Jagged Wings

Chapter 227 Ambitious Inter Milan

Before the home game against Inter Milan, there was a bad news in the Arsenal team. Cesc Fabregas, who came in with constant injuries, was too tired and felt very uncomfortable in his thigh before the next game.Although there was nothing serious, the team doctor insisted on letting Fabregas rest for a game.

So in this all-important semi-final, Cesc Fabregas sat in the stands at the Emirates Stadium in casual attire.

As the core of Arsenal's offense, Reyes is the key figure who keeps scoring goals, and Fabregas is the man standing behind this key figure.Fabregas has been very stable in the long season. In fact, since he came to Arsenal, he rarely appears out of state. People watch him play and even forget that Fabregas is a young man. Only 20 year old kid.

And now that Fabregas is gone, people realize that he, like Reyes, is an indispensable part of Arsenal!

Most of the first half of the game, due to the absence of Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal's offense was almost completely paralyzed. Denilson could have organized the offense, but now his defensive task is heavier, and he dare not step forward to participate in the offense.As for the two full-backs Clichy and Eboue, because Inter Milan's offensive is too strong, they have to retreat and defend frequently. At the same time, they are only wing assaulters, and it is obviously not their strong point to let them organize the attack.

Reyes and Henry, who lost the effective support of the midfield, seemed isolated and helpless. In order not to be completely cut off from the midfield by Cambiasso, Reyes had to often retreat to meet the pass, but he was helpless. From the role of Cesc Fabregas.In this way, Arsenal's proud offense completely lost their sharp edge, and it no longer poses any threat to Inter Milan's gate!

Since there is no need to invest too much force in defense, Inter Milan can naturally turn more attention to offense.Stankovic, who is not bound by Fabregas, also frequently advances and assists, frequently delivering shells to Ibrahimovic and Crespo in front.

Just in the middle of the first half, Inter Milan captain Zanetti assisted Ibrahimovic and scored a goal. Inter Milan finally took the lead with all the advantages.

This goal brought the atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium into a trough, and the Inter Milan fans from afar set off blue and black fireworks. What AC Milan couldn't do, Inter Milan did. Doesn't it mean that Inter Milan is even more powerful? exist?

At half-time, to the players' surprise, Wenger did not criticize in the dressing room, in fact he said nothing, but replaced Denilson with the more experienced Rosicky.

Facts have proved that this child, who is only one year younger than Cesc Fabregas, is difficult to replace Fabregas' position.

Although Inter Milan still had the upper hand in the second half, Arsenal's performance was not as bad as the first half.Rosicky, who replaced Denilson, performed fairly well. He was not outstanding, but he was solid enough.

This is enough!

Steady Rosicky allowed Arsenal to stabilize again, and the game gradually entered a stalemate.

Although the scene will no longer look very embarrassing, but if you still can't score a goal, then Arsenal's away game will be very difficult!This is what Wenger didn't want to see, so with 25 minutes left in the game, he replaced Walcott, and at the same time pushed Reyes up the front line, changing to a three-forward, and Arsenal changed to 343.

This crazy desire to score goals and absolutely not to lose to Inter Milan was clearly conveyed to the players on the field through the head coach's substitution. Arsenal made a mad attack, and finally at No.80 in the second minute of the game, Got a goal.

They will go to Meazza with a score of 1:1. This score is the best result Arsenal can achieve. At least from the point of view of the score, the two sides are tied.

In the subsequent league games, in order to protect the main players, Wenger used many substitutes and lost again.The ranking dropped to fifth again.

But their hearts were completely out of it. A week later, the flight carrying the entire Arsenal team landed at Milan International Airport.

From the moment the plane landed, Arsenal clearly felt the hostility from Inter Milan fans and the media.Many fans "greeted" them at the airport, holding up banners with the slogans "Inter Milan must win" and "Arsenal go back" to pay tribute to the "guests" who came from afar.The weather was not beautiful, and it began to rain continuously.The depressing sky is like the team's depressing mood, which is difficult to stretch.

Inter Milan cares too much about this Champions League champion. How many years have they not touched the champion?
The longer the time, the longer the desire for the championship.

And now Arsenal, more and more like a soft persimmon.They have had their ups and downs in the league, and although they won against Manchester United, it was nothing but flashbacks.In the Champions League, Arsenal has gone all the way, pinching all the soft persimmons, how can such a top four seat be convincing?

Therefore, Inter Milan fans swear that this is the best opportunity they have ever had!
Two days later, the second round of the 07/08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals began.

Inter Milan's Meazza Stadium was packed, and all 6 seats were filled before the start of the game, and the entire stage was a blue ocean.The Milan media compares itself to a vast and boundless sea. Any team will be submerged in the sea when they come, and there will be no place to die!And Arsenal is a rusty iron gun that can no longer fire bullets.

When the game started, Arsenal plucked up their morale and pounced on Inter Milan's penalty area, which did pose some threats to Inter Milan's goal. Reyes even completed his first shot of the game, although the same shot missed , but compared with the previous round, his ball flew out against the goal post, which shocked the Italian into a cold sweat.

During the competition, the rain that had been raining for two consecutive days did not stop, but it tended to get bigger and bigger.

Inter Milan launched an attack in the rain!
At that time, Inter Milan's defensive midfielder, the Argentine Zanetti fired from 23 meters away from the goal, and the ball slipped in the rain.Almunia dropped the ball, and Crespo, who was ambushing the ball on the side of the penalty area, followed up with a supplementary shot and pushed into the empty goal!

This ball made the Meazza stadium boil, and the enthusiasm of the Inter Milan fans even evaporated the rain.They cheered Crespo's name and chanted the name of the Inter Milan club, making the Arsenal players feel weak in their legs.

Facing such a crazy home field.How do they fight? !

The subsequent game was completely controlled by Inter Milan. Arsenal once again reproduced the nightmare of the first round. The cooperation was ruined by this terrible water-logged field.

Reyes even suspected that Inter Milan deliberately did not open the drainage system of the Meazza Stadium, causing this kind of venue.It was very difficult to get their ground coordination to play.

Except for the shot after the start of the game, Reyes didn't play anymore.Inter Milan implemented the tightest defense against Reyes, and his every move was watched by at least two people.

At this moment, Reyes believed that Inter Milan's defensive players cared more about him than his lover.

Under such circumstances, the first half ended and Inter Milan entered the waiting room with a total score of 45 to [-].They believe that there are only [-] minutes left before they step into the Champions League final!
On the other side of the Arsenal team, everyone was a little disappointed.Wenger looked a little helpless. This time he came to the away game, and he brought a total of [-] players including substitute players. The lineup is not complete. How can we talk about victory?

Wenger was helpless, and the young players set their sights on Reyes.In the past three years, Reyes has saved the team too many times alone. They are not afraid of falling behind or failing, because they know that with Reyes around, they will be full of confidence.

But Reyes didn't say anything, just lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking there.

This made the atmosphere in the locker room even more gloomy.

After 15 minutes, Inter Milan walked out of the locker room first.Then Arsenal also came out.

But the fourth official found that Arsenal was missing someone, and Reyes was found after the count.So he hurried to the locker room and called Reyes out.

At this time, the impatient Inter Milan players were already a little impatient. They waited for Reyes on the court for 5 minutes.

(End of this chapter)