Riquelme didn’t even move when he played with his feet.
His own speed advantage maintained the frontal defense situation. Riquelme dribbled laterally and he moved laterally to defend.
Riquelme retreated. He didn’t just relax.
Only when Riquelme really breaks through the ball forward will he have a counterpoint attack and defense confrontation with Riquelme.
This makes Riquelme a little crazy.
Qin Xiong is too steady!
Different from other excellent players that Qin Xiong has defended, other players may have the ability of forward speed. When Qin Xiong can’t defend headon, he will turn around. Even if Qin Xiong’s speed is fast, it can be regarded as a delay in turning around. Of course, he can’t keep close to his opponent when he turns around.
There are opponents who confuse Qin Xiong’s defensive prediction by running a lot of positions, so as to achieve the goal of getting rid of Qin Xiong
It happened that Riquelme was too static!
His speed is not fast and his confusing movement is a little less. He belongs to the classical front waist of walking football. If he touches a defender with strong defensive ability but unstable consciousness, he will induce his opponent to hand over his body center of gravity first with a few tempting discs or pause in rhythm, and then he will easily break through his opponent to achieve the goal of partially tearing the defense line, and then form a chain reaction to create a wonderful shooting opportunity for the striker.
Riquelme had to face Qin Xiong prematurely, but Villarreal’s attack seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.
Arsenal’s defense line is very tight, which compresses the opponent’s attack. It is difficult for the yellow submarine to reach the Arsenal restricted area like hitting a rock.
It can be said that this game is a confrontation between South American free and romantic football and European strict and disciplined football!
Arsenal rely on tactical execution ability to contain Villarreal to the maximum extent!
But containment is the foundation. This is Highbury and the semifinal of the Champions League. Arsenal must win! to be continued
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Even though Arsenal occupied the advantage of the scene, the game still encountered great challenges.
This challenge does not come from the opponent. When the yellow submarine’s defense personnel are in a hurry, Riquelme is frozen in Qin Xiong, and Arsenal’s season is honed, mature and stable, and Villarreal can’t create a threatening offensive.
But Arsenal missed scoring opportunities again and again.
In the 37th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received a direct ball from Fabregas in the frontcourt. In Tacchinardisena, Li Li stopped the ball and broke through the rhythm difference. Then, when Senna withdrew to make up for the defense, he changed direction and took the antitangent route, which made Tacchinardi return to the defense.
After changing the dribble twice in a row, Qin Xiong saw the right time and didn’t punch Ventura Alvarez in the ribs. He decisively sent a ball with a right foot and an outer instep.
The goal bypassed Alvarez and Alzu, and it was even more embarrassing for the goalkeeper to attack unless he was extremely decisive. Unfortunately, barbosa’s replacement candidate was waiting for Arsenal’s offensive development in front of the goal line after a long time of war.
The ball curved around two Villarreal centrebacks, and then flew perfectly to Henry’s running line obliquely inserted in front of Alzu.
The football is close to one meter from the ground. Henry shoots directly from behind Alzu, aiming to directly refract the football and fly into the goal.
But after he touched the ball, all the gunmen fans in the stands gave a shock and amazement.
Henry’s arch didn’t touch the football, but it was near the front end of the toe sole. The football flew directly to the stands and rubbed strongly. Henry expected the shooting effect to be thousands of miles.
Henry made another mistake in front of the door. It’s a pity that Qin Xiong had a series of wonderful performances! However, Arsenal have an advantage in the end and I believe they will create better opportunities.
Wenger looked puzzled on the sidelines.
His heart must be anxious. He must take the yellow submarine at home, or everything will be hard to say when he goes away.
Henry put his hands on his hips and lowered his head at the shooting place, and he didn’t know what his state was today.
Physical condition is absolutely fine, but the sense of smell in front of the door is different from usual.
Is the excessive expectation of excitement leading to the tension of keys at all times?
Henry didn’t know that he wouldn’t admit it.
But it must be admitted that this is the first time he has represented Arsenal in the Champions League semifinal stage for several years.
The first time he played in the Champions League semifinal stage was when he was still playing for Monaco.
It’s a long time ago
Europe scares several teams, but the super striker is particularly unfamiliar with the finale on the peak stage in Europe.
Qin Xiong watched Riquelme running in the midfield while watching Henry from a distance.
He won’t blame Henry, but it’s really hard to be generous in today’s game
Every minute is crucial in the Champions League semifinal, and every opportunity is precious. Not beating Villarreal at home is not only that Arsenal missed the best opportunity to lay the foundation for reaching the Champions League final, but also a blow to Arsenal. It is conceivable that Villarreal’s morale will rise before.
At the end of the halfgame, Villarreal successfully held the halfgame, which made them equally confident in the halfgame.
Pellegrini temporarily relieved.
It can’t be said that Villarreal’s defense is perfect. Arsenal created a good opportunity and didn’t grasp it. This is the best result.
Henry encouraged his teammates at halftime, and he was under great pressure on his shoulders, but he was no less determined to reach the Champions League final than a teammate.