super queen

Chapter 161 The Provocation of the Newly Promoted Horse
On August 8, Arsenal's first league opponent, Birmingham, struck.

The Birmingham team is not well-known, but they are actually the first team to represent England in European club competitions. They also have a star player named Francis, who once created the first transfer fee record worth over one million.

However, the Birmingham team has stayed in the second or even third tier for so long that there is only one team in Birmingham-Aston Villa can make people remember this city.

The hard-working Birmingham team reached the play-offs of League One and the Premier League for three consecutive seasons in 98-99, 99-00, and 00-01, but lost three times, losing to Watford and Barnes respectively. Li and Preston, this fate can be compared with Barack's King of Sanya.

Last season, the Birmingham team finally failed to succeed. Under the leadership of Manchester United legend Bruce, they finally succeeded in surpassing.

At the press conference before the game, Birmingham coach Bruce expressed his desire to score points at Highbury Stadium. He said that the defending champion is very strong, but the Birmingham team is not here to play soy sauce.

Bruce is a man from Manchester United, so he is naturally hostile to Arsenal. At the same time, Bruce is also very confident in his team. In the pre-season warm-up match, Birmingham remained unbeaten, including a 2-0 away game against La Liga. Coruña team.

However, Wenger did not give Bruce face. He felt very confident about Arsenal's first home performance. In response to the media's doubts about the team lineup, Wenger said that everything will be discussed after the results come out.

Although Wenger is confident, he will not be too big. There were 7 games in the Premier League yesterday. The newly promoted Manchester City defeated Leeds United 2:3 away. West Brom lasted 89 minutes before being defeated by Manchester United 1:0. It is enough to show the strength of the newly promoted horse.

Birmingham introduced Manchester United veteran Irwin this season and formed a team with Irwin as the core of the defense.

The team adopts an overall style of play and does not rely on a certain player. Although such a team is unpretentious, its combat effectiveness is not weak.

Of course, Arsenal has a strength advantage on the bright side. As for how many points the score can be tied, it will only be known after the war.

At 16:30 London time, the game officially started.

Arsenal's main lineup has already been determined, so the starting lineup for this game is not much different from the usual training.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal relied on Bei Shuaiguo's right pass to frequently threaten Birmingham's penalty area.

Within 20 minutes, Du Shasha and Henry hit the goal three times each, but they were all high.

After 20 minutes, Arsenal's tactics began to change. On the one hand, Cisse's wing breakthroughs became sharper. On the other hand, Vieira in the center began to press frequently and organize attacks with Parlor.

As a result, the scene became very lively.

In the 29th minute, Vieira switched positions with Parlor in the middle, and took a long shot from the front of the penalty area, breaking the Birmingham team's goal.

The first goal of the new season came from captain Vieira, which is a bit surprising, after all, the World Cup and Premier League double shooter Du Shasha is closer to the penalty area.

After the score change, the Birmingham team still has no chance to counterattack. Their frontcourt investment is really not much. Under the strangling of Arsenal's world-class midfielder and backcourt, the Birmingham team's offense is like an ocean. There is nothing to say at all.

On the contrary, Birmingham's defense has become more rigorous. Bruce's coaching ability made Wenger nod secretly.

However, Arsenal's offensive wave after wave, even if the Birmingham team put a safety lock on the goal, it will be pried open.

In the 39th minute, Vieira dribbled the ball in again. This time, Birmingham's defensive player robbed ahead of time. Vieira directly penetrated a strong pass with one kick. Cisse inserted from the left. The angle pushes the far corner, and the score becomes 2:0.
After scoring the goal, Cisse seemed very happy. After all, he scored in the first league game representing the new club, and Cisse was very satisfied with himself.

Of course, Wenger is also satisfied with Cisse. After Wiltord left, Cisse rose rapidly, and Wenger is also very satisfied with his vision.

At the same time, Wenger is also very satisfied with Vieira. This is the style of a general. When Vieira attacks the front of the opponent's penalty area, it is also the time when Arsenal's offensive power is fully released. They can shoot by themselves and pass the ball. Coupled with the fact that Du Shasha, Henry and Cisse are all good scorers, Arsenal's tactics are very thoughtful.

Two goals behind, the contradictions of the Birmingham team came out, continue to defend?It would be better to die, but to attack?How to break through the opponent's tight line of defense?

Bruce on the sidelines was also frowning, unable to think of any solution. He also understood that this was due to the strength of the team. Even if Ferguson came to coach the Birmingham team, there was no way to recover.

However, Bruce still signaled the players to play more on the left side of Arsenal. Without Ashley Cole, Arsenal played 3-5-2 instead. Bruce bet that Arsenal had not fully rehearsed the lineup.

Bruce's vision is indeed sharp, and Arsenal has indeed not yet fully adapted to the three-back lineup.

In the 43rd minute, Irvine made a long pass, and no one wanted to be picked up by the Birmingham team. Bangzi Island striker Anzhen changed the header and turned around to pass Campbell. Then he calmly challenged Lehmann's attack. Shot, the ball wobbled in, and the score was rewritten to 2:1, Arsenal leading by only one goal.

Bruce's on-the-spot command ability is really good, and it quickly brought results to the Birmingham team.

The halftime score was 2:1. In the locker room, Wenger still had a relaxed expression. The team had an absolute advantage and it was impossible to let go of 3 points. However, he still reminded Vieira to pay attention to the left. Fill in.

After the start of the second half, Du Shasha also became active. She began to retreat frequently to get the ball, and she was no longer fixed in the penalty area.

In the 53rd minute, Du Shasha displayed Baggio's extraordinary skills, broke through the defense of Birmingham's three consecutively, and was pulled to the front of the penalty area by Irvine. Arsenal won a free kick.

Du Shasha and Bei Shuaiguo stood in front of the ball again, but in the end it was Captain Vieira who took the free kick. His kick exploded, and the ball rushed past the bottom of the wall. The Birmingham goalkeeper didn't react at all, and the Birmingham players were clearly being lied to.

Everyone on the earth knows the 'Du's arc' and 'Bay's arc', so the Birmingham players are all defending against high altitudes. How could they have thought that Vieira would come?
3:1, the little hope that had just risen in the hearts of the Birmingham players was shattered again.

But Arsenal's offense continued. In the 68th minute, Du Shasha made another pass in the middle. The Birmingham players who did not dare to foul could only watch Du Shasha rush into the penalty area. Facing the attacking Birmingham goalkeeper, Du Shasha chose After passing the ball, Henry pushed the empty goal and succeeded, 4:1!

At this point in the game, Wenger made a substitution immediately, Di Luo came on to replace Henry, and Cafor replaced Cisse.

Diving Luo is as active as ever, but compared to his performance in the Community Shield Cup, Diving Luo has improved significantly this time.

In the 77th minute, Diving Luo directly went crazy to the Birmingham players from the right. When he reached the penalty area, he passed directly to the unguarded Cafuer. Cafuer also scored, and the score became 5:1!

The score became tennis and the Birmingham players disarmed.

Arsenal did not kill them all. After all, the team is facing a two-line battle, and it is a little bit of energy to save a little bit.

The final score was 5:1, the provocation of the newly promoted was abused to pieces, and Bruce became the target of ridicule by the media.

But for Arsenal, the only regret seems to be that Du Shasha failed to score.

However, Du Shasha's offensive power is still the same, and the assists to teammates are also very effective. It seems that Du Shasha like this is also popular with fans and Wenger.

(End of this chapter)