Chapter 236: Booed
"The starting striker is...... Henry...... And...... Adebayo! ”
Arsene Wenger announced his starting XI in the dressing room before the final training session before the game, and in the final moments, he said a name that surprised all the players.
Adebayor was stunned, he didn't expect to be in the starting line-up so soon.
In the month since he arrived at the team, the Togolese striker has been trying to integrate into the team's technical and tactical system, but just like Quaresma when he first arrived at Arsenal, he is incompatible with Arsenal's overall tactics, and his style of play is not so easy to integrate into Arsenal.
I thought that there would not be too many opportunities this season, at most, when the team needed to strengthen the attack to break the opponent's dense defense, they would send themselves out to fight for the header, but Adebayo never thought that in a peak duel like Liverpool, Wenger would actually let himself start.
The teammates were also surprised, but Wenger didn't explain anything, and everyone didn't know what Wenger was thinking, and gave Adebayo a strange look and stopped caring about it.
The only thing that is not very happy is naturally Van Persie, the Henan striker has almost seen his dark future at Arsenal, Henry's position cannot be shaken, and the impact of Adebayo's strong striker is not his own, if he wants to be on the position, it is impossible not to be afraid of the two in front of him.
However, Quaresma vaguely guessed Wenger's thoughts, and Adebayo, who started this game, definitely went in line with Liverpool's nerve knife back line.
Liverpool's midfield is strong and the forward line is not weak, but the back line is a little difficult to handle, or in other words, can only be in the middle of the Premier League rankings.
The team's deputy Carragher leads, partnering Hyypia, if you want to say that you don't have the strength, you have indeed wronged them, but they are not top central defenders, Carragher barely ranks among the first-class, Hyypia can't even rank first-class, and the frequent mistakes of the two on the back line are almost a time bomb on the Liverpool backline.
This is probably also the reason why Liverpool has never been able to compete for the title in the league, even if the midfield creates more opportunities, it can't stand the slack of people in the back.
Drogba, a monster that wreaks havoc on the defensive areas of all teams in the Premier League, Adebayo's style is similar to Drogba's, and he is physically strong, and Wenger sent him on the pitch, presumably to target Liverpool's unreliable defence.
As for the fact that Adebayor has not yet fully integrated into Arsenal's overall tactics, this is not very important, anyway, the Togolese will only need to keep carrying Liverpool's two defenders in the penalty area.
And not surprisingly, Arsenal's tactics in this game are destined to fly on both wings, and even in order to compete for the team's midfield hardness, Xiaofa was pressed on the bench by Wenger, and Flanimi and Gilberto Silva partnered in the middle, which is already Arsenal's unconventional tactics.
Speaking of which, Liverpool's midfield strength is indeed strong, even if Vieira is still at Arsenal, at most it is evenly matched with Liverpool, this is still in the case that Mascherano did not join Liverpool, and when Brother Xiao Ma comes to Liverpool, Liverpool's midfield can be said to be the first in the world.
Even now, Liverpool's midfielder can still fight Chelsea, at least Arsenal now has no capital to fight with Liverpool in the midfield.
Gerrard and Alonso's partner is almost omnipotent, that is, Alonso is limited by athleticism and has a little worse coverage, so after the arrival of Little Pony, Liverpool's midfield has been perfect.
In fact, Quaresma wanted to make a suggestion to Wenger, and quickly bought Brother Xiao Ma and cut off Liverpool.
Flanimi's strength is still a little worse, let Xiao Ma partner Gilberto Silva double back, so that Xiaofa's offensive ability can be fully released, and the hardness of the midfield is also available, and Arsenal has the capital to go head-to-head with any team.
Of course, Wenger may not take his own advice, and more importantly, Brother Pony is not cheap......
The middle can't fight against Liverpool now, but fortunately, the strength of the Red Army on the side is average, and Arsenal's two-wing flying tactics can be well played, which is the magic weapon for Arsenal to win.
In the next training, Wenger naturally focused on practicing the combination of side and center play, Quaresma on the right and Pire on the left frequently crossed to feed Adebayor, Togolese can attack directly in the penalty area, or head to Henry or insert into the box from the other side of the box Quaresma or Pire, the offensive choice completely depends on Adebayor's situation at the time.
Quaresma has been showcasing his outside instep cross skills throughout practice, with the aim of getting Adebayor used to his usual way of crossing, so that the Togolese striker can find the right spot for his cross in the game.
Grinding guns in battle, not fast and light, I can't let Adebayo play, but I don't know that my side will use the outside of the instep to cross!
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Two hours before the game, Liverpool fans entered the stadium early, Anfield was almost full, and the excited Reds fans sang the Liverpool team song "You Will Never Walk Alone", the noisy momentum is one of the best in the home stadium of all clubs in the Premier League, especially the KOP stands, which are famous all over the world.
During the warm-up, the noise created by the fans made the Arsenal players a little uncomfortable, and even the players who had been to Anfield several times did not show themselves as relaxed as usual.
Before his rebirth, Quaresma had always thought that the so-called home advantage was that the referee might make a decision in favour of the home team at certain times, which was the so-called home whistle.
But now, Quaresma clearly knows that the home advantage is simply the momentum bonus that the fans bring to the players, which may make the players burst out with 120% combat effectiveness, which is more effective than any doping.
Not surprisingly, Quaresma received special treatment from Liverpool fans, and every time he practiced shooting, he was booed by Liverpool fans with the most terrifying.
Even Henry, who didn't have that treatment at Anfield, felt like Quaresma should be proud.
No way, who asked Quaresma to speak before the game against the argument between Liverpool and Arsenal fans, although he did not belittle Liverpool, but in the eyes of Liverpool fans, Quaresma is Arsenal's enemy.
If you want to take Arsenal to the Champions League, have you asked us, the reigning champions of the Champions League?
So, Quaresma turned out to be one of the least popular people at Anfield, and anyway, boo.
Even if Quaresma really has a chance to join Liverpool in the future, it is not a big problem, it is a big deal that a few fan organizations publicly express their welcome, and such things have not happened before!