Chapter 135 Halftime Nightmare
Xiao Qing is really helpless about the team's passiveness. He really doesn't like the team's powerlessness when facing Barcelona. Xiao Qing hopes to compete with Messi in the game, and he hopes to defeat the powerful Barcelona in the game. But now it seems that what Arsenal has done is far from enough. Arsenal is almost completely beaten by Barcelona. If it weren't for the Barcelona generals' shooting feeling that it was so average, then Arsenal might have completely no chance now.
Xiao Qing is working hard to help the team get back to its disadvantages, and he is working hard to help the team get out of the predicament; but Xiao Qing can do too few things now, because the team completely lost the power in the midfield, Arsenal, who has completely lost possession of the ball, can only watch Barcelona's pass performance, and Arsenal cannot cut off the ball at all.
Barcelona's possession rate even reached more than 70% in the first twenty minutes of the first half. Such a nightmare start really made Arsenal team unexpectedly; no one expected that the home team would be so passive at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal, which has always been marked as beautiful football, was incredibly beaten by Barcelona in a mess.
Although Arsenal is indeed not on the same level as Barcelona, fortunately, Wenger's team did not silence, but instead aroused the fighting spirit of some offensive players. Xiao Qing is now trying hard to find opportunities to help the team recover the situation, and Arsenal players are also beginning to explode completely in awe.
In the 20th minute of the game, Al Shawen fell Busquets behind the frontcourt and was warned by a yellow card; and two minutes later, Nasri got rid of Alves from the left and sent a cross-bang. Xiao Qing, who followed up, calmly dunked the ball in a dense defense, shot in a very small range. Although he was held by Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes, Arsenal finally launched the first threatening attack in this game.
Being completely suppressed by the opponent is definitely a feeling of frustration. Arsenal players are full of anger. Although they all know that the strength of the six-time champion Barcelona is definitely extraordinary, Arsenal definitely does not want the team to be beaten by Barcelona without any power to fight back. The proud Gunners cannot accept such a bad review as they seem to be more than one level worse than Barcelona.
Arsenal seemed to have some intention of starting a large counterattack, but in the 25th minute, Arsenal was hit again; Arsenal quickly broke through the wing, but in the process of breaking through the defensive player, Arsenal fell to the ground with pain. Arsenal's nightmare came again, and Arsenal was hit by injury again; Arsenal, who had just stepped out of the injury list, was injured again, and it seemed that the situation was still relatively serious.
Arsenal players are injured. But now is not the time for them to be depressed, they need to cheer up at this time; Tiger Walcott replaced the injured Al Shavin. Arsenal now needs Tigers' speed and wide breakthroughs, and Arsenal needs more speed to attack Barcelona's defense.
In the 30th minute of the game, Ibrahimovic received the pass from the top of the penalty area, Messi turned and shot slightly off. In the 35th minute, Walcott made a cross from the right, and Xiao Qing barely headed the ball to the top. One minute later, Messi's free kick shot was easily confiscated by Amunia.
Arsenal players were depressed. Although they were trying hard to get the scene back, they were still depressed and completely suppressed by Barcelona. Although Walcott's appearance gave Arsenal some different vitality to a certain extent, it still could not change the situation where Arsenal was completely suppressed.
In the 40th minute of the game, Alexander Song received a yellow card for a defensive foul, and one minute later, Arsenal's main defender Gala relapsed in a calf injury. Gala carried out on a stretcher made the Emirates Stadium silent. No one expected that Arsenal would be injured in two consecutive main players in this game, and he had just recovered from his recovery, but then he was depressed and injured again, even more serious.
The Gunners encountered the most terrifying opponent since the construction of the stadium at the Emirates Stadium. Although Barcelona is strong, their biggest opponent is injury for Arsenal. The price Arsenal paid was too high in this game. It was only half a game, but Arsenal had completely collapsed.
In response to the loophole of Barcelona's lack of defense ability on the left back, Wenger sent Al Shavin to the right winger. However, Barcelona's offensive was too strong at the beginning, leaving Al Shavin with no chance to get the ball. Al Shavin did not appear on the camera until the 20th minute because of a back tackle foul, but then he was injured. The unlucky Russian did not get the opportunity to show his abilities like the team he liked the most before leaving the court. His injury also cast a shadow on Arsenal's second-round game and league prospects.
The second player to leave the court was Gala. The French central defender who finally recovered from injury was unable to hold on before the end of the half due to a calf strain. In the first half, Gala performed well when she was marking the Barcelona striker, and she did not feel unfamiliar with a long injury. However, this time Gala's injury, Arsenal had to send old defender Campbell again.
Two consecutive players were injured, so Arsenal, which was originally short of manpower, was naturally under greater pressure; this Champions League quarter-final is definitely a bad memory for Arsenal, and no one even expected that this offensive game where Mars hit the Earth, the competition between the two teams represented by football would be Barcelona's one-sided strength. No one would have thought that Arsenal would pay such a painful price without fighting back.
Arsenal now looks passive if two absolute main players are injured; not only is it passive in this game, but also at the last moment of the league, Arsenal will have to face the embarrassment of a lack of soldiers due to these injuries, which is definitely a huge blow to Arsenal, who wants to strive for the championship with all his might.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Fabregas tackled Busquets from the side and was warned by a yellow card, which means that the Arsenal captain would miss the second leg due to a total of yellow cards. Arsenal was once again hit hard. Of course, perhaps Arsenal would not need to consider the second leg game at all, because in this game, Arsenal was completely beaten. If it weren't for the brave performance of goalkeeper Amunia, Arsenal might have been behind the score at home.
At the end of the first half, Arsenal was able to play against Barcelona at zero to zero when he was completely passive. This has to be said to be a lucky thing. Of course, there are some reasons why Barcelona is not good enough. Barcelona has no sense of shooting at all. They suppress Arsenal in the middle of the game, but their shortcomings are lucky and disadvantages, and they can never turn their advantage into goals.
The home team's locker room was dull. Arsenal's players really hated the first half of the game. They felt extremely ashamed of the team's poor performance in the first half. Arsenal really showed that they were completely different from Barcelona in the first half of the game. They really felt ashamed of the title of a giant.
Although Arsenal is unique like an elegant swan. In the overall rough style of the Premier League, a different fresh and elegant whirlwind of artistic football; but now when facing another representative of Barcelona, Art Football, Arsenal can be said to be showing off some skills and overestimating one's own abilities. In the first half, Arsenal's players were really frustrated, and they naturally hoped to fight back with all their might in the second half. But it has to be said that the first half was completely suppressed, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to the confidence and morale of Arsenal players, especially in the first half, Arsenal suffered huge blows in the first half. This undoubtedly made Arsenal rebound with all his might in the second half. The first thing needed is the players' adjustments.
"It's very good. We still tied with them now. Don't be embarrassed, I'm telling the truth." Wenger spoke up and made the Arsenal players feel ashamed. His poor performance in the first half was undoubtedly an embarrassment of Arsenal players, but now it seems that Wenger is really not polite at all. "Can you tell me what you are doing? Watch the idols' pass performances? Study Barcelona's way of playing football? Maybe you think Barcelona is really better than Arsenal?"
"I don't know what you were doing in the first half, I don't know why my players did not show their strength and level in the first half. I think this is not the true level of our team, and our performance should not be like this at all!" Wenger was very angry. The team in the first half performed very poorly, which was very injured for Wenger, who was originally full of expectations for the game. He was naturally dissatisfied with the team's performance. "We have indeed encountered some difficulties now, and we have also suffered some injuries. But remember for me, this is the Emirates Stadium, this is the home court of Arsenal! Show your strength and confidence. I don't want the fans to see a group of cowards who are afraid. I hope you use your strength to prove yourself!"
"Maybe in the current situation, it is difficult for us to advance in the Champions League and the league at the same time, but this is our home court and we must win." Wenger simply gave the final bottom line and said.
Chapter completed!