After the New Year, Sampdoria showed amazing combat effectiveness.
Dejan Lu only played once in the four league games in January, but achieved 4 consecutive victories.
Scored 17 goals and conceded 2 goals.
This performance made Italy media exclaim that the league championship would be taken away by Sampdoria again.
Dejan Lu thinks it's because the teammates are more self-disciplined.
Many players will gain a lot of weight during Christmas, especially in this era where there are no restrictions on eating and drinking, and even players can smoke.
Some players party hard during the holidays.
As a result, he was in poor condition after returning to the team.
Even if a team only has one or two such players, it will drag them down as a whole.
And Samp players have no habit of enjoying revenge.
Usually the team's performance is stable, the locker room is harmonious, and there is not so much pressure.
Christmas Even if you eat and drink a little, you will adjust quickly.
On the one hand, he is almost back to his best condition, but on the other hand, his condition is worse than before. Such a result is not surprising.
But in the following February, there were 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 games, which really made everyone see the stability of Sampdoria.
Fleet Street all believe that Arsenal has no possibility of winning in the future.
But obviously this argument annoyed Arsenal coach George·Graham.
In an interview with "The Times", he said, "Our training is very good, and we have a chance no matter what team we face in the next game. I am not the kind of very serious coach, because I think a good team does not need to be too serious, and Arsenal is a good team. No one is optimistic about us. This is the biggest good news. The players can go into battle lightly without any ideological baggage. When we advance, the whole world will be surprised to find that Arsenal is stronger than they thought."
As soon as he arrived in London with his teammates, Dejan Lu saw his interview in the newspaper.
His impression of this coach, apart from his unsightly style of play, is that he received 500,000 Pound Sterling in kickbacks, 500,000 Pound Sterling in 1995!
Proportionally speaking, Ten Hag may not receive as much kickbacks as him.
Unable to withstand the pressure, Arsenal's senior management had no choice but to directly fire the meritorious man.
Bruce Rioch briefly took over Arsenal and then dismissed it. The following story became famous, and newspapers were full of people talking about who Wenger was.
The current coach of Arsenal is more Italy than Italy. He is a loyal 1:0 coach. It was under him that the five veterans of the defense played a classic season that reversed Liverpool.
Dejan Lu doesn't think such an opponent will cause any trouble to Samp.
As a Serie A team, Samp's best defense is this kind of team that steals one.
Redondo stood in front of the window, looked down through the curtains and said, "I'm still not used to the atmosphere in the UK. Reporters seem to want to stare at us 24 hours a day. We're not celebrities."
"Fleet Street That's it."
Dejan Lu said with a smile, "They like to create an atmosphere, attract readers, and then sell the news. But if you get into trouble later, they will be happy to step you into the mud."
"This is really interesting."
Redondo curled his lips and said, "I have been reading a book recently and have some new ideas."
"What?"
"A virus targeting rich people began to spread, and people on the Forbes list died one after another. In this battle royale, the rich people who were the first to grasp the news deliberately gave money to others and asked others to be scapegoats. In the end, it was discovered that it was a conspiracy against them. The people who died were all fake deaths, just to trick them into giving money to the poor."
Redondo said.
Dejan Lu's eyes widened and he gave a thumbs up after a few seconds.
This sounds pretty exciting.
There are some problems with its own rationality. If a Kryptonian in tight clothes comes and kills rich people according to the list, it will be more reliable than this.
But there is quite a lot of philosophical thought and irony in it.
If we focus on describing human nature, the rich will do whatever it takes to deceive others into taking over their wealth, and in the end they will not even spare their loved ones, it would be a bit like Chekhov.
"Read less serious books. It is not good for a person to have too deep thoughts."
Dejan Lu picked up the remote control and turned on the TV and said.
Jim Beglin is mocking Graham on TV.
The former Ireland international said exaggeratedly, "Maybe Graham thinks his defense cannot be broken, but I want to remind him one thing. After the two rounds of tie-ups, there will be a penalty kick. Arsenal's penalty kick strength is definitely not as strong as Sampdoria."
"He is very optimistic about us."
Redondo said.
"Because he used to be a Liverpool player."
Dejan Lu said.
Redondo rolled his eyes fiercely.
No wonder.
The next day Samp borrowed the Tottenham Hotspur training base.
What makes Dejan the Football King more disappointed is that although he saw Gazza, the guy seemed drunk and his performance on the training ground was not as good as his teammates.
I couldn't see anything from a distance.
March 6th.
The Samp team finally arrived at Highbury Stadium.
This stadium is very familiar to Dejan Lu.
Even if he was not an Arsenal fan, he often watched the team's games during that period.
Boskov was worried that the British guy's questions would be difficult to answer, so he didn't let Dejan Lu go to the press conference with him.
Away locker room.
"This place is worse than Italy's stadium."
Vialli complained immediately.
I have seen shabby away locker rooms, but never such shabby ones.
"Because the stadium is their own and not shared with their rivals in the same city, they don't need to worry about their situation in the away locker room."
Pagliuca said.
"Damn, it's nice to have your own stadium."
Roberto Mancini sighed.
"Do you know what it means to have your own stadium?" Vialli mocked.
"It's better than renting a town hall."
Roberto Mancini said.
Dejan Lu nodded.
This is an important reason restricting the development of Italian football.
City halls everywhere are so sucky that they won't let teams build stadiums.
When the Italy team's income becomes less and less, even if they allow the team to build a stadium, the Italy team will no longer have that ability.
Not every team can find a Arsène·Wenger who can help you stabilize your performance and pay off your debts.
Dejan Lu opened the system and chose the lottery.
[Your good brother Francesco·Totti will not emphasize his loyalty, but he proved himself with actions. Even though he was tempted by the transfer, he ultimately chose to stay in Rome. So pick a player who likes to emphasize loyalty but immediately transfers away, ding, get the 2009-2010 season Premier League first round, Arsenal VS Everton, Cesc· Fabregas single game experience card]
The law of loyalty!
Fabregas played really well when he was at Arsenal.
Especially in the 0910 season, he scored 19 goals and 19 assists throughout the season, directly creating 38 goals.
At that time, he was also Premier League's top player in creating opportunities and threatening the ball.
Everyone thinks this is a future Mr. Golden Ball.
However, his career went downhill after returning to Barcelona, and Arsenal also lacked midfield creativity due to the transfer of important players.
Barcelona didn't suffer much loss. Fabregas paid for the transfer fee himself, and later sold it to Chelsea and made a damn profit.
This is a lose-lose transfer for both Arsenal and the player.
The conference site.
Graham became today's protagonist.
He told reporters, "In my opinion, some teams just lack fighting spirit and lack the determination to win. Fortunately, my team is not like this. We are not guaranteed to win. That seems very arrogant, but today the whole team and I are ready to make our guests suffer here."
Pari, who attended the press conference with Boskov, couldn't help but roll his eyes.
He didn't even bother to refute this.
No matter how strong your team is, do you have Diego Maradona?
Go and ask Diego Maradona and Van Basten if they dare to say such things?
Boskov sat on the edge with a smile, not anxious at all. After Graham finished speaking, he simply said a few words to the reporter.
Boskov said, "Our goal has always been to win the championship, but we will not underestimate any opponent."
Such remarks made reporters quite helpless.
What they want is news.
Even if Dejan Lu doesn't come, it would be nice to let Redondo attend the press conference.
"Let's go out and warm up."
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
Roberto Mancini didn't even hand over the captain's armband to Dejan Lu.
In the minds of Italy players, most teams in the UK pose no threat.
At the beginning of the warm-up, the entire Samp team was greeted with boos.
After all, this is a stadium that applauds players for flagrant fouls.
Before the professor, Arsenal was not a noble technical team at all.
They are more like teams like Roma and Lazio.
"They think they can draw us today?"
Roberto Mancini curled his lips with some disdain and said.
"Who knows, maybe they have other ways." Dejan Lu joked.
Be sure to say who Graham looks like.
That is Mourinho.
His career is definitely not as brilliant as Mourinho.
However, he always held a defensive-oriented philosophy in coaching. Later, his results in West Ham and Leeds United were not very good, which was very similar to Mourinho at the end of his career.
Compared to his fellow Scotland fellows.
Graham's learning ability is still quite poor.
"Uncle Dejan, uncle Dejan..."
Dejan Lu vaguely heard someone calling him and immediately turned around.
When he found out it was Henry, he waved to the stands.
"Mom, will we win today?"
Henry raised his head and asked.
"Of course, Dejan has never lost!"
The Princess nodded and said.
If they were photographed by a British reporter and the "we" they were referring to were not the London team, it would not cause much controversy.
It's no secret that this mother and son are fans of Sampdoria.
"Adams is in good form recently. He said he should guard against Dejan. What do you think of Jim?"
Martin·Taylor asked.
"I think he might not have been sober when he said this." Jim Beglin mocked.
The two of them laughed together.
Adams I have to wait for the professor to teach me to quit drinking.
He was also a noted alcoholic.
Players from both sides entered the tunnel. Arsenal's ball boy stared at Dejan Lu and asked, "Can you give me an autograph?"
"Of course, I'll give you the jersey after the game."
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
The interaction here made the Arsenal players look not very good.
"Both players have made final preparations. Arsenal coach Graham thinks they have a chance, but I think his team may not be as good as he said."
"Yes, in front of Dejan and Sampdoria, Manchester United couldn't survive, let alone Arsenal."
"Paolo Why do you think Manchester United is better than Arsenal?"
"Dejan must have a reason for what he said."
"Okay, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides."
Arsenal 442 double midfielder and double midfielder:
Goalkeeper: Seaman,
Defenders: Nigel Winterburn, Steve Bould, Toni Adams, Lee Dixon,
Midfielder: Paolo·Merson, Paolo·Davies, David·Rocastle, Anders·Limpar,
Forwards: Alan·Martin·Smith, Kevin·Campbell.
Sampdoria 4-4-2 double central midfield:
Goalkeeper: Pagliuca,
Defenders: Lanna, Verchowod, Matracci, Mannini,
Midfielder: Dejan Lu, Redondo, Pari, Dossena,
Forwards: Vialli, Roberto Mancini.
"Today we saw Graham throwing all his defenders on the court, trying to cause some difficulties for Sampdoria's offense, but he obviously didn't understand what Dejan's offensive ability is."
"Yes, Roberto Mancini mentioned a name during the interview, the core of wing attack. I think this is the best summary of Dejan."
"The Princess and his young son appeared in the stands again. London fans should be very sorry because they came to support Sampdoria."
At 6:05 pm, German referee Aaron Schmidhu Bale blew the whistle to start the game.
Roberto Mancini knocked back directly. Redondo found that Dejan Lu walked to the middle after taking the ball, and he took the initiative to pull aside.
Because he believed that the British could not cause any trouble to Dejan Lu, and it was enough to have Pari on the side to cover him.
Dejan Lu was preparing to pass the ball when he discovered that Britain's pressing force was not strong at all.
The Arsenal forward also named Alan Smith is a fulcrum forward who is over 1.9 meters tall.
Kevin·Campbell's speed is not slow, and he is also very aggressive in pressing.
Dejan Lu pulled the ball and dunked it, causing him to run over his head.
Highbury Stadium Boos sounded again.
Anders Limpar rushed up, and Dejan Lu knocked the ball horizontally to Pari.
Pari got the ball and gave it to Dossena immediately.
Paolo·Merson, who is opposite Dossena, is the idol of Highbury Stadium. Wearing the No. 10 jersey also shows his status in the team.
Known as the source of creativity, his playing style is also covered by the big center Smith.
But his unique skill was a forty-five-degree cross.
When I saw the information before, Dejan Lu knew that there was such a Number 9.5 in the world.
He thought he saw Ashley Young from Manchester United in the later stages.
The England midfielder has certain defensive abilities. Dossena did not dare to break through directly. Instead, he dribbled the ball and knocked back to Pari again.
Pari passed the ball immediately.
The world champion has passed the ball more safely in the last two years.
It's because the partner is very strong.
Campbell rushed towards Dejan Lu.
Dejan Lu dribbled the ball forward, and the black man behind him kept trying to pull Dejan Lu's jersey.
Click——
Dejan Lu suddenly kicked the ball laterally with his left foot, causing Campbell, whose center of gravity was tilted forward, to miss.
Boskov's eyes lit up immediately when he saw Dejan Lu adjusting his feet.
Apparently Londoners were not yet aware of the danger.
Adjusting your footwork by dribbling the ball laterally is a very subtle adjustment.
But the adjustment of Dejan Lu does not require stopping the ball.
After running a few steps laterally, Dejan Lu immediately turned sideways and hit the ball with the instep of his right foot.
Bang——
The ball didn't look high, but neither player could hit it. The speed was just right, and it landed right in front of Vialli, who was penetrating forward.
"Shovel him!!!"
Graham then realized the danger and shouted heartbreakingly from the sidelines.
Winterburn wanted to get close to Vialli quickly but had no choice.
This ball is so good, Vialli does not need adjustment at all.
This means he doesn't have time to get closer.
It takes two steps to miss half a body diagonally. He can't catch up without his opponent slowing down, even if he is a full-back with good speed.
Vialli dribbled the ball and stepped on the side line of the penalty area and then kicked it horizontally.
This kick was a little slow, and the ball rolled past Toni·Adams, leaving the Arsenal captain in despair.
Obviously if he had taken one step faster, he would have been able to block it with his feet, but it was just a little short of that.
The ball rolled past Adams and found Roberto Mancini. Seaman immediately pounced at Roberto Mancini's feet. Roberto Mancini easily scored with a push of his right foot.
Just three minutes into the game, Arsenal's goal was breached.
This makes Graham's declaration to defend Highbury instantly become a joke.
Arsenal fans looked at the field and didn't even know how to react. Throughout the opening period, their players were scored without even touching the ball.
"Goal!!!!!"
"Roberto Mancini!"
"Dejan planned a classic Dejan-style attack. He decided when to launch the attack and gave the ball to the first contact point. Then all Vialli needed to do was to knock it horizontally to Roberto Mancini."
"This Sampdoria attack allowed the British to see what the fastest counterattack speed is. From Dejan passing the ball to Roberto Mancini scoring, the whole process only lasted 6 seconds. The main reason is that Dejan's pass was so accurate that Vialli didn't need to do anything else. He only had to keep running forward, and he also didn't give his opponent any chance."
"Sometimes I wonder how Dejan developed this long-pass ability. Maybe he can be accurate to centimeters on the court during training?"
Roberto Mancini ran back immediately, completely ignoring his good friend who gave him an assist.
He rushed all the way to the midfield, put his arms around Dejan Lu's neck and ran to the sidelines, shouting to the camera, "You see, this is the Sampdoria Boys, me and Dejan."
Dejan Lu:...
This name sounds like a song.
Yes with fucking Backstreet Boys.
But that's okay, he's not a poop-picking boy after all.
He also didn't have much expectations for Roberto Mancini's creativity.
Graham stood there, his face burning with pain.
Before the game started, he also said that he would stick to it for 90 minutes, or even 210 minutes.
But the opponent scored in just 3 minutes.
The goal came very suddenly.
His team had no defense and was still pressing forward to create pressure on the opponent.
He vaguely felt something was wrong.
Dejan Lu Distributing the ball in the midfield involved a lot of their energy, which resulted in only two players on the defensive line.
But this Scotland coach didn't know how to suppress Dejan Lu who was controlling the rhythm in the backcourt.
Don't talk about finding a way.
This is the first time he has seen this kind of play with the ball in the backcourt.
Graham can only wave to the field.
Dixon walked to the sidelines and asked, "Are there any arrangements, boss?"
"Don't let that Number Seven feel too comfortable when passing the ball, and let people come up and cause some trouble for him." Graham said, putting his arm around his shoulders.
"Go up and tackle him, tackle him in the backcourt?"
Dixon asked.
"No, what I mean is to let people keep an eye on him and let Limpar go up. No matter what he wants to do, don't let him do it immediately, delay it for a while."
Graham said.
Dixon nodded.
Just now he thought the coach was asking him to press forward.
Unexpectedly, Limpar was forced to press forward.
Then it has nothing to do with him.
Although he has not played against Dejan Lu directly, he has watched Dejan Lu play many games.
As a defensive player, he understands the horror of Dejan Lu even better than the coach.
If he could guard Dejan Lu, would he still earn 1300 Pound Sterling a week's salary here?
Dixon went up to convey what the coach meant, and Limpar also had constipation.
As the only Swede in the team, he is indeed a foreign worker, but that doesn't mean he is stupid.
Normally Merson doesn't defend much, but he strengthened his defense along the way.
I simply gave him such a difficult task today.
Limpar was very dissatisfied with Graham's decision, but did not express it.
Who made him the only outsider in the team?
The midfield restarted, and Smith gave the ball to Campbell, who immediately passed the ball back.
Paul Davies will be sent to Merson as soon as possible.
In this regard, they are somewhat similar to Sampdoria, both players on the left attack with the ball.
Dossena simply went up to him.
Paolo·Merson saw this and wanted to force a breakthrough, but Dossena didn't give him a chance to start.
The Arsenal No. 10 tried twice and could only kick back into his own half. Dossena kept chasing him, making it impossible for him to get the ball, and quickly passed it to Davis.
Paolo Davis moved his left foot and immediately swung out his right foot.
Afraid of being intercepted by opponents.
The approximate position given by this ball is relatively accurate. After all, this is the bread and butter of the British team.
Alan Smith took off in front of the penalty area and wanted to put the ball into the penalty area. However, Matracci's take-off height was a whole head higher than him and successfully pushed the ball out.
"Beautiful, Matracci has made a great contribution!"
"This young defender has not reached his peak physical development, but his jumping ability is stronger than many players. In addition, his weight is not as heavy as those of adults, so he has a big advantage in jumping height."
"Yes, Matracci is the player with the most header challenges in Serie A, but his success rate is only 65%, mainly because he has some deficiencies in confrontation ability. Otherwise, with his height and jumping, this data should easily exceed 90%."
"After all, he is only eighteen years old. It will take a few more years before he can become a reliable defender, just like Verchowod is now."
Samp's midfielder is still passing the ball.
This makes the Arsenal players a little scared.
Last time it was Dejan Lu who suddenly kicked off the ball and launched an attack.
After all, they haven't faced a team like this yet.
Even Barcelona's dream team does not have the habit of holding the ball in the backcourt for a long time.
Cruyff's team prefers to advance layer by layer. Teammates come to respond and find opportunities to pass forward. The player who passed the ball continues to advance forward, and the ball is sent to the frontcourt in a relay style.
"Stay steady, don't worry, we only conceded one goal."
Graham reminded from the sidelines.
English with Scotland accent is also a sight in English First Division.
It is certain that the British do not like Scotland people.
But Scotland will always produce some coaches, and Graham can only be considered as one with relatively low achievements.
Seeing Sampdoria not attacking, Graham thought a little absurdly that it would be good to let the opponent hold the ball until the end of the game. At least it wouldn't be as miserable as Manchester United's previous defeat.
Only then did he remember.
In Manchester United's first round, Dejan Lu frequently sent long passes to initiate the attack.
Sampdoria has this habit of suddenly passing the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, which is even more exaggerated than the long pass of the British team.
Thinking of this, he shouted again, "We must return to our position and don't give them a chance. We are not in a hurry. The opportunity will come sooner or later."
Dejan Lu was a little convinced when he heard the shouting on the court.
These coaches are really lagging behind and taking the lead.
The key is Sampdoria not only knows how to get the ball in the backcourt.
Dejan Lu takes the ball and pulls away, waits for Limpar to rush over, and immediately knocks it horizontally to Redondo, then quickly moves forward himself.
Redondo passed forward diagonally at the first time, and Dejan Lu approached the middle to get the ball and break through quickly.
The two people's kicking of the wall works very well together.
Paolo Davis and David Rocastle rushed towards Dejan Lu almost at the same time.
They know exactly who is the greater threat.
Dejan Lu is not in a hurry at all.
He didn't even try to pass anyone, he dribbled the ball laterally with his left foot and waited for his teammates to advance.
He intends to acclimate Arsenal fans to the gorgeous teamwork before teaching it.
Didn't even look back.
Dejan Lu is a heel knocking back when running.
The ball found Lanna accurately. Lanna caught the ball and tapped his left foot, and quickly broke through.
The opponent's defense is concentrated on this side.
Samp's offense is also concentrated on the left.
Dejan Lu runs forward from the left side of midfield.
His left front is Roberto Mancini, and the left front of Roberto Mancini is Lanna.
A very typical Samp attack from the left.
After Lanna broke through Li·Dixon, he did not choose to continue dribbling the ball, but turned around and kicked Roberto Mancini.
Roberto Mancini kept passing the ball to Dejan Lu.
Paolo Davis just started to pounce on Dejan Lu, and Dejan Lu kicked the ball to Roberto Mancini again while running.
Davis subconsciously thought that Roberto Mancini would pass to Dejan Lu, but Roberto Mancini kicked it to Vialli, who was standing on the line of the penalty area with his back.
Such an accident prevented him from choosing a defensive target immediately. Dejan Lu rushed directly from his side to the penalty area.
At this time, Vialli knocked the ball behind him with the instep of his outside foot. The ball passed behind Adams. Dejan Lu, who penetrated forward, directly took the ball to counter offside and successfully formed a single goal.
Snap——
Seaman didn't have time to react. Dejan Lu used the instep of his foot and easily pushed the ball into the goal.
Boom——
"Dejan!!!"
The away fans cheered loudly in the stands.
It seems that Sampdoria is the owner of Highbury.
The Princess mother and son jumped up and down with the Sampdore fans, and even made the Arsenal fans in front of the TV collapse during the pilot scene.
"Goal!"
"Dejan Goal!"
"A Sampdoria-style team goal, the initiator of the attack is naturally Dejan."
"When we paid too much attention to the strength of Sampdoria's players, we forgot about the overall strength of this team. Even when Dejan didn't transfer to Sampdoria, they almost won the double championship."
"Barcelona seems to be lucky this season. As long as they don't meet Sampdoria after entering the semi-finals, the two teams will continue to meet in the finals. But this time facing Sampdoria led by Dejan, they have no chance."
"Highbury Stadium has fallen into silence. This is the first time a British guy has seen such a gorgeous attack. He passed the ball continuously to the goal. This is simply the most beautiful movement. Every chapter is so harmonious. Sampdoria interprets the meaning of team sports very well. This reminds me of Dejan's speech when he got World Footballer of the Year. Football is a team sport!"
Beautiful?
pretty!
Even Arsenal fans admit this.
The opponent's goal was so beautiful, and the small-scale passing and receiving was smooth and fast. They believed that no defense in the world could stop such an attack.
The penetrating through ball is also a stroke of genius.
Coupled with Dejan Lu's organization and instigation, and Sampdoria's overall defense.
This game made Arsenal fans feel less like a Champions Cup quarter-final and more like their opponents showing off their strength and Highbury Stadium showing off their skills unscrupulously.
The British fans in front of the TV were equally shocked.
Only when Sampdoria plays for a British team, their feeling will be more intuitive.
Those English First Division strong teams they were familiar with had no room for resistance in front of Sampdoria.
Whether it was Manchester United before or Arsenal now.
Even the Arsenal players reacted in the same way as the fans. Their minds are still buzzing and they don't know how the ball was lost.
"Okay, be careful."
Adams said.
As the captain, he naturally has to stand up.
Bould nodded and said, "Don't worry about us, Toni. I just can't think of a way to defend them."
Toni·Adams was also stunned.
The teammates certainly don't lack courage.
But this small-scale cooperation makes them, defenders accustomed to the English First Division style, very uncomfortable.
Just like Paolo Davis just now, he didn't even choose a defensive target.
This is impossible in the English First Division game.
After a few seconds of silence, Adams said, "We have no choice but to work hard to adapt. This is the opponent's style. We were able to defeat Liverpool before and reversed them to win the championship. Of course our opponents in this game can also win. We, Arsenal, are invincible."
Dixon nodded and shouted, "Our Arsenal is invincible."
But his mind was filled with doubts.
He can't even stop Lanna's impact with the ball. Can he really prevent Dejan Lu to death?