Four Hundred and Seventy-Three Gao Shen, Where Is Your Demonstration?

Champions League games are always scheduled for kick-off at 7:45.

But the entry time of the two contestants is much earlier.

When the Naples bus pulled out of the hotel and headed for the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal fans were everywhere along the way.

Italian fans, especially those in the south, have always been very good at causing trouble on the road, such as Rome.

Naples fans are even worse than Rome.

Therefore, this time, the UK strictly controlled the number of Naples fans who came to London. They only gave less than 1,000 tickets, but the venue was full of 60,000 people.

"First Evolution"

It is conceivable that at the Emirates Stadium, Naples will be bombarded by the home team fans.

But Naples is used to it.

As soon as the Gunners fans saw the Naples bus, they rallied and attacked. If there were no police cars to clear the way and protect them, it would be difficult for the Naples bus to arrive at the Emirates Stadium on time.

Arriving at the Emirates Stadium, Naples seemed to be in the eye of the storm, surrounded by grinning opponents who wanted to pounce on them and tear Naples into pieces.

Naples players are very young, but they have long been used to such away treatment.

Entering the locker room of the stadium, going out to practice familiarizing with the field, the whole process was carried out in an orderly manner, while Gao Shen was quietly waiting for the news from Arsenal.

Finally, he got the Gunners' starting lineup tonight.

Goalkeeper: Almunia.

Defense: Clichy, Gallas, Toure and Sagna.

Midfield: Nasri, Song, Fabregas and Theo Walcott.

Forwards: Adebayor and Van Persie.

When Gao Shen saw the list, he couldn't help but clenched his fists, he guessed right!

"Four four two, Wenger is still at his home court, sticking to his own style of play." Gao Shen said happily.

In fact, this is not particularly difficult to guess, but before the cup is revealed, who can guess what Wenger is thinking?

As Gao Shen said before, Arsenal's performance has been getting better and better recently, mainly because the team has become more skilled in switching back and forth between 4231 and 442.

Nowadays, the first round of the knockout round of the quarterfinals is the home game, and Wenger must also hope to grab the advantage.

"Get ready, our tactics need to be adjusted a little bit!" Gao Shen made a prompt decision.

Now that he has seen the Gunners' starting lineup, Gao Shen must make some fine-tuning.

...

When Gao Shen got Arsenal's starting lineup, Wenger also got Naples' starting lineup.

Goalkeeper: Handanovic.

Defense: Vargas, David Luiz, Benatia and Lichtsteiner.

Midfield: Thiago Motta drags deep, Biglia and Rakitic center.

Forwards: Di Maria, Cavani and Sanchez.

This is slightly beyond Wenger's expectations.

Bonucci received a yellow card while defending Drogba in the second round of the knockout round of the round of 16. This match was suspended.

At that time, Wenger thought that Gao Shen was likely to use Cannavaro Jr., but he did not expect that Gao Shen would take the risk of using Benatia.

This is quite surprising.

Benatia's experience is similar to that of Gao Shen, and it is also very bizarre, just like taking off.

Before joining Naples, he couldn't even play the main force in Ligue 1 or even Ligue 2 teams, but after joining Naples, he became the backbone of the defense and his performance is getting better and better.

Now, he even started in the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals.

This is definitely an open life!

And Gao Shen is Benatia's cheat.

"This kid likes to do things like this." Wenger scolded with a smile.

He still appreciates Gao Shen very much. It has nothing to do with life and death on the court. It is purely a senior who appreciates and loves from the heart when he sees an amazing junior.

Moreover, regardless of Gao Shen's aggressiveness in the pre-match news, in private, he still respects Wenger very much.

But on the court, that may not be the case.

...

The referee Stark from Germany led the players of the two teams into the Emirates Stadium one after another.

At this moment, the surrounding stands were filled with 60,000 Arsenal fans.

The Naples players are all on the verge of a formidable enemy, and they felt this strong final atmosphere after entering the field. Even if they had the experience of being a guest at the Bernabeu and Stamford Bridge before, they still felt very uneasy at this moment.

But when they came to the court and saw Gao Shen in a suit and leather shoes walk out of the player tunnel, everyone's eyes seemed to have found their direction, everyone's heart seemed to have weight, and they were no longer as empty as before. .

When Gao Shen walked out of the player tunnel, he did not go to the coaching bench of the visiting team with his assistants, but saw Wenger.

Professor Arsenal had a dimpled face, graying hair, and looked thinner than the last time we met.

"Professor, have you suffered from insomnia recently?" Gao Shen asked jokingly.

While speaking, his eyes fell on the bench behind Wenger, where there were many players, such as substitute goalkeeper Fabianski, substitute central defender Julu, defensive all-rounder Sylvester, left back Gibbs and more.

But there is a person Gao Shen is most familiar with, Gervinho.

The Ivorian winger was transferred to Arsenal at a high price of 15 million euros in the season when Naples was promoted to Serie A, and it was he who took the initiative to find Gao Shen and asked him to let him go.

This transfer seemed like a sky-high price at the time, but now, it's actually nothing.

Naples players are now randomly selected, and the price is basically more than this.

On the contrary, Gervinho, after moving to Arsenal, adapted for a period of time, but the pressure of competition in the team was very high, especially after the arrival of Nasri, the French winger almost firmly locked Arsenal's left side, resulting in Gervinho can only be reduced to a substitute.

When Gao Shen looked at him, Gervinho also looked at Gao Shen, and nodded in greeting from afar.

His hairstyle is getting more and more coquettish.

Gao Shen has no way of knowing what Gervinho is thinking at this moment, and he doesn't know how he will feel when he sees his substitute Di Maria now shines and has become a well-known winger in Europe.

Gao Shen couldn't even guess whether Gervinho would regret his original decision?

However, these are not important anymore.

"Professor, I thought you would play a little more conservatively." Gao Shen smiled and chatted with Wenger, looking relaxed.

Wenger has also been observing Gao Shen, obviously guessing, is he really relaxed, or is he pretending to be relaxed?

"This is our home stadium. We have played in the Champions League here for three years and have never lost!" Wenger replied confidently.

Gao Shen chuckled, "There is a first time for everything."

After a pause, Gao Shen said again: "When I played Chelsea before, they also said that Stamford Bridge is so unbreakable, but it turned out..."

Gao Shen hesitated to speak, but shook his head, and almost missed the second half of the sentence.

I'm so disappointed in how vulnerable they are!

Wenger just looked at Gao Shen silently and leisurely.

Pretend, you continue to pretend for me!

"At Highbury, I was careless, but tonight, I won't!" Wenger said solemnly.

Gao Shen smiled again, "Let me tell you the truth, that Real Madrid team back then couldn't play the football I wanted at all, but tonight is different, this Naples team can better explain my thoughts."

Real Madrid in 2006 couldn't run at all, and couldn't get up to speed. The whole feeling was that they were old and tired. Although they defeated Arsenal, they were actually crushed very embarrassingly.

But Naples is different now.

Whether it is offense or defense, or running ability, it is obviously far better than Real Madrid back then.

"Be careful, professor, I will not show mercy tonight!" Gao Shen said confidently.

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked towards the visiting team's coaching bench.

Wenger watched his leaving back, frowning involuntarily.

Thinking about his high-profile before the game, and listening to what he said now, Wenger unconsciously wondered, could it be that he is really so confident? Or did he really find a way to deal with Arsenal?

Or, did he really think Naples was so powerful?

Wenger was a little confused.

After all, Naples reversed Chelsea in both games, and their strength is beyond doubt.

If it weren't for this record ahead, Wenger might still think that Gao Shen was blindly pushing himself up, but now, he has to think about whether Naples really has the strength to beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

...

Following the whistle of the referee Stark, Cavani quickly kicked the ball to Di Maria, who returned a kick and passed it directly back to the midfielder, giving it to Thiago Motta .

After the Naples midfielder stopped the ball, he glanced ahead and found that Arsenal's players began to press heavily.

Yes, the Gunners are clearly aware of their problems too.

It is easy to expose problems when switching from offense to defense. Therefore, the Gunners' strategy tonight is to take the initiative to attack and actively press in the frontcourt to delay Naples' offense.

This is reflected in the fact that from the first minute of the game, Arsenal took the initiative to press forward.

Thiago Motta passed back to the back line, and after several inversions, when Arsenal's defense line was basically in place, the Gunners' press gradually retreated to their own half. Biglia was near the left side of the center line and received a pass from his teammate. After the ball, try a big foot transfer.

The ball moved from the left to the right, trying to find Di Maria.

Tonight, Sanchez and Di Maria still exchanged positions, playing as a reverse-footed winger.

But Di Maria was restrained by Clichy this time, and he failed to take off successfully, and the ball flew out of bounds directly.

Arsenal's throw-in.

The whole stadium was full of jubilation.

The Arsenal fans were clearly pleased with the defence, it was too slippery to let Napoli's long ball go straight out of bounds.

Di Maria was obviously aware of his own problem, and hurriedly raised his hand to indicate that it was his own problem.

He was entangled by Chrissy.

After the opening, when they scored within 30 meters of Arsenal for the first time, Naples made a long pass error and the ball changed hands.

By the time the Gunners sent a throw-in, it was almost a minute.

In this minute, Arsenal are not in a hurry to grab the ball.

Naples looked a little cautious.

This made everyone wonder.

Is this the demonstration that Gao Shen said?