NOVEL WEB Chapter 45: Defeating the opponent at halftime, the black horse turns into a white horse
The game continues,
Xia Qi has become the top priority of Olympiacos' defense. No matter where he appears, there are two or three players double-teaming him.
At first it seemed that the defensive effect was good, but later I found that Xia Qi was too monster.
To be precise, his golf quotient is too high.
For example, in the 42nd minute,
Chamberlain once again successfully ripped the edge on the right side and cut inside.
At this time, Xia Qi suddenly broke away from the defense of Torosidis and Hollebas, ran past Podolski like an arrow, and rushed towards the far corner of the goal.
Chamberlain→cut inside
+ Xia Qi → Get rid of the defender → Go towards the goal
=Chamberlain→Assist Xia Qi!
There’s nothing wrong with this idea!
So all the defenders who were originally defending Podolski were taken away by Xia Qi.
Podolski reached out to Chamberlain for the ball: I want to regain face.
Unfortunately, Chamberlain was on his own, cutting inside the penalty area, ignoring the unguarded Podolski, and forced a shot under Modesto's interference. The football hit Modesto's legs and missed the opportunity.
Xia Qi's movements like this may be a coincidence once, but many times it makes people see his monster.
If it weren't for Arsenal's forward partnership and insufficient coordination, Olympiacos would have conceded at least two more goals.
Time was running out as Arsenal shot, and unknowingly it was injury time in the first half.
At the front of the penalty area, Xia Qi received a pass from Wilshere and pushed the football to Podolski.
Then he rushed forward with two bodyguards.
This is a common tactic: hit the wall and cooperate.
However, Xia Qi, who took the football back, took an unusual path and did not choose to shoot or cooperate with Podolski.
Instead, he pushes the football into position before he sprints.
That spot is now empty!
The football rolls towards that space,
Arteta quickly rushed in. Since there was no one to defend him, he adjusted his position in a hurry to better cooperate with the pass, and then faced the football and volleyed in the wind.
The football hit the goal like a cannonball. Although Roy Carroll made a good save, the ball was too fast, and he himself was deceived by Xia Qi for a second.
On the football field, one second can determine life or death.
At the end of the first half, Arsenal beat Olympiakos, the dark horse of the group stage, 5-0.
“Olympiacos was beaten at halftime, and the big black horse turned into a big white horse…”
"Xia Qi scored a hat-trick at halftime and had two assists. All five of Arsenal's goals were related to him."
"This game is Arsenal's best performance since the start of the season. If Wilshere can stay healthy and cooperate with Xia Qi tonight, Arsenal will go very far."
The atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was dull. Goalkeeper Roy Carroll felt like he was going to die. After conceding five goals in halftime, he felt like a fish offshore. His fate was to slowly wait to die...
This sentiment is also everyone’s sentiment.
When they won Shakur 2 1:04, the Olympiacos players still wanted to continue to win to the end, but tonight's Arsenal made them understand what it means to be a wealthy team.
The gap between the two is a chasm!
Seeing the players in this state, Jardim first poured a large pot of psychological chicken soup into them, and then said:
"Xia Qi is actually very defensive. No matter how powerful he is, can he still be better than Inzaghi?"
As a result, the defenders who defended Xia Qi shouted loudly:
"Much better than Inzaghi. Jiuye is a three-no product. That Xia Qi has speed, body and skills. What's more, his golf IQ is also very high..."
Ok!
I drank the chicken soup in vain and vomited it all out.
Jardim thought to himself, why not replace the main player, so as not to be kicked out of the psychological shadow.
Jardim led the players back to the field amid boos.
At that time, he was quite annoyed. I've conceded five goals, why are you still booing me?
However, when he saw the Arsenal players warming up, he realized that it was Wenger that the Arsenal fans were booing.
Although Xia Qi was a scoring machine before, how could he be so unpredictable tonight?
Tonight's Xia Qi gave people the feeling that I could play even if I was on top, but of course the premise was that I could get to that position.
This feeling that I can do it stimulated the adrenal glands of the fans. During the halftime break, they bought beers and lozenges to prepare themselves to break their voices.
As a result, Wenger hid Xia Qi.
How can I bear this?
Meritorious coaches are not easy to use either.
So they vented their dissatisfaction.
Wenger looked indifferent. He had obtained the three points. Now it was training time. The coordination between Wilshere and other forwards was much more important than pleasing the fans. Arsenal had not won a championship in nine years.
How far can Xia Qi go alone?
Wenger sees far and thinks far.
Jardim on the other side looked like MMP. He had just replaced the main players, and Wenger turned out to be... indeed a master tactician! Predicted my prediction!
The second half of the game was also exciting, with the two sides scoring 3:1.
This score is more like the score between members of the Champions League, but coupled with the 5:0 score in the first half, Olympiacos just wants to escape...
This is also true. That night, they went straight from the stadium to the airport...
"Ding, this game has ended and the rewards are being settled..."
"The host played for 45 minutes in this game, participation level was B, performance was A+, award: attribute value 10 points."
"Ding, regional legend +1."
"Ding, regional legend +1."
"..."
After the game, the news came that Shakur 04 and Montpellier in the same group had a 2:2 draw, and everyone suddenly realized that it was not Olympiacos who were strong but Shakur 04.
In Group B of the Champions League, Arsenal has won two games and accumulated 6 points, ranking first. Olympiacos has won two games and lost one and ranked second with 3 points. Shakur 04 and Montpellier have one point each and are temporarily at the bottom.
The next day, the media praised Weixia Connection as a flower, which may have been too exaggerated.
The England national team list announced by England head coach Hodgson has not changed a word. Those who were originally on the list are still there, and those who were not on the list are still not on the list.
Ferguson angrily yelled at Hodgson: "You were lonely during the exam. Rooney is not in good condition and his two virtues are incompatible. Why not try Wei-Xia..." Of course, Ferguson hopes that he can combine Xia Qi and Wilshere. People pack and take away.
But Hodgson also has his own considerations. Xia Qi, Wilshere, Chamberlain, and Theo Walcott are all in Arsenal's midfield and frontcourt. He is afraid that Wenger will enter the FA with two kitchen knives.
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On the eve of England's home game against Malta, Xia Qi and Wilshere teamed up to defeat West Ham United with a score of 1:3 at the Boleyn Stadium.
This is also a game called: London Derby.
The atmosphere at the Boleyn Stadium was very fanatical, but it had no impact on Xia Qi in AI mode. Xia Qi performed as well as usual, with two goals and one assist, helping Arsenal continue to lead the standings.
After the seventh round of the Premier League, the media turned their attention to England's 14 World Cup qualifiers.
England is in Group F along with Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, Lithuania and Scotland.
The qualifying rules for the European qualifiers are that the first place in each group advances, and the second place and the best third place enter the play-offs.
The game on October 10th was the second game of England's World Cup qualifying matches.
On the night of October 10, England defeated Malta 08:2.
The battle status of the same group is as follows:
Scotland 1:1 Lithuania
Slovenia 1:0 Slovakia
Four days later, on October 10, England played Slovenia away, and the two teams ended up drawing 12:0.
The battle status of the same group:
Slovakia 3:0 Scotland,
Lithuania 2:0 Malta
After three rounds of competition,
The current standings of Group F are:
England, with 7 points,
Lithuania, with 5 points,
Scotland, with 4 points,
Slovenia, 4 points
Slovakia, 3 points
Malta, 0 points.
Logically speaking, this result is quite good, but the media is still worried about the 0:0 draw with Slovenia.
They all made suggestions and asked to recruit Xia Qi and Wilshere. If there were only a few suggestions, Wenger would not think randomly.
But it was blowing like a gust of wind. If there was no one to lead the rhythm, Wenger would not believe it.
He felt there was a dark hand behind the scenes targeting the leader Arsenal.
This speculation was confirmed during Norwich’s game against Arsenal…