Chapter 455 Puskas’ 3rd consecutive goal: recognized as the most valuable goal of the century in foo

Chapter 455 Puskas’ three consecutive goals: recognized as the most valuable goal of the century in football
“Goooooooooooooooooal——”

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray stretched out his iconic voice almost crazily, fully releasing his ecstasy over the wonderful goal.

After scoring the goal, Martin faced the 'Expeditionary Force', raised his fists and waved them hard several times.

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

Taking advantage of the silence of the home fans, Arsenal fans burst into hysterical chants to cheer for Martin who scored a wonderful goal.

This goal is wonderful and very important.

Two goals in five minutes!
The lead in the score means that it is difficult for the home team Liverpool to have another chance to win.

It is equivalent to saying that the birth of this goal is equivalent to remaining undefeated!
In addition, there is a high probability of chasing after the victory and killing the game!
According to past competition practices, the probability is still very high.

Arsenal head coach Arteta excitedly raised his arms continuously to vent the excitement brought about by the lead.

The players on the bench hugged each other and celebrated the goal excitedly.

Players inside and outside the Liverpool penalty area were all shaking their heads and sighing, obviously frustrated by Martin's super scoring ability.

Two goals were used to lead the score before the first half was over. What would happen to the rest of the game?

They don’t know and don’t want to know…

The on-site director showed the camera to the Arsenal players celebrating the goal, and then restored the entire scoring process as usual.

The football that was kicked was like a bow that was drawn round in mid-air. The arc was very large without losing the speed of the ball. As a result, the Brazilian national goalkeeper Alisson did not even react.

"Absolutely!"

Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkailang said: "This is my comment on Martin's free kick. It is amazing. He can control the arc of the kick so subtly and with very fast speed. I think anyone can There was no way to complete the save.”

Zhang Hehe nodded and said: "It's indeed amazing. So Arsenal and Portugal's opponents are very difficult. Do you want to foul? If you don't foul, you will pass the ball or send a fatal pass. Foul, Martin is like kicking a penalty kick." , what do you do? None of the Liverpool players are responsible for this goal. It can only be said that Martin is too capable."

Not long after, the game started again.

Liverpool, who were lagging behind, did not blindly strengthen their attack. They chose to organize the attack step by step to see if they could find Arsenal's defensive shortcomings.

The defensive players led by Van Dijk and Kanter were focused, and Martin assisted in the defense and constantly directed his teammates to check for and fill in the gaps, making the already solid defensive system impregnable.

Affected by Arsenal's ability to switch from defense to offense, Liverpool did not have as many people participating in the offense as before.

Physical fitness has declined, and the result is that high-post defense is no longer used.

As a result, Arsenal's 2:1 lead over Liverpool remained until the end of the first half.

……

"Beep~"

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the game changed sides again in the second half.

Liverpool, which had a kick-off advantage, changed from its steady play at the end of the first half and suddenly accelerated the offensive pace, intending to have a lightning strike.

However, Arsenal's tactical play at the beginning of the second half was centered around stable defense, which led to useless efforts by Klopp's Liverpool.

Perhaps because they were wary of Martin/Xhaka's defensive counterattack style of linking up with Aubameyang, Liverpool's offense braked in time and turned into a patient pass.

However, Klopp's team has never been very good at playing positional battles against strong opponents. The football rarely stays in the central area, and more often plays on the two wings.

Especially on the right, Salah and Arnold, who actively participated in the offense, became the main direction.

Although there are signs of penetration from the wing, the final target of the cross is still to the center.

The atypical center Firmino was naturally unable to find a spot among the increasingly tacit understanding of the Dutch central defender partners Van Dijk and De Ligt. Wijnaldum, who often penetrated into the penalty area to participate in aerial battles, was marked by Xhaka.

The inverted triangle has also been tried, but Kanter and Martin often appear in key positions.

It is equivalent to saying that Liverpool's most threatening offensive method is completely restricted.

"what can we do about it?"

Ten minutes passed in the second half. Klopp, who was standing in the home team coach's technical area, looked at the situation on the court with a frown.

However, at this moment, Arsenal widened the point difference.

In the 57th minute of the game, Ferland Mendy stepped in from the left and directly sent a precise cross. Cavani, who followed up at high speed in the middle, met the ball and beat Matip to complete a strong header.

Alisson made a saving move on the spot, holding the ball over the crossbar with one palm like a divine help.

A second later, Liverpool fans let out frightened exclamations.

Mahrez took a corner kick from the left, and the football pierced the airspace of the penalty area and flew to the back point with a strong inward arc.

Cavani, Martin and De Ligt feinted shots from the front and center respectively. Van Dijk, who circled to the back point, used Martin's pick and roll to leap high and smash the right football into the goal with his forehead.

Goalkeeper Alisson's flying save was delayed by half a beat. Before his body was completely thrown out, the football had already taken the lead and grazed the upper inner edge of the right goal post and rushed into the net...

The score displayed on the scoreboard changed from 1:2 to 1:3.

The fanatical atmosphere at Anfield suddenly dropped, and the Arsenal fans who traveled with the team shouted loudly at the top of their lungs.

"Ruined."

Klopp closed his eyes in pain.

Even though he still has great confidence, but... no team can get back when Martin's team leads by two goals.

The Liverpool players on the court looked at the Arsenal players celebrating the goal and shook their heads in disappointment.

They know that getting points at home is a luxury.

Arsenal head coach Arteta once again became the focus of everyone's attention. His exaggerated celebrations successfully attracted special attention from the on-site director.

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Liverpool went from one goal ahead to two goals behind. The huge psychological impact was obvious, and the players almost lost confidence in the game.

After a brief emotional downturn, Klopp quickly regained his confidence. He used substitution adjustments to instill in the players on the field the concept of never admitting defeat.

The home team fans in the audience also sang the team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" to encourage players who had lost confidence.

As time passed, the home team regained its fighting spirit.

Martin took note of the changes in the mentality of Liverpool players.

Since you haven't given up yet, then... I'll beat you until you do!
The home team players, inspired by the fanatical home atmosphere, launched wave after wave of attacks, but failed to penetrate Arsenal's defense.

Instead, they conceded another goal in the 68th minute of the game.

Kanter decisively fell to the ground and tackled while moving quickly, intercepted the pass from Shaqiri, who came on the bench, to Firmino, and then passed the ball to Martin behind him on the right.

Henderson and substitute Naby Keita pounced at the same time.

Unexpectedly, Martin met the ball with Marseille's slalom + stabbed the ball through the crotch and passed Naby Keita who was trying to grab him. Facing Henderson's falling to the ground, he tackled him and passed him with a light pick, and then sent a precise flying kick. A long diagonal pass to the right rib that is more than 40 meters away.

Aubameyang went from behind to overtaking on the outside at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then passed Martin's well-timed long pass in the direction of travel.

Alisson decisively abandoned the goal and attacked.

The former Bundesliga Golden Boot winner displayed superb shooting skills, lobbing the ball from about 35 meters away from the goal.

Alisson, who hit the line of the penalty area, stopped and retreated too late, so he stopped where he was and watched the football that bounced off the ground fall into the arms of the snow-white net...

The score displayed on the scoreboard changed again.

1:4
The home team goes first and the away team goes last.

"Martin assisted Aubameyang to extend the score to three goals!" Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkai shouted passionately: "There is no doubt that this is the goal that seals the victory!"

Conceding another goal before the 70th minute, even though Klopp has the spirit of never admitting defeat, despair will inevitably arise.

The same goes for the Liverpool players on the field.

The home team fans in the audience did not sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" in unison again.

There was just "Hot Stuff" and "Martin's Song" cheered by Arsenal fans.

Arsenal, who were leading by a big score, keenly realized that Liverpool had lost their desire to fight, and the remaining game time was dominated by control.

In the end, Arsenal defeated the top team Liverpool 4:1 as a guest, giving the opponent their first home defeat of the season and completing a two-point reversal with two games in hand.

If they can beat Southampton and Burnley in the make-up games, the defending champion's lead will become eight points!

By that time, Arsenal will create a record of four crowns in the Premier League era!
At the same time, it will also create a record of consecutive championships including the three-point system and the two-point system in the old English League One era!
2018-2019赛季英超联赛结束全部20轮，少赛两场的阿森纳17胜1平积52分排名联赛第1。

输球的利物浦16胜2平2负积50分排名第2。

Manchester City has 15 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 47 points.

The gap gradually became larger.

What depresses Liverpool fans the most is that after losing to Arsenal at home, they will visit the Etihad Stadium to challenge third-placed Manchester City in the league.

They are a team that restrains Liverpool in terms of style of play.

After playing the league game away from Anfield, the Arsenal team took the bus back to London to prepare for the last game of the Christmas Devils schedule.

A London derby with a clear gap.

Playing at home at the Emirates Stadium against West London team Fulham.

This game is also Arsenal's first game in 2019.

Two days later, Arsenal, who had the home advantage, finally returned to their home court to show all the fans the Club World Cup trophy they won in the United Arab Emirates at the end of last year.

Although this trophy has been won in 2016 and 2017, no one thinks there are too many trophies. At most, it is an expansion of the honor showroom.

After all, there is no way to compare with the team whose face is cleaner than the showroom next door.

The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium was fanatical. Even though the home team players were a little tired after playing continuously, they showed extremely high efficiency amid the continuous cheers of the home fans.

In addition, Fulham, who lacked the foundation, also played two tough games at the Christmas Devil Stadium. The defensive players' concentration in the game was not good, which resulted in two consecutive set kicks being conceded.

Aubameyang and De Ligt seized opportunities one after another.

In the middle of the second half, Martin scored a goal that shocked everyone, setting the score at 3:0.

Manchester City's home game against Liverpool is scheduled as the last game of the round, and the time is scheduled for January 1, which means that the two teams are given sufficient rest time to cope with this focus of the head-to-head battle against Maimang.

Both teams were affected by Arsenal's top spot in the standings and both played cautiously during the start of the match.

It wasn't until the end of the first half that Aguero took the lead in the penalty area.

In the middle of the second half of the rematch, Firmino headed the cross from left back Robertson on the edge of the left small penalty area into the empty goal.

Five minutes later, Sterling received a pass from De Bruyne in the middle and started to attack the right rib. He passed the ball to the middle and passed the ball to Sane, who was temporarily unmarked on the left. The latter stopped at the front of the penalty area on the left. Trip, the connected low shot with his left foot hit the inside edge of the right goal post from the far corner and entered the net...

Sane's goal also became the last goal of the game.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Liverpool 2:1 at home.

Arsenal, who defeated Fulham at home in this round, reaped the benefits. Their points lead has reached five points, and they still have two games to play.

However, Manchester City, who won the game, tied with Liverpool in points and then moved into second place with a goal difference advantage.

The 2018st round of the 2019-21 Premier League season has ended, and the league has entered a short intermission period. However, it does not completely get a holiday, but enters the traditional FA Cup schedule.

Defending champions Arsenal's opponent is Blackpool from English League One, playing away.

Taking into account the huge gap in strength between the two sides, Arteta gave some mainstream players a holiday to prepare for the first leg of the English League Cup semi-finals.

Semi-main players, substitutes and youth team players will get the opportunity to play.

Not the main force, and playing away from home, but they easily won the game 3:0 and advanced to the fourth round.

In mid-week, Arsenal faced the challenge of Burton, the super dark horse in the EFL Cup semi-finals at home.

In addition to the opponents eliminated by this team in the first round, they were from the English League One. From the second round onwards, the eliminated teams were all from the English Championship and the Premier League.

第二轮主场比赛1：0击败升超热门阿斯顿维拉，第三轮击败英超球队伯恩利，第四轮击败曾经的欧洲冠军诺丁汉森林，1/4决赛又做客1：0击败米德尔斯堡。

Meeting Arsenal in the semi-finals almost means reaching the end of this competition.

Martin, Kanter, Cavani, Van Dijk and other core players all sat on the bench. At the end of the first half, the scoreboard showed 5:0.

Aubameyang shines and scores a hat-trick.

Gnabry and Xhaka made contributions respectively.

"The whole game is over! Arsenal defeated the EFL Cup dark horse English League One team Burton 7-0 at home. The score gap is huge, and the strength of the two teams is very different. The defending champion Arsenal can be completely sure of entering the English League for four consecutive seasons. Fed Cup final!”

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun said impassionedly: "No matter whether the final opponent is Tottenham or Chelsea, it will be difficult to beat Arsenal at the new Wembley Stadium. This means that Arsenal is very likely to tie Liverpool's 1980 -A record of winning the EFL Cup for four consecutive seasons from the 1981 season to the 1983-1984 season!”

At 1:0 pm the next day, Manchester City defeated visiting Chelsea : at home, gaining a head start in the two-leg EFL Cup semi-finals.

Three days later, Arsenal defeated West Ham United 2-0 in the London Bowl.

The lead remains at five points as Liverpool and Manchester City beat their respective opponents.

But by the middle of the next week, Arsenal's points advantage had grown to eight points.

Winning the make-up match against Southampton 3:1 as a guest.

Then came the 2018 FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony.

The location was the same as the 2017 awards ceremony, which was held in London. The difference was that the specific location was changed to the Royal Festival Concert Hall.

Martin, as the biggest favorite for the Puskas Award and World Footballer, of course received an invitation from FIFA.

To say he is the most popular is no different from being directly elected.

The goal scored by seven consecutive players in the World Cup final has been recognized by world football as the goal of the century, replacing Maradona's goal of the century by scoring six consecutive goals in England in the 1986 quarter-finals.

2018 is the year of the World Cup. Portugal, represented by Martin, won the World Cup. He personally broke the goals and assists record in a single World Cup. It can be said that he was the biggest contributor to Portugal's World Cup victory.

With such an amazing performance, who would be the World Footballer if not him?
Xixi?

The first to kick things off is the best team of the year.

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Defenders: Marcelo, Van Dijk, Varane, Alves

Midfielder: Kante, Modric

Midfielder: Hazard, Martin, Messi

Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo

This was followed by the Puskas Prize.

The result was exactly as netizens predicted. Martin scored the goal of the century for France in the World Cup final and was selected for the 2018 Puskas Award.

"Congratulations Martin!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei looked at Martin in the broadcast and shouted: "Puskas wins three consecutive times!"

(End of this chapter)