Chapter 525: I Need a Big Martin
This year is Arsenal's third consecutive Champions League season, and there is no doubt that Arsenal fans around the world are looking forward to this game.
The fans who came to the Emirates Stadium were even more boiling, and when Chen Mo was still chatting with Messi in the players' tunnel, there was already a boiling outside the tunnel.
Barcelona's strength is obvious to all, as long as it passes the Barcelona hurdle, Arsenal's hope of winning the championship is very great.
And the other way around, it's the same.
As long as it passes the Arsenal hurdle, Barcelona is also very likely to win the third Champions League in team history, and at the same time, Messi will also win the second Champions League trophy in his career!
Both parties attach great importance to it, but this does not affect the feelings of both parties.
The first thing Messi said when he met Chen Mo in the player tunnel was [Wowo, you can take an early holiday from tonight].
Messi rarely takes the initiative to provoke, plus he is not tall and his appearance is not domineering, as soon as he said this, Chen Mo didn't laugh out loud, but
Messi is here for real.
After the start of the game, Messi uncharacteristically moved a wide range of physical strength to pass and cut the run.
The results are outstanding.
Why do the world's top defenders say Messi is difficult to defend.
The reason is very simple - it can be sudden, it can be passed and it can be shot.
And no one can prevent his breakthrough one-on-one, a little slack he can send a scalpel pass, and a little problem in the formation he can arc a long shot.
Messi is difficult to defend, but the previous Messi was not completely unstoppable.
Arsenal's lock-up can also work, but this year is different.
Last year, Barcelona's midfielder was Yaya Toure.
Yaya Toure is a historical midfielder, but he is not suitable for the passing system, which is actually similar to Haaland, although he can score a lot of goals under the passing system, but when he encounters strong conversations, he is easy to be locked.
This is because Yaya Toure and Haaland are actually the kind of body monsters who need vertical impact space, while Barcelona is a small area of high pressure and cutting cooperation, in this case they can't play the strongest physical advantage.
But this year is different, Barcelona's midfielder this year is Sergio Busquets.
Sergio Busquets, like Kroos, is a typical ball-blind filter.
They don't look like they're showy on the field, their skills aren't fancy, and their speed is not top-notch in all aspects, but their role can be said to be indispensable.
Sergio Busquets is a great protector of the ball, a good passer, and a keen observer of his team-mates' movements when pressing, allowing him to deliver game-breaking passes.
It's a perfect fit for Barça.
Or to be more precise, Busquets was originally a midfielder cultivated by Pep Guardiola when he was a coach in the second team of Barcelona, according to Barcelona's style.
His arrival completely perfected Barcelona's midfield.
Throughout the first half, Chen Mo ran a terrifying eight kilometers, but Arsenal's possession rate was only .38%!
Can't grab the ball!
In the shocked eyes of the Arsenal fans in the stands, or rather, in the shocked eyes of all the fans around the world, Barcelona's most perfect "Tiki· Taka" is in front of the world!
This set of "Tiki· "Taka" not only created the dream of Barcelona, but also cast Spain, the European Cup, the World Cup, the European Cup, the European Cup, the European
This set of "Tiki· Taka "directly to the German team to the transformation, began to give up the iron-blooded spirit research transmission control!"
It's an invincible formation.
Of course, there is no invincible formation in the world.
Broken Tiki· Taka, or rather, there is a relatively simple and crude way to break the pass, that is, a big center who can hold the ball with his back.
Passing and control is about pressing high when holding the ball, and pressing high when defending.
The fundamental logic in this is because most of the players of Dream San Barcelona are not high in order to pursue flexibility and foot feeling, and they mainly take the route of small and fast.
Little Quickling.
A case in point is Argentina in the '22 World Cup.
Why did Argentina strangle in midfield at that time?
Why did De Paul run to the field and Scaloni didn't make a substitution?
Because letting the other side go through the midfield is tantamount to death.
Xiao Kuailing's lineup can't withstand the impact, whether it's the impact in the middle or the impact on the side, it can't be prevented.
And this is why Argentina always survived in the final stage at that time, because the players were not fit enough to continue to block the opponent in the front.
Similarly, this is why many fans complained, saying that if France brought Benzema, then Argentina would not necessarily be able to win the championship.
The reason is very simple, break the high position and force the grab, the stupid way is to polish the opponent's physical fitness, and the smart way is to find a top big center.
In the possession stage, go directly to the big center in the front court, and then the big center takes the ball with his back, and when the players in the midfield and wings press without the ball, the opponent's high pressing will naturally fail.
Arsenal also understand this and have been looking for a big centre-forward throughout the winter window, but. Can't buy a big center.
In other words, you can't buy a top center forward who can control the ball with his back under Barcelona's pressure and can also play the ball for his teammates.
Now the only people on the market who meet these two conditions are Drogba and Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic has just gone to Manchester City, and Drogba is Chelsea's side and will not let go.
Of course, Arsenal has Lewandowski, but Lewandowski is still a rookie and can't hold the ball at all under Puyol's struggle!
Da Luo is the same, five years younger, Da Luo can hold the ball with his back, but now he is thirty-three, as a mobile point-grabbing striker, he has no problem, facing some not too strong teams, there is no problem with holding the ball with his back, but the opponent is Mengsan Barcelona.
Chen Mo understands what is wrong with Barcelona, how can Guardiola not understand?
How can you not make targeted arrangements if you understand it?
The midfielder couldn't suppress Barcelona's passing, and finally grabbed the ball, but his big center couldn't hold the ball, and he couldn't counterattack, and he was always pressed by Barcelona in his own half.
At the end of the first half, the score was fixed at 2:0 in the shocked eyes of the fans.
Arsenal are two goals behind at home!
There is no doubt that the media around the world is boiling before the game is over.
In particular, a photo of Chen Mo leaving the field at halftime with a straight face spread all over the world!
Arsenal are going to be killed by Barcelona at home!
Barcelona is about to avenge last season's Champions League final!
There was a lot of buzz on the Internet, and that's exactly how things went.
can't break the midfield pass control of Dream Three.
Or to be more precise, although it is not so easy to break the ball, Chen Mo can lead his teammates to push Barcelona in an area of about 40 meters.
Near the 40-meter area, Barça's pass was also useless, but there were two problems.
First, there is no big center, and after every break, under the high pressure of Barcelona, their Arsenal counterattack cannot be played.
The second is that after Yaya Toure was replaced by Busquets, the midfield control of the three Habaib has reached its peak.
Although Messi is also constantly dropping back to get the ball in this game, he can focus all his attention on breaking through and tearing through the defense, instead of retreating like last season to increase the control of the midfield.
The formation of Habaibu completely liberated Messi's terrifying individual ability!
What's more, after being suppressed by Chen Mo for two years, Messi has long been holding back his fighting spirit!
In the whole game, Piggy and Marcelo combined were passed by him a total of 18 times!
20 attempts, 18 successes!
Also completed a hat-trick!
When the game was finally frozen at 4-2, when the player stats were transmitted online by the football media, the whole world was boiling.
Undoubtedly, not only because of Messi's statistics in this game, but also because Arsenal were poured four goals at home.
This means that if Arsenal wants to advance, they will go to Camp Nou in the second leg, not only to win the game, but also to score at least three goals without ensuring that Barcelona does not score!
Arsenal are almost out.
There was a lot of talk from the outside world, and even Laporta publicly said that [Chen Mo can win the Champions League, just because we were still adjusting before, and now his good days are over. 】
Laporta was full of confidence, but a week later, in the second leg between Arsenal and Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, under the cheering of Kaoru Tsukichi and Klee holding their children, Chen Mo ushered in a super explosion.
In the seventh minute of the first half, Chen Mo stepped on a bicycle 35 meters away from the Barcelona goal and shook off Busquets, and directly volleyed with his right foot!
Sudden cold arrows!
The world wave 35 meters away directly shocked everyone in Barcelona!
Camp Nou was directly turned into a library by Chen Mo's kick!
But things are far from over.
In this game, Wenger, who was forced to a dead end, also made a desperate bet, and in this game he sent the midfield combination of De Bruyne Pig and Little Brother, and Chen Mo went to the center forward position!
It's about defending intensively, and then hitting you to defend and counterattack!
In the 27th minute of the game, Messi took the ball on the right side and cut inside, attracted the defense and then plugged through the defense with a straight kick, Pedro received the ball on the left side of the goal, but unfortunately, the push angle was too positive and was directly confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the face of Barcelona, which was pressed by the whole team, the Arsenal goalkeeper directly kicked a big foot and wanted to counterattack, but unfortunately, goalkeeper Almunia's ability to play the ball was not good, and the ball was passed wide!
Flew directly to the top of the Barcelona arc!
Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés abandoned the goal, and a header flew the ball over, but it didn't fly too far, so in the screams of fans all over the world, located twenty-five meters away on the right side of the goal, Chen Mo directly hit a barb!
Shocking barbs!
Valdés couldn't retreat and could only watch the ball go into the net!
Two goals in 27 minutes!
One foot of the world wave, one foot of the upside-down golden hook twenty meters away!
Looking at Chen Mo, who roared loudly with a rare fist in the heavy rain, his black hair danced wildly, and his neck muscles were bruised, the entire Barcelona fans at Camp Nou were holding their heads, and their eyes were full of incredulity!
Only Pep Guardiola roared loudly on the sidelines like crazy!
In Guardiola's roar, Barcelona began to foul Chen Mo.
But it didn't work.
The three of them are not enough for Chen Mo to hit him alone, and the only ones who can fight with Chen Mo are Pique and Puyol, but Puyol only suffered a major injury last year, and his physical function has declined seriously, otherwise Guardiola would not want to buy Brother Xiaoma.
Physical confrontation, he can't resist Chen Mo.
As for Pique
Pique is 1.94 meters tall.
The higher the height, the higher the center of gravity, and what Chen Mo is not afraid of is a high school guard.
In the 68th minute of the second half, Chen Mo retreated to the top of the arc to get the ball, facing the bag between Puyol and Pique, in the shocked shouts of the fans, Chen Mo passed the two with a croquette, and then made an arc with his left foot!
The ball hangs in the top left corner of the goal!
Hat-trick!
When Chen Mo, who completed the hat trick, clenched his fists and fished out the ball from the net and ran to the center circle, fans all over the world were stunned!
Three to zero!
The first leg was 4-2, and the second leg was 70 minutes away hat-trick!
The aggregate score came to 4-5!
Arsenal Five!
Not to mention the fans, even Henry and Da Luo on the bench are holding their heads and spreading around!
However, Chen Mo's fierce play also completely aroused Messi's fighting spirit, in the 77th minute of the game, Barcelona left-back Abidal went down to the left side, knocked back the triangle, Messi hit the ball, and the ball drilled into the bottom left corner of the goal!
Three to one!
The aggregate score came to 5-5!
But with the rule of scoring more away goals, compared to Arsenal, which scored three away goals, Barcelona still has an advantage with four away goals!
But that's not the end of it!
In the 88th minute of the game, Villa was brought down by Chiellini on the right side of the arc, and Messi scored with a free kick!
Kick!
Messi crossed his hands on his hips, swept his eyes to the human wall, and then, the small step was punished!
The ball goes around the wall and hangs in the upper left corner of the goal!
Three to two!
The aggregate score came to 6-5!
This small score is no longer important, even if Barcelona loses this game, they can take out Arsenal by four goals away from home!
And the game is about to go to stoppage time!
Barcelona has the ticket to win, and with Messi's goal, the entire Camp Nou is completely boiling!
Pep Guardiola was so excited that he fell to his knees!
But!
The game isn't over yet!
In the ninety-second minute of the game, in the countdown stage, the desperate Bale cut inside on the left and was brought down by Pique at the top of the arc!
Kick!
Chen Mo personally took charge of the punishment!
After jumping over the wall with the topspin ball, there was a noticeable drop and it got into the net under the desperate gaze of goalkeeper Valdés!
Happy seniors!
Chen Mo staged a big four in the quarterfinals of the Champions League!
With the ball into the net, Wenger on the sidelines straightened directly!
Almost fainted!
Small field four to two!
The big score is 6 to 6!
Four away goals!
Chen Mo tied the score!
And in the frantic discussion of fans all over the world, the referee also blew the whistle for the end of the second half.
Overtime!
It's overtime coming!
There is no doubt that with twelve goals in two games, even many light fans who don't watch the game much have been attracted by Amway from friends on social forums and friends!
The number of spectators soared!
Not only the fans, but also a number of retired top stars such as Lao Ma, Pele, Zidane, Gullit, Rijkaard, etc., have also turned on the TV!
However, they watched too late!
In this game, Chen Mo said that he was a center forward, but because De Bruyne's defensive ability was not good, Chen Mo often had to retreat to the midfield to participate in defense when defending.
In 92 minutes, Chen Mo's running distance has reached a terrifying 18.1 kilometers!
Although the four goals have completely ignited his emotions, he just hopes to start the game quickly!
But the ultra-high load of running has completely drained his physical energy!
On the other side, Messi is the same!
has been suppressed by Chen Mo for two years, and the fighting spirit in his heart has already been burning, and this Champions League knockout match is the closest he has come to killing Chen Mo!
However, under his hot eyes, he couldn't hide his tiredness at all!
In the end, after 30 minutes of extra time, the scores of both sides were still one win and one loss, with a total score of 6-6, and four away goals at the same time!
Penalty kick!
In the knockout round of the Champions League, twelve goals were scored in two legs, and finally a penalty shootout was scored!
Under the watchful eye, Chen Mo, who had been soaked with sweat on Arsenal's No. 10 jersey, walked to the penalty spot with the ball in the heavy rain, and after putting the ball away, his eyes were fixed on goalkeeper Valdés, who was jumping around there.
It's very mental, but it's useless.
After the referee's whistle blew, Chen Mo stepped forward with an arrow and volleyed!
Bang!
Bang!
Goalkeeper Valdés hadn't reacted to what was happening, the ball had already drilled into the top left corner of the goal!
The fans are crazy!
In the life-and-death battle of the Champions League knockout round, the first main penalty, Chen Mo actually directly and vigorously volleyed into the upper left corner!
Countless fans have a deeper understanding of Chen Mo's big heart, but Chen Mo didn't care what other people thought, just walked towards the team while staring at Messi with his eyes.
Messi didn't speak, just raised his chin slightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then walked to the penalty spot with the ball.
Step up, change the tempo, hit the door!
Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia guessed the wrong direction and could only watch the ball go into the net!
One-to-one!
The atmosphere at the scene was completely solidified, and even Barcelona fans were "Huh! After that, they all covered their mouths and stared nervously.
Chen Mo is the same!
With Di Maria on his left shoulder and a pig on his right shoulder, Chen Mo's eyes were firmly fixed on the second Bell who went up to take the penalty.
Bale is also a big heart, there is no suspense, the right foot pushes into the bottom left corner, and the goalkeeper Valdés can't save in time!
Two to one!
After Bale's kick, Barcelona's Villa also hit the penalty!
Angel, Iniesta, Lewandowski, Xavi, brother-in-law, Puyol
In the first round of penalty shootouts, both teams scored!
Then, the second round of penalty shootouts!
The atmosphere is completely hot!
The penalty taker in the penalty shootout can only be the player who remains on the field at the end of the 120 minutes!
The two players who were substituted in 60 minutes can't take any more penalties!
At the same time, after the first round of penalty kicks, the penalty shootout will enter the "sudden death" mode, that is, any one person misses a penalty, and at the same time the player of the other team who matches him scores, the penalty shootout will end immediately, and there is no need to wait for all five goals to be taken!
Promotion and sudden death are just a thought!
The atmosphere has been suffocated!
Under the watchful eye, Barcelona left-back Abidal walked towards the goal with a football in his hand.
Start and play!
Ball in!
With Abidal scoring the penalty, the whole Camp Nou stadium was completely boiling!
It's not just about celebrating, it's about pressuring!
As long as Arsenal's penalty taker misses, Barcelona will get rid of [Arsenal phobia] and advance to the Champions League semifinals!!
Boo!
Deafeningly, standing in the middle of the pitch, Chen Mo felt as if he was standing in a tsunami, and under everyone's gaze, Arsenal right-back Zambrotta walked towards the goal with the ball.
Whistle blowing, run, hit the door, get pounced!
Under Chen Mo's painful gaze biting his lower lip, Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés saved Zambrotta's left-hand half-high ball!
Left Half Highball!
This is the goalkeeper's favorite ball!
There is no doubt that Zambrotta's emotions are crushed!
But the Barcelona crowd will not care about Zambrotta's emotions!
The moment the temper was pounced, Messi, Xavi and others opened their arms and quickly pounced on goalkeeper Valdés!
In the pouring rain at Camp Nou, in the cheers of Camp Nou, Chen Mo, who completed his senior year for the first time in his career, watched Barcelona advance and Messi. Promotion.
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The news that Arsenal lost to Barcelona on penalties in the quarter-finals of the Champions League immediately swept the world that night.
Normally, football has wins and losses, and it is normal to be eliminated, but the main thing is that these two rounds are too exciting!
The two legs are not counting penalties, and a total of 12 goals have been scored by both sides!
Messi completed a hat trick, five goals in two legs, and Chen Mo completed the first senior of his career!
Together, the two put on a wonderful football feast for all fans around the world.
The media, including fans, is tolerant of Arsenal and Chen Mo, but .
"I say, how long are you going to be uncomfortable?"
Night London, balcony of the cottage of the Red House.
Klee, who was wearing a cool sleeping veil, twisted the waist of the water snake and squeezed into the arms of Chen Mo, who was lying on the sofa reading a magazine.
It's cold and hot.
Chen Mo put the magazine aside, put his left hand on Klee's waist, and said with a smile: "I can't feel comfortable reading a magazine." ”
"Hey, I still want to deceive people. You've been in the gym at this time. ”
Klee had a strange look on her face.
Chen Mo smiled speechlessly: "The Champions League is out, Manchester City is also pulling its hips on the league side, and there are no international competitions this offseason, so I can't relax." ”
"Hey, it's just to die to save face. But ah, it's true that we haven't had a good vacation together, or why don't we go on a trip this offseason? ”
"All right, where do you want to go?"
"What about Australia's Great Barrier Reef? We'll be able to dive or something. ”
"Deep diving?"
After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo reached out and pinched Klee's small mouth, and said with a wicked smile: "If you dive deep, I'll talk about it later, but now I want to think more."
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After being eliminated by Barcelona, Arsenal really didn't have much to pursue this season.
In terms of the league, Manchester City was also a big competitor, but after Manchester City eliminated Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, it seems that their form is a little too floating.
In the 34th and 35th rounds of the Premier League, they lost to the weak team in succession.
Arsenal now have an 11-point advantage at the top of the table, with only two games left in the league.
Arsenal have already won the Premier League title this season.
In addition to the Premier League championship, the FA Cup side did not have to play in the Champions League, and Arsenal also went all out to win the championship.
Community Shield, Premier League, FA Cup, Club World Cup.
To be honest, if you only look at the number of titles this year, it can be regarded as the most fruitful year in Arsenal's history.
After winning the championship, Chen Mo also paraded on the team bus to celebrate, but he didn't win the Champions League, and Chen Mo was still a little sullen.
Moreover, there is a saying that the way of heaven is good reincarnation.
In the first two years, when he Chen Mo won the Champions League, he always ran to tease, and this time after Barcelona killed Manchester City in the Champions League final, Messi also posted a photo of himself kissing the Big Ear Cup for the first time.
This photo really hurt Chen Mo.
So, after the season, Chen Mo directly blacked Messi, and then took his two wives to Australia to enjoy the scenery.
Next season will soon skip and then move on to the 10-year World Cup.