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"Xiaolin, is Ozawa's team going to lose now?" Although Li Chunhua's husband and son are both professional players, she rarely gets involved with football, and she only has a half-knowledge of the situation on the field.

But even so, she can see that Everton's current situation is not optimistic.

"Auntie, don't worry, it's only been going on for 30 minutes now, I believe Ozawa can help the team recover!" Wang Xiaolin comforted Mother Xia in a gentle voice, but her brows were furrowed, and her eyes were full of worry.

Hua Yan, Zhang Wei and Xia Tao beside her all know football and know that Everton's current situation is very difficult. If there is another goal conceded in the first half, this game is likely to be over.

In the next fifteen minutes, if Everton's players do not have a unified mentality, they are likely to lose the second or even the third goal.

Once behind by two goals, with Arsenal's strength and today's state, it will be very difficult for them to reverse.

"Stabilize the defense first, shrink the defensive line, let the opponent go to the bottom, don't let them cut inside!" Martinez took advantage of the time when a player was injured, and quickly issued an order in the ear of captain Baines, "Let Philip keep an eye on Giroud, they only have one high point, they control the point of the cross, and we are not afraid of the opponent's attack."

"Pass the ball to Xia Ze, put Romelu at the top, hold the ball, and we will counterattack. You don't have to invest too much force in the counterattack, but it must be fast. In the end, you must end the attack with a shot anyway. The opponent steals the ball!"

After Martinez set up, the game restarted.

The first thirty minutes of the game were completely one-sided. Arsenal took eight shots, five of them on target, and scored one.

Except for Gibson's long-range shot at the beginning, Everton rarely had a chance to pass halftime in the next 20 minutes, let alone a shot.

After Martinez's adjustment, although Arsenal still dominated the offense on the field, but Everton shrank the defense line, let go of the bottom line and blocked the inside cut, and Sanchez and Ramsey, who are good at inside cut, are gone. Too much room to move.

The assists and crosses put on by the two full-backs were controlled by Everton's tall central defenders one by one.

Everton's precarious defense has gradually stabilized.

Arsenal right-back Bellerin forces a cross from the bottom.

But the ball let Howard take it off steadily.

"Xia Ze, run!" Howard yelled at Xia Ze immediately after getting the ball.

In addition to Xia Ze, Miralas and Pinal also quickly moved forward, and Howard directly threw the ball in front of the little monster Lukaku near the middle circle.

This is Everton's fixed style of counterattack. The two wingers rush forward quickly, Lukaku catches the ball and knocks back, Xia Ze inserts behind or breaks through with the ball, or organizes the offense.

Mertesacker is marking Lukaku. Although Mertesacker is 1.96 meters tall and is very strong among whites, he still has no advantage in the face of Lukaku's abnormal physical fitness. Steadily stop the ball, and knock it back to Xia Ze who plugged in.

In front of Xia Ze, Miralas and Pienaar had already advanced quickly.

When he got the ball, Arsenal's midfielder Coquelin had already forced over.

Coquelin has grown very rapidly in recent seasons and has become an indispensable player in Arsenal's midfield this season. His ability to sweep and protect in the midfield can ensure that Arsenal's frontcourt players can focus on attacking.

In the past two weeks, Xia Ze has already studied the characteristics of each Arsenal player, and he has focused on the study of Coquelin who is going to play against him.

Coquelin's technical characteristics are strong tackling ability and wide coverage of the midfield. The judgment on the timing of the grab is very good.

So Xia Ze knew that he must not give the opponent a chance to kick, otherwise, even if the ball could pass, he would definitely be knocked to the ground by the opponent.

For defensive players, as long as your quick counterattack is prevented, it is considered a successful defense.

And Coquelin's weakness is that he is slightly inferior in stature. He is less than 1.8 meters tall, and his speed is not fast. No chance to get out.

Xia Ze had already figured it all out before receiving the ball. Coquelin quickly pushed over from the left. , the attack speed was also delayed, and the counterattack could not be fought.

So Xia Ze didn't choose to stop the ball or dribble. After receiving Lukaku's knockback, he pushed the arch of his right foot directly, and the ball spun a little, and rushed to the space on the left side of the front court.

That was the gap left by Bellerin's assist, and Miralas was plugging in at high speed.

Xia Ze's pass immediately revitalized Everton's entire counterattack. Miralas sprinted with the ball, which also brought up Everton's counterattack speed, and the flames of battle quickly ignited to the edge of the opponent's penalty area.

The Everton fans, who had been suppressed for more than 30 minutes, saw that their team finally had an excellent offensive opportunity, and immediately stood up from their seats, watching the noise in Arsenal's penalty area.

Koscielny is defending Miralas. This Arsenal central defender has both height and speed and is an extremely difficult figure.

Miralas is not absolutely sure that he can completely pass the opponent, not to mention that Lukaku and Pinar in the middle are already running to grab points, and the opponent is just two defensive players following up.

And a little farther away, Xia Ze is plugging in at high speed.

Miralas thought while waving the ball, and finally made a decision. After Lukaku and Pienaar brought the opposing two defenders into the penalty area, they suddenly swiped the ball to the top of the penalty area and passed the ball to the penalty area. No man's land.

From the perspective of the live broadcast, the pass was a bit inexplicable, but the fans at the scene were clamoring, and Mertesacker, who was brought into the penalty area by Lukaku, was also shocked and left Lukaku who was in charge of marking. Turn around and fly towards the top of the restricted area.

But he was really too tall and a bit bulky. Before he could turn around, a blue figure appeared in the no-man's-land at the top of the penalty area.

Xia Ze appeared in the right place in time, and behind him was Coquelin who was chasing after him.

And the ball slowly rolling in front of him is very comfortable against the turf.

Xia Ze, who had been holding back for tens of minutes, saw that the fort was so comfortably erected, how could he not give it a kick?

Boom! !

Xia Ze bent his bow and shot an arrow, and hit the ball hard with the instep of his right foot.

The ball was shot out like a cannonball and went straight to the dead corner of the goal!