The entire Arsenal team looked solemn, and without saying a word, they walked through the airport hall under the leadership of their head coach Wenger.
"Mr. Wenger, may I ask, do you still firmly believe that Arsenal will eliminate Inter Milan and advance to the semi-finals?" a reporter shouted, which was obviously a provocation.
Wenger said nothing, and the muscles on his face twitched.
"The fans are demanding that Gallas be stripped of the captain's armband. What do you think of this?"
"What do you think the outcome of the second leg against Inter Milan will be?"
"Mr. Wenger, coach Li Ang said that you are a great coach, do you think so yourself?"
Throughout the entire process, Wenger's face was as dark as water, he did not accept any interviews from the media, did not answer any questions, and just led the team to board the plane without saying a word.
"Hell, he didn't say a word, and the trip was in vain," a reporter complained.
"Why did you run away in vain..." A reporter chuckled and pointed at the camera in his hand.
Just as the Arsenal team was taking a flight to Milan, England's "The Sun" reported on the front page that Arsenal was sending troops to Milan. However, the title was not very polite: "A lifeless team!"
To go with this title, there is a photo. The entire Arsenal team did not say a word and moved forward in silence. Their head coach Wenger was even more frowning...
"It is really unimaginable for us that such a team can achieve a face-saving result at San Siro. They don't feel like they are going to a game or a battlefield, but more like going to an execution ground..."——
"The Sun" described it harshly.
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"Gooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaal!"
"Balotelli! Balotelli! One to zero! In the fifteenth minute of the game, Inter Milan led Arsenal one to zero thanks to Mario Balotelli's goal!"
"Similar to the first round, Inter Milan's goal came very early. They had no mercy or slack. It was a very beautiful goal. It was Balotelli who scored the goal. This young guy scored in the two rounds.
Both scored goals!" Ferrari exclaimed with admiration, "In the first round of the game, when the overall situation was decided, Liang replaced Balotelli to train the new players. Today Liang simply gave Balotelli the starting position.
Opportunity, he also lived up to Li Ang's expectations!"
"Although Inter Milan has rotated the lineup, their desire to win and their strong strength still allowed the goals to come quickly!"
As the commentator said, with a huge lead of 7-0 in the first round, Li Ang made a certain degree of rotation in this game.
Veteran goalkeeper Toldo got the chance to start.
In the defense, Maicon replaced Zanetti.
Burdisso replaced Chivu.
In the midfield, Toni Kroos got the chance to start. This was the German teenager's UEFA Champions League debut, while Arshavin got a chance to rest.
On the forward line, it is the partnership of Adriano and Balotelli.
Compared with the starting eleven lineup in the first round, Li Ang rotated five players. As the season entered the sprint stage, rotation was performed to ensure the players' physical reserves. This became a test of the head coach's coaching level. Of course,
This also requires them to win by a large margin in the first round to be able to rotate without pressure.
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In the 15th minute of the game, Mata sent an overhead ball, Diego Milito headed the ball backwards, Balotelli got ahead of Djurou and volleyed, breaking the goal guarded by Almunia.
This goal also helped Inter Milan rewrite the total score to 8-0.
Huge cheers erupted in the stands of Meazza Stadium. In the first round away game, more fans were not able to witness the team's great victory with their own eyes, which made them regretful.
For this match in the round, the entire Meazza stadium was packed. The overall situation has been decided and there is almost no suspense about promotion. In such a hot football market, it can be seen that the enthusiasm of the fans is high.
Li Ang sat on the coach's bench and applauded Balotelli's goal a few times, then turned around and whispered something to his assistant Banderas.
Now that the overall situation has been decided, the result of this game is no longer important.
In fact, before the game, Li Ang emphasized one point in the locker room, that is, not to get injured.
This is his only request for the players in today's game.
The camera first scanned the Inter Milan coaching bench, and the calm expression of the Inter Milan coach was presented to the TV audience.
Then, the camera turned to Arsenal's coaching bench. Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was sitting in the coaching bench, frowning and saying nothing.
"Mr. Wenger's expression now is exactly the same as his expression when he set off at the airport." A commentator said sarcastically.
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At the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at 1-0.
Inter Milan basically controlled the initiative on the field, but due to the relatively large rotation, it affected the team's cooperation and tacit understanding. In addition, Toni Kroos is still relatively young, although the result of this game is no longer important.
, However, for Cross, this is the quarter-finals of the Champions League after all, and it is the young man's Champions League debut. Cross's performance on the court was slightly nervous, and there was no outstanding performance. Of course, there was no
What mistake did he make? Such a performance can be said to be pretty good for an eighteen-year-old boy.
After the start of the second half, Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger made substitution adjustments. He replaced the starting Walcott and replaced him with Rosicky.
Seeing Wenger's substitution, Li Ang first smiled and then shook his head slightly.
Walcott's speed still posed a slight threat to Inter Milan in the first half of the game. Now Walcott is replaced and Rosicky is replaced. Obviously, Wenger wants to make a fuss in the midfield. Obviously,
Wenger saw the immaturity of Toni Kroos and replaced him with the experienced Rosicky, hoping to find a breakthrough here.
However, Li Ang will not let Wenger get his wish.
During the halftime break, Li Ang specially told Toni Kroos. Unlike the first half of the game where Kroos was asked to try to participate in the offense, in the second half of the game, he asked Kroos to pay attention to helping defend his own half while taking into account the offense.
On the field, more energy is focused on defense. Li Ang has long predicted that with Wenger's sophistication, he should be able to see the hidden dangers of Kroos and will make a fuss here. However, Li Ang does not intend to replace Kroos.
, but chose to keep the German youngster on the court. What a rare training opportunity.
With an opponent of Arsenal's level as a sparring partner, if Toni Kroos can fulfill the tasks assigned to him by Li Ang, it will be an extremely precious wealth of experience for this young player.
In fact, not only Toni Kroos, but also Mario Balotelli was able to start the game today. The reason is that Leon used Arsenal as a training partner for young people.
Arsenal, who are determined to take revenge, will fight hard in this game. This is a good opportunity for training and training.
In the first half of the game, Balotelli has already scored a goal, which can be regarded as a good fulfillment of Li Ang's requirements and expectations. Now it depends on whether Kroos can withstand the huge pressure...
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"Kross looks a little nervous." Banderas said to Li Ang. "In comparison, Balotelli is a big-scene player."
He believes that Toni Kroos is not as good as Balotelli on a psychological level.
Li Ang smiled and didn't say anything. Balotelli's situation was not a big one but not a big one. That kid was heartless...
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