Chapter 161
The goalkeeper was defeated.
"Oh my god, why can't I score? What's wrong with this goalkeeper?"
Lukaku, who failed to score, slapped his thigh in frustration.
He never expected that this game would be so difficult.
This was an offensive opportunity for Manchester United. Lukaku received a through pass from Matic and had a single shot. He was very confident about this goal when he got the ball, but the result was that the single shot that he thought was sure to score was saved by the yellow-skinned goalkeeper.
He felt it was outrageous to meet such a strong goalkeeper!
Before the game, he had heard head coach Mourinho constantly emphasize how great this goalkeeper was, but when he saw that the opponent was a yellow-skinned guy, he thought he shouldn't be too strong.
However, in the game, he finally realized the value of Mourinho's words: "a new generation of goalkeeper leader".
This was his fourth shot in the game, but none of them went in.
What's even more impressive is that his four shots didn't create a single corner kick opportunity, which is a bit outrageous, and all of them were caught by the goalkeeper.
Lukaku even suspected that he was too excited to play with the little sweetheart the night before, which led to his state of decline in this game!
'The shot was weak, all thanks to Loli! '
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"Ah! Lei, it's amazing!"
"I can't believe my eyes, I can see such a wonderful save!"
At this moment, the host of the game shouted excitedly, and the sound resounded throughout the stadium.
Just now, Lei Ming successfully blocked Lukaku's one-on-one shot with amazing reaction speed and excellent skills.
This earth-shaking performance not only amazed the host, but also triggered cheers and applause from the audience.
Everyone was deeply shocked by this scene, as if they felt the endless charm and passion brought by football.
The few Manchester United fans also seemed to be relatively silent at this time.
They really didn't expect that Arsenal would find such a powerful goalkeeper this season.
Lukaku's shots were not only tricky in angle, but not every goalkeeper could save them, especially the last one-on-one shot, he had already shaken the opponent's center of gravity, but the goalkeeper was unexpectedly able to do a second defense, which was really incredible!
Perhaps this action is difficult in the eyes of outsiders, but in fact, Lei Ming did it very easily, because he had reserved the follow-up kinetic energy for the second block when he started defending, so it was not unfair for Lukaku to have this ball confiscated.
Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, crossed his hands in front of his chest and seemed very calm about the situation.
Lukaku's frustration seemed normal to him. As one of the coaches who first discovered the ability of this goalkeeper, Mourinho certainly followed up and observed the player's status.
Before the game, he also formally reminded every player that he must cherish every opportunity, because shooting in front of the goalkeeper's goal is equivalent to giving the ball away.
But in the end, Lukaku obviously didn't listen to his words.
He glanced at the game time. At this time, the game time had reached 35 minutes. Both sides had been back and forth on the field, but no one could change the score of the game.
He walked to a group of people who had just finished warming up, and smiled at the tallest one among them: "Zlatan, after watching the game for so long, I think you should have found a way to deal with this goalkeeper!"
The reason why Ibrahimovic did not start was that he wanted the other party to observe Lei Ming carefully off the court and never let the other party repeat Lukaku's footsteps. Obviously, Ibrahimovic is Ibrahimovic. The experienced man nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry, boss, just leave it to me!"
Facing the goalkeeper, Ibrahimovic does have a lot of say. In these years, he has been in major leagues and has faced many goalkeepers, such as Buffon, San Casillas, Neuer...
When facing these goalkeepers, he never felt any difficulty, and he was confident that he could break through the gates guarded by all the goalkeepers.
He, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is the strongest at any age!
In this way, in the 37th minute of the game, Manchester United, under Mourinho,
At the signal of , Wenger made personnel adjustments first, replacing a midfielder and bringing in an offensive player.
Not far away, Wenger looked at the changes made by his opponent but did not make any comments. He was still sitting steadily on the chair beside the court. It was just that he felt a little hot after watching the game for too long. He wanted to zip up his down jacket but couldn't.
"What's going on? Didn't I change clothes? Why can't I zip it down!"
The professor seemed helpless when he encountered this kind of zipper!
After pulling it a few times without success, he simply gave up!
On the Manchester United side, with Ibrahimovic's appearance, their formation was also quietly changing.
Although Ibrahimovic is tall and strong, his position in this lineup is not the center forward at the front. Lukaku is still holding the position there. His role is more like a small center forward, behind Lukaku.
The core element of the double turret formation is the need for a constant supply of artillery shells. After Ibrahimovic came on the field, Manchester United had obviously given up any unnecessary passing and all they pursued was this simplest way of attack.
Although Wenger guessed the opponent's intention, he did not remind his disciples. Instead, he sat firmly in his position to see how the players would deal with it. As a result, he seemed very disappointed in the first attack and defense.
Arsenal's attack was blocked because of the very tenacious pressing in the midfield, and the football was also intercepted by Manchester United because of Bellerin's back pass error.
After getting the ball, Ashley Young started his rampage mode on the wing, quickly went down the bottom, and then crossed the ball.
Manchester United's cross this time was able to be retracted a little in order to avoid the opponent's goalkeeper's active attack.
But just when Ibrahimovic saw his teammate pass the ball, he was actually not sure whether his teammate Ashley Young would look for him, but at this moment, he suddenly heard the opponent's goalkeeper's roar!
"Captain, hold on to that big guy, don't let him kick!"
Big guy?
Are you polite?
It seems that your height is about the same as mine!
At this moment, Arsenal's old captain Mertesacker immediately followed Lei Ming's command and directly stuck to Ibrahimovic. Soon, everyone saw that Ibrahimovic, who had just come on the court, was unable to catch this opportunity steadily due to Mertesacker's interference. Arsenal's defense line completed the defense well.