Chapter 245: Battle of Tianwang Mountain 1
"yes, I don't think there's ever been a shortage of games like this."
Compared to Ferguson's enthusiasm, Wenger is more cold.
Arsene Wenger knows what he means by smiling, and without him, he doesn't think Arsenal is no match for Manchester United, the smile of the winner.
It would have been strange if he had seen himself laugh like this a few years earlier.
Wenger didn't have the heart to play any psychological warfare with him, and after saying a few words lightly, he returned to his position.
Ferguson saw that Wenger did not accept the call, and did not have the heart to be polite anymore, and returned to his position, waiting for the game to start.
"Toot!"
Foy and the linesmen checked their watches, looked at the time, and in the eyes of everyone, blew the whistle for the start of the game.
"Moving Forward - Arsenal !!"
"Manchester United - the !! of the king"
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Like fire meets wind, the aggressive roar suddenly rises at the moment Foy blows the whistle, and quickly sweeps across Wembley Stadium.
Although there are many celebrities and beauties, at this moment, the protagonists of the stands are not them, but the fans of both sides, each cheering for their teams with their biggest decibels.
Like boiling oil splashing into water droplets, it bursts rapidly. The players of both sides were cheered on by the players of the two sides, and they were close to each other.
Arsenal's possession, from the first second of the game, Arsenal were attacking forward. After a few passes, Xiang Hao quickly sent the ball into the penalty area and handed it to Arshavin.
With the soft sound of "pop", Arshavin's whole movement came to an abrupt end.
Before the Russians and the ball, a faster foot reached out. Rio Ferdinand judged the ball's path and got into position first, making Arshavin's wandering in vain.
Arsenal's first attack was fruitless and the players had to quickly step back, hold their positions and drop back as fast as they could.
No way, Ferguson and Wenger have played so many times, and the experience is a bargain.
Especially the third generation of Gunners, Ferguson studied very thoroughly, and Wenger became quite 'aggressive' during this period, emphasizing a kind of control on the field, which is the advantage of possession.
At the same time, they are more adventurous in attack, and attacking is the main theme of Arsenal.
Therefore, although in the formation, Wenger is 442 many times, but often playing, it is easy to form 2341, two fullbacks press through the middle line, one person is left in the midfield, and the rest are all soldiers pressing, and in attack, there is a continuous momentum.
This style of play, if played smoothly, Arsenal can win the game bloodlessly, and that kind of small-scale coordination and transmission will also attract many fans.
But if it doesn't go well, then I'm sorry, it's a counterattack, but the Arsenal back line has lost a defender with outstanding personal ability, and many times, this kind of counterattack is a fight and a fight.
Wenger also understands this, so in this game, Wenger deliberately emphasized the speed of retreat and the choice of position for retreat in training.
is aimed at Manchester United playing behind himself, who called Manchester United famous for counterattacking in the past two seasons, with Ronaldo, that is called a sharp. Arsene Wenger naturally has to focus on it.
Sure enough, after Scholes received a pass from Ferdinand, the first thing he did was to send the ball to the front court, and Tevez's feet were going to hit behind Klich.
"Whew!" A clean tackle!
The moment Tevez got past Klich, the ball leaked out, and Alexander Song on the side saw the opportunity, which was a sliding tackle, snatched the ball and defused the crisis.
"Damn it! I am here! ”
Ronaldo complained about the ball and looked at the passer, Paul Scholes.
The ball just now, Ronaldo also started on the other side, and there was also a space behind Sagna, and when Ronaldo rushed forward at high speed, he kept raising his hand to signal his side.
Scholes simply ignored his side and sent the ball to the other side, resulting in this counterattack not being successful, and Ronaldo was naturally very dissatisfied. He felt that it was only reasonable that the ball should be at his feet.
Scholes didn't see it that way, just now, the opponent's number six chased after him like a wind, and the route was stuck in the position where he could take the ball and cut in, and the opponent's central defender had already noticed that position.
Scholes immediately realized that the opponent might form a pinch scramble, and Ronaldo's chance of taking the ball directly into the penalty area was not great, but Tevez had more space, but because he smashed the ball too much, he missed the opportunity.
It's Tevez's fault, and Scholes has no problem with this at all.
Scholes naturally didn't need to explain anything to Ronaldo, his status, and there was no need to explain anything to Ronaldo, and he retreated silently.
'It looks like Cristiano is a little bit concerned about the goal, but you can tell he wants to win this game and is chasing it from the first second to give Arsenal a fatal blow.
"This ball is obvious, after playing Ferguson's main tactics in this game, it is no wonder that Ronaldo will ask for the ball, his threat with the ball is much stronger than Tevez, this will be his personal game."
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The camera also captured Ronaldo's complaint, and the commentators of major radio stations were also explaining for Ronaldo.
The current Ronaldo is definitely a king-level figure in the eyes of outsiders, and they are happy to explain his behavior.
However, Ferguson is not an outsider, and Ronaldo has said many times that the old Scottish man is his father. As a father, he naturally understands his son.
Although it was only the first goal of the opening game, Ferguson immediately felt that his son's mentality was a little problematic and too big.
This goal, obviously Ronaldo wants to beat Arsenal with a stick, a little taken for granted, and thinks that he is an insider
Cut, it was enough to kill Arsenal.
The appearance of such signs in the team made the extremely old and spicy Ferguson instinctively feel a little uneasy, as if his own team members looked down on Arsenal players too much.
Ferguson's face immediately lost the previous lightness, replaced by a solemn look, meticulous, pursed his lips, and looked at the trend on the field with a calm face.
Some coaches, even if they don't talk on the sidelines, are born a barometer, and Ferguson is one of them.
His expression speaks for itself, the old man attaches great importance to it and shows that he is focused enough.
Of course, it was impossible for the United players to notice the dead face of the old Scottish man all at once, and it was only the first minute, and it was not enough to see the coach's face.
Ferguson understands this, too, and he does this by putting the stance on the ground first, and when they have a problem of their own, they will understand it immediately.
This is the control, not only the control of Manchester United as a player, but also the control of Manchester United as a whole, and Ferguson's tentacles have already penetrated into the bits and pieces of this team.
And Arsene Wenger, on the other hand, had a calm face from the beginning, looking at the trend of the last game, without any words.
Old opponents all understand that in such a game, if there is no unexpected providence, the situation of the game is not so easy to break, and letting the players display their talents is the first step.
The Arsenal players played to the advantage of passing the ball and played in various combinations.
In the fifth minute of the game, Nasri and Arshavin combined on the right side, Nasri pushed behind Neville, and after Arshavin got the ball, he faced the goal, used his speed to grab a gap, and volleyed.
Thankfully, Van der Sar reacted quickly and single-handedly blocked the ball off the touchline.
In the eighth minute, Arsenal coordinated again in a small area, this time at the front of the penalty area, after Xiang Hao received the ball from Van Persie, he carried Fletcher behind him at the same time, and sent an overhead ball.
Nasri sits in diagonally, doesn't stop the ball, and in the middle of the line, a cushion shot with the outside of the right foot. It's a pity that the part is not right, and it is slightly high, and I missed the opportunity of this one-knife ball.
At the same time, Manchester United also has a lot of opportunities, compared to Arsenal's embroidery needle-like, delicate and flowing style of play, with Ronaldo's speed, Rooney's impact, Tevez's wildness. Manchester United's style of play is more direct, like a spear, domineering and domineering.
In the sixth minute of the game, Ronaldo's two legs were like small motors, constantly circling, grabbing, and erasing Sania with a cross, but the unguarded Rooney shot the ball high from 12 yards.
In the 11th minute, Alexander Song fouled Tevez about 30 meters from the goal, giving Manchester United a chance for a free kick in front.
Ronaldo's free kick was fast and ruthless, not inferior to the violent beauty of Xiang Hao's heavy artillery, but unfortunately, in the end, it hit the crossbar heavily and flew out, and the score did not change.
In the first fifteen minutes of the game, both sides had some chances to change the score, but no one could grasp it, and the game showed a scorching situation.
As expected, the situation in which Manchester United could press Arsenal did not appear.
Arsenal is in no way inferior to Manchester United in the duel in midfield, and due to the advantage in numbers, Arsenal also dominates the midfield.
They used this advantage to play against Manchester United, and the game fell into a rhythm where you go back and forth, you have a chance, but you can't kill the opponent.
Gradually, however, Arsenal's advantage in midfield increased. Very simply, the young people led by Xiang Hao are more energetic among the veterans led by Scholes.
At the beginning of the season, Mortensen's evaluation of Xiang Hao was 'Arsenal's Scholes', believing that Xiang Hao had the ability to completely control the midfield like ginger head, and this view also led to the first wave of climax of 'Reverse Hao'.
Xiang Hao has actually been holding his breath in his heart, wanting to fight this ginger head who has defeated countless opponents, with the idea of defeating the first benchmark of his career.
At the Emirates Stadium this season, Xiang Hao missed the opportunity to compete with the real card due to injury, and this time, if he has the opportunity to play against him, Xiang Hao will naturally not be polite.
The opening pass gave Xiang Hao an intuitive feeling, that is, he was very calm and cold-blooded, so in the subsequent game, Xiang Hao entangled him, trying not to give the opponent as much space as possible, the purpose was to lock him up.