Chapter 554: Veteran Flamini

Flamini rushed up diagonally from behind Diego Costa and then spotted the ball he was about to adjust and went straight to the ground.

However, Diego Costa didn't notice the movement behind him, and when he slid the ball slightly forward, Flamini arrived.

"Foul!!"

Flamini was unable to get his hands on the football, as his outstretched foot hit Diego Costa's supporting foot, and then the Atletico Madrid striker fell precariously.

Referee Rizzoli blows the whistle!

"Red Card !!" The Atletico Madrid fans at the scene were excited.

"Fake !!" Not to be outdone, Arsenal supporters responded immediately.

Flamini tried to get up from the ground and pull the opponent up, then try to escape a yellow card in a gesture of friendship. It was clear that someone was one step ahead of him, and by the time he got up from the ground, Diego Costa was already standing in front of him. Without warning from the French midfielder, the Atletico Madrid striker pushed Flamini away from him, and then glared at the other party with a fierce look - in fact, Diego Costa didn't deliberately make this appearance, relying on his appearance is more vicious.

Flamini was furious at once.

Lao Tzu is kind enough to come up and express friendship with you, what do you mean? I didn't mean it, damn it!

Flamini was very angry and wanted to rush up to find the other party's theory, but was hugged by Li Zihan.

"Don't get excited, Mathieu, don't be excited, think about who he is, think about the boss's pre-match advice," Li Zihan said in the other person's ear as he hugged Flamini.

Mathieu Flamini, who was still in a hurry, recalled Arsene Wenger's pre-match advice: "Diego Costa is a cunning striker, and it's not just his goals and dribbling. At the same time, it is also reflected in his football places, such as he is good at provoking the opponent's defenders, making the opponent preconceived when defending him with some personal grudges, and finally leading to a foul, he can even jump the opponent's anger, and then make the opponent get two yellow cards in a row and be sent off"

Flamini struck a spirit, and immediately came to his senses.

It was very important for Flamini to watch this Champions League final, as he was there when Arsenal reached the Champions League for the first time in their history, when they lost to Barcelona at the last minute.

Flamini was haunted by the incident, especially after Arsenal failed to reach the Champions League final in the end.

Flamini is pinning his hopes on a Arsenal career that ends with a Big Ears Cup title.

He's now thirty years old and his time at Arsenal is running out.

So in response to Diego Costa's provocation, Flamini chose to forbear, he is no longer a twenty-year-old hairy boy who doesn't know the weight.

In fact, Flamini and Li Zihan also wronged Flamini, and Diego Costa did not mean to provoke but was really angry.

As we all know, he brought him to the crucial final, and the team doctor had already told the manager and himself before the game, and he definitely couldn't play the whole game, unless he didn't want to participate in the football event that will be held this summer - the World Cup!

Therefore, he is destined to be replaced halfway, and when he will be replaced depends entirely on Cheng dù, who was violated by the opponent on the court, and Cheng dù, who was subjected to his ankle.

The reason why Simeone put Diego Costa in the starting line-up instead of coming off the bench was mainly because everyone thought before the game that Diego Costa would miss the final due to injury, and Simeone took him by surprise to start against Arsenal.

In fact, Simeone wants to use the attacking power of Diego Costa and David Villa to open Arsenal's goal, and then he can replace Diego Costa with a midfielder or midfielder in the next game, and concentrate on defending - this is what Atletico Madrid is good at at the moment.

Rizzoli came up to separate Flamini from Diego Costa, who had actually been pulled away by Li Zihan.

Symbolically given a yellow card to the French midfielder, Rizzoli pointed to his feet and gave Atletico Madrid a direct free-kick up front.

Koke took the free-kick, Villa and captain-led centre-back Godin headed the ball, while Diego Costa and Gabi were the likes of Diego and Gabi, while Thiago and Raul Garcia were responsible for interfering with the wall and goalkeepers.

However, Villa's header was interfered with by Merdessaert, and instead of making a move, it was saved by Ramsey.

Ramsey launched a counterattack and handed the ball to Li Zihan in front. As Arsenal's counterattacking weapon, Li Zihan was about to raise his speed in an instant, planning to use the opportunity of the opponent's set-piece attack to completely have a very threatening counterattack, and it would be better if he could score.

But Cork obviously understood how much of a threat Li Zihan posed to his side, so when Li Zihan just got up, Cork directly slid and knocked down Li Zihan with the ball.

Cork also knew Li Zihan's free kick skills, so he didn't dare to let the opponent enter his own backfield to foul, which was undoubtedly to give the opponent a more difficult penalty!

Li Zihan was put down by the other party and fell to the ground in pain.

Because Cork knows Li Zihan's ability and the ruthlessness that he resolutely does not give up in the face of great difficulties, he uses more force when he fouls, and the angle is more obvious.

"This is a tactical foul, how powerful Li Zihan's quick counterattack is to the ground, maybe the other 19 teams in the Premier League have a deep experience, so Cork didn't dare to be careless and fouled in advance to stop the opponent."

Tactical fouls? Arsenal's players don't eat that.

Ramsey and Wilshere immediately surrounded the heart of Atletico Madrid's midfield, Koke, while Flamini, who had played in Serie A and knew some Italian, ran up to the referee to complain.

Flamini thought it was an explosive foul: "He definitely did it on purpose, I just accidentally brought down his teammate, so he immediately returned the color, see how painful Lee was when he fell to the ground?" It's sad just to look at it, so he definitely did it on purpose. You can't let a player like that stay on the pitch any longer, he has to be sent off or he'll ruin this great game! ”

Flamini added a lot of oil and vinegar.

"I see very clearly, Mr. Flamini, I know how to punish him!" Rizzoli replied to him without saying a word.

Of course, Flamini could not be naïve enough to think that he could get the referee to give him a red card with just a few words, he just used words to interfere with the referee's judgment. Let the referee have a feeling in his heart that Arsenal has suffered a big loss, and then in the following games, the referee will try to give Arsenal some cheapness, without affecting the principle of the problem.

This is also a type of tactic.

Rizzoli certainly couldn't have given Cork a red card, otherwise Simeone, the manager with his personality, might have rushed onto the pitch to "talk about life and ideals", even though he wasn't afraid.

Rizzoli simply gave Koke a yellow card and then gave Arsenal a free-kick at the back - a free-kick on the edge of the box that could not be done regardless of Li Zihan's skill.

Arsenal could only choose an indirect free-kick combination, because the referee gave a yellow card, so Arsenal even wanted to come to a quick free kick to catch the opponent off guard.

"The anger of both sides is not small, the game has only started for more than 30 minutes, and the referee Rizzoli has already given four yellow cards and two penalties"

The game continued, only to be affected by the two yellow cards of Flamini and Koke, and the action of both sides began to grow.

"Rizzoli has to find a way to control the pace of the game, and there is a good chance that something will happen here. Since Arsenal and Atletico Madrid have not reached the Champions League final for many years, this game is very important for both sides and at the same time very nervous. ”

Atletico Madrid continued to play their defensive counter-attacks, while Arsenal continued to attack.

Only this time there was a change in Arsenal's attack, Flamini did not stay at the back to defend, but focused on the attack, and his back-cut header caught Atletico Madrid off guard twice in a row - because Arsenal did not have a few high ball crosses in the first 30 minutes of the game.

Ramsey, on the other hand, is back defending.

Arsene Wenger may have made this arrangement not just because of the offensive change, but also because of the defensive end. Flamini has already received a yellow card, so he must not be suitable to continue to defend against Diego Costa's counter-attack, otherwise he is likely to be left with a second yellow card by the opponent. Ramsey is clean at the moment and has good defensive ability, so he is very suitable, the key is that he is young and able to keep up! ”

Li Zihan was the main reliance on Arsenal's attack, so he was the one who was violated the most times in the whole game, and even Diego Costa was far less violated than him - Diego Costa was relatively quiet during this time.

'Now Arsenal are almost dominating the game, they have had a horrible 67 per cent of possession in that period, but that doesn't translate into a goal.

'Arsenal are playing the right way, as long as you keep going, it's only a matter of time before you score goals.'

"Lee is very smart, his attack is basically from the side of Atletico Madrid central defender Miranda, because Miranda is no longer in shape after returning from injury, and secondly, he has already received a yellow card, so he will definitely shrink his hands and feet defensively."