After the game started, Xiao Ge was at the front. Arsenal quickly took advantage of the situation by using their own skills. The Arsenal players who had had enough rest were like tigers out of trouble, quickly picking up their offensive rhythm. The two
The winger seemed to be charged with electricity, frequently creating threats.
Middlesbrough's head coach McClaren saw that Henry was absent due to injury, so he did not shrink his game. In addition, the two players on the wing of Middlesbrough were also extremely fast players, and the two sides fought for a while.
It was a big start. In the first ten minutes of the game, both sides played several high-quality attacks. The fans now kept exclaiming: "Oh~~~~".
However, as the game progressed, Arsenal gradually took control of the situation on the field. Middlesbrough's two central defenders, Ehiogu and Southgate, had already experienced the danger of Xiao Ge. They thought that without Henry, they could
It was easier, but later I discovered that Xiao Ge moved more than Henry, and even liked to get the ball in the middle more than Henry.
In the 19th minute of the game, Bergkamp took the ball in the middle and played a one-on-one with Flamini into the penalty area. He glanced at the ball and moved forward with his right foot, quickly passing through the ball in front of him.
Behind Ehiogu, the ball was sent to the wide space behind him, and a yellow figure passed through like a bolt of lightning.
Xiao Ge saw Bergkamp's start and ran with understanding, quickly jumping out from the joint of the two central defenders. Southgate himself wanted to pull Xiao Ge, but was confused by Xiao Ge.
He staggered and lost his defensive position.
Bergkamp's ball was accurately sent to Xiao Ge's running route. Xiao Ge, who had shaken off the defender, had already intercepted the ball and quickly broke in to form a one-on-one goal.
"Xiao, Xiao got the ball, Ehiogu was too late, Xiao faced Schwarzer, single-handed ball, ow, gooooooooo... l, Xiao scored, he hit Shi
Waze's block, wonderful shot, Thierry's absence did not affect our warriors' guns, Xiao~~~~~." Senk's affectionate shouts resounded throughout the riverside stadium. Arsenal came from afar.
The fans fluttered the items in their hands and vented their emotions: "Xiao~~~~~~"
"Ouch~~~~" Xiao Ge, who was so excited, once again held his gun into the clouds, glanced at the stadium with an unruly look, and came to the Arsenal fans to accept the cheers: "Xiao~~~~"
"Nice pass, Dennis." Xiao Ge, who returned to his aura, hugged Bergkamp excitedly.
"Xiao, you scored well." The Arsenal players came over to celebrate with Xiao Ge.
When Wenger saw his player scoring a goal, he clapped excitedly. This goal made Wenger feel more relaxed, and the impact of his original worry about Henry's absence was reduced a lot.
The game restarted. Arsenal was very excited after scoring a goal and frequently used both wings to create threats.
"Pav, Pav has entered the penalty area, passed the ball, shit, when did Southgate come back?" Senk's voice of annoyance kept ringing in the stadium.
"Oh, Schwarzer saved the team again, great." The commentator of Middlesbrough was quite excited. It was exciting enough to see his team withstand Arsenal's onslaught.
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Arsenal, who have been attacking for a long time, made a mistake in the backcourt. In the 36th minute of the game, Boateng passed the ball into the penalty area and Yakub got the ball.
"Yakub got the ball in the penalty area, turned around, Toure was slow, volleyed~~, gooooo...l, Yakub, Yakub scored and equalized the score for us, Boateng was accurate
The pass, Jakub’s beautiful turn, and we equalized~~~~.”
MacMillan looked at Wenger with a solemn look triumphantly: The game is not over yet.
Middlesbrough, who had equalized the score, finally recovered from Arsenal's high-pressure threat and continued to use their own punches to hit Arsenal's back. The two players in the frontcourt also began to frequently put pressure on Arsenal's defense.
After Ashley Cole intercepted the ball from Adam Johnson, he advanced at high speed and rushed along the wing to Middlesbrough's frontcourt. When he saw the defender coming, he quickly made a pass with Pires.
Once again, he threw away Kudru and quickly entered the penalty area.
At this time, Rosenbach also came to block the ball. Ashley Cole passed the ball to Xiao Ge, bypassing Rosenbach and inserting it into the penalty area.
After Xiao Ge got the ball, he did not turn around and pass Southgate. He just knocked his back heel and ran into the path of Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole was about to get the ball and was about to penetrate it.
He broke Middlesbrough's defense, but at this time, a big foot suddenly flew beside him and quickly knocked Ashley Cole to the ground, destroying the ball. The ball bounced to Ashley Cole's side.
Get out of line.
"Penalty kick, he tackled me first." Ashley Cole originally thought that a penalty kick would be awarded, but when he saw the referee's gesture indicating that the game should continue, he immediately shouted dissatisfied. The Arsenal players also looked at the referee.
, one after another signaled that the Middlesbrough players had committed the foul first.
However, the referee ignored the complaints of the Arsenal players and quickly ran through the midfield. By this time, Middlesbrough had already launched an attack.
Schwarzer took advantage of the moment when Arsenal's defense was not gaining a firm foothold. A big ball was quickly passed to Arsenal's frontcourt. Xigan jumped high to meet the ball, but unfortunately, Xigan took the top, and Yakub
Fortunately, he stopped the ball with his chest, saw Toure running over to block him, and sent the ball to the left, where Maccaroni was already coming in at high speed.
"gooooooo~~~~l, Maccaroni overtook the score for us~~."
"Damn, how is that possible?" Xiao Ge looked at the cheering figures of the Middlesbrough players in surprise. The other Arsenal players watched in disbelief as their goal was breached again and protested to the referee.
However, the referee had already sounded the whistle at that time, so there was nothing that could be done. Arsenal had to accept the reality of lagging behind.
The Arsenal players who were lagging behind launched a crazy counterattack and launched a fierce attack around Arsenal's goal.
Xiao Ge watched with a livid face as he fired the ball. He absolutely could not accept his team losing points against an underdog.
The Arsenal players quickly started to penetrate and cooperate, hitting near the penalty area. Pires sent the ball to Xiao Ge's feet. Xiao Ge used his speed to quickly rush to the small penalty area, get out of a gap, and shoot a cold arrow.
, the ball stuck to the turf, whizzing towards the goal. With a "bang", the ball bounced off the goal post and flew out.
"**" Seeing the tiny difference in the ball, Xiao Ge patted his forehead in annoyance.
Bergkamp saw Xiao Ge's expression and clapped his hands to Xiao Ge encouragingly, telling him not to worry.
In the remaining minutes, Arsenal completely suppressed Middlesbrough's goal attack. However, under Macmillan's training, Middlesbrough's defense has been greatly improved this season, except for the fourth round accident.
In addition to conceding 4 goals, Tottenham scored one goal in the other three rounds. The defense was quite solid, not to mention that their team was in the lead, and they did not give Arsenal players a chance.
Soon, with the referee's whistle, the first half of the game ended, Arsenal trailed 1-2 on the road.