Chapter 755: Must Score!
Because of the score in the first half, both the commentators and the reporters in the stands changed their tunes, worried about Real Madrid's promotion, surprised by Arsenal's performance, and surprised by Wenger's sudden change of tactics.
As the reporters discussed, the halftime break was over, and the players of both teams entered the stadium as the second half of the game was about to begin.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, but at this time the commentators did not criticize Wenger, no matter how ugly the game was, in short, the score was now leading.
Arsenal has not won the championship for more than ten years, in fact, whether it is the fans or some media who support Arsenal, they hope to win the championship, rather than just pursuing the gorgeousness of the game, although it is not bad, but every time they are sad because of the loss of the championship, they would rather see Arsenal who can win, rather than Arsenal who plays well but can't win the championship.
In the final analysis, football is still a winner-takes-all game, and if you win, you will be good at everything, and your tactical style of play will become a good thing that is advertised, but once you lose the game, everything you do will be regarded as useless.
As brutal as it is, reality is reality.
After the start of the second half, Lippi did not sit in his seat, he has been standing on the sidelines watching the game, although he has confidence in Lin Yu and the players of Real Madrid, but now after all, the score is behind, and the opponent is not Athletic Bilbao in the last league game, this is Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger was still calm and steady, and he sat in his seat. Although there was no expression on his face, you could see his sense of ease. I guess I'm happy with the current situation.
From the reactions of the two coaches, you can see the current situation on the field. Although Real Madrid's offensive is still very fierce, the score is still Real Madrid 0:1 Arsenal, and Arsenal, who is not good at defense, has hindered Real Madrid's offensive.
Arsene Wenger seems to be thinking that his side can take a win away from here before beating Real Madrid at home and progressing to the last four. He even had some doubts, did Real Madrid really have as good as the legend said? Is Lin Yu no longer as strong as he is in the Premier League after he arrives in La Liga?
That didn't last long, though, as Arsene Wenger suddenly jumped out of his seat. Then he looked at the court in amazement.
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Just three minutes into the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored, a long-range shot from outside the box!
After Lin Yu got the ball, he attracted the attention of several Arsenal defenders, and with his back to the goal, he distributed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was inserted, and then Ronaldo took a volley!
Lippi said that he wanted them to make more long-range attempts, and he did it, but he didn't expect the first shot on goal to score!
"Ahh Pretty! Forty-eight minutes into the game. Real Madrid equalised, and it was Cristiano Ronaldo who scored with a shocking long-range shot! ”
"Ronaldo, let's not forget it. Before Lin Yu's arrival, he was the core of Real Madrid! The biggest card superstar! The same goal machine! His long-range shots are also terrifying! Ignore his team and be punished! ”
"Just a textbook world wave. Lin Yu knocked the ball to Ronaldo, who didn't stop the ball at all. It was just a burst shot, and the ball kicked out of a very erratic line. There is nothing Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny can do! So violent, yet full of beauty, this is his football! Cristiano Ronaldo! He managed to tear a hole in the Arsenal defence! ”
After the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo opened his arms and beckoned his teammates to celebrate, and Lin Yu was the first to rush up and give him an intimate hug.
"Hahaha, well done Ronaldo!"
"You're pretty too!"
"Huh? It seems like we just talked about it for a short time. ”
"Yes, in the Athletic Bilbao game, you also passed the ball to me!"
If you want to say that other teams are afraid of Real Madrid, it is undoubtedly the cooperation between Lin Yu and Cristiano Ronaldo, if these two people cooperate together, it is really very terrifying, the ability of the two people is not bad, plus the effect bonus of the reward "friendship value" that Lin Yu received, it is not ordinary ferocious.
Maybe because of that little bit of improvement, he scored a goal that he couldn't have scored.
Watching Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, Lippi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he also shook his fist the sidelines, and then waved it.
On the contrary, Wenger, who was originally calm, can't be calm at this time, he is a famous coach, he can see what Arsenal is facing now, don't look at it as just a goal, once Arsenal's defense is ripped open, then the next thing will not be so easy to do, it will become very troublesome.
The equalizer was just three minutes into the second half, which means that Real Madrid still has more than 40 minutes to overtake the score, which is not a difficult thing, and what he is most worried about is that once the goal is scored, the morale of the whole Real Madrid team will rise, and the more they play, the better they play, that is the most troublesome thing.
Arsene Wenger is now thinking about what to do next, whether to continue to defend or switch to attack, press all the way up, and overtake the score.
But after some ideological struggle, he still denied this idea, originally today's game, he came for a draw, the goal in the first half was scored by Real Madrid's own goal, that is to say, Arsenal did not have any achievements in attack, and now it is just back to the same starting line, he must not be in a hurry, once he is in a hurry, it will be over.
He knows very well that if he changes the tactics of defending and counterattacking now, and instead of attacking with all his might, he may be able to score, but the biggest possibility is to concede a goal, after all, Real Madrid has only scored a goal, and the morale is high. To attack now would be tantamount to asking for your own death.
Now Wenger is thinking more about whether he can keep the draw. It's not about whether he can score goals, he doesn't want to risk it. Because it's not time to take the plunge yet.
So after thinking about it again, he still intends to stick to it, as long as he can hold on to a draw, then it will still be beneficial for Arsenal, not to mention that maybe Cristiano Ronaldo's goal is just a balloon?
After all, long-range shots are not available anytime and anywhere.
Of course, while defending, Wenger also ordered his players to try to counterattack more, and in the second half, he took advantage of the opponent's eagerness to score goals to seize the opponent's loopholes and counterattack. This is also the strategy he set before the game.
Even if the final score is 1-2 and they lose away from home, it's not too much of a problem, it's just not as good as a draw or a win, but it's definitely not a bad thing for Arsenal, who will be playing at home in the next leg. Because in that case, they only need to win 1-0 at home to advance.
For Arsene Wenger, that's the case, but for Lippi. The situation is not optimistic, Lippi wants a big win, and a victory alone is not enough, after all, this is the home field. Someone has already scored an away goal, and if you don't score a few more goals, the rest will be very troublesome.
Arsene Wenger guessed Lippi's thoughts. So he knows that it's definitely much better to play defensive counterattacks than to play counter-attacks now. Because he firmly believes that the more Real Madrid get to the end, the more anxious they will become. After all, in a game like the Champions League knockout round, if you can't win at your home stadium, the chances of advancing will be greatly reduced.
Now what Wenger needs to do is to stabilize the morale of the army, not to let his team mess up, now what he is most afraid of is that the players' thinking is not unified enough, this is a taboo on the field, once the thinking is not unified, some people want to attack, some people want to defend, there will be serious loopholes in the cooperation, and even mistakes, then give Real Madrid the opportunity to score, he must ensure that his team will not have this kind of problem.
So Wenger took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to shout captain Vermaelen to the sidelines, and instructed him to inform all the players to continue to defend and counterattack, focus on defense, and increase the number of counterattacks appropriately!
I have to admit that Arsene Wenger's approach is very good, he is very qualified and experienced as a coach.
A coach is a coach, and even when faced with an unfavorable situation, he can still stay calm and then develop a strategy that benefits his team.
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Obviously, Arsene Wenger's strategy worked, his choice was not wrong, and after the equaliser, Real Madrid ushered in another wave of attacks, but repeated attacks and bombardments never failed to blast Arsenal's goal again.
The clock has entered 60 minutes, but the score is still 1-1, although Arsenal defend hard, but they see the hope of a draw against Real Madrid, so every player is very hard.
After withstanding Real Madrid's attack, Arsenal also tried several counter-attacks, but the effect was not very good, because the number of troops invested was limited, and the final shot was either destroyed or directly fired into the anti-aircraft gun because of hastiness.
Real Madrid is continuing to attack, they absolutely can't bear the embarrassing situation of being forced to draw at home, but under Lippi's emphasis, Real Madrid, who keeps attacking, is not messed up, Lin Yu in front, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale The three people are attacking more than once, but the players behind are steady and steady, very good at protecting their own goals, while attacking, but also avoiding being hit by Arsenal's counterattack.
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Madrid's commentary is more concerned about whether Real Madrid can beat Arsenal, but CCTV's commentary He Wei is more concerned about whether Lin Yu can score, for him, the biggest motivation for this game commentary is Lin Yu's performance.
But so far, the game has been going on for more than 70 minutes, and Lin Yu has only had one assist that is not very exciting.
Lin Yu may not care whether it is an assist or a goal, but now Lin Yu cares more about his team being able to win, and then on that basis, his goal is meaningful, otherwise if he only cares about his own shot, if the team can't win, then no matter how many goals he scores, it will be meaningless.
But He Wei doesn't care about this, he only cares about whether Lin Yu can really win the Champions League Golden Boot after missing six group games.
"We all know that Lin Yu once said at the Champions League awards ceremony that he has won the Champions League Golden Boot this season! In the quarter-finals, he scored two hat-tricks in two games, bringing his tally to six, if you don't count the group stage, he is already the top scorer in the Champions League, but the problem is that the Champions League scorer list has to include the group stage! ”
"It's been 72 minutes now, Lin Yu hasn't scored yet, if he really wants to win the Champions League Golden Boot this season, then he must not miss a game! He has to take every opportunity to score! After all, no one knows how far Real Madrid can go, to reach the semi-finals as in previous years? Or will you be able to make it all the way to the finals? Those are unknowns, it's useless to think about them, instead of thinking about them, it's better to think about how to score goals in the current game! ”
He Wei felt anxious for Lin Yu, and similarly, countless Chinese fans in front of the TV were also anxious for Lin Yu, no one wanted to see Lin Yu being ridiculed by Platini, so they hoped that Lin Yu could score! Score more goals! (To be continued......)