Chapter 122 A Real Man! Van Hazelbrook!

Arsenal has won two consecutive draws. Although they failed to win, it is a good result to win consecutive draws in away games.

However, they cannot take it lightly. After all, in the stage of the points-grabbing battle, any small mistake may lead to falling behind.

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Arsenal is still holding on to points so as not to be pulled down too much by the first echelon.

At the same time, Arsenal also needs to prepare for the Champions League.

After nearly two months of rest, the Champions League knockout stage is finally here.

Because Arsenal drew a good lottery, their opponents are not strong.

But Arsenal will not take it lightly. After all, there are no so-called chickens in the knockout stage of the Champions League.

To be able to reach the knockout stage, each one is a real shot, and it is not possible without real skills.

In the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal will play against Gent away.

Three consecutive away games made Arsenal uncomfortable, but with the schedule, they had no choice.

At this time, Arsenal could only grit their teeth and persist.

And Arsenal's state still became the key to the media's reports.

After all, from the current point of view, even Wenger's return has not allowed Arsenal to fully recover to its heyday.

The problems in the lineup still exist, and with the ups and downs of the state, many tactical arrangements cannot be perfectly implemented.

There are always one or two people who make mistakes or sluggish state in the game and become a breakthrough.

Fortunately, Arsenal has a super thigh like Lucky who has been at the bottom.

But Lucky is only one person after all, and when he is unable to do it, Arsenal wants to solve this problem, but at this stage, it can still pray that Lucky is still in an outbreak period.

Ghent Football Club is a team from the Belgian League.

From the qualifying round, all the way to the knockout round, it can be said that they have experienced many battles.

And this is also their first time to enter the knockout stage of the Champions League, everything is unfamiliar.

But Ghent obviously does not want to play passively.

After completing the grouping, their head coach Van Hezebrouck said that they would come up with something new in this game.

Many people are curious about what this guy is going to do when he falls to the ground.

In this atmosphere, the Arsenal team came to the Belgian autonomous city of Ghent on February 17.

This city gives people an ancient feeling. Except for the commercial district, the rest of the area retains old-style buildings.

The appearance of the hotel where Arsenal stayed is similar to that of a church. The whole building is castle-like, and the corridor inside is also circular.

After settling in, the entire Arsenal team went to the rented training ground for training.

Because it was before the game, the training was mainly warm-up.

"What do you think Gent is going to do when he falls to the ground? What new things can they come up with?"

Wilshere asked curiously.

It has to be said that Van Hezebrouck has mastered the traffic code. Now many people are discussing what secret weapon Gent is going to use.

In response, Lucky waved his hand and said; "Don't worry about them, just play our own game well, there is still a gap in strength!"

Wilshere nodded.

There is still a big gap in strength between Arsenal and Gent.

Of course, this is under normal circumstances.

But considering that Arsenal players always like to make things happen in the game, it is difficult to judge.

Especially Sanchez!

After the last round of games, this guy completely fell into a self-entertainment mode and became a lone ranger on the right wing.

Lekai felt that this guy got the true pass from Sterling and just dribbled the ball to the end.

However, this guy's way of playing still has some effect, and it is not all negative factors. For this reason, Wenger did not preach to him.

But if this guy continues to play like this, the overall tactics will be affected.

"Don't you need to talk about Sanchez?"

Wilshere said that it is not a good thing to play like this.

In response, Lekai shook his head and said; "The coaching staff has its own judgment, and we don't need to be nosy!"

Lekai expressed his position, and Wilshere did not say more.

Now Wilshere has completely given up on "ascending the throne".

Isn't it good to be a prince?

Besides, even if he wants to start a rebellion, he needs someone to support him.

With Lucky's current position and prestige, there is no point at all.

At this time, someone patted Lucky on the shoulder.

Lucky turned his head and looked over, and couldn't help but smile; "How is your recovery?"

Cazorla smiled and raised his legs and said; "It's recovered very well."

Cazorla had already started training with the team in the last round. After the team doctor's diagnosis, he was already qualified to withstand the competition.

However, after the operation, Cazorla's state plummeted.

He can no longer play like before.

For this reason, although many Arsenal fans are waiting for Cazorla + Lucky to return, Wenger has no such plan.

However, it is good news that Cazorla is back on the field.

After all, this guy was diagnosed with the possibility of early retirement.

Lucky and Cazorla chatted for a while, and Arsenal's training ended.

Everyone returned to the hotel where they stayed. In the evening, they gathered in the conference room again for a brief tactical review, and then returned to their respective rooms to rest.

Ghent's home stadium is called the Gueranco Arena, which is a home stadium that can only accommodate people.

The home stadium is small, so it only provides 2,000 seats for Arsenal fans, which is already very respectful.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the players of the two teams appeared in the player tunnel.

The players of Ghent are almost all unfamiliar faces, and their expressions are extremely serious. Obviously, for them, the first Champions League knockout game is still very stressful.

On the other hand, the players of Arsenal are more relaxed.

Although it is an away game, Arsenal still has a strong deterrent power as a giant.

When the players of Ghent are standing in line, they subconsciously look at the front of Arsenal.

The back of Lucky puts a lot of pressure on them.

After all, the head coach of Ghent has repeatedly emphasized the threat of Lucky.

At the same time, they have also seen Lucky's monster-level performance through the video.

Therefore, how to fight against Lucky in the midfield is obviously a key point.

"The players of both sides are in place, and what is about to begin is the first round of the 2015/2016 Champions League quarter-finals, Gent's home game against Arsenal."

After introducing, Zhan Jun smiled; "Gent is under great pressure. This is their first time to play in the Champions League knockouts, and the opponent is the defending champion of the Champions League. The pressure is really too great!"

"The pressure in the midfield is also very high!" Zhang Lu said with a smile.

Zhan Jun nodded and looked at the information in his hand and said; "We need to pay special attention to Gent's No. 10 player Renato Neto. Gent can come to the Champions League knockouts. The performance of this player is crucial. In the group stage, his performance is also extremely wonderful. He has made many wonderful dribbling breakthroughs and threatening passes in the midfield to help the team advance to the Champions League knockouts! In the league, Renato Neto is called a unique midfielder by the Belgian First Division. He is called an 'island' by many people, indicating a steady performance in the sea with roaring waves."

"And this 'island' Renato Neto is about to face a test that may be the best defensive midfielder in the world. "

Zhang Lu said; "The intensity of the Belgian First Division is not very high, so Renato Neto can play very well, but in the whole of Europe, his ability can only be called excellent, which is already commendable, but in this game, he will face Lucky in his explosive period! A defensive midfielder who is a monster in the world level!"

"Can he continue this magical performance? Let's wait and see!"

During the warm-up of the two commentators, the players of both sides walked out of the player tunnel.

The starting lineups of both sides also appeared on the big screen.

The moment they saw the starting lineup, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu exclaimed in surprise; "Three defenders!

Gent chose three defenders! This is a really surprising lineup!"

"Van Hazebrouck kept his promise, he really came up with something new!"

"Three defenders, five midfielders, two forwards!"

"This is a plan to go head-to-head with Arsenal's midfield!"

"Really tough!" Zhan Jun gave a thumbs up and then laughed; "This game is exciting! Three defenders, five midfielders! Van Hazebrouck directly showed his sword. This lineup is like saying, either you smash me, or I smash you! A real man should fight head-on!"