RPAGF Chapter 196
Chapter 196
Chapter 196
Arsenal’s first opponent in the Emirates Cup is Benfica. It is said that the Emirates Cup matches are consecutive, and they will be played consecutively in two days. Let’s say this year’s Emirates Cup, No. 3 Arsenal and Benfica, Valencia vs. Monaco, No. 4 Arsenal vs. Monaco, Valencia vs. Benfica.
This is undoubtedly a good thing for fans, because they can watch two games in a row, and because of this, the Emirates Stadium can be filled almost every year with the Emirates Cup.
Because of Arsenal's addition of Li Shou, the Emirates Cup was broadcast live in China. However, Li Shou is unlikely to appear in the first game. Wenger has already announced the starting lineup for the first game, which is almost based on the original players of Arsenal.
At two o'clock in the afternoon on the 3rd, the match between Valencia and Monaco kicked off. Compared with last season, Monaco's lineup this season is more than 01:30 points behind.
But the warm-up match, no one will really come. Even if the warm-up match rewards are not bad, will the competition sponsored by the UAE be stingy?
On the field, the two sides played very openly. Valencia scored in less than 10 minutes, and Monaco was not to be outdone. The injured Falcao scored Monaco's equalizer goal, and the first half ended with a score of 1:1.
After the change of sides and the battle, the two sides began to rotate, but the game was still good, but the goal was not mentioned, and each scored another goal. The final score was 2:2.
I have to say that Arsenal is still doing a good job in making money. The fans must replenish their energy before the second game starts. 6 people, that is a very considerable income.
After the energy of the fans was almost replenished, players from Arsenal and Benfica began to appear on the stage. As the owner of the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's appearance caused bursts of cheers.
Li Shou also appeared on the field, and when Li Shou played, the five-star red flag fluttered in the stands of the Emirates Stadium. Obviously, this was a fan from China.
But today they are destined to be disappointed, because Li Shou did not play. Although Wenger replaced Szczesny in the second half, it was not Li Shou who came on the bench, but Ospina.
Perhaps it was the pressure brought by the new aid to the old players. Arsenal played this game a little seriously. When the game ended, Benfica was massacred, and the final score was fixed at 5:1.
On the second day, it seemed that every team had a big rotation. Not to mention other teams, Arsenal alone had an exaggerated rotation. Chambers was on the center back, Debig was on the right back, and goalkeeper Li Shouzi went without saying.
Monaco is the main force. In the last game, Monaco played as a substitute. The goalkeeper was Subasic. This summer, Monaco rented Dutch goalkeeper Stekelenburg from Fulham.
Li Shou's old acquaintances were the defenders on both sides, Kurzawa and Fabinho. The veteran central defender Carvalho stayed, and his partner was Li Shou's good friend Raj.
There are Kondogbia, Moutinho and Toulalan in the midfield, Berbatov, Martial and Germain on the striker, Falcao has already started the last game, and this time he is sitting on the bench.
Although the players in Monaco in this game were all players Li Shou was familiar with, Li Shou still felt that the current Monaco team was different.
"Dude, don't forget the promise after the game." Li Shou made an appointment with Raj after the Emirates Cup invited the team. Of course, Li Shou didn't just invite Raj, he also invited veteran Carvalho.
Li Shou’s best friends in Monaco are Raj and Medjani. Now only Raj stays in Monaco among the three, and then they are Carvalho and Abidal who have been partners for a season. Unfortunately, Medjani and Abidal are no longer in the team.
Abidal went to the Greek giants. Medjani had only signed a two-year contract with Monaco. He has already signed a contract with the Turkish team Trabzonspor.
Compared with the Chinese fans yesterday, the Chinese fans who appeared in the stands today are undoubtedly lucky, and not long after the game started, Li Shou made the first save of the game.
Martial, since he is hailed as the new "Henry", it is natural to show himself in front of Arsenal. In the 4th minute of the game, Martial received a pass from Moutinho, and then waded through Derby with the ball from the wing and rushed into the penalty area.
Martial's breakthrough this time is still a bit of Henry's demeanor back then, but in the final kick, Martial can't compare with Henry, let alone Li Shou standing in front of Arsenal's goal at the moment.
Martial's shot was not very threatening, with average strength and angle. Li Shou caught the ball directly, and then Arsenal launched a counterattack. Li Shou gave the ball to Arteta, who directly found Sanchez.
In this game, Sanchez appeared on the left side and Griezmann appeared on the right side, but Wenger did not fix their positions and can switch positions according to the situation.
Although Sanchez and Griezmann have good skills at their feet, they are different types of players. Sanchez has good speed and explosive power, and his dribbling ability is also quite good, so he has a sharp breakthrough.
Griezmann's breakthrough cannot be compared with Sanchez, but his off-the-ball running ability and sense of smell for cutting into the penalty area are better than Sanchez. Compared with Sanchez's almost mature, Griezmann still has some shortcomings that need to be improved, such as his passing ability.
Arsenal's first wave of goals was the cooperation of the two. Sanchez broke through from the wing and made a pass. Sanchez cut into the penalty area from the right to the back point.
However, Arsenal failed to score goals in the first wave of offense, and most of the players who started this season have just joined this season. Both Sanchez and Griezmann have just arrived in the team, and there is some lack of tacit understanding.
This point has also been proved in the ensuing time. The offensive tacit understanding is insufficient, and the defense is also full of loopholes. It seems that Chambers is not very suitable for the position of central defender.
In this game, Arsenal's central defenders are Chambers and Monreal. These two usually play full-backs. However, Arsenal's current orthodox central defenders are only Koscielny and Mertesacker.
Although the central defender's defense was full of loopholes, it also gave Li Shou a chance to perform. In the first half, Li Shou made nine saves to keep the goal clean.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 0:0, and Li Shou only played 60 minutes at the Emirates Stadium. After 15 minutes in the second half, Wenger replaced Li Shou with Ospina.
Although Ospina is defined as the third goalkeeper, he is a new player after all, so he has to give some time to show himself. As a result, this show caused Arsenal to lose the game. The champion, which was almost secure, was eventually overtaken by Valencia.
(End of this chapter)