knife guard

Chapter 969
The group of death, the meeting of enemies, and the dark horse gaining momentum, the same story is almost staged in the UEFA Champions League every season.As the results of the UEFA Champions League group stage draw for the 2010/2011 season were announced in Monaco, major media commented on the UEFA Champions League group stage draw results the next day.

The British "Sun" unsigned the Champions League group match in this way, "If the strength gap between the teams is used as the standard, the group of death should be the first group B. Lyon, Benfica, Schalke 04 and Tel Aviv workers have no one. Dare to claim the strength of winning, but everyone has the possibility of qualifying from the group. However, because the reputation of these four teams is not enough, their "death" index is also discounted. In comparison, G where AC Milan and Real Madrid are located The best group deserves the title of this year's "Group of Death".

In fact, being able to draw AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax into the same group is a crazy thing in itself. AC Milan has won the Champions League 7 times, Real Madrid has won the Champions League 9 times, and Ajax has also reached the top 4 times. The total 20 championship records of the three teams are enough to make this group full of death, and this is only the group stage. .

"The Sun" believes that "Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea should all stand out from the Champions League group." After the draw results came out, the British media generally felt optimistic.Indeed, compared with the championship-level Group G with AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax, the Premier League teams, especially the traditional top three, are indeed lucky to sign.

"Sky Sports": Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Glasgow Rangers (the Scottish team), now know who they will face in the Champions League group stage.In the last three seasons, Manchester United, which has reached two finals and once won the cup, is in a relatively loose situation in Group C. The "half of our own" Rangers and Turkey's new army Bursa seem to be difficult to get into Ferguson's eyes, but Valencia, which is flying on both wings, will still make the Red Devils feel tricky after losing Villa.Chelsea are still awaiting their first Champions League trophy when they meet owner Abramovich's hometown team Spartak Moscow.Arsenal's old player Eduardo immediately ushered in the opportunity to fight back, and the miners are likely to be the Gunners' potential biggest competitor in the group stage.Of course, don't underestimate the Portuguese team Braga that pulled the Celtics down in the qualifying round.It is not easy for Tottenham to qualify. Inter Milan, Hoffenheim and even Twente are not easy opponents to deal with.Can Redknapp handle Hoffenheim and Twente with Inter Milan?

"Daily Mail": Tottenham are deep in Group A and Inter Milan Rush; Manchester United vs Rangers, the British Civil War is imminent.

"Guardian": Tottenham and Ferguson's Manchester United are also the focus of their attention.Lao Lei's team has just swept the Swiss Bern Boys 4-0 in the second round of the play-offs. Their morale is high, but their opponents are the powerful Inter Milan, Werder Bremen and Twente; Ferguson will face the hometown team he once played for Team Rangers, the British Derby attracted attention.

"Team Talk": Manchester United and Rangers meet on a narrow road.Ferguson encountered his old club; Rangers coach Smith was Ferguson's assistant coach back then, and the two had a lot to watch.Arsenal CE0 Ivan Gazidis said that the Champions League has a deeper meaning for the three London teams.This is not only an English team fighting for honor, but also a competition between the top three in London in the European arena.He also predicted that this season is very likely to have three Premier League teams in the final Champions League semi-finals again.Manchester United CE0 Gill (David Gill) expressed enough respect for the Rangers, and also believed that Valencia is also the favorite to qualify for this group.Tottenham's director of football management, Darren Eales, thinks every group game will be tough.Tottenham's goal is to strive to enter the knockout stage of the game.

The Italian "Gazzetta dello Sport" commented: "Although Milan and Ajax are a bit different now, Real Madrid, which has been firmly suppressed by Barcelona in recent years, has just changed their coach. It is really hard to predict how the Galaxy battleships will be integrated. Therefore, except for Auxerre who cannot escape the fate of the dragon, the rest of the top three also have the hope of advancing, just like Milan coach Allegri said: "This group we are in One of the two most difficult groups, extremely difficult for every team, let alone Real Madrid."

Another difficult group in Allegri's mouth is Group A where Inter Milan is.Although the Nerazzurri are giants, Hoffenheim, Tottenham and the Eredivisie champion Twente are not easy to mess with. It is by no means impossible to accidentally overturn the gutter. Moratti has already said, "We must maintain cautious".The three teams of Hoffenheim, Tottenham and Twente are very close in strength, and the battle between them must be very tragic.

"Corriere dello Sport" stated: "We are the group of death, all four teams have a chance to qualify, and we need to show our full strength.

Spain's "Aspen" stated that "Barcelona has been recommended to the top 16, while Real Madrid is in the death group.

"Daily Sports" hypocritically said: "Barcelona can't be careless. Rubin Kazan used to be our nemesis. They have not lost to us so far. Panathinaikos is strong and should not be underestimated.

Arsenal professor Arsene Wenger, who was preparing to participate in the European Super Cup in Monte Carlo, accepted an interview with reporters after the draw. The professor said: "Arsenal and our fans should be the object of sympathy, from Donetsk to Braga. Then to Belgrade, our away trip will be extremely difficult, because we will almost circle the earth halfway, and the distance can determine the results in many cases. I actually hope that the opponent is slightly stronger, but the distance is closer.”

Li Huan, who participated in the lottery, was also interviewed by reporters. The Chinese defender said: "I personally drew the Shakhtar Donetsk team. I am really sorry for my teammates. We may go to Russia to play in the coldest time, but I I believe that as long as our legs are not frozen, we will be able to advance. After all, it is the strength that determines the outcome."

Russian Tsar Arshavin said after the draw, "Russia is not as cold as everyone imagined, it is only about minus 20 degrees, and there is another kind of fun playing in the snow. But Shakhtar Donetsk is a great team. Team, we have to take it seriously, otherwise we will suffer."

Talk about the Champions League group stage faded into the afternoon of the second day, because another important game was about to start. The UEFA Super Cup will kick off at 7:45 pm. Fighting for who is the king of Europe, this is the first major event after the end of the World Cup in South Africa. Both sides of the game are not conservative teams. It will definitely be a thrilling battle between them. ball fight.

In the afternoon, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid participated in a press conference organized by UEFA after training at the Luis II Stadium.

Atlético Madrid coach Flores is good looking, more handsome and sunny than Mourinho, but he is a little less imposing and dull, and he is quite similar to his coaching style.

The arrival of the handsome coach naturally aroused a lot of discussion on the scene, especially the female reporters, all of them were holding back their energy and preparing to ask the handsome coach.

However, Flores is not only handsome, but also cool enough. After coming to the press conference, his speech was very brief. The cool guy said: "I can't talk about tactics today, and I don't want to talk about starting. Today I will talk about a story. 03 In [-], when the club’s centennial celebration coincided with the club’s economic crisis, the fans tried their best to raise money to celebrate. They ordered a huge assorted seafood steamed rice. Tens of thousands of people celebrated happily together, and then carried a hand-made world’s largest The team flag marched towards Calderon without costing the club a penny.

In addition, I want to mention a fan, the Spanish singer and loyal Atletico Madrid fan Joaquin Sabinha, he sang in the song: "Calderon, this is my home. It taught me how to grow, how to endure, How to live, how to face difficulties... rich or poor, we are always number one. Aupa Atleti!"

Facing such fans, I hope that my players and I can bring them happiness, hope and championships.It's over!Professor Wenger please continue. "

After Atlético Cool's coach finished speaking, Shi Shiran left without even giving the reporter a chance to ask questions.

Wenger shook his head, thinking, young people are young people, and they like to act cool, but professional football can't be played just by being cool.

Then the professor talked about the game and some problems that happened before the game, "This is a championship we have never won. All Arsenal people hope to win him. My players and I will not let the fans Disappointed, I have been coaching at Arsenal for 13 years, but I have brought very few championships to the team. Recently, I have not won a championship in five years. However, the club even gave me a salary increase. I am ashamed Yes, I hope to bring as many championship trophies to the team as possible, Super Cup, Club World Cup, Big Ears Cup..., our starting lineup has some adjustments compared with the league, but this does not mean that we If you don’t want to win the championship, please rest assured that our 22 players have a very high level of competition, and I will also select players from the best players to participate in the competition. Finally, I hope that more fans will come to support us. "

Then the professor answered some questions from the reporters. The professor revealed the news that Cesc Fabregas will start the game. At the same time, the professor also said that Arshavin will not start the game. Li Huan and Arshavin are what the reporters and fans want to see most. Playing side by side with Cesc Fabregas did not materialize.

At six o'clock in the evening, fans of Arsenal and Atletico Madrid occupied this country, which is only the size of more than 400 football fields. There are huge crowds of fans wearing bed sheets and red and white jerseys inside and outside the football mecca Louis II Stadium. They are all here to witness their team win the king of Europe.

Half an hour before the game, the commentators on the court platform began to create momentum for the game, Duan Xuan, Tao Wei, and the special guest Zhang Lu were teasing the game.

"... since 1998 the tournament has been held every year at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. Monaco is only the size of 400 football fields, but the principality has seen many exciting matches in European football. The Stade Louis II, as the designated stadium for the Super Cup, can accommodate 18000 spectators and is the holy land of Monaco football.

Visually, the fans at the scene are divided into half, but I don’t know if the scene of this game will be the best of each side, but in any case, we believe that this will be an offensive battle and a goal battle. "

Duan Xuan introduced it solemnly.

Tao smiled and said: "Atletico Madrid's summer preparations, 5 warm-up matches with 1 win, 0 losses and 1 draws, Atletico Madrid 3-2 Sporting Gijon, Mallorca 1-1 Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid 3-4 Espanyol (penalty kick) 1-1), Cadiz 5-6 Atletico Madrid (3-0 on penalties), Atletico Madrid [-]-[-] Wanderers (Thai Stars).

Although the results of the warm-up match may not explain anything, Atletico Madrid has always been criticized for its defense. Although the coach Flores has made great efforts this year, the running-in period of new players is also a problem.If Arsenal stick to the counterattack and seize the loopholes in Atletico Madrid's defense, the victory is almost [-]%, but Arsenal will definitely not play a defensive counterattack, they will definitely attack, so this game will be good. "

Zhang Lu is an expert in Serie A. He has always existed in the glorious era of Serie A. He doesn't like the Premier League and La Liga. Hearing this, he said: "Arsenal doesn't want to defend against counterattacks. The first is that he is not very good at defense. They can't afford to lose their face. They are the champions of the Champions League, a level higher than Atletico Madrid. Facing a team like Barcelona, ​​Arsenal's defense is fine. But Atletico Madrid is definitely not enough for Arsenal. , Arsenal also have at least a 7% chance of winning."

这时候段玄拿到了双方的首发阵容，道：“现在我们拿到了比赛双方的首发阵容，马德里竞技今天打得是（4-2-3-1）的阵型：13-德基亚/21-佩尼亚、25-戈丁、18-多明戈斯、17-乌伊法鲁西/12-阿松桑、8-劳尔-加西亚/20-西芒、7-弗兰、19-雷耶斯/10-阿奎罗

Goalkeeper No. 13 De Gea is a substitute. He is a post-90 goalkeeper with a height of 192. Today he replaced the main goalkeeper Asenjo. This small goalkeeper is not simple. Some people compare him to Adler and Neuer in Germany, but He himself thinks that his saving skills are very similar to Van der Sar's. In the league last season, this little goalkeeper performed extremely well and is already one of the young coach Flores' favorite goalkeepers.

Today Atlético de Madrid is really full of elites. Aguero, Uyi Fanussi, and Forlan all made their debut. It seems that Coach Cool is really going to play tricks with the professor.

Arsenal's starting lineup is like this, "Goalkeeper Fabianski, this is also a substitute goalkeeper, his strength is actually not much different from Almunia, mainly because he has played fewer games and has too little experience. There are a few turnovers and he has a chance to go up."

There is not much change in the back line. When looking for changes in other positions, the professor stabilized the back line. Li Huan is still the right back. However, according to the meaning of the professor before the game, if the team leads, it is likely to let Li Huan in the second half. Take a break and let Sania come up and work out.

The central defender is a combination of Koscielny and Vermaelen, the left back is Eboue, and Clichy is on the bench.

The adjustment of the midfield is relatively large, with Song and Fabregas in the midfield, Nasri and Rosicky in front of them, and Van Persie and Walcott in the front line, one high and one fast.Chamark, Bendtner and Arshavin are all on the bench. "

Zhang Lu said: "Actually, Arsenal's lineup is quite gorgeous, and it is also a first-class lineup in Europe."

Tao Wei said: "First-rate is true, but if Li Huan does not come, he is still a coach who has not won a championship for five years. They are too light on defense and heavy on offense. In the increasingly utilitarian modern professional football, he is not suitable at all. Said Li Huan's arrival saved his professional coaching career."

Duan Xuan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if there is no championship for five years. These Arsenal clubs have been raising his salary. During the press conference, he said that his salary has been raised again. Now it is 8 pounds a week."

Tao Weidao: "Before Li Huan transferred, there was a popular post on the Internet commenting on whether the professor is a devil or an angel. It's actually very interesting. Let me read it to you, the seven deadly sins of the professor.

On-the-spot command of Wenger's seven deadly sins: Wenger's on-the-spot command ability is still far behind Ferguson, Hiddink, Mourinho and other tactical masters.Watching Wenger sit for a long time, you will find a rule: Wenger usually changes after 65 minutes, one after 80 minutes, and one close to stoppage time (except for very special cases).Wenger doesn't like to take the initiative to change, he always likes to see others change first before he changes.Even Arsenal have fallen behind.I once read a statistic that Wenger's substitutions at halftime only accounted for about 4% of games.In addition, Wenger's control of the field is not clear enough. Even if he sees the weak link in the match, he always has a fluke mentality, but as the game progresses, the fluke mentality does not get lucky after all.

Wenger's Seven Deadly Sins of "Conyism": There is a joke that someone recommended Messi to Wenger. The professor asked, is he French? The recommender said no, and the professor said: Then you still recommend?Many Arsenal fans have been wondering why the professor loves French players so much,

In the professor's first peak period, the three French musketeers: Henry, Pires, and Vieira contributed greatly.But in the current Arsenal team, French players such as Sagna, Clichy, Gallas, Diaby, Nasri, Sylvester, Troy and many other French players often play for soy sauce.An Arsenal player once broke the news that in the Arsenal dressing room, the first language is French, he is not used to it, he thinks he should speak English.Wenger's reuse of French players is a good thing for his country, but it is easy to form gangs in Arsenal.Some people say that before the start of this season, the departure of Wicked August and Toure is a manifestation of the African gang's defeat by the French gang.And in Arsenal's current lineup, some French players do not have the strength to sit firmly as the main force, but they do.

Wenger's seven deadly sins of "heavy offense and light defense": Wenger has a pair of eyes, and there is no shortage of touches, but he is more reflected in the offensive system, before Anelka, Henry, Pires, Yong Bei inside. . .Recently, there are wicked August, Van Persie, Xiaofa, and Bendtner. . .Countless.But on the defensive end, more defensive champions were Lehman, Toure, Acor, and Campbell in the first glorious era (the five veterans of the defense are not counted).In the second venture, there were few bright ideas. Chrissy and Sagna only flashed in the British peninsula for one year, but Flamely left for Milan.Therefore, when watching the current Arsenal game, you never worry about not seeing a goal, whether it is watching yourself score or watching yourself concede.Moreover, the professor only likes to buy offensive players, and even in the youth training camp that has always been proud of, there are few defensive monsters.So now no matter who is injured in Arsenal's frontcourt, someone will always step up, even if there is a certain gap in strength, and in the backcourt Gallas and Will Mullen are injured, the professor can only send out the combination of Campbell and Tudou Xuanming. The human experience is there, but the surprise is gone.But looking at Almunia and Fabianski in the backcourt, making shots again and again and making mistakes again and again, you won't be surprised that Zhan Jun suddenly raised his head to the sky and roared at Arsenal's tofu defense line during the commentary.

"Stubbornness" of Wenger's seven deadly sins: To be honest, I have never seen such a stubborn coach. He obviously needs to supplement his strength, but he said: Rosicky's contribution is equivalent to a world-class signing.Obviously seeing Fabianski's poor performances again and again, he faced the media and said: Fabian is a world-class goalkeeper, all he needs is exercise.It’s just that I don’t know how Mannone, who has more potential behind the fiat currency, thinks?Wenger's stubbornness and world civilization don't require too much of his own words.

Wenger's seven deadly sins: "I want it all": No matter which season, before the start, Wenger expressed his ambition to win four championships: the League, the Champions League, the FA, and the League Cup. . . .One cannot be missing, if one must be removed, then the League Cup must be omitted, and if two must be missing, then the FA Cup must be removed.As a result, in the five years without a championship, the problem of Wenger's choice was particularly prominent. In the League Cup and FA Cup, Wenger always sent a group of young soldiers to fight. As a result, the easiest championship was gone, and the most difficult championship was gone But can't get it.For example, against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final last year, when the league had no desires and no desires, the Czar and Nasri were actually hidden.With the Champions League imminent, smash Liverpool.Five years without a championship, one championship is urgently needed to stabilize the army, whether it is the FA or the League Cup, as long as it is not the Emirates Cup, it is still useful to hope for plums to quench thirst. . . . . . . . "

Duan Xuandao: "This is really very reasonable. It should be said that Li Huan made the professor perfect."

(End of this chapter)