Invincible Haaland at the start

Chapter 139 Turning Stopping the Ball into Art

On August 2005, 8, the Gunners were a guest at Stamford Bridge. Drogba ate Senderos and scored. The Blues won 21-1. Wenger's 0th game in charge of the Gunners ended in failure.

It was as if the Pandora's box had been opened, and for a long time thereafter, pieces of Arsenal's invincible armor fell off, but Wenger used his broad shoulders to protect batch after batch of young shooters to thrive.

Although the Gunners' youth army failed to achieve their ambitions again and again, the professor still cultivated a number of potential stocks for England, the captain for Wales for the next ten years, a champion shooter for Manchester United, and a midfielder for Spain who can succeed Harvey.

At the same time, the professor is still alone at the top of the team, bearing the pressure and doubts of not having a championship year after year.

It's not that he doesn't have a better place to go.

In the past 9 years, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris have successively invited them with kindness and high prices, but the professor is only fond of Arsenal.

He threw the water bottle, struggled with the zipper, and even had tears in his eyes, but he still didn't fall to his knees.

Even if the opponent fans sneered like a tsunami, even if his own fans began to vote against it, he still firmly believed that he was shaping the best future for Arsenal.

"One day if I decide to leave, it's because I don't feel like I can take the team forward anymore."

Perhaps, only when Wenger turned around and left, people could understand the full significance of the professor to Arsenal and football.

This Saturday, Wenger coached the Gunners for a thousand games, another Blue Bridge, another Chelsea, and another Mourinho.

In the pre-match press conference, Wenger was still full of emotion when he mentioned his 999 games as a Gunner.

"...like a lot of people have said, my 500th game is maybe a big cut-off point.

Before that, we won many honors, but after that, we encountered great difficulties.

It was a period without trophies, the most difficult and sensitive period. Compared with the first half of coaching Arsenal, the second half required more investment and strength.

I accepted the challenge because we had to compete with a club that was losing £1m a season and we had to make £5000m.

It's like I'm telling you, tomorrow you're going to race Bolt with a 10kg sandbag on your body and you're going to win...

Fortunately, we have come over, last season's triple crown is the best proof.

We now have the best players in the world, Lin Yun, Modric, Chamberlain, Arteta, Wilshere... We are confident to win everything! "

In the strongest lineup of the Gunners selected by the media during Wenger's 18 years of coaching, Lin Yun is now the only one in the lineup.

In the past 9 years, the main lineup of the Gunners has been changing like a lantern. Since Vieira left the team, as many as five captains have left. In the game where he coached 5 games, none of the starting 11 players are still in Arsenal. On the other hand, Cech, Terry and Lampard are still members of the Blue Bridge.

"From the away game against Blackburn Rovers on October 1996, 10 to today's away game against Chelsea, Arsene Wenger ushered in his 12th game in charge of Arsenal.

For 17 and a half years, whether it was 49 unbeaten games or 8 years without a championship, he has always stayed here. He has become the symbol of this team, the symbol of this team, and the belief of this team. The players definitely hope to use a hearty victory to help Wenger celebrate this special day. "

"I don't know if the coming of the Champions League has affected the status of the Blues in the league. Chelsea experienced a nightmare round of the league last weekend. Not only did they have two players sent off with red cards, even the head coach Mourinho was sent off to the stands. The team lost 0-1 to the mediocre Aston Villa.

Now they are 6 points less than Arsenal in the situation of one more game. With only 9 rounds left in the league, it can be said that the championship situation is quite unfavorable. In this game, the Blues must take all three points to retain the hope of winning. "

"Chelsea started 4-2-3-1.

Goalkeeper: 1-Cech;

Defenders: 2-Ivanovic, 24-Cahill, 26-Terry, 28-Azpilicueta;

Midfielder: 21-Matic, 4-Louis;
Midfielder: 14-Schurrle, 11-Oscar, 17-Azar;
Forward: 29-Eto'o. "

"Arsenal, Wilshere and Walcott are still out due to injury, the good news is that Rosicky finally returned from injury.

The professor played exactly the same formation as Chelsea.

Goalkeeper: 1-Szesny;

Defenders: 3-Sagna, 4-Mertesacker, 6-Koscielny, 28-Gibbs;
Midfielder: 8- Arteta, 20- Flamini;

Midfielder: 7-Rosicky, 19-Chamberlain, 20-Modric;

Forward: 11-Lin Yun. "

Arsenal kicked off first, and the players showed a strong desire to attack. From the very beginning, they pressed forward aggressively. Various simple and quick ground passes made their offensive like mercury pouring down the ground. They attacked the Blues' goal for 5 minutes.

Chelsea did not complete the first attack of the game until the 6th minute of the game.

Schurrle made a pass from the right, and Eto'o rushed to hit the goal, but Szesny attacked in time to resolve it.

Arsenal responded 1 minute later, Rosicky made a direct pass, and Lin Yun's left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area was bravely saved by Petr Cech.

Chelsea almost took the lead in the 10th minute.

Schurrle counterattacked and passed the ball. Eto'o dunked Sarnia on the right side of the penalty area and kicked a high-quality curve ball with his left foot. Unfortunately, the football hit the side net.

The goal looked like it had been scored, and many Chelsea fans were already cheering. Even Mourinho jumped up excitedly, but soon found out that he had made an own goal.

Chelsea's midfield began to become a little more active. Hazard frequently dribbled the ball, but the midfielder formed by Arteta and Flamini strangled his threat in the cradle time and time again.

In the 16th minute of the game, Arter successfully stole Hazard again and made a big-foot clearance. Modric got the football in Chelsea's half.

Arsenal once again gained the right to attack, while Chelsea quickly shrunk their defense.

The Magic Flute encountered Chelsea's high-intensity interception, and instead of continuing to advance with the ball, it tapped its heel and handed the ball to Rosicky who was plugged in behind.

Rosicky took the ball a few steps forward, and suddenly passed the ball to Oxlade-Chamberlain who came in from the other side as the Chelsea defender pressed up.

Chamberlain was nearly unguarded and comfortably received the ball.

He even had time to look up and take a good look, and then he pushed the ball forward, ran up, and made a long pass.

This passing posture is extremely stretched, like a shot.

The ball did seem to be flying towards the goal, but it suddenly drew an exaggerated and friendless arc halfway to the left side of the penalty area.

Lin Yun had been lying in ambush here for a long time, and he rushed forward two steps before arriving at the landing point.

Terry quickly followed and continued to press closely.

Lin Yun stretched out his right foot.

He unloaded the football comfortably against his feet.

The so-called comfort means that the football is flying at a fast speed, but it is suddenly intercepted by a foot with a posture that lifts the weight lightly, presenting a picture that even people who do not understand football will find very beautiful.

It was as if the whole world stopped for a moment.

Of course, the so-called pause is just an illusion of the audience. The experienced Terry will not be confused by this illusion. He stretched out his feet decisively to steal the moment Lin Yun touched the ball.

However, Lin Yun had expected it and flicked the ball lightly.

After the football was stopped, it didn't even leave his feet, and it flew up again like this, but this time the football didn't go over Terry's head, but flew over his chest at a half-high ball height. The feeling that the ball could be broken by one centimeter forward but couldn't touch the ball made Terry feel so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

The soccer ball hits the ground and bounces slightly.

Lin Yun took a step forward and slammed the football with his left foot.

Beautiful volley, fatal volley!
　There are a few things today, that's all for now, sorry...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)