There is a dream called football

Chapter 348 Lehman Red Card
"pretty."

The audience applauded thunderously, because Ronaldinho just made a very beautiful stepping on the ball, pulling the ball and turning around, which was done in one go, which was very beautiful.

This is nothing for Ronaldinho at his peak, it is almost easy to catch, but for Arsenal players, this is not easy to handle.

Arsenal's defense against Ronaldinho is man-to-man and zone defense. With three midfielders, whoever Ronaldinho runs into the defense zone will go up to defend. But even so, it is still impossible to achieve 100% defense against Ronaldinho.

After 20 minutes, Li Qiao relaxed. It seems that there will be no red card. Lehman should be safe this time.

After Giuly didn't break through from the side, he crossed to Ronaldinho in the middle. He thought that Ronaldinho would wait, but what he didn't expect was that after receiving the ball, Ronaldinho flicked the ball directly on his instep and bounced the ball to Eto'o in front.

Oops.

They are too similar, although the time is not right, but this trend is too similar, Li Qiao is already planning for the worst.

In this case, the goalkeeper will definitely attack. Lehmann pounced on Eto'o, and the Cameroonian changed his direction.

The next second, Wenger was already praying. He turned around and didn't dare to look at it, while Rijkaard on the other side was very excited. This was a red card and a penalty kick.

But first of all, the referee did not award a penalty kick, it was something outside the penalty area, to be precise, it was something that happened on the line of the penalty area.

In addition, more importantly, the referee took out a red card.

"That's him diving, I didn't touch him."

This is the only thing Lehmann can contend for, but the referee from Norway is very determined, there is nothing to say, a red card.

In this regard, Wenger actually has nothing to say. From an objective point of view, this is indeed a red card, but the goalkeeper's red card, this loss is too great, and this is only 20 minutes in the first half.

Almunia has already got up and warmed up quickly. He is 100% going to be a substitute. Wenger is brainstorming. Who should be replaced?
It seems that it is not good to replace anyone. It is really difficult. The tactics of the game are studied repeatedly before the game. Now they are all disrupted. This is really difficult.

However, a decision had to be made immediately. In the end, Wenger chose a conservative tactic. He replaced Pires. He would rather lose an offensive player, but not replace a defensive player.

When he saw the substitution card, Pires looked frustrated. No one wanted to end after 20 minutes of playing in the final.

Wenger patted Pires to show his comfort. This game was not easy, and this decision was even more difficult.

However, Pires actually understood the head coach's decision immediately after leaving the field. Li Qiao and Henry cannot move, and the defense in the midfield cannot move, so the only one who can be replaced can only be himself.

Li Qiao was shocked, it still happened!
Could it be that the end result is the same?

But if you think about it the other way around, it may not necessarily be the case, because Lehman was sent off after 20 minutes, and the place of the foul was also different.

"Forget it, I don't want to."

Li Qiao could only suppress his wild thoughts, otherwise he would not be able to kick the ball, but...

This is the third time for Li Qiao to participate in the final of the Champions League. The first two times, Porto and Liverpool, although the process is different, but the result is the same as the previous life, so...

This is the difficulty of being a prophet. Of course it is good when you encounter a good result, but if you encounter a bad result...

After Arsenal was sent off a player, Rijkaard waved his hands and asked his players to press up, must suppress the opponent, sprinkle salt on the opponent's wound, and strive to score one immediately, or seal the victory.

On the pitch, Arsenal encountered a rain of hammering, which also verified Wenger's judgment. If he had just replaced a defensive player, then Arsenal's defense might have been torn apart.

All 10 of Arsenal's players retreated. In front of the penalty area, Barcelona passed the ball back and forth, but Arsenal's defense was too flat. As a result, there was not much space for Barcelona to attack.

Ronaldinho took the ball in front of the penalty area, and suddenly full-back Van Bronthorst slipped in.

The left back of the Dutch main force is very capable of assisting, so Arsenal's defensive players were immediately taken over, but at this moment, Ronaldinho made a fake move with his eyes. His eyes seemed to pass the ball to Van Bronthorst.

Fortunately, the ball was missed. If it was within the range of the goal frame, it would be almost 100% a goal.

Wenger's heart became even more entangled. Even if Arsenal had 20 people defending, it seemed that Ronaldinho could still find out the angle of the pass, or shoot directly.

"It's hard to handle, it must be controlled by the ball."

Wenger's idea is completely right, to control the ball at his feet, but the problem is that without Pires, it is basically a dream to play with Barcelona in the midfield, and it should be said that it is impossible.

Martin Taylor saw the clues. Although Arsenal wanted to control the ball, every time the ball passed the midfield, Arsenal would not pass the ball more than 3 times before conceding the ball. This is a big problem.

"The lack of an attacking midfielder has a great impact on the team. Arsenal can't control the ball in the midfield."

After a brief discussion with his assistants, Wenger and his assistant decided to change all the tactics, abandon the technical football that Arsenal is proud of, and use the most primitive English football.

This is a very bold idea, but also a helpless move.

At the same time, Van Persie and Bergkamp got up to warm up, Wenger put on a very strong posture, and Rijkaard on the other side could see it clearly, but he didn't care for the time being. He still thinks about scoring a goal. As long as he can score one, many problems will be solved.

But Barcelona conceded the ball in the midfield. Flamini immediately passed a long pass to Li Qiao on the wing. This kind of play without midfield is still very classic. Rijkaard was also happy. This is basically the way of the English Championship team.

But not to mention, this effect is not bad, because Arsenal's players have good footwork. For example, this time, Li Qiao passed to Henry in the middle with a distance of more than 20 meters, but Li Qiao's ball was accurately sent to Henry's head.

However, Henry's header was not strong enough and was picked off by Valdes in front of the goal.

But Barcelona fans gradually discovered that sending off a person did not make the opponent surrender.

(End of this chapter)