Chapter Ninety-Three: The Fierce Battle at Wimbledon
Wimbledon are arguably the most unique team in the Premier League, having won the FA Cup as one of the founding teams of the Premier League, and their brutal style of play has made them a favourite of many English fans who flaunt their "tradition". Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Wimbledon is of course best known in the world for tennis, and the Wimbledon Open is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in tennis and the earliest tournament in modern tennis history.
However, their football is also quite famous in a certain area, Wimbledon football team was also one of the first football clubs in England, although they refused to play in the professional league for decades, but since the 82-83 season Wimbledon all-time coach Dave Bassett joined the team, this Wimbledon team began to develop its own style.
In 9 years, Wimbledon under the leadership of Dave Bassett has completed the leap from the D League to the top league.
Dave Bassett has injected soul into this previously inconspicuous team, and although this "soul" is a little wilder, it has to be said that it has indeed given this team a makeover.
On 14 May 1988, at Wembley Stadium, Wimbledon, who were in the middle of the league, won the FA Cup, their only title, over Liverpool, who had already won the league.
With the establishment of the Premier League and the invasion of capital, Wimbledon, which has a small ball market, is now facing difficulties, and the "notorious" Wimbledon is not favored by young players, and powerful players are not willing to come to this place where tennis is more famous than football.
Wimbledon star Winnie Jones, who was head coach last season, announced his retirement this season, and the Wimbledon soul who began as a construction worker turned "the villain on the pitch" chose to pursue his film dreams.
Vinnie Jones can be called the epitome of the spirit of Wimbledon, the record of being sent off for three seconds on the court is estimated to be unbreakable, a move "monkey stealing peaches" will be the genius star Gascoigne to be obedient and become a swan song, but this fierce and extremely wild player on the field actually has a literary heart, he can actually continue to play for a few more years, he was born in 1965 is only 34 years old, and he is not a veteran, but Vinnie Jones still decided to retire to the film industry.
Although the retirement of Vinnie Jones has made Wimbledon difficult this season, a group of players who have grown up under his influence are still there, so Wimbledon's style is still so "wild", which is still a big challenge for some teams.
Arsene Wenger is actually struggling with this game and wants to win it to keep Manchester United under pressure in the league, but he has to consider the risks of doing so. Wimbledon's brutal style is likely to hurt Arsenal's players, and Arsenal, who are now playing in the third tier, cannot afford injuries to players in any position.
However, Wenger, who has been thinking about it for a long time, still chose to fight properly, and he did not put the injury-prone Bergkamp and some veterans in the squad, but replaced many young players.
Liu Han still started, but Wenger reminded Liu Han that he hoped that he would focus on the game and not be affected by other factors.
The grim-faced Liu Han has always made Arsene Wenger feel that he will be a more irritable player.
He also has an understanding of Wimbledon's big name Liu Han, but he doesn't care about these, as long as he is on the field, Liu Han will focus on the game, and now Liu Han is no longer the ignorant teenager he used to be.
As Arsene Wenger feared, Wimbledon continued their style of play in this game, with brutal tackles, uncaring fouls, and long balls that didn't have any technical content, and now the Arsenal team, who should play the technical flow, were restrained by Wimbledon's tactics.
Liu Han returned to the midfield from the beginning of the game to participate in control, because as soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, the opponent's defender would be attached like a dog skin plaster, and he couldn't shake it off.
Arsene Wenger's youngsters were intimidated by Wimbledon's wildness, with 21-year-old defender Wilzana being tackled less than seven minutes into the game by a Wimbledon striker.
The Arsenal players who had conceded at the back quickly made up for it, but Wimbledon striker Kurt slotted past Arsenal after receiving a through ball from a team-mate to give Wimbledon the lead.
Liu Han tried to help the team regain the advantage in midfield, but the Arsenal team, who were taken by Wimbledon, seemed to lack the courage to fight, as long as the Wimbledon player tackled, the Arsenal player immediately dodged as if he would be injured immediately, which made Liu Han quite dissatisfied.
Arsene Wenger also had a gloomy face on the sidelines, he didn't expect that young players would cherish themselves more than veterans, and it was even more explicit to say that these players were a little "cowardly".
Faced with a somewhat out-of-control midfielder, Liu Han had to reduce his passing, he was more likely to carry the ball himself, or directly to Henry on the front line.
Liu Han, who increased the dribble, was immediately "taken care of" by the Wimbledon players, and various tricks began to appear around Liu Han, but Liu Han was very careful to dodge, but the offensive rhythm was also affected.
Wimbledon held on until the end of the first half.
At half-time, Arsene Wenger harshly criticized some of the young players, and Liu Han felt he should say something.
"Don't be afraid to fight, the more you retreat, the more likely you are to get hurt, keep your rhythm, focus on the game, don't stick to the ball, they pounce too hard and it's more likely to make mistakes."
Although Liu Han's words were brief, they stabilized the morale of the army very well.
At the start of the second half, the Arsenal team finally found their rhythm, Liu Han sat in the middle and kept attacking his teammates, which made these young people gradually relax, because they knew that Liu Han would be by his side at any time and did not worry about conceding a goal.
The Arsenal team, which controlled the midfield, finally played the football they were used to, and although Henry and Kanu were also closely cared for by the other side in the attack, the Arsenal team on the wing was given a lot of opportunities.
In the 61st minute of the game, left-back Silvinho received Liu Han in the middle to split the side, and the Wimbledon side defense was attracted by Henry, and Silvinho drove straight in.
Liu Han always followed Silvinho, and after receiving a pass from Silvinho on the left side of the 10-meter penalty area, Liu Han took a curling ball with his right foot.
A shot from a tight angle bypassed the Wimbledon goalkeeper but unexpectedly focused on the right post, and the bounce was met by Thierry Henry, who did not stop the ball and volleyed home to give Arsenal an equaliser.
Five minutes later, it was the side again, this time it was Overmars on the right side who broke through, and the inverted triangle pass after the bottom was directly drawn into the opponent's door by Liu Han, and the Arsenal team overtook the score within five minutes.
Wimbledon have been looking for opportunities to fight back, but they have not been able to organise an effective attack without losing control of the midfield, on the contrary, Arsenal have had a lot of good chances, but today they are not only in bad form, but also unlucky, and they have been rejected by the goal frame one after another.
In the end, Arsenal won 2-1, although the final victory, but the process was really unsatisfactory. (To be continued.) )