There is a dream called football

Chapter 335 Everyone Wants a Grassroots Miracle
Riquelme's curve ball is slow, but the angle is very tricky. This requires the goalkeeper not to move in advance, otherwise he may be stunned.

Lehman's spirit was highly concentrated on this ball, so when the ball came out, he also moved, holding the ball out of the crossbar with one palm.

so close! !
On the other hand, Riquelme's footwork is really good.

The first half ended 1-1.

The feelings of the home fans are complicated. I thought it would be a good sign to meet Villarreal in the semi-finals, but what I didn't expect was that the opponent was actually quite strong. Maybe Arsenal would capsize.

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Back in China, Zhan Jun and Yan Qiang were also chatting about football during the intermission.

"This game shows that Pellegrini's adjustment ability is really strong."

"Very targeted, because in the previous games, many teams had no way to face Arsenal's frontcourt free agent tactics."

"Yes, both Henry and Li Qiao are the ones whose running positions are not fixed, but Villarreal has done a good job of this. No matter how the Arsenal players run, they will not be chaotic first, which is so rare."

"In contrast to Arsenal, I think they are more or less careless."

"This is inevitable. This is the first time the two teams have played against each other in the Champions League. There is no experience to learn from."

"But thanks to Li Qiao's goal, the score was 1-1 in the first half."

"What do you think of the second half? Zhan Jun guides."

"I think Arsenal should still treat their opponents as a top team, just like Real Madrid and Barcelona. If they underestimate their opponents, then they will be the ones who will suffer in the end. This has been proved in the previous games."

"Secondly, don't act too hastily. I think the final winner of this game will still be the away game, that is, the game in the middle of next week. It may be unrealistic for Arsenal to solve the problem at home."

"Yes, this is a game of patience."

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In the Arsenal locker room, Wenger first expressed his satisfaction with the first half of the game.

1 to 1.
"It's not surprising to concede the goal, and the goal is also very exciting. I think we succeeded in the first half. The opponent is very strong. Now we really feel it."

Everyone nodded.

The difference between strength and weakness can be clearly felt after 15 minutes of playing. Weak teams will have a lot of holes in the defense after 15 minutes, and the offense will become smoother and smoother. However, strong teams will not.

Wenger pointed to his own brain, "What this game needs is 90 minutes to hit the spirits. Think about the games against Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea."

"Think about the game against Real Madrid."

"I don't think Villarreal is worse than any of them. As long as we relax a little bit, they will advance."

In fact, Villarreal this season is very similar to Porto the year before last. They pretend to be pigs and eat tigers. Strong teams generally despise them. When they react, they find that they have been unable to catch up.

Fortunately, Li Qiao is a time traveler. He is very clear about this point. Villarreal will decline completely later, but under the leadership of Pellegrini in the past few years, this team will always be active.

"In short, the draw is completely acceptable to me. We can go to Spain next week for a decisive battle. This is a two-round match, so it's nothing. What we want to touch is the final champion, that's all."

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A small town in Chile can see the Pacific Ocean, but Pellegrini has been looking forward to the Atlantic Ocean on the other side since he was a child. Like countless children in Chile, he has a football dream. He loves football and fantasizes that he can become a national footballer and compete in the World Cup.

This may be the dream of every South American child, but Pellegrini has not become a famous star, but the dream of football will not be extinguished, and he will continue his dream on the road of coaching.

Back in reality, Pellegrini knew that his team was very close to their dream, and they now have an away goal in their hands.

"Boys, we have an away goal now, do you know what that means?"

Everyone understands that it means that the team will have more advantages in the next game.

"The media has complained about us for a season, but now they shut up. They say we are a civilian team, but we have the fighting power of a giant. When we win the Champions League, they will completely shut up."

"Shut them up."

"Yes, shut up that bunch of reporters."

Pellegrini has fully mobilized the atmosphere in the locker room, and the next step is to give something rational.

"We still have to score goals in the second half and put a lot of pressure on our opponents. We must persist for 180 minutes and must not relax for a second. Only in this way can we beat our opponents and we can advance."

"know."

"For Henry and Li Qiao, zone defense is very important. Whoever they enter the defense zone, then I will mark it to death. I have watched Arsenal's game. As long as these two people are marked to death, then Arsenal's offense is basically useless."

But everyone knows that it is not so easy to abolish these two people.

The goal in the first half was scored by the cooperation of these two people, so although everyone worked hard, it was impossible to completely suppress the attack of these two people.

Pellegrini also knows what everyone means.

"Of course it's impossible to completely suppress it, so it's enough to limit it to 80%. I know it's impossible to limit the offense in the first half."

Everyone nodded.

Back on the court, it was raining in London, and Pellegrini frowned. It was raining. This may not be a good thing, because Villarreal's offense is technically streamlined. For example, players like Riquelme are not good at fighting in the rain.

He gestured and called the assistant coach over.

"Go get your spikes ready, maybe you'll need them in the second half."

The assistant coach nodded and went to prepare the spiked shoes, because it would take some time to replace the sneakers with new spikes.

Wenger is a little better about the rain. After all, it must rain frequently in London, but if it is heavy rain, it will have a great impact on Arsenal. On the one hand, the stadium facilities at Highbury are relatively old.

So Wenger also asked his assistant to prepare the sneakers first.

Both sides still wear short spikes when playing, because long spikes still have a great impact on the game, and players will not wear long spikes unless it is absolutely necessary.

Martin Taylor is also worried about the rain, "The rain in the UK always comes as soon as it is said. I hope this rain will not affect the game. The fans still hope to see a wonderful Champions League semi-final."

(End of this chapter)