Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 719
I want to say sorry to everyone, I made a mistake that Lin Hai Tingtao once made, and missed the World Club Cup... and now there is no way to modify it, I can only add here, Newcastle, Japan won [-]-[-] Sao Paulo, finally won the World Club Cup.

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"Vieira through... Fabregas again into the box! Precise pass! Henry comes in and shoots...Goal! Goal! Thierry Henry! King of Highbury! Arsenal took the lead! A fantastic 'Arsenal goal'!"

Henry galloped through the Highbury Stadium, and the Arsenal fans in the stands paid tribute to their king with continuous cheers. This seemed destined to be Henry's stage. Nowhere else, Henry's achievements were far less acquired on this field.

Mourinho shook his head. Wenger's unconventional tactics had indeed achieved results. Dawson couldn't keep up with Henry's pace at all, but I'm afraid Arsenal couldn't play such an exquisite coordination casually, otherwise they would It's not that the points are so far behind Newcastle now.

The game restarted, Newcastle started to counterattack, but Arsenal suppressed Newcastle's attack on the two wings with fierce pressing. Sun Chenghai and Ashley Cole are both full-backs with strong one-on-one ability, while Vieira is like an iron wall He also built a line of defense in front of the penalty area, using his height and stealing ability to constantly destroy Newcastle's offense.

With Newcastle pressing up, Arsenal instead played a defensive counterattack. After having enough space to sprint, Henry's personal breakthrough with the ball was almost unstoppable. If Mori assists in the defense, Dawson, who has a yellow card on his back, is extremely passive in defense.

Before the game, the evaluation of this game was basically [-]-[-], even biased towards Newcastle-Newcastle has now won seven consecutive victories, and their momentum is like a rainbow, and their away performance this season is as good as at home- They are all unbeaten, and even at Anfield and Stamford Bridge they performed equally well, taking three points from Anfield and one point from Stamford Bridge... and Arsenal?In the previous round, they lost to Bolton on the road, and they were tied by Manchester City at home in the last round... What's more, at Arsenal's home court, Newcastle just happened to be able to play their defensive counterattack tactics to the fullest. The outcome of the game is likely to be a Mourinho-style victory - Arsenal get the upper hand and Newcastle win, as they did at St James' Park a month ago.

But the current situation is that Arsenal have not only won the lead on the scene, but also gained a real lead-up to now, Newcastle has not been able to create any threatening offense, but Arsenal has not only had a few times. A shot and a nice goal.

No. In the 203rd minute, Cole, who assisted and stepped forward, passed to Ljungberg. Ljungberg made a clever cross in the middle. Henry took the ball from the top of the penalty area and suddenly kicked up the far corner. Fortunately, Cech is tall and long-armed. The ball went out of the baseline, Henry took a corner kick, and Campbell rushed to the top.

Two minutes later, Adriano, who switched positions with Henry and exited the penalty area, bombarded the goal 2 meters away. The ball was blocked by Dawson with his body, and Lucio made a clearance immediately.

It was not until the No.30 minute that Newcastle created a truly threatening attack. Essien passed the ball in midfield. Fei took a long shot under Vieira's interference, and Lehmann made two consecutive saves before pressing the ball under him.

The disadvantage of the midfield makes Newcastle players have to use more fouls to stop the opponent's attack. No. 305 minutes, Bernard fouled Vieira, No. 307 minutes, Ribery fouled Henry - Newcastle The two French players are not polite to their compatriots.

This situation also caused strong dissatisfaction among the Arsenal fans. Their boos were overwhelming, but the Newcastle players still had this psychological quality-five minutes later, Ribery once again tackled Vier in the midfield. La, was shown a yellow card by the referee Dunn.

Even Wenger couldn't bear it this time. He stared at Mourinho fiercely and shouted: "Is this your football? Jose?"

"This is modern football, professor," Mourinho replied with a shrug.

Wenger was choked, but Arsenal's style of play is not so good, at least several large-scale brawls in the Premier League all occurred in the matches between Arsenal and Manchester United.

Arsenal's players are indeed not good. Soon, Ljungberg also received a yellow card for a retaliatory foul on Franck Ribery-although they all played in Yunjiatianyu, Ljungberg left When Franck Ribery came, there was no friendship between them, not to mention that they are their own masters on the court now.

The first half of the game ended in the constant fouls and gunpowder between the two sides. Arsenal maintained a one-goal lead until the intermission.

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"I have to say it again - this game is difficult." Mourinho's first words in the dressing room were like this: "We seem to have a bright future now, but don't forget that there is a tail behind us. Then, as long as we are a little careless, we may be caught up by the opponent. So this game, we have to play the same as the Champions League final. They have now gained the advantage on the field, and they have done better in the midfield. We're better, so we can't mess with them too much in midfield - that's their strength."

After drawing a few strokes on the tactical board, Mourinho said: "Nie Fei, Frank, in the second half, you should be more active and forward, don't get too entangled with them in the midfield, try to play in the frontcourt Pull and disrupt their tactical arrangement! The two full-backs should press more and suppress the attack of Ljungberg and Pires! The key to the competition now is the two wings. If we can gain an advantage on the wings, Then the threat of our two centers can be even greater. Didier, you can change positions with Ibra appropriately to disrupt their defense, when their defense reveals flaws..."

Mourinho snapped his hands together: "Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

The disadvantage in the first half also made Newcastle's players intolerable. They have never tasted such a taste in the first half of the season-they have always played their opponents on their hands, and in the first half Arsenal But Na let them taste such a taste, Newcastle players are all proud masters, how can they bear such a situation!
Pei Wei, who was next to him, heard something was wrong. Mourinho had been emphasizing how to attack, but he didn't say what to do defensively. With the momentum and state shown by Arsenal in the first half of the attack, Newcastle's If the defense is not strengthened while strengthening the offense, wouldn't it be sifted by Arsenal.

After the players walked out, Pei Wei raised this question to Mourinho, but Mourinho shrugged his shoulders: "Can we win by defending alone? And now we are already behind, don't think Wenger can't do anything to defend the goal...and our passivity in the first half is not only a defensive problem, the most important thing is that we can't attack. If we can't suppress the opponent's attack with offense, we will definitely die very ugly."

Pei Wei nodded silently. The current situation is indeed the case. Arsenal played a perfect first half and got everything they wanted, which also allowed them to adopt any tactics more easily in the second half of the game , Newcastle can only passively accept the move.

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After the start of the second half, Newcastle kicked off and launched a fierce attack from the first minute. The momentum they showed in the attack shocked Arsenal fans.

And Arsenal also seemed to be stunned by Newcastle. Within 10 minutes, Newcastle created three threatening shots, which was nothing like the sluggishness of the first half.

But at this time, it entered the period of Lehmann's performance.

No. 408 minutes, Toure fouled Ibrahimovic at the front of the penalty area. Nie Fei's 20-meter free kick bypassed the wall beautifully, but was saved by Lehman with a single palm. Campbell quickly cleared the siege, and Essien intercepted the ball in front of the penalty area Another long shot, Lehmann stood up and held the ball in his arms.

Three minutes later, Newcastle played an exquisite coordination, Franck Ribery made a direct pass from the center, Drogba retreated to make the ball, Ibrahimovic launched a beautiful through ball, Nie Fei quickly inserted to form a single knife, facing the attacking Lehmann challenged Shot from the far corner, Germany's No. 3 national goalkeeper reached out and touched the ball under seemingly impossible circumstances. The ball changed direction slightly and hit the outside of the post and bounced back to the penalty area. Lehmann got up from the ground again and pressed the ball firmly against his body. Down.

Two minutes later, he blocked Drogba's shot on the goal line with a wonderful side save. While winning huge applause from the Arsenal fans, he also left Mourinho and Pei Wei speechless.

"Damn, is the reaction so fast!"

After seeing Lehman blocking Ibrahimovic's low shot in the penalty area with his feet, Pei Wei couldn't help shouting. In Pei Wei's opinion, if Lehman can play at this level in every game, then he may Kahn has already taken away the main position of the national team, and there is no need to wait until 06 to be in the national team for the first time.

Mourinho bit his lip and didn't speak. The disappointment in his heart was greater than that of Pei Wei, because Pei Wei couldn't see it. It was Arsenal's luck that Lehman broke out at this time, because Wenger probably didn't think of himself The loss will launch a fierce attack at the beginning of the second half. If you seize this opportunity to tie the score, then the game will return to the original starting point, and Newcastle will be able to fight against the opponent more easily.

But Lehmann's brave performance killed all of this. After Wenger made adjustments, it would be very difficult for Newcastle to get so many opportunities.

"Man is not as good as God." Mourinho could only sigh helplessly in his heart.

(End of this chapter)