Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

In fact, Arsenal also had loopholes in this game.

Due to Kolo Toure's call-up, their starting lineup was the old Keown, who was about to turn 38.

As the last member of the five old defenders, he has been a complete substitute this season.

At this time, his athletic ability has deteriorated greatly, so Van Gaal put the focus of the attack on him.

Almost all of Manchester City's attacks will target him, so they also created several good opportunities.

In the 31st minute, Stam cleared the ball out of the penalty area, and Dacourt followed up and threw the ball to the front court.

Ronaldinho got the ball in front of Gilberto Silva, the big brother of the national team, and after a few steps, he sent the ball to Robin on the left.

After getting the ball, Robben used his speed to shake off right-back Lauren, looked up at the situation in the penalty area, and kicked the ball directly to the middle!

Campbell also knew that there would be some problems with old Keown, so he simply shrank to Keown's side and defended Tony with him.

But Tony smiled slightly. He had seen with the corner of his eyes that a teammate behind him was walking towards the penalty area like the wind, so he did not choose to head the ball directly, but threw the ball to the side and back!

At this time, the one who rushed up like the wind was Cristiano Ronaldo!

He shook off Ashley Cole and shot directly with his left foot!

Although he is a right-footed player, his reverse foot ability is also not weak!

The ball was near the penalty spot, and he directly exerted force to shoot flat, and the football went straight to the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball!

Lehmann reacted very quickly, but his fingers only rubbed the football slightly, but failed to change the result of the football going into the goal!

One to zero!

Manchester City leads away from home!

While Arsenal had slightly more chances, it was Manchester City that scored first!

Wenger on the sidelines was not satisfied with the performance of his players on the field. He waved his arms and asked his players to cheer up and continue to attack.

Arsenal's strength was indeed not to be underestimated. They then launched a fierce bombardment in front of Manchester City's goal.

In the 41st minute, Henry dribbled past Stam, and the Dutch defender had no choice but to knock him down directly.

The referee ran over and showed the yellow card without hesitation.

Van Gaal on the sidelines frowned.

This is quite unfavorable for Manchester City's defense.

In the injury time of the first half, Uifalusi, who was defending, also tackled Ljungberg and received a yellow card.

Van Gaal waved his hands in dissatisfaction.

Although the opponent has not scored yet, their two central defenders have already received yellow cards, which infinitely magnifies the hidden dangers of Manchester City's defense.

Coupled with Distin's suspension, he had very little room for adjustment.

In desperation, he could only replace Chiellini at the beginning of the second half, replacing Stam.

Comrade Stoudemire's frontal defense is very strong, but it is really difficult for him to defend a striker like Henry who has super athletic ability and strong skills.

Of course, who can defend Henry now without difficulty?

Van Gaal sighed in his heart. He knew that it would definitely not work to defend, so his tactics were still to attack the opponent.

So, in the first fifteen minutes of the second half, both sides still had a fast pace, and Makelele and Gilberto Silva also received yellow cards respectively.

In the 60th minute, Arsenal made a substitution adjustment.

Reyes, who joined the team in the winter transfer window, came on as a substitute and replaced Bergkamp.

The 21-year-old Spanish genius has excellent dribbling skills and can be used as a substitute when Bergkamp is tired.

Although his technical ability cannot be compared with Bergkamp, ​​he is fast and has stronger athletic ability, which makes Arsenal suddenly have another super arrow with full bar.

Van Gaal thought about it and immediately made a substitution adjustment.

Robben off, Kaka on!

You have a sharp arrow, and I have one too!

Let's hurt each other!

Wenger couldn't help but look at Van Gaal on the side, thinking that this guy is really tough.

The head coaches of both sides are very tough, and the only ones who are cheap are the fans on the scene.

The frequently appearing wonderful scenes make them fascinated.

But there is also a biggest disadvantage of this, that is, the physical tank will be empty soon.

Especially for the older Arsenal players, their players can no longer hold on.

This made Wenger frown.

He wanted to achieve a fast attack through full-scale attack

They tried to equalize the score, but unfortunately, their situation became increasingly unfavorable.

If there is no turnaround within five minutes, their team may be dragged down!

The physical strength of the guys on the opposite side is really good!

Just as he was sighing, Vieira got the ball and passed it to Thierry Henry.

After Henry got the ball, he found that his reliable partner on the left side, Pires, did not catch up immediately. He knew that there must be something wrong with his physical strength.

So, he knew that he had to take on more tasks of advancement!

Reyes on the side followed up, but he was very smart to help him open up the space, giving him more room to play.

At this time, there was only Uifalusi with a yellow card on his back and Sun Jihai who was shrinking rapidly in front of Henry.

Henry narrowed his eyes slightly and started to speed up instantly!

He wanted to break through their defense before the encirclement of the two people closed!

Uifalusi still had a yellow card on his back at this time, and he didn't dare to make any big defensive moves!

Henry knew this, and his pace suddenly increased. He used his strength and speed to force his way past Uifalusi!

At this time, if Uifalusi just stretched out his hand and pulled, he would definitely be sent off.

So he hesitated for a moment and chose to follow him closely.

And Henry only took two steps to get into the penalty area, and before Chiellini and Sun Jihai came to make up for the defense, he pushed the ball into the far corner!

This is his signature move. Even if Van der Sar had predicted it, he still couldn't block this shooting angle!

The football rolled into the goal along the goal post!

One to one!

Highbury Stadium was instantly ignited, and countless fans began to shout the name of their king.

"Thierry, Thierry, Thierry!"

Henry was also very excited, and ran to the sidelines to make a classic slide and kneel celebration!

Wenger on the sidelines clenched his fists excitedly, this ball was really crucial!

If they don't equalize the score, Arsenal might really be dragged down!

Yang Luo in front of the TV sighed, this is really a personal ability, there is no way.

Last time he played, it was his last-minute goal that helped Arsenal win, and this time he equalized the score at a critical moment.

It must be said that having such a superstar can extend life at a critical moment!