Section 237? The Count of Monte Cristo (Act VIII: The Lion's Den)
Platini, Beckenbauer and other football giants in the main stand actually know that this game will not be good. Because these are two teams that lack Champions League experience, not to mention that they are old rivals in the Premier League. However, in the unfamiliar Champions League, the most important Champions League, they must tend to be conservative and tend not to let their opponents score goals first. What they are more concerned about is actually how the two coaches will compete with each other. They are too familiar with it.
After warming up on the field for more than ten minutes, they each returned, and then UEFA officials entered the room. After a simple ceremony, the two sides officially took the stage, with blue and yellow facing each other. In fact, at this time, Jose’s first The move has already been made.
Wang Ai did not start!
Before the game, Wang Ai vowed revenge, but he was clearly supposed to be the protagonist, but he was not in the starting lineup. This made Wenger's calculations, which had already arranged a dedicated person and tactics to deal with Wang Ai, come to nothing.
At 19:45, Hauge blew the whistle and the game officially started. Then, Wenger counterattacked. Arsenal, known for its elegant style of play, launched a defensive counterattack! And Chelsea started with a heavy attack. Yes, as a result, Jose quickly made adjustments and retracted obediently into the half court. It seemed that Jose originally planned to sneak a shot to Wenger, but was blocked back by the cautious Wenger.
During this air-to-air confrontation between the two coaches, Beckenbauer was smiling as he turned slightly sideways to communicate with Platini in a low voice. For professionals of their level, the commercial value of individual stars has to be determined by dedicated personnel. processing, they are more concerned about the overall situation and even the changes in the direction of football.
Wenger and Jose, with their distinctive temperaments, are both worthy of study.
However, after a small exchange of words between the two sides at the beginning, the game fell into an ugly stalemate as Beckenbauer expected. The gunmen huddled behind the bunker and fired coldly, and the biscuits sat on their plates and occasionally flew over. A piece of bread crumbs. Not only the coach, but also very few players from both sides have played in the Champions League final. In the National Stadium with 80,000 people, everyone was a little nervous, and their movements were inevitably a little stiff.
After twenty minutes of dull fighting, the two sides carefully reached out and began to have more opportunities to attack the edge of the opponent's penalty area. Wenger and Jose began to frequently shout on the sidelines to give on-the-spot instructions, and the game was also watched by the fans of both sides. The shouts gradually became warmer.
After all, the two sides are too familiar old opponents, and the game gradually fell into a accustomed rhythm. Even Wang Ai, who was watching the game from the sidelines, felt that compared to the elegant Arsenal, Chelsea was indeed a bit ugly. Not only were the tactics ugly, The players are also ugly, not only in appearance but also in style. But we must admit that the poet-like Arsenal will indeed be suppressed by the villain Chelsea.
Although both sides are Premier League teams and are accustomed to high-intensity confrontations, Arsenal's defense is not as good as Chelsea, Terry, Essien, Gremi, Del Horno and others in terms of tactical strength and personal strength. They are all very positive. Often after a few rounds of one-on-one collisions, Arsenal players will choose to give in, which invisibly makes Chelsea's defensive system appear more tenacious.
What poets are most accustomed to is competition between poets, but they are not good at gangster fights.
Henry was very enthusiastic. As an arrow, especially a counter-attacker, he did not "put the collective first" as he said before the game. Instead, he frequently attacked on his own, showing a strong desire to attack. So much so that the French fans on the sidelines of the game
They all began to call his name in uncontrollably. This is really the treatment of a superstar who has returned to his home court!
This call reached a climax in the 35th minute of the game. Ashley Cole, who came in from the back row, passed Del Horno's defense with a precise cross. Henry squeezed in between Terry and Carvalho and took the lead.
His foot stopped the football, but Carvalho, who should have stepped forward immediately, hesitated for some reason. As a result, Henry easily picked the ball over Cech's hands and scored into the Chelsea goal!
"Henry!" French fans burst out with enthusiasm, roaring their prince's name in unison!
Wenger raised his arms, Henry opened his arms to greet his teammates to come and celebrate, Terry looked at Henry's back with disappointment, Carvalho shook his head regretfully, and Jose remained silent.
After the goal, Arsenal tried to attack for a few minutes, and then quickly retreated to defend. At most, no one was left in the frontcourt, and as many as seven people were concentrated at the top of the penalty area. This made Lampard, Essien and others
The generals in the middle were helpless. At the same time, Robben and Joe Cole, who were flying together on both wings, were also in a tough battle. Because they were worried about Henry's speed, Chelsea did not dare to put all their troops on it. Wenger's unconventional utilitarian play style also
It makes it difficult for Chelsea to use their attacking speed.
Such a game depends on who scores first, especially when the team that is good at defensive counterattacks falls behind and the opponent plays intensive defense, the game is particularly difficult.
Drogba received Robben's cross twice, but his header could not hit the right spot under Max's pressure, so he had to temporarily withdraw from the penalty area. Essien's powerful long-range shot was missed.
He was easily stopped by Valdes, who was well prepared. On the contrary, Arsenal's several counterattacks posed a huge threat amidst the roaring cheers of the fans. At least it seemed that there were many people and menacing momentum.
Jose finally intervened, and under his order, Chelsea retreated. Wang Ai was not on the court, there was no point in the frontcourt that could hold the ball, and there was no clear-thinking assister. Everything was in Wen's hands.
As expected, Chelsea cannot break through the dense defense. Usually, Chelsea can only do two things in this situation: one is to retreat and attract the opponent to come out, and the other is to withdraw the defender and go up to the forward to fight. Apart from that, just
All we can do is pray that a player of huge worth can have a personal inspiration.
Now, Jose has one more choice, but it's not time to send Wang Ai yet.
With two yellow cards and a conceded goal, the Blues returned to the locker room in silence.
Ten minutes later, the venue was changed and the game resumed. Jose still had no intention of sending Wang Ai to play. He hoped to see whether Wenger could attack under the pressure of the increasingly fanatical home fans. Unfortunately, it was not until the 65th minute of the game that Wenger could attack.
, Wenger and his disciples still set up the bus calmly.
Wang Ai and Crespo got up to warm up at the same time. People didn't know whether Jose planned to fuck Wang Ai or risked their lives to fuck both of them. After warming up for a few minutes, the two of them were called in front of Jose. It seemed that they were both going to fuck.
, Wenger on the other side hurriedly deployed.
But Wang Ai and Crespo knew that only one person was on board, because all Jose's temporary instructions were told to Wang Ai.
The game was paused, "No. 13" was printed on the electronic scoreboard, and suddenly more than 10,000 Chelsea fans shouted Wang Ai's nickname.
Many people couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: It's finally here!
