Jagged Wings

Chapter 146 European Super Cup

Sevilla's tactics are very clear. The defense restricts Arsenal's midfielder, and the offense relies on the speed and technology of the two wings.The Spanish team's style of play is obviously not as flourishing as the Premier League's style of play, but it is such a simple and crude tactic that firmly restrains Arsenal.

Arsenal, which played beautiful football in the previous games, still played beautifully in this game, but it no longer poses any threat to the opponent. Instead, every time Navas takes the ball, Arsenal's left-back Gallas Si is terrified!

If it weren't for the bravery of Lehmann, who just won the best goalkeeper in the Champions League, Arsenal would have fallen behind by three goals before the end of the first half.The referee blew the whistle to end the first half as a header from Sevilla centre-back Renato went over the bar.

In the second half of the game, Arsenal made substitutions at the beginning of the game. On the right side, Walcott also replaced Ljungberg, and on the left side, "Czech Mozart" Rosicky also replaced Reyes.
Compared with Reyes, Rosicky does not have an advantage in speed, but his technique and dribbling skills are very good, and because he is a midfielder in the Bundesliga, his defensive ability is also very strong.Wenger replaced Reyes with Rosicky, also taking advantage of his more comprehensive characteristics.

Rosicky, who debuted for the first time, was not surprised. Every time he took the ball on the left, he could attract two players from the opponent to double-team. At this time, it was the opportunity for other players.

In the 55th minute of the second half, Rosicky used wonderful skills to pass two people in a row from the left, and knocked across the middle. Van Persie followed up and scored a goal to help Arsenal equalize the score.

The following scenes fell into a stalemate, until the 89th minute of the game, Rosicky went forward again into the penalty area and was brought down by the opponent to win a penalty. Gilberto made it overnight and helped the team achieve a reversal!

In the end, Arsenal defended Sevilla's indiscriminate bombing at the last moment and kept the score until the end. Arsenal won the first championship of the new season!
Arsenal, who won the championship, celebrated wildly. This is the first European Super Cup trophy in team history, but Reyes looked a little unhappy on the side.It has been two years since he came to Arsenal. He has participated in almost all the important games of Arsenal. He has been included in the championships won by Arsenal.But this time, it seems that it has nothing to do with him...

Reyes covered his head with his jersey, hiding his frustration.

A hand clapped on his shoulder. It was Torres: "A person can't be at his peak all the time. There will always be ups and downs. Just make adjustments! Besides, you have won the World Cup Silver Ball and the Champions League. The best player, do you still want to be the best in the UEFA Super Cup? What do you make other players think?"

"Okay!" Reyes took the jersey off his head and smiled: "Then let's give others a chance to show off!"

After the game, Rosicky, who came off the bench and directed the team's big reversal, was named the best player of the game. In an interview with reporters, Czech teenager Rosicky praised Arsenal, calling it "the club I most yearn for. One of them", and said "I would like to play for him until I retire!"

Rosicky's statement and his excellent performance in the game won him the hearts of a large number of fans.As long as you perform well, even if it's just a game, the fans will remember his name.Moreover, Rossicki himself came with a worth of 680 million euros. His outstanding performance is worth every penny the club paid for him!

The voices criticizing Reyes began to spread. Reyes worked hard, but his sluggish state was also obvious.Some voices began to appear, asking Wenger to replace Reyes and push Rosicky to the main position!
The more intense media questioned Arsenal's failure to sell Reyes, which is definitely a big failure in this season's transfer. Among them, the "Sun" reporter Taylor was the leader.

Taylor had failed to hack Arsenal before, and turned his attention to Reyes: "The talent of a player like Reyes is beyond doubt, but it must be realized that he is a Spaniard. He relies too much on technology and will avoid it in many cases." Physical confrontation, in this case, will make him take the ball cautiously. From this point of view, Rosicky, who is relatively balanced in offense and defense, is actually a better choice for Arsenal on the left. Not adapting to the rhythm of the Premier League, Arsenal still sits on the bench with Hleb. Hleb's performance last season was fluctuating. Is it better to stay on the left winger? Or is it because Torres squeezes Van Persie's space and allows Van Persie to play left winger?"

Taylor's move was "killing two birds with one stone". First, he put pressure on Reyes, and also mobilized the relationship between Reyes and Rosicky, Hleb and even Van Persie.

"Antonio and I are good friends. He just has a little problem now. I think he is still the best choice on the left side of the team!" Hleb first jumped out to refute the rumors. Last season, Hleb and Ray There is a tacit understanding between Yess, and the passes between them account for more than 20% of Arsenal's passes in each game. They are the best partners on the pitch!

"He is a very creative player, and his performance in the World Cup is absolutely phenomenal! With him in Spain, I believe that the next World Cup will go further!" Rosicky said in an interview. As far as he is concerned, he ignored the "language trap" of reporters.Although he may wish that Reyes would never recover from this fall, as a rookie, he still has the attitude he should have.Otherwise, before killing Reyes, he would have killed himself!
"Is the position of the main force determined? Isn't the position of the main force determined by the head coach?" Faced with the reporter's questioning, Van Persie asked the reporter back, rolling his eyes.

"So you think Rosicky is more suitable for the main position than Reyes?" The reporters asked slyly.

"I don't know, you should ask the head coach this question!" After speaking, Van Persie turned and left!
Although Van Persie didn't say anything, his displeasure with Reyes was revealed inside and outside the words.Sometimes, people's feelings are a very wonderful thing. When the other party is hostile to you, you will feel it immediately, and Van Persie is exactly like this.He vaguely felt that Reyes was not very friendly to him, so he couldn't help being a little bit weird.

"Arsenal infighting! "

"Van Persie: I'm very upset with him! "

"The Gunners broke out the contradictions in the team, who will go and who will stay?" "

Just one sentence from Van Persie made the reporters "extend" so many meanings.It seems that the current Arsenal dressing room is already smoky and smelly, as if Van Persie and Reyes are already in the same situation, and the two can no longer tolerate each other!
In fact, the mutual displeasure between the two was still hidden, but these reports by the reporters made their relationship more delicate!Van Persie is not a person who likes to interact with people and handle relationships with others, and Reyes doesn't like to put a hot face on someone's cold ass, so the relationship between the two has become delicate because of these newspapers !

Of course, it is still far from reaching the point of "the situation is the same as water and fire", at most it is meeting without saying hello, that's all.

And Professor Wenger is not a person who likes to deal with the relationship between players. More often, he has a tolerant attitude towards the players.Especially people like Van Persie and Reyes who have a high status in his heart. He doesn't want to offend them, so he can only not offend them.

Externally, Wenger was busy dispelling rumors. He denied that there were any conflicts in the team. On the contrary, he believed that "the atmosphere inside the team is great, and the players are completely united!"

Facing Wenger's smiling "lie", the reporters scratched their heads, trying to tear up his obvious lie, but they couldn't produce better evidence for these things that were originally "following the wind". Although there are indeed some conflicts within the team, they really haven't reached the point where you have to fight to the death.

And contradictions, which team doesn't have it?
Now that Arsenal have won three consecutive victories, let them be arrogant for the time being. When they fail, it will be Arsenal's death!
Having won the European Super Cup, Arsenal will continue to be arrogant-their team will set off for Vienna to participate in UEFA's Champions League awards and the subsequent Champions League group stage draw ceremony.

The announcement of the best player and top scorer gave Reyes a little bit of comfort from his disappointment due to his poor performance in the Super Bowl.

"Maybe this trophy is the testimony of Ge Fujitai's arrival?" Reyes thought to himself while standing beside Platini with the best player trophy and smiling.

The next step is the highly anticipated draw. Last season's Champions League champion Arsenal was listed as the seeded team and entered the first pot.In the end, the result of Arsenal's draw was still counted as the lottery, avoiding many strong teams in the second tier. The same group was Porto in Portugal, Hamburg in Germany and CSKA Moscow.

As we all know, UEFA's so-called UEFA Champions League draw has always been adhering to the principle of "fairness, openness and fairness", but everyone knows that this is fart. Without their manipulation, how can the game be so interesting?

In the end, Premier League champions Chelsea and La Liga champions Barcelona were once again in the same group, and this will be the third consecutive season in which the two teams have met in the Champions League.In the contest of the previous two seasons, the two teams were evenly divided, each winning once.This season will be a season in which the two teams will compete!
In the outside discussion, Arsenal have already boarded the plane back to the UK, but their destination is not North London, but Manchester. The second round of the Premier League was postponed due to the Champions League qualifying. Premier League games.They will be away to challenge a strong team in Manchester - Manchester City!

(End of this chapter)