Chapter 195: The Situation Prevails

With the advantage of home and the determination of the players to win, Arsenal completely overwhelmed their opponents in momentum from the very beginning of the game, and in a very short period of time, formed a huge advantage on the field.

In the opening ten minutes, Villarreal launched a series of attacks and formed a number of dangerous shots, although they failed to score, but Arsenal's weakness was clear at a glance.

A commentator sighed softly: "Arsenal is one of the most prestigious traditional giants in European football, but Villarreal is not bad, they are an underrated team, although the size and financial resources of this team are likely not comparable to the big clubs, but their strength should not be underestimated!" Being able to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League is the best proof of this! Now, they are heading towards the Champions League semi-finals of the season, and they are firmly moving forward! ”

"I'm very optimistic about this team from a small seaside town and maybe they can continue to go further while equalling the club's best Champions League result. After winning 3-1 in the first leg, they have a clear advantage in this game, and their hopes of reaching the last four of the Champions League are limitless! ”

"If there are no surprises, after 90 minutes, Manuel Pellegrini's team will have the hottest carnival in this romantic stadium!"

While the commentators were talking, on the pitch, Villarreal launched another wave of attacks.

Arsenal, known for its gorgeous and smooth attack, was suppressed by the home team with a sharper attack in this game, in the sixteenth minute, Villarreal's front force Arsenal back line to make a passing error, Cazorla cut off the ball at Chris's feet on the side, did not stay directly across the middle, followed up by Van Bizhuang received the ball and turned around, and wiped Alexander. Song, adjusted slightly, and at a distance of thirty meters from the penalty area, he shot straight with his feet.

This cold shot was extremely sudden, Arsenal's defenders did not expect that Fan Bizhuang would be so far away from the goal to burst into a cold arrow, and it was too late to block it, and the football flying in the air turned into a meteor and rushed straight to the goal.

"Van - shot - "

Santiago's pass, Van easily shook Alexander. Song, what will he do next? Oooo

"Shot from Van with great speed and power...... Look at the flight trajectory of the football, which ball ...... With ......"

Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia reacted quickly and was already moving as the ball hit the sky, but it was clear that he had underestimated the power of Van Bizhuang's shot and his save was a beat slow as he volleyed his body out and stretched his arm out, but in the end he couldn't touch anything.

However, Almunia was lucky, or Arsenal were lucky, when the Arsenal players were desperate, the football hit the crossbar impartially, and with a dull sound, the ball was blocked by the crossbar.

"GOOOOOA...... Damn it! It's unbelievable, Almunia has surrendered, but football ...... It was blocked by the beam! Van lacked a bit of luck with his shot! ”

"The crossbar of the Love Song Stadium didn't give their Kings face today, and a beautiful powerful shot didn't turn into a goal in the end!"

Fan's face was full of regret, but it didn't matter much, Fan had already sounded the alarm to his opponents with practical actions: Look, this time you escaped, but next time, there will be no such good luck!"

There was an uproar in the commentary seats, and the fans in the stands also sighed, many fans had already stood up with their hands raised, but saw that the football was turned away by the beam, so they shook their heads depressedly, and then gave Fan Bizhuang a round of applause.

Little Luna's delicate and cute face showed a dissatisfied expression, and her small mouth pursed even more, and her mouth "Oops! Ah! Ah! She was already waving a small pink fist in one hand and a white T-shirt in the other hand, and the result was ...... The little girl who was happy in the air was disappointed.

Pablo smiled and comforted the pearl in his palm, "Don't sigh, Luna, there's still a chance." Villarreal have a clear advantage on the pitch and Van looks in good form today and he's going to score for sure! ”

"Well, Brother Fan will definitely score!"

With her father's affirmative comfort, little Luna became happy again, clapping her hands while shouting Fan Bizhuang's name, and continued to look at the court expectantly.

On the field, Fan Bizhuang shook his head with a little disappointment, and the captain next to him shouted at him for comfort and encouragement.

"Don't take it personally, Fan, it's only a little bit away from scoring, work hard, next time, send the ball into their goal!"

"Shoot nicely, Fan!"

"Don't worry, man, we'll keep feeding you the ball later, your job is to keep shooting and then ...... Get a goal! Too easy. ”

Teammates thought Van Bizhuang was disappointed that he didn't score the shot and couldn't get closer to equalling Altafini's record, so they offered reassurance.

What they didn't know was that Fan Bizhuang was more likely to feel a little frustrated by the fact that he didn't know the win, and he didn't argue either, nodding at his teammates.

"Good!"

"Let's move on! Aim to score as soon as possible and seal the win as soon as possible! ”

The home team's players responded one after another and continued to devote themselves to the attack in high spirits.

The game continued, and on the field, Villarreal's attack seemed to be endless, as if they didn't know the fatigue, stunned with active running and rushing and crazy forward press, firmly suppressed the visiting team.

Arsenal are still underdogs, and it can even be said that there is danger in front of the goal.

For Arsenal, a 3-1 defeat at home in the first leg has put them on the brink of elimination, and in this game, they have no choice but to defend and attack.

So in this game, Wenger put out a set of attack-oriented starting lineups. In the front, Van Persie, Adebayor and Bendtner are the three center forwards at the forefront, and in the midfield, in addition to the back Alexander. Song, Ramsey and Rosicky formed the double front midfield.

It's a line-up that fights to the death.

In Wenger's mind, Villarreal achieved such a big score advantage in the first leg, so in the second leg of the game, there is no need for the submarine to fight with his team's life, and it is the most labor-saving and safest choice to wait for work and defend instead of attacking.

But when the opposition starting line-up came out, especially after the game started, Wenger realised that something was wrong. Villarreal did not choose the most effortless tactical play of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai at all, on the contrary, the submarine showed their desire to advance with a hearty victory at home with a resolute attack.

It's embarrassing.

Arsenal chose an attacking tactic that disregarded defense, and if Villarreal chose a defensive counter-attacking tactical play, then with Arsenal's strong attacking ability, it is easy to take the initiative on the field.

But the problem is that Villarreal is also in a crazy attacking posture, and their offensive firepower is no worse than Arsenal, and now they have completely suppressed Arsenal, so Arsenal is in great trouble.

A set of attack-based lineups, if you can use the offensive to suppress the opponent, it's good to say, but the opponent is suppressed in turn, and your own back line is very weak, which is the same as finding.. Death doesn't make much of a difference.

It can be said that in the nearly twenty minutes after the opening game, the reason why Arsenal was suppressed so miserably by the home team was that the midfield was undermanned and weak.

Because of the lack of interception in midfield, Villarreal's attack can easily advance to the front and face the Gunners' defence, in which case the submarine's attack can easily create a lot of threat.

In such an unfavourable situation, Arsenal's best bet is to shrink their defence, stabilize their midfield and try not to concede goals – or make immediate substitutions to increase the strength of the backline. This is the only way to do this when your offensive is not improving and you are unable to put pressure on the opponent's defense and reduce the pressure on your own defense.

Arsene Wenger sees the team's problems and has a solution in mind, but he is in a state of indecision at the moment.

Arsene Wenger is a well-known manager, and his ability to turn a once rugged Gunners into an artistic team and to be able to compete with the Red Devils and Manchester United in the Premier League speaks volumes about his ability.

But Arsene Wenger also has his own weaknesses, and his on-the-spot command ability is what has been criticized by many media and fans. His ability to arrange and develop players is outstanding, but in the Premier League, his determination is not decisive enough, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is indecisive, and many times, when the team is in a very unfavorable situation, he is unable to make effective changes and adjustments immediately.

Many times, he has seen the team's problems, but he has doubts and cannot be determined to change, which leads to the best time for the team to correct the mistakes.

And at the moment, too.

Before the first half is halfway through, if you make substitutions now, thus overturning the pre-match deployment, this will not only hurt the self-esteem of the players who have been substituted, but also question their own majesty.

So Wenger was hesitating.

And he soon paid the price for his indecision. And this price is that his team has completely fallen into the abyss of elimination.