Chapter 196 Excuse me, is this handball not a foul?
Chapter 196 Is this handball not a foul?
Author: Thief Cao
Chapter 196 Is this handball not a foul?
After taking the lead, this was also the last goal in the first half.
Arsenal's players finally showed a hint of impatience after falling behind again.
In a professional football match, as time goes by, players' physical fitness will continue to be depleted, so it becomes more difficult to score goals as the game progresses.
But on Leicester City's side, after taking the lead, the players continued to retreat to their own half, waiting for Arsenal's players to press forward and attack, giving them a chance to hit behind.
At the last second of stoppage time in the first half, referee Paulson blew the whistle to end the game.
Ranieri stood in the player's entrance channel, and every player passing by would get a smile and a pat on the head from the old man.
Ranieri did not make any distinction.
Even though he couldn't be more satisfied with Chu Zheng in his heart, he just patted Chu Zheng on the shoulder.
Wenger silently looked at Chu Zheng's tall back from the side, his eyes filled with admiration.
He saw Chu Zheng's performance in the first half, especially his control of the rhythm of the game, which really surprised Wenger.
Wenger did not expect that Chu Zheng could steadily control Leicester City's game rhythm and was not disrupted by their game rhythm at all.
At this moment, Wenger had a headache.
He hasn't thought of a good way to adjust his tactics in the second half.
Leicester City is now leading 3-2 with one goal, and they are waiting for them to attack and then counterattack from behind.
What gives Wenger a headache is Chu Zheng and Kanter.
Of these two players, one has a divine perspective that can penetrate their defense at any time, and the other is equally terrible on the defensive end.
Wenger has lost count of how many times Kante and Chu Zheng have teamed up to disrupt their attacks.
Walking in the players' tunnel, Wenger looked at French forward Olivier Giroud, who was walking in front of him and wearing a substitute vest. He suddenly smiled and thought of a solution that was not a solution.
The best way to break through a dense defense is to set up a fulcrum in the opponent's dense penalty area, use the point to lead the area, attract the opponent's defensive players, and then tear open the defense to complete a fatal blow.
It sounds simple, but it is difficult to actually implement it.
Although Leicester City's two central defenders turn slowly, their physical fitness is not inferior to that of a high forward like Giroud.
But no matter what, Wenger has to give it a try.
They have already lost to Chelsea in the sixth round of the Premier League. If they fail to win this game again, their own fans will say that he is old and his tactical concepts have fallen behind.
Not long after, the fifteen-minute halftime break ended, and players from both sides walked out of the locker room one after another and appeared in the tunnel.
Giroud was the first Arsenal player to come to the tunnel.
At this time, he no longer had the substitute's vest. It was obvious that someone on Arsenal's front line had been replaced.
Seeing Chu Zheng walking in front alone, Jilu quickly walked up.
Coming to the left side of Chu Zheng, Jilu suddenly turned his head and looked at Chu Zheng.
Sensing someone around him, Chu Zheng turned around and smiled politely.
However, the next second, he saw a smiling Giroud asking: "Japanese?"
"Bata!!" Upon hearing this English word, Chu Zheng's smile froze, his fists clenched subconsciously, and a surge of anger suddenly emerged in his heart.
If Niu Benben, Hao Xiao, and Jiang Lai were also in the passage at this time, these three guys would hide far away in an instant.
But Chu Zheng firmly suppressed the idea of punching Giroud.
Chu Zheng glared at Jilu and walked away with a cold face.
Jirou stayed where he was, with a smile on his face, silently looking at Chu Zheng's back.
If Niu Benben and Hao Xiaojianglai knew about it, they would collectively say to Jilu, "You're done for!"
"It's really effective! It's a pity that it almost angered him!" Giroud also knew from a friend that Chinese people resent being recognized as Japanese.
"Beep!!!!!"
After a while, with referee Paulson's whistle, the players from both sides changed sides and started fighting again.
"Arsenal, Wenger made substitutions during halftime!"
"Chamberlain replaced Ramsey, who had a mediocre first half!"
"Little Tiger Giroud replaced Walcott, who performed very well in the first half!" Zhan Jun explained the changes in Arsenal's lineup.
"Wenger is trying to set up a high fulcrum in Leicester City's penalty area and is preparing to attack!" Zhang Lu added, "Giroud, the French center, is characterized by his excellent heading skills, height and physical fitness. He is strong and has superb shooting skills. He can be used as a center forward in the opponent's penalty area, he can also directly choose to hit the goal, and he can also help his teammates with the ball!"
"Wenger's intention of replacing him is obvious..."
On the field, Arsenal picked up the pace at the beginning and continued to attack Leicester City's penalty area.
As for Leicester City, after Ranieri's adjustment and guidance in the midfield, the players' responsibilities in defense are clearly divided and tacitly understood.
In addition, Chu Zheng and Kanter retreated to the front of the penalty area to cover the middle and two ribs. Therefore, Leicester City's defense looked to be more stable in the first half of the game.
In the 51st minute of the game, Arsenal directly broke through Leicester City's defense on the right through Sanchez's dribbling skills.
When Sanchez came to the side of the penalty area, he saw that Giroud had entered the penalty area from the top of the arc. Without saying a word, he crossed the ball.
The flight path of the ball is at the front of the small penalty area.
Giroud is 193cm tall and weighs 89kg.
Seeing Sanchez passing the ball, he immediately squeezed away his Huter who was leaning against him on the left side of his body and quickly reached the landing point.
Morgan was caught off guard by how easily Huth was squeezed out of the way.
Just when Morgan was about to compete with Giroud for the top position, he saw Chu Zheng already in action and rushed to Giroud's right back.
So Morgan stood still and looked at Chamberlain beside him.
The next second, Giroud successfully took off.
Giroud was ecstatic when he saw that the flight path of the ball was only slightly different from what he had judged.
He didn't know how many times he had scored this kind of header in his usual training.
So this time he was 90% sure of getting the ball in.
However, before he touched the ball, Giroud felt a sudden strong squeeze on the right side of his body.
Suddenly, Giroud lost control of his body's balance.
"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Seeing that Giroud failed to hit the ball due to Chu Zheng's interference, the ball was pushed out of the baseline by Chu Zheng. The Leicester City fans in the stands on all sides collectively let out short exclamations to celebrate the survivors.
After landing, Giroud looked at Chu Zheng in astonishment. He had no idea that Chu Zheng, who was only 185cm tall, could jump more than half his head.
This jumping ability is terrible.
Prior to this, with his height and good jumping, Giroud has always been successful in controlling the air. Every time he has more or less advantages in the aerial battle, this is how his headers come from.
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Seeing Giroud looking at him in shock, Chu Zheng said with a hint of ridicule: "If you can score a header today, I will go streaking in London tomorrow!"
"I accept your challenge! Chinese boy!" Jilu Leng smiled and then accepted the challenge.
He didn't believe that Chu Zheng could guard him in the air every time.
Soon, the opportunity came for Jilu to let Chu Zheng run naked.
In the corner kick on the left, Monreal took a corner kick and the ball went straight to Giroud in front of the back post.
Next to Jirou is Chu Zheng!
Chu Zheng raised his head and glanced at the flying ball, so he didn't even jump.
But Giroud did not have Chu Zheng's ability to make accurate and quick judgments. He relied on the forward's sense of smell in front of the goal to jump up and try to resist Monreal's pass.
But after jumping up, Giroud realized that the height was too high. Even if he was 2 meters tall, he couldn't reach it.
After landing, Jirou saw the sarcastic smile on Chu Zheng's face. He was extremely angry and felt a little warm on his face.
This time he lost, Chu Zheng's judgment was more accurate than his.
In the next ten minutes, after Chu Zheng planned two counterattacks that failed, Leicester City once again faced fierce fire from Arsenal.
If Leicester City's defense cannot be penetrated in the middle, Arsenal will turn to Schlupp and De Laet, two full-backs with relatively mediocre abilities.
As a result, Arsenal frequently made crosses from both wings.
Sometimes, even in the midfield and backfield, long passes will be directly made to find the fulcrum of Giroud in the frontcourt to launch the attack.
In the 55th minute of the game, after Monreal intercepted the ball on the wing, he directly made a long pass to find Giroud in the middle of the attacking third zone.
Seeing the ball coming, Chu Zheng and Giroud moved to the wing at the same time, and they arrived at the landing point almost at the same time.
Jilu saw Chu Zheng blocking him behind him.
So he wanted to squeeze Chu Zheng away with his body.
But Jirou tried his best to suck the milk, and found that he couldn't move Chu Zheng for a while.
Just as the ball was about to drop, it was too late to think of a way out.
So in a hurry, Jilu used the cover of Chu Zheng's body to push Chu Zheng secretly.
Chu Zheng was caught off guard, leaned forward and threw himself towards the ground.
After solving Chu Zheng, Giroud did not hear the referee's whistle. He was ecstatic and quickly jumped up to remove the fallen ball with his chest.
However, at this moment, the moment before Chu Zheng fell, he threw his right hand back and grabbed Giroud directly.
0.5 seconds later, Giroud, who had just unloaded the ball in the air and was still falling, had his eyes widened and his face looked extremely painful. He felt a sadness that touched his soul through his body.
"ah!!!!!!!!!!!"
After landing, Giroud knelt on his knees, clutching his crotch with both hands, and rolled on the turf, wailing! He screamed as if an egg had been broken!
The referee Bao Sen clearly saw every action that happened between Chu Zheng and Giroud.
Hearing Giroud screaming so miserably when he fell to the ground, he quickly blew the whistle to stop the game.
"Oh!! What happened?!!"
"Is it a foul?!!"
In the LeTV Sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu heard a sharp whistle, and their hearts suddenly jumped. They did not see clearly what happened.
There was a two-second pause in the broadcast signal just now. When the camera recovered, Chu Zheng and Giroud had already collapsed.
"Sir, he pushed me just now. I subconsciously made a protective move and tried to grab his jersey to avoid falling, but I'm sorry, I seemed to have caught his vital part!"
"I swear in the name of God I didn't mean it, and I didn't use much force!"
Referee Bao Sen looked strange when he saw Chu Zheng coming over to surrender. It was the first time he had encountered such an honest player in a professional arena.
Suddenly Bao Sen had a good impression of Chu Zheng!
He will not call Chu Zheng a foul on this ball!
Because Giroud committed a foul first!
Moreover, Chu Zheng is so honest, which means that it may not be intentional. Players' protective actions on the field are subconscious.
Of course, if Giroud didn't commit a foul first, that would be a different matter!
In the LeTV live broadcast room, just as countless Chinese fans were wondering what happened, a slow-motion replay came on.
Seeing Chu Zheng's ecstatic claw in slow motion, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu almost choked on their own saliva!
"puff!!!"
"puff!!!"
"puff!!!"
"..."
At the same time, seeing this footage, countless fans across China spat out the water or drinks in their mouths.
"Ha ha……"
"Hahaha……"
In the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu laughed so much that they burst into tears.
"Dragon Grasp, Chu Zheng pulled out a breath of Jilu's Dantian!"
"Hahaha..." Zhang Lu, who was laughing so hard that her cheeks were stiff, just stopped laughing. When she heard Zhan Jun's words, she suddenly started laughing again.
"Chicken-type midfielder! Chu Zheng! Don't mess with me! Be careful J!"
"Chicken midfielder! Chu Zheng! Don't mess with me! Be careful with your J!"
"It's so cruel! This tug probably pulled out the beer from Giroud!"
"I am ball-blind, is this handball not a foul?"
"Upstairs 66666666!"
"So the question is, is Chu Zheng an attacking midfielder or a defensive midfielder?"
"..."
The comments on the barrage were extremely dense, fans were frantically scrolling, and all kinds of ridiculous comments fully demonstrated the breadth and depth of the Chinese language and the talent of netizens.
