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Chapter 699 Gunner Myth Citrus Cup (1)

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Bordering the blue sea in the east, backed by the vast plains, beautiful beaches, and abundant sunshine, this is the pearl of the Mediterranean——Valencia.Valencia has developed agriculture and is the largest producer of citrus in Europe.In addition to the prestigious citrus, Valencia's football spreads the reputation of the hometown in another way.The combination of football, which is popular among young people, and citrus, a fruity fragrance that is very popular among young people, creates the annual Valencia Citrus Cup.

Arsenal set off from London on the afternoon of August 8 to Spain to participate in the 8th Citrus Cup football match. This was the last warm-up match before the start of the Arsenal league. Gehe players attach great importance to this game. They hope to truly test the strength of Arsenal through this game. At the same time, they also hope to win the Citrus Cup. The bonus is nothing, mainly because they won two before the game started The championship trophy, this is a good omen, Wenger is still a superstitious person, often divination for himself.

However, it is very difficult for Wenger to achieve his goal, because this year marks the [-]th anniversary of the establishment of the Valencia club, and at the same time, the captain of the Espanyol team, Dani Jarke, died of a heart attack yesterday in Italy for training camp Di Keweier Ciano, Valencia certainly hope to use the Citrus Cup champion and a victory to comfort the souls of the compatriots in heaven.

Originally, the arrival of the World Footballer Li Huan and the Premier League giants Arsenal should have caused a lot of sensation, but when the plane came against Spain, the Spanish football world was already in mourning. It is impossible for them to get excited, but there are many Chinese fans and British fans looking for a group photo with the stars, and the signing is over.

After checking into the hotel, Wenger expressed his grief for the death of the Spanish player in an interview, while Fabregas was Dani.A friend of Jarke, the two played together in the Spanish youth team for several years. After hearing the news, Cesc Fabregas fell into great grief. Bregas' eyes filled with tears again, saying: "It's unbelievable, he's only 26 years old, we're friends, but he left at such a young age, his girlfriend is pregnant... .May he rest in peace in heaven and I will dedicate the goal to him in tomorrow's match."

The dead are gone, and the living continue to live.After going to the Mestalla Stadium to adapt to the venue, Coach Wenger restricted the freedom of the players. Fabregas led a few close friends to Valencia to visit the night market and see this ancient city. , to appreciate the style of Western extraction.

The Spaniards are enthusiastic, lazy, and have a rich nightlife. The restaurants don’t open until 08:30 in the evening. Fabregas and his teammates tasted Valencia’s local famous pan-pan dishes. There are all over Spain, but Valencia is the most authentic. , which is a kind of steamed rice, the ingredients are rice, chicken, white meat fish, lobster, shellfish, vegetables and so on.Good-quality rice abounds near Valencia, dyed yellow with saffron, and steamed in a unique shallow pan.It took a long time, but the taste was excellent, which made Li Huan, Walcott and others very happy. They all said that it was worth the trip if they couldn't get the citrus cup tomorrow.

The next day, the atmosphere of the game intensified, and fans wearing Valencia jerseys and Arsenal jerseys appeared in the streets of the city one after another.The media also began to report a lot of news about the game.Valencia boss Unai Emery spoke about Arsenal and Li Huan for the first time in his pre-match press conference.

Emery is only 37 years old and is one of the best young coaches that have emerged in La Liga in recent years. In 2006, he coached Almeria. In the first season, he led this small team, which was established only 7 years ago and was as "young" as himself, to the First Division. After completing the triple jump after the establishment of the team, FIFA The "Football World" program specially sent a film crew to Almeria to do a "Modern Football Myth" program.In the end, he was spotted by Valencia's sports director Sanchez and brought him to Valencia as the coach.

The young marshal said: "We have ushered in an opponent that we are proud of, Arsenal, their European giants, has the world's top coach Wenger, and the world's footballer Li Huan, but even without Li Huan, Arsenal's The strength is also enough to rank the top 8 in Europe. Cesc Fabregas, Nasri, Van Persie and Rosicky are all geniuses among geniuses. This year's Citrus Cup will be particularly good-looking, but in Mestalla, we are The hosts, Silva, Marta, and Zikic all have the same strength as their opponents. We hope to reproduce the scene of the 1980 Cup Winners’ Cup and win the Citrus Cup.”

Wenger looked very calm and calm at the press conference, "In any case, I believe this is definitely good for reuniting the fans. I personally like this kind of half-friendly half-warm-up game very much, which can make the game look better. It also gives us the opportunity to see how our training camp is going and how our players are physically fit. Valencia are a very strong and experienced team and they have coach Emery at the helm. Become very difficult to beat, we will show our true skills."

In the subsequent reporter's question, Wenger answered the question of whether Li Huan will play or not. Wenger said: "I can guarantee that Li Huan will definitely appear on the field, but I can't guarantee that he will play the whole game. His current body Not able to play a full game yet, we have to protect him."

The game was held at 07:30 in the evening. At 06:30, fans had already entered the stadium. At [-] o'clock, fans had already packed the entire Mestalla Stadium, and about four people came to the scene. Thousands of Arsenal fans watched the game. This season, Arsenal spent [-] million euros to introduce Li Huan, which greatly whetted the appetite of the fans. Even in a friendly match, many hardcore players went out with the team.

Before the game, the two teams first paid homage to the dead Spaniard Dani.Jalke mourned for 1 minute, and the banners on the stands also read: "Jalke, you are with us." "Jalke, we love you." "Jalke, rest in peace." An atmosphere of sadness shrouded the entire stadium.

In this game, Emery arranged a 4-5-1 formation for Valencia based on Arsenal's excellent offensive characteristics. Goalkeeper Moya, four defenders Miguel, Alexis, Dilbert, Matthew, five midfielders Pablo, Marchena, Banega, Silva and Villa, single striker Zikic who is [-] meters tall.

Arsenal is still the same 4-4-2: goalkeeper Almunia, four defenders / Eboue, Gallas, Jolu, Clichy four midfielders Song, Diaby, Wilshere , Cesc Fabregas, two forwards Van Persie and Bendtner.

Li Huan, Walcott, Rosicky and Nasri are all sitting on the bench.

Just after the game started, there was light rain in the sky, and the field quickly became wet and slippery.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Vajra Gourdwa Villa received the ball from his teammate and dribbled into the penalty area. Facing Jolu's defense, he shot a low shot that missed the left post and popped out, scaring the Arsenal fans and players into a cold sweat.

After 3 minutes, Arsenal retaliated. Van Persie dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the right, passed the defender and shot obliquely, and the ball slightly missed the far post.

At home, Valencia played proactively and was not afraid of Arsenal's stronger strength, and their defensive counterattacks were not afraid of 'water battles', but Arsenal were not used to the field, and the slippery The field also made their ground coordination mistakes again and again. Valencia's defensive counterattack and pressing were very fierce. The more Arsenal players played, the more unhappy they became, and the scene became more and more passive.

Then the game became the world of Valencia. Under the guidance of Emery, Valencia's five people controlled the midfield, but the wing attack was more flexible. Silva and Villa used their own The speed is constantly attacking from the two wings, like two white ghosts, constantly breaking through. A long-range shot threatened Arsenal's gate.

Arsenal have always been self-centered in their style of play. In the case of unfavorable venues, their own offense cannot be played, and defense is not their strong point. They can only be defeated by Valencia, and the situation is precarious.

The rain is getting tighter, Wenger is standing in the misty rain and fog like a poet, melancholy, in such an occasion, in fact, it is more suitable for England to throw a long pass, slam down three tricks, and see if he can score a goal Well, if you can't score a goal, drive the ball farther away from your own goal to prevent your opponent from scoring.

But Arsenal will never do such a thing, no, it should be said that the current Arsenal, or Wenger's Arsenal will never do such a thing.In fact, Arsenal in the mid-90s, under the leadership of Graham, was almost as anti-human and anti-football as the Glasgow Rangers. It had a brilliant record and was full of crimes. It was a team hated by the whole of England and even the whole of Europe. Even the Arsenal fans hated Graham. Mu's "1 to 0" doctrine yelled helplessly.
After Arsene Wenger came, he changed the habits of the Arsenal players, such as eating, drinking and snoozing, reformed the training and playing style of the arsenal, brought a modern training base, and changed the boring arsenal. Become a musketeer full of offensive passion.

Just like a person who has learned how to live in a petty bourgeoisie, it is difficult to practice street stalls, drink heavily and eat meat like before. Now Arsenal have also forgotten the original barbaric style of play and faced the five-man midfielder of the Valencians. Pressing and slippery weather caused trouble, they still adopted their own ground coordination tactics.

In the 33rd minute, Silva made an overhead pass, and Rikiqi headed the ball back. It was too late, but then it was too late. Villa, who was offside like a rabbit, successfully entered the penalty area. Gallas and Qiaolu Didn't see Villa who came in obliquely from the sidewalk.After Villa broke into the penalty area, he jumped up and volleyed the ball directly into the goal. Almunia, who is loved by Arsenal fans as wood, barely reacted at this moment. up wood.

1:0.Valencia took the lead.

After the goal, Villa took off his shirt, revealing the words on the jersey, "Jalke, please rest in peace."

The fans at the scene began to shout the name of "Jalke" and applauded enthusiastically. The dense rain seemed to be tears from the sky for the young player.

Wenger wiped the water off his face, and his expression became even more melancholy. It can be said that Valencia cooperated skillfully with the ball just now, or it could be said that Arsenal's players defended poorly, and they actually made the mistake of not watching the ball. Human mistake, patronizing to mark the tall Zikic, and forgetting Villa who came from the wing to the center.

The rain continued, and the game continued. Arsenal is not a team that can rise up in adversity. They have never been the kind of iron-blooded team. Under such weather and venue conditions, it is indeed not suitable for them to fight. .After Cesc Fabregas returned to his hometown, he tried his best to express himself, but he worked hard alone. The overall performance was not good, and he was unable to recover, so he could only fall down with the team.

The rainy day in August is still chilly. Li Huan and Walcott are both wrapped in coats, holding their hands together and staring closely at the changes on the court. They watch the game with trepidation. The Spaniard’s technique is no less delicate than that of Assen. Na, although the rhythm is not very fast, but they are very fast when counterattacking, especially Silva and Villa, who have speed and skills. Can't stop it at all.

Walcott said: "The turf is too slippery, which is not good for the defensive side. We should attack."

Li Huan said: "The attack went out, but it didn't work. You didn't see it. Valencia hoarded heavy troops in the midfield. The two wingers suppressed our wingers. After stealing the ball, they used fast breaks to counterattack. We don't You have to concede a goal.”

Walcott said: "How to change, it is to deal with dense defense again."

Li Huan shrugged and said, "I don't know how it changed. It's the coach's business. You can ask him." Li Huan pointed to Wenger who was standing in the rain.

Walcott said: "I'm not interested, the professor must be annoying."

Li Huan smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just a warm-up match."

In the 38th minute, Mata crossed the right side of the penalty area and cut into the penalty area. Silva sent a through ball from outside the penalty area. Mata directly faced the goalkeeper Almunia and stabbed with his left foot from a small angle. Almunia blocked the ball with his foot. out.The midfielder Song immediately counterattacked with a long pass, and the second midfielder Diabidi came to the frontcourt again. His running position was very coquettish, and he actually went straight through to form a single goal, which made the Arsenal fans on the scene applaud. They were also secretly surprised.

But they rejoiced too early. Second Master Di played the roller coaster again. After making a wonderful move, he faced the goalkeeper Moya with affection and hesitation. Moya quickly fell down and threw the ball under his feet. Going out, Cesc Fabregas shot from the close corner of the penalty area but hit the side netting.

In the 40th minute, Valencia's midfielder made a direct pass from the left, and Villa broke into the penalty area again. Under the pressure of defender Gallas, a small-angle shovel shot went through goalkeeper Almunia's wicket and entered the net, rewriting the score. 2 to 0.

King Kong Gourd Baby, who scored twice, turned two somersaults excitedly, rushed to the edge of the court and slid on the ground like a glider, which attracted the cheers of more than 4 Valencia fans.

The 37-year-old young coach Emery rushed out of the coaching bench, rushed to the side of the court and waved his arms passionately, then turned around and hugged his coach heartily. The excitement was beyond words. In his opinion, Billy Ya's second shovel shot has sealed the victory. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Arsenal to turn around.

Wenger angrily walked back to the coach's bench and sat down, holding his chin in contemplation. He was thinking about what to do next. The less the rain was, the more impossible it would be to stop. He had to let the players get used to fighting in the rain.At this moment, Wenger has no idea of ​​winning the championship. Warming up and training the team is what Wenger needs to do most. Of course, they must not concede too many goals. For a team like Arsenal, it is absolutely impossible to concede too many goals. To Arsenal fans all over the world.

After falling behind by two goals, Arsenal launched a three-minute counterattack. Cesc Fabregas, Van Persie, Bendtner, and Wilshere stormed Valencia's goal, winning consecutive corner kicks and free kicks, but No goals were scored under Valencia's tight defense.

After 3 minutes, the Valencians took over the initiative of the game here. They continued to put pressure on Arsenal. At the last moment, the [-]-meter Zikic's header hit the door frame and almost locked Ben. game wins.

After 1 minute of stoppage time, the first half of the game ended. The Bats at home led Arsenal with two goals from Villa, and they were only one step away from winning the 38th Citrus Cup.

After returning to the locker room, Wenger made a relatively large adjustment to the starting lineup. The professor replaced six people in one go. Goalkeeper Almunia was replaced by substitute goalkeeper Fabianski. Ai was replaced by Li Huan, Sylvester replaced Gallas, who played poorly in this game, and left-back Clichy was also replaced by substitute teenager Traore.The two forwards who did not score were also replaced. Van Persie was replaced by the tiger Walcott, and the clumsy Bendtner was replaced by the more flexible Eduardo.

With six people replaced, Arsenal is almost equivalent to changing a team, but this is a warm-up match, and the starting players also know that there is no hope of winning the championship. The substitution was just a little depressed, and there was no anger at all. If this was an official championship game, these players would definitely be angry. If they were as angry as Van Persie, they might even give the professor a bad look.

(End of this chapter)