Jagged Wings

Chapter 90 Midfield Showdown!

After Vieira came to Juventus, he and Emerson formed the most terrifying midfielder combination in the world.It stands to reason that the power of this combination is definitely at the level of nuclear weapons.

But Vieira, who joined Juventus, performed well in the first half of the season, but in the second half of the season due to injuries, Vieira's state declined rapidly, and his performance was not even as good as his partner Emerson.

Before this game, Vieira, as the person who knew Arsenal best, was undoubtedly arranged by Capello as the most important part of the pre-match tactical lesson.

Vieira stood on the podium and thought for a while, as if he was recalling his nine-year experience at Arsenal, or organizing his language and choosing what he wanted to say.

After thinking for a while, Vieira realized that he was not alone, and there were still a group of teammates waiting for him.

"Henry is a great player, he has everything a top striker has! He has unparalleled elegance and high efficiency, known for his fast pace, sensitive dribbling ability, rich creativity and amazing scoring ability .In this world, if there are strikers who can match him, there are probably very few..."

Strikers Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet's faces became ugly.

"Ahem." Capello sat aside, reminding Vieira that he was digressing.

"Oh," Vieira came to his senses and continued: "Henry likes to start dribbling with the ball in the midfield, especially on the left flank. It is difficult for any defender to resist his repeated acceleration changes and inside cuts."

Cannavaro and Buffon "coughed" one after another.

Capello bowed: "Patrick, talk about your weakness."

If Vieira continues to say this, the morale of the entire Juventus will probably be destroyed by him alone.

So Capello interrupted him.

"Henry's weakness?" Vieira thought for a while and said, "His temper is too good..."

There was a burst of laughter in the tactical room...

"Let's pass this first, what about other people's weaknesses? For example, Reyes..."

"Cesc Fabregas?" Villa thought for a while, Xiaofa was taught by him, and he knew it very well: "Antonio is very skilled and fast, but sometimes he is too sticky to the ball, and he wants to be alone. He solves the battle, and has a strong desire to attack, and occasionally advances into the restricted area, and the space behind him may be used..."

Capello nodded, this is the correct track he wants...

After the tactical class was over, all the teammates walked out in twos and threes, Vieira seemed a little worried and walked at the end.

Capello saw it, but he, who has always ruled the army with an iron fist, rarely cared about these things.For him now, the more important thing is to formulate targeted tactics based on the intelligence provided by Vieira.

In addition, as long as the players play the game completely according to their own arrangements, what else do they care about?

Trezeguet noticed Vieira who was trailing at the back, so he walked a few steps slower and reached Vieira's side.

"Hey, Patrick?"

"What's the matter, David?" Vieira looked up to see his club teammates and national team teammates.

"I think you're not in a good mood, what's the matter? Are you going to face the team you've played for most of your career in, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Trezeguet asked.

"That's not enough, I'm a professional player!" Vieira shook his head: "It's not what you think, but I'm a little worried. I came from Arsenal, and Arsenal has won almost all the championships except the Champions League. , and won each item more than once, so their desire for the Champions League is definitely beyond your imagination!"

"What could have changed?" Trezeguet spread his hands: "You have already told us everything you know about Arsenal. The style of play will not change. In this case, what else do you have to worry about?"

"Well, maybe I think too much!" Vieira smiled, bowed his head and left.

A few days later, Juventus flew to North London three days early to prepare for the Champions League quarter-finals.

Although Arsenal is still short of major generals, Capello still puts Arsenal in the most important position, making no secret of his importance to them: "Arsenal is a very strong team, we can't treat them like that. Underestimate them, otherwise you will pay the price, Real Madrid is an example...Arsenal is short of major generals? Oh no, they can beat Real Madrid if they are short of major generals, why do we have to underestimate them?"

Capello has never paid more attention to Arsenal.

Arsenal has also received attention here, and the reporters' focus on Wenger's issue is on the topic of Vieira.

"He's a great player, there's no question about it," Wenger said, "but I don't think it was a wrong decision for me to sell him. I know if we lose, people will say It would have been wrong to sell him, so I wasn't surprised at all when I heard the criticism."

He refused to admit that it was a mistake to sell Vieira, and he was grateful for Vieira's injury absence for half the season.

Wenger's reply was not topical at all, and the media couldn't find a reason to hype it up, so some people asked Vieira about Wenger's question.

"I don't regret it at all. When you spend nine years in one place and achieve a lot, maybe even the most perfect moment in the entire history of this club, he will make you feel proud."

He left for the Champions League at the beginning, so naturally he doesn't regret it now.

The most hype-worthy topic has no hype points, and the media suddenly have no tricks.

When there are more topics for hype, people who want to hype can't find a good entry point!

So everything comes back to the game itself.

Before the start of the game, Vieira was not booed by the Highbury fans when he came on the field. They all stood up and applauded for their former captain.

Vieira was very moved and ran to the side of the stands to express his gratitude to the fans who liked him.

Although Vieira is full of domineering on the court, he is still very gentle in front of the fans.

Arsenal are on the mend at home, having had a game off last weekend when their league games were cancelled.In the weekend's league, Juventus faced Roma with 10 men throughout the second half.

As for Arsenal, although Campbell was injured again after a short comeback, with the return of Eboue, Van Persie and Gilberto, their lineup is no longer stretched.

Juventus is short of two players, Del Piero was injured in the league last week, Nedved suspended, Mutu served as left midfielder.

After the opening, both teams were very cautious in defense.Arsenal want to keep the tie at home, prevent the opponent from scoring away goals, and drag the game into the second round.

Juventus is cautious, showing their real importance.

Xiaofa showed a very good state in this game. Facing the former big brother, he wanted to prove himself.

There are not many such opportunities.

In the 16th minute, Hleb threw a ball from the right side of the line, Reyes made a wonderful pass with his heel, Fabregas crossed Vieira's ribs, and 9 meters away from the goal on the right side of the penalty area. column.

The first confrontation between the two, Vieira lost!
The live broadcast gave Wenger a meaningful shot!

Vieira looked back at Cesc Fabregas's back, feeling a little dazed at that moment, and Fabregas' forward thrust was a bit sudden, which caught him off guard.

Before the game, I even analyzed that he "likes to plug in". How could I forget it when I was on the court?
Am I really getting old?

Vieira was taken aback by his sudden thought.

I am not old!I want to prove it!

In the 29th minute, the Juventus midfielder intercepted the ball and counterattacked. Ibrahimovic took the ball on the edge of the penalty area on the right, and Senderos came up to defend.Ibrahimovic made a fake move and passed the ball to Trezeguet in the penalty area very covertly.

But Senderos left one foot behind, and the football bounced and flew towards the front of the penalty area.

Vieira appeared in front of the football, and he directly volleyed the ball vigorously!
"Vieira... shot!"

Lehmann's concentration was very concentrated, he fell to the ground to catch the ball, and lifted the ball out of the baseline!

"Brilliant save! Lehmann is in the lead against Kahn!"

(End of this chapter)