Chapter 55 Hakan the Scapegoat

The Arsenal bench was unusually quiet.

Topp's voice reached everyone's ears.

Bould was a little impatient, "More than ten years ago, when we beat Leverkusen 4:1, the old man said the same thing. Where does his confidence come from? We are in the lead!"

Wenger's eyes were fixed on Leverkusen's number 10 on the field.

The mineral water bottle in his hand slipped and fell to the ground.

'The midfield core of all teams, the goal in the game... is to maintain the overall offensive and defensive operation, and follow the termination methods within the tactical system.'

'But he is destroying, he destroyed Roma's system, destroyed Monchengladbach's system, destroyed Tuchel's system...'

Bould picked up the mineral water bottle and put it back in Wenger's hand.

"Boss! It's easy for us to hold on to the score!"

Wenger nodded.

The Arsenal assistant coach quickly ran to the sideline and gestured!

Cazorla understood.

Tighten the defense.

Maintain the lead until the end of the game.

....

The Emirates Stadium echoed with Leverkusen's cheering slogans!

"Leverkusen allez!!!"

Fans all over the world are the same. Very easily satisfied.

If the strength gap with the opponent is too large, it doesn't matter if they lose.

The key is that the players can launch an offensive.

Li Kang picked up the football from the net and quickly ran back to the center circle.

The negative emotions of his teammates gradually dissipated.

The best way to boost morale is not to roar, but to change the situation of the game with action.

...

Çalhanoğlu and Bellarabi were warming up on the sidelines.

The German black player said, "Hakan, if we two play, will we be a burden to Li? We can't fit into his style of play."

Çalhanoğlu was silent.

Not to mention anything else, he was proficient in that move 'Love's Magic Spin' in training, but he just couldn't use it in actual combat.

Well... the only thing he was better than Li at was aerial passing!

Bellarabi said excitedly: "Fuck! Dino is calling us!"

....

"Leverkusen made two consecutive substitutions after equalizing!"

"Bellarabi replaces Brandt! A like-for-like substitution."

"Çalhanoğlu replaces Borges! This substitution is a bit thoughtful! Is Leverkusen going to play with three central defenders?"

Center circle sideline.

Topp put his arm around Çalhanoğlu's shoulder and said quickly, "Hakan, don't have any crooked thoughts! Let your position be pushed back to the range close to the high defensive line! I will let Kramer and Bender protect you two!"

"Imitate Monchengladbach's Xhaka, Dortmund's Weigl, and Roma's Pjanić!"

"Give full play to your advantages in long pass scheduling! Release Li!"

"You are the organizational core!"

Hearing these words.

Çalhanoğlu was suddenly shocked!

Before stepping onto the green field.

He knelt down and kissed the turf.

Leverkusen, your core is back!

.....

After the substitution.

Dino asked suspiciously: "Boss, why..."

Topp said solemnly: "Arsenal will turn the next game... into a long positional battle! Other players' footwork cannot maintain the La Masia style of play, we must release Li!"

"Hakan is the best cannon fodder!"

....

The game restarts in the center circle.

Arsenal did not invest too much force on the offensive end.

Leverkusen's frontcourt players launched a frantic press.

The football flew out of bounds in several fierce scrambles!

Possession was back in Leverkusen's hands.

Hilbert reluctantly threw the ball to Çalhanoğlu!

Arsenal did not apply pressure, and the formation quickly retreated, and the distance between the midfield line and the defense line disappeared.

"Very cautious! If it were ten years ago, Wenger would definitely not have chosen such a tactic!"

"Leverkusen's momentum is too strong, we must consume it!"

"Arsenal has a very obvious weakness, that is, the control of the transition phase between offense and defense. Wenger hopes to use a conservative style of play to cover up this weakness."

Duan Xuan was actually talking nonsense.

The tactical commentary of the TV station has been criticized by the audience for decades.

I can only use the traditions of more than ten years ago to explain it.

This allows the majority of viewers to still maintain the inherent impression of European leagues in the 1990s in 2015: Serie A has a sharp defense, the Premier League has rough skills, the Bundesliga has a strong will, and La Liga does not play long passes and rushes...

The development of football has been extremely drastic. The top five leagues... it should be said that even the Icelandic Super League have many teams that advocate different styles of play.

.....

Çalhanoğlu has many shortcomings.

But his position was dragged to the back of the formation.

Without interference, his passing accuracy in large-scale scheduling is extremely stable.

How stable?

Among the young talents of the same period, only four people could compare with him.

Li Kang was released, he was like the national team, wandering behind the front line!

Leverkusen pressed Arsenal into the penalty area and launched a frantic siege.

The football kept flying back and forth on both wings.

Bellarabi was close to Bellerín, spewing trash talk.

Son Heung-min kept running horizontally, pulling the defense.

Kießling stood at the forefront of the formation, squeezing with Mertesacker!

Most of Arsenal's defensive strength was focused on Li Kang's running position.

....

The game time passed minute by minute.

The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't stand it any longer.

-[It's so boring! What are they playing? Doesn't Leverkusen want to equalize? There are not many people invested in the offense!]

-[Wow! Is Çalhanoğlu's position so far back? He needs two defensive midfielders to protect him? No matter how well he schedules, if there are not enough offensive points, it's useless!]

-[As long as Arsenal maintains their lead, they can gain the initiative in the second leg! If Li Mingdeng gets two away goals! Then a 0-0 or 1-1 draw in the second leg will also see Leverkusen advance to the top eight!]

-[It feels a bit weird.]

On the sidelines.

Bould's mood became more and more relaxed.

"Boss, after Leverkusen switched to a formation with three central defenders and three defensive midfielders, their two wing offensive points are actually very few!"

Wenger shook his head: "Çalhanoğlu's long pass scheduling has flattened our defense, and the defense in the middle will..."

Before he finished speaking.

An extremely terrifying scene happened on the field.

....

Bellarabi couldn't find a breakthrough opportunity on the right, and quickly passed the ball back to the back of the center!

Arsenal's defense took the initiative to move towards the left!

In a short moment, a gap appeared!

Çalhanoğlu was not stupid.

He realized that this was an opportunity to shoot from a distance in the middle!

After hesitating for a long time.

He took a few steps and moved his position forward.

The moment he received the football, he still didn't choose to take a shot himself.

Instead, he sent a through ball.

The football rolled to the left side of Li Kang.

Foot direction!

....

From God's perspective.

Under the left and right scheduling of Çalhanoğlu, a flaw appeared in the middle of Arsenal's defense!

Li Kang got rid of Coquelin's entanglement.

His left foot stopped the ball, and then gently pushed it forward.

Three-step run-up!

Swing your arms!

Lean back!

Take off!

In his vision, the phantom of the blue number 13 burst out!

Chelsea version of Ballack!

Bang!

Accompanied by an ultimate explosion!

The football was like a thunderbolt!

Outlining a strange arc in the sky above the Emirates Stadium!

Carrying a fierce and domineering power!

Whistling and bombarding towards Arsenal's goal!

...

Arsenal fans were stunned!

Leverkusen fans held their breath!

Dino and Topp prepared to celebrate!

Wenger couldn't open his coat zipper!

....

Čech's pupils shrank slightly.

He and Ballack were good buddies during the Chelsea era.

This kind of arc cannon.

The two have practiced countless times.

He was too familiar with it.

Familiar shooting action.

Familiar arc.

....

The Arsenal goalkeeper jumped and撲ed.

White gloves together.

Double dragons go out to sea!

Bang!

Another ultimate explosion.

The football, which carried the power of wind and thunder, was forcibly changed direction!

Fly out of the baseline!

The audience was silent.

Everyone was stunned.

After a few seconds of silence.

Applause resounded throughout the Emirates Stadium!

"Double fists catch the cannon!"

"Danger is turned into safety in front of the goal!"

"After Čech joined Arsenal! He once again performed the miracle of the Chelsea era!"

"It's just that he used one hand back then!"

"Wonderful long-range shot! Wonderful save!"

"17-year-old Li Kang and 33-year-old Čech contributed a great moment for us!"

.....

On the sidelines.

Dino murmured: "Boss, do we still have hope of equalizing?"

Topp calmed down and smiled: "It's okay, this is the script! Even if Li's long-range shot doesn't turn into a goal, it will make Arsenal's coaching staff make changes. Hakan's cannon fodder value will be reflected soon!"

Leverkusen's coach's plan is very simple:

Relying on the advantageous principle of away goals in the Champions League two-round matches.

Arsenal at this stage do not dare to take risks, they can only choose to slow down the rhythm and put on a defensive posture.

Çalhanoğlu's large-scale two-wing long pass scheduling will flatten their defense, so that the defense in the middle will become weak, and Li Kang will have the opportunity to shoot a heavy炮.

If Arsenal replenish the defensive thickness in the middle, then Bellarabi and Son Heung-min on the two wings will create explosive threats.

If Arsenal restores the opening style of play, then Leverkusen will instantly transfer the organizational core back to Li Kang.

If Arsenal divides its troops and restricts Çalhanoğlu, who is dragging behind, from passing the ball, then...

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On the other side.

Bould almost wanted to shout "Dad" at Čech!

Wenger looked sad.

He saw through Topp's tactics, but couldn't make up his mind.

Passive.

Arsenal fell into passivity.

The root of all evil is the "advantageous principle of away goals in the Champions League".

....

Čech only felt his hands go numb.

He hurriedly took off his gloves, and the back of his hands was shockingly red.

He was still afraid: Fortunately, it wasn't Batistuta's super heavy cannon with a straight path...

Far away.

Li Kang's expression was very calm.

He had seen Čech's highlights of catching heavy炮 with one hand...

Čech is the only goalkeeper who can make a collection of接重炮.

....

The game continues.

Arsenal increased the number of people entangling Li Kang.

Bellarabi and Son Heung-min started a crazy breakthrough on the wing.

Bellerín and Monreal belonged to wing backs with weak offense and defense at this time.

Without the premise of covering defense, they can't defend alone at all!

But once Arsenal lengthens the defensive width and disperses its forces.

The middle will be tested by Li Kang's heavy炮.

Fortunately, Čech performed bravely! He made high catches and resisted time and time again, resolving the crisis.

"Leverkusen is gaining momentum but not scoring!"

"If they can return to the home court with an away goal, the situation is still optimistic."

...

Çalhanoğlu was very happy.

He hadn't had such a爽踢 for a long time!

Dragging in the back of the formation, with two defensive midfielders protecting him.

No one interfered, and he could schedule wantonly, just like practicing passing!

The true core of Leverkusen is still me!

Vaguely, when he heard the fans shouting his name.

He couldn't help but tremble.

....

The game soon entered the final stage.

Seeing his disciples struggling to support themselves, and the goal was in danger.

Wenger finally made up his mind.

Bould ran to the sideline with a smile and roared a few times!

After making gestures, he pointed his arm forcefully at Çalhanoğlu!

...

A moment later.

Çalhanoğlu suddenly noticed something was wrong.

This familiar feeling?

It's hostility!

He must pass the ball quickly!

He hadn't adjusted yet!

The sturdy big muscle霸 - Sánchez rushed over!

The thick bronze thighs carried the force of thunder!

Çalhanoğlu looked terrified and protected the ball sideways!

Bang!

The ending was still a painful fall to the ground!

The football was捅to his back!

Bodyguard?

Where are my two bodyguards?

"Dangerous!"

"Cazorla, Giroud, and Ramsey are very fast!"

"See if Arsenal can get the ball!"

"Fortunately! Kramer's running position choice is very clever! His behavioral tendency is to搶 second point ball!"

Kramer didn't have time to control the ball, and quickly pushed it to Jonathan Tah, who was dragging at the back of the defense line!

The defensive ability of the Leverkusen center back is relatively菜 compared to豪門 strong teams!

But his ability to出球 is very top!

The shouts of the coaching staff echoed in his ears: "Pass it to Li!"

The not-so-smart German small black man subconsciously put up his big long legs!

Bang!

The football was like a shell!

Rushing across the sky above the Emirates Stadium!

Whistling and falling towards Arsenal's penalty area!

....

"Beautiful!"

"Inserted!"

"Leverkusen's four offensive points!"

"Can they seize this opportunity?"

There was chaos in the Arsenal penalty area!

The ball was too fast!

In a short period of time, the players on both sides couldn't judge the landing point at all!

From God's perspective.

Li Kang mastered the trajectory of the football!

He made a turnback run in the penalty area, and once again got rid of Coquelin's close entanglement!

...

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the trajectory of the football!

The landing point is not the small penalty area!

But on the right side of the大 penalty area!

The moment the football坠地.

Li Kang's figure appeared.

Pa!

The golden left foot couldn't steadily stop this long-distance high-altitude ball.

The football彈到d in front of him!

In his vision, the figure of the white number 7 suddenly appeared.

Raúl.

The power of the "One Sword Seals Throat" module is not in the improvement of shooting accuracy.

But in the connection between receiving the ball and shooting action.

Topp couldn't help but raise his arms and cheer!

Wenger covered his forehead in entanglement!

...

Arsenal's penalty area, the atmosphere is tense.

Defensive players tried to block.

It was too late!

The football left the left foot of Leverkusen's number 10.

Flying towards Arsenal's goal!

In a flash of lightning.

Čech couldn't see clearly the change in Li Kang's foot shape.

The shooting concealment of the golden left foot combined with the Raúl module is extremely high!

In the Arsenal goalkeeper's mind, Li Kang's shooting habits appeared: seven near corners, three far corners!

The correct answer: choose the near corner!

The coaching staff of the Premier League are very diligent. They will use scientific methods before the game to analyze the shooting habits of each player of the opponent.

But: it is estimated that Li Kang himself does not know his shooting habits!

...

There was no drastic change in the天地異象.

Čech judged the wrong direction.

The football掀起了 Arsenal's球網!

2:2!!!

Some people bewailed.

Some people partied.

"Beautiful!"

"The ball went in!"

"In the final stage of the game! Young player Li Kang scored twice! Helping the team equalize the score!"

"Two precious away goals! 让 Leverkusen掌握了 the initiative to advance!"

"Arsenal has paid the price for conservative tactics!"

"Čech tried his best! The Premier League Golden Glove, the Champions League champion goalkeeper, finally made a mistake under the fierce offensive of Leverkusen's genius!"

"From 2:0 to 2:2! Leverkusen completed their redemption and brought the promotion suspense back to North Rhine!"

Duan Xuan and He Wei couldn't help but want to拍桌子!

At 2:0, they thought Leverkusen was finished!

What to win against Arsenal?

Win with Li Kang!

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Live broadcast room.

Crazy barrage, like a rushing river, covered the wonderful moments of the goal replay.

-[Li Mingdeng is awesome! He really won't lose!]

-[Čech can接 heavy炮 with one hand, but can't stop the贴地斬 nearby!]

-[After Li Kang stops the ball, the connection and shooting action is so smooth, it seems like he doesn't need to adjust... the concealment is also high!]

-[It's天赋, the quality of the shot is indeed not high, but the shooting adjustment rate is fast. Several mediocre射手 in history relied on this trick to混饭吃 in the top five leagues!]

-[Are you吹得 that Leverkusen has advanced? The Champions League win rate in the BayArena is very low! Arsenal will find a way in the second leg! Wilshere hasn't played yet!]

.....

On the sidelines.

Topp waved his right fist! He ran around the bench.

Dino felt that the amount of information in this game was too large, and he needed to spend time with the coaching staff to digest it and prepare for the second leg.

On the other side.

Bould was exasperated and捶打 the turf.

Wenger sighed deeply.

Arsenal's Champions League Round of 16 journey is really rough.

......

Çalhanoğlu clutched his foot and groaned不停. He was still planning to complain to the referee, when he suddenly heard a burst of cheers!

Scored?

He quickly climbed up and ran towards the celebrating crowd!

Li Kang冲 Jonathan Tah笑了笑 and竖起大拇指.

The teammates transferred their goals one after another and撲倒 the latter on the ground.

Although the小黑蛋's defensive ability did not reach the level of the豪門.

But center backs with strong ability to出球 are the trend of mainstream leagues.

Čech did not immediately climb up, and重重地 捶两下 the turf.

Cazorla fell into deep thought.

Sánchez's expression was complicated.

The mentality有点点collapsed.

Arsenal stars could not accept the change in the score: that young midfielder from Leverkusen... changed the direction of the game.

......

Finally.

The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Arsenal 2:2 Leverkusen!

The suspense of晋级 will be revealed in North Rhine in the second leg!

Wenger and Topp shook hands and walked towards the tunnel together.

Four-sided stands of the酋长球场.

Tens of thousands of fans did not leave immediately. They shouted their respective cheering slogans,鼓励着 the players!

The taste of青橘气泡糖 instantly disappeared.

困意席卷而来.

Li Kang's figure was somewhat unsteady, and the din in his ears gradually disappeared.

The crowd quickly扶住 him.

Hearing the faint snoring, the teammates let go of their hearts.

The situation was the same as after the last Battle of Camp Nou. After a simple examination by the team doctor, he indicated that there was no problem.

"Li is too tired, he carries the team forward alone, and never complains or blames his teammates. We must be self-disciplined! We can't hold him back..."

"Rooney introduced me to a few places..."

"..."

...

Arsenal bench.

Wilshere put on his coat again, and his expression did not reveal any dissatisfaction.

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North Rhine will soon usher in a Champions League生死战.