Jagged Wings

Chapter 14 The first goal and...

"Reyes dribbles the ball! He's fast! The Tottenham defenders are fighting back!"

Because of the fierce battle between the two sides, Tottenham were very willing to invest in the frontcourt, which forced Arsenal to retreat.

So after Reyes broke through, he found that he had no teammates in front of him to seek cooperation.

On the court, the speed with the ball is always inferior to running without the ball.The distance between Ledley King and Reyes who was chasing back is shortening.

Reyes glanced at him, but none of his teammates followed.His speed was too fast... He decided to speak slowly.

Reyes parks the ball behind!He slammed on the brakes! "

Ledley-King rushed over with too little time to brake, but he was soon back again.

Everyone thought that the two would get into a fight, right?
That's when Henry stepped in, reaching for the ball as he ran.

Ledley-King came up again, but Reyes slammed the ball behind him, turned and threw the poor England international over again!
"Breakthrough again! Is Reyes tricking Tottenham players with his excellent footwork?"

The Arsenal fans in the away game were originally a minority, but Reyes' two kicks played well, which obviously ignited their emotions.They sang and shouted in the stands like a festival carnival.

For a while, the shouts of Arsenal fans actually took the mainstream.

"Catch it again! Hold it again!"

"Let's step on a bicycle, boy!"

"Pass him to the point where even his grandma doesn't know him!"

In fact, Reyes is just trying to avoid the opponent's let go.

After two consecutive changes of direction completely out of the way of Ledley-King, Reyes approached the restricted area.

Pass or shoot?

This is the problem facing Reyes now. His angle after breaking through is not biased, and his shots are also quite angled.

Passing the ball can fully show your selflessness, but if you shoot and score a goal, you will...

Reyes caught a glimpse of the Tottenham goalkeeper who seemed to be hesitating on the issue, too, as he was a bit off center.

OK, just shoot!
Reyes stepped firmly on the side of the football with his left foot, swung his right leg high, and then swung his calf and kicked the ball hard!
The moment Reyes swung his foot, the Tottenham goalkeeper thought he was going to cross.But just as he was about to move his center of gravity, he saw the football rushing straight towards the bottom corner of the goal!
He hurriedly swooped in the opposite direction, but only felt the wind brought by the flying football!
"Goal! It's Reyes again! He scored his first goal in the North London derby! His recent performances tell us. Now Reyes, the best Reyes! "

No.15 minutes, Arsenal lead Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away!

The Arsenal fans who came with the team chanted Reyes' name in unison and cheered for their hero!

The goal against the rivals in the same city greatly increased Reyes' weight in the hearts of the fans.

Reyes and his teammates ran to the fans of the team under the stands and waved to those fans.It is indeed an exciting thing to be able to lead the opponent away in the derby, and these fans gave them the motivation to attack.

Behind the wildly celebrating Arsenal players was Ledley King with a helpless face. He was already defending very hard, but facing a winger who could both bottom, cut inside, and shoot from long distances, How are you going to defend it?
In the next game, Reyes once again tricked Ledley King with a sharp wing breakthrough, but Henry's header missed the slightest.

Tottenham coach Joel stood on the sidelines. He took over as Tottenham manager for just five days. Tottenham, which has lost four games in a row, needs a victory now more than ever.

Measures must be taken!

Taking advantage of a dead ball, Joel called Ledley King to the sidelines: "King, you defend Reyes more fiercely! Although he didn't show the influence of Neville's fierce tackle, he must have a shadow in his heart! Use your body as a weapon to squeeze him and force him! If it doesn’t work, foul him!”

Joel thought Ledley-King's defense in the first half was too "soft."

Ledley-King nodded: "I see!"

Being teased twice in front of the home fans made Ledley King very embarrassed and angry. Now that the coach has arranged it, there is no need for him to be polite to Reyes.

"Okay, go back and continue the game and he's on the field!" The coach pushed Ledley King back to the court, then turned to look at Reyes' energetic back, shook his head and walked back to his seat.

"Maybe you think it's time to perform, but I'm sorry, I also need to win!"

Gilberto, who had the ball at the back, saw Reyes up front demanding the ball, and he played a long ball to the boos of the White Hart Lane fans.

Reyes watched the ball recede and tried to stop it with his chest.But when the ball came, a figure jumped up high and pushed the ball to the front!
Ledley-King!
In the previous game, Ledley-King, who was obediently shrunk back and waited for Reyes to attack, suddenly made an active grab this time and broke Reyes' ball.

Reyes was a little annoyed at the missed chance, but he thought it was just an occasional situation, the game had just started, and it was just an episode.

After 3 minutes, the ball finally passed to Reyes' feet again, this time he was facing the goal, and the stands were full of cheers again!Arsenal fans wait for Reyes to perform again.

Reyes faced Ledley King head-on, and his breakthrough winning percentage was [-]% before, and this time was no exception.

Reyes flicked the ball with his left foot, tricked Ledley-King into moving, and then brought the ball forward with his right foot, picking up the speed.

But then, Reyes felt a pair of big hands grasping his shoulders, and then pushed hard.

Reyes, who was moving at high speed, was like a train that had lost control. He couldn't hold his balance, and fell out of his feet.

The huge inertia caused Reyes to slide a few meters on the loose turf, and then his shoulder hit the billboard on the sidelines.

Reyes only felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder, and at that moment he thought his shoulder had been fractured.However, the pain continued, indicating that it was just a flawed injury.He lay on the ground gasping for breath, not standing up.

Ledley-King's push just now looked light, but in fact he sent out a lot of strength, which made Reyes unable to control his body balance.If he hadn't tried his best to adjust the landing angle, he might have hit the billboard with his head.

He absolutely definitely did it on purpose!
Ashley Cole came up against Ledley King: "Anyway, you are also a national player, so you can use such a dirty trick?"

Ledley-Kim walked away.

The referee came over to check his condition, and then signaled the Arsenal doctor to enter the field.The team doctor checked Reyes' shoulder and found it was red and swollen.

But time was running out, and the team doctor just dealt with it briefly and let Reyes play.

Reyes, who returned to the field, looked at Ledley King with lingering fear, slowly moving his uncomfortable shoulder.

As the most competitive league in the world, the Premier League often has "broken soul shovels". The excessive actions of defensive players have caused serious injuries to stars including Gascoigne.

Reyes, who understood this very well, even though he knew that the opponent's purpose was to scare him, subconsciously began to reduce his movements.

In the first half, Arsenal's offensive was mainly concentrated on the left side where Reyes was located. As soon as Reyes retreated, Arsenal's offensive was greatly reduced.

In this way, Tottenham, who was suppressed by Arsenal's offensive, finally had a chance to fight back.

Tottenham midfielder Carrick's performance is very active this time, both offensively and defensively. There are rumors that Arsenal will introduce this promising England midfielder in the summer.In the face of Arsenal, who may become his old club, Carrick has a strong desire to perform.

As a defensive midfielder, Carrick has a wide vision and is good at both long and short passes.

In the 36th minute, Tottenham equalized the score. It was Carrick who passed a free kick from the left into the penalty area. Ledley-King interfered with Vieira's defense in the middle. After volleying and scoring, the Spanish veteran rushed out of the field excitedly and was warned by the referee with a yellow card.

The next two sides have no achievements, and returned to the locker room with a score of 1:1.

"The game was played well in the first half!" Wenger first praised the good performance of the team: "In the second half, they will definitely press out at home, so we have to make full use of the two wings, Antonio and Ljungberg. They suppress enough, understand?"

Ljungberg nodded, but the other Reyes who was pointed did not respond.

"Antonio?" Wenger frowned, and Xiaofa quickly poked him.

"Oh, I got it!" Reyes raised his hand in embarrassment, because he was distracted just now.

Wenger looked at him worriedly and nodded.Reyes' state made him very worried.

Reyes was confused by Ledley-King's ferocity, and his mood was a little depressed: "I don't have an advantage in physical contact. It seems that I need to do some fake moves to shake my opponent away."

Speaking of fake moves, in fact, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo has a lot of fake moves. He is also a star winger, and Reyes' extraordinary is mainly based on practical sudden changes of direction and acceleration.

At the beginning of the second half, Reyes began to pass people with feints that he was not good at.

After taking the ball again, Reyes turned his back to the opponent and made a fake move to turn to the left, but immediately reversed his center of gravity, turned in the opposite direction and broke through!

Ledley-King was obviously fooled by Reyes on the first play, and he turned to his right.But when he found out that it was just a fake move, his second reaction was quick. He turned around and grabbed Reyes' shoulder with his hands, and then swept towards Reyes with a scissor kick!

Reyes was startled and subconsciously jumped up.

But he immediately realized: Am I afraid of him?
After Ledley-King scooped the ball, another defender followed a big foot and drove the ball upfield.

Tottenham's counterattack!
Tottenham striker Defoe took advantage of his speed and rushed all the way after receiving the ball, breaking through the slow Campbell and easily facing goalkeeper Lehmann.

The rest was easy for the striker, Defoe tricked Lehmann with a flash of the upper body, and then easily slammed the ball into the empty goal behind him!
2: 1!

Tottenham reversed the score at their home court!
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Reyes looked at the scoreboard in disbelief. It was just that a dribble was intercepted which caused them to concede a goal...

"No, I'm not the soft guy Reyes used to be, why should I be afraid?"

Reyes was so desperate to prove he was different that his thinking was twisted.

Reyes dribbled the ball again to face Ledley-King, and Ledley-King clung to Reyes' body, greeting him with all kinds of little moves, big but not foul.

Reyes wanted to use his speed to get rid of his opponent, but every time he saw a place where his foot came out, his legs would involuntarily dodge, which caused him to lose possession of the ball repeatedly.

Dribble, get cut, dribble again, get cut again...

Reyes is caught in such a vicious circle.

Wenger on the sidelines frowned.

(End of this chapter)