Chapter 117: Locking down the group first
With a goal in the first attack of the opening game, Arsenal's start can be described as extremely good. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
This goal from the back to the front is indispensable to Liu Han's shadow, he threaded the needle in the thicket, very cleverly linked the running positions of the Arsenal players, so that they formed a whole, and finally let the unguarded Vieira receive the ball at the front of the penalty area, it can be said that half of the credit for this goal should be attributed to Liu Han.
Valencia were obviously not comfortable with Arsenal's tactics in this game, and they did not expect that Liu Han did not directly threaten their defence, but like a chess player, he laid a fatal trap for Valencia.
Patrick Vieira was very excited when he scored because he didn't score a few goals in a season because of his work on the pitch, but now he has scored in two consecutive Champions League games, which of course makes Vieira very excited and he loves the feeling of scoring goals now.
Valencia's head coach Cooper stood on the sidelines without saying a word, but his gloomy face as London weather said it all.
Less than four minutes into the game, Valencia had to restart in the centre circle.
After the goal, the Arsenal team shrank their formation, Valencia will definitely fight back after conceding the goal so quickly, and should avoid its edge at this time, and only Henry is in the front of the attack.
Arsenal fans in the audience sang songs to cheer for the home team, and some passionate fans even waved Arsenal shirts and scarves shirtless.
Because of football hooliganism, England's pre-match entry security is very strict, and things like fireworks and large flags are not put into the stadium, so Arsenal fans can only wave the only sign to show their support for the team.
Valencia tried to organise an effective attack through midfield after the restart, but they were met with tight Arsenal blocking in midfield.
Liu Han retreated from the midfield position to participate in the defence, which made it difficult for Valencia's attack to develop in midfield as they could not find a way forward.
Cooper's original intention was to take advantage of the midfield advantage to control the game, and then advance to the front and threaten Arsenal's door through the wing, after all, they did not have the right fulcrum in the front line, and it was difficult to hold the ball under the strong physical confrontation of the Arsenal defenders.
Liu Han found that Valencia organized an attack through Mendieta every time he ran in the midfield, and the Spanish midfielder seemed to be doing the same job as him, which was to connect the team and control the direction and tempo of the attack.
Finding this, Liu Han began to make trouble for Mendieta in the midfield defence, and he began to roam around Mendieta, specifically blocking passes from other Valencia players to Mendieta.
With the increase of competition experience, Liu Han now has his own understanding of how to read the game, and he has increased his experience quickly through his own understanding and watching a lot of game footage.
Mendieta, who was targeted by Liu Han, was clearly in trouble, and he found it difficult to get the ball from his teammates because Liu Han was constantly threatening to catch the ball.
After discovering that he was being marked by Liu Han, Mendeta Tower immediately began to pull non-stop, cruising from the middle road to the side, trying to get rid of Liu Han's marking, but Liu Han's physical strength was strong enough, and he followed Mendeita as soon as possible.
The core of the midfield, the team's brain was forced by Liu Han to catch the ball after Valencia's attack had problems, two full-backs tried to impact Arsenal's defense, but today Wenger deliberately sent two extremely fast full-backs, Brazilian Silvester was out due to injury, Wenger urgently transferred back the loaned Ashley Cole, for which Arsenal also had to pay Crystal Palace 200,000 pounds. Ashley Cole started the game as a left wing-back, and the right wing-back was Luzny, both of whom had good speed and a certain defensive skill to limit the surprise attack of Valencia's two wing-backs.
Valencia's attack was in trouble, they couldn't open the situation, and Arsenal did not rush to the opponent after cutting off Valencia's attack, but stabilized the ball through the cooperation of the midfield, and Wenger did not intend to be a quick winner in this game.
Liu Han will move forward quickly after his teammates get the ball, while looking for opportunities to cooperate with his teammates.
The two sides entered a stalemate, and Valencia, who gradually adapted to the rhythm of Arsenal's game, reappeared in midfield to organize the defence, and Liu Han's side Mendieta and Gonzalez did not leave an inch.
The game was goalless until the end of the first half, and the two sides were evenly matched in midfield.
Arsenal have been trying to make a fuss in the midfield in the second half of the first half, but they seem to play too delicately today, Liu Han has a good tandem in the midfield, but in the front court can not play enough threatening cooperation, Henry has a certain feeling in the center of the position, but not enough stability.
Valencia made adjustments at halftime, Cooper replaced the midfielder Garcia, withdrew Mendieta's position to play the central midfielder, and replaced the forward midfielder Balaga, the purpose of which was to allow Mendieta to get rid of Liu Han's defense, and then connect the team's attack, and at the same time, Balaga also has a certain attacking ability and can be responsible for outflanking in the middle.
Arsenal's midfield did not make any further changes, and Arsene Wenger was pleased with Liu's performance in the first half and said he needed Liu Han to continue to press Mendieta in the second half.
The break ended quickly, the two sides returned to the court, Mendieta found that he did not avoid Liu Han's marking even if he retreated, the opponent admitted death to make him unable to play, and it must be said that Mendieta felt that the tall Oriental on the opposite side had a much stronger single defense ability than his teammates.
Valencia were in trouble after kick-off in the second half, and the Arsenal formation spread out quickly, and Liu Han and his teammates immediately pressed the Valencia players, which caused a certain amount of confusion.
In the confusion, Liu Han intercepted Gerrard's pass to Mendieta in the center circle, and then faked a very penetrating boccia ball himself.
Ljungberg, who was high on the left wing, cut through Valencia's backline and received a ball from Liu Han.
At this time, Ljungberg's position was close to the bottom line, and Liu Han had to increase the power of the pass in order to penetrate Valencia's defense.
But fortunately, Valencia's full-backs were in the middle of the pitch and had not yet had time to form a defense.
Ljungberg watched his team-mate's movement and played a half-high ball.
His pass didn't go straight into the box, but towards the outside of the box, where Liu Han's high-speed plug was already in place, with Mendieta behind him, and Farinos was pulled away by Bergkamp's run.
In the face of the incoming ball, Liu Han opened his bow and took an arrow with his left foot, and the football went straight to the far corner of the goal, and Canizares couldn't reach it.
Arsenal extended their lead to two goals at the start of the second half, dominating the midfield without losing sight of their usual quick transitions.
With a two-goal lead, Arsenal began to deliberately recycle their defence, and Dutchman Bergkamp was replaced, who was an important core of Arsenal's forward line and midfield, and with his physical fitness not very good, Wenger had to ensure his efficiency in every game.
Liu Han retreated to the central midfield position like Mendieta, but he still stared at Mendieta in defence.
Valencia then organised several counter-attacks, but Mendieta was seen dead by Liu Han, and almost none of them were too threatening to shoot, and their two wing-backs were also useless under Arsenal's deliberate defence.
Cooper's stubborn tactics gave him a hard time, and Arsenal finished Valencia today.
In the end, the game ended with Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Valencia, so Arsenal confirmed their top spot in the group two rounds in advance, and even if they lost the next two group games, Valencia could not shake their position, because Arsenal had an absolute advantage after beating Valencia home and away. (To be continued.) )