Chapter 38: The Dutch Big Three Feyenoord

This week, Arsenal will have two matches in a week.

Both the Europa League and the Premier League need to play.

Fortunately, the opponent is not particularly strong. Although there are away games, Arsenal has enough confidence.

In the upcoming Europa League, Mourinho plans to play with all the main players.

The intensity of the Europa League games is very polarized, the strong ones are very strong, and the weak ones are very weak.

In this schedule, more rotations should be made to ensure that the main players get enough rest.

But after losing the last round of the Europa League, Mourinho did not dare to do so.

It is still necessary to be more stable and win the game to stabilize the situation first.

Otherwise, if you can't even appear in the group stage at that time, it will be a big deal.

On September 29, in the second round of the Europa League group stage, Arsenal will face the Dutch team Feyenoord at home.

Feyenoord, Ajax and Eindhoven are known as the three giants of Dutch football.

They also became a world-class team in the 1970s, and won the first European Cup trophy for the Netherlands, two European League Cup trophies, and 15 Dutch League titles.

It can be said to be a "historical" strong team.

But with the advancement of commercial football, talents began to gradually flow to the five major leagues, the Dutch League began to decline, and Feyenoord's competitiveness gradually declined.

Although it has a good performance in the league, it lacks sufficient strength in the entire European arena.

Due to the structure of the Dutch youth training and the influence of talent loss, Feyenoord was also forced to become a young guard.

The age structure of the whole team is seriously divided.

There are as many as 4 22-year-old main players, and the average age is only 25 years old.

Among them, midfielder No. 10 Villena has attracted widespread attention from the Dutch domestic media. This young player born in 1995 has shown outstanding ability since the youth training period. Many people are optimistic about Villena's future, saying that his future is not in the Netherlands, but in the five major leagues.

The same is true for Villena himself. Joining the five major leagues and joining the giants is the dream of every player.

For Villena, this match at the Emirates Stadium is particularly crucial.

Before the game, Villena admitted to the Dutch media in an interview:

"Arsenal is a strong opponent, but it is because they are so strong that they are worth defeating. We are not afraid of this battle!"

When talking about Lucky, Villena also showed the unruly side of genius.

"I admit that his performance is wonderful. He is a talented player, but I am also a genius. I will prove in the game that I can deal with Kai and not win the game!"

Villena's words also successfully entered the hands of the British media.

However, the reverse report is mediocre. After all, there are too many so-called "geniuses" who shout at Lucky every year, but are there any successful examples?

In their view, this is a show for Villena to attract attention.

Is there any comparability between Lucky and Villena?

These two are not at the same level at all!

The public opinion that Villena had envisioned did not appear, and many of the media were ridiculing him, which made the arrogant Villena unacceptable.

At the Emirates Stadium, during the warm-up, Villena stood in his own half and stared at Lucky.

Lucky also felt the other party's gaze and turned his head to glare.

What are you looking at?

Villena pursed his lips slightly, turned his head and continued to warm up.

Soon, the two sides returned to the locker room.

The head coaches of both sides arranged tactics.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielders: Aubameyang, Kante, Wilshere, Lucky, Mane.

Forward: Lukaku.

Feyenoord (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Jones.

Defenders: Karsdorp, Botkin, Van der Heyden, Kongolo.

Midfielders: Ahmadi, Kuyt, Villena.

Forwards: Berghuis, Jorgensen, Tostra.

Coincidentally, Lucky and Villena came to the same side, which also means that there will definitely be a direct confrontation.

"Villena and Kai are on the same side. This is Villena's challenge to Kai, but I don't think Villena is good. After all, many talented players have thought about defeating Kai to become famous, but they all failed!"

"And Kai is still in hot form. Does Villena really have a chance?"

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray shook his head.

He felt that Villena should not provoke Lucky before the game, which would have a certain impact on his performance.

Who knows whether Lucky will conduct targeted defense against him.

On the commentary stand in the Netherlands, the commentator shouted loudly; "Vilena, the child of the sky, he is an unparalleled genius, and he will show his unparalleled skills in this game!"

In the arena, Wilshere grinned and showed his cold teeth, and asked Lucky; "Do you need me to give that little guy a warning?"

Lucky waved his hand and said: "No need to play these little tricks, remember not to get a card!"

Hearing this, Wilshere shrugged his shoulders, Lucky was going to do it himself.

For this, Wilshere mourned for Villena.

At most, he would feel physical pain if he took action, but Lucky was hit mentally and could easily be devastated.

Wilshire thought so, but Lucky had no such idea at all.

To be honest, he didn't care about Villena at all, he just wanted to win the game.

Beep! !

The whistle sounded and the game started.

Feyenoord took the lead.

After several passes, the ball came to Villena's feet. This guy's feet were very fast. The envoy relied on his young age and his body's ability to change direction was very fast.

Swinging left and right, having a lot of fun.

Lucky moved forward a little, but Villena passed the ball very quickly and did not confront Lucky head-on.

Lucky turned to the other side to assist in defense.

However, the ball was passed back to Villena again.

Judging from the frequency of Feyenoord's passes, Villena was the core point of their attack.

Thinking of this, Lucky suddenly started and stuck to it in an instant.

This change scared Villena.

So fast!

Lekai's speed of advancing was too fast, and in a flash, the distance between Villena and him disappeared.

Villena hurriedly tried to pull the ball and distance himself.

But at this time, Lekai took another step forward and poked with his toes.

The ball was poked to Wilshere's feet, and Arsenal launched a counterattack.

"Beautiful!! Kai's steal!! Villena was too proud. He couldn't let Kai stay so close, and he was still thinking about pulling away and trying to break through. This was an extremely wrong decision!"

Andy Gray shook his head slightly and secretly denied Villena.

So many top players in football have suffered at the hands of Lekai, not to mention Villena.

He didn't believe that Feyenoord's coach had never emphasized this issue, and he still made such a move, which meant that this guy violated the tactical arrangement.

This is not the attitude of a professional player.

"Damn it!!!"

Feyenoord coach Van Bronckhorst waved his arms angrily in the coaching booth.

He was angry at Villena's choice.

This guy does have some strong talents, but talents are talents, and talents that cannot be exchanged cannot become weapons.

In fact, in addition to the nickname "Child of the Sky" in Feyenoord, Villena has another nickname.

'Spoiled Child! '

Villena was also a little confused. This skill that was extremely practical in the league suddenly didn't work.

But he didn't have time to think too much, and hurried back to press.

Although he was spoiled, he still knew that he had to grab the ball he lost.

Rushing all the way, Villena kept confronting Wilshere.

However, compared to Lucky's clean and neat kicking style, Wilshere was not like this.

While running, Wilshere hit Villena's waist hard, and then took another side step, directly blocking Villena, disrupting the opponent's rhythm, and then rushed into the penalty area and shot.

The ball was dragged out of the baseline by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Arsenal's first attack failed to result in a goal.

Wilshere also shook his head with a little regret.

But soon, Villena rushed to the referee, wanting to ask for an explanation.

But the referee did not make any gesture, and warned the other party with his eyes to step back, otherwise he would be given a card.

Villena could only leave in dismay.

In response, Wilshere sneered, so he was still a rookie!