Chapter 15 Surprise and joy! Arsenal, who are playing at home, have indeed made a lot of preparations before the game. From offense to defense, Mourinho has made detailed arrangements. Although they are about to face the new "Young Guards", they are also Facing the greatest and most feared edge killer on the planetShaq! If you can¡¯t do this defense well, you will have no choice but to wait for death! The 30-year-old Shaq still awes his opponents. After returning to England this season, Shaq has scored 25 goals in 10 games and 14 goals in 8 games in the league. Faced with such Shaq, really no one can say that they can guard him. Mourinho's strategy for Shaq is just to control his danger as much as possible. He has no intention of shutting down Shaq. After all, that is not realistic. But for the rest of Leeds United, Mourinho demands His players must stay on guard. The Portuguese team always has a strong defense line, and now the "Gunners" are no exception. Australian left back Papadopoulos, England international Sparks, Brazilian international Roberto Nho, and Greek international Valle The defensive line formed by Joe is almost world-class. Arsenal, which has always been good at attacking, has become more balanced under Mourinho's coaching, which has also made them stronger. Last season, they conceded the fewest goals among the 20 Premier League teams. Although they have scored goals this season, The number is not as good as Leeds United, but the number of goals conceded is only 2, making it the best defensive team. Mourinho was confident in his team's defense, but he didn't expect his team's luck to be so bad! The game started in just over 20 secondsit was more than 20 seconds instead of 20 minutes! Leeds United, who took the lead in kicking off the ball, had not yet lost the ball. Robertinho pushed Shaq from behind when he was defending Shaq. The referee was outside the top of the penalty area facing the goal, about 30 yards away from the goal. That is, 27 meters away, giving Leeds United a set kick. Shaq, who was sitting on the ground, was pulled up by the Brazilian central defender. After patting the Brazilian on the shoulder and sending his opponent away, he smiled helplessly in his heart: Damn it! I am really old? Can a foul like this push me down? If this had happened beforeI would have passed you by a long time ago! Although he doesn¡¯t want to admit it, Shaq is still very aware that his condition has declined very obviously, especially the overall decline in physical fitness. Even if he has increased the amount of training, according to the judgment of "Blackfoot". At present, his explosive power, flexibility, balance, and physical fitness have all dropped to 15, leaving only jumping, speed, endurance, strength, and 16 values. Otherwise even if Roberto Nio is 25-year-old gold Age is no way to shake Shaq. "Shaq, how about it? Can you still take the penalty?" Leeds captain Jonny Howson came over, Shaq lowered his voice and said: "No problem! But Jonny, I think this ball is still yours Come and kick, I'll cover for you, just shoot and surprise them!" "That's no problem!" Jonny Howson agreed after a little hesitation. Because this is obviously more in the interests of the team! As Shaq's good brother, Jonny Howson is very aware of Shaq's intimidation and ability to attract firepower. If Shaq covers him, the opponent's defense will definitely have problems, and he will have the opportunity to score. Score. Over the years, Jonny Howson has been consistently practicing his free kick skills. Now, at the age of 32, he has perfected his free kick skills. Leeds lives a life like an ascetic. team leader. Absolutely a model for all professional players, his great ambition was to have a stand at Elland Road named after him. It has not been realized yet! After Jonny Howson stood there and placed the ball first, Shaq also bent down and "fiddled" with it. In fact, his hand did not touch the ball at all, but Shaq's actions interfered with Arsenal's side. defense. Normally, players who take free kicks are accustomed to placing the ball they want to kick with their own hands. Once this habit is violated. Then the quality of free throws will drop by at least 50%. Therefore, Shaq's pretentiousness made Arsenal's Argentinian goalkeeper Sergio Romero nervous all of a sudden. His attention was unknowingly placed on Shaq, even Arsenal's human wall. Also, they all forgot one thing. That's the thing about experienceit can be deceiving sometimes! "Beep¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª" The referee blew the whistle, and Shaq began to run from left to right towards the ball. He also looked towards the right side of the Arsenal goal This ball, Shaq will Kick to the upper right corner! ? Everybody¡¯sIt has occurred to me that Shaq's long-range shots have always been fast and tricky. Although they are powerful, they are obviously not as threatening as the previous two. During the whole process of Shaq running towards the ball, Jonny Howson stood more than one meter away from the ball with his hands on his waist, but his eyes were always observing everything in front of the Arsenal goal. "Whoosh!" Shaq jumped over the ball! ah! ? In the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners fans opened their mouths in shock What is this going to do? "Bang!" The next moment, Jonny Howson took a step forward and planted his right foot on the lawn next to the ball. While his body was turning, his left leg was swung out like a whip, and finally his left foot hit hard Hit the lower right side of the ball hard! "Whoosh!" Shaq, who had already stood still, turned his head and the ball passed by him. The ball flew up with a kick from Jonny Howson and turned from the left side of the Arsenal wall. He passed by and flew in a big arc towards the upper left corner of Arsenal's goal! Romero's center of gravity had already moved to the other side, but he reacted quickly and moved back laterally. Unfortunately, although the Leeds captain's curve ball did not hit the upper left corner of Arsenal's goal, it did not. Not far behind, and the ball is fast! "Ah!" Seeing that he couldn't keep up, Romero roared and jumped up, tilted his body in the air and stretched out his right hand, but in the end he failed to touch the ball. He watched the ball "swish" from the ground. He flew past his fingertips and finally hit the white net! "Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Captain Leeds shook his fist and roared with a ferocious face. stand up. The white figures on the green field heard the wind and ran up. Less than a minute into the game, the captain's goal it was such a morale booster! Everyone on Arsenal's side at the Emirates Stadium was dumbfounded, including Mourinho, who looked in disbelief. Why didn't the game even start for a minute? Leeds United's first free kick and first shot, their team conceded the goal! ? ¡°And¡it seems like Arsenal haven¡¯t even touched the ball yet! Leeds United cheered for joy, but Arsenal seemed a bit confused. Fortunately, Mourinho is also a well-informed coach. He immediately issued instructions to his players on the sidelines: "Stay still. Don't worry! It's just their luck! There are still ninety minutes in the game, don't worry! We have plenty of time!" Mourinho shouted. They couldn't hear it, but everyone saw his action of tapping the watch on his wrist, and they also understood what the head coach meant. Thinking that the game had just begun and they had not yet shown their strength, they naturally calmed down. The Gunners' offense has always been very sharp. The tactics of ground advancement and control that they have been pursuing since the days of "Professor" Wenger have not changed much since Mourinho. The Portuguese only improved the efficiency of the offense. That¡¯s all. Arsenal calmed down and began to try to control the game. After a slight struggle with Leeds United in the midfield, they started to attack. At this time, the game time has already reached four minutes, but obviously it is not too late! The 32-year-old Welsh midfielder Ramsey launched the offensive first. He passed the ball to the French winger Dambeti on the left. The Frenchman passed the ball to the 26-year-old Italian forward Stefano Sac, the team's top scorer. The Italian controlled it slightly and returned. Passed to French midfielder Valli. After the Frenchman took the ball and ran forward a few steps, he passed the ball to England international Barkley. Then the England midfielder made a direct pass and sent the ball to the right side of Leeds United's penalty area! "Little Fatty" Rooney, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed in after getting rid of Ben Parker. When he controlled the ball in the corner of the small penalty area on the right side of Leeds United and everyone thought he was about to shoot, a wonderful scene occurred! "Bang!" Rooney did not shoot, but made an emergency stop to catch the ball, which also allowed him to dodge Ben Parker's sliding tackle once again! "Dream!" Ben Parker is not young anymore. However, his reaction was still very fast. He stood up again in almost 0.1 seconds, blocking a large area of ??Rooney's shooting angle. It¡¯s justRooney didn¡¯t shoot! "Bang!" Rooney raised his right foot again, pushed the arch of his foot, and passed the ball across the middle! The follow-up Sark appears! ? ?Because he wanted to get rid of Ben Parker's defense, Rooney moved too quickly when passing the ball across the ball. The push from the arch of his foot failed to generate force, and the ball rolled on the ground half a beat slower. After Sac, who had already made a shooting move, noticed that the Italian forward, who inherited the characteristics of the Italian forward's flexibility, sharpness, and precision, had an obvious pause in his right calf, and then kicked out and touched the ball! "Bang!" Sac's shot didn't have any power, but because he was already in the Leeds United penalty area, and there was only more than one meter between him and Diaz, although the shot didn't have power, as long as it was The angle is enough to avoid Diaz. And the Italian striker did this! The ball flew out diagonally and slowly flew into the goal from Diaz's right footthe ball went in! ¡°Ouch¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡± A cheer like the roar of a wild animal erupted in the Emirates Stadium, and the ¡°Gunners¡± fans were once again crazy for the team¡¯s top scorer Sac (To be continued)