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Chapter 285: The Gunner Captain Who Made Mistakes Again

The impression Dortmund has given people over the years is offensive, strong football, whether it is away or at home, whether the opponent is Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich or Galacticos Real Madrid.

Weidenfeller's shot was stopped by Sven Bender's chest, and then Bender passed the ball directly to Royce.Originally, he wanted to hand it over to Jing Duoan and let Jing Duoan organize it, but he saw Jing Duoan shaking his head at him with his teeth bared.Bender just knew that this was the recurrence of Gundogan's old injury.

After receiving the ball, Royce made a gesture to the frontcourt. This is him telling the Hornets teammates to prepare to attack.

Shaheen and Gundogan directly stepped in, Bender hesitated directly, and chose to hold back in case Arsenal fought back again.

Shaheen ran to the wing to meet Royce, and cooperated with Royce to get past Cazorla's interference.Then Royce unexpectedly handed the ball to Piszczek, who was plugged in behind to support him, and cut directly into the middle without the ball.

Pischek took the ball and continued to cooperate with Shaheen, and then went to the bottom smoothly.Then he looked inside the penalty area, and decisively kicked a high ball pass.

Lewandowski took off to compete for the top, pressed Vermaelen to receive the ball, and headed directly to the goal.

Szczesny's concentration was very concentrated, he took off and hit the ball with both fists.Gundogan outside the penalty area took the ball under control and wanted to wait for Royce to withdraw from the penalty area to respond.But Arteta didn't give him a chance, and the Gunners' deputy team went directly to scissors and destroyed the ball.

Although Gundogan made the move to pass the ball ahead of time, he was a step too slow and was knocked down by the opponent with the ball.

Originally, the referee wanted to call a foul on Arsenal, because Arteta brought the ball first before touching the ball, but seeing the ball finally fell to Shaheen's feet, he didn't blow the whistle, but just raised his hands.

"The referee signaled that the attack is strong, and the game continues!"

Klopp on the sidelines saw Gundogan on the ground with a bad face, slowly got up from the ground, hesitated for a moment, and called Mkhitaryan on the bench to warm up as soon as possible.

After receiving the ball, Shaheen suddenly released a cold arrow.He took a direct long shot from outside the penalty area, and Szczesny jumped up reflexively, and then held the ball out of the baseline with one palm.

"WOW" The fans at the scene exclaimed for a while. Of course, the fans of Arsenal were frightened, while the fans of Dortmund were regretful.

"Shaheen!! The Turkish midfielder's long-range shot is really beautiful, and the quality is quite high. If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the Polish goalkeeper Szczesny, the goal might have been scored directly. Arsenal's defense has problems again , they had a firm view of Lewandowski and Royce in the penalty area, but there was no one in Shahin's position around the penalty area, so they gave the Turkish midfielder an excellent long-range shot opportunity. But this Luckily the ball was a corner and Dortmund still had a chance."

Shaheen shook his head, he didn't have time to regret himself, he immediately ran to his position to receive the corner kick.

Royce made a quick run-up and then took a corner kick, and the ball flew straight into the penalty area.

"Front point!! Koscielny headed the ball out and didn't give Hummels and Lewandowski a chance. But Gundogan at the front of the penalty area took the ball and Arsenal's crisis is still not over Release!"

Gundogan took the ball and gave it directly to Royce, who came from the corner. Royce knocked the ball, and immediately passed it back to Gundogan, who suddenly passed the ball in the penalty area.Gundogan crossed his arms and caught Sania who came over.

There was no time for him to hesitate, he kicked directly to hit the door.But suddenly he felt a pain in his ankle and fell to the ground with an 'ah'.

"Penalty!!!!" More than 3000 Dortmund fans who came from afar shouted loudly at the stadium.

"Dive!!!" Arsenal fans are not to be outdone.

"Vermaelen!! He knocked down the opponent's midfielder Gundogan when he was grabbing the ball in the penalty area. Let's see if the referee blows the whistle. Sure enough, the referee blew the whistle, indicating that Arsenal fouled. He pointed to the penalty spot without hesitation, a penalty!! Vermaelen made a mistake, and he gave the opponent a penalty kick."

Vermaelen spread his hands, with an unbelievable expression on his face.He first wanted to pull Gundogan up on the ground, but Lewandowski didn't appreciate it at all, and pushed Vermaelen away.

Vermaelen was not angry either, and ran to the referee to argue, even though he had seen the yellow card in the referee's hand.

"I didn't mean to, I didn't touch him at all, I touched the football first, he fell down by himself!"

The referee did not listen to Vermaelen's explanation and showed him the yellow card without hesitation.

The camera lens gave a close-up of Vermaelen's face. Judging from his mouth shape and expression, he was saying: "WHY?"

Gundogan fell in the penalty area and hadn't gotten up yet. Royce came over to have a look, and then went to communicate with the referee. The referee immediately called Dortmund's team doctor to play.

"Let's take a look at the slow-motion playback. Gundogan received the ball from Royce and tried to hit the goal directly in the penalty area. At this time, Vermaelen came to poke the ball, but he kicked in Beijing. On Doan's supporting feet, Gundogan fell directly to the ground, and from his facial expression, it seemed that he was not relaxed."

After Dortmund's team doctor checked, he made a substitution gesture to Klopp.

Klopp cursed secretly, but fortunately he was prepared, and waved his hand to let Mkhitaryan, who was warming up, play.

"Oh, Dortmund's stretcher is on the field. It seems that Gundogan's injury is not optimistic. At the end of last season, Gundogan was injured and he was recuperating all summer. He didn't play in the few games before this season. , this is the first game of the season for the German midfielder, and it seems that he should also have a relapse from an old injury."

After Gundogan was replaced, the penalty area was emptied, with only one goalkeeper Szczesny and Lewandowski who took the penalty kick.

Lewandowski stood on the pitch and looked at the goal.Szczesny half-pressed his body, all his attention was on Lewandowski not far away.

The referee blew the whistle, Lewandowski ran up slowly, and then came to the ball and kicked the ball quickly.

Szczesny made a judgment and he made a save to the left.But the ball did not go in the direction he judged, but flew directly into the goal from the middle where Szczesny had just left.

"The ball went in!!! It was a ball that hit the center. Szczesny judged the wrong direction. He didn't expect Lewandowski to hit a center directly, so now with Lewandowski's one-shot A penalty was scored and Dortmund equalized away from home."

Lewandowski jumped up excitedly and waved vigorously. Vermaelen, who was behind him, lowered his head and was extremely depressed.

The cheerful Lewandowski and Vermaelen's desolate back formed a sharp contrast.

"Vermaelen is really this season, and his state really worries Arsenal fans. They didn't expect that in such an important game, he gave his opponent a penalty kick. Now the starting line of both sides is back to the same. starting point."

Li Zihan waved his hands, cursed "crab special" and then consciously walked to the middle circle to prepare for the tee shot.

Wenger brought Arteta over from the sidelines and gave him face-to-face instruction.

Arteta nodded to indicate that he understood, and then ran to his position.

After the re-kick-off, Li Zihan knocked the ball back to Arteta, and then went forward with himself and entered the opponent's half.

After Arteta received the ball, he signaled his teammates to control the ball and advance layer by layer.

In the end, Arsenal once again firmly controlled the possession of the ball in their own hands. Although Arsenal's offense was quite fierce later on, they still failed to break through Weidenfeller's ten fingers, and there was Hu Hu in front of him. An excellent central defender like Myers, and Sven Bender and Shaheen who withdrew to spoil the situation.

The score did not change until the end of the first half, and players from both sides walked into the player tunnel together.

In the locker room of the home team, Wenger summarized the merits and demerits of the first half of the game, and then told his players how to play in the second half and the main points of offense.In terms of defense, we should focus on Lewandowski and Royce, and we must also pay special attention to the frontcourt attack of Dortmund's new midfielder Mkhitaryan and Shaheen's long shot outside the penalty area.

At the same time, tell your players to be more careful when defending. Vermaelen has already received a yellow card, and he paid extra attention in the second half. Maybe Dortmund's attention in the second half will be on Vermaelen.

In terms of offense, Wenger told his disciples: "How much we need to pass on the ground, their midfield is their strength. Therefore, we can mainly play on the two sides. In the half, Lee and Lucas can actively change positions. Lee's dribbling and breakthrough speed can create many opportunities for us, while Lucas acts as a high point in the penalty area. When necessary, Mesut (Ozil) also pulls to the wing, Jack (Wilshere) ) to step forward to top the position of the front midfielder. The full-backs should also actively attack and help the wingers with assists. Mikel (Arteta) in the center should pay more attention to defense. The two backs go up together, and the center Thomas has another yellow card, so there will definitely be gaps and weaknesses in our backcourt, so we must pay attention to the opponent's counterattack."

Wenger talked about a lot of tactical issues, but he didn't say a word about Vermaelen's penalty kick to the opponent in the first half, let alone scold him.Instead, he comforted Vermaelen and told him not to feel pressured.He is the captain on the field, the first thing he has to guarantee is his mentality.

This made Vermaelen even more uncomfortable, and he silently lowered his head.

If Wenger yelled at this time, he would feel more relaxed.

In fact, Wenger seldom scolds in front of the players. Even if he blames the players, he uses double training and justification.

For example, Li Zihan made a mistake before, and Wenger called him to the meeting room.Use the large projector in the meeting room to play the picture of Li Zihan's mistakes over and over again, and then let him summarize by himself.In the end, Wenger came forward and told him what the best choice at this time should be and how to do it.

Finally, take him to the training ground, and use it in actual combat with the coaches of the coaching staff.

This is also one of the reasons why Arsenal's players and club executives, including the coaching staff, still support him without a championship for eight years.

Wilshere once publicly said that if Wenger is no longer at Arsenal, then he will consider the issue of transfer.

This shows Wenger's position in the hearts of Arsenal players.

So Vermaelen felt even more guilty at this time, and Wenger could replace the captain before.But despite his poor performance, Wenger never mentioned it.