Chapter 52: Tottenham’s Fulcrum

Aubameyang grinned; "They closed in and pressed hard!"

As soon as he received the ball, he encountered the opponent's three defenders. The opponent's reaction speed was very fast, and this kind of cooperative pressing cannot be practiced overnight.

"It's hard for me to break through with the ball!"

Aubameyang bluntly stated that in this case, he cannot guarantee that every breakthrough will be effective.

In this regard, Wilshere also nodded and said; "Like before, you run without the ball in the frontcourt, and the midfielder will give you the ball!"

Aubameyang nodded.

Bellerin passed the sideline ball to Lucky. Lucky resisted Dembe's pressing and completed the turn and passed it to Mane.

As soon as he got the ball, he felt the intense frequency of footsteps next to his ears.

This is not the movement of one person.

He didn't dare to push the ball forward and immediately knocked the ball back to Lucai.

Lucky, on the other hand, moved the ball horizontally and got rid of another pressing attack from Dembe.

Lucky slowly moved towards the left, while also observing the distribution of Tottenham's defense.

Suddenly, Lucai started to kick up.

This pass was extremely sudden.

The ball took a short arc and landed behind Tottenham full-back Kyle Walker, and Aubameyang also rushed forward quickly.

This ball has a certain amount of spin. After the ball lands, it rolls forward at a slower rate, allowing Aubameyang to better chase the ball.

But Kyle Walker was extremely alert and reached the landing point before the opponent, knocking the ball to the center back, who also passed it to the midfielder, relieving the defensive crisis.

Arsenal failed to succeed in two consecutive attacking attempts.

"Tottenham's defensive intensity is very high! Lucky's pass was very concealed, but Kyle Walker's reaction was also very quick!"

After Zhan Jun finished speaking, Zhang Lu nodded and said; "The spirit is extremely concentrated. When Lucky holds the ball, Tottenham are alert to the position behind him. After all, Lucky's passing is notoriously deadly!"

"And when it comes to seizing the first spot, Tottenham handled it better!"

Aubameyang raised his hand towards Lucky, indicating that the ball was not followed.

Lucky also clapped his hands to encourage the other party.

But Lucai felt a little solemn in his heart.

Tottenham are definitely prepared, and it can be seen from this defense that they intend to block their passing lanes.

Almost all ground passes were blocked, and the situation behind the ball was cleverly solved by the full-backs.

All this information tells Lucky that this will be a fierce battle!

After that, Arsenal continued to want to make a fuss on Aubameyang's wing, and Tottenham also made interspersed moves on the left wing.

But both sides defended very well and didn't give the other side any chance at all.

The game came to five minutes, but neither side had a shot.

The overall atmosphere became more dull.

"Tottenham's defensive intensity is very high, and they seem to focus on offense in this game, but they are more cooperative and large-scale in defense!"

Arteta said solemnly.

Mourinho also pursed his lips and said; "Pochettino is a special coach who is good at learning and creating his own tactics from imitation. This kind of defensive tactics was very good at using Arsenal during Wenger's period, and now Pochettino is After Nuo learned from the past and added his own understanding, Tottenham's defense became more difficult to break through. "

Arteta thought for a moment and said: "But Tottenham's offense is not a big threat to us!"

Mourinho said nothing.

He felt Tottenham should prepare something.

On the other side, Pochettino also looked like an old man, as if he was not in a hurry at all.

what exactly is it?

Mourinho couldn't figure it out for a while.

At this time, Tottenham's offense once again came to Arsenal's rib area.

Tottenham's offense was mighty, but facing Arsenal's iron defense, they couldn't find many solutions.

The overall attack is still carried out on the left wing, with the right wing playing a supporting role.

But at this moment, Eriksen suddenly pulled back and hit the ball hard with the instep of his outside foot.

This is a ground transfer and the speed of the ball is very fast.

At the same time, Sun Xingmin also moved forward at high speed, tilted his ankle slightly to meet the ball, and used the arch of his foot to knock the ball forward.

At this time, Lucai was in the middle position and could not immediately return to defense.

The ball rolled towards Arsenal's penalty area.

And Harry Kane appeared there, and he rubbed it gently with the instep of his outside foot.

The ball flew diagonally from the right side.

Son Xingmin, on the other hand, continued to run forward and crossed Arsenal's entire defense in an instant.

The Arsenal players were stunned.

When they turned around, Son Xingmin was already firing furiously.

The ball flew very low, and after hitting the ground, it flew over the arm of goalkeeper Martinez and into the goal.

In the 11th minute, Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in scoring thanks to an unexpected offensive combination!

This goal also silenced the Emirates Stadium for a while.

"Goal!

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sonny!

! Players from South Korea, great offensive cooperation!

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"Harry Kane took the initiative to drop back to help his teammates with the ball!"

"The previous offensive preparations on the left wing also caused Arsenal's defense to tilt towards the left side, but they did not expect that the real goal would appear on the right side!

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"Tottenham Hotspur scored first, and the scorer was Sun! Xing! Min!"

Tottenham's goal turned Arsenal's defense upside down.

Hummels and others did not react.

On the sidelines, Pochettino clapped his hands to celebrate the goal.

In the Arsenal coaching booth, Mourinho stared at the court with wide eyes, and then stamped his feet in anger.

The Tottenham guys are thinking about this!

Harry Kane retreated to make a pass, which was the key to this goal, and it was also a scene that Mourinho had never thought of.

After all, this was the first time Harry Kane did this.

In the past, Harry Kane played the role of an offensive terminator or a point grabber, that is, the traditional No. 9!

But in this attack, Harry Kane's role became a false No. 9 or even a No. 10.

This attack by Tottenham was unexpected by Arsenal.

Some people even looked at a loss, they didn't know why the goal suddenly appeared.

And Lekai looked at the scene in front of him in astonishment.

He had always been wary of Harry Kane's header ability, but forgot that this guy also had the ability to retreat to make a fulcrum.

And the latter is more threatening than the former!

This ball was lost!

"Tottenham ended the celebration and returned to their own half. The situation on the scene was not particularly friendly to Arsenal. Falling behind at home, this may lead to Arsenal losing at home."

"And the new tactics shown by Tottenham also made Arsenal unable to make adjustments in the first time!"

This is indeed the case when the game resumed.

Driven by the loss of the ball, Arsenal began to attack more fiercely.

But in this anxious attack, Arsenal's offensive strength was not high, but was counterattacked by Tottenham several times.

And Harry Kane frequently pulled out of the back line, and sometimes even took the initiative to pull the side, which made Arsenal very uncomfortable.

And under the influence of Harry Kane, Tottenham's offense became more and more fluent.

Arsenal became more passive.

Time passed slowly.

Arsenal was in an extremely passive situation on the field.

On the contrary, Tottenham's offense was very popular.

It was difficult for Arsenal to parry.

Lucky tried his best to block, but in the absence of a system, it was difficult for him to stop it all by himself.

Now all Lekai can do is to delay the game until the end of the halftime.

As long as there is a halftime break, Mourinho should be able to think of a solution.

At the same time, Mourinho on the sidelines was also looking at the court nervously.

He did know how to defend, but these could not be explained in a few words. He needed a halftime break.

And Arsenal had to hold on until that moment.

At this time, Tottenham's attack came again.

Facing the opponent's attack, Kante made a flustered tackle to knock down Eriksen with the ball.

Tottenham got a good frontcourt set-piece.

And this set-piece also put Arsenal in trouble again.

"Retreat! Be sure to grab the first point!"

"Watch Harry Kane!"

Lekai kept shouting to arrange the defense line.

He did not line up a human wall, but joined the team competing for the header.

At this time, the whistle sounded, and Tottenham decisively kicked the ball.

The ball flew into the penalty area, which was a bit close to the goal.

Lekai completed the jump against Harry Kane.

At the same time, goalkeeper Martinez also made a successful attack, and he collided with Lucky.

Martinez hit the ball, but at the same time Lucky, Martinez and Harry Kane also fell together in the penalty area.

The ball flew out of the penalty area and landed right at Eriksson's feet.

Eriksson faced the ball and shot it into the empty goal.

The ball did not have much power, and without any interference, the shot went into the dead corner accurately.

Tottenham scored again in the final stage of the first half.