In the home team's dressing room at Highbury Stadium, head coach Arsene Wenger was conducting final tactical analysis, analysis and mobilization.
These have been told many times before, so some players were listening carefully, while some players' attention was attracted by the LCD TV screen in the locker room.
The game video is being played on the TV. This is a group match between Arsenal and Inter Milan at home in the UEFA Champions League in the 2003/2004 season.
That game took place on November 25, 2003, a date that countless Arsenal fans will remember.
If Arsenal had lost at San Siro on November 25, 2003 and been knocked out of the Champions League, people would have quickly forgotten this date.
You know, just two months ago on this day, Arsenal suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Inter Milan at Highbury. In this second round of the group match at San Siro, Arsenal would not win unless they won.
, otherwise they will be eliminated early.
In the end, Wenger's team overcame injuries and the shadow of a disastrous home defeat in the first leg. While taking away the victory, it also created the biggest home defeat for this wealthy club in Milan in the 47 years of European competitions.
For the Arsenal fans who came from afar, this was a night to be proud of. They slaughtered Inter Milan 5-1 in the away game!
Without a doubt, the shining star of this particular show is Thierry Henry.
The French striker broke the deadlock with an instinctive shot in the 25th minute, and although Inter Milan equalized through Christian Vieri in the first half, Arsenal quickly regained control of the game.
Four minutes after the half-time break, Henry passed to Freddie Ljungberg and the Swede gave the Gunners the lead again, before the Frenchman scored again five minutes before the end.
After receiving Parlor's header from the center line, Henry dribbled the ball forward. After twice getting rid of the entanglement of Argentina national team captain Javier Zanetti, the Frenchman shot with his left foot and broke through Francisco Toldo.
The goal. This goal perfectly demonstrated Henry's superhuman abilities-speed, strength, technology and fatal blow.
As Inter Milan's defense collapsed, there were more beautiful moments for Arsenal fans to enjoy. Henry launched an attack to set up Edu's fourth goal before being replaced by Jermall Aliadiere, Robert?
Pires finally locked the score at 5-1.
Arsene Wenger's team is dominating the Premier League, but their ability in European competitions has been criticized by the outside world. This game is undoubtedly a perfect response.
Wenger noticed that some players were paying attention to the TV. The French professor also smiled and pointed at the TV screen and said, "The most disastrous defeat in the history of Inter Milan was caused by us. You can ask Thi
Eli, how he felt about that game."
Everyone looked at Captain Henry.
The French star also had a smile on his face, "It's wonderful!"
Then a burst of laughter erupted from the home team's locker room.
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"Welcome to Highbury Stadium! You are now watching a match in the first leg of the 2005/2006 UEFA Champions League semi-final between Arsenal and Inter Milan. The two sides had two previous encounters.
In the UEFA Champions League group stage of the 2003/2004 season, Inter Milan beat Arsenal 3-0 in the first leg at Highbury Stadium. However, at Meazza Stadium, Arsenal gave Inter Milan a five-game victory.
A disastrous defeat! It was the heaviest defeat in the European competition in the history of Inter Milan!"
When the commentator said this, the broadcast camera showed a close-up of Highbury Stadium. In the central stand, Arsenal fans held a huge banner that clearly read: '5:1!'
"Aha, this must be the number that Inter Milan fans hate the most!" BBC5's England commentator Andy Gray said with a laugh.
Later, when the players from both sides came out and the live broadcast began to show Inter Milan's starting lineup, the Arsenal fans in the audience suddenly shouted in unison: 5:1!
The camera immediately showed a close-up of Inter Milan head coach Li Ang, and the Chinese head coach's face looked slightly calm.
It is impossible for Li Ang not to know about Inter Milan's most disastrous European war defeat in history. You must know that the media and reporters in England have been 'reminding' him in the past few days. However, Li Ang does not think that
I wonder, does this have anything to do with him? He was not the head coach of Inter Milan at that time. As long as his team can win and get past Arsenal, that is a good result.
Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti's expression was slightly solemn, and his fists were slightly clenched.
As an experiencer of that disastrous defeat, Zanetti still remembers that disastrous defeat. In today's game, the Inter Milan captain has a strong desire to fight, and he wants revenge!
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The game has started and Li Ang is sitting on the coaching bench.
He held in his hand a list of Arsenal's starting lineup today: Lehmann/Eboue, Toure, Sandros, Flamini/Hleb, Fabregas, Ljungberg, Gilberto
-Silva, Pires/Henry.
This should be said to be the strongest lineup Wenger can put together now.
For the right back position, Eboue is the first choice. For Eboue, 2006 was a breakthrough year. Due to Lauren's injury, the Ivory Coast defender had an excellent opportunity. With his excellent running
With his pace, the right-back impressed Wenger so much that the French coach even compared him to Brazilian legend Garrincha.
In the central defender position, the indestructible defensive partnership of Toure and Campbell can be said to be the anchor of Arsenal's defense, and also helped the Gunners win the league championship with an unbeaten record in the 2003-04 season. However, Campbell today because
Accumulated yellow cards and suspension, so Senderos is partnered with Toure today. Seeing this young Swiss defender starting, Li Ang has a smile on his face. He is looking forward to Adriano's breakthrough in Senderos today.
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This talented Swiss defender had high hopes from Wenger. However, in the 2005 Community Shield Cup, Senderos became extremely unstable after being beaten by Drogba. In other words, Senderos has never been in the best position.
After that, when facing a physically strong center, there was a psychological shadow.
Before the game, Li Ang analyzed that Wenger might send Senderos and Toure as central defenders today, so he emphasized that Adriano should focus on Senderos and forcefully press the Swiss defender!
It can be said that when predicting Senderos' starting start, Li Ang already knew what to expect from this game.
