Three hundred and fifty-three, all counting
Countless fans came to Highbury today, and the stadium was already crowded, with different images of the fans, but without exception, they all wore Arsenal's red home shirts.
Red and blue battles, typical English football battles.
The two sides came from the same country, or even the same city, and the pure blue battle created by Chelsea fans had already spread all over Shijie after Robin's private operation.
The Gunners will not be convinced, in fact, they have been waiting for today's game for a long time, compared to Chelsea's blue, Arsenal believe that their red is the most representative of London, as for the other teams in London have been deliberately ignored.
The 38,500 seats were definitely not enough for the fans, and with more than an hour before the start of the game, it was already full.
The rest of the fans remained outside the stadium, some waiting for pie in the sky to see if there was a miracle to get them in, and more people wanted to cheer the team on here, and today's game was one of the most important league games against Chelsea.
Both teams have entered the stadium and are ready in their respective dressing rooms.
"Diego, your position is here, but, when it comes to the game, according to your own feelings, don't be bound by my tactics, understand?"
Fran glanced at the area on the board, which Lynn had told him was best for him, and nodded, "Yes, Chief, I get it." ”
"No, maybe you have to understand better, today, all the people are covering for you, and you are the one who solves the problem."
Anelka couldn't help but be happy before Fran could speak. He still started the game, obviously. Arsenal will not relax in the slightest against him, and will even keep an eye on him with all their might. But. It was Forlan who was the key to Lynn's arrangement, and Anelka wanted to laugh when he remembered the stunned look of the Arsenal guys after Forlan's goal.
"Nikolai, what do you have to say?" Lynn glanced at him and asked lightly.
"No, sir, I'm sorry." Anelka hurriedly waved his hand, and couldn't help but regret it in his heart, thinking about it at this time. If you really want to annoy the boss, it's not fun.
"Then listen carefully."
Lynn wasn't going to pursue it.
"Diego, today you have more authority than ever, you can be more aggressive, whether it's shooting, whether it's passing, it's up to you to decide."
Fran hurriedly continued to nod, "No problem." ”
"Harvey Scott, protect him. Don't let him get caught up in the siege alone. Lynn nodded on an area, apparently asking the two midfielders to support behind Fran.
That's what Lynn prescribed to Wenger, and he's going to let the accident keep Wenger injured, under normal circumstances. It's a position that is certainly Lampard's main focus. However, Arsene Wenger will be very familiar with how to guard against Frank Lampard, so there is no tactical suddenness.
In order to achieve the effect of suddenness and unexpectedness. Lynn also had Gibson and Frank Lampard put on a non-artistic scene.
Frank Lampard has been injured and the exact extent of the injury will require more time to be checked. The news was published by the media.
Many Chelsea fans are lamenting the imminent setback, but. Surprise is that Eriksson is nervous, and now is the time of the European Championship qualifiers, and the injury of the midfielder is nothing short of a disaster for England.
Eriksson rushed to call Lynn, hoping that the national team doctor would come and check on Lampard.
This call almost didn't piss Lynn off, as for you, can't you have a little bit of strategizing artistry?
Refusing Eriksson's offer without even thinking about it, how embarrassing it would be to wear a goof, but the reason left the Swedes with nothing to say.
'Is there anything better than the Cobham lab?' ’
This reason is enough to leave Eriksson speechless, yes, Cobham's laboratory is a god-like existence in the sports shijie, the ultimate place to solve injuries for the injured from all walks of life.
Erikson couldn't hold on any longer, so he had to comfort Lampard externally, hoping that Lampard could recover as soon as possible, etc.
Lynn snickered to himself, with Erikson's stupid hat, there is no omission in the plan to hide the world, but Wengerdo suspects that he must believe in the fact that Chelsea's central midfield stalwart Liliang Frank Lampard is injured and cannot go wild in Highbury.
Underestimate the enemy's heart, this is a small gift from Lynn to Arsenal, as for whether it is useful, Lynn does not know, but if you can do more, there is no harm
Walking out of the corridor, the host Arsene Wenger stood there as if waiting for Lynn to appear, and Lynn did not pretend, but took the initiative to walk up and stretch out his hand.
'Coach Arsene Wenger, to be honest, you've been putting me under a lot of pressure lately.
Arsene Wenger was also honest: "Again, I've been under pressure from you. ”
The two parted after a simple hello, and Lynn still admired Wenger in private, no matter what the situation of the club, he resisted the difficulties on himself, which is completely different from many complaining coaches.
The Arsenal fans in the stands kept chanting the names of Arsenal and Highbury, and the atmosphere at home was getting more and more intense.
Lynn was quick to notice that Highbury was almost a colour red, just like the Blues fans had made the other day.
"Picking up people's teeth, no creativity!" Lynn pouted, somewhat looking down on the fans of the Arsenal.
The referee's whistle sounded.
As soon as the game began, Arsenal launched a raid!
"Thierry-Henry! Bergkamp -- "
Ljungberg suddenly made a long pass, Henry had already cut in at high speed, and Bergkamp also ran over to answer it.
'Shots – oops, Bergkamp was in such a hurry that he could have evaded the Chelsea defence, but Arsenal had a chance to shoot less than a minute into the game and Chelsea looked like they had their opponents today.
"Oh-Henry!! Van der Sar held off his shot safely--"
After the opening kick-off, Arsenal launched a series of attacks, and Thierry Henry used his agility and suddenness to threaten on a number of occasions.
'You can see that Thierry Henry is in great form and I think Chelsea were in trouble today.
Lynn also noticed that Henry was excited today, turned to Di Matteo and said, "Why does it look like Arsenal are going to play defensive counter-attack?" ”
Di Matteo's face stiffened suddenly, he didn't see this thing at all, but after recalling it carefully, it really has a bit of that flavor, Arsenal in several consecutive attacks, most of them rely on the individual strength of the players in the future, and most of the players maintain a complete defensive formation.
"Do you want to do something about it?" Di Matteo suggested.
"No need!" Lynn looked at the pitch and said, "Arsenal have a strong tactical literacy, but their determination is not enough, as long as our defense and formation are not chaotic, their attack is not terrible, I am afraid that we have to follow the opponent's baton." ”
"Look, our players aren't vegetarians either!!" The more Lynn encounters a strong enemy, the more passionate she becomes.
Before Lynn's words could be spoken, Chelsea had the chance to attack, with Alonso firing a through ball that Anelka burst out of the crowd.
Before Toure came from the fill-in, Anelka used inertia to make a line change, dodging the gap and shooting straight at goal.
Lyman flew and pounced!
Naturally, his performance won the applause of the Arsenal fans.
Blocked by his opponent, Anelka was not affected by the scolding in the stands, just looked at the opponent's goal, and then began to slowly retreat.
Arsenal soon went on the attack, but they still had a strong enough liliang at the back to get the ball in front of the German goalkeeper after Lehmann's pass was picked up by Lehmann, and his throw went straight over the Chelsea defence.
"Tell Terry, watch Ljungberg, Wenger has set a trap."
After observing for ten minutes, Lynn immediately issued a warning to the court.
He couldn't see the specifics, but Arsenal's intention to play Thierry Henry was too obvious, and Ljungberg, who has always been deeply involved in attack, almost didn't go down the halfway line, which was too strange.
Lynn felt Arsene Wenger was using Thierry Henry and Bergkamp to draw the centre of Chelsea's defence and he suspected Wenger was creating space for Ljungberg.
He has no proof, however, Arsenal have shown a posture that convinces Lynn.
Arsene Wenger was also moved. (To be continued......)