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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 704 Cheers at Highbury

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    Not only Wenger attaches great importance to this game, Mourinho also attaches great importance to it.

    In order to prepare for this game, he did not send all the main players in the last round of the league. Both Ibrahimovic and Nie Fei only played in the second half. This was an adjustment made to ensure their physical fitness and condition.

    Mourinho knows that games at Highbury have always been difficult. Highbury Stadium is not big. This has its disadvantages, that is, Arsenal's income from stadium operations has never been much, otherwise Arsenal would not  Money will be tightened to spend money on building a new stadium, but smallness has its advantages. The atmosphere at Highbury Stadium has always been very lively.

    In particular, he knows Wenger's character very well. Although the points gap between Arsenal and Newcastle is relatively large, it is not enough to make Wenger give up this game - he believes that Wenger is not willing to lose to him twice in one season.  .

    When he got Arsenal¡¯s playing list, he was even more certain of this.

    Goalkeeper Lehmann, defenders Sun Chenghai, Campbell, Toure and Ashley Cole, midfielders Pires, Ljungberg, Vieira and Fabregas, and the double forwards are composed of Henry and Adriano.

    This is definitely Arsenal's strongest lineup. It is precisely because of this lineup that Arsenal has been able to block and kill the gods and Buddhas in the first nine games of the season. The reason why there are frequent changes in the subsequent games  , it is because one or two people in this lineup will always be injured and unable to play, causing Arsenal's results to fluctuate continuously.

    However, this does not scare Mourinho.  Because he has a main lineup that is not inferior or even better.

    Goalkeeper Cech, defenders Maicon, Dawson, Lucio and Bernard, midfielders Makelele, Essien, Fei and Ribery, forwards Ibrahimovic and Drogba.

    Perhaps the degree of tacit understanding is not as good as the lineup that Wenger spent three years carefully building, but tacit understanding does not require much at the club level, just enough is enough, and this lineup is younger and more advanced than Arsenal's main lineup.  Energetic!

    Of course, the outcome can only be known on the court.

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    When players from Arsenal and Newcastle appeared at Highbury Stadium.  There were huge cheers from the stands at Highbury.

    Despite the recent poor situation, Arsenal fans still support their team extremely, especially as the defending champion and a veteran team, they are not willing to lose to the "upstart" Newcastle in any case.

    When referee Dunn blew the whistle to start the game, a huge sound immediately swept through the stands.

    The first to kick off was the home team Arsenal.

    If Newcastle's two midfielders are typical midfield meat grinders, then Arsenal's two midfielders are technical offensive players. Needless to say, Vieira is one of the best midfielders in the world, capable of both offense and defense.  .  Although Fabregas is only 17 years old, he has already played for Arsenal for two seasons, although his defense is not outstanding.  But the skills, overall perspective and powerful offensive ability he displayed on the court can make people easily forget his age.

    In previous games, Wenger generally would not send the two of them to play at the same time. He would always put a defensive midfielder with excellent defensive capabilities such as Flamini and Gilberto Silva next to them to protect them.  , and sending them both to play at the same time this time proves Wenger's determination to use offensive tactics at his home court.

    Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to such a formation. Both men have strong offensive and organizational skills, which means that Arsenal's offense is more difficult to prevent, but Vieira has never been a midfielder who does dirty work.  .  Fabregas's thin body also inhibits his outstanding performance on the defensive end. Sending them in the middle of the midfield means that there will definitely be loopholes in defense.

    After several back and forth kicks, the ball fell to Fabregas' feet. The young Spanish boy calmly held the ball in the midfield and observed the movements of his teammates.

    Essien rushed forward aggressively. Unlike Arsenal, Newcastle's two players in the middle of the midfield were more tasked with defending, and the task of organizing the offense was handed over to the two full midfielders.  Although Newcastle and Arsenal both play in parallel midfield positions, their tactics are very different.

    Seeing Essien rush up.  Fabregas wisely did not get into a physical confrontation with him.  Instead, after opening a gap, he distributed the ball to Henry who was pulled to the wing.

    Henry stopped the ball and turned around, not giving Makelele time to defend.  Directly distributed the ball to the left.

    Maicon was attracted by the cross-cutting Pires. Ashley Cole quickly stepped in and directly hit the ball after receiving the ball.At the end, the ball was passed far to the left side of Newcastle's penalty area!

    Ljungberg appeared at the landing point. He did not stop the ball because Bernard was very close to him, but directly headed the ball into the penalty area!

    Adriano's movement attracted the attention of Newcastle's two central defenders. Vieira quickly stepped in from the backcourt and volleyed directly near the penalty spot!

    He made a magical save. His height advantage was fully demonstrated in this save. He blocked the ball with both hands, then quickly got up and pressed the ball under his body before Henry's follow-up shot, which made the Arsenal fans  The cheers that were about to erupt turned into sighs!

    "Arsenal created a good opportunity in just one minute, and Cech's magical performance killed the goal!"

    "Pay attention to their back row!" Cech yelled at Makelele and Essien, and then threw the ball away.

    Soon Newcastle also completed an attack. After Ibrahimovic retreated, he passed to the right. Nie Fei forced his way into the penalty area under Cole's defense. Unfortunately, his pass was intercepted by the accurate Lehmann. Newcastle's attack was useless.  Return with success.

    After each had an attack, the two sides began to become cautious and continued to struggle in the midfield. Both sides' midfielders were very strong, and each happened to have a forward who was used to retreating and organizing attacks, which directly led to  The battle for midfield was unprecedentedly fierce.

    It wasn't until ten minutes later that the two sides had their first shot. Pires broke through and passed back. Henry took a long shot thirty meters away from the goal. Makelele interfered well with his national team teammates. Henry  The long-range shot went too far, and Newcastle fans booed, but were quickly silenced by Arsenal fans with even louder applause.

    Five minutes later, Dawson kicked down Vieira who was holding the ball in the back. There were boos in the stands. Referee Dunn showed him a yellow card. Dawson walked back dissatisfied and muttered: "Damn,  It was obviously him who brought his feet over"

    "Okay, you have to be careful, if you take another one, we will be in trouble!" Lucio pushed on his back and said loudly.

    "I know, I will be careful." Dawson nodded: "This guy is really cunning."

    Henry¡¯s direct free kick bypassed the wall, but did not bypass Cech¡¯s hand. The Czech goalkeeper easily confiscated the ball.

    During this period, Arsenal's offense was very fierce, suppressing Newcastle's two wingers and having to come back to help defend. However, Cech's performance was still brave, and Arsenal's several shots failed to escape his fingers.

    "Dawson has a bit of trouble marking Henry." Pei Wei said: "It's okay just to stay in the penalty area. If Henry pulls out, he will be in trouble. Our two defensive midfielders are also under great defensive pressure and cannot help him.  busy."

    "That's true, but their defensive pressure is equally greatCampbell is attracted by Drogba, and Toure is not Ibrahimovic's opponent. Now it depends on who can seize the opportunity better.

    "Mourinho said with a frown.

    It seems that Wenger is determined to use offense to suppress Newcastle's counterattack. Newcastle's two forwards are not very fast. In fact, the most threatening during the counterattack are the two full-backs Fei Fei and Ribery. Now  Arsenal gradually gained the initiative in the midfield, and the two full midfielders were forced to go back to help defend, and the threat of natural counterattacks was greatly reduced.

    "It seems that the professor has been preparing for this game for a long time. No wonder he would rather risk weakening the defense and arrange four offensive players in the midfield! What should I do?"

    Mourinho was thinking quickly. At this time on the field, Arsenal launched another attack!

    The ball fell at the feet of Vieira, and Makelele stepped forward to greet him. The French national team's midfielder partners now have their own masters on the court, and naturally they will not be polite to each other.

    Although he is more than 20 centimeters shorter than Vieira, Makelele believes that his physical fitness will not be worse than that of his opponent, so he chose to stick up immediately, making it difficult for Vieira to control the ball smoothly!

    But Vieira is also familiar with him - he knows the consequences of being entangled with this compatriot, but he had no intention of relying on his own breakthrough to organize the offense.

    When Makelele rushed up, Vieira raised his foot and passed a through ball!

    Fabregas didn¡¯t know when he had rushed to the edge of the penalty area, and Vieira¡¯s pass found him smoothly!

    Essien came up to defend Cesc Fabregas, but the Spanish boy kept passing the ball directly into the penalty area!

    The ball accurately fell between Newcastle's goalkeeper and defender, and Henry immediately rushed forward the moment Cesc Fabregas passed the ball!

    Dawson was a step slower, Henry had alreadyHe got rid of his defense and caught up with the ball!

    Dawson, who did not dare to commit a foul, did not have time to stop Henry's shot. Henry caught up with the ball and then made a beautiful push shot with his left foot. Cech could not save Newcastle this time, and the ball flew into the goal past his fingertips!

    The moment Henry scored, there was a huge cheer from Highbury!
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