After the bloody beating of Inter Milan in the first round, Chen Mo once again triggered a wave of public opinion after the game.
However, football information always comes and goes quickly. Within a few days, the trend of football topics changed.
The object of discussion among all fans has changed from Chen Mo to Barcelona.
Yes, Barcelona.
Although Barcelona this year is also in the reconstruction stage, to be honest, Guardiola and Barcelona do not actually need much running-in.
The older Puyol Xavi is his former teammate, and the younger Iniesta Messi is his disciple.
What needs to be adjusted is more about personnel matching.
This kind of adjustment will only affect the upper limit of the team's performance, but the overall style and framework have been developed, and the strength is still good.
Ever since, after Arsenal bloodbathed Inter Milan 6-1, Barcelona also bloodbathed Celtic, the veteran powerhouse of the Scottish League, 5-0 at Camp Nou.
Five to zero in the Champions League knockout rounds!
This is an absolute victory!
But what's even scarier is...
Barcelona's ball possession rate in this game reached 85%!
What is this concept? !
It's equivalent to the Celtics being beaten for ninety minutes!
There is no point in fighting back!
The Celtics are not a negative game!
They are fighting hard!
Post-game statistics showed that the Celtics ran an average of 11.7 kilometers in this game.
What is the concept of this number? In Arsenal, where Chen Mo is the physical monster, the average running distance of the team is a little larger than this number.
There is no doubt that the Celtics are trying their best, but they still can't get the ball!
Barcelona forward Ronaldinho on the left, Messi as a false nine, and David Villa on the right.
Midfielder, left midfielder Xiaobai, right midfielder Xavi,
There is a Yaya Touré hanging on the back!
With this lineup, the Celtics were all over the place, but they couldn't even touch the ball.
There is no doubt that through this Champions League knockout match, Guardiola and his fledgling Barcelona team showed the world for the first time what extreme [Tiki-Taka] means.
Chen Mo naturally watched this game, but...
His reaction was not as big as the outside world.
He and Messi are close friends, and they were trained by Guardiola. He naturally knows what style of football this Barcelona team will play, and he also has a rough estimate of their strength.
Therefore, this game did not shock him. On the contrary, he was a little disappointed.
For no other reason, in his opinion, this Barcelona team is not complete, or it still has a fatal weakness - the midfielder.
Barcelona's previous starting midfielder was Yaya Toure.
Yaya Toure is characterized by explosive physical fitness, large coverage area, active running, delicate feet at the same height, and strong vertical impact.
These are all great qualities, but apart from the large coverage area, these things are of no use to Barcelona at all.
In this time and space, Barcelona sold Eto'o in advance. At the same time, Henry also won the Champions League and did not transfer to Barcelona.
Without Eto'o and Henry, the two counterattack killers, there is no doubt that Barcelona will not be able to play the more vertical impact style of play in the original time and space.
After correcting Messi, Barcelona has completely embarked on the path of ultimate passing and control.
Yaya Toure is a top defensive midfielder, but he is not suitable for passing and controlling. His running and passing ability and passing ability are not good enough. Once encountering a top team, Barcelona's midfield operation is likely to get stuck.
What Chen Mo understands, Guardiola naturally understands better, so now Yaya Toure is no longer the absolute starter for Barcelona, but a little guy named Busquets has played more and more games.
However, Yaya Toure's playing style is not suitable, and Busquets is too young. Although Guardiola trained him from La Masia, his playing style is very suitable, but his experience and skills are not suitable in all aspects. There are some shortcomings.
If you encounter a team like Arsenal that focuses on attacking the midfield, it will still explode.
If he really encounters Barcelona, which looks very strong but actually still has obvious shortcomings, Chen Mo will not have much pressure. What really puts pressure on Chen Mo is Liverpool.
Now Liverpool can be said to be strong and strong.
Strikers Crouch and Torres formed a high and fast double arrow.
Midfielders Gerrard, Alonso, Fabregas and high midfielder Sissoko.
This midfield and frontcourt lineup is very strong, with top stars in every position. Moreover, the offense and defense are balanced and the style of play is suitable.
A double win over Chelsea in the league, a win and a draw against Manchester United, and an easy 3-0 win against Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga in the first Champions League match.
The opponent Chen Mo wants to face most in this Champions League is this Liverpool team!
expect!
However, the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 has not yet started, so there is no point in Chen Mo being anxious, he can only live his life honestly.
On the weekend of February 26, in the 27th round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced visiting Fulham at home.
Fulham is not a strong team, and maybe it was after Bale scored twice in the first leg of the Champions League that he became famous. Di Maria also received some stimulation. He played very actively in this game, as if he was beaten to death.
brush!
Data is brushed hard!
Before the first half was over, Arsenal took a two-goal lead thanks to Di Maria's brace.
Two balls turn red.
Chen Mo was sent off directly by Wenger on the spot and replaced by Nasri.
The second leg of the Champions League is a week away, and with the first leg 6-1, there is no suspense at all in the second leg. Normally Wenger would not replace Chen Mo so early at this time.
Mainly because.
Manchester City is interested in Nasri.
The price over there has now been quoted at 18 million.
That's a big number, but Wenger wants more.
Nasri is indeed very capable, and Arsenal's offensive firepower is still strong after playing.
However, Chen Mo didn't have a good relationship with Nasri. He didn't care whether Nasri would stay or go. After the game, he just chatted with Henry on the bench.
Yes, Henry's injury healed a few days ago.
But to be on the safe side, Wenger didn't let him start in this game.
Henry didn't have any special expression about this.
Now he really has no desires and desires. He has a successful career, has a daughter and money, and is divorced from his wife. He either goes to have fun or plays games at home every day, and his life is full of joy.
Whether he can start playing football or not is no longer important.
As soon as Chen Mo returned to the bench, he chirped and said something to Chen Mo: "Damn it, I got an egg knife yesterday!" 】【The guild accepted another priest girl yesterday】and so on.
It wasn't until the 60th minute of the game that Wenger walked to the bench and asked Henry to come on and replace Giroud.
Yes, replace Giroud.
Henry, who is almost 32 years old this year, has begun to decline in terms of speed and explosiveness. However, Henry is a typical all-around forward, who can play as an explosive winger but also as a fulcrum center.
He has a strong back-up ability, but he used to have a stronger desire to score goals. Unless he was in the French national team, which was particularly short of a big center, he often did not like to be at the front and act as a green leaf for his teammates.
But it's different now, Henry is already a Buddha.
It's a bit like Messi in Paris. He really has no pursuit of data at all. As long as he can help the team, he will do anything.
This is a good thing!
Although Giroud works hard, to be honest, Henry's role is much greater than Giroud!
Henry can not only make a fulcrum, but also has the ability to explode at a single point!
Bell, Henry, Di Maria, followed by Chen Mo.
Who can stop this offensive combination? !
It's just that the four-man offensive combination is difficult to distribute the ball.
Even for MSN, basically all the possession of the ball lies at the feet of Messi and Neymar. Not to mention Su Ya, even Rakitic doesn't have much possession of the ball at all.
Bell is okay, but Chen Mo, Henry and Di Maria are all big players in grabbing the ball!
One ball is simply not enough to kick!
Someone has to delegate authority.
Among the three, the one who can only give in is Di Maria, but Di Maria is a winger with the characteristics of an attacking midfielder. Without the ball, his lethality is greatly reduced, so Wenger has never used this formation before.
But now it’s different, Henry Buddha!
He started to use his back more often to help his teammates with the ball, and moved more without the ball to take advantage of the situation. He no longer retreated to get the ball and break out on his own like before.
Arsenal's offensive combination instantly became extremely harmonious because of Henry's Buddhist style!
"I don't know who our opponent is in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but whoever faces our offensive lineup will probably go crazy."
Looking at Henry who stood up and gave Di Maria a thumbs up, the look of anticipation in Chen Mo's eyes became more and more intense. .
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Time flows like water.
With Henry returning and starting to play center, Arsenal's offensive firepower is getting stronger day by day.
After defeating Fulham in the twenty-seventh round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced Charlton and Portsmouth in early March.
Two wins, both by three goals or more!
It has to be said that with the addition of Henry, Arsenal's offensive firepower has been completely liberated. Every game is like an exhibition match in the eyes of Arsenal fans!
The atmosphere in London is getting exciting!
On a day like this, on March 9, the day after Chen Mo celebrated Women's Day with Yue Chi Xun, Inter Milan came across the river and the sea.
To be honest, Chen Mo actually felt sorry for Ibrahimovic when he was in the tunnel.
It was a plane ride, a bus ride, all the way here to play a game that was impossible to win.
Losing five goals in the first round, what kind of concept is this?
This means that Inter Milan must score six goals at the Emirates Stadium in this game, and they must win to advance!
It is almost impossible for Pele and his team to achieve such results.
However, although Ibrahimovic was brutally beaten in the first round, this is where Ibrahimovic is good.
He's conceited and narcissistic, but unlike someone else, he's not bad.
The night before the competition, he specially went to Chen Mo's house to visit Yue Chixun with some nutritional supplements.
Holding nutritional supplements in his hands, he kept mumbling that he would take revenge in the future.
Chen Mo had no choice but to smile and shake his head, saying it was simply impossible.
It is indeed impossible.
In the second round of the game at Arsenal's home court, all the more than 60,000 seats in the stadium were occupied by Arsenal fans. There were only a few die-hard Inter fans here and there. Faced with Inter players who almost had no fighting spirit except Ibrahimovic. , Arsenal easily won 2-0.
That's all because Chen Mo let go in the second half, otherwise it might have been another tragedy.
They slaughtered Inter Milan 8-1 in two rounds, causing another round of heated discussion after the game!
But soon, the fans’ attention switched again!
Not long after the second round ended, the UEFA Champions League quarter-final matchup list came out!
Barcelona VS Manchester United.
AC Milan vs Liverpool.
Chelsea VS Roma.
Arsenal VS Real Madrid.
As soon as this matchup table came out, the fans immediately became excited!
Except for the Chelsea and Roma games where there weren’t many beheadings, the rest were full of jokes!
Especially the games between Barcelona VS Manchester United and Arsenal VS Real Madrid!
There is nothing to say about Barcelona playing Manchester United. Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo was completely beaten by Chen Mo, many Cristiano Ronaldo fans suddenly turned their attention and pointed the finger at Messi!
It is said that Messi won the World Cup only with Chen Mo's thigh, and the Champions League only with Ronaldinho's thigh. If Ronaldo grew up in La Masia and had teammates from Barcelona, he would definitely be stronger than Messi!
This output immediately confused the melon-hungry Messi fans.
Ever since, Messi fans who experienced what Chen Mo's fans felt back then rose up to resist.
But to be honest, the offensive firepower of Messi fans is really bad.
Although they clearly had superior results and statistics, they were actually at a disadvantage against the Spitfire. It was only after some of Chen Mo's fans joined in that they became evenly matched.
The two sides have been quarreling on the Internet for a long time. Now that they meet in the Champions League knockout round, they must be enemies meeting each other and they will be extremely jealous.
In addition to Barcelona and Manchester United, the game between Arsenal and Real Madrid is also full of topics!
Chen Mo VS Modric!
It's said to be VS Modric, but in reality.
Modric's transfer to Real Madrid is not too successful so far.
Modric went to Real Madrid just because he wanted to play as a core player. Capello, the head coach of Real Madrid at the time, also promised the same, but unfortunately, he joined Real Madrid with the front foot and Capello stepped down.
German coach Schuster took over and began to introduce Dutch players Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robben, Sneijder, Drenthe and Huntelaar to Real Madrid.
The Dutch play dirty, but to be honest, they are very united.
At that time, Barcelona's Dutch gang led by Louis van Gaal directly gave it to Riquelme, and Saviola, who was worth 30 million euros in 2000, was on the bench.
Now Real Madrid is almost the same. Under this situation, Modric naturally cannot play as the core of the midfield. His main responsibility is still to guide the front and backcourt and support from behind.
However, Sneijder, who stole his core position, is indeed super strong.
In parallel time and space, Sneijder played a central role in winning the 10-year Champions League, the 10-year Italian Cup, and the 10-year Serie A. He was one of the biggest contributors to Inter Milan's Triple Crown that year. At the same time, he also won the 2010 Italian Cup. He won the World Cup runner-up, but lost in the final to Spain, which had Haberbramos and others.
There is no doubt that Sneijder is indeed one of the top midfielders of this era, and it is not just Sneijder who is strong.
Real Madrid's lineup as a whole is very strong.
The strikers are Raul and Van Nistelrooy.
The midfielder is Magic Flute, Sneijder and Diarra.
The defense is Heinze, Cannavaro, Pepe and Ramos.
Goalkeeper Casillas.
Sitting on the bench are Higuain, Robben, Robinho and others!
Such a star-studded Real Madrid team is about to meet Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals!
There is no doubt that fans all over the world are already looking forward to it even before the game starts!
In this atmosphere of great anticipation, the days are slipping away day by day.
After successive victories over Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic, and securing their third place in the league with seven consecutive wins, March passed quietly and April has arrived.
Thursday, April 3, 2008.
As a plane with the Emirates LOGO soared into the sky from the London Airport, Arsenal's away game against Real Madrid in the 20708 Champions League quarter-finals was about to start at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
