On the pitch—
In front of Arsenal's goal.
Szczęsny placed the ball down.
He took a big kick and launched it forward!
The ball bounced around midfield several times.
Kai used his body to shield Henderson, bringing the ball down in front of him.
Henderson gritted his teeth,
trying to wrestle the ball away from behind.
But with neither height nor strength on his side, he was no match for Kai!
Kai brought the ball under control,
leaned sideways into a challenge,
and with a sudden flick, burst forward at full speed!
In an instant, Henderson was left three or four steps behind!
Arteta, dutiful with his off-the-ball running,
had already cut off Gerrard's angle of pursuit.
Kai dribbled forward as if no one were there!
Arsenal's whole formation immediately surged up the pitch!
On the away stands, Liverpool fans frowned deeply.
This Arsenal side's counter-attacking shape alone was enough to exert enormous pressure on them.
And the main source of that pressure,
most of it came from Kai!
Whenever Arsenal's No. 10 carried the ball forward,
no coach or fan from the opposing team could remain calm.
On the pitch—
just past the 20-minute mark,
Arsenal pressed forward once again!
Outside Liverpool's penalty area,
Škrtel and Carragher stood firm in defense.
Gerrard sprinted back at full pace,
but he simply couldn't catch up with Kai's dribbling stride!
After carrying the ball a few steps past the center-circle arc,
under the fearful gaze of thousands of spectators,
Kai swung his leg and struck the ball with power!
On the touchline, Dalglish's eyes widened in shock!
Another ground-hugging through pass with curve—again!
And this one was even more outrageous.
The ball skimmed the grass, spinning violently,
tracing a dramatic C-shaped arc across the pitch.
It looked just like a ground-level crescent blade!
In an instant, the ball curved past Liverpool midfielder Spearing,
swerved around their full-back,
and dropped perfectly in front of Gervinho on the flank!
The Emirates erupted in cheers!
Even Arsenal fans were stunned by such an outrageous crescent-shaped through ball.
How on earth did he even pull that off?!
Reporters at the ground were left scratching their heads.
On Arsenal's right wing up front,
Gervinho received the violently in-swinging pass comfortably.
With the instep of his boot, he cushioned it down,
then immediately cut sideways into the penalty area.
Because the ball had been threaded diagonally from midfield out to the flank,
the moment Gervinho charged into Liverpool's box,
Carragher and Škrtel were both forced to turn their bodies sideways, unable to get into position for a clean interception!
Gervinho burst in from the wing!
Facing Škrtel's lunge,
he curled a left-footed shot toward the far corner!
Arsenal fans erupted in excitement.
This season, the Gunners' dual-wing attack, orchestrated under Kai's command, had reached its peak!
Both Walcott and Gervinho possessed the skill to cut inside and curl shots to the far post.
And this time,
Gervinho's strike was of the highest quality!
It went straight past Liverpool goalkeeper Reina,
piercing through his defenses,
and slammed into the back of the net!
Whoosh!
The crisp sound of the net rippling echoed harshly in Liverpool's penalty area!
In an instant—
the entire Emirates roared into another frenzy!
Another goal!
2–0!!
A jaw-dropping, ground-skimming crescent-blade through ball!
On the pitch, after scoring, Gervinho ran out of the box in celebration!
Arsenal players gathered together, hugging in joy.
On the touchline, Wenger applauded in admiration.
Everyone was still marveling at Kai's astonishing pass just now!
In front of Liverpool's bench,
Dalglish froze for a few seconds,
then shook his head in awe:
"...That ball was terrifying. Such a violent curve, yet it stayed on the ground—how is that even possible?!"
Liverpool's coaching staff broke into a stir.
This was beyond anything they had imagined.
A pass like that simply shouldn't exist!
Staring at the scoreboard showing 2–0,
the Liverpool coaches were completely stunned.
Tonight, the shock Kai brought them
was no less than his dazzling performance when he conquered Anfield!
Two unbelievable passes,
directly creating Arsenal's two goals.
The Liverpool bench fell silent.
This was nothing short of a terrifying monster, beyond imagination.
The kind of outrageous brilliance Kai showed on the pitch—
not only impossible in reality,
but even in video games, you couldn't pull it off!
Dalglish took a deep breath.
In his eyes flickered a mix of admiration and frustration.
"Kai is a jewel of English football.
For Liverpool, in this desperate time of needing revival,
to encounter such a terrifying super-talent… that is our misfortune!"
On the pitch—
With Kai's two stunning assists,
Arsenal had already secured a two-goal cushion early.
For the remainder of the first half,
both sides traded attacks.
And as the clock ticked past the 40-minute mark of this League Cup semi-final,
the match reached its climax!
Another Arsenal press, another interception!
Henderson's attempted through ball to Suárez was far too obvious.
Kai used his body to block Gerrard, and with a simple gesture,
Arteta immediately understood,
stepped forward,
and poked Henderson's pass away with his toe!
Kai leaned against Gerrard for a challenge,
then suddenly burst toward the ball's landing spot!
With a smooth Cruyff turn,
he spun away, leaving both Gerrard and Henderson behind in one move!
The Arsenal fans erupted in roars of delight!
Kai struck with the inside of his foot, sending the ball flying with power.
The ball spun inward, whistling across to Arsenal's left flank!
Walcott charged at full speed, sprinting like lightning!
Kai shrugged off Liverpool's midfielders and sprinted up the middle in support.
The stadium atmosphere exploded into frenzy!
After receiving the ball,
Walcott immediately cut it diagonally back toward the edge of the box.
Giroud dragged Škrtel with his body.
Van Persie pulled out of the box, dropping deep to receive.
With a half-turn, he controlled the ball in front of him,
then combined with Giroud for a quick one-two!
Van Persie darted into the penalty area!
But as he lined up his left-foot strike,
Carragher dove in heroically,
blocking Van Persie's shot and clearing the danger!
Gasps filled the stands!
Arsenal's attack was so efficient, so multi-layered—like flowing water.
Liverpool's box was in absolute chaos!
The ball, blocked by Carragher, fell to the side.
And at that very spot—
Kai had already surged into the side of Liverpool's penalty area!
The ball was dropping straight toward his left side!
All 60,000 pairs of eyes inside the Emirates locked onto him in that instant!
Suddenly!
Kai twisted his body!
As the ball was about to fly past him,
a flash of inspiration struck—
his left leg swung up, twisting mid-motion!
With a scorpion-kick flick,
his heel scooped the ball back into the box!
The stadium instantly erupted with a thunderous uproar!
Fans leapt to their feet, hands clutching their heads in disbelief!
On the touchline, Dalglish was completely dumbstruck.
Inside the box, beneath Kai's outrageous scorpion-tail pass,
Van Persie reacted instantly!
He surged forward, controlled the ball on his chest,
and with his left foot, unleashed a thunderous strike!
This time, nothing stopped it.
The shot ripped past Reina,
slamming mercilessly into the net!
In an instant!
The entire Emirates exploded with volcanic fury!
Fans jumped from their seats,
eyes wide in shock!
Kai's divine moment of genius—another assist—
had sent the stadium into chaos once more!
A magical scorpion-kick assist!
A first-half hat-trick of assists!
Fans clutched their heads in disbelief,
all shouting instinctively in unison:
"Is that even possible?!"
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