Volume 3 The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 171 The Storm of Youth (I)
Hundreds of reporters in different costumes at Barcelona's Prater Airport looked at the sky with long guns and short cannons, and then turned their cameras on more than 2,000 fans wearing red and blue jerseys and red and white jerseys who were also anxiously waiting, in addition to the huge number of fans, there were also a large number of security guards and police.
It was Barcelona fans and Arsenal fans who arrived early to welcome Arsenal, and in the first leg there was a bloodshed between the supporters of both teams, and the Barcelona Municipal Axe took the Arsenal visit very seriously, sending a lot of police to patrol the airport.
When Arsenal's charter plane landed with a roar, fans and journalists poured in.
The first to come out of the cabin was Li Huan, who was most hated by Barcelona fans, Li Huan, who was dressed in a straight suit, looked like a successful white-collar person, but the uninhibited smile on the corner of his mouth looked more like a little ruffian.
"Li Huan! Li Huan! ……”
Boos and applause erupted, long guns and short cannons flashed together, and all the focus was on Li Huan.
Li Huan smiled and waved his hand, and put his finger on his lips to silence the Barcelona fans.
"Chinese go back!" "Get out! London Piglets! ”……
Li Huan's actions made the Barcelona fans who came to provoke angry and angry, and the boos turned into scolding.
Li Huan didn't care, but said with a smile in front of the microphone stretched out by the reporter, "Thank you Barcelona fans, it's so hard to come all the way to boo me." ”
Li Huanyang's two sentences almost made the Barcelona fans bleed, but the perpetrator easily got into the car and went back to the hotel.
Li Huan's approach was then criticized by the host of Barcelona Sports, who believed that Li Huan was disrespectful to the fans of the home team and was likely to cause a conflict between the fans of the two teams.
However, the words of the Barcelona sports host played a role, and some angry fans flocked to the Arsenal hotel to make trouble, and the noise made the Arsenal players unable to rest normally, and the secretary general of the Arsenal club, Mills, had to ask the local political axe to find the police to drive the fans away.
In the eyes of the outside world, Arsenal's leader Li Huan's behavior is a little stupid, but in fact, this is Arsenal's plan in London, which angers Barcelona's fans, angers Barcelona's players, disrupts Barcelona's rhythm, and creates the most favorable conditions for promotion.
The reason why Arsenal did this is from Barcelona's situation and its own situation, Barcelona lost 4:6 away, and this game is immediately followed by the derby with Real Madrid's West Extraction Tooth Nation, Barcelona must not give up in both games, it can be said that Barcelona is in a very difficult situation now, Barcelona's football game Arsenal is more accurate, and it is difficult to play at the highest level in the case of unbalanced mentality, which is very beneficial to Arsenal.
In addition, after Arsenal lacks Cesc Fabregas, the midfield lacks a player who connects the two sides and organizes the attack, and it is unrealistic to rely on Li Huan's side to play against Barcelona alone.
So the Barcelona fans were making trouble outside the hotel, but the Arsenal players were lying in the hotel, doing whatever they wanted.
After afternoon tea, Arsenal held a team meeting, and then the coaching staff and the captain of the game, Li Huan, had a careful discussion on the tactics of the game, and went to the Camp Nou at 5 pm for the first adaptation training.
As we all know, Barcelona's Camp Nou is the largest stadium in Europe and the second largest in the world, with a capacity of 100,000 people.
Although the Barcelona fans made trouble in the hotel, the Barcelona club was not too petty and did not embarrass Arsenal in training. It's just that Barcelona fans still follow the Arsenal team to make trouble, and they almost clashed with Arsenal fans again.
The Arsenal players who saw the Camp Nou for the first time were so amazed by the grandeur of the European Theatre of Dreams that Walcott couldn't help but say: "It's a fucking pleasure to be able to play in this stadium." ”
Li Huan pumped the ball into the gate guarded by Almunia with a kick, and said arrogantly: "Theo, it will definitely feel better to conquer this stadium." ”
Walcoat also slammed the ball into the goal, looked at the Barcelona fans in the stand with contempt and said: "Yes! Beat them and let them see who the copycats are. ”
Camp Nou's adaptation training has added to the pride of Arsenal's youngsters, a team with an average age of less than 24 years old, who are not afraid of victory, which can give them endless confidence, which will make the young shine and release huge energy.
In the following day, the young people who were still a little apprehensive showed great confidence in training and in interviews with the Spanish media, and even veterans like Campbell were bold enough to say that Arsenal would not just pursue a draw to advance, and that winning and scoring goals were the best gifts for the fans.
The Barcelona players were very angry that the Arsenal players were so arrogant after coming to the Camp Nou, from club president Rusell and manager Pep Guardiola, to the players and fans who said that they wanted to teach Arsenal a lesson and let them know that this is the Camp Nou, not the Emirates Stadium.
On April 6th, at 4 o'clock local time in Spain, 4 hours and 45 minutes before the game, Barcelona was already empty, and large posters of Messi and Li Huan could be seen everywhere on both sides of the street, and train stations, subway stations, bus stations, airports, and everywhere were crowded on the road to Camp Nou. The matchup between two of the world's best-looking and most gorgeous teams attracts fans who can't make a pilgrimage.
With two hours to go, the 100,000-capacity Camp Nou was already full of fans, and the whole stadium was red and blue, and the red and white of Arsenal fans were like small white flowers that occasionally churned in the sea, almost negligible.
"We are shouting at the stadium, we are Barcelona fans, we are coming from all directions, regardless of age and color, the flag is flying high, red and blue are its colors, the team is fighting bravely, let's call its name, Barca, Barcelona!
Players and fans united, we are invincible, we have scored many goals, no one is your opponent, the powerful Barcelona is invincible, the flag is flying high, red and blue are its colors, the team is fighting bravely, let's call its name - Barça, Barcelona"
The majestic singing of nearly 100,000 Barcelona fans is full of momentum at the majestic Camp Nou, as if thousands of troops are galloping together.
Ryan of Harvard University's Department of Psychology? Boyco's tally of 50,000 games played between 1992 and 2008 found that the home team averaged 1.5 goals per game, while the away team scored just 1.1. For every 10,000 more home fans, the home team's score can increase by 0.1. Camp Nou stadium can be the first in Europe, the second in the world, under the huge momentum of 100,000 fans, even the heart of the referee will inevitably have doubts about his decision, in the Camp Nou home team by the referee has been criticized by the outside world, maybe there is a godfather component, but the size of the stadium also has some factors.
With 30 minutes to go, the Arsenal players came out to warm up, thinking they had adapted to the grandeur of the home atmosphere, but the likes of Theo Walcott and Wilshere were still a little weak in the midst of the 100,000 fans booing in unison.
But after 10 minutes, the players were able to get used to the atmosphere and made their movements much more relaxed.
The Arsenal fans who bought the tickets were desperately trying to give the Arsenal players a little support amid the boos of the Arsenal fans, but among the 100,000 Barcelona fans, the voices of the 5,000 Arsenal fans were almost negligible.
Barcelona's on-site commentator Muto and guest commentator Stoichkov are introducing the starting line-up to the fans.
"Compared to the previous game, Barcelona rotated five players, Alves, Marquez, Gabriel Milito, Keita and Pedro entered the starting line-up, Puyol, Pique and Ibrahimovic were absent due to injury and accumulated yellow cards, Ziglinski did not qualify for the Champions League, and Jonathan dos Santos and Munesa were not selected for technical reasons.
The goalkeeper is 1-Valdés, and the four defenders are: 2-Alves, 4-Max, 18-Gabriel Milito, 22-Abidal (the three midfielders are: 6-Xavi, No. 8 Iniesta, 15-Keita, and the three forwards: 17-Pedro, 10-Messi, 11-Bojan......"
Special guest Stoichkov commented on Barcelona's starters: "The most dangerous thing about this starting lineup is the backline, Marx and Milito are in a declining state, and there are few starters to work together, I don't know if they can block the impact of Arsenal's youngsters, the best thing to do is to keep the opponent out of the half, so that the opponent is unable to attack." ”
When the commentator introduced Arsenal's starting line-up, there was an earth-shattering boo from the audience, almost making it impossible for the fans in front of the TV to hear who it was. Only from the subtitles that are typed can you see which of Arsenal's 11 people are.
"Arsenal rotated 4 players, Klich, Diaby, Nasri and Bendtner entered the starting lineup, Galla, Fabregas, Song, Eduardo were absent for technical reasons Goalkeeper 1 - Almunia 4 midfielders: 13-Li Huan, 5-Vermaelen, 18-Silvestre, 22-Klich 5 midfielders/15-Denilson, 2-Diaby, 14-Walcott, 8-Nasri, 7-Rosicky/52-Bendtner"
(To be continued)