i am gun king

Chapter 233 There Are No Myths in Greece Tonight

"Cesc, I decided to let you wear it in tomorrow's final match"

This is what Wenger said when he handed over the captain's armband to Cesc Fabregas when the team was getting familiar with the venue at the Olympus Stadium in Athens the day before the Champions League final. At that moment, he took the captain's armband for granted.

To be honest, for Cesc Fabregas, who is one of Arsenal's vice-captains, it is not too much of a surprise to serve as Arsenal's interim captain, and he also looks very lightly, because he is used to it.

"You are also a veteran of the team and have very rich game experience. I hope you can lead your teammates more in the game. I believe you know as well as I do how difficult it is for us to get to where we are today. We are only one step away from making history. We cannot lose, we must win."

"We will encounter great difficulties in this game. Many players will not be able to participate in the game, and I will not be able to command from the sidelines, so I hope you will become the captain of the team and issue orders on the court on my behalf. I I believe you can lead the team to complete this game well and achieve a satisfactory result."

Fabregas, who was in front of his team's penalty area at the Olympus Stadium, reached out and touched the captain's armband on his arm. He turned his head involuntarily, and searched for coach Wenger and Li Yuxin on the bench. When he didn't see Wenger and Li Yuxin's signal.Surprised

But soon, he returned his attention to the game, he was hesitating.

He has a feeling that the team is pressing too high, which is not a good thing, because more loopholes will be left behind, and that old fox of Benitez has arranged for Cisse to be near here, the name Cisse What is the most powerful French striker?
speed
What is Liverpool's sharpest attack?
Counterattack
That is to say, with Xavi Alonso behind him making a long pass and Cisse sprinting in front, Arsenal presses forward to attack, isn't it just right at the gunpoint of Liverpool's counterattack?As long as Liverpool find an opportunity to pull the trigger at any moment, Arsenal are screwed

The football field is always a blessing and a curse, and Cesc Fabregas, who is young but has rich game experience and football intelligence, understands this very well.

"Head, what should I do?" Fabregas asked himself in his heart.

"I believe you can do a good job." Wenger patted him on the shoulder and said this sentence with great trust, which once again rang in Cesc Fabregas' ears, making him further strengthen his confidence.

"Guys, don't go up too much, come back a little bit," Fabregas shouted to his teammates in front of him.
"Don't fall for the trap of the Liverpool people, they are going to counterattack us, come back and keep compact"

Cesc Fabregas’s shout was quickly conveyed to the frontcourt. All the players immediately realized that they had unknowingly ignored all the words that the head coach kept telling them before the game. Didn’t the head coach ask them to keep a compact formation all the time before the game?

But at this moment, Arsenal made a mistake in the frontcourt pass. Walcott got the ball and wanted to pass it to Rooney, but Harman held Walcott with his body, broke Walcott's foot ball, and stabbed it to Xavi Alonso nearby.

After getting the ball, Xavi Alonso turned around and kicked forward lightly. Seeing Cisse raising his hand in front of him asking for the ball, he rushed forward quickly, ahead of Diaby, and kicked the ball forward quickly with a big kick.

The ball crossed a large area of ​​the pitch, crossed a beautiful parabola, and fell behind the Arsenal defense.

This placement is very ingenious, just between the defense line and the goalkeeper, and near the penalty spot, so that the goalkeeper dare not attack.

Fabregas had noticed Cisse a long time ago. When Liverpool successfully intercepted the ball and wanted to counterattack, he immediately waved to Gallas, and rushed forward almost gnashing his teeth, because his physical energy had been completely exhausted in the previous nearly two hours of game time.

Now, the only thing keeping him going is his will, his strong will to win the game.

Finally, he jumped ahead of Cisse, jumped high, headed the ball, and pushed the ball out of the penalty area. When it landed again, he almost fell to the ground, but he still struggled to stand up .

But when he stood up, he saw that the ball still fell at the feet of the Liverpool players. Smicer passed it to Gerrard. After getting the ball, the latter quickly inserted it, obviously wanting to directly Kick off.

"Offside" Fabregas saw that it was too late to stop Gerrard's kick, and Cisse was obviously aiming at Lehmann, so he reacted immediately to set up an offside trap.

Arsenal's defense line moved forward tacitly. Cisse undoubtedly appeared in an offside position, and he was blocked in front of goalkeeper Lehmann, and then Gerrard kicked directly. This time Lehmann did not respond because his sight was blocked by Cisse, and the ball hit the net.

"This should be a very obvious offside. Cisse harassed the goalkeeper. The offside was very clear and undisputed. The linesman also raised the flag for offside. We," the on-site commentator, commented on this goal after scoring a goal in the game, thinking it should be an invalid goal.

But at this moment, the referee suddenly blew his whistle, signaling the ball to return to the midfield, and the goal is valid
"What's going on? What's going on?" The on-site commentator was surprised.

The entire Olympus Stadium was blown up. Originally, the Liverpool fans were regretting the offside, and the Arsenal fans felt that the team had completed another defense. Suddenly, the referee signaled that the goal was valid?
"Oh my God, the referee actually signaled that the goal is valid. What's going on? Didn't the linesman signal that Cisse was in an offside position? Why did the goal still count? Although Cisse was not directly involved in the attack, he obviously disturbed the goalkeeper and blocked the goalkeeper's sight. This has already caused an offside in the new offside rules, an undisputed offside."

The Arsenal players were also crazy, and they all surrounded the referee one by one.

"Sir, we are all very sure and sure that Cisse was in an offside position at the time, and the linesman also supported and agreed with our opinion, why did you rule that the goal is valid?" Fabregas blocked the angry teammates and negotiated with the referee, which is his duty as the captain of the team.

"Cisse did not directly participate in the offense. According to the new offside interpretation regulations, it will not cause offside," the referee explained.

"But he obviously disturbed the goalkeeper's line of sight and affected the goalkeeper's judgment. According to the new offside rules, this is also considered an offside." Fabregas was a little excited. This was definitely an undisputed offside.
"I'm sorry, I don't think he disturbed the goalkeeper's sight," the referee replied very positively.

This is indeed a very vague concept. If the referee stands at a certain angle, he can get the answer that Cisse is disturbing the goalkeeper's sight, but if he stands at another angle, the situation may be different. The final interpretation rests with the referee, and Mejuto Gonzalez obviously believes in his own eyes.

"We can't explain your answer, sir. At least the linesman was sure that Cisse was offside and he was running towards the goalkeeper, but you told us that he didn't disturb the goalkeeper. This is definitely not a satisfactory answer," Fabregas felt unacceptable.

The introduction of the new offside rule itself is to encourage offense. A new interpretation of the offside rule is made. One of the most important points is that as long as it is defined by the referee as not directly participating in the game, or not affecting and disturbing the opposing player, and allowing the offensive side to benefit from it, it is not considered offside.

This actually gives the referee a lot of power, just like Cisse ran towards Lehman just now, did he affect Lehman's judgment and sight?Depending on the position of the referee, different conclusions may be drawn.

"From the slow-motion playback process, we can clearly see that Cisse was indeed offside, which is undisputed, and he was indeed standing between Lehmann and Gerrard, affecting Lehmann's line of sight. This should also be counted as offside, but the referee seems to think that Cisse did not affect Lehmann."

New rules and explanations are often accompanied by more controversies. This has already appeared in the European Cup, and it has also appeared in a series of UEFA Champions League matches in the past. Now, it has also appeared in the UEFA Champions League final
"It was definitely a misjudgment, indeed a misjudgment. It seemed that Arsenal couldn't accept the referee's penalty at all. Lehmann also chased the referee and said that he was influenced by Cisse, but the referee's attitude was very firm. He also showed a yellow card warning to Fabregas and Davies who took the lead in putting pressure.

"There is not much time left in the game. This should be a goal that determines the outcome of the game, but unexpectedly, there has been such a huge controversy, which will definitely cause Arsenal's dissatisfaction after the game.

The referee was very firm in his judgment, and it was impossible and impossible for him to make changes, so after warning the Arsenal players, he walked to the midfield and waited for the Arsenal players to come and kick off.

Arsenal were completely defeated by this goal

The players shook their heads one by one on the court, looking depressed. They fought for two hours until their bodies were exhausted and their legs cramped. But in the end, they lost to such a very powerful player. The controversial goal, and it was still at the last moment, really made them feel unacceptable.

The Arsenal fans in the stands were also very dissatisfied, booing the referee one by one, apparently complaining about his standard of law enforcement in this game, thinking that this penalty was to murder Arsenal.

On the spot, some fans used graffiti to play cards, saying that the forces behind the referee wanted to murder Arsenal and prevent Arsenal from successfully defending the title. That's why such a controversial penalty appeared.

And this is obviously not the first time for Arsenal.

As early as the semi-finals, there was already a lot of noise about the referee's excessive connivance with Manchester United. This directly caused many of Arsenal's main players to be unable to participate in the final due to injuries and yellow card suspensions, and captain Li Yuxin was also sent to the stands.

Everyone originally thought that Arsenal was unlikely to win, but in the game, Arsenal played very tenaciously, not even inferior to Liverpool, especially as the game drew to a close, more and more people felt that Arsenal seemed to have hope of defeating Liverpool, as long as the game was dragged into a penalty shootout.

But who would have thought that at the last and most critical moment, the referee killed Arsenal and everyone's hopes with such an obviously controversial goal.

How the next game will go on, I believe many people don't know, the Arsenal players have been exhausted and lost their fighting spirit, kicking the ball like walking dead, while Liverpool are dedicated to guarding their goal
Not long after, the whistle for the end of the game sounded at the Olympus Stadium.

The Arsenal players in the stadium were paralyzed in the stadium one by one, and they all looked extremely frustrated and disappointed.

They lost their epic chance to defend their title and their hard work and persistence over the past season

The most painful thing in life is when you think you see hope, but what you wait for is despair

Li Yuxin also sat back on the bench. This was undoubtedly the most painful loss in his coaching career, and he paid the most painful price, that is, the opportunity to make him a legend in one fell swoop completely disappeared, and the next time the same opportunity appeared, he did not know when it would be, and it might never appear again.

Even though he had mentally prepared for the result of the game before the game, but now, he still finds it difficult to accept.

"Arsenal's performance in this game is indeed unforgettable, even though they had many players absent, even if their captain was sent to the bench, even if everyone thought before the game that they would have to wait for a miracle to win, but they really almost created a miracle, but in the end, the referee's controversial penalty decided the result of the game."

"This night, there are no miracles in Greece"

The UEFA bosses in the chairman's stand all looked very excited, and they did have enough reasons to be excited, because at least, Arsenal didn't succeed in defending the title, right?
Of course, you can also say that reaching the final is a victory, just like when Juventus reached the final for three consecutive years, even if they only won one championship, who can ignore the strength of Juventus?
But Li Yuxin was still not reconciled. If he was facing Yu with real knives and guns, he would have nothing to say when he lost, but this is not the case. He lost so badly and aggrievedly that he wanted to scold his mother

The Olympus Stadium was full of cheering Liverpool fans and cheering Liverpool players. This place belonged to the winners, to the group of officials who smiled as brightly as chrysanthemums, but not to Arsene Wenger.

The game is over, the result is doomed, it's all over
Li Yuxin entered the locker room passage from behind, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Arsenal players crying bitterly outside the locker room door, crying miserably and sadly.

A group of big old men who were strong on weekdays are now crying like girls. Not only the players who played the game, but also those like Baptista who didn't play, also cried, because part of the credit for the team's progress today is part of them, and they are also part of the team.

Of course, there are also strong people, such as Cesc Fabregas and other players. They are more mature and are comforting their teammates. In addition, there are players like Flamini and Keown who came to the locker room earlier than Li Yuxin. They all ran to find and comfort their teammates immediately.

Many people say that Bale is the most angry and careless, but now he is crying the most, like howling ghosts and howling wolves, tears keep falling, and the tears can't be wiped off. The same is also Walcott. Originally, he thought that his first start after joining Arsenal could help the team stand in the forefront of creating legends, but who would have thought that the result was a failure.

Li Yuxin didn't go out, but leaned his back against the corner, raised his head, eyes red, listening to their cries and persuasion, he was also reflecting on himself, because the team has come to this day, he also has to bear the responsibility, even, as the captain, he must bear the greatest responsibility.

The podium is being built outside, and the Liverpool players must be being interviewed by the media and reporters. They are heroes and winners. At this moment, no one will pay attention to Arsenal or the losers.

It wasn't until a long time later that the staff came in and informed Arsenal that the awards ceremony was about to begin, and as the runners-up, they had to go on stage to receive the runners-up's medal first.

Then Wenger walked into the locker room, walked towards his players, did not speak, just walked all the way, hugged his players one by one, pushed open the door of the locker room with his own hands, turned around and told them, "Don't let people see the joke, say we can't afford to lose, we lose, we have to lose like a man"

With Wenger around, the players seemed to have a backbone. They all walked into the locker room one by one, tidied up and calmed down, took a shower and changed clothes, and then returned to the Olympus Stadium under the leadership of Wenger. When they saw them, all the Arsenal fans in the stadium sang the Arsenal team anthem, and the momentum even suppressed the Liverpool fans.

They are also a part of the team, they are using this way to tell their players, you will never walk alone

　Thank you for your support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)