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Deportivo played hard in the middle today, Arsenal's disadvantage in the middle is too obvious, Juan made a decisive decision and directed his players to continue to attack upwards.

After kicking off again, Gago no longer advances forward. He waits for an opportunity on the wing, and whenever he has a chance, he directly touches the ball and distributes it to the wing, while Morientes, Quaresma and Portillo It is a bold forward attack.

With just such a simple change, Deportivo's offensive threat was immediately revealed.

The reason is simple-they didn't care about the wing attack before, but now, the number of manpower for the wing attack has also increased!

Kolo Touré met Morientes again. After consecutive successful defenses, he already had some experience on how to defend the Spanish shooter. He was always ready to be alert to Morientes' breakthrough with the ball. It can be said that as long as Morientes As soon as Tess starts, he can follow him everywhere, aiming for the opportunity to break the ball.

However, Morientes did not take the usual path this time. Instead, he pulled the ball and retreated. Kolo Touré was about to step forward to press, but Portillo quickly flew past him, and Morientes smiled. , The ball was distributed at will, the ball flashed past Kolo Touré's head, Portillo received the football directly at the bottom line, and dribbled horizontally.

After such a pair of cooperation, Arsenal's defense line was a little shaky. They chose to shrink to protect the dangerous area in front of the goal and prepared to encircle Portillo.

Before Campbell and Vieri formed a double-team, Portillo knocked the ball back directly. Morientes had just entered the penalty area at this moment, and he almost volleyed towards the football!

The quality of this shot was extremely high, and the colorful elf went directly to the near corner of the goal. Unfortunately, Arsenal goalkeeper Lehmann performed bravely and lifted the ball out of the baseline with one hand.

There was a cry of exclamation from the stands, followed by thunderous applause, and the gunmen surrounded them all applauding for the performance of their own goalkeeper.

Juan felt a little sorry for this attack, but he was not in a hurry, but also applauded. Of course, he was not cheering for Lehmann, he was just praising the team for this attack.

That's it, Deportivo can do it!

Arsenal's defense is not very good. Once Deportivo's players pass through the midfield quickly, Arsenal's offensive players are generally unable to defend - Henry and Bergkamp may use all of their own. The talent points are all added to the offensive paper, and it can be said that they have almost done nothing defensively.

If they had to score points, they might be able to achieve 9 or 10 points on offense, perfect, but on defense...

If you can pass, the crowd at Highbury is already very satisfying.

Therefore, although La Coruna mainly plays the center, once the number of people on the side increases, it is normal to play more and less at a time. Kolo Toure and Ashley Cole assisted in defending the wing, and it was just a 2-on-2 with a balanced number of people.

Moreover, Kolo Toure and Ashley Cole did not dare to leave the middle lane rashly. They knew that if they left the middle lane, then the Redondo-Morientes partner who had been eyeing the middle lane for a long time would become the deadliest combination. hit killer.

Corner for Deportivo.

The person standing at the corner is Redondo. Today Vereron is not here. There are many things on the field that no one else can do. He can only shoulder the responsibility of the captain on the field and try his best to do what he can do.

The corner kick was taken, and Quaresma took the ball from the wing and made a gesture to make a pass from the bottom. He deceived Ashley Cole in an instant, then went straight inside, and shot directly at a 45° oblique angle in front of the penalty area!

Arsenal's goalkeeper Lehmann is also a person who has struggled in the Premier League after all. He once again made great contributions. Although this kick caught him by surprise, he still blocked the ball immediately.

Lehmann only had time to look up, there were so many pairs of feet in front of him, he didn't even know who to count, he only saw a pair of purple Adidas calmly stopped the ball, and then only moved slightly He moved and moved a step sideways, with his toes still facing the goal.

In an instant, his heart went cold.

"Gooooal!! Morientes!! The Spanish striker started his crazy scoring journey in the third game of his transfer to Deportivo! Incredibly beautiful! Lehmann saves Quaresma's long shot , but the ball did not fall far away, it was still in the penalty area, the Spaniard was very calm, he did not shoot the goal immediately, but took the ball calmly and dunked past Vieri who came to block, and then quickly The ball was easily sent into the goal, this goal is simply freehand!!"

Morientes rushed into the goal immediately after scoring, hugged the football and ran outside.

Logically speaking, he scored his first Champions League goal in Deportivo, Deportivo's first Champions League goal this year, and his first Champions League goal this season. It should be to celebrate, but there is an unwritten rule in La Coruña at the beginning of this season——

If the game is not won, no one is allowed to celebrate!

Who knows if the opponent will overtake with a big score during the game?

It's not that Deportivo himself has never done a big lead!AC Milan next door has been staring at them for a long time because of this!

Juan watched everyone running back collectively from below the court. Although he was happy, he just raised his hands in celebration and continued the game, nodding slightly.

He really doesn't want his players to start celebrating after scoring a goal. Of course, this doesn't mean that they can't celebrate, but those big guys obviously don't have the energy to celebrate, so they still have to take care of their old age man...

Wenger had nothing to say about the current situation on the pitch.

Arsenal are really tired this season, and there is of course an accident factor in this ball, but this kind of accident on the court is often caused by the accumulation of advantages in a game, no wonder others.

The effect of Deportivo's mad attack on the center today is very good, almost directly blocking all the possibility of passing the ball to Henry and Bergkamp, ​​and even in the away game, Deportivo is also directly preemptive , did not mean to give up at all, and the result was a good result, which Juan was also surprised.

Concentrating on the advantage to play in the middle and weakening the side attack is a tactic that Deportivo has been insisting on since the beginning of the season. To be honest, if this tactic is against a team that is good at defense, Deportivo will probably die It's miserable, especially if you encounter defensive Christmas tree or kite-flying defensive counterattack tactics, the central attack will fall into the quagmire of dense defense.

Fortunately, Arsenal is not such a team. The tactics they implemented on Real Betis in the last game still had some effect. Juan Diaz focused on building the offensive power of the frontcourt and the individual ability of the two wings It is also a dangerous move to play a miraculous effect.

Deportivo de La Coruña directly compressed the defensive space in the center to an extreme situation. Arsenal's frontcourt offensive combination is super strong in every ability. To be honest, Deportivo was indeed beaten in the center in the first half It's a bit embarrassing.

Especially Fernando Gago, although he didn't say that he played abnormally today, he was repeatedly abused by Henry or Bergkamp, ​​and he was beaten violently by whichever wing he went to, and his footsteps were a bit vain. Looking at this child, I feel that I can't bear to look directly...

But this is a normal situation. He is not dissatisfied with Gago's performance at all. After all, whether it is in the past league or cup matches, Juan has almost never let him face top strikers, not even quasi-first-class strikers. , Even if they encounter it, either Juan asked him to make a breakthrough, or the opponent didn't want to use his full strength in the cup match, and just dealt with it sloppily.

So in the past, Gago's performance was pretty good, but today he met Henry and Bergkamp, ​​Vieri, and Ljungberg. These people can be said to form an extremely powerful team. Under the pressure, Fernando Gago did not lose his mind and use rough fouls to contain the opponent, but kept trying to adapt himself to the rhythm of the opponent's passing and receiving. He was not discouraged anyway, and Juan was already very satisfied. up.

This is a necessary stage for the growth of the midfielder, and it is the same for all the defenses of Deportivo. Young people, they just want to come out and be abused, bullied and bullied. When they get used to it and adapt, they will improve. Then the strength will also rise with the tide.

Everyone came from this road. Thinking about it, Juan was also played around by Redondo and other seniors back then, making him look ashamed.

After such an offensive route, the two teams entered into a rhythm of fast breaks. Deportivo's players began to press across the board, and the gap in the backcourt became larger. When Arsenal gave up defense directly, The focus of their game is all on the frontcourt, and the frontcourt players can play more freely. This is a very big test for Deportivo's defense.

Two minutes later, Bergkamp made a breakthrough on the right, and Van Persie ran beside him. The Ice Prince just glanced at his teammates without any reaction.

Henry is the King of Highbury, he is the Ice Prince of the Gunners, and the two of them rule Highbury's frontcourt.

Maybe this kid will perform better than them in the future, maybe not, but what does this have to do with him?

The two of them are in charge of the stadium now!

He definitely wouldn't pass the ball to another guy other than Henry.

Ice Prince, who ignored him, dribbled the ball horizontally and came to the penalty area of ​​Deportivo. Van Persie saw that his senior didn't intend to pass the ball, so he turned around tactfully and went to press Redondo.

Basically, as long as Redondo is stopped, who else in Deportivo's backcourt is their opponent?

Redondo was really stopped by this shameless Dutch kid in front of him for a while. Bergkamp raised his eyebrows and smiled, and then floated the ball into Deportivo's penalty area like a gust of wind.

"Bergkamp's through ball! Fantastic strike, Henry scored a one-handed goal!!"

"Gooooal!! Thierry Henry!! Our Great Emperor!! King of Highbury!!"

Diego Lopez didn't get up from the ground for a long time. He hammered the grass and looked up at the French who were celebrating.

Although it is unbelievable, he seems to have become the weakest link in La Coruña now.

Only a little bit less! !

He was just so close to touching football!

This goal can be blocked!

"Diego! Stand up!" Juan clapped his hands on the sidelines, "The game is not over, we haven't lost yet, stand up!!"

Diego Lopez looked up, and Juan stood on the edge of the court and shouted at him, his blue eyes burning with fire.

That is, high-spirited fighting spirit.

"It's just a goal. Did we forget that we are ahead? It's okay, Diego!" When Juan comforted him, Redondo also ran over and directly extended his hand to the teenager.

Diego Lopez looked up at him dully, and Redondo was very serious: "You performed very well, it was my mistake."

He was taken aback, lowered his head abruptly and wiped his eyes, then took Redondo's hand and stood up abruptly: "I see! Thank you!"

Kick-off again in the middle circle, this time it was Riquelme with the ball, he quickly passed the ball straight ahead, Portillo retreated to get the ball and turned, sprinting across the midfield, Ashley Cole tried Blocked from the front, but Portillo subconsciously rushed to the left.

That is Vieira's position, he is still near the middle circle, and there is no one in that position now!

Portillo used his speed to flank Ashley Cole in a wide open area, then slowed down as he approached the box.

The defender in front of him is Kolo Touré.

To be honest, no matter what kind of striker he is, he doesn't want to encounter a defender like Toure, so when facing his defense, Portillo simply gave up his possession of the ball and directly passed the ball diagonally. Behind the opponent, where Quaresma is waiting.

He went forward to get the ball near the baseline, pulled the ball back and took a step back. Seeing him dribbling the ball, Campbell immediately put his hands behind his back to block him to prevent him from going forward.

But is it useful?

Quaresma couldn't help smiling.

When he was in the Portuguese Super League, he was as famous as Cristiano Ronaldo not only for his ability and skill.

They are also famous, and the technology under their feet is like threading a needle.

Facing Campbell's defense, Quaresma made a scissors-kick feint very easily, and the arc was particularly large. At first glance, it looked like he was going to pass back to Portillo who was running over.

The camera on the scene was deceived by him, and it shook for a while, but the football was still under his feet, and almost instantly, the football was pulled back. Campbell's center of gravity hadn't reacted yet, so he could only watch the football It was passed away, and it was still a high pass.

Kolo Toure, who returned to the penalty area, wanted to cry but had no tears.

He is only 178cm tall. To be honest, he really can't beat Portillo in terms of arguing for the top. Although Quaresma is given a high ball, it is estimated that Portillo can't touch it...

He looked back full of hope, only to see that behind Portillo, Morientes, who had inserted in, outflanked the ball and sent the ball directly into the goal with a header!

"Goooal!! Morientes!! Deportivo expanded their lead and Morientes scored twice!! It's really unexpected, Deportivo played a very beautiful attack on the offensive end today , This is the Deportivo we are looking forward to, the offense is extremely gorgeous, invincible, and the defense is safe and elegant!!"

Frank and Dean jumped up and cheered directly. To be honest, in the last league game against Real Betis, he really thought that Deportivo would do something ugly for his own victory, and he didn't know that they were How did you adjust it? The offensive and defensive situation of the stadium was directly reconciled at once!

Wenger sighed.

He really has nothing to say.

He can't blame Kolo Touré for failing to stop Morientes' header, after all, everyone knows that Morientes is actually not good at heading, and neither is Raúl. The Spanish twins are almost afraid of messing up. Like his own hairstyle, he has a deep obsession with heading the ball. In any case, they rarely use their heads to attack, so he was a little negligent for a while.

Moreover, the defense does not rely on individuals, but a system. When Deportivo's winger boldly inserts an assist in the middle, the probability of being counterattacked and conceding the ball is particularly high.

Almost everyone in Deportivo is a good player to seize opportunities, and they are especially cunning on the defensive end. In any case, Arsenal's game today is really dangerous.

It's extremely dangerous.It's only the first half, is Deportivo going to heaven?

At the end of the first half, the score was never rewritten. Deportivo entered the locker room with a score of 4:1. Juan stood at the end and waited for them. At the same time, everyone shook hands and clapped shoulders to encourage them. To be honest, this kind of treatment makes most players a little flattered.

Of course, there is a reason for Juan to be like this. In the locker room, he was silent for a while, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "How did you feel in the first half?"

The players looked at each other, and finally they couldn't help but someone said: "Very good."

"Yes, yes, it's been a long time since we took such a big lead in the first half..."

"I feel like I've rarely had a first-half lead like that in my entire career, and it was against Arsenal."

Juan smiled and waved his hand: "We mainly took advantage of Arsenal's physical fatigue. Otherwise, let alone Henry and Bergkamp, ​​their backcourt alone is enough for us. And thanks to the boss, if If there is no boss to help the team find a perfect balance in offensive and defensive rhythm, maybe Deportivo is still running back and forth in a hurry at this moment."

The scene was silent for a while, and nodded at the same time.

Indeed, although Bergkamp and Henry still have terrifying dominance on the court, but in the absence of their teammates, even they are helpless.

"Honestly, I am very happy to meet Arsenal in the quarter-finals." Juan continued, and some people couldn't help but move their mouths and then raised their hands.

"What's the matter?" The person who raised his hand was David Louis. Today, Juan took the children to the field to see the world. His eyes are bright, and he is still in a very excited state.

This game is really too beautiful, no matter in terms of offense and defense or goals, it directly embodies the characteristics of beautiful football and offensive football. Already begged Juan to replace him.

"Why is Arsenal happy? Is it because they know they will win?" When Pompons asked this question, the entire locker room was stunned, and then began to laugh.

Of course it’s not such a reason. They all know that Deportivo is actually not as strong as Arsenal in terms of hard power. When a Premier League team starts to play with technology, it’s especially scary. Fortunately, Yes, their players' bodies are not the kind of iron, so Deportivo can seize the opportunity to have a hearty counterattack.

"Of course not." After laughing enough, Juan replied directly, "Deportivo doesn't have such strong confidence that they can specifically defeat Arsenal. After all, our strength lies here... But Arsenal is specialized in restraining us style of play."

"From the very beginning, I hope that our team can grow and improve. Only by fighting against strong enemies can we have a better chance to advance."

What Deportivo needs most is training, improvement and rapid growth, rather than rigid indicators such as bearing performance pressure, especially in the Champions League. Deportivo has never won the Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League is not the same as the league. What the league has to fight for is the stamina and stability of the team. In the UEFA Champions League, Deportivo does not expect to win any championships. As long as they can gain experience from the competition, Then the rookies and young people can withstand the pressure and grow up quickly, then the goal of Deportivo's game has been achieved.

"The game is still to be played, we still have a whole second half, we can play better, don't be complacent, don't be excited...Listen to me, Deportivo should be steady in the second half, and the second round will come back Arsenal will not stand a chance when we are at home."

Juan glanced around at each player's face.

The sweat dripped down their faces. Although there were four goals in the first half, Deportivo's physical exertion in the first half was also huge. Juan frowned.

He remembered that Deportivo had also let the opponent fall into fatigue tactics before, if Arsenal thought so too...

He took a deep breath and rubbed his forehead.

"Emar." He called out.