Mister Legend

Chapter 555 Official Closing
The 0-2 loss to Real Madrid naturally has many points worth summing up by the Arsenal coaching staff. For example, the tactics formulated before the game were too conservative, the opponent's core players were not well prepared for the explosion, and the score was behind and the scene Failed to make the most appropriate response when it was extremely critical, and so on and so on.

However, Li Moody believes that the team's biggest problem at present is the lack of a real leader and a world-class superstar on the offensive end. Otherwise, the Gunners will not be able to create more threats to the opponent's defense in the Bernabeu battle. .Due to the tightness of the back line, the team's midfielders must devote most of their energy to defense. In addition, in order to cooperate with the 4-5-1 position, Beracino and Golovin on both sides and Albrighton, who came off the bench, recovered a lot, which fully exposed the shortcomings of the Arsenal striker's poor individual combat ability.

The starter Moussa Dembele is a standard finisher. He is only good at sending the ball into the opponent's goal, and he is not particularly reliable, let alone in other aspects.Lacazette, who came off the bench, is known for his comprehensiveness. His dribbling, speed, and awareness are all above average, but he is caught in the same problem as the entire team, that is, none of his abilities are particularly outstanding. When coming forward, it lacks a deadly killing move.

Similar to the latter situation is Beracino. The striker originally had some opportunities in the center position when he played for West Brom, Stoke City and other teams, but after joining Arsenal Being used by the head coach as a winger and an all-rounder in the position of the midfielder, the habit of anti-offside and shooting at the first time, which was developed when he was a single arrow, has gradually been changed, and he is no longer suitable for going to the front and charging into the battle. .

As for the only serious high center forward Chuma in the team, he is naturally competent as a bridgehead in positional warfare, and his footwork skills are also good, but after all, it is far from Ibrahimovic's level, and his speed is also unsatisfactory. More, it is a typical example of needing teammates to provide support.

This set of striker configurations with different advantages is still very powerful in normal games. To use a slogan, there is always one that suits the current opponent.But once encountering an extreme situation, such as this confrontation with Real Madrid, when the team's overall offense cannot be played, and the striker is urgently needed to open up the situation with superb personal ability, Arsenal is powerless and can only catch it with nothing. sit still.

So during the rare two-day rest day after the game, Li Mudi couldn't relax well, even when he led his daughter who had just mastered the walking ability for a slow walk in the garden, he couldn't maintain enough concentration. Let the little angel in the family fall several times, which made the mother and adults angry.If it wasn't for the persuasion of Lin Yuner who returned to London from Asia after finishing her work not long ago, it is estimated that the Gunners coach's dinner may not be settled.

He has been thinking about how to introduce a top attacker to help Arsenal make up for the lack of super offensive firepower, but it is difficult to find a suitable candidate in a short period of time.Leaving aside how much money will be spent, it is very difficult for superstars of this level to appear in the transfer market. No matter which one of them has not passed their peak period, they are priceless treasures of their respective clubs. Selling such a player can rely on A star who can change the game by himself, this situation has basically not been seen in the past ten years.

Real Madrid sold Ronaldo at the beginning because they were worried about the latter's age and were unwilling to pay him a high salary, so they "reduced the price" to Juventus. You can't expect another big pie to fall from the sky and just fall on your head, so this plan seems fundamentally impossible to prepare in advance, and you can only see if God will give you an unexpected surprise.

After returning to the Kearney training base on Saturday, the Gunners coach temporarily put aside everything that has nothing to do with the team's preparations. Although there is still half a month before the final battle, everyone's mood has begun Gradually tense up.This kind of tension is not the kind of strong mental reaction caused by fear in a broad sense, but the necessary attitude of professional players before every game.

Although judging from the strength of both sides in the final, the Arsenal side has a younger average age and performed better for most of the season, but Messi and others have taught all the British a lesson in the semi-finals. The thought of underestimating the enemy will naturally not appear in the minds of the gunners.

But after all, there is still a long interval between the peak battle of the Champions League, and the team's coaching staff also pays great attention to adjusting everyone's competitive state, so as not to let the players enter the over-excited mood early, so as not to affect the game time play.Therefore, a lot of decompression and relaxation items were added to the daily training, so that the whole base maintained an optimistic atmosphere in the next two weeks.

After this situation was reported by the British media, it also infected most of the fans in the country, which greatly reduced the heat of the war of words between Britain and Spain that was intensified due to the results of the two semi-finals, and indirectly slowed down the Dortmund police. pressure.Otherwise, if the fans of the two countries really had a fierce conflict in the stadium, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Just before fans all over the world are waiting for the final super feast of this season, the major European leagues have ushered in the final results, and the most interesting ones are naturally the final champions of La Liga and Serie A.

In the Iberian Peninsula, the Madrid duo ended up with a record of 27 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. In the two direct dialogues, the two sides each achieved a small victory by one goal and a tie. According to regulations, they can only win by goal It is the first time in the history of La Liga that this extremely rare situation will be decided. (PS: The same score at the top of the list has appeared before when the two-point system for winning games was implemented. For example, in the 1930-31 season, Bilbao, Santander and Real Sociedad had 22 points, but the Basque Lions passed each other. The advantage of the duel score directly won the championship, and did not enter the procedure of the goal difference competition)
As a result, Real Madrid, relying on their superior attack power, overwhelmed their rivals in the same city with a slight advantage of three goals and won the 34th league trophy in team history.

As for the ending on the Apennine Peninsula, it was more dramatic. The Turin team, which had led the standings for most of the season before, defeated Meazza in the penultimate round and lost the league championship that was almost obtained. Picking up a bargain, even Li Modi felt extremely sorry for his old club.

On April 4th, the FA Cup final also completed the scheduled performance at the New Wembley Stadium. Manchester City defeated their rivals Manchester United 30-2 with Mahrez's goal in overtime. After three years, he once again boarded the championship podium of the first domestic cup competition.

But Scholes didn't come away empty-handed in his first full season in charge either. He led the Red Devils to a one-goal victory over Serie A giants Roma at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium four days later, following the 2016-17 season. For the second time in team history, they won the European League, and at the same time won the last ticket to the Champions League next season.

So far, the 2021-22 European football season full of surprises and excitement is left with the last and most watched matchup: the peak dialogue between Arsenal and Barcelona. May 5th is the moment to draw the final term for the past ten months, and people can't wait for the finale to come.

To be honest, these two teams can meet in the finals. Few people could have predicted that the knockout rounds had just begun or even when the results of the semi-final draw were announced.Before the start of the eighth-finals, Arsenal and Barcelona's winning odds were only tied for eighth among the [-] teams, even behind the Turin team, which is not experienced in the European war.

However, they have reached the highest stage step by step by virtue of their more stable performance compared to their opponents in each round, especially when facing opponents whose overall strength is stronger than themselves, they have shown the background of the world's giants. It is commendable.

Compared with Arsenal's natural return to the situation where they won the Premier League last year after the injury situation improved, Barcelona's journey to the final is obviously more legendary.After the core of the older generation such as Pique and Rakitic either retired or left the team, the Catalan team is actually in a period of adjustment this season. Their performance in La Liga has been able to compete with Atletico Madrid since last season. At the last moment, it showed a big step back. Although it still won No.3, the point difference with the top two teams has reached more than ten points. This is obviously not the best Barcelona.

Messi, who is about to turn 35 years old, has finally returned to the earth from outer space after his lifelong enemy Ronaldo. Even though he can still play amazing games in some games, he can no longer Become the only master in the green field.A total of 42 appearances in various competitions in a single season, scoring 14 goals and sending out 19 assists can still be described as great, but Wu Lei is far from the invincible existence back then.

No wonder the western media will frequently report that he is about to move to the United States, because the magic power of the club king is indeed gradually diminishing. He probably hopes to leave a relatively perfect back for all fans, instead of leaving in a downcast attitude.

In order to allow the legend of the team to have the most comfortable environment in what may be the last season, the Barcelona club did not make major adjustments to the lineup in the two transfer windows of this season. Most of the new players have high potential , Young people who have not fully realized.

If everything is really going according to plan, the upcoming summer will be a critical moment for this La Liga giant to undergo a large-scale renewal. Dolberg, Abel Ruiz, Carles A New stars such as Lenia and Marc Cuculera, together with top stars such as Coutinho, Dembele, Umtiti and Semedo, who are at their peak, can introduce at least two Without the huge funds of top stars, Barcelona's competitiveness will soon recover, and by then the entire European football will face a new round of bloody storms.

But that will happen next season at the earliest, at least in this Champions League final, it is Arsenal who have the advantage.

Although the offensive methods of the two teams are different, the offensive power formed is basically the same. The frontcourt combination of Messi, Coutinho, Malcolm and Ousmane Dembele can be said to be full of aura. Ranked among the top in the world in terms of technical capabilities.The combination of Beracino, Barco, and Golovin behind Lacazette is not too strong. Although there is a gap in absolute talent, it is still more targeted than Barcelona's no-front tactics. It can effectively extend the attack range to the opponent's restricted area, and the effect is also good.

But football is not just a project that relies solely on offense. The role of defense in the entire game is also very important, especially in such an important final occasion.

As mentioned before, Barcelona's current line of defense is actually not very reliable. Due to the coach's personal habits and the team's lack of substitutes, Semedo, Umtiti, Lenglet and teenager Juan Milan Da Si played almost the entire season, but they still failed to find the best tacit understanding, and made frequent mistakes.

After the older generation of midfield stars such as Busquets, Rakitic and Vidal faded out of the main lineup, the team's midfield defensive ability has also declined sharply. The only youth training midfielder Serge San Pell has never been able to satisfy the coaching staff, while the Dutch star Bazzol introduced from Wolfsburg has been unable to integrate into Barcelona's system for a long time.Losing this barrier in front of them has caused the defensive rating of the Catalan giants to drop another level.

On the other hand, on the Arsenal side, after two seasons of adjustments, although they are also slightly weak in the substitute link, the strength of several main defenders has been widely praised.Moreover, compared with the opponents in the final, the Gunners have no obvious weaknesses. In front, they have Ndidi and Torreira, which can be called the most outstanding midfield combination in world football. It's not 01:30.

It is precisely by virtue of this advantage that Li Moody let the players attack the opponent's left line of defense on the premise of a solid defense, and launched a violent attack against Juan Miranda, who was born in 2000, and Lacazette played in the first half. Scored a crucial goal in 307 minutes of the game.

Although Barcelona replaced the veteran Alba in the second half to make up for this loophole, the 33-year-old former Spain international was obviously unable to give the team more help on the offensive end, which led to Messi and others doing their best. Even with all his strength, he failed to create a particularly good scoring opportunity when he was always on guard against the Gunner's counterattack.

In the end, the 1-0 score was maintained until the end.Among the streamers and confetti flying all over the sky, Arsenal won the first UEFA Champions League trophy since the team was founded 136 years ago, fulfilling the dream of all Gunners fans for decades.

(End of this chapter)