149 A friend and an enemy
"It seems that at half-time, Schmidt has to lecture the players again."
With almost ten minutes to go, Wolfsburg must find a way not to concede a goal for the rest of the game.
Schmidt dropped Camacho back into a simple back four, while defending in midfield to intercept Arsenal's forward passes.
Finally, after 7 minutes, the referee did not make extra stoppage time, and directly blew the final whistle of the half, and the Wolfsburg generals can also breathe a sigh of relief.
"Keep attacking in the second half and put pressure on the opposing side! Lacazette, you continue to walk in the front court, waiting for the opportunity to step forward! Cazorla, you and Wilshere are more active in midfield, feeding more shells up front; Sun, I don't need to say more, you know what to do, just like before! Alright lads! The knockout rounds of the Champions League are already cysts, win the game, that's what we're going to do! ”
"Good!!" The team members said in unison.
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"You have to defend well, do you understand! We still have to play in the next game, but this is the home field, we can't just give up, otherwise we will be sorry for the fans! ”
'The backline has to keep Sun in check, I know it's difficult, but it has to be done.
"Heinz, get ready for the second half, you're going to play!"
At half-time, the coaches of all sides set up the game differently, but the purpose was clear: to win.
Time flew and the 15-minute half-time break was over as the second half of the game was about to begin.
"Sun, I'll give you the right side to attract the defense, and you will be responsible for the attack on the left."
Lacazette and Sun Xiang stood together and whispered.
The referee blew a long whistle and the second half of the game began, with Wolfsburg serving!
Divock Origi played the ball back and then quickly stepped forward, with Trent Alexander-Arnold on the flank, and Malle dropping back to get the ball.
At this time, Giravogui has come to the middle to assist.
Xhaka interfered behind him, but it was still possible for Gilavogui to get away from receiving the ball. He then distributed the ball to the right.
"Attack like this!" Schmidt shouted from the sidelines.
On the right is the area where Kuba is located, and after taking the ball, he took a look at the penalty area, and Origi was already in place.
So he got up decisively and made a diagonal 45-degree pass to the penalty area.
Mustafi was chasing back, but he couldn't jump with all his strength under the high-speed run, and could only watch Origi form a single knife in front of him.
However, the old goalkeeper Petr Cech was focused enough to quickly destroy the ball the moment Origi took the ball to adjust.
It was an organised fast break for Wolfsburg, who had already managed once in the league.
When Kuba's pass came out at the end, the Wolfsburg fans even raised their hands to celebrate the goal, but they didn't expect Cech to destroy the ball so quickly, and simply put their hands behind their heads and became frustrated.
It was a better chance than all the chances of the first half combined, but it was denied.
Arsenal fans from afar cheered for their goalkeepers, this goal really made Cech like an ageless goblin, and the excellent explosive followers couldn't see that this was a 36-year-old veteran.
Cech roared to his feet after breaking the ball, very unhappy with his team's defence.
"Arsenal didn't expect Wolfsburg to play like this from the start, and the whole team seemed to have only the goalkeeper in real shape, and the rest of the team was sleepwalking. No wonder Cech is so angry. Martin Taylor took the opportunity to express his opinion.
This thrilling encounter allowed the Arsenal players to quickly regain their form, and the nerves of alertness have jumped, and it is already difficult for Wolfsburg to take advantage of such opportunities to play fast attacks again.
Of course, Schmidt's team will not have only one way to attack, and he will change according to the situation on the field.
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In the 60th minute of the game, after Wolfsburg's hard attack failed, Schmidt sent Arsenal academy youngster Heinz on the field to replace striker Origi.
The youngster, who has played for Arsenal at all levels, is also in the spotlight for this game, because according to many media reports, Arsene Wenger is likely to buy such a young player back in the winter window. Because their strikers may have to go through a hiring panic.
Olivier Giroud has been rumored to go to Chelsea, and although the team is now chasing Aubameyang, the result of all this will have to wait until the final winter window, and there are many people in the team who are richer than Arsenal, and it is only a matter of time before they want to cut off Aubameyang. If it weren't for Arsenal's discernment to pull Sun Xiang into his arms early, it is rumored that Paris, Real Madrid and Barcelona would all be interested in him.
Having said that, if Giroud does leave and Aubameyang doesn't come in the end, then the only strikers Arsene Wenger can use and can start are Alexandre Lacazette and Sun Xiang. And in January, the team will have an FA Cup game, when Arsenal will be playing on three fronts, and if there is not enough depth on the bench, it will affect their performance.
Therefore, it is imperative that Wenger buy players who can strengthen the squad at an affordable price, and Hinds is one of them.
"Hinds is on the field! The youngster is reportedly one of Arsene Wenger's watchers, wondering if he will have a bright spot on the pitch. ”
"I've seen him play before, and he's fast and has the toughness of an English player. Kind of like another Welbeck. Alan Smith said.
After Hinds came on the court, he immediately found Sun Xiang in the center of the field, and the two of them slapped each other.
The "chemical twins" who were once Schmidt's "chemical twins" are now rivals, fighting for their respective teams.
"I'm not going to show mercy."
"Me too, get ready!" The two men said a word to each other and immediately threw themselves into the game.
This time it was Arsenal's throw-in opportunity, and Bellerin tossed the ball to Sun Xiang.
Sun Xiang took the ball, calmly pulled the ball to avoid Malle's tackle, and then passed the ball to Wilshere in the middle.
Alexandre Lacazette asks for the ball on the right flank, and next to him is German centre-back Udokai.
Lacazette raised one hand to organize Udokai forward, and sat back with his center of gravity, freeing up space to get the ball.
Wilshere immediately passed the ball over.
Regarding Udokai's entanglement, Lacazette did not choose to pass back this time, but continued to cling to him with his body.
"Lacazette!" Bellerin quickly slipped on from the wing and headed for the ball for Alexette.
Lacazette was about to hit his backheel and the ball slipped between Udokai's legs.
"Brilliant passing! There's no one in front of Bellerin! ”
There was a large open field in front of him, and Gerhardt, who was following him, couldn't keep up with him, and he felt as if he were in a no-man's land.
Run to the bottom line and cross the ball low!
There are two points in the penalty area, Lacazette at the top of the box and Sun Xiang at the back of the box.
The ball was passed to Lacazette.
The low ball was fast, and Brooks tried to clear it but missed it, which also affected the French striker behind him
Alexandre Lacazette made a move, but the ball came sooner than he thought it would be, hitting his shin guards.
But it is also a coincidence, this knock happened to fulfill Sun Xiang at the back point. The ball landed right in front of Sun Xiang impartially.
"It's an offside position!" Brooks raised his hand, but the linesman didn't seem to mean to raise the flag.
Facing most of the empty goal, Sun Xiang certainly won't let the opportunity slip away, and this is his first brace in the Champions League.
Castles held the near corner, his center of gravity deflected down to prevent Sun Xiang from crossing the goal.
But Sun Xiang didn't care about these details, he directly kicked a round, just like the penalty kick in the first half, he kicked a ten-point corner.
At such a close distance, Castles couldn't react at all.
"Goooooooal, 2:0, Arsenal is scoring again, the goal is still Sun, he has scored two goals in two consecutive games, Wenger really used him alive!"