There is a dream called football

Chapter 436 Challenge the Dragon
Dragon Stadium.

One of the most famous devil's home stadiums in Europe, as well as Schalke 04's stadium and Galatasaray's home stadium, are all considered to be the level of the devil's home stadium, because the atmosphere created by the home team in these stadiums is chilling.

When they came to the Dragon Stadium, the Arsenal players clearly felt that the atmosphere here was different from that of the league.

The huge tifo rose up, as if it was going to swallow Arsenal from afar, this feeling was terrifying.

Wenger took a look at the starting lineup before the game. It can be said that it is completely different from the last time at Arsenal's home court. It seems to be a lesson learned. The midfielder sent by Ferreira this time is basically defensive.

Gonzalez is still the core, and the other two are defensive types, one is Portugal's Meireles, and the other is Paul Assuncao from Brazil. Both of them are players who are good at intercepting midfielders.

In addition, Quaresma will definitely play, and he is also one of the core of the offense. In terms of risk, Postiga is unstoppable, and another forward, Porto chose Lisandro Lopez for this game.

Another point of view in this game is who the left back is, that is to say, who will mark Li Qiao, and Porto chose the Uruguayan international-Fuxilai.

This is also Porto's titan, but his ability is no worse than that of Paul Ferreira back then.

So in this game, Porto is putting on a stance to fight Arsenal desperately. Just looking at this list, Wenger is enough to worry for a while. After all, the team composed of these people must be good in defense.

And Wenger also repeatedly reminded his players in the locker room that they must have the spirit of scoring [-] points in the first second of the game. In this kind of game, even if they lose their mind for a second, they are likely to lose in the end.

In the player tunnel, Bosingwa came over, Li Qiao hugged him, Li Qiao decided to play tricks and scare him.

"Should be going to Chelsea soon."

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Bosingwa was sweating, "Did Jose tell you?"

This matter is still being discussed. Mourinho did invite him to Chelsea, but everything is still done in private, and even the agent does not know yet.

"You don't have to guess how I know, I just know anyway."

"Haha, well, Jose is still so good to you."

For the parent team, the only person Li Qiao can talk about is Bosingwa, and the rest are not Li Qiao's former teammates.

When he walked out of the stadium, Li Qiao didn't see any sign welcoming him, nor did he see anyone scolding him.

It may be that the team's business strategy is different. After all, Porto sent away too many big names. Deco, Maniche and others were all bigger than Li Qiao back then. Therefore, for Porto, this is the most normal thing. There is no need to be too sensational. It is just a way for business and the team to survive.

The Champions League theme song sounded, Li Qiao had to concentrate on himself, the next game should not be so easy.

When I shook hands, I felt that the Porto players were full of fighting spirit. It felt like a fighter who was going to play.

The theme song fell, and the audience shouted like a tsunami, and the game was about to start.

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At the beginning of the game, Porto really pressed very high, especially in the space between Arsenal's midfielder and the two central defenders. Porto's players will occupy this point, which feels like a stick in the throat.

Porto's strategy is to use their good physical fitness at the beginning to oppress their opponents.

This kind of high position oppression consumes a lot of energy, but once the oppression is successful, the effect is also very good. It can quickly counterattack in the frontcourt, and such counterattacks are often fatal.

When Lisandro Lopez took the ball in Gallas, he was a thief in the middle, and all this was wonderful. If Gallas passed the cross to Toure at this time, there would probably be a problem. Fortunately, Gallas is also an old fritters.

However, the pressure on the French side is not small, and Porto's purpose is to make Arsenal's defense go wrong. In this case, Clichy chose to send Fabregas in front with a big foot, but the ball was not given to Fabregas, but he did not concede the ball in the backcourt.

In this case, the Arsenal midfielders basically come back to form a receiving point, and the goalkeeper also needs to catch the ball, otherwise there are not enough receiving points.

Meireles and Assuncao, these two big shovels are like iron gates, sweeping the midfield. Arsenal's players are a little slower to get the ball, and they will be kicked immediately.

When Rosicky was kicked by Assuncao, Wenger jumped up with a swipe, "This ball needs to be awarded."

The Arsenal players on the field were also asking for cards, but the referee only warned Assuncao, and the fans in the audience were also furious, as if they were the ones who suffered.

This fiery atmosphere makes people a little breathless, and it is easy to make mistakes as long as you don't pay attention to it.

Flamini encountered huge resistance in the position of the midfielder. He couldn't find the point of the ball and could only pass back to the goalkeeper. However, the opponent's forward Postiga also kept up with the ball, so Postiga and Lehmann competed for a ball.

Wenger was stunned by this blow, and he stood up. Fortunately, Lehmann kicked the ball out of the sideline with a big foot in time, otherwise the ball might have become a one-handed one.

But I have to say that Ferreira's tactic worked, but at the same time, this tactic is also very dangerous, because it is hard to say whether Porto will run out of energy in the first half.

Ferreira also stood up, he had no choice because the situation was not in his favor, he needed to win, otherwise the result would be the same anyway, so Ferreira had to take a risk.

Porto's strength caused Arsenal to not have a shot in the opening 10 minutes, and Li Qiao and Henry's possession of the ball was even less pitiful.

Li Qiao only touched the ball once, and it was just an overshoot for Rosicky, but the accuracy of Arsenal's short pass is sufficient. In this case, Porto can only form oppression, but it cannot crush Arsenal's defense. This is a confrontation at the Champions League level.

Then Porto naturally relaxed a bit, which is also a physical bottleneck, and then Arsenal's ball possession rate began to rise, and the ball could also be sent to Porto's frontcourt, and Arsenal's first shot was done by Henry.

Completing the first shot also means that Arsenal's offense has entered a more balanced stage, and the offense of both sides has really started since then.

(End of this chapter)