"Hao, in this game, you must destroy the opponent's pass, you and Sesk work together to compete for the ball as much as possible, do you understand?"

Simple and clear tactical guidance, details have been highlighted countless times in training, and what Wenger needs is a general direction for his players.

Grab the midfield, grab possession.

Although Arsenal is a team in the Premier League, Arsenal's style of play is more La Liga, and the control of the ball is their philosophy and the foundation of victory.

Playing against a team with a pass-and-control style like La Liga is about who has more control over the ball, and only when the ball is at their feet can they play their own attack.

Manuel Pellegrini is also a coach with a very similar style to Arsene Wenger, and his coaching philosophy is based on me, and the inevitable conflict is absolutely there.

Whoever can control more of the ball, who creates more chances, and the greater the hope of winning this game, so Wenger naturally needs Xiang Hao to play his defensive skills.

Not only him, but even Cesc Fabregas was more behind in this game, and in this game, Wenger sacrificed a 4141 formation.

No. 1 Almunia / No. 3 Sagna, No. 5 Toure , No. 10 Galla, No. 22 Clichy / No. 6 Xiang Hao / No. 14 Walcott, No. 15 Denilson, No. 4 Fabregas, No. 8 Nasri/No. 11 Van Persie.

Xiang Hao is mainly responsible for blocking, and the four people in front of him cooperate and impact, pressing the entire offensive line and playing the offensive card. Fabregas, meanwhile, was positioned slightly further back to play to his playmaking ability behind him.

It can be said that because of the existence of Xiang Hao, Wenger dared to use the strongest offensive routine in this game, even if the space of the three lines was expanded, especially the connection between the middle and backfield became larger, he had to steal the show away from home.

It can be seen that Wenger is bound to win this game, and he did not make any concessions because the opponent is an attack-oriented style, and responded with an attack.

That's the message from the English side on the road.

And in the home dressing room, Manuel Pellegrini sketched on the tactical board, conveying his every tactical intent.

"In defense, you must pay attention to the compression of space, pay attention to the speed of retreat, the opponent is a team that is good at attacking, their advance speed will be fast, you must pay attention."

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"Here, here, your ribs must be protected, don't give them time and space to play the ball, and disrupt their attacking rhythm as much as possible.

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"Remember, keep an eye on the opponent's six, be sure to pay attention to the space around him, pass the ball quickly from him, don't get entangled with the opponent, remember that."

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'Gotta get up to speed up your shots, make the most of the space between them, and split their defence with passes, you know.

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"The two flanks burst in, the ball on the wings, pay attention to find the Llorente position, and hang into the box as much as possible."

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"This line, Llorente, you get stuck between their two centre-backs as much as possible, Rossi, you run around Llorente, the opponent's speed can't keep up with you, do you understand?"

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Constant repetition, constant reminders. Pellegrini is like a chattering old man, 'nagging' on various routes.

This game is on their home turf, and if their team wants to advance to the next round, they must win it, and the pressure on the Chilean is greater than that of Arsene Wenger.

That's why, today, Pellegrini was nagging the players like a child.

442, Manuel Pellegrini used a balanced formation today.

Goalkeeper, with the first half of his career unknown, the second half of his career is the 13th Diego López, the backfield, 18 Angel, 4 Godin, 2 Gonzalo, 5 Capdevilla.

In the midfield, No. 10 Carney with practical style and excellent passing ability, and No. 19 Senna, two central midfielders, the Spaniard has a large running range and delicate skills, which can not only undertake a lot of defensive tasks, but also organize the ball, and is the core and captain of the Villarreal team on the field.

Partnering him is No. 6 Egulen, a technical midfielder with a strong sense of defensive position and excellent technique at his feet, who is the rhythm controller of Villarreal, and the left midfielder is No. 11 Ibargasa, who is short and agile and has excellent dribbling ability.

And at the top of the top is No. 22 Giuseppe Rossi, who came out of the Manchester United camp, not very tall, but a real killer in the penalty area, with outstanding speed and superb shooting skills.

With his partner is No. 15 Llorente, although he is not the 1.95 meter Lion King, but this Llorente is also more than 1.8 meters tall and has rich experience.

As for Pire, Pellegrini does not plan to send him on the field at the beginning, firstly, he is too familiar, and the Chileans are worried that he will not be able to play, and secondly, he also retains his physical strength and allows him to play in the bench time, which can be regarded as a wonder reserve.

In this game, Pellegrini's lifeline is also in the midfield, and he knows very well that in the front, he does not have a big killer, and relies on the midfield to stand firm, so that Villarreal can have a chance.

Although they had only played two games before this, and both were unrecognizable, the managers of both sides knew each other well, and they also knew where the opponent's destiny was and what they should emphasize.

All that's left is to see how well the players play on the field.

“Lail·lusiódetotunpoble，

industrialillaurador，

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lafor?adel’afició…

LagentdelanostraVila

…”

The fierce singing, Xiang Hao had already heard it before he entered the court, like the wind rising, for a long time.

When he entered the court, Xiang Hao finally understood what Toure and the others said about God.

Yellow world! Boiling world!

Although the capacity of the Love Song Stadium is very small, the atmosphere of the home stadium is extremely hot, from the beginning of the two players, the yellow flags have been fluttering everywhere in the opening stage, like yellow waves are surging, from this to the other, endlessly.

Villarreal fans cheer for their team with their singing voices and shouts. Waving the hunting flag, he announced to the Arsenal players that this is their home turf, this is their territory, and the owner is them.

The compact stadium, the perspective has also become 'narrow', the Arsenal players have been surrounded by yellow submarines from the first entry, the crowd is crowded, the momentum is boiling, the air seems to have become hot, and the rapid battlefield can only be finally encircled.

After a friendly handshake between the two players, Cesc Fabregas and Senna also walked to the centre circle to secure the first wave of possession.

After all the procedures were completed, the Norwegian referee Obrebo looked at his watch, waiting for the moment when the time came.

"——! Toot" “G——————O!!!”

As soon as Obrebo's whistle blew, the entire Love Song Stadium seemed to be detonated, and the rapid shouts echoed over the stadium, as the first wave of Villarreal's attack sounded.

"Sky Sports, Sky Sports, dear fans and friends, and welcome to the 2008-2009 season, the European Champions Cup, the quarter-finals, the first leg of Arsenal's vs Villarreal brought to you by John and Frank."

As the live broadcaster of the Champions League, Sky Sports still let Lineker and Mortensen partner to explain the game, and also invited an absolute heavyweight guest - Frank Rijkaard.

Since leaving the position of coach of Barcelona in 07, the black swan has been idle at home, and has not been in a hurry to come back to coach again.

This game, because the Barcelona game is not until tomorrow, so I was invited to this game.

"Frank, what do you think of the game between the two teams today, and who are you more optimistic about?"

As soon as Lineker came up, he asked Rijkaard to make a prediction.

Rijkaard looked at the game lists of the two teams, pondered for a moment, and said: "Whoever controls the midfield today has a better chance of winning, and in that regard, I am a little bit bullish on Arsenal." ”

Hearing Rijkaard say this, Mortenson and Lineker looked at each other, both with a hint of a smile.

Indeed, they had the same idea when they entered the live broadcast room, and now Arsenal are really in good shape, and they have welcomed Cesc Fabregas back to a higher level of control in midfield.

Moreover, Arsenal is entering the Champions League every year, and I feel that in terms of strength, it is stronger than Villarreal, and it is naturally easier to be optimistic about Arsenal.

"Frank, can you give me a reason?"

After Ancelotti's surprise, Mortensen also wanted to know what was so powerful about the hottest Black Swan coach in those years.

"Hmm."

Rijkaard nodded, and subconsciously pointed at the two people in the Arsenal camp, "Hao and Sesk, is the reason why I believe Arsenal can perform better in this game." Back when we played Arsenal in the Champions League, I noticed Sesque, he's the kind of guy who can control the whole game.

Indeed, his later performances proved it, he did a good job, Arsenal have a world-class controlling midfielder, which is a bit of a gap for Villarreal.

And the one that strikes me the most is Arsenal's number six, I've heard a lot of references to him lately, I've seen the game against Roma and the game against Ajax.

Physical, covered, right, precise... I've heard a lot of praise from people about him, but in fact, I feel like he can do a lot more on the pitch.

It's hard to imagine a player who has done this perfectly in attack and defence, and there is no doubt that Arsenal's defensive hub has his presence on another level.

Based on this, it was not difficult for me to choose Arsenal. ”

Rijkaard said the basis of his judgment, was full of praise for Xiang Hao, and praised him fiercely.