Chapter 676: Arsenal that doesn't follow common sense

Sitting at home against AC Milan, Arsenal is naturally full of confidence; On 7 March 2012, reigning Champions League champions Arsenal will host reigning Serie A champions AC Milan at the Emirates Stadium.

Now both teams have a certain chance to have the most laugh in this round of matchups, and they are confident enough to fight for the victory over their opponents; It may only take one goal to produce a winner among them, and they will be able to go further in the Champions League and fight for that crazy Champions League trophy.

AC Milan have had to make some changes in this game due to serious injuries, which are definitely not their strongest squad, and it also casts some shadow on their Champions League prospects, as they will face a very good Arsenal team against an unusually terrifying attacking Arsenal side.

goalkeeper Abbiati; At the back, Mesbach, Mex, Thiago Silva and Abate; It's just that this back line still looks a little lacking, because in the first leg they were twice torn apart by Arsenal to score; In midfield, Emmanuelsen, Van Bommel, Nocerino and Robinho; Up front, Ibrahimovic and El Shaarawy are on the front line.

Arsenal, who have the initiative, naturally don't need to think too much at this time, as long as they play the tactics they are used to, then it will be a success for Arsenal. Adapting to change is Arsenal's best choice right now. Because they know what kind of tactics are best for the team.

Goalkeeper Szczesny. On the back line, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen and Alaba are lined up from left to right; As for the midfield combination, it is a very balanced combination of Alexander Song, Arteta and two wings, Theo Walcott and Cazorla; The forward line is also the most suspenseful Arsenal's super strong point, Xiao Qing partnered with Van Persie.

The frenetic atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium is incredibly exciting, and for Arsenal fans, they are now ready to celebrate once again, ready to cheer for their team's home win to the quarter-finals. Although AC Milan is a very good team, Arsenal fans have almost blind confidence in their own team, because Arsenal have been able to win games in the past two seasons, because Arsenal can fight for enough titles.

AC Milan may have caused some problems for Arsenal in the first leg, but they also proved that they can have a chance to find the back of the net against Arsenal. They are also confident of knocking out the defending champions to regain lost ground in the Champions League. The 2-2 score is not terrible, and AC Milan can still qualify away from home if they only need to play a better attack in this game and only need to score at the Emirates Stadium.

Xiao Qing, who is holding the caddy, is already eager to try, Arsenal really doesn't have much time to rest during this time, but this is really not a problem for Xiao Qing, Xiao Qing now feels that he is really full of energy, he is eager to play against a super strong team like AC Milan, although Xiao Qing's resume already has enough championship honors, but Xiao Qing is not satisfied with the achievements he has made. He hopes that he can strive for more honors and achievements. Although Xiao Qing is already doing very well, he knows that he can do even better!

The Great War is coming. But at this time, the Arsenal players did not have the slightest nervousness, now they still have enough confidence, the Arsenal players have also grown up rapidly in the past two seasons, perhaps the overall age of Arsenal is not very mature, but there is enough honor foundation, coupled with continuous victories in the strong dialogue, this is the key factor that prompts the players to grow up faster.

Sufficient self-confidence is the quality that a strong team should have, and the current Arsenal has this very good self-confidence; When Arsenal has a better mentality, they are also able to ensure that they have a calm performance in such a key game, which also allows Arsenal to ensure that they will not panic when they are in adversity, and more importantly, Arsenal has become accustomed to not panicking on the pitch, as a champion team, Arsenal is undoubtedly absolutely sure to win the most difficult victory, and they are used to being the leader of the game from the time the game has not started.

'Arsenal! Arsenal! Arsenal! ’

The cheers of more than 60,000 fans at the Emirates Stadium made the Emirates Stadium fall into a frenzy, at the beginning of this key battle Arsenal is to occupy an absolute psychological advantage, the home game of Arsenal at this time is undoubtedly more outstanding, in the crazy cheers of the fans, this will undoubtedly make the morale of the Arsenal players more vigorous, which will definitely make Arsenal can enter the game faster.

Xiao Qing and his teammates led the caddie out of the players' tunnel, the crazy cheers of more than 60,000 fans were completely ignited, this stadium that has put Arsenal under heavy pressure for a long time is now the pride of Arsenal fans, because their team can continue to win games in this top stadium, because Arsenal has lifted the championship trophy here several times.

Xiao Qing and his teammates have a very good mentality, don't look at the first leg of the game was a 2-2 draw with AC Milan, although Arsenal has two away goals, they do have a certain initiative, for example, in this game Arsenal does not even need to score to advance. But AC Milan do have a chance, because once AC Milan score here, then they can advance by a big margin.

The Gunners are full of confidence, and if Arsenal want to win the title, then they need to kick every stumbling block in front of them; The Rossoneri are good, but Arsenal are confident enough to beat AC Milan, and the Gunners know that AC Milan is definitely not the last team Arsenal has ever faced, but Arsenal are confident that they can beat every strong opponent they encounter. They are confident of the best possible victory and the ultimate victory.

Arsenal, who are ready, are starting their new journey at this time. The Arsenal players will be hoping to win the game at home. They want to be able to perform a little bit better at this time. Perhaps AC Milan still have some hope of making it around at the Emirates Stadium to advance to the quarter-finals, but what Arsenal need now is to completely kill AC Milan's worst hopes.

In fact, it is not difficult for Arsenal to push AC Milan to a desperate situation, as long as Arsenal can score a goal in this game, then the pressure on the Rossoneri will increase exponentially, this is the advantage of away goals, Arsenal can guarantee qualification at the same big score, and AC Milan can only hope to lead the Gunners in the big score now.

Both teams maintained enough attacking intensity at the start of the game, for AC Milan. Now they have no choice but to play attacking football at the Emirates Stadium, at least before they can take a big lead, and their tactics are destined to attack.

And for Arsenal, their choice in this game was somewhat surprising. Because of the advantage of away goals, so Arsenal only need to hold on to a draw in this game, considering that Arsenal's defensive ability is very average, before the game, there are many people who think that Arsenal is likely to put on an iron bucket in this game, because this seems to be more sure to hold on to a draw.

However, this was clearly not the case for Arsenal after the opening of the game, Arsenal still maintained a certain attacking intensity, and their tactics were not conservative at all. The Gunners know their strengths. While the team may be under some defensive pressure, the Arsenal players are more confident that they will be able to score first in this game. They believe in the team's ability to attack.

Once Arsenal can score first in this game, then Arsenal will also completely and completely occupy the initiative, and by that time Arsenal will basically step into the quarter-finals with one foot. A big draw is not enough, the Arsenal players will want to go further, they will want to score a goal to kill the suspense of the game, and they will want to be able to take the absolute initiative in this game.

AC Milan will definitely play some attack in this game, and they should focus more on the attacking end; This is also an opportunity for Arsenal, as the Gunners can play a dangerous attack at this time, using the tactical initiative to completely catch AC Milan off guard.

AC Milan was indeed blinded by Arsenal, they had a certain amount of planning and preparation before the game, but they definitely did not expect that Arsenal behaved like a backward team at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal attacked like crazy at the beginning of the game, and such a super offensive also made the Rossoneri almost pushed to the brink of elimination.

Arsenal's formation pressed forward in an all-round way, and they used ferocious attacks to make AC Milan completely passive; Less than five minutes into the game, Van Bommel tackled Mikel Arteta behind his back and was shown a yellow card by the referee. Arsenal's unreasonable cards did catch AC Milan off guard, and more importantly, Arsenal's attack after the opening was very resolute at this time, they had no intention of sneaking at all, and they seemed to be extremely determined to score at the beginning of the game and win this series.

The passive AC Milan gradually lost the rhythm of the game, they made a wrong judgment before the game, which also made them into the trap of Arsenal from the beginning, and now they may be trying to save the situation, but Arsenal will not give AC Milan a chance at all, Arsenal is a fierce offensive tide, Arsenal at home also relied on their ferocious attack to make a dream start almost perfectly, Arsenal also completely grasped the opportunity at this time, Reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League is basically a sure thing for Arsenal, because they are the winners, they scored first! (To be continued......)