Fans were stunned as they watched Van Persie turn around and lift his left leg.
At the same time, with the blessing of inertia, Van Persie's body rushing in the air continues to move forward.
Even so, he still hooked his toes and reached for the ball with his left foot.
Snapped!!!
At the last moment, the tense instep finally hit the back of the ball.
The next second, under everyone's incredible gaze, the ball changed direction instantly and rushed towards the blind corner of the goal.
Joe Hart was stunned in front of the goal. He didn't react at all until the ball raised a layer of whitecaps on the net.
If the sky is sentimental, the sky will also grow old. If you see Hartmon, you will kick him!
Van Persie turned around and hooked with his foot, which shocked the entire Etihad.
“goooooooooooooal!!!”
"Playing without goal!"
"Van Persie!!!"
The fans were stunned.
What did I see?
Isn't this a football stadium?
When did it become a circus?
Are you sure you are playing football???
The camera scanned the dull faces of Blue Moon fans, and each face was qualified to become an emoticon among netizens.
Plop!!!
The next second, Van Persie's lower back fell hard to the ground. His whole body curled up like a giant shrimp and rolled around on the ground.
"Hey, Lao Fan, that's a beautiful shot!"
"You are worthy of being the 'King of Volleys'. Such a turning and overhead hook is a small case for you!"
"Maybe this ball can replace Rooney's kick and become a century-old Premier League classic!"
Teammates rushed forward one by one to send their blessings.
However, everyone did not wait for Van Persie's enthusiastic response, but instead received a wailing cry.
"My old waist!!!"
Seeing Van Persie like this, the Gunners were all anxious.
Lei Yu immediately waved to the coaching bench, signaling the team doctor to come on quickly.
Wenger also walked to the sidelines, looking extremely nervous.
"Eh? We can see that something happened on the field." Zhan Jun's confused voice sounded on the screen.
"After scoring this wonderful overhead kick, Van Persie still hasn't gotten up yet. Is there something wrong?"
"Let's watch the replay again..."
"Oh! That's it!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the fall was really hard!"
"This may have hit Van Persie's waist. If there is really a waist problem, it will be troublesome."
The stadium was in chaos, and the Gunners fans in the visiting team's stands were holding their heads in disbelief.
From the celebration just now to the worry now, sadness began to spread at the Etihad Stadium.
"How will we fight without Robin?"
Finally, Lei Yu and two team doctors carried Van Persie onto a stretcher.
"Lao Fan, you are a ball, ugh~~~"
What Lei Yu wants to say is that you don't have to work so hard for a ball.
Van Persie also understood the meaning of Lei Yu's unspoken words, and smiled bitterly with a face twisted in pain, "Lei, I don't want to either. But except for you, no one else can pass the ball to me so well!"
Hearing Van Persie's teasing, Lei Yu felt even worse.
If Kompany hadn't hit him with the kick just now, he really wouldn't have intended to pass it.
In this era where Melo dominates, the focus of offense is gradually shifting behind the center. It is understandable that Lei Yu wants to shoot this shot himself.
But Lei Yu ignored Van Persie's determination to score goals as a center forward.
After thinking about this joint, Lei Yu also felt a little ashamed.
"Lao Fan, this is all my fault. You should have a good rest, I will definitely defend this goal!"
"Don't, don't!" Hearing what Lei Yu said, Van Persie actually struggled to get up from the stretcher.
With the help of the team doctor, Van Persie turned around and faced Lei Yu.
"Lei, Manchester City will not lose because of one goal. If we want to win, we have to score more!"
"Uh...well, I promise to come in again...Hey! Lao Fan, what are you doing?"
In the camera, Van Persie struggled to hold up half of his body, took off the captain's armband from his right arm, and put it on Lei Yu's right arm.
"Lei, the rest is up to you!"
Looking at Van Persie being carried off the field, Lei Yu felt mixed emotions.
"Oh? Now there are dramatic changes on the field."
"After Van Persie scored a wonderful goal, he fell to the ground with an injury and was eventually carried off the field on a stretcher."
"Before leaving the field, Van Persie handed the captain's armband to Lei Yu."
"Does this have any special meaning?"
"Gervinho is playing now. He will be called upon to replace Van Persie."
"If such an incident occurs, I wonder if it will disrupt Wenger's plan."
...
After experiencing great joy and great sorrow, the game started again.
Van Persie's wonderful goal just now has made the Gunners fans no longer interested, and everyone is worried about the Gunners' prospects.
Without Van Persie pulling firepower from the front, can the Gunners' "three-way impact" tactic still be realized?
Soon, gun fans' fears became reality.
After Van Persie left the field, Arsenal's tactical focus temporarily shifted to the defensive end.
In the 16th minute, Arteta fouled Balotelli in front of the penalty area, and Nasri's free kick was saved by Szczesny.
Two minutes later, Nasri passed a low pass to Aguero, and Szczesny struck out in time to confiscate the ball.
In the 20th minute, Manchester City had a great opportunity.
Zabaleta stepped in from the left and passed in. Aguero stopped the ball 12 yards in front of the goal and then volleyed, but it missed the goal frame.
After seeing the ball go out of bounds, the referee gave Ramsey another yellow card to warn him for his excessive defensive action.
The situation in front of the shooter's door instantly became precarious.
The game is still going on. Although Manchester City is the lagging side, looking at the situation on the field, everyone feels that it is only a matter of time before Manchester City equalizes the score.
Robin van Persie's unexpected departure brought a big blow to Arsenal.
Here, Chamberlain's repeated breakthroughs were blocked by Zabaleta. Over there, the little tiger just took off and ran, but was knocked out of bounds by Richards.
Without Van Persie's support in front, the Gunners didn't know where to pass the ball for a while.
To Gervinho?
Do not make jokes!
It’s too late for the black guy from Cote D’Ivoire to “hide” now, so how can he have the nerve to “show up”?
What he is best at is following Robin van Persie and Arshavin to pick up the slack, letting him stand on the stage in front of all the enemies, and his face will turn pale with fright.
For a time, whenever Arsenal's offense reached the frontcourt, they didn't know where to pass it, and ultimately ended in vain.
The two flanks could not clear the road, and Lei Yu was like a trapped beast in the middle, rushing left and right, but he could never break out of the encirclement.
Under this, Manchester City finally seized the opportunity.
In the 27th minute, Richards' pass from the right was barely blocked by Koscielny, but the ball did not bounce far.
Balotelli in the middle saw this and immediately grabbed the ball in front of Djuru.
Finally, in full view of everyone, the young Bashen used his heel to push the ball behind him. At the same time, he quickly turned around in the opposite direction.
Just like that, the ball slipped away from Djurou's legs, and the Arsenal defender was drilled in the crotch.
Not only Djurou was hit, but Mertesacker on the side didn't react and let Balotelli rush over.
Facing Bashen's single sword attack, Szczesny bravely walked out.
Just as he was about to stop the ball, Bashen in front of him raised his toes, and the ball flew lightly into the air, bypassed Szczesny's fingertips, and entered the Arsenal gate.
As the on-site commentator shouted "goal", the Etihad Stadium was completely boiling.
After scoring the goal, Balotelli pushed away his teammates who were rushing towards him and lifted up his jersey again.
This time, the little shirt underneath him read: "Yes, it's me again!"