Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Man's Counterattack
Mourinho's brow furrowed.
He now found that his previous experience seemed to be useless.
Are Arsenal full of wounded soldiers?
Be!
Are Arsenal physically exhausted?
Be!
The current Arsenal is like a boxer who has been hit hard in the ring in a row, staggering and looking like he is about to fall, but suddenly a heavy punch hits the opponent in the chin, almost knocking the opponent outright.
Because they have a Yelo who can strike hard at any time!!
Mourinho empty discovery.
Ye Luo definitely can't be measured with common sense.
He had never seen a player like Yelo.
He was like a robot.
Tireless.
There are no state ups and downs.
There are no shortcomings
Pellegrini's face was also solemn.
Arsenal are facing absolute adversity right now.
But they just weren't knocked out!!
Such a team.
It's horrible!!
Manuel Pellegrini had thought City could beat Arsenal at home.
However, now it seems.
He did think a little too simply!
Arsenal's performance gave their opponents a headache.
Arsene Wenger was excited.
Arsene Wenger is rejoicing, too.
I'm glad I didn't say anything like "we're miserable right now, so let's give up this game."
Otherwise, what a blow to the team's morale.
Football needs passion!
Fight for it!
Maybe.
This season can work wonders!!
Arsene Wenger began to think about how to win.
Now Arsenal are scoring goals.
But it's not a win yet.
Because it was just an equaliser on aggregate.
Away from advancing to the semi-finals.
It's not even close!
There is still quite a bit of time left in this game.
It's best to settle the battle in ninety minutes!
You can't drag the game into overtime!
But can Arsenal take the initiative now?
It's a fantasy.
There is no such capital at all.
Then if you want to score, you can only rely on counterattack!
And relying on counterattacks requires as many steals as possible!
Arsene Wenger looked at Yelo.
Finally gritted his teeth!
"Fight!"
Now Arsenal's only advantage is Yelo.
So he intends to take this advantage to the extreme!
The number of counterattacks does not need to be large!
As long as Ye Luo is alone, it's fine!!
"Let Vermaelen warm up!"
Arsene Wenger took a deep breath.
and his assistant Blake explained.
"Who are you going to change?"
There's something strange about Blake.
"Change Olivier Giroud!!"
Want to switch to a center?
Blake looked surprised.
When he saw the firmness on Wenger's face.
I couldn't help but take a deep breath.
It seems that Wenger has a new idea!
"Let me warm up?"
Vermaelen did not hesitate.
Immediately put on a fluorescent horse coat and ran to the sidelines.
The TV camera also locked on Vermaelen for the first time.
"Vermaelen is warming up? Arsenal are going to make a substitution! ”
"With a centre-back, it looks like Arsenal are going to defend!"
'With more than 20 minutes to go, is it going to be Arsenal going to defend from now on? Arsene Wenger wants to drag the game into extra-time? ”
"If it goes to extra time, with Arsenal's fitness, they probably won't take advantage of it!"
Commentators have speculated about Wenger's intentions.
Heynckes also noticed Vermaelen in the warm-up.
He frowned.
"What are we going to do?"
His assistant asked.
"Hold your ground!"
Heynckes thought for a moment and said.
He was going to see what Arsene Wenger was up to before he made a decision
Because Bayern Munich have enough back-to-back hands to deal with it.
On the bench.
Bayern have Gomez, Shchuk at the end of the season, Van Bitten and others.
Whether it's going to attack or to strengthen the defense.
Heynckes had plenty of backhands in his hands.
He has the ability to strike later.
And Arsenal's bench
Heynckes looked at the youngsters on the Arsenal bench who wore plus-numbers.
Do you really want to defend and drag the game into overtime?
I'm not afraid!
"Do you know what you need to do to get on the field?"
Wenger asked, putting his arm around Vermaelen's shoulder.
"Defend!"
Vermaelen replied.
What else can he do when he is replaced by a centre-back?
Do you want him to play as a center forward?
"Yes, defense! But defending is not about not letting the opponent score, it's about counterattacking!! ”
Wenger whispered.
'You go on and play centre-back, then you put Koscielny at the back and then you have Riyad Mahrez back at centre-back!'
Vermaelen was puzzled: "Then we have only one striker left in front of us!" ”
"Enough!"
Wenger smiled.
Counterattack only needs Ye Luo alone!
"Now we have five midfielders, Koscielny, Mahrez, Kante, Ramsey, B!"
Arsene Wenger's eyes flashed with cruelty.
"Tell them not to skimp on their fitness!"
"We still have two substitutions, I'm going to put on two defenders in succession, and whoever has a lot of energy will just be out of the game!"
Vermaelen nodded repeatedly.
"Strangled them in midfield! Once the ball is broken!! ”
Arsene Wenger patted Vermaelen on the shoulder.
"Do you know how to do it?"
"Of course!!"
Vermaelen certainly knew.
Give the ball to Yelo!!
Counterattack!
Rely only on Ye Luo's counterattack alone!!
"Vermaelen comes out, who will he replace?"
The commentators were not surprised by Wenger's substitution.
The game is sixty-fifth minute.
It's time for a substitution.
So it's no surprise.
To everyone's surprise
'Vermaelen replaces Olivier Giroud?!'
The narrators' tones were tinged with surprise.
"This is a very clear substitution target, replacing a centre-forward with a centre-back, Arsenal are going to defend!!"
Almost everyone thinks so.
And Vermaelen explained to the Arsenal players after they came on the pitch.
Everyone quickly found out.
Arsenal's formation became 451.
This means:
There is only one player in the front of Arsenal who is Yelo!!
After seeing such an adjustment.
Bayern Munich fans breathed a sigh of relief.
The apprehension of being scored is now gone.
Because Arsenal put on a passive appearance.
This reassured Bayern Munich fans.
What they fear most is Arsenal's desperate attack.
Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, in case Arsenal scores.
Isn't Bayern Munich finished?
So now Arsenal is putting on a defensive stance,
This makes Bayern fans less worried.
After all, whether Arsenal can defend is another matter.
There is less pressure on Bayern's backline.
And Arsenal are now tantamount to giving up on attack.
Doesn't that mean Bayern Munich is invincible?
As for Arsenal really holding on until the end of extra time?
Are you kidding!
With Bayern Munich's attacking prowess.
How could it be that you couldn't score in almost an hour?
The confidence of Bayern Munich's fans has never been greater.
Moreover, even if it goes to overtime, he is not afraid.
The thickness of Bayern's bench is much stronger than Arsenal's.
Bayern Munich dominated the game.
But they found that their attack was not very smooth.
In midfield.
They face great difficulties.
For a while, it was difficult to develop the ball into Arsenal's backfield.
Arsenal's defensive strategy is to strangle in midfield!
They don't press up front.
Rather, it dragged Bayern Munich into the entanglement of midfield.
Arsenal's players did not even hesitate to foul each other.
This also led to frequent interruptions in the competition.
The referee's whistle blew frequently.
Heynckes, who was watching the sidelines, frowned again and again.
"Do you want to be replaced?"
Hear the assistant's inquiry.
Heynckes looked up at the time.
Seventy-sixth minute.
He shook his head.
Wait!
He's also going to be ready for extra time.
And.
He could see it.
Arsenal are physically exerted.
If the game goes to overtime.
Arsenal certainly can't support it!
Extra-time is good for Bayern.
At this moment,
Arsene Wenger used his second substitution.
Mertesacker comes on.
Replace seat B!
Heynckes and his assistant looked at each other.
Could it be that Arsenal really have the confidence to keep the whole extra time?
Mertesacker, who had just come on the pitch, ran to the center circle.
The referee also signaled for midfielder Bayern Munich to take a free-kick.
Schweinsteiger tries to get the ball on the wing!
Ribery had just picked up the ball.
Left and right.
Two Arsenal players pressed on suddenly.
Riberyira is ready to cross the middle to Kroos.
Out of his line of sight.
Vermaelen anticipated his passing lanes.
He was after Ribery's pass was complete.
Immediately and decisively grab it.
"Vermaelen!!
In the midst of the exclamations of the commentators.
Vermaelen suddenly appeared in front of Cross.
Cut the ball away with one kick.
Subsequently.
He didn't even look up.
With footwork that is almost a shot.
One foot instep flat pump!
The soccer ball is attached to the ground.
Flying towards the gap in front of the pitch - Bayern Munich pressed heavily to attack.
Of course, their backcourt was empty.
Just pass it on.
There must be a gap.
But the point is.
Arsenal are the only ones in front of Yelo!
Will he be able to contact Ye Luo accurately?
What about Ye Luo?
All eyes on you.
The camera moves to the foreground.
Under a bird's-eye view from the top of the pitch.
A white figure and several red figures chased towards the football at the same time!
The race turned into a 100-meter dash at this moment!!
Allianz Stadium, boos.
Ye Luo was running wildly.
Bayern Munich's players are playing catch-up.
But they were surpassed by him one by one.
Now it is no longer Bayern's players who are racing against him.
It's football!
He's going to catch up before the ball goes out of bounds!
Ye Luo is like a gust of wind!
The distance between him and the football is getting closer and closer!!
"Ye Luo!! Counterattack! Arsenal's counterattack!! ”
"He's racing a soccer race!!"
"Vermaelen's pass is too fast!!"
The commentators exclaimed.
But if Vermaelen doesn't pass it that way.
How could Ye Luo have a chance?
Ye Luo wants to play to his speed advantage.
It has to be passed on!!
That way he has a chance to get out of the defence.
Otherwise.
If Ye Luo is entangled in defense.
Even if he has three heads and six arms, it will be difficult to break through the Bayern Munich defense!!
Now at the back, only Manuel Neuer is left as a defender.
Neuer did not hesitate.
He quickly pounced in the direction of the football.
If the ball is left alone, it will eventually go out of the left touchline in the direction he is heading.
But if Ye Luo is fast enough.
Saving the ball before it goes out of the sideline is a one-handed goal!
The key to a single shot.
It is to reduce the distance between you and your opponent as much as possible.
Plus Neuer himself is a goalkeeper with a very large range of movement.
He was very accurate in timing his strikes.
Even if Ye Luo could save the ball, it would be very reluctant, and then he would stop the ball on the touchline.
It also takes time to readjust the acceleration.
And Neuer wasn't going to give Yelo any time to adjust.
His calculation is a direct foul!
On the touchline, the ball is still so fast, it's not a direct chance.
Even if there is a foul, it will be a yellow card at most.
A yellow card to stop an Arsenal counter-attack.
Very cost-effective!!
Under the TV lens.
Neuer and Yelo are both heading towards football,
And judging by this trend.
Most likely, both sides arrived at the same time!
Yelo runs on the pitch.
The muscles of the whole body rise and fall,
It's like a cheetah swooping down on its prey.
The legs are constantly alternating.
Under the lens.
You can only see the afterimage of the alternating legs.
"What a speed!"
Everyone was amazed!
Ye Luo felt that this was not fast enough!!
Out of the corner of his eye, he could already see Neuer coming in.
He had to speed it up.
Ye Luo gritted his teeth.
Sudden force.
His speed is based on that.
Keep accelerating!
It's faster!!
on the pitch.
All the Arsenal players stopped.
Their eyes were fixed on the pitch.
For Arsenal.
If this counterattack is successful.
That means they put Bayern Munich on a dead end!!
Bayern Munich will have to score two goals to knock out Arsenal and advance!!
Fast!
Hurry up!!
All the Arsenal players are eager to put their feet on Yelo's body so that Yelo can continue to accelerate!!
Under everyone's gaze.
At a time when football is about to fly off the line.
Yelo and Neuer also arrived almost at the same time!!
And then they made almost the same move!
Sliding Tackle!!
Ye Luo suddenly descended.
Glide forward with your body against the ground.
He also saw the spikes that Neuer had shoveled.
Metal spikes glistened in the lights of the Allianz Arena.
But at this time.
A smile appeared on the corner of Ye Luo's mouth.
Excuse me.
I'm one step faster!
Ye Luo was almost close to the sideline.
Shoveled the ball back to the court.
The ball rolled under the nose of the shoveled Neuer.
And Ye Luo's body, which has completed the tackle, is like a spring
Bounced off the ground.
Arm bracing.
The body jumped suddenly.
The strength of his arm made him almost tumble in the air.
This is a common movement for gymnasts, but it is rare on the football field.
But it works really well – maybe there are commonalities between any sport.
Neuer held his head high.
His eyes were almost desperate as he watched Ye Luo leap up in the air and dodge his own tackle.
After landing, continue to run forward!!
This time no one could stop him.
Amid the desperate boos at the Allianz Arena.
Ye Luo caught up with the football that he shoveled back to the field in three or two steps.
Facing the empty door.
What else is there to say?
Ye Luo raised his foot and pushed!
The soccer ball flew towards the goal on the turf.
Ram is chasing back.
But his body stopped on the line of the big penalty area.
Because everything is in vain.
Soccer balls can run much faster than people.
Unless Ram is superhuman and can break the shackles of the human body at this moment.
Otherwise, he would have doubled his speed.
I can't catch up with this ball.
The ball crossed the goal line without any suspense.
Crashed into the net.
(End of chapter)