frightfiction Chapter 267 Lightning Start! Half-turn and slash in the air! (2(page 13)
Chapter 267 Lightning Start! Half-turn and slash in the air! (2(page 13)
Guardiola brought former Arsenal player Ergo to attend the regular pre-match press conference to show his confidence in winning. Just when the British media was about to cynicize, he directly signaled the club's press officer to end the press conference.
Such a showy operation also made Guardiola briefly become an Internet celebrity and became the focus of heated discussions on major social media.
As everyone knows, this is exactly what Guardiola, who will coach Manchester City next season, deliberately did.
The purpose is to attract media attention and reduce pressure on players.
Everyone knows that Arsenal cannot be underestimated this season. The team is distracted from the league and the players are under huge pressure. Appropriate reduction of pressure can give the team an opportunity to break out in the Champions League.
The Edog has a particularly strong fighting spirit.
He knew that his move to Bayern last summer was due to Wenger's intention to introduce Martin, so he wanted to prove himself at the Emirates Stadium.
He was even prepared to celebrate after scoring a goal at the Emirates Stadium, just to take revenge on those Arsenal fans who forgot about him so quickly.
There are two first legs of the quarter-finals on the first match day of the Champions League in midweek. In addition to Arsenal VS Bayern, there are also Barcelona VS Atletico Madrid.
Many fans consider that Atletico Madrid is famous for its iron-blooded defense and think that they will not score many goals, so they are ready to watch the grudge match between Arsenal and Bayern.
Bayern fans are wary of Martin's performance, but have full confidence in their team.
原因很简单，两队从2000-2001赛季欧冠小组赛以来总共交战八次，拜仁4胜2平2负。
Although the historical record has almost no impact on the game, it can bring some psychological hints to teams in need.
Starting at noon local time in Europe on Tuesday, there is already a fanatical football atmosphere near the Emirates Stadium in North London.
Diehard Arsenal fans gathered together to sing a series of songs.
The team song "Good Old Arsenal" from the old English League One era, the later replaced "The Wonder Of You", the new team song "Hot Stuff", the must-play "Sweet Caroline" at home in recent years, the fan song "The Great Old Arsenal" "and "Martin's Song" that has recently emerged in the fan circle...
The fanatical home atmosphere also brought great confidence to the Arsenal players who were staying in the hotel to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Martin, who returned to the room to rest, slapped his forehead suddenly, apparently thinking of something.
Is there any achievement reward for breaking his own single-season assist record last Saturday?
But I quickly remembered that I did not receive an achievement reward for breaking the Bundesliga single-season assist record jointly held by Misimovich and Ribery last year, but had to wait until the end of the league to distribute it uniformly.
What a waste of expression!
However, Martin is still confident in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Emirates Stadium tonight.
With his current ability, as long as he plays to his personal strengths, it is entirely possible to score goals with the support of the home atmosphere!
And, more goals.
Guardiola's appointment as Manchester City head coach after his contract with Bayern ended has been officially confirmed. This is the last few months of his coaching Bayern. Recently, the media broke the news that Guardiola's relationship with the locker room has declined. He believes that there is a certain probability that he will be in the Champions League 1 Defeated Bayern in the /4 finals.
In the Champions League, Bayern has been defeated.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the square outside the Emirates Stadium was already overcrowded.
There were long queues at each ticket gate to enter the stadium. Arsenal fans were enthusiastic, holding banners, slogans, posters, and singing team songs and fan songs.
The first bus to arrive at the Emirates Stadium was the Bayern bus. The overwhelming and harsh boos quickly swept through the entire outer square and spread to almost the entire North London as the number of people increased.
The Bayern fans who traveled with the team were firmly protected by the security circle. They wanted to give the team huge support at this special time, but unfortunately, the absolute disadvantage of numbers could not break through the shackles...
When the Arsenal players took the bus and approached the main road outside, there was a huge roar that lasted for a long time.
This situation did not decline until the players entered the court.
But when the players went to the court to warm up, there were endless cheers.
Martin was the key to Arsenal's home victory over Bayern and received the loudest shouts from the team.
"Martin!"
"Martin!!"
"Martin!!!"
When the Bayern players who were already warming up saw Martin, they couldn't help but think of the figure who was still a little immature but performed very well last season, and they all frowned involuntarily.
Especially after seeing Martin's warm-up performance with the ball after stretching, they all knew that the next game would definitely be particularly difficult.
About an hour before the game, UEFA announced the starting lineup submitted by both sides not long ago.
Based on the home team Arsenal's past customary formations, the 4231 formation was summarized.
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Defenders: Monreal, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Bellerin
Midfielder: Coquelin, Martin
Midfielders: Sanchez, Elneny, Walcott
Forward: Welbeck
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The official prediction of the 433 formation is based on the usage of starting players announced by Bayern in past games.
Defenders: Bernat, Alaba, Javi Martinez, Lahm
Midfielder: Ergo, Xabi Alonso, Vidal
Forwards: Douglas Costa, Lewandowski, Thomas Muller
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Guardiola, who got Arsenal's starting lineup, naturally did not believe the predicted formation of UEFA's official technical team, because the formation he arranged before the game was actually 4231, but UEFA officially predicted a 433 formation.
"Mohamed Elneny plays as an attacking midfielder? Or plays in a 433-- formation?"
Guardiola frowned.
The Egyptian captain, who only joined Arsenal in January this year, is good at intercepting the ball and organizing attacks. It's not that he can't play as an attacking midfielder, but he just feels weird. After all, since joining, he has played mainly as a substitute and occasionally started. Also partnered with Martin as a double midfielder.
Coquelin is a typical sweeper midfielder. He does not need to participate in the offense at all, and naturally cannot be placed in the attacking midfielder position.
"Could it be that...Martin plays as a midfielder?"
Thinking of this possibility, his eyebrows deepened.
However, he quickly denied this possibility. Arsenal, coached by Wenger in his later years, still tended to be conservative. Maybe against a weak team, but when playing against a strong team, Martin will always be placed as an organizational midfielder.
Therefore, Guardiola believes that Wenger wants to play a 433 formation at home, with Martin in the center and Elneny and Coquelin on both sides.
After all, Bayern, which he coaches, is full of offense, dazzling with passing and cutting, and it is very reasonable to add defensive players in the midfield.
"Yes, that's it."
After clearing his mind, Guardiola followed specific ideas to check for deficiencies and make up for them, and made the tactics formulated before the game more rigorous. He strived to defeat Arsenal in the away game and set the tone for promotion in the two-leg Champions League quarter-final knockout round!
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About ten minutes before the game, the loudspeaker in the home and away team's locker room rang the game's preparation bell.
Players from both teams gathered involuntarily, forming a circle and saying "must win" under the call of influential players in their respective teams.