Alexander Song's defense is considered to be very successful. Not only Arsenal coach Wenger sees this, but also the outside media and commentators.

After the first half, the bbc commentator praised Alexander Song's stability. "Alexander Song didn't have many times to perform well, but he has always been very steady. For a while, Song was responsible for guarding Zhen Shaolong, and his defense was always very strict, so he did not find an opportunity..."

Zhen Shaolong succeeds if he doesn’t find an opportunity!

The same is true for Wenger's judgment on defense. He didn't know that Zhen Shaolong had run out of skills and was at a time when he was in a "skill window". In addition, Arsenal's overall defense is tight, so it is naturally difficult to find a good opportunity. No matter what, Wenger attributed the success of defense to the pressure of Song.

During the intermission, Wenger returned to the locker room and praised Alexander Song, "I did a good job, continue to defend like this."

Alexander Song was praised for no reason, he didn't realize how successful he was.

Relative.

Wenger was very dissatisfied with DeNilson Jr. When DeNilson Jr. was defending, two mistakes made Zhen Shaolong score two goals. He even felt that the team was behind two goals, which was directly related to DeNilson Jr.

He decided to replace Denilson Jr. "You can get off the court and have a break and let Abu (Diabi) play."

Abu Diabi is a black French player. He joined Paris Saint-Germain at the age of 13, but because he was a Marseille fan, he decided to leave the team two years later. In 2003, Diabi joined another French Ligue 1 club, Ausserl, who won the domestic Under-16 Championship Cup.

His coach Kistan Henna described Diabi as smart, skilled and fast. Diabi is a midfielder for BDL, and many people compared him with Arsenal legend Vieira.

He then joined Arsenal.

Wenger hopes that Fabregas will become a replacement for Vieira, but there is no doubt that Diabi is the most similar to Vieira's style. Unfortunately, he seems to be a "glass man". He has been troubled by injuries for a long time. After joining Arsenal, he has not performed much, but he has been in a state of "not being able to play" for a long time.

Wenger had a headache about this, and he thought Diaby had potential.

Now that Denilson Jr. is overwhelmed, he decides to give Diaby a chance to give him a try.

This is a normal substitution.

Denilson Jr. did not take it seriously. In the past, he did not perform well, but he still had the opportunity in the next game. He didn't care much, and he was in the mood to joke with his teammates, which made Wenger even more dissatisfied with him. What Denilson Jr. didn't know was that he had left a bad impression in Wenger's heart. He couldn't say he was directly involved in the cold palace, but he still thought that he was the same as before, and it was impossible to get a appearance even if he performed poorly.

While Wenger decided to substitute, he also reminded him to pay more counterattacks.

He also let Van Persie appear.

Van Persie is not only a forward, but also a winger. He is very fast and can also have a considerable deterrence with Diaby and Fabregas. Adebayo, who is in front, can also help attract defense. In this way, even if the focus is not on the offense, it can still pose a threat to Newcastle United goal.

On the other side.

Kevin Keegan is constantly emphasizing defense. Before the game, he also emphasized defense, but what he said is not that absolute, because he believes that it is impossible to defeat Arsenal by defending alone. Now the team has two goals advantages, so it is acceptable to maintain the advantage.

The first leg has two goals, and it is easy to win away in the second leg.

This is a conservative strategy.

Keegan is not a completely conservative head coach, but he has changed his mind now. In order to get better results and to be able to lead the team to the Champions League final, appropriate conservatism is also necessary. How can we fight for the championship by sticking to style?

The second half began soon.

Wenger emphasized the need to strengthen the offensive, but only strengthen the counterattack. The overall focus of the play is still on defense. The defense around the penalty area is still dense, and Zhen Shaolong also has to face extremely tough defense. Not to mention wanting a chance to shoot, it would be nice to get the ball if he retreated.

Under this situation, Zhen Shaolong has not performed for a long time.

Five minutes.

Ten minutes.

Twenty minutes.

Half of the second half has passed, and the score on the court has not been rewritten, but the outside world and even the Arsenal players feel that their defense has been successful, and Zhen Shaolong’s long-term failure to perform is proof of this.

Suddenly.

Arsenal players have increased their confidence.

Wenger on the sidelines also showed ease. The work of defending Zhen Shaolong is too important. Arsenal did not score goals, but found a way to limit Zhen Shaolong. Even if he fell behind two goals, he would have a chance to return to home court.

on the contrary.

If you can't find a way to restrict Zhen Shaolong, you will eventually tie with Newcastle United and they will lose the next round.

At this time of the game, Arsenal's counterattack became much tougher.

once.

Once again.

Newcastle United goal began to face threats, and Arsenal hit the penalty area for two consecutive waves of counterattacks. If it weren't for Jiwen's reaction speed, the football might have entered the goal. Arsenal also had a great morale with this, and the enthusiasm for the game increased a lot.

Zhen Shaolong was somewhat forgotten.

Although it is still the focus of the field, not performing for a long time will also reduce the number of shots appearing on the screen. But in fact, Zhen Shaolong is not in a hurry, just not performing for dozens of minutes, which does not mean anything.

He is still looking for opportunities.

Although Arsenal's defense is very tight, he is not looking for the opportunity to shoot, but just looking for some closer reception and control the ball.

In the 76th minute of the game, Zhen Shaolong finally found an opportunity, and it was Gremi's passing to the side in the middle.

Zhen Shaolong stood on the side of the penalty area.

Gremy passed the ball with a pick-up pass, and Alexander Song did not follow up immediately. Zhen Shaolong stuck the position first and successfully hit the ball at the first point.

He wants to stop the ball.

When the football was about to hit the top of his head, Zhen Shaolong noticed that Alexander Song followed, and the opponent's fullback also came to block the defense. If the ball was parked at his feet, he would not have a chance to break through, and it would be difficult to control the ball.

Zhen Shaolong immediately changed his strategy and decided to continue to push the ball into the air. Instead of pushing it to his teammates, he pushed the ball upright.

once.

twice.

three times……

In the stunned eyes of Alexander and Song beside him, Zhen Shaolong was like a seal-top balloon in the water. Finally, he successfully stopped the ball above his head, and then stopped in place for an instant and did not move again. Alexander and Song suddenly felt that he should do something. He went over to squeeze Zhen Shaolong and used his body to interfere with Zhen Shaolong's balance.

But, it's too late.

When the most important second passed, "Skills" immediately took effect, and the football successfully stuck to Zhen Shaolong's head.

Then.

Zhen Shaolong spread his legs and rushed towards the goal!

accelerate!

Accelerate again!

During the sprint towards the goal, Toure and Fabregas both ran over to intercept, but Zhen Shaolong turned his body and staggered Fabregas as if he had not controlled the ball, and then accelerated and threw away Toure.

Toure also knew that he was following Zhen Shaolong, but he had no choice but to Zhen Shaolong ahead, so he would definitely not be able to foul in the penalty area.

Fabregas was stunned, feeling like he was dreaming rather than playing a real game. "How did that be done? Can the ball be controlled to this extent?"

Fabregas was stunned!

Most other people reacted the same as Fabregas, mainly because Zhen Shaolong's "stick to the ball for too long" was too long, and he was slightly acceptable in one second or two seconds, but the opponent rushed up and swung his body. During the acceleration process, it had been more than three seconds or four seconds?

When everyone was in a state of surprise, Zhen Shaolong rushed to the front of the goal in two steps, then spread Amunia who reached out to grab the ball, and pushed her head forward a little hard.

The football finally got off the top of the head.

Then.

With most people's stunned eyes, they flew into the goal accurately.

“…”

“…”

“…”

The audience was shocked.

The game commentator didn't know what to say, and his first sentence was, "What happened!"

"God~"

After shouting God, the game commentator immediately said, "Zhen Shaolong rushed to the goal from the side of the penalty area, and then pushed the ball into..."

"God!"

"God!"

"Is this true?"

The TV screen was played back slowly, allowing the fans in front of the TV to review the goal process again.

Everyone was shocked.

Some Newcastle fans still remember Zhen Shaolong scored a similar goal, but they were definitely not as shocked as this time, because Zhen Shaolong hit the ball for too long, more than four seconds, and passed Toure and Fabregas in the middle, and staggered Amunia's hands, so flexible that they gave people the feeling of running normally, and there was no control over the football at all.

But...it's impossible!

The game commentator came to a conclusion in surprise, "Zhen Shaolong's head... is so flexible! This is amazing! His head has super control over football, and completing such a goal requires extremely excellent, even impossible balance..."

"But Zhen did it."

"He may be suitable for shaving his head. I believe many people will be interested in the top of his head..."

After a brief silence on the stadium, the fans quickly reacted. They made huge cheers. The name of "Zhen Shaolong" resounded throughout the stadium. Everyone could hear the fans' shouts, which was enough to show the absolute support of the fans, but no one on the field was jealous, and everyone was shocked by Zhen Shaolong's control over football.
To be continued...