Jagged Wings

Chapter 105 Curtain Call!Ice Prince!

At night, in a hotel in Paris, Arsenal's players are taking tactical lessons.

Tactics and personnel arrangements in general games will be taught in this tactical class, so this tactical class is the most important, and no one can miss it.

Wenger first announced the starting lineup for tomorrow's game. Arsenal is still playing the usual 451 formation this season.Not surprisingly, Henry started with a single arrow, and the midfielder was Reyes, Hleb, Gilberto, Ljungberg, Fabregas, Reyes and Ljungberg separated left and right, Fafa and Gilberto Forming a double midfielder, Hleb's position is flexible, he is the front midfielder when attacking, and must retreat when defending.

On the back line, Campbell came back to partner with Toure to play central defender, and Cole and Eboue were left and right full backs respectively.The goalkeeper is naturally Lehmann.On the bench are substitute goalkeeper Almunia, defenders Alexander Song and Lauren, midfielders Diaby and Jenas, and forwards Abeye and Van Persie.

Then Wenger showed everyone the Barcelona game video and told everyone how to deal with it in the game.

Barcelona's offense is undoubtedly the strongest!
In order to curb Barcelona's attack, Wenger specially sent three midfielders, and also replaced veterans Campbell and Cole who recovered quickly from injuries.

There is no doubt that the key to this game will be whether Arsenal's defense can successfully contain Ronaldinho.

In this regard, Wenger specially pulled several defenders to watch Ronaldinho's game video clips repeatedly, so that they were familiar with Ronaldinho's way of playing. "His sprinting speed is very fast, and he has a good combination of man and ball while running, so try not to give him a chance to rush up. Reasonable fouls are necessary. Don't be timid. You have to be tough when dealing with him... He likes to play from midfield Take the ball and then attack forward. At this time, his power will increase dramatically, so Hleb must also actively participate in the defense of him... while defending him, he must also maintain the defensive position. If their Two wingers go forward and Ronaldinho is also a passer, so his passing is not to be underestimated..."

The preparatory meeting lasted until 11 pm, and Wenger was reluctant to end the meeting until the assistant coach reminded him of the time and let the players go to rest.

If it wasn't for the lack of time, Wenger even planned to arrange a defensive strategy for everyone.

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Silent all night.

Early the next morning, that is, on the day of the match, Wenger did not arrange any training. After getting up and having breakfast, Reyes chose to come to the gym to exercise.

Reyes ran into Bergkamp here.Bergkamp had made it clear a season ago that he would retire this season, so this is his last game.

Seeing the respected Dutch veteran, Reyes raised his hand and greeted him: "Hi, Dennis."

"You're here, Antonio?" Bergkamp smiled over his shoulder as he jogged on the treadmill.

"Yeah," Reyes said, then walked to the treadmill next to Bergkamp and turned on the switch.

Bergkamp picks at a slow pace, a walk.

Reyes chose a relatively fast speed.

"Nervous, Antonio?" Bergkamp smiled at Reyes.

"It's more exciting than nervous! It's my dream to perform on such a stage!"

"What about you, Dennis?" Reyes asked Bergkamp back.

"This is the last game of my career, whether I can play or not, I will cherish it very much."

Reyes let out an "oh" and stopped talking. His mind began to recall, and he suddenly remembered one thing-this turned out to be the first time in the career of Bergkamp, ​​the ice prince, to participate in the Champions League final!
Regardless of Bergkamp's reputation for many years, he has always been the world's top center at his peak, and has won the league's best player in the Eredivisie and the Premier League.But such an outstanding world-class player has never played in the Champions League final...

Should I give him a retirement gift?

Thinking of this, Reyes turned his head and looked at Bergkamp: "Dennis, what do you think...how about a Champions League trophy as a commemoration of retirement?"

Bergkamp stared at Reyes for a few moments, then nodded: "I think it's pretty good!"

Reyes laughed: "Ha! Then it's settled!"

In fact, not just Bergkamp, ​​all Arsenal players participated in the Champions League final for the first time.

For Arsenal, all the players are inexperienced. This is the first time in their lives to participate in the Champions League final, and it is natural for them to be a little nervous.

So everyone has to deal with their own stress and tension. Some choose to listen to music, some simply sleep in, and of course some work out in the gym like Reyes.

And so the time passed.

After a simple dinner in the evening, the whole team took a short rest, boarded the bus, and started driving to the Stade de France.

From the hotel where they stayed to the Stade de France, Arsenal fans can be seen everywhere on the road, wearing Arsenal jerseys, holding various slogans and star posters.

Of course, there are also many Barcelona fans.

The atmosphere of the Champions League final is getting stronger and stronger.

When the team got off the bus, they were also surrounded by reporters, with reporters on both sides filming them.

Most of the Arsenal players hurried past the cameras and into the tunnel.

Reyes is frowning and thinking, he is searching his memory, the process of the Champions League final in the 2005-2006 season, trying to find out Barcelona's weaknesses.

"Reyes looks sad. Is he thinking about how to deal with Barcelona? That's Wenger's business!"

"Or was he thinking how to break through Barcelona's defence?"

The only one who didn't look nervous was Bergkamp, ​​who looked serious and serious.
Entering the field, changing clothes, warming up, everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Wenger was observing the players, and he found that although these players deliberately made an expression of indifference, they were actually a little nervous.After all, this is their first time participating in a competition like the Champions League final.Although he has won many domestic league championships before, it is still incomparable with this one.He felt that instead of letting everyone stay here and try to create a more tense atmosphere, it is better to let them all warm up and use physical exertion to make them forget the tension.

After watching the players run out of the locker room one after another, and there was no one else in there except himself, he let out a sigh of relief—these players weren't the only ones who were nervous?Isn't he inexperienced himself, so nervous?
All the championships have been won, and there is only one championship left, which is the most important and the one Wenger values ​​most.

Reyes looked up at the legendary Stade de France.

This is his first visit to the Stade de France. This stadium is magnificent, indeed a little more imposing than the narrow Highbury Stadium.

The turf quality is also very good.

But Reyes didn't care about that, he just focused on warming up.Such a tense game may fall into fierce competition in the first minute. If you don't fully exercise your muscles and bones, your muscles will be broken by then.

So he paid special attention to the quality of the turf.

The quality of the turf is good, but that's not what he cares about.What he thinks is... if the quality of the turf is good, the ground coordination that Arsenal is good at can be played... No, Barcelona is also good at ground coordination, we like it and they also like it...

So is good turf a good thing or a bad thing?
Forget it, don't think about it... Let's warm up!
The two sides warmed up for 10 minutes. Because Barcelona started warming up earlier, they left the field first, and Arsenal also left the field later.The uproar as players from both sides warmed up gradually died down.The fans also took the time to go to the bathroom. Before watching the game, everyone drank a lot of beer. If they were in a hurry to urinate later in the game, it would be inconvenient-the game was very intense, and exciting scenes could happen at any time If you miss a wonderful goal because you go to the toilet, it will be a big loss.

Everyone went to rest, and the Stade de France was a little quieter.

But this silence can't last long.

After warming up, the team returned to their locker room. At this time, the TV station had already started to broadcast the game live, analyzing the starting rosters of both sides, and analyzing the status of the main players of both sides...

The starting rosters of both sides have been announced, and now everyone knows the starting lineup.Neither team has changed much.

Barcelona side is 433, goalkeeper Valdez, center backs Marcos and Puyol, full backs Van Bronkhorst and Oleg, midfielders are Deco, Edmilson and Van Bommel, and strikers are Giuly, Eto'o and Ronaldinho.

It seems that at the critical moment, Rijkaard chose to be conservative like Wenger, and he used Giuly.Messi, who was very popular before the game, did not enter the starting lineup, he was on the bench.

"Welcome to Paris! Welcome to The Stade de France! Here is the final of the UEFA Champions League, against Barcelona and Arsenal! Two attacking teams meet, it is destined to be a wonderful game!"

Members of the French national team such as Henry and Giuly are no strangers to this place, because it is the home of the French national team.

Barcelona fans are very good at creating an atmosphere. Tens of thousands of Barcelona fans wear clothes of different colors, weaving the colors of Barcelona's jerseys - red and dark blue - in the stands of the Stade de France.Seen from the air, this half of the stands seems to be a Barcelona player, very spectacular.

There was a huge uproar in the Wembley stands as the Arsenal and Barcelona players emerged from the tunnel.

This is a welcome ceremony for the two teams - under the eyes of everyone, the two protagonists have come out after a long wait!

The players of the two teams stared straight ahead, and no one looked at the people around them. All they had in their eyes was the shining silver UEFA Champions League trophy at the end of the aisle!
"They're here! The final is about to begin!"

Everyone gets excited.

This Champions League final is a peak duel, both teams are very strong, Barcelona announced the return of the king with continuous victories, and Arsenal is the guardian of this last hill.

Reyes knew Valdez, Puyol, and Xavi—they were all from the Spanish national team—but Reyes didn't talk to them, and they didn't talk to Reyes.

The live broadcast is taking turns introducing the starting 11 players of both sides. Every time a name is called, it will attract cheers from the corresponding fans.Starting with the Barcelona players who were drawn by the home team, then the Arsenal players.The profile picture and information of each player whose name is called will appear on two large screens at the scene.

Huge cheers and the UEFA Champions League were heard in my ears. Players from both sides stood on the field, centered on the referee, lined up on both sides, and allowed the media to take pictures.

After the ceremony was over, Arsenal, as the "visiting team", led their teammates to come forward and shake hands with the referee and the opponent respectively.

After the handshake, the two sides dispersed, and the captain gathered around the referee, ready to pick a side.

Henry and Barcelona captain Carles Puyol exchanged flags before picking sides.

Henry lost the right to pick a side and got the right to kick off.

All pre-match ceremonies are over, players from both sides stand in their formations and wait for the game to start.

The main referee became the focus, he was standing outside the center circle, checking the time.

The huge Stade de France slowly fell silent, and everyone was looking forward to the sound of the whistle.

(End of this chapter)