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Chapter 498 The Charm of a Hero

The speed at which Piacenza tied the game caught Arsenal fans and players by surprise.

They hadn't even responded to Piacenza's frenzied celebration at home after the goal, when the referee blew the half-time whistle.

The Arsenal players who took a breath could only follow the somewhat unhappy Wenger back to the home team's locker room with their heads sullen. Obviously, they were equalized at such a speed of light, and what awaited them in the locker room would not be a compliment.

"A Feng's goal at the last moment brought the two teams back to the same starting point. The second half of the game will still be a battle without accidents."

After briefly completing the concluding remarks of the intermission, Liu Jianhong leaned back on the seat after the live broadcast signal left him. He finally had the opportunity to observe Arsenal's new stadium after leaving the Highbury era in person.

But in the Piacenza locker room, the players did not have this leisurely elegance. At the moment, they were forming a tight circle and staring at the tactical board next to Conte, listening carefully to every word their coach said.

"Their midfield has a very big advantage. We don't need to go head-to-head with them. Racha, you still return to the midfielder in the second half. We need deep space to restrain the opponent's penetration."

Conte directly adjusted the team's formation to 4132 on the tactical board. After realizing that Arsenal's midfield strength was stronger than he expected, he chose to let Nainggolan be the team's midfielder.

"Miranda, El, I know it's not easy to defend against two forwards like the opponent, but I still hope that you can continue to be very energetic."

Patting the shoulder of the team's defender partner in this game, Conte explained very solemnly: "Vistry and Wolfer will continue to help you."

"We will do our best!"

Nodding, the two central defenders assured Conte. Although everyone knew what kind of opponents Van Persie and Arshavin were, at least they shouldn't back down mentally.

"Alberto, in the second half I need you to get the ball more to attract the attention of the defenders."

After a round of explanations, Conte's eyes fell on Liu Feng and Gilardino: "And Feng, I need you to continue looking for opportunities to score goals after Alberto has attracted the defensive force away!"

"Understand the boss!"

Conte said that it is the duty of the striker himself, and the two naturally nodded without any objection.

"So, lads, I think you felt the pressure in the first half."

After all the arrangements were finished, Conte waved his hand.

"To be honest, your reaction after losing the ball was far beyond my expectations. It was great. Such a quick equalizer definitely hit the opponent's morale severely, so what I want to say in the second half is, no matter how the situation develops, I hope you can fight until the last moment!"

"Get to know the coach!"

The young players were already full of vigor, and after Conte said a few words, the players' fighting spirit was released again.

"Very well, now, give me a good rest."

Leaving the rest of the time for the players to adjust themselves, Conte nodded and sat aside without speaking.

The Piacenza locker room fell into silence for a while.

"Bang bang bang, hello."

This ready-to-go silence didn't last long. When an orderly knock on the door broke the silence, every player sitting upright stood up.

"Don't forget why we came here!"

As the captain, Liu Feng spoke first, and he walked towards the door of the locker room and shouted to the players.

"Victory! Victory! Victory!"

"Roar!"

With a roar, the team filed out.

"Okay, audience friends, welcome back to the game site. I am broadcasting live for you the second round of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League Group H match between Arsenal and Piacenza at home. I am the commentator Liu Jianhong."

Liu Jianhong's voice sounded at the right time after the two teams appeared on the court, and the attention of the audience in front of the TV returned to the game.

"The referee blew the whistle to start the second half, and Liu Feng took the ball on behalf of the Piacenza team!"

On the court, after the two teams stood up, the referee didn't waste any time. After the whistle sounded, the two teams fought again as the Piacenza team passed the ball after the exchange of venues.

"The game was still very fierce. The Piacenza team directly started the aggressive mode at the beginning, and the ball was transferred to the Arsenal half very quickly!"

It has to be said that the Piacenza team with excellent morale showed a hotter state after the second half than in the first half, and they immediately took the upper hand on the field.

However, Wenger's team is obviously not so unbearable. After the initial discomfort, Arsenal have re-displayed world-class strength.

With Xiaofa and Rosicky's dual-core midfielders working together, the disadvantage of Piacenza's midfield was once again reflected. After creating a chance for Liu Feng and Gilardino, Piacenza was once again pushed back to the midfield by the opponent.

"This is the gap in overall strength. Piacenza's players are still a bit too immature compared to the Gunners."

Liu Jianhong has to admit that Arsenal, which has more experience in the Champions League, has too much game experience. If they are full of resilience, if they cannot be defeated immediately, they will directly hit the bottom and rebound, which will instead bring a great threat to their opponents.

On the court, when the game time came to 10 minutes, the power of this rebound was also directly revealed.

That was another slow pass by Arsenal. The ball went from Rosicky to Nasri, and then from Nasri to Fabregas. None of the three Piacenza players touched the ball.

Arsenal's attacking threat hadn't yet looked so great when Fafa carried the ball across the halfway line and slid a through ball to Van Persie who was loitering in the area behind Nainggolan.

Because there is still a complete defense line in front of Van Persie.

It's a pity that sometimes the meaning of world-class players is to let people know that even on the football field that pays great attention to the team, individual heroism can still appear soul-stirring.

"Van Persie buried his head in dribbling the ball. He didn't score the ball. Miranda rushed forward first, and Westley on the side has already started to defend closely!"

At this moment, Liu Jianhong's attention was all on Van Persie: "Fried meatballs, very witty, he passed through before the formation of the two's closed defense."

Scarpelli was being pinned down by Arshavin, and he had time to rush in front of Van Persie to continue defending after Wolfre came from the right.

However, Van Persie, who is already in excellent form, did not give him this opportunity.

"Push the ball directly, very imaginative move, the ball is passed! Van Persie broke into the penalty area from the other side of Scarpelli!!!"

"boom!"

The next moment, the Emirates Stadium exploded directly.

　Chapter 2 here!Tai Te Niang is tired during the Chinese New Year, running around...

　　
　
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