Chapter 325 Counterattack
Fabinho did handball it.

But it would be unfair to say that he was wronged.

Because he was very active in returning to defense, he rushed into the penalty area while running. As a result, while running and waving his hand, Van Persie shot.
You can hardly say that Van Persie did it on purpose.

But the fact is that Fabinho, who was running, had no time to take his hand back.

This kind of ball.

It’s OK to judge or not to judge.

It all depends on the referee’s thoughts.

The reason for the penalty is of course that Fabinho blocked the flight path of the ball. If there is no penalty, there is also a reason: Fabinho's hands are not too open, it is a natural wave of hands to maintain body balance during running.

"I'm doing this to maintain my balance!" Fabinho looked at the referee in disbelief.

But the referee was unmoved, and he obviously would not change the decision.

Other Arsenal players hoped that the referee would at least not award a yellow card.

After all, Fabinho is the player who takes on more defensive tasks in the midfield.

Arteta and Wilshere are both more offensive-oriented.

Although they will also participate in defense, they are more likely to position as two central midfielders. Arsenal's midfielder forms an inverted triangle position.

When the two of them pressed forward to attack.Fabinho needs to stay behind and become a single defensive midfielder.

The importance of his position in defense is self-evident. ,

If Fabinho gets a yellow card in this position, the hardness of the midfield defense will not drop by 01:30 points.

Once the opponent counterattacks, Fabinho does not dare to make many defensive moves and uses defensive weapons to defend.

The impact of his receiving a yellow card is even greater than that of a central defender receiving a yellow card.

Since the range of movement of the defensive midfielder is wider than that of the central defender, he is more likely to receive another yellow card than the central defender.
Now that Fabinho has a yellow card on his back, he will be helpless when defending.

By then Arsenal's midfield defense will have holes.

Although Arsenal's players hope that the referee will show mercy.

However, the referee was very strict at this moment and resolutely showed Fabinho a yellow card.

"Fabinho! Penalty kick, yellow card! Arsenal's midfield defense is going to have problems now!"

"The first half is not over yet, and Wenger cannot make substitutions. There is still Kante on the bench."

"Kante is too young and he may not be able to withstand the pressure of such a heavyweight match."

The commentators in the commentary box shook their heads and said.

"Manchester United, who are playing at home, are going to gain momentum!"

This is an easy judgment to make.

Manchester United received a penalty kick and the opponent's main defender in the midfield also received a yellow card.

Manchester United is still playing at home.

If Manchester United cannot gain momentum, it is unlikely that Manchester United will become the number one club in the Premier League.

Manchester United's first penalty taker is Robin van Persie.

As Manchester United's leading scorer last season.

Robin van Persie snatched Rooney's first penalty spot as early as the second half of last season.

This is normal, even though Lu Xiaopang claims to be the only superstar in the UK.

But in Mourinho's hands, Lu Xiaopang didn't have much time as the head of the family.

The full plan is the two or three seasons between Ronaldo's departure and Robin van Persie's arrival.

His statistics in the past two or three seasons are indeed quite luxurious.

He also scored more than 20 goals in a single season.

But after Van Persie came, Lu Xiaopang became the second boss again.
Van Persie lived up to expectations.

The penalty kick was easily hit.

Szczesny got it all wrong.

The Dutch shooter is quite stable.

Van Persie was also very excited after scoring.

Although it is a penalty kick.

But at least now Manchester United equalized the score.

And he also scored in this game.

Overtake Ye Luo in the top scorer list?
Van Persie has no idea - this is obviously impossible.

but.

When the two sides face off.

Overpowering Ye Luo.

Van Persie has the guts to score more goals than Yello in a head-to-head matchup, and it's big.

The first half ended not long after this goal.

Players from both sides walked off the court.

The camera is focused on Mourinho.

There is no anger on Mourinho's face now.

Instead, it was with a smile.

It can be said that Manchester United performed very well in the first half of the game.

Facing Arsenal, who are quite strong this season.

Manchester United performed well at home and evened the score despite conceding the ball first.

Mourinho was very satisfied with the fighting spirit and attitude shown by the team.

So now Mourinho can imagine the prospect of the team taking the initiative in the championship after defeating Arsenal at home.

Once the overtake is completed in the standings.

That Manchester United.

You won’t be caught up easily!

at this point.

Mourinho is still confident.

His team is very strong!

This strength is not only reflected in the team's lineup, but also in the team's spirit.

The group left behind by Ferguson.

Although many people criticize that the absolute strength of many people is not at the superstar level.

But
They win with their mentality.

They are a group of champion players who are used to winning championships!
There is such a group of people.

Mourinho has strong confidence!

Inside the visiting team locker room.

The morale on Arsenal's side is slightly low.

After all, they were the equalizer in the first half.

Wenger did not criticize them. Instead, he was very calm and did not take the equalization in the first half to heart.

"It's nothing. We have been mentally prepared for a difficult game in this stadium. We just got equalized. Let's score a few more in the second half! Fabinho"

Wenger looked at Fabinho.

"Don't play in the second half. After all, you have a yellow card."

He's going to replace Kanter.

Fabinho nodded in understanding.

Wenger then made arrangements for the second half.

He asked Yeluo to make greater contributions.

Ye Luo nodded.

He is now the backbone of Arsenal.

Especially in difficult situations.

In this game, Manchester United's performance really needs more performance from Yello.

What is the core?

The core is the person who stands up at critical moments.

otherwise.

He has the nerve to accept the highest salary in the team?

Which one has the highest salary.

At the crucial moment.

You also need to be able to make corresponding contributions.

the other side.

Mourinho is also arranging tactics for the second half.

"William is in good shape in this game, so our offense in the second half will revolve around him! Robin, in the second half, you try your best to receive and complete shots in the penalty area as much as possible!"

Mourinho looked at Willian and Robin Van Persie and said.

William is in great shape.

But he is not a shooter per se.

If you want to look at finishing ability, you still have to look at Van Persie.

And William's breakthrough with the ball can create a steady stream of opportunities.

"Maybe they will make a substitution in the second half, maybe not. If they don't change Fabinho, then beat him!!"

"If they make substitutions, it doesn't matter. We continue to seek a breakthrough in the middle, but the purpose of the breakthrough here is not to open a gap, but to attract their defense, wait until their defense is concentrated in the middle, and then hit the ball Go to both sides and create opportunities by combining the sides!!”

Mourinho kept moving flags symbolizing player positions on the tactical board.

The Manchester United players watched intently.

The second half.

The two sides returned to the court, and the camera immediately focused on Kanter, who was standing on the sidelines waiting to play.

"Manchester United is about to make a substitution. Kante replaces Fabinho. Fabinho is now receiving a yellow card. If he continues to be on the court, he will probably be the target of Manchester United's attack."

Mourinho looked at Wenger not far away and thought that was indeed the case.

He felt a little smug.

He saw through the opponent's arrangements and substitutions.

This gave Mourinho a greater psychological hint: In this game, we have an overall advantage!

Wenger sat calmly in his seat.

As long as you don't lose this game.

He can accept it even if it's a draw.

Anyway, the team is currently leading the standings, and they are still on the road.

Bringing back a draw on the road.

Wait for the second round at your home court.

It would be nice to beat Manchester United again.

The league is still very long.

There is no need to worry too much about the outcome of a game.He looked at Ye Luo who was standing on the field.

He looked at Mourinho standing on the sidelines again. ,

"I'm afraid the Portuguese still don't know how powerful Ye Luo is, right?"

Wenger sits firmly on the Diaoyutai.

The second half of the game begins.

Arsenal starts to attack!

Ye Luo's range of activities is increased to support the midfielder.

Cazorla's injury did have a great impact on the team, but Yello's retreat made up for this.

Ye Luo expanded his scope of activities.

This forced Manchester United to shrink, and Arsenal quickly took the initiative.

Wilshere's pass was like a cruise missile accurately finding Yello's position.

Yeluo headed the ball a little bit.

The football fell at his feet.

Facing Carrick's defense, he flicked the ball with his right foot.

The wagging cow's tail immediately confused Carrick.

He hasn't reacted yet.

Ye Luo passed by him.

Fortunately, there are defensive players behind Carrick to help fill the position.

Ferdinand stood in a key position immediately.

Yello also did not force a shot.

He has better options.

Diagonal pass!

The football passed Ferdinand.

Sanchez has already inserted into the penalty area at this time.

Catch and shoot!

The ball flew from De Gea's arm and into the goal.

As a result, before Sanchez had time to be happy, the referee's whistle sounded.

The assistant referee on the sidelines has raised his flag.

"Offside!! Ahhh! Sanchez's goal was actually offside!"

Duan Xuan put his head in his hands.

Many Dragon Country fans also expressed their incomprehension.

"Is the ball offside?"

"It's not like it was offside."

'Misjudgement? '

"It may not be a misjudgment, it may be intentional."

Fans were unhappy.

Arsenal players were even more unhappy.

They gathered around the referee for an explanation.

The replays of the television broadcast also proved that this ball was indeed questionable.

When Yelo passed the ball.

Sanchez and Rafael, the last defensive player, are almost parallel.

It's really hard to say whether it was offside or not.

But now there is no VAR, and there is no offside line.

So only the referee has the final say.

Since it was called for offside, it can only be offside.

The game continues.

Manchester United took a free kick from the backcourt.

In the midfield, Manchester United could not suppress Arsenal, so they directly chose to kick off.

Rooney gained a point in the frontcourt and passed it across to Robin van Persie not far away.

Van Persie received Rooney's pass and turned around to shoot.

The football hit the defensive player and went out of the baseline.

Manchester United gets a corner kick.

Manchester United took a corner kick, and Carrick got the ball from the outside and took a long shot. The football did not use power and was directly hugged by Szczesny.

Szczesny made a strong hand throw to get the ball out.

Yelo grabbed the spot before Evra, and then took the ball forward.

Evra wanted to knock Yello down with his body.

The result was a collision.

But it hit Ye Luo's back.

Ye Luo's body did not lose balance. Instead, he was hit by Evra, which increased his forward speed and started to pick up speed all of a sudden!

But Evra suddenly lost his balance due to excessive force and fell to the ground.

Yello passed the midfield smoothly.

"Counterattack! Counterattack!!!"

The commentators cheered.

Old Trafford. ,

Sharp boos suddenly swept through the stands like a tornado.

All the Manchester United fans were booing wildly!

But it didn't work.

Ye Luo is already at full speed! !
Only four United defenders were left in front of him.

Raphael!
Carrick!
Evra!
De Gea!
The other Manchester United players are desperately trying to defend.

If it were another player.

Maybe in this case.

Will choose to control the ball and wait for support from the back row.

But Ye Luo is not like this.

This is a great opportunity.

If you slow down the speed.

It is likely to turn into a positional battle.

A counterattack turned into a positional attack, and Ye Luo was naturally not happy.

Raphael fell directly to the ground, put down the shovel, and kicked Ye Luo's ankle very fiercely. The spikes shone coldly.

He made up his mind.

Even if it costs a red card, we must stop Ye Luo! !
"Raphael!"

The commentators exclaimed.

Arsenal fans' hearts are beating out of their chests.

"Get out of the way!"

But Ye Luo did not jump to dodge.

He chose to speed up!
Keep accelerating!
The steps felt like stepping on a hot wheel.

It passed directly in front of the soles of Raphael's shoveled feet!

Rafael made a tackle.

At the same time, he also passed by Carrick who was assisting in defense.

Ye Luo's trip.

He passed Raphael and Carrick in one go.

The only person in front of him now was Evans.

Evans fought and retreated.

He wants to maintain his position.

But Ye Luo's speed was too fast.

He couldn't stand on one's hind legs, so he had no choice but to bravely come forward.

Evans took action directly and planned to knock Yelora to the ground.

however.

Ye Luo easily passed Evans with a simple change of direction.

This situation made the Manchester United fans in the stands dumbfounded.

The three defensive players were easily passed by Ye Luo in a blink of an eye.

Now only goalkeeper De Gea is left to potentially save their team.

De Gea has abandoned the door.

He quickly pounced on Ye Luo.

Yelo widened the ball slightly when passing Evans.

So De Gea thinks he has a chance.

He opened his arms to expand his defensive range as much as possible.

Ye Luo caught up with the ball in two steps. ,

During the run.

He looked at De Gea's position.

The ball jumped with the toes of his right foot.

The football jumped.

Flying over De Gea's head.

De Gea jumped up immediately.

The tip of his finger slightly touched the ball.

De Gea's eyes lit up with joy.

The body is completely relaxed.

Looking expectantly in the direction of the football.

Soon, the joy in De Gea's eyes turned into fear.

in his eyes.

Football did change direction a little bit.

but.

This is not enough to stop it.
The football falls into the net.

(End of this chapter)

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