Chapter 267 Lightning Start!Half-turn and slash in the air! (2 in 1)
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Liu Nian Fei Shui
Chapter 267 Lightning Start!Half-turn and slash in the air! ([-]-in-[-])
Guardiola brought former Arsenal player Ergo to attend the regular pre-match press conference to show his confidence in winning. Just when the British media was about to cynicize, he directly signaled the club's press officer to end the press conference.
Such a showy operation also made Guardiola briefly become an Internet celebrity and became the focus of heated discussions on major social media.
As everyone knows, this is exactly what Guardiola, who will coach Manchester City next season, deliberately did.
The purpose is to attract media attention and reduce pressure on players.
Everyone knows that Arsenal cannot be underestimated this season. The team is distracted from the league and the players are under huge pressure. Appropriate reduction of pressure can give the team an opportunity to break out in the Champions League.
The Edog has a particularly strong fighting spirit.
He knew that his move to Bayern last summer was due to Wenger's intention to introduce Martin, so he wanted to prove himself at the Emirates Stadium.
He was even prepared to celebrate after scoring a goal at the Emirates Stadium, just to take revenge on those Arsenal fans who forgot about him so quickly.
There are two first legs of the quarter-finals on the first match day of the Champions League in midweek. In addition to Arsenal VS Bayern, there are also Barcelona VS Atletico Madrid.
Many fans consider that Atletico Madrid is famous for its iron-blooded defense and think that they will not score many goals, so they are ready to watch the grudge match between Arsenal and Bayern.
Bayern fans are wary of Martin's performance, but have full confidence in their team.
原因很简单，两队从2000-2001赛季欧冠小组赛以来总共交战八次，拜仁4胜2平2负。
Although the historical record has almost no impact on the game, it can bring some psychological hints to teams in need.
Starting at noon local time in Europe on Tuesday, there is already a fanatical football atmosphere near the Emirates Stadium in North London.
Diehard Arsenal fans gathered together to sing a series of songs.
The team song "Good Old Arsenal" from the old English League One era, the later replaced "The Wonder Of You", the new team song "Hot Stuff", the must-play "Sweet Caroline" at home in recent years, the fan song "The Great Old Arsenal" "and "Martin's Song" that has recently emerged in the fan circle...
The fanatical home atmosphere also brought great confidence to the Arsenal players who were staying in the hotel to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Martin, who returned to the room to rest, slapped his forehead suddenly, apparently thinking of something.
Is there any achievement reward for breaking his own single-season assist record last Saturday?
But I quickly remembered that I did not receive an achievement reward for breaking the Bundesliga single-season assist record jointly held by Misimovich and Ribery last year, but had to wait until the end of the league to distribute it uniformly.
Waste of expression!
However, Martin is still confident in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Emirates Stadium tonight.
With his current ability, as long as he plays to his personal strengths, it is entirely possible to score goals with the support of the home atmosphere!
And, more goals.
Guardiola's appointment as Manchester City head coach after his contract with Bayern ended has been officially confirmed. This is the last few months of his coaching Bayern. Recently, the media broke the news that Guardiola's relationship with the locker room has declined. He believes that there is a certain probability that he will be in the Champions League 1 Defeated Bayern in the /4 finals.
In the Champions League, Bayern has been beaten before.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the square outside the Emirates Stadium was already overcrowded.
There were long queues at each ticket gate to enter the stadium. Arsenal fans were enthusiastic, holding banners, slogans, posters, and singing team songs and fan songs.
The first bus to arrive at the Emirates Stadium was the Bayern bus. The overwhelming boos quickly swept through the entire outer square and spread to almost the entire North London as the number of people increased.
The Bayern fans who traveled with the team were firmly protected by the security circle. They wanted to give the team huge support at this special time, but unfortunately, the absolute disadvantage of numbers could not break through the shackles...
When the Arsenal players took the bus and approached the main road outside, there was a huge roar that lasted for a long time.
This situation did not decline until the players entered the court.
But when the players went to the court to warm up, there were endless cheers.
Martin was the key to Arsenal's home victory over Bayern and received the loudest shouts from the team.
"Martin!"
"Martin!!"
"Martin!!!"
When the Bayern players who were already warming up saw Martin, they couldn't help but think of the figure who was still a little immature but performed very well last season, and they all frowned involuntarily.
Especially after seeing Martin's warm-up performance with the ball after stretching, they all knew that the next game would definitely be particularly difficult.
About an hour before the game, UEFA announced the starting lineup submitted by both sides not long ago.
Based on the home team Arsenal's past customary formations, the 4231 formation was summarized.
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Monreal, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Bellerin
Back midfielder: Coquelin, Martin
Midfielders: Sanchez, Elneny, Walcott
Forward: Welbeck
……
The official prediction of the 433 formation is based on the usage of starting players announced by Bayern in past games.
Defenders: Bernat, Alaba, Javi Martinez, Lahm
Midfielder: Ergo, Xabi Alonso, Vidal
Forwards: Douglas Costa, Lewandowski, Thomas Muller
……
Guardiola, who got Arsenal's starting lineup, naturally did not believe the predicted formation of UEFA's official technical team, because the formation he arranged before the game was actually 4231, but UEFA officially predicted a 433 formation.
"Mohamed Elneny plays as an attacking midfielder? Or plays in a 433-[-]-[-] formation?"
Guardiola frowned.
The Egyptian captain, who only joined Arsenal in January this year, is good at intercepting the ball and organizing attacks. It's not that he can't play as an attacking midfielder, but he just feels weird. After all, since joining, he has played mainly as a substitute and occasionally started. Also partnered with Martin as a double midfielder.
Coquelin is a typical sweeper midfielder. He does not need to participate in the offense at all, and naturally cannot be placed in the attacking midfielder position.
"Could it be that...Martin plays as a midfielder?"
Thinking of this possibility, his eyebrows deepened.
However, he quickly denied this possibility. Arsenal, coached by Wenger in his later years, still tended to be conservative. Maybe against a weak team, but when playing against a strong team, Martin will always be placed as an organizational midfielder.
Therefore, Guardiola believes that Wenger wants to play a 433 formation at home, with Martin in the center and Elneny and Coquelin on both sides.
After all, Bayern, which he coaches, is full of offense, dazzling with passing and cutting, and it is very reasonable to add defensive players in the midfield.
"Yes, that's it."
After clearing his mind, Guardiola followed specific ideas to find out the deficiencies and make up for them, and made the tactics formulated before the game more rigorous. He strived to defeat Arsenal in the away game and set the tone for promotion in the two-leg Champions League quarter-final knockout round!
……
About 10 minutes before the game, the loudspeaker in the home and away team's locker room rang the game preparation bell.
Players from both teams gathered involuntarily, forming a circle and saying "must win" under the call of influential players in their respective teams.
After a while, the starting players from both sides of the game stayed in the tunnel, and the substitute players went straight into the court and sat on the bench.
The Spanish players from the two teams greeted each other in the player tunnel. Sanchez and Vidal were teammates of the Chilean national team and also hugged each other and chatted for a few words before the start of the game.
French players Koeman, Koscielny and Giroud said hello.
Brazilian players Gabriel and Douglas Costa nodded...
Martin is Arsenal's most threatening player. He also had three matches with Bayern last season. Bayern players respect and fear him, and they just nod to each other.
It didn't take long for the Polish referee Marciniak to lead the starting players of both sides of the game to the court.
On both sides of the players' tunnel entrance were reporters holding their heads high one after another, snapping wildly at the players leading their caddies into the court.
At the same time, the classic UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League" played on the live broadcast.
Every time you hear the high-pitched and progressive notes of this tune, you will be brought into the enthusiasm of the main melody. The theme song full of religious coronation carols will also make people feel intense excitement.
【sont les meilleurs】
French: They are the best
【Sie sind die Besten】
German: They are the best
【These are the champions】
English: They are the champions
……
Whether it is the 22 players on the field preparing to fight, the players on the bench, the fans in the audience, or the fans watching the live broadcast of the game, there will be an equal excitement.
The Champions League theme song ended, and the players from both sides of the match also completed the handshake session, took a group photo of each side, and the captain went to the referee's seat to guess the ball before the game.
……
The two sides prepare for the game, and the players position themselves according to the formation established by the coaching staff.
Wenger saw Bayern's players leaning towards the 4231 formation assumed before the game, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
When Guardiola, who was sitting in the coaching bench, looked at the pitch, his eyebrows couldn't help but rise.
"How come Martin is in this position?"
Such doubts also exist among his coaching team.
Martin's current position is the midfielder position of the 4231 formation, which is close to the center arc of Arsenal's half.
"Maybe he wanted to take advantage of the kick-off opportunity to attack."
Assistant Torrent thought for a moment and said next to Guardiola.
"I hope so..."
Guardiola felt vaguely uneasy.
"beep~"
At this moment, the referee Maziniak blew his whistle.
"aoaoaoooooo—"
A loud chants from the home fans rang out over the Emirates Stadium.
"Dragon Kingdom TV, Dragon Kingdom TV, what we are broadcasting for you now is the live broadcast of Arsenal's home game against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League."
Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out the iconic opening remarks: "The person wearing the red jersey and white pants is the home team Arsenal. They attack from the left to the right of the broadcast screen. The person wearing the black jersey and black pants is the away team Bayern. Munich..." Welbeck kicked the ball to Sanchez, who immediately kicked it to Martin outside the center circle.
Lewandowski and Douglas Costa rushed over in unison. Martin, who turned sideways, used the flexibility of his ankle to widen the angle of the arch of his foot and push the football kicked by Sanchez to Elneny.
The aggressive Lewandowski just turned the corner, and Elneny returned the ball without stopping.
Ergou, who was ambushing behind Lewandowski, his eyes lit up, and he had an early prediction and accelerated to go around from behind on the left side.
Unexpectedly, Martin, who had his back to the direction of the attack, raised his left foot and took a step to the left. Ergou subconsciously braked suddenly on the spot and was too late. He hit Martin's strong back. His instinct to stretch out his foot to trip someone was obviously slow. After half a beat, I only kicked a ball of air...
"Pretty!"
He Wei, who was still announcing the starting lineups of both sides to the fans watching the live game on TV, subconsciously shouted: "Martin let the ball pass Ergou and then dribbled the ball past the halfway line!"
"Martin! Martin!!"
The Arsenal fans in the audience subconsciously let out huge shouts.
Vidal and Xabi Alonso did not dare to act rashly. Bayern's formation moved inward, and Muller, who was the right midfielder, pounced.
Martin, who was speeding up the ball, directly used his speed to force the football to the right. Muller subconsciously fell to the ground and shoveled half a beat too late. Neither the football nor the person was kicked, so he could only watch Martin walk away helplessly.
Vidal and Xabi Alonso fought and retreated, using a very layered front and back defense to ensure that even if Martin forced a breakthrough, there would be a partner who could use the foul in time to prevent Martin from continuing to break through.
The idea is great, but the actual implementation is a bit difficult.
Martin passed Muller and accelerated again, and soon got close to Xavi Alonso, whose speed had dropped significantly due to age.
'Brother Long' Alonso's defensive awareness is not bad, but his body cannot keep up with his awareness.
Seeing Martin smashing the ball to the left without any fancy tricks to accelerate the breakthrough, there is no way at all. The distance is too far and he can't even commit a foul.
Vidal, who had not yet completely retreated to a level, could only bite the bullet and approach Martin. Unexpectedly, Martin naturally stepped out with his left foot and used the inside of his instep to dunk the ball forward to the right.
High-speed fried meatballs!
Welbeck suddenly accelerated, causing both central defenders Alaba and Xavi Martinez to instinctively retreat.
Vidal was shaken by the continuous changes of direction, which gave Martin, who was slowing down, a chance to adjust.
It's about 35 meters from the door.
Shot in fury!
Boom~
Accompanied by a crisp muffled sound, the football shot up from the ground like an unloaded cannonball and swept towards the upper left corner of the goal at an unstoppable speed.
Vidal, Alaba and Javi Martinez subconsciously followed the flight of the football and turned their heads.
Just in time to see goalkeeper Neuer, who was holding his breath, take a small step to the right, use the weak inertia to jump sideways, exert force on his waist and abdomen, and naturally spread his right hand to fly to the upper left corner of the goal (Visual View of the Offensive Team) ) football.
That tense heart didn't let out a sigh of relief until Neuer moved the football a few centimeters away with the fingertips of his right hand...
bang~
The football, which was not slowing down in speed, flew to the outside of the left goal post and flew to the bottom line. It hit the aluminum alloy billboard with a crisp collision sound.
"wowowoowooooo——"
Arsenal fans reflexively let out a burst of exclamation.
If Neuer had reacted half a beat slower, Martin's long shot in less than half a minute might have broken the deadlock!
Feeling the huge pressure, Guardiola quickly came from the coaching bench to the visiting team's technical command area and roared at the players on the court.
To the effect, how can Martin be given such an opportunity to drive straight through the middle?
Fortunately, Neuer was focused, otherwise he would have conceded a goal just before kick-off.
The next game will inevitably become extremely difficult.
"Martin's kick was beautiful, but Neuer's save was even better! Trying to keep the goal!"
Central 5 commentator He Wei changed the subject and shouted unabated: "If Martin helps Arsenal take the lead in the early stages, then the game will completely enter Arsenal's rhythm, which is a pity for Arsenal fans!"
Martin was not upset. He chose breakthrough + long-range shots at the beginning in order to give Bayern players a knock-on effect.
It's good to score goals, but it doesn't matter if you don't.
The long shot of 35 meters+ easily broke through the goal guarded by Neuer, who was at the peak of his career. Shi Yimen could definitely use a substitution.
Neuer, who was trying to turn the tide, was about to scold the defensive players, but when he thought about Arsenal's corner kick opportunity, he immediately realized that he should encourage him first. Anyway, head coach Guardiola had already encouraged him immediately.
The on-site director took advantage of Sanchez running to the corner to recreate the wonderful process of Martin dribbling the ball through the middle and connecting several people.
The whole pass was quite exciting. Letting the ball go past Ergou was eye-catching. In the end, the high-speed fried balls used by Xavi Alonso and Vidal were amazing. The long shot with slight adjustments was even more smooth and full of flow. Ornamental.
Both the Arsenal fans in the audience and the Gunners fans in front of the TV are full of expectations for the corner kick attack.
Martin showed excellent competitive form at the beginning, and the subsequent battle for the top of the penalty area may bring surprises!
It is precisely for this reason that the director gave Martin a close-up shot.
Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso, who were responsible for marking, both had solemn faces, fearing that Martin would complete a high-quality header in their defense.
That's the thing sometimes, the more you worry about something the more it will happen.
Sanchez's offensive right corner kick landed exactly in Martin's coverage area.
Fans watching the live broadcast of the game watched closely as Martin, who was caught in the middle, took off forcefully. As if he stood out from the crowd, he twisted his waist and swung his abdomen, and used his forehead to push the ball towards the upper left corner of the goal.
Neuer stepped forward again and his sideways movement was very fast.
Taking advantage of the trend, he raised his right hand and pushed the football outward. The football changed its trajectory and rubbed the outside of the left goal post and went out of the baseline.
"Manuel Neuer is doing something good!"
German Sky TV commentator Marcel Leif shouted: "He once again rejected Martin's threatening header!"
"Fuck!"
Martin, who fell back to the ground due to the influence of gravity, yelled out a Chinese quintessence, and then high-fived his teammates around him.
Seeing Neuer in excellent condition, his desire to conquer was immediately aroused.
Defeating such a top goalkeeper is more convincing!
Guardiola, who was standing in the visiting team's coach's command area, felt the pressure growing more and more, and he kept making gestures while speaking plausibly.
It is not difficult to see that he is very nervous now.
Last season, Martin, whose offensive attributes were not fully utilized, helped Wolfsburg with 2 goals and 5 assists to win three times against Bayern. This season, Martin's offensive attributes are fully utilized. Guardiola is really afraid that Martin, who is getting stronger with each passing game, will be there. The subsequent corner kick attack contributed to a better performance.
Sanchez switched to the other side to prepare for the corner kick. Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso marked Martin more closely, and the three almost became sandwiches.
So much so that Martin had to throw his hands up in the air to complain.
The referee Maziniak couldn't stand it anymore. He blew his whistle to signal Sanchez not to take the corner kick, and then gave Lewandowski and Xavi Alonso a warning.
"beep~"
Maziniak, who exited outside the penalty area, blew the whistle hard.
Naturally, Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso did not dare to be as presumptuous as before, lest the corner kick fell here again and Martin fell to the ground. When the penalty kick was whistled, there would be no place to cry.
When playing away games, you should at least adapt to the referee's penalty standards before taking corresponding defensive actions.
"aoaoaoaoooo—"
The home fans cheered and made a huge roar.
Sanchez raised his right hand and began to run. Martin, who was closely guarded, raised his hands and stood on tiptoe continuously, preparing to take off.
Lewandowski and Xavi Alonso clearly felt the pressure from Martin, and there were endless shouts pouring into their ears, making them feel extremely nervous.
The moment Sanchez took the corner kick, Martin, who was standing on tiptoe, suddenly accelerated from the penalty spot to the small penalty area line.
Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso, who were belatedly aware of the situation, quickly followed suit.
But at this moment, Martin braked suddenly and turned back.
The football shot up from the ground and flew towards the center of the penalty area with a strong inward arc. Lewandowski, who was subconsciously following Martin, was suddenly blocked by a red figure and was shocked.
pick and roll!
Xabi Alonso was affected by his declining physical fitness and obviously paused when making emergency stops.
Martin, who was running according to the corner kick tactics, saw that the landing point of the football was much lower than expected, just at the height of an ordinary person's chest.
A direct header will definitely not pose a threat.
How to do it?
At this critical moment, an idea flashed across his mind.
Martin turned sideways and actively faced the ball, making full use of the passive effect of his talent [Stop Ball Master] and his balance of 90 and flexibility attribute of 86 to complete a difficult twist and hip, using his chest to push the football to the left of his body. Stop on the side.
Vidal and Alaba, who subconsciously defended, thought Martin was facing the ball, stopped it with his chest, and then shot the ball without stopping with his left foot, so they rushed to block the eye-catching shot.
Unexpectedly, Martin's chest stopped the ball in the opposite direction.
With the attention of the whole world, Martin quickly completed a half-turn to the left using his left foot as the axis. He completed a small step with his left foot to support his body. His body's center of gravity tilted heavily to the left, and his right foot that swung backwards fell down to his waist. High football.
Half-turn and slash in the air!
Boom~
At the same time, Welbeck, who originally helped Martin in the pick-and-roll, subconsciously pushed his crotch forward, while Koscielny, who was on the right side of the penalty area, pushed his butt back when he saw Martin completing the shot.
As a result, the football kicked out by Martin flew quickly to the right side of the goal through the passage that was wide enough for the two of them.
Neuer, who was in excellent starting condition, was blocked from sight. By the time he saw the football in his sight, it was too late to make a save.
Therefore, he could only watch as the fast football rubbed the inside of the left goal post (from the goalkeeper's perspective), crossed the goal line, and hit the snow-white net at a speed visible to the naked eye...
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa——"
Suddenly, the sky above the Emirates Stadium rang with hysterical cheers from Arsenal fans for a goal.
(End of this chapter)
Guardiola brought former Arsenal player Ergo to attend the regular pre-match press conference to show his confidence in winning. Just when the British media was about to cynicize, he directly signaled the club's press officer to end the press conference.
Such a showy operation also made Guardiola briefly become an Internet celebrity and became the focus of heated discussions on major social media.
As everyone knows, this is exactly what Guardiola, who will coach Manchester City next season, deliberately did.
The purpose is to attract media attention and reduce pressure on players.
Everyone knows that Arsenal cannot be underestimated this season. The team is distracted from the league and the players are under huge pressure. Appropriate reduction of pressure can give the team an opportunity to break out in the Champions League.
The Edog has a particularly strong fighting spirit.
He knew that his move to Bayern last summer was due to Wenger's intention to introduce Martin, so he wanted to prove himself at the Emirates Stadium.
He was even prepared to celebrate after scoring a goal at the Emirates Stadium, just to take revenge on those Arsenal fans who forgot about him so quickly.
There are two first legs of the quarter-finals on the first match day of the Champions League in midweek. In addition to Arsenal VS Bayern, there are also Barcelona VS Atletico Madrid.
Many fans consider that Atletico Madrid is famous for its iron-blooded defense and think that they will not score many goals, so they are ready to watch the grudge match between Arsenal and Bayern.
Bayern fans are wary of Martin's performance, but have full confidence in their team.
原因很简单，两队从2000-2001赛季欧冠小组赛以来总共交战八次，拜仁4胜2平2负。
Although the historical record has almost no impact on the game, it can bring some psychological hints to teams in need.
Starting at noon local time in Europe on Tuesday, there is already a fanatical football atmosphere near the Emirates Stadium in North London.
Diehard Arsenal fans gathered together to sing a series of songs.
The team song "Good Old Arsenal" from the old English League One era, the later replaced "The Wonder Of You", the new team song "Hot Stuff", the must-play "Sweet Caroline" at home in recent years, the fan song "The Great Old Arsenal" "and "Martin's Song" that has recently emerged in the fan circle...
The fanatical home atmosphere also brought great confidence to the Arsenal players who were staying in the hotel to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Martin, who returned to the room to rest, slapped his forehead suddenly, apparently thinking of something.
Is there any achievement reward for breaking his own single-season assist record last Saturday?
But I quickly remembered that I did not receive an achievement reward for breaking the Bundesliga single-season assist record jointly held by Misimovich and Ribery last year, but had to wait until the end of the league to distribute it uniformly.
Waste of expression!
However, Martin is still confident in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Emirates Stadium tonight.
With his current ability, as long as he plays to his personal strengths, it is entirely possible to score goals with the support of the home atmosphere!
And, more goals.
Guardiola's appointment as Manchester City head coach after his contract with Bayern ended has been officially confirmed. This is the last few months of his coaching Bayern. Recently, the media broke the news that Guardiola's relationship with the locker room has declined. He believes that there is a certain probability that he will be in the Champions League 1 Defeated Bayern in the /4 finals.
In the Champions League, Bayern has been beaten before.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the square outside the Emirates Stadium was already overcrowded.
There were long queues at each ticket gate to enter the stadium. Arsenal fans were enthusiastic, holding banners, slogans, posters, and singing team songs and fan songs.
The first bus to arrive at the Emirates Stadium was the Bayern bus. The overwhelming boos quickly swept through the entire outer square and spread to almost the entire North London as the number of people increased.
The Bayern fans who traveled with the team were firmly protected by the security circle. They wanted to give the team huge support at this special time, but unfortunately, the absolute disadvantage of numbers could not break through the shackles...
When the Arsenal players took the bus and approached the main road outside, there was a huge roar that lasted for a long time.
This situation did not decline until the players entered the court.
But when the players went to the court to warm up, there were endless cheers.
Martin was the key to Arsenal's home victory over Bayern and received the loudest shouts from the team.
"Martin!"
"Martin!!"
"Martin!!!"
When the Bayern players who were already warming up saw Martin, they couldn't help but think of the figure who was still a little immature but performed very well last season, and they all frowned involuntarily.
Especially after seeing Martin's warm-up performance with the ball after stretching, they all knew that the next game would definitely be particularly difficult.
About an hour before the game, UEFA announced the starting lineup submitted by both sides not long ago.
Based on the home team Arsenal's past customary formations, the 4231 formation was summarized.
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Monreal, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Bellerin
Back midfielder: Coquelin, Martin
Midfielders: Sanchez, Elneny, Walcott
Forward: Welbeck
……
The official prediction of the 433 formation is based on the usage of starting players announced by Bayern in past games.
Defenders: Bernat, Alaba, Javi Martinez, Lahm
Midfielder: Ergo, Xabi Alonso, Vidal
Forwards: Douglas Costa, Lewandowski, Thomas Muller
……
Guardiola, who got Arsenal's starting lineup, naturally did not believe the predicted formation of UEFA's official technical team, because the formation he arranged before the game was actually 4231, but UEFA officially predicted a 433 formation.
"Mohamed Elneny plays as an attacking midfielder? Or plays in a 433-[-]-[-] formation?"
Guardiola frowned.
The Egyptian captain, who only joined Arsenal in January this year, is good at intercepting the ball and organizing attacks. It's not that he can't play as an attacking midfielder, but he just feels weird. After all, since joining, he has played mainly as a substitute and occasionally started. Also partnered with Martin as a double midfielder.
Coquelin is a typical sweeper midfielder. He does not need to participate in the offense at all, and naturally cannot be placed in the attacking midfielder position.
"Could it be that...Martin plays as a midfielder?"
Thinking of this possibility, his eyebrows deepened.
However, he quickly denied this possibility. Arsenal, coached by Wenger in his later years, still tended to be conservative. Maybe against a weak team, but when playing against a strong team, Martin will always be placed as an organizational midfielder.
Therefore, Guardiola believes that Wenger wants to play a 433 formation at home, with Martin in the center and Elneny and Coquelin on both sides.
After all, Bayern, which he coaches, is full of offense, dazzling with passing and cutting, and it is very reasonable to add defensive players in the midfield.
"Yes, that's it."
After clearing his mind, Guardiola followed specific ideas to find out the deficiencies and make up for them, and made the tactics formulated before the game more rigorous. He strived to defeat Arsenal in the away game and set the tone for promotion in the two-leg Champions League quarter-final knockout round!
……
About 10 minutes before the game, the loudspeaker in the home and away team's locker room rang the game preparation bell.
Players from both teams gathered involuntarily, forming a circle and saying "must win" under the call of influential players in their respective teams.
After a while, the starting players from both sides of the game stayed in the tunnel, and the substitute players went straight into the court and sat on the bench.
The Spanish players from the two teams greeted each other in the player tunnel. Sanchez and Vidal were teammates of the Chilean national team and also hugged each other and chatted for a few words before the start of the game.
French players Koeman, Koscielny and Giroud said hello.
Brazilian players Gabriel and Douglas Costa nodded...
Martin is Arsenal's most threatening player. He also had three matches with Bayern last season. Bayern players respect and fear him, and they just nod to each other.
It didn't take long for the Polish referee Marciniak to lead the starting players of both sides of the game to the court.
On both sides of the players' tunnel entrance were reporters holding their heads high one after another, snapping wildly at the players leading their caddies into the court.
At the same time, the classic UEFA Champions League theme song "Champions League" played on the live broadcast.
Every time you hear the high-pitched and progressive notes of this tune, you will be brought into the enthusiasm of the main melody. The theme song full of religious coronation carols will also make people feel intense excitement.
【sont les meilleurs】
French: They are the best
【Sie sind die Besten】
German: They are the best
【These are the champions】
English: They are the champions
……
Whether it is the 22 players on the field preparing to fight, the players on the bench, the fans in the audience, or the fans watching the live broadcast of the game, there will be an equal excitement.
The Champions League theme song ended, and the players from both sides of the match also completed the handshake session, took a group photo of each side, and the captain went to the referee's seat to guess the ball before the game.
……
The two sides prepare for the game, and the players position themselves according to the formation established by the coaching staff.
Wenger saw Bayern's players leaning towards the 4231 formation assumed before the game, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
When Guardiola, who was sitting in the coaching bench, looked at the pitch, his eyebrows couldn't help but rise.
"How come Martin is in this position?"
Such doubts also exist among his coaching team.
Martin's current position is the midfielder position of the 4231 formation, which is close to the center arc of Arsenal's half.
"Maybe he wanted to take advantage of the kick-off opportunity to attack."
Assistant Torrent thought for a moment and said next to Guardiola.
"I hope so..."
Guardiola felt vaguely uneasy.
"beep~"
At this moment, the referee Maziniak blew his whistle.
"aoaoaoooooo—"
A loud chants from the home fans rang out over the Emirates Stadium.
"Dragon Kingdom TV, Dragon Kingdom TV, what we are broadcasting for you now is the live broadcast of Arsenal's home game against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League."
Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out the iconic opening remarks: "The person wearing the red jersey and white pants is the home team Arsenal. They attack from the left to the right of the broadcast screen. The person wearing the black jersey and black pants is the away team Bayern. Munich..." Welbeck kicked the ball to Sanchez, who immediately kicked it to Martin outside the center circle.
Lewandowski and Douglas Costa rushed over in unison. Martin, who turned sideways, used the flexibility of his ankle to widen the angle of the arch of his foot and push the football kicked by Sanchez to Elneny.
The aggressive Lewandowski just turned the corner, and Elneny returned the ball without stopping.
Ergou, who was ambushing behind Lewandowski, his eyes lit up, and he had an early prediction and accelerated to go around from behind on the left side.
Unexpectedly, Martin, who had his back to the direction of the attack, raised his left foot and took a step to the left. Ergou subconsciously braked suddenly on the spot and was too late. He hit Martin's strong back. His instinct to stretch out his foot to trip someone was obviously slow. After half a beat, I only kicked a ball of air...
"Pretty!"
He Wei, who was still announcing the starting lineups of both sides to the fans watching the live game on TV, subconsciously shouted: "Martin let the ball pass Ergou and then dribbled the ball past the halfway line!"
"Martin! Martin!!"
The Arsenal fans in the audience subconsciously let out huge shouts.
Vidal and Xabi Alonso did not dare to act rashly. Bayern's formation moved inward, and Muller, who was the right midfielder, pounced.
Martin, who was speeding up the ball, directly used his speed to force the football to the right. Muller subconsciously fell to the ground and shoveled half a beat too late. Neither the football nor the person was kicked, so he could only watch Martin walk away helplessly.
Vidal and Xabi Alonso fought and retreated, using a very layered front and back defense to ensure that even if Martin forced a breakthrough, there would be a partner who could use the foul in time to prevent Martin from continuing to break through.
The idea is great, but the actual implementation is a bit difficult.
Martin passed Muller and accelerated again, and soon got close to Xavi Alonso, whose speed had dropped significantly due to age.
'Brother Long' Alonso's defensive awareness is not bad, but his body cannot keep up with his awareness.
Seeing Martin smashing the ball to the left without any fancy tricks to accelerate the breakthrough, there is no way at all. The distance is too far and he can't even commit a foul.
Vidal, who had not yet completely retreated to a level, could only bite the bullet and approach Martin. Unexpectedly, Martin naturally stepped out with his left foot and used the inside of his instep to dunk the ball forward to the right.
High-speed fried meatballs!
Welbeck suddenly accelerated, causing both central defenders Alaba and Xavi Martinez to instinctively retreat.
Vidal was shaken by the continuous changes of direction, which gave Martin, who was slowing down, a chance to adjust.
It's about 35 meters from the door.
Shot in fury!
Boom~
Accompanied by a crisp muffled sound, the football shot up from the ground like an unloaded cannonball and swept towards the upper left corner of the goal at an unstoppable speed.
Vidal, Alaba and Javi Martinez subconsciously followed the flight of the football and turned their heads.
Just in time to see goalkeeper Neuer, who was holding his breath, take a small step to the right, use the weak inertia to jump sideways, exert force on his waist and abdomen, and naturally spread his right hand to fly to the upper left corner of the goal (Visual View of the Offensive Team) ) football.
That tense heart didn't let out a sigh of relief until Neuer moved the football a few centimeters away with the fingertips of his right hand...
bang~
The football, which was not slowing down in speed, flew to the outside of the left goal post and flew to the bottom line. It hit the aluminum alloy billboard with a crisp collision sound.
"wowowoowooooo——"
Arsenal fans reflexively let out a burst of exclamation.
If Neuer had reacted half a beat slower, Martin's long shot in less than half a minute might have broken the deadlock!
Feeling the huge pressure, Guardiola quickly came from the coaching bench to the visiting team's technical command area and roared at the players on the court.
To the effect, how can Martin be given such an opportunity to drive straight through the middle?
Fortunately, Neuer was focused, otherwise he would have conceded a goal just before kick-off.
The next game will inevitably become extremely difficult.
"Martin's kick was beautiful, but Neuer's save was even better! Trying to keep the goal!"
Central 5 commentator He Wei changed the subject and shouted unabated: "If Martin helps Arsenal take the lead in the early stages, then the game will completely enter Arsenal's rhythm, which is a pity for Arsenal fans!"
Martin was not upset. He chose breakthrough + long-range shots at the beginning in order to give Bayern players a knock-on effect.
It's good to score goals, but it doesn't matter if you don't.
The long shot of 35 meters+ easily broke through the goal guarded by Neuer, who was at the peak of his career. Shi Yimen could definitely use a substitution.
Neuer, who was trying to turn the tide, was about to scold the defensive players, but when he thought about Arsenal's corner kick opportunity, he immediately realized that he should encourage him first. Anyway, head coach Guardiola had already encouraged him immediately.
The on-site director took advantage of Sanchez running to the corner to recreate the wonderful process of Martin dribbling the ball through the middle and connecting several people.
The whole pass was quite exciting. Letting the ball go past Ergou was eye-catching. In the end, the high-speed fried balls used by Xavi Alonso and Vidal were amazing. The long shot with slight adjustments was even more smooth and full of flow. Ornamental.
Both the Arsenal fans in the audience and the Gunners fans in front of the TV are full of expectations for the corner kick attack.
Martin showed excellent competitive form at the beginning, and the subsequent battle for the top of the penalty area may bring surprises!
It is precisely for this reason that the director gave Martin a close-up shot.
Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso, who were responsible for marking, both had solemn faces, fearing that Martin would complete a high-quality header in their defense.
That's the thing sometimes, the more you worry about something the more it will happen.
Sanchez's offensive right corner kick landed exactly in Martin's coverage area.
Fans watching the live broadcast of the game watched closely as Martin, who was caught in the middle, took off forcefully. As if he stood out from the crowd, he twisted his waist and swung his abdomen, and used his forehead to push the ball towards the upper left corner of the goal.
Neuer stepped forward again and his sideways movement was very fast.
Taking advantage of the trend, he raised his right hand and pushed the football outward. The football changed its trajectory and rubbed the outside of the left goal post and went out of the baseline.
"Manuel Neuer is doing something good!"
German Sky TV commentator Marcel Leif shouted: "He once again rejected Martin's threatening header!"
"Fuck!"
Martin, who fell back to the ground due to the influence of gravity, yelled out a Chinese quintessence, and then high-fived his teammates around him.
Seeing Neuer in excellent condition, his desire to conquer was immediately aroused.
Defeating such a top goalkeeper is more convincing!
Guardiola, who was standing in the visiting team's coach's command area, felt the pressure growing more and more, and he kept making gestures while speaking plausibly.
It is not difficult to see that he is very nervous now.
Last season, Martin, whose offensive attributes were not fully utilized, helped Wolfsburg with 2 goals and 5 assists to win three times against Bayern. This season, Martin's offensive attributes are fully utilized. Guardiola is really afraid that Martin, who is getting stronger with each passing game, will be there. The subsequent corner kick attack contributed to a better performance.
Sanchez switched to the other side to prepare for the corner kick. Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso marked Martin more closely, and the three almost became sandwiches.
So much so that Martin had to throw his hands up in the air to complain.
The referee Maziniak couldn't stand it anymore. He blew his whistle to signal Sanchez not to take the corner kick, and then gave Lewandowski and Xavi Alonso a warning.
"beep~"
Maziniak, who exited outside the penalty area, blew the whistle hard.
Naturally, Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso did not dare to be as presumptuous as before, lest the corner kick fell here again and Martin fell to the ground. When the penalty kick was whistled, there would be no place to cry.
When playing away games, you should at least adapt to the referee's penalty standards before taking corresponding defensive actions.
"aoaoaoaoooo—"
The home fans cheered and made a huge roar.
Sanchez raised his right hand and began to run. Martin, who was closely guarded, raised his hands and stood on tiptoe continuously, preparing to take off.
Lewandowski and Xavi Alonso clearly felt the pressure from Martin, and there were endless shouts pouring into their ears, making them feel extremely nervous.
The moment Sanchez took the corner kick, Martin, who was standing on tiptoe, suddenly accelerated from the penalty spot to the small penalty area line.
Lewandowski and Xabi Alonso, who were belatedly aware of the situation, quickly followed suit.
But at this moment, Martin braked suddenly and turned back.
The football shot up from the ground and flew towards the center of the penalty area with a strong inward arc. Lewandowski, who was subconsciously following Martin, was suddenly blocked by a red figure and was shocked.
pick and roll!
Xabi Alonso was affected by his declining physical fitness and obviously paused when making emergency stops.
Martin, who was running according to the corner kick tactics, saw that the landing point of the football was much lower than expected, just at the height of an ordinary person's chest.
A direct header will definitely not pose a threat.
How to do it?
At this critical moment, an idea flashed across his mind.
Martin turned sideways and actively faced the ball, making full use of the passive effect of his talent [Stop Ball Master] and his balance of 90 and flexibility attribute of 86 to complete a difficult twist and hip, using his chest to push the football to the left of his body. Stop on the side.
Vidal and Alaba, who subconsciously defended, thought Martin was facing the ball, stopped it with his chest, and then shot the ball without stopping with his left foot, so they rushed to block the eye-catching shot.
Unexpectedly, Martin's chest stopped the ball in the opposite direction.
With the attention of the whole world, Martin quickly completed a half-turn to the left using his left foot as the axis. He completed a small step with his left foot to support his body. His body's center of gravity tilted heavily to the left, and his right foot that swung backwards fell down to his waist. High football.
Half-turn and slash in the air!
Boom~
At the same time, Welbeck, who originally helped Martin in the pick-and-roll, subconsciously pushed his crotch forward, while Koscielny, who was on the right side of the penalty area, pushed his butt back when he saw Martin completing the shot.
As a result, the football kicked out by Martin flew quickly to the right side of the goal through the passage that was wide enough for the two of them.
Neuer, who was in excellent starting condition, was blocked from sight. By the time he saw the football in his sight, it was too late to make a save.
Therefore, he could only watch as the fast football rubbed the inside of the left goal post (from the goalkeeper's perspective), crossed the goal line, and hit the snow-white net at a speed visible to the naked eye...
"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa——"
Suddenly, the sky above the Emirates Stadium rang with hysterical cheers from Arsenal fans for a goal.
(End of this chapter)
