Chapter 52: The Jedi Strikes Back
'We didn't play well in the first half, of course there is a reason for that, but I still think you lack the courage to fight, you don't take a league like this in your eyes, you are proud of six wins in a row, lads, you are proud, I am proud, I will apologize to you, but what about you? Can you apologize to me for a great performance in the second half? "Wenger not only criticizes the players, but also criticizes himself, which is different from some other English coaches, in the English league at all levels, the team is generally the manager, including the transfer of the team and so on are the head coach to grasp, which makes the Premier League manager authority very heavy, so the general English coach will never admit mistakes to the players, they have to maintain their authority. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Sir, we're going to surprise them in the second half." After Wenger finished speaking, the captain of the field, Adams, told Wenger that although the "great captain" who started his career at Arsenal is now on the verge of retirement, his prestige in the Arsenal team is still very high.
Wenger glanced at the player nicknamed "stubborn donkey", as a professional player, his professionalism is qualified, but his temper is a little short-tempered, but Wenger has no intention of continuing to keep Adams on the field today, his current turning speed is really too slow, and he can't keep up with Liverpool's two strikers at all.
'Tony, you're going to have to rest for the second half and I've got to be flexible enough at the back. Wenger directly expressed his meaning to Adams, and Adams did not fall out with Wenger directly like a brainchild, he is basically in a state of retirement now, and he can play in the team where he started his career until retirement, which is a kind of happiness for many players, so Adams is very calm now, and Wenger is right, but there is a problem with the current backline.
"In midfield, Parlour is also going to be rested, Davao, wait out to warm up, you need to be in front in the second half." Arsene Wenger said to Croatian star Davosuk. The 31-year-old Croatian is now largely unreliant on Arsenal, but in this need to chase points, Suker's superb footwork and experience can help Arsenal.
"Dennis, after the start of the second half, you retreat to the forward position, responsible for feeding Liu Han, we will attack Liu Han in the second half, Davao, you have to be ready, ready to shoot at any time." Wenger briefly explained the tactics of the second half to the players, for this game, Wenger's current attitude is to chase if he can, and he will not force it if he can't catch up, after all, the Champions League group stage will start next month, Wenger now wants to do most is to ensure the victory of the Champions League, he has not won the Champions League until now, and Arsenal has never won it.
"Liu, I need you to be a little bit stronger in the second half, shoot when you can, don't have any worries, I think you can make the opponent focus on you, then we can have a chance to equalize." Arsene Wenger also explained to Liu Han his task in the second half.
Liu Han nodded, Wenger was a little unhappy that Liu Han did not respond to his words, and the Oriental was still missing a month of competition because of the not very important Olympic qualifiers, Wenger was even more angry about this, but now he has to rely on Liu Han to attack the city, Wenger does not dare to teach Liu Han a lesson, and the other party is still a master who is not short of money, and now the management of Arsenal is begging Liu Han, because he can bring a bigger sponsorship contract to the team. Adidas in North America, which was pressed by Nike, was booming in Europe, and they once again set their sights on Liu Han, who also showed strong strength in football, and intended to sign Liu Han as their long-term spokesperson, and even Adidas shareholders proposed to make Liu Han a partner of Adidas, after all, Liu Han now seems to have the situation of becoming an all-round player, which can be said to be unique in the world, and I believe it will bring great benefits to Adidas.
At the start of the second half, Arsenal made two substitutions and Arsene Wenger had to leave a substitution in order to deal with the unforegoing.
In the first half, Houllier's defensive strategy against Liu Han was very successful, that is, to cut off Liu Han's receiving line, so that he had no way to receive the ball at all, and there was no way to threaten Liverpool's goal, but after the start of the second half, Liverpool's back and back line felt some pressure.
Arsenal's players changed their previous tactics of focusing on advancement, and began to make long passes to find Liu Han, and the players in the midfield and backfield directly made long passes to Liu Han as soon as they received the ball.
This made Liverpool's backline difficult, after all, Liu Han's height of 1.96 meters is there, and his strength is strong, and his body is very strong, Liu Han has an absolute advantage over Liverpool's players in the face of high-altitude balls, even if there are two Liverpool defenders around him, Liu Han can stabilize the ball and find opportunities to play the ball.
Liu Han also worked very hard after receiving the ball, shot from a distance when he had the opportunity, and almost threatened Liverpool's goal, which made Liverpool's defensive center of gravity begin to tilt towards Liu Han's side.
Sixty minutes into the game, Arsenal finally got a good chance, Vieira broke the ball at the back and made a long pass directly to Liu Han.
Liu Han squeezed away the defenders around him and was about to stop the ball, but he aimed at Ljungberg, who was starting to pull to the side, so he bounced the ball directly to the outside of his foot when the ball was about to hit the ground.
Ljungberg received the ball and went straight to the baseline, and when he got to the baseline, he suddenly crossed.
Liu Han's outflanking at the front post took away almost all of Liverpool's defensive attention, and at this time, Suker at the back post received the ball with no one around him, and Ljungberg passed it to the back post.
The unguarded Suker took up his left foot and curled a ball, which can only be used to play the violin, did not disappoint everyone, and went straight into the corner of the goal, and the Arsenal team recovered a point.
There was a big hole in Liverpool's defense in this ball, and Liu Han drew almost everyone's attention to himself.
Liu Han ran to the goal immediately after Suker scored and was ready to pick up the ball and take it to the center circle to kick off immediately, after all, the Arsenal team is still one goal behind, but Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina directly held the ball in his arms and did not intend to hand it over to Liu Han.
Liu Han looked helpless in the face of Reina, who was a head lower than him, and the other party held the ball like a hooligan.
Liu Han shook his head, then suddenly stretched out his right hand and thrust his finger into Reina's eyes with lightning speed.
Reina was frightened by Liu Han's movements, and he really thought that this guy was going to abolish himself. Reina immediately stretched out his hand to block, but he didn't touch Liu Han's hand, because Liu Han's action just now was a complete feint, his purpose was to take away the football, when Reina let go of the ball in his hand, Liu Han suddenly withdrew his outstretched right hand and then turned around and left, the whole action was done in one go, and even the Liverpool players had no reaction. (To be continued.) )