Chapter 179: The Sluggish Superstars
The atmosphere at the Bernabeu Stadium was hot, with both teams aiming for the highest honours; Fans of both teams are looking forward to this moment and they hope that the team will reach the top of Europe. Of course, for those neutral fans, they are more expecting a good game.
"Friends, you are watching the 2009-10 Champions League final, with Arsenal and Bayern Munich going for the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu. Maybe everyone has seen Xiao Qing, and is very proud that our country can cultivate a player like Xiao Qing, and he once again surprised everyone; Xiao Qing's performance this season is very efficient, under the leadership of Xiao Qing, Arsenal is likely to win this season's Champions League, and Chinese players are likely to play a decisive role in the Champions League! "Although CCAV chose to give up because of the high broadcast fee of the Premier League, the highlight of the Champions League final will naturally not be missed, especially now when Xiao Qing's performance is getting better and better, Arsenal, which already has a lot of fans, has now become the home team of most domestic fans.
"In the live broadcast room, everyone likes the guest commentator Tao Weitao, as a Bundesliga commentator, I think Tao is very familiar with the Bayern team. Now I ask Coach Tao to predict this game, of course, I still want to know which team Coach Tao is more supporting. The host Duan Xuan pit Tao Wei because he knew that Tao Wei was a Bayern player.
"It's a game to look forward to, Bayern are in good shape right now; Although Franck Franck Ribery's suspension is a great loss, Robben has been outstanding this season, especially in the Champions League. Plus Arsenal's own defense is not strong. Especially the wide defence. Arjen Robben's unrivalled pace will certainly affect Arsenal's wide defence. Christ has a tough task ahead of him and Arsenal will have to pay attention to Robben's play. Tao Wei, as an expert in the Bundesliga, is naturally very familiar with Bayern, and he also talked about Bayern's advantages in a cliché.
"But in this game, I think Arsenal may have more advantages, Xiao Qing is too scary this season. Last season, Xiao Qing beat Bayern to win the Bundesliga championship in Hoffenheim, and this season, Xiao Qing's performance after transferring to Arsenal has gone further; I think Xiao Qing is now fully qualified to impact the first person in the active team, for Bayern itself is not too haode defense, Xiao Qing has a good chance to break the Champions League single-season goal record, I am looking forward to Xiao Qing's performance in this game. Tao Wei, as a veteran commentator, of course, will not be fooled. Although Bayern has a lot of fans, Xiao Qing is a compatriot, and at this time, Xiao Qing will naturally get quite terrifying support; Even many domestic players don't care about the winner of this game, they just hope that Xiao Qing can have an excellent performance in this game, and it is best to break the goal record in a single season in the Champions League.
After a short theatrical performance, the match kicked off with cheers from the fans, one of the most important games of the season and the birth of the man who was considered to be the strongest in club competition this season. This should be a pinnacle matchup between masters, especially since Bayern Munich and Arsenal are actually attacking football, and this game should be a fast-paced battle in the expectations of fans and media. But now it seems that all the people guessed wrong. The start of this game was really unexpected.
Xiao Qing felt a little flustered, although Xiao Qing thought that he was already prepared for this game. Arsenal's players also believe that the team should have a better chance of winning now that they have a full line-up, and they have been working hard for this game a month in advance, and they have adjusted their mood.
But when the game really started, the Arsenal players were a little panicked, they were a little constrained; Now only Cesc Fabregas has experienced the Champions League final among the players on the field at Arsenal, and Fabregas's position at Arsenal in 06 is actually not an absolute main force. So it's a completely rookie team and the Gunners understand the importance of this game, so they don't want to lose it.
The heavy psychological baggage makes Arsenal's players tied up in the game, they can't let go at all, this is not Arsenal's strength at all, Arsenal is now completely unable to play their own tactics and rhythm.
Bayern is actually similar at this time, in order to achieve the treble, Bayern's players also attach great importance to this game, and they don't necessarily have much experience in the Champions League final. Therefore, the two Champions League rookies kept making mistakes in the game because of the pressure, and they did not show their strength at all.
The highly-anticipated Robben was the first to start his show, having been sold to Bayern by Real Madrid this season, but the energy that Robben burst out of in the Bundesliga was heart-wrenching, and his return to the Santiago Bernabeu was perhaps a travesty for Real Madrid. However, Robben did not seem to be doing well at the start of the game, and although the Shijie winger was very good, he suffered serious injuries and sometimes disappointed performances at key moments.
Arjen Robben broke down the flanks quickly, but Klich cleanly brought down Robben and Bayern's first attack came to an end.
In the fifth minute of the game, Arsenal started the first attack of the game, Cesc Fabregas took the ball and rushed to the front, but in the face of some big passes, even if Xiao Qing was explosive and fast, but still failed to catch the ball, Arsenal's attack was also easily won by Bayern goalkeeper Bout to announce the end.
In the 10th minute, Arjen Robben slipped past Arsenal left wing-back Klich on the right and burst into the box, where he crossed low with his right foot, and Olic fired wide of the near corner.
The first fifteen minutes of the game were a bit disappointing, with very few shots produced by both teams, and frequent mistakes that called into question the two representatives of what was supposed to be attacking football; Now people are doubting the self-adjusting energy of these two teams, and the mental quality of the players is also not good enough.
Xiao Qing's movements were a little stiff, and the movements that could have been able to move easily were not easy to do at this moment; Because Xiao Qing cares too much about this game, because Xiao Qing can understand what the Champions League champion means to himself. So Xiao Qing did not allow himself to disappoint in this game, and he knew that many people were now expecting him to break the Champions League single-season goal record.
But such a serious psychological burden makes Xiao Qing a little cramped now, and of course Xiao Qing knows that his current performance is not good; But the more anxious you are to express yourself, the more you want to deliberately low the point, but the result seems to have some meaning of a vicious circle. Although Xiao Qing has always performed well at critical moments, although Xiao Qing is also considered to be a representative of the big heart that can save the team at critical moments; But an important game like the Champions League final is so crazy for the players that they don't dare to make any mistakes in the game, and their focus on the game only makes it difficult for them to perform at their normal level.
In the 16th minute of the game, Robben crossed from the right, Van Bitten's header in the box did not go up to Liliang, and Samunia got the ball. In the eighteenth minute, Van Bommel fouled Van Persie, and Arsenal won a free kick 30 meters from goal; The free-kick was a good way for Bregas to hit the wall with his right foot, and Bout struggled to lift the ball out. In the 23rd minute, Bayern picked up a pass in the penalty area to create chaos for Arsenal, and Robben fired a left-footed shot from the top of the penalty area, and the ball was high.
Xiao Qing and Robben, the two protagonists of the original game, were not up to standard in the game, especially Xiao Qing, who did not shoot in the first 20 minutes of the game, and Xiao Qing, who was inactive in front of the penalty area, could not create any chances at all.
Arsene Wenger yelled anxiously on the sidelines, the Arsenal players were too eager to achieve quick success, the Arsenal players did not have the usual calm, they had no idea that they needed to adjust at this time. However, although there was some tactical confusion at Arsenal, Bayern's performance was not much better, and Robben, who deliberately wanted to prove himself in front of his old master, strengthened his personal attack, but his personal attack had little effect, and it seriously disrupted Bayern's offensive rhythm.
Xiao Qing was a little anxious to jump, the first twenty minutes of performance was a nightmare for him, he felt that this was the worst twenty minutes of his career, he was powerful and had nowhere to go, he couldn't play his strength at all. But at the somewhat noisy Bernabeu Stadium, after an extremely bad twenty minutes of play, Xiao Qing began to slowly let go of those pressures, and he began to slowly find his rhythm.
Xiao Qing knew that he was undertaking an extremely important task, and the twenty-minute adaptation period was too long, and Xiao Qing couldn't continue to be so sluggish. Therefore, Xiao Qing's performance now seems to be warming, and Xiao Qing, who has adapted to the finals and found his form, will naturally have more and more outstanding performances.
Xiao Qing was a little glad that Robben was too impatient at this time, and he was a little glad that Bayern's state was sluggish, which also made Xiao Qing, who had regained his rhythm, not have to come forward after the team fell into a big blow, and the current team at least seemed to be not falling behind, which also made Xiao Qing's task not as heavy as imagined.
Although the Gunners at this time did not perform very well, Xiao Qing is confident that he can help the team stabilize his position in time when he finds his rhythm, and he believes that he can help the team find the rhythm quickly, because Xiao Qing has often done this in previous games. (To be continued......)