"Patrick, are you nervous about the upcoming game against Arsenal?" A reporter from the "Daily Mail" quickly interviewed Vieira outside the hotel.
"No, I believe the audience will warmly welcome me. But I want to win and I want to go all out. I am not nervous at all. I devote myself to the game. Now I want to get rid of everything except the game." Patrick
He shrugged and answered easily.
"How long will it take you to get the Arsenal shirt out of your head?"
"My experience in England ended when I signed the contract with Juventus, okay. I don't want to talk about it anymore." Vieira ignored the reporter's surprised expression and quickly entered the hotel.
"Goodbye, I've said goodbye to Arsenal!" The Daily Mail immediately wrote this interview into an article and published it.
"How is this possible?!" "No, I'm just making it up. How could Patrick be so heartless?"~~~
Vieira's words surprised countless people, especially when he told Italian TV station "Sunday Sport" a few days ago: "When you play with a team that you have played for 9 years, you can't help but be excited." Such words.
, no one knows why Vieira changed his tune.
But what is certain is that Vieira is still the same iron-blooded man who will not show mercy to any opponent, even his once beloved team Arsenal.
"Fans who stay up late to watch football, welcome to watch a Champions League focus match directed by Zhang and I. On one side is the Serie A team we are familiar with, Juventus. On the other side, we ZG fans have always been paying attention.
Arsenal.”
"National TV, national TV, fans of Spain, welcome everyone to come to Highbury with me to watch the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League finals of 14, Arsenal vs. Juventus at home."
"France, French viewers, welcome to watch the UEFA Champions League 14 finals brought to you by me, Arsenal's home game against Juventus. What is particularly interesting is that Thierry, who we are familiar with, will play with Juventus.
His national teammate David is facing off on the court, and our Patrick will face his old team, and now we are entering the game together."
"Italy, Italian National Television, welcome you to stay in front of the TV on time. This is the famous Highbury Stadium. Our leader has now entered the locker room. The game is about to start. Let's pay attention to our team's progress together.
Game situation.”
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As the game approaches, media from all over the world have flocked to Highbury Stadium. In addition to ZG, there are also Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and other European countries that have sent their machines early in the morning.
Adjusted and always ready.
Especially France, not only did their leading actress appear, but they also arranged the most powerful media lineup to cover this game known as the French Civil War.
Because on Arsenal's side, the captain and head coach are both French, and on Juventus' side, four of the starting staff are French, especially Thuram and Vieira, who were cultivated by Wenger.
Although Trezeguet did not play under Wenger, he came from the Monaco youth training camp built by Wenger.
"Patrick."
"Thierry"
When the players of Arsenal and Juventus were warming up on the court, Henry came over and hugged Vieira.
Vieira still has that slightly honest smile. Although Vieira is tall and thick, his smile is honest. But if you underestimate him, you are asking for trouble.
Applause also broke out at this time. For Arsenal fans, it was quite sad to see the two captains of their team meeting in this way, but there was nothing they could do about it. This is the game.
In this gathering atmosphere, the players from both sides warmed up in a regular manner. It was not until the assistant coaches from both sides came to call the players back that they entered the locker room one by one.
"In this game, you must make sure to score a goal, so that we can be more relaxed when we return to home. It is your task to score an away goal, understand!!!" Capello stood on his tactical board.
, looking at the group of people under his command with a solemn expression.
"clear!!!"
"Wingers, Xiao, Puff, in today's game you have completely opened up your channels, especially Robin. Your task is to cut off their connection with the center and force them to get the ball from the midfield to the wings. Is that clear?
!!!"
"clear!!!"
Both Capello and Wenger gave concise and concise instructions, because they have emphasized it too many times in the past few days of training, and there is no need to repeat it again.
After these many games, Wenger also believed that his players knew what to say and did not deliberately motivate them. Capello, on the other hand, had elite soldiers and generals with countless honors, not to mention his own reminders. He believed in his players.
Will adjust morale to the highest level.
One after another, players from Arsenal and Juventus stood in the tunnel, holding ball boys, waiting for Swiss referee Evans.
"Oh oh oh oh, the game is about to start." "The time is coming." "Spain, Spain..." "France, French radio..." "Italy, Italian fans..." ~
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As Els' figure appeared in Highbury Stadium, everyone's eyes fell on the stadium, and the big screen scanned them one by one.
Soon a bald man wearing a black and white jersey appeared in front of the screen, it was Vieira.
When Vieira heard the on-site commentator chanting his name, Highbury's thundering applause also revealed a knowing smile for the first time.
"Hoo ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!!!"~~~
"Huhu, welcome to Highbury, the home ground of Arsenal! I am the one you love and miss the most - Sen - Ke!
Today we will face our opponent in the Champions League 14th final at home - Juventus! This will be another powerful opponent as we enter the Stade de France.
I believe that our warriors will be able to defend our invincible home court, be as strong as ever, and destroy them as always! Even if our opponent is our old captain in the past - Patrick!
Now let’s take a look at our warriors! They are: Goalkeeper: Lehmann..."
As Senke shouted one after another, the starting lineups of both sides also appeared in front of the big screen.
Arsenal side: Leman Eboue, Toure, Senderos, Flaminihleb, Cesc Fabregas, Gilberto, Van Persie and Henry.
On the bench, Adebayor, Pires, Bergkamp, Bell and several other players, Campbell and Ljungberg suffered relapses from old injuries before the game and were not even included in the squad.
And Wenger made another change in his formation. 4411, Van Persie was behind Henry, more like an attacking midfielder. Arsenal adopted a defensive posture at home.
Capello used a balanced offensive and defensive formation, 442, with Buffon as the goalkeeper, Zebina, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, midfielder Camoranesi,
Emerson, Vieira, Mutu, forward line, two centers, Trezeguet partnered with Ibrahimovic.
As Henry guessed the coin, he and Van Persie quickly went to the center circle to kick off.
"Beep!" Evans whistled, and Arsenal's home match against Juventus officially started in the 14th final of the UEFA Champions League in the 2005-06 season.
"Kakakakakakakaka~~~~"
"Capture Juventus! Arsenal advance!" "Capture Highbury, Juventus, you are the strongest!"~~~
The media, fans, commentators, and the two head coaches all focused their attention on the court following the whistle. From the first minute of the game, they knew that they could not relax at all in this game, especially
This is especially true for Arsenal.
After Henry kicked off the ball, he knocked the ball to the feet of Cesc Fabregas in the center, and the single arrow shot forward.
When Cesc Fabregas saw Treze cover for it, he turned around quickly and sent the ball to Toure's feet. Arsenal's first wave of offense started from the backcourt.
"Oh, it's finally begun. Matthew, let me first tell you what you think of the game." In most Arsenal games, Matthew and Adams still commentate.
"Well, you see, Arsenal's lineup has not changed much, but in the frontcourt, Robin's position is the most questionable. His position is further back. I think it is to deal with the Juventus midfielder.
Muscle formation. Wenger may be more inclined to play on the counterattack."
"I think it's the same. Juventus' midfielder is definitely better than Arsenal in terms of average height and strength. It shouldn't be easy for Cesc Fabregas to stop them. Arthur needs to strengthen the center.
Our defense must be like this."
"Yes, but in this game, who will connect Capello's midfield attack is a problem. Patrick cannot replace Nedved. He cannot connect the two wing attacks, especially on the left. I think it is
It is for this reason that Zambrotta is moved to the left back to ensure that Mutu has enough physical strength to attack the opponent's wing and assist Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet."
"It's like this. The two tall centers are Capello's biggest guarantee. It depends on whether Arsenal can suppress the opponent's crosses."
The pace of both teams on the court was very fast. In the short two minutes that Matthew and Adams were talking about, the two sides had already had four offensive and defensive transitions.
Juventus changed their previous situation of solid defense in the game and started to attack Arsenal. Vieira would not show mercy to his little brother Cesc Fabregas, frequently fighting with Emo.
Sen cooperated directly to create an impact in the middle.
Van Persie had to pull into the midfield many times to cooperate with Cesc Fabregas to intercept. Arsenal was in a passive position for a period of time in the opening period, and was pressed into half by the opponent for siege.
In the sixth minute of the game, Van Persie took the ball in the middle and fell into Juventus's muscle formation. When he wanted to hit Xiao Ge horizontally, Emerson intercepted it.
Juventus immediately launched a quick counterattack. Camoranesi, who was left behind by Xiao Ge, rushed out immediately. After receiving Emerson's pass in the middle, he quickly rushed into the Arsenal penalty area.
cutting edge.
"Damn, this guy is really lucky." Xiao Ge quickly surpassed Silva and chased Camoranesi, secretly blaming himself for the ball just now, if he hadn't rushed too fast, he wouldn't have hit it.
It will give the opponent a chance to cut in to the middle.
Camoranesi felt someone approaching quickly from behind and did not dare to be careless. Seeing that he was about to reach the penalty area line, he suddenly stopped and followed his step to send the ball directly to his right.
Mutu had already changed sides and came here. He quickly caught the ball and wanted to pass it in again, but Xiao Ge had already appeared in front of him.
Mutu tried to make fake moves in front of Xiao Ge, making sudden changes, and his body's center of gravity kept shaking, trying to unbalance the center of gravity of the big man in front of him.
However, Xiao Ge was not fooled. His foothold was much more stable than Mutu's. Coupled with his advantage in strength, he kept pushing the opponent out.
Seeing that there was no chance, Mutu swayed his feet and did not choose to cut inside. He just knocked the ball across the middle and quickly sent the ball to the front of the penalty area.
"Gogogogo——go!!!" "Emerson, Emerson——!"
The entire Arsenal defense was pushed very far back. Emerson, who was following, did not choose to stop the ball. The moment he touched the ball, a caster shot directly into the air.
There was a loud "bang", "Whew!" and "Wow!" The exclamations sounded as the ball hit the billboard.
Emerson covered his head and returned to his own half. The ball just missed was a little missed. If it had been closer, Lehmann would have been unable to do anything.
"Oh my god, I feel like this guy is about as powerful as Xiao." An Arsenal fan sighed after seeing this powerful and heavy ball.
"Damn it, Juventus are all rough guys who only know strength." A voice on the other side was full of disdain, but his eyes were still full of surprise.
Capello saw this ball and hammered his left hand with some regret. This was their first chance at the beginning, but unfortunately he didn't hit the target.
Compared to Capello's sigh, Wenger seemed much calmer. When he saw the ball, he neither felt lucky to have escaped nor felt dissatisfied with his defense, but quietly looked at the field.
situation, without any expression or panic.
The Arsenal players on the field were in the same mood as Wenger. In the following confrontation, the Arsenal players appeared very calm and did not show impatience, because in the training before the game, Wenger emphasized many times
Defensive stability.
In this game, Arsenal had to compete with Juventus for the ball, which seemed to be a bit outweighed by the gains. Serie A teams originally focused on defense, and the team led by Capello was one of the best. Juventus was in his
With training, the impact of muscle confrontation on the results of the game has begun to be amplified.
In terms of strength and physical confrontation, Juventus is unmatched even in a concrete defensive league like Serie A, let alone Arsenal.
Therefore, Wenger's tactic was to proactively give up attacking within a period of time at the beginning of the game, let the opponent press forward, let him attack, and then use his own speed and technical advantages in the counterattack.
Arsenal's players attached great importance to implementing Wenger's tactics and put all their energy into defense at the beginning.
"Damn it, why didn't it pass?" "Patrick, break through their defense!" "Hey, the ball was missed."~~~The Juventus fans couldn't help but shake their heads, anxious.
Juventus had time to control the ball, but without Nedvěd's dispatch in the midfield, their offense could not match the delicate and compact coordination of Arsenal, nor was it as precise. In the beginning, it could only
Taking the ball and bouncing around Arsenal's perimeter, it was rare to break through to Arsenal's interior, and there was no improvement in the offense.
"Well done, Robin!" "Yes, that's it!" "Fight like a man!"~~~
From the beginning, Van Persie struggled with Emerson in the midfield, working with Fabregas and Silva to block the opponent's attack in the middle. He was the one who did the most.
Not only Van Persie, Xiao Ge also has a heavy task. Since Arsenal's three lines are very tight, there are some spaces on the wing. Xiao Ge and Hleb also frequently retreat deep into the half-court to defend.
Compared with the center, Arsenal cannot let the opponent easily kick the ball on the wing. You must know that the opponent Trezeguet is an aerial bully. Although Ibrahimovic is not outstanding in heading the ball, he is 1.95 meters tall after all.
No one can ignore it.
Although Ibrahimovic is not good at heading the ball, his feet are no worse than anyone else; Zebina pressed on the wing and was blocked by Xiao Ge, so he quickly handed the ball to Ibrahimovic on the wing.
Ibrahimovic controlled the ball skillfully and kept pushing inward. Flamini did not dare to be careless and stuck the ball tightly.
Ibrahimovic swayed his center of gravity and kept pulling the ball to stop it. The rhythm of dribbling the ball kept changing. He stopped and started a series of actions, and then suddenly passed by Flamini.
Just when Ibrahimovic wanted to pass someone, a figure appeared in front of him. He only felt that his body was stunned and his feet were empty.
Xiao Ge had already noticed his breakthrough when he was dribbling the ball, and snatched the ball away from his feet before he entered the penalty area.
After stealing the ball, Xiao Ge didn't pause at all. He went directly behind Ibrahimovic who couldn't react quickly, rushed out with the ball immediately, and quickly counterattacked with the ball.
When Zebina saw Xiao Ge steal Ibrahimovic's ball, he activated it, secretly shouting that it was not good, and hurriedly ran back. However, Xiao Ge was like lightning, too fast, and Zebina's explosive power was not enough, so he reluctantly pulled it.
Xiao Ge's arm was unable to keep up as soon as he changed its direction and swung it, and he broke through.
Just when Xiao Ge was about to rush through the midfield, a huge force suddenly rushed over from behind him. Xiao Ge was unprepared and had no time to adjust his pace. He stumbled and fell directly to the ground, sliding one meter on the grass.
How far.
"Beep, beep, beep!" The whistle sounded. Evans did not hesitate and gave Camoranesi a yellow card for hitting someone from behind.
Camoranesi shrugged helplessly and shook his head aggrievedly. In Serie A, such a violation would only result in a warning.
Xiao Ge patted the grass clippings on his body and seemed a little dissatisfied. If he rushed past the ball by himself, the opponent would only have two defenders and one midfielder. It would be a great chance to score, but it was a pity.
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