Chapter 34: Defense of Paris?

As a recognized rich man in the current football world, Paris Saint-Germain's spending in the transfer market is getting higher every year.

At the beginning, they introduced Neymar, and then Mbappe, the hottest player in France.

Today's Paris Saint-Germain's lineup is strong, but it just can't play effectively.

They bully the weak in China, and they are bullied by others in the Champions League.

For Paris Saint-Germain, their Champions League journey is very bumpy. Of course, this is also something that most clubs have to go through, but Paris Saint-Germain always thinks that this does not prove their investment.

At least the return is not as much as the investment.

For this reason, they have more stringent requirements and are more eager for the Champions League.

But their journey in the Champions League is always so unsuccessful. In this season's Champions League group stage, they encountered Arsenal in the group stage.

This is currently recognized as the big devil in the entire European football world, comparable to Barcelona more than ten years ago.

And facing this Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain is also well prepared.

But the mentality of the players in the team is divided into two groups, and they are completely opposite.

The local players represented by Mbappe are naturally preparing hard, waiting to defeat Arsenal in the game to show the opponent a powerful look.

But the Brazilian gang headed by Neymar is under less pressure in the league, laughing and talking every day, and even occasionally secretly holding a party, without any tension before the game.

Mbappe is very dissatisfied with this.

He is no longer the rookie who just joined Paris Saint-Germain. Today, Mbappe has become a starter with his outstanding performance in the World Cup and his performance in the team, and has begun to develop into a top player.

For Paris fans, compared with Neymar, a Brazilian, they naturally like Mbappe more.

And Neymar is no longer as popular as when he first joined.

In the league, he was violated and bullied by the opposing players.

When playing at home, he will also be booed by his own fans.

It can be said that Neymar is not happy here, and even has some bad mentality.

He can no longer pursue victory or even honor, everything is so natural.

For a professional player, if they don't have the mentality of winning, then their overall performance and performance will inevitably decline.

Just like Paris Saint-Germain, they look very strong, but they just can't play well.

Former Paris coach, Emery, said bluntly that he could have been the best coach in Paris Saint-Germain, but he didn't do it well.

When evaluating players, Emery also mentioned the so-called discipline many times.

Brazilian players have poor discipline and have been free and undisciplined for more than one or two days, but Emery said that they are very obedient, or in other words, they respond quickly and abide by the rules of the game, but laziness is in their bones.

Under this evaluation, Emery's expression is also very helpless.

Obviously, he tried to change something, but ultimately failed.

As the current coach Tuchel, he has also followed in Emery's footsteps.

Neymar and others are really obedient. These people will complete the training plans and training content he proposed very promptly, and they will not even be late.

But the problem is that they are not passionate and motivated enough in the game, and they will not take the initiative to maintain their condition in their free time after training. They can be found in bars or nightclubs more often.

And it is really difficult for him to cope with this state against Arsenal.

But no matter what the state is, he has to bite the bullet.

September 15, 1 pm.

Accompanied by a roar over Paris, a plane carrying Arsenal players arrived at the Paris airport.

Under the lens of a large number of reporters and media, the Arsenal players walked out of the airport silently without any interviews.

When they arrived at the hotel where they were staying, they also came to the training base for training as soon as possible to prepare for the game the next day.

And the local Paris media also began to create topics and heat.

For example, Neymar, Mbappe and Lucky, etc.

Especially as the most shining new star Mbappe, when he faces Lucky's defense, what kind of outstanding performance will he make?

In the early years, Mbappe, who had just debuted, suffered a great setback from Lucky.

Even at one point, he lost all confidence, but after proving himself strong in the World Cup and the league, Mbappe is now fully capable of dealing with Lucky.

The media created these contradictions and focus topics, and at the same time secretly looked forward to tomorrow's game.

In this atmosphere, a day passed quickly.

The next day, in the evening.

A large number of Paris Saint-Germain fans have gathered at the Parc des Princes.

Their cheers run through the stadium.

Under the dazzling lights, the entire stadium is brightly lit.

In the player tunnel, the players of both teams have already stood in line.

All Arsenal players are serious and stand in a straight line, waiting to enter at any time.

In contrast, the players of Paris Saint-Germain are smiling and playing with each other.

Looking at the two sides as a whole, Arsenal is more imposing.

Of course, it can also be said that the players of Paris Saint-Germain have a better mentality, just as the French commentator said.

French commentator: "Arsenal challenged Paris Saint-Germain away. We can see that including Kai, the Arsenal players as a whole still looked solemn. Obviously, they were very nervous. Compared with Arsenal, the players of Paris Saint-Germain were in a better state of mind. Judging from the smiles on their faces, they did not have much psychological pressure."

British Sky Sports commentator: "This is a display of discipline. Arsenal waited silently before the game and was always ready to fight, while Paris Saint-Germain was lazy. They didn't know what kind of opponent they were about to face!"

Both sides had their own opinions, and the same picture was enough to explain two states.

Soon, the players of both sides came to the stadium.

The starting lineup is as follows:

Paris Saint-Germain (4=3=3):

Goalkeeper: Navas.

Defenders: Meunier, Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat.

Midfielders: Gueye, Marquinhos, Verratti.

Forwards: Neymar, Cavani, Mbappe.

Arsenal (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielders: Kante, Eriksen, Lukay.

Forwards: Aubameyang, Giroud, Mane.

From the lineup alone, there is really not much difference.

PSG has a large number of World Cup champions, and is supported by a number of stars such as Cavani and Neymar.

Arsenal also has a per capita star level, and the strength and running-in of the lineup are close to perfect.

For this reason, many people expected that this game would be a battle of dragons and tigers.

But what surprised them was that within five minutes of the opening, Arsenal had already pressed into their penalty area and began to bombard them.

"Left! Keep an eye on the man!"

"Mark the man! Mark the man! Don't be led astray by their passes!"

"Too fast! Their rhythm is too fast!"

PSG's defenders couldn't help but shout in horror.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal pushed the tempo to its limit, and used quick passes and interlaced runs to make Paris Saint-Germain shrink in the half court and unable to move.

They also won consecutive games in the league, and their own state is very good.

But when facing Arsenal, especially with such a fast pace, it seemed to be hit hard, and some could not keep up with the rhythm.

Neymar and Mbappe were also anxiously watching in the front court. They hoped that their teammates could clear the ball out, and they didn't even need to pass the ball well, as long as they cleared it out and let him chase the ball.

After a while, Paris Saint-Germain seized Arsenal's passing error and cleared it with a big kick.

This pass just flew in front of Mbappe.

"Very good!"

Mbappe's eyes lit up, and he was about to start, but suddenly he was stuck in front of him.

Kante appeared in front of him at some point and interfered with his start.

Mbappe anxiously bypassed, but he was one step late after all. The ball had been confiscated by Bellerin and transferred out here.

Le Kai retreated leisurely, received the pass, and then moved forward. Paris Saint-Germain was blocked in the penalty area and was beaten.

At this moment, the entire Parc des Princes was silent. They didn't know what happened and why the game turned out like this.

Are we too weak or Arsenal too strong?

Paris fans can't figure out why it should have been a evenly matched game, but it seems to have turned into a battle to defend Paris? a>vas>div>Scan the code to download Hongxiu United Xiaoxiang to send benefits. Newcomers can read the whole game for free for a limited timediv>div>div>