The score of 2 to 2 actually did not reflect the strength of this game very well.
Depor's two goals had an element of luck, especially the second one, which was completely a flash of inspiration from Maicon alone.
Yunsheng knows very well that the team still needs to do a lot, and they are still far from the goal of winning the double championship.
In addition to his own team, Yunsheng also came to AC Milan's bench with concern.
"Dazhi, why didn't you show up today? Is there nothing wrong?"
"Sir, I have been suffering from minor injuries before. I didn't feel very comfortable during the warm-up just now, so Coach Allegri did not let me play to be on the safe side."
"Oh, it's okay. I'll arrange for someone to take you to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Laboratory in a while, and you can check it carefully."
"Okay, thank you sir."
The first game was over, and two days later, Depor ushered in the second friendly match. Their opponent was the equally powerful Arsenal.
In today's game, Wenger deployed all his main players, especially in the midfield position. Chen Tao, Wang Chuhe and Huang Bowen all started. The Chinese midfield line will carry the banner of Arsenal's offense and defense today.
Facing the extremely offensive Arsenal, Yun Sheng behaved a bit conservatively today. He chose a 4-4-2 formation, especially in the midfield, directly arranging the double midfielder combination of Gattuso and Cai Huikang, just to Defend against Arsenal's top attack and passing football.
In front of the two, Riquelme and Belleron formed an attacking duo to provide cannonballs for the forward players.
On the front line, there is the fast combination of Wu Lei and Irving.
Although Irving's continuous sprint speed is not as good as before, his explosive power is still outstanding. He and Wu Lei started at the same time, which made it clear that Deportivo will also take the ground today.
Looking at Arsenal passing the ball smoothly on the court, Yunsheng's mind was thinking rapidly.
Now Yunsheng must consider: If they are Barcelona, how should we, Deportivo, respond?
At this moment, the tactics Yunsheng chose were defensive counterattacks, intensive defense in the backcourt and quick offense in the frontcourt.
However, this tactic is very demanding. The defense must not make mistakes, and the forwards must improve their ability to seize opportunities.
After all, the current Depor is not like their opponents, who frequently create opportunities and make one or two mistakes.
After the game started, Arsenal kept passing around Depor's penalty area and did not rush into the penalty area. They just made continuous kicks.
The moment Depor relaxed his vigilance, Wang Chuhe suddenly made a pass and Gervinho made a quick move!
Center defender Nesta was closely guarding Gervinho, and Gervinho passed the ball in an inverted triangle!
Chen Tao met the ball and shot furiously from the front of the penalty area!
Zhang Linpeng predicted in advance and fell to the ground to tackle!
The ball hit Zhang Linpeng and bounced out of the baseline!
The fans in the stands burst into applause. This applause was both for Arsenal and for Depor.
Arsenal's sudden acceleration was very exciting and they almost scored a goal; Nesta's position selection and Zhang Linpeng's decisive tackle were also very decisive and they tried to keep the goal.
In this game, Yunsheng arranged for Zhang Linpeng and Nesta to partner as central defenders. He adjusted the five central defenders in the team back and forth to find the best central defender combination.
Throughout the first half, Arsenal's offensive and defensive frequency was very fast. Depor could basically only parry and did not have many opportunities to counterattack.
In the only two opportunities to counterattack, Wu Lei ran out of space and even had a single shot.
However, he was still far behind in his final shot, and all his final shots missed the goal.
This made Owen on the side very helpless.
Even Guti on the sidelines sighed: "Boss, what is going on? Wu Lei is good at everything, but this shot is really bad."
Li Tie: "I feel that his shooting feeling is worse than mine."
Yun Sheng: "Tiezi, although Wu Lei's shooting is poor, I think it's still a little better than you did at the beginning."
Li Tie: "It hurts my heart, please don't say..."
The referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and neither side scored a goal.
The second half continued. This time Yunsheng removed Wu Lei, who had missed consecutive opportunities, and replaced him with Berbatov.
After Berbatov came on the field, Irving was the first to be activated.
With a tall center in front of him, this is Irving's favorite way of playing.
No matter which team he was in before, Irving liked this combination very much. His previous strike partners included stars such as Heskey, Crouch, and Rooney, all of whom were powerful centers.
After the now familiar Manchester United teammate Berbatov came on the court, he helped Irving attract more attention, and also allowed Irving to sit slightly deeper and have more room to sprint.
In the 57th minute of the game, Riquelme's precise pass gave just the right amount of advance.
Irving quickly moved forward to receive the ball, and with a single move, he shook away the slow-turning German center back Per Mertesacker. Before Gibbs could grab the ball, he shot a flat ball from the penalty area line! The ball penetrated into the goal and was absolutely blind!
1 to 0! Depor broke the deadlock and scored!
This goal is a standard Owen-style goal!
Yun Sheng applauded continuously on the side of the court. He was very satisfied: "It seems that Irving is still not suitable for being a forward center. He is more suitable for the shadow forward position further behind."
Guti, who was next to him, was full of praise for Riquelme's pass: "Riquelme's pass just now was just right. The frequency of his steps completely interfered with the Arsenal players. The sudden long pass caught the opponent off guard. It is worthy of it." He is the world’s top midfielder!”
Yun Sheng smiled and asked Guti: "Jose, do you have any regrets now?"
"What do you regret?"
"I regret retiring too early. Riquelme is only two years older than you. If you come back now, your role on the court will be no less than his."
Guti curled his lips and said: "Forget it. The two of us have similar playing styles. If I hadn't retired, you would have had to rack your brains for a starting spot. I won't cause you any trouble."
After hearing this, Yun Sheng nodded: "Yes, the team is full of talents now, and it is indeed difficult to determine the starting position. The most difficult for me to choose is Riquelme and Belleron. They have very different styles. If we are on the court at the same time, it is very troublesome who will control the licensing rights. I need to think carefully about these games."
Guti smiled: "I just said it casually, it's not that troublesome. In fact, my style is more similar to Belleron. Both of us are more suitable for attacking midfielders and can take advantage of forward penetration and short passes. And Belleron Lailong's attacking ability is good, well, at least much better than the Chinese boy."
The two of them couldn't help but talk about Wu Lei. When they looked back, they saw Li Tie standing next to Wu Lei, educating Wu Lei.
"Did you see Owen's goal clearly?"
"See clearly."
"Although your starting speed and dribbling dexterity are not comparable to the peak Irving, they are not much different from the current Irving. But if it was you who shot just now, it would definitely be over!"
"I will definitely train my shooting ability..."
"Learn from me when you train in the future, and I will teach you how to shoot!"
"Coach Li, I want to learn shooting from Coach Guti, is it okay..."
"What do you mean? You think I'm not good at shooting!"
Wu Lei: "..."
Li Tie: "..."
