32. The first intimate encounter with the MSN group
A drizzle of rain fell on the more than 70,000 fans at Camp Nou, Europe's largest stadium and five-star stadium. The rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of the fans, and in the low temperature of 8:30 p.m., the home team wearing the long-sleeved blue and red jerseys faced the away team wearing red and white short-sleeved jerseys from the British Peninsula, and the pre-match handshake process was underway.
In a small box, the Qiansheng who looked around curiously, just like Grandma Liu's visit to the Grand View Garden, looked at the dense crowd below in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass from time to time, and made a surprised sound.
"How's it going? Isn't it the same feeling as watching a game here as it does on the sidelines of the pitch or on TV? Thierry Henry sat on the side, swaying the wine lightly in her hand and smiling.
The French star, who has played for Barcelona, has no difficulty booking a box at this five-star stadium. And in this weather, watching the game comfortably in the box, such a luxurious and comfortable enjoyment, is the first time for Qiansheng to feel it.
Pointing to the ant-like players on the field, Qiansheng said: "Thierry, this place is too far from the court, what do you think?" β
Henry pointed to the telescope on the table, and then to the LCD TV diagonally across from the large screen.
Qiansheng pursed his mouth and said with disdain: "It's really boring to watch the game like this, Thierry, didn't you say that this Barcelona team has three world-class forwards, or a combination, what is it called MSN, and you want me to learn from their barbarism?" What do you think, in this room, what do you learn? "I secretly have a middle finger in my heart: Spend so much money on this room, you don't feel distressed, Lao Tzu is distressed!
Henry's eyes flashed, this disciple is still very enterprising, not affected by the luxury environment in front of him, compared to the group of children in the youth team he led before, Qiansheng's performance at the moment is obviously much stronger.
He took a sip of red wine, put down his glass, picked up the down jacket on the sofa, and said, "Let's go, go to the scene and see how the world-class striker plays." β
Repressed for his team's poor record, Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger stood on the sidelines, seemingly unaware of the cold weather and icy drizzle, watching the players on the pitch carrying out his orders.
In the 10th minute, the Gunners successfully counter-robbed in front, and the German forward Mesut Ozil shot hard at the top of the arc of the penalty area, but unfortunately it was slightly off the left post, triggering a cry of regret from the Arsenal fans on the spot.
Wenger's hand in the pocket of his coat tightened, and he sighed in his heart: "Mesut's shot is half as good as his pass." β
Barcelona soon responded and two minutes later, Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba sent in a low cross from the left that superstar Leo Messi fired a direct shot that was blocked by Arsenal's Brazilian centre-back Gabriel Paulista with his head. Less than three minutes later, Egyptian defender Mohamed Elneny fired a long-range shot from outside the box that went just wide of the left post.
Two minutes later, MSN's Brazilian striker Neymar sent a wonderful overhead ball in midfield, Messi quickly stepped forward into the penalty area and then hit the goal with his left foot, but fortunately, the focused substitute goalkeeper David Ospina, nicknamed the big brother, reacted quickly and flew to save the ball! The audience resounded with regret and cheers. It was a pity that Messi did not score, and it was Colombia who was applauded for the world-class save.
This scene was also seen by the cadres standing in the first row, and their eyes were full of brilliance.
Henry beside him exclaimed and said: "See, this is the first person in world football today, his consciousness, archery, teamwork, dry, you have to take a good look at this game, the three of them." β
Qiansheng pursed his lips slightly, and muttered to himself: "It's not that there are no goals." β
Soon, the audience resounded with deafening cheers, and the commentator said excitedly: "Barcelona No. 9 Luis Suarez passed a diagonal ball in the middle, and Neymar pushed it on the left side of the penalty area, and the ball went in!" Beautiful goal! Arsenal goalkeeper Ospina, who had just made a world-class save, was powerless in the face of this kick! 1-0, Barcelona quickly led by one goal at home, and the aggregate score was 3-0! β
In just ten minutes, the fast-paced attacks and shots of both sides made the fans in the stadium very enjoyable. Barcelona fans can't imagine that Arsenal, which is two goals behind, dares to fight against their own team away from home, and is still pressing and attacking when they are three goals behind at the moment.
Henry sighed, the team actually performed very well in this game, and also created a lot of shooting opportunities, but compared with Barcelona's super trident, in terms of seizing opportunities, it was too far behind.
looked at Qiansheng who was engrossed in looking at the field, and said softly: "Qian, as a world-class striker, in addition to shooting, he can also create opportunities and pass threatening balls. The more well-rounded the striker, the greater the impact on the team. β
Qiansheng nodded slightly, MSN's three world-class forwards are not only good at shooting, but also good at passing, with tacit understanding and active running, such a combination can indeed be called the first in the world.
I wonder how the strength of the Swede named Zlatan compares to them?
Arsene Wenger has returned to his seat, the players have done their best, they are not as good as others. However, next season, next season Arsenal will be different! Clenching his fists, Arsene Wenger continued to look at the field.
The Arsenal players, who were behind, were not discouraged and continued to press and press in front, insisting on playing against Barcelona. In the 26th minute, French defender Mathieu Flamini fired a long-range shot over the crossbar from outside the box. Four minutes later, Barcelona made a long pass from the backfield, Alba followed up with an inverted triangle return pass at high speed, Neymar fired a low shot from the penalty area, and Ospina fell to the ground to confiscate the ball. Four minutes later, 19-year-old Alex Iwobi, who was making his first Champions League start, fell to the ground in the box, but the Russian referee Sergei Karashov did not give a penalty, and the grumpy Paulista stepped forward to argue and was given a topaz by Karashov.
As to whether this is a penalty or not, let's wait until half-time to watch the replay. After all, the rule of pausing to watch replays in the game has not yet been implemented.
Arsenal's offensive is getting more and more fierce, in the 37th minute, Arsenal crossed the bottom line on the right side, Iwobi got the ball in the penalty area and turned around and volleyed (Arsenal fans, coaches are thinking, if this goal is Qiansheng, maybe it will be scored, after all, Qiansheng's shooting skills in the dead corner and his calmness in the face of the goal are impressive), a minute later, Ozil crossed the bottom line on the left side of Barcelona central defender Javier Mascherano and crossed, and the Gunners' thigh Alex Sanchez made the ball in the box to Elneny who was inserted into the penalty area, It's a pity that the Egyptian didn't shoot the first shot, and when he shot again, he was blocked.
The scene made Arsene Wenger frown. Egyptians are too fond of shooting forward, but this footwork, are you undercover, undercover, or undercover?
Arsenal, who continued to attack, in the 40th minute, right-back Victor Bellerin crossed from the right, Sanchez jumped up and headed the ball, the ball grazed the post, and the whole stadium resounded with exclamations and regrets. The Chilean held his head and stared blankly at the goal.
Henry on the sidelines screamed as Sanchez's header hit the goal, and then hugged his head with a look of pity. Qiansheng had a calm expression on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.
Arsene Wenger leaned forward at the moment of his header, waited for the ball to pass the post, exhaled and leaned back in his chair.
The old problem, without dry life, Arsenal's front-line players are too weak to take chances. Why can't you be 17? Even if you're 16 years old!
Four minutes later, Flamini was injured and Arsenal used up a spot in the first half, with defender Francis Coquelin coming on.
Karashov blew the whistle of the first half, the players on both sides of the field went off the pitch to rest, and the commentator began to review some of the highlights of the first half. Ospina, who saved Messi's must-score goal, was named the best player of the first half, and Neymar's goal can only say that God no longer favors the Colombian. For the scene of Arsenal teenager Iwobi falling to the ground in contact with Mascherano when he was running in the penalty area, through the slow motion of continuous replay, expert analysis, the Barcelona central defender did not take the initiative to kick Iwobi, and the enlarged picture from the camera showed that Iwobi's foot swung back and rubbed against Mascherano and fell, so the Russian referee did not award a penalty It was the right choice, but because of this, the Arsenal players began to be uncalm and impatient, Arsenal centre-back Paulista was booked for an irrational protest.
Although Arsenal had the courage to play against Barcelona, Arsenal's weakness in seizing opportunities only resulted in a thunderous and small attack, and in the first half, except for two long-range shots and a header, they did not create a shot that was in the middle of the goal. The home team's means of creating shooting opportunities and the ability to seize opportunities are more than a notch better than Arsenal, whether it is individual ability and team cooperation, Barcelona team is much better than Arsenal, not to mention Arsenal's fragile defence. In any case, although the final kick is too lacking, it is already an improvement to be able to play against the powerful Barcelona for a long time, especially in Barcelona, which is known for its ability to control the ball, and can also grab many opportunities to counterattack, which is worthy of respect for the Gunners who have not been in good form recently.
Henry sighed, he knew that Arsenal was over, the road to the Champions League was over, and now the team had only one way to fight for the league title. He also knows that the fans are very dissatisfied with the team now, and his mentor Arsene Wenger has also been called for by the fans to step down. In such a difficult moment, Henry still supported his mentor, he looked at Qiansheng with his arms crossed and thinking about something, his eyes were full of hope.
We've got a dry hand! A dry who can definitely become the strongest number nine! Soon, soon, in a few days, at Goodison Park, we will shut up all those who question us! Thinking of this, Henry clenched his hands.
"Thierry, let's go back."
Henrich said: "Don't watch the second half? β
Qiansheng turned around, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "They are very strong, really strong." But I'll be stronger! So, I don't want to waste time here, I'm going back to training in Kearney. β
Henry smiled, he was not wrong, he brought Qiansheng to Camp Nou, in fact, to let him see the power of the Barcelona MSN combination on the spot, and see their incomparably powerful all-round strength. He was not worried that after Qiansheng saw their super strength, he would be hit hard and collapse, this little money fan with a big heart, his performance at this moment was worthy of being destined to become the most powerful Nine in history.
As soon as Qiansheng took a few steps, he stopped and said a sentence that made Henry's eyes tighten.
"Thierry, next year, I will make the bullies regret it!"