After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

Chapter 2097: Chapter 543: Bowing to Kevin

Both Milan and Arsenal have the ability to continuously pass the ball into the opponent’s penalty area, which results in both sides strengthening their pressing near the midfield.

"This young player, De Bruyne, has quite impressive attacking capabilities, but his defense is a bit lacking."

"Yes, but maybe it’s because Huang Kaiwen is not there; he wants to improve some of the passing abilities in the midfield."

The three midfielders of both teams are quite similar.

Van Bommel and Rakitic have better defensive capabilities, while on Arsenal’s side, it’s Arteta and Alex Song backing up Rosicky.

As football has evolved, apart from Guardiola, few coaches dare to use a single defensive midfielder.

Guardiola has become smarter, pairing Van Bommel with Rakitic for support.

This similar midfield setup makes the midfield battle between both sides look particularly intense.

Arsenal’s midfield has slightly more experience.

But Van Bommel, the veteran, has more intricate thoughts.

When De Bruyne goes up to press, he gestures for Antonini to follow up.

As Antonini moves up, Walcott is already panicking.

Van Bommel, standing behind, has already spotted the only passing route.

At the moment Walcott passes the ball, Van Bommel suddenly starts and intercepts it in front of the advancing Rosicky.

Rosicky immediately tries to win it back, but Van Bommel stretches his leg to block him, taking the ball towards Arsenal’s half.

Arteta quickly moves up to challenge.

After a quick sideways pass, Van Bommel moves forward, and Rakitic quickly returns the ball.

After completing a wall pass, Van Bommel, who receives the ball again, turns and gives it to De Bruyne with a twist of his body.

He then turns and runs towards the backfield.

As De Bruyne receives the ball, he sends a direct pass forward, but Vermaelen stretches his foot to intercept it.

"Wow, this defense is really beautiful."

"Yes, Vermaelen is very crucial for Arsenal, and he’s also an attacking defender, heh heh. He scores 4 or 5 goals every season."

"Arsenal’s counterattack, you see, Arsenal actually shares similar traits with AC Milan. During a counterattack, a large group of players pushes forward, and their passing route isn’t chaotic; they can quickly complete a one-touch pass while running."

"It’s Walcott crossing again, a messy situation for the goalkeeper. Here’s Sven Bender, also known as ’little Bender.’ Bender dives and blocks the ball... ah, the referee has blown the whistle."

"The ball hit little Bender’s arm, and the referee has awarded Arsenal a penalty kick."

Emirates Stadium erupts with enthusiastic cheers.

Clearly, the fans are thrilled by the unexpected penalty.

But in the away fans’ stands, the Rossoneri remain expressionless.

They don’t even display a hint of concern.

This is their confidence in Huang Kaiwen.

During Huang Kaiwen’s first UEFA Champions League final, he saved four penalties from Liverpool right in front of the goal, creating the Istanbul Miracle.

The Rossoneri believe that Huang Kaiwen won’t let them down.

Arsenal is already in discussion.

Higuain scored 19 goals in the league, including 3 penalty kicks.

But at this moment, Higuain doesn’t want to stand on the twelve-yard spot.

"I can’t do it. You guys go ahead."

Higuain said directly.

Huang Kaiwen has left a deep impression on him; he starts to feel timid even before standing at the twelve-yard spot.

It’s fine in open play; with less time to think when the ball arrives.

But standing at the penalty spot looking at Huang Kaiwen’s face, Higuain fears he might kick the ball softly and directly into Huang Kaiwen’s arms.

"What do you all think?"

Rosicky asks with his hands on his hips.

When Arsenal was about to reach 1500 victories in the top league, Rosicky missed a penalty against Sunderland.

If not necessary, he also doesn’t want to take the kick.

"I’ll do it."

Arteta said.

"Can you handle it?"

Higuain asked.

In Real Madrid, Argentina, he has seen many geniuses.

He is not very fond of Arteta, who is somewhat of a utility player.

Arteta rolled his eyes and said, "Why don’t you do it then?"

Higuain shut his mouth and stood aside.

The players from both sides have already lined up behind the line, waiting to rush into the penalty area.

Arteta is standing at the twelve-yard mark with the ball.

Without making any movements yet, his forehead is already sweating.

He’s now facing the most absurd goalkeeper in the world.

In terms of winning rate, Huang Kaiwen hasn’t lost a match as a goalkeeper, something even Yassin couldn’t achieve.

Moreover, he has watched the footage of Xabi Alonso’s two missed penalties being saved many times.

Arteta carefully recalls Huang Kaiwen’s saving habits.

He finds he simply can’t summarize them.

Everyone says Huang Kaiwen reacts quickly.

In this situation, Arteta decides to leave everything to chance.

He places the ball down and steps back a meter, waits for the whistle, then quickly sprints and kicks with his right foot.

Nice!

As he kicks the ball, Arteta feels that this angle is excellent.

But Huang Kaiwen actually dives in the right direction.

Tightening Arteta’s heart.

Fortunately, Huang Kaiwen hasn’t blocked his shot.

The ball goes in.

Boom——

"Mikel!"

"Mikel!"

"Mikel!"

Emirates Stadium erupts with thunderous cheers.

The Gunners hadn’t expected that this crucial moment would be when this standby player becomes the team’s hero.

After scoring the goal, Arteta is ecstatic, rushing towards the corner flag area.

Equally excited Arsenal players one after another jump onto Arteta’s back, interacting with home fans in the corner flag area.

"It’s like they’ve won."

Sven Bender said while curling his lips.

"If you hadn’t conceded the penalty, they wouldn’t have scored."

Lars Bender said.