Chapter 76 Valverde's Troubles

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"Two goals behind, Barcelona's situation has become more difficult!"

"The problem now is how to tear open Arsenal's midfield line. Don't think about how to penetrate the ball into the penalty area, step by step!"

The Spanish commentator's tone became obviously anxious.

You can also feel the urgency from it.

Barcelona is too passive at this time.

Even in the bars in the entire Barcelona area, the fans watching the game are quiet.

There is a trace of confusion and pain in their expressions.

They are not afraid of falling behind or being in trouble.

But they are afraid of this kind of game without hope.

In fact, they have already felt the suffocation at this point in the game.

Arsenal does not give them any chance at all.

It seems that Barcelona's attack will be perfectly digested by Arsenal.

At this time, all they can do is sigh again and again.

"Valverde should make some adjustments!"

The Spanish commentator turned the spearhead and put the pressure on the head coach again.

But Valverde was also confused at this time. He didn't know how to limit Arsenal's tactical system at all.

Since last season, many teams have been defeated by Arsenal's system.

Until now, no one has been able to complete the restriction.

Ancelotti, Guardiola, Klopp, etc.

These famous coaches have not been able to solve the problem, and it is even more difficult for Valverde to do so.

In fact, even if Valverde has enough tactical reserves and restraint methods, he may not be able to adjust due to lineup problems.

Yes!

Valverde believes that the current Barcelona lineup is not three-dimensional enough.

At least, their strong position is not young, which is a key issue.

Give him a Lucky and Kante, he can also kill the whole of Europe.

But the problem is that this kind of player is hard to come by!

Huh! Huh! Huh!

Messi panted violently, and even when Arsenal was celebrating, Messi squatted on the ground to rest.

Sweat dripped down his forehead, soaking his clothes.

Messi felt extremely tired before the first half was over.

Messi, 32 years old, has already begun to decline in physical fitness, not to mention that in such a difficult game, he has to shoulder a lot of breakthroughs and organizational work.

It can be said that Messi's game is not easy at all, and he even has a tendency to carry Barcelona forward, but he can't carry it.

If Messi was five or six years younger, he thought he still had the energy and ability to make such a heroic move.

But now Messi is really hard to hold on.

Messi touched his ankle, which was aching.

He was originally playing with an injury, but due to the pressure from the outside world and the media, he didn't dare to rest too much.

Once he rested, the team and the coaching staff would be criticized again.

And Messi couldn't rest in such an important game.

But in this way, the final result may be injury on injury, and the game has not been won yet.

At this moment, Messi first had the idea of ​​why he was assigned to Group B and had to face Arsenal in the group stage.

At this time, the camera just gave Messi.

In the camera, Messi looked quite embarrassed and his face was also confused.

When the camera turned again and Lucky appeared, Lucky in the camera was in high spirits.

At this moment, the two sides formed a sharp contrast.

At this time, not only did some people sigh that this was the capital of youth.

Lucky encouraged his teammates while retreating together.

"The first half is almost over, hold on for the next few minutes!"

Under Lucky's shouting, Arsenal players responded in unison.

At this time, they had a two-goal advantage, and their morale was unilaterally crushed, and they even felt that they had endless strength.

Under this momentum, Barcelona's situation became more difficult.

In the next few minutes, Barcelona also gave up the attack.

They need to adjust, and they plan to retain some physical strength for this.

Of course, the most important thing is that they really can't run anymore.

Barcelona, ​​who are older overall, felt the limitations of age for the first time when facing a group of wolf-like Arsenal.

Soon, the first half was over.

Arsenal fans at the scene also welcomed their heroes with cheers and applause.

Although it was only the first half, they were two goals ahead and they were determined to win the game.

Of course, Barcelona also has the possibility of sudden explosion, but the probability is too low.

There was a lot of noise in the Barcelona locker room.

The poor performance in the first half made everyone extremely depressed, and they kept venting and complaining about it.

The whole atmosphere was also extremely bad.

In this case, Valverde did not stop it, but stood aside and kept looking at the players.

Valverde's expression was also extremely complicated.

His eyes kept moving back and forth between Messi and Dembé.

At this time, Valverde wanted to replace Messi and let the young player Dembé come on the court.

Throughout the first half, Messi failed to pose a threat to Arsenal's defense and was even unable to run.

The most critical thing is that their lineup cannot maximize Messi's passing.

The ball-holding point in the midfield cannot bring positive benefits to Messi.

Valverde recognizes Messi's abilities, but the problem is that Barcelona cannot maximize his abilities.

Barcelona now lacks someone who can charge forward.

And this person may be Dembe Lai.

It becomes a question of who can replace Dembe.

Coutinho?

Coutinho performed well in the first half, and the few breakthroughs and threats came from his wing.

Therefore, it cannot be exchanged!

Suarez?

As the only center forward, Suarez restrains Arsenal's defense and cannot be replaced.

In the end only Messi was left.

But this also returns to the most difficult question

Valverde doesn't dare!

Dembe's eyes were fixed on Valverde, and the emotion and expectation in his eyes were ready to come out.

But Valverde could only pretend not to see it.

He clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and planned to argue:

"In the second half, our lineup remains unchanged!"

As soon as he finished speaking, many players began to frown.

Their expressions became helplessly ugly.

What was going on in the first half without any substitutions?

But when it came to the question of who to replace, they were silent again.

No one wants to be replaced.

For this reason, not substituting may also be a good choice.

Valverde began to talk about the tactics of the second half, but the players were obviously distracted.

I don’t know what they were thinking, but their emotions were obviously not in place.

Suarez sighed secretly while watching this scene.

He didn't have any solution for this problem.

At this time, Barcelona was in this dilemma.

On the other side, in the Arsenal dressing room, Mourinho did not describe any tactics.

He asked the players to rest as much as possible while adding some details.

Throughout the first half, Mourinho was very satisfied.

This game completely touched Mourinho's heart.

There was no problem with the defense at all, and they even scored two goals on the counterattack.

Arsenal executed his tactics perfectly and gained a huge advantage.

In this case, Mourinho will not take the initiative to change the formation.

Of course, he also asked Saka and Odegaard to warm up.

If the situation permits, he doesn't mind letting these young players further experience this kind of strong dialogue game.

At this time, the morale of the Arsenal players was high.

There was also an indelible smile on everyone's face.

After this game, Arsenal can qualify for the knockout rounds in advance and have a high probability of qualifying first in the group.

During the game, the commentators were also analyzing the situation on the field.

Of course, what they talk about most is Barcelona. At this time, everyone is making suggestions for them, even the Sky Sports commentary station.

"The situation in Barcelona is very bad at the moment and they have to make changes."

"The most critical thing is the midfield." Dixon finished speaking and smiled: "But unless Xavi and Iniesta return, and they have to be at their peak form, Barcelona really has no chance! "

"This is the crux of the matter. The midfielder is passive. This situation will radiate to other positions, causing the entire team to fall behind!"

"Arsenal are very good at this style of play, radiating their advantage from the midfield to other positions, and controlling the rhythm of the game."

Paul Merson exhaled and said; "Of course, we can still expect Barcelona to give us some surprises in the second half."