Football King Bale

It is 4 pm GMT on January 22, 2012. This is a very special time because it is the moment when the Eastern Old Calendar enters 2012.

Manchester United's away game against Gunners Arsenal started at such a moment.

The game between Manchester United and Arsenal, the two most successful teams in the Premier League era, was arranged at such a moment, and all parties involved took a lot of effort.

With the rapid development of the East, its international status is getting higher and higher, and the Spring Festival, a traditional oriental festival, is becoming more and more influential in the world. Not only foreign reporters who covered the Australian Open event were aware of this matter, but Premier League clubs and players also sent their blessings in various ways on the occasion of the Year of the Dragon. In addition to the players' video greetings, Arsenal also invited a lion dance troupe to create atmosphere.

In the last round of matches, Manchester United put up a huge banner with simplified Chinese characters to celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the Old Trafford Stadium to send holiday greetings to Manchester United fans from the East. The club’s official website also specially opened an exclusive page for celebrating the Year of the Dragon. The website sent big gifts. In addition, Manchester United players including Bale, Smalling, Park Ji-sung and others also sent New Year greetings in Chinese.

However, compared to Bale's near-standard Chinese, the New Year greetings from Smalling, Park Ji-sung and others were a bit eye-catching.

Many fans of the Red Devils in the East say that the fairy education is very good. At least this authentic Mandarin is very rare. It seems that Bell is really going to become the son-in-law of the East.

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As Manchester United's opponent in this round, Arsenal is naturally not to be left behind. Since it is a focused conversation with the Red Devils, and it is the Lunar New Year's Eve in the East, the club simply invited a group called "Shaolin Lion Dance Class" The group performed a lion dance performance, the purpose of which was to present gifts and express their feelings to the Oriental fans in front of the TV.

Short videos of Gunners players sending blessings to Oriental fans on various local sports channels have also been released in Oriental.

And the billboards on the sidelines of the Emirates Stadium are simply scrolling with Chinese characters, such as:

"Oriental Arsenal fans, we share weal and woe; once a Gunner, always a Gunner."

"I wish Oriental Arsenal fans to spread their wings and fly high in the year of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!"

"Arsenal Football Club wishes the fans in the East a Happy New Year!"

"Once in red and white robes, in a lifetime a gunman's heart!"

"Once a shooter, always a shooter! Even though we are thousands of miles away, our hearts are breathing together!"

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Slogans like this keep popping up.

When Bell walked into the Emirates Stadium following the back of the Manchester United team, he was a little surprised when he saw the oriental elements everywhere. He was thinking that in the next game, Arsenal would create such a thing that made him feel In a warm scene, should you be a little gentler?

But when the game actually started, the warmth that Bell had just aroused before completely disappeared without a trace.

As a professional player, the greatest respect for your opponent is to go all out? !

Anyway, Bell is determined to win tonight's game.

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Arsenal entered 2012 and lost consecutive away games to Fulham and Swansea. This time they returned to home and made three personnel changes. The biggest benefit was the return of Vermaelen, who replaced teenager Mikel as a guest left back. Midfielder Chamberlain started in the Premier League for the first time to replace Arshavin, and Rosicky replaced Benayoun. Henry missed the game due to a calf muscle strain. Nine others, including Arteta, continue to recover from injuries, while Gervinho and Chamakh are competing in the African Cup of Nations.

Manchester United also made three adjustments. Phil Jones and Smalling started. They replaced Rafael and Ferdinand, who had a back injury respectively. Veteran Giggs started. Sir Alex Ferguson continued to trust Lindegaard in the goalkeeper position. Virtue.

At the Emirates Stadium, Sir Alex unexpectedly deployed a 433 formation, with Bale and Nani once again pushed up front to partner with Rooney. The midfielder is Carrick, Sneijder and Giggs. The four defenders are Smalling, Phil Jones, Vidic and Evra.

The football market at the Emirates Stadium is extremely hot. According to the news received before the game, this game will be full. There will be as many as 60,000 fans in the stands to watch the game, only a handful of them are fans of the visiting team Manchester United, and they are also assigned to the most corner areas.

This is something almost all teams will do at home, and it can be regarded as giving the away team a shot.

Otherwise, they would treat the visiting team as distinguished guests and arrange them in the main stand?

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With the referee's whistle, this battle that attracted worldwide attention finally kicked off.

Manchester United, who took the first kick off, did as Wenger expected before the game. They took the initiative to press and press, hoping to speed up the tempo from the beginning and strive for a fast-paced attack. But Arsenal seemed to be prepared for this. With the advantage of passing and controlling the ball, they patiently stayed in their own half.

In the opening two minutes, after a fierce battle between the two teams in Arsenal's half, the Gunners took the lead in a threatening offensive. Robin van Persie, the new generation gun king, got the ball about 20 meters away from the goal and swung it. Passing the defender, he shot with his right foot.

This kick failed to suppress the ball and went high above the goal.

Van Persie's long-range shot came from Ramsey's pass.

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Bell began to realize that there was something wrong with the script of this game, and it was not entirely in accordance with Manchester United's pre-planned ideas. Wenger was obviously well prepared and not afraid of Manchester United's attack.

In fact, Manchester United robbed, but did not attack!

If Robin van Persie's sudden long shot just now did not create much of a threat, then the subsequent attack made people feel Arsenal's sharpness.

Rosicky passed to Ramsey at the front of the penalty area, who then passed into the penalty area, and Van Persie made a shovel shot from seven meters in front of the goal. Although the ball passed by the sliding door, it shocked everyone into a cold sweat.

Everyone at Manchester United also realized that the rhythm of the game was completely wrong.

Arsenal fully utilized their advantage in possession of the ball. Manchester United players could not grab the ball at all, but instead exposed their defense.

Ferguson on the sidelines also realized the problem, especially when he saw Bell shaking his head at him. The head coach realized that the game could not continue like this.

So, he quickly made adjustments. Manchester United's attack failed and the team entered the defensive counterattack stage early.

But even so, Arsenal seemed to be following the stick, refusing to let Manchester United retreat easily and slowly pushed forward.

Soon, the home team produced the most threatening attack since the start. Rosicky passed the ball over the top into the penalty area, and Walcott headed the ball into the goal. Lindegaard was shocked and blocked the ball, but then Ramsey stopped the ball with his chest and volleyed directly.

Smalling succeeded in the defense this time. He chased Ramsey all the way, and when he hit the goal in the air, he interfered with the Welsh midfielder, forcing the opponent to miss the right position and directly hit the ball high again.

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After the opening, the expected attack failed to produce results. Instead, Arsenal created murderous opportunities one after another. Manchester United looked very passive on the scene, especially the defensive pressure in the midfield and backfield was very high.

Sneijder, Carrick and Giggs basically stayed in front of the defense, which made it difficult for the frontcourt offense to create a threat.

Manchester United's first shot took place in the 18th minute.

Bell dribbled the ball along the left wing to launch a counterattack, but he received no support from his teammates and was forced to the wing by Alexander Song and Zhu Lu. In the end, he could only kick the ball to Zhu Lu and earn a corner kick.

After Bell took a corner kick, Smalling headed the goal, but was saved by Szczesny with one hand.

But two minutes later, Arsenal quickly launched a counterattack. Walcott dribbled the ball into the penalty area on the right and shot directly, but was blocked by center back Phil Jones.

But a minute later, Arsenal made a comeback. Rosicky once again passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Van Persie once again beat Evans and headed the goal from close range. He wanted to hit the far corner, but failed to hit it. The ball slipped past the goal again. .

Arsenal's continuous attacks put Manchester United under tremendous pressure. Whether it was Van Persie's suppression of Manchester United's two central defenders, Walcott's activity, or Chamberlain and Ramsey's sharp dribbling breakthroughs, Arsenal's offense made Manchester United difficult to cope with.

In the first 20 minutes, there was only one shot, which was really embarrassing for Manchester United, which is used to taking advantage of the situation.

This situation basically only happened in last year's Champions League final.

Arsenal is worthy of being the leader of their Premier League technical team!

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Bell is an offensive player. He is very aware of the team's defensive pressure, but he is unable to help. Even before the game, Ferguson told him that the rest of the team could return to defense, but he couldn't. Compared to his return to the backcourt to help the team's defense, him staying in the frontcourt will undoubtedly pose a greater threat to Arsenal.

No one dares to let the new Mr. Golden Ball be in a loose situation on the court!

Bell can clearly see the loopholes in the opponent's defense, but the problem now is that Manchester United can't get the ball out.

Without the ball, even if the opponent puts the goal in front of you, it will be in vain.

Arsenal's first half was indeed very good and in control. Even Bell himself felt that if he continued to play like this, he would be scored sooner or later.

If it weren't for the Arsenal players' slightly poor ability to seize opportunities, the current score would no longer be zero to zero.

"It's not okay to continue playing like this!" Bell thought with a frown.

As the team's attacker, what he should consider most is how to score goals.

Arsenal's defense on the right has too many gaps, Djurou's defensive ability is insufficient, Rosicky invests more in offense, and at most there is only one Alexander Song.

As long as he gets the ball at the right time, Bell is sure to cause some trouble for the opponent and even score a goal!

But now the question is, how to get the ball?

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