football's most handsome

Chapter 125

Deportivo Deportivo played today in a 4-2-3-1 formation, goalkeeper Diego Lopez; defenders Andrade, Capdevila, Juan Sorin, Fernando Gago; midfielder Fernando Redondo, Juan Riquelme, Pablo Aimar, Ricardo Quaresma; forwards Javier Portillo and Fernando Morientes.

Arsenal were also not to be outdone, and put out their strongest lineup.

Goalkeeper Lehmann; defender Kolo Touré, Campbell, Ashley Cole, Lauren; midfielder Pires, Ljungberg, Vieira, forward Henry, Van Persie, Bergkamp.

——To be honest, when Juan saw Henry and Bergkamp, ​​Juan's first reaction was to turn around and ask Redondo if he could get rid of these two people directly. To this, Redondo's reaction was very flat.

"It's not difficult to do it, as long as you are willing to pay the price."

Juan thought about it, and felt that it was better for Deportivo and Arsenal to continue to come and force it.

"Even if we are sitting at home today, facing the new generation of Deportivo, our king of guns, Professor Arsene Wenger, may not feel relaxed. This is a very strange feeling, since Deportivo has gone so far The main force, and the old and the young, but you just can't take them lightly. It is such a weird team that has completed half a season of dominance in La Liga and still maintains its own record so far. Today the two What kind of game will a team that is also a technical madman dedicate to the fans? Let us wait and see!"

After the referee blew the whistle, the game started. Arsenal played fast-paced as soon as they came up. Henry and Van Persie quickly passed the midfield with two-to-one cooperation. Then Henry avoided Redondo with his personal ability and directly wiped out Gago. A short pass passed the ball to Bergkamp. The Ice Prince dribbled horizontally outside the penalty area and took a shot. There was a bang, and the shot missed the outside of the post!

"Oh! It's a pity! Arsenal almost opened the scoring! Bergkamp's shot was a hair's breadth away from the goal. If this goal is scored, it will set a new record for the fastest goal in the Champions League! The opening time is less than 12 seconds. !Lucky La Coruña..."

Juan's heart skipped a beat just now, but fortunately Bergkamp's shot didn't score, otherwise his face would definitely be even uglier now.

Fernando Gago is still young after all, and in the Premier League, he seldom encounters opponents with particularly delicate skills at his feet, so Gago was a little negligent all of a sudden. Combat factors, he was easily broken by Henry, the process was simply horrible, just like an F1 racer on the road, turning, accelerating and drifting more easily than an ordinary car, Juan couldn't bear to take another look ...

Where is the strongest part of Arsenal's lineup?No doubt, attack.

Henry, Bergkamp, ​​which one is not a famous shooter on the highest stage of football competition in the World Cup?

And in the past, Arsenal had the characteristics of strong offense and weak defense, but now?

Juan looked at Kolo Toure who was standing at the back.

He knows this person, and he also knows some anecdotes about this person. For example, when this person first arrived at Arsenal for trial training, Wenger asked him to defend. As a result, Henry took the ball and he shoveled it with both feet off the ground. , Henry fell; the ball reached Bergkamp's feet, and he shoveled with both feet off the ground, and Bergkamp also fell. Wenger saw it, this can't work! Why did the trial training fall to two generals? ? !So he called a stop immediately, and the ball flew to his feet.

He stepped on the ball well, but Kolo Toure didn't know whether it was excitement or something, and he came up and faced Wenger with a flying shovel... How could the old man withstand such a powerful attack, he fell down on the spot and directly scored I went to the infirmary to apply ice packs.

In the infirmary, Wenger kept saying that this kid is really strong. At first, he really thought that Henry and Bergkamp were just putting on a show, but now he knows that everything is due to this kid's ability to kick!

To be honest, this kind of backcourt is the most frightening backcourt for Deportivo at the moment. Deportivo is a standard high attacking crispy club, so if you really want to deal with Deportivo, it is very easy ——

A person came up, aimed at their midfielder and kicked to death, and kicked the person in the direction of sending him down. Deportivo would not be able to persist.

Everyone knows this method, including Juan Diaz himself, knows that this is the best way to end Deportivo, but Deportivo is not stupid, just leave his own midfielder like this Get hit in front?

Juan once again used his previous ideas. When playing against Real Betis, he had already discovered the best way to play against this attacking team, that is, to avoid danger points and let his defense top. superior.

Although Arsenal also have the same high offensive and crispy skin, they don't have a Kolo Toure to be the midfielder!

So in the first 15 minutes of the game, Deportivo mainly focused on stabilizing the rhythm and adapting to the game. After all, Arsenal was playing at home, and there was a burst of mad attack when they came up. At the beginning, Deportivo was really a little It was tight, but fortunately, they finally got used to it slowly, and began to increase their offensive, taking the opportunity to fight back.

Although the Arsenal players wanted to avoid Redondo's line during the game, some things were really unavoidable. For example, Deportivo gave up the idea of ​​playing on the wing and directly sent Arsenal Na's players pushed into the middle, even if they didn't want to face Redondo, they could only go straight.

Sure enough, Redondo naturally cut off Ljungberg's attempt to respond to Gunners captain Vieri's pass. Vieri's pass was not very comfortable, and Ljungberg's forced response still failed.

Redondo didn't take much after stealing the ball. According to Deportivo's past practice, he directly kicked the ball and passed the ball to Aimar in front.

Aimar's nickname is the clown. In the circus, the clown is the most comprehensive skill, the most difficult to perform, and the most indispensable person in the team. If it is not troubled by injuries, his ability and technology can definitely surpass him. Send to the top.

After receiving the ball, Aimar looked at the situation on the field. He needs to face Ashley Cole, a player who is not much better than Kolo Toure. After all, this is the Premier League, even if Wenger wants to play beautiful football , Offensive football, and a tough defender is absolutely indispensable.

Deportivo's first priority is not to get injured. He didn't do too much to push the opponent. When he pretended to be pressing every step of the way, Aimar directly faked the real pass. Riquelme, who received the ball, glanced in front of him. Arsenal, head down and dribble.

"Riquelme...a player that is hard to describe in one word." Frank lamented, "The only remaining master of classical art in modern football, his football itself represents a kind of low-key magnificence. Deportivo, which has only been organized for less than a year, has the most distinctive characteristics in football.

——Elegant, luxurious, retro, beautiful.

This is not like a team led by a 23-year-old youth, let alone a team that is particularly terrifying in attack. They have Redondo, Riquelme, Aimar and Morente Adams, with a lot of underrated players, and when they come together, the energy is immeasurable.

After Riquelme drew the attention of Arsenal's defense with the ball, he passed the ball diagonally to Gago who was leaning on Campbell with his back. Marl made a diagonal pass, the football was sent into the Arsenal penalty area, and Quaresma received the ball.

This series of fast and small-scale passes was dazzling. After Quaresma took the ball, two consecutive fake moves deceived Ashley Cole's center of gravity.Then semi-single-handedly faced goalkeeper Lehmann.

Quaresma has excellent talent. It can even be said that in terms of talent, he is on par with Cristiano Ronaldo, and may even be a little better. The year in Barcelona can be said to have delayed him.

His good friend is getting better, and Quaresma can only stagnate, but now, he is on the journey again.

The gypsy has a kind of debauchery and freedom in his nature, and the same is true in his actions. Quaresma even shot a fake action. When the ball rolled into the goal, Lehmann did not make a save action at all, because the opponent His shot didn't look like a shot at all. With a poke of his toe, the ball went into the net. Not to mention swinging his thigh to exert force, his calf didn't even swing to exert force.

"Gooooooal!! Ricardo Quaresma!! Deportivo scored the first goal at Highbury!! Brilliant, Deportivo sent the football to Quarre with a series of beautiful small plays Under Sima's feet, with an unpredictable goal, he directly killed Arsenal's young teenager Campbell and succeeded in shooting!

Quaresma ran to the sidelines with his arms outstretched to celebrate, and his teammates surrounded him, but he plunged into Juan's arms before everyone else.

"?" Juan looked down at the child in his arms, and couldn't help but reached out and rubbed his head. The child's hairstyle is still normal at this time, so Juan started it very naturally, "It's a good kick."

It's really good, he really didn't expect that Quaresma could change his playing style-Juan knew it a long time ago, when everyone has played football for more than ten years, everyone will form their own style of playing. Ball habits are hard to change, but what he didn't expect was that Quaresma did it!

Hearing his praise, the Portuguese teenager raised his head and smiled at him with bright eyes: "Boss, I've worked hard!"

He has indeed worked very hard, starting from the legs of all players, he quickly corrected it, and gradually changed to the current force from the waist and abdomen-this is Juan's most accustomed and stable way of attacking. It can be said that this The unique way of exerting force not only reduces the possibility of injuries during the running of players, but also allows them to extend their professional life by at least five years.

While everyone was celebrating and crowding in front of them, Juan beckoned to gather everyone, and quickly talked about how to adjust next.

"Deportivo has completely given up the wing today!" The commentator couldn't help but exclaimed, "They are responsible for attacking the center, and they have received very good results, saying that they are in a 4-2-3-1 formation , It’s better to say that they are 4-2-2-2, this formation... tsk.”

Wenger probably also studied Deportivo's recent state. Although Kolo Touré's defense is stronger than that of Gago, Juan Sorin and others, when the team cannot control the midfield, it has a strong advantage. At this time, the number of times the team's defense will be tested will increase, especially when Deportivo's tactics are more critical when defending, the wide players return to the defense.

Juan Diaz's biggest adjustment in this game is to let the two full-backs shrink the penalty area and force Arsenal to play in the middle. Once Gago's side defense is no longer under pressure, he will go directly to fill the position.

What position to fill?

Make up for the gaps after Quaresma's extraordinary success, or intercept in the forward area where Bergkamp or Henry advanced.

——But to be honest, Juan didn't expect him to be able to stop those two. It was enough to stop them a little bit and delay a little time. The other requirements were not high.

After Juan's adjustment, Deportivo's central defense has been strengthened, but there seems to be a little problem in the offensive line.

Kolo Touré's defense against Morientes was particularly successful.

Facing countless talented offensive players, although his defense is not perfect, it has reached a very high level. Morientes' shooter spirit seems to be on par with Kolo Touré, and he broke through twice in a row. After success, he had to get past Kolo Touré after he got the ball, so that his own threat on the court also dropped sharply.

Juan looked at Morientes, feeling a little helpless.

With Raul, who hadn't matured, leading him by his side, Morun was back on the road of corners and dead ends. Without the threat of Morientes to the defense line, Deportivo would be uneasy.

The most critical quality of a defensive player is the anticipation of the opposing player, while the offensive player is about change. Once Morientes is imprisoned, it is not certain who will win and who will lose in the contest between the two.

Only 8 minutes after the first goal, Ljungberg dribbled the ball inside and was intercepted by Gago. He dribbled the ball forward and rushed forward. As soon as Arsenal's offense was hit, they were suddenly counterattacked. Lun desperately ran to the backcourt, and Ashley Cole also struggled to chase back diagonally to harass Gago.

The Argentine teenager took the ball decisively. Aimar took the ball in front of him and made a long pass over the top. Riquelme flew the ball with his back. Beautifully stopped and passed the moment the ball landed, the ball rolled between Campbell's legs, and at the same time Morientes rushed past him, and it was about to be a one-on-one goalkeeper, Kolo Touré flew by shovel!

He touched the ball first, then brought Morientes down, Morientes fell to the ground, the referee blew his whistle, and pointed to a penalty!

"Deportivo won a penalty! Although Kolo Touré's tackle touched the ball first, FIFA has already banned behind-the-back tackles, and it has been strictly enforced since the 98 World Cup. UEFA In the same year, the UEFA also introduced a new penalty for tackles. Oblique tackles are also dangerous actions and are not allowed to be used on the court. UEFA has implemented this rule in the UEFA Champions League in the new century. Isn't one year enough for Kolo Touré to figure out what the rules are?!"

The on-site commentary is almost irritable, and he is really helpless if he is not enough. After all, Kolo Toure's defensive ability is here. In addition to his brute force, this person's role in the defensive end is not insignificant, and it is precisely because of Kolo. With the existence of Toure, Deportivo didn't come up to fight against Arsenal rashly. Everyone knows this.

If it is really a confrontation, although it is not certain who will win and who will win, but look at Deportivo's lineup...

Tsk, Kolo Toure is really good on the court.

The Arsenal players explained to the referee that Vieri was also among them. As the captain, he was naturally very anxious about such a penalty. Deportivo had a terrible number of penalty shooters, and he didn't want to try his own goal to be threatened. The feeling of arrival!

Kolo Touré got up and went to have a look first. After confirming that Morientes was not injured, he stood with his hands on his hips, with chagrin and grievance on his face, but no regrets.

It's not that he doesn't know that the action just now will be awarded a penalty kick. The situation is so compelling that he forgets everything when his mind gets hot. He is eager to save him!

The referee's penalty will not be changed, and the Arsenal players did not bother after explaining it. At least Kolo Touré was not shown a yellow card, so the referee has shown mercy.

Juan didn't protest to the fourth official, he just sighed lightly, then turned to look at the teaching assistant beside him: "Allen."

Allen, who was concentrating on watching the game, responded subconsciously, and it took him a while to realize who was calling him, and turned his head: "What's the matter, boss?"

"Let's cross out the slide shovel in the course." Juan thought for a while, and added: "At least most people don't need it in the course."

Juan saw a lot from the penalty kick just now. From the perspective of UEFA's policies and regulations, this penalty kick is not controversial. If a person tackles the ball from behind, the referee should also award a penalty kick, not whether the ball is tackled or not.

Shoveling in the penalty area will be punished no matter what.

Juan didn't pay attention to the penalty kick at all, and he didn't care who took the penalty kick. Instead, he called Morientes in front of him and asked with concern: "Is your leg okay?"

The staff in the live broadcast room are now very difficult to be human.

Logically speaking, Deportivo's penalty kick should have been taken by the team's kicker, but today La Coruña's kicker, Belleron, took turns, and Morientes was taken by Juan. Called directly to the side, obviously there is no penalty kick, so who does Deportivo want to take this penalty?

And the penalty kick must be the most eye-catching place in the audience, but Juan Diaz called Morientes to the edge of the court. This is definitely a very interesting scene!

Both sides are in a dilemma, what should we do? !

The staff had no choice but to let other camera positions take pictures of Juan and Morientes, and play them back after a while.

Although the Morientes had come in front of Juan, his mind was still on the penalty kick. He turned his head from time to time to look at the situation in his penalty area, but Juan directly poked his chest with his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, turn your face around, I'm talking to you!"

Morientes was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head and said with a smile: "No problem, I can still play football."

"Really?" The smile on Juan's face disappeared, and there was a faint hint of frost. Morientes naturally felt that his friend was angry, so he could only keep his mouth shut.

Seeing that Morientes finally seemed to realize that something was wrong, Juan took a deep breath and tried his best to conceal his anger: "What were you doing just now?"

As soon as he said this, Morientes was frightened, his eyes wandered, and his voice was a little weak. The last time Juan saw him like this was when he was in the national team. Morientes, Raul and Torres three Personally designed to get past him, when Morientes was acting as a fisherman.

Morientes coughed lightly: "It's all according to what you said, didn't you tell me to try more breakthroughs before the game?"

Juan was about to laugh angrily: "Don't quibble, don't you and I understand? I know what you're thinking. If you are not convinced by the opponent's consecutive steals, you just want to pass the opponent and play tricks on the opponent, don't you?"

Morientes was speechless. His performance on the court just now was obvious to all, and his defense was really weak.

What future is there for a player who doesn't know how to make the right choice at the right time?

Kick the ball dead, kick the ball dead, no matter how good the talent is, it's useless!He is not young anymore, this truth should have been understood long ago!

Looking at the short hair with his head bowed in silence in front of him, Juan sighed softly and relaxed the expression on his face.

"Let's pass it on, let's pass it on, Morrow, this is not our paradise, this is somewhere else, we can no longer tolerate one-on-one competition like training, here, we have to serve the team no matter what , isn't it?"

Morientes nodded seriously, and Juan smiled at him, turned his body, pushed his back, and let him go to the game: "Go."

At this moment, there were huge boos from the stands at Highbury Stadium.

"Goooooal!!! Javier Portillo!! With Valeron out and Morientes unable to get away, Deportivo's No. 9 Spaniard took the lead, Deportivo Asia 2:0 Arsenal!!"

Juan looked at the offense on the scene, stretched his brows, and showed a smile.

With two goals in hand, at least Deportivo got off to a pretty good start.

Wenger frowned and got up and gestured to the team, decisively changing the team's offensive and defensive posture.

When one goal behind, they can still maintain their formation and calmly chase the ball slowly, but after two goals behind, they have to fight hard.

No matter how much you lose, you will get zero points. If you can't win at Highbury Stadium, then when you get to Riazor Stadium, the winning percentage will be even lower. He doesn't want his team to gamble on this.

Now it's not a group match, where teams don't compare their battle records, if they lose, they lose, and there is no room for reversal.