There is a dream called football

Chapter 462

The recent Arsenal can be said to be full of injuries. The two rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals are separated by three weeks, but this has not alleviated Arsenal's injuries at all. Except for Li Qiao, who has definitely missed the second round, Henry also has a recurrence of old injuries.

Cesc Fabregas also has a little problem with his calf muscles, while Rosicky has a bit of a cold problem.

So for this, Wenger can only express a wry smile.

"Arsenal has indeed encountered injury problems recently, but I think we can only bite the bullet and face it. In the second round of the game, we have already lost Li Qiao, and we are likely to lose Henry."

"Fortunately, this is our home stadium. With the support of the fans, I think we will get through the difficult period in the end. As long as we advance, I think the team will be even better in the quarter-finals. Maybe Li Qiao has returned by then."

Koeman came to London with a score of 2-2. For PSV, the situation is still good. In fact, they only need one goal.

When facing reporters' questions, Koeman showed his confidence cautiously.

"I think the score of 2-2 in the first leg is not bad for us. We have the possibility of qualifying, but I think Arsenal is a very strong team, so there will definitely be difficulties."

"A question about Arsenal's injuries?"

Coman shrugged, "All I can say is, I'm sorry."

"I know that many Arsenal fans will blame us for Li Qiao's injury, but in fact it is unfair. Football matches are so fierce. It should be said that it was an accident. Please believe me. As a professional coach, I don't want to see any player unable to play because of injury, whether he is my player or someone else's player."

"In addition, I hope Li Qiao can get well soon, this is my sincere wish."

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3 month 7 day.

Emirates Stadium.

The second round between Arsenal and Eindhoven went on as scheduled, and on Arsenal's side, Henry did not start in the end because his physical condition did not meet the requirements.

In this way, Arsenal sent Walcott on the right, and the combination of Van Persie and Adebayor was naturally on the front line.

For Wenger, this is also a very strong offensive combination, but compared with Li Qiao, what Walcott may lack is his game experience. After all, Li Qiao's experience in the Champions League is too rich. When it comes to the key knockout rounds, this experience will often play a huge role.

The camera is facing the stands, and Li Qiao is in the stands. He has already started recovery training, which is a very long process.

At present, Li Qiao still maintains the training of upper body muscles, and still dare not move his legs. Li Qiao is smiling at the camera, but he is very depressed in his heart. Only the players know the helplessness of missing the game.

As for Eindhoven, except for the suspended Timmy Simmons, it can be said that all players can play, and this is also Eindhoven's biggest advantage. They are too familiar with this lineup. Although it is not luxurious, Koeman has absolute control over this Eindhoven team.

After the start of the game, PSV Eindhoven's tactics were completely different from the previous game. In the last game, PSV Eindhoven could be said to have started with a blitzkrieg, but in this game, PSV Eindhoven stayed behind honestly and put up an iron barrel formation. Koeman knew that they only needed one goal to advance, so there was no need to take risks.

As for Arsenal, they don't think so. What is anxious now is Arsenal. If they can't score, then the opponent will be promoted.

But unexpectedly, Eindhoven scored a goal again because of an accident in the away game.

After scoring the goal, Koeman immediately put up an iron barrel formation, and Arsenal's task is to break through the dense defense.

In the Champions League this is a very difficult subject.

Walcott is faster than Li Qiao when he holds the ball, but his ability to read the game is far inferior to Li Qiao.

Especially with teammates.

After getting the ball from the wing, Walcott made a quick drive down the bottom. Everything was fine, but there was a problem with a cross, which went directly to the opposite touchline.

After passing the ball, Walcott himself was quite embarrassed and greeted his teammates.

However, the impact of this on teammates is obvious, because if the ball can be passed back to the penalty area in an inverted triangle, then Arsenal can have a chance to shoot there.

More importantly, this also affected Van Persie. The reason why Van Persie performed well in the first few games was mainly because he had a good partner, Li Qiao, just like the later Robery.

Therefore, the absence of Li Qiao had an immediate impact on Van Persie. After Van Persie ran a few times, his teammates didn't pass the ball to him. This was a very depressing thing.

"It would be great if Li Qiao was here, he will definitely pass the ball to me."

And Wenger on the sidelines also saw the stagnation of this kind of game. Without Li Qiao and Henry, Arsenal's offense is indeed much worse.

So Wenger got all the attacking substitutes to warm up, because the second half might be about to attack.

And Koeman also stood up. Of course, this is what he hopes to see. As long as he has defended the first half of the game, the second half will be quite easy. Maybe Eindhoven can score a goal, then it will be completely stable.

Sure enough, Arsenal's nightmare in the last game was the opponent's quick counterattack, that kind of unreasonable long pass to the frontcourt.

Then it was Tardelli who went to shoot, and at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal fans saw such a counterattack.

After an unsuccessful attack by Arsenal, Eindhoven quickly passed the ball forward after stealing the ball from the backcourt. The ball flew forward very quickly, and when Tardelli took the ball from the corner of the penalty area, he swept directly into the penalty area, and Kone immediately followed.

The speed of the whole process was very fast and the play was very simple. It was just that Kone's last shot missed the goal, but the whole process was done in one go.

This kind of counterattack seems to be well-trained, and the whole process cooperated very well, which is also the reason why Eindhoven scored two goals at home in the last game.

Wenger has a headache about this, but there is no way. Arsenal can only press out and play. They must score goals, but PSV seem to have grasped Arsenal's pulse, so their tactics are very reasonable.

Wenger also pressed his hands down, signaling the players to stabilize the rhythm of the game, that's all.

After the game was stabilized, Arsenal's ball possession rate was even higher, reaching 70%, but there were still very few opportunities created, so what the fans missed most at this time was Li Qiao and Henry.

(End of this chapter)