After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 67 I Believe In You

"Hello, viewers, here is ESPN's 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League round-of-eight contest for you, with AC Milan playing against Arsenal at home. Zhan Jun will bring you the live broadcast of this game comment."

With the appearance of commentator Zhan Jun's iconic voice, the fans in front of the screen knew that the game was about to start.

"Through the live broadcast, we can see that the San Siro stadium is full of seats, and [-] fans are waiting for a gluttonous feast on the green field."

"Needless to say the strength of the visiting team Arsenal, the head coach of this team is Professor Arsene Wenger, and there are also world-class players such as Van Persie and Rosicky in the lineup. It is worth noting that Seab, who returned from the New York Red Bulls this season King Henry also appeared on the bench, and he is likely to become a surprise soldier in Wenger's hands."

"The home team AC Milan is even more difficult. This young team is invincible in Serie A this season. In the past 22 rounds, it has achieved an unbeaten record of 18 draws and 4 draws, ranking first in the standings."

"Allegri's transformation of this Milan team is not unsuccessful. Of course, as people from Longguo, we will pay more attention to Pan Yi in Milan's coaching bench. The strength of this Milan team is obviously related to Pan Yi's hard work. inseparable."

"This duel between the giants is the most eye-catching game in the round of 16 of the Champions League this season, and it has attracted the attention of countless fans. We believe that they will play a wonderful and intense game, who will win the game, You don't know..."

When the players of the two teams walked into the stadium one after another, everyone also saw the starting lineups of the two teams.

The visiting team Arsenal is the professor's favorite this season, with a parallel position of 442 in the midfield:

Forwards: Van Persie, Walcott.

Midfield: Rosicky, Alexander Song, Ramsey, Arteta.

Defenders: Gibbs, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Sagna.

Goalkeeper: Szczesny.

Compared with the starting lineup for the game against Sunderland four days ago, Wenger made two adjustments.

One is a midfielder, replacing Chamberlain with teenager Ramsey.

The other is to replace central defender Mertesacker with fullback Gibbs on the back line, and then move Vermaelen to the center.

Seeing this change, Pan Yi nodded secretly.

Using two players with better skills and replacing two players with more body shape, this also illustrates Wenger's idea in this game: to use technical advantages to control the game.

But Pan Yi obviously had already thought of this.

Even Barcelona, ​​known as the Cosmos team, couldn't fully play their skills in front of Milan, so how could they be afraid of you, Arsenal?

Milan's starting lineup has also changed today:

Forwards: Mane, Aubameyang, Salah.

Midfield: Kante, Ambrosini, Gattuso.

Defenders: Zambrotta, Thiago Silva, Van Dijk, Abate.

Goalkeeper: Ederson.

When this lineup was placed in front of Wenger, the old professor felt something was wrong.

The four lines are actually a little different from the usual Milan's starting lineup!
In the goalkeeper position, the Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, who had only played in the cup before, started the game, while the veteran Abbiati was placed on the bench.

On the defensive line, Zambrotta, who has more comprehensive skills and more experience, stood at the left back position, replacing the teenager De Sciglio.

In midfield, the physically strong Boateng was absent and replaced by the more comprehensive Ambrosini.

And the biggest surprise was on the forward line.

Ibrahimovic, who was in excellent form in Serie A and Coppa Italia before, did not play!
Appearing in the center position is Gabon star Aubameyang.

This made the wily Wenger even more confused about what Milan was planning.

What the hell are they trying to do?
Holding this doubt, Wenger walked towards the Milan coaching staff and shook hands with them one by one.

After hugging and greeting Allegri, Wenger seriously looked at Pan Yi who was walking towards him.

As an insider who knows everything about football, Wenger naturally knows Pan Yi's name.

He also knows that many of Milan's tactics this season were designed and implemented by Pan Yi, so Wenger has always wanted to see this young talent in the coaching world.

However, when Wenger saw real Pan Yi, he couldn't help but let out a dark sigh:
This guy is really too young!
You know, Wenger was already considered a representative of the young and strong coaches back then. He started his coaching career when he just retired in his early 30s, and became the coach of the Nantes first team at the age of 35.

And Pan Yi in front of him is only 25 years old!
He is already an assistant coach of AC Milan, and his role in the team is still so great.

Although there is still a little gap between the head coach and the assistant coach, there is also a big gap between Nantes and Milan...

Not to mention that the age gap between the two when they first became coaches was even ten years old.

"Hello, Mr. Wenger." Pan Yi shook Wenger's hand and said politely.

Pan Yi naturally respected the professor very much.

He joined Arsenal in 1996 and quit the team in 2018. He has been involved in the Gunners for 22 years. He is the coach who has coached the same team for the longest time in the Premier League after the legendary Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson.

And the battle between him and Ferguson is also a long-standing scene in the Premier League.

Although Arsenal is also in decline, Pan Yi admires Wenger's persistence and dedication all the time.

"Hehe, hello." Wenger also patted Pan Yi's hand, "You guys didn't go to Ibrahimovic today, is there some trick?"

Pan Yi also laughed and said: "It's nothing, he played too many games before and was tired all day long, so let's let him rest."

At this time, Wenger couldn't help but laugh.

Originally, I wanted to see that the coach of Longguo was young, so I asked him to talk about it, but I didn't expect that his mouth was quite serious-no, it was quite funny.

Ibrahimovic will cry tired playing football?
I believe you ghost!You are very bad boy!
And the two of them smiled like this, which greatly narrowed the distance between each other, and the tense atmosphere of this battle seemed to have dropped a little.

Allegri, who had already walked back to the home team's bench, also returned curiously:
"What are you talking about, so happy?"

The two said in unison: "Nothing."

Then they looked at each other and laughed again.

"I'm looking forward to the duel with you tonight!" Wenger stretched out his hand again, and shook hands with Allegri and Pan Yi again.

Pan Yi also nodded: "I hope it will be a wonderful game!"

Allegri was full of suspicion: "What the hell is this old and young man doing..."

(End of this chapter)