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Chapter 2096: Chapter 543: A Kowtow for Kevin

Walcott quickly sprinted down the right flank.

Antonini turned slightly slower, allowing Walcott to successfully take the ball to the big penalty area sideline.

Seeing his teammates rush into the penalty area, Walcott immediately sent out a cross with his right foot.

Quite chaotic in front of the goal.

Huang Kaiwen was positioned slightly to the right, keeping an eye on Rosicky in front of him, but unexpectedly Rossini relied on Godin to heel kick the ball to the center.

The moment Higuain shot, Huang Kaiwen quickly went down, spreading his legs.

The ball bounced off his right calf towards the left side.

Rosicky lifted his left foot and followed through with a curling shot; Huang Kaiwen exerted force with his feet and got up to block the ball.

As he saw the ball drop near the sideline, Huang Kaiwen didn’t rest but once more used his waist and abdomen to dive out; Rosicky’s second shot hit directly on his arm and bounced out of bounds.

”Beautiful! Huang Kaiwen opened with a stunning three consecutive saves.”

”If you don’t want to face Huang Kaiwen as a winger, you must face him as a goalkeeper. At this opening stage, the Milan players haven’t fully entered the game state, but Huang Kaiwen’s save was impeccable.”

”Huang Kaiwen got up and shouted at his teammates; hehe, is this learned from Cech, a goalkeeper who likes to communicate with teammates.”

Ramos bared his teeth in the stands.

He wished he could rush onto the field himself.

What kind of teammates are these?

Hardly started the game, allowing Arsenal so many shot attempts.

”Well done.”

Antonini turned around and said.

”You better not give me opportunities to excel!”

Huang Kaiwen smiled and said.

Antonini awkwardly chuckled.

He indeed wasn’t ready just now and got devoured with speed.

Many fullbacks can’t outrun wingers, but they have methods to defend against fast players.

Lowering one’s center of gravity and waiting for the opponent is relatively safe.

Some players are fast but not so good with the ball; run back with the opponent sideways, wait for the ball to stray from their body, and immediately look for an opportunity to disrupt.

Then there’s close marking.

But that method is easily beaten by agile players like Robben and Ribery.

The safer way is the first one.

”Hold your positions, don’t give Kevin pressure!”

Guardiola shouted from the sidelines.

He was surprised that the team gave him such a pleasant surprise at the start.

He now feels a bit lucky for not deploying Amelia.

Amelia isn’t as bad as his assistant said, but lacking match experience would definitely make his game state not ideal; if it weren’t for Huang Kaiwen’s save just now, even Abbiati might have conceded.

Rosicky executed the corner kick from the right.

The contest among players in the penalty area was intensely fierce.

The ball’s drop location was right in front of the goal, but there were too many people; Huang Kaiwen didn’t reach out, only preparing to save at the right moment.

Godin leaped and outplayed Koscielny, clearing the ball.

Huang Kaiwen relaxed for just 0.1 seconds, his body immediately tensed again.

With his amazing dynamic vision, he instantly judged the trajectory of the ball.

The ball fell at the top of the semi-circle of the big penalty area.

Arteta, standing nearby, didn’t even need to adjust his steps, just swung his right foot.

To the left!!!

Such a ball won’t be slow when kicked out.

As Arteta assumed a stance, Huang Kaiwen had already made his judgment.

His entire body had already turned sideways for the dive.

Sven Bender intuitively turned his head to protect himself, giving way for the ball’s flying path.

Correct judgment!

But the ball was higher than Huang Kaiwen’s dive height.

Prepared well in advance, Huang Kaiwen forcefully punched the bottom of the ball, which again flew out of bounds.

Getting up, Huang Kaiwen clenched both fists and roared with anger.

Several defenders quickly took their positions.

It’s only two minutes into the game, and Arsenal managed four shots on goal; not only Huang Kaiwen, but even they felt it’s a bit absurd.

The professor regrettably tapped his forehead with his right hand.

Such a long-distance shot didn’t result in a goal.

Huang Kaiwen’s reaction speed was simply too fast.

The ball was inherently sudden.

It was both fast and at a tricky angle.

The professor thought Arteta played well, but ultimately didn’t score.

It’s not the Arsenal players’ problem, but the opponent’s player has issues.

Damn!

The professor rarely cursed in his heart.

He always thought a versatile player would be like Kuyt, so he still couldn’t understand why Huang Kaiwen excelled even as a goalkeeper.

Rosicky executed another corner kick.

Huang Kaiwen leaped high and caught the ball directly, quickly throwing it to the front field.

Van Persie held the ball with his back, using his left foot to pass it onto Messi.

Messi engaged Gibbs on the left flank, with just a slight right body feint, quickly moving his right foot, easily bypassing Arsenal’s young fullback.

Nearby spectators couldn’t help but gasp.

Too damn fast!

Even if Gibbs struggled, he should have engaged him a bit.

Unexpectedly, before even reaching out, he lost his balance.

Messi took small steps to dribble horizontally, suddenly accelerating to create an angle, twisting at the top of the arc for a powerful shot.

The ball rebounded off Vermaelen’s leg.

The ball struck the post, and a cold-sweat-inducing Szczesny quickly went down to trap the ball.

A bit more to the left, and it would’ve been a goal.

Deflected balls are the hardest for goalkeepers to handle because when the opponent shoots, you’ve already dived out; changing the focus again becomes tough.

It’s easier when the ball is close, but if it heads in the opposite direction, it’s all luck.

Opening phase.

Both goalkeepers faced tests.

After several consecutive attacks, both teams finally slowed their pace.