Chapter 78: Harland in Trouble

"A wonderful advance! Arsenal scored a goal immediately after the start of the second half, and Dortmund had no way to deal with this attack."

"In this goal, Arsenal's integrity was fully demonstrated. They did not rely on a certain player, nor did they have a star effect. It was just a solid team ability!"

Andy Gray's voice was very loud.

A certain star's personal show can naturally attract cheers from the audience, but football itself is a team sport, so this kind of team goal is more exciting.

In this attack by Arsenal, all the players in the frontcourt were linked.

Even the players who did not touch the ball, they also made the ability to attract defensive forces and create gaps.

No one was waiting in place, and they were all actively running.

In this case, they created a chance to score, and Mane and Giroud's boldness and carefulness did not disappoint their teammates' expectations.

With this goal, Arsenal officially took the game firmly in their hands.

The expressions of Dortmund's players were quite ugly.

Royce was also full of disappointment.

Although he had reminded them, it was really difficult for them to be comprehensive in the face of such an attack.

It was helpless to be scored in the end.

This also shows that Dortmund's defense still lacks some fire.

The most helpless thing is that the stalemate that has continued to this day has completely declared bankruptcy.

He knew very well that once Arsenal got the advantage, the Gunners would become so strong.

For this reason, when the game resumed, Reus began to shout loudly for defense.

For Reus, they need to defend first.

Based on his understanding of Arsenal, these guys will always think about the moment of counterattack.

And what they need to do is to get a draw as much as possible away from home. If the opponent is unforgiving, they try not to lose the ball and wait to return to the home court to make another effort.

For this reason, Dortmund began to retreat to defend.

They should try their best to keep the game within a controllable range.

Only in this way will they have a chance.

On the other hand, after scoring the goal, the overall morale of Arsenal became even higher.

A goal can bring about a big change, especially in terms of mentality.

Arsenal had offensive pressure before.

They failed to score in the first half, and they were at home. You can imagine their pressure.

If they can't win the home game, it will be bad. They don't even allow a draw.

For this reason, after scoring a goal, the whole mentality is relaxed. They have a completely different mentality towards the game, and their performance is getting better and better.

The most representative are the two wingers.

Before, under pressure, Aubameyang and Mane were desperately breaking through and advancing on the wing, but now, they play more calmly.

They began to pass back more and look for opportunities.

This kind of attacking and non-attack feeling made Dortmund's defense even more dizzy.

And Arsenal is constantly using this as a basis, while doing a good job of defense, penetrating forward and attacking.

"Arsenal's performance is getting better and better, not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end. Counterattacks have become stronger! On the other hand, Dortmund has become a little anxious!"

The German commentator said worriedly.

For him, from Dortmund's perspective, losing a goal away from home is already very good.

You know, this is Arsenal!

In the case of losing a goal away from home, do a good job of defense, and after returning to the home court, fight back against the opponent in a better state.

This is the wisest choice.

But Dortmund is too young. They have young players like Haaland and Sancho. Youth means fighting for every penny. If you score a goal, I must give back some color.

Under this stubborn emotion, they have become more and more radical.

This fighting spirit is certainly worthy of praise, but in the current situation, stability should be the main focus.

And if the opponent is Arsenal, one is not good at counterattacking and the goal will be broken again by the opponent.

At this time, Sancho's dribbling on the wing was intercepted by Kante.

This interception is very dangerous.

At this time, Lekai and Eriksson are both standing forward, and they can directly form a counterattack formation.

Kante is also unambiguous and directly passes the ball to Eriksson.

After turning around, players such as Luka, Aubameyang, and Mane immediately ran wildly.

Arsenal's counterattack is coming!

"Danger!!"

The German commentator couldn't help but exclaimed.

Dortmund fans in the stadium also stood up nervously. They watched the red and white torrent attacking Dortmund's goal, and their hearts were full of fear.

At this time, Eriksson also passed the ball to Aubameyang at the right time.

Before the opponent's central defender arrived, Aubameyang passed the ball to Luka with an inverted triangle pass.

Luka pretended to shoot at the ball, but it was a fake shot.

When Schmelzer flew to save, Luka pushed the ball to the right, moved his body sideways to open the gap for shooting, and then pushed it towards the far corner.

This push shot presented an arc, bypassed the five fingers of Dortmund goalkeeper Burki, hit the goal post in the far corner, and bounced into the net.

"Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!"

At the Sky Sports commentary desk, Andy Gray and his commentary partner Richard were shouting excitedly.

"Only ten minutes after the last goal, Arsenal scored again. The situation was completely opened. Arsenal scored two goals with two counterattacks. Dortmund was still too anxious. They couldn't prevent Arsenal's counterattacks, and their Norwegian center forward couldn't bring them any goals!"

The scene was filled with cheers from Arsenal fans.

The Dortmund players also stopped and watched the Arsenal players celebrate dejectedly.

Haaland's eyes were full of unwillingness. In this game, his performance was not very good.

Although he played a certain role in the first half, in the second half, when Arsenal scored a goal, they were completely messed up as a whole.

In addition, Haaland believed that he failed to play with the impact he should have.

Of course, to a certain extent, he is also very uncomfortable with the interference of a tough midfielder like Lekai.

He is not afraid of confrontation with Lekai, but every time he completes the confrontation with Lekai, his threat is severely weakened, and then the Arsenal defender follows up to block. In this case, no matter how strong Haaland's ability is, he can't completely get rid of this level of defensive chain.

He has also seen Italy's chain defense, but Arsenal's defense is more oppressive.

Unlike Italy's passive defense, Arsenal will actively oppress, press and intercept, and even drive away their own passing lines.

Once there is any slight mistake, the opponent will directly counterattack.

Based on Arsenal's strong counterattack, the pressure can be imagined.

However, Haaland was not discouraged. He did not lack courage and resilience.

For this reason, after Arsenal's second goal, Haaland became extremely desperate.

Whether it is fighting or attacking, he can't be active, and the running range has become larger, wanting to play as a team to reduce some burdens.

This way of playing also made his movements more intense, and his tendency to foul increased.

Even in the 75th minute, Haaland, as a striker, received a yellow card warning during a press.

Haaland's positive performance was also noticed by Arsenal, and they began to focus on dealing with him, and even carried out some strong defensive measures, not ruling out the possibility of fouls.

Haaland was taken care of, and he was severely oppressed by Arsenal every time.

In the end, the head coach couldn't stand it anymore, and he replaced Haaland.

If Haaland continued to play like this, it was unknown whether the game could be won, but he would definitely get injured.

When Haaland left the court, Haaland was extremely embarrassed.

The jersey was covered with grass debris, and the meticulous ponytail became messy.

There was even a trace of blood oozing from the calf, although it was not particularly obvious.

When the head coach saw this scene, he immediately called the team doctor over for examination.

In the end, it was shown that it was a skin injury and there was no big problem, so they were relieved.

Dortmund is likely to lose this game, and now they should prepare for the next round.

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