Jagged Wings

Chapter 145 European Super Cup

The new stadium is new for both parties!Even the home team, Arsenal, has only played in the Bergkamp Memorial Tournament on this stadium once.

"This is the first game of the new season. It seems that Arsenal are more uncomfortable with their new stadium than Villa! They seem a little at a loss for the overly large field of the Emirates Stadium, and Henry is the leader among them!"

"Henry seems to be suffering from World Cup syndrome. He has just returned from injury, and he seems to have not found his form yet!"

Indeed, the performance of Henry who made his debut surprised everyone. He was like sleepwalking on the court, not to mention wasting opportunities, and even kicked away shots that were close at hand.

Torres, who played with Henry, showed a strong desire, but the running-in time between him and Henry was shorter.The familiarity between the two is even limited to the occasional communication a few days before the game. The lack of sufficient tacit understanding makes the new Ding Torres not helpful to Henry's downturn.

Coupled with the fact that the team is more familiar with Henry and is more accustomed to passing the ball to Henry, Torres has very few opportunities.Sometimes Torres even saw the space running out, but found that he was right and didn't pass the ball; when he stopped running, he found that the football flew towards him...

Wenger shook his head off the field.

Although Arsenal took the initiative relying on their strong strength, they still failed to knock on the door of Aston Villa.The gunners continued to show their marksmanship around the gate of Villa, and Villa's nominal 433 formation, the actual force was completely concentrated on defense.In this context, the first official game goal in the history of the Emirates Stadium came from a passively beaten visiting team.

In the second half of the game, the ratio of the number of corner kicks between Villa and Arsenal reached an astonishing 1:14, and captain Meyer Berger took advantage of the team's only corner kick in the 54th minute to score, which will go down in history forever.

Seeing the other party's crazy celebration, Wenger scratched his head in pain.

He also saw that the team's problem was not too little possession of the ball, but lack of speed.Reyes does have speed, but facing the opponent's two close defenses, he has no good way!
It's time to change!

So Wenger turned around and hooked his hand towards the bench: "Theo, go warm up and come back in 5 minutes!" After a pause, Wenger said to Adebayor again: "Emmanuel, you go too !"

A few minutes later, Theo Walcott and Adebayor came on the field, replacing Ljungberg and Henry respectively. Although they worked hard, their condition was really bad and they could only accept their fate!
Adebayor is nicknamed "Little Monster". His physical fitness is comparable to that of Drogba. With him standing in the opponent's penalty area, Arsenal will have a high point. The Villa defenders treat this "unmovable" , Carrying the backward "black and hard" gritted his teeth for a while, he couldn't compare with the opponent in height, so he simply sent two tall defenders to defend him closely, and kept Adebayor in the penalty area!

When Walcott played, it increased the speed of Arsenal's attack. Arsenal's style of play is smooth and smooth, known for its exquisite coordination, but when the opponent shrinks the defense and compresses the space, any coordination is futile.Walcott's debut has increased Arsenal's attack speed. Although he is 16 years old, his skills are immature, but his speed is like a sharp knife, cutting off the mess of Villa!

So far in the game, Villa chased and intercepted Reyes, the Spanish silver ball award, which limited Arsenal's speed advantage, but as soon as Walcott came on the field, Arsenal's speed on the right also increased, and Villa's two double-teamed Strategy failed!

In the 59th minute of the game, the right back Eboue made a defensive error and the opponent kicked a big kick to counterattack, but Xiaofa stood accurately and intercepted the opponent's pass, and then it was a long and fast super long The distance is straight!
"Wow, Cesc Fabregas' long pass is very powerful and penetrates the opponent's defense, but such a fast pass, can any teammate catch it? Isn't this too impatient?" The commentator also spoke for Asen Na made suggestions: "Although Xiaofa is very mature in many cases, he is actually a boy under the age of 20. At these critical moments, his way of handling the ball may be more secure, because Lei on the left Yass hasn't completely cleared the opponent's defense...Ah! Whoa! What a speed! Walcott, he has the ball! One-handed! Onside!"

The commentator was still chattering and criticizing Cesc Fabregas just now, but then he suddenly screamed as if he had been stabbed with a needle, and the drowsy audience in front of the TV was shocked !
Then they saw Walcott received the ball at a distance of five or six meters behind the opponent's back line!
Offside!This is the first reaction of most people when they see this scene. The distance is so large, it must be the reason why Walcott started first!
But the referee's whistle didn't blow!The linesman's whistle didn't sound either!Onside!

In fact, the defensive players, including Villa's goalkeeper, thought Walcott was offside, and they subconsciously raised their hands, so when the referee didn't signal, they panicked.

The goalkeeper wanted to attack, but found that Walcott was too fast to reach a good distance, so after taking two steps forward, he subconsciously wanted to retreat.

But how could Walcott give him the chance?Walcott, who was racing fast, rubbed the football lightly with his right foot, and the football crossed an arc and fell into the goal behind the goalkeeper!

"First goal of the season! Made by Walcott!"

Walcott originally wanted to run to the stands and hug his parents to celebrate the goal, but he was immediately held back by his teammates who jumped on him.Adebayor pushed him to the ground with a smile, then threw himself at Walcott with a smirk, and the Arsenal players who rushed up from behind jumped up one by one...

Poor little Walcott, 'mistreated' by his own team after scoring a goal...

After the re-kick-off, Villa, who pierced the window paper, vented his bets. In the end, Gilberto, Adebayor and Torres scored three consecutive goals for Arsenal. The first game of the new season beat Aspen 4-0. Dunville!
"Young Gunners Go! "

"New Stadium, New Gunners! "

"They are the future gun kings! "

"Professor touches gold!" "

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After this game, the young Arsenal have been widely praised. If the attention of everyone in the last Champions League qualifying game was not high, this game attracted more attention.

A season ago, Wenger had just discovered Reyes and Cesc Fabregas. A season later, Walcott was born again. People can't help but wonder whether the Kearney training ground is a branch of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , Wenger is actually a magician who can turn stones into gold?
Of course, there is also some bad news mixed in.

"The left side wing has no harvest! "

"The Spaniard has 0 shots in the audience! "

"Is the World Cup Silver Ball Asleep?" "

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Although Reyes played the whole game and performed very hard, but all the media are completely talking about the statistics after the game. Reyes did not shoot, score, or even assist, which made them doubt Reyes. Is Yes suffering from "World Cup Syndrome"?
Due to the impact of the World Cup, some stars who have participated in the World Cup are intensively participating in the new season without getting enough rest, and injuries and state fluctuations have increased significantly. This is the legendary "World Cup Syndrome"!
Among other things, in the Arsenal team alone, many players, including Henry, Van Persie, and Hleb, were affected by the World Cup syndrome, and they led Spain to the World Cup final and played two overtime games. Reyes, how could it not be affected?

Of course, these voices are still very low.On the football field, "one win" solves all worries. As long as the team wins, who cares what happens in your team?Who cares what happens to that player?
There are even some people who sneer at the overwhelming praise Arsenal has received. They think that Arsenal have only played two games this season, can they show a hair?Moreover, the opponents in the two games were not very strong, and the winners were not convincing!They think that the young Arsenal can play against the wind, but once they are headwinded and suffer a little setback, they will be defeated like a mountain, and then die...

Such remarks are not untenable, and there is still a market...

A few days later, Arsenal again beat Dinamo Zagreb at home.As if to confirm the media reports, although Arsenal won at the Emirates Stadium and the scene was very beautiful, they played very hard. game.

This ugly victory also gave Arsenal players an excuse. The small group of media criticizing Arsenal spread like wildfire in a blink of an eye, and the media criticizing Arsenal's "flashy" style of play occupied the leading!
"The Sun" senior paparazzi football reporter Taylor wrote: "Arsenal's strong performance is just a fleeting moment! They may be able to perform well in a few games for a period of time, but the young people lack sufficient stability. Still that In a word, three games can't prove anything, a truly strong opponent is the touchstone for Arsenal!"

The touchstone is coming soon. On August 8, Arsenal will face last season's UEFA Cup champion Sevilla at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, France. The winner will win the UEFA Super Cup in the new season!
Prior to this, the major awards of the UEFA Champions League last season were also announced. Each award was voted by the coaches of the 16 teams that entered the knockout stage last season and members of UEFA's technical research group.Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​who entered the Champions League final, won all the awards. Reyes defeated Ronaldinho and opponent Fabregas with 5 goals and 9 assists, and won the best midfielder and the best midfielder. good player.

Barcelona's Puyol won the best defensive player, while Arsenal's Ebrahimovic and Juventus' Cannavaro were also nominated.

Henry became the best striker and top scorer in the UEFA Champions League with 9 goals, while Jens Lehmann won the best goalkeeper in the UEFA Champions League.

The award ceremony for these awards will be held after the UEFA Super Cup, and at the same time, there will be a draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

So this European Champions Cup is not only a trophy, but also a matter of "face". If the Champions League champion loses to the UEFA Cup champion, how shameless it is?Wenger is a Frenchman, and he is a Frenchman who wants to save face, so he also said harsh words!

"Whoever makes me lose face in the lottery ceremony, don't blame me for giving you a stick after the game!"

Wenger's "ruthless words" not only did not serve as a warning, but also caused bursts of laughter from the players. In the end, Wenger couldn't even hold back his face and smiled...

France in August is still hot and dry. Although UEFA set the kick-off time to 8:8 p.m., the afterglow of the sun still persisted during the day. Before the game, the staff sprinkled water on the field to cool down, making the entire stadium The stadium is foggy!
"The visibility is not high, you can't hit the high ball, the situation is in our favor!" Torres passed the ball to Reyes, and then said.

They warm up before the game!
"You forgot, they are Sevilla! They may like to cooperate with their feet more than us!" Reyes rolled his eyes and only played one league game. Torres also adapted to the simple and violent physical confrontation of the Premier League. Rhythm!

"They have Canute! How can they waste such a good height advantage?" Torres also rolled his eyes, and stopped the ball a bit too much: "These staff are also, what are you doing, no Do you know that it will be more difficult to stop the ball if there is too much water?"

Captain Henry was unable to play in this game, and the armband was worn on the arm of the deputy team Gilberto. For many gun fans, a titan like Gilberto is the most suitable captain.

Henry is always so elegant on the court, but he is less angry and bloody...

Accustomed to the blood of former captain Vieira, Gilberto, who likes to roar, is obviously more in line with the image of the captain in the hearts of gun fans.Of course, as the team coach, Wenger absolutely doesn't like to see his deputy team roaring, because it means that his team's performance is poor!
And now, the Brazilian Gilberto is roaring... Not far away, the Sevilla players are ecstatically chasing a big bald man with their mouths open and arms waving, looking very excited!

Kanoute stroked his bald head and ran wildly on the sideline of the court. In just 7 minutes of the game, Sevilla used a corner kick and high center forward Kanoute scored a header!
Arsenal seemed to be stunned, and Senderos was even looking back to see if the football was really in the goal...

Gilberto's roar brought his attention back, and the attention of the whole team!Arsenal began to counterattack, starting from the 7th minute of the game!
Reyes' national teammate Keylor Navas in Seville was active, nailing left-back Gallas firmly in the defensive position, and even Reyes often came back to defend!

Must change!

(End of this chapter)