The UEFA Champions League semi-final is approaching.

There are two matches to be played in the first round of the Champions League semi-finals, one is Newcastle United vs. Arsenal, and the other is Manchester United away to challenge Barcelona.

In the two games, the media is more concerned about the latter one, because Manchester United and Barcelona can be said to be the representative teams of the Premier League and La Liga. The confrontation between each other is also the confrontation between the Premier League and La Liga. The game is more meaningful. .

Newcastle United and Arsenal are the civil wars of the Premier League clubs, and the significance is quite small. At the same time, most people think that the game is not suspenseful. Newcastle United is the final winner, mainly in the past two seasons. Too strong, Arsenal defeated Newcastle United only once, or in the early days of the league when Zhen Shaolong did not participate.

Zhen Shaolong's condition is very good now.

The last game between Newcastle United and Arsenal seemed to be vivid. The game was very good before and after the game, and Zhen Shaolong's performance was also wonderful. Arsenal lost the game without any suspense.

Now that the two sides meet in the Champions League semi-finals, how many opportunities does Arsenal have to beat Newcastle United?

"It depends on Zhen Shaolong's live performance."

"On the other hand, Arsenal ’s coping strategy is also very important. If it is relying on the previous method to restrict Zhen Shaolong with a single player, it is too difficult to achieve results. The top strikers are difficult to be restricted, just like my young In the face of tough defense, I have the confidence to score ... "

BBC TV ’s live game room, Alan Shearer appeared as a guest, and made relevant comments before the game.

Both teams were relatively low-key before the game.

This may be because Arsenal is relatively low-key and Newcastle United is very active. After the draw of the semi-finals, many people stood up to express their confidence, but as the saying goes, "A slap does not ring", the opponent does not even say a word. It is embarrassing.

Arsenal can't help but keep a low profile.

One thing, they are really not confident, the last big defeat to Newcastle United, the morale of the whole team was greatly hit, Dennis Jr., Alexander Song, and even Toure can not limit Zhen Shaolong.

Second, even if they are confident, they have no confidence to say it.

In the last two seasons, Arsenal are at a disadvantage, and it is absolutely the disadvantage. The victory at the beginning of the season has been ignored, because everyone knows that ‘Newcastle United without Zhen Shaolong’ has far worse performance.

Now they are facing Newcastle United with Zhen Shaolong, and the experience of winning does not make any sense.

In fact.

Arsenal coach Wenger also reminded everyone not to talk about the game in front of the media. The last defeat was still vivid. Wenger recalled carefully and attributed the reason to "appreciating the fighting spirit of Zhen Shaolong." With sufficient fighting spirit, Zhen Shaolong's play is unreasonable, and scoring is simply unpredictable.

and so……

"Can't arouse his fighting spirit!" Wenger thought, "Nothing is said to be the best, no matter what, we will seriously prepare for the game."

Quickly.

The game is here.

James Park was occupied by fans, showing the atmosphere of the home game, but the overall atmosphere, you can not see the Champions League semi-final battle, but it looks like an ordinary Premier League, but the game has become more focused, There are more journalists coming.

Many reporters are walking around in the fan community, seriously doing pre-match investigation and interviews, and some fans also actively expressed their views ---

"I think Newcastle will win, we just beat them!"

"I predict the score will be 3 to 1, Zhen Shaolong scored two goals, Arsenal can also score a goal!"

"Of course Newcastle can make it to the final!"

"Twenty-two players on the field, I only care about the performance of Zhen Shaolong, I am also looking forward to, he never let the fans down ..."

Newcastle fans are full of confidence.

Arsenal fans who come here are worse than they are. They also look forward to Arsenal's victory, but they can hear from the answer that their confidence is not too sufficient.

at last.

The stadium was opened.

Fans actively queued up at the ticket gate, and one by one rushed into the stadium. After finding their own position, they shouted the slogan of cheering and cheering to look forward to the official start of the game.

Nothing else happened before the game.

Newcastle United and Arsenal are like participating in ordinary leagues, just normal training and warm-up, and then back to the field almost time, standing in position with the referee's whistle, running to announce the start of the game.

The game just started, Arsenal launched an offensive.

The insertion of the two wingers made the whole formation look very forward, and the offensive also hit the bottom line position, and failed to complete the final cross, but compared to the first wave of offensive, it is already a very threatening.

Then Newcastle United launched an offensive.

Arsenal's retracement speed is very fast, except for the Adebayor who is in front, all the others retreated to their own half, allowing everyone to see their determination to defend.

In the face of Arsenal's tough defense, Newcastle United failed to find a chance. The attack was only intercepted after hitting the center line. Then Arsenal launched a quick counterattack, Fabregas' pass was blocked, and Denilson Jr. returned. The ball was passed back to his teammates to make the tension situation relatively stable. Arsenal's continuous passing in the backcourt also made the rhythm slightly slower.

This is an important point in time.

Most fans and the media feel that Arsenal is going to have a buffer. After stabilizing the rhythm, they will continue to develop the fast attack they are good at, but then the attack speed of Arsenal is not fast, and the transmission and cooperation between players are slower, horizontal Passes are several times more than forward passes, and midfielders and wingers have not scored many times in the frontcourt.

When Newcastle United launched the offensive again, they faced Arsenal's tough defense.

One offense and defense.

Twice offense and defense.

The game time has passed for more than ten minutes. The several offenses and defenses of the two teams and the overall situation have become somewhat clear.

Many people were surprised to find that "Arsenal's tactics have changed."

Do not.

It should be said that the focus of offense and defense has been adjusted.

Arsenal is considered to be the representative of England offensive football. Many people think of Arsenal's style, they can think of fast-paced, offensive and other words, the game on the field is completely different, Arsenal play 433 formation, they seem to imitate Mourinho's three-back midfielder strategy, Fabregas, Denilson Jr. and others have all become 'back midfielders'. The two wingers in the three forwards have also stayed near the center line for a long time. Only one center, Adebayor, will be able to retreat.

"This is a defensive counterattack?"

The fans in the spectator stand only saw Arsenal's formation in the back, and the Newcastle United players on the field felt clearly. Every time their offensive, no matter from which way they started, they must face the entire Arsenal line of defense.

Arsenal's offensive was very general. The opening was the most intense. Afterwards, the rhythm became slower and slower. The offense seemed to be delaying time, and the horizontal transfer was continuously carried out.

This is a bit out of line with the normal style.

Now Arsenal's performance on the court gives the impression that they are constantly defending. Most of the players are pulled back, and the only player who strives to attack is only one Adebayor.

Defense.

Defense.

Then defend.

The game commentators all pointed out, "Today Arsenal are a bit abnormal, and their main focus is on defense. If you just watch the performance on the field, it is difficult to believe that it will be Arsenal ..."

Alan Shearer said ironically, "If I don't know it is Arsenal, I thought it would be Fulham, or West Ham United?"

bbc commentary guests will invite two people, respectively, supporters of the two teams, in addition to Alan Shearer, the other is Arsenal name Stewart Robson, Stewart Robson played for Arsenal six During the season, occasionally speaking on Arsenal.

As a guest of support for Arsenal, Stewart Robson must speak for Arsenal, "This is the right approach. If you play in the normal way, Zhen Shaolong will make Arsenal a headache, and he will be alone. Defensively, it may bring down Arsenal's defense. Arsenal takes an unexpected approach. This is the way football is. It is important to stick to style, but it is also important to deal with opponents in unexpected ways. "

"Wenger chose the right way to stabilize the backcourt defense, seeking to use Adebayor's points to fight back, can minimize the role of Zhen Shaolong."

Turt-Robson's analysis is Wenger's idea.

The last game impressed Wenger. He found that he had no way to take Zhen Shaolong. Like this top-level player with some unreasonable goals, it is impossible to completely stare at him. In the opponent's player, he simply changed the overall strategy and defended and counterattacked.

Although may not be able to keep the goal, it is enough to reduce the opponent's goals.

No need to win in the first round, only need to reduce the score difference, even a small loss is also beneficial to Arsenal, players on the field may perform well and may lead.

The outside world also holds a positive attitude towards Arsenal's approach.

Although focusing on defense makes the game ugly, Zhen Shaolong is indeed a huge threat. It is difficult for Arsenal to win with normal strategies. Unexpected effects often play a role.

of course.

Still depends on the players on the field.

Zhen Shaolong is still the focus of attention. The camera lens frequently refers to the past, and he can become the focus without taking the ball.

In the past game time, Zhen Shaolong had touched the ball three times, both of which took the ball in a crisis. He was intercepted by the opponent without taking two steps, and once the ball was passed back to his teammates.

Facing the intensive defense near the penalty area of ​​Arsenal, it is too difficult to rely on its own technical strength to find opportunities ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ Zhen Shaolong realized this.

When the game has been going for fifteen minutes, even if there is no outside staff to help analyze, the players on the court know that Arsenal's tactics have changed, but the advantage is that Newcastle United will not be suppressed and the offensive opportunities will become more.

Zhen Shaolong withdrew the ball twice in a row and found a chance in the periphery on one side.

Hanging door!

With the extremely powerful "calibration" auxiliary bonus, Zhen Shaolong's hanging door kicked out was a dead corner, which caused a direct threat to the goal. Unfortunately, the shooting position was still too far, and the football did not fall in front of the goal. Even if the angle is tricky, Amunia will be saved.

"That does not work!"

After Zhen Shaolong tried for the second time, he could not help shaking his head. The continuous hanging shot did have a chance to score, but the chance was too small, and the blockade at the front of the opponent's penalty area was also tight. The distance was closer and it was impossible. Find a shot opportunity.

The game may continue to benefit Arsenal.

"Forget it!"

"Let's talk about the advanced ball!"

Zhen Shaolong made a decision with a sigh, then he greeted Gremi and said, "Pay attention to my position, pass the ball!"

"Okay, got it!"

Gremy nodded continuously.