"It's not impossible." To Mihajlovic's surprise, head coach Li Ang said with a smile, "It depends on what Wenger will choose in the next ten minutes of the game..."
As he said that, Li Ang glanced at Arsenal.
If Arsenal all retreats to defend, it will naturally become more difficult for Inter Milan to score.
However, if Wenger desperately wants to get a goal back and continues to attack with all his strength, tsk tsk...
However, Wenger shouldn't be so irrational, Li Ang thought with an uncertain guess.
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Thirty-six minutes into the game, Diego Milito scored the second goal for Inter Milan. Arsenal trailed Inter Milan 0-2.
Inter Milan's goal was a huge blow to Arsenal and put Arsenal into some kind of chaos.
Confusion of thinking.
In this case, is it defense or offense?
The thinking of the Arsenal players on the court was chaotic at this time. The offensive players must be thinking about continuing to attack and trying to get a goal back before the end of the first half, while the defensive players tended to be conservative. They withstood the international pressure.
Milan has more and more direct offensive pressure. It is clear that under the current situation, it is not to attack, but to defend, or to put it more directly: we cannot continue to concede goals!
Of course, how to deal with it in the end requires coach Wenger on the sidelines to make the final decision.
The players were confused and had different ideas; coach Wenger did not have a definite idea at this time.
If you are defensive, you may be able to hold on to the score of 0-2 at the end of the half without conceding any more goals. However, for Arsenal who want to advance, this home game is particularly important, even if it is the final score of this game.
The final score was zero to two, which was a result Arsenal could not afford and would make their chances of a comeback in the second round extremely slim.
Passive defense has no way out...
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In addition, Wenger also considered that Inter Milan's morale has obviously improved, and it has become very difficult to stop them by relying on defense.
What if instead of defending, you choose to attack?!
As long as we seize the opportunity, get a goal back, and rewrite the score to 1-2 before the end of the first half, there are still 45 minutes left in the second half of this game, and Arsenal may not have no hope of equalizing the score.
Even a comeback? It’s not impossible!
Thoughts of equalizing the score!
Thinking of a comeback!
This wonderful prospect quickly occupied almost all of Wenger's thoughts.
Moreover, when he glanced subconsciously, he saw his assistant Steven Bould sighing, and Wenger's heart seemed to be tugged by something... This prompted him to further tilt the balance in the direction of a certain choice.
On the court, Arsenal players will look at the coach on the sidelines from time to time.
They need the head coach to convey instructions as soon as possible, and they also know that it is a very bad situation for them to have confused ideas now.
Wenger's facial expression was frozen at a certain moment, and he finally made a decision:
attack!
attack!
The only way to survive is to attack!
He gestured to the players on the field:
attack!,
attack!
In the camera, the face of the Arsenal head coach now has an expression of determination called all-or-nothing.
"There is still time, there is still opportunity..." the Frenchman whispered.
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When the game restarted, a vigorous battle between Inter Milan and Arsenal began!
Seeing that Arsenal did not shrink the formation, but pressed forward more boldly, Li Ang was very happy. He really wanted to give Wenger a thumbs up: Yes! I like it!
Arsenal dared to attack with pressure, and Li Ang did not adopt a defensive and counterattack strategy. Instead, he waved the flag and Inter Milan pressed forward and attacked.
You punch me and I kick you, let’s see who kills the other first!
Not to mention that Inter Milan is two goals ahead and has the confidence to make mistakes.
It is the comparison of the strength, morale and status of both sides. This kind of offensive battle is obviously Li Ang's favorite.
According to official statistics from UEFA, Inter Milan is the team with the highest offensive efficiency among the 32 teams in the UEFA Champions League this season, and is also the team with the strongest ability to seize opportunities.
Therefore, Inter Milan really likes the two sides attacking each other.
In the 41st minute of the game, Muntari and Fabregas were fighting and both fell to the ground. However, the referee Hansen's whistle sounded. He thought that Muntari had fouled Fabregas and awarded the penalty to Arsenal.
A well-placed free kick in the frontcourt.
Li Ang snorted coldly on the sidelines. In his opinion, this was a 50-50 goal, and both sides were pulling. The referee was obviously feeling "compassion" because Arsenal were two goals behind, so he was partial to the home team.
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Arsenal's free kick chance.
Wenger shouted from the sidelines and called Diaby to the sidelines.
He covered his mouth and whispered something to the French player. The latter showed a surprised expression, then nodded sharply with an "I understand" expression, turned around and ran back to the court.
Later, Fabregas, Hleb and Diaby all stood in front of the football, and the three players covered their mouths and discussed something.
Then, Fabregas walked away, leaving only Diaby and Hleb standing in front of the football.
Referee Hansen's whistle sounded.
Hleb took a running start and ran over the football. Then, Diaby, the real penalty kicker, rushed up. He did not choose to shoot directly, but hoisted the football into the penalty area.
However, what is interesting is that the football was not passed to the goal, but to the left side of the goal near the baseline, where Fabregas appeared. He wanted to take off and complete a header pass, but, after Samu
Under the pressure of El, he failed to take off fully and touch the football. The football passed over his head and went out of the baseline.
Inter Milan goal kick.
Arsenal wasted a good set-piece opportunity.
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Arsenal's free kick attack did not pose any threat. Instead, it was the content of this free kick tactic that attracted people's attention.
"Is Arsenal trying to imitate Inter Milan's goal?" Italian commentator Ferrari couldn't help laughing.
Subsequently, slow motion showed the entire free kick tactical process: Indeed, when Fabregas tried to take off and ferry, Adebayor retreated from the goal to near the penalty spot, seemingly waiting for Fabregas to pass the football
Come over, if this attack can be successful, it will be exactly the same as the goal scored by Diego Milito for Inter Milan.
"Arsenal wants to kill Inter Milan the way Inter Milan does. How could Inter Milan not be prepared for this?" Rossi couldn't help but mocked, "When Cesc Fabregas moved, Samuel took precautions in advance.
When Adebayor retreated, Chivu followed him. Even if Fabregas could push the ball over, it would be difficult for Adebayor to get a good header opportunity!"
The camera also interestingly shows the coaching benches of the two teams:
On Arsenal's side, Wenger put his hands in his trouser pockets. Seeing that the attack was not successful, he arched his body in regret.
On the Inter Milan side, Li Ang obviously saw through Arsenal's attack. He was stunned for a moment, then seemed to be holding back a smile, his cheeks bulging, but finally he couldn't hold it back, and his cheeks and lips trembled with laughter.
Trembling...
"This is really..." When the English commentator saw this scene, he didn't know what to say. The commentator covered his face, he felt "shameful".
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