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Chapter 324: Complicated Death Team

In the end, the score of the game was still fixed at two to zero, and Arsenal once again defeated No.2 in the league standings.Of course, Southampton's No.2 is a bit of a misnomer, after all, Chelsea and Manchester City still haven't played make-up matches.

At the No. 60 minute of the game, seeing that Southampton was not very threatening, Wenger decisively started to make substitutions.

Spanish full-back Monreal comes on, replacing teenager Gibbs, and Jenkinson comes on, replacing French veteran Sagna.At this point, Arsenal's three substitutions in this field have been used up.Wenger substituted two people in one breath, and didn't worry about the embarrassing situation if a player was injured but there was no substitution.

What's interesting is that both of these are counterpoint substitutions, and they are also full-backs.

At No. 703 minutes of the game, Southampton's head coach was also quite a gambler when he saw that the offense could not start.He replaced Ward Prowse, who had a mediocre performance in this game, and replaced him with Uruguayan attacking midfielder Ramirez.

Ramirez's appearance slightly threatened Arsenal's goal, but Szczesny's performance was very good, and he wanted to break through the ten fingers of Poland's national goal. Obviously, Southampton's offensive line is still a bit unqualified.

However, in an Arsenal counterattack, the Gunners almost expanded the score again.Rosicky made a long pass from the central defender after breaking through the bottom on the right to fill the position, and the ball flew towards the Southampton penalty area.High center forward Giroud jumped high and headed for the top.He was the first to win the ball, but he didn't head the ball directly. Instead, he moved the ball to the other side of the goal and headed the ball.

Chamberlain, who followed up, did not adjust after taking the ball, and directly shot half-volley. Boruc continued to be powerless, but Chamberlain's shot was high, directly above the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

Uncle Zhan Jun jokingly said: "I thought it was Podolski who followed up here, but the German winger didn't play in this game. Chamberlain's shot is too substandard. He can play a ground roll." The ball is much less difficult this way, but I have to hit the upper edge of the goal."

And Sky Sports commentator Hullhouse also sarcastically said: "Facing a half-empty goal and not entering, Chamberlain does have two brushes!"

Although Chamberlain missed a good chance to shoot, it is obvious that the Arsenal players have not focused on this game at this point in the game. Their hearts have already flown to Naples in Italy on the Apennine Peninsula.

On the second day after the end of the league match with Southampton, all Arsenal members went to Italy to face their opponents in the fifth round of this season's Champions League group stage, and they are also the direct opponents of Naples.

In the last round of the match, Arsenal sat on their home court and defeated Naples cleanly with a score of [-]-[-].So in this game, they are looking forward to double-killing the Serie A powerhouses, so that the initiative to qualify is in their own hands.And Naples obviously wants to avenge the previous revenge, and even more wants to step on the opponent's corpse to enter the knockout round, so this is destined to be a game where sparks hit the earth.

The current situation of this group is still unclear. At present, Arsenal has three wins and one loss with nine points, Dortmund has two wins and two losses with six points, Naples also has three wins and one loss with nine points, and perhaps the most clear is the Ligue [-] team Marseille has lost all four games, scored four goals and conceded ten goals, and with a goal difference of six, even if they win the remaining two games and score six points, they may not be able to play in the Europa League unless they finally They won both rounds by big margins
Dortmund scored seven goals and only conceded three goals. Naples also scored seven goals but conceded six goals. Arsenal scored six goals and conceded three goals.Therefore, because of the goal difference relationship, Naples is now ranked second in the group, Arsenal is temporarily first, and Dortmund with six points is third.

And if Arsenal wins this game, they will have [-] points and get the initiative to qualify for the group stage. In the final round, they will face Marseille, the weakest team in the group, and they will be ranked first in the group after a tie. It is certain to qualify, and if you fail to win or draw, you can still qualify for the second place in the group.

England, like China, is most afraid of a situation where a tie will qualify.But Arsenal is not afraid. After all, looking at the last round against Marseille and Naples and Dortmund against Marseille, Arsenal felt that it would be no problem to score three points against Marseille, not to mention one point.

Of course, this is the story. Wenger didn't tell his disciples so much about the situation. He just told them that the opponent in this match was Naples.

But football is round, and everything is possible before the game is over, let alone the game has not yet started.

If Arsenal loses this game, it will become Naples chasing from six points to nine points.And Dortmund's opponent in this round is Marseille. Arsenal did not expect Marseille to help snipe Dortmund at all.So the most pessimistic and most reasonable situation is that Dortmund kills Marseille, so that three of the four teams have nine points together, and the situation is good.

In the past, when a group scored nine points, they already had the initiative, but this death group is different.If Arsenal can't get at least three points in the last two rounds, then it will be good
Whether it was Naples or Arsenal in this game, they all thought about winning or losing. As for the draw, the two teams didn't even think about it.After all, everyone knows that if this game is average, the happiest player is the German Dortmund, so both sides know that the other side will definitely try to get three points.

Facing such a life-and-death battle, both sides must of course have their main force out.

Naples played at home in a four-three-three formation, and the old Spanish goalkeeper Reina, who was on loan from Liverpool, sat in the starting position without hesitation.The central defender is No. 21 Uruguayan Britos and No. 18 Argentine Fernandez. Naples captain Cannavaro Jr. was not selected for the [-]-man list due to injuries.The two full-backs on the left and right are Zuniga and Armero, the two full-backs of the Colombian national team. Albiol, who joined the defense from Real Madrid this summer, appeared in the position of the midfielder.Swiss midfielder Inle partnered with Naples midfielder Hamsik in the starting midfielder position. On the front line, Callejon and veteran Pandev appeared on the left and right wing positions. The center is naturally the Argentine smoker Higua because.

On Arsenal's side, Ozil, Podolski, Ramsey, Modesat and others who had fully rested in the last round of the league all played, and Walcott, who returned from injury, also appeared in the starting lineup. In terms of position, Li Zihan is naturally the main striker, and Szczesny is also indispensable as the goalkeeper.

As soon as the two sides played at home, Naples launched an attack without any "hospitality".

At the first minute and two seconds, Naples, who kicked off first, took control of the midfield and pulled Arsenal's frontcourt to press.Then Inle in the backcourt gave the ball to Hamsik. The Naples core with Mohigan hair did not take the ball by himself, but made a long pass from the midfielder, which accurately found Pandev on the sideline.

Pandev wanted to cut in from the sideline, Sagna defended carefully, and Higuain actively moved in the middle.Sagna's defense is in place, neither fouls, nor let you have the pass line and the opportunity to cut inside.

And the defender Amero on the sideline has not had time to step forward to assist, and Inle and Hamsik will still be on the way to run.Pandev originally wanted to control the ball on the sideline and wait for his teammates to come up to support him.But Sarnia's defense made him uncomfortable. He kept poking the ball under his feet. Although he didn't poke it off, he didn't have a good chance to pass.

Seeing the opponent's midfielder come to help defend, Pandev felt that there was no chance to wait for his teammates, so he opened a very narrow space and shot directly from a long distance.

The long-range shot from 45 meters away at an angle of 30 degrees was slightly higher than the crossbar, and Szczesny just raised his hand in a symbolic sense.

Although there is no achievement, the veteran Pandev's shot is of relatively high quality with such a difficult kick.

If this shot had been played by Gibbs, it would have gone directly to the stands on the second floor.

Arsenal started to attack, but Napoli's tactics made it hard for them.The crazy frontcourt pressing made it impossible for the Gunners to accurately control the ball at their feet, nor could they send high-quality passes and receptions.

"Arsenal obviously haven't adapted to Naples' crazy pressing and stealing in the frontcourt from the beginning, and Gibbs and Ramsey made frequent mistakes in handling the ball in the backcourt. Fortunately, Arteta's rich experience is helping them fill in the holes. Arsenal is also interesting, when the defenders make a mistake, the midfielders perform well to help fill in, and when the midfielders are not in shape, the defenders perform better."

Arteta handed the ball to Sagna on the wing. Sagna dribbled the ball to break through the sideline, but was intercepted by Hamsik.Sagna knocked the ball to Walcott not far in front, and then inserted himself.

Walcott immediately passed the ball back to Sagna. Instead of looking for opportunities next to the sideline, he cut inside without the ball.

Sania made a fake high ball at a 45-degree position on the sideline.Amero jumped straight up and stretched his legs to intercept the ball.But how rich is Sarnia's actual combat experience?Dexterously dunked the ball, and then sent a ground ball from the position vacated by Amero.

Under the interference of Albiol, Walcott reluctantly knocked the ball to Ozil who came to meet him.

"Goldfish Eye" didn't control the ball, but stretched out his foot, flicked his ankle nimbly, and the ball immediately passed by him without stopping, and the Argentine central defender Fernandez who was defending him also passed through.

Li Zihan easily unloaded Ozil's half-high ball, but he couldn't turn around. Britos stuck him firmly from behind.

Li Zihan didn't turn around forcefully, but knocked the ball to Ramsey who was following up, and then turned halfway and shifted diagonally.

After Ramsey received the ball, he immediately passed it back to Li Zihan.Li Zihan just ran out of a gap and received the ball, but Britos, who dared not be careless, continued to press hard.

Li Zihan didn't hesitate after receiving the ball, and made a fake move to dribble the ball horizontally, but knocked the ball behind him with a heel, and continued to run without the ball.

"Li Zihan! A beautiful back-heel pass, and he moved to take away Britos. There was a gap in the middle, and Podolski followed!!"

After receiving a kick from Li Zihan's heel, Polti flicked his foot slightly, and then directly swung his leg to shoot.

"Podolsky!!!"

Reina is not a goalkeeper like Boruc. The Spanish goalkeeper, who has experienced many battles and has seen strong winds and waves, knows that it is a long-range shot when he sees Podolski's movement.Then make a predictive save.

In the end, Reina hugged the ball with both hands and pressed it firmly under his body to prevent it from falling out!

"Hey, the ball was confiscated by Reina in the end. Podolski handled the ball a little bit long-winded. The heel pass position that Li gave him before is quite good, not to mention the Chinese teenager's running position. But Podolski made a slight adjustment just to be on the safe side. But it was because of his adjustment that he gave Reina time to judge and prepare. In the end, Reina easily held the ball in his arms, It was Arsenal's first attack."