Chapter 326: Arsenal Infighting?
Chapter 326: Arsenal Infighting?
"It's two to zero!! Arsenal are in danger!! The Neapolitans have all but seen the goddess of victory beckoning to them by now, with only ten minutes left in the game, and this is almost the chance to kill Arsenal in the last place! β
"Hamsik scored the semi-finalizer, and Lee and Napoli and Hamsik are really old enemies. Last season, Napoli's leading scorer had a one-goal advantage, and he was named the Gunners' top scorer in the league from the hands of the newcomer to the Serie A youngster. Then, Li Zihan was not to be outdone, with the last round of the league, he scored an assist hat trick, and he was angry with Cavani's best partner Hamsik, because Hamsik had been leading the league assist list again, but Li Zihan's one-assist hat trick surpassed the opponent's two assists. And now Li Zihan has transferred to London and started his new career at the century-old giants Arsenal, but !! In this year's Champions League group stage, Hamsik's Napoli and Li Zihan's Arsenal were in such a crazy group!! β
"Ozil will be responsible for this lost goal, it was in the attack in the front that Ozil did not receive the missing ball from Porti, the shot and the goal were gone, but gave the opponent a chance to counterattack quickly!!"
Li Zihan was very angry, he had never complained about his teammates so much. He had calculated the previous attack, and the ball given to Podolski was actually a cover, and the real purpose was Ozil at the back point! Because Li Zihan is not a fool, in the interference of the opponent's two central defenders, Podolski may not be able to handle the ball well, and on the other hand, Ozil, who has been ignored by Napoli defenders in the backfield, has many possibilities, such as shooting directly at the goalkeeper.
And Podolski is also smart, when he is in the air, he has seen that the route of the ball is a little off, thinking of training, often with Li Zihan for special training in transposition tactics, Porti knows that Li Zihan should be given to the back point, but I don't know if it is Ozil or Cazorla who appears at the back point now, or Ramsey who is inserted forward is also possible.
Li Zihan saw that the opponent shot the ball into his own net, so he didn't play his own half of the chase. Backed away, came to Mesut Ozil, and grabbed Ozil by the collar of his shirt.
"What the fuck are you thinking?? This ball is obviously for you, but what about the forward momentum that you usually train with? Li Zihan scolded Ozil's face.
"Can't you run? Lao Tzu, the guy with the worst physical fitness in the whole team, can still run, why can't you run? I was fucking every day and used my strength on a woman's belly. On the pitch, you have to look like a player, and if the referee doesn't blow the whistle, it's not over. β
Ozil knew that it was his fault, so he kept his head down. But as Li Zihan's words became more and more unpleasant, Ozil couldn't bear it a little.
wiped a handful of saliva sprayed by Li Zihan on his face, and pushed the other party away with an ugly face.
Ozil's goldfish eyes stared at Li Zihan deadly, and he would stare at Li Zihan if he didn't agree with him.
With Mesut Ozil pushing to Li Zihan, the Arsenal players finally noticed that something was wrong here.
Ozil and Li Zihan's friend Podolsky immediately came over to grab Li Zihan, who wanted to get up from the ground to settle accounts with Ozil, and Cazorla and Ramsey also immediately grabbed Ozil.
The vice-captain, Arteta, was not very far away, and immediately ran over to persuade him.
"wowowo - that's big news!!! Lee actually got into a fight with Ozil on the pitch, which was unbelievable. Since the two came to Arsenal, they have been quite tacit on the pitch, and they are also very good friends in private. But I didn't expect the two to quarrel at this time, is Arsenal going to stage a big brawl of infighting? That's exciting! The narrator, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, said.
'It's rare to see a conflict between Arsenal players. And the two parties are actually newcomers who only joined Arsenal this summer, it seems that Wenger has lost control of the dressing room? Arsenal are known to be one of the most harmonious teams in the dressing room in all of Europe. β
Li Zihan should have been blaming Ozil for the ball just now, and he didn't follow up actively. And during this time, Ozil's distance on the pitch was significantly shorter, and he was not very active in passing and receiving the ball. So there was some verbal altercation between the two, and I wonder if this will affect Arsenal's dressing room problems. Uncle Zhan Jun said a little worriedly.
Uncle Zhan Jun's worries are not unreasonable, if Li Zihan and his teammates in the Arsenal team have a conflict, then it is estimated that he will suffer. First of all, Ozil has become famous all over Europe early, and his connections are quite extensive, and the German players in Arsenal such as Podolski and Merdessat have a very good relationship with Ozil, and everyone is not only a club teammate, but also a national team teammate, and a very good friend in private.
The referee apparently noticed something was wrong and immediately came over to ask why. Naturally, Arsenal's players don't want their teammates to be amplified by the referee and grab the pigtails. The other Gunners players immediately came over to play sloppy and reassured Li Zihan and Ozil.
Li Zihan ignored the referee's accountability and made an apologetic gesture to the other party. Then he ran quickly into the penalty area, took the ball from Szczesny's hand, and immediately ran to the center circle.
Szczesny originally wanted to ask Li Zihan what the situation was before, but Li Zihan was obviously not in the mood to explain anything to him.
Arsenal assistant coach Boulder looked at the situation on the field and was quite worried. His concern is not that he is behind the score, even if he loses this game, it will be a pity for Arsenal at best. But it wasn't a big deal, as they still had a chance to face Marseille at home in the final round.
And what he worries about is the conflict between Li Zihan and Ozil, if the dressing room is unstable, this is not a Champions League group qualification problem can be offset, this is to shake the foundation of a team, how many problems have arisen between the Arsenal dressing room over the years?
"What are these two boys doing? Arsène, do you want to replace them? Boulder asked Arsene Wenger.
In fact, Boulder wanted to change them down and pull them into the locker room to reconcile before their conflict expanded.
In fact, the British also know that Taoist ugliness cannot be publicized.
Boulder could even see that Arsenal will be making headlines tomorrow, not on their loss, but on the conflict between the two core of the team's midfield.
"Change!!" Arsene Wenger simply said one word.
No one could tell anything from Wenger's stiff face, although the director's footage had been giving Wenger close-up at the moment.
'Oh, Arsenal are starting to make substitutions. Olivier Giroud and Wilshere were on the sidelines of the pitch as the assistant coach explained the tactics. Is this to change the rhythm of Li Zihan and Ozil? Although their role on the pitch is very large, this does not create signs of infighting for them. Arsene Wenger was decisive and immediately replaced him to prevent the conflict from escalating.
Just ten seconds later, the narrator was slapped in the face.
Without a systematic and thorough warm-up, Giroud and Wilshere could only make a few jumps on the spot, as they waited for the referee to confirm the substitutions.
Under the sixteenth, on the tenth! Under the eighth, on the thirteenth!
"Huh? Wait a minute!! Wenger did not replace the conflicting Ozil and Li Zihan, but chose to replace the two midfielders, Arteta and Ramsey!! This shouldn't be! The narrator was puzzled.
Li Zihan himself thought that the professor's substitution was to replace him, after all, he launched an "attack" on Ozil first. He himself was walking down the pitch, but he saw that the numbers on the two substitutions were not his own, because his jersey number was twelve.
Is it for Ozil?
As a result, Ozil's eleventh number did not appear on the fourth official's sign, Li Zihan was slightly stunned, and immediately returned to his position.
"Although I don't know why Wenger didn't pay attention to the contradiction between Li Zihan and Ozil, his two substitutions are signals to strengthen the attack. Aaron Ramsey was decent today, bringing on a playmaker like Wilshere in order to get more opportunities up front, while Olivier Giroud, a high-pitched striker, had no second chance of bombarding the opposition defence. β
Arsenal made a substitution less than two minutes before Napoli made a substitution. After all, the defender Albiol is old, Arsenal's attack in the second half was very fierce, and the veteran who has passed his age is no longer physically exhausted, and he had leg cramps just before.
"Replace Albiol, who is physically exhausted, and replace Swiss midfielder Behrami! Behrami's defense is mediocre and slightly better offensively. It seems that Benitez still wants to fight back? In the ten minutes that Arsenal has been pressed and beaten, does he still have a chance to fight back? β
In the eighty-fifth minute, Li Zihan took the ball and dialed it to Wilshere, who did not control the ball after receiving the ball.
After Podolski and Li Zihan switched positions, they became a standing center again, jumping together with high school striker Giroud, forming an overwhelming high-altitude bombardment against Napoli's backline.
Giroud was the first to get on the head, but his header hit the crossbar.
The ball rebounded into the penalty area, Li Zihan followed up to take the ball, picked up his thighs, and made a posture of immediately making up for the shot.
The opponent's new midfielder, Behrami, immediately came over to block the eye, while goalkeeper Reina was also attentive and ready to save.
But Li Zihan didn't shoot, but with a flick of his instep, he sent the ball to the middle.
Ozil, who followed up, wasted no time in making adjustments to his first shot.
But the ball hit the outside of the post and rolled out of the bottom line by grazing the post.