Chapter 609 Henry, the King of Highbury, returns to Arsenal!

Arsenal's lineup is still a shining strong lineup.

The goalkeeper is still Fabianski, the center backs are Djuru and Koscielny, the right back is Sagna, the left back is Clichy, the defensive midfielder is Alexander Song and Prince Wilshere, and the central midfielder It's Cesc Fabregas, the right winger is Little Tiger Walcott, the left winger is Nasri, and the center forward is Robin van Persie.

What is particularly worth mentioning is that Arsenal's famous star and King of Highbury, Thierry Henry, also sat on Arsenal's bench.

Henry moved to Barcelona in 2007. In 2008, he became the club's top scorer in Barcelona, ​​surpassing Eto'o. In 2009, he moved to the New York Red Bulls to play health football.

However, on January 2012, 1, Henry was loaned back to his beloved Arsenal. This was also his first game after returning from the loan. Although he did not start the game, he was sure to come on as a substitute in the second half.

Therefore, the reason why this game can cause a stir is because there will inevitably be a battle between the old and new generations of Highbury Kings.

After the game started, the two sides launched a fierce physical confrontation in the midfield.

After a magical transformation and more than half a season of running-in, Southampton is no longer as cautious and nervous as it was when meeting Arsenal, and it is no longer a blind defender, relying on physical fitness and Gu Ran's incredible performance. Instead of winning the game, they used high pressure to directly confront the powerful Arsenal.

Arsenal's passing flow is also very afraid of this kind of close-to-hand strangulation, and the rhythm of passing the ball and receiving the ball is disrupted.

The movements of both sides were slightly larger.

Only 8 minutes into the game, Salah at the center made a standard flying tackle from a defender, knocking down Fabregas who was about to turn around and start a fast break after getting the ball.

Fabregas was stunned.

How can one play as a center or as a defender?

Fabregas knelt on the ground to protest with the referee, who gave Salah a yellow card.

Salah smiled and accepted.

After all, Salah is still very happy to be able to tackle Francesco, who is as famous as Messi in this era.

The game continues.

The offensive and defensive rhythm of both sides is very fast.

Southampton's defense also pressed very high, and the pressure on Luke Shaw on the left and Van Dijk on the right was also very high.

In the 16th minute, Southampton failed to intercept in the midfield. Fabregas used his excellent personal ability to pass Mikel, and then quickly moved the ball before Gu Ran came up to intercept. In the neutral area on Southampton's right wing, Nasri rushed to the right wing like a wind. After receiving the ball, he passed the ball to Van Persie, who had already moved forward and reached the top of the penalty area.

Just when Van Persie jumped up and prepared to volley with a scissor-kick shot, Van Dijk stepped forward before Van Persie touched the ball and destroyed the ball out of the baseline.

This interception is very critical!

Arsenal's passing flow was perfectly coordinated, and it also penetrated Southampton's midfield defense. However, Arsenal never expected that Southampton's young right back was so powerful. .

However, Arsenal still received a corner kick.

Fabregas took a corner kick and Walcott nodded the ball, but unfortunately the top of the ball went wide.

The game continues.

In the 25th minute, Arsenal used the cooperation of Fabregas and Wilshere to penetrate the ribs guarded by Mikel and Henderson. Wilshere passed the ball to Walcott. , Walcott broke through with the ball, stepped out of the way after encountering an interception, and then made a pass.

Rudiger stretched out his long legs and blocked the ball.

Arsenal fans suddenly lamented.

Southampton continued to press Arsenal high up the pitch, putting pressure on Arsenal and forcing errors in Arsenal's passes. Sure enough, in the 31st minute, Arsenal's left back Clichy was more casual when handling the return pass. Salah, a former defender, immediately rushed to steal the ball. Clichy's mind flashed and he didn't care about the accuracy of the pass. He quickly A big kick often leads to the frontcourt.

This kick is not a pass, but a self-clearance.

Southampton jumped at the opportunity immediately.

Henderson jumped up and stopped the ball with his chest. Without waiting for the Arsenal players to rush up and force the ball, he directly passed the ball to Gu Ran who had already started.

Gu Ranfeng's son, the King of Highbury, is at full speed, eating up Arsenal's midfielders and frontcourt players with speed!
Henry, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, all he could see was what he looked like when he was young.

Gu Ran dribbled the ball along the left wing. After attracting most of the Arsenal players to return to the left wing to defend and double-team, Gu Ran made a simple emergency stop and stepped forward to turn, and then passed the ball to the left wing with his reverse foot. Middle!
Salah, who was in the front spot, missed the ball, and Lallana, who was following behind, went directly to meet him and volleyed hard!
Fabianski was only paying attention to Salah, and he did not expect that the second forward Lallana was behind Salah.

By the time Fabianski reacted, the football had already broken through!

The ball went in!
The referee gestured to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid!

On the big screen at the Emirates Stadium, the score was also changed to Arsenal 0:1 Southampton!
Southampton scored first in the away game!

This ball is very beautiful!
Not only was Gu Ran's beauty during his long-distance run, not only was Lallana's beauty achieved overnight, but Salah's slip was a classic among classics.

As for Salah, everyone can see that Salah will become a great player in the future!
Southampton's players happily gathered together to celebrate.

After all, it is definitely a very happy thing to score a goal ahead of Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

The Arsenal players looked depressed.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of time to play.

The game continues.

The Arsenal players held their breath and accelerated the pace of their attack.

In the 39th minute, Fabregas, Wilshere and Nasri made a wonderful triangle cooperation in the midfield. After Fabregas got the ball again, before being knocked away by Mikel, he headed towards Southampton. Dun's penalty area sent a fatal and accurate half-high ball through the ball. Gu Ran retreated and double-teamed Van Persie with Van Dijk!

However, Van Persie did not stop the ball, but dived and headed directly outside the penalty area!
This diving to the top is very beautiful!

Gu Ran and Van Dyke were both a beat slow!
Southampton goalkeeper Davis quickly got up to save, but it was too late!

Football shot into the net!

Arsenal equalized the score!

Tens of thousands of Arsenal fans cheered wildly!

On the big screen at the Emirates Stadium, the score was also rewritten as Arsenal 1:1 Southampton.

The two sides are back on the same starting line.

In the last few minutes of the first half and injury time, both sides also had exciting offensive scenes, but unfortunately neither side was able to seize the opportunity.

The score in the first half was also fixed at 1:1.

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