Chapter 354: Heart-wrenching Notts County

Sneijder's appearance is like opening up the second line of offense, making Notts County's offense more flexible, and the level of tacit understanding in the movement of the ball has also improved a lot.

In the 48th minute, Klose continuously broke away from the defense of Arsenal defenders outside the penalty area. After adjusting, he shot with his right foot. Jens Lehmann fell to the ground and saved the ball. German forward Klose's shot came from Sneijl.

The transmission of virtue.

A corner kick was taken. Notts County took another tactical corner kick. Sneijder passed it to Robben nearby. Klose took the ball and Thiago Motta met the ball and shot. The ball was too high above the goal frame.

, it seems that Motta fired the anti-aircraft gun too hard.

It's not polite to reciprocate, and Arsenal quickly responded offensively: Ice Prince Bergkamp's ball on the left side of the penalty area passed, allowing Fabio Grosso's defense to fail, and Bergkamp broke in.

After the penalty area, Chiellini interfered, and Bergkamp's hands were not clean. Under the collision, Ice Prince fell to the ground and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick.

Arsenal fans naturally took it for granted, but there were also many Notts County Expedition fans who felt that this was the home whistle, or that Bergkamp was cheating by diving. In any case, the referee did not change his decision.

The linesman had no intention of speaking for Notts County.

Edwin van der Sar moved left and right on the goal line, with his hands waving constantly, trying to interfere with Thierry Henry's free throw. As Arsenal's first shooter, such interference is like to the Frenchman

As pale as white paper.

Exhale, take a run, touch the ball, all in one go.

Three to one, Thierry Henry!

There is not much time left in the game, but the point difference is not small. If we surrender now, it will not be the Notts County we are familiar with. In the 55th minute, team captain Xavi Alonso picked up Frank Ribe.

Li's cross shot with his left foot was blocked by Sol Campbell and went out of the baseline for a corner kick.

In the old routine, Sneijder passed the ball directly to Arjen Robben, who cut inside with the ball from the left wing, and then took a shot. The ball went to the far corner, although it was successfully bypassed.

The goalkeeper and the crowd in the penalty area also avoided the goal. The shot missed the far post and failed to score.

Subsequently, Notts County made substitutions, and Guardiola still used this tactic. Mertesacker and Drogba came on, replacing Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben. Notts County now had two players on the field.

The forwards and five defenders look a bit like 532, but their positions are not like...

Where there is a will, there is a way, and God pays off. At the 66th minute of the game, Notts County, who used the three-tower tactic, finally equalized the score:

Dani Alves passed the curve ball from the wing. Mertesacker, Drogba, and Klose fired three arrows at once. Those who were covering, those who were pretending to run, and those who were really going to shoot, were all in one place.

It started moving instantly.

In the end, Klose got the ball at the top of Arsenal's penalty area. After a slight adjustment, he shot with his right foot. The ball hit the upper left corner of the goal and hit the net like a cannonball. Three to two!

One ball left!

"Grandma!"

Not caring about celebrating, Mertesacker cursed and blocked the goal. The fierce Drogba snatched the ball from James Lehmann's arms, sprinted all the way, and put the ball to Arsenal at the kick-off point.

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"Brothers, come on! Fuck him again!"

Didier Drogba, who clenched his fists and raised his arms while shouting, was like a gangster boss who invited his younger brothers to start a gang fight, and he was particularly domineering.

The ice prince Bergkamp disdains to argue with such an opponent. If you can't make a mistake, I will lose my price. I am the most elegant prince on the court.

After the ball was kicked out, Arsenal started their beautiful football again. Vieira, Pires, and Fabregas passed back and forth in the midfield. Finally, Gilbert Silva made a pass from the right, and Bo

Gekamp jumped high in the penalty area and headed the ball towards the goal. The ball was collected by Edwin van der Sar.

Seeing that there was no chance, Van der Sar also gave up the opportunity to throw the ball. He looked behind him and saw that there was no Arsenal player. The old goalkeeper passed the ball to Dani Alves beside him.

After Mertesacker and Drogba came on the scene, Notts County's offensive routine became simpler and simpler. This time, the three towers came out at the same time, nothing else, just doing it!

Although Arsenal also knew that Notts County kept passing long balls, they had no choice. There was only one reliable high point in Campbell, and Notts County had three. Therefore, coach Wenger’s response strategy was to strengthen the defense against Notts County.

The press of the Notts County ball carrier did not give the Notts County midfielder a chance to cross.

In this way, if you want to get some chances, you must play hooligans. Notts County soon started to play hooligans, just mindlessly shooting towards the areas specified during training! With three people in the frontcourt, there is always something to be gained.

When it hits the target, if you can get it once, it will kill you.

Notts County, which has no quality and can only rely on quantity to win, created a well-positioned set piece in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, Warren Doyle had already rested, and this distance was not suitable for direct play.

When shooting, most of the shots will be coordinated from a long distance.

The Arsenal people also guessed half of it, but Lehmann was shocked by Sneijder's fake run. Team captain Xavi Alonso took the set kick on the right, and Klose moved forward.

He shook his head and hit the goal, but the ball was blocked by goalkeeper Jens Lehmann with a single punch.

One wave is over, but there is another wave here. Mertesacker and Drogba struggled to attack, causing chaos in front of the Arsenal goal. In the end, Mertesacker stretched out his long legs, stabbed the goal, and equalized tenaciously.

Score. Three to three.

Having fallen behind three times and tied three times, did Notts County want to pursue a soul-stirring draw in the last ten minutes of the game? Obviously not, so they were still attacking, using the same rogue three-tower tactic.

Coach Arsene Wenger also made a change. Clichy, who was completely outplayed by Dani Alves and Robben, was replaced. Van Bronckhorst was ordered to take over at the critical moment. In any case, his physical fitness is in an advantageous position. If he is in the last ten minutes,

If he can't outrun Dani Alves, then he probably won't have any chance in the remaining games of this season.

In the last minute of the game, Van Bronckhorst seized the opportunity and won a valuable corner kick for Arsenal. As long as Arsenal can score, they can continue to expand their lead in the standings, and they have already

Notts County, which has suffered three consecutive defeats, will continue to slide into the abyss!

All the fans at Highbury Stadium stood up, and many of the Notts County fans had turned their backs, not daring to watch the corner kick attack. They were afraid, they were afraid that the team would lose in such a game.

Defeated by Arsenal.

The referee is already looking at his watch. In other words, if this corner kick is taken and it is not scored, the game is over. If it is scored, the game is also over.

Pires, who had good physical fitness and footwork, was responsible for taking the corner kick on the right. The flight path of the ball was very straight and the ball speed was very fast. After taking the ball, Pires also fell to the ground.

Sol Campbell used the screens of Gilbert Silva and Thierry Henry to get rid of Mertesacker's defense. Drogba was at the back point, and Klose at the front point had already been brought down. Ashley Cole was brought down.

People can save Notts County.

The England central defender headed the ball near the penalty spot. Van der Sar rushed in the same direction, but the ball bounced and then flew into the blind spot on the left side of the goal. Four to three!

Not willing to be reconciled, the Notts County people wanted to kick off quickly and attack again, but the referee did not give them this time.

When the whistle sounded, the Arsenal players and fans fell into great joy, while the Notts County players seemed to have been drained of all their strength in an instant and collapsed on the field, crying bitterly.

Guardiola walked towards coach Wenger and the two shook hands. Wenger smiled and said something to his junior, but Guardiola heard nothing.

After the pleasantries, Guardiola walked to the center of the field, knowing that he needed to reassure his players that they had done everything they could.

The assistant coaches and players on the bench, the staff and even Wei Xun and Marotta in the box had all arrived at the venue at this time.
Chapter completed!