519 Shattered Galactic Battleship
Pire's goal won the applause and cheers of the fans, and Arsenal scored the goal to almost knock Real Madrid into the abyss!
From three goals down to four goals down, Real Madrid is in a desperate situation!
"Pire shattered Real Madrid's hopes of a win over Arsenal! Yes, even though there were more than 70 minutes to go, it was too difficult to turn back Arsenal's four goals, almost impossible task, and in just a dozen minutes of play, we found a problem, which is exactly what Fleet Street has been talking about lately.
The Premier League is becoming the number one league in the world!
It is undeniable that La Liga has a higher technical content, but in the past two years, the speed and physical advantages of Premier League teams in European competitions have begun to become more and more obvious, like today's Real Madrid players, the game has just begun, but they seem weak in running, they are always slower than Arsenal's pace, and they are easily broken through by the opponent with speed and explosiveness, this phenomenon can not be ignored!
If Real Madrid continues to give Arsenal such opportunities, in the open space, Arsenal's players, Qin Xiong, Pire, Henry, Ljungberg, their frontal speed impact, Real Madrid is sure to be able to prevent it? ”
In fact, arguing about who is the world's number one league is not meaningful, because even if La Liga is not the world's number one league, Real Madrid is still Real Madrid, Barcelona is still Barcelona, the Premier League is not the world's number one league, Manchester United is still Manchester United
It's just that there are still differences in the characteristics of the league.
The Premier League's rapid post-millennium development has come into its own right, characterised by devastating speed and relentless fitness, which has begun to be shaped into an advantage. Chelsea. Liverpool. Manchester United, Arsenal, have all begun to use this advantage to crush strong opponents in European competitions.
Of course, this season's Manchester United is a gutter overturner, returning home in the group stage, and is not representative in this season's European competition.
Real Madrid's players faced the team's conceded goal, which was really a leak in the overnight rain, and their mental will suffered a huge blow.
The race has just begun. Is the suspense completely over?
The battle at Highbury was very uncomfortable for Real Madrid.
Arsenal uses Qin Xiong and Fabregas as the central axis to control the field, Real Madrid wants to counter-attack but has no heart, don't look at Arsenal is not aggressive, but the running distance is the upper hand in the data.
Because they are relentlessly passing, passing, and maintaining the advantage of stable possession.
In this way, Real Madrid themselves have reduced the number of times they can attack, and secondly, they have to delay the formation every time to avoid being penetrated by Arsenal again, and when they turn around to shake the Arsenal defence, they have to fight hard.
Ronaldo's performance in this game has improved. It's a pity that the clever woman can't cook without rice, and the team has few offensive opportunities. The opportunities that can be created for him are even more pitiful.
In the 27th minute of the game, he received David Beckham's cross and barely headed the goal, which was easily cleared by Lehmann on the goal line.
And when Real Madrid's attack fails, Arsenal's fast attack always makes them panic.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Cesc Fabregas made a long diagonal pass from the backfield, Pire received the pass from the left side and pressed the back line, passed the ball horizontally in front of the penalty area, and Qin Xiong, who was like a lightning bolt, sprinted up from behind to meet the ball and shot angrily, and a low flat ball blasted out, almost piercing Casillas's ten fingers.
"Casillas made a world-class save, he blocked Qin Xiong's tricky long-range shot with one palm, and Carlos cleared the ball with a big foot to defuse the danger."
Real Madrid want to play fast, although their players are not as fast as Arsenal's individual advances, but the attacking speed is not only based on the running of the players, but also on passing!
Because it is impossible for a player to run faster than a football.
As long as the pass is accurate, the goalkeeper can also give the striker a chance to score within 5 seconds.
However, the Real Madrid crowd found that the game was not like that at all.
Arsenal rely on three or four players every time they attack, and after Arsenal's attack is stopped, do they want to play with their attacking speed again, relying on passing?
Arsenal's defensive line in the opposite half was tight and neat, the ground ball would be intercepted by Arsenal players in the roll, and the high-altitude ball delivery lacked a strong fulcrum.
The game was much tougher than they had imagined.
On the contrary, Arsenal are more effective in terms of speed impact.
Before the end of the first half, Qin Xiong sent a close ball to Henry, Henry pulled the ball back in the penalty area and shook Bravo, and even deceived Casillas, but he slid past the far corner of the goal at the first time!
At the end of the first half, Arsenal's opening goal made it 4-0 on aggregate, and they walked into the tunnel full of ambition and confidence.
"There is not much time left for Real Madrid, to score at least 4 goals in 45 minutes, according to their form today, it should be difficult to achieve, especially Real Madrid is now in a contradictory situation, if they are not willing to be eliminated by a two-legged defeat, they have to strengthen their defense, and it has to be said that Real Madrid's current firefighting coach standing in the dugout lacks a high level of on-the-spot response, where will Real Madrid go in the second half? We'll see. ”
The smashed Galaxy Battleship did not set off any waves at all in the second half, and it was difficult for their attack to create a threat when they had to take care of defense, while Arsenal attacked when they had the opportunity to attack, and slowed down when they didn't have a good opportunity, constantly resetting the rhythm of the game, making Real Madrid angry but with nowhere to vent!
Arsene Wenger was reassured on the sidelines, and while confident that Arsenal would progress to the quarter-finals at home, he would prefer to test the effectiveness of Arsenal's tactical strategy.
Wenger was eliminated by Chelsea last season, because no matter how you look at it, it was last season's Arsenal configuration that was stronger.
However, an aggressive attacking path did not deliver the expected victory for Arsenal and their way to the top of the Champions League.
Forced by the realities of the world this season, Arsenal's reforms are aimed at stabilizing the internal mindset and avoiding a major collapse that will cause turmoil.
Even if the mid-season has proven that there is no problem with the team's unity and cohesion.
However, the team's tactical strategy cannot be changed overnight, and the team's performance in both the Premier League and the Champions League has exceeded expectations.
Unbeaten in the Premier League and with more than seven games without conceding a goal in the Champions League, the defence has improved significantly, especially in the Champions League, where the significance of defense is significantly higher than that of attack.
It just so happens that today's opponent, Real Madrid, is a typical teaching material.
At present, Arsenal's tactical strategy has been implemented very well, which has further determined Wenger to follow this line of thought! (To be continued......)