Chapter 215 The First Wave of Substitution

"Eriksen takes a long shot! Do it yourself! This shot is so urgent!"

Andy Gray shook his head.

After entering the second half, Arsenal put on a defensive posture, which made Tottenham's offense even more difficult to use.

In this case, Tottenham became even more anxious.

Their limitations are beginning to be exposed, and everyone wants to score quickly and establish an advantage.

But the more this happened, the worse they played.

Eriksen, in particular, played very well in the first half, but after entering the second half, due to the change in mentality, the overall style was no longer calm.

There are less dispatches left and right, and more penetrating passes from front to back and straight up and down.

But how can Arsenal allow you to pass such a penetrating pass so easily? It can be said that you will encounter Arsenal's defensive trap every time, even offside.

In the end, Tottenham's offense became difficult to maintain. Combined with the anxious mentality, shooting and passing became rough.

"Eriksson should adjust his mentality. He can't be chaotic here!"

Andy Gray shook his head.

Richard also suggested: "Eriksson is the core of Tottenham's offense. If his position is messed up, the offense will become less threatening."

Other Spurs fans thought the same.

But they didn't understand the pressure on Eriksen at this time.

After experiencing the first half of the game, Eriksen's physical energy consumption was too great, and his entire energy was also consumed.

It can be said that they have been able to persist until now, and they have used all their strength to suck milk.

At the same time, Eriksson also knows that if he wants to win, he must do something.

No one in Tottenham's lineup can replace Eriksen's job or even give him enough help.

Arsenal's Wilshere, if he has problems with rhythm, can even be suppressed.

He can pass back to protect and at the same time give up the rhythm. After all, there is a stronger Lucai standing behind him.

This is Wilshere's biggest guarantee.

It is also based on this guarantee that Wilshere is always so unhurried and has enough confidence.

What about Erikson?

Who can tell him the truth?

Once he goes down, Tottenham's offense is finished.

Therefore, he wants to try his best to bring some scoring opportunities to the team when he is on the court.

So, can he not be anxious?

He also knows that rushing cannot solve the problem, but Tottenham's situation is such that he cannot make any adjustments.

At this stage, Tottenham are under offensive pressure.

They must use more intense offense to force something out of Arsenal.

Otherwise, Arsenal would be able to take over the game calmly after the first wave of substitutions.

Arsenal, on the other hand, was very stable. They were not affected at all. While organizing their defense, they waited for the moment when the opponent could no longer hold on.

"Don't stand near the front!"

"Keep an eye on your own people!"

“After pushing forward, you must retreat!”

Lucky continued to direct from the backcourt.

Compared to others, Lucky is more experienced in the Champions League finals.

He also knows how to win games.

For this reason, he also passed on his experience to the players in step-by-step command and defense.

Under Lucky's command, Arsenal's defense is impregnable.

Tottenham desperately wanted to tear apart Arsenal's defense, but there was no way.

On the other hand, Arsenal can use the opportunity of counterattack to put great defensive pressure on Tottenham.

At present, it seems that Tottenham is attacking, but Arsenal still has the initiative on the scene.

After all, compared to Tottenham, Arsenal's thinking about winning is clearer, and they know when to do something.

On the sidelines, Pochettino looked helpless.

He glanced at Arsenal's head coach Mourinho, and then looked at Arsenal's bench.

It can be said that the stars are shining brightly.

Lukaku and Dembe come, these two players are a huge deterrent when they are there.

There are also previous champions such as Koscielny and Monreal.

In terms of young players, Saka and Odegaard also make the Gunners' future no longer worrying.

Compared with Tottenham, who are out of schedule and need to maintain the lineup through "headache" transfers, Arsenal has completed the rationalization of the age group structure of the team and is also making strides towards the future.

It can be said that if the confidence and funds given to Mourinho by Arsenal's senior management are given to Pochettino, he will not be in such difficulty.

At this time, Tottenham encountered this dilemma and it can be said that they suffered the consequences.

No money will be given to expand the strength of the lineup.

How can I win this game?

Sometimes, Pochettino even secretly thought in his heart that Tottenham chairman Levy kept saying that he was willing to provide any support in order to win the final.

But what's the use of empty words?

Where's the money?

At the same time, in the VIP room, Usmanov said with emotion: "In order to build the lineup, we spent a lot of money in two years, and even gambled on loan issues, but the harvest was still very good. Because of this, We can get so many good players.”

The UEFA officials listened in admiration.

After all, transfers are very helpful to the construction of European football, and they also encourage this kind of investment that does not damage the transfer market.

But this sentence sounded a bit harsh to Levy's ears.

In the past, when Kroenke was the chairman of Arsenal, even if he was scolded, there was Kroenke to take the blame.

Levy is a vampire, and so is Kroenke.

But since Kroenke was driven away by the Russians, Levy is the only chairman who has been scolded as "stingy".

Sometimes, he is under a lot of pressure.

On the one hand, he has to intrigue with the club to reduce expenses and keep salaries as low as possible.

On the other hand, he has to take out some money to show his efforts for the construction of the club.

Levy is a thorough businessman.

In his opinion, Usmanov's investment without considering income is just messing around.

Of course, Arsenal's returns have made Usmanov a lot of money.

But Levy doesn't think he can achieve this scale. This thing depends on fate. He just needs Tottenham to make money for him.

"It's almost 65 minutes!"

At this time, someone suddenly said something.

Everyone's expression became serious.

The first wave of substitutions starts at 65-70 minutes.

Of course, sometimes it will be earlier, but most of the time, the team will choose this interval to make substitutions.

And this time period is also extremely embarrassing for Tottenham.

After the bombardment, they failed to score, and Eriksen's physical strength was on the verge of exhaustion.

This means that Tottenham must make substitutions.

And the most critical thing is that Arsenal.

Lukaku and Dembele have stood up again and started warming up.

Arsenal also needs to make substitutions.

After this substitution, the offense and defense are exchanged.

Tottenham's defense has been exhausted by Mane and Giroud.

Now, Lukaku and Dembele are coming as battering rams.

How should Tottenham respond?

If these two points cannot be defended, Aubameyang will take off, and Tottenham's defense will sink across the board.

Beep!

The ball is dead on the court.

Arsenal fell down and made substitutions.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of the Tottenham players became extremely heavy.

They failed to score after all, and Arsenal ushered in the first wave of substitutions.

Seeing Arsenal's substitutions, Tottenham also made substitutions immediately.

At least, Eriksen had to be substituted, he really couldn't run anymore.

Arsenal substitutions.

Giroud and Mane left the field.

Lukaku and Dembé came on the field.

The position remained unchanged, but the tactics were more offensive.

Tottenham also made substitutions.

Eriksen and Winks left the field.

Lucas and Llorente came on the field.

Two midfielders left the field, and two forwards came on the field.

Tottenham was desperate, and they could only choose to bite the bullet and fight against Arsenal.

As for the dominance of the midfield, after Eriksen left the field, they could only hand it over to others.

Off the field, Eriksen was wearing a towel, lowering his head, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

Eriksson was still a little frustrated at this time.

He had tried very hard, but still couldn't break through Arsenal's defense.

He could no longer influence the direction of the game, and he was a little unwilling, but also a little relieved.

At least in this Champions League final, he really gave it his all.