knife guard

Chapter 787

(one more)
The last round of the Arsenal Devils schedule is the home game against the defending champion Hoffenheim. After reaching the top position, Hoffenheim rushed to catch up, but Bayern reached the top of the list for the first time in two years, but they were reluctant to give up. They even won five consecutive victories, putting Hoffenheim in second place position.In the UEFA Champions League, Hoffenheim is also not good. They are the defending champions. They were originally the biggest favorites in the group, but now it is a problem to qualify. They are still behind Olympiacos with 3 points. If they lose to Arsenal again, they will have to fight Olympiacos to the death.

The opponent desperately needs a victory to save their lives, but Arsenal never wants to lose at home, which is doomed that this game will never be as easy as it is at the Rhine-Neckar Arena.The atmosphere before the game was much more intense than before the last match at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. The generals of Hoffenheim seemed very united at this moment, and they all expressed their confidence in winning.

Head coach Rangnick pointed out, "Less than one-third of the league has just passed, and it is still too early to say the championship, but in the Champions League, Hoffenheim has reached the point where it can no longer lose. We must win this game I know how strong Arsenal are. Now they have not lost a single game. No, it should be said that they have won a complete victory. This state is very scary, but no matter how difficult it is, we can only Victory is the way to go.”

Arshavin, who has always had a transfer scandal with Arsenal, put all his body and mind into the Champions League at this time. He also expressed his vow to beat Arsenal before the game. "Arsenal has won three group games in a row, with 9 points and 6 points for Olympiacos, but we only got 3 points. The situation for qualifying is very unfavorable for us. The fate of the game is put in the final battle with Olympiacos."

Although Arsenal's situation is much better than that of Hoffenheim, theoretically speaking, they still have the possibility of not qualifying. Seeing that the opponents of Hoffenheim's generals have boasted about winning, Arsenal, who are invincible in all competitions I definitely can't stand this uselessness.Head coach Arsene Wenger spoke neither humble nor overbearing nor arrogant nor impetuous, giving people a world-class handsome demeanor, "We have not yet confirmed that we will qualify for the group, and we have not yet confirmed that we will win the group first, so no matter who the opponent is, this game We must not lose. Victory is of great strategic significance to us. If we can qualify early after this game, we will make better arrangements for the next game. As we all know, we have a lot of illnesses and our bench is not deep enough. So it's best for us to have games where we don't have to go all out."

Li Huan, who has played for both Hoffenheim and Arsenal and is a soul player, naturally cannot remain silent. Li Huan is not worried about the current situation of his old club. He said: "No matter what the outcome is , Hoffenheim have the ability to qualify from the group, I have great confidence in them, their strength is much stronger than Olympiacos and Standard Liege, and the loss to Olympiacos at the beginning was just because they were too careless."

Regarding this competition between the new and old clubs, Li Huan told the fans frankly that he will go all out to seek victory, "The group stage has just passed three rounds, and our current points cannot guarantee that we will qualify from the group stage. In the football world Here, everything is possible, and we have to eliminate all theoretical possibilities. It doesn’t matter who the opponent is. In my professional creed, the interests of the team will always come first.”

In the last match between Hoffenheim and Arsenal, Li Huan responded to his old club with a hat-trick and brought back three points from the Rhein-Neckar Arena. Hoffenheim was extremely afraid of Li Huan's free kick , Before this life-and-death battle for Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim’s club manager Rothaus complained to the media. He said that giant teams always receive special care in the Champions League, and big-name players flopped. It is common practice to fall down when touched by someone in the frontcourt, or even fall down without touching, but the small ball club will always become a victim. No matter how hard their players are kicked, they will not get penalties and free kicks. ball.

Facing Hoffenheim's insinuating accusations, Wenger responded immediately. The professor said, "When Li Huan was still in Hoffenheim, he never heard the manager of Rothaus complain once, but now, he I have repeatedly complained that the opponent takes too many free kicks. I think the manager of Rothaus should understand this situation. The rich teams have higher technical and tactical levels, more time to control the ball, and naturally suffer more violations. It is impossible to compare with the giants with a small ball, so it is normal for the giants to get more set kicks. I don’t think they should get set kicks, the referee is more professional.”

Judging from the odds set by bookmakers for the top spot in the Champions League group, Arsenal are the biggest favorites, but the media believes that Hoffenheim is not without hope of becoming the top spot in the group. As long as they can beat Arsenal away, they will win again. In the next two games, Arsenal have such a good momentum ahead. Once they lose, it is likely to be a losing streak. It is very difficult to repeat the original winning streak.

However, for Hoffenheim, if this game loses, the result will be very bad for them, because Arsenal, who landed early, is likely to play as a substitute in the following games, which will give Olympiacos a chance to upset , so that Hoffenheim will be in a more unfavorable situation in the competition for qualifying.Therefore, Hoffenheim must hold Arsenal down in this game anyway, and at least get 1 point.

Germany's "Bild" analyzed the three German teams that played in the Champions League, "Before the start of the season, they thought that the defending champions would qualify easily. What they need to consider is whether they can qualify as the first in the group. Afterwards, Hoffenheim only had 3 points and was still behind the Greek team Olympiacos. The qualifying situation is not optimistic. If they lose this game against Arsenal, the defending champion may even be smothered in the group During the game.

Another Bayern with high hopes, after losing 3-1 away to Bordeaux on the third match day, they ranked third in Group A, and they will welcome Bordeaux at home on Tuesday, the situation is as dangerous as Hoffenheim , In the words of Bayern captain Van Bommel, "Bayern fans will be very disturbed if we draw, let alone if we lose. The fans are absolutely unacceptable."

However, Wolfsburg, which has not been valued by the German media, quietly rushed to the second place in the group and became a strong contender to qualify for the group. "Bild" believes that if Wolfsburg gets another three points, it is likely to enter the knockout round of the Champions League for the first time.

The well-known German "Kicker" newspaper also believed in the preview of the fourth round of the Champions League that Hoffenheim is the most dangerous of the three German teams. Once Arsenal win this game and qualify, they will definitely not use the main force Playing, no matter from which point of view, Arsenal would prefer Olympiacos, rather than defending champion Hoffenheim to qualify.In this way, Olympiacos will have a chance, so Hoffenheim's game must be played as a final.

The performance of the four British teams was very eye-catching. Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all won all three games. Although Liverpool is not in good form, it is still not a problem to qualify, so the British media is still high-profile before the game.

The "Sun" is actively discussing whether the Premier League can occupy half of the quarter-finals, and then sweep the semi-finals and win the Champions League in advance.

"The Times" is discussing which team in Serie A and La Liga can wrestle with the Premier League. The only teams in La Liga that can be spotted by British reporters are Real Madrid and Barcelona. In Serie A, there are only Milan duo, and even Hoffenheim. , Juventus and Bayern are not in the eyes of the British media.

The current situation of the defending champion Hoffenheim is naturally very clear to the British media. Some reporters have pointed out and encouraged Arsenal to get rid of Hoffenheim, remove a major enemy for the Premier League in advance, and let a team like Olympiacos qualify for the group stage. The championship teams are good news.

Halfway through the UEFA Champions League group stage, the competition for the right to qualify for the eight groups has become fierce. The 32 teams dare not hide their secrets and must go all out to play the fourth round. After the end of the weekend league, the eyes of the whole of Europe Transferred to the UEFA Champions League, media fans, TV and newspaper networks, the topic is inseparable from the upcoming UEFA Champions League match in the middle of the week.

The match between Arsenal and Hoffenheim was played on the second match day. They can completely look at the wind direction on the first match day. There is often a similarity in each round of the game.In addition, they also have an extra day of preparation time.

Arsenal did not conduct special training for this game. Arsenal are in a very good situation now. Coach Wenger believes that as long as the team plays like they played against Hoffenheim away, at least they will not lose.For Arsenal, one point is enough to drag down Hoffenheim and Olympiacos, because there is still a life-and-death contest between Hoffenheim and Olympiacos.

But Hoffenheim paid much more attention to this game. Rangnick led the team to North London the morning before. After arriving, Hoffenheim conducted a closed training at the Emirates Stadium. Prospective reporters came to interview.In this regard, the Arsenal club was very generous. They did not retaliate against Hoffenheim like Hoffenheim made things difficult for them at home. Instead, they provided Hoffenheim with as much convenience as possible for training and accommodation. When he wanted to go to the hotel where Hoffenheim lived to harass, Professor Wenger also appealed to the fans to treat the guests from Germany politely, respecting the opponent is respecting oneself.No one knows what Lannick's psychology is like, but he expressed his gratitude for it.

(End of this chapter)