Chapter 388: Only one step away

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal line-up is exactly the same as last time, and the stubborn old man still wants to use attack to win the game.

Time and time again, his tactics were proven wrong, but he did it again and again.

Of course, he had no other choice.

If he had better players on hand, of course he would have liked to make the team better, but he didn't.

It's not that Arsenal didn't have a chance in the first leg, but the striker's ability to grasp the opportunity was too poor, and he wanted to rely on England striker Welbeck to be the king? Arsene Wenger took it for granted.

Welbeck is only a player who watches the water cooler in the national team.

What can he do?

Arsene Wenger has often asked himself that if Sanchez was still around, perhaps the outcome of the first leg might not have been the same.

At least the Chilean can break the scoring, right?

Or maybe there will be a satisfying result if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has moved from Borussia Dortmund, is qualified to play for Arsenal.

However, he didn't even qualify for the bench.

Of course, he came to the stands in Tardini to cheer on the team......

Therefore, Wenger still has to rely on the Englishman to score the goal, although it seems unreliable at all, but there is no other option.

Welbeck himself was still full of confidence, and said before the game that he would do everything in his power to help Arsenal score, but even the fans did not believe in his decades-long rough technique and shooting skills.

If the fans' ideas are not accurate, then the odds offered by Spinach can also be referred to.

Arsenal's odds to advance are actually 1 to 10, which means that in this game, they are just going through the motions.

Of course, not optimistic about Arsenal's promotion does not mean that Arsenal cannot win this game.

"Parma are 3-1 on aggregate and Arsenal have to score at least three goals away from home to have any hope, and they can't concede a goal, and if they concede, they will have to keep scoring to decide the winner."

"But do you believe it?"

"How can Arsenal score more than three goals away from home, how can Parma not score, unless Wang Dalong and they don't play collectively, you must know that last time, Parma cut Arsenal 4:1 at home."

"So, Arsenal fans should not report too much hope, don't report too much hope." Huang Jianxiang doesn't believe that Parma can still have a miracle, not a miracle, and it can't be Arsenal, such as Barcelona or Real Madrid, but it's possible.

Arsenal's style of play is soft, and they can't play against the wind, and when they fall behind, they collapse faster. Even when they take the lead, they often don't get in the way.

Such a team is the least reliable in the knockout rounds.

'Arsene Wenger's only hope is that the chances created in midfield can be played in by the blood-beaten Welbeck, or he will be hung up again like in the last game.

"In this game, Wang Dalong appeared on the left side of the midfield, which may be related to the fact that Kuvas could not break through Bellerin in the last game, Lincoln recovered slightly, Parma seemed to play without a striker, Crespo had an idea, Lincoln pulled back, he could support the midfield, and he could also liberate Wang Dalong, once Wang Dalong could be quickly plugged in, he could quickly go straight into Arsenal's abdomen."

'So he wanted Parma to score as soon as possible, otherwise he wouldn't have done it.'

"As long as Wang Dalong is on the field, it is equivalent to a 1:0 score, and from beginning to end, Wang Dalong is Arsenal's henchman."

The professor was surprisingly quiet today, sitting in the dugout for the first time instead of standing in the command area.

He didn't despair, he just accepted some results.

If he was full of anticipation, then he probably wouldn't sit so leisurely.

People will be anxious, as long as they are anxious, they will sit with peace of mind, they will only stand, walk around, or have words in their mouths.

The spring breeze in Parma blows a soft evening breeze and it is a beautiful evening.

The game starts at 7 p.m.

When the referee blew the whistle, Arsenal threw themselves into attack. It was the exact opposite of what they did in the first leg.

Defend the first leg and fight back, and now attack that way from now on.

It's understandable that they're playing like that.

Parma were on the lookout, focusing on the first second of the game and not giving Arsenal a chance to sneak attack.

Welbeck charged hard, but was not supported by his team-mates for the time being. Although Arsenal attacked Parma's depth, Parma only allowed them to roam outside the penalty area and focused on cutting inside or playing in the middle.

Italy's stadium is not at all sloppy defensively, and Arsenal seem to be caught in the same cycle as in the first leg.

Of course, Mkhitaryan is taken care of, isn't he able to dribble the ball? The two always pay attention to his movements, as for Ozil on the right, in fact, the breakthrough ability is not very outstanding, not to mention Wilshere on the left, England players want to get the opportunity to sprint in Serie A, the space is too small.

It wasn't until the ninth minute that Arsenal had their first shot on goal, which was from Aaron Ramsey, but his long-range shot flew out of the stands. Parma, on the other hand, didn't even have a shot on goal.

Arsene Wenger remained in the dugout and did not come out.

His right hand rests on his chin, and his brow is furrowed.

He hates to put on buses.

Obviously, Parma is now setting up a bus in the penalty area, except for Wang Dalong and Lincoln, the two wings of Kuvas and Guedes have almost become defenders.

Crespo will also have such shameless moments for the sake of victory.

Of course, this does not mean that Parma have to give up the opportunity to attack and counter-attack. For them, the tighter the defence contracted, the more aggressive the counter-attack might be, and Parma scored the third goal in the first leg, when Wang Dalong faced Arsenal's fast horse Bellerin.

Once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of the well rope for ten years. When Arsenal put into the attack, except for Bellerin on the right side who pressed from time to time, the other three defenders were relatively compact, but they were afraid that once Parma's counterattack started, they would not be able to respond.

With the exception of Bellerin, the rest of the defenders were not fast.

Wang Dalong saw that Bellerin still dared to step forward to assist, so he simply continued to lean towards him.

Let's see if he dares to be so crazy.

Sure enough, Bellerin was immediately obedient.

He has a shadow on Wang Dalong in his heart, and now that Wang Dalong is so close, he will not press forward even if he is killed, and his attention can only focus on Wang Dalong's body.

However, sometimes fate is so coincidental and strange.

As soon as Wang Dalong ran over, Ampadu passed the ball to him, so Bellerin immediately became nervous.

Wang Dalong is not Kuvas, when he takes the ball and faces Bellerin, he needs to do a lot of complicated feints to try to cross him, he only needs a feint to smash the ball and a disguised acceleration, Bellerin can only passively follow Wang Dalong to the middle.

I have to say that when the speed and technique are better than the opponent, it is very difficult to defend.

Wang Dalong's movements are very concise and concise, and there are no superfluous movements at all.

Bellerin's individual combat ability is really strong, but in the face of Wang Dalong, he is still passive everywhere. wanted to pull Wang Dalong, but it was too obvious, and he didn't dare to start. If you want to block Wang Dalong, it's always half a beat slow.

Then, when he finally caught up, Wang Dalong had already passed the ball to Guedes, who was inserted on the right side......

Fack!

He was a little helpless.

After Guedes got the ball on the right and Lincoln was already running into place, Guedes' idea was simple: to send the ball to the middle and let Lincoln grab the point.

He opted for a low flat ball, but unfortunately Lincoln was one step full, still closed the door to defend, and was one step late. Petr Cech, who returned to the starting line-up, cleared the ball with a big kick.

The ball was picked up by Casey, who stuffed it to Wang Dalong.

Bellerin was dumbfounded.

This special Wang Dalong is obviously coming for him!

As for it?

You can't go to the middle side, don't you know that defending is tiring for you?

Guilty!

Bellerin still couldn't think of a better way to stop Wang Dalong.

When Wang Dalong was galloping, his speed did not decrease at all, and then it was different from the last time.

Bellerin will not be able to kick if he is killed, because he knows that as long as he kicks, it means that he will be passed by Wang Dalong.

So no matter how many times Wang Dalong pedals his bicycle and how fast he kicks out, he has only one goal, always be ready to start and race with him.

However, Wang Dalong stepped on it and suddenly passed the ball out again.

Kuvas's quick cut on the left for Arsenal was broken down the left flank, just on the right and now on the left.

Alas!

Wenger slapped his thigh on the coach's seat, but finally couldn't sit still and rushed out.

Bellerin was originally his most trusted defence, but as a result, Wang Dalong deliberately attacked on the left and destroyed Arsenal's right defence.

Kuvas went down quickly, but instead of opting to roll the ball like Guedes, he opted for a half-high ball.

The direction of the ball's flight is quite particular, almost flying over the small penalty area line!

This pass is neither high nor low, which makes the heads of the tall Arsenal defenders big!

It's hard to break the siege! Crawl and kick the ball into the goal.

It's just that the ball is fast and fast!

The veteran captain Mertesacker was carrying Lincoln at the front point, but eventually found that he was a little too weak to be enough, and Lincoln was about to squeeze out of his defense and rush to the front.

In desperation, he fell directly to the ground and slid the tackle, trying to hook the ball with his right foot!

However, he overestimated his speed in the sliding tackle!

When his right foot slid to the line of the small penalty area, his right foot only touched the side of the ball and did not hook the ball at all.

"God!"

"What did he do!"

"Haha, Oolong!" Huang Jianxiang laughed.

"Mertesacker scored an own goal!"

'Cech was so depressed, he could only watch the ball re-enter the goal, there was nothing he could do.

"Tragedy, I thought that the old captain Mertesacker could stabilize the defense by starting, but the result was the same......"

"Are Arsenal's defenders possessed by ghosts? Why does something happen to every centre-back? ”

At the moment when he needed to score the most, Mertesacker sent Arsenal to the brink of extinction.

The aggregate score became 1:4, and there was no hope for even the slightest hope.

Arsenal are dead.

The Arsenal fans in the stands wanted to cry without tears, and the goal was like a bolt from the blue, completely unacceptable.

This, what else is there to see?

It only took fifteen minutes to announce his farewell to the European competition.

Bitter, so bitter!

With three away goal difference, how can Parma lose? Unless they concede four goals in a row......

Arsene Wenger sat back in the dugout, and at this moment, he seemed to be much older, tired, and crawling all over his old face.

Of course, he also seemed to be completely relaxed.

It dawned on him that it was going to be a very long race, and that the end was far away......

He doesn't remember what happened next, and since the 15th minute, he has never stepped out of the dugout, nor has he said a word.

Even at half-time, if the assistant coach hadn't tapped him on the shoulder beside him, he might still be in the dugout.

"It's over?" He raised his head blankly, but he didn't know the score at this time.

"No, it's just half time."

“……”

Sure enough, today is a long time and very painful.

"Oh." He just nodded, then slowly stood up and walked into the players' tunnel. Like a stranger, not a manager at the helm of Arsenal for decades.

But in the locker room, he still returned to a little normal, and after a few brief explanations, he did not go as violent as usual.

The assistant coach watched silently behind him for a few seconds and noticed that Arsene Wenger was very unusual today, not at all like usual.

He, what's wrong?

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It seemed that everyone retained the same tacit understanding, and the game remained 1:0 scored, and when Crespo replaced Wang Dalong in the 70th minute, the game completely lost its meaning.

Parma's fans didn't clamor for another one.

When the game ended, the Tardini stadium left Wenger's lonely slender figure, old and helpless.

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The next day, UEFA headquarters.

The draw for the Europa League semi-finals.

The Europa League semi-finals are Parma, Lazio, RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid.

It was almost exactly what was predicted, and the four teams showed their fighting power in the first leg to take an early aggregate lead.

Now, they are in the semi-finals as promised.

"Lazio." When the former German superstar Ballack drew Lazio out of the draw, everyone's ears were pricked up.

The opponent is about to appear.

"Atletico Madrid!" Barak's voice fell again.

There was a sigh in the audience.

"Avoided Atletico Madrid!"

"Luckily, Atletico Madrid is in such good shape right now, if you run against them, it's really hard to play!"

Then the remaining opponent is naturally Parma VS RB Leipzig.

Parma's luck is finally getting better again. Avoided Lazio and the strongest Atletico Madrid.

There is only one step left to reach the final......