Chapter 249: The Book of Ten Thousand Blood, Kneeling and Begging Emperor Hao!
Arsenal, which used to be a breath of fresh air in the Premier League, now has only a vague ideal after selling its captain for years.
When Napoli attacked their defense with solid defense and flowing fast breaks, Arsenal showed a panicked side.
Fouls were taken one after another to contain Naples' sudden attack like a sharp knife coming out of its sheath.
Zuniga and Maggio on the wing, Hao Qiang, Cavani, and Hamsik, Yinle quickly passed and cut in a small area in the middle, plus Hao Qiang's breakthroughs from time to time.
Arteta, Sagna, Vermaelen, three of them were yellow in a short period of time.
Even so, before the end of the first half, Hao Qiang received Macho's cross at the top of the penalty area and stopped the ball with his chest. When the football landed, he knocked the ball with his heel and passed the ball to Hamsik who was rushing in.
After the ball was released, Hao Qiang quickly moved forward. As soon as Arsenal's defensive focus turned to Hamsik, the latter sent a diagonal pass to the ground.
Hao Qiang moved forward and got behind Koscielny, led the ball in a different direction to seize Koscielny's turning path, and then fired a low shot into the far corner of the goal.
Napoli leads Arsenal 2:0 away from home!
Naples fans who came to the away game cheered for Hao Qiang.
“Hao Huang’s 10th goal in the Champions League this season has arrived!”
"If we can go far enough, I believe Hao Huang can still defend the title of top scorer in the Champions League!"
"At present, it seems that Arsenal cannot be a stumbling block for us."
"Arsenal is nothing but a joke. They sell their captain every year and refuse to spend money to buy strong reinforcements every year. But to take a step back, even so, they can still enter the Champions League and reach the knockout rounds every year. It is also a skill.
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"It's a pity that it's no longer what it was like ten years ago. Arsenal was so strong back then."
"It started to stop after Vieira and Henry left."
Mazzarri had previously worried that Arsenal would use exquisite passing and cutting to catch Napoli off guard.
Now it seems that this worry is completely unfounded.
The overall team coordination of Naples has reached its peak before the end of last season.
It's just that there was a turnover of people in the summer and it took a while to get used to it again.
In the second half of this season, Naples' overall operation has reached its peak with the 352 system.
As long as there are no problems with the players' own fighting spirit and no injuries to key players, Mazzarri is confident that he will at least enter the semi-finals of the Champions League this season!
As for whether he can successfully defend his title, it's hard to say.
And since the Champions League was restructured, no team has been able to successfully defend the Champions League.
So this is undoubtedly a huge challenge.
After the halftime break, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half.
Arsenal suddenly gave up on the cumbersome ground passing and cutting cooperation, and instead played more straightforwardly.
Attack fast in and fast out.
Quickly increase the tempo.
The specialty of Premier League teams is to use speed and attack frequency to increase the rhythm of the game, thereby fragmenting the opponent's offensive and defensive system.
As Arsenal continued to speed up the pace and continued to actively commit fouls, Naples was somewhat uncomfortable.
Although Napoli is a model of fast-paced play in Serie A, it was still a little unprepared to face the Premier League team that is best at playing fast-paced in Europe.
In the 58th minute of the game, Wilshere stepped forward to receive Walcott's pass, and then passed the ball to the goal area.
Podolski captured the flight of the football and headed the ball into the goal in Naples' seemingly tightly defended penalty area.
De Sanctis was hit in the face, and he only subconsciously raised his hand to block the save.
Didn't touch the ball.
The cheers at the Emirates Stadium were like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
Arsenal fans have renewed hope, as if they have seen light again in the long night!
"Come on, one more!"
"How can one be enough? At least two more!"
"The Serie A teams are outdated. As long as we continue to attack Naples with a fast pace, they will not be able to withstand it!"
Naturally, Mazzarri will not panic when he loses the ball.
I'm still a little surprised by Arsenal's fast-paced style of play.
But he calmly gestured to the team.
First, stabilize your mentality, and second, shrink your defense line.
Get two away goals in the away game, if you add another victory.
Then eliminating opponents and advancing to the quarterfinals is no problem at all.
Naples as a whole made on-field adjustments in accordance with Mazzarri's requirements.
Arsenal kept up their efforts, but found that Naples' defense was tight. They played fast but could not find a suitable breakthrough.
Walcott's speed attack lacked space, and the cooperation between Cazorla and Podolski lacked changes.
After Naples withstood the fast-paced impact from Arsenal, they began to prepare for a counterattack.
As a defending champion, even if we are on the road, we will not simply take a beating.
Even if we take a one-goal lead, we can just let it go.
But with both Cavani and Hao Qiang on the court, it is impossible for them to choose to survive when they can attack.
In the 77th minute of the game, Zuniga advanced from the left, and Hao Qiang and Cavani quickly moved in the frontcourt.
Cavani took the lead to respond, while Hao Qiang continued to sprint.
Cavani received the ball, turned around and headed to the right to dodge the pressure from Mertesacker, and then immediately sent a through ball.
When Hao Qiang rushed past Koscielny, Koscielny turned around and pulled him.
Hao Qiang stopped with his right foot to complete the adjustment, and then started to shoot.
The original intention was to shoot the ball towards the near corner of the goal.
But Koscielny pulled his arm hard.
Hao Qiang lost his balance instantly and subconsciously shot the ball away when he fell to the ground.
The football flew towards the far corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Szczesny touched nothing with his hand.
However, Hao Qiang fell sideways and his elbows were the first to rest on the ground.
He immediately rolled around and then hugged his right arm.
Even a tough guy with a strong body seemed to have his facial muscles twisted into a ball at this time.
He gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain!
Naples fans cheered for just three seconds before they stopped abruptly.
There was an eerie silence at the Emirates Stadium.
"Oops! Hao Qiang is injured! After falling to the ground and shooting the ball into the Arsenal goal by mistake, Hao Qiang fell to the ground and injured his arm!
It must be a sprain.
He lost his balance when Koscielny pulled him!"
Naples' team doctor quickly entered the field.
Mazzarri stared blankly at Hao Qiang sitting in the Arsenal penalty area.
His mind went blank.
Napoli fans too.
Almost lost the ability to think.
It was unbelievable that their God was actually injured!
Then came a burst of uncontrollable heart palpitations.
Naples teammates gathered around Hao Qiang and expressed concern about his injury.
The team doctor only glanced at Hao Qiang's arm and made a substitution signal to Mazzarri.
When Hao Qiang was taken off the field by the team doctor with his arm that had obviously swollen joints, Naples fans almost collapsed!
"rnmlgb, Arsenal! If you can't beat them, you'll play dirty!"
"Stop trying to compete for the top four, just downgrade!"
"What should I do? Hao Huang is injured, what should I do?"
Various complex emotions intertwined in the hearts of Naples fans.
Accompanied by the team doctor, Hao Qiang left the Emirates Stadium directly and went to the nearest general hospital.
X-rays were taken, the patient was reset, and the arm joints were fixed, and then a diagnostic report and treatment plan were given.
Minor bone fractures and moderate joint damage.
Out for at least 6 weeks.
When Hao Qiang reunited with the team and boarded the plane, his teammates came over to hug him and send their blessings.
Naples fans stayed up all night, waiting for the official announcement.
Napoli defeated Arsenal 3:1 away from home.
The news that Hao Qiang scored twice but retired due to injury shocked European football.
Many teams that are favorites to compete for the championship are also paying close attention to Hao Qiang's injury.
Everyone has a consensus.
Naples with Hao Qiang and Naples without Hao Qiang are definitely two teams.
Just like Barcelona and Real Madrid have completely different combat capabilities without Ronaldo and Messi.
The final official news from Naples to the outside world is that Hao Qiang will be out for 6-8 weeks.
After Hao Qiang returned to Naples, he received the careful care of the five golden flowers.
Last year Hao Qiang was in a wheelchair, but this year he was injured and couldn't move his arms.
At least it doesn't affect his daily light exercise on the treadmill to maintain his physical condition.
Avoid a long period of lack of aerobic exercise like last year when you were injured and needed too much time to recover.
Naples leads Juventus by 10 points in the league, and no one thinks that this gap will become dangerous due to Hao Qiang's injury.
But Naples has a record in the league that scares fans.
In the 25th round of the league, Napoli tied Sampdoria 0:0 at home.
There is both the impact of Hao Qiang's absence and the negative impact of the team's consideration of the Champions League.
Juventus also experienced ups and downs due to multi-front operations, losing to Giallorossi Roma at home.
Napoli's lead over Juventus extends to 11 points.
In the 26th round of the league, Naples was away to challenge Udinese.
Another 0:0.
Juventus defeated Siena and the gap between the two teams narrowed to 9 points.
Napoli fans are excited.
Hao Huang was injured, and as a result, the team failed to win two consecutive league games.
How abnormal!
The Italian media believed that after losing Hao Qiang, Naples' offensive threat plummeted.
Milan media: Hao Qiang can activate Naples to release offensive firepower regardless of his finishing ability or containment ability. When he is absent, Naples has lost its backbone!
Turin Media: Juventus’ opportunity to overtake Naples has appeared, but Conte’s team can’t make any more mistakes on their own!
Rome media: Hao Qiang’s injury once again proved his irreplaceable role.
Entering March, the 27th round of the league.
Napoli vs. Juventus.
After 90 minutes of play, all Naples fans began to panic.
Napoli 1:2 Juventus!
San Paolo Stadium fell.
Juventus narrowed the gap to 6 points.
March 10, the 28th round of the league.
Napoli lost to Chievo 0:2 away from home!
It is rare for the league to suffer two consecutive defeats.
At the same time, after Juventus won, Naples' lead was reduced to 3 points!
The Italian media went completely crazy!
Turin media: Naples has collapsed!
Milan media: Juventus hopes to win again!
Rome media: Hao Qiang still has at least two weeks to recover from injury!
March 17, the 29th round of the league.
Naples and Atalanta shook hands 2:2 after 90 minutes of fierce battle at home.
Juventus beat Bologna away.
Napoli's lead over Juventus is only 1 point!
Napoli fans are almost crying.
"Thousands of people wrote in blood, begging Hao Huang to recover from his injury!"
