Updated: 2012-11-12

When Ram was grabbing the goal, in order to throw away Ebue and catch up with the ball at that moment, he had already thrown his center of gravity out. While knocking the ball into the goal, he flew into the goal himself...

However, the moment he saw the ball fly into the goal, Ram felt better. He climbed up from the ground and blinked at his national teammate Lehman when he ran out of the goal. Then he waved his fists and ran down the stands, accepting the cheers of Mallorca fans like a tsunami.

Klose ran over and hugged his compatriots. The two Germans have always performed so well in Spain, which has also given the German national team a shot in a trough. With the average performance of the Bundesliga team this season, Klose and Ram, as well as their opponents Lehmann, have all become the guarantee for the German national team to achieve good results in the next World Cup.

Jose smiled and slapped off the court. The goal before the first half was almost over. The two full-backs combined to complete the goal, which was also a reflection of Mallorca's previous tactics - getting opportunities through pulling back and forth, and the players inserted in the back row completed the goal, which perfectly proved this.

Wenger waved helplessly, but Mallorca still scored in the first half... But he was not particularly worried, and Arsenal would still have a chance in the second half.

After the celebration, the Arsenal players launched an attack. Henry's forced breakthrough almost broke through Mallorca's defense. However, the Mallorca defenders with enough people in the backcourt still forced Henry into a dead end. Without a way out, Henry could only force his foot to shoot. The ball hit Mathias and flew into the penalty area. Van derssa attacked in time to get the ball.

After this attack, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half, and Mallorca, who was at home, temporarily led his opponent to zero and entered the midfield break!

The Mallorca fans in the stands started their rest without any satisfaction. While discussing the opportunity in the first half, they did not catch more, and at the same time, they also maintained enough confidence that Mallorca could score more goals in the second half!

Wenger heard the conversations from Mallorca fans when he entered the player channel. He did not express more, but strengthened his confidence.

"We seemed a little passive in the first half. I have to say that we underestimated Mallorca's midfield control ability, and they seemed to be very alert to our counterattacks, so in the second half, we need to play more aggressively." Wenger said in the locker room.

"Are you going to put on the attack?" Henry asked. He was really breathless in the first half...

"No," Wenger shook his head: "Mallorca's offense is indeed very powerful. If we press it up, we may be able to score a few goals, but we will definitely lose more goals."

"How can I get the score back if I don't attack?" Fabregas asked in confusion: "Mallorca is likely to be entangled with us like this, anyway, they are leading now."

"Mallorca will not do this. They are used to using a large number of goals to maintain their advantage." Wenger shook his head and said affirmatively: "It is not particularly beneficial for Mallorca to win only one goal at home. We did not show much resistance in the first half. It is not enough for Mallorca and Jose to get only one goal difference on such a team. They also have to worry about whether they will lose two goals away from home... because their defense is not particularly outstanding. In this case, they will not weaken their offense much in the second half. We cannot give up the midfield to them in the second half, entangle with them in the midfield, seize the opportunity to attack, and increase the number of attacks while stabilizing the defense. At least, they cannot let their full-backs attack in our penalty area without any scruples!"

Wenger's words finally revealed his true intention - offense is a reason, but not the most important reason. Retrieving control of the midfield cannot at least not allow Mallorca to completely suppress it, alleviate the pressure on the defense line, and at the same time strive to rely on the counterattack after the midfield intercepts the ball to obtain away goals - it is the best to score away goals, but not to be able to score away goals at least not be expanded by Mallorca.

It’s not that Wenger is conservative, but now that the defense has played to the present. If you give up suddenly, other problems will likely arise. Even if you have to play more proactively, you can still stay at home and play again - Arsenal can no longer concede the ball!

When Wenger arranged the tactics for the second half, Jose was also arranged the tactics for the second half.

"We played well in the first half, just like this. Don't lose the ball while scoring the goal, and the same is true in the second half." Jose laughed: "In the second half, Arsenal will compete with us more in the midfield, because they were too passive in the first half. If this continues, it will only be a second goal. If we play more aggressively, it is not uncommon to score away goals when we press the attack..."

Jose paused for a moment, then waved his hand: "You should know my habits, right? I won't let him do what the opponent wants to do... Do we have to score goals in the second half? No, a 1-0 home score is enough. When the next game is in their home court, they will definitely play more proactively and give us more opportunities. If we get one away, they will have to make three! If two, they will have to make four! I can definitely accept the 1-0 home score. What about you, can you accept it?"

"Uh... you said you could accept it, of course we could accept it." Matthias looked around and looked at his teammates, then hesitated for a moment and said.

Jose choked—what is this? What do I mean if I can accept it?…

He waved helplessly: "Okay, that's what it means. We don't need to play so aggressively in the second half. Of course, we should try our best to seize the opportunity... We should pay more attention to defense in the second half. We must never give them a chance to score goals. In this semi-final game, whether to lose the ball at home or not will be the biggest key. I don't know if you understand it or not, but you only need to understand this is enough."

"I understand." Mallorca's players replied in unison. They did not understand very much, but just as Husai said, they didn't need to understand too much, as long as they understood this, it would be enough.

Jose did not make substitutions during the halftime break, while Wenger changed one person, Reyes replaced Pire - he was younger than Pire and had a stronger impact. At the same time, he could also play forward and give Henry more help. Arsenal did have to play more aggressively in the second half.

Jose did not make any other moves, but sat down in his position. In the second half, Mallorca was the one who kicked off.

After the kickoff, Mallorca did not rush to attack, but instead carried out a round and round pass in the midfield. Arsenal did not pounce on it fiercely to defend. Only Henry, Reyes and Heleb launched a press in the frontcourt, but only three people pressed, which obviously could not disrupt Mallorca's passing rhythm.

Next Wenger began to wait for Mallorca's forward attack. However, what disappointed him was that Mallorca, who had always been rushing hard with unreasonable force, seemed more patient in the second half. They began to use their skills to pass the time back and forth. It seemed that if Arsenal players did not press on to press, they would not attack...

A very strange feeling began to be shown on the court. Mallorca's players were not in a hurry to attack, which was different from usual. Arsenal, who was behind, did not press on to press, which was even more abnormal...

"What are these two teams doing? One team that satisfies the 1-0 score, and Arsenal who does not counterattack when they are behind... This is really abnormal! It also makes people feel a little disappointed. After all, the two offensive teams should have enough sparks when they meet in the semi-finals of the Champions League! But in the first half, Arsenal began to shrink defense, and Mallorca's offense was not as smooth as usual. Although he scored a goal, there was not enough exciting shots. In the second half, both sides began to waste time on the court! Yesterday's game between Barcelona and AC Milan was already disappointing enough. If this game was disappointing, then the charm of football was indeed beginning to be reduced bit by bit..."

The commentator of espn was obviously a bit angry. He was quite dissatisfied with the lack of enterprising performance on the court, so he began to criticize these two teams fiercely. However, it is obvious that the commentator's aesthetic concept cannot reverse the team's performance on the court. For Jose and Wenger, the final result is more important than the scene. Although Jose has been playing offensive tactics all the time, he is a head coach who only wins the theory of victory in his bones. Sometimes he uses some methods that don't seem too rational, which is ultimately for the overall victory. Wenger is a head coach who values ​​the scene. However, he attaches too much importance to this Champions League match, and even is willing to give up what he has been insisting on...

Seeing that Mallorca did not push the attack, Wenger did not want to let the players push the attack immediately - maybe Jose already knew something, but this is also one of his goals. No one to zero away game can be guaranteed, at least one goal is guaranteed to concede only one goal instead of two goals - it is easier to catch up if you lose one to zero away game, and if you lose zero to two, it will be very troublesome...

So Wenger chose to hold on, and Jose was not in a hurry - losing by zero to one is a good result? By the second round, you will know that the gap between this ball will be harder than the natural barrier!

Mallorca's attack in the 66th minute made Jose shake his head while also making Wenger firmly decide - in this attack, Mallorca's frontcourt trident completed a beautiful attack, Kaka sent the overhead ball, Klose stopped the ball and got rid of Toure's defense and passed it back. Torres inserted into the ball and shot with a shot. However, the close-kick shot missed the far post, which shocked Lehman and was in a cold sweat, and also strengthened Wenger's determination to keep this state until the end of the game!

Arsenal cannot afford to lose the second goal, and Wenger cannot afford to bear the consequences of a 0-2 loss away. For this reason, he would rather accept the current score...

He got what he wanted, because after a relatively dull second half, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, Arsenal lost 0 to 1 away, retaining hope of advancement...
Chapter completed!