Chapter 218
Even when the numbers of the two sides are equal, Arsenal's tactics of ground coordination and layer-by-layer advancement can occupy a certain advantage on the scene, let alone the situation where they play one more player now.

However, the Arsenal team did not rely on their numerical advantage to waste time blindly in the midfield, but was looking for offensive opportunities as before.

As Leiwa on the right was replaced, Royce also had to return to the midfield to participate in defense more.

The focus of Arsenal's offense is still on the left. The repeated attacks of Debig, Sanchez, and Giroud, who pulls the side from time to time, make Liverpool's defense on the right embarrassed.

No. In the 70th minute, Debig made a two-over-one cooperation with Sanchez and then sent a low pass from the bottom!

Giroud, who was at the front point, failed to outflank it, and the ball came to the back post.

Toure, who came off the bench, ran to the path of the ball before Chamberlain. However, when he was about to clear the siege, he failed to kick the ball. The ball missed under his feet. Chamberlain behind Toure obviously did not expect this guy to make such a mistake, so he did not make a shot. The ball hit his leg directly and missed the post.

"Oh~~~ Toure made a mistake, but Chamberlain failed to grasp the big gift from the opponent again. With such a close shot opportunity, he failed to take the initiative to shoot."

Liverpool fans felt that they had escaped a catastrophe. They had just found hope of an equalizer, but they didn't want to fall into despair again immediately.

Wenger on the sidelines looked regretful. In his opinion, if the goal is scored, the victory should be sealed.

Chamberlain, who missed the opportunity, was even more annoyed. In fact, his performance just now proved that he still has a certain gap from the star.

A good shooter will be ready to shoot under any circumstances. As long as the ball appears in front of him, he can immediately make a shooting action and kick the ball towards the opponent's goal.

Liverpool quickly set off a counterattack. Lin Yi took the ball from the left and broke all the way to the bottom line, then knocked the ball across the penalty area.

Sterling outflanked the ball at the first time and kicked the ball to the near corner with a shovel. However, Szczesny in front of the goal was very focused and blocked the angle to resolve the crisis.

Now Liverpool's offense can basically only rely on Lin Yi and the two forwards. Royce, who returns to the backcourt to participate in defense, can't get in in time every time.

This also makes Liverpool's offense relatively simple and makes Arsenal's defense better.

In the next 10 minutes, Liverpool basically did not pose any threat. Often Arsenal finished an attack, Liverpool launched a counterattack, and was cut off by Arsenal just after the midfield, and then attacked back.

"Flamini gave the ball to Welbeck on the right, and Welbeck picked the ball directly into the penalty area..."

"Chamberlain plugged in at high speed..."

"Oh~~~ Beautiful Mignolet made a timely attack and grabbed the ball before Chamberlain"

……

"Sanchez got the ball on the left, he cut inside past Reus and shot... no, it was a feint"

"Sanchez puts the ball into the penalty area with a false shot and a real pass, and Giroud inserts it at high speed..."

"Skrtel did a great job. He poked the ball out of the baseline before Giroud shot"

……

"Giroud took the ball and dribbled it horizontally, cut inside to the front of the penalty area... and shot directly from long distance"

"Mignolet punches the ball out of the box."

"The ball was at Flamini's feet again, he stopped the ball and shot again."

"Oh~~~It's Mignolet again! After that mistake in the first half, he found his form!"

……

"Derbyg and Sanchez played two to one, he didn't cross, but took it towards the penalty area"

"Skrtel defended and came over. Debug didn't pass the ball but went to the baseline."

"Oh my God, Debig actually shot directly. At this time, passing the ball should be the best choice!"

……

Suddenly, the commentator and Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet became the busiest people on the field.

The Lin Yi that Liverpool fans were looking forward to seems to have disappeared. Now he even has some difficulty in holding the ball. There is no way. Arsenal's numerical advantage is there. They will not suffer a loss if they specially send someone to destroy Lin Yi's holding the ball.

Finally, at the 80nd minute of No.[-], Lin Yi received the ball while running back to the backcourt.

Faced with Cazorla's pressing, Lin Yi stopped the ball and turned around. Instead of seeking a breakthrough, he sent a long kick directly to the frontcourt. It turned out that Lin Yi saw Firmino in the frontcourt, who was plugging in at high speed.

"Lin launched the attack with a direct long pass, and his footwork is quite good!"

Lin Yi's pass was like a precision-guided cruise missile, flying directly in front of Firmino who had already got rid of Mertesacker.

However, Szczesny in front of the goal was obviously also defending against Liverpool's counterattack, so he stood very high. When Lin Yi made a long pass, he chose to attack.

He and Firmino are about the same distance away from the ball at this time, and the ball is flying towards him, but Firmino's speed is faster than him, so it seems that the two seem to be evenly matched.

Seeing that Szczesny was about to catch the ball, Firmino, who jumped in at high speed, took the ball over Szczesny's head first, making Szczesny miss it, but the two collided immediately.

After the ball passed over Szczesny's head, it bounced and then slowly flew towards the goal
You must go in!The eyes of the Liverpool people were locked on the ball, and some fans were even blowing in the direction of the ball, as if they wanted to make the ball go faster.

Seeing that the ball was about to bounce into the goal, a big man appeared in the path of the ball.It's a pity that this big man is not Sterling, but Arsenal's central defender Chambers who ran over, he dared to kick the ball to the sideline before the ball crossed the goal line!

Oh~~~ Seeing that the ball was about to cross the goal line, but was cleared at the last moment, the Liverpool fans sighed regretfully.

Firmino, who had been looking at the ball after falling to the ground, also had depression written on his face at this time.

Lin Yi in the backcourt is also very regretful. He has tried his best to pass the ball just now. You must know that his pass almost just passed the top of Mertesacker.
Affected by Liverpool's threatening counterattack this time, Wenger made a recovery gesture towards the defensive players, telling them not to press too high, after all, it has now entered the last 10 minutes.

Arsenal did not choose to stick to it, but they had slightly fewer troops to attack. Even so, they were still able to pose a considerable threat to Liverpool's goal.

No.805 minutes, Giroud almost copied his first goal when he turned around and shot after leaning against Skrtel in the penalty area to catch the ball.

It's just that this time, after being blocked by Skrtel's leg, he popped out of the bottom line.
Arsenal won a corner kick, and the two central defenders Chambers and Mertesacker both came to Liverpool's penalty area, but they still kept three players in the backcourt to defend against Liverpool's counterattack.

Forward Sterling also returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense, leaving only Firmino in the frontcourt, while Lin Yi did not return to the penalty area to participate in the defense, even though the team is now at a disadvantage.

Because he knows that only when he is outside the penalty area can he launch a threatening counterattack in the first place. He can only bet that Arsenal's corner kick is destroyed outside the penalty area, and then he can counterattack on the spot.Lin Yi has never been a gambler, but at this time, he has to gamble!
Sanchez's corner kick was of extremely high quality, and he found Chambers in the penalty area directly. When he was about to hit the ball, the Red Army captain Gerrard took the lead to push the ball out of the penalty area, risking their heads colliding.

The ball flew towards Lin Yi's front, obviously, he made the right bet.

Lin Yi knew that this might be the best opportunity in the short time left, he galloped towards the ball like a cheetah!

Flamini, who stayed in the midfield, was defending against Lin Yi's counterattack, but seeing the menacing Lin Yi, Flamini didn't dare to attack blindly.

Therefore, Flamini just ran back, but did not directly press forward.

And Arsenal's two full-backs, Gibbs and Debig, who stayed in the backcourt, also retreated. They inserted at high speed against Firmino, and the defensive formation of the three remained very good.

Lin Yi originally wanted to pass the ball behind him and use Firmino's speed to attack, but Debug kept entangled with Firmino and did not give him a chance to get rid of it, so Lin Yi had to give up this idea.

Looking at Flamini who was fighting and retreating, Lin Yi couldn't help cursing in his heart that this guy is really an experienced guy.

If he rushed towards him directly, Lin Yi would have a hundred ways to get past him, but this guy kept retreating like this, which made Lin Yi helpless.

It looked like Arsenal were retreating, but in fact Lin Yi couldn't seek a breakthrough, so he couldn't get a good chance to shoot.
Since Flamini always maintained a very reasonable distance from Lin Yi, it was very difficult for Lin Yi to speed up and overtake.

This situation continued, and before he knew it, Lin Yi had dribbled the ball into the 40-meter zone.

Flamini also knew that he could no longer retreat blindly, otherwise he would be within Lin Yi's shooting range, and he would probably shoot from a long distance since he was so far away from him.

Just when Flamini was thinking about whether to push forward, Lin Yi suddenly swung his right leg.
Are you going to take a long shot?Or feint?Looking at Lin Yi's actions, Flamini had two thoughts in his mind. After all, he is 35 meters away from the goal.

Although he hesitated, Flamini stopped his footsteps and raised his left foot to block Lin Yi's shot.

Compared to Flamini's hesitation, Lin Yi was much firmer, his right foot hit the ball like a thunderbolt.

The ball passed directly under Flamini's uplifted left foot and flew towards the Arsenal goal like a cannonball.
Szczesny in front of the goal is the same as before, and his position is slightly forward, so that when Lin Yi passes the ball behind him, he can attack in time.In the end, he didn't expect Lin Yi to shoot directly from a long distance.

Too underestimated me, the experienced German goalkeeper thought disdainfully.

The Liverpool fans in the stands, Klopp on the sidelines and a group of substitute players couldn't help being stunned by Lin Yi's actions.

Isn't it too hasty to deal with it like this? Such a good chance to counterattack, but you actually shot a long-range shot from more than 30 meters away?

Of course, the ball has already been shot, and everyone can only pray that the ball can be scored.

At this time, Lin Yi still maintains the posture of swiping his right foot after vigorously shooting.He knew that his handling was a little rash, but seeing Flamini constantly retreating and keeping a certain distance, Lin Yi had the urge to volley vigorously.

He has always maintained a mature mentality on the court, but it does not mean that there are no waves in his heart. Sometimes, he will have impulsiveness like a young boy, but most of the time he suppresses it.But this time, he didn't suppress it, or rather, he didn't want to suppress this impulse.
When Szczesny in front of the goal saw the ball fly past his teammates towards the goal, the previous disdain turned into shock.

Because the power of this ball is too great, the speed is also very fast, and more importantly, the ball has a strong external spin.

And this shot was a high ball, which was disastrous for Szczesny, who was standing up front. The German goalkeeper jumped up with all his strength, but still failed to touch the ball.

After the ball passed Szczesny, it began to fall with a spin, and finally hit the net hard at the intersection of the beam and the column!

Shua~~~ The ball hit the net and made a crisp sound, as if cheering for Lin Yi's goal.
"goooooooooal!~~~~~~~ Lin made a crazy shot. It was an unbelievable goal. In a counterattack, Lin actually shot a long shot from 35 meters away. I really don't know whether to call him a bold or hot-headed man. The important thing is that he scored the ball and it was very beautiful.

Boom~~~ If some fans complained that Lin Yi's shot was a hasty choice just now.At this moment, everyone could no longer restrain their excitement and admiration for Lin Yi.

Klopp also rushed to the sidelines excitedly.The moment the ball hit the net, Klopp figured it out. Lin's performance just now was by no means sloppy or hot-headed, but a flash of genius!
Yes, people say there is often a fine line between a genius and a madman.This sentence is also very applicable on the football field. Talented players often do things that ordinary people think are crazy, but when they are done, people will take it for granted.

Maybe ordinary players will become the object of complaints from fans and teammates if they make this choice, but Lin Yi can make himself a hero of the team by doing this. This is the difference between ordinary players and talented players.
(End of this chapter)

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