Chapter 383 Provocation

On the weekend, the five major leagues and the Portuguese Super League will fight again.

Both Porto and Arsenal used a large number of substitutes, but they also easily defeated their opponents.

After the game, Porto coach Ferreira and Arsenal boss Wenger both talked about the upcoming Champions League semi-final.

Wenger first emphasized that Porto is not a weak team, this is a strong opponent with rich experience in the Champions League, but he also said that he prefers to play against Porto than Manchester United.

"No one thought before the game that Porto could knock out Manchester United, but football is so magical, everything is possible."

"Compared to the powerful and experienced defending champion Manchester United, Porto is definitely a better opponent, but we will not underestimate Porto. They have won the Champions League twice and have rich European experience. They will pay the price."

Then Wenger talked about injuries and Gao Xiaodong.

"Injuries are our biggest problem. Clichy and Giroud will miss the first leg of the semi-finals. Van Persie will miss both games. Central defender Gallas and attacking midfielder Rosicky will be reimbursed for the season. Arshavin, who has played bravely in the league, will not be in the Champions League. Fortunately, we still have Cesc Fabregas, Walcott, Eduardo, and goalkeeper Almunia may also be able to catch up with this game."

"Gao Xiaodong is the most threatening player in the Porto team. He is strong, fast, cunning, and has comprehensive skills, but we will not give him another chance. It is impossible for him to play casually like in the group stage... Yes, last season We had the opportunity to sign Gao Xiaodong, but we failed in the end, but we have many new stars who are as good as Gao Xiaodong, such as Walcott, Vela, Nasri, Fabregas, etc. There will be a youth storm."

Finally, Wenger expressed his confidence in advancing to the final.

"Last time we eliminated Villarreal and advanced to the Champions League final. This season we eliminated Villarreal again. This time I believe we will reach the final again."

"At the beginning of the season, I was worried about the team's fighting spirit and confidence, but now they are handling it very well, and the mental strength of the whole team is very strong now. This young Arsenal has passed the running-in period, we will not We will 'brake' on the more important Champions League, as long as we maintain enough vigilance, full confidence and a sense of responsibility, I think we can create miracles this season."

Ferreira's speech was as calm and steady as ever.

"At the beginning of the season, our goal was to win the league championship and reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Now we have achieved our goal and won the Portuguese Cup. Next, we hope to go further and win the Portuguese Cup.

Into the Champions League final. "

"We are not the favourites, Arsenal are, don't talk about the two Champions League titles we have won, they are all in the past, don't talk about the group stage, the group stage and the knockout stage are two different things, Arsenal is very young, but we are also very young. Young, Falcao, Hulk, Fernando, Rolando, and Sissoko are all only 22 years old, and Gao Xiaodong is not yet 20. If we want to advance, we must fight against our opponents. If we can score goals at the Emirates Stadium, I will I think there is hope for us.”

"Compared to Arsenal, we have no advantage at all. If we can barely speak of an advantage, it is that we have never lost at home to an English team, whether it is Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea or Arsenal. This will give us confidence. , In addition, our lineup is complete and there are no injuries, which is another advantage."

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Arsenal and Porto originally had no grudges, but in the Champions League group stage, Arsenal defeated Porto 4-2 at home in the first round. The Dragon Stadium beat Arsenal 3-0. After that game, the young people of Arsenal held back their fire, thinking that they would not be able to vent their anger in a short time. Unexpectedly, it was really a narrow road, and they met again in the semi-finals.

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger has an elegant personality. He didn't mention this before the game, but his players are all a group of young people in their 20s, each of whom is full of blood. The breath of eating came out.

The first to provoke the war of words was Arsenal's youngest captain Fabregas. After his comeback, he assisted 5 times in four games, which made Fabregas more and more publicized.

Regarding Porto coach Ferreira's speech, Cesc Fabregas said bluntly on Facebook: "Porto keeps showing weakness, in fact, they are making excuses for themselves to put up iron barrels. In fact, if there is any excuse, they will send a player to follow. Chase the ball, counterattack when you grab it, and retreat to defend if you can’t grab it. As long as we can control the ball, play with speed and coordination, and make full use of the width of the court, we can easily handle the opponent.”

Being able to eliminate the yellow submarine and advance to the semi-finals, the little tiger Walcott contributed a lot. For the match against Porto, Walcott said on Facebook: "Although we have many injuries in the back line, we have never relied on defense. Win, concede one at the back, we can score two at the front, I believe as long as we score more goals than our opponents, we will advance to the final."

The French genius Nasri said that in the last group match, the two sides staged a goal battle, and this time it will be no exception. Arsenal will use offense to defeat the Porto people. For the score prediction, Nasri guessed that they will play 3 at home: 1. 2:1 away game, 5:2 total score to advance to the final.

Arsenal launched a provocation, and Porto's young people certainly did not show weakness.

The first to challenge is Gao Xiaodong, the youngest team vice-president of Porto.

After the Champions League eliminated the defending champion Manchester United, Gao Xiaodong's Twitter followers surged to 50,000, and he also had tens of thousands of followers on Facebook. Now he is also an influential figure on social media. After the game, I once told Professor Wenger that I hope we will see you in the quarter-finals. I didn’t expect Arsenal to reach the semi-finals. It’s really a narrow road. Arsenal’s offense is very good, but we will not let them attack comfortably. We just To defend and counterattack, don't babble, and score goals if you have the ability."

The midfielder Fernando is Gao Xiaodong's little follower, Gao Xiaodong set up the target, and he immediately fired the map gun with full firepower, "I thought Villarreal would eliminate Arsenal, but I didn't expect them to be so weak. This task was entrusted to us. Compared with La Liga teams, we prefer Premier League teams. The last time we won the championship, we eliminated the Premier League teams. This time will be no exception. Arsenal will not be better than Manchester United. Get knocked out by us, let alone Arsenal."

Captain Alves counterattacked Cesc Fabregas and Walcott unceremoniously. He told reporters: "We are two Champions League champions, and Arsenal have not won a Champions League. What qualifications do a group of children have to look down on us? Let's go!" Just wait and see, we'll have a clean sheet that they're proud of."

Forward Hulk is a good friend of Gao Xiaodong. The team deputy and the opponent had a war of words, and the Brazilian Hulk was obliged to help out, "What's so great about Arsenal? They haven't won the championship for many years. Do they know what it's like to win the cup? Bibi’s Champions League record in the last ten years, we are not worse than Arsenal at all, this time we will beat them like in the group stage and press them to qualify.”

Players are sparring on TV and newspapers, and fans are also fighting on the Internet. The game has not yet started, and the atmosphere is already hot. It is said that the worst ticket at the Emirates Stadium has already been fired for more than 200 euros, although it is not as good as Barcelona. It is more popular with Chelsea, but with the popularity of Arsenal and Porto, this is already very unexpected.