Chapter 86: Stick to the Tactics
Because the team's recent situation is really surprising, Wenger, who has always kept a low profile, even looks forward to a farther future. "We want to win the Champions League, we know we are facing the big favourites Inter Milan, but the condition we want to win is to eliminate them, if we eliminate Inter, then we will have a good chance to win the Champions League, which is the toughest test we have faced in the Champions League so far," the professor said confidently. ”
Nasri is likely to return, and Arsenal are now naturally talking about being strong; In terms of fronts and back, Arsene Wenger doesn't have to worry too much about the team; Mertesacker's arrival has given Arsenal a rare centre-back crisis in a situation where Vermaelen has largely been out for the season; Xiao Qing and Van Persie's two strikers are also in good shape now, and Arsenal is in the best shape no matter how you look at it now.
Nasri, who has returned, has been separated from Theo Walcott on the wings, with Dutch strikers Robin van Persie and Xiao Qing breaking forward, Poland goalkeeper Szczesny making his Champions League debut, and Koscielny and Mertesacker partnering in centre-back.
When seeing goalkeeper Szczesny; On the back line, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Klich; Defender Alexander. Song, Walcott and Nasri split the wings, Fabregas played in the dispatch; Van Persie and Xiao Qing form the strongest striker. The Emirates Stadium is starting to boil, and now Arsenal is basically the strongest lineup in this situation, and such a set of lineups also gives all the gun fans enough confidence, and Arsenal's current state can be said to be unprecedentedly good!
Inter lined up in a 4-3-2-1 formation, with Cesar in the open and McConn, Ranozia, Lucio and Zivo lined up at the back. Zanetti, Cambiasso and Motta partnered in midfield. Stankovic and Sneijder partnered up front. Up front, Samuel Eto'o's lone arrow.
Inter Milan lined up a Christmas tree formation, and they sent a back three to strengthen the interception in the midfield; Arsenal are very powerful in attack now, and their opponents must recognise that if they want to limit Arsenal's play, then the first thing they need is to freeze Arsenal's attack.
The combination of Xiao Qing and Robin van Persie is basically inexplicable, and no team is sure to be able to limit the performance of these two shijie strikers; Especially now Xiao Qing's dominance on the pitch is getting stronger and stronger, so Arsenal's opponents need to find another way on the defensive end; It's obviously more difficult to passively and simply restrict Xiao Qing, so it is obviously the best choice to not let Xiao Qing get the ball as much as possible to have room to play, and it is also the most likely choice that can bring difficulties to Arsenal's attack.
And speaking of Inter Milan, the defensive counterattack can really be regarded as a regular tactic. They are confident of freezing Arsenal's attack in the game and they are confident of winning this game with their familiar tactics. Inter Milan want revenge, they need to go further in the Champions League; So they need to beat Arsenal in this game, they need to beat the favourites Arsenal.
The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium is very lively, and Arsenal's excellent results this season have completely exploded the enthusiasm of the Gunners fans, where they enjoy beautiful football to the fullest, and it is also beautiful football that can bring victory and glory. Gunners fans have been remarkably happy with their results so far this season, and there is no reason to be picky about their team's performances this season. It seems only a matter of time before Arsenal win the league title now, and Arsenal fans are already preparing for the countdown to the successful start of the team's league title defense; In the Champions League, it is now also in the knockout round, and Gunners fans believe that it is time for the team to start breaking out at this time.
The players of both teams are serious-looking, they lead the caddies into the pitch, they must pay attention to this game, only by winning this game, then they can go far in the Champions League. Although Xiao Qing is very confident in the team and himself, Xiao Qing also knows the strength of Inter Milan; Although the current strength of Inter has declined, they are not easy to gnaw on the bones.
The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium began to rise tense when the referee's whistle blew; This Champions League quarter-final knockout match is also kicking off, and Arsenal and Inter Milan will start to attack for the Champions League title.
Just one minute into the game, Inter centre-back Ranozia had a shot from inside the box, but the ball went high. Inter Milan gave Arsenal a dismissal first, and then it is time for Arsenal to come out and fight back, this is Arsenal's turf, and they can't let Inter Milan go wild here.
In the fourth minute of the game, Xiao Qing broke through in front of the court and was decorated by Inter Milan's terrifying defense, although it was barely a foul, but Xiao Qing also felt the terrifying defense of the Serie A giants and strong countries. Nasri took a free-kick from the left, but no one touched it at the front post, and the ball bounced straight into Cesar's hands.
In the seventh minute, Walcoat smashed the ball in the front of the penalty area and passed three people to the middle, Cesc Fabregas took the ball on the left side and crossed the Inter defense, and Van Persie's left-footed shot from a small angle was saved by Cesar!
Although Arsenal seems to have shown a very good attacking quality at this time, the Arsenal players at this time also have some headaches; Inter's defense is really not a joke, although Arsenal's players may be able to create some good chances with their individual ability, but this is to quench their thirst, Arsenal's current tactics are completely unplayable, and Arsenal has no rhythm of their own.
Arsenal will obviously continue to attack at this time, for them the task of this game is to attack, to keep attacking; Although the Arsenal players also know that Inter Milan's defensive counter-attack is very strong, the Arsenal players are more confident to break down the Inter Milan defense in the attacking end.
Both teams started the game according to their own tactics, with Arsenal relying more on attack and Inter Milan clearly hoping to be able to defend and counter-attack. These are two very different tactics, and it is impossible to say which tactic is better, only the tactics that are more suitable for the team, and only the team that has won Zuihou can talk about more.
Arsenal stepped up their attack, and Inter Milan's defense of the back three is really no joke; Zanetti and Cambiasso are both top-tier defensive players, and Motta's defensive disruption is also excellent; And these three midfielders actually have good talent on the offensive end, plus Stankovic and Sneijder in the forward position, so don't look at Inter Milan is counterattacking defensively, but once they seize the opportunity, then Arsenal will definitely have a headache.
Both teams are sticking to their own tactics, although they both understand that this may be in the hands of their opponents, but they believe in the strength of their own teams, and they believe that as long as they continue to stick to their tactics, then Zuihou's victory will definitely belong to them. Therefore, the two tactics of mutual restraint were implemented by the two teams very resolutely, Arsenal was more engaged in attack, and Inter Milan also confidently began to defend and counterattack.
Arsenal had a golden chance in the 15th minute when Cesc Fabregas' through ball from midfield tore through the Inter defence. Xiao Qing shook off the two central defenders and went straight in, and the first shot in the penalty area deceived Cesar. Followed up with a left-footed shot that almost missed the far post!
The Emirates Stadium was full of exclamations, and everyone didn't expect that Xiao Qing, who was their most trusted, actually missed such a unique opportunity, Xiao Qing, who was originally considered to be the strongest Xiao Qing to grasp the opportunity, this time the performance can really be said to be a big surprise.
Arsene Wenger was ready to celebrate the goal on the sidelines, but unfortunately it was just an empty joy, and Xiao Qing did not take advantage of this opportunity; Xiao Qing was also sitting on the grass depressed, he was almost able to score, he almost helped the team open up the situation. But it's a pity that Xiao Qing didn't take the opportunity, he wasted the opportunity to help the team seize the initiative.
Although it is a pity that Xiao Qing missed a single goal, this attack did scare Inter Milan a lot; When they saw Xiao Qing's solo goal, Inter Milan was almost desperate, they didn't expect that the defense that their team was proud of would be so lightly dissolved by Arsenal. But now it's okay, Xiao Qing missed a single goal, which also makes Inter Milan not need to fall into passivity from the beginning.
Although the current Inter Milan also needs more investment in the defensive end, they are also very confident, they believe that they will not give Arsenal another chance, and they believe that Xiao Qing will not get such a good opportunity again. Inter Milan are very proud, although they have a poor record in the league this season, they do not believe that the team will also lose in the Champions League; Although Inter Milan's attack is excellent, Inter's defensive counter-attack is also very sharp.
In the 22nd minute of the game, Nasri lost the ball, and Sneijder dribbled to the edge of the penalty area and shot was directly confiscated by Szczesny. In the 25th minute, Cesc Fabregas counter-attacked in the middle and distributed to the right side, Walcott cut into the penalty area and crossed, Abidal grabbed the header in front of the goal before the flying Van Persie!
The two teams are in a fierce battle at this time, they are now playing their own tactics, and they are both playing very well now; Both Arsenal and Inter Milan are still satisfied with the current game, because their tactics are executed very well, because the current rhythm of the game is what they expected; Although there is still a stalemate in the score of the current score, as long as you can maintain your rhythm, then the victory of the game is not a problem! (To be continued......)