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Chapter 558: Wenger's distracted mind

After 15 minutes of intermission, the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half.

"Okay, the second half of the game between the two sides has officially started. Atletico Madrid, which is behind in the score, has not made any adjustments at this time. After all, Arda Turan has only played for a few minutes and has not adapted to the game."

"Arsenal, which is leading the score, took the lead in making adjustments. The veteran French midfielder Flamini was replaced. Hey, it was Giroud who was replaced!!"

"Is Wenger dissatisfied with the team's offense? Or is he dissatisfied with the current score? At this time, how do you replace the central midfielder with a midfielder who intercepts and defends with a center?"

"Wenger is going to die. With 45 minutes left in the game, he didn't consider consolidating the current situation and score. Instead, he wanted to strengthen the offense. Doesn't this give Atletico Madrid room to counterattack?"

The media is like this. If you put offensive players in such a situation, they will say that you take risks and don't know how to advance or retreat.And if you put on a defensive midfielder or even a defender, they will say that you have no ambitions, and that you only think about various defenses when you have a ball advantage. The tactics are too negative and conservative!

Anyway, no matter what you do, they have something to say, and it's not a good thing.Li Zihan has also learned about this point.

In fact, Wenger’s substitution has no special meaning. Firstly, it is because Flamini is indeed not young anymore. At the age of 30, his physical strength cannot support such a 10-minute final, so it will be a matter of time before he is replaced. matter.In addition, he has a yellow card on his body, and it is very easy for a player who intercepts a fast player like Arda Turan to foul, whether it is a tactical foul or a foul by the opponent!
As for Giroud, it is because Wenger intends to let the French center go up to help Li Zihan create more space to play, and Li Zihan is also a player who can bring surprises.

"Look at how Arsenal's formation has changed, should Giroud and Li Zihan play a double striker configuration, or should Li Zihan pull the side or retreat, and let Wilshere and Cazorla play in the middle Field. Sure enough!! Li Zihan went to the wing, Giroud played the center alone, and Wilshere changed to the central midfielder. Wilshere should be very familiar with this position, he can play multiple positions in the midfield. Position and central midfielder is naturally one of them, and Wilshere also expressed his position when he was in the England national team a few days ago. His midfielder is definitely not a defensive midfielder."

"In fact, Cazorla can also play this position, but obviously Spain's attacking midfielder is relatively more suitable for him than the current position of winger and attacking midfielder."

"However, the positions of Li Zihan, Ozil and Cazorla in Arsenal's frontcourt are not fixed. The three should change positions frequently. This is the characteristic of Arsenal's offense. Whether Li Zihan is on the left or The middle is very suitable, especially in the middle, he has a higher chance of scoring, and the right is relatively weaker. Not to mention Cazorla, he is a typical all-rounder. Although Ozil played in the position of the midfielder It's better, but when necessary, he can also pull the space in the middle to his teammates, and his pull is not a breakthrough, but a cross!"

Since Atletico Madrid kicked off first in the first half, Arsenal kicked off in the second half.It's just that once Arsenal gets the ball, Atletico Madrid can only defend.

With Giroud compressing the space of the two central defenders in front, Li Zihan is completely liberated, and he can play freely.

And Arsenal's offense is very characteristic, fast, layered advancement, ground coordination combined with high ball passes and. Football is often at Arsenal's feet!
Many of these characteristics are opposite. For example, if other teams want to advance layer by layer, they will not be able to speed up. If the speed is fast, it is impossible to concentrate the ball at their feet.
But these are different with the combination of Li Zihan, Ozil, Cazorla and Giroud. They can be combined, Ozil controls the offensive tactics and distributes the ball, and Li Zihan is responsible for the assault and speed up!
Li Zihan is actually good at organization. Although he does not have Ozil's precise passing skills and chess-like calculation ability, he is good at scoring goals and helping his teammates score goals. He is not in the same style as Ozil.Someone once said that Ozil organized Arsenal's offense in an orderly manner, very smooth and entertaining, and Li Zihan was responsible for leading the team to victory!

"Poor Atlético de Madrid, just started the second half, and fell into a passive defensive dilemma. They can only fight Arsenal through defensive counterattacks. But five minutes into the second half, their counterattacks have not been completed. On the contrary, Wilshere, who was almost allowed to get in from the back, broke the goal!"

"Although Atletico Madrid re-entered the Champions League final after half a century, it seems that 50 years is not enough time for them to be ready to claim the greatest trophy between the clubs. The whole game is stuck in Arsenal time. Not admitting that although Arsenal's defense is mediocre, but the offense is really overwhelming!"

Arsenal's weakness lies in the defense and midfield interception, but when the offensive players in front control the entire game, the opponent has no chance and energy to attack. 'The best defense is an offense! 'Now Arsenal embodies this sentence to the fullest!

"Li Zihan passed the ball!! Although Gabi left his position and defended closely against the opponent's core Li, he still failed to contain Li!"

"Cazorla received Li Zihan's pass fake action. Shaked away Raul Garcia!! Has the statistics of nine goals this season made Garcia forget how to defend?"

"Thiago defends Cazorla!! This time it's not a fake move!! It's a real pass!!"

"Girou. Header ferry!! Özil. Özil. Özil!!! Direct shot oops, it's a pity, it went slightly wide of the goal."

"Obviously Ozil's passing skills are not directly proportional to his shooting. I think after the team has technical attacking players such as Li Zihan and Cazorla, Ozil can take some time to contact and shoot alone. After all, Arsenal The current tactics do not rely solely on Ozil's pass scheduling, sometimes he still needs to participate in the shooting!"

"Atletico Madrid's counterattack!! Raul Garcia's pass accurately found the core midfielder Cork, and Cork passed the ball to Arda Turan. Look at how Atletico Madrid played this time!"

"Arda Turan passed back to Cork. Cork didn't stop the ball, and immediately returned the ball to Arda Turan who got rid of Wilshere. Beautiful, beautiful wall cooperation!!"

"Arda Turan doesn't have the space to play in the middle!!"

"Sania keeps up!!! But the French veteran is obviously not Arda Turan's opponent in terms of speed. The opponent quickly opened the distance from Sania, and Sania is chasing after him!!"

"Before the game, there was news that the contract renewal negotiations between Sonia and Arsenal had terminated, and Sarnia's contract would end after the end of this season. In private, the two local tycoons of Chelsea and Manchester City had already had relations with Sarnia. Contacted, so if Arsenal does not increase the annual salary of Sagna, it is very likely that this will be the last game Sagna plays for Arsenal!"

Arda Turan shrugged off Sagna's entanglement and then slid a cross down Atletico's left.Sania, who was following up, tried his best to block the ball, but he was still a step too late. He didn't touch a hair.

Wenger stood on the sidelines and frowned. Although the situation on the scene was that Arsenal had the advantage and initiative, Wenger stood seriously on the sidelines from the beginning of the game and did not return to the coach's bench!

In fact, regarding Sarnia's problem, Wenger still prefers that the opponent can stay in the team, and Wenger can accept a little salary increase, but for a 30-year-old veteran who is slowly starting to decline, the annual salary of 700 million euros is still too much. High, at least for Arsenal's salary structure.

But letting Sagna leave the team in this way obviously makes the club seem a little cold-blooded and unreasonable. After all, Sagna has played for Arsenal for many years and gave Arsenal his youth, and the French full-backs are both in training and in games. Do your best.

At the same time, he is also the most familiar with Arsenal's system and tactics, and he couldn't find a right back who could perfectly replace Sagna in a hurry!

And he has now received news that Manchester City is really in contact with Sarnia, and this oil tycoon is really ready for an annual salary of 700 million in the Champions League!
Thinking of the annual salary, Wenger felt a little sorry for Sarnia, because Sarnia has indeed not raised his salary at Arsenal for six years.There is no way to do this. Arsenal have been living a tight life in the past few years. Arsenal have paid too much for the construction of the new stadium, so these have been paying off the debt for the stadium.

Fortunately, building a new stadium is the right thing to do in terms of the current general trend, but the club has been tightening their belts for many years.

But now that the funds are getting better and life is getting better, Sania is leaving.

Wenger doesn't really blame Sagna. At the age of 30, he really needs to think about his pension issues. After all, he will be 31 years old at the beginning of next season. For a player, there is not much left in his career. The second contract is almost his last contract.

Just when Wenger was distracted thinking about Sarnia's problem, Atletico Madrid's counterattack was already on the horizon!

Watching Arda Turan's cross, Wenger was a little surprised, because he actually lost his mind at such an important time! !
Hey. Are you really old?