Chapter 650 I’ll take this ball!
Su Dong’s self-confidence does not come from blind arrogance, but from confidence in his own strength.
Wenger is obviously very wary of Su Dong. In order to better freeze Su Dong, he even broke up the main central defenders this season.
Gallas was adjusted to the left side, with 18-year-old youngster John Djokovic and Kolo Toure teaming up in the middle and Sagna on the right. This was the first time such a combination had appeared this season, and left-back Clichy was placed on the bench.
In fact, this is not surprising. Heynckes had raised this possibility before the game.
Gallas is 1.82 meters tall, and Kolo Toure is even shorter, only 1.78 meters. There is a height difference of more than ten centimeters between the two players and Su Dong, which is a considerable disadvantage when defending a player like Su Dong.
Not to mention anything else, in terms of physical confrontation, short players will suffer a great loss.
Therefore, Wenger would rather sacrifice the attack on the left and take down Clichy and let Djokovic start, just because he wants to recruit a defender who can compete with Su Dong physically, or at least can withstand Su Dong head-on.
Not only that, in this game Arsenal also gave up the double striker combination of Adebayor and Van Persie, and instead adopted the trident of Nasri, Adebayor and Walcott, with Fabregas in front and Alexander Song and Denilson behind in the midfield.
The combination of double defensive midfielders can maximize the liberation of Fabregas and the two flanks in the frontcourt.
Nasri was originally a central midfielder, but after coming to Arsenal he changed to play as a winger. He is not fast, but has strong dribbling ability and excellent footwork. Walcott is the opposite. The little tiger is very fast and is known as the first flying man in football.
Arsenal's starting lineup is still somewhat conservative, but the Gunners' overall tactical style is already very mature, and they are playing at home, so Bayern cannot afford to be careless.
Heynckes sent out all the main players in this game.
The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is Marcelo, Pepe, Lucio and Lahm, the midfield is Mascherano, Schweinsteiger and Modric are in the middle, and in front is the trident combination of Ribery, Sudon and Robben.
This is Bayern's regular starting lineup, and no adjustments have been made, showing the confidence of the Bundesliga powerhouse.
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Before the game, when the players of both teams were waiting to play in the player tunnel, Su Dong shook hands with Fabregas and exchanged a few words.
The two of them have a common friend, Messi.
Fabregas has also been rumored to return to Barcelona, which is already an obvious thing.
Although he is now the captain of Arsenal, everyone knows that the Gunners have always had a tradition of selling captains.
From Henry to Vieira, which captain can't be sold?
The players of the two teams do not have much interaction with each other. Even Ribery and Nasri, who were teammates in Marseille, do not have a very good relationship. This is also related to their playing styles.
During the time they worked together in Marseille, the two had somewhat conflicting roles on the field.
Although they are all professional players, the conflict of roles on the field will more or less affect their performance off the field.
After chatting with Fabregas for a while, Su Dong fell to the end of the team. He took the opportunity to warm up and sprinted on the spot for a while, which made the Arsenal players nearby a little solemn.
Damn, he looks so excited today! Gallas, Giroud and Kolo Toure were the first to be affected, especially the young Giroud, whose originally dark face suddenly turned like charcoal. He felt as if he had received a disastrous job.
Everyone at Arsenal knew that a player as strong as Senderos was knocked away by Su Dong.
Whether it's Djokovic, Gallas or Kolo Toure, ask yourself, can their physical condition compare to Senderos?
Even Senderos was traumatized by Su Dong, how can they get anything good?
Su Dong also felt the gazes of the Arsenal players, smiled and nodded to show his goodwill.
But he had no idea that his smile made the Arsenal players feel cold in their hearts.
Why do I feel like there's a dagger hidden behind his smile?
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The Emirates Stadium was packed tonight.
All the Arsenal fans in the stadium held a team flag in their hands.
As the players of both teams walked out of the player tunnel one after another, everyone waved their team flags vigorously, sang team songs, and shouted slogans. The scene was so lively that everyone, even the fans in front of the TV, could easily feel the terrifying atmosphere at Arsenal's home stadium.
Especially when the Gunners fans saw Su Dong, they booed loudly.
When the players of both teams lined up for photos, Su Dong heard the boos and insults coming from the stands. He shrugged helplessly, there was really nothing he could do.
As a player, he has to play for the team he plays for and it is impossible for him to please all the fans.
Hate it if you want!
Anyway, he's used to it.
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At the beginning of the game, Bayern, who kicked off first, kicked the ball directly to Mascherano.
The Argentine midfielder adjusted himself and quickly transferred the ball to the right, passing it to Robben.
Robben tried to dribble inside but failed and passed the ball back to Modric.
Arsenal pressed very fiercely, step by step, forcing Modric to pass the ball back to the central defender, but the Gunners still forced to the front of Bayern's penalty area, forcing Pepe to kick the ball forward.
Su Dong judged where the ball would land and blocked Zhu Lu with his body.
I have to say that this 18-year-old boy is in really good physical condition. He stayed behind Su Dong, forcing Su Dong to be unable to stop the ball with his chest. He could only head the ball to Ribery, but Sagna was prepared and poked the ball away first.
Arsenal launched a quick counterattack.
The whole stadium was suddenly filled with joy.
Bayern quickly returned to defense.
From this moment on, the Gunners controlled the ball.
Bayern's defense was very tightly organized and their pressing was in place, but Arsenal's passing and ball control abilities were clearly slightly better than Bayern's. Even defensive players like Alexander Song were good with their feet.
This is also in line with Bayern's expectations before the game. A team like Arsenal will not actively give up possession of the ball.
Looking at the current European football scene, apart from Barcelona, who is Arsenal afraid of when it comes to ball control? The first shot of the game came from Fabregas' long shot from outside the penalty area. He cooperated with Nasri, allowing him to dribble past Mascherano and suddenly take a long shot, but the ball hit Lucio's leg and went wide of the goal.
In the subsequent corner kick, Lucio got the chance to score and headed the ball out.
But on the periphery, Nasri got the ball and passed it into the penalty area again. Neuer decisively left the goal and snatched the ball from mid-air before Alexander Song.
After getting the ball, Neuer called out to his teammates, looked ahead, and quickly kicked the ball to the right side of the frontcourt. Robben also started immediately and sprinted forward at the fastest speed.
Gallas tried desperately to chase back, while Sudong in the middle was also moving forward at high speed, and the two defenders, Djordje and Sagna, were trying desperately to defend.
Robben finally got ahead of Gallas and stopped the ball with his foot. He also stopped suddenly and tried to cut inside.
Just when he was about to get rid of Gallas, the French defender suddenly kicked the ball, but also tripped Robben.
The referee blew the whistle without hesitation and showed a yellow card.
The entire Emirates Stadium booed again.
"Bayern's counterattack was very fast. If Robben had gotten away from it, it would have been really dangerous."
"This is the characteristic of Bayern's attack. Su Dong, Ribery and Robben are all players with superb personal abilities. In one-on-one situations, it is difficult for ordinary defensive players to restrict them. Many times they can only be forced to commit fouls."
"The location of this foul was just outside the 30-meter zone, which should be considered pretty good. Gallas's foul was very decisive."
"A veteran is a veteran, he is very experienced, he will act decisively when it is time to act."
"If there was a slight delay, the foul would have been closer to the middle and the position might have been even more dangerous."
"The official data showed that the ball was 35 meters from the goal, which is quite far and slightly to the right. I think Gallas was very experienced in choosing the location for the foul."
Wenger was also constantly arranging the team's defense on the sidelines, but he was not targeting the human wall or anything else, but Su Dong.
Obviously, the professor also believes that Bayern's free kick is likely to be an indirect cooperation, so we need to pay attention to the high points in the penalty area, such as Sudong, Pepe and Lucio.
But just when Wenger reminded the players, Schweinsteiger ran over, picked up the ball and put it on the penalty spot, but Su Dong suddenly ran over.
"I'll take this ball!" Su Dong said, panting.
Schweinsteiger was obviously stunned for a moment, "Just play?"
This position is more than 30 meters away from the goal, and the position is not exactly in the middle. Is it safe to shoot directly? "Let's try." Su Dong laughed.
Schweinsteiger had no doubts and ran away.
When Su Dong stood at the penalty spot, rearranged the football, and slowly backed away, there was a cry of surprise from the whole audience.
"What's going on? Is Su Dong planning to take the free kick directly?"
“It’s not a good position to be in.”
"We have to admit that Su Dong's free kick skills are indeed quite good. He can even be called the best among the new generation of players. However, free kicks from this position are very difficult and may not be that easy to take. On the contrary, indirect free kicks will be more reliable."
"Otherwise, Gallas would not have chosen to kick the ball in this position."
"But we saw that Bayern's players didn't seem to have any objections."
Arsenal were also on guard against Su Dong, fearing that he was deliberately bluffing and creating the illusion of a direct free kick, which was actually an indirect free kick. Therefore, all the high points were arranged in the penalty area, with only Nasri and Fabregas as the human wall.
It's not that the Gunners are overconfident, but there is really no threat in this position.
Unless Su Dong is confident of scoring a difficult world-class goal!
Modric ran over and stood together with Arsenal's two human walls, and gave Su Dong a sly look.
Su Dong understood and raised his hand, smiled, took a deep breath and calmed his breathing.
When the referee blew the whistle, he quickly ran forward.
Modric on the inside of the human wall also moved.
(End of this chapter)
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