Chapter 389: Westphalia's Skull
The opening two wins in a row have boosted the confidence of the Arsenal players, even though they are the youngest Arsenal team in years. But they may have understood by this time that being young is nothing to be afraid of but an asset, they have an experienced manager to guide the way, and all they need to do is play well......
Arsene Wenger's tactical design is indeed very reasonable, and if there is any difference in this, it can only be said that the player's condition and ability are not up to the height required by this tactic. However, it is impossible to solve these problems in a short period of time, and of course, it is still possible to solve these problems in the next few years.
Wenger no longer has any anxious mentality for the team at this time, and after so many years, it is not too long. All I need to do now is wait for my group of kids to grow up and my roster is fully equipped. Then, I'll let the gunslinger's storm sweep across Europa once again.
Two wins in a row don't seem to be the end of the road, as they beat Everton again in the third round and once again kept a clean sheet. With this Arsenal team, Mariano. Arini is also starting to get a lot of attention, and the tall goalkeeper seems to enjoy the feeling, and he is also able to handle the relationship with journalists well, which has made him the spokesman for the Arsenal players in front of the media, along with He Xu. Nine points from three rounds, with a goal difference of 14.
Arsene Wenger's attacking football seems to be finally starting to take shape. Another team with an attacking football philosophy is still standing tall and showing no signs of weakening due to the aging of its core players. Maybe it's because Pep Guardiola hasn't left. Barcelona has been very sensibly and secretly renewed. Even the young midfielder Sergio Busquets already has a good stand-in. And his stand-in with Xavi's name later began to be called "Pep Guardiola Jr.", and later called Xavi the "Golden Triangle of Barcelona Midfield" along with Liang Zhao and Thiago. Rodriguez, in this year began to make a name for himself.
In the life before He Xu, there was no talk of the revival of offensive football, but in this life, because of the existence of Arsenal and Barcelona, this statement was put forward by many experts after a long time. And luckily. Several stalwarts of this period. They are all acquaintances of everyone.
During the league period, the UEFA Champions League grouping has also been officially announced. Arsenal, who were still soaring in the league, experienced a big blow, and they actually fell into the legendary "group of death".
Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund. Napoli and Ligue 1 giants Marseille have been placed in the same group. Bundesliga champions. The Serie A runners-up and the French giants were also put together at this time. Plus Arsenal. I don't know if I can summon a dragon.
When the results were announced, Arsene Wenger's face did not fluctuate too much, and it seemed that this group had no effect on them at all. After all. In terms of book strength, Arsenal seems to be slightly stronger than several other opponents.
Dortmund, after they lost Cui Jiantao, the attacking ability of the side seems to be a big difference, and the departure of Shinji Kagawa also makes the team's midfield control ability seem a little weak, although the introduction of "Gabon Flyer" Aubameyang, but according to Klopp's current tactics, Aubameyang, who is better at playing on the side, seems to be a little chicken.
The matchup between Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund has become the most closely watched battle in the first leg of the Champions League group stage, and the duel between the attacking football under the calm Arsene Wenger and the running tactics of the passionate Klopp seems to be enough to attract many eyeballs. What's more, from a specific point of view, the competition between the two talented forwards of Gotze and Tang Lintian, the competition between the two side talents of Garrincha and Reus, and the forward communication between He Xu and Lewandowski and Xu Yang, are all very eye-catching.
And Xu Yang played against Chen Boyan, and he was with Massimo. Charlie, like Gotze's direct conversation with the young German duo, was talked about by fans in their home countries.
When He Xu walked into Westphalia Stadium for the last time behind his teammates, although he had made several mental preparations, he was finally shocked by the atmosphere here. He had long heard that Westphalian fans were able to weaken their opponents and strengthen their own teams. At first, he thought that it was at most close to the atmosphere of White Hart Lane, but when he was really in it, he still had a strong sense of palpitations. As soon as they entered the stadium, the fans in the stands facing the entrance of the players' tunnel had already pulled out banners with words of cheering for Dort.
And when He Xu turned his head to look, a scene that surprised him appeared. At first, the fans, who were still dancing yellow and black scarves and flags, used their props to gradually transform into a huge skull. Fans in the entire South Stand were almost involved, and in a sea of yellow, a lifelike skull began to unfold in the middle, and then quickly took shape in almost two seconds. Although this is just a pattern, with the momentum of Dortmund's home stadium and the shouts of the fans, this huge skull actually makes He Xu feel extremely depressed.
Walking beside He Xu is Dortmund's vice-captain, one of the superstars of today's football, Marko. Royce. The midfielder, nicknamed "Little Rocket", is extremely popular, and in addition to his outstanding footballing ability, his handsome and dashing appearance is one of the reasons for his popularity. He turned his head to look at the Arsenal striker, who had the same handsome appearance as himself, and said kindly: "What? Don't fit in? This is actually a kind of support for us, not for you, our home stadium is really a good place for us to be excited! They really are the best twelve! ”
He Xu smiled, "Understood! In fact, our home stadium is not bad! When you go, let you have a good experience! ”
Royce smiled, "I'm looking forward to fighting you!" Chinese, I want to see if you are as strong as Xu said. ”
Xu Yang had become the captain of Dortmund at this time, standing at the front of the team, standing side by side with Vermaelen.
After Wenger shook hands with Klopp on the sidelines, he sat on the side and looked at the position on the field. In fact, he was very satisfied with this group, because he was eager to observe several of Dortmund's young players. It's different when you have money! You can observe whoever you want, and you can compare with whoever you want.
Jurgen Klopp sat in his seat and looked at his fans very calmly. He pushed his glasses, hoping to reward them with a victory!
"CCTV! Cctv! Tune in to the first match of Group F of the UEFA Champions League, with Borussia Dortmund hosting Arsenal on their home turf. I am today's commentator Duan Xian, and sitting next to me is the special guest crown. The two teams facing each other today are both young forces in European football today, what kind of sparks will collide when the two young teams meet today? ”
Wang Guan cleared his throat, "Let's take a look at the starting lists of the two teams, the home team Dortmund, lined up a '4-4-2' formation, which can also be seen as a '4-1-2-1-2'. The goalkeeper is Weidenfeller, the two centre-backs are Hummels and Subotic, the left wing-back is Schmelzer and the right wing-back is Piszczek. In the midfield position, today's starter is Sven. Bend. Left midfielder Marco. Reuss, the right midfielder is 'Gabonese Flyer' Aubameyang! In the forward midfield, it is Mario Brown, the winner of the Golden Boy Award the year before the year. Gotze. Two strikers, Polish Lewandowski partnered as captain, Chinese striker Xu Yang. This is a very impactful and well-equipped squad that is making their way back to the top of Europe's ranks under Jurgen Klopp. ”
As he was making the introduction, the ceremony on the pitch had been completed, and the players of both teams had taken their positions, and it was the visiting Arsenal who kicked off the first half.
"Okay! At the beginning of the game, Arsenal was the first to kick off, and Arsenal's two forwards were Garrincha and He Xu today. Still the '3-5-2' that worked wonders in the previous games, goalkeeper Mariano. Arini, in the backline, is still three central defenders, Koscielny, Vermaelen plus Chen Boyan. Today's game did not put a high point Mertesacker, it is estimated that this is also related to Dort's tactics, for this kind of team that mainly focuses on ground attack, it is more appropriate to replace three fast central defenders. In the midfield position, it is still Massimo. Charlie and Leroy. Fer, forward Tang Lintian, left midfielder Aaron. Ramsey and Jack on the right. Wilshere. Two forwards, He Xu partnered with Garrincha. ”
"It seems that both teams continued their usual style of play today, but in this inherent style of play, they have made adjustments, obviously preparing to cause some trouble for the opponent!"
As Wang Guan was talking, He Xu passed the ball to Garrincha, and the game officially began.
Jurgen Klopp got up at the start of the game, he was a manager who couldn't sit still, and he was better at standing on the sidelines and directing his players to suppress the opponent than sitting.
Garrincha quickly passed the ball back to Tang Lintian, who immediately turned around and handed the ball to Massimo. Charlie.
Gotze ran towards Massimo, he knows the characteristics of his compatriot, I must see if I can poke the ball from under your feet...... (To be continued......)