Jagged Wings

Chapter 27 Reyes and Salihamidzic

In this game, with veteran Bergkamp returning to the team, Reyes once again returned to the position of left winger.In midfield, Wenger put Fabio on the bench and used the more aggressive Flamini to partner Vieira.In terms of goalkeeper, Lehmann still replaced Almunia in the starting lineup.

"Hey, old friend, welcome back!" After the assistant coach Paslet announced the starting lineup in the locker room, Henry hugged Bergkamp slightly excitedly.

"What's the matter, Thierry?" Bergkamp was a little surprised, Henry is not such a person with so much emotion.

"It's not that kid Antonio," Henry gritted his teeth, "He's an uncle, he never passes the ball to me!"

"..."

Bergkamp has the urge to scratch the wall: the truth is really cruel.

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"Ah!" Reyes sneezed suddenly, and said to himself, "Who cursed me again?"

At this point Reyes was sitting in his seat, about to play, but his injured area was still wrapped in ice packs.He knew that his injury was not healed, and running was fine, but it still hurts when he exerted himself suddenly.So he is making every effort to apply cold compresses.

"Hey Antonio, how's the thigh injury?" Pires asked kindly when Reyes was at the source of the sneeze.

As the saying goes, "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless one attack and one corrupt." In the Arsenal team, they are both "handsome" characters. The relationship between Pires and Reyes can't be said to be very good, and of course it can't be said to be bad.The two overlapped and shared playing time.But in general, Reyes played a little more time.

Pires is a mature man who has been on the battlefield for many years. He is deeply loved by middle-aged and elderly women, and he is a bit lonely in the locker room.Reyes was flattered to take the initiative to find Reyes this time.

"It's almost too good, and I won't delay playing!" Reyes quickly assured Pires that the one playing would not hinder the team.

"Oh." Unexpectedly, Pires responded lightly, stood up and left.

Reyes could still hear Pires muttering: "It won't delay your playing, but it will delay my playing..."

Reyes: "..."

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Wenger also attached great importance to this game.From the time when the players entered the locker room to the time before they played, Wenger was still eloquently arranging his tactics.

At the end, Wenger put down the pen in his hand and said loudly: "This Bayern is very strong, from every position, it is very strong. And many of them have participated in the Champions League final. I don't believe that anyone despise them."

Wenger scanned the dressing room. All the players are in good spirits and focused, which is a good sign.

"They're strong, but that's not a reason for us to disarm! Yes, we've had a lot of injuries this season and a lot of people can't sign up, but that's not an excuse for us to throw in the towel! We're Arsenal. We've been unbeaten in 49 games. Nah, look at those fans outside, we can't let them down!"

Wenger waved: "Go!"

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In the locker room of Bayern Munich, Magath looked at everyone: "Although we have a two-goal advantage, we can't take it lightly. Our keynote in this game is defense, but don't give me away. In the soul of the German!"

"Injured Reyes appeared in the starting lineup. I believe his injury is not good. So we mainly attack their left side in this game, Hassan, and our right side is up to you! Let's attack against attack, Keep the Spaniard out of our box."

Hasan Salihamidzic nodded.

"In this game, we sent four midfielders. Demichelis is the midfielder, Deisler is the midfielder, and Michael is on the left, but they also need to assist in defense, understand?" Magath looked at the team's No. 13 Michael. - Barack.

"Okay, coach!" Ballack replied, but there was still a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

Coach, you just said that "offensive is in the soul of the Germans". I am also a German with red roots. How can you treat me like this, old horse?

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Standing in the familiar channel, players from both sides were ready to play, Reyes stomped his left foot lightly, the pain was not as severe as imagined.

Bergkamp suddenly turned his head and looked at Reyes: "Hi, Antonio."

"Ok?"

"Is your injury really all right?"

"You've asked me ten times, Dennis." Reyes rolled his eyes helplessly.

"I'm just not worried..."

"I've told you ten times, Dennis. This is just a very slight strain. It's not a big problem at all. It won't affect my performance in this game..."

Bergkamp had something to say, but the referee had already prompted to enter the field.Bergkamp could only turn around and follow the people in front of him into the arena.

Playing the national anthem, picking sides, exchanging team flags... After everything was over, the players from both sides took their positions and waited for the start of the game.

With the whistle of the referee, the second round of the first round of the 04-05 Champions Cup knockout match began!

Relying on the advantage of kick-off, Bayern Munich took the lead in attacking.Salihamidzic runs past Reyes and sprints towards Ashley Cole behind him.

Cole quickly stuck to him, not daring to be careless.In this era of increasingly scarce left backs, it has instead contributed to the prosperity of the right midfielder position. Salihamidzic is one of the best right midfielders of this era.

Forward Pizarro knocked the ball back to Ballack, Ballack passed it to Deisler, and Deisler made a long pass directly to find Salihamidzic.With a weight of 78 kilograms, he pushed Cole, who weighed only 62 kilograms, behind him, and stretched out his feet to catch the ball.

Just when Saliha was about to adjust, a red figure rushed over and kicked the ball out.

It's Senderos!
"The young Senderos' tackle is wonderful. If Magath regarded this as Arsenal's weakness before the game, then Senderos' tackle is a counterattack: NO! We look forward to his better performance!"

Cole gave Senderos a thumbs up: "Good shot!"

With the approval of the team's defense bosses, Senderos's future will be much easier.

Vieira has the ball, he looks up, Reyes has gone down to the right, and Demichelis catches up and inserts in the passing lane.

Vieira rubbed his right foot, but passed the ball to Ljungberg on the right, and Ballack had already pounced on it.But Ljungberg protected the ball very tightly, and Ballack couldn't find a chance to make a move without fouling.

Instead, Ljungberg took advantage of Ballack's indifference and knocked the ball to Lauren who was plugging in.Lauren dribbled the ball towards the bottom of the sideline, while Ballack ran towards the ribs of the penalty area, handing over the defensive responsibility to left back Lizarazu.

But when Lauren was a few positions away from Lizarazu, he suddenly passed the ball!

"Lauren made the pass! Bergkamp came up ahead and he got the ball!"

Bergkamp, ​​who received the ball, knocked across the arc of the penalty area without hesitation. Henry shot the ball directly, but Kahn reacted quickly and hit the ball with both fists.

But the moment the football fell, Reyes appeared in front of the football and volleyed vigorously, forcing Kahn to perform brilliantly again, throwing the ball out of the baseline.

"The shot was saved! Reyes plugged in... shot! Oops, although the power is very strong, but the angle is too right, Kahn saved it." The commentator was a little regretful: "But judging from this shot , Reyes is not affected by the thigh strain at all, he is in great shape!"

Bayern Munich did not play conservatively in the away game. On the contrary, they played very aggressively in the first 10 minutes.Ballack's left is just a cover, and most of Bayern's offensives are concentrated on the right and center.

Salihamidzic is the most outstanding right midfielder in the Bundesliga. His playing style is high-spirited and passionate, and his breakthroughs are often hard to guard against.

Coupled with the occasional cooperation with Deisler, it is even more troublesome for defensive players.Although Deisler is called a midfielder, he is very active in the frontcourt, and he has a bit of Klinsmann's "free man".

Saliha dribbled the ball and ran up again, right back Sagnol inserted from the back to attract Vieira's defensive attention.However, Saliha stuffed the ball into the ribs, and Deisler quickly started to receive the ball.He completed a shot before Senderos blocked.

But Lehmann reacted quickly and knocked the football out of the baseline with his toe.

Saliha rushed forward again. Although he is a player who is good at technology, he has been in the Bundesliga for a long time, and he does not lack the strong playing style of the Germans.

Reyes stepped forward to defend, but was dodged by Saliha with his speed!
"Want to run? No way!"

Reyes was not slow, and he also ran up.Saliha saw that he couldn't get rid of it, so he simply stopped the ball, passed it to Sagnol who came in from behind, and ran forward by himself.After receiving the ball, Sagnol passed the ball to Deisler.

Desler didn't hesitate, and passed the ball to Saliha who had already run ahead, and Reyes followed Saliha closely.

Cole watched Sagnol.

The role of defending Saliha was completely handed over to Reyes.

Instead of stopping the ball in place, Saliha slid it towards the baseline with the outside instep of his right foot.

This was a posture of breaking through and sneaking in from the bottom line. Reyes didn't dare to neglect, and quickly retreated and turned to run to the bottom line.After Saliha caught up with the football, he made a cross. Reyes was about to block the cross as soon as he was in position. He dragged his right foot behind and stretched his left leg forward, hoping to block the cross. play football.

Saliha's cross was just a feint, and he dunked the football from his right foot to his left foot.

At this time, when Reyes wanted to turn around to block again, his left leg was not used as a supporting leg, and he knelt on the ground all of a sudden, and could only watch Saliha calmly pass.

(End of this chapter)