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Chapter 1025 The Gunner Myth is Strategizing
Messi's crazy celebrations stimulated the Arsenal players, especially Li Huan, Arshavin, Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas and other stars. The Emirates Stadium is their home. Messi even passed him in his own backyard Several people scored a long-range shot, it was like slapping them in the face, it felt hot, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Li Huan quickly regained his composure. In Arsenal, he is relatively old and is the captain of the team. When the situation is not good, he must set an example for the team. If he is impatient and panicked, he is young His teammates have no backbone.

"Calm down, there are plenty of opportunities. Don't push out blindly." Li Huan ordered calmly and coercively to his teammates.

The Arsenal players all nodded silently. On the field, the influence that the coach can exert is very small. It is mainly the captain on the field that plays a role. Therefore, many people call the captain the coach on the field. If the captain has high skills and strong personal charm , He even has the ability to rival the head coach.

Due to the unprecedented success in the first year and the confirmation of many things, what Li Huan did has a high probability of success. Li Huan has formed an omnipotent image in the Arsenal team. His words are authority, and almost no one dares Not following Li Huan's order, the Arsenal players actually suppressed their anger and stayed behind to watch the counterattack.

Barcelona originally thought that after they equalized, Arsenal would attack aggressively. They could easily counterattack in the backcourt, so as not to be counterattacked by others. Now Barcelona's defense is unstable. Opponents bombarded their penalty area indiscriminately.Barcelona can only seek a one-to-zero victory, and no longer pursue goal difference.The center of gravity of the organization has retreated, and there are fewer offenses and goals.However, Arsenal was not angry when the score was equalized at their own gate, and they still faced the game calmly, which surprised the Barcelona generals very much.

In the last few minutes of the first half, the game was going on with one side actively defending and one side hesitating. It was difficult for Barcelona to expand the score, and it was also difficult for Arsenal to reverse the score again. The score of 1:1 was maintained until the game Finish.

When the half-time whistle sounded, the players on both sides sighed in their hearts almost at the same time. This situation was not what they wanted. The score of 1:1 was unsatisfactory for both home and away.

At the door of the locker room, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola welcomed the disciples with the music of the movie "Spartacus" and said: "Welcome! Warriors! You performed very well in the first half, and you are not ashamed." The jerseys you are wearing, you are all good. I believe you will continue the current state...."

Guardiola and his disciples hugged one by one, patted the shoulders and backs of each player, and praised their hard work. Guardiola is very aware of the strength of the current Arsenal and knows that Barcelona will encounter even more in the second half. Big difficulty, so he has already made preparations in advance.

Back in the locker room and closing the door, Guardiola restrained his smile and said seriously: "The first half is over, maybe some players may take a long breath and feel that they can finally take a break, but I tell you, It's not the time yet, we have at least 135 minutes to play, maybe even 165 minutes and penalties..."

Guardiola's scaremongering made the players on the scene tremble. To be honest, they all weighed the situation in their hearts. They all understood that Guardiola's words were a bit exaggerated, but this possibility is by no means impossible, because The current Arsenal and the Gunners are no longer the Gunners of the past. Facing such a terrifying team, no matter how well prepared you are, it is not too much.

"...Of course, I believe in you, you will take back what happened last year, we have worked hard for 20 years, just to spread the ideas of La Masia and Barcelona to the world, let the whole world understand that Barcelona is It is the representative of offensive football and artistic football. Catalonia is the center of world football. …”

Guardiola's voice echoed in the visiting team's locker room. Although his encouragement cannot be said to have played a decisive role, it can still alert his subordinates. Don't make the mistakes of last year. As long as you don't lose, even if you are in the immediate This 1:1 score Guardiola also thinks it is very good.

In the locker room of the home team, the professor also came. Although he had made arrangements before the game, the players had understood all kinds of situations that appeared on the field in advance, and had conducted training. If it was a normal game, the professor might He didn't even come, but now he not only came, but also reiterated his deployment to the players again, letting them understand how to deal with the current situation in the second half. 1:1.For Arsenal, it is no different from losing. If you want to maintain a tie, you have to continue to score.
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"... Let's talk about Barcelona's offense. When Barcelona is attacking, the most important thing is to maintain the formation, which is to ensure that each position has enough contact points when receiving the ball. Even if the attack cannot be scored, the ball can still Pass out and keep the ball in hand. The second is to ensure that the opponent can organize a counter-attack on the spot as soon as the opponent gets the ball, because Barcelona maintains a good formation, no matter where the opponent gets the ball, Barcelona can organize Effective on-the-spot counter-grabbing, often two or three people surround the opponent, steal the ball quickly or cause the opponent to pass the ball wrong, at least achieve the purpose of delaying the opponent's pass, and the opponent cannot organize an effective counter-attack well to protect The safety of the forward-pressing back line... In this case, how should we deal with it, you should know, don't tell me you forgot."

The professor explained the essence of Barcelona's offense in the first half, and then asked the players questions.

"no!"

"It's all in my mind."

"How could it be possible to forget that we are going to beat them up again."

"Fuck it, we've got to win."

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The Arsenal players talked in a hurry. They were equalized by their opponents in the first half, and they have not reversed again, which made them a little depressed.

Li Huan coughed lightly, and the locker room immediately fell silent, more effective than the professor's order.

"... through fouls near the midfield to organize Barcelona's advancement, when the first defensive line (near the midfield position) is pulled out of the hole by Barcelona's pass, stop Barcelona through fouls, reorganize the formation, keep The formation is not destroyed. In this way, Barcelona's early pulling has become useless. When they attack again, they are still facing a complete defense line with three-dimensional protection. Repeated attacks are repeatedly interrupted, and the offense will appear to be no threat. Let them Getting restless. Eventually their own offense gets edgy and the defense gets confused. …”

Li Huan repeated Wenger's pre-match arrangements succinctly and clearly, with a lot of his own understanding mixed in.For this Barcelona team, Li Huan is more familiar than Wenger, and he has personally experienced it. There are many differences with Wenger. Li Huan's words are more recognized by the players than Wenger.

After Arsenal discussed the tactics assigned by the professor, Wenger left the locker room. Seeing Wenger leave, Li Huan smiled slightly and said to his teammates: "What the professor said makes sense, but we still need to consider some very detailed points. The problem, let Cesc, who came out of Barcelona, ​​​​talk to us."

Li Huan applauded first, and then everyone in the locker room applauded.

Fabregas had already prepared before the game. He stood up calmly and said, "I came from La Masia. I understand how terrifying Barcelona's tactical system is. I have practiced a formation for 20 years. And the style of play, this is very difficult for all teams. We don't have Barcelona's short passing skills and teamwork ability, so it is impossible to beat Barcelona from possession, so we have to start from other places... ... The professor asked us to destroy Barcelona's offense at the first moment. The farther you are from the opponent when you tackle the ball, the easier it is to expose your true purpose. If the defender can't tackle the ball, he will also tackle the opponent. The tackle is far away. When it comes to uprooting people, the speed is fast and the movements are big, and it is easy to get a card...so big moves should be done just after entering the 30-meter area. At that time, the number of defenders increases and the density is high. The defenders The distance from Barcelona’s offensive personnel is also closer, and the movement when shoveling is relatively small, and the chance of getting a card is also small...  …”

After Cesc Fabregas finished speaking, Li Huan added some of his own opinions. He is a defender, so he naturally made demands on the defender and midfielder from the perspective of a defender, "Barcelona and us fight more often when they are closer to us The position of the penalty area. At this time, if we want to foul early, we must grab it out, and our defensive formation will be broken as soon as we grab it. If we don’t grab it, when Barcelona passes to a position closer to the penalty area, we will have to worry about whether to foul Yes. If you make a foul, free kicks are hard to defend, and the closer you are to the penalty area, the easier it is to get a card. But I think the referee’s whistle is relatively loose. Don’t be afraid, after all, it’s still our home court. Forgive me that they don’t have many free-kick masters. As long as we control the first point well, their offense will be full of thunder and rain..."

In the 15 minutes of the midfield, both the home and away teams made detailed plans for the strategy and tactics of the second half of the game in the locker room. They were all focusing on the opponent's weaknesses instead of making up for their own shortcomings. This is why Barcelona and Arsenal are regarded as Attacking football stands for reason.But today, they will have a showdown for who is the real attacking football.

(End of this chapter)