midfield god

Chapter 260 The Bench Depth of the Giants

"Wonderful shot, Yunfei's composure at the critical moment is admirable. With a skillful shot, he broke the goal guarded by Lehman."

"Although Yunfei's performance is admirable, it has to be said that Arsenal's defense has too many problems. The two wings are frequently attacked by opponents, and the penalty area also lacks proper protection. There is only one Gilberto Silva. He can't really appear anywhere on the defense line, so other players need to actively fill in. This time, Fabregas should have been in this position!"

"For Arsenal, if the problem of this defensive line cannot be resolved as soon as possible, their season will undoubtedly be a disappointing one!"

The commentator's tone was a bit heavy, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Arsenal's problems were not so easy to solve. They needed to buy people. However, Arsenal is indeed a bit tight in the transfer market now. It is definitely unrealistic to solve so many problems at once.

"What are you doing, defending? How can the position be lost like this!"

Wenger was rarely roaring on the sidelines at this time. The always gentle Frenchman could no longer suppress his anger at this time. He really didn't expect the team to perform so badly, but the bloody reality told him that Arsenal's defense was indeed no better than before.

Wenger tried his best to control his temper at this time, glanced at Redknapp dancing beside him, and Wenger slowly walked back to his seat.

"Go call, Van Persie and Hleb, substitutions!" Wenger said coldly.

Soon, Arsenal made personnel adjustments. Walcott and Rosicky, who were mediocre in this game, were replaced. This time, Arsenal's formation on the field became 4-4-2.

When Walcott walked off the field, he was actually a little reluctant. He saw Southampton just like this at Arsenal's home court, closing Arsenal to a dead end, but he couldn't do anything. This feeling was really bad.

Sitting back on the bench and putting on his coat, Walcott stared blankly at the game on the field, seeing Yunfei and Bell's free and easy appearance, and suddenly felt a little envious.

When Van Persie and Hleb came on the court, the form on the court changed dramatically. At this time, Arsenal used their own bench to let Southampton see what a rich family is.

Van Persie and Hleb are definitely capable of starting the game. Van Persie's running and shooting in the frontcourt, and Hleb's steady dribbling and crossing from the wing all of a sudden revitalized Arsenal's frontcourt offense. A young player like Walcott has no way to compare with a player like Hleb who has proven himself in a league.

On the field, Arsenal were attacking more and more fiercely. On the sidelines, Coach Wenger was also constantly signaling the team to press up, and the pressure on Southampton was also increasing.

This is a very critical moment. If they fail to survive, Southampton is very likely to collapse. This moment may not be far away.

On the sidelines, Redknapp frowned. The team is leading now, and he also hopes to maintain the lead until the end of the game, so it seems that he has only one choice.

"Oh, Southampton will also be replaced on the long side. Fuller and Jones will be replaced, and Prudton and Baird will play. Obviously, Southampton is going to use defense to defend this lead!"

But these things, the Arsenal players naturally don't go back to pay attention, they are now thinking about breaking Southampton's goal.

Hleb faced Powell on the wing, nimbly carrying the ball at his feet, and did not give the opponent any chance to steal the ball.

Powell only felt that his head was about to explode. Hleb was really too dexterous. He might only be able to stop Hleb's progress by fouling, but Hleb was always moving back and forth on the edge of the penalty area, and he didn't dare to reach out rashly.

Hleb looked at the stupid big man in front of him and thought about how to pass him. For a player like Hleb, it is not a problem to pass a person. The difficulty is that he must find a time to pass the opponent and then there is still room for further actions.

At this moment, Adebayor leaned to the side to meet Hleb. His arrival undoubtedly attracted the attention of the defensive players. Powell subconsciously stepped back a little. It was such a tiny movement that was caught by Hleb keenly.

Hleb slammed all the way inside, one step at a time. The speed prevented Powell from taking a step back to react. When he wanted to stop his opponent at the next moment, Hleb had already squeezed in front of him.

Knowing that something was wrong, Powell had no choice but to get started. He didn't dare to let his opponent break into the penalty area just like that.However, Powell was obviously over-concerned, because Hleb had no intention of moving forward at all. After passing Powell, he immediately stuffed the ball forward!
Adebayor, who was pulled to the side, started immediately and succeeded in anti-offside. He got the ball in the unguarded space, and then went straight in and volleyed!
Goalkeeper Davis originally saw Adebayor get the ball, and his heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, Adebayor chose to shoot, which made him heave a sigh of relief, and then hit the ball with both fists.

Outside the penalty area, Fabregas came up to receive the ball hit by Davis, without hesitation, he sent the ball directly into the penalty area again!
This time, the ball passed by Cesc Fabregas was slightly outside, and Van Persie, who was inserted from the wing, inserted from the back to the front, then jumped up and headed the goal!
The ball just crossed a very high arc in everyone's eyes, and then fell directly into the goal!
Van Persie couldn't believe his eyes at this time. After repeatedly confirming that the ball had entered the net, he happily slid and knelt on the sidelines, celebrating his goal at this crucial point.

The entire Emirates Stadium erupted completely at this time. Seeing that the team might lose, this goal really came too timely.The fans are naturally very excited.

"Van Persie's weird header helped the team temporarily get rid of the embarrassment of losing at home. This game is really full of twists and turns and drama!"

On the pitch, the Southampton players looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless.At this time, no matter what they said, they could not relieve their frustration. Seeing that the three points they got were gone. Although it was not easy to get a point from Arsenal in the away game, after all, they were about to win, but they were equalized in the end. This feeling is still different.

Yunfei sighed deeply at this time. This is the strength of the giants. Their two substitutes are starting-level players. In the final analysis, the strength of the two teams is actually too different. Even though Arsenal has obvious weaknesses, Southampton failed to seize the opportunity to defeat their opponents.

(End of this chapter)