i am gun king

Chapter 406 Press and fight

The international competition day has successfully concluded,

As the date of the UEFA Champions League draws near, sports media from all over the world will focus their attention on the upcoming round of [-] knockout matches of the UEFA Champions League.

The focus of this round of knockout matches is that the Gunners go to San Siro to challenge the Rossoneri AC Milan.

Before the competition is approaching, almost all the media are focusing on these two games.

Whether it is Li Yuxin's record or the Gunner's revenge battle, there are a lot of things to watch, and they are worthy of fans' attention.

Since AC Milan is the only remaining Italian team that is still participating in the UEFA Champions League this season, the Italian media is almost one-sided in supporting AC Milan.

In the media and newspapers, celebrities and celebrities from all walks of life are offering advice for the Rossoneri, analyzing Arsenal's weaknesses, and cheering for AC Milan.

"Serie A is the only seedling, and the brave wins."

The media encouraged AC Milan to kill Arsenal at home, just like that year, they eliminated the Gunners cleanly in one game, of course don't make mistakes.

Former Milan players and current Milan players also expressed their determination to the fans in the media, or launched psychological warfare to put pressure on the Gunners.

However, the Gunners were indifferent to the noise from Italy.

Players such as Li Yuxin and Buffon avoided interviews with reporters, and head coach Arsene Wenger also said some innocuous words to the media.

This time, the Gunners were very low-key as the big battle approached.

It's not that I don't want to fight back, but that there is no need for this.

The humiliation of that 0:4 fiasco has been kept in the hearts of every gunner.They no longer need external stimulation to stimulate their fighting spirit. Although they won at home, it is also a shame.

In the battle of revenge, there is no need to mobilize, just fight!war!war!

At the Kearney training base, every player is training very hard.The humiliation given to them by their opponents, this time, they want to wash it off on the football field, and they want everyone to see clearly: "We gunmen are all bloody men; we gunmen are not fish bellies!"

This will be a battle of gunmen's name.

No one, will give up before the game!

On February 2th, from London to Milan, Buffon and his teammates came to a familiar away game one day earlier to prepare for the quarter-final against AC Milan.

In the two-round knockout round, the requirement for away games is generally to score as many away goals as possible while conceding fewer goals.

The previous season, Arsenal played offensive football in San Siro, but was slaughtered by the Italians; this time, will they choose a more stable defensive counterattack, or will they continue their offensive football?
Before the opening, many people are concerned about this issue.

Attack often means risk.Especially in an away game, the risk will increase exponentially.

Last time, the Gunners lost miserably; this time, they probably won't repeat that kind of attack again, right?

Many people hold this view.

They believe that since the Gunners lost a 0:4 here last season.This season, they should honestly do a good job of defending in the first round of the game, and then wait until they return to the home court to find a way to attack.

Including Milan coach Allegri, also holds the same view.

Since Arsenal lost so badly in the first round last season and played well in the second round, then they must not seek meritorious deeds in the first round this season, but only seek no faults.

Will the Gunners do what they expect?

The answer is, no!
At the start of the game, the Gunners showed the Milanese their determination to attack.

Buffon, Gibbs, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Debussy, Wanyama, Ozil, Cazorla, Bell, Walcott, Li Yuxin.

Arsenal has lined up their strongest offensive lineup at this stage, and they are ready to fight AC Milan in the away game!

On the team's bench, Szczesny, Chambers, Merdesacker, Diaby, Chamberlain, Rosicky and Giroud are also on standby.Once the team needs them, they can play at any time and fight with their opponents to see their popularity.

Although Jenkinson, Julu, Gervinho, Ramsey and other players missed the focus of the game, they still all appeared in the stands, turning into fans of the Gunners, singing Arsenal's team song with the fans and cheering for their teammates.

In the battle of glory, unite as one!
"the_arsenal...e_on_you_arsenal...the_arsenal! (Arsenal...come on, Arsenal...Arsenal!)"

More than a thousand Gunners fans who accompanied the team held up their red and white scarves in the north stand of San Siro.

"You guys will be the best!"

They put up slogans and inspired their teams.

"the_champions!"

With the impassioned melody of the Champions League theme song, players from AC Milan and Arsenal appeared on the stage one after another.

AC Milan, who played at home, still wore their traditional red and black sword-striped shirts.Arsenal, who are visiting away, are wearing their new purple and black away jersey this season.

Some fans once joked that the shape of the Gunners away jersey is to imitate eggplant.

It doesn't matter if he is an eggplant or not, as long as he can win the game, it doesn't matter if he imitates a watermelon!
The main whistle for this Champions League focus match is the Portuguese referee Proenka.In the European Cup that just passed, it was the famous Portuguese post who officiated the final between Italy and Spain.

With Proenka's whistle, the game between Arsenal and AC Milan officially began.

In this away game, Arsenal sent an aggressive 4231.

And from the first minute of the game, their two full-backs, Gibbs and Debusch, moved forward at the same time like wingers, changing the team's formation to 1, or it can also be said to be 253!

Except for Buffon, Kolcherny and Vermaelen, the rest of the Gunners all aggressively pressed forward when attacking, hoarding in the area from the midfield to the opponent's penalty area.

It's still a confrontation!
It is still the ball in the frontcourt!
Even if it is an away game, even if they have suffered a disastrous defeat here, the Gunners will never lose the courage to attack.

The gorgeous gunmen are coming, the Rossoneri, are you ready for a confrontation?
Massive pressure will inevitably mean that the rear is empty.

If the ball control or passing is good enough to prevent the opponent from finding a chance to counterattack during the attack, he can continue to put pressure on the opponent's defense through the advantage of numbers, so as to achieve the purpose of substituting offense for defense, so that the weak link of the defense will not be exposed to the opponent's offensive firepower.

Once such a football is successfully kicked out, the scene will become very gorgeous and beautiful.

This is what Wenger has been pursuing.

However, if there is a mistake in ball control or passing, the opponent intercepts the ball and directly launches a counterattack, the empty defense will be exposed.

This is the flaw of the frontcourt possession style of play.

There are gains and losses.It is impossible to play well without taking risks.

Although this tactic has certain risks, through the team's tacit cooperation and the players' spare no effort to run, the risks can be reduced to a controllable level.

What's more, Arsenal still has Ding Haishenzhen like Buffon, they are not afraid of taking risks!
Not long after the opening, Arsenal players began to press forward frequently, putting strong pressure on the Rossoneri's defense.Especially the two full-backs, Santos and Debusch, often jump in from the back row at high speed, making it difficult for the opponent to defend.

Not long after the opening, the Gunners in the away game turned their backs and forcibly suppressed AC Milan who was at home, occupying a clear advantage on the scene.

The smooth short pass cooperation is like a gurgling stream, flowing happily on the turf of San Siro.

Arsenal's gorgeous and smooth offense gave the neutral fans watching the game a perfect visual enjoyment.

This season, the turf of the San Siro, or Meazza Stadium, has been planted in the same way as the Emirates Stadium, with a mixture of artificial grass and natural grass.In this way, the turf condition of the stadium has been greatly improved, and the former San Siro vegetable field no longer exists.

Running on such a smooth pitch, the Gunners quickly found the feeling of playing at the Emirates Stadium.

Not long after the game, the Gunners used tacit cooperation to threaten the gate of Milan.

At that time, Li Yuxin retreated to the midfield to get the ball, but failed to force a breakthrough through Emmanuelson, and suddenly handed the ball to Debussy who quickly inserted it.

Li Yuxin turned around and ran back, attracting away Milan midfielder Emmanuelson; Walcott accelerated the cut inside and took away Milan's left back Antonini.

All of a sudden, the left flank of the Rossoneri was empty.

Debussy took the ball and plugged in, drove straight in, galloped all the way, and quickly rushed to the opponent's penalty area.

At this time, Nocellino, another defensive midfielder of AC Milan, hurriedly defended and blocked Debusch's line.

Nocellino was once the iron waist of Sampdoria.After Buffon left the old woman, Nuo Tianwang also left from Tiananmen City to join the Rossoneri.

The old opponents are now once again their own masters and fighting each other. This is also a relatively common thing in the football world.

Nocellino's defensive ability is very strong. When encountering his block, Debussy did not choose to force a breakthrough, but immediately passed the ball back to Wilshere who was responding in the back row.

The Milan players in front of him stepped forward to defend, Wilshere didn't stop the ball, and directly passed the ball to Li Yuxin in front of him.

Li Yuxin stuck the opponent's stealing line, knocked his heel directly, handed the ball to Arteta's feet, and continued to run into the penalty area by himself.

Arteta took two steps with the ball, and after drawing a defender out, he immediately passed the ball to Wilshere.

Smooth and concise fast delivery!
This is Arsenal's standard frontcourt triangle.

At the front of Milan's penalty area, the Arsenal players quickly controlled the initiative of the ball, passing left and right non-stop, and the players ran erratically, which put great pressure on Milan's defense.

Regarding the possession of the Arsenal players, Milan's defenders are a little nervous. While carefully guarding against their opponents, they must always pay attention to reducing the possibility of fouling themselves.

Other teams may not know the power of Li Yuxin's set-pieces, but it is impossible for AC Milan players not to know that this man led Arsenal to a 4-0 home game against Milan last season.

Due to fear of Buffon's set-pieces, when Li Yuxin and other gunmen were in possession of the ball at the front of the penalty area, the AC Milan team would not dare to steal the ball easily, and could only use reasonable positions to defend their breakthrough and passing routes.

Although Milan's defense is very good, the players have a clear division of labor and reasonable positions, but the defense is after all a passive side.

You can't foul, you can't let the opponent break through, you can't defend the leak, and you can't let the opponent pass the threatening ball. This kind of defense is very difficult.

At the beginning of the game, because of their energy, AC Milan's players could still keep up with the Gunners' rhythm.However, as the game progresses, can they continue to have such high-quality defense in the end?
Moreover, since fouls cannot be easily committed, this will inevitably leave a certain amount of possession space for Arsenal's offensive players.

For a top player like Li Yuxin, even a small space at the front of the penalty area can be converted into a threatening shot.

After several passes, which involved the attention of Milan's defense, Ozil passed the ball to the center again.

Li Yuxin ran out of the penalty area and got Ozil's pass.Today, Li Yuxin's running position was very erratic, front and back, left and right, which made Acerby who was defending him very uncomfortable.

Shift the center of gravity to the left, pass the ball as a gesture, and suddenly flick the ball to the right to open an empty space.

Li Yuxin's movements are very simple and practical.He doesn't need to sway Acerbi completely, he only needs an open space, even if it is a short space, it is enough for him to complete the shot.

After shaking Acerby away, Li Yuxin was not polite. He raised his leg and shot vigorously. The football rushed towards the gate of AC Milan like a shell fired from the chamber.

On the penalty area line, Abbiati flew into the air and tried his best to block Li Yuxin's shot.

However, he missed it!

boom!
Going to concede?
Abbiati's eyes follow the trajectory of the football flight.

Bang!
In Abbiati's sight, the door frame shook violently, and the ball slid into the top corner and entered the goal!

call!
San Siro fans exclaimed in unison!

And the Arsenal fans are raving!The Gunners scored a goal in this stadium, which means they scored an away goal, which is extremely beneficial to their qualifying situation.Moreover, scoring goals at the beginning will also help them achieve ideal results in this game.

However, the professor standing on the sidelines didn't look happy at all.He clapped his hands, indicating that the team's attack was very beautiful.

From the 2nd minute of the game to the 5th minute when Li Yuxin completed the shot, the Gunners passed the ball more than 20 feet in the frontcourt, and the ball possession time was close to 3 minutes, basically showing the Gunners' offensive art perfectly.

Although the final shot was not scored, Wenger was very satisfied with the performance of the players.

Just kick like this, good job!

The professor clapped his hands and applauded his disciples.

One goal is not enough, score another!
Through such shots, Van Persie exerted strong psychological pressure on the opponent's defenders.In the following games, they must no longer dare to easily give Li Yuxin a chance to shoot.

Scoring a goal, this time a threatening attack, still boosted the morale of the Gunners.

In the next game, they still insisted on their frontcourt possession style of play, and continued to put strong pressure on AC Milan's defense.

In the 13th minute, after 14 passes, Walcott got a shot on the right side of the penalty area.

The little tiger pushed the far corner of the goal and was blocked by Milan goalkeeper Abbiati.

In the 17th minute, Arsenal once again played a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt. Arteta found an opportunity in front of the penalty area and shot from a long distance. The football was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 21st minute, Arsenal passed the ball all the way. After the short pass cooperation of the players, the ball was passed directly from the backcourt to Milan's penalty area, and finally Bell completed a shot.

It's a pity that Bell shot too hard and kicked the ball directly into the stands behind the goal.

However, despite the poor finish, the smooth cooperation of the Gunners still surprised the Gunners fans who came to watch the game.

Even the football commentators and fans who watched the game on TV were attracted by Arsenal's gorgeous football style.

"Some viewers said that Arsenal played in Barcelona's style in this game."

"Judging from the current data, Arsenal's ball possession time stands at 67%, while Milan only has 33%. Judging from the ball possession time, it seems that Arsenal's football style is indeed the same as Barcelona's, and the ball possession time is far ahead of the opponent. Director Zhang, what do you think about this issue?"

In the cctv5 studio, Liu Jianhong asked.

"Hey, it looks a bit similar, but in fact the football styles of these two teams are not the same."

"Through the [-] minutes of observation in the first half, we can see that there is a very obvious difference between Arsenal and Barcelona's football styles. They also focus on possession. Arsenal always like to try more risky passes, while Barcelona pays more attention to not conceding the ball."

Zhang Lu commented.

(End of this chapter)