There is a dream called football

Chapter 455 Unexpected Start
In the opening 15 minutes, Philippe Stadium turned into a sea of ​​madness.

Because PSV were already leading Arsenal 2-0 at this time, even the most optimistic PSV fans could not have imagined that the result would be like this.

Koeman was already stunned. He made a tactic, but he really didn't expect the effect to be so good.

Both goals were scored by Alex, and at the same time, Tardelli quickly stepped in, successfully reversed offside, and scored the ball.

This ball caught Arsenal off guard, and it could be described as a blitz on the pitch.

Wenger's face was livid. He really didn't expect that Eindhoven would attack his team with such a weird blitzkrieg in the opening game, but the long pass was so accurate. What he didn't expect was that a little-known Tardelli could seize the opportunity twice.

It was this kind of "unexpectedness" that finally led to the current result. Arsenal fell into a huge passivity in the away game.

The commentator said: "Could it be that the curse of the defending champion of the Champions League really cannot be broken?"

However, on the court, Arsenal quickly stabilized. This is a 180-minute game in two rounds. The two goals are not a natural barrier, and they can catch up.

Arsenal stabilized the rhythm of the game by holding the ball, and Koeman was also making a gesture of pressing down with both hands, because the more the team needs to stabilize at this time, Koeman is also an old world, and it is not uncommon for him to get dizzy after leading.

So the rhythm of the game entered the kind that Wenger expected most before the game, that is, Arsenal took the ball to attack, while the opponent hoarded the defense, and the two sides fought in the midfield, but the difference was that the score was already 0 to 2.

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"Henry has the ball."

"He passed the ball to Van Persie, and the latter split the ball under strong pressure. Li Qiao was also heavily defended when he got the ball from the wing, so he had to pass it back to the midfielder."

"It's hard to pass through the center, and the effect of the cross from the side is not good. For Arsenal, the offensive routine is a bit single."

To a greater extent, this kind of singleness is a kind of helplessness, because a strong attack is necessary when falling behind, and the strong attack encounters the opponent's intensive defense. In this case, a single offensive routine is predictable.

So it wasn't that Arsenal played badly, but that the strategic initiative was already in the hands of the opponent, and at this time a crisis really emerged, that is, Cocu was eyeing Li Qiao.

Cocu's six years in Barcelona have not been in vain, and his ability to read the game is very strong.

He observed Li Qiao, and when he couldn't pass by the side, he would dribble the ball back and seek cooperation with the center. In fact, this was a good opportunity. He could cooperate with the full back to squeeze Li Qiao into a dead end, and then hit Arsenal's counterattack.

As a full-back, Jan Kronkamp does not assist at all, and his only duty is to defend Li Qiao on the wing.

So this made Li Qiao quite a headache, and just when Li Qiao was blocked again, Li Qiao ran back with the ball, and just when he was about to take the ball, a huge force hit, it was Koku, who cut off the ball at Li Qiao's feet.

This was too unexpected. You must know that Li Qiao has returned to the center line. I thought that I must be safe, but I didn't expect...

Li Qiao intercepted the ball from the side, and PSV immediately formed a situation where more players played less in the frontcourt, and Cocu directly sent a kick to Tardelli.

In this regard, Arsenal is facing a big enemy. This time, Gallas has been prepared for a long time, and he is here to stare at Tardelli, but the Brazilian is indeed capable. He did not directly volley into the far corner in the penalty area, but a meal.

This meal was too deceptive, Galla was swayed away, and another advantage of Tardelli is that his left and right feet are very balanced, that is, he can shoot left and right. After swaying the angle, it is impossible to shoot with the right foot, and he can only use his left foot to push the far corner.

But Tardelli's left foot is far behind his right foot after all. His final push shot was not accurate enough to reach the dead corner, and Lehmann made a side throw and pressed the ball down.

But Wenger was really furious. He waved his arms and yelled, "Brace me up, are you sleepwalking?"

Li Qiao immediately apologized to the whole team, expressing his apology. The goal was a mistake on his side. There was a big mistake, and this time the mistake was almost taken advantage of by the opponent, resulting in a goal.

Li Qiao glanced at Koku, this guy is more cunning than a fox, his feet are steady and ruthless, in fact, there is a pushing movement in his hand, but it's just very clever, and the referee can't blow it, so Li Qiao suffered from being dumb.

After that, Arsenal's midfielder became more cautious in holding the ball. If they were only a second slower, the opponent would pounce on them like a hungry wolf.

This is Koeman's tactics. He has the traditional style of Dutch football in his bones, that is, total attack and total defense, which is the set that was later brought to Barcelona by Cruyff. Therefore, Koeman's advanced tactics are not groundless, but have the basis of Dutch football.

This game became very difficult, and Wenger regretted using the combination of Henry and Van Persie. In fact, this kind of game needs a player like Adebayor who can hold the ball on the front line and fight against it with his strong body.

And Wenger has already asked Adebayor to warm up. It seems that the final attack of this kind of game is certain, and Babtista also got up to warm up, because if you fight hard, these two people are very useful.

Henry took the ball, he shook it, but he couldn't find a way to pass the ball. Eindhoven's defense was like an invisible net, covering Arsenal. Henry had no obvious passing route. He can only choose long-range shots, but this kind of volley from the spot is basically no threat to Gomez.

"This is not a good signal. The biggest feature of Arsenal is the smooth coordination, but now this smooth coordination seems to be cut off. Henry's shot is so helpless."

"What Arsenal want now is a little bit of luck, such as an unexpected goal. If it can happen, then the game may turn around. If it doesn't happen, then the game may fall into PSV. Eindhoven's control."

At this moment, Li Qiao suddenly dribbled the ball from the side to the center, and what he was facing was Cocu, who had made him suffer a lot just now.

Ke Ku was also taken aback, he didn't expect that Li Qiao would dare to charge him from the middle, it felt like hitting the door.

Li Qiao's idea is to get up wherever he fell, and this is the reason why he went to Koku. It can be said that he was young and frivolous, and it was also a challenge.

(End of this chapter)