I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

Chapter 335 The blood and tears of Arsenal captains!Wenger: The strongest man is already in the team!
The players below burst into laughter again, and the atmosphere in the classroom became more relaxed.

Even Gu Ran couldn't help laughing.

——Indeed, if Arsenal had money to give Wenger, Arsenal would have won the championship long ago.

How many captains did Wenger tearfully sell for the sake of running the club?
Especially after selling Vieira, the king of beastly waists, in 2006, Arsenal's overall hardness was greatly reduced.

Vieira's importance to Arsenal is the difference between fourth place in the Premier League and the league championship.

Just listen to coach Altkinson continue: "Why did I just say that I would rather face Barcelona than face Arsenal?"

"Because it's the same loss. If we lose to Barcelona, ​​we can say that Messi is too strong. No one can guard Messi."

"In losing to Arsenal, we can't say that Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas is as good as Messi, right?"

"With our current level of strength, we cannot compare with Barcelona and Arsenal. If we have to make a comparison, we have to make an assumption, that is, we assume that our abilities are at the same level as Barcelona and Arsenal. teams, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to compare.”

"Assuming we are a team at the same level as Barcelona and Arsenal, then when facing Barcelona's passing control flow, we only need to be able to strangle Barcelona's midfield, as long as we can break Habubai's triangle combination and use the diamond If Messi is strangled with strangulation tactics, it will be difficult for Barcelona to gain momentum."

"Of course, it will definitely be difficult to actually play, because Messi is God's Messi. You may not be a fan of Messi, but you absolutely cannot ignore how powerful Messi is."

"Theoretically, Guardiola's passing flow can be strangled - Real Madrid is the best example."

"But it is difficult to face Arsenal's passing flow. Arsenal has multiple attacks and is flexible. We cannot achieve the goal of suppressing the entire Arsenal by strangling one of Arsenal's passing combinations. Arsenal's The freedom in the frontcourt is too high, their speed is too fast, even if our overall strength is the same as Arsenal, even Real Madrid will have a very, very headache when facing Arsenal."

Gu Ran couldn't help but nodded slightly.

Coach Adkins is truly a magical coach in terms of tactics, and his analysis is indeed accurate.

Theoretically speaking, Arsenal's passing flow is indeed difficult to deal with from a tactical level.

Again, if Arsenal hadn't had no money...

In other words, Arsenal, who have no money to retain their captain, are worthy of Barcelona and Real Madrid, and they can still guarantee fourth place when their physical fitness collapses in the late stages of the Premier League.

Tsk tsk...The gunman is really strong.

"Of course," Coach Adkins smiled relaxedly, "Don't be too nervous about tomorrow's game. Tomorrow is just a friendly match. Professor Wenger is still more face-saving. I don't think he will play in a league like us." A mid-level team in the A-League also started its entire main lineup.”

"According to our pre-match military intelligence, Arsenal will have at most three or five pure main starters tomorrow."

"So how do we deal with Arsenal's passing flow?"

Coach Adkins paused deliberately, "Everyone has been listening to my tactical analysis class for almost an hour. Can anyone tell me the answer?"

Most of the players below lowered their heads.

Lambert, a good student, thought for a while and said, "Coach, I think we should strengthen our defense."

Coach Adkins nodded, "Any other comments?"

Chamberlain said: "Coach, I think since we are far inferior to Arsenal in terms of strength, we should stop defending and go against Arsenal!"

Coach Adkins laughed and said, "That's good. Please stop talking nonsense in the future! Otherwise, you will really be laughed at."

Captain Davis also smiled and shook his head, "Chamberlain is an idiot. He is playing against the Gunners Arsenal. Do you dislike me for conceding too few goals? Do you want to help me break the record?"

Chamberlain said unconvinced: "Then tell me! We are all losing anyway! Why not work hard and score a goal for Arsenal! You all pass the ball to me, and I will support Arsenal! I will let Arsenal You know how powerful Chamberlain is!"

The players below burst into laughter again, but no one dared to express their opinions anymore.

Coach Adkins has already analyzed Arsenal's passing flow so well. Apart from full defense and confrontation, who can think of a better response strategy?
Coach Adkins turned his gaze to Gu Ran, "Gu, do you have any ideas?"

Gu Ran said calmly: "Coach, I actually don't have any ideas. I will play how the coach tells me to play. I just need to resolutely implement the coach's strategy."

As soon as these words came out, the veteran players present all regretted - Fake, such a good line was actually spoken by Gu Ran.

But then, Gu Ran added: "However, if the coach wants to know what I think, then I will just talk about it. If I don't say it well, the coach and teammates won't be surprised."

Coach Adkins smiled and said, "Just tell me and listen."

Gu Ran said: "My idea is to do it hard."

Chamberlain sneered, "Isn't this the same as the confrontation I said? Gu, you are plagiarizing me!"

Gu Ran ignored Chamberlain and continued to speak calmly: "To fight hard is not to fight against each other, but to use our physical strength to fight Arsenal, using tight zone defense, diamond strangulation, and active aggression to consume Arsenal's physical energy. "

This attrition tactic is the tactic that Gu Ran is most familiar with when a weak team beats a strong team. It is the tactic that the Bucks Steel Horns are most familiar with during the high school national competition!
A rare smile of relief appeared on Coach Adkins' face, "...Well said! Gu, it seems that you are the only one who has truly understood the essence of my tactical lesson, and also understood Arsenal's weaknesses. "

Chamberlain said rather unconvinced: "Coach, didn't you just say that passing and controlling flow can kill people, but passing and cutting flow is difficult to kill?"

Coach Adkins explained: "Yes, I did say just now that passing and cutting are difficult to strangle, but even if it is difficult, strangulation is the only tactical strategy that can limit passing and cutting."

"Arsenal is very strong and has stronger passing and switching tactics, but in reality, Arsenal's passing and switching tactics also have weaknesses."

"Arsenal's early attack will be very fierce. Their pass-and-cut tactics require all of them to sprint frequently, and they are almost on the whole line. They run a lot without the ball. When defending, they also retreat across the line, and play a zone defense with a numerical advantage. , so their physical fitness usually suffers in the second half.”

"Coach Wenger has a habit of always making substitutions after 70 minutes."

"This is not a quirk, but something he deduced based on the data of his players - after 70 minutes, the physical fitness of Arsenal players will decline at a high speed, so no matter what the situation is on the field, Wenger will believe in the data and will be at 70 Substitutions will be made in about minutes."

"And we can also believe in Wenger's data, which means that after 70 minutes, it is a good time for us to press high."

"Of course, this also has a premise, that is, we were not defeated by Arsenal within 70 minutes."

While drawing a tactical movement chart on the big whiteboard, Coach Adkins said: "Tomorrow our tactics will be divided into two stages. In the first stage, our game mentality is to defend with all our strength, to jointly strangle, to fight head-on, to consume. Arsenal's physical strength is the goal, so don't waste it on uncertain attacks or counterattacks."

"Our formation in the first stage is a 451 formation, with a single forward, double midfielders, and three midfielders to strangle the opponent."

"As long as we don't collapse in the early stage and transition to the second stage, we remove the midfielder and change to 442 to press high and play defensive counterattack."

"In tomorrow's game, physical confrontation is the top priority."

"So, I will only select the players with the best physical fitness, the strongest body, and the ability to strangle to start."

"My requirements are not high before the 70th minute, as long as we are not two goals behind Arsenal."

"The core of the counterattack after 70 minutes is Gu Ran. All counterattacks must be centered around Gu Ran."

All the players present took a deep breath!
This is also the first time Coach Adkins has publicly announced Gu Ran's core position in the anti-counterattack system!
Moreover, none of the players objected!

After the last two super reversals, Gu Ran's core position in counterattack defense is well deserved!
This feeling of being recognized for your strength and status...

How cool!
Gu Ran himself couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Coach Adkins added: "Now, I will directly announce tomorrow's starting lineup and substitute list, and assign tasks to you in advance."

With that said, Coach Adkins took out the list that had been prepared and read it out one by one.

Gu Ran naturally got the starting spot.

In addition, Chamberlain and Hammond also won the starting lineup.

The left midfielder Holmes may have more experience, but Chamberlain's physical confrontation ability is obviously much stronger than the short Holmes - the last scene of Chamberlain's fight with the 190cm Francis impressed Coach Adkins profound.

As for Hammond, although his footwork is a bit rough and his one-on-one defense is also a bit poor, Hammond is 186cm tall and weighs 80kg, which still has an advantage when playing positional strangulation.

Defensive midfielder Ryan Dixon, who was promoted from the reserve team in the last game, also got a start.

And that's not what surprised the players the most. The most surprising thing was that the team player Lallana, who was in a hot state recently, was actually placed on the substitute list, with only high school forward Guli in front.

Obviously, Lallana's substitution was to prepare for the 70th minute.

In terms of tactical arrangements, Coach Adkins really deserves to be a "magic coach".

After announcing tomorrow's game roster, Coach Adkins arranged the tasks of each starting player in detail.

"...Dixon, your position is the defensive midfielder. In addition to cooperating with the strangle, your task is also to retreat to the left back position in time to cover when Gu Ran is on top. You have to follow up regularly. Gu Ran cross-changes, you have to do more dirty work, at critical moments, take the yellow card when it's time to get it, you know what I mean."

"Yes, coach!" Ryan Dixon was very excited to start against Arsenal.

"Gu, other players are not allowed to move randomly, but I give you full autonomy. You can change positions with midfielder Dixon at will, and you can go forward at will. In tomorrow's battle, you are the key!"

"Yes! Coach!" Gu Ran responded calmly.

Coach Adkins continued: "As for the other players, I don't care if you use dirty tricks or not, and I don't care if you use a triangle strangle or a diamond strangle. In short, before 70 minutes, you must defend your position for me! Before 70 minutes Don't think about attacking, let Gu Ran do the counterattack! Your mission is to strangle Arsenal! Use up all their physical energy for me!"

"Do you understand everything?"

"I understand, coach!"

"Okay, everyone, don't practice any more today, don't drink when you go home, let alone be affectionate, recharge your batteries, and strangle Arsenal!"

The players then raised their arms and shouted, "Strangle Arsenal!Strangle Arsenal!Strangle Arsenal!"

That night, when Gu Ran went home, he turned off his cell phone and went to bed early to rest.The next morning, Southampton's bus was full of players and headed for London!
After more than two hours of driving, Manchester City's bus slowly drove into Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

In fact, Emirates Stadium is just a customary name. The real name of this stadium is "Emirates Stadium". Emirates is the title sponsor of Arsenal. The advertisement on the chest of Arsenal's jersey is from Emirates.

This round stadium has a majestic appearance and a modern architectural style. Its various hardware facilities are among the best in Europe. The seats can accommodate 60432 spectators. There are 150 VIP boxes alone, including executive-level VIP boxes. There are 48 rooms, 41 camera positions, 215 media seats, and up to 2000 executive packages available on match days!
The construction cost of the entire stadium is more than 4 million pounds, which is second only to Manchester United's Theater of Dreams and Liverpool's Anfield Stadium.

The stadium was designed by world-renowned designer Norman Foster and uses a large amount of glass and steel, especially the building materials on the top of the stadium, which are quite expensive.

In addition, the turf at the Emirates Stadium is the best turf in the world, bar none.

The turf at the Emirates Stadium uses the latest planting technology and top-grade grass species to ensure the beauty and comfort of the turf.

——Playing football here is simply taking care of your feet.

Of course...this was all earned with the blood and tears of Arsenal's past captains.

After eating in the executive restaurant at noon, the Southampton team returned to the visiting team's locker room to recover.

At 2 p.m., fans from both sides entered the venue.

This game is not only Southampton's last battle before the start of the new season, but also Arsenal's last battle before the start of the new season.

Therefore, fans from both sides are looking forward to a perfect ending for their teams.

The auditorium of more than 6 people was filled with more than 4 people in less than half an hour, and the number of people is still increasing.

This friendly match was initiated by Arsenal Club. According to the agreed ticket sharing, Southampton can get 6% of the revenue.

Due to the cost of the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal tickets are also relatively expensive in the entire Premier League, with the average ticket price reaching 57 pounds.

——This game has not yet been decided, and Southampton Club has already started counting money happily.

And this is exactly the benefit Gu Ran brings.

Today, more than 6000 Southampton fans came, and the visiting team’s Taipei stands, which can accommodate 1 fans, were not full.

The South Stand, home to Arsenal fans, was already packed to the brim.

The most eye-catching one is a group of men in black in the South Stand - die-hard gun fans: the Ashburton Legion.

Arsenal's jerseys are mainly red, but the Ashburton Legion believes that red is black in depth, so as the reddest and most dedicated fans, they wear black all over and the flags in their hands are also black.

The Ashburton Legion was born after the Emirates Stadium was put into use and can be regarded as a new force among gun fans.

Because the Emirates Stadium was built in Ashburton and there is an Ashburton pub next to the stadium, this most fanatical fan organization named itself the Ashburton Legion.

In addition to the Ashburton Legion, Arsenal also has a "Red Action" fan organization that became famous overseas during the Highbury era - Highbury Stadium was Arsenal's home ground before the Emirates Stadium, and Arsenal's Henry was crowned here. For the King of Highbury... and then sold.

In short, compared to the nascent Ashburton Legion, Red Ops was not a fanatic.

Every time Arsenal has a game, the Ashburton Legion will always be there and never miss it.

The Ashburton Legion must be the first batch of fans to enter the venue, and they are creating an atmosphere to watch the game before entering. After the game starts, the cheers of the Ashburton Legion are the strongest. Ashburton Almost all the members of the Legion turned their backs to the field and turned to watch the ball. Once the Arsenal attack started, the members of Ashburton turned to face the tens of thousands of Arsenal fans in the entire South Stand, leading the atmosphere!

If you want to become a member of the Ashburton Legion, the first prerequisite is that all three generations of your immediate family must be gun fans. The second prerequisite is that you must have good physical strength, a loud voice, and be able to wave flags, beat drums, and roar songs for more than 120 minutes continuously... …

Because the conditions for joining the regiment are extremely strict, the number of Ashburton Corps is always controlled at around 100-200 people, but the influence of the Ashburton Corps is huge.

The Red Army KOP has many people working together and will never give up no matter how hard it is.

The Ashburton Legion is an elite army, with points leading to success.

Therefore, even though it was just a pre-season friendly match, the Emirates Stadium was still very popular.

The whole stadium was filled with the singing of Arsenal fans, and the singing of Southampton Saints was barely audible.

Today's game also attracted a lot of football media.

Chelsea's Emenalo, Liverpool's Edwards, Manchester City's Platt, and scouts from other small clubs also came to watch the game!
Manchester United's scout Lawler was sent to Asia by Santoku to inspect young players...

At 2:20, the coaches of both teams each brought one player to attend the pre-match press conference.

All the major media were waiting in the large media hall of the Emirates Stadium early.

Coach Adkins wore a black suit and attended with captain Davis.

Coach Arsene Wenger wore a zippered jacket and attended with No. 14 player "Little Tiger" Theo Walcott.

As soon as Walcott appeared, the Southampton media at the scene cheered.

Walcott also happily greeted Southampton reporters and Southampton captain Davis.

Walcott is a star produced by Southampton's youth training!And he is one of the youngest players to appear in an official game in the history of Southampton. He was also hailed as the successor of Alan Shearer.

Walcott entered the Southampton first team in October 2005 and scored his first Premier League goal. Less than half a season later, Wenger paid him an advance due to his outstanding performance. 10 million pounds and will be increased to a total of 500 million pounds according to the later performance to buy in installments!
That year, Walcott was only 16 and a half years old!

That year... Wenger had not yet begun to manage money.

Obviously, Southampton Club is still very affectionate towards this young talent, and Walcott's attitude towards Southampton Club is also very friendly.

From the players led by the two coaches, we can roughly see the mentality of the two coaches towards this pre-season friendly match.

Coach Adkins is the captain, which shows that Coach Adkins attaches great importance to this game and has great respect for coach Wenger and the Arsenal Club.

Although Walcott, coached by Wenger, is not captain Cesc Fabregas, bringing in a little tiger born in Southampton can be regarded as giving Southampton plenty of face.

After the two head coaches met, Coach Adkins couldn't hide his excitement and took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Coach Wenger.

Coach Wenger also gracefully supported Coach Adkins' arm to show his kindness.

The atmosphere at the scene was still very harmonious.

At least, it's much more friendly than when we played Northampton.

After the coaches of both teams took their seats, the pre-match press conference began immediately.

A reporter stood up and asked: "Coach Adkins, this is your first time playing against Coach Wenger. How do you feel now? How did you predict the outcome of this game?"

Coach Adkins smiled, "First of all, Professor Wenger is a role model for me to learn from, whether it is his 0304 butterfly position across the Premier League in the 442 season, or his current 4231 parallel position, or his on-the-spot formation. Formation has always been the direction of my research. I think I will definitely benefit a lot from being able to play against Professor Wenger today. As for the result of the game, I believe that our Southampton team has already won when we stood at the Emirates Stadium. ”

This answer was quite good, and coach Wenger next to him couldn't help but nod slightly.

Another reporter stood up and asked, "Coach Adkins, there is news that Southampton's star of hope, Gu Ran, played the last game behind closed doors. So will he play today? How is his injury?" ?”

Coach Adkins replied: "Gu Ran's health is a matter of great concern to our Southampton club. We will never make fun of his career."

The reporter quickly asked: "Do you mean that Gu Ran will not appear today? Or do you mean that Gu Ran's injury is not serious at all?"

Coach Adkins showed a meaningful smile and said, "You will know soon."

Evelin, a female reporter from "Advance Saints", grabbed the microphone very forcefully, "Coach Wenger, there is news that you are trying to sign Southampton's star of hope Gu Ran, so what do you think of Gu Ran?" What about him? Do you have any special arrangements and targets for him in today’s game?”

Wenger smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to talk about the players of the other team before the game, but you will know when the game is over."

Evelyn:  …

How could Evelin give up so easily with a personality like hers?

Evelin clutched the microphone and continued to ask: "But Coach Wenger, we all know that Arsenal took the initiative to invite Southampton to this friendly match, and also gave them a higher share of the tickets. Are these good intentions? , isn’t it to buy Gu Ran?”

Coach Wenger shrugged, "If we have to talk about buying people... we don't actually need to buy people at Arsenal now, because..."

Coach Wenger paused briefly and said, "The strongest man is already in Arsenal's squad."

Walcott next to him sat upright excitedly:
Isn't the coach talking about me?

The coach praised me as the strongest person!

I must play well today!
Although I am facing my old club, I am a professional when it comes to playing football!
Sorry, my Southampton!
Coach Adkins admired silently in his heart:

He truly deserves to be a football professor!
It has to be you, Wenger!
Even if you have no money, you can still pretend to be successful...

The pre-match press conference ended with ambiguous answers from the two coaches.

At 2:30, players from both sides took the stage and began adaptive warm-ups.

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　Friends, today is 918!Don’t forget the national humiliation!Revitalize China!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)