184 When the "Gunslinger" Meets the "Sugar"
After a thrilling day, Sun Xiang appeared in the team's training ground with the team.
Targeted pre-match planning is a must, and on this day they will have to make changes to Everton's style of play.
From the whole to the individual, from the attack to the defence, Wenger has been careful step by step, and his attitude towards every game has been the same, for decades.
And this year is his final year, and the closest he has come to a trophy. They can fight for the Champions League, the FA Cup, the league. They have yet to win the treble in their history. Their last continental trophy was back in 1993, when they won the European Cup Winners' Cup.
But you know, Wenger only came to Arsenal in 1996, so this is not the trophy that Wenger brought to Arsenal, and before that, Wenger himself had never won the continental title.
So in the final year, he showed 200 percent determination to make a comeback for the team.
"Come to the conference room after the training and let's watch the game footage." After saying that, Wenger left the pitch to prepare the materials.
"This year, the professor has aged a lot." Off the field, Cazorla found Sun Xiang to chat and squeezed his eyes at Sun Xiang.
Sun Xiang immediately understood what he meant: "Don't look at me, it has nothing to do with me." ”
"But you're new this year, is it a coincidence?" Cazorla continued to winkle her eyebrows.
"Whatever you think, it has nothing to do with me anyway.... Oops, you're so close to me! ”
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'Arsenal didn't have a good time last week in Turin, Italy, where they lost 2-1 to Juventus.
'But they got a very valuable away goal so it will be a lot easier for them.'
"That's true, Martin, and for now, Arsene Wenger still thinks the league is as important as the Champions League. In such a tight schedule, they did not retain their energy in this game. Perhaps Arsene Wenger thinks his players can continue. Alan Smith said.
On March 1, 2019, in the afternoon of London, the match between the "Gunners" and the "Toffees" was about to begin. The players on both sides seized every minute to warm up.
"Sun, a little more transmission in a while, their defense is a little stronger." Wilshere said to Sun Xiang.
In this match, Arsene Wenger intends to win by surprise. I used back the 442 formation that I was most familiar with. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette up front, while midfielders Son Xiang, Wilshere, Xhaka and Mesut Ozil lined up; The defenders were Monreal, Koscielny, Mustafi and Bellerin. In terms of goalkeeper, the French coach chose Ospina, who had not started for a long time, to give Cech a rest.
On Everton's side, "Icelandic Sniper" Sigurdsson and Walcott are on both sides, with Nias in the middle; Wayne Rooney, Gueye and Davies in midfield; Defender Martina. Williams, Keane and Kenny, Pickford continue to guard the gate.
"Judging by the starters on both sides, both sides are very ambitious. But the pressure is even higher on Sam Allardyce and the team is in a bit of a bad situation at the moment and they have to give their all every game. ”
Their team is now fourteenth in the league, which is a precarious position. Crystal Palace have a better game than them.
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'You know very well the situation we are in, we are dangerous! That's right, I'm talking about us! Not me! "It's everybody's team, you're all part of it, and you've got to work for it!" ”
'I've spoken to a couple of players the other day and it's a tough period for us and we have to get over it!'
'This time it's against Arsenal, they've done well this season and they're at home again. But we can't back down, we have to show the spirit of Everton, we have to be worthy of the fans and the badge on our chests! ”
"Now pack up your things and let's cause them trouble at the Emirates Stadium!"
"That's right! The coach was right! ”
"Kill them!"
"his arsenal!"
The visitors' dressing room was full of shouting, causing the fans watching the game in the stands directly above them to feel the ground shake.
"Hey, hey, guys, listen to me!"
When everyone's enthusiasm stopped a little and the sound was no longer so loud, the captain of the team, Wayne Rooney, stood up.
'They just finished the away Champions League game and they didn't rotate this time, so there will definitely be fitness problems. We grit our teeth, if we don't work in the first half, we will go to the second half, sooner or later they will not be able to hold on! Give them the final blow when the time comes. I believe this is the best tactic! Rooney analyzed.
Sam Allardyce nodded to the side, indicating Rooney's remarks, and then continued with his words: "We are the away team, don't expect to suppress them, defensive counter-attacking and high pressing are our two tactics, our advantage is fitness." ”
"Listen to Wayne on the field, he's the captain, and he has the final say on the field!"
The last sentence, to put it bluntly, is to give Rooney a full voice on the field. And in fact, it has always been like this before.
As a kid who came out of Everton and was still a teenager when he returned, he was the player who moved the fans the most that year.
"And the last five minutes, come on guys! Let's have the most bloody battle! ”
In the dressing room of Arsenal on the other side, Sun Xiang and his team would never have imagined that what awaits them next is not only a fierce game, but also a difficult opponent.
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'Sun passes the ball to Mesut Ozil on the right.'
'Nice transfer of the ball, he did a very good job.
With the 10th minute played, Arsenal kept Everton in their half, but again, they couldn't find the back of the net.
"Oh! Walcott's top grab is ferocious! Mesut Ozil almost conceded a goal! It was so dangerous that he was now passing the ball to the back again. Martin Taylor exclaimed.
'Although they have been very proactive in the situation, it seems that Everton were a little more ferocious today, and this is not the first time.
In just ten minutes, there have been at least six or seven times in the process of suppression.
"Conduction! Damn it! ”
“sun! You switch places with Jack, and you go to the middle to help! Arsene Wenger was anxious on the sidelines.
Hearing this, Sun Xiang made a gesture with Wilshere, and then the two exchanged places, and Sun Xiang came to the middle lane.
Bellerin took the ball in the back and found the right opportunity for Sun Xiang in the middle.
Sun Xiang turned his back and was about to get the ball, when suddenly an impact came from behind him, Sun Xiang was defenseless, his center of gravity fell, and he was planted on the ground all of a sudden.
"Toot ~" The referee blew the whistle, which was a foul.
Davis knocked Sun Xiang down from behind, but the referee didn't play a card. Arsenal were awarded a free-kick near the centre circle.