141. See also the bus
It was the first time Parrish had appeared in the stands at the Emirates Stadium as chairman, and although he and his friends had gone to the training base to cheer the team on before the game, the opponent was not Wigan at heart.
Arsenal is strong, although the team has a large number of injuries, but it can't stand the thick foundation, and Arsenal has always been a team with strong attacking attributes, and their own team is afraid that there will be more luck here.
Believing that his team was going to lose nine times out of ten, and that losing to Arsenal was no big deal, Parrish was a lot more relaxed and talked and laughed with Wayne in the stands.
"It's a pity that our cheerleading squad can't show up today! Otherwise, it can cheer up the boys, and maybe the effect will be very good! Parrish regretted it.
The cheerleaders are probably able to show their faces at home, can they also bring the "beautiful girl special attack team" to the away stadium?!
Vane heard a green line, this person is the chairman, it's a little inflated, Vane really felt it, Steve, who he knew before. Parrish is not like that.
"The next game is the home game, and your cheerleading team can make an appearance! I'm afraid that when I see this group of beauties, the players won't be able to take a step! Vane teased Parish.
"That's why I said, I should have sent the cheerleaders to the Beckenham training base in the first place! Our own players watch every day, and they won't be so easily tempted! "The Parrish people are very handsome, everything is good, but they are very obsessed with cheerleading teams.
He teased himself that he didn't expect to be pushed back by Parrish like this, and Vane really didn't know what to say, so he wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.
'There are too many teams in London and the next game against Fulham is another derby! The schedule is terrible! Parrish grumbled suddenly.
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It's not clear whether Parrish really doesn't like derbies anyway, but Crystal Palace fans definitely like derby, and it would be better if every game was a derby, and derby means proximity, and you don't have to spend money on the team to travel with the team, and you can see the game up close.
The away team's fan zone is full, and it is still impossible for people to overshadow Arsenal, but Arsenal fans booed the Crystal Palace players, and the Crystal Palace fans naturally refused to show weakness and still booed the Arsenal players.
Wen Sheng stood on the sidelines and felt that the fans were actually quite funny.
In the Premier League, the seats were close to the stadium, and the voices in the stands were clearly audible, and the boos were like a symphony.
Soon the pre-match ceremony was over, and the players from both sides set up and prepared to kick off.
Arsene Wenger on Arsenal's side lined up 433:
Goalkeeper: Almunia
Defenders: Sagna, Song, Vermaelen, Klich
Midfielders: Diaby, Wilshere, Rosicky
Forwards: Theo Walcott, Arshavin, Chamak
Crystal Palace's side is also played against 433:
Goalkeeper: Speroni
Guards: Klein, Morgan, Oneu, Hills
Midfielders: N'Golo Kante, Derry, Boateng
Forwards: Mertens, Jamie Vardy, Kevin De Bruyne
It's exactly the same as the start of the previous game, but there are still some adjustments locally, Boateng's priority today is to defend, of course, Wensheng also gave him freedom, and he must not hesitate when it is time to step forward.
Mertens and De Bruyne will also regain a lot of positions, named 433, but in fact they play 451, and they have to fight back defensively.
The tactics practiced in the first two days are not static, they must be played in each game, and the specific response strategies of Wensheng in each game are different, and it is impossible to follow the established routine.
Crystal Palace's backline is an inexperienced backline, and the last game against Wigan, who are not good at athleticism, was not particularly tested, and it would be strange if the midfield could not provide enough protection and complements to not be beaten into a sieve by a team with strong attacking attributes such as Arsenal.
Arsenal's formation quickly moved forward after kick-off, while Palace shrank back.
Arsenal's two wingers, Arshavin has excellent skills, can pass and shoot, he is a very comprehensive winger similar to the second striker, very lethal.
Walcott is very fast, and Crystal Palace's backfield can't give him a lot of space, and once he runs, it's hard to chase anyone.
It's easy to deal with this kind of winger, but the defense is deeper, and you can't give them enough space to sprint and pass the ball, so they don't pose so much of a threat.
Relatively speaking, Arshavin is a little more difficult to deal with, and Wen Sheng hopes that he can be a little worse.
In less than two minutes of the start, Crystal Palace fell into passivity, the midfielder simply couldn't fight with them, Arsenal's midfield passing fluency is not comparable to Crystal Palace at this stage, probably run in Wen Sheng's midfield can do it with the other side, now, no, Arsenal broke Wen Sheng's proud interception midfield arrangement is very easy, Crystal Palace can only collect again and again.
"Pay attention to the defense!"
"Ngolo, keep an eye on Rosicky!"
Wen Sheng shouted on the sidelines as usual, falling into passivity, he expected, but he was not afraid, because as Arsenal advanced, his defenders will become denser and denser, which is like a spring, pressed to a certain area, Arsenal is not so easy to attack.
It was N'Golo Kante's job to defend Rosicky alone, and it was difficult for Rosicky to break through Kante's defence, and after one or two attempts, he had to split the ball on one side, and there was not enough space for the two wingers on either side.
In the 5th minute, Theo Walcott found a chance to cross and was cleared by Oneu.
In the 6th minute, Arshavin crossed past Klein and was cleared by Onewu.
Chamak struggled to get a good shot under the pressure of Morgan and Oneneu.
Arsene Wenger hates this kind of bus the most, and he also sees Wensheng's doorway, the opponent forms a very dense defensive posture at the front of the penalty area, and does not let Arsenal make a fuss in the middle and force the ball to the side.
In the 8th minute, Arshavin dribbled through De Bruyne and couldn't bear to take a long shot from the edge of the penalty area, which was blocked by Derry and the ball was picked up by De Bruyne.
De Bruyne didn't hesitate and made a direct long-range pass past the Arsenal backline, and Vardy caught up like lightning.
Unfortunately, the linesman's flag was also raised, and Vardy was judged to be offside.
Wen Sheng couldn't help but applaud, although Vardy was offside, but De Bruyne's pass was a textbook long pass, at a young age, De Bruyne's skill was enough to make Wen Sheng, who got along with him almost every day, staggered.
"This kid's comprehension ability is really good!" Wen Sheng was greatly admired, and fully grasped his own tactical policy in this game, which is to be fast and to make a long pass.
De Bruyne also has his characteristic in this pass, he doesn't pass the ball very high, in that case, the ball will travel longer, giving the opposition defender a chance to chase down, his pass seems to be calculated, the ball is not high, the power is high, and the speed is fast, so fast that Vardy can catch the ball, but the opposing defenders can't chase it at all.
Wensheng hopes Wenger doesn't see De Bruyne as the winning formula today.
Wenger saw it, but he didn't pay much attention to it, the best player in the last game at Crystal Palace was not De Bruyne or Boateng, of course, De Bruyne also performed very well in the game, Wenger only knew that De Bruyne passed the ball well.
But he's only 19 years old, and the long pass he unleashed at the back was more like luck.
"Be tough!" Wen Sheng shouted from the sidelines again.
Just now Arshavin passed Klein again, but fortunately, De Bruyne made up for it in time to stop Arshavin's in-cut.
Arsenal is not without weaknesses, Wen Sheng believes that as long as his players adapt for a while, understand the characteristics of the opponent on the field, and intercept a little tougher, Arsenal may not be better off if they rely on technology to eat.
Holding on to it is not the way to go, and pinning his hopes on Morgan and Oneu Wen Sheng always feels a little worried.
Besides, Klein is really struggling with Arshavin, and Shills on the other side feels much better against Walcott.