Chapter 77: Breaking the Deadlock

Faced with Arsenal's bombardment, Dortmund's defense was difficult to maintain, but it still held up.

Until the end of the first half, Arsenal did not score any goals.

"We played too hastily. We should master the changes in rhythm when attacking. Don't make forward runs when the opponent's defense is shrinking. Make more use of the space to pull left and right!"

After returning to the locker room, Eriksson said to his teammates.

Many times, Eriksson's passes were forced because his teammates wanted to attack too much and wanted to score too much.

For this reason, they failed to play the kind of feeling that disrupted the opponent's defense.

Of course, Dortmund's strong ability to maintain the defense is also part of it.

"In the second half, the overall tactics remain unchanged. Eriksen will still lead the offense, but we need to be more resolute in pressing forward and not give Dortmund too many counterattack opportunities!"

Mourinho turned to look at Lekai and said, "Haaland will continue to be restricted by you. He performed very well in the first half. As long as Haaland is silent, it will be difficult for them to attack."

"No! They still have Sancho!"

Lekai suddenly said, "In the first half, Haaland was an assist, but in the second half, he may act as a wall to create space for Sancho to advance and pass the ball. We must also consider this."

Mourinho nodded and said, "That's right, so Bellerin can't advance. His task is to follow Sancho. At the same time, Kante must get close to the opponent at the first time."

The impact of Dortmund's attack is more violent than expected.

Fortunately, this is Arsenal. If it were other teams, they might really be silenced by the opponent.

And Dortmund's state in this game is also very good.

Of course, Arsenal is not in its prime at the moment.

Kante and Aubameyang have just returned, and it will take some time for them to return to their peak.

However, judging from the current situation, Arsenal still has the initiative.

Finally, Mourinho clapped his hands and said, "Okay, boys, keep up the form and put more pressure on them in the second half."

The Arsenal players also responded one after another, and their morale was still very high.

On the other side, Dortmund was also full of momentum.

"We played very well in the first half. Although we were suppressed after 30 minutes, we played very well in the previous 30 minutes."

"Boys, you have to believe in yourself. Arsenal is not unbeatable. Today we will take three points away from the Emirates Stadium."

Favre's words excited the Dortmund players on the scene.

Being able to beat Arsenal, especially to beat Arsenal away from home, is a very tempting thing for them.

What's more, once they beat Arsenal away from home, their road to promotion will become very smooth.

And based on the performance in the first half, they are not without opportunities.

Just when everyone was full of expectations, Reus suddenly said; "At the beginning of the second half, we must do a good job of defense. Arsenal often chooses to increase their offensive strength at the beginning of the second half. This period of time is very dangerous. We can't lose the ball at this time."

"Haaland, your task is still to contain Kai!"

Haaland gave a thumbs up to show that he understood.

Dortmund's players knew very well that if Luka was suppressed in the half, they could relieve a large part of the pressure.

After all, Luka's threat in the front court was too great.

Haaland's role is not only a battering ram, but also plays a role in containing Luka.

As long as Haaland stays on the back line, Luka can't move forward freely to oppress himself.

The tactics of both sides were determined, and there was no change in personnel.

At the same time, the second half of the game also began.

"There is no personnel change on both sides, Arsenal"

As soon as the voice fell, the field suddenly changed.

Arsenal defender De Ligt suddenly sent a very deep through ball, directly passing the ball to Giroud's feet.

Giroud ran diagonally and passed the ball to the empty space in the middle.

Eriksen moved forward, flicked the ball to the right, shook off the opponent's defense, and shot directly.

Ding!

The ball hit the post firmly and flew out of the bottom line.

Ah~~~~~~~~~~!

The Arsenal fans at the scene shouted with regret.

Eriksen also held his head and knelt on the ground, his face full of regret.

"At the beginning of the second half, Arsenal suddenly made a strong forward move and almost scored. Eriksen's shot was very tricky, but it lacked a little bit of luck!"

Andy Gray shook his head regretfully.

If this shot had scored a goal, the form of the game would have been completely overturned.

But the goddess of luck seemed to favor Dortmund.

However, Dortmund was also startled by this sudden attack.

A calm Reus could not help but roared: "Stay focused! I told you that they will intensify their attack, don't give them this opportunity, close! Close defense!"

The Dortmund players were also shocked and angry.

They didn't expect that Arsenal's attack would come so suddenly, and it was directly launched by the central defender.

This was something they had never expected.

However, based on this surprise attack, the Dortmund players became more vigilant.

On the other side, Lekai was also observing the opponent's position.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Dortmund’s defense is very inward. With the three central defenders, the space on both sides is already large.

And now with the inward movement, there is an obvious gap on both sides.

This is a space that can be fully utilized.

When the game started again, Lekai took the initiative to shout to Eriksson without leaving his own half.

“Pass more back and stretch their front line!”

Eriksson didn’t know what Lekai meant, but he did it anyway.

Whenever there was some pressure during the attack, he would choose to pass back.

After Lekai received the ball, he would observe the position in front of him. After repeating this, he finally saw the gap on the right side of the opponent in the 52nd minute.

At the same time, Mane kept looking back.

Lekai immediately shouted; “Pass back!”

Eriksson was dribbling horizontally to the left, and when he heard Lekai’s shout, he immediately passed back.

Lekae faced the ball and made a direct pass, shouting: "Mane! Run!!"

Under the deafening roar, Mane subconsciously turned and sprinted.

At this time, Lekae's long pass also flew in the opposite direction to the empty space on the right.

At this time, Dortmund's overall defense line was close to the left, and they immediately became flustered when they saw Mane suddenly advancing from the right.

Piszczek turned and rushed over.

But when he rushed to Mane, the opponent had already stopped the ball and chose to rush directly.

Before Piszczek turned around, Mane had already pulled out half a body, and when he chased back, he had already fallen behind by a body.

Mane immediately chose to cut inside, and at the same time, Giroud also immediately advanced.

There was only one Schmelzer among them.

At this time, Schmelzer was also extremely flustered. He had to ensure that Mane would not shoot, and at the same time, he had to block the angle of Mane's cross.

At this moment, Mane suddenly made a shooting gesture.

Schmelzer could only fly to save the ball, and at this time, Mane stopped immediately, and after Schmelzer opened up the space for the cross, Mane passed a low ball to the middle.

Giroud calmly advanced and easily pushed the ball with his instep.

The ball went into the net.

In the 53rd minute, Arsenal finally broke through Dortmund's goal.

This also completely broke the stalemate!

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!"

"A wonderful long pass. Arsenal completely disrupted Dortmund's defense with continuous transfers. Kai completed the fatal long pass. Mane's start and cut inside were also excellent. In the end, he faked a shot and passed the ball to assist Giroud to score!"

"Arsenal scored the first goal! This goal also made Dortmund's situation worse!"

Giroud's goal completely ignited the enthusiasm of Arsenal fans.

Even the Arsenal players were very excited.

With this goal, they completely broke the stalemate, and the scales of victory began to tilt towards Arsenal.

The Dortmund players were also very depressed.

Reus reminded them, but they still lost the ball. Arsenal's counterattack in the second half of the game was stronger and the rhythm change was faster. If they lost one step, they would be completely unable to catch up.

They understood that the deadlock was broken!

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