My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 74 The Miraculous Distance

Allegri decided to make adjustments.

He looked anxiously at the scoreboard, seven 10 minutes, three to zero.

Allegri, who has always prided himself on being cautious, never imagined that AC Milan, which had almost secured the victory, would be forced to this point.

In any case, Arsenal is still one ball away from the miracle, and there are only 10 minutes left.

Just get through these 10 minutes.

"Any suggestions, Mauro?"

Allegri turned his head to ask Tassotti.

"Maxi, we need to hold on. We don't have to risk attacking anymore."

Tassotti nodded to several players warming up on the sidelines, "We don't have many options."

Allegri nodded.

"Change someone."

In the second minute of game No. 70, AC Milan made a substitution.

Bonera comes on, replacing Mesbach.

Mesbach's performance in this game was a disaster.

In the first half, he was beaten one-on-one by Chamberlain.

In the second half, as Milan's formation was recycled, he didn't make any big mistakes.

But on the whole, for the three goals Arsenal have scored now, Mesbach's side was blown up, which has contributed a lot.

Aquilani comes on, replacing Robinho.

Robinho's performance throughout the game was quite lazy and it seemed that he didn't care about the outcome of the game.

"Milan is about to change."

Pat Rice whispered to Chen Yao.

Chen Yao nodded, hugged Veratti next to him, and gave some instructions.

Both sides have substitutions, Arsenal Marco Verratti replaced Andrei Arshavin.

Arshavin's physical energy was almost exhausted, and he ran to the sidelines in relief.

In this game, among the few AC Milan players who played normally, there must be Abate's name.

He steadily defended Milan's right flank. Although Arshavin sent an assist, compared to other areas that were riddled with holes, he never made any mistakes here.

After Verratti came on the field, he ran to his teammates and conveyed the coach's instructions to them.

Then, the game continued.

There are still 7 minutes before the end of the game's official time.

……

In the auditorium, Donna's face turned pale.

Arthur beside her also felt suffocated.

There are many fans around them, although they are still singing songs, their voices are trembling.

"Snapped!"

Arthur slapped himself and said tremblingly: "Ms. Jones, don't be so nervous."

Donna whispered, "Arthur, don't you think you're more nervous than me?"

Arthur took a deep breath and barely suppressed the trembling in his voice: "I haven't seen this kind of game for many years."

Donna glanced at the scoreboard: "Do you think we can win?"

"From the standpoint of a fan, we have to win."

Arthur said firmly.

"So, what about other positions?"

Donna asked.

"... Our chances were not great. In football, scoring a goal is not that simple."

Arthur shrugged, stretched his muscles, and stood up again.

"But I will cheer for them until the end."

……

After Aquilani came on the field, he felt that the opponent's formation was a bit strange.

According to Allegri's instructions, he played a misplaced substitution.

At this time, Milan's formation is close to 4-4-2.

Ibra went to the frontcourt and formed a double forward with Shalawi to form the first front.

Aquilani, Nocerino, Van Bommel, Emmanuelson, the four midfielders are piled on the second line.

Allegri hopes that the team's midfield can cover more width and control the ball in the midfield on a technical level.

Finally there is the back four.

The double-chain defense composed of four midfielders and four backs, as well as the constant harassment of the two forwards in the center, is Milan's way to block Arsenal's attack in the last 10 minutes.

As for Arsenal, after replacing Verratti, the formation is still 4-2-3-1.

However, Verratti settled next to Alexander Song and Arteta mentioned the front midfielder.

And Rosicky switched to the right rib, and right winger Chamberlain came to the center.

Arsenal's offensive formation was very narrow, and they seemed determined to attack the center.

However, when Chamberlain moves to the middle, doesn't his ability to penetrate deep become useless?

Aquilani has sufficient physical strength and still has the energy to think about this issue.

But now, neither side has time to adjust to each other.

In the last 10 minutes, Arsenal were so close to a miracle that they could not waste any more time.

Arsenal's first shot went smoothly. Ibrahimovic and Shaarawy did not move up too high. Therefore, Alexander Song easily received the pass from the defender.

Shalawi ran up to cut off Song's forward transmission line, and the Cameroonian had to cross to Verratti.

Verratti controlled the ball, and Ibrahimovic posted it aggressively.

Verratti is 1.6 meters eight, and Ibrahimovic is 1.9 meters five.

The two people with huge difference in size quickly approached.

Ibrahimovic was about to use his strong body to hit Verratti into the air, but Verratti was short, his body straightened like an arrow, and suddenly popped out.

Taking advantage of his small size and fast start, Verratti rushed out like a small cannonball, and even Ibrahimovic just threw off his arms.

What's wrong?Did he slip under his arm?

Ibrahimovic was thrown away in an instant. Verratti entered his favorite rhythm of holding the ball and advancing, and the cheers at the Emirates Stadium also rose!
Seeing Verratti rushing toward him, Aquilani did not hesitate and decisively stepped forward to block Verratti's path.

Verratti suddenly changed direction, but his skills were limited and the ball went wide.

Seeing this, Aquilani immediately stretched out his leg to poke the ball, and Verratti broke out again, kicking the ball first when he was about to lose his balance.

The inaccurate pass came to the feet of veteran Van Bommel. Just as Van Bommel was about to adjust his body direction, Chamberlain, who came to the middle, crossed his thigh and stole the football on the spot!
Fake!

Van Bommel was dumbfounded, but Aquilani understood it.

This is using the physical strength of young people to beat the old Van Bommel in a high position!

Van Bommel complained while chasing back.

He kicked so far, his old arms and legs are tired enough, how can he catch up with this.

Both Arteta and Rosicky suddenly accelerated to throw off the full-backs and inserted diagonally into the penalty area.

Two midfielders with attacking midfielder attributes and good passing skills occupy the space in the penalty area, and there is Robin van Persie waiting for the chance to shoot.

And facing them, there are only two central defenders.

Van Bommel was heartbroken, and chased after Chamberlain with a sliding shovel.

I have no choice but to take a gamble
- If this was outside the penalty area.

"Beep-"

Van Bommel knew he was stopping the player with the ball and heard the referee's whistle.

He felt a figure rolling a few times not far from him, and a large group of players cheered and surrounded him, including their teammates and their opponents.

He slowly got up, but saw that amidst the crazy shouts of the fans, the referee pointed to the penalty spot!
Chamberlain was still rolling on the ground, and the position where he was knocked down by himself was just a little distance inside the white line of the penalty area...

The referee showed him a yellow card, and his teammates surrounded the referee in a symbolic protest.

The reason why it is symbolic is because there is no controversy about this ball.

Van Bommel didn't even touch the ball, he simply knocked down Chamberlain as he passed the penalty area line.

And Van Bommel bowed his head and walked aside, panting heavily.

Van Bommel almost lost his strength. He supported most of the game, but at the last moment, he became the point of being blasted.

He looked up at the scoreboard. After 85 minutes, the score was three to zero.

He shortened the distance between Arsenal and the miracle to twelve yards.

If Arsenal scored this penalty, the total score would come to four to four.

All their advantages in the first round will be wiped out.

The ultimate showdown between Arsenal and AC Milan is only now beginning.

At this time, Chen Yao turned his attention to a player on the bench.

It's time, he is going to sacrifice his last hole card.

It's not necessarily a king shot, but there's no reason not to give it a try.

The player nodded knowingly, stood up slowly, and said softly:

"Our king is back."

(End of this chapter)