roccoschili Chapter 344
Chapter 344
Chapter 344
After Chelsea narrowed the point difference to single digits, Wenger began to change conservatively in the starting lineup, so he still chose to play the main players in the previous game, and this game is not an exception.
Fortunately, there are more games in front of Arsenal, so their physical fitness is still good. In addition, Arsenal's tactical core is different from that of ordinary teams.
As long as Arsenal players are in good condition and score goals as soon as possible, the balance of victory will be completely tilted towards Arsenal, which has been fully proved this season.
"Monaco is special to me because it is the starting point of my career and the first team I played for. Although I am a player of Arsenal now, I would not be where I am without Monaco," Li Shou was brought to the scene by Wenger at the pre-match media meeting.
Li Shou did not say this to please Monaco, he just stated a fact that no matter what he achieves in the future, he will not be able to change that Monaco is the starting point of his career, and it is precisely because of the opportunity given by Monaco that all this happened later.
"Indeed, I left Monaco voluntarily, because I found that if I stayed in Ligue [-], Ligue [-] would not allow me to continue to improve. I wanted to become better, let more people know me, and want to get more honors." Now Li Shou is qualified to declare his ambition to the world.
After I finished speaking, I wanted to say that Li Shou would no longer accept interviews. Besides, there were not only Li Shou, but also Wenger on the scene. Wenger also coached Monaco before, and he was the real meritorious service of Monaco.
So in addition to Li Shou's match against Monaco, Wenger's match against his old club is also a highlight. After all, Monaco has been half-dead these years, has not entered the Champions League very much, and has not been able to meet Arsenal led by Wenger.
Even the two teams have played against each other in the past nearly a hundred years, and Arsenal's previous record against Ligue 2002 teams is very good. The last time they lost was in [-].
Since the afternoon, Arsenal and Monaco fans have been heading towards the Emirates Stadium. The stadium that can accommodate 6 people is quickly filled with fans.
Perhaps this game is not the strongest in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but it is definitely one of the highest attention, so now not only fans from both sides, but also a lot of neutral fans have come.
Soon after the fans filled the stadium, players from both sides also arrived on the stadium, which also indicates that there is not much time before the start of the game, especially when the players' warm-up is over.
Arsenal's game is mainly defensive, and the goal is not considered first. The most important point is not to concede the ball, and the problem of scoring is only considered when it is guaranteed not to concede the ball.
In the starting lineup, Arsenal has almost no changes. The defenders are Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Chambers, midfielders Coquelin, Cazorla and Ramsey, trident Griezmann, Giroud and Sanchez.
Monaco's goalkeeper Subasic, the chairman of Monaco did not introduce a new goalkeeper after his value shrank, but Subasic's performance was not bad.
Defender Kurzawa, Carvalho, Abdunour and Raj, midfielder Carrasco, Kondogbia, Fabinho, Moutinho, Dilar, single striker Martial.
Fabinho was transformed into a defensive midfielder by the new head coach Jardim. Not to mention, Fabinho performed quite well in this position.
To be honest, Monaco's midfield is not weak. The real problem of Monaco is the front line and the defense line. Carvalho is one year older, and his state and physical values must have declined.
The striker Martial is not an orthodox forward. Although he is known as the new Henry, Martial plays more like a winger than a center forward.
"The game has started, the Czech referee Kralovic blew the whistle to start the game" Under everyone's expectations, the curtain of the game officially kicked off.
Arsenal took the lead to attack, but they were intercepted by Monaco not long after the ball crossed the half-court. To be honest, Monaco's tactics were somewhat beyond Wenger's expectations, and they played so aggressively in such an important game.
Under normal circumstances, both sides of an important game start very cautiously and test the opponent first, but Monaco did the opposite, launching a press immediately after Arsenal crossed the half-court, and even launched a fast break immediately after stealing the ball.
Fabinho steals the ball and passes it straight to Martial. Martial immediately turns around and rushes towards the Arsenal penalty area. The new Henry is not just talking. Martial's speed and skills really have the shadow of Henry's youth.
Coquelin lost the opportunity and could only follow behind Martial. As for Koscielny, facing this little compatriot, Koscielny behaved like a piece of wood and was easily broken by him.
After breaking through Koscielny, Martial continued to attack the Arsenal penalty area, and Mertesacker, who was dragged to the end, could only rush forward when he saw this.
Relying on Mertesacker is obviously not shown. Li Shou, who has spent most of the season at Arsenal, knows very well that he can only rely on himself for Arsenal's line of defense.
So while Mertesacker rushed up, Li Shou also rushed up relying on the German's tall body, and finally successfully blocked Martial.
"Danger~~~ Li~~~ He destroyed the ball under Martial's feet." When Martial broke through Mertesacker, Li Shou saw the timing and made a flying shovel.
Yigao is bold, and this flying shovel is very dangerous. If Martial reacts faster, Li Shou may directly turn against Martial. At that time, I am afraid that Arsenal will be in tragedy.
Li Shou resolved the first wave of Monaco's attack, but Monaco still completed the first shot of the game. Li Shou destroyed the ball and was cleared. Then Monaco took a sideline kick. After receiving the ball, Carrasco took a long shot from the penalty area and was saved by Li Shou.
Still Monaco scored, a tactical corner kick, Moutinho passed the ball to Carrasco, who tried to send it into the penalty area and was cleared by Koscielny.
Kurzawa, Koscielny's clearance fell at the feet of the Monaco full-back. The latter shot from long distance, but Kurzawa's shot missed the goal frame.
The ball returned to Arsenal, Li Shou took a goal kick, and Giroud also got a header, but the ball was intercepted again. Giroud wanted to hit Cazorla back with a header, but Kondogbia intercepted it halfway.
Monaco launched a fast break again, Kondogbia found Martial with a direct pass, and Martial broke through again, but this time Martial was not alone, Dilar responded from the side, and the final shot was also completed by Dilar, but this shot was confiscated by Li Shou.
(End of this chapter)