Everyone was confused the moment they saw the starting list.
Of course, the first thing that everyone thought of was not that Wenger was going to surprise the Magic, but… "Arsenal's striker is injured again?"
Looking further down, damn, the names of Giroud and Bendtner are pitifully on the substitute list.
"Who is this person?"
"Have you forgotten that Arsenal actually made two signings during the winter window…"
"The one who scored 10 goals? No news for so long, I thought he was thrown out of the youth team by Wenger."
"To be fair, shouldn't this kind of little monster be loaned out to practice first? What the hell is a starter in the Champions League?"
"You don't even look at who the head coach is."
In the locker room, Wilshere acted like a veteran, patted Alexander's shoulder heavily, and warned: "Don't be nervous, just treat it like a normal training match."
"Bro, this is the Champions League, and it's a knockout round. Opposite is Bayern. There are more than 60,000 fans in the stands, and it is broadcast on hundreds of TV stations around the world. Is there such a training match?"
"…I mean mentality!" Wilshere said awkwardly, "Keep your mentality and state in training, and don't be affected by the outside world!"
Wenger walked in, interrupting his reverie.
"Are you ready?"
The words were spoken to everyone, but it was Alexander who was looking at him.
Alexander just made an OK gesture.
"I stress again, don't give Bayern Munich a chance to react, we want to get off to an explosive start!
Theo, use your speed! Control your crosses!
Lucas (Podolski), after serving the ball, entered the penalty area immediately. I need to attract the attention of at least two defensive players!
Jack (Wilshere), Arteta, your task is also very important. Before Alex arrives, you must ensure that the football is still under our feet!
Finally, Alex, you should know how much we have placed a bet on you…"
"Don't worry, BOSS," Alexander raised his palm and showed it to everyone, "My body is shaking now. I don't know if it's because of nervousness or excitement. The only thing I'm sure of is that I want to play and I want to score goals. , I want to hear the whole Emirates Stadium cheer like an earthquake because of me!"
"Great! This is what we want to see, and this is what you are capable of!"
Wenger nodded and glanced at Vermaelen again.
The Gunners captain immediately stood up, stood in the middle of the locker room, called for everyone to come together, and formed a circle with their arms around each other.
"One! Two! Three! Victory, victory, victory!"
Players from both sides enter the player tunnel.
Bayern is star-studded, but relatively speaking, Arsenal is a little bleak now.
As far as the current situation of the Gunners is concerned, I don't know when or when they will be able to put together an all-star Lineup like they did at their peak.
As the only new face, Alexander attracted the attention of many Bayern players.
Probably because a handsome person can easily make people think he is a master no matter what he does. These German guys did not directly make him transparent. Ram even paid more attention and decided to be more careful when waiting for the game.
Alexander stood at the end of his team, and the caddy assigned to him by the organizer was a cute Little girl.
The little girl blinked and looked at Alexander with two blue diamond-like eyes, and whispered: "Are you nervous?"
"Nervous?" Alexander almost denied it three times, "No, I'm not nervous."
"But your body is shaking."
"Um, maybe it's because it's a little cold? You know, it's February now."
"Hey~~" The little girl made a disgusted expression, and even the playful little freckles on her face seemed to be laughing at Alexander along with her.
"Well, I'm a little nervous. After all, it's my first game. There's no shame in that, right?"
"Yeah, I was nervous the first time too."
"what about now?"
"Now? Don't be nervous now. After all, this is my second time as a caddy."
"...awesome."
The Little Girl suddenly waved her hand, gesturing for Alexander to come closer and talk.
Alexander could only squat down and put his ear close to it.
The little Girl stood on tiptoes, made trumpet-shaped hands with her hands and covered Alexander's ears, saying mysteriously: "Do you know who led me to the stage for the first time?"
"I don't know, but I guess he must be a famous guy?"
"No, he is not famous, but he scored the only goal in that game…" Little Girl raised her head arrogantly, "So you will also get good luck, after all, I am lucky. Julie."
"Well, I can already feel the good fortune coming to me, thank you, lucky Julie."
"So…" Julie changed the topic, "If you score a goal, can you give me the jersey? Well, it's best to sign it. Of course, if you can help me get Walcott's jersey by the way, The jersey is even better."
"It doesn't seem impossible, but you can only choose one between mine and Walcott's…"
"Then I want Walcott's."
"I swear, you're going to regret this, cunning Julie."
"No way, besides, it's lucky Julie…"
As soon as he finished speaking, the referee looked at his watch and signaled the players from both sides to enter.
Alexander exhaled heavily, took Julie's little hand, and walked out of the tunnel pretending to be relaxed.
Looking around, the stands on all sides are densely packed with people.
All kinds of voices surged in like an overwhelming force.
Julie was so frightened that she hid behind him, and then realized that it seemed very shameful to do so, so she hurriedly walked out again, pretending to be used to big scenes, her short legs moved very fast, and she even passed Alexander , it looked like she was dragging Alexander into the scene.
After all, it was his home stadium, and bursts of good-natured laughter immediately erupted from the stands.
"Hey, is that Wenger's new favorite? He looks very shy."
"Oh, damn, is this our starting striker? He can't even outrun a little girl!"
"Boy, I don't ask you to enter 10, just 1 is enough!"
Alexander laughed dumbly and carried her back like a small animal.
Walk to the sidelines, step out with your left foot first, step on the turf of the Emirates Stadium, and then follow with your right foot to officially start your journey on the green.
The wind blew on my face, and I couldn't tell whether it was cold or hot. I felt like I was in a dream, but it also had a strong sense of reality.
The parents were sitting in the stands, and their colleagues and friends were sitting next to them. Everyone was sending them sincere or false praises and blessings.
Naturally, Lake, Dyson and other friends also came to the scene to witness Alexander's first game.
Compared to other people, their moods are naturally the most complicated.
I'm not only afraid that my bro will have a hard time, but I'm also afraid that my bro will drive a Land Rover.
Cox, the head coach of Reading's academy team, is much simpler.
Alexander was his disciple no matter what, and this identity could not be washed away. Now he just hoped that Alexander would rise to prominence, and the better he would be, the better.
"Arsenal has had two battles with Bayern Munich at their home court, with a record of 1 win and 1 draw. They have achieved 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against German teams at home in 12 times. This season they lost to Arsenal in the group stage. Erke 04 ended the Gunners' 6-game winning streak at home against German teams.
Bayern's 15 away games in England's history have resulted in 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses. The most recent victory was against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2001…"
"Players from both sides entered the field.
Arsenal's starting Alexeup is 4-2-3-1.
Goalkeeper: 1-Szczesny;
Defenders: 3-Sagna, 4-Permertesacker, 6-Koscielny, 5-Vermaelen;
Midfielder: 10-Wilshere, 8-Arteta;
Midfielder: 14-Walcott, 19-Cazorla, 9-Podolski;
Forward: 11-Alexander.
One of the highlights of this game will be the rematch of Bayern's old player Bordowski against his old club. Prince Bordi's Bayern years were not considered successful, but he has achieved good results after leaving Bayern. In this game, he He will definitely try his best to prove his worth to Bayern.
Young player Alexander is just 17 years old this year. This is not only his first time participating in the Champions League, but also his first time on the professional stage! Prior to this, his most well-known deed was that he scored ten goals in a game against Arsenal's youth team, thus gaining the favor of professor Wenger and quickly recruiting him.
It is a pity that 17-year-old Alexander did not become the youngest Champions League participant in Arsenal's history, because Wilshere, standing in front of him, had already represented the Gunners in the Champions League when he was 16 years and 329 days old. , it can also be known from this that Wenger is indeed one of the coaches who dares to reuse young people in the entire European arena.
But Alexander doesn't have to regret it, because if he can score in this game, he will become the youngest Champions League scorer in Arsenal's history. This honor currently belongs to Cesc Fabregas. The Spaniard was 17 years old and 217 years old. He scored his first goal in the Champions League when the day was over…"
"Bayern Munich's formation is exactly the same as Arsenal's, 4-2-3-1.
Goalkeeper: 1- Neuer;
Defenders: 21-Lahm, 5-Van Buyten, 4-Dante, 27-Alaba;
Midfielder: 31-Schweinsteiger, 8-Javi Martinez;
Midfielder: 25-Mueller, 39-Kros, 7-Ribery;
Forward: 9-Mandzukic.
According to data from the German transfer market at the end of last year, the total worth of the 22 players on both sides was as high as more than 450 million euros. Bayern Munich was worth 272 million and Arsenal was only worth 180 million. The difference in worth between the two sides was nearly 100 million.
The most valuable person on the court is undoubtedly French superstar Ribery, with 43 million. The least valuable is Arsenal's starting center Alexander. He just joined the Arsenal last month with a transfer fee of 2.8 million. Well, he is still close to Ribery. It's a fraction of the price. "
"Robben and Gomez are both sitting on the bench. Arsenal's side also has Giroud, Arshavin and other famous players on the bench…"
"Okay, the game begins."
Vermaelen beat Lahm in the coin guess, and Arsenal won the right to kick off.
Wenger, who had just shaken hands with Heynckes on the sidelines, said calmly, "Okay, plan A."
He wants to seize the starting point, and it's the first few dozen seconds. Naturally, he has to make two plans based on which side the kickoff is.
Obviously, it is most advantageous to be able to kick off the ball first.
The so-called tactic is actually the simplest way to control the field with one foot in the backcourt, then dribbling the ball from the wing and passing the ball, and the center grabs the ball and hits the goal.
The routine is not new, the main focus is on Alexander's body and character that go against his strength.
Who would have thought that the famous Arsenal would bet on a little kid participating in an official match for the first time, and who would have thought that this little kid would have such explosive skills that even Wenger couldn't help but exclaim.
Alexander passed the ball back and went straight into Bayern's penalty area, followed by Bordowski.
Dante and Van Buyten immediately came up, one by one, pressing closely.
Alaba looked at Bordoski, whose fighting spirit was almost overflowing from Tianling Gai. He stepped forward uneasily and sandwiched Van Buyten on his left and right.
The ball was passed between Wilshere and Arteta for two rounds before being kicked wide.
Vermaelen stepped forward and passed the ball over the top, and the football fell in front of Walcott.
Walcott started at full speed, tapped the football lightly, and directly broke through Kroos's interception with the ball.
Javi Martinez hurried over to cover up the defense, but Walcott gritted his teeth and accelerated again, almost grazing the toes of Javi Martinez and took the ball over, continuing to run along the wing. .
Lahm on the other wing quickly moved to the center, intending to defend Cazorla who was coming forward, but the team captain suddenly glanced at him like a telepath, and saw Alexander had got rid of Dante's defense at some point. He ran to the left side of the small penalty area without knowing it.
He was startled and rushed over to help Dante .
Walcott had already come to the outside of the penalty area, and as he had practiced countless times, he made a long pass without even looking.
The football flew into the penalty area. Bordowski, Van Buyten and Alaba jumped high together, but no one touched the football.
Dante belatedly realized that his defensive target had disappeared, but when he turned his head, he saw Ram running to Alexander's side, and he was so shocked that he was about to let out a breath.
As a result, the breath was forced back in half as soon as it came out.
The football drew a parabola and began to fall after passing over Bordowski and others.
"… Vermaelen passed an overhead ball and Walcott took the ball from the wing. Kroos failed to grab it. Walcott was too fast and Javi Martinez had nothing to do with him… …Walcott made a cross! Dante missed the man! Fortunately, there was La…uh…"
The commentator thought that his speaking speed was enough, but it was still far from keeping up with the changes in the situation.
He had just finished calling Walcott for a pass, and Walcott's pass had already flown to the heads of Alexander and Lahm.
Although the height difference between the two is obvious, it is impossible for Alexander to complete any high-quality headers from this position. Hitting the goal at this time will only send the ball into Neuer's arms, and if he chooses to stop the ball first , Lahm will naturally teach him how to behave, so even though everyone at Bayern is not shocked, their mentality is still stable.
Wenger on the sidelines and the Arsenal players in the backcourt sighed helplessly.
The raid plan failed.
No one expected Lahm to be so smart, and the stupid Bayern didn't care about martial ethics at all. They actually used two top defenders to deal with Alexander, the Debutant in the Champions League.
Everyone was waiting for Alexander's chest to stop the ball, and then prepared to enjoy the one-on-one duel between him and Ram, but Alexander jumped up in front of everyone's surprised eyes, then fell back with his upper body and stretched his left leg upward. Out...
"Upside down golden hook?!"
"Bang!"
Ram watched helplessly as Alexander jumped up, then hit the football with his head and feet, making a loud bang.
Neuer cursed secretly. He didn't have time to make any adjustments. He jumped up as a reflex and reached out to block the football, but he was blocked by Lonely.
The football crossed the goal line, and the entire stadium seemed to have been pressed on the mute button, then turned the volume up to the maximum and then suddenly turned off the mute.
Cheers and screams rushed in from all directions like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
In the studio of Central 5, Committee He was so excited that he started clapping the case.
"Barb shot!
The ball went in! ! ! !
Alexander!
First game, first touch of the ball, first shot, first goal!
The new generation of super talents produced by Arsenal are grandly introduced to the world at this moment!
Less than a minute into the game, Bayern's players didn't even touch the ball once, and Alexander had already broken through the goal guarded by Neuer.
I don't know whether this attack was carefully planned by Wenger or the players' on-the-spot performance, but I know that it was Wenger's discerning eye that made us fortunate to witness this real-life version of one-goal fame…"
After shouting at the top of his lungs, he still wasn't satisfied, but this time his occupational disease struck, and instead of playing the passion flow, he started reciting poems in a nondescript manner.
"You didn't mean to draw the wind, but you just caused the torrent by being aloof and arrogant!
No one expected that the youngest, least valuable, most junior player on the field, and the most unknown player before the game would become the detonator who detonated the first bomb in the game.
Alexander's transfer fee is 2.8 million, but if Arsenal advance to the quarter-finals because of this goal, their investment in Alexander will not only be repaid immediately, but they will also directly make a net profit of 1.1 million. , because in addition to the basic bonus of 8.5 million in the group stage and the winning bonus of 1 million per game, the teams that advance to the top 16 this season will receive another 3.5 million , and if they advance to the quarter-finals, they will also receive another Award of €3.9 million.
Let us remember this name and look forward to his future together…"