered his center of gravity and stood in his seat.

Bosingwa has already covered the edge. This set of tactics is also done in the Portuguese national team. Bosingwa sweeps the ball low and flat.

But Wenger was still startled, the opponent's attack was indeed too fast, which reminded Wenger of Portuguese football in 2004.

Wenger gestured, demanding that as long as the opponent on the wing attacks, the winger of his own side must follow up, which is why Fabregas must follow up.

Li Qiao was heavily marked in this game, because Porto was very familiar with Li Qiao, and this familiarity became Porto's advantage at this time.

Only when Li Qiao is counterattacking or in his own half can he take the ball calmly, otherwise, Gonzalez will keep a close eye on Li Qiao.

Lucho Gonzalez has a fierce look, he looks like a natural bad guy, it feels like Gattuso, it is difficult for you to mess with this kind of person.

For Li Qiao, it is a headache for this kind of defensive champion. If he is in the core area of ​​Porto, as long as Li Qiao gets the ball, the opponent will definitely not let Li Qiao turn around.

It's hard.

If a player cannot turn around, it is impossible for him to complete many actions, so this is also the key to defense.

"Li Qiao can't turn around anymore." Wenger thought to himself.

He has seen the problem, but there is no way, this is something that can only be solved by the players themselves.

Rosicky's pass was sent to his feet again, and Li Qiao took the ball, but Gonzalez was already with him.

This feeling is uncomfortable, like the feeling of sweat-soaked clothes clinging tightly to each other in summer.

Li Qiao made a false move, but Gonzalez didn't take the fake move, and the ball was still destroyed.

After a fast break error by Porto, the ball was intercepted by Arsenal, who then started to counterattack.

The ball passed Xiaofa and came to Rosicky's feet, but the Czech hesitated a little at this time, because Li Qiao's surrounding defense pressure was not small. If he passed the ball, Li Qiao might lose the ball, and everyone would run for nothing. If he didn't pass the ball, he would be a defensive player in front of him.

Unless Rosicky himself can pass people 100%, but passing people is not Rosicky's specialty, his specialty is passing and organization, so in this case, Rosicky still chooses to pass.

Gonzalez followed him like a shadow again, and he was going to pinch Li Qiao again to let Arsenal's attack stop here.

But this time, an unexpected scene appeared, that is, Li Qiao kicked the ball directly to Rosicky with his heel.

This is very difficult, it depends entirely on the feeling of the ball, and the feeling of the ball is indescribable and unclear.

Even this kind of thing is brought from the mother's womb, and the range of improvement through training is very limited.

In this case, Li Qiao's kick was just right and sent to Rosicky's feet, and he passed.

And when Arsenal attacked through Porto's tightest midfield, everything was much simpler.

Rosicky pushed it to Adebayor in front, and the latter volleyed, and the ball was like a cannonball. There was no need to make fake moves this time, because there was only one Costa defending, and Pepe was still defending Henry on the other side.

In this case, Adebayor's explosive shot was powerful and heavy, and it was also suppressed. Elton reached out to block it, but the ball was so fast that Elton could have closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, the ball had already flown into the near corner of the goal.

2 to 0.
As soon as the goal was scored, the Emirates Stadium was completely boiling. The familiar Arsenal returned, and the Arsenal fans were familiar with at Highbury returned to the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal players also gathered together to celebrate. The pressure was indeed too great. Many people even had the curse of the chief on their backs, and even felt that they preferred to go away. This is a very bad sign, and Wenger has no good ideas.

Maybe the only way is to score goals, to win, to win again and again at the Emirates Stadium, then the so-called curse can be completely shattered.

Fortunately, Arsenal look better and better now.

The Porto coach looked helpless. The tactics he formulated were very targeted and the effect was good, but...

Arsenal in this game seems to have returned to the previous era. You must know that once upon a time, Arsenal was synonymous with European technology flow. When everyone talked about the mercury-laden attack, they thought of Arsenal, not Barcelona.

But that Arsenal seems to have disappeared for a while, and Wenger has become more pragmatic.

And now, the beautiful football is back.

(End of this chapter)