Volume 3 The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 87 The New Leader of the Locker Room
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Hoffenheim was menacing and fierce, and played the fierce and tenacious characteristics of the Bundesliga team at the beginning, but after experiencing the toss from leading to tie to behind, quanBEn, although fierce, has lost its momentum. And today's Arsenal played more flexible and active, the opening and Hoffenheim patiently, after falling behind there was no impatience, very general's demeanor, the past Arsenal was dominated by ball control, the pursuit of progressive offensive mode, constantly inverted feet clever cooperation to reach the opponent's penalty area, and then look for shooting angles, although there are many opportunities created, but the ability to waste opportunities is stronger. In this game, Arsenal saw that the opponent put three back midfielders in the middle, and quickly adjusted their tactics, giving up the offensive method of advancing through the midfield, and attacking from the two wings, the offensive efficiency was higher.
Arsenal did not take the defending champions lightly, Hoffenheim although they fell behind, but they still have the strength to pose a threat to Arsenal, now they only lead by one goal does not guarantee the final victory, at halftime, Hoffenheim will definitely adjust the starting team and tactical play again, the second half must face the test of life and death, in the first half only ten minutes, Arsenal is hoping to extend the lead, early to seal the victory.
Hoffenheim have no morale, but they are not defeated, after all, they are a team built by Rangnick with several years of hard work, and have won the Champions League and the Bundesliga, and they still know that they can not concede goals in the first half in the case of a sudden major blow, and they will be sentenced to death if they concede again, so they have been stubborn in defense and do not give Arsenal a chance to score again.
Hoffenheim as the defending champion, the strength of Europe's first-class team, today is the formation of three backs, and it is hard to play defensive counterattacks, Arsenal actually has no good way, can only rely on a long-term unremitting attack to make Hoffenheim's defense wrong.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and with only two minutes of first-half stoppage time, Arsenal were unable to extend their lead and give Hoffenheim a breather.
However, the Gunners fans were very satisfied with the performance of their beloved team, and when they left the stadium, almost all the fans stood up and applauded, and the fans above the mixed aisle waved their arms and shouted to the Arsenal players who came by, trying to express their love for the players.
There was jubilation in the home team's dressing room, like a night in a pub, and the players knew that Arsene Wenger would not usually come to the dressing room when he was ahead, and even if he did, it would not affect the players' play. This dressing room is now the player's own.
"Did you think the second half was too easy?" The teammates played for about 10 minutes, Li Huan saw that the excitement in the locker room seemed to have no sign of stopping, he spoke, Li Huan has always been like this, it is a matter of the interests of the team, he should say it, in Hoffenheim he is the uncrowned king of the locker room, even if Wenger is sitting here today, he is right, and he is not unwilling to be in the limelight because he is not the captain,
The laughter and slapstick in the locker room, the music gradually stopped, and the teammates focused their eyes on Li Huan.
The original three bigwigs in the Arsenal dressing room are Gallas, Van Persie and Fabregas, among these three people, Fabregas is more introverted, he doesn't like to talk very much in the dressing room, Gallas and Van Persie talk more, but Gallas likes to complain, Van Persie is too arrogant, he is not very pleasing to his teammates, Fabregas is the lubricant for them and his teammates, and after Li Huan's arrival, the dressing room has changed from a three-legged tripod to a four-nation romance, as Li Huan's role in the Arsenal team becomes more and more important, He also has a growing voice in the dressing room.
Li Huan is different from Gallas, Van Persie, and Fabregas, he also likes to talk and joke with his teammates, but he is more easy-going, not arrogant, and generous in spending money, teammates go out to eat Li Huan often pays, so he is very loved by his teammates, Wenger believes that extroverted players can boost the morale of the team, and the traditional England captain is mostly a defensive player, and now the captain of the Premier League giants, Manchester United's Gary? Neville and Chelsea's John Terry are both defensive players, while Arsene Wenger's five captains, Adams, Vieira and Gala occupy three places, and it is rumored that Li Huan is likely to be the shortest assistant to join Arsenal, so Li Huan's weight in the dressing room is a little heavier.
"Can they still turn the sky upside down?" Van Persie said unconcernedly. He has no objection to Li Huan's improved status in the locker room, he thinks that with Li Huan's domineering and dominance on the field, being a captain is nothing, but he has a good relationship with Cesc Fabregas, otherwise I am afraid that his big mouth will say it directly.
The 32-year-old Gallas is almost at the age of retirement, even if he didn't say anything to Cesc Fabregas replacing him as captain, he naturally won't compete with Li Huan for the right to speak, not to mention that he has a good impression of Li Huan, thinking that Li Huan's age as the captain is the most appropriate, so he said: "Hoffenheim is the defending champion, we should discuss the second half, don't be caught off guard by them." ”
Although Fabregas is uneasy about Li Huan's increasingly powerful influence, he still won't go against Li Huan in terms of the interests of the team. said: "Li Huan knows Hoffenheim best, let's listen to his opinion." ”
Li Huan smiled slightly, and did not shirk, and said: "Olympiacos has scored, with my understanding of coaches Hoffenheim and Rangnick, in the second half they will inevitably change formations, they will inevitably attack, their three backs in the first half will definitely be useless, in the second half, maybe they will replace two backs, replace two forwards and let's work hard, don't look down on the professor, urgent, the professor can also pick up a kitchen knife and work ......hard."
Just then the door opened, and Arsene Wenger appeared.
Most of the players in the dressing room laughed, because Rangnick and Wenger have the same nickname - professor, Li Huan said Rangnick, and the players immediately thought of Wenger.
Wenger saw Li Huan stop, and said with a smile: "You go on, what you said is exactly what I want to remind you." ”
“…… Demba Ba was injured, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saviola were still young, two strong centre-forwards were in the box, two wings were on the ball, Saviola was around them to grab points, this is my usual style of play when I was at Hoffenheim, it looks simple, but it actually works. If we don't take precautions earlier, we may be caught off guard, once we are equalized by Hoffenheim again, and the morale will come up, we will not be able to fight, and even if we can win, I am afraid we will have to pay a great price......" Li Huan analyzed methodically.
The players in the locker room are listening carefully, and the opinions of a player from Hoffenheim must be deeper than they thought, and of course, more importantly, it is Li Huan who speaks.
Cesc Fabregas said: "Li Huan, then what should we do in the second half, attack first or defend first?" ”
Li Huan said: "There are reasons for offense and defense, if they really change to offensive players, my suggestion is that we should stabilize first and strike later, after all, we are now ahead, there is no need to take risks with Hoffenheim." Let's cut off Hoffenheim's two wide crosses, stare at the attacking players they replaced, avoid their edges, and then attack fiercely, trying to lock up the victory early, don't wait until the last moment to let Hoffenheim still have hope, the backlash at that time is terrible. ”
Gallas smiled and said: "That makes sense, no wonder Professor Wenger said that you can stay at Arsenal as a coach after you retire." ”
Van Persie gave a thumbs up and said, "There are indeed two hits, no wonder the professor wants to mention you as the captain." ”
There was sparse applause in the locker room, and this kind of applause was a great compliment for a player who was not the captain in the locker room, which was almost a disguised affirmation of Li Huan's status in the locker room.
Although Cesc Fabregas also applauded his teammates, his expression was a little embarrassed, after all, he was the captain of the team, and when the coach was away, these words were appropriate for him.
Li Huan seems to be cynical and unscrupulous, but in fact, he is very careful and sees the embarrassment of Fabregas, although he didn't say anything in public, but he made up his mind to eliminate the mustard between the two people, he has no intention of being the captain, there is no need to cause disagreement between the two people, he doesn't want to squeeze Fabregas away, the media said that the Fabregas-Li combination is reasonable, the single Ka side, or the single Ka middle is easy to be targeted by the opponent, and the two can work together to achieve a great team.
Wenger also discovered this, and said lightly: "Robin, I plan to be Li Huan as the vice president, not the captain, Sesk has done a good job in the captain's position." But you still have to agree. ”
This is the first time Wenger has mentioned this matter in public, and there was applause again in the dressing room, and everyone almost unanimously agreed with Li Huan as the deputy of the team, and Fabregas also dissipated the clouds and patted Li Huan's shoulder affectionately.
Li Huan smiled bitterly, knowing that he couldn't shirk anymore, although he really didn't want to be the captain, but if he resigned, Fabregas might be suspicious again.
After the start of the second half, Hoffenheim really changed the formation from 4321 to 433, and in the face of such a dangerous situation, Rangnick could not help but take risks. The two midfielders were removed, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saviola came on, Gustavo was replaced by Ruud van Nistelrooy, Simunic dropped back to become a central defender, and Jaisler was replaced by Saviola.
Arsenal's players praised Li Huan for being like a god, because of the reminder in the dressing room, they also had a clear countermeasure, Hoffenheim attacked for ten minutes and did not make any difference, but was embarrassed by Arsenal's fast and sharp counterattack, and the game situation became more and more unfavorable for Hoffenheim.
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