Chapter 25: Breaking Expectations

What to do?

Everybody was thinking about it, everybody was defeated.

It's not that their ball quotient is not good, it's just the result of a plummeting IQ catalyzed by impatience. Of course, that includes manager Arsene Wenger.

The Frenchman's timely arrival interrupted the dressing room's more strange gaze, and the words that followed were mostly encouraging, comforting, and emphasizing the importance of the opponent, rather than a targeted tactical change. This invisibly deepened everyone's impression and made them turn their attention to the person concerned after the head coach left.

This kind of atmosphere You Mo used to be very familiar with, but now he sees it with some emotion.

Things are, people are not.

Of course, when being looked at with such eyes, he will not choose to stand idly by.

"Shoot from a distance, I'll pick up the leak."

A group of people looked at each other after hearing this.

It's that simple?

Believe it or not?

The brain melon seed was a little brighter, and the answer was quickly given.

Believable!

The team now has empty possession but can't create effective chances, which is entirely caused by the density of defense in the opponent's penalty area, and it is no problem to create a long-range shot opportunity on an acre of three-pointers outside the box. As long as there's a tall, dexterous guy in the box looking for an opportunity, it might be fatal!

This is much less difficult than a short pass to penetrate a dense defence, and everyone present will not have any doubts. The smarter ones have come up with more effective solutions.

Make set-piece opportunities and make the most of this guy's ability to pick up leaks!

After exchanging glances a few times, the chatter in the locker room subsided, and everyone looked at Adams.

To listen or not to listen?

There was a smile on the corner of the Englishman's mouth.

β€œOK,GO!”

The pronunciation of "GO" and "GOAL" is basically the same, and the guys present are immediately elated when they hear this.

"Let's go. Go kill them! ”

"The first half is so boring, let them taste the pain in the second half!"

"Yes, taste the bitterness!"

It can make these guys unprecedentedly united, and the absence of Anelka, Petit, and Bergkamp is the main reason. The French gang lost two difficult masters, an old man and a young man. The Dutch have lost a guy whose skills are as inhuman as their personality, and the English leader is simply in response.

The second half of the game started quickly.

You Mo originally wanted to see the execution ability of these guys, but within five minutes of the start of the game, he found that he seemed to be underestimating them.

Technique, awareness, physical fitness, cooperate with each other, although they are not at the top level, the first-class is more than enough. The goal is only to create long-range chances. There is no psychological pressure at all.

The game is like this, after the method is clear, the strength can be used in one place, and the original combat effectiveness is only 80%, but in this case it can often break through 100%.

In the comparison of the strength of the two teams, the Arsenal team was already superior, and when the level was fully played, Paris Saint-Germain's originally solid defense began to panic.

Yumo's suggestion couldn't be simpler. Although feasible, the element of luck also accounts for a considerable proportion. His teammates are all smart. You won't be unexpected. But in the current situation, even the head coach has no idea, and if he doesn't try it boldly, everyone here will not have good fruit to eat!

Breaking, passing, long-range shooting, the trilogy-like tactical routine is still a bit stiff at the beginning. With the opponent clearly unable to keep up with the rhythm, the situation frequently appears in front of the eyes. The Arsenal players are finding more and more ways to attack.

Paris Saint-Germain had just expanded their defensive area under the direction of the manager, and the Gunners' survival with short passes penetrated gorgeously!

In the 58th minute of the game, the home team, which had been passive for a long time, did not save the situation even if it changed people.

A series of dazzling combinations on Arsenal's right flank completely tore apart the opposition's defence, and Parloer secured the ball in the corner of the box on the right. The feint of a long-range shot actually shook off the two defenders of the opposing team!

The Englishman didn't waste such a good opportunity, and after a successful breakthrough, he almost aimed at his team-mate's running position and sent an inverted triangle cross!

Wiltord suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and a tricky angle of the arch of the foot pushed the shot, breaking through the opponent's goalkeeper's ten fingers!

In the quiet Parc des Princes, only one corner of the West Stand is bustling.

Gun fans have reason to be ecstatic.

Scoring is an old problem for this team, and there are many reasons why it is impossible to talk about it in a day and a night. For the fans, watching this kind of game is the most exciting.

What the hell, don't you even go in?!

To be honest, this kind of thinking belongs to standing and talking without backache.

No player wants to miss an opportunity, and for them, failing to take a crucial opportunity can leave their entire career in the dust!

In this situation, it is undoubtedly unfair to put the reasons for missing opportunities on the individual abilities of the players. Reasonable tactics, good atmosphere, and tacit cooperation are all important factors.

Therefore, some teams can still play even if they don't have big stars, and some teams can only rely on the brilliance of a few people to push the team forward even if they gather a bunch of first-class players.

The Arsenal team on the field is obviously inferior to the one that won the double last year in terms of strength. Their performance throughout the first half seemed to reflect this, and by the way, it reinforced the bad impression of the fans. In this situation, waiting for the guy to come in to save the defeat has become almost the only thought of all gun fans.

With this in mind, followers have unconsciously put on tinted glasses. The Gunners' performance on the pitch was clearly different from that of the first half, and the TV footage was scanned, frozen, and zoomed in on the Arsenal bench whenever they were free.

This kind of contempt, although the guys on the field can't see it, but after coming down, it is difficult to protect. In fact, after they played the first half, several of them felt that they were finished, and they were bound to be substituted for 65 minutes.

The players already had such an idea, and the fans naturally did not expect it.

But just when everything seemed irretrievable, a dazzling scene happened!

These guys can play so beautifully?!!!

"Oh my God, how many feet in a continuous pass!"

"Shot? Feints! Breakthrough! ”

"Cross! Who's that? ”

"Wiltord! Goal”

The two Sky Sports commentators certainly know what the fans are thinking. For them, the players are not the parents, the fans are. So, the team's good performance for more than ten minutes, they just understated a few words.

In their opinion, a substitute is a substitute. A green leaf is a green leaf and is not qualified to compete for the top players in the team. Even if there is a magical guy here, it is difficult to play a greater role because of the style and run-in problems. As senior commentators, they know the Arsenal team very well, know the mentality of the players in this situation, and know how difficult it is to change.

They are not worried about being slapped in the face, and their confidence comes from Arsene Wenger's fully formed style and tactical characteristics after two full seasons in charge. In this situation, there may be a goal, but that is definitely a matter of individual ability or luck.

Pity. The world is impermanent.

"Well, it's a bit surprising, these players on the field seem to have found the key to open the door, and the more they play, the more fluent they play!"

'I don't know what Arsene Wenger told them at half-time, but I think this team is completely different from the one in the first half!'

"Yes. Calm, patient, decisive and inspired. Such a state is often only seen in a stress-free scene, but not in front of you. ”

"Hmm. That's right. The 1:1 score made Paris Saint-Germain aware of the danger, and after another substitution, the team took the initiative to increase the pace of attack and defense, wanting to regain the initiative in the game. ”

"The Arsenal team, which played with a semi-substitute lineup, was in no disorder, defending solidly and attacking sharply. So much so that after Wenger called Bergkamp and Anelka, he didn't know who to replace! ”

'Haha, there were no substitutions after 66 minutes, which is not very common with Arsene Wenger.

"The Frenchman seems to be aware that the team is in good shape. There is no need to discourage newcomers with substitutions. ”

"Happiness troubles, I don't know if Ferguson will see this."

In the slightly ridiculous commentary, the lord's heart was dripping blood.

Can you not watch the important matches of old opponents?

From what he knows about Arsene Wenger, there is absolutely no way that it was the Frenchman in the dressing room at half-time who changed all that.

Who's that?

The answer is already on the horizon.

It could only be that guy!

He doesn't worry about how strong Arsenal are on paper, he doesn't think it's a big deal to be technically inferior to them, and he doesn't think the game between the two teams will repeat last season's scene.

The only thing that worries him is the situation in front of him!

Chemical reaction!

In such a short period of time, leading a semi-substitute squad can play well, so what kind of opponent will Arsenal become in time?

Or is his Manchester United team still their opponents?

No, you have to do something before that happens!

Eventually, the substitution came.

In the 76th minute of the game, Bergkamp and Anelka came on at the same time, replacing Wiltord and Youmo.

The two who were replaced did not have physical problems, and their performance was not bad, and when Wiltord was replaced, the fans had some regrets in addition to cheering loudly.

Newcomers and new atmosphere, it's not fun to watch in a short time!

Wenger's substitution proved to be on the right track. With the morale of the team already rising, chances are constantly being created, and Anelka is significantly better than Wiltord, even if he squandered a few chances due to his eagerness to score, he will not waste his talent and status. Moreover, Bergkamp, who was on the pitch together, clearly did not make the mistakes of a young man.

In the 81st minute of the game, after Vieira successfully broke the ball in the middle, an accurate long pass found the slightly silent Dutch Flyer Overmars. With PSG already on the attack, the pace of the Dutchman created excellent counter-attacking opportunities.

Bergkamp's central response was just right, and with this kind of masterful passing, the holes in the opponent's defense were suddenly magnified incredible!

Overmars stopped at the sideline and made a wonderful arc with an overhead pass, and Anelka jumped high in the corner of the small penalty area on the right side and completed the fatal blow with a header!

The Frenchman was still arrogant after the goal, and Wiltord would have jumped off the bench as if he had scored a goal.

Not anymore.

"It's good, it's a feeling to play."

The only audience member next to him replied.

"yes, the bench is hard enough."

The other substitutes were warming up, but the two of them were not needed, and they were sitting alone on the bench at the moment.

"You're not as good as me today!" Wiltord still hadn't forgotten the previous agreement between the two, but the smile on his face was a little sly when he said this.

"Yes, tomorrow's newspaper will definitely treat the two of us in heaven and on earth." Yu Mo glanced at the other party's Mediterranean hairstyle, and his mind vaguely crossed over the girl on Dinard Beach.

In such an atmosphere, he was going to make fun of it, but forget it.

Maybe you'll be treated as a guy who deliberately exposes people's shortcomings.

"Won't it?" Wiltord blurted out his own head.

How could it not?

How can such a thing in the locker room be known to the outside world?

"You're just a little unlucky, and you need time to get used to our style of play, so don't pay attention to those people's fingers!" Wiltord hesitated, but finally couldn't hold back, and said something that he felt was problematic in his position.

Hearing the content clearly, Yu Mo was slightly surprised.

The friendship between the French is also too unreliable!

"Don't worry, the competition has been dense lately, and you have more opportunities. Again, don't worry about me. ”

The experience of living abroad for many years has led to the fact that Yu Mo's English level has improved a lot compared to when he was in China. However, he really hasn't been in a country where English is his mother tongue, so he still tends to use short sentences to express his meaning when communicating with people at this stage. If you deal with it a lot, you will feel that this guy is a little mysterious.

Wiltord was very happy to hear this, and did not complain about the language problem.

"Yes, the team will fight on multiple fronts this season, and the goal will not be low, it is the time for you and me to play their full role!"

While saying this, the Frenchman couldn't help but turn his head to see the reaction of the coach's bench.

Unfortunately, Arsene Wenger's attention was on the pitch and he clearly didn't hear the reaction clearly. Pat Rice noticed the exchange between the two, smiled and turned his head when he heard this, and nodded.

The score was still 2:1, and Paris Saint-Germain chose to make a desperate bet to make a miracle in the last five minutes with a desperate three-striker five-midfield formation.

A defensive line guarded by only two defenders is a tempting form of erbium for all, which may contain poison or may just be a choice out of desperation.

Today's scene is clearly the latter.

Paris Saint-Germain are not very good at counter-attacking and their defense is nowhere near the height of the Italian team. Even though we played a satisfying first half with tactics, the feeling of the game did not come to pass. This kind of ruinous behavior in front of them made them regain the most familiar feeling in the past.

In this state, the defence of both sides looks like their lives are hanging by a thread.

Arsene Wenger's nervousness is understandable.

Nicolas Anelka and Bergkamp are both masters who don't like to defend, and when they were replaced together, the level of the team's defensive line was immediately put to the test.

Manninger, who has already made a big mistake once, will ruin everyone's expectations by making another mistake? (To be continued......)