Chapter 434 What a monster

Arsenal are on a roll.

In the twenty-first round of the league, Arsenal defeated Bolton Wanderers.

They continue to consolidate their advantage in the standings.

FA Cup third round.

Arsenal played again with the reserve team and Yello.

Defeated Coventry 3-0 and passed smoothly.

Then in the 22nd round of the Premier League, they defeated Stoke City 3-0 at home.

Then January 1th came.

A focus battle in the 23rd round of the Premier League.

Arsenal defeated Manchester City 2-0!

And it's still on the road.

Manchester City are in turmoil right now.

Now Manchester City has finalized Bayern coach Guardiola in advance.

Guardiola will move to Manchester City next season.

Current Manchester City coach Conte is very embarrassed.

Therefore, Manchester City has had a very difficult time in the recent rounds of the league.

The players seemed to have little interest in the field.

They have already left the title race early.

Then came the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals.

Arsenal's opponent is North London rival Tottenham.

As a result, Arsenal almost killed the game in the first leg - they swept Tottenham 3-0 at White Hart Lane.

This is still under the condition that the team is completely playing as a reserve team.

Next up is another cup match.

FA Cup fourth round.

The opponent is Brighton.

Arsenal were almost eliminated in this game.

But in the end, Ye Luo still relied on Ye Luo to complete the decisive victory.

Three to two!

Arsenal reached the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Come back.

The reserve team players led by Ye Luo finally lost.

They lost to Tottenham 1-2 at home.

But this did not affect their advancement to the League Cup final!

The opponent in the final was Chelsea.

"Ye Luo!! Ye Luo did it!! God, he really led the reserve team players to the League Cup final!"

"Seven-time champion! He is not joking! He is really moving towards this goal!"

After the game.

Almost all the focus is on Ye Luo.

The League Cup final is held on March 1st.

Arsenal's schedule in February is still quite intensive.

But Arsenal still achieved pretty good results.

The league defeated Aston Villa and Tottenham one after another.

Drawn by Leicester City.

But then came the FA Cup win over Middlesbrough.

Reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

After this game.

Arsenal finally lost.

They lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace away from home - this was the 25th round of the league.

But that's okay.

They are eight points ahead of second-placed Manchester United.

The position is very stable.

After this game.

Arsenal ushered in the Champions League quarter-finals.

First, they have to challenge Dortmund away from home!

How to deal with Ye Luo?

This is a major problem in contemporary world football.

The same goes for Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp.

Almost all coaches are studying Yello.

So does Klopp.

But the more research you do.

The more he felt how terrible Ye Luo was.

Klopp is also well-informed.

But he found out after studying Ye Luo.

Yello is the most versatile player in history.

Facing such players.

How to deal with him?

Klopp has a headache.

Dortmund's coaching staff also has a headache.

The more they studied, the less confident they became about the game.

In the end, Klopp made the final decision.

He decided not to worry about how to deal with Ye Luo - there was no good way to deal with Ye Luo anyway.

It's better to use the power of my own home court and let me take the lead.

Try to show momentum at home! !

This is also the best choice for Dortmund at this stage.

Because Klopp found that the more he struggled with how to deal with Ye Luo, the more likely he was to fall into a situation where he was beaten by Ye Luo.

Might as well make good use of your home court.

Westfalenstadion.

This is the devil's home stadium that all teams around the world will fear!

Dortmund has lost its previous sharpness in the past two seasons.

But their heritage is still there.

At least the midfield and frontcourt are very strong.

As both sides announced their starting lineups.

There is not much to say about Arsenal.

"Arsenal still played with all the main players in this game, maintaining the same main lineup as in previous games."

"Goalkeeper Szczesny, double central defenders Van Dijk and Alderweireld, right back Cancelo, left back Luke Shaw, midfielders Kante, Fabinho and Reus, forward line It’s Mane, Yello and Sanchez!”

"On Dortmund's side, Dortmund's formation for this game may be 4231, with goalkeeper Weidenfeller, center back Subotic partnering with Hummels, left back Papastathopoulos, and right back Schmel. Strategy, double defensive midfielder Gundogan partners with Svenven De, attacking midfielder Reus, left midfielder Kampl, he can also play as an attacking midfielder or shadow forward, right midfielder Kuba, forward Aubameyang!"

Many Dortmund players have set their sights on Yello.

Aubameyang's expression was a little complicated.

In fact, his agent was negotiating with Arsenal last season and wanted to join Arsenal.

It ended up being ruined because the price he charged was too high.

If not, would he have reached the peak of his career last season?

Won the coveted championship.

Aubameyang is also eager to join Barcelona this season.

As a result, Barcelona's interest in Aubameyang also weakened after spending a lot of money to introduce Suarez.

The referee team led the players from both teams out of the tunnel and onto the court.

The entire Westfalenstadion was already packed.

When players from both sides appear.

Dortmund fans gave the Arsenal players the sharpest boos without mercy.

to huge boos.

Ye Luo, wearing the captain's armband, calmly performed the side-picking ceremony.

After a series of pre-match rituals.

The game officially begins!

"As the referee blew his whistle, the game began! In the first half, Arsenal, wearing the away jersey of white and black pants, took the lead. They attacked from the left to the right of the screen, while Dortmund, wearing the home jersey It’s attacking from the right side of the screen to the left!! This is a focus battle in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals!”

Duan Xuan began to introduce it to the audience in front of the TV.

And on the court.

The pace of the game between the two sides picked up from the beginning.

Arsenal press high.

And Dortmund is not a team famous for being good at defense.

Plus Klopp emphasized it before the game.

Dortmund's only advantage is at their home court, while Arsenal's weakness lies in their defense!

So Dortmund attacked aggressively from the start.

Give Arsenal a disastrous start from the beginning of the game!

If they can score a goal at the beginning of the game and catch Arsenal off guard, it may not be impossible for Dortmund, who are playing at home, to win the game.

Both sides need to use high pressure.

One wants to attack at home.

Then the pace of the game will of course become very fast.

Arsenal was the first to take action.

Taking advantage of the first kick-off, Arsenal quickly completed an attack.

Cazorla received the ball in the middle and passed it back to Fabinho.

Fabinho crossed the ball to Yeluo who was inserted in the back row.

Ye Luo took a run-up and hit the ball with a furious shot!

Bang!

The football hit the post and bounced off the baseline.

The Dortmund fans at the scene were so shocked that they broke out in cold sweat. Goalkeeper Weidenfeller's back was wet with cold sweat.

When he got up from the ground, he looked at his goal in shock, and was relieved when he found that there was no football in it.

Fortunately, the goal didn't go in.

After Weidenfeller breathed a sigh of relief.

Signaling the caddy to give him the ball.

Dortmund kicks off.

Soon Dortmund's attack hit Arsenal's backcourt.

Kanpur took the ball and broke forward with the ball.

Shoveled to the ground by Cancelo.

The referee gave Dortmund a free kick and verbally warned Cancelo.

It's not easy to be a referee in a focused battle like this.

Any penalty you make will elicit boos.

Whether it’s from away or home.

Just like it is now.

The referee warned Cancelo for not playing the card.

Dortmund fans quit.

They booed loudly.

But if it's the other way around.

If the referee plays the card, he will also be booed.

It was booed by Arsenal fans.

Of course, they may also be booed by Dortmund fans - they will definitely not be satisfied with the yellow card. The fans certainly hope that he will give a direct red card and send Cancelo off.

If the penalty is determined according to the wishes of the fans.

Then it is impossible for any team to win on the road.

Dortmund won a free kick about thirty meters from the goal.

The location is a little off.

Royce and Kampl discussed how to take the penalty.

Both have good footwork.

You can shoot from this position.

Of course, it's more likely to be a pass.

In the end, Kanpur landed a powerful shot.

The football was refracted as it hit the wall, and the stands could not wait to burst into cheers.

But this refraction was not exaggerated, so Szczesny was easily controlled after the change.

"Szczesny, very stable! He hugged the ball directly."

"Although Kanpur's shot did not go in, it is a good sign. This shows that Dortmund will not be conservative at home. Maybe this game will be a more open offensive battle!"

A commentator said.

Minutes into the game.

Both sides each had a threatening attack.

Arsenal quickly responded in kind.

Cazorla got the ball on the penalty area line and volleyed hard.

Dissolved by Weidenfeller.

Ye Luo's performance was also very stable.

When he was defending in this game, he still went up to press, and when he was attacking, the ball had to pass more through his feet to start the attack.

But in the opening stages.

Yello did not make more risky passes, but mainly passed safely.

He is more responsible for completing some offensive scheduling work.

Cazorla often breaks into the penalty area.

Klopp is also watching Yello's performance.

Take a look at these few minutes.

Ye Luo has not yet fully demonstrated his strength.

So the strategy he formulated before the game was correct.

Maybe Dortmund actually had a chance in the opening stages?

The pace of both sides is fast.

There is no more entanglement in the midfield in football. Both sides choose to quickly pass the midfield and directly hit the ball into the dangerous area to start the attack.

The eighth minute of the game.

After getting the ball in the backcourt, Van Dijk dribbled the ball across half-court and then passed it diagonally to the forward full-back Luke Shaw.

However, Luke Shaw and Van Dijk obviously do not have much tacit understanding.

Van Dyke passed the ball at his feet, and Luke Shaw was ready to move forward at that moment to receive the ball with a certain amount of advance.

When he reacts.

You have to make an emergency stop to control the ball.

So knowing that he can't control the ball calmly.

Luke Xiao stopped suddenly, turned around, and shoveled.

The ball was shoveled laterally to Mane.

After Mane received the ball, he saw Yello coming in from the back row to connect.

So he took advantage of the situation and swept the ball to Ye Luo.

Swende, who was responsible for defending Yelo, was originally staring at Yelo.

When he saw Ye Luo advancing forward, he judged that the opponent was going straight to the ribs to use the gap in the ribs to catch the ball.

As a result, Ye Luo suddenly stopped and changed direction halfway through.

This change of pace prevented Svend from keeping up.

It's just such a time difference.

Lamosai was thrown away by Ye Luo.

"Ye Luo!!!"

Yelo, who got rid of Swende, received the ball near the top of the penalty area.

At this time, Dortmund's central defender Hummels certainly cannot ignore the power of receiving the ball in this position.

He rushed directly towards Ye Luo.

See this scene.

Gundogan shouted something bad.

Because the central defender came out and the two full-backs were still behind.

This is the most taboo situation in defense.

Dortmund's back line formed an inverted horseshoe shape at this moment.

This means that there is a huge gap in the middle!

Gundogan, who was originally responsible for the sweep, hurriedly accelerated towards the penalty area.

He can't defend Ye Luo anymore.

Instead, we must immediately fill the gap exposed by the central defender!

Because he had already seen Royce diagonally inserting that area!

As long as Yeluo passes the ball.

That's a single blow!

At the same time.

Dortmund's other full-back Schmelzer's attention was also attracted to Cooper by Yello.

Although he was also running back, his speed was not fast, and he still turned to look at Ye Luo.

He didn't even realize what Mane was doing behind him.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

If Ye Luo looks up and observes, then pass the ball.

That chance is probably gone.

So he didn't stop at all.

It was just a diagonal pass!

The football passed through the gap between Swende and Schmelzer.

The ball fell in front of Mane, who was completely unmarked.

Mane started to accelerate instantly after Yello passed the ball.

Soon I caught up with football.

Gundogan originally wanted to defend Cazorla.

As a result, when he saw that Mane was empty, he could only pounce on him, because if he ignored Mane, Mane would be able to face goalkeeper Szczesny directly.

Just like this.

Cazorla was completely left empty handed.

Mane did not shoot himself, but passed the ball across the center before Gundogan arrived.

Cazorla did not go straight into the penalty area, but moved laterally parallel to Dortmund's back line to avoid being offside.

And it also gives Mane an angle to pass the ball.

When Mane passed the ball.

Cazorla took a two-step approach and shot directly!

When no one is watching.

This explosive shot prevented Weidenfeller from making any saves!

The football slammed into the net.

Klopp couldn't help but shook his head after seeing this goal.

The essence of this goal lies in Ye Luo's pass.

This is the time to pass it on.

I don’t know how many players can’t master it well

However, Ye Luo didn't even look up to observe, as if he knew where to pass the ball to create the greatest threat.

"This kid, even if he is a good scorer, is also the best in the world when he plays midfield. He is really a monster."

Klopp murmured. (End of chapter)