The five thousand Milan fans who came to the Emirates with the team broke out in a cold sweat. If the game continues with this momentum, as long as Arsenal scores a goal, it might cause a chain reaction.
"Arsenal!"
"Arsenal!"
"Arsenal!"
The Gunners fans in the Emirates Stadium were shouting at the top of their lungs. They knew that they must not hold back the team at this time. They must use their own strength to fight with the players to the end.
Lei Yu was in excellent condition at the moment, and several consecutive attacks and counterattacks made his blood boil.
Hey, Milan guy!
Did you see it?
Arsenal will never admit defeat!
Even though the few attacks just now failed to score the opponent's goal, facts have proven that Arsenal maintains a great threat to Milan at home.
Milan, are you ready to accept our attack?
At this moment, Lei Yu's eyes scattered two rays of light, as if shining through layers of mountains into Milan's restricted area.
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"Arsenal really worked hard today!"
"Three fierce battles in just 9 days."
"Although Arsenal has been maintaining a winning streak in the league, in fact before the game against Milan, Arsenal's first team had as many as 11 injuries!"
In the live broadcast room, Zhan Jun revealed the shooter's dilemma with one word.
"In this game, Rosicky and Gibbs both had minor injuries and were unable to leave the firing line. Chamberlain also played sick despite having a cold."
"In this 'Battle to Defend the Chiefs', Wenger and his gunners are trying their best to fight to the death!"
Arsenal attacked hard and Milan defended hard.
Even Zhan Jun knew about the situation, Allegri also naturally knew about it.
He knew very well that Wenger's tactic was to take advantage of his unstable footing in away games and attack at the beginning.
If Milan is not adapted to this rhythm, and is not used to the away venue or atmosphere where opponents can break through the defense, then Milan will be like a dam releasing floods, and gunners will continuously rush out of this gap;
If Milan stands firm and withstands the Gunners' continuous attacks, then when the time comes, Arsenal, which is full of wounded soldiers, will be in disarray due to lack of physical fitness and unstable military morale. By then, Milan can enter its own state and take a breather.
It's time.
Arsenal's left, center, and right sides are all moving forward today, and any one of them may become the main offensive force.
The single arrow in the center is still Robin van Persie, with Chamberlain and Theo Walcott on the left and right respectively. This is the same formation as usual.
But the person in the attacking midfielder position is not Lei Yu, but Gervinho.
In other words, Hot Bird's position today is more like a shadow forward.
Further back, there are Lei Yu and Rosicky. It can be said that the Gunners only have two midfielders today.
Rosicky has been playing as a defensive midfielder most of the time, while Lei Yu has appeared more in the attacking position.
Just based on this frontcourt lineup, you know that Arsenal really worked hard to advance today!
After the 9th minute, the Hotbirds took a test shot from 25 meters away from the goal on the right, and the ball went higher than the goal frame;
One minute later, little tiger Walcott made a straight pass from the right. Van Persie got rid of Thiago Silva's defense and shot an oblique shot 8 meters away from the goal on the right side of the penalty area, but Abbiati blocked it with his foot!
The Milan defender pushed the ball out of the penalty area, and Chamberlain followed up with a long shot that also missed the left post.
Allegri kept looking at the time and shouted to his team members: "Try harder! Grit your teeth and hold on, they can't run anymore!"
"Zlatan, your position is one step back. You can't let them pass through the midfield so easily."
"Robinho, don't just stand there, get involved in defense first!"
"Thiago, push your opponent out, with your hands, with your hands, do you hear me?"
The Milan coach is shouting to his players to give priority to defense, while Wenger is also frowning and thinking about where Milan's lifeline is.
Coach observation is the coach's business, and Lei Yu on the field is also exploring the weak points of Milan's formation as a player.
Having played against each other once at San Siro, Lei Yu had an idea of the strength of Milan.
In Milan's lineup today, Mesiba replaced Antonini, Emmanuelson dropped back, and Muntari lost his starting position.
Robinho served as the attacking midfielder, Shaarawy made his Champions League debut and formed a striker with Ibrahimovic, while Aquilani came on as a substitute after recovering from injury.
Looking at the unfamiliar and familiar faces on the field, Lei Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.
Maybe, we can create a passage through him!
After dropping back to catch the ball again, Lei Yu turned around and faced Robinho.
The cycling boy's dribbling skills are world-famous, and many people have compared the two together.
But in football, it doesn’t mean that whoever passes the other person has better foot skills than the opponent.
Robinho is skill and speed type, but Lei Yu is body and technique type.
When the two faced off against each other, Robinho, who was defending, actually gained little benefit.
Facing the boy on the bicycle, Lei Yu stepped over the ball with his left foot, moved his right foot to the right, and used a common lateral pull to shift the opponent's center of gravity to one side.
At the same time, Lei Yu suddenly pulled the ball back to the left side of his body, moved his left foot forward at the same time, and stepped out.
Lei Yu was so explosive that the boy on the bicycle first thought not of attacking but of dodging.
In this way, the activated Lei Yu easily passed the opponent.
Robinho was passed without attracting the opponent's attention. The Brazilian was not a defender anyway, so he was passed.
However, Lei Yu's skillful feints and super explosive power made his opponents cautious.
Robinho cannot successfully defend in a one-on-one situation, and it may be difficult for other players to do the same.
Lei Yu accelerated and dribbled the ball along the wing, using his speed to launch a counterattack.
At this time, Van Persie was already running in the middle, and the Hot Birds were following closely behind, rushing into the back of the penalty area.
Chamberlain is on the other wing, ready to steal the chicken and connect at any time. Only the little tiger Walcott is guarding the flank to connect with Lei Yu at any time.
Nocerino comes up.
The Italian international has just joined Milan this season, and his future and signing are favored by most Milan fans.
Serie A players are good at defense, and Nocerino's specialty on the defensive end is running.
So when facing Arsenal's fast break, Nocerino was the first to pounce.
With Walcott at his side, Lei Yu felt no fear at all.
Even if you can't pass the opponent, you can still choose to pass the ball!
Facing the opponent rushing diagonally forward, Lei Yu slowly slowed down and then made a passing motion.
Lei Yu's fake biography was very realistic. Judging from Nocerino's first reaction, he was indeed fooled.
Facing the opponent's outstretched foot, Lei Yu suddenly pulled the ball back, then moved the ball from behind his supporting foot to the left side of his body, easily avoiding the opponent.
Passed?
As soon as the Gunners fans reacted, Lei Yu rushed out from Nocerino's side with the ball and took the ball forward with long strides.
Since there were no other defenders near the wing, Lei Yu accelerated his speed to the extreme.
"Wow~~~"
"Thunder~~~~"
"accelerate!!!"
“Go for it!!!”
Seeing Lei Yu start to attack, the gun fans couldn't help but exclaimed.
After waiting for so long, isn’t it just Lei’s continuous breakthroughs?
As die-hard fans of Lei Yu, Gunners fans know very well what happens when Lei Yu dribbles the ball into the opponent's penalty area.
At this moment, seeing Lei Yu starting to thrust diagonally along the ribs, the gun fans' nerves instantly became tense.
When Lei Yu burst into the Milan penalty area, a Milan defender finally came over.
It’s Mesbah who also made his Champions League debut!
Facing the oncoming opponent, Lei Yu briefly observed the situation in the penalty area and made up his mind in a blink of an eye.