Chapter 135: The Dragon Entrenched in the Sky Over France
Liu Han kept running in the midfield, and every time he ran was based on the running position of his teammates, the football was also gradually looking for loopholes in Real Madrid's defense under his passes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Liu Han's side, Redondo and Karembo, followed Liu Han almost inseparably.
Real Madrid is very clear about the importance of Liu Han to the Arsenal team, and they have watched most of Arsenal's Champions League games before this final, so Bosque reminded Real Madrid's players that they must watch Liu Han die in the game when arranging the tactics.
Although Redondo is not a defensive midfielder in the traditional sense, his defensive ability is not bad, coupled with the double back Karemb who started today, Bosque's defense of Liu Han can be said to have reached the limit of the lineup, after all, he cannot let Real Madrid only defend the whole game.
Arsenal gradually tested Real Madrid's defense after the opening kick-off, and found that the opponent's formation shrank more strongly after the start of the game, and rash attacks seemed unlikely to work.
However, the Arsenal team still organized several relatively good attacks under Liu Han's guidance.
In the sixth minute of the game, Arsenal played a one-two between Liu Han and Thierry Henry, and then Liu Han shot from 30 meters away from the goal, and the ball was saved by Casillas, and the 19-year-old reacted very quickly.
Arsenal were awarded their first corner after the kick-break.
Corners have not been a good weapon in Arsenal's tactics, and they have lacked a dominant centre-forward in their attacking line, and it is unrealistic to expect tall centre-backs to risk coming to the opposition box to fight for a header. However, this has changed since Liu Han arrived at Arsenal, and now corner kicks are a weapon for Arsenal to score goals, after all, Liu Han can suppress 90% of defenders in Europe with his height alone.
The first corner kick after the opening, the Arsenal team attaches great importance to it, they hope to break through the opponent's door as soon as possible, and Real Madrid is also very cautious in the face of Arsenal's corner kick, Liu Han, who is particularly eye-catching in the crowd, is a very big threat no matter where he is in the penalty area.
Real Madrid's defender Karlumbu almost put his entire body on Liu Han's body, and also grabbed Liu Han's jersey with his right hand, as long as the referee did not find out, Karembu will use all means to restrict Liu Han.
Bergkamp sent a corner kick from the left corner spot and went directly to Liu Han in front of the post.
Karemb found that he couldn't keep up with Liu Han after Bergkamp's corner kick, even if he dragged Liu Han's jersey desperately, but still couldn't stop Liu Han from jumping, and Karrumbu didn't dare to make any excessive moves in the penalty area, after all, this is the final of the Champions League, and the referee will be merciless in the face of some radical actions.
Bergkamp's ball was very fast and had a relatively flat arc, so it was soon to the front point, Liu Han did not fully jump, but jumped slightly, and then flicked his head to head the ball under the far corner of the goal.
The 19-year-old Iker Casillas showed his extraordinary ability in the last save, and this time he pounced on the left side of his body as soon as Liu Han's header hit the goal.
Liu Han's header is very clever, not completely powerful, but it is the most difficult bounce for the goalkeeper to save.
However, Casillas reached up slightly with his right hand before hitting the ground, just in time to touch the bouncing ball.
The ball that was saved by Casillas was kicked out of the penalty area by Hierro for the first time, and Real Madrid's penalty area alarm was lifted.
Hierro's big foot cleared the ball until the center circle did not hit the ground, a blonde, handsome Guti lightly paddled the ball when the ball landed, and controlled the ball very firmly to his feet, and at the same time he completed the turn and ran directly to Arsenal's half, Real Madrid organized a counterattack as soon as the crisis was resolved.
Raul opened the space in the middle and ran towards the left side of Arsenal's half, he is a left-footed player, and he is most accustomed to moving on the left, and Morientes in the middle immediately ran towards the Arsenal penalty area.
Seeing Morientes' running position, Bosque on the sidelines frowned a little, Morientes's running position this time was a little dull, if he was smarter, he should not run to the middle penalty area, which would make Arsenal's defense thicker, he should pull to the side or retreat to receive Guti who broke through.
Although Morientes' movement was a little unsatisfactory to Bosque, when he thought of Anelka, who was still sitting on the field, Bosque decided to believe in his disciple.
Anelka's eccentric personality has attracted a lot of criticism since he arrived at Real Madrid, and the Frenchman who made a name for himself at Arsenal left Arsenal last season despite the retention of his mentor, which made Arsenal fans and Wenger himself very dissatisfied with Anelka.
Guti's dribbling speed is not fast, but the rhythm of the dribble is very good, and at the same time it is very elegant.
Vieira immediately pasted Guti, but Guti didn't stick the ball anymore and transferred the ball directly to McManaman, who was inserted on the right flank.
McManaman left the established Liverpool on a free transfer last season to move to the giants Real Madrid, where he quickly became a wide attacker thanks to his speed and skills.
McManaman got away with Arsenal left-back Silvinho with an easy pass, and the Brazilian's defensive ability was slightly worse.
McManaman, who broke through the defense, sent in a direct cross, and Morientes jumped high and headed straight at goal, but the ball was blocked by Keown, who jumped up at the same time.
Keown's header pushed the ball out of the penalty area and the ball fell to Guti's feet again, but before Guti could control the ball, Vieira did not hesitate to fall to the ground and tackle the ball, and the football was once again controlled by Arsenal.
The two teams were evenly matched in a single leg, with Real Madrid's header failing to threaten Arsenal's goal, but they found a number of holes in Arsenal's defence.
Wenger looked at Silvestre's slow host opponent after McManaman's breakthrough on the field, and immediately felt dissatisfied in his heart, the Brazilian was a little loose in training and in the game, compared to Ribery and Ashley Cole who were sitting on the bench.
After a few minutes of trial in the first few minutes, the two sides gradually began to attack, compared to the general team in this level of the finals conservative, this final both sides played more active, the game scene is also very good-looking, although the two teams in the midfield are very fierce, but this does not affect the tactics of both sides. (To be continued.) )