Jagged Wings

Chapter 102 A Little Squirrel
People like Riquelme are easy to get along with, and hard to get along with.

Such people like to dig into dead ends.

So in the next game, it was obvious that he was playing with a temper. Although he would still receive a pass from Senna, he would never cooperate with Senna again.

Arsenal, who had cut off Senna and Riquelme, had the upper hand again.

And this is the essence of Arsenal's defense against Riquelme in this game. We don't freeze you, but freeze your connection with other people!Football is an 11-a-side game, and without helpers, Riquelme is a poor commander.

You're awesome all by yourself, but what if all 11 of us are limiting you?

In the next game, Riquelme was in a bitter battle. Wherever he went, there were Arsenal players everywhere. within a narrow range.

"To be honest, why does the current Arsenal look a bit like Chelsea?"

"Haha, I believe Mourinho will be surprised to see Arsenal's defense like this!"

"What kind of horror is that when the romantic Frenchman learns to defend himself?"

Only then did people realize that without knowing it, Arsenal's defensive ability has also improved to this level?
In the 71st minute of the second half, Arsenal's left-back Flamini was injured and Wenger had no choice but to send the teenager Clichy.

In the middle of the season, Clichy came on as a substitute for Cole and got the opportunity to play in several games. At that time, he was at left back.Later, Cole was injured, but Wenger unexpectedly chose Flamini as the left back, and Flamini performed very well, and Clichy gradually lost his chance to play.

Now that Flamini is injured, Clichy has an unexpected chance to play, and he hopes to seize this opportunity.

After Flamini left the field, Villarreal obviously stepped up their offensive on the right. Several breakthroughs by Venta made Clichy very uncomfortable.The inexperienced Chrissy can only stop the opponent by fouling.

But Villarreal's lineup also has a free kick master like Riquelme, who frequently gives free kicks to the opponent, which is undoubtedly asking for a dead end!

Wenger couldn't sit still when Lehmann dragged Riquelme's free kick out of the baseline with a very embarrassing save.

"Antonio!"

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Wenger recruited Reyes to his side.

"Have you seen the situation on the field? What do you think we are lacking now?" Wenger supported Reyes' back.

"Goal!" Reyes replied.

"Fart!" Wenger swears: "It's defense!"

"Oh," Reyes nodded, "I don't really understand this!"

"You go back and tell Clichy to let him go to the middle to play a central defender. Let's play a three-central defender."

"So who's playing left back?" Reyes asked.

"You!"

"Me? I'm a winger, boss!"

"I'm the head coach!"

"Okay, head coach!"

Reyes could only reluctantly run over to inform Chrissy.

Knowing the situation, Chrissy's eyes widened, and he looked at Wenger off the court a few more times before shrinking back to the middle.

Reyes took his place and became a left back.

Arsenal's frontcourt was adjusted accordingly. Van Persie, who played forward, retreated to the position of left midfielder. Arsenal changed 541, and only Henry stayed in the frontcourt.

"Arsenal have made an adjustment and it's a little bit...it's not surprising to play five at the back, but it's strange to have Reyes at left-back - Reyes has never played left-back before. Can he stand it?"

"Maybe it's because of helplessness? Now the only two defensive players left on Arsenal's bench are Diaby and the teenager Alexander Song. Diaby is a midfielder, and Song's appearance here is the only one. The task is to feel the atmosphere of the game."

"Reyes has played left-back, and now one player seems to be the characteristic of Arsenal: Hleb played left, center and right three positions in the forward line, Eboue played left and right full-back positions , and now Reyes has the new attribute of left back. It seems that the men of Arsenal can be two of them!"

"Perhaps Wenger is really playing FM games. You must know that in FM games, practicing new positions will increase your CA. The higher the CA, the higher the selling price will naturally be!"

And Reyes suddenly felt a little uncomfortable: let my brother play the left back, and my son play the left midfielder, is this the rhythm of letting my brother escort?

Villarreal also knew that Reyes did not play defense, so they still regarded Arsenal's left side as a breakthrough.

Venta came up with the ball and faced Reyes' defense.

Venta was pushed by Reyes for most of the halftime. This time the two sides changed positions and changed to Reyes' defense. He was trying to play a role and let the Andalusian see Villarreal's offense.

Venta tried to trick Reyes, who was defending him, with a quick jerk of his upper body, but Reyes was unimpressed.He has never eaten pork and has seen pigs run. Reyes has faced full-backs all year round, and he has also done some research on the subject of "how to play full-backs".

Wenta had no choice but to feint with the simplest smash.Wenta dunked the ball to the inside, and then flicked his left foot lightly, as if to cut inside.Reyes, who lacked defensive experience, was really fooled, and he moved to the inside!

This is the moment!Wenta quickly dunked the ball towards the baseline with his left foot, and then he accelerated!
"Breakthrough! Venta made a breakthrough!" Villarreal's commentator shouted excitedly.In the first half, Wenta failed to dive and was scored. Not only was he depressed, but even the commentator was depressed.

But Reyes turned around equally quickly, made a circle from the inside line, and chased after Wenta!
Venta wanted to pass the ball to the goal before Reyes came up again, but the football flew out of the baseline and was blocked by the rapidly extending legs!

"It's Reyes! He surprisingly blocked Venta's cross, with terrifying explosive power!" The commentator praised Reyes' performance, "Beautiful one attack and one defense."

Reyes smiled "hehe" at Wenta: "I'm really not good at defense, but in terms of speed, you are not as good as me!"

In this way, although the offensive and defensive roles of the two were switched, Wenta was even more depressed than before.

Reyes' defensive ability is really bad, but he makes up for it with explosiveness and speed.Venta can pass him, or make him very embarrassed, but he can't pass the ball.

In the face of Arsenal, who sent five defenders, Villarreal found that their offense was completely useless.

It wasn't until this time that they woke up: When did Arsenal's defense become so strong?
But the game still has to go on!
Venta is also on the axis with Reyes, and was humiliated by Reyes for half the game. How can I get back to the game?Anyway, the coach said that losing a goal is fine...

This time Venta was a bit impatient, and Reyes suddenly inserted between him and the football, broke the ball, and then passed it to Clichy in the middle.

Wenta turned around and rushed towards Chrissy, intending to counterattack on the spot.

Unexpectedly, Clichy made a circle after receiving the ball and passed it behind Wenta.

"It's Reyes! He ran up to defend in front of the high-speed **** Leah Reyel's midfielder Hosico, but Xiaofa made a pick and roll for Reyes, allowing him to run smoothly into the center field.

Van Persie, who was originally playing left midfielder, dragged another midfielder Senna to the center.

A smooth road!
"Reyes! He got the ball!"

"He's driving at full speed and no one can stop him!"

In the TV footage, Reyes is galloping forward like a chariot of fire, while Villarreal's central players are also trying their best to return to the defense.

"Reyes! He cuts in!"

However, just when Reyes accelerated again, he in the camera suddenly made a shovel movement, kicking the football in front of him into the stands.

"He... is this considered a rescue?"

"What happened?"

The slow motion of the scene gave the answer. Just when Reyes was galloping on the wing, the little squirrels jumped into the field again, just in the way of Reyes.Reyes, who was running at high speed, had no time to change the direction of the football, so he could only kick the ball out of the sideline, and he himself fell to the ground due to inertia.

After figuring out the cause and effect, the Highbury Stadium burst into applause and bursts of laughter.

"It turned out to be a cute little squirrel. This little squirrel saved Villarreal. Otherwise, they might have lost 0:2!"

The little squirrel was also taken aback by Reyes' actions. It stared blankly at Reyes, then jumped and ran out of the field.

Let the little squirrel make such a fuss, and suddenly there was less tension in the stadium, and the score was maintained until the end.

This is also a score that satisfies both sides. Villarreal can return to their home court to resolve the battle, while Arsenal did not allow the opponent to score an away goal.

After the game, a special reporter grabbed Reyes and asked him to comment on the behavior of this little squirrel: "This little squirrel blocked an offensive opportunity for Arsenal. If you are eliminated, will you regret it?"

"No!" Reyes replied simply: "Villarreal's death is certain, this little squirrel just gave them a 'probation'!"

Reyes' words still pointed to Villarreal very coldly.

The soldiers of Villarreal quit, and they all made statements, accusing and criticizing the cruel Andalusian, saying that he had thrown the elegant gentleman of the Spanish into the English Channel.

However, the rampant language cannot make up for the gap in strength. Six days later, although Villarreal returned to the home court and tried to put on a desperate posture, the contradiction between Riquelme and Senna has become half-clear. up.

Facing Arsenal, who couldn't hold on at the Love Song Stadium, Villarreal, who had more than enough heart but not enough energy, had no choice but to accept a 0:0 draw.

In fact, they still have a chance to come back after knocking before the finale. Unfortunately, Riquelme missed this most important penalty, so they can only watch Arsenal enter the final.

The winning Arsenal soldiers wept with joy, this is their first Champions League final.

And with the end of the second round of another semi-final the next day, Arsenal's opponent also came out-Barcelona!
May 2006, 5, the Stade de France, against Barcelona!
All that's left is to wait.

(End of this chapter)